Arizona republican., 1895-08-04

brought down from Tempe last night under 200 day sentence in the county jail. He was convicted of petit lar ceny, the stealing of three sacks of barley. He ran away and was captured by Constable Compton at Williams. The punishment was made big enough to fit the crime and the trouble of chasing the prisoner.
 Civil Engineer Andrew Barry, who was in charge of the Castle Greek rail- road survey, returned yesterday. having completed the survey which occupied twenty five days. His assistants, Messrs. Condon and Fletcher, are still on the line making typographical sketches. This survey will be made the basis for an estimate of the cost of con- struction.
 The proprietor of the merry go-round at the corner of Jackson and Center street, announces that the proceeds for tomorrow and tomorrow night will be given for the benefit of Otto Burke, the injured balloonist and to pay the funeral expenses of his dead partner, W. H. Nelson. The price for a ride will be ten cents or as much more as charitably inclined persons wish 10 give.
 Marshal Clark found two men sleep ing in box car in the s. F. P. & P. yards on Friday night. Both were thrown in jail and brought before Re- said they were miners from New Mexico on their way to Congress. They were fined $5 each but the fine was remitted on the condition that they make a start for Congress within five minutes.
 Dr. Hughes, in charge of Clay Mesdor, who is lying at the Sisters hospital ill of typhoid fever, believed yesterday morning that he would hardly live twenty-four hours. Last night his condition was practically un- changed. The first reply from the many telegrams sent to New York to his brother, J. F. Meador, was received yesterday afternoon. MT. Meador was at Ash Fork and will reach Phoenix this morning. He had left New York before any telegram had been sent.
 The following transfers of real estate reported by Coggins & Brown, ab- stracters, were yesterday entered for record: The New England Land com pany to N. D. Hadsell, lots 8 to 13, block 2, subdivision lot 25. Hadsell's addition to Glendale, $50. E. E. Kirk land and wife to H. W. and c. A. Nc. Lellan, lots and 4, block 2. Kirkland s su ubdivlsion, $500. Jesus L. Otero and wife to J. M. Creighton, 8 371a feet of lots l and 2. block 79, city, $7 ,500.
 of zona canal, last Friday killed rattle snake along the canal near the Black Canon road. It was the largest rattler ever killed in the territory. It had nineteen rattles, more old timers say. than they had ever seen punched together on one reptile. The rattles are now among the private and valued pos sessions of Recorder Jobs, who will pre-. serve them as an evidence of MT. St. ClaiI's appreciation of him and of the effect of the soil and sun of Arizona upon the growth of snakes.
 MT. E. Gang is something of night policeman himself. For some time persons have been entering his garden, breaking his fences and injuriDg his | trees. He cared nothing about the loss of the fruit, but resented the des- truction of his property. Early yes terday morning he lay in wait for the invaders. One man came along and jumped over the fence, keeping sharp lookout on the house. MT. Gang came up on the other side and surprised him. Mir. Gang led him to jail and turned him over to Deputy Sheriff Boyd. He said his name was A. Bohn. Later he was taken before Justice Johnstone. MT. Gang was there as prosecuting witness. Bohn said that it was his first raid. The prosecuting witness recom' mended that the punishment be made liQht as nosaihla Rnhn Was let of