Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-10-25

comments as a point of departure . the univei sal hour and cosmopolitan
 dates mean noon of Greenwich. The conference hopes If the world agrees upon unilcation of longitudes and
 hours by the acceptance of Green
 wIch meridian, England will ad>
 vance ratification of weights and
 measures by joining the metrical
 convention.
 RosECRANs ON THE CHIcKAAAUaA
 FIGHT.
 WASHINGTON, D. c. Oct. 24-In
 an interview with General Rosecrans
 is published in winch h0 consents
 to talk about the Chickamauga cam
 paign and says, the disposition from the army of the Cumbe erland, he claims Chickamauga victory and not defeat for the Union army. l Stanton claimed to have received the l day after dispatch from Kosecrans 1 that the army was routed and 6es> troyed. Of this dispatch R 'secrans says, "If it is iD existence with my I name attached, it IS base and in. famous forgery. Stanton's hatred 10 me was malignant and unreasons ing and believe the dispatch, if there WAS one, was manufactured in the War Department and I think know who did it." Gen. Rosecrans sscribes Stanton's dislike to the fact that he could not iatter the latter's desire to be President, for which he had an insane ambition. The Gen> eral declares Garfield telegraphed to ( him in 1864, asking whether he would accept the second place on the ticket with Lincoln, and his res | ( ply was that the convention would V have to take such action as it deem q ed best. He believes the message n was intercepted by Stanton, as Gar ! held never received it. He also de- fl clares that ID his belief Garfield proved fatal to him Tn many ways, 1 c and that he was in no Sense a true ir nan 10 his frien ds. IT
 CUSTOM HOUSE NEWS
 CHARLESTON, A. T., Oct 24.-The > Inspector of mines of Magdalena al Sonora, who hIs been ln Tombstone ui nd vicinity negotiating mining pro 'erty for General PesQueira was ar ested this morling at Ochoaville Then about to depart for Sonora by rder of ]" Collector Clarke and Jo rought to Charleston for neglecting re ) report at the custom house. No an raud being evident he was released pon the payment of expenses. A of umb Der of mules and riding animals Cl fered for sale by Mexicans were sized by the custom officers for non ayment of duties. o. COOKED IN HIS OWN BEER VAT. we PRESCOTT, Oct. 24-About 6.3O D. ter !. yesterday, John Messerle, brew in :, recently from Tucson, while en- Yr aged in brewing beer at the Pacific accidentally fell into a del ge vat filled with boiling hot ter luid. He was taken from the vat the once by Jake Wahle. Dr. RJbin> Ing n summoned. In attempting t. move his clothing large flakes of in and cooked flesh peeled off with ]
 Everything possible was done to Oh ua h g after intense suffering. IL is pposed he slipped and fell from e stairs alongside Of the vat lead- ( g to the cooling tubs above and Der ing under the influence of liquor fur was unable to save himself.
 A FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. I ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23.-An accident i'd cured this morning on the Louis J He aud Nashville passenger train Ter 'm Louisville, six miles east from r Louis. The tram struck broken il, two passengers and two sleepers lich were both crowded tipped A CT and were dragged along the the VT C O 0AotchAOO bnC oke. The scene was terrible, and | ,orts place the number injured at a1tt sr forty, but only one fatally N FIGHT WITH THE RENEGADEs. Bar EL PAso, Oct. 23.-Dr. Torres of s , Medical Department of the Mex has n Army, left Chihuahua ye ster- F 7, having received telegraphic or, that rs from the escort sent to Gallege tion, on the Mexican Central J' ilway, by the authorities at Casas tnls andes. There has been skirmish F tween the Indians and Mexicans 1 thes that place. The Indians were ven away by part of tn cavalry's rses when they were pursued by " } other portion of the men, and T Talry fight ensued. It was not ous own how many were killed, but p 'eral. It is not known which side n,cb 8 victorious. Dr. Torres was sent
 to attend the wounded. M
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