Deming headlight., 1893-08-05

small Hlss Of News and Gossip Concern
Ing chs different Localities In the
Territory.

A large honey crop ls expected IN the
Meslila valley this year
The Agricultural College viii open lts
fall term The last Of August.
Chaves county has the loweu, tax rate
Of any county in the Territory ~ mills.
Another cut Of 10 per cent has been
ordered In the shop force at San Mar
clal.
A musical union has been formed IN
Silver City which NOW has about 25 mem
bors.
Tho recent rains have destroyed quite
large quantity Of alfalfa, about Las
Cruces.
Tho strike Of the coal miners AZ Ger.
rilloa does not promise any serious
trouble.
Henry Schmidt, aged elghty-hye, com
mi,ted suicide at Santa 10 Sunday night,
with a shot gun.
II Is said that the railroad company In
tend closing the depot at Mesiila Park
after the end Of the year.
The socorro Advertiser wantsa stree,
railroad from the depot 10 the smelter
with branch 10 the School Of Mines.
The Albuquerque Guards will shortly
reorganizc and thus provide one OF the
strongest military companies In New
Mexico.
Tho damages 10 mining and other
property At Kingston, by the iato floods,
will approximate much greater than tlrst
estimated.
The socorro Smelling company 10 In
vestlgatlng the Carmen mine, In old
Mexico, with vlew 10 contracting for
ita On Sire product.
The call OF the southwest sllvOr con
ventlon which will meet IN Albuquer-
que September 10th and Goth, has been
issued.
The Crescent Coal company gives no
tlco that II will refuse 10 sell water 70
any one Ia Gallup after October lot, and
the town win likely put In lta own plant.
Tho board OF regents OF the n ew Mex
leo College OF Agriculture and Mechanic
arts, have not yet decided upon the locn-
tlon Of the agricultural experiment sia.
tion.
The lands within Ave miles OF Eddy,
N. NJ, are asaessod NJ fi2 70 420 per
acre, five 10 ten miles distant, 5000 10
si7j over ten miles distant, ss to si6 per
acre.
There Is large exodus Of silver min
ers from Klugston TO the gold fields Of
Aulmas Peak. twelve miles north Of
there, and that district Is enjoying quite
boom.
Although Il II generally understood
that there 10 no railroad negs, present
actions Indicate that oxtontIon Nnrk on
the Pecos Valley railroad will begin by
October lat.
The U. 3. Land Court at Santa Fo has
heard the argument In the Juan Gid
contest involving n considerable portion
Of the Mesilla valley. A decision will
shortly bo rendered.
When ali the materials ordered for the
new School OF Mines AZ socorro are al
hand, the school will have the most
complete paraphernaiIa Of any AimilaI
institution ln the weai.
us reported that tho Manhattan Gold
Mining aud Milling company and the
Pacific Gold company have decided &c
pipe water 10 tho mintN at Pinoa Altos
from point above Fort Bayard.
The AIhambra mine At Black Hawk
this county Is now reported 10 be In bot
ter shape than Il has ever been before
Rich ore is In sight In the shaft and Ia
one OF the drlfts there Is quite body ol
high grade orc.
Charles waahburn, private Co. d, and
Corporal Hoffman went hunting near
Santa 70 Sunday morning. Hoffman,
shot gun was accidentally discharged
shatiering the bones Of Washburn's lef
leg. Death immediately followed am
putation.
Governor Thornton has offered eibI
for the capture Of CundelArlo Ortiz, the
SRh Miguel county man who murdered
and robbed the wool frelghier Andrel
Garcia, near Las Vegas. The murderer
Il supposed to bo In eastern Valen"il
county At present.
Judge Leo has rendered hle decision
denying the application for the hppolnt
ment Of receiver for tho Albuqefqu'
8aulngs bank. The bank Officials made
good showing, and there lS every fcaaol
10 bollove :hat the bank can reSumo busi
ness IN few weeks,
II lo claimed by the the Wesleu lab
oral that @. r, Huntington, president o
the Southern Pacific company, IL nov
negotiating for the purchase Of the Arl
} zonn and New Mexico railroad and tha
| II the negotiations are successful th
} southern Pacific company will chang
\ the guago from the present width 70
d feet ~ Inches AZ least as far as the gu
D river, aud sho road viii bo extends
J. down tho river through Holomonyllle an
3 on 70 Globe, Florence aud PhUnlx TIL
I road would make Lordaburg ono Of N
4 nest imnorlant fnllfuad points IN N