Tombstone daily prospector., 1891-01-02

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 D. II. Gleason has sa,d his mining claim at Mammoth for Sl5,00O. il was two clai ms from the Mammoth.
 The examination of Dan Shankl;n has been indegnitely postponed ow. ing to his prostrstion. It was to have been held today.
 The fireman's ball on New Years eve was a grand affair and it was not until daylight that the dancers sur rendered to Vincent's band.
 wanted-A situation by a young man; not averse to going outside ol Tombstone. Good references. Apply at this office. Iw
 We learn that the Rev. Mansfield will make the Assassination of Dr. Willis the subject of his discourse on Sunday evening. at St. Pauls church. 
 Yerdugo is said to be surrounded near Tucson by 40 men, but the dis tanoe from the periphery Of the circle to the center is said 10 be several miles.
 Mrs. Willis, widow of the late Dr. Willis, has suffered such mental snguiSh since the death of her hus- band that serious results are not inn probable.
 The Los Angeles Times says of a former resident of Tombstone: Miss Josephine Bootes has been appointed secretary of the Ladies Annex Bureau of Information.
 A trumpeter named Helblin from Fort Huaehuca has been missing for ten days He has wife at the post and is a quie; sober fellow and fears uf t'ul play are expressed.
 Tue bureau of American Republics has information that the president Of Mexico has approved the bill recently passed by the Mexican congress ad. hitting corn from the United States free of duty. This is a very large con- cession.
 It is reliably reported that President Diaz has issued call for convention of the Governors oi Mexican States to consider the ad'isability of the abO- lition of interstate tanffs, and there is a good prospect of the convention re- commenting their abolition.
 In presenting our subscribers with statements on the eve Of the new year 1t would be strange if an occasional mistake did not occur All such will be gladly rectified at the office. l. isn't at all necessary to call the editor a liar and a thief and order the publi. cation of the PRosPECToR stopped.
 The Mexican Government has let some of the pearl fisheries in Lower California for fifteen years to General Viyiano Davalos. The fisheries in question extend along the western or Pacific coast from the boundary line with the United States southward as far as Cape San Lucas, and comprise a width of five kilometres counting.
 A case was before Justice Johns tons court today winch was rather dis graceful to say the least about it. Two mothers who should have had better sense engaged in a quarrel yesterday and wound up by pounding each other n a shameful manner; to make mat ters worse each complained against the other and ventilated their family affairs in court this afternoon.
 Marcus A. Smith left for Washing ton yesterday. Dr. GoOdfeliog an nounced Mrs. Smiths condition as inn proved to that point that he might leave without feeling worried over her illness. Mir Smith started at once for his post of duty at Washington. The many friends of MT. and Mrs. Smith hope she may speedily recover suff- ;iently to join him at the Capitol.
 Sheriff Kel;on has appointed Wm. Ritchie day jailor and NJ. McGuirk night jailor. Both officers carry the title of deputy sheriff and are we'll fitted for the duties which they will be r alted unon lO fill Nike Mefruirk ia