Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-01-11

| Os lI. &uOhildl, FlOC
 president; James McMillan, secretary
 and the Hartford Banking Company
 treasurer. The men chosen to conduct
 the affairs of this important institution
 are all good men, and will manage its
 affairs in a commendable manner.
 Charles Govro shot and probably
 fatally wounded James T. Slmms, Sun
 day night. TLe shooting was wholly
 unjustitable and IS considered a mur
 der.
 Phoenix Herald.
 Wm. E. Collins, who was so badly hurt by an axe in the hands of John l Pool, is reported better this morning He has been conscious since yesterday and anxious to talk, but the doctor dis courages all such attempts, in his pa tient's condition.
 The Phenix Library Association com sleted its reorganization Saturday night by electing directors as follows: R. w. Pearson, W. A. Hancock, Frank Alkire, H. B. LighthiZer, l.. H. Chambers and A. $. Foushee. Officers were chosen. viz: R. W. Pearson, president; H. B. Lighthizer, vice president; l.. H. Cham bers, secretary and J. E. Walker. treas urer.
 Yuma Times.
 Early Saturday afternoon, Jose Qui- ros, Francisco Vasquez, and Manuel Garcia, jumped upon the west-bound passenger train, just as it started from the depot. Quiros was riding on the platform between the mail and baggage cars, the others taking their places fur ther towards the rear. On passing over the Colorado river bridge the two latter jumped from the moving train and, as it happened, alighted safely. Quiros, however, delaying longer than the others, leaped inadvertently from the wrong side and striking a bank head foremost, was swerved around until portion of the body swung under the wheels. Death resulted instantaneous ly, the skull being fearfully crushed and the left foot completely severed,
 Herewith are given a few statistics concerning Yuma County, for the year ending December 31st, 1889.
 Valuation of Real Property s622, ,1S0.5O Valuation of Improvements
 upon Real Property 43,270.O0 Valuation of Personal Pro-
 perty. ................,.... lO4 ,563.12 4otdl. s....... Si O,Olo.oZ Total taxes due. 29,249.2l Amt. collected 25.616.O0 Delinquent. t..................S 3,573.12
 It will be seen that the delinquency is unusually large. Between $500 and SOll00 of fhn 1ponnnf fc 1uo sessorary rights to government land the property which the county does not own.
 The Penitentiary at Yuma, Ariz., has had 631 convicts committed for confine- ment since its establishment, of which there are still remaining 124. Seven are incarcerated for life; two for 30 years each; eight for B years; three for 20 years; four for 15 years: three for F years; one for Il and fourteen for 10 years. Twenty-seven are committed for terms ranging between 10 and years, and twenty eight for from 5 to 2 years The remainder have from ? years to months to serve.
 MT. D. E. Dorn returned from the Mo hawk Valley on Saturday. He is de- lighted with the resources of the beau tiful valley, and states that within the next few years it will, in his opinion, support population equal to the total number now in the Territory. He is enthusiastic over its soils, canals and water supplies, which are unequaled by California, and predicts brilliant agri- cultural and financial future for it.
 The Cargo Muchacho Mining company are laying second pipe line from Han Ions ranch to the mine. Four steam pumps are now in operation and the well is practically inexhaustable, furnishing sufficient not only for mining purposes, but also for agriculture, should it ever become ns ,dful.
 The Red Cross discovery improves as depth IS being attained. The shaft is down between eight and ten feet, show Ing the vein to have widened to two feet. The ore continues of good quality with every prospect for permanent and valuable mine.
 There are no U. S. prisoners confined in the Penitentiary at this writing, nor have there been for the last three months.
 There is tomato patch at Hanlon's ranch the vines of which are over three years old. Beat that California, if you can!
 Tombtone Prospector.
 On the 16th of the pr sent month an inspector will arrive at Fort Huachuca with the authority to appraise the Hotel and Suttler's store T purchase by the government. This will not affect the hotel management for the coming sum- mer, as it will probably be next fall when the government takes possession, if the purchase is made. The building eill be used for government purposes, probably a hospital, and the present building used as a hospital will be converted into a soldiers quarters.
 The county physician has reported the condition of the smallpox patients at Benson to the board of supervisors. He says that there were five cases; one infant died and another child is not ex- pected to live. He considers there is no danger of the disease spreading.
 Miners are going to work again on the Copper Queen mines at Bisbee and by the tenth everything will be running again in full blast.
 A fine body of vert rich ore has been struck by Andy Ritter in the Sunset mine on which he has a lease. A ship ment of GO sacks was made Saturday.
 Prescott Courier.
 Miguel Apodaca.a miner from the Biz Bug district, in last evening, reports every thing lively in the camp. Carpen- ters are at work building a house for the hoistiDg works of the Blackberry mine. He brought some rock from a new find he just made in the district.
 Although barely able to guide pom cil, We smoke the success of that Prince of Tobacconists, Sam Drachman, of Tucson, who kindly sent us a box of excellent Havanas for our New Years present.
 The tslegraphic snoozer who stated