Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-20
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PACIFIC COAST.

GUTHRIE, A. T., Oct. LA party of
 railroad men, four miles south of Cliff ton. discovered twenty Indians encamped
 on an old trail leading south to Mexico
 The men fled to their camps, but are
 very poorly armed, and a massacre IT.
 valing that oI 1882 would not be sur
 prise. It is reported that large band
 of Indians have left the reservation.
 Arms were sent to the railroad camp by
 special engine last night.
 GUAYMAs. Mexico, October 16.-Amer-
 ican brig Hesperian, from Eureka,
 Humboldt Bay, arrived to-day with 6
 full cargo of lumber to CamOu Bros.
 About ten car loads of machinery ex-
 pected this month from Pittsburg, Pa, for several mines, and other improve
 ments around this State The weather
 is very nice and cool; mercury seventy
 seven at seven a. ID. and eighty-one at
 noon.
 GUAYMAs, Oct. Through the kind
 ness of friend, l was shown a letter
 from Altata, dated Oct. 7th, which says: "We are only just alive. In September
 the black vomit gave Us a visit, and
 from ten 10 thirty have lied from the eighteenth to the thirteth. Oo the third we were visited by hurricane and cyclone from the southwest, which de- stroyed the major psrt of the town.
 Some lives were lost but not many. The
 people fed to the sand hills about the
 town. Several miles of track of the Sin alba and Durango railroad have been
 destroyed. The bridge at Qurioncitoo, as also the station at that place, has been carried away. The main depot of the railroad and their machine shops are all the buildings that are left. The schooner Harry Black is a total loss and Marauzubias launches are destroyed
 The company have only one launch left
 The steamer Altata IS here but will not leave till the other ports, such as Mazat- Ian, are declared free q fever. You can have no idea of the misery and des titution here, caused b these two visi- tations.
 In Guaymas we are having the most de- lightful weather; the lever seems sl most forgotten and though there may be an average of one death per day, every one who can get out IS on the streets. The brig HesperIan from Eureka arrived yesterday with lumber. The thermometer at noon to-day stood at s.
 Later.-The custom house officials say that the collector of the port of Altata is reported to have been lost during the late cyclone on the eighth. Five days afterwards he could not be found.
 PORTLAND, Oct 17.-An Olympia special says bill granting women the right of suffrage has passed the House of Washington Territory legislature to- night. The vote stood II to :. The re- suit of the vote caused much excitement among the friends of woman suffrage.
 SAS FRANCISCO, October IS.-A.Prince- ton New York special Rves an account of a fight between party of students and a number of snobs, as the collegIans call the townsmen, and which resulted m a draw, students being successful in individual encounters, but had to con tend against superior numbers. The cOllegians were followed to the gates by the town boys, but the college police appeared on the scene and forced them ea..N between the town and college boys. Last nights TOW was the first of the season. About lj0 freshmen and sOph- omores and between 400 andIj00 snobs participated in the fight. It is expected Aosulities will be renewed.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. lS.-A Chronicle New York special says: William H. Vanderbilt nearly lost his life yesterday at Fleetwood park through ignorance Of the race track rules. His wagon collId- ed with Bonner's throwing him out and knocking him senseless. A prominent member Of the Union Club in discuss ing the accident. 'that fellow" said he, don know any more abOu: turf rules than a cat; he seems to think the tracks were made for him and when he gets be- hind a horse he bangs away for dear life and don't care who is coming. If had anything to say I'd rule him off the tracks and force mm Co hire a fifty acre lot so that he could drive to his hearts content without interfering with gentle men who look to the rights of others as well as their own."
 SACRAMENTO, October 1S.-Tha board Jf State prison directors met with the board of examiners and presented a statement why there was a lack of means to conduct the prison at San | Quentin; only about Sl7,000 on hand at | the present time and the monthly ex- pc lses being equal to that amount. The | board of examiners decided they should | request the directors to make statement | in writing why such shortage exists and | what amount will be necessary to | carry on the prison gt San Quentin until | such time as the Legislature shall again meet.
 MERGED, lOctober l7.-Mrs. Griffith, | with complicity with Sumner in | the killing of her husband, came up to- day. After the examination of several witnesses and statement of the counsel | she was discharged from custody. Sum- ner's exaninstiOn Is set for tomorrow.
 SAN FRAScIsco, Oct. I9.-The Exami- ner says 1t is understood that John Foley will be elected commissary of the San Quentin Prison by the directors, and that McAllister will be appointed captain of the yard; John McCOmb will be probably retained warden of Folsom prison, but there will be democrats ap- pointed to other positions.
 The case of Mrs. Elsebia Fitzgerald against the estate of the late General William Irvine for S2,500, claimed she loaned to the General dur .ng his life time, has been decided against her At the close of the the scene was enlivened by the counsel for the plaintiff denOuncing one of the lawyers for the defense Rs -obber, lar and periurer. The de- .ense responded by saying that the plaintiffs witnesses were no better, call ng them perjurers and liars. Edward Hyam, agalnst whom judgment for S7S,- lCJ was obtained few days ago by ShainwBld x Co. was arrested yesterday evening at Elko, Nev. Shsinwald hay ng sworn out complaint that Hyam vas fraudulently carrying away his to cheat his creditors. 4 Chicago special says that arrange nents will probably be made to contin- ie Willard as president of the Northern Pacific for another year, although there i re strong objections made to him by )rexel, Morgan S Go. who made it at irst ascondition if the Syndicate took ID the % million in second mortgage , ,onds, Willard should resign and A. J. jassat, vice president of the Pennsyl ana road be appointed.
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