Arizona citizen., 1877-01-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN, by
 United States Telegraph Line.
PACIFIC COAST MATTERS.

CT petition, that of Samuel Lick, tho half-brOther of James Lick, has beer filed for letters of administration or the Lick estate. Petition of James W Lick was dismissed on his own motion The new petition sets forth same facts las former petitions of John W. Lick.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 6.-Stocks more steady today.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January S.-The San Francisco Stock Exchange ad- iourned to-day on account of the death Uf Frank Swift, Secretary, last Sstur. day.
 The California mine declared its regular S2 dividend.
 Weather remains unchanged, neither sky nor barometer affording any sign of rain. The anxiety is very great for crops.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 8. - The prevailing drouth and warlike advices from Europe have brought the grain trade here almost to a dead lock; ships are lying idle in port or seeking busi- ness elsewhere, the difference between views of buyers and holders being such that freIghts are nominal.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 9.-There is nothing new in mining stock market today.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 10.-Advi- ces from the interior indicate some change of weather. The anxiety for rain IS very great and the smallest signs are eagerly watched.
 Stock market shows no change of consequence The bears are still on top.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 11.-Stocks remain quiet. Crown, Point has been assessed one dollar per share.
 Small pox is on the increase again {; cases have been reported in the last ten days. Diptheria is still raging, especially in the southern part of the city.
 SAN DIEGO January 7.-The sworn statement of the actual condition and value of assets and liabilities of the Bank of California, as they stood Jan uarY 2, 1877, has been given to the pub lie by D. O. Mills, at a meeting of share holders held at the Bank yesterday After allowing for all doubtful and bad debts, the capital of the Bank was full ly restored with a small surplus to the credit of profit and loss.
 SAN DIEGO, January S.-Amerlcan citizens living in Matamoras, Mexico, petition Congress for an American war vessel to be stationed there for their protection. The railroad inter ests here are the prevailing topic of the of the day. MT. A F.. Horton started yesterday morning for Washington to assist the San Diego agents already there in the interest of this place; it is that San Diego will and can successfully kill the bill rather than lose the direct route
 SAN DIEGO, January 10.-The death of Lieut.. Camp, Twelfth Infantry, at Camp Halleck, Nevada, is reported
 SAN DIEGO, January 11.-Mrs. The reSa Jones committed suicide at the St. Charles hotel Tn this city yesterday, by cutting her throat. She was the widow of B. F. Jones lately a merchant at Mount Fair View in this county, who died recently under suspicious 
 SAN DIEGo, January 12.-The New York Times of the 9th, says this May Bennett affair ended in duel, the partic- Ilars of which are yet unknown in this city, save 10 very few friends of the principals, and up to a late hour last night these gentlemen refused to state hem. It was learned from several friends of Bennett however that May lad been seriously wounded but Ben snt escaped unscathed. The first dispatch of an authentic character re- ating to the matter, reached this city It seven o'clock last evening. It was to August Belmont and stat d facts as above given together with iOme additional details, the nature of which Bennett refused to make public Another friend of Bennett also receIv- d a dispatch of same purport
 The New York Tribune's Washing. on special of the 9th, says none of the south Carolina representatives expect O see the faces of the two govern nents in that State after the 4th of. March; if Hayes is inaugurated, they ay the Hampton party will promptly ubmit to Chamberlain's authority, but Tilden comes in, they expect to see he Republicans abandon their ot- ices without struggle.
 Los ANGELES, January 10. - The | weather has been cloudy all day with indication of change of weather. Bar | meter has fallen slightly since yester- lay
 VICTORIA, B. C., January 9.-SeriOus rouble is threatened at Chemainus, Orty miles from here, where the com lissioners are now. The Indians have efused the settlement offered by the overnment A special messenger has rived in town tonight for an armed Orce 10 protect the commissioners.
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