Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
EASTERN.

May first, on freights from Chicago (
 CalIforn,a points, naming San Fran
 CISCO, Mary ysylhe, Sacramento, Stockton Oak and. San Jose and Los Angeles, VI the St. Louis, Iron Mountain an
 Southern; Texas Pacific and SOutheri
 Pacific and New Orleans and SOutherl | Pacific railways, the rates on whlcl
 will also apply from all stations on tn ! Illinois Central north of Centralla, an' [ from Milwaukee, Racine and kenOsha ! Wlzconsin. In conjunction with the Is | suance of the new tariff IS a new shee fl California classiicarfOn- The neV rates quoted from Chicago aud Othe ! Illinois and Wisconsin cities to thu points named are first-clsss; secOuS class, 8; t1Ird class. 8 9; fourth class | g 50; class A, S2 9; class B, g; clas ! C, Sl D; class b, Sl JJ. The classiii eaton IS the same as that used by tn. 1 Omaha road. This IS the CentraPs inI ! tiatury bid for the California traffic, an, the managers of the line announce tuei DurpOss tO become an active rival
 DAYTON, Ono, May 5-A destructiv, fire broke out at Union City, Indiana at : o'clock last night, and by 2 J'clOcb most of the western portion of the city was a mass of ruins. No loss Of life It is estimated that a quarter of mil hon of dollars will cover the loss.
 WAsmSGToN. May 5- The Commis siOIer General of the Land ofhce IS daily receiving large number of In- quirles regarding the status Of various laud gran ts that seems Co be the effect Of the equlvOcal position of the last Congress relating to the disposition Ot public land and land grant railways, as well as the many decisions of the Sec retary of the Interior on these subjects. There seems Co be a very general eXpec- tatiou that many of those grants wall be declared forfeited and thpIsands are ready tO enter them as soon as they are thrown open to tue public. These ID quiries come from Michigan, California, New Mexico and from along the North eru Pacific road, and seventeen clerks in the railway division Jt the General Land office are Kept constantly busy arraug- ing hem.
 PHu ADELPHIA, May j.-The jury in the case of Ellis \. Phipps, the rx-aIm-- house Superintendent, charged with forgery, after being out all night, re turned a verdict of guilty this morning
 CHICAGO, Ills, May 5.-A settlement of the trouble between the east bound trunk lines and Board of IrsIe, lt seems, Is as far of as at first.
 A physician here says there are five known cases of well defined leprosy ID this cIty.
 PORTSMOUTH, England. May 5.-An explosion occurred m the Government powder magazine situated on Pddiy yard m Portsmouth harbOr. The build ing was completely demolished. IL IS reported tuat ten persons were killed and a number injured.
 BURLIS5roS, Iowa, May J.-The officers of the Home Life and Centsn- nial Life assOciations of this city, say they intend tO continue business, not wIthstsndng the action Ot the State Auditor iu revOkIng their licenses, and take legal steps Co determine whether the Auditors authority was properly exercised.
 READING, Penn, May 5.-The Phila- delphia and Reading rolling mIils shut down to-day for one week, on account of the depressIon in trade and the lack of orders.
 The puddIers at the Reading iron works, who had asked an advance in wages from 8 j0 tO S3 7j per ton, and were refused, have V offered Go return to work as the old rates If paId semi monthly. The company holds the mat ter under adv sement.
 WAsHNGroS, May 5.-Ths gold, silver and United States notes m tue treasury to-day are a- follows: god com and bull lion. Sl0S053.3sJ. silver, dollars and bull lion, SlUJg9i s3j; fractional silver coin, S3S. .l2J,S79; United States n1tes, S4S.- O6l O4O. Total e315, ,2{5.l3I Certificates out=tsndiug. gold, Sj4.6T. .jUO; silver, S1,249, ,I66; currency, SlO,26OuOO.
 WASHINGTON, May 4-tieueral A. A. Humphreys, General Hor5.tIo Wright and Major John E. McArsou. represent iug the Society of the Army of the Po- tomac, called on the President to-day, and invited hIm Go take part in the an nual reunion of the society tO be held ID Washington the 18th inst. The invita- ton was accepted. Several members of the cabinet also sIgnifisd their intention to bs present.
 The reduction made in railroad rates by the tr1nk lines from all points and the acceptance otinvitatidBs by the most distinguished officers of the Army of the Potomac indicates that the attendance as the reunion vIll exceed that usual uD- on such occasions.
 The coinage s1scntei at the various hints lurng Arul was S1.>llWO, of winch S2, 5000 were standard.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., May 4-General Beikuap. .he Pres dent, and Captain F. U Rood. Secretary 0f the S Icie'y of the Croczer .Iowal Brigade, composed of soldiers of the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Regiments of Iowa volunteers. announce that The second annual reuLiou will be held at the headquarters of Iowa, September 26th and 21th, 1883 These brIgaues were iu the Fourth Division. Seventeenth Corps, and fought at Shilo Coriuth, Vicksburg, Atlanta, Bentonvll.e and other places. Governor Sherman, of Iowa. soldier of the Thirteenth, will deliver the address
 The following dispatch was received
 
 SAN BERSARDTSO SPRINGS
 Arizona, May 8. 1883.
 To the Adjutant General.- The dis patch of the 18th instant from General sherman received. It is not my inten- ton to violate the convention between the governments. My great object in visiting sonora and Chihuahua WAS Co arrange for coz aperation. and 10 case my q Hr 1.r c. q to see if I eouid not secure liberal m depreciation of the terms of the agree ment. IL IS my intention to start to- morrow morning in pursuit of tEe say ages, in accordance with the treaty.
 Signed. GEORGE CROOK.
 HELENA. Mont. May A slight earthquake occurred m Helena about iO.4j tlis morning. the wave movir z from east Co west. Itaffected the public school building, producing a rocking motion and causing for few moments some alarm among the pupils H use- holds ID several parts of the city eT- perienced Co shock.
 GALVESTON, May 4-The variou- heads [ the Gulf. Colorado lt Santa F. were interviewed to-day relative to the circular issued by Chandler, general passenger agent of Gould's southwes'- ern Iires, Instructing subordinates Co refuse to honor coupon tickets issufd or baggage checked through by the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe over any lines represented iD the Gould southuestern system. The Santa Fe people refuse to make any statement, but as stated that in a few days they would have zorre- thing for the public In conversation with gentleman, who holds confidential relations with the president of the Guf. Colorado and santa Fe railroad tonight. he stated that the Santa Fe were having the ma-ter legally investigated by fmin- ent counsel and would make a strong fight for theIr rights as carriers ID the courts. If the Gould system attempted to carry into effect Chandler's arbitrary order. The matter has excited earnest