Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-02-19
OFFICIAL NEWS.
A Penitentiary Commissioner and Dis
triot Attorney Named by the Gov
ernor- Cosby Notes.

The governor has just made two in
portant appointments. One is OF Thomas
McQuiston rs penitentiary commissioner
in place Of Hon. T. d. Burns, resigned
Mr.. McQuston is resident of Rinco-
NADIA, Rio Arriba county, where he is the
leading merchant and has an extensive
orchard. He was strongly recommended
by Mr.. Burns as his successor, and has
the confidence and respect of all the peo-
pie in the upper Rio GraRde valley. In
the district composed of Lincoln, Chavez
and Eddy counties, District Attorney
Hawkins resigned, owing to the pressure
of his private practice. There were
several candidates for the position, but
the claims of Lincoln county seemed
indisputable, both because it is the mother
county and has the bulk Of the popula-
ton, and also because the Pecos valley
had the last district attorney. The Re-
publicans of Lincoln, so far as heard
from, all united in asking the appoint.
ment of George B. Barber, the Oldest
attorney there, he being endorsed by
both members of the territorial com nit-
tee, the chairman of the county commit
tee, the editor of the Republican county
paper; Mr.. Barber has accordingly been
appointed.
Governor Prince expects to leave for
the Trans-Misslssippi congress this even
ing in order to be at New Orleans at the
opening on Tuesday morning. This bids
fair to be very important meeting, and
it seemed necessary that the territory
should be represented. 1t is understood
that the governor proposes to bring up
the matter of New Mexico statehood and
have resolution passed on the subject,
as well as present the facts of the case as
forcible as possible to the congress. The
alien law, and limitation of ownership OF
domestic corporations will also receive at
tention, and the irrigation question will
be discussed at length.
1t is limited as likely that Hon. Trim
idad Alarid, of Santa Fe, formerly terri
torial auditor, will be appointed by the
comptroller of the currency to be receiver
OF the First National bank at Silver City.
Under the law no stakeholder, creditor OF
debtor of the bank, nor resident of the
town wherein the bank is located, is quail
fed to act in the capacity of receiver.
Great news gatherer, the Associated
Press is. On Saturday the 18th inst. a
few Indians on the Mescalero reservation
got hold of liquor and engaged in g
quarrel among themselves resulting in the
death of tour bucks. Last Monday the
news was published all over the west but
the Associated Press sent it out from
Washington city yesterday as fresh
news.
The governor has offered reward o.
500 for the capture and conviction o.
Jose Reyes Anzera, a pueblo Indian, in
dicted in Bernalllo county for the murder
of Remijo Abeytls, also an Indian, il
January, 1891.
U. S. patent for the land on which H
G. Whitcomb resides near Albuquerqu,
(that includes the famous Whitcomb'i
summer resort in the Sandias) has arrived
at the local land office.
New pensions have been granted the
following residents of New Mexico: Anas.
tacia Cordova, Juan Valencia, Migue
Sanchez, David Kinsey, David Long.
A notice from Commissioner Carter an
nounces that the U. S. land office al
Folsom will be closed on April ane
opened at Clayton on April IA.