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Show ABOLISH THE GBANB JURY. Colorado proposes to abolish the grand jury system. Tho legislature has passed an act that twenty days belorethe criminal courts meet, the judgo of the county court and two justices of the poace shall eit as a court of indictment and hear all the testimony oflered on either side be-. fore the indictment or discharge of prisoners. Colorado's idea is a sensible sens-ible one. The grand jury system is a relic o( medevial times, which an-wered an-wered well its purpose then, but has no place in this enlightened ago of ft ARIZONA. The controversy now going on between be-tween Governor Saflord of Arizona and General Koutz, in reference to Indian depredations in that territory may not be without real merits, but it is quite likely that the desire ot eome politician tor Sa fiord's position has something to do with the warmth and extent of tho quarrel. The governor gov-ernor protests against the manage ment of the troops, which have not been able to prevent the commission of several Indian murders, and Gen-oral Gen-oral Kautz claims that the outrages are insignificant, and that tho governor's gov-ernor's reports to Ibo contrary are simply in the interest of a contractors' ring, and for tho purpose of getting more troops into tho territory. As Arizona is now attracting public attention at-tention on account of the near approach ap-proach of the railroad to its borders and the reports of the great. wealth of its mines, it is natural that the politicians poli-ticians should begin to look towards to-wards the territory with envious eyes. From all accounts there ii a great deal of good agricultural land in Arizona and a larger rainfall than in Utah. The present population popula-tion is estimated at about 30,000, and is continually increasing. There is as gieat a variety of climate as in Utah, and horses and cattle appear to thrive in all parts of the territory. The mines have not been largely explored, , but several rich, ailer veins have been opened, and south of Tucson a very rich gold mine is being worked. Seven mills are already employed in reducing ores, and others are being shipped to tho territory. In a recent interview, Governor S-ifiord gave to a correspondent the following inform- For Ibo benefit of schoo'j, there is a county and territorial tai of 50 cents p-r 100 luvicd, which alFords means for free tohools in evory district in tlio territory where there is a sufficient number of children from five to twelve months in the yor. Toa"hcra are piid a salary of from $100 to $140 a month, male ami; fwmale There are sevcateen schools in tho territory, and good fchooibouses aro! contiuually being orected. Tho princi-i pal ones arc in 1' re scot t and Tucson; tlio onfl at the former placo being a two-storv i brick, built at a cost of $i0,0u0, the one I al 1'ucion casliug S',',000. IS KXLISIOUS Ui.TTRS j the territory has been more backward, and until racontly lucre havo been m.nw but tboie belonging to the Catholics Now, however, there U one Protestant minister at Tucion, two at Phiunix and thiea at Preicott. All tho churches in Arizona are located at l'roscoti, which, being tho eapitii, has probably more need of religious instruction. Tho territory terri-tory is a Rood place for manufactures of woolen good$ and leather, which undoubtedly un-doubtedly will grow to bo the principal manufacturirg industries. Al prasont a fortune culd ou made io Ibo I'urmor, as the cot of shipping iho wool L- so great that not much u soul awav; it ciuld bo bought Ihere very cheaply, and there would be a largo dome.-Uc demand, (iov. Katlord Itated mat then-isabunJant room in Arizona tVr tuon in live-stock ruling or miningt if they hate a littlo capital; but as yet so few of tho mines arc di-vdop-.-d that tho laboring clajsss would bo apt to ' fro but indilfcrenlly. As fir as Ui'jl Indians are concerned there has beon no danger fr years eave in the southeastern ' portion of tho territory, and these aro now being pursued with such, a force of Indian scouts and soldiers that do further trouble- is anticipated. C-o far as lal'jty of LIFE AND PROTMTr is c.mcomed, thn governor Btak-d that it ig orm of thu safest now countries ho had (iTT livt;d in, and for a new territory id one of llm moat pnaceful and orderly. There are threu routi.-a by which Ari.orm may be reached. One ii by tho small I Hlca i.ers which ply between the nioutb f tho Colorado rirer and lliirdyvillo. IDOmils di-tont. From thcrj it ia IfiU mil-a overland lo I'niBOtt. l''roro Han Frmiciaco fur 1'ruiCjlt and tho northern part of in; territory, iho rou'.e i-i vifi the .Southern Fcilic railroad to Uiis Palmaf, Hi.d thenco by ittag throe limon a Week; time, .ii days. To Yuma, Florence, Phumii, Tucson and tho southern portion por-tion of the torritory, tho route at present is via tian Diego; tUina three tiuioa per week Ity thu 1st of Muy the railroad is expected to reach Yuma, when the limo will bo shortened lo live days. Tho governor gov-ernor cloaed with tho prediction t'iat within livo years Arizona will produce more gold and silver than any other aluloor turriiory in tho ontiro Union. |