Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-22

HALIFAX, Sept. IS.-Captain Alfred Grasston, Bark Brettania, which reached
 oil the coast Monday last tells a story of | fearful suffering. They were on wreck ] from Monday until Tuesday afternoon | during which time the gale was blowing l and all hands were compelled to remain on deck exposed to the fury of the | storm. Finally they took to a small
 raft and hardly had the people got on | this when a heavy sea washed off eve'y soul, and the Captain and eight men l only remained. During the night and | following morning five others were washed off m a similar manner leaving | only four survivors who were rescued Ey boat from the shore. Thirteen peri-hed, including the wife and four children of the Captain. Two of the | Captains children were picked up but died in a few minutes, either from ! fright or exhaustion.
 GALVESTON, Sept. Is-The News LOngoren specIal says: \ rein of terroI prevails on every portion of the country except, perhaps, Kilgore, from which | place there Is no report. The excite
 ment IS due to the raid upon the whites uppOsedto be contemplated by negroes l The farmers have theIr wives and child | dren in houses and are holding guard
 over them.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-R G. Hinton, in his testimony before the Senate Com mittee, spoke at length in regard to the public lands in the West and South
 west. One San Francisco land firm, he said, was reported to possess a title tO ] g.G g,N l and Arizona which they bad obtained 1 by unlawful means. This was done by loauiug money to irresponsible persons to pre-empt sections of public land, and take from them surrender of the prop erty after it has been held for sufficient time 10 gain vested interest.
 NEW YORK, Sept 17.-Albert Fink, commissioner of the trunk lines. was the first witness before the Senate mmit tee on labor and education. He stated he Was at the head of bureau com posed of about forty railroad companies who had organized for the purpose uf establishing and maintaining uniform tariff; that the extension of railroad lines in the United States and the fierce competition between them made organ ized action necessary to their existence. It would not do for each to operate and tx it's own rates of transportation with out regard 10 other roads.
 MANCHESTER BY THE SPA, Mass, Sept l7,-Julius Brutus Booth died peaceful ly at ll:l0 o'clock tonight.
 LONDON, Sept. 1S-A member of Hen " NJ. Stanley's party arrived at Madeira and reports that the French have burned Congo because the natives re- fused to sell certain territory to them.
 DURBAS, Sept. 1s.--The Cape Govern ment sent an ultimatum to Cetewayo demanding the surrender of himself and followers within ten days. If he fails tO do so troops will be sent to arrest him.
 LONDON, Sept. 1s- Much anxiety con tinues at Canton. It is considered prob able that in the case of another attack on the foreign Concession the Chinese troops on the gunboats there, will make common cause with their couptrymen. The British soldiers kept at Hong Kong are ready for action in case Of emergency. The Chinese at Foo Choo are restless, and hostile to Europeans. The British gunbOat has been ordered to anchor opposite Con- cessiOn.
 BEELIN, Sept. 15.-There was gener- al demonstration this evening at Wer- tenberg. Dense crowds thronRed the -treets, singing national and religious songs; especially Luthern hymns Eine-feste-beng.