The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1882-09-08


der from Ross, together with letters
of the latter. Folsom protests his
innocence of any fraud.
New York.
NEW YORK, Sept.-Conkling now
opposes the candidacy of Secretary
Folger. Out of 65 d. legates thus
far chosen, 81 were for Cornell and
20 for Folger.
yellow Fever.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 5.-The city
is free from yellow fever No case
has been reported since August II.
The sanitary condition is excellent
and the death rate low.
PENSACOLA, Sept. 5.-One more
case of yellow fever has been re-
ported and two deaths. The number
of cases to date. 90; deaths. 8.
MATAMoRAs, Sept. 5-Thc yellow
fever is decreasing. Seven deaths
To-day
Utah.
SALT LIKE, Sept. 1.-The town of
Stockton was destroyed by fire on
Sunday night Loss, $4,000.
Model Election.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 5.-An Audldnche
Helena, Arkansas, special claims the
election there today was carried by
bulldozing in the face of 10000
Republican majority. 1t says the
citizens assured Governor Churchill
that every man would vote as he
wished and have the vote counted.
The Governor appointed j.. g Bar
low, commander of the military.
When telegraphed what was going
on he did not reply. One negro was
shot. John P. Taylor, -andidate for
county clerk, was abused at the
Lower House, and made to give up
the tickets. Judge Bennett and
Jacob Triber were treated In a SINH
lar manner and notified that they
had better go home. After mos of
the negroes had gone home he
Democrats endeavored to get some
few that remained in town to vote,
saying they did not wish the impress
sion to get out that they were not
allowed to vote.
The Pr sident.
NEWPORT. r. l., Sept. 5.-Presi-
dent Arthur has remained on board
the yacht in East River. He will
probably start for Boston and go to
the White mountains on Saturday.
Fire in Chico.
San Francisco, September o.
Chico Hotel, Armory hall and a few
tmal1 cottages were burnt yesterday.
Less, about $4,000.
The COmstOck.
VIRGINIA, NEy, Sept. 5lh.-Super-
intendent Patton returned from
visit to the Atlantic States last even
ing, was again on duty today. John
W. Mackay left here last evening for
San Francisco. He will return TO
the Cumstock in about two weeks.
The stock excitement is continued,
but no new strike has been made in
any mine on this end OF the Com
stock. G. G. Steurson, who has Il
lease of the Kentuck ground, has, at
a depth of $50 feet, large body of
regular old-fashioned Constock ore
what il pays is not made public. 1t
appears to make toward the south
and Gown Point folks are drifting
for it. In the Jacket ground is again
split up and poor.
Stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5th.-The
stock market broke fearfully this
morning, everybody trying to sell.
The panic was complete after The
rst call. There was reason in the
case Of Potosi, Norcross, Curry and
Best and Belcher, but the rest of the
list is practically unchanged. At the
eleven o'clock session the business
was fair and middling, stocks steady,
after the board the market dropped
off again.
Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Sept. 5.-The cleo
ton passed off quietly in dill portions
of the State heard from. The Dcmo-
cratic State ticket is evidently elected
by about the usual majority. Indi-
cations point to slight increase in
the Republican and Greenbaek
membership of the Legislature.
FrohioiIIon figured prominently in
number of counties, in the legisla
tive and judicial tickets.
Fatal Excursion Train.
PARIS, September 5.--A telegram
from Mulhouse states that one hun
dred persons were killed and three
hundred injured in railroad acct |
dent near Hugotton.
The train wrecked near Hugotton |
was an excursion train made up of |
twcnty-four cars, and nineteen were
smashed to pieces or shot down the
into the swamp where
their weight caused them to sink.
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