Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-03-05

prene Court: Sargent as Minister to Germany, and Wm. F. Poston as United States Attorney of the Western District of Tennessee.
 Banquet to Sargent.
 WASHINGTON. March 2-Sargent, our new Minister to Berlin, was enter tained at a grand dinner last evening by Ex-Senator Mitchell. Cabinet officers, Senators and Representatives of the Supreme Court were present.
 Trouble Anticipated
 T LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March, 3.-Advices from the Indian Territory say, the Rail road extension beyond Vinita is likely to create strife between Indian authori- ties and contractors. Chief Bushyhead, will shortly issue a proclamation order ! ing the parties of the reservation until ] Secretary Kirkwood renders a decision respecting the rights of the road and of | the Indians.
 The creVAsse.
 MHNPHIs, March 2 - Some people were drowned, among the number being Heyne, shipping clerk for Frank and Reinach. He tried to go to the asaist- ance of Mrs. Bradshaw, and was drawn into the channel of the break and drown ed The stock Is all drowned and there are no provisions for the poor The break occurred about one hundred yards above DuDcan's. We have sent to Ter rine for the steamer Plowboy, to come and take the women and children to Memphis. They are suffering greatly, having lost everything they possessed. The clothing they have on their bodies is the only property they saved.
 Itis impossible to describe the fearful havoc of destruction the waters have made. Besides the break at Riverton there are two more, one at Wright's, one mile below, and another at Judge Mills place, two miles below Riyerton. Mules, horses, COWS and goats pass by contin- ually.
 The Floods HELENA, Ark, March 2.-The river did not rise here yesterday as expected. | The river from above began rising last l night again and will continue A big break IS reported m the levee just be- low Concordia. People arc panic striken. Four negroes and one white man were drowned. w. Blackburn, of Laconia Circle, arrived to-day to negotiate for steamer to remove the stock and people from that flooded dis trlct. He says many negroes are starv- ing and others are feeding on the putrid of drowned cattle and such game as can be procured. Whole families are subsisting on half peck of meal per week. The distress all along the river below Is unparalleled. News reached this city this afternoon that the water in St. Francis river bottosns or Sunk Lands Is rising an inch per hour. This, if true, will put us to thinking be- fore the week has passed.
 Damaging Storm.
 GALVESTON, March A News special rom Navazota states that storm on Monday night did material damage to hat neighborhood, uprooting trees, blowing down fences and some houses. Two large gin houses near the town were demolished. 4 tree fell on the house of ! freedman named Sandy Williams, near Anderso". killing 8 child and crippling ID old woman.
 Tke Father Of Waters.
 NICKsBURG, March 2-The river IS ( ising slowly. Very serious breaks are I eported which will put the northern art of Washington and the back land ! f Isoquera and Sharkey counties under V 7ater. A number of people were rowned at Riverton and there is con S iderable suffering and loss of life at t ther points. c
 Murdered by the Indiana DENVER, March 2-Thos. Mathison, a J lormon of St George. Utah, who arrived ere to-day from a trip through Arizona. T sports that his wife and daughter and c wO mormon men were killed by the onto Apaches near Colorado Chicquita, VI T the San Francisco mountains. c
 More Widows and Orphans. lC GLOUCESTER, Mass, March 2.-The b 'ss of four fishing schooners makes 9 z idows and siXty-two orphans V