Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-01

ans and guards of the nation they loved SO well; and as years pass Cn these sqpares and public places will be ren- dered more and more pOpulOus, more and more eloquent, by the presence or dead heroes of other days; frUm all quarters of the country, from all gen. eratioBs Of its life from all portions of it's service, these heroes come, by ministry and mystery of art, and take their places, and stand as permanent | guardians of our nations glory. ! Hon. Daniel W. VOurhees then, amid loud applause. advanced to the front of the speakers platform and de | liyered a most eloquent address. Mobbsd.
 COLUMBUS, Ga, April 26.--Lewis Whitaker, colOred, charged with the murder of McJankins, was taken from jsil by masked men st Glads- dor, Florida, snd hanged.
 The Floods.
 OMAHA April 26.-The people along this portion of the Missouri valley contemplate the incOnyenient possibility of having two or three weeks Ion ger of overflow, there being large fears that the flood will simply fiuctuate without absolutelys ubsIding for that tune. The river has been aJ a stand-still point for the last twenty four hours.
 Indian Matters.
 BISMARCK, Dakota, April 26.-E. H. Bye arrived at home, having float ed in a yawl geo miles down the Lit- tle Missouri river, and reports two men killed by Indians at Ferry Point on Thursday The hunters are all driven from the vicinity of Butord and the cavalry has n sent out in pursuit nf the hOstiles. On Monday party of Yankton Indians crossed | the river with seven horses stolen l. from ranchmen. The hOstiles have 1 driven all the men from Blye's lower ! tie camp on the headwaters of the | Little Missouri, and troops are being | sent for their protection.
 Out of Luck.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark April 26.-Isaac ! N Dement,, emigrating from West 1 Virginia 10 Louisiana, with his wife ] hUu AOuA NAAlAANuf liA AAAEAA ONL | wagons, encamped in the mountains | in Stone county. While himself and l two boys were fishing. a forest fire | surrounded the camp and destroyed ! one wagon. sll the household effects, ! and burned his wIte and two children | tO death. Dement, was badly burned ! trying tn rescue his family.
 Trouble Brewing.
 SAS ANTONIO, April 27-Partles ! from LsredO say great trouble is i'm minent from a conflict between the | Mexican National Construction Com | pany and the Mexicans engaged iu | running skifis across the Rio Grsnde. l The latter say the building Of the ! railroad bridge Will deprIve them of | their business and they will not sub- | nit. The opposition of this elemen, has aroused other ,tni a strong feeling ! against the TsilruUd company hUs sprung up.
 The Floods.
 ATcHGsoN, April 27-The Mis- .ouri river is tweuty-OnC feet and seven inches above lOw-water mark. Nearly all of the White river bottom, opposite here is submerged. Many houses in East AJchison have been flooded, but the main portion Of the town is in no danger All tbe railroads terminating here have been cut of l excepting the Atchison, Topeka and ! Santa Fe aud the Central branch Of 1 the Union Pacific.
 A Horrible Murder.
 ST. LOUIS, April 2I.-Yesterday af- ternOou Michael RsvoIr, 2 farmer, Valentine Walker, a half-brced h. dian, and James Williams, scboo 1 teacher, an old gentleman over Go wears, were in the saloon of Jacob ! 6,i1n at Br!dgetOD, 20 miles from the 1 city. Walker and Revoir got into a dispute and MT. Williams interpased l ia behalf of Reyoi-, when the Indian ! savagely dragged him out of the sa- loon, flung him on the ground ! pounded his head with a large rock | and crushed his skull, killing him ! instantly. BevOir, who was some | what dazed at the audiences and fe- | rocity of Walkers attack, recovered 1 himself and attempted 10 stop the l bloody work of the savage, when the | later turned upon and telled him to l tho ground with Q fence rail, infict- | in injuries which will probably re. | suit fatally. Walker immediately | fed snd is supposed to be concealed | in this city.
 Rumored Death of Gov. Overton.
 ST. LOUIS, April 26.-The river has risen six inches today. A large part | of the low lands on the extreme DCr-h- l ern portion Of the city are submerged.
 Tke Republicans DenisOn, Texas, special says. IL is rumOred here that Governor OveTtou, of the Indian Ma ton, north of here, was killed on Sunday. The rumOr Is discTedited, but owning to the fact that the Gov ernor has been in the field with his militia for some time driving oul trespassers and has thereby incurred the enmlty of large number of cow boys and others, it is thought the report may be well fOu lded, and it is known that a party 0. cowboys left Cook county within a few days for the Territory with the avOwed pUr pose of giving battle to Overton's troops.
 School Celebrations.
 CINCINNATI, April 26.-In the En- glish departments of every public school in this city the pupils to day celebrated the birthday of Alice Cary. In the German departments the ch-l- dren celebrated the birthday of Lud- wig Inland.
 Congressman O'COnnOr Dead.
 CHARLESTON, April 2G. Congress man O'COunOr is dead.
 Indian Agent Nominated.
 WAsHISGToS, Apri! 2G.-The Presi- dent has nominated Roswell Wheeler as Indian Agent for the Pima and MaricUDs Indians. Arizupa.
 The Senate.
 WAsHUsToN, April 26.-Lesve was granted, on suggestion of Edmunds, tO the Judiciary Committee O sit dur ing recess, if that should ever occur, ! sh r.F Euw l-