Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-11

cry. saws that before the Grand Jury O'Bierne testified on oath that Gaffey owed him eight hundred dollars, and afterward borrowed four bnndred more for which Gaffey gave bis note for twelve hundred paying it in full at maturity. But in Court O'Bierne sw0re that Gaffey did not owe him a cent when O'Bierne received this note from him. It is be- Iieved O'Bierne will be arrested, charged with perjury when the present case IS determined
 General Schofieli. commanding the Pacific DivisIou. mas accepted an invita- tion from the Garfield Monument asso- citation. and has written saying that over four artillery companies on foo. with Battery k, first artillery, mounted, will take part in tue procession. Eighteen posts of the Grand Army of the RePub- lie will participate It is proposed in commercial circles to make the 25th a holiday as well as the 2i,h. The Pro- duce Exchange has SD decided, and other bodies will, 1t is thought, follow it's ex- ample. closing from Thursday evening until Monday morning. Ex-Governor Perkins, Grand Commander of Knights Templar, has issued an order to the two commentaries sn this city to repair m uniform to meet and escort to his head quarters. on his arrival here, Sir Beuja- min Dean, Grand Master of Knights Templar of the Uaited States.
 The Northern Pacifi express, with capital of SlO,OOn,GCO, intend opening an office in tLis clty, and commence busi- ness September 1s;. V. J. FoOtner, General Superintendent oft the Company is now in this cI,y, and stated to the As sociated Press representative. that a central branch office would be estabhsh- ed on this coast in San Francisco and Portland, but which of the two would be made ths headquarters of the wes tern division pf the cor9pauy, was still undecided. The setting m operation oi the western ii5isi0n. extending from Helena to the parific coast would estab- fish what has lo ye. existed a through trans-contiuentaI express company. The eastern division has been in operation four years
 Mir. Footner leaves for Southern Cali fornil going as far as San Diego. with the object of juds ing of the business capacities of the southern part of the State. A reply to question whether the possibility of making San Francisco the headquarters of the company on the Pacific Coast, did not emply competition against the Wells. Fargo s Co. He said that t might be so considered, but that an active e rmp-titi0n w.th tha. com pauy would depend upon circumstance
 SAN FBASCIsco. August 10-Regard- ing tine trouble rssterday at Colton, Cal if0rnia, between the Southern Pacific Railway Company and the California SoatherH Company, General Manager Towne says that tue latter company agreed to pay tine southern Pacific for the right of way across the track and for depot grounds at Cotton, but that when the California Southern reached Colton the officers of that company r,- fused to pay any thing, and the matter was carried into court. Judgment was obtained against the California south ern Railroad Company. As the iudg- meut IS not yet satisfied The two South ern Pacific engines were placed at a crossing, blocking further passage Of the California Southern until matters are settled.
 General Rosecrans WAS last night elected honorary member of the Mexi- can Veterans.
 Thomas P. Stouey has been unanI- mously recommended by She San Fran cisco Bar Association to succeed Evans as Judge Of the Superior Court.
 It has been discovered that a woman lately arrested in this clty on the steamer Qaeea ot the Pacific when i--- ing Tor Portland. for wearing a man's | but who was afterwards re- leased on her supposed husbands state nent that her health required her to SO iress, is tbe wife of @ wealthy man of | cauutv, from which place she | .loped with Dr. Morgan.