The Phoenix herald., 1882-08-04

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 q EdniHnds to Resign.
 WAsHINGToN. July 31 It is re ported that Senator Edniunds con ? templates resigning, and will devet' himself entirely to his profession.
 Fraudulent Stocks i CINCINNATI, July 30.-It has jus . transpired that Geo. F. Doughty Secretary of the Cincinnati, New Orleans $ Texas railway, has made an over issue of s4OO,o0O worth oi stock of the road. The disooverv was not made till the death of Doughty some months age.
 War Notes.
 ALEXANDRIA, July 31-To-day the Khedive's Cabinet issued pro- clamation declaring Arabi rebel, Arabi has resumed the tur5an and robes of a descendant of prophet.
 PoKr SAID, July 30.-Reports from the interior say the Bedouins. who first favored the Khedive have 1 gone over to Arabi and will furnish him sixty thousand men. De Les seps is making a great deal of trou- ble here in opposing foreign meas ures. He addressed a crowd of Arabi's supporters in terms hostile to England and France. As a resl1t the English, French and Germans have abandoned their intention of landing lest disturbance follow.
 Laber Unions
 WASHINGTON, July 31--The Ma tienal Federation of Labor Unions in an address says: "It is of great importance that candidates for the next Congress of all parties, sAould be called upon to clearly define their position on the great question of capital and labor before election day" The convention ot working men is also called to meet at Wash ington on the 18th of November.
 The New Judge,
 WASHINGTON, August 1-Tha Sen ate judiciary committee has decided to report favorably the nomination of ". W. Hoover, of California, to be associate justice of Arizona. Judge Stillwell was removed to makeplace for Hoover, and Still wells friends were disposed to op- pose tue confirmation. Charges have been preferred against Still well, and the committee after exam ming the record of the investigation in the department of justice agreed to report favorably on Hoover's case.
 Mesquite. WAsnINGToN; August 1.-The Sec retary of the Interior decides that mesquite is not timber in the mean ing of the law, and may be cut on the public lands.
 Ne. York items NHw YORK, August During a temporary absence of Marie Eppol- ter from her residence on Roosevelt street, fire started and two children were burned to death. The steamer Niagara from Hava- na yesterday brought twelve China men. The steamer firm notified the ! Havana agent not to brlng any more Chinese, fer so far as they could see there was no possibility of evading | the law.
 One hundred and thirty-eight | deaths in New YorK from heat for the twenty four hours ending yester- day noon are reported.
 FrobabIe suicIIe.
 BOSTON, August 1.-The funeral | of Geo. K. Proctor, prominent cit izen, whose death was attributed to paralysis, was stopped by the medi- al examiner, wlo found . bull ct wound in the back of his head, and a revolver with one chamber dis charged, under the cellar stairs of Proctor's house.
 Ohio.
 CoLU2BUs, August 1.-Repor t. from the county primaries in Speaker Keifes's district indicate that he will have 124 votes in the convention next Wednesday and General Kennedy 4s.
 A negro attempted to ravish Mrs. Peck, aged sixty, at Canton. At tempt frustrated and negro lynched.
 Yellow Fever.
 LAREDO, Tex, August 1.-Several 1eaihs from yellow fever are re ported at Afatamoras and Browns 1ille.
 Egypt.
 CoNsTASFINoPLE, August In of the instructions or Russian representative the confer ,nce is considered terminated.
 ALEXANDRIA, August 1-There , Ire troops enough here now to hold he city against Arabi. but not nough for an advance. The French leet sailed today by order of the | Consul General. The Suez canal Z telegraphs from Isnalia to ( he press: The Bedouin chiefs ( ,lace themselves at the disposal of )e Lesseps by direction of Arabi. The Khedive authorized the British o occupy as much of the Suez canal f necessary for the expulsion of he rebels.
 The French residents of Port laid announce their intention to ,lace themselves under the protec ion of the United Statas on account f the withdrawal of the French