Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-21
TERRIFIC kIAL TIPS.

Las vegas experienced an earthquake
} shock night before last.
Miss Marian Law, OF New York. dice
OF consumption at Albuquerque yesterday
Prof. Langhammer passed through Las
Vegas on his way to Chihuahua in quest
of wild animals for the Worlds fair.
Several people in New Mexico know the
"Prof."
Ground has been broken for new
smelter at Hilsborough, and 1000 tons
OF coke lave been ordered 1t is ex-
pected that the smelter will be ready for
operation in June.
The Optic, though under many obi
cations to Gillie Otero, has not found
time yet to congratulate or speak good
word for him on his recent good luck.
Such is gratitude in some people. Il rec
Press.
The fall amount of city funds embez-
zled by the ex-city marshal is $3lO. This
sum, with his indebtedness to citizens of
the town, will amount to nearly 81 ,O00.-
Albuquerque Democrat.
Near RincOn large quantities of
canaigre is being cured for shipment to
Europe for tanning purposes, There ia
enough of this plant in New Mexico to
supply the tanneries of the world.
Robert Black, who is famiiarly known
as "Arkausaw," plead guilty to an assault
on Justice of the Peace Titus, at Lords
burg, and was sentenced to eighteen
months in the territorial penitentiary bv |
Judge McFie last week.
II 10 ppJarotooI that tro ,,,o,,,o,, s.o..,
the neighborhood OF Las Colonias, against
whom indictments have been returned
for adultery, have retained Mrs. J b. |
Pettijohn as their counsel, and, to NOR.
row, che will probably measure steel
with U. S. District Attorney Fiske-
Optic.
William Shaffer, who sued the Lady
Franklin Mining company for $4,000 |
damages for Injuries sustained on account |
OF the alleged neg sgenGe Of the company,
and brought the case tothis county from
Sierra, was awarded $1,000 by the jury
which tried the case. Shafi'er was going
down the shaft of the Lady franklin
mine in bucket and the bucket caught |
on the side OF the shaft throwing Shalfer |
across the bail and causing him to sus-
tain permanent injuries. - Silver City
Sentinel.
Water note from Eddy: The trees
along the streets, ia the park aud the door
yards are leafng out The wild candy.
tuft is in bloom and the pink verbena is
almost ready to blossom. The lovely |
mantle of green is unfolding everywhere,
for the delectation Of eyes weary OF seeing
nothing but bare boughs, stretches OF
brown valley and misty skies. The voice
Of spring is heard in the warbling OF birds,
the lowing of cattle and the hum of in
iustry. All nature is alive and the citi-
zens of Eddy and the Pecos valley are rustl-
ing livelier than ever.
For some days the report has been
in southern New Mexico that the
Santa Fe railway company had decided |
to extend this branch from Lake Valley
to Hillsboro. The construction of these
few miles of railway would have been an
important influence upon the mining
anametaurgical progress OF Sierra county.
Upon inquiry at the proper source we
were informed that the matter was being
considered by the company and
that the petition of the citizens OF Hills.
boro for the extension would be favorably
acted upon this intelligence is as crafty
ing to the Bullion as it will be to all it's
readers who have the progress and de-
velopment at heart Of New Mexico. Ell
Paso Bullion.
Bernard D. Thorner, agent for L. J.
Levinstein & Sons, OF London and Berlin,
rame in from Texas last Wednesday in
search of canaigre. 1t grows wild and
is better known as the "English sour
DOCK and is used extensively in Europe
and other countries for tanning leather.
Before leaving on Friday Mr.. Thorner
said to a representative of the Argus
THE canaigre root is very abundant here
and from tests that have made show
high percentage of tannic acid, at least
"a per cent. | expect to return in about
two weeks and will make Eddy nv
Headquarters, I will employ probably
froh fifty to sixty persons to begin with
to gather and prepare the root for ship
ment. We pay our aborers by the pound
and they average from 81 to 81 day.
principally doing the work.
Eddy Argos.