a  Fe.

Prof.  Chas.  Howard,  the  balloonist,  has 
been  engaged  to  make  a balloon  ascension  anc 
parachute  jump  at  the  old  settlers  reunion  on  the 
Gila,  August  21.  The  professor  has  wired  thal 
he  will  be  there,  which  will  add  another  anc 
a very  interesting  feature  to  the  reunion.

Mrs.  Lydia  J.  Cadwell,  the  “Ricolite 
Queen,”  accompanied  by  her  superintendent 
H.  Fitzsimmons,  left  for  the  quarries  Tuesdaj 
last.  The  marble  is  now  being  hauled  to  Lords- 
burg  and  will  be  shipped  from  there  to  Chicagc 
and  other  eastern  points.

A shooting  scrape  occurred  at  Central  Sun- 
day last,  in  which  Albert  Chapel,  a soldier  dis- 
charged only  a few  days  since,  was  killed  bj 
Thos.  N.  Fitsch,  a soldier.  Both  were  colored 
The  trouble  grew  out  of  a dispute  over  a frai 
sister.  Chapel  lived  about  two  hours  after  being 
shot.  Fitsch  is  now  in  jail.

The  Pinos  Altos  complains  of  tought 
throwing  stones  through  the  windows  of  the 
buildings  in  that  camp.  Such  rowdyism  should 
be  stopped.