Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-12-15


Porter and Is of opinion that instead
%; being criminal he was MARTY
Hneead,arism-
FIScENNEs, Ind, Dec. ia fire
Petersburg yesterday dcstrC yed
nber of sores and residences
-Loss, $4,000. partially insured A
II "a believed to be the ince nd larry,
rode out at hard gtllop just before
tie flames were discovered. 1t is be-
i,~rod the incen.iialisn grew out OF
an old quarrel whether the county
sat should be retc.sburg or Wins
lox-
\ washington zotcs-
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s-A Washington
Z oecial says: The Duke of New
:. sstle has been here for few days
- visit. Yesterday morning he
resented himself a, St. Johns
& ,urch, where the President wor-
slips, but being quite early was I'D
~ the usher that he wonld have to
~ait in the vestib-le until lie service
began before he could be provided
~ith a seat. After waiting half an
our the Duke was Informed that
I'll the seats were fiilrd ami there
upon he returned to his hotel. 1t is
: ,cdless to say the Duke was MOI
tacognized.
Beck's resolution on political as
ssssments grows less and less poPu-
lar among Democrats and many of
them are not sure that Beck has not
over-reached himself. They say he
should have consulted his party. His
nRaxe for noteriery ard sensation got
DAN unlensble position. If
n>pf the resolution de-
hocrais alone it is
kould be an inves-
4 TINycoLS, Heb., Dec. l2-Hon. c.
Burre's elegant new mansion was
"A .rned yesterday; loss, $so,o0e-
.alf Insured
Two strokes of PARALYSIS.
LONDON, Dec. 1s-Lord Houghton
had two strokes of paralysis in the
past few days.
A French View.
PARIS, Dec. 12-The Republic
Francais again violently attacks the
policy of the British governments III
Egg The article thus concludes:
Egypt Is too big a morsel to be
swallowed even by E gland, and this
she will find OUT
The Cade.
PEsrH, Dec. IA duel between
EHironquic, Minister of public works,
and Ratonchy, member of the Hun
garian district, took place yesterday
morning Each fired two shots with
out result
Juh's Band.
SEPAR, n NJ, Dec. 13-About two
weeks ago three men, J. D. Nc
Donald, ]. Biggs and a German,
name unknown, together with sew
enty.one Mexicans who were in camp
about seventy-five miles from Separ,
Nm, were attacked by Juh's band |
of Indians and all killed. The In
dians were coming from Mexico and |
were on their way to Separ and vi |
cinity, but as nothing was heard of |
them after the killing the rupposi- |
ton IS they have returned to Mexico.
Asks for an Escort.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-The Mar
ouis of Lorne has asked the Secre-
tary of War by telegraph to give the
Princess and himself military es-
cort from San Francisco to San An
TOMS, Texas, fears being entertained |
that Fenians are plotting against
their lives and Will take the occasion
lof their intended journey to carry
khc plos into execution This may
be only rumor, but it is fact that
HE escort of an officer and ten men
has been detailed to accompany the
distinguished visitors.
A Boiler Explosion.
CHICAGO, Dec. PA special from
waneetown. ILL.,, says that a dread
1l accident occurred a. the SAW mill
j. Vincent 8 Son at noon ycster-
Eleven men employed about
3 mil were scattered about the
Dhgine room during the noontAy
lunch, when the boiler exploded,
completely wrecking the mill and
Immediately killing eight of the
eleven men and wounding the other
three severely. The men were actu-
ally blown in.o mincemeat, and the
friends subsequently went about
with poles picking up fragments
strewn about. {
A Me ting of General Freight {
Agents.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13-Commissioner ,
Midgely and the general freight
agents of the Western roads left last ,
night for New York, accompanied {
by representatives of the Union Pa {
cific and Central Pacific. To-day the 8
Western freight agents will meet in /
Joint executive committee for the e
irpose of considering the present I
,ntract system on California bust 7
Jess, and also fixing the through I
.ztes and divisions on same for the G
nsuing serr. The Northern Pa G
kific exhibition car arrived here yes I
Lcrday on its homeward trip, having c
made tour since September 18th |
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, H. 6
diana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylva- I
MIA, New York and Maryland The