Arizona citizen., 1876-04-08
NEw YoRK Anrll 4.-All the dis-


 reduced majority. Ingersolps major
 ty over all, last year, was more tha .' double this, being 6,54s; in 1874 it wa | nearly 1000 and m 1873 nearly 6,00C , The Legislature is Democratic by
 diminished majority. The Republican
 make surprising gains throughout tn
 State. The New York Times think the Republicans ought to have don, ,, better than merely to make great gains
 they should have gained the State The Republicans have lost Connecticut , says the Times, through mismanage
 ment; an active canvass would have carried the day; the result gained
 however, warrants the expectation
 that Connecticut may be counted among
 the Republican States next November
 SALT LAKE, April 5.-This afternoon about five o'clock, this city was thrown into consternation by three terrible ex plosions, succeeding each other at in
 tervals of few seconds. People rush. , led into the streets in terror, horses ran
 away, and excitement Rigned supreme.
 Windows were blows(n, 6JSrs were torn from their hinges and chimneys
 were injured. The cause of these terri.
 ble explosions and the consequent
 shaking was not known until an i'm
 mense volume of smoke was seen ris- ling from Arsenal Hill, immediately
 north of the city. Upon this hill were
 four powder magazines; one of Walker
 Bros, agents for the California powder company, containing one and a half car loads of powder; one of Wells Bros, agents for the Oriental powder company, containing half car load off powder; one of Zion's cooperative in- stitution, agents for the Hazard pow der company, containing ten tons of powder, and one of Ben Jennings, agents for the Dupont powder com lpany, containing fourteen tons of pow der. All these had exploded. There were no buildings very close to the magazines. The flouring-mill and wa ter works buildings on City creek, were riddled with boulders; immense boulders fell through buildings through out the city, some falling a mile dis tant. There were three men at work | at one of these magazines, and all that could be found of them were smallI pieces of flesh, the largest piece beingl 8 portion of foot Tn a boot Their names are not now known. Mrs. Van natts, in the Ninth ward, was struck by boulder and killed. Jos. Randen, a boy in the Twentieth ward, was struck by boulder and killed. Quite 8 number of persons were injured, and perhaps other deaths may occur. One lady died from fright The cause off the explosion cannot be ascertained. It is claimed by some that the men at work were smSkng; others state that some person flied shot in one of An immense amount of glass was broken throughout the city.
 Second dispatch:
 Two boys, one named Richardson, the other son of Archie Hill, went after stock this morning, taking their guns. Enough remains have been found near the magazine, to identify hem as the remains of those boys. One of their hands was found clutch , ng duck. It is now supposed they lad fired into the magazine, causing he explosion.
 CINCINNATI, April 4-Returns of To- al elections held in fifty-four towns If the State show Republican majori- ies in 22 and Democratic majoritles P n 15 towns; other towns were divided F on local questions, and give no party moving.
 MEMPHIS, April All the indics- [ ions seem to point to flood at least f as great magnitude as has ever re- ulted from high rivers. In the bot om lands all the bayous seem to be lll, and from Cairo down the water is cry high. The bottom opposite the s ity IS flooded back to Madison, and ' he trains on the Little Rock road are iscontinued. Many persons are leav- lg the bottoms, and have been com elled to move out to the hills. It is fear d large amount of stock has been " ,st Cotton plantations will suffer eavily.
 NEW ORLEANS, April A break fly feet wide is reported in the. Mil A ken Bend levee, four miles above icksburg.
 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, April 3.- t five o'clock yesterday morning, p eneral Porfrio Diaz, with force of bout one thousand men, appeared be- ,re Mstsmorss and summoned the lace to surrender. The national uard composing the garrison deserted leir post, and refused to fire on the I Disz then marched in nd took possession of Mstsmorss mid great demonstrations of rejoic- lg, on the part of the inhabitants.