Arizona citizen., 1879-03-28

-four months cruise in the Mediterr; mean.
 Senator Booth has been appointed member of the Board of Regents of tn Smithsonian Institute, in place of Ser ator Sargent.
 Coast Freight1g Interests.
 NEW YORK, March 22.-The Con mercial Bulletin says: California the first State that has undertaken t place railroad pooling and freight dis criminations under the ban of funda mental law.
 The Tribune says: Captain Bat cock, President of the Pacific Mai Company does not regard the situation of affairs growing out of the demand of the Panama Railroad Company a serious; yet he says that at a meeting of the Board of Directors the commit tee reported progress and were in Istructed to proceed with the negotia .tiOns.
 Memphis gets Another Blow.
 MEMPHIS, March 22.-A storm swep over this city just after midnight, com ing from the southwest, and continu ing three hours. The lightning struck the Memphis Cotton Exchange and il was entirely destroyed.
 Versus the Constitution.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March g. The Post in its stock article this eveningre ferring to the opposition to the new in business circles and the fears of its i'll effects on business inter. sets says, that during the past few days, active measures have been taken by leading men in San Francisco to or ganize for protection.
 Silver King, $s.25, Tip Top, $9O.
 Kenrney not Himself
 SAN DIEGO, March 23.-Kearney spoke here to a large audience Satur- day night. His speech was about the same as he has delivered elsewhere, and was rather a disappointment. He omitted all personalities and reference to local affairs.
 Ex-Governor Of ReVGda Dead
 ELKo, NEVADA, March 22.-Ex-Gov- srnor S. R. Bradley, of Nevada, died a few minutes before one o'clock this at the residence of his son in his plac9. His age was seventy-four years.
 English Boating.
 LONDON, March 23-Cambridge is he favorite in betting circles on the University boat race.
 The Oxford crew begin practice on he Thames today.
 HanlOn is pronounced in the best of health for hIs match with Hawdon.
 Striking q BGiaHca.
 PARIS, March 23.-The expenses of he International Exhibition, were if Y million, and the receipts thirty mil lon francs,-balance twenty millions S4,OOO,OOO)
 in the Senate.
 WASHINGTON, March 24.-In the ,enate, on the motion of Mcdonald, al esOlutiOn was passed requiring the 'ecretary of the Treasury to furnish he Senate a statement of the amounts f money drawn and paid to supervi- DTS of general and special elections n 1876 and 1877, as compensation in XceSs of fees as allowed by law for 'ircuit Court Commissioners and, lso, statement of the amount ex- ended in New York, Philadelphia nd Cincinnati for the same years.
 General Capital News. WASHINGTON, March 24.-Among ne reforms hinted by the Democrats I the Senate, is the abolition of exc ltive sessions, the reason for them aving ceased:
 EX-Congressman Rainey, the color Representative from South Caroli- a, who became so popular with both arties in the last Congress, has been rOngly recommended by both Re ublicans and Democrats, for Presi- ential appointment. He will, it is id, be nominated to fill the vacancyl the office of Third Auditor of the |  There is good reason to believe that e military board before whom Gen. l al Fitz John Porter's case was re- $ ntly reheard, has reported to the { their unanimous conclusion ( at he was entirely free from blame C all the transactions in connection r ith which he was tried, convicted I i'd cashiered during the late war. IF Making Matches Stopped c
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 ern P1cifc. It NEW YORK, March 24.-Nearly all liking matches in town were stopped sterday by the police, as unlawful. [ any arrests were made, chiefly for si llation of the excise law. il Charles Wing, a Chinaman, was al lnted a certificate of naturalization. Il Judge Larremore, in the Court of mmOn Pleas, on Saturday. The Board of Directors of the Y 'rthern Pacific Railroad has ordered :, immediate DurchaSe and ShinnantI