Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-12-17
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NASHISGTON, Dec. Il.-NeW coMpI- cations are arising in the matter of the case between Manning ana Chalmers. Word comes from the Governor Of Ms sissipI that he wlll consider the refusal of a certificate Co -Esnniug as nulllfying the election, and will order a new cleo tion and disregard any contest that may , be pending ID Congress.
 Senator Saunders is going tO call up the bill to admit Dakota as a State on Wednesday, aud Senator Seawell will
 call Up on Thursday the bill for the re-
 lief of Fitz-John Porter.
 BANGOR, Me, Dee. 11-Dr. Davis, r. C. Knight and Chas. M. Survey and three Frenchmen are supposed drowned
 ln MOosehead Lake. Dr. Davis was be irg conveyed to see a patient at the
 time of the supposed disaster.
 NEW YORK, Dec. l2.-Gen. Alfred II. Terry writes to Gen. Grant saying that be has examined all the testimony ID the
 case of Fitz John Porter and IS of opIE-
 ion that instead of being a criminal he
 was a martyr.
 VISCRSSRs, Ind. Dec. PA fire in Petersburg yesterday destroyed a nun Der of stores and residences. Loss, S3O,- OO0, partially insured. \ man believed to be the Iucendiary, rode out at a hard gdllop just before the flames were dis covered. It ,s believed the incendiar- ism grew uuT oi an Cid quarrel wEe.he- the county seat should be Petersburg or 1 Winslow.
 CHICAGO, Dec. PA Washington special says. T,e Duke of Newcastle | bas been here for a few days on visIr. ! Yesterday morning he presented hlm- self at St Johns church, where the ! President wOrships, but beng qmte early was told by the usher that he | would have to wait in the yesiibule until the service began before he could | be provided with a seat. After waiting | half an hour the Duke was informed | that all the seats were filled and there upon he returned to his hotel. It k needless to say the Duke was uO. | recognized.
 Beck's resolution on political assass- ments grows less and less popular among Democrats and many of them 1 are not sure that Beck has u0. over | reached himself. They say he should | have consulted his party. His love for
 uOtOriety and sensation got him IGtO an
 untenable position. + the adoption of the resolution depended on Democrats ! alone 1t is doubtful if there would b5 an investigation.
 1 LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. l2.-Hun. C. C. Burre's elegant new mansion was bulned
 yesterday; loss, S30,000; half insured.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Thc Citizens Committee had an interview in jail yes
 terday with O'Leary and Murphy the convicted three card monte and bunko
 men. Eachdetailed the circumstances of many robjeries including the govern
 meut printing office money theft, gave the names of the thieves and the
 detectives Wlo stood In as well as the percentage tf the proceeds the robbers
 paid. The detectives got 20 per cent. The
 detectives, it was even said planned
 some of thejObs and selected the men to execute hem. Murphy and OLeary
 gave q cIrumstantial account Of the
 Christiancy diamond robbery. The diamonds dspOsed of III New York and
 a heavy pecentage given two detectives
 who are umed. It IS alleged that the
 entire detective force Of the district re-
 ceived dividends levied weekly on the
 bunko andmonte men.
 WAsHINroy, Dec. I2.-The Special
 Committe on shipping interests will , probably rport bill giving the owners of ships bllt of Ameriacan material
 rebate equal to the duties on material used ID obstruction.
 ] WAsHIYGoS, Dec. 13-The Marquis of Lorne las asked the Secretary of . War by telegraph to give the Princess } and h.msd a military escort from San , ] Francisco San Antonio, Texas, fears l being entetained that Fenians are plot
 ting agalnt their lives and will take the Q occasion [ their intended journey tO ! carry the jot into execution. This may 2 be only IImor. but # IS a fact that the
 escort of ID officer and ten men has
 been detsied to accompany the distin- guished siitors.
 WAsHSroS, Dec. l3.-The Civil ! Service bil came mp to-day in the D Senate ana its provisions were dis
 cus,ed at considerable length. Pen dleton, Allnon and Sherman took an active par, il the discussion which was , qDte warm and spirited.
 e AUGUSTA. Me. Dec. 13.-Ex-Senator - IIt Morrill, IS gradually growing weaker l , mind and body.
 ! NEW YonK, Dee. 13.-The Times re- . . iewing Belmont Nicaraugua Canal re- ort thinks the House Committee on {, foreign affairs must have been working in the dark and Tn the interest of the inter , pretation recently put upon the Clayton Bulwer treaty by our Government when l 1t recommended the House to CIve its
 sanction iu any form as this entered In-
 to with Nicaraguan company.
 PHILADELPHIA, December l3.-Geo. II. Boxer has been reelected President of the Union League.
 PHILApELPHIA, Dec. 13.-The Enter
 prise Cotton Mills at Manayunk were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
 The loss was S15,000 on the building and
 SjO.OOO on the stock and machinery. The fire broke out on the fourth floor.
 About one hundred operatives were at
 work. Those on the fifth floor were ex-
 posed to the most danger. There were
 no fire escapes. The only means many
 of the operatives had to avoid destruc- tion by fire was the use of the outside hosting rope. which reached only to the
 second floor. All coming down this way had to fall from the second floor to the