Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-20
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 BANGOR, Me, August l6.-A most des- tructive tornado visited Bangor last night, the wind was terrific, rain fell in sheets accompanied by incesssnt thunder and lighting. The destruction of property was very great
 KEwANEE, Ills, August 16-The bank
 robbers who took twenty thousand dollars from the bank Monday night
 have not yet been captured. Parties answering their description were seen near Neponset. The job was executed
 with the utmost coolness, the robbers
 walking out of town in plain sight of a large number of people with their booty in a satchel between them
 CAIRO, Ills, August 16.-The Demo crats nominated Hon. W. x. Murphy, of Peoria, for Congress.
 ST. LOUIS, August 16-The Demo- crats of the Third q. strict at Cameron, nominated Col. 4. M. Dockery for Con- gress. The Democrats of the Thirteenth district in Pierce City nominated Judge W. Fyou for Congress.
 JACKSON, Miss, August 16.-The Re- publican Convention at HaZelhurst nominated Jas. Hill for Congress.
 T IT dler was nominated the Democratic candidate for Congress in the Ninth dis trict.
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, August l6.-G. W. Pewltt was renOminated for Congress by the Democrats of the Sixth district.
 STANTON, Va. August l6.-Chas. G. Ofernall was nominated by the Demo- crats of the Seventh Congressional dis trict.
 BAY CITY, Mich, August 16-Jobn Graham, aged F, was shot and killed in the neighborhoOd of the city, yesterday. It IS supposed to have been done by boy named Rivardes, of the same age by mistake for one of the family on whose steps the murdered boy was sit | ting, as RiTardes had feud with that 1 family.
 OMAHA, August 16.-Ex-Secretary Of | War Ramsey, of Minnesota, Col. God l frey, Of Des MOines, Iowa, Judge Carle- | ton, of Terre Haute, Indiana, and Sena- | tor Padd ok, of Nebraska, comprising l the Utah Commission, arrived here yes terday. Ex-Congressman PettigTew, of l Arkansas, IS expected in the morning | They were to leave for Salt Lake at | noon. They express themselves as ready | 70 carry out the law, but unable to say, | until they have had a consultation, how | they will enforce its provisions. They | will supervise the elections aLd remain | till November.
 LITTLE RoCK, August 16.-Col. \. | Ellis, prominent planter was murder | ed by John Martin, his foreman, Satur- | day on the border of the Indian Nation | The murderer fled to the nation and has | not been caught.
 ArcHIsoS, Kansas, August 1G.-A ter rife storm passed over Central Branch | county west of this city this morning | It extended from Corning to Irving. | At Corning John Butler and two daugh- ters were instantly killed by lightning. The elder, aged l5 years was standing | in the door when the bolt fell killing both.
 ATLANTA, August 16.-Senator Hill | was sleeping at midnight. There is no apprehension of immediate change. He connot retain food, Is unable to speak or write. He was unconscious part of the day, and cannot live more than 4S ho urs the physicians say.
 ATLANTA, Ga, August 16.-AbOut two this morning Senator Hill was found to be rapidly sinking. His breathing was with difficulty. He continued to sleep, however, and at the end of few mo- ments after six his death occurred with out struggle. He died from exhaus- ton.
 BROWNSVILLE, August 16.--Twenty- eight new cases of yellow fever, twenty five Mexicans and three Americans. 1T . ! cases reported at Fort Brown.
 At Matamoras seven new cases are re- ported, five of which are light and five deaths are reported. Major Butterfield, of Matamoras and Monterrie are down with fever. The weather cloudy but hot.
 NEW YORK, August 1.-The project of sending Arabi Pasha money and vol unteers is understood to have been abandoned by the American-Irish in deference to counsels prevailing at Philadelphia.
 HALIFAX, August 1.-The recent pur- chase of the schooner Conquest about twenty years old by General Butler of Boston has caused much comment and surmise. The vessel sailed yesterday ostensibly for q port in Madagascar, with stores sufficient for thirty or forty men for nine months. There embarked on the Conquest only two boys be- sides captain and mate sailed in her from this port, but the departure of twenty seafaring men to the eastward by land conveyance within a few days leads to the impression that the vessel was not going to sea light handed. Arms and ammunition arrived by last Boston steamer consigned to the pro iectOr of the enterprise.
 TORONTO, August IT, Chas. T. Kubler was arrested to-day for passing forged note for ten thousand dollars. When Kubler's fatbef heard of the sons ar rest he hanged himself.
 MONTREAL, August 17.-Rev. Father Chafelllere and four friends were drowned in lake Mackego, while fishing, by upsetting the canoe.
 BROWNSVILLE, Tex, August 17.-Sev- snteen new cases of yellow fever yester- terday, twelve Mexicans and five Ameri- cans. Three Mexicans died. The publication of daily papers is suspended, SO many of the hands being down with the fever. At Matamuras the number of cases is decreasing. Four deaths are in twenty-fours ending at nine }. n. The weather is clear.
 WASHINGTON, August lS.-The Ma ronal Board of Health has received a report from Pensacola. The mate of ] the Spanish bark SiletG died of yellow lever. Three men sick aboard. Great excitement prevails at Pensacola, and here are rumors of other cases of fever smOng the shipping. I
 WASHINGTON, August 1s.-A petition las been filed by Captain John Mullan, I 'f California, with Secretary of State, e inviting attention to the second arrest D Ireland of Henry George, and asking hat it be inquired into. NEW YORK, August lS-The Missis- [ ippi River Commission Is in session. rhe sum at the disposal of the com '