Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-20
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lo.-A puDlC meeting was held in the fourth ward this evening m favor of the renomina- tIOn of TIlden and Hendricks on the democrat tichet of '76. Gen. Wm. B. Thomas delivered an address and an or ganiZation resolved upon to be called the National Army of Rerribution, with auxiliary corps ir every State.
 WASHINGTON, Got. 12-An executive order ID regard to the retirement of General Sherman which was anticipated this afternoon, was not issued and nothing more can be learned upon the subject tonight. It is probable, how ever, that the changes referred to in the dispatch will be announced tomorrow. CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-BOth here and New York the statement published here that Willard, of the Northern Pacific, l has practically arranged for the con- struction of a number of steamers of unusually heavy tonsge and great speed to operate in connection with the North | ern Pacific from Superior City and Du- iuth to Buffalo and by this means over come tbe cost of transportation of grain rom the line of that road by way of Chicago, and thence east; also it is ss- serted that the Willard interest has been | quietly obtaining control of the New York, Westshore and Buffalo. thus se- curing, during the season of navigation, through freight from the Pacific coast to ! the east.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. l3-It is under stood that the civil service commission | has asked the President to direct fur | ther classification of the employees in the Government service SO as to bring within the operation of the civil service rulez of a class of employees now receiv- | iuE S9OO per gnnum. The President is | believed to favor the proposition and 1t | Is thought he will soon direct a re- classification of employees receiving less | than Sl POO hich will include number | Of those receiving less than S900 and are not now subject to regular civil ser | vice commission. It IS not thought, however, that employees receiving less than $500 be included in the classifca- | tion.
 | WASHINGTON, October 13-Captain John Fl. Russell has been ordered to take command of the navy yard of Mare Island, California, November first: by which time be will have been pro- noted to the grade of Commodore Commander Frederick V. McNair. now a member of the naval examining board, has also been ordered to Mare | Island Navy Yard as captain of the yard. | The President to-day approved the sentence of dismissal ID the case of Lieutensnt-COlonel Guido Ilges, Eighteenth Infantry, tried by court martial on the charge of having dupli. cated pay accounts.
 | The President also approved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Captain Edward B. Hubbard, of the OusrtermaHter Department, who was tried on the charge of drunkenness.
 He disapprOved the sentence of dis missal in the case of Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Third Cavalry, who was tried on the carge of conduct unbecom. ing an officer and gentleman in having married woman who had been his mistress.
 He also disspproved the sentence of dismissal in the case of Commander Fred. R. Smith, who was tried on the charge of duplicating pay accounts.
 CHICAGO. Oct 12-A meeting of about l60 of the Mosher heirs was held here to-day to perfect sn organization and mature plans to secure control of ar English estate valued at several million Hugh Mosher came to this country ir l760, and located in Rhode Island. His brother Daniel, living in England, be questhed his estate to Hugh, but ths will was hidden and found after lapse of loo years. The claim is made thst the property fell into the hands of {
 Mosher in no way related Co the de ceased. The heirs now number sbOu
 1000.
 PIrIsBURG, October l5.-One of tn, officials said last night ths. the min
 would certainly be opened tomorrow (Monday) and we expect the strikers t proceed to violence. If the rioters si