Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-12-18
The Old story.

CHICAGO, December IA New: special from Independence, Mo. last night says: Mrs. Joseph Jones, wife of wealthy farmer, attempted to fill lighted lamp with kerosene. Both lamp and can eXdloded, causing the almost instant death of two children, aged respectively seven years and six months. Mrs. Jones was burned SO fatally that she died in a few hours.
 Fatal Visit to Doctor.
 NEW LATHRoLE, Pa, December 15. A boiler in the Badger Car Works exploded with terrific force to-day Two young men, Thos.. Campbell and John Campbell, were badly, scalded, and, although they walked half a mile to a doctors office and had their wounds dressed, they were both dead in 30 minutes afterwards.
 Another Good Man Gone Wrong.
 CmcAGo, Decembe: 15.-Ernest Thomalin, the Stamp Clerk Tn the h. ternsl Revenue Office here, has ab- seconded with S3,756 belonging to the Department, being money which he, as deputy, received for the sale of h. te.nal Revenue stamps, He has been in the office several years and was trusted implicitly.
 A Gentle Protest.
 SALT LAKE, December 15.-Gover- nor Murray having finished tue count of votes for Delegate, the Gentile can didate. Campbell, protests against rrf, ,arfTH HDafn fr. he claims, IS British subject with four wives.
 Burned to Death.
 OLEAN, PA., December 1.-Two children and cue woman are reported burned to death by fire tonight, which caused loss t0 a business house of $7j,000.
 Capital Gossip.
 CHICAGO, December l5.-The h. ter-Ocean's Washington special says :: Owing to its reference to q hostile subcommittee, the bill to place Grant on the retired list is doubtful about getting through.
 IL is noticeable that all the army Ol- ficers who are retired on account "f advanced age go out kicking, and many are indignant.
 Meigs will next be retired.
 There is good deal of disSaiisiac- ton in the army that Mcdowell is not retired IL is whispered that Ord sent a cOngratulatOry dispatch to Hancock upon his nomination, and that Mcdowell being a Republican has something 10 do with this, but this is unfair. Political cOnsidera- ton has not influenced the President.
 No tariff legislation is expected this year.
 Justice Strong resigned from the Supreme Bench Co take effect at once. The condition of Justices Hunt and Clifford is only slightly improved.
 Railroad Bonds Taken.
 NEW YORK, December l5.-The' subscriptions for S400,000 stock and Sl,OO0,0O0 bonds of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, which were in- vited last week, closed today. Nearly three times the amount offered was subscribed for.
 Jackson's Body Found,
 DENVER, December l5.-The Fri bune and Republicans Lake City Spe cial says: J. c. HOwcrd, who left Del Monte on November 2S, to search for the remains of young Jackson, ar rived this evening. Chief Shawaro stipulated with Howard through Spe- cial Agent Townsend that if he would go and examine the body Ot his son Johnson, who was killed by the Jack % son party, he would assist in finding body When JOhnSOn's body was eX- numed It was found, aS stated by the Indians, that he was shot in the neCN. Last Monday search was made for Jackson's body, winch was fuund covered with snow, the clothes torn off, and the flesh all eaten by the coy otes, except one foot, protected by the boot. Examination shows that he was shot near the naval, the bullet passing out at the back, and the body had not been mutilated. From all the evidence obtainable. Jackson was killed within r. miduteS after be- ing taken irou the whites.