Arizona citizen., 1877-05-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Special Dispatches tO THE CITIZEN, by
 United States Telegraph Line.

Special Dispatches to THE CITIZEN, by
 United States Telegraph Line.
 YUMA, May 19.-Private advices from Ehrenberg, dated 17th, say an exciting shooting scrape occurred there that day. Fifty to sixty shots were ex- changed. Agent Evans of the Cali .fornia and Arizona stage company, learned that two men concerned in the stage robbery near Wickenburg on Monday, had arrived at Ehrenberg He at once organized a posse to cap ture them which was accomplished with following result: Evans was wounded in the head but not fatally :; Mercer, driver, severely wounded m the thigh and shoulder and may prove fatal. One To5ber was completely rid died and cannot recover. The other Is unharlned but in custody. Crete Bryant assisted brayely and is unhurt.
 YUMA, May 21.-The first train ar rived at Iaeger's, one mile below here, this morning, Col. James Nj. Barney and wife being among the passengers. Iaeger's will hereafter be called the Colorado River Station, and be opened for regular business Wednesday morn ing, and Pilot Knob will be closed Tuesday night. Commencing tO-mor- row, the stages of the Southern Pacific mail line will leave Yuma daily for all parts of the Territory and the east. Weather cool and town full of stran- gers.
 SAN DIEGO, May 21.-There is great decline in the price of wheat both here and in England. The British crop prospect is now very favorable
 The New York Herald continues to publish telegrams of threatened Nor mon revolt, though the military men say there is nothing in it.
 A Washington special says letters from Senator Morton to personal friends declare hIs purpose to stand by the administration in support of Hayes Southern policy and plans of restUra ton.
 LerdO's movement for the Mexican Presidency is temporarily disconcerted by the capture of important dispatches by Diaz \ new programme is adopt ed, by which it is believed will be sue cessful. Our government will not re- cognize Diaz for several weeks at least, pending which Lerdo hopes to reestab- fish himself
 Events in Europe now indicate the participation of England in the war almost any moment. The British bond holders and merchants are making a great pressure on thelr government Russian armies are being rapidly con- centrated on the Danube and great battle is probably already begun at the crossing opposite Rustchuk. It is now certain that the campaign in Flu ropean Turkey will be desperate, long and bloody.
 SAN DIEGO, May 22.-A thorough investigation of charges against Gov. Potts of Montana, results in a com. plete vindicatiOn.
 Pinney is still held to be desertcr at the Navy Department, but will not be disturbed at present
 Governor Young of Ohio, says not q thousand Republicans in that State are opposed to Hayes southern policy. The New York World revives the story of Tilden's intention 10 contest Hayes seat
 Rumors of LerdO's movements in the invasion of Mexico still come from New York. Large quantities of arms have been purchased and sent oyer the Texas frontier LerdO is communica- ting with EScObedo. Iglesias is sup posed now to favor LerdO. It is rep resented that a strong feeling is grow ing in northern MexIco in favor of an American protectorate
 Gold 1064. Greenbacks 941$@9j. Silver 6@6lf discount.
 Seventeen vessels were lost and forty damaged by the earthquake at Iquique on the 10th.
 The change in inc ministry of France is an ultramOntane triumph. There is a serious crisis and Germany will in- crease Alsace and Lorraine garrlsons.
 The Russians are waiting for low water to cross the Danube at several points. The Czar will visit the front early in June Roumania has pro claImed her independence. Austria is uneasy over the closing of the lower Danube and demands its reopenlng byI Russia. The Turkish administration is quarreling and break up is threat ened The Russians continue to meet reverses in Asia.