Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-07
EASTERN.

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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The committee on ways and means yesterday stopped work on the tariff commission at the free list. It passed over, however, for further inquiry, the schedule of books, papers, etc, and part of tine schedule sundries.
 WAsHISGToN, Jan. 4-The finance committee of the Senate yesterday ylr- tuallv completed the tariff bill, which will be reported to the Senate. Two or three items remain to be finally acted upon.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The Naval Ad- yisorv board have recommended the building of the following vessels: one steel cruiser 60 cost Sj00,OOO, three steel cruisers to cost $l,4l0,OO0 each, one iron dispatch boat to cost S460,OO0 and one cruising torpedo boat to cost S3S,OOO.
 AUGUSTA, Me, Jan. 4.-The Repubh- can caucus renominAted United States Senator Frye. The Fusionists noml- mated Harris M. Plaisted.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Judge Snelt will render a decision in the Dickson cast early next week. The prosecution feel confident that Dickson will be held for the grand jury, but considerable in terest Is manifested iu. A decision will be reached after the acknowledgment of the Court respecting DlcksOn's good character and Bowens croOkedness.
 PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 9th. Several comranles of Onion Volunteers from Rhode Island were only mustered out last month The officers of the com mand claim pay from the War Depart ment to gate of discharge. Vermont has similarly forgotten to close the late unpleasantness.
 NEW YORK, Jan. ,. The bark Star of the West" Capt. Joseph M. Pickett, was lost with all on board, on voyage from this port for Bremen. The Star of the West was originally the R. P. CuyIer on blockade duty during the civil war, and later a privateer in the service Of Peru.
 PrrrsBURG, Jan. 5.-The wife and two children of $. Johnson, living in West Maryland county at the foot of the mountain, were buried and suffocated by land slide Wednesday.
 PETERSBURG, Va. January 5.-The large freight depot building of the Nor folk and Western road at Zuni station was burned by an incendlary.
 WASHINGTON, January ,. General Grant will dine with Senator Miller, of California, on Monday, with the Secre- tary of State on Tuesday, and the Pres ident on Wednesday. The Chinese Minister visited him to-day.
 In the House, Randall said be was un- avoidably absent from the House yes terday. Had he been present he would have voted for the passage of Pendle. tons Civil Service bill Singleton, of Illinois, did not hear bis name called, and would have voted against the bill.
 WASHINGTON. January 5.-The Ways and Means CommittaA sYnAct tn finish .ts rTarIf Olll to-day. The Tree nst ia l nearly completed. Scenes around the committee room to-day are of an unu- sual character. Representatives of the various industries crowded the halls, pushed and crowded for opportunities to speak with members of the committee The rooms of the committee were filled with gentlemen anxious to be heard on behalf of various industries.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-In the case of Lawrence Mccain vs. the Texas Pacific railroad company involving the title tO lands ln California, Commissioner Me Farland holds that when the lands with ID the limits of railroad land grants are covered by filings of record 1t shall be regarded as prima facie evidence of ex- emption of tract from railroad grant Applicants making filings or entry of tract subsequent to the date of the rec ord of the grant is not required to give notice of his action to the company, but his fling on entry will be placed on rec. ord, subject to future compliance with the law.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-General Grant is having hard luck with his Mexican railroad scheme. Grant received infor- nation by telegraph to-day. that the Mexican authorities had taken posses- sion of the National road on the ground thai the grantees had not complied with the conditions. Grant visited Secretary Frelinghuysen and the President to-day ID relation to this matter, desiring that the Government should exert its intiu- ence to prevent the Mexican authorities from retaining the road. It Is under stood he got no comfort. Frelnghuysen pointed out that this was merely a mat ter of contract between certain Alneri- can citizens and the Mexican Govern ment. The failure to comply with the conditions of the concession was not denied, therefore the United States Government could not intervene.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-.The failures of the past seven days reported to k. C.. Dun * Co. number 22i. In the Eastern States 24, in the Western 12, in the Mid dle 3S. in the Southern 42, m the Pacific T., III New York city r, in Canada l6.
 NEw YORK, January G. The Mayor has refused tO license the Passion Play.
 NEW YORK, January GA heavy fire occurred this morning Tn the extensive crockery and fancy ware establishment Of Ovlngton Bros. m Brooklyn. The building and contents were entirely de- stroyed. The fire was caused by boy dropping lamp. The loss Is very heavy but cannot be estimated at present It was fully insured.
 CoHoEs, Jan. 5.-The rolling mills ot Morrison, Colwell & Page were burned, the pilot mills of r. Guger < Quinby, works of A. c. Curtis < Go. were bUru- ing fiercsly with high winds.
 LATER-The fire IS now under control. Morrison, Coiwell iS Pages rolling mill, Obrien < Powers knitting mills and the F. Guger pilot mills were destroyed and are total loss. The loss exceeds S25O,- OOO; insured for two-thirds that amount.
 NIT. VERNON, O., Jan. 5.-AIrs. Still well has made still further confession that she murdered her mother at Ot- tumwa, Iowa. after she had been ln- iured in a rsirnsd accident. She says she IS guilty of other crimes which she will not divulge. When asked of what her father died she said: Gut throat. Her father mysteriOusly disappeared. The physicians pronounce her sane.
 CHICAGO. Jan. 5.-Tha Times Wash ingtOn special says that m his report Secretary Lincoln sent iu no estimate for the improvement of rivers and har- bors, saving that in the last river and harbor bill were appropriations not In the interest of and did not benefit navl- gatiOn and commerce. This was a re- tlection on the intelligence Of the Com merce Committee and the House and some members resented 1t. On the tenth of December Page reported a res olutiOn to the House, which WAS adopt ed. calling on the Secretary to point out the appropriations in the bull which were not for the benefit of commerce and navigation. The Secretary IS said to nave called in General Wright, chief of engineers, and asked him to make out list of appropriations not in the inter est of navigation. Wright looked sur