Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18

MARICoPA, December 12-FOrty thousand ponds of Silver King con centrations were shipped to San Fran cisco to-day, via Casa Grande.
 Complexion of the Legislature.
 Special to the CITIZEN
 PRESCOTT, December 14.-WIlh Pima county as caHvasSeI by the Su- pervisors, 1 estimate the political com. plectlon of the Legislature thus: l Council-ten Democrats and two Re | publican. HOuse-lhIrteeu Demo- crats, ten Republicans and one Inde- | pendent. CLARK CHURCHILL. | Beerstetcher Shot. ' SAN FRANCIsCO, December 13- Bail.oae Commissioner Beerstecher was shot by Antone Fischer here last night The assaIlant was President of the German NOrkingmen's Club, 1f which Beerstetcher was member. Both have been close political friends, but after the election of Beerstecher to the Railroad Con mission and the | defeat of Fischer 8s candidate for | Recorder at the last election, the lat | ter became an enemy cf Reerstecher. | Just before the shooting, Fischer had been impOrtuning Beerstetcher to ob- tam for him some official position. | The ball struck BeerStecher in the left breast, but it is hoped the ball is not mortal. At last accounts he was rest ing easily
 Later Antone Fischer, who shot | Railroad Commissioner Beerstecher last night, was arrested about noon and locked up. IL is now stated that Beerstecher's wound is not dangerous
 An English View of the Irish.
 LONDON, December 13.-The Times Dublin specIal says: It is hardly correct to say that anarchy prevails in | Ireland, for there is distinct and potent government which k rapidly superceding the Imperial Govern ment, and is obtaining the ascendency | IL rules with. an Iron hand and prOmptitudc which enlOrces instant obedience Its code is clear, its ex- ecutive resolute, its machinery com plete, and its action uniform. There | is a government defHcjo and q govern ment de jure. The fOremer is weild- ing power whsch is felt and feared, and the latter is eXibiting only pomp, but little reality of power. The for mer is terror to wcll-doers, the lat te. no terror to evil-dOers The law of the Land League k becoming the law of the land, and while the law of l the State is costly, and. tn a large eX- tent, superseded, the new law is ef- | Actively administered. as we'll aS | cheaDlV and conveniently
 Army News.
 NEW YORK, December l3.-It is | understood to have been decided that a new army division will be created, and that ScOfeld will be assigned tn Its command, after heinz relieved from duty a. commander of West Point. The new division will com prise the Departments of Arizona and Texas and part of the Department of Missouri.
 s.ynch Law In Indiana. SAN FRANCIsCO, December l3.-At Borgie, Ind, Sunday. Geo. Scott was hanged by mob rrr ravishing the wife of his employer.
 The Sehrordrr Trial. OAKLAND. Cal. December l3.-The Schroeder jury iS still out. They have not been out of the jury-TOOm since seven o'clock on Friday evening, and have not notified the Judge that they cannot agree They stand ten for acquittal and two for conviction. Raising Funds NEW YORK. December 13.-The Irish Land Lea.Ue have formed regular government for the levy of taxes, winch are paid cheerfully. The Indian Territory Raiders. CuCAsO, December 13.-The fol- lowing was received al headquarters | here to-day:
 | Fort Leavenwo. ii, Kansas, Decem- Der 12.-The raiders are still en- camped north of llIc Indian Territory line. The troops are almost abreast of them in Indian Territory. Paine himself Ing, been dtpOsed 1 Mai. Randall, with two companies O cavalry, will join Mason near Hun | newell, where the rWderS are camped. One cavalry company occupies Oka- | h0ma, and is scouting that section to pick up any small parties coming from the diiectIon of Texas or Ar | kansas There is no occasion for any apprehension JOIN POPE,
 Brevct Major COmd'g. Another CoIIiery Explosion.
 HAIIFAx. Nova Scotia December lI.-An other explosion occurred al a large pit at StellartOn this morning st about $ o'clock, followed in a few few mIDutes by second blast. A | strong force of men are on hand 10 ex- plore the damage a, The earliest pos sible moment. At about o'clock a third explosion occurred. It is not believed that any lives were lest, as no miners were known 10 be in the pit, work not having been begun Since the last explosion in the Ford l pit no one has yet been into the mlne to ascertain the extent of the damage, the after damp having been too strong to allow it.
 Later-Thc cage pit is on fire now, and dense vol sues of smoke are aris- ing
 sad Affair nt Oakland.
 SAN FRANCISCO, December 14.-In | Oakland, last night, Miss Elizabeth Tyle-, ageu eighteen, was shot dead at the gate of her residence by the ac- cidental discharge of a pistol in the hands of her aiiianced, John Scotch . Ter. son of a wellknown commission merchant of this city.
 Capital Votes.
 VASE .NGroN. December 13.-The members of Congress from the West ern States are mOvlng very actively tO get action which will check the spread of pleuro pneumonia or will stamp II out entirely. Grave constitutional questions are involved. and ihe House Committee on Agriculture arc duly impressed with their importance, a. well as with the Importance of speedy action. A meeting of the committed will be held on Wednesday. The chief difficulty is m adopting any l national lepislatiOn sufficiently com