Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-10-06
siIv.r Bought.

WAsHfSGroN, Oct. 3l.-Thc trea- sury department today purchased 415,000 ounces of fine silver for the November delivery at the Philadel- phia, New Orleans and Ssn Fran cisco hints.
 Treaty tsigned.
 Wk;HINeT,N, Oct. 3i.-The treaty establishing the boundary line be twecn Mexico and Gnatcmala, signed at the City of Mexico, on the 27th of september, is substantially the same as the preliminary treaty agreed 10 by Gen. Bariios and Seuor Romero in New York, on the first of August. Guatemala in the treaty jut con cluded reti:es entirely from her claim to the territory in Chiapas and Soconusco, which for the past sixty years has been in the posses sion of Mexico.
 Lighthouse Troubles.
 PORT TOWNSEND, Oct. 2.-The collector of GUS oms for this port has received advices from Washington that, owing to insufficient appropri- ations, the ass:stan. lighthouse keep CTS in most of the lighthouses on the sound will be discharged.
 Yellow Fever. PENsAcoLA, Oct. 2.-Thrce hun- drcd cases of yellow fever to date and seventy deaths. Disease has been spreading rapidly for week rast, but is chiefly confined to the poor Colorea people are peculiarly susceptible to it's ravages.
 Steamer Burned.
 NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 3d.-A Picay- une special from Vicksburg says This morning fire broke ous on the steamer Robert E. Lee while on a trip to this city, about 30 miles be- low here, resulting in the total de structIon of the boat with terrible b s of life, over thirty persons per. ishing. The bo yks of the boat and the U. s. mall together with 500 bales of cotton were lost. Nominated for the Council. Bow1E, Oct. 2-The Democratic delegates of Cochise and Graham counties met here in conv en,ion to | day and nominated P. J. Bolan, of Stafford, Graham county, for the Council, on the sixth ballot. Tn convention passed off smoothly. Assignment. DETROIT, Oct. 2.-Smith & Shelby extensive grain dealers and genera merchants of Grass Lake, made an assignment on account of inability to collect outside inde ebtedness. I is hoped they may be able to pay II full. Liabilities unknown, but art thought to be quite large. The firm is one of the oldest Tn c,n rsl B1ichi gan and always maintained higl character.
 Jail Burned.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2-A specia from Durrant says: The Jail burned last night, and c. Davis, con fine d foi beating hls wife, perish in tho flames. It is believed that Davis fired the place. either purposely or accidentally.
 5kan Shot.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio, October 2d.-A Burlington, Ind, lspecial se ,'s-A A Ossian last nigh; Martin Thaysr was was fatally shot by G. w. King. dur ing a quarrel about the rent of a building owned by Thayer Cruelty to Se-men. NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Capt. Ham- milton and Mate Cummings of the ship Undaunted, were arrested on a carge of cruelty at sea. One seaman vas killed by falling into the ho.d. Verdict Reversed. k OTTAWA, Oct. 2.-The Supreme court it4s reversed and rcmandeC the verdict in the case of Jame: Keegan, under sentence of death in Chicago for murder committed ir 1879.
 Challenge.
 ST. JOHN, N. B., Oct. 3.-Wallact Ress writes: II will TOW P. H. Con ley. of Halifax, either on St. Johr harbor or Kenncbeccasls river 1T four weeks, for s1 .OO0 a side"