Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-05-17
TELE CRAPHIO.
Suicide.

; TOTAL w RECk, May lO-1A 0Si
man shoemaker named Chas. Bets
wingcr committee suicide last nigh
oy shooting himself through tho
head while in Ded. Insanity is sup
posed 10 be the cause, as he has
shown symptoms of it for some time
past. He WAS q quiet and so0el
man.
Crook Near Hornets Nest.
GUADALUPE CANYoN, 4Ariz., May
16.-From This point to Nogales and
various camps are Ickets Of com
mand VIII rch has beea scouting since
the first OF the month, when Crook
crossed the line into Mexico. Crook
is supposed 10 be near Hornets Mes,
by this lime. 1t is fair 10 suppose
the Mexican allies have Joined his
command.
COast News.
SAN Francisco, Way 16-The an
nouncement is made that the Mohave
| branch of tie Central Pacific road is
finished 10 The Colorado river. The
Atlantic s. Pacific road has only
sixteen miles more to lay before
reaching river. II 80
The cigar makers here approve
the action of the striking cigar
makers of British Columbia.
1t is reported at the Merchants
Exchange that the ship "Brilish En-
terprise," reported sunk in the Tyne
wheE really for this port, colllded
with the British steamer "Work-
worth" The bows OF the ENTER
prise" were doubled up, and she
sunk IN thirty feet of water.
Edwin B. Haskell, editor of the
Boston Herald, has purchased vine-
yard in Napa county, and will return
here next year.
A. \ Hughes, of Denver, and
Thomas Miller, of Omaha, promi-
nent officials of the Denver 81 Rio
Grande railroad, are III New York
for the purpose of securing Pacific
coast Connections. e
VIM. Davis, waiter in restau>
rant, charged with larceny, tried, IN
a fit of delirium trcmens, to commit
saicide with sharp-edged spoon,
but only inflicted an ugly wound.
The case of Booth, the champion
b1cyclist who ran away last week
with two thousand dollars aud the
diamond rings belonging to his
fiancee, was called in the police
courI this morning He says that he
picked Mrs. Wecdin up in Austria
lis," that he paid her passage to Cal
ifornia, but that he left her in dis
gust, rs she was in the habit of get
ting drunk. The case was contin>
ued till Friday.
GuRymas Matters.
GUAYMAs, Mex May 15.-The !
steamer Mexico" arrived at this port |
this morning, loadel with 500 tons
of mining machinery for the Santa
Mari mines; also four horse cars,
two passenger and two freight. for
the street railroad in this city. I'm
mediately after the landing OF the
cars they were dra yn over
the road, much to the amusement
and curiosity of many who hud never
before seen horse CIR.
Parties are here bound by water
for Rio Fuerte for the purpose of
surveys for the Texas, To-
poto Campo AMI Pat if1c railroad.
Csc ,LoosA, Ala, May 16,-Josiah
George died last evening aged 60
years. He was native If PennsYl-
vania, and gradu tie of West Point.
He served through the Mexican war
md cast his fortunes with confede>
-acy, and was Chief Ordinance Of
icer.
Forty Men Summoned to Pre-
serve Order.
DODGE CITY, May, 16.-There is
much excitement here. The sheriff
vas ordered by the governor to arm
orty men and have them at the train
o see that law and order was preser-
red upon the arrival of Luke Short
to ue ON his way he e .
Short, is prominent whisky and
porting man, and was, by the 4
III horities, forced to .eave the city
lie comes on the governors per-
mission. Things this evening look
Jefferso on Davis.
NEW ORLEANS, May 16.-Hon.
Vim. Henry Smith, General Agent
# the Ass ,ciate Press, sent by cour
er from Mississippi City, to Beau>
DIR this evening. Mrs. Jefferson
Davis replies: Mr.. I'avis hal a
evere attack of bronchitis but is
low better and it is hoped is out of
LANCER"
Centennial ExhtbitiOa.
NEW ORLEANS, May, 1o-ihe
Worlds Industrial Cotton Centennial
Exhibition. chartered under an act
# Congress; the President of the
United States appoints seven MEM
'ers of the board of management.
The president of the organization is
1ol. Ed. Richardson, the largest cot
on planter and owner of the largest
OtGon factory in the work.
rhe Thomas Festival Concerts.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-Mana-
.er Seymour Locke, of Thomas Fes-
ival concerts has issued office to
purchasers of boxes that a drawing
will be held on Friday afternoon for