Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-03-06

News Items via San Francisco.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Marcl 1.-In tho House last night the customary mem orial services were held in the mem Ory of the late Fernando Wood. Gsrtield's journey from Mentor tC Washington was continuous ovation He was at Altoona, Penn, at mid night
 Late telegrams show that the British were whipped at Spltzkap by tht BOers in a square stand up fight.
 Evictions by the hundred are taking place in the disaffected districts ir Ireland. In many instances old pco- pie are carried into thc roads and lell to lie there. Much dilering exists. Several parish priests are among the evlcted.
 The Assembly held a session till midnight on the debris repeal bill A first reading was refused by a vote oi 31 to 30. A reconsideration will be considered today. There is much talk Of money being put where it would do the most good.
 A dispatch from Portland, Oregon, says the steamship Oregon, coming up the Columbia riser last night, ran down and sank the steamboat Claisop Chef. Four lives were lost.
 Won't Pay Their Taxes
 SAN FRANCISCO, February 2S.-Geo. 5. Wright, on behalf of the North Pacific Coast railroad, anG Isaac James, on behalf of the South Pacific Coast railroad, both narrow gauge, have filed bills in equity in the United States Circuit Court against the tax collectors of Marin, Sonoma, Ala mede, Santa Clara and Santn Cruz counties, to restrain the collection Of railroad taxes.
 The KaIlOch Trial
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-In the Kalloch case, Highton, counsel for the defense, is now making his open ing statement, but has not yet out lined the defense further than to say he will enter to a considerable extent upon some phases of the character of the late Charles De Young, and will show the previous good character of the defendant.
 Congressional.
 NEW YORK, March IA Washing ton special says the Ways and Means Committee adjourned to-day, sine die, without saving arylhing about the sugar bill or Hurd's tariff bill for revenue only.
 By resolution, the House refused tO nnnciHar tho of.nrpnrfafinp hill
 The Trauips.
 NEW YORK, March 1.-At II o'clock Panchat was exactly one mIle ahead the best American record. At l2 o'clock the score stood: Sullivan, l6S; Panchat, 179; Krohne, 16l; Howard, 164; Allen, 156; Campana, 136; Cur ran, l49; LacOuz, l3l.
 nIted States Currency.
 WAsHINGToN. March Limited States currency outstanding al this date is $362, 5S5, 25S.
 River and Harbor Appropriations.
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-The House adopted the conference report on the river and harbor bill, fixing .he ap- propriation at $11, 800.
 Garfield In Washington.
 WASHINGTON, March 1-The spe. cial train carrying General Garfield and family arrived aI 9o'clOck. Gen eral Garfield was informally received in few pleasant remarks by Col. of the Committee of lnaug- ural Ceremonies. Carriages were in waiting, and the President-elect with his family, except his aged mother, who was driven direct to the Execu- tive Mansion, was escorted 10 the hotel. It was General GaItieid's wish that no formal demonstration take place upon reaching the hotel. W. Daridge, a member of the committee appointed to receive the President elect, delivered a short address of welcome in behalf of the committee. General Garfield responded briefly, for the comfort of himself and family expressing himself as being iatigued from the journey, which he hoped would excuse him from further re- marks. President Hayes will call on the PresidCntelect tomorrow eve. General Garfield will dine with Rep resentative Chittenden and afterwards hold a reception, for which cards have been issued. On Friday morning the President and Mrs. Hayes wlll turn over the Executive Mansion to the President-elect and Mrs. Garfield, and OF Saturday the retiring President and Mrs. Hayes and family will leave by a special train for Cleveland.
 Coal On Fire.
 RICHMOND, Va, February 2S.-The town of Franklin, on the Seaboard and RoanOake Railroad, was half de- stroyed by fire yesterday. Nearly all the business houses were burned. The loss is estimated at S150, GOO. The origin of the fire was the explosion of an oil tank in a grocery.
 The British Repulse.
 LONDON, March IA dispatch from Mt. Prospect says the Boers earned the British position in Spitzkap by a rush. A newspaper cor respondent was taken prisoner, but was afterwards released. He says the body of General Colley is on the hill. It is quite clear the loss of the hill was not due to the failure of ammuni- tion. General COlley over estimated the strength of his position, and left its most vital points, which the BOers attacked in force, poorly defended. A detachment of the squadron will inn mediately land a brigade of seamen and marines. with guns, at Durban, and they will be sent 10 the front. Orders have been sent to Jamaica for the despatch of ship 10 Bermuda tO order troops by the ship Oronties. due there on the 5th instant, to proceed to the cape with the Ninety ninth regiment. The troop ship Euphrates has been ordered tO em bark the Fifty firth regiment at Bombay in a week hence, and proceed to Colombo and embark two companies of tue One Hundred and Second regiment and proceed to Durban, where she will ar- rive on .he 22d instant. These achievements number 2000 men.
 Another correspondent estimates that 4OO0 Boers took part in the Spitz- kap engagement.
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