Territorial Tidings

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lt had shot the lamp out, all in one swift indistinguishable motion, and without apparent aim! Pure nerve that in one second saved six lives. The baffled assassins fled, and the storm of public wrath aroused by their deed put a temporary check upon their murderous employers. Territorial Tidings An awful reign of lawlessnes reported from Colfax county. There are said to be localities out from Springer that are united in defying the law — in fact, it is worth the price of his life for the sheriff to venture out that way to serve court summons, or any other processes of law. When thieves and murderers band themselves together for mutual protection and in defiance of law and order, it is high time that a posse or two of determined men be congregated at a designated place, there to be given their in- structions, from which there is to be no devia- tion. even under the most cold-blooded circum- stances.— Optic. The Enterprise is informed that old man Hunter and son of the Upper Mimbres, one day last week commenced shooting at George Nye, who returned the fire, killing a horse which one of the Hunters was riding. Nye then took to the hills. No further particulars. ( 21 ) New Mexico Census Bernalillo Chavftz 1890 20,913 1880 17,225 INC. 3,688 Colfax 7,974 3,398 4,576 Dona Ana 9,191 7,612 1,579 Eddv (a) Grant 9,657 4,539 5,118 Lincoln 7,081 2,513 4,568