Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1883-05-03
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vigilance committee, composed Of
men from Pyramid City, Shake
spcare and Lordsburg, numbering
about two hundred, at 2 o'clock, this
morning, sur lised the Sheriffs posse
who were guarding John Wash, the
murderer of Thos. Calvin, and after
considerable resistance upon he part
of the Sheriff, Walsh was secured
by the vigilantes, taken out on Nj ain
street and hanged on Smyth & Win
sor's wagon derrick. 1t was anus
ing to see the tend feet upon The
arrival of the train from the east.
They at first thought the object was
stuffed with straw, but on coming
out of the cars and finding it real
dead man they snatched their tickets
out of their hat bands and returned
to the train, making time that would
secure the prize at go-asyou please
race. They thought the station was
anything but "Lords''burg.
Heavy Fire.
LoRDsBURG, April 3O-Ahout 9
O'Clock, Sunday evening, a fire was
discovered in the large warehouse
and store of ]. H. Hampson, con-
tractor of the G. & S. p. railroad.
The loss is estimated at $15. 1000; no
insurance. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by mice Paying in
some broken punches of matches in
the wareroom.
The Rangers and wilcox.
TOMBSTONE, April 30-It Is stated
that the rangers returned home last
night. The back bone of the move
ment was broken ten days ago when
Lieut.. Bryant. Childs, Anles and
others left the command. giving as a
reason that Captain Joyce would not
make fight against the Apache scouts
when he had chance. Much I'M
favorable comment is made here
concerning the dispatch sent by
Thornton, quartermaster of the
rangers, in relation to Wilcox's man
agement of the San Carlos agency
He was on the agency but a few
hours: had no means of gaining re-
liable information. The agency is
400 square miles. He admits that
his Information embraced in the dis
patch was gained from Wilcox. The
community is much depressed at the
news of Crook not being allowed 10
cross the Mexican line with troops.
Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l30-Victor
Proudhon, a Frenchman, aged 26
wears, suicided by cutting his throat.
Canse, dependency on account of a
broken leg, which remained in use
less condition.
Elevator Accident.
SAN Francisco, April 30.-The
woman killed at the elevator acct
dent on Saturday, thought to be Mrs.
Miller, has been identiged as Mrs
Ann F1aherty, aged SO, the wife of
Thomas Flaherty, lepairer on the
Sixth st. branch railroad.
More Cyclone.
ST. Louis, April 30-Dispatcaes
from Waco and other places in Tex
az, says the cyclone on Saturday was
-~o,-,, .o,-o,a ,Ir0,hO,,t tho ctofo and
especially west ana southwest of
Dallas and Fit. Worth. The station
house near Milan Junction was de-
stroyed and one man k-lled. At
Mt. Vernon the schoolhouse was
blown down and three children in
iured. At McGregory the schools
house was blown down and MAE
children seriously wounded. At the
Rock church the house of Cliff Bran
nan was demolished, himself and
wife killed, one child blown several
hundred yards, and three others can
not be found. William Scott and
a man named Mitchell were killed,
two old ladies named Graves and
Donnan badly wounded, and a farm
er wounded fatally. Near Pelton
Mrs. Diagend was killel and her
daughter fatally injured. Immense
quantities of hail fell, some being
chunks of ice five inches in diam>
eter.
Prohibition.
ST. LOUIS, April 30-Prominent
prohibitionIsts are taking prelimin-
airy steps to organize Prohibition
Alliance in this city for the purpose
of combining their forces both here
and throughout the State.
California Navigation.
WILMINGTON, April 30.-Llncoln
declines to authorize an expenditure
of two hundred thousand dollars APP
propriatcd by the River and Harb"r
bill for the improvement of the Sac
ramento and Feather rivers. The
cause of the improvement and pro-
lection of channels of these rivers by
the erection of restraining barriers
upon Yuba, American and Bear
rivers, tributaries of Sacramento and
further to hold back the flow of
debris caused by hydraulic mining,
would involve an expenditure within
the next eight years of a million and
q half dollars with doubtful results, |
and would at best prove but par
tial remedy if the hydraulic mining
should continue.
Fatal Tragedy
The Citizen of this morning states