Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-10-16
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Gr.rr.s. sonorp October 3.

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 GUAyHAs, Sonora October g.
 EniroE CITIZEN: Shortly after my last letter oi' tine 2:d ultimo, the tele- grauh brought us the uwelcome news of the death of our beloved President. So mary false reports have come here that many were 10th to believe the sad intelligence, but on the 2ith it was cor robora.sd. and the flags of all public buildings and the ships in the harbOr were hung at half mist. Only two days . ago were the papers received containing the particulars. Consul Willard being absent, so far his representative has made no very public move to testify the grief felt universally by Americans here on this subject Though some time has passed since it was fully known, 1t is the general subject Of conversation among Americans. and considerable surprise IS manifested at the want of some action on the part of our national representa- tive here. So far as Mexico Is concerned, though several of her eminent citizens join us in the nations sorrow, yet as assassination is familiar to the masses, 1t calls for no surprise on their part.
 Ny attention has been called to False Report purpOrting to have been pub hshed in Tucson and thence republished in San Francesca, in which it was stated that the concession or franchise to the Sonora railroad had been declared void, that the road was torn up, the employees discharged and that they were stringing out in a starving state towards Arizona, preferriug the danger of death byApacLes or cowboys t0 sure death here. I have been unable to obtain the name of the author OF this base, and may say, dan geruus news. but whoever he IS, he de- serves the contempt Of all true men here or elsewhere. The facts are simple. The grading of the road via Magdalena has been stopped. owing tu the nOnarrival at the capital Of the plans of curves, etc, which under the franchise must be sent there and approved before work is done.
 The company are in receipt of tele- grams from the capital explanatory of the delay, and within the coming week work wlll be resumed. Meantime the road tLis side Is nearing the river daily, and ere this reaches you the whistle of the iron horse will be heard on the So- nora river, and the bridge builders will commence operations there.
 On the 18th ultImo a party consisting of Governor Carlos Ortiz, ex-GOvernOr Luis Torres, General OterO and the en- tire State officers, accompanied by their families and many ladies and gentlemen of HermosillO, came down over the road on a special train. NIT. D. F. Robinson, General Manager, entertained the whole party at the cOmpany's office here with 8 splendid lunch, music, etc. They re- maiued till next day, and NIT. C. Tevls and other American gentlemen here gave them a ball at the rooms of the Commercial Club, which was the affair of the season. | have not space to give yoU all the toasts tO the success of the railroad. Co the future of Mexico the aid commerce. industry and mines are re- ceivng through a more thorough knOwl- edge of her near neigbbOrs, which Mex isO k experiencing from railroad com munication, etc. Suffice 1t to say that if one-half expressed is the genuine sen timent of the people, the day is not dis taLt when America and Mexico will m- ders-and each other better.
 Aiessrs A. <. Mansfield, from Boston, and r. W. Smith, from Tombstone, passed through here en route to Alamos on the 9th. Report says the former goes to buy Q large mine near that place for some of his Eastern friends. Mir. Wiley and Mir. Hard, from Tucson, are also here, the latter being also en route 1 to AlamOs on mining matters.
 The steamer Mexico arrived on the l lst, and will remain here for some time l for repairs. She brought an addition of | 1J of the Sixteenth Regiment, who will | proceed to the front, as the Mexican ! Government desires to have a good force ] in the field above HermCsillO, III order | tJ cooperate with Americans in sup pressing the cowboy nuisance, and | shOuiI any of them take notion for a | trip down here the climate will be apt to | prove very unhealthy for them.
 Our mails preserve their usual irregu- | iarity, as evidenced from the fact that l papers get here in advance of letters, | aud iu some instances letters never reach | here which are duly mailed.
 A few prominent men of the State have | voluntarily subscribed several thousand | dollars for the purpose of founding | college at the capital of inc State, and | Jr. Graz1 has been commissioned by |
 
 tam professors apparatus, etc.
 Quite a seUOus accident occurred ten | days ago Co the stage bound for Tucson | va Nia-laieEa. On a plain, level road | tle team became Unmanageable and ! upset tEe wagon. Two Of the passen- | gers were badly bruised-One sustained | a fracture of the right leg, and one had | his skull sU badly mashed that he can .Jt live. This happened some four | niles from any house or ranch and the | wounded suffered greatly by the heat | and want 0i TGter.
 Sam. Grammar has been heard from, | Nr. Oakley of his party having returned | las. night They have been some GO l miles above Cumaripa on the Naqui and | Den Sam. k at present in Cumaripa. ] When he wil come to Guaymas Is at | present iE d0uht, probably not till his | supplies give out
 House building and repairing goes on | steadily. hut the evidences of the flood l and its damage will take some time to | remove.
 Society here has been considerably | exercised during the last ten days over double wedding which came off here | last night. The first, of Mir. H. W. | Schwessinger to Dona Rafaela Ortiz, at | the residence Of the late French Consul, | and the union of Nr. C. F. Alien and l DOua Cariota Moreno, at the residence | of Mr. Forbes. The frst-named gentle ! man Is chief book keeper of the Supply | Office, and the latter one of the engi- | neers of the $. R R. Co. Festivities | were kept mp until the small hours and l even afterwards sercnading parties were ! heard during the night. Several others | arc. from the usual S gns, falling victims | tp the dark eyes and pleasant smiles of | the daughters of Sonora, and Mrs. | Grundy says that October will be pro- | Esc of marriages.
 Walter Symous, late Superintendent | oftHe mint. js dangerously Ill, and fears | are entertained that he may not recover.
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