Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-02-16

hughes S Bullion Act Will com
up in the House to-day.
Hughes introduced an act to pro
vide for calling a special election Il
settle the Capital question.
Bolan's County Court Act has beer
carefully revised In the judiciary
Committee. Hughes is opposed tc
the bill.
| Goldwater's act to incorporate tn,
city of p escott passed the Council
also his act to amend the militia
laws.
The House, passed Taylor's road
bill. Yavapai has now under con
sideraiion s26o,OOo of appropriations
making, with roads and railroads
enough to swamp the. county in a
half million dollars.
Masterson introduced an act to
| hold The Legislature hereafter in
June, 1885, and every two years
thereafter.
Bolan introduced bill to encour-
age railroad building in Arizona.
"A False Charge.
GLOBE, Feb. IA petition dated
at Globe, May I'd, 1882, has been dug
up in the Indian Department which
bears the Dames of one hundred and
thirty six of ella county's citizens
which charges that the San Carlos
Agency furnished roamingsIndians
with the most approved arms and
with abundant ammunition, with
which they destroy stock and CON-
nit murder, and when they return
to the agency arc fed, reclothed, and
supplied with ammunition prepara-
DRY to the commi ssion of further
outrages. Every prominent signer
uron said petition who has been
spoken to upon the subject, has de-
MED having signed any paper of
such import, nor do they know or
believe any such act was committed
BY the agent. This shows how pub
lie opinion was manufactured.
A Casa .Graude Eurder.
CASA GRANDE, Feb. 14-Last ev-
ening, about five o'clock, an old man
namei Pritchard became involved
in an alteration with q saloon keep
err of this place named Nicholson.
In the melee Nicholson was slightly
cut with knife. On being scparat-
ed Pritchard walked into Tomlin-
sons store where no was shortly af-
terward followed by Nicholson, who
had procured revolver With it he
attacked Pritchard, first beating him
over the head with the pistol and
finally sLot him through the abdo-
men. The bullet entered near the
navel, ranged through and passed
out over The right hip. The wound
is necessarily fatal. Both men are
said to have been slightly under the
Influence of liquor. Nicholson has
been arrested. The feeling of the
people is decidedly against him.
PritclIard first came to this Terrific
ry abou: six years since in charge of
a nerd of b'ooded cattle owned by
the late Dan Murphy, of San Jose.
Nevada.
CARsoN, New. Feb. 13-At the
night session, after a long debate,
be resolution to sobmit call for a
convention and amend
nent to popular vote, failed to re-
;eive two thirds vote and notice of
&c 1nsideration WIS given.
The French Cabinet Resigns
PARIS Feb. 13.-AH members of
he Cabinet have resigned in conse-
Iuence of the action of the Senate
m tie expulsion bill. Presid Mt
irevy has requested them 10 retain
heir positions for the present.
Death.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Feb. 14.-Ex-
Governor w. z. Smith died at II 80
ost night, surrounded by his family
nd friends. He WAS twice elected
Governor of Wisconsin, first in 1877
nd reelected in 1879. He had pre-
iously served as State Treasurer and
as held other offices.
Governor Morgan:
NEW YORK, Feb. "A -Ex-Govern
r Morgan Is thought to be dy ing
It an early honr this morning a
hange for the worse was announced. :
arly yesterday and throughout the
ay the sick man gradually grew I
eaker. A consultation of all his :
physicians was held last evening
nd it was announced that the Gov
nor was sinking.
Railroad President Frustrated
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-JOhn G.. Gault, n
ce-president of the Wabash road, a
stricken with apcnlexy. 4