Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-02-09

traders Wood and Connel to close
their business by March Goth leads
TO the supposition that the promise
has been given. This is IL contra-
yen,ion Of United States law, which
prohibits an agent, under sevsre pen
nlties, from engaging in 'rnde wish
Indians.
a Tragedy.
Dixon, Cal, Feh. 5-Ye.tsrdsy ~
afternoon, Tommy Bcantt shot and
killed 5arae, II Moore, san Fran
cisco. The trouble originated ahou!
q woman whom Moore claimed a.
his wife. She was storping ut e
house Of i'll repute and Moore Wen,
there and attempted to persuade her
TO leave. Bennett intrrfcrcd AID
without provocation shot Moore
through The head. He also shot
Bennct and the woman ave both TN
der arrest The feeling against Ben
net is very siroI g.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The pro.
gIamme for the Senate is prepared .
It is the intention of majority to
press the consideration of the finance
and tariff mcasut es to the exclusion
of all other than merely formal leg
islative business. Some brief exccu-
tive sessions will be held.
The California Southe-n.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5-The Tribune
says the telegraphic report that the
California Southern Roilruad, which
is now built from San Diego to Col
ton, ON the Southern Pacific, propose
| to luild eastward TO the Colorado
| river does not receive credence from
well informed railroad men, The
| California Southern is not owned by
the Atchison company; it was bull
by Boston cApit alists, and its presi-
dent, Thomas Nickerson. was fur
merly president of the Atchison, but
while there might be harmony be-
tween the interest the ownership ls
different The report is not credited
in railroad circles here that the
Atchison people propose 20 estab
lish any line of steamers t China
from Guaymas or San Diego.
Heavy Floods
CHICAGO, Feb. 5-Trains are ar
irving and leaving on time to-day,
but the telegraph is still badly de-
moralized Toledo reports heavy
fresheis throughout Ohio. The rail
road bridge at Fremont is swept
away, carrying a portion of a freig ght
train. The lower part of Fremont
and the whole of Ottawa are under
water. At Cleveland the manufac-
ries are submerged with great loss
of property. The Valley railroad is
under water and the damage viii
amount to over one million. The
damage at Akro1 is Gfty thousand.
Tiavei is suspended. The bridse or
the Baltimore s. Ohio, at Mount
Vernon, is swept away with poi
lion of a freight tram that Was pass
ing, one brakeman being killed
TWO trains went through a bridge at
Mansfield. one brakeman being Kill
ed and one wounded. Meadvi,le is
flooded. Three hundred flmilies
were rescued in beats. The fl od at |
Shelbyville, Indiana, is the greatest |
ever kno Hn. The country in that |
vicinity is Fl oded, portion of the |
town being under water ana the |
levees broken. Bradf, rd, Pa, WAS |
flooded on Saturday night. Five
bridges were swept away and many |
houses damaged, some destroyed.
Sixty five families were compelled
TO fee for their lives when the ice
gorge broke.
PITTsBrRG, Pa Feb. 5.-The AL
iegheDy river has destroyed property
to the amount of several hundred
thousand dollars Letween Pittsburg
and Oil City. No damage was fear
ed here until this morning, when a
sudden rise carried away coal barges
and lumber to the value of several
hundred thousand dollars. A number
of houses were washed away at
Parkies, Virginia. The lower por-
ton of Freeport is submerged. At
EN- barton, bridge with four men
was swept away and one man was
drowned.
MEADvILLE, Pa, Feb. 5-Saturdny
night the ice gorge in Mill Run
broke and the Central part Of the
.own was flooded. Over 800 families
we're rescued in boats. There is
much suffering from cold and water
The gas works are under water and
he city is in darkness. No railway :
rains can enter or leave the city.
To BE Hanged.
New York, Feb. 3-Michael E
Mccain was sentenced to be hanged
I'd in March.
Foreigners Mnssacred-
GUAYMAs, Feb. 3-Mr. Hepburn
vas shot by some Mexicans who
;reated a disturbance at PInos Altos,
which he went out with others 10
)acify. 1t is rumored that three on
our ether foreigners were killed
Ilso. No further particulars yet.
A stream of Fire
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 5-Four
tills exploded at the Great Western .
Dill Works this morning. The fire
pread to the adjoining tanks of the
Standard Oil Com oany, exploding
everal The stream of burning oil
an into the creek and thousands of
,arrels of burning Oil fooled down
he stream setting fire to everything
II its course. The loss is perhaps
lalf million.
For the COloredSO!dters.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-Logaa gave
notice in the Senate to-day that he
would offsr as an amendmeninto the
he Sundry civil appropriation bill
hat the act to place colored soldiers ,
IN the same footing as other soldiers
Is to bounty and pensions, be so con
'tructed as to extend to and include
he heirs of such soldiers in their
claims for military service, and that
he accounting officers of the Treas
Try be directed to readjnst the claims
If such heirs who would have been