The Phoenix herald., 1882-08-04
TELEGRR2HIC
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mt through the bill appropriating
 fen million dollars year for the
 education of iIllterates of the United state-. but failed because of objec
 tons.
 The President has approved the act appropriating s5O,oo0 for Mrf Lucretia Garfield on account Of sal ary.
 The Senate today confirmed the spnointment of George A Johnson as collector If customs in San Die go, Cal
 PHILADELPHIA, July 2S.-Senator Thos. V. Cooper, chairman Of the Renublican State convention says, the reply of the Independents does m, change the si nation as 1t is merely a formalIty of rejection Of nropositious submitted by the regu lars. He thought the Independent movement had lost its strength among the Republican masses and nredicted the stalwart and indepen- dsnt ticket will poll less votes than ,he Armstrong labor ticket, the prob able strength of which he placed at something over S0,O00.
 Explosion.
 CHICAGO, July>2S.-A terrible ex- n1osion of giant powder occurred this evening at the stone quarry in tba northwestern part of the city. Many people were knocked down by the concussion many blocks away. Some houses several blocks sway were uuroofed and window rIass broken. No one was killed but a large number were injured, bu; 1t is believed only nine danger ously.
 war NOtes-
 A1.ExASDRIA, July 2S.-The h. flexible has gone to summon the Alouker forts to surrender. and will bombard them if they do not.
 The Quinnebaug alone remains of the American squadron. Lord Chas- Bsresford acknowledges the i'm mense services so generously rem dered by the American marines Very important seizures have been made of secret correspondence in re- lstion to tAe bombardment between the military party and the French official correspondence, said 10 prove incontestably that the rlilitasy par ty was secretly supported by the French. The water in the canal continues to fall, and troops for c week past have been dependent on wells, cis- terms and condensers.
 The Garrison at Aboukir having refused to surrender the forts, they will probably be bOnrbarded on Fri day.
 Arsbi Pasha has written to the Sultan as follows: "I trust it Is 1 false that, as the enemies of Islam assert, Ottsman troops are coming to Egypt, as should have to oppose them by force.'
 Raisrcad Election.
 SAN FRAScIsco, July 2s.-The fol lowing is list of the direeto of the Southern Pacific railroad elect cd today: Chas. Crocker, Chas. F. Crocker, Chas. Mayns, " V. Hunt ington, NJ S. Smith. J. L. Willicut1, Moses Hopkins. At meeting of the directors the following officers were elected: Chas. CFosker, Presi- dent; Chas. F. Crocker, Vice Presi- dent; \. F. Smith, Treasurer; J. L. EiIlicutt, Secretary
 Washington News
 WASHINGTON, July 23.-Debate in the Senate on the Naval appropria- tion bill was interrupted by Will llama, who offered an amendment to the proposed sundry civil bill direct ing the Attorney General 10 ascc-- tam what would be 6 reasonable compensation for Chas H. Reed in defending Guitesu, and to make an allowance therefor not exceeding . ss.0OO-
 In the House the Senate bill grant ing the right of way for railroad { and telegrsphic purposes to the St. S Louis and San Francisco railroad I company through the Choctaw and ' Chieasaw Indian nations was { passed.
 Williams, of Wisconsin, from the i committee on conference on the Jap anese Indemnity bill, reported dis agreement and further conference [ was ordered. r 4 secret treaty, setting aside the | awards of the mixed Mexican con- S mission against Mexico in the cases ? of Cebsbue and Well for $1,200, ,000, a was sent to the Senate to-day. t There is no ground for the report o that Mexico and Guatemala have 2 submitted their dispute to the ar k bitration of The United States. Pres C ident Barrios, for Guatemala, has re- ii euested arbitration but Mexico has, 9 as yet, not united in the action. r
 Anothe fast Horse. r CHICAGO, July 2S.-A Cleveland a special says. On Friday the phe- 4 nomenal trotting stallion Jerome O Eddy. developed yesterday, will ( make an exhibition trot in which he Il will attempt to beat Smuggler's i great record. He trotted to the q post in the third heat f at 2:14 clip, when he was pulled ( back to let the field in, otherwise the [