Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-12-22

ists present, to stand up and refute Arnold's theories. The Secretary first called upon Edvarl Everett Hale, to speak. Hale declined. He then turned to Dr. Loring, and calling him the great agricultural scientist, ana asked him to speak. Loring got out Of the embarras- sIrg situation by shaking hands with Arnold. Chandler then called for speech from Wm. Walter Phelps of re- form politics in New Jersey. The pro- ceedings were now looked on in the na- ture of burlssque, and there was abund- ant mock applause. Fred Douglass was called upon and made brief speech. Finally when half the audience had gone out, a vote of thanks was attempted but only as a climax to the absurdIty of ChaDdler's very extraordinary perform ance. Arnold is very indignant at what he terms "this insulting treatment"
 WAsHINGToS. Dec. I9.-Bills are about to be introduced in each Holse of Con- gress to send back to China indemity of the fund of S6j0,000 paId years ago on account of damages to American resid- ents during the insurrectiOn at Canton. The Chinese Government has never made request for the return of the money, but Minister Young states that there is a deep feeling over the matter in the flowery Kingdom.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Rev. MT. Stod- dard, in delivering his lecture agalnst Masonry, exhibited huge stone with an iron staple, which he claimed was the weight used In sinking the corpse of William Morgan m the Niagara river.
 WAsKlNGroS, Dec 20-The President has gone to New York.
 The House IS discussing the question of granting one months extra pay tO discharged employees.
 Senate: Cullum introduced a bill establishing Board of Railroad Com missioners to regulate interstate con- merce. Van Weeks resolution yester- | day calling on the Secretary of the h. terior for information about lands grant cd to railroads, was called up. Ingalls,, while offering no objections to the re- solution proper. objected Co preamble. ] Blackburn, from the committee on rules reported a resolution that hereafter the committee on post offices and post roads, consist of fifteen members. Com mittees on banking and currency, foreign affairs, military affairs, territories, pub lie buildings, District of Columbia, thirteen members each. He stated that the increased membership fully met the views of the speaker; the resolution was adopted
 | SUsENPsIoS BRIDGE, \. I. Dec 20.- The formal opening of Cantilever bridge | took place to-day and was perfect sue | cess. The testing strength was by run- ming on 20 locomotives and 2i cars, | loaded with gravel, which extended from end 10 end Of the bridge ou both tracks with no apparent detiectlon | Levels were taken at intervals by the | commission selected from three hundred | engineers. Ten thousand people wit messed the opening. 4 banquet followed, in which many distinguished citizens participated.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 1O.-A special to the World from Philadelphia, of December 18th, say: Judge Butler rendered q de- cision today, which affects the heirs of l Chas. Mclaughlin, the San Francisco millionaire, killed last week by J. B. Cox. Funds from an insolvent enter | prise are in the hands of receiver due The Mclaughlin estate. The iudge de- | cidea that in order to obtain this money an administrator would be required in Philadelphia.
 DENVER, Dec. 20.-A negro by the name of Big Ike,' who murdered young | Bruce Hunt, son of ex-governor H ant at Durango last week, was captured Wed | nesday on the southern Ute reservation. | As his pursuers came suddenly upon | him sitting by a fire he made a jump | and ran like a frightened deer, to pre- cipice forty feet high over which he leaped. He was found at the bottom terribly bruised, but alive. He WIS brought to Durango last night. All | talk of lynching subsidtd. Among his | pursuers were 75 Indians The negro is said to have two accomplaces in a bank robbery, but he refuses to dIvulge their names.
 A miner named John Dolan was killed by a snowslide near SIlverton yes | terday.
 PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec. 2l.-Brevet Major General Thomas J. Cram on the thIs afternoon in a strg-. -.r Ha was observed to fall over suddenly, and be- | fore the car had proceeded two squares, he died. It is the opinion that death was due from appOplexy.
 ST. LOUIS. Dec. 2l.-Henry Probst shot and seriously wounded Mary Ham, mer, at Wilderman Station at the coal mines on the Cairo Short Line railroad, three miles from Belleville, Illinois, be- cause she would not marry him. He then fled to Belleville, where he was ar- rested; while in the grasp and struggling with deputy sheriff, he attempted to shoot the officer over his shoulder. but the ball entered hIs own neck, killing him instantly.