Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-27
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ARIZONA.
A Retrac,ion Retracted-JaiIer Arrest.

RetractiOn Retracted-JaiIer Arrested
Tucson, October 26th.-Ben Morgan pub
fishes a card this afternoon withdrawing his
previous letter of retraction to w. B. Hor-
ton Of the personalities employed 10 panph.
let recently issued by him, and accepting the
challenge sent him by Horton. Horton
claims that the difficulty WAS terminated by
the letter of retractiop, and refuses 70 renew
the discussion. Morgan, in another card, de-
uounces the author of the Associated Press
dispatch of the 23i instant, and claims that 1t
Is false.
Colonel Ban. Morgan is a resident of
Berkeley, Cal, recently made fortune in
the Total Wreck mine, and ia now practicing
law in San Francisco.
Cooler, the turnkey at tie jail, was arrested
TO day for completely in the Jail delivery by
which nine prisoners escaped.
An Important Railroad Event.
Tucson, October Doth. = Yesterday at
Nogsles the ceremony of driving the
golden spike connecting the New Mexico and
Arizona Railroad was observed. The spike
was driven by Mrs. w. K. Morley and G. g.
Wheeler, General Manager CT the Atchisop,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Judge f
NJ. Smith and others delivered addresses.
A Ju.tffabIe Homicide.
Tucson, October 26th. John Brick
weed, formerly the Lessee of Congress Hall
here, the largest gambling establishment in
Arizona, shot and killed Barry Sutton at
Nogsles Tuesday night The Coroner's Jury
decided that the deed was iusti6able homi.
eide.
The Revolution in Sonora.
Tucson, October 26th-The Ctisen this
afternoon contains the following in relation
| to the Sonora revolution Many ramors have
| been afl)at in this city as to a revolution in
| Sn0nra and Inrnh IicpriaE Is
| insecurity OF property in that State has been
| the result. U1e Of the editors of the CttiaeR
has jest returned from the Sonora line,
where he had an opportunity to
| learn the exact situation of affairs.
South of the line there exists o very
curious and anomalous state of affairs. There
appears 10 be q personal conflict between
Governor ORTIZ and General Reyes, the COM
mander Of the Feders1 forces in Sonora
Governor Ortiz caused the Legislature to
practically proclaim General Reyes a. rebel.
and grant the Governor extraordinary pow.
ers to levy tax and negotiate loan for the
purpose of putting force in the field to sup
press General Reyes. The General immsdi
ately took the defensive. The citizens CT
Sonora have failed to pay the extraordinary
tax, and Governor ORTIZ and thu Legislature,
being unable TO raise a force sufficient to cope
| with the l 700 Federal troops under command
of General Reyes, have abandoned tie Cap
ita,-Hermozillo-and taken refuge il Gusy-
mas, which is ut present the seat of
the civil Government. General Reyes dis,
patched 200 Federal troops to Guaymas on
the next train after the Governor and Leeis.
lature departed for Hermosillo, and they are
now quartered in that city. Both General
Reyes and Governor Ortiz claim to be sup
ported il their respective courses by the Fed.
eral Government st the City of Mexico, to
which both have appealed. Matters are now
in statu quo, and no disturbance of any kind
has taken place. All are waiting the action
of the Federal authorities Those best in.
formed do not apprehend bloodsbed. or any
disturbance of property rights, and think that
matters viii subsiie into their normal condi-
ton soon as word il had from the City of
Mexico. 1t is also thought that with the
construction of the railroad, and with the im-
portance that il will give TO commerce, this
is the last evan the shadow OF revolution
that Sonora will have. AS it is, business is
but little affected, and the only parties deeply
interested are Governor ORTIZ, General REYES
and their immediate friends We hope to be
able to announce in few days the amicable
adjustment of this matter.