Arizona republican., 1897-11-06
ALL OVER ARIZONA.
Late News From Every Corner of the
 Territory.

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 Sheriff Ruffner will arrive from Chicago tomorrow evening, bringing with him Homer Campbell, the slayer of McKeWon, at Walnut Grove.
 The cantilever bridge at Needles is the largest one of its kind in Amerl- ca and the second largest 1n the world, the cantilever bridge over the F'irth of Forth in Scotland being the greatest in size.
 T. M. Myers, a former we'll known resident of Arizona, died in Guadala- jara, Mexico, Oct. 21, after an illness of only two days. He came to Ari- zona in 1876, and at the time or his death was 6S years of age.
 There will be a joint institute for the benefit of the teachers of the southern counties Of Arizona held 1n Tucson on the 29th, 30th and 31st of December. Every effort will be made to get up an interesting and instruc- tive program. The railroads and no tels have made reduced rate TOT those attending. A large attendance is expected and Tucsondtes will give them a most cordial reception
 Postoffice Inspector M. H. Flint Is a hard man to please. First he was given all of California and Nevada. and now he has been presented With the whole of Arizona, and still he isn't happy. Yesterday came all or der from the postal department at Washington amending section 2S of the postal laws and regulations, which deals with inspectors, and the lattar has been added to thle two former Ia effect u once.-Los Angeles Herald.
 A petition is being circulated in Tucson to Gov. McCord asking the pardon of Exie Sedgemore. who was convicted in the district court some time ago with assault to commit murder and senI l:nced to three years i'm the penibantiary. The petition has been signed by nearly all the business men. Miss Sedgemore though that is bv no means her name was born and raised in Phoenix. Her maid1m name was Ruiz and shts married a respect able man here and lived with him several years.
 Mrs. Solomon Jackson of Kirkland valley, and her daughters, Mrs. P. I. Roberts and Miss Pearl Jackson, left this morning for California, where they will visit for an indefinite time. This is Mrs. Jackson's first journey outside of Arizona in nlaarly quar- ter of a century, and during the many wears she has lived in the above val lev. has known no other place aside from an occasional visit to Inis citv. In renewing agaln the scenes Of her earlier life she is followed by the wishes of many for pleasan. time -Journal-Miner
 The following are the tax levies for the various counties in Arizona: Apache, S340; Cochisa, S4.22; Coconi- no. s4.25; Gila, $4; Graham, s3.S0; Maricapa. S2 25: Mohave, $S; Navajo. s3.1O; Pima, s2.75; Pinal, s5.45; Yava- pal, s3 40; Yuma, SASS. Maricopa has the smallest and Pima comes next with a tax rate of s2.75; fair show ing for Pima, in comparison with the other counties, and with the great inn provements going on and the. rapid advancement in real estate, mi ls'S and cattle in Pima county there should be quite decrease in next years levy.
 The law rncently passed by the Ari- zona legislature which requires the assay office of ilhe university of Ar-i- zona to make determina ,icns of gold and silver, each for 50 cents, has prac- Eically closed up all the private as say offices in the city. This is case of entirely unjust interfa encdhpn the part of a state in the domaH 5f pri- vate enterprise. The price kor which the university is required 'tO ak3 these assays is not low i1 cd ri- son with the schedule in Den pd elsewhere i'm Colorado, but apt tly the business in Tucson is tCO small i'm amouns1 to enable more than one publis assayer to make fair living at it-Engineer and Mining Journal.
 W. c. Green came in this morning from Tucson. He reports that a rob bery took place on his ranch on the San Pedro a few days back. Three Mexicans ente.lah the house of the Chinaman who has part of MT. Greens ranch under lease and rob- bed him of about $500, besides taking a watch and pistol belonging to the Chinaman. The MeXicans made a motion to enter the residence of MT. Green but were scared away before doing any damage. Ben Snead i'm mediately notified Tom Vaughan at Bisbee. and the trail was taken up and followed for many miles, but was fin ally lost and the pursuit given up until further assistance could be s. cured Sheriff White upon his return this morning from San Simon imme- diately took up the case and no time will be lost in the pursuit of the rob- bers.-Tombstone Prospector.
 GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.
 New York, Nov. 5.-The prudish