Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-16
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches TO TIE CITIZEN, 10y
United States Telegraph Line.
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.

PACIFIC QUASI MA
SAN DIEGO, September l2.-Thoma'
IL. Nesmith received a telegram yes
tcrday from Joseph L. Crawford who
SAYS he will Immediately commence
the resuryey Of the direct line from
San Diego to Fort Yuma.
SAN DIEGO, September 13-Thc
Unions special from San Francisco
last night says there is excellent rea-
son for the belief that Stanford, Hunt
mgton and company are now consider
ing the idea Of going on and building
a branch Of Southern Pacific road from
Anaheim to San Diego. You need not
be surprised if representatives. of the
roads are seen in your city within u
few weeks. The unexpected vitality
exhibited by the Texas Pacific road
and SCOTS movement to secure a d.
rect line east from San Diego, have Sc
riously alarmed the Southern Pacific
people and they are studying what to
do about it. This is more than mere
rumor
SAN DIEGO, September ia fresh
disaster to the Servian army is report
ed. Further ourages in Bulgaria are
feared.
SAN DIEGO, September 15.-Green-
backs in New York 9O4@914.
SAN Francisco, September 1O-The
Chronicle this morning has the follow
ing on THE Rival Railroads" Prep
arations are now being made in this
city for reconnaissance for n new line
for the railroad from San Diego east
ward to Fort Yuma on the Colorado
River The line heretofore adopted
involves a great amount Of heavy work,
as heavy in fact rs that through the
Tehachepe Pass on the line of the
Southern Pacific, and the idea of the re
is to fix upon a route that
will present fewer engineering diff
entities, so that considerable progress
IAN be made this Fall and Winter
The work viii probably be superin-
ended by J. [. Crawford, the present
Of the Los Angeles and
railroad, who has had
experience as an engineer
n the southern country. This enter
Prise is in the interest Of Tom SCOTS
Texas Pacific road.
SAN Francisco, September 11-Geo. |
Il. Russell, at HOS Pierce street, com
nittcd suicide in his room last night
" taking strychnine. He was deputy
county recorder under the former city
administration and has recently been
in the real estate business.
lie lost heavily in mining stocks some
wo or three years ago, since which
inc he has been in Strengthened cir
to which the suicide is
ttributed. He was a native of New
forty years Of age and
caves large family Five new cases
malLpoX and one death yesterday
o.
fteen reported this morning including
wo deceased Cinnamon. Six of the
asses were IN one house occupied by
'hinese.
". 5. OBrien Of Flood & O'Brienl
enics the statement telegraphed from
.os Angeles, Saturday, that his firm
ad purchased the franchise of the
5uaymas and Tucson railroad and i
avs the report is utterly unfounded.
SAN Francisco, September 12.-The
ealth officer furnishes the board of
Jpcryisors a report of the smallpox
pldemic in San Francisco. The dis
ase commenced May -, and so far
900 cases have been reported, includ-
lg 800 Chinese. OF the latter only
We or six cases were voluntarily re
orted. The Chinese are wholly re
ponsible, and as their dead are always
before found, it is impossible
-
fumigate the houses and the disease
'avels on. The officer urges the forci-
lie entry and fumigation Of all Chi
csc premises.