The Coconino weekly sun., 1896-06-25
The Cueoninu Sun.
AROUND ARIZONA.

me Jury in me case oI JOhh D. Jones, aVerde Valley rancher, charged with rape on his stepdaughter, re- turned verdict of guilty.
 Either trade must be very good or the girls of Gallup extremely seduc- tive. no less than three marriages hay. ing taken place in that enterpris'ng burg within a week.
 Serg,. Philip Lashley, colored. has been found guilty of murdering Pte. Saunders at Fort Hunhuca and WAS sentenced tn be hanged. There was dusky belle connected with the case.
 A report comes from Prescott of the sale of the United Verde copper mines al Jerome. owned by w. A. Clark of Mui,ana, 10 a French syndicate for 5O.OOO, ,U00. The rprt has not been confirmed.
 Billy Mehan, brother of Charlie Mrhan, Chinese interpreter, the ex- pn9ilis., was on Saturday last al Pres colt sentenced to three years in the irrril"rial prison for compliciiy in d diamond robbery.
 Gr"rgr Scott. brother of the sheriff of Apache county, has written from KanSas City that he had sold his mutton sheep al the rate of s % per cwt in that city, or equivalent to o$2 70 per head at Holbrook.
 Governor Franklin. with Auditor Lritch and Editor Dunbar. returned this m,rning fr"m a visit to Yuma. They found the damage |" the prison by the recent fire tn have been but slight --Phrnlx Herald.
 X dispatch trpm Tucson says thai two rrinpai i, < uf cavalry and 6O scouts under C, mmand of Li-uis. A,rrill and Rice. w-lr joined h! Mexican tr'"ps ahu ih'N are HuW rii tue huht p' U" Aparle .KiI" and sune other ren- ega,irs.
 La>i M"nda, Guvrrn"r Franklin Tee moved pr'inlrndru, Ira $. Hambli" from the insanr a>y lum and appointed Dr. Il. W. Hughes of PhuemiA in his
 II ..(f al and Treasurer Cole. will not be fired"
 A while man named Jim Williams aud nr, r, named Howard Nithrom are u,dn airrs, for theft iu Phruix. lui the sh,rifl', officers have come |" ihinh they hold lh" mu'drrrrs "i siuIrkr,rr wh" was shot iU Minne- liha F aI snIiir months ago.
 Malir"pa county has produced ten carloads of honey weighing 24,0OO unds each in month. Though only S| cents Il pound was realized for five cari"ads, ,hrrr is a profit at that p'ice and ,he association expects [" gel a better fsLrr for the next ship n,ut.
 James C. Blain, who murdered Mati Ho' prm W hirr Hills three years ago, and W hu Was sentenced io twenty -tIyr Years in Yuma prnilrntiary b, Judg. flaw kins. tscapd h, m that instituti"n last night 'lh" telegram did not state h"w Ih" rscap" Was ,il. ctrd.-M"havr C"unn Mllrr. T.
 Last 'iluI >day evening the marriage of A. J DapHs of Pln"nix to Miss ii, NJ S,,ilIr rg "i Eau lairr. Wis. Was s"l, ni,iz ized al ,h- residence of iii. Rev. Dr. Chase, pastor of the Mrih"d isl church, Pl,"rnix. The parties in tend to spend the hone, moon taking in ihe wonderful sIghs of Nortlirrn I Arizona. - f.. '.#
 rI'm ihe 1895 rpnrt of c. NJ. Siaun"n, internal revenue collector of | the district of Ariznna and New M' Aico, il apprnrs that there are in the territory 63O saloons. one wholrsal. liquor house, and IS wh"l,salr and retail malt dealers, which paid n revenue of $l6,2l9 62 to the United States for the year. This statement shows a reduction during the las, l2 months of 39 saloons and 8 wholesale liuu,,r hn,is.s