Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-05-08

! J - should remain III office until their term expires. Conkling's strong ar gument is that Senators should be consulted before appointments are made in States which they represent.
 Washington News.
 WASHINGTON. May 2.-Attorney General MacVeagh has received in structions to secure indictments against the star ringsters, and intends to prosecute them with the utmost rigOr. More removals will take place in the contract division of the Post office Department.
 There Is very decided weakening on the part of Republican Senators since Thursday, and it IS believed by some that they will not only yield thelr position so far as to consent Co | the holding of executive sessions, but | will, in a few days, give up the at tempt to elect Senate officers. This much was Intima.ed by Senator Hale | in an interview this morning. He | said there would undoubtedly be an | executive session. The difference in | the Republican ranks could be ad- | justed and pending nominations dis | posed of as to the election of the Cor ham and Riddlebarger ticket. Hale | says the motion to elect 1t will not, after a time, be renewed, but the whole question be allowed to go by default, the Senate adjourning aS soon ! as the executive business is finished. He says the only thing for the Re ! pubiicans Is tO back squarely down. The Committee of Safety, as !. is calle will recommend action first on the Chinese treaties.
 St. Louis Taking Water.
 ST. LOUIS, May 3.-The river rose about seven inches today, and is still rising quite fast Most of the whaTves above the bridge are submerged. In saiue places the water is standing on q rst floors of buildings, necCssj- ting the removal of goods to the second stories. South of the bridge the wharf is SO narrow m some places that wagons only pass by going into ! the water. Cellars along the rIVer ! front are nearly full of water. The 1 southern part of the city below Cha teau avenue, and between the Iron | Mountain Railroad embankment and | the river. land is all submerged and l business operations of the various es- tablishments are suspended.
 About Gorhsm.
 WAsuINGTON, May 2.-An evening | paper. referring tO the star servIce l scandal, says; It is rumOred that Pres | ident Garfield is indignant at the tone | of certain Republican newspapers Tn | their assaults upon and insulting sl- | lusiOns to himself for taking such a l determined stand in this matter h. l deed, he is reported tO have said 70 d | New England Senator that NIT. Cor ham, es an editor. had so abused his 1 position since the star route question | was revived, by repeated covert at- | tacks upon the administration, that If | he (the SenatOrJ voted further to sus- tain the candidacy of GOrham for 1 Secretary of the Senate, he (the Pres ideuO would consider it a personal ! atfront.
 Rsfunding Bond.
 WAsHIN GToN, May 3.-SiX per cent bonds for continuance aL 31s per cent. received and entered at the Treasury Department to-day smoult to S43s, I40; received heretofore, .it, 193, $50.
 Davis Rises. WAsHINCroN, May 3.-Iu the Sen ate to-day, Davis, ot West Virginia. regretted that the Virginia and Ohio Senators had compelled him to dIs- cuss the purely local matter of Nir- ginia's debt, and that Republican Senators had made statements reflect ing upon the action of Virginia Dem Ocrats on this one political question.
 The Senate Caucus.
 WASHINGTON, May 3.-The ReVub- lican Senators met in caucus this morning to receive tue report of their committee. A discussion ensCed which was not completed when the hour for the aSsemblage of the Senate arrived, and the caucus adjourned Co meet again this afternoon. The at- tendance was small this morning. The discussion is understood Co have been confined to the question as to what shall be considered contested cases, to be withheld from acton for the present.
 Excursion Coming.
 CHICAGO, May B. A person sign ing himself k. W. Wright, general Eastern agent for the California Emi- grant Union, has circulars out for the first grand excursion from Chicago to Los Angeles via the Southern Pacific Railroad on May 26. Fare for the round trip S113.30, good for sixty days.
 Sanguinary Conflicts.
 NEW YORK, May 3.-AccOrding tO a telegram from SOuk Fl, Arabia, two thousand KrOuniers yesterday made an attempt tO cut General LOgerty's communications. After an hours hard fighting they were compelled Co return to their wooded heights. The woods were immediately set on fire | by the French troops. The ranks Of | the KrOuniers were swollen by mum erous deserters from the camp of All Bey.
 General VincendOus' forces engaged | 5000 Krouniers on Thursday, near Fl | ArOn. The battle lasted over seven hours and at the end of that time the Krouniers retreated badlySbeaten. Duel in OhIo.
 CHICAGO, May 5.--A special dIs- patch says George Brooks and Scott Love fought duel al ObistOn, Ohio, 1 yesterday, both being mOrtally | wounded The sheriff arrested both parties.
 Indian TroublO.
 CHEYENNE, May 1.-Two com panies of the Third Cavalry left Fort Russell to-day for White River. Two companies of cavalry also left Port Sanders and two Fort Steele. All are for the same destination. Trouble with the WhIre River Utes Is anticipated and the government pro- poses to overawe or crush the Indians al he start.
 The Senate Deadlock Broken l WAsHINGToN, May 5.-The Repub-