Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-14
EASTERN.

WAsHISGToS, July 10.-Over one hun dred reports have been received by the commissioner of the general land office from thirty special land agents engaged in investigating fraudulent land entries
 up to July lst. In many cases supple mental reports have been called for cov-
 ering points which are not sufficiently specified to warrant official action.
 About $50 reports have shown sufficient evidence of fraud to justify the land
 office in summsrily cancelling entries.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.-Harrison J.
 McKasick, superintendent of the rail
 way mail servIce for the Pacific coas',
 states that new regulations wlll soon be
 put in operation. The principal changes
 will be the reduction of twenty-four
 hours between San Francisco and New Orleans. Upon the completion of the Northern Pacific, mails for the northwest
 will be carried on that road, instead of the Central Pacific.
 CHICAGO, Ills, July, lO.-In e recent interview in St. Paul, General Traffic manager, Mr. Muir, stated to a reporter that he rate for frst-class passage to Portland from St. Paul would be one hundred dollars, and that for iRterme- diate points and for second class, pro- portionate figures would be charged, according to distance between the two. The terminI of the Northern Pacific being 1916 miles, this charge of slOO T. at B rate of more than five and one third cents per mile. A traffic manager of the Northern Pacific seeks to make charges which he announces look reas- enable, by comparison between them and those of the Union and Central Pacific roads. This is an unfortunate comparison.
 FL PAso, Tex, July ll.-Policeman Thomas Moode was last night shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest at a house of iil-fame. There were five men in ihe party that did the shoot tug, and four of them are now in jail. The fifth man, the one who is said to have fired the fatal shot, has not yet been found. His name is Howard H. Doughty. He is owner of half interest in the Willow Spring ranch, in the Burro mountains, Grant county, New MexIco. The investigation is now taking place. The names ot the parties under arrest are Nicholas Riddle, of this city; W. 4. Burt, of Lincoln county, \. NJ; Doctor ]. Mears, of Brooklyn, N. r.. and George Horn, lately in the employ of Doughty at the Willow Springs ranch. It is admitted that neither of these had any hand in the shooting. but that Doughty was drunk and caused trouble with the party all night.
 LRASESwoRTH Kan, July 12-The report from the town of Solader, the scene of the tornado Tuesday night, IS estimated that property from S35,0O0 10 S400O0 in buildings, including the principal business houses of the town, were demolished. The bodies of Mrs. Chennel, Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Owen and infant three months old, were taken from the ruins.
 ST. LOUIS, July 12-A CarmI, Ills, special says that at Burnt Prairie, twelve miles from here, fatal sffrsy occurred between Douglass Gowdy and Buck the result of an old family feud. Gowdy went to Williams resi- denct, armed with a knife, and cut Will hams several times. The latter was fol- lowed by Gowdy; he then drew bis owu knife and stabbed Gowdy to the heart. Gowdy dropped dead.
 CHICAGO, July l2.-A runaway horse to light buggy. iu which were seated four young people, ap- preached the draw of Harrison street bridge last night at furious sallop and plunged into the river, the bridge hay ing been swung to allow the passage of vessels. The young men and women into the river and the four were drowned.
 CHICAGO, H.. July 13.-A Washington special says The administration, :" as Commissioner Evans calls his office, IS in another pickle. Rock and rye has been for years and sold under stamps. Commissioner | Evans has now decided that it is bev craze, consequently a proper tax should | have been that of wholesale dealers ID | liquors; that is, s20O a year difference between. These sums will be very great, | and the opinion is expressed by experts in Commissioner Evans office that this difference will, under recent decision, prove valid claim against the govern nent.
 DWIGHT, IL. July l3-Andrew White. ! wealthy farmer living near this place, vas recently placed in private insane ssylum owing to impairment Of his men, al faculties, coused by too close atten- iion to the details of his b1slnes. He here became possessed with hsllucin- Ition that his wife and children desired Q rob him of his property. He escaped rom his retreat few days ago and pro 'eeded to bis home, and upon arriving here, in the ni-dle Of the night,