Arizona citizen., 1878-08-16
THE CITIZEN.
A Duel with Paper wads.


 fought duel last evening on Big creek, few miles distant from Madis- on. They were members of d party who had gone out on an excursion, and the quarrel arose between Mcclure and Green while the other members were absent from the camp. During the progress of the war of words their companions returned, when it was pro- posed to settle their differences accord ing to the code. It was determined that they should fight with shot-guns at ten paces, and Jacob Greiner and Robert H. Humphreys were chosen to act as seconds. The duellists took their places, each pale and determined, and at the proper signal both fired, but without effect. Humphreys remarked that they had fired too high, and would have toI try again. The weapons were reload ed, and the principals took their places. At the word McClure's gun was discharged, and the General find ing himself unhurt, fired in the air, telling his antagonist he woulG spare his life. It was decided that the honor of both had been vindicated, and the seconds refused to allow a third round to be fought. After a reconciliation had been offered, and the party had re- turned to Madison, it leaked out that the seconds had loaded the guns with nothing more deadly than paper wads. Destructive storm i'm Washington,
 WASHINGTON, August 5-This after noon the city was visited by the most terrific storm known for many years. Some fifty houses were unroofed, and extensive damage done to many hous- es in the course of erection. Castle Stewart, rented to the Chinese Embas- sy was damaged. Mary Sharp (color- ed) was blown into the river, with the house in which she resided, and drowned. There are reports of sever. al persons being injured by lightning. The Patent Office, Smithsonian Instl- tuition, Church of the Holy Cross and Church of the Communion were struck by lightning, but not seriously dam aged. There was very great destruc- tion of sewers, and cellars of business houses in the neighborhood of Penn sylvania avenue and Seventh street were flooded. The avenue in front of the Executive Mansion and the Treas ury Department during the storm re- sembled rapidly flowing river Hun dreds of sparrows were killed by hail. Shade trees were broken and blown down. The damage to public and pri- vate property will reach at least S75,- 900. Passengers at the Baltimore and Potomac depot were ferried across in wagons
 Union Pacific Land.
 OMAHA, July 27.-Secretary Schurz's decision to the effec. that the Union Pacific land not yet sold can be pre- empted by settlers at S1.25 per acre has thrown open to the public large amount of valuable land In Nebraska, and there is no doubt that it will near ly all be prompted. The Union Pa cific Land Commissioner, Dewitt Burnham, says that in some counties the road owns land valued as high as S12 per acre, and that they propose to contest all cases of such preemption. The result will be lively struggle on the part of the Union Pacific, which will be very heavy loser by this de- cision.
 Terrific Railroad AccIdent-Many
 Lives Lost.
 PITTsBURG, August 7-The fast line on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad, which left this city at II AT last night, met with a ter rible accident at a point one and a half miles west of Mingo Junction, Ohio. The train was composed of two sleepers, one hotel car, one bag gage car, two postal cars and two coaches. The latter was occupied by emigrants. At 1 a. m., at the point named, the fast line, which was about twenty minutes behind time, and run ming at the rate of forty miles an hour, collided with a freight train. The entire train except the hotel cars and sleepers, were thrown from the track and fearfully wrecked. Elev- en or twelve persons are reported killed, and fifteen to twenty seriously wounded. No names have yet been received. All the passengers in sleepers escaped without serious injury, The loss of life was confined to those in the forward cars, occupied by postal clerks and emigrants.
 Reorganization of the Army. ST. PAUL, August 4.-Major H. B. Strait, member of Congress from the Second District of this State, has re- turned from the meeting of the Con- mission for the reorganization of the army at White Sulphur Springs. He says the sessions of the Commission } were harmonious, and bill for the ) purpose designated will be reported to Congress when it meets in the Fall.
 Our Navy to the Rescue.