Arizona citizen., 1878-05-17
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
Texas Pacific Bill.


 SAN DIEGO, May Washington dispatches say the Texas Pacific Bill will be brought up in lhe Senate Tues day next
 Adjournment of Congress.
 The House has further postponed 10 May 19 consideration of the Senate Joint Resolution for final adjournment to June 10.
 Florida Election.
 For two days intellectual attempts have been made by the Democrats 10 obtain vote of the House on the res IOlutinn offered by Potter of New York ! for the appointment of an investigat- ling committee in the matter of the Florida election.
 Fenian Invasion.
 Intense excitement has prevailed in Canada over rumors of projected Fe- nian invasion. The militia has been called out all over the dominion, and extensive preparations are being made for coast and frontier defense
 The Great Strike.
 In England the thousands of opera tors who are on a strike in the manu facturing district, are suffering greatly. In many towns riots have broken out and troops have been sent to quell the disturbance.
 England and Russia.
 The news from St. Petersburg is more warlike England is exhausIing Russia's resources by protracting a set tlenent and thus compelling the Car to maintain at enormous cost his mili- tary status.
 Timber for Domestic Purposes.
 WASHINGTON, I0.-The Senate bill authorizing bona fide residents of Col Orado, Nevada and the Territories to take timber from mineral lands for domestic purposes was passed by the House yesterday, with two amendments -one excluding all railroads from its | privileges and the other authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pre- l. scribe regulations to prevent undue destruction.
 NEW YoRE, May 10.-At Plymouth Church, Mir. Beecher tonight announc- ed the receipt of telegram from his brother Thomas, at Elmira, New York, stating that their sister, Miss Catharine Beecher, had been stricken with apo- plexy, and was dying
 NEW YORK, May IA special to i, the World from Washington, May 10. says: Quite number of Russian na- val officers arrived here today and ere ated no little sensation wherever they appeared. During the afternoon they | were Tn the galleries of the House of and seemed greatly when the scene between .he lrracible White and other mem- )ers occurred. Two of these officers, | Lieuts. SOferte and Lablonski of the . Russian Navy, arrived here last even , ug dS bearers of dispatches to Baron 'chiscbkin, the Russian Minister. and [ eft tonight for Ellsworth Maine, to a oin their vessel, the Cimbria, to-mor- q ow or Monday. The object of their o 'lsit here cannot be ascertained. out T he impression is quite general that il 2 elates 10 the contingency of war be- n ween Russia and England, in the pur- s hase of vessels 10 which letters of VI larque and reprisal will be issued n ihen war is formally declared. The T, urchase of vessels will take place, st owever, as soon as suitable ones can n e found, so that they may be got out c, f the neutral port before Russia be- iC omes bellgerent G OMAHA, May 10.-The Kautz court lartial adjourned sine die today. he result of the deliberations of the si ourt are not made public, but are :, 'rwarded to Washington where the u -cis;on will be announced in due tune al PARIS, May 10-Richard c. Me l. Commissioner General of m Ie United States to the Exposition, rc llled on General Grant yesterday, and ,o Ivited him to visit the Exposition and c fix time therefore General Grant IT 1pointed Saturday, when the General, p. fife, son and party will make the visit. D,