Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-04

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 Eoadjusters' Conference. i RICHMOND, November 29.-The lead. ! inc Readjusters had a conference last night. The proceedings were secret 1 The Readiusters have twenty-six major. | lty iU the legislature on joint ballots
 Professor Mason Dead | Bo,ToS, November 29-Dr. John Ma son, many years a professor of chemis- ] try m Howard College, IS dead.
 Hanged by Mop. ! LITTLE ROCR, November 29.-James ! Holland was hanged by a mob near Rus sell Hiil, for having murdered Burgess James in 1879, and having since escaped punishment.
 John Kelly will Retire from PolIticI
 NEW YORK, November 29.-It Is re- ported that John Kelly is about to retire from politics.
 Pattrs Conquest.
 NEw YORK, November 29.-At the close of Patti's concert in Brooklyn last 1 evening the horses were taken from the carriage and she was drawn by a shout- 1 ing company of men to her hotel, where she Was later serenaded by the Twenty third Regiment Band, and entertained at banquet afterwards.
 wha. Wall Street Expects
 NEW IoEE, November 29-Wall street l expected FOlger to make much heavier ! purchases of bonds. They say, however, tlls is merely the closing up of Secre- ta-y Miudom's work, and FOlger's plan for increasing the currency is vet to be : announced
 National TaTif Convention.
 NEw YORK, November 29.-The Ma l tiOual Tariff Convection met with five 1 hundred delegates present - Geo. E.. ] Lorlng, United States Commissioner of ! Agriculture, m the chair. He made a brief speech.
 The Tariff Convention.
 NEW YORK, November 30.-The Tariff ! Convention chose Warren Miller. Presi- ,Icpt Re. in a>sDeerh. -adyoces.tse.Il .l-.h the | protection in the widest sense. A letter | WAS read from Blaine, whose protective | principles are stronger now than ever | before. \ feeling is gaining in the SoltL- He, however, has felt discour- aged on the question of American ship ping. A number of speakers advocated protection for the encouragement of ship ! building. Pig Iron Kelley, of Philadel- ! phla, read a paper on the reduction of ! Internal Revenue taxes, and the speaker 1 held forth for the abolition Cf taxes, es- l pecially on drugs.
 NEW YORK, November 3Q-The con- veltiOu opened with 200 delegates pres eut John Thompson, of theCbicagO Ma uOudl Bank spoke on inc tdrlii question. He argued that it was unnecessaryto to ex- ! pertinent with free trade since the coun- | try prospered so greatly under the infiu- euce of protective tariff Thompson spoke CT the popularity of silver coin, and recommended the removal of all re- strictious on silver coinage and making silver dollars not only for the United States, but for every silver using nation.
 New Yogk Items.
 NEw YORK, November 30.-The weak spot in the Wall Street situation is fall ing off in East bound product, the ship mcnts at Chicago and the tendency tow ards stringent money here in spite of the government offers for bonds. Seats in the New York Stock Ex- change were offered yesterday at S27,- ! OlO.
 There is a large investment demand for frst-class bonds.
 Consolidation Cf Iron In-5re5tE ST. Lor-Ts, November 3O.-The consol- l idatIun of the iron manufacturing com pauies under the title of the St. Louis Steel and Iron Works is almost perfect ed. The capital stock Is S50OO0O. Internal Revenue Report. WASHINGTON, November 3O.-Ihe re- port Of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shows the receipts of internal revenue for the fiscal year of 1879 were S113.H9,62l: for the fiscal year 1880 they were Sl23.gS1 ,glG: the fiscal year ending June 3p, 1881. S13j. .229,9l2, and the re- ! ceipts of the first four months of the present fiscal year were Sj0S1G,91U. The | Commissioner says. " IT this increase can be maintained during the remaining eight months of the present fiscal year | the years receipts for lSS2 will be fully | S1jIOtD,ufO. Whenever the government will allow a reduction of revenue taxa | tion, in my opinion, 1t will be wise to l coufuc these taxes tO distilled spirits, malt liquors and tobacco. A Thousand Words a Minute. NEW GoKk, November 3O.-A number of capitalists had a meeting last evening | for the purpose of organizing a Postal l Telegraph Company. It was resolved to ! build and equip a line tO Chicago at once They own patent capable, 1t | is claimed. of transmitting 1000 words Der minute, both ways. One million | dollars were subscribed last evening. Fatal Boiler Explosion. l JACKSONVILLE, Tex, November 3O-A ! boiler explosion at the mills of Douglas ! & Sons, Mud Creek, yesterday, killed 1 three white men and fatally injured a colored man. The mill was blown to ! atoms.
 Guitoau's Trial ! WASHINGTON. November 30.-- Guitcau's recital yesterday of his varied experi- 1 ences as religions tramp and a dead beat seems to have whetted an interest in the case for, despite the rain, the crowd was as great as yesterday. Upon ! the opening of the court, GuIteaU vas ] taken directly to the witness box, and was asked by Scoville to identify some ! papers. The first shown him was hand ! bill announcing lecture at Evanston, ! Illinois.
 Yes, said Guiteau, turning 1t around to the jury, and with an air of satisfac- ! rion, that was the announcement of one or my lectures; shall l read it2'
 Scoville-- No; I will put the papers in evidence
 Guteau then gave his ideas concern ing the religious tenets of the Oneida commuuitytWitness said '6S instead of lS and hls attention being called tO 1t, he explained. II don't feel very well to-day; my brain don't work just right, probably owing to the rain He then resumed the narration of his experiences in trying t0 lecture On one occasion he tried to lecture against Bob InSersoll, who was to deliver a lecture against hell, while he lwituessi proposed to lecture on the eX- istence uf a he'll He found, however, that while people were veryready to pay ! 50 cents Go hear there was not hell, they wouldn't pay a cent to hear there was a hell.
 Fight Against Kasson.
 WASHINGTON, November 3O.-A bitter fight is being made against kassOn. Ills divorce case Of several ago mas been dug up and used to iRiure his character. Op- p0ueuts concede that unless they can ln lure his credit for honesty he will receive the nomination.
 Crauks Iacreasi1g. l WASHINGTON, November 9.-AnOthel