Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-23

ceived of the drowning family. John Gribb, living north, fourteen miles, dur | Ing the flood on Sunday morning he at- tempted to leave his house with his l wife and four children. The wagon l, overturned by the current and Mrs. Gribb and the children were drowned. This makes twelve lives lst on Satur day: only four bodies have been found. The little town of Cincinnati was totally submerged all day Sunday. The loss of property there being great.
 MILWAUKEE. Wis, June 20-Fred- erick Layton. pork packer of wealth, has determined to build all art gallery at cost of S1OO,OO0, and present it Co the city. There will be no conditions attached to the gift.
 CHICAGO. June 20.-Sixteen of the noted oarsmen of the country have al ready arrived to take part in the regatta at Pullman on Friday and Saturday of this week They compose one of the finest bodies of field rOwers ever assem- bled in the United States for the contest. Hanlon will contest in both single and double scull races, his companion in the double scull race being Lee. Hanlon is in fine condition, but it is asserted he will have to TOW to hold first place. as some of the oarsmen are known to be in excellent shape and are liable to press him. Oarsmen descube Lake Calumet as one of the finest, and with good weather there is promise of an euorm- ous attendance, as 1t really Is the first great professional race which has ever Oc- cured in the vest. Railroad companies are preparing to accommodate large crowds of people attending from the city.
 HURON, Dakota, June 20.-A ccnyen- tion for the purpOse of preparing plan for the organization of Southern Dakota into State met this morning. Barney Canfield, of Black Hills, was made temporary and permanent chairman. There are four hundred delegates Tn attendance.
 HELENA, Montana, June 2L-The Butte coach, with eIght passengers, five men and three women, WIS stopped by two road agents this side of the Coulder mountains. about 2S miles from Helena at four o'clock yesterday. The passen- gers were searched, but only S2j was taken. One of the women had S7OO. The passengers were covered by revnl- vers. John B. Reed, city edItor of the Butte daily Mountain and Montana mining commissioner Co the Denver ex- position, was a passenger. He gave up only one dollar and a hali, but had SGOO hidden in an inside pocket which was not discovered. The robbers took the treasure box from the coach, but 1t Is not known how much money was in 1t. A valuable watch was taken from one of the passens gers but returned again.
 Senator Sherman Is here.
 NEW YORK, June 2l.-The Sun prints a letter from ex-Senator Dorsey to his friend H. c. Dickeuson, in which he gives what he calls a collected history of the efforts to destroy him. Dorsey says the original fight was wholly politi- cal He writes that the published ''cor- respondence between Garfield and my self show reasons for animus Ot my ene- mIes in his cabinet"
 NEW YORK, June 22-The directors of the Michigan Central have declared dividend of 3 per cent. Those of he Canada Southern of per cent. The Michigan Central as surplus of S63,- Sj4. The Canada Southern S3,0O0, after paying dividend. The statement that the Lake Shore for siz months shows deficiency of S236, ,s23, after allowing for dividend declared today and that paid May last.
 NEW YORK, June 22-The stock hold CTS of the Postal Telegraph Company announce contract for new Trans Atlantic Cable has been signed.
 NEW YORK, June 22-Arrangements are completed for celebration at the Academy of MusIc. Brooklyn, of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's 10th birthday. The Rev. Dr. .Chas H. Hall, will preside. Rev. Dr. Armitage, Robt. NJ. Collyer. General Grant, Mayor Low, Rev. Dr. Fulton and Rev. Mir. Beecher himself are expected to speak.
 PITrsBURG, June - Warehouses Nos. ? and 8, attached to John Gibson S Sons distillery. at Gibsontown, Pa, together with contents, one thousand barrels of whiskey, were totally de- stroyed by fire this afternoon. The fire started from a lamp exploding in the hands of Wm. H. Mel, an employer Mel was badly burned but will prob 1 ably recover. The loss is estims;ed at S5O0OOO, on which there is a large iu- surance.
 RICHMOND, June 22.-rhe Rev. J. c. | HartshorD, of Providence, R. l., offers to erect building to cost twenty thou sand dollars to be given by capitalist | for school for the education of colored | girls.
 GERMASTowN, Pa, June 22.-The | Telegraph, one of the oldest and most | profitable weeklies in Pennsylvania, has | been purchased, through the generosity | of Geo. W. Childs, by Henry W. Ray nond, son of the late Henry J. Raymond, who has been for years past the literary editor Of the Chicago Tribune. The | transfer does not taks place until the first of August
 AUSTIN. Texas, June 2l.-Fifty mem- bers of the Texas legislature indicted for poker playing, have all settled their cases without trial by paying fines and costs
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