Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-10-06
Infant nursrerer

agei S years, Killed a dOmcStlc Ill | ncigI.bor's family with rifle loaded with slugs. The killing arose out of Ia quarrel because the girl drew some water from his fathers well. Sergeant sEasor. 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 The applie cation for writ Of habeas corpus in tie case of Sergeant Mason was de- nied.
 Nominee Declines. NEW YORK, Oct. "A. B. Hcp- burn writes declining the nomination for Co., gressman-at-'ar 1 Yellow Fever.
 BROWNSVILLE, Oct. 4 No new cases of yellow fever here today; one deIth; nore at Fort Brown. There IS no sickness beyond bere.
 MATAMoRAs, Oct. 4.-The fever cases in this city are estimated at less than ten; no deaths. Reliable inf .rmaiion states that there were three hundred cases in NJ ontcrey since September 16. It is still bad in Mier
 Ike Yankee Democracy.
 HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 4.-Most of tue towns in the State held an election for town officers today and the vote generally was very light. In Hartford tue Democrats elected all the town officer except treasurer who is a Republican. Middletown l and Bloomfield Democratic. Water burg. Republican and West Har:- fcr,l, Wether. cfield Berlin and Over Meridsn, nendson, Glastonburg. Sufficld also elected Republican town officers. In Hartford last year the Republicans elected majority town officers, this year the Demo crats.
 Railroad Row.
 DENVER, Oct 4.-The nenver and 1 Rio Grande railway has brought suit against the Union Pacific rail road for S35O, ,O00 for unlawful use of their track on the Leadville branch, The Union P1cific claims they are using the track under a con- tiact made by the South Park rail- road, purchased by them in Janu- ary, 1GSl, which they have fulfilled. Heavy storm. STOCKTON, Oct. 4.-The heaviest storm ever known in this section sec tion al this time of year commenced yesterday and continued during the day with but little interruption 1 Trees were blown down and several buildings in the counry damaged and considerable damage to grain.
 The State grange met today and effected an organization, one hun ired members were present.
 Hanged by 2Isb. l CHAILoTTEvILLE, Va, Oct. A. Rhodes, murderer of the Massic family, was taken out of jail last night by armed men and hanged to tree.
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 NEW YORK Oct. 4.-Judge Fol ger has written his letter of accept ance of tke nomination. He refers 10 the reports of improper action by which his nomiu&tion was secured, but holds that the convention waas properly elected and it its proceeding. 
 fairly conducted, and that ii he de- I clined either the State Committee would appoint a nominee wAich would be no gain to the people or q fqew convention would have to be called and for that there is not time enough bcfoFFee tLe election.
 Eunsa Prison Investigation.
 YUaA, Oct. Ex-Governor Trltie ar rived yesterday to hold an investiga- ton of the affairs of the Territorial prison. There was no quorum of the hoard, and the investigation was postpored to Thursday. The follow ing is the substance of the charges upon which the investigation is | founded:
 First, That D. Neahr, while being and acting as one of the Board of Teri itorial Prison Commissioners, has for some months received the sum of six dollars per day out of the fun':s of the Territory over and above the pay allowed by law for his services as such Commissioner
 Second. That D. Ncahr was in the town of Yuma and at the prison, | when one Csumm, who was there confined under sentence of imprison- ment fer fourteen years for an at | tempt to commit murder, was re- leased from the prison under the in slructions Of the.Superintendent, H. NJ. Alexander. Secretary O the Board, without protesting or notify ing the other Commissioner, who re- sided at q distant part of the Terri tory.
 Third, That said D. Neahr did draw mileage at the rate of thirty cents per mile each way for a dis tance of one hundred miles, when at the same time he was at the prison and did not travel any distance what ever.
 Fourth, That said D. Neahr, as one of said Commissioners, has en- deavortd to Jet contact for supplies to and for other parties who are not the lowest bidders. (Signed)
 GEO. NJ. THURLow.
 An additional charge has been filed which specifies that the law al- lows Commissioner living less than hundred miles from the pris- on ly five dollars per day for act ual atteu2ance at meetings, and charging Neahr with hfving drawn the full $400 while in Yuma. A Woman Shoots n Han.