Mohave County miner., 1889-11-02
TERRTTORIAL ITEMS.


Tucson viii soon have . roller skating
rink.
A largo Touring mill is being erected at
Casa Grande.
The Prescott papers report plenty Of ice
there these cold nights.
The Fnal county bank viii commence
business At Florence on the LIST inst
The old military telegraph line between
Phoenix and Prescott will soon be taken
down.
The Independence mine, at Tombstone,
has bean sold to New York parties for
$4,000.
1t is believed that water sufficient for
irrigating purposes has been found in big
Chino valley.
Gila county is ahead on roping and
tying steers Tom Horn won the contest
at Phoenix in the fast time Of 1.l9.
A hail storm visited Tempe last week.
which Knocked out window lights, drove
holes through roofs and killed chickens.
Sheriff w. o. O'Neill has brought sui,
against Ysvapai county fur fees claimed
which the board Of supervisors refused to
allow.
A large deposit Of marble has been dis
covered near Prescott. II is susceptible
Of very high polish AMI variegated in
color.
Fred Newell was appointed clerk Of the
district court for Graham county, by
Judge Barnes q few days before his re.
moval.
Eastern tourists in search Of mild eli.
mate in which TO spend the winter are
going to Phoenix, Tucson and other
Southern Arizona towns.
Manuel G. Verdugo, convicted in
Tucson Of numbering Louis Cohn, o: No
gales, year ago, has been sentenced by
Judge Barnes to hang Decemberlsth.
Peter verdier, . merchant at Walnut
Grove, Ysvapai county, was murdered on
last Monday night by Mexican The
object Of the murder was to rife the store
and safe oi its contents. Deceased was a
Frenchman and had resided in Yavapai
county for number Of years past.
A Chinese section hand at Luzena, the
station between Wilcox and Bowie, was
the cause Of some excitement this week,
az II is believed that he is afflicted with
that loatesome disease, leprosy. He was
taken to Los Angeles by Thursday nights
ltrain.-Stockman.
A Phoenix man at Prescott hotel, un'
familiar with the electric light, tried to
blow it out. No USE Next he tied knots
in the string by which il was suspended,
hnping 10 choke off the light. That
failed; and then he wound towel around
the bulb and went to bed. After he went
to sleep the towel ignited and set the
room ON fire.-Courier.
The trial Of Nah-deiz-az, an Apache,
yesterday, for the assassination o. 1t
Seward Mott. U. 3. A., March 10th, 1887
on the San Carlos Indian reservation, re
suited in Q verdict Of murder which, ir
due time, will result in q hanging. The
accused. with srea. ssngfroid. detailed te
the jury the circumstances attending the
fell deed. and corroborated the testimon,
Of eye Witnesses. He said he fired eight
shots at the Lieutenant and subsequently
six shots at Frank Porter. He gave as I
reason for killing Mott and woundinl
Porter that they put his father and other
in the guard house and compelled then
TO work.
Hon. P. r. Brady has finally come to
the conclusion that George H. Stevens il
defaulter, and also that he was pardon
broker. Az Mr.. Stevens could not carry
on the business Of . pardon broker with
| ont the assistance Of some one higher il
authority, it looks as though znlick nigh
find II necessary TO rise and explain
That would be rough on the "sawed-of
Winchester bride" orator, for the reason
that when public oficia' begins to ex
plain 1t generally turns out bad for him
Mr.. Brady says he shall nse his hest ef
forts to recover the money, and durini
said efforts somebody is liable to get hurt
for Mr.. Brady 10 not man to shield an,
one from the consequences Of dishonesty
-Epitaph.
Marcos Baca on last Wednesday night
at the old Gonzales ranch on the Carlo
stabbed his wife twice while under ths
influence Of liquor. jealousy is said e
have been the cause. Persons who hav'
seen the woman say her recovery Is mex
to impossible. Baca was knocked dowr
and disormed by others who were in th'
room at the time. II is somewhat re
markable thot he was not brought to 81
Johns While they had him unarmed and
at . disadvantage. Sheriff Creaghe ofters
| Aoo, =. hls arrest and detention. Bacs
| 4 .hout IL fe.. ~as and half inches
tall. weighs 100 pounds, is :. ~ ep'''
plexioned, even for Mexican, has very
little beard on his face and wears No.
10 shoe.-St. Johns Herald.