Arizona citizen., 1878-07-12
THE CITIZEN.
New Commander.

WASHINGTON, July l. Rear-Ad- miral c. P. O. Rodgers left An napolis yesterday for San Francisco :o assume command of the Pacific sta tions, having been relieved of his duties ss Superintendent of the Naval Academy by Commodore Foxall A. tParkers.
 Ex-Governor PachecO of California.
 WASHINGTON, July 2.-Ex-Goyernor Pacheco is prominently named for ap- pointment 10 the recently-revived office of Minister to Bolivia. He is recon. mended by most of the California delegation in Congress, and also by Representatives Garfield, Foster and Hale.
 storm at Omaha.
 OMAHA, July 1.-Reports from vari- ous parts of the State show that the storm which set in here was the most severe that has been experienced for many years. Fortunately, however, it was unaccompanied by any wind, or the damage to crops would have been most disastrous AS 1t is, damage to grain is reported in few localities on- fly. The rain here came down in tre- mendous torrents, lasting five hours. Many cellars were filled with water, and bridges carried away.
 The War Department and the Indian
 Troubles.
 NEW YORK, June 30.-The Tri bune's Washington special says; In view of the urgent demand of troops for service on the plains, orders have been issued to the various recruiting officers to hasten, as far as practicable, enlistments, in order to bring up the numerical force of the army to 25,000 men. By direction of the Secretary of War, the regiments in the Indian country engaged in active operation are to be increased to the maximum strength, while such regiments as are retained on garrison duty at the various sea coast Notifications are to be reduced to the minimum number By this means the Secretary says he will be able to throw into the section of country threatened by the hostile Indians the largest force possible with out exceeding the existing limit of the law
 Dispatches just received here from the northern border say that there are DO signs of Sitting Bull, or any or ganized body of his warriors, entering the United States for the purpose of resuming hostilities.
 Not Used to Water.
 NEW YORK, June BOA special from Richmond says: The ferry boat at West Point, Va, sunk yesterday. Congressman Beverley Douglass, who was passenger, was nearly drowned.
 A Bloody Deed.
 ELMIRA, (N. Y.,) July 1.-Co!onel Alva H. Buckbee, prominent resident of this city, shot his wife, his mother in-law and then blew his own brains out, dying instantly. Both women are fatally injured.
 Bloody Fight in East st. Louis, ST. LOUIS, July 1.-At East St. Louis yesterday the long pending difficulty between the Metropolitan Police and City Marshals culminated in fight for the possession of the headquarters of the former, in which two of the City Marshals were killed outright and one wounded
 ST. LOUIS, July 1.-The Metropoli- tans who did the shooting yesterday were taken to Belleville, Illinois, last night, and had preliminary examina- tion this morning. They were admit ted to bail in $1,000 each. They vol untarily went back to jail, however, preferring to do so to returning to East St. Louis in the present state of excite ment there.
 An Express Rag Stolen.
 EVANSVILLE, (Ohio) July This afternoon an express messengers bag containing $2l,OOO was stolen, and as yet no clue to the money or the thieves has been found.
 Tired of His Place.
 LONDON, June 30.-A rumor has been revived that Emperor William has indicated disposition to abdicate. Bogardus Matched to shoot Pigeons.
 LONDON, July IA pigeon-shootingI match between Capt Bogardus and Aubrey Coventry has been arranged for the 9th of August a. Brighton. They are to shoot fifty birds each from five traps, thirty yards rise; stakes el00I side, with power to increase the stakes to el00O side by mutual con sent
 More MOrmOns.
 LONDON, Julyl.-Six hundred Nor mons, including 800 Scandinaviansl and 100 English and Welsh bound for Salt Lake City, sailed from Liver pool on Saturday last.
 General TOdlRhRn.