Arizona citizen., 1877-09-22
News Summary.

a calamity 10 the South.
 | Connor, Republican, is elected Gov ernOr of Maine by l100J majority. snd
 both branches of the Legislature are largely Republican.
 Secretary Schurz has ordered all en tries under the Desert Land Act, al the
 Visalia land office in California, sus pended until an investigation can be mad
 On the 1fth, the U s grand jury in San Francisco presented to the court four indictments against Pinney end Spaulding on the charges Of fraud and conspiracy against the government.
 Bail was fixed at S12,O00-S3OO0 in { each case. .Spaulding was hunting for bondsmen and PInney was in jail
 Gov Hampton of South Carolina was at Louisville on the 10th and made a speech iudurSing President Hayes administration-sGying il wss his dutv to sustain the President when doing right.
 On the 18th mail and freight train .cOllided on The Philadelphia and Erie railway Baggage and express cars were burned up, and The express mes senger and engineer Were burned to death
 Yellow fever up tO 18th. was depop- ulating Fenanlino in Florida. and great excitement prevailed in the coast cities.
 London dispatch of the 18th, says the Turks attacked the Russians in great force at DIbiiz, anl that ihe lat ter were badly whipped, losing several thousand men and nine guns. The Russian camp ai Plevna is horribly Slckening from the odor Of dead bodies half buried or not buried at all. The enormous losses since the investment. of Plevna, causes great dissatisfaction among the soldiers who think they have been usclessly slaughtered. Three unsuccessful attacks were made on the l1th, resulting n wholesale murder, and costing 2j per cent of ihe men engaged. 4 St Petersburg dispatch .Of the 18th, says an attempt was made 10 aSsassinate the CzaT on the field Of battle. A dispatch from Russian quar- ters admits heavy losses in these en- agreements.
 San Francisco dispatch of 18th says some China'hen murdered Mr. Sargent and MT and Mrs. Oder seven miles from ROcklin on the 10th; that four Chinamen were arrested on suspicion and placed in Auburn jail; that all were notified to leave and their town was demolished, and with great diff culy the Ghinamen were saved from being lynched.
 On the 17lh Senator Ransom of North Carolina, repudiated the idea that the Democrats would attempt to control the Senate at the October SC, sion by bargain with sOre-headed southern Republican Senators.
 Stanley, African explorer, was heard Of August 10, on the west coast of Al rica. While passing through Askusa. he was opposed at every step bv say age CannibIls who shot. wounded and killed many of his party with poison ed arrows. They had tp fight the sav- ages day and night. They paid no af- tention Co friendly overtures and rel fused sitjs, and the only way was eith- CT to % ahead and fight or retreat and lose ihe benefit of the exploration. sol went ahead by desperate fighting. While going down the river he was. met by many cataracts and a. the e0ua tor, he had Co cut his way through thirteen miles of dense forest and drag hls cjg teen canoes overland Soon after came into a country where theI natives were armed with muskets They aj once manned ffty-fOur canoes and attacked Stanley and party. hay ing refused all gifJs and peaceful of. iers. The fight continued twelve miles on the river and WIS the last of thirty ty-two battles since leaving Nyango.
 Yellow fever continues in Florida. Three deaths on the 18th at Fernandino Increased precautions are being en- forced. Two physicians are sick with it.
 Weather in San Francisco on 17ih excessively warm. Thermometer 9l at l.3O p. m.
 Citizens al Rosevilie, RJcklin and Penryn much excited and gave theI Chinese notice, on the 11th. that they. must leave before 6 D. m, and il is thought they would obey.
 Gen. Sturges has had a day of severe fighting with the Ncz Perces on the. Yellowstone, and claims t0 have cap. tured several hundred horses and wounded and killed a great many h. dians, but lost some soldiers. The. Indians had burned Adams min and several stores and ranch buildings.
 London dispatches Co the 17th. show beyond doubt that the Russians are. being badly whipped by the Turks, having lost in btt'les from the Eth toi the 14th about 300 officers and I2j. GOO. men. Roumanians had lost about six ! ty officers and 5000 men killed and wounded Fever has broken out in i Pasha's camp. Every house in Kazanlik is used as hospital for' Turks with fever. Stench of dead is. so strong from dead bodies on the road. | side that people can only pass along. vr-tfb gounr-lpr in fharr mn orrfIe