The Phoenix herald., 1882-05-26

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1S--Seven
 new cases of smallpox are reported
 among the Chinese passengers on
 the steamer AItenower this evening.
 The engineer of the steamer and two
 seamen are down with the disease
 and were removed to the hospital.
 Saot and Killed
 BLAeKwATER, Fla, May 18 -Jc-
 serh Waters was shot and killed ny
 John " Hams this morning. Jcal-
 oIsy was the calse. The uzurdeier
 escaped.
 A Double Iarder.
 BROWNSVILLE. Tex. May IS.-The particulars of double murder at San Pedro de los Petoles, Mexico, | tlday. have just been recei cd here | T.o brothers named Ro aero left
 their home in that place to attend
 the fair which was to have been
 opened this morning. Learning that
 the opening had ueen postponed,
 ttev started away, making noisy
 demonstrations at thelr di7a2point-
 ,nenu. A few moments la,er they met Father Lurar. Catholic priest, and bis brother Pedro, who smi;ed at their actions as they passed. The Romeros became enraged and ap- rroache1 the priest and his brother from behind, stabbed them repeated C ly in the back, and left them dead in
 the road
 An Explosion
 CLEvELANp, Ohio, May 1S--This n afternoon the steamer American Il Eagle exploded the boiler. in the
 steam drum, when twelve miles out F. from Sanduskv, while racing with =, the steamer Jay Gould. The fire = man, Bi ile. was instantly killed; deck hand, F. Walters. was fatally
 injured, and Engineer Johnson was ST badly scalded about the face and in hands. The tug Mystic fow.d the ct Eagle to Kclly's Island, the hull be- f., ing uninjured. At the moment of bI the expiosio,, the Eagle was at ds tempting to sail across the Cooks bow.
 Stranded. he LONDON, May 1S-A dispatch from Valparaiso states hat the British Je bark Star of India, from San Fran OV cisco, March II, for Queenstown, has val gone ash re. She is total loss Crew saved. the
 Comet VistbIe. d., PHELPS, N. Y..-The Wells comet To was visible 10 the naked eye last for night in constellation Casziaaal- ( seofieid succeeds nrDoweIi- me NEW YORK May 2O.-The Her Fri. aids Washington Special says: Ma cel' for General Schufeld will be assign inst ed to the command of the military F division of the pacific upon the re- seal tirement O. General Mcdowell. tine
 smaII Pex- T SAN FRANCISCO, May 2Oth--The ton, Board of health again considered the ago AltenoweT casa his afternoon without wee rrachIng a definite onClu-ion. It is will believed. however, that the passen dest gers will be removed to the hull of mar he steamer Contra Costa, which is T now being fitted up for that purpose deci Only two new cases to-day. both mild alar The ouaia inc officer thinks ihe nroi danger of further infection is nearly coro oye;. T
 S--Du proi SAN DIEGO, May 2Oth.-The store T of G. RafIi in this city was entered ,a,. 1y burglars last night and robbed of Ger cwelry and money to the amount of Vii s1 800. No clue to the robbers h.. Dr. D. A. Johnson, ex-Couniy Re Ca ;order, died last night after a long con. llness. of consumption He was un. ou., verSally esteemed. C.
 On for Mieeons n. rece WAsH1NGToN. May 20.-Tbe Post tors leaves to morrow for
 ! brief visit to Wisconsin. While " west he will arrange for putting on imo he mail train from Chicago west prer
 Card from shipherd. ty WASHINGTON, May D. Shipherd case las issued card to the public which The $ intended to express his opinion of dect 3la ne and of he committee inves will ,aling the affairs of the Peruvian take n. It concludes as fol- the IS follows: " In answer to requests the Ilready received from nearly every rega State in the Union, am consider nis, ng the expediency of con inuing let f he narrative of tne necessary data. in f All are ready, and if the public deal wants the fae ts and documents 1 am bav athcr inclined Lot to refuse them.'' The
 House Proceeding. J'rs WAsHiNeToN, May 20.-H ousc- s'h' The vote on the question of the con tio" alteration of the Mackey vs. O'Con 'eis Ter contested eledtior case resulted az" D no quorum. n'ei 11isco,.L r.o-,.d .t. ca,a1 n. mo7 iciency bill. Ordered printed and save committed. It recomends appro- mat $6,425,319, besides pension cru . 'aims, for which a special appro ui'i ,riatien of $16,OOO,OOO has been on made. Another call of the House eioi ras ordered, with the result of no " .uorum obtainable- Adjourned. ..,
 E1IbasterIn= "i'' WASHINGTON, May 20.-For four Oou ours, today, the House did nothing. <l Inc Mockey- O'Connor South Caro- ana ma contested election case was ia"r alled up this morning by Calkins, com
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