Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-06
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N-SufNTOS, July 0l.-A Portland
 Maine newspaper of the 26th, states that
 one of Hubelrs assessment circulars re.
 ceiYed at that city, assessing Govern. l ment officials conveyed from Washing tn in a Government envelop without 1 payment of postage as Hubbell and other of the slgners of the circular, are 1 members of the House of Representa-
 lives and the Senate. Inquiry Will be | made into the facts of this charge and l be a privileged question which any ! member of the House or Senate can move to have investigated. It is stated tha: a resolution will be introduced into | the House on the first opportunity, | instructIug the Committee on Reform l in the Civil Service to investigate the ! facts alleged and inquire whether the | official envelopes or stamps for official | buslness can only be used by any mem- 1 ber Ot Congress for other than official ! business, with power to send for the l persons and papers.
 WASHINGTON, July 31.-It is reported
 that Senator Edmunds contemplates resigninr and will devote himself en- tirsly to his profession.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 3O.-It has l inst transpired that Geo. F. Doughty, Secretary of the Cincinnati, New Orleans l x Texas Railway, has made an over issue of SiO0,O0O worth of stock of the road. The discovery was not made till the death of Doughty some months ego.
 WASHINGTON, July 31.-The National Federation of Labor Unions in an ad- l dress says; "It is of great importance that candidates for the next Congress of all parties, should be called upon to clearly define their position on the great question of capital and labor before election day The Convention of Work l inrmen is also called to meet at Wash ingtou on the 10th Of November.
 WASHINGTON, July 31.-Dr. Hicks has received letter from George Scovills, | dated at Chicago, saying he would come on there next week for the purpose of c0utestiGg Guiteau's alleged will.
 WASHINGTON, August 1.-The Senate Judiciary Committee has decided to report favorably the nomination of W. W. Hoover, of California, to be associate justice of Arizoua Judge Stillwell was removed to make place for Hoover, and Stillwells friends were disposed to Op- pose the confirmation. Charges have been preferred against Stillwell and the Committee after examining the record 0i the investigation in the Department Of Justice agreed to report on HoOyer's case favorably.
 WASHINGTON, August 1.-Serious charges are brought against the man. agement of the soldiers home al Hamp- ton.
 WASHINGTON, August 1.-The Secre- tary of the Interior decides that mes quIte is not timber in the meaning of the law and may be cut on the public lands.
 NEE YORK, July 3l.-During tenn porary absence Of Marie Eppolter from her experiments in 9 Roosevelt street a fire started and two children were burned to death.
 NEW YORK, August 1--The steamer Niagara from Havana yesterday brought twelve Chinamen The steamer firm mo- titied the Havana agentnot to bring any more Chinese, for SO far as they could see there was no possibility of evading the law.
 NEW YORK, August 1.-One hundred and thirty-eight deaths in New York from heat for the twenty-four hours ending yesterday noon are reported.
 BosToN, July 31.-The funeral of Geo. k. Proctor, prominent citizen, whose death was attributed to paralysis, was stopped by the Medical Examiner, who found bullet wound iu the back of his head, and q revolver, with one chamber discharged, under the cellar stairs of PrOctOr's house.
 CoLU1BUs, July 31.-Reports from the county primaries in Speaker Keifer's district Indicate that he will have l24 votes in the convention next Wednes- day and General Kennedy 42
 ST. LoUIs, July 3L-A negro attempted Co -avish Mrs Peck, agetHsixty, at Can ton, Ohio. Attempt frustrated and ne- gro lynched.
 PEORIA, August 1.--Patrick Grove, of Dynamite fame, returned from Chicago and reported that a convention of the dynamite faction was held there last week including delegates from the Pacific coast.
 LAREDO, Texas, August L-Several deaths from yellow fever are reported at Nltamoras and Brownsville.