Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-04-10

somewhat promote its termination.
 Senator Jones of Nevada. who went to New York last Monday night on the same train with Senator COnkling, returned last evening. The report that his trip was for the purpose of l endeavOring 10 bring about the with drawal of fudge RObertson's nOmiha- ton had no foundation whatever, as he visited the metropolis simply 10 look after his personal interests.
 Representative Page has also re- turned from New York.
 Senator Fair left Washington ,his evening for St. Louis, Mo-, to be ab- sent about ten days He says he is called there by important private bus iness and has paired with hIs col league on all party questions for the period of his absence.
 Jones and Page will leave for Mil waukee tomorrow morning with the other members of the escort of Sena- tor Carpenters remains, but will be back next Wednesday.
 Senators Tei IT, ot Colorado, anI Maxey today have pared and left Washington for the session.
 Senator Edmunds pair has been transferred Co Senator Garland, who has also taken his departure not 10 return again this session
 RObertson's Nomination.
 NEW YORK, April IA Tribune Washington special says: A friend of Conkling, who has been in consul tation with him, said Robertson's nomination would probably be hung up" in Conkling's committee until the next session. COnkling could get it rejected outright, but did not care to precipitate quarrel with the ad. ministration.
 COnklIng's Position.
 NEW YORK, April S-The Trio une's Washington special says: Conk | ling is reported as having recent, | discussed the situation in The follow | ing expressive sentence: The Ire | sident hes placed me in a situation | where l must commit suicide O. mur- | der, and have chosen murder .'
 Almost Dead. Iowa CITY, April At noon to- day was the commencement If Miss | Hattie Deull's 44lh day of fasting. | Her condition this morning was more | favorable, and she seemed stranger | than any one expected. She has | failed gradually all day, and tonight 1 she is very low, although it k prUJa- ble that she will live several hours.
 Pacific Coast Freight.
 CHICAGO, April 7-The new route l to California via the Atchisan. Topeka l and Santa Fe Railroad has served nu- l tice that il will not receive freight for | the Pacific coast. This i~ regarded as | a move on the part of Jay Gould to ! retain the business for the Central Pa- ciiic road.
 A Great Railroad Contest.
 CHICAGO, April S.-The Tribune | says the Southern Pacific has refused | 10 take freight via the AtchIson, To- | peka and Santa Fe road for the PA- | cific coast business. not so much be- l cause the new line was much longer | to San Francesca than the Union Pa | cifc, but principally because the | Southern Pacific Is a Central Pacific ! institution, and the Central Pacific ! would force all Pacific business, or Us much of it as it could control, via the l Union Pacific and it's main line. Yes | terday dispatches were received here | informing roads running west from | this city that the AtchisOn, Topeka . and Santa Fe has withdrawn from all l freight traffic for California, Oregon ! and Washington Territory. It seems | the new line commenced with much | larger patronage than was anticipated | by the Union Pacific, and Jay Could | thought il best to commence bUlidOS- ing operations early, and prevent the | new line from achieving any popular ! ity even before the new line was open. | Gould succeeded in forcing it 10 pool ! the California business with the Union | Pacific, retaining, of course, the | lions share for the latter route, but l even the little that wa. allowed Go the | Atchison route Gould thought was 1 too much, and, as stated above, he | has succeeded in preventing the route l from doing any California or Pacific 1 Coast business at all. It appears that l Gould conceded 10 the Aichison, To. DGkd duu DkulA v AAAN bh4h VI AAAE Arizona business, but as that is direct and by hundreds of miles the shortest route to ArIzona, thIs concession does not amount to much, for Gould could not prevent that business from going that way If he tried.
 The Floods.
 YANKToN, D. T., April 9.-Much damage has been done 10 steamOOats, railroads and private property by the floods. Portions of the wreck wee carried inland, and now lie on the railroad track.
 The steamer Peniab struck the rail- road machine shops, completely wrecking them.
 A boat is now on the prairie about a mile from the channel.
 The government warehouses were destroyed, and many goods stored in them were carried away.
 Rescuing parties report great sut- terIng and destitution amoug the rei- tiers on the bottom lands between Yankton and Yermi!llOn.
 COUNCIL BLUFF, Apri! 9.-Ihe unprecedented rise of the Missouri river at this place has resulted m general overflow of the lower part oi the city, and many persons were com pelled 10 vacate their houses. The bottom land brtween this C y and the river proper Is inuuduiateG, forming a mighty lake several miles in width. The water is several inches over the track and is flowing in the .icinlly of the large Union Dep0ts. The wafer IS nearly 22 feet above l.w wafer mark, beng several feet higher than ever known here before, and Is stll rising tonight
 Reorganization.
 WASHINGTON, April 9--Posimaster- General James has appointed com mission to make aihorough inyestiga- tion of the organization of the clerI- cal force of the Department, in order to insure a harmonious Te-app0rtOn-