Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-06
Capital Jottings.

Gen. Ord on the retired list, with ranl
 of Msjor-General.
 National Banks hold $1o6, se1 900 ir
 specie, gold coin being nearly ont hundred millions, and silver coir
 about seven millions In amount. The
 amount of circulating notes outstand.
 ing December 31 was $31, TOO, 900.
 The Democratic Senatorial caucus met to-day to make arrangements for counting the electoral votes next week. After some discussion, it was decided as follows: In the first place, the dominant party in the Senate will not consent 10 the establishment of the precedent proposed by Ingalls, reso- lution, or to any similar resolutions deviating from the long-estsblished practice of counting the electoral vote in joint convention of the two branches in the Hall of the House of Representatives; second. the resolu- ton now on the table of the Senate de. claring that the Vice President has no constitutional authority to count the electoral votes shall be called up at an early day-probably tomorrow and pressed for passage at the contiR- uous session in the morning, or through the night, if necessary; third. the select committee on this subject shall report, and the majority in the Senate pass, as soon as practicable, as a substitute for Ingalls, resolution, a concurrent resolution providing in substance that the two Houses shall assemble in the Hall of the House of Representatives on the 9Ih Prox. that the lists of electoral voters shall be made by two or more tellers on the part of the House and one or more on the part of the Senate; that the totals for each Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidate, ex- cepling votes cast from the State of Georgia, shall in seven days after, the time prescribed by the federal law, be handed to the President of the Senate, and he, as presiding officer of the joint convention, shall announce the results in the same way in which the results Were announced un- der similar cirGumstances in the years 1857 and 1869, when the electoral votes of the States of Missouri, Wis consin and Michigan were cast on other days than those fixed by the general law. According to this pro- posed srrangt meDt it would be a hy. pOthetical declaration as to what would be the total for each candidate if the votes of Georgia be counted and II The votes of GeorgIa be not counted, but it is provided iA the concurrent that this hypothetical dec laration shall be supplemented by an announcement by the presiding officer that III any event Jas. A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur have received a majority of all the cleo toral votes, and are duly elected Pres ident nd Vice President.
 ,daho's Mineral Wealth.
 NEW YORK, F truary 2.-Judge E. J. Anderson, of Idaho, delivered a lecture last evening before the Bullion Club, on the mining interests of that Territory. He stated that the mineral resources of Idaho were comparative ly unknown; that some of the richest veins had been discovered since last June. The mining belt ia over 200 miles in width, extending from South ern Idaho nOrthward through Mon lana, into the British possessions. In the western part he said gold was abundant, but the richest silver mines were situated in the eastern part Of the Territory. The difficulty of trans- portation, owing to lack of railroads and capital, were ;he only obstacles 10 the speedy development of the min eral wealth Oi the Territory.
 The National Mining Exehasgs.
 PHILADELPHIA, February 2-The National Mining Exchange. which was inaugurated yesterday, is open for business to-day. The Telegraph says this exchange was formed 10 se- cure responsibility and confidence and to have such management and such support as would entitle it to the of all legitimate mining The membership is limited to 100. The first 9 were selected from the old mining exchange; the succeeding 25 paid an initiation fee of $500. The initiation lee for the next 25 will be S750 and for the last $25, 600.
 Attempted Murder and Suicide.
 CHICAGO, February l.-The Inter- Oceans Decatur, H., sDecisl says John A Horstein. German citizen of this place, attempted to kill his young wife this morning, making des- perale stabs at her with knife and then pounding her over the head with n kettle. Two gentlemen interfered and he. then pulled revolver and shot himself twice in the head, and that failing to kill, he seized a common and hacked away with it at hIs throat until he severed the jugular vein, when he bled to death. Cause domestic infe'icity. He had more sand than ordinary men.
 Archbishop Purcell ParalyEed.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio, February l.-I Purcell is reported para Iy zed, the entire left side of his body being dead to feeling. Mentally, he seems only to have been stimulated by he stroke. Physicians anticipate no immediate danger.
 Lynch Law. 
 ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., February l. - California Joe, Misela BOrriva and Revena, the murderers of Col. Potter, were taken from the jail and hanged by the citizens. The bodies are suspended from the portals of the adobe jail.
 The Pacific Railway
 OTTAWA, Canada, February i.-In the House of Commons The Pacific Railway bill passed, 12S 10 70.
 Jndge DwIneIls Drowned.
 SAN FRANCISCO, February IA dispatch from Benicia says: Judge John w. Dwinelle, a very prominent member of the bar of thIs city, was druwned at Port Costa, below Mar tineZ. He was seen waking on the wharf by the Captain of the ferry boat Soiano, just previous 10 his fall ing into the river He was one of the men on the Pacific Coast.
 Railroad Opened to San Antonio.
 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, February g. The international reconstruction train