Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-30
OVER THE WIRES.
Fire at Prescott.
Special to the CITIZEN.

| about 1 30 this morning hre broke out Tn building connecting with | large structure containing the offices | of inc Headquarters of the Depart ment of Arizona. The fire spread rapidly and the headquarters building | was soon euvelOped in flames and burned to the ground. Only small part of the records were saved.
 There were several iron safes Tn the building containing money and yalu- able papers, the contents of which are thought to be uninjured.
 Contention Shipments. Special 10 THE CITIZEN.
 CHARLESTON, January 27.-Ship- ment of silver bullion from Millville January 9 amounted to SlO, Jan dary 26 to S5, 93i.52.
 The National Capital. WASHINGTON, January 26.-The President has nominated Stanley Matthews for Justice of the Supreme Court
 The Comptroller of the Currency to-day opposed before the Senate Finance Committee tine fifth section of the Funding bill on account of the provisions concerning the surrender of circulating notes and deposits of bonds as security for the circulation of the same, and general points re- garding the cost and profits of circu- latiOn, etc.
 The report of the Postoiiice Com mittee to the House to-day on the postal telegraph resolutions declares it is evident that the public demands protection in telegraph communlca- ton from the exactions of the great telegraph monopoly, that absorbs its competitors and compels tariff which pays dividends on a stock believed to be largely walered. Therefore official inquiry should be made into the facts and legislation proposed in accord ance.
 Mexican Railroad News.
 CrrY OF MEXICO, January 19.-The agent of the Central Railroad has ar lived at Fl Paso Del NOrte. where he announces that work will begin on the Mexican side as soon aS the Atch- | ison. Topeka and Santa Fe Road l touches the Rio Grande. The Sulli- l van Company has purchased the rail road from Seacatocas To Guadalupe. |
 NEW YORK, January GA dis | patch was received from Gen. Palmer | at the office of the Mexican Central | Railway Company in this city, yes | terday, lo send e large force of men tO Manzanilia, on the Pacific Coast. | for work on inc section of the road | between that place and COlima. He | also ordered forward large amount of railroad material and supplies, in cluding 1000 tons of steel TaIls. The | officers of the company were in- structed to send such supplies as would be necessary for the completion of this part in the coming summer. The force working south from Laredo has been increased recently.
 4 Dastardiy Act.
 LoNPoC, January 2I.-Great excite ment prevails here. Some parties, unknown at present, tried to blow up the LompOc Hotel last night, about one o'clock, by throwing bombshells in through the windows. Four were thrown, only one exploding, break ing the doors, windows and partitions and causing great confusion. Two were thrown into the sleeping apart meni of Mr. and Mrs. Buchard, but did not explode; one into the billiard room, which did not explode; and the last in the shoe shop, which is a part of rhe hotel, doing the above damage. Had they lll exploded the building would have been completely destroyed and several lives lost. The size of the above bombshells were two feet two inches in circumference and weighed nearly six pounds each.
 Bloated Bond-Holders
 CHICAGO, Jauuary 2j.-Thc Inter Oceans Washington special says: The Treasury records show that Wander bili owns fifty million dollars in United States bonds, the quarterly in- tere-t on which is $500, 900. Other members of his family have five mil lions more, with a quarterly interest or SJO, 1000. Lewis McLain has five millions in bonds, with a quarterly interest of $50, ,000. J. C. Flood has ten millions, with a quarterly revenue from the investment of $103, 900, and NJ ss Jennie Flood, his daughter, still has in her name the sum of two millions in bonds, and a quar- terly pockel-money therefrom of S25,- GOO. Christina Nillson has SIS, 900 in 5's of 1881 and S22, 900 in G's of 1881. Lotta, the actress, has S50O00 in 5s, and Emma Thursby has $14,- GOO in Js
 Irish Matters.
 LONDON. January 25.-A bill was in the British Parliament yesterday which virtually suspends habeas corpus in Ireland for IS months. Another bill to disarm the Irish people was also introduced.
 The trial of Parnen, Dillon and others in Dublin is ended and the Judge will charge the jury to-day.
 The Lupata Victims.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-A ] dispatch from Astoria, Oregon, says that six more bodies were washed ashore yesterday near the wrecked ship Lupata, their features mutilated beyond recognition. Seventeen bodies have now been recovered.
 The Mussel Slough Settlers Sentenced.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-J.J. Doyle, Wm. Braden, J. E. Purcell anu W. l.. Fryer, the men convicted : or resisting the United States Marshal In Iulare county, were today sen fenced in the United States District Court to eight months imprisonment and $500 fine each.
 At It Again. VIENNA, January 24. - Menotti Garibaldi, in letter, accepts the Presidency of the Trieste committee of action, and declares it the duty of every Italian to devote his life to the holy cause oi Trent and Trieste.
 Condensed ToIegr,ms. Heavy snow has fallen in South Carolina for the first time in fifty [ years Justice Swayne, of the United States supreme Court, has resigned. His successor will be Stanley Matthews. { Logan endeayoTod to get the bilr