Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-08-23
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FLORIDA SHIP CANAL.

HLOEAIA SdIf, CaNA4I.
 NEW YORK, August 21 A meet- ing of the Board of Directors of sthe Florida Ship Canal and Transconri> rental Company, adjourned to>ila5 !, aftsr q days session. Among thos resent were Hop Jno. c Brown, President; George c. Gorham, Se- cretary; Governor Cameron, Senator Mahoney and others. Chief EnginN ger Howe made an exhaustive report as to the practicability and cost of the construction of the canal. 1.-the canal was eminently satisfactory it can be constructed at total cost of 546. .0O0,000. The saving of distance on steam vessels between New York and New Orleans is 5O0 miles, New Orleans and Liverpool, 412 miles.
 A sCULL RACE.
 FALL RIVER, August 21-Hanlan was beaten in a professional scull race last evening, his boat and two other having been upset by an exs cursion steamer. The first prize was awarded to Turner, who made 215 miles in 18 minutes.
 THE CHOLERA.
 LONDON, August 22-One hundred and e'ghty-two deaths occurred from cholera in Egypt Sunday, including at Cairo and 43 deaths from chole- ra in the provinces of Ghizeh and Atfe iu the last -four days.
 TIzBsToxE.
 TOMBSTONE, August 17.-Manager Hutchinson of the Bird Cage Thea tre, yesterday notified his company that owing to dull times he would be compelled to close the establish ment.
 Professor King, the tight rope walker, has leased the Crystal Palace Theatre, and will re e,open it to-mor- row night week.
 The new machinery for Conten- tion mill arrived to-day, and repairs will be completed and the mill run ming by the latter part of next week.
 Mrs. Mcintyre, mother Of May Woodman, the woman who was con, nected with the killing of Billy Kins> man, and sentenced to five years al Yuma, for manslaughter, left here tosday for Prescott where she goes to interview acting Governor Var Arman, concerning the pardon of her daughter. She has succeeded ir procuring q large petition with tho signatures of many.
 MEXICAN TELEGRAGH.
 GUAYMAs, Mexico, August IT, steamer Newborn, from San Fran cisco, arrived yesterday, laden with four hundred tons of freight, and sails to>day.
 Senora Angela Peralta and troupe take passage for Mazatlan today.
 MT. L. c. Allen, just arrived iron New York, has taken a contract tc construct telegraph line from Guaymas to Topic. MT. Allen goes to England to purchase material Iron poles will be used.
 THE CRY OF DIVES.
 GALVESTON, August 1.-The city is on the verge of a water famine cisterns are drained, gardens arc dried up, and the effects of tho trough IS plainly seen in the poverty of the vegetable market. For weeks many persons have been depending on the liberality of neighbors fol water enough to drink, having ex- hausted the supply.
 FRISCO FACTS.
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 17.-Gen' eral Manager Towne, of the Central Pacific Railroad, announces that a new schedule of passenger anc freight rates ~ill be put into effect Sunday next, the 18th instant.
 At special session yesterday oi the Grand Grove of Druids, of Calls fornia, resolution repeating the endowment law was adopted The law in question gave $500 to the helrs of any member who may have been in good standing, a compulsory tax of fifty cents being levied on mem mbers to cover the amount.
 A DUTCH DISASTER.
 LONDON, August l7.-It is report ed that the express train between Paris and Amsterdam met with an accident, between Molines and Vii varorde, Belgium, and several pas sengers killed.
 THE SCRIPTURES FULFILLED.
 LONDON, August 17.-A mob of 200 men attacked the Jewish quart> CTS in Prague Wednesday night. The rioters were dispersed before doing much harm. The.prevalence of riots has caused much alarm anon 2 the authorities of Austria. The pos lice and military officers were ordera ed to crush with the utmost energy every outbreak, however small. Forty of the police were wounded in the riot At Agram on Tuesday q mob forced the jail andreleased the rioters.
 RECORDS REPRISIAND.
 WAsHINGToN, August 1.-The Record court martial case of Caps tain John A. Kress, of the ordinance department, was received in tRe war department to-day. Captain Kress was in charge of the work of erect>- ing the barracks at San Antonio and as tried there for disregard of