Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-04-16

day nights cyclone. Its track IS forty rods wide. Two children of MT. Meade were killed and another badly injured Levi Kenyon was probably fatally hur in falling building.
 shipherd's Statements.
 WASHINGTON, April l0.-Shipherd' assertions about his talks with Blaine are entirely unsupported by the evi dence which he could bring, and rest only ou his reputation for veracity.
 Money or Blood
 FoRT PLANE, N. r.. April 10.-About 400 Italians, at work on the West Shore Railroad, not getting their pay, to-day congregated around the Zoller House where the contractor was stopping, and commenced stoning and firing into the house. The Grand Army post was called ont and dispersed the rioters. but not before they had done considerable damage.
 Eastern News via Chicago
 SAN FRANcIsco, April 12.-Mrs. Sco- vile petitions the County Court of Chi cago to he made the conservator of Guiteau's estate, on account of bis in- sanity. The Court denied the petition on the ground that Guiteau is not res ldent of Illinois. Guiteau is greatly en- ragged at her action.
 In the Committee on Foreign Rels- tions, Farley urged the l5-year Chinese clause bill Miller said he had talked with the President, and was sure he would sign ten-year bill and veto a fifteen-year bill. The committee will probably adopt Miller's vit ws by party vote.
 Washington EeUS.
 CHICAGO, April IA Washington special says: Indications are general that ROsecrans will be superseded in the man. sgement Of the Democratic Congression- al campaign. which is to be turned over to Roswell P Flower.
 The report of the House Election Com mittee shows that charges of fraud and ballot box stufing in South Carolina are doubtless true. It shows that Repub lican majority of 5000 for Mackey was thrown out and Democratic seated. In some places the ballot boxes contained more Democratic votes than the whole number of voters. These facts justify Brewster's letters.
 The Senate Committee on Foreign Re latiOns has resumed the consideration of the Chinese question and discussed the various features of the substitute offered for the vetoed bill, but without reaching a point of action on any of them.
 The Star route recognizance of Steph- en A Dorsey is declared as forfeited and his arrest ordered. Col. Teller formally noted objection to the decision and most of the defendants entered appearance.
 The nominations of Chandler snd Hunt have been favorably reported.
 shipaerd's Statement.
 WASHINGTON, April ll.-Shipherd this morning said be wrote to Hurlbut that he believed it was part of the duties of the American minister to further Ameri- can interests. In explaining the phrase Grant is now one of us," he said it was written in great hurry and he regretted it. In September witness told Grant that the Peruvian Company wanted to put him at its head. Grant replied that be would not consider any proposition 10 become personally interested.
 Wholesale SwIndIing
 BOsToS,Apr 1.-The Journal says the outline of the operations of an ex- tensive swindle in the China trade reached Boston this morning and indi- ,ations are that gigantic fraud is about % be exposed. The house of Vogel & o., O, Hougkong, does large business D hemp, silk and other goods between China, and America and Europe. Very -ecently English and French consigDees ,f the firm received several cargoes of .heap fourth-rate silks in place of first 1 ,lass goods wbich had been ordered and 1 ,aid for. Hardly had investigation been l begun when the arrival of the ship Rich l Ird Robinson in New York on Saturday ] with cargo from the same house ex. ,osed an extensive fraud of the same na- | ure. Several New York and Boston I irms received consignments of hemp as hey supposed by the vessel. They had | ent letters of credit and purchased hough banking houses as is customary, or a large quantity of hemp, worth near ' thirty dollars per bale. On opening be cargo on Saturday it was found to onsist principally of cotton matts worth ess than five dollars per bale. In the meantime the steps taken to ap- rehend the head of the house at Hong ong by means of cable orders to ar est him resulted in the receipt of ispatch saying he had sailed by the last teaper, probably for France. Detect res in the latter country endeavored to nd him at the time he was expected to rive. but he has not been traced. His apture is despaired of, although it is bought he has gone to Italy, ard pur- uit is beng made as rapidly as possible. he silk shipped to Europe by Vogel S O., is worth not much more than ten ollars per bale. It was paid for at early $500 per bale. The losses to the Onsignees of the concern thus far re- orted amount to S5,0Oq,0O0. One Oston firm received 75t0 bales Of SO alled hemp by the Richard Robinson nd 1t was worth about one-sixth of the mount paid. A thorough investigation the Affair is being made and s more 1 .A nita s4st.-.a..+ ,-,ll ha .-.n-. .sI-