Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-05-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN, by
United States Telegraph Line.
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS

Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN, by
United States Telegraph Line.
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.
SAN DIEGO, May 22.-The Lowell
Massachusetts, Weekly Journal, of the
18th, has the following: Major Gener
al b. f. Butler, i'm view OF the abolition
of the missionary organization of the
Massachusetts militia, and his own re
urement from division command, is
sues the following order; Headquarter,
Division VI. V. NJ, Lowell, April -,
1876: General Orders No. ,. To the
officers and soldiers of the division OF
the Massachusetts militia: The LegiS
lature having by vote of both House,
passed a bin organizing anew the
hrigades. regiments and companies Of
the militia of Massachusetts, its pres
ent organization will, upon the sigma
ture of the bill by the Governor come
to an end, and the office of Major Gen
eral, provided for in the constitution,
and which has been in existence cOe-
val with the commonwealth, ceases
1t is no Part of our duty Is soldiers to
question the wisdom of this legislative
action, even if there were cause fol-
criticism, but we may be permitted To
take leave of this time-hOnOrcd organ
izatiOn if not with regret with the hope
that the future of the Massachusetts,
militia will he as cOmmendable, and
its record OF efficiency and ability to
maintain the honor of the common
wealth in arms be rs glorious to the
commonwealth IN the future, rs the
dlviSiOnary organization has been in
the past. Your division commander
having been member of the Massa-
chusetts militia thirty-siX years, filling
every post in line from a soldier with
his musket to his present rank, con
tinuously, save for a single year, may
be pardoned if in taking leave of You
he recalls TO your minds what within
his memory has been accomplished by
the citizen soldicry of Massachusetts. -
The order, in continuation, thcreupOn
reviews the brilliant record of the Mas
SachusettS militia, from their cnthu-
siasuc response to President Liuculn'>
call for troops in the first terrible days
of the rebellion, their taking posses
sion of Fortress Monroe, their march
through Baltimore, their occupation
of the capital, and Their subsequent
services throughout the rebellion, 50
well and gratefully remembered by the
whole nation.
SAN DIEGO, May 22-Thc situation
in Turkey is considered critical ror
Christians, against whom an uprising
may occur all over the empire and
even in Constantinople
J The Leavcuworth Weekly Times, OF
the 18th, says: president Grant took
occasion to exercise his prerogalive As
commander in chief of the Army, by
removing General Custer from his
brevet command and ordering him
back to his regiment, and this act OF
the President seems to meet with uni
versal appreciation Even the Chi
/ cago Times, which is about ~ fan
from being an administration organ
as a paper could conveniently be
comments the Presidents course and
gives Custer this parting salute: The
ghosts of the squaws and papOoscs ht
has massacrcd and the soldiers he has
tied down to stakes, and whipped
ought to get up a ratification meeting
over his disgrace"
4 At a meeting Of Plymouth church
last night, Henry c. Bowen was unanI
mously expelled.
1 Eight convicts OF the military prison
at Leavenworth, Kansas, escaped from
the guards OH Wednesday; another
Damed William p. Callahan wa,
shot and killed while attempting tC
escape.