Arizona citizen., 1878-06-14
THE CITIZEN.
FRLDAY ',
JUNE l4, 1878.
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The Army Bill.

ficers and men and rank and pay Of officers. The clause prohibiting the use of the army as posse comittatus was also striken out The sections providing for the transfer of the h. dian Bureau to the War Department was agreed to by a vote of 10 ?.
 Signed by the President
 WASHINGTON, June 4-The Presi- dent yesterday approved the following bill: Authorizing the citizens of Colo rado, Nevada and the Territories to fell and remove timber on public do- man for mining and domestic pur- poses.
 The Bennett-May Duel--Statement
 of the Former.
 NEW YORK, June flowing to re- cent Contradictory publications con- corning the Bennett May duel, Mr.. Bennett telegraphs from Paris his with drawal of the injunction of secresy i'm posed upon the seconds. He says he will be here in July, and if public opinion deems it just he should suffer legal penalties he is perfectly willing to bow to that decision and submit tOI the laws of the land.
 Balloon Ascension and Narrow Es-
 cape of the AerOnauts.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.-ProfessorI Martin, accompanied by a reporter, made an ascent in the balloon Hercules from Woodward's Gardens this after noon. The 9ronauts narrowly escaped with their lives The balloon drifted out seaward about fifteen miles, but finally struck western air current and came down between San Bruno and Millbrae The balloon was destroyed in making a landing The eronautsI were thrown out, falling about thirty feet, Both were severely bruised, but escaped without dangerous injuries. They arrived in town about D. m.
 Military Movements.
 SAN FRANCISCO, June 4-Troops areI ordered to Boise City. General Howard will start on Friday. Two companies will go from Fort Canby, six from Vancouver, and all those at WallaI Walla, in consequence of the unsettled feeling among the Indians on the Up. per Columbia, no troops will be drawn from Wheaton's command there AL together about five hundred effective men can be concentrated at Boise, but it will take two weeks for them to reach there General Sherman telegraphs to General Howard that in the movement to be made Department lines will be ignored.
 Military Movements in the Black
 Hills.
 CHEYENNE, June 2-General Brad ley's command, consisting of five com panies of the Third Cavalry, left Fort Laramie yesterday morning for thel Little Missouri river, where they will establish a summer camp and scout the country north of the Black Hills The Third Cavalry is commanded by Colonel Carlton, Lieutenant Capron, Quartermaster. The command is ac companied by wagon train consisting of seventy wagons and a pack train of 120 mules. General Bradley will be joined by the ArapahOe scouts while en route. Baptiste, who recently had charge of the Sioux Indian soldiers at the new Red Cloud Agency, will act as chief scout, guide and inter- prefer. General Merrit's command, 1 of eight companies of the Fifth Cavalry, will reach Fort Me Kinney tomorrow and will inaugurate the summer campaign therefrom at once, and establish a new post at a point not yet determined.
 Shooting at Camp Verde.
 CAMP VERDE, June 4.-An alterca- ton occurred Sunday evening last, be- tween Wm. B. Hewes and H. NJ, Led den, resulting in the latter firing fifteen into the abdomen of the form CT. Hughes is still alive, but Dr. Me Phail has but little hopes of his re- covery. Ledden surrended himself to the deputy and is now in Camp Verde He claims to have acted in self defense. There were no wit nesses to the affair
 Emperor Williams shot and seri-
 ousIy Wounded.
 BERLIN, June 3.-While the Elm peror was driving yesterday afternoon some shots, apparently proceeding from a house Tn the avenue Unter der Linden" were fired at him. The Elm peror was wounded in one arm and on the cheek by buckshot The would-be assassin is pr. Nobeling, occupying apartments at No. Is "Unter der Lin den" When his door was forced open he fired upon and wounded the hotel keeper and tried to commit suicide, but was secured.
 The Shipwreck.
 LONDON, June 3.-The Times prints a diagram giving the first intelligible explanation of the ironclad disaster. It shows that GrosSer Kurfurst and