Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-27
NEW MEXICO NEWS.

| Judge Thomas Smith will hold special
term Of court for Colfax county Begin
ming the irst Monday in January, 1896.
Charles Campbell has bought the in
terest Of Sam Porter in the "76 brand" of
cattle and other cattle in which they were
jointly interested Silver City Eagle.
Hon. q. B. Furgusson and wife are re-
io,cinQ over an addition to their house
hold. 1t is a fine baby girl and mother
and child are doing well.-Albuquerque
Democrat.
The Roswell Record says: DR.. H. E.
Kemp has been appointed to a position
it the veterinary department of the Unit
ed States army, and will leave in few
days for Washington City to enter upon
his duties.
| The Wing stamp mill will start up just
as soon as few changes are made in the
present positions of some of the machin-
cry. Mr.. Wing hopes to get to crushing
ore Immediately after January 1.--Chlo-
ride Range.
The contract for carrying the United
States mails between Roswell and this
city has been at last awarded to the rail-
way com mpany. This is right, the govern
ment should have done 90 before this
The bull team and the blackboard is a
thing of the past in this valley.-Eddy
Independent.
The boy who has the freedom of the
streets after nightfall, without business
or permission of his parsnts, is cultiva-
ting dangerous habit. Any place where
boy has no business is a dangerous
place for him, be it on the streets, in the
stores or livery barns. A boy that is all
right will prefer his home, friends, books
newspapers to the low class found in the
eets.-Raton Range.
| Speaking If the movements of Albu-
querque attorneys, the Citizen says: W.
| B. Childers left for Arizona this morning.
He is counsel in the cattle foreclosure
case involving the big ranch partly in
western Socorro county and partly in the
ad dioining county of Arizona. Neill B.
Field left on the noon flyer for Phoenix,
Arizona, and thence will extend his trip
to Los Angeles. His trip is on railroad
business.
Nelson j. Hyde and wife reached Albu-
querque from He'll canon on Christmas,
Mr.. Hyde bringing enough gold, the pro-
duct Of the Little Pittsburg mine, to pay
for development work up to date. Mr..
HYDE informs the Citizen that in the
dee pest and most recent workings an ore
| chute has been encountered which, while
richer than any heretofore found in the
mine, contains per cent of bismuth
which will make Are process necessary.
The result Of this discovery is that while
the mill will be run, as heretofore, to its
full capacity a portion Of the ore here
after will be shipped to smelter. Mr..
Hyde feels that he has got good prop
erty in the Little Pittsburg and will in
crease his force as fast as development
will Justify.
Being aware that they have a desperate
prisoner in "Kid" Mcpherson, the officers
have regularly inspected the cell, and
while performing that duty yesterday
morning discovered a mysterious look
ing package wrapped up in a piece Of
blanket. Investigation showed that the
I"Kid" had wrenched bar Of fat iron
from the frame work of his cell and evil
IDENTIFY intended to use it as II weapon to
strike down the jailer in an attempt to
escape. Thereupon the prisoner was
doubly shackled, hands and feet, and
taken TO the county jail in old town
where he 10 now securely held in close
lcell. II was fortunate his efforts were
discovered before there was an oppor.
tunity to deal blow with the improvised
weapon. kid" Mcpherson, who owns
half dozen Of aliases, is held for cattle
stealing on instructions from the sheriff
OF Colfax county. He was defiant when
taken to the county jail yesterday, and
threatens that be will come back from
Ration, but did not explain further on
that point, Later-Shsri6 Littrsll, Of
Collar county, arrived 10 the city this
imorning, and hs recognised Victor Noble,
alias McPhersen, wanted BY him. Mr..
Littrell was introduced at the Citissn Of.
fice BY Policeman Harris. Hs leaves this
| evening for Ration with hts desperate
prisoner. - Albuquerque Citizen.