Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-11

! men were at the depot. The body vas taken to the residence of Elliott's sister, Mrs. McDavIt. The parlor in which the body lies is heavily hung with drsperies, | being the same used in the room in which the body of Cornelius Vanderbilt ! lay before burial. The funeral is to be held on Sunday. The body IS to be walked two nights.
 NEW YORK, March s.-The Herald says: "If the storm predicted by the i Wiggins Is to arrIve on time we shall certainly hear today of its torsrrunner waves striking the Pacific Coast.
 VIcKsBURG, March s.-Ths news from all points ID this section IS unfsvorsble. Ellslie's protection levee gave way in the storm at 3 o'clock this morning. The main levee broke ID three places. one, a small break, was closed, but the others. are beyond control The giving way of this levee will cause serious damage in the lower portion of Issaquina county
 It is feared the storm of last night did
 serious damage to points not reached by l wires.
 WASHINGTON, March s.-The statil.i- cal agent of the Department of Agricul-
 ture ID London reports that continued rains and floods have caused great in- jury to the wheat crop, and gloomy ap-
 prehensions eIist of the worst failure for
 years. The acreage Is reduced, and
 much re-sowing will be necessary
 NEW YORK. March s.-Jsy Gould and
 family started last night on a pleasure
 trip to the south. They will be absent
 probably two or three weeks. ] HELENA. Ark, March From Ash
 ley Point to Plens, fifty miles, the country is completely inundated. The lsvee at Frisrs Point, Miss., gave way to-day.
 HKLESA, Ark, March s.-The crisis is reached hsre, though 1t can be scarcely said to have passed; more hopeful feeling preveils this evening. l MEMPHIS, Tenn, March S.-Ths rIver has been stationary for the past two days. Allthe country between Memphis and Helena Is under water. Austin, Miss, IS overtiOved and there is much suffering among the inhabitants of the sunk lands Their isolated position makes 1t impossible to afford them re- lief
 LITTLE RoCK, March S.-Last night the esst-bOund passenger train on the Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad, WAS boarded by forty men. two milss west of Mulberry Station, Crawford county, one hundred and forty miles from Little Rock. They ordered the passengers to throw up their hands and began firing pistols. The conductor, John Caine, was in the rear car and was fatally shot. The robbers rushed for the engine, but before reaching 1t Engi- neer Rogers pulled out and prevented the robbery. Brakeman Lester WAS also shot during the shooting. The rob bers jumped of after the train was in motion. Superintendent HartsOn offers S5,0O0 reward for the capture of the rob bers.
 WAsHEGroN March S.-The attempt to seat Lee, th. South Carolina cOlored man, who contested the seat of Richard sor, completely blocked tho bonded whisky bill and the shipping bill and all other business in the House of ReSrs- sentativss during the last day and night of the session. It is said that while the House WAS ID a deadlock over the cleo tion case, and nothing could be done without unanimous consent, good many Republicans were willing to sbsn- don the negro contestant for the sake of obtaining consideration for business they were most interested in. Finally one of them went over to Holman. of Indiana, who is always on the alert for jobs and never hesitates to object to any bill that looks suspicious, no matter whether it's patron be Republican or Democrat, and said to him, eve gre Hv fo nllOvv fbn tr, laid on the table SO that we can 20 on with other business" "Oh, you are" replied Holman; "let me tell you that 1t shall not be done; the nIggsr is worth his weight in gold where he is now, and expires"
 OTTAWA, ONr., March S.-WIggins holds fast to his prediction O, a terrific storm on the 9th and llth, and says: This storm is the decisive battle ground between myself on one hand and Gen ersl Hagen, Mir. Csrpell Ysnnor aud the meteorological scientists generally, on the other
 WAsHISGroN, D. C., March s.-Iu the star route case, Congressman Bslford was fined for contempt. for making a statement ID court, not under oath, re- :, gsrding the check for S2,0O0 which Reredell testified that Dorsey gave Bel ford. He denied having any such cheek. Dorsey publishes 6 card corroborating Bslford's statement that no such check was sver given.
 WASHINGTON, March 9.-Ths Civil Ser vice Commissioners are here waiting for the Secretary of the Interior, to provide facilities. DOrman E. Eaton remarks that he fears there will be nothing for she Commission tO do unless It gets to work very soon, as COngressmen and eI- Congressmen are putting great many men into office. The remark IS justified by the rush of members to secure places for themselves or thelr dependents.
 LANSING, Mich, March 9.-The Green back state convention mas accepted the l proposal of the Democratic state con- vention to unite in joint ticket.
 PROVIDENCE, March 9,-The Citizens | Reform State Convention will nominate | Ex-Governor Sprague for Governor on | March l4th.
 LANCASTER, Ohio. March 9.--A story | IS brought from ClearpOrt 6 small eoun- | try town, of an outrage to well known | citizen there, obnoxious to the people on | account of his hagrant immoralitIes. ! Last night dozen masked men took | him from his bed. carried him 10 | secluded ravine about mile from the | house and there mutilated him. He | was then tied to q tree and left until | tbis morning when he was discovered and taken home.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 9-A re- port IS current that a short time before the adjournment of Congress an attempt was made by some person unknown to assassinate Blaine by shooting into the carriage in which he was returning from a night session. Blaine treats the mat ter lightly aud says the hole through the windows of the landau was probably made by p-bble thrown by some boy. His family, however, IS said to take a more serious view oithe occurrence.
 RIcHMoSD. March 9.-E1-G Governor Wm. Sprague, of Rhode Island, was married last night ia Stalnton, to Mrs. Dora Inez Colvelt, of Greenbrisr county, West Virginia
 BATHURST, N. B.. March 9.--AlI sp- pearances indicate big storm.
 NEW YORK, March S.-Here and all along the Now England OOsst, no signs of storm are reported.
 PIrrsBURG, Pa, March 9.-A terrible explosion of dynamite occurred this at Fleming's stone quarry, Dead Mans Hollow, near AackeyspOrt, Pa. Daniel and George Henniger, No ble Kilkey and an unknown man were at work in the quarry; one of them st.