Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-09
Senator Edmunds.

Senator Edmunds | WAsuINGToN, March 2.-The Re publican members or the Senate held 2 caucus this morning aud selecie | ;. Senator Esimuads as their candidate
 for President, pro tem to succeed
 Senator Davis. No opposition. 's'ise rar:!;' ssevi-io, s;i.I Bead.
 WAsHiSGroN, Marca line best $ 1 oHihi,n obtaiaii.le last night was
 almost unaniln IFS that inc tariff re-
 vision Is dead thIs ecascn. Ex-
 Speaker E,! dall i tl.e only rroni- nent mnn 'n either side of the IIotl-o who dcss n,t privately admit this.
 Randall shin..s the Liii can yet ie
 passed.
 4 till hss passed Congress increas
 ing the rc"sion of oIe armed ard
 one-le ;gc'i soldiers.
 The confcrcn~e committee on the tariff hill failed to agree and Sena :o~s Baysrd and Beck withdrew.
 A lumber trsin was wrecked on the 1st inst, ol the Texas Pa.ilic. killing one man and wounding two.
 Anarchy fn Utah.
 SALT LAKE, March 2.-Thc Su- premc Court of lhe Territory has signed memorial to Congress ask Ing law to be passed giving the l fF
 Governor of Utah the power to ap | point Territorial and county officers to fill vacancies occa .ioncd by tic lAps.ng of the August election, and thus prevent anarthy.
 Nathan AIttreAEe. SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-Nathau kiitredg", well known and highly esteemed citizen of San Francisco, di;d very suids nly at his residence last night He was extensively en- gagged in the manufacture of safe. in this city. Aged 59
 EnnGed Himself.
 SAN FRANcIsco, March g. Sing Lun, he Chinese. murderer, who was to have heen executed to-dlv hanged himself ] is ccil this morn ing during temporary absence oi the guard.
 The Navy ssez.cIcnce AprIsric-
 ton ssilI.
 WASHINGTON, March 2.-At the evening session of the House the DiGcicnce appropriation bill passed with am' ndments. The only amend ( ment of any importance was author iziuS the appraisal of all naval yes ' se's stricken from .hc navy register z authorizing the Secretary of the C navy 10 sell the vessels. The Conference rarFH Committee s
 WAsGINGToN, March 2.-The con. i fcre' ce committee on thc tax and tariff bill adjourned at midnIaht til ,; 3O m. to day, leaving the most imp rfaEt point If coniroversy in n n regard 10 inc tar fl rates unadjus ted a sicT- S'eshea,. Seriously HI. Ii ATL 'NTA, Ga, March 2.-Govern- pr St phcnS is seriously i'll and can lot retain lool. The doctors are insious about his condition and it { is raid there is danger of hi, q, ing a Ti'e COafe. essceCosssmftsce.
 WASHINGTON, March 3-The con. ereace committee on the tax ans. ariH bill reached a 'mplete agrec In nent about half psst twelve this af- ernoor, and forthwith sent their re- ort to the government printing of F, ice, in order 10 bs able to prescn; or to both houses of Congress in a pl rlnisd form before adjournment to- st' ay- The report will recommend le adoption Of the Senate bill. with Ac cry few changes of general impor- ,Ss rec, except in the metal schedule. sel which the committee recommends ral me increase of rates, especially in the an. gard 10 steel. he Hiver and aEarbOr ApprOprI- tisr
 atiGn. rub WASHINGTON, March 3-The an. tbe ahe 'opriation for the Pacific Coast in poi e river and Haibor bill as passed eft the House are as follows. Oak- crI. crI nd larbor, $9O.000; Wilmington rop O.OJO; Goose Bay, $2O,OOO: Yoa- ina, $30,000; Sacramento river tha 0G00r San Joaquin, $50 GOO; the mo, ks at the Cascades, $135, 600: on o,@a T 'wer Willamette and Columbia O,OO0; Coquille, s7,O0O; mouth of As; lumbia s75 900. .,dn B, uascrn Pacific COnsOlSd -xTou men i'sfeated- TsaI EsaI NAsHTNGToN, March 3-The bill guar the consolidation of the South. snro garal | Pacific railroad was badly dc othe ted in the Senate yesterday. But 2s7 I worth, of the Pacific railroad nmittee moved to suspend the rs and pnt the bill on it's passage. x m, of Ark ansas; Holman. of In na; Hammond, of Georgia; and 5inson of Massachusetts. made il It against the hi.l. Butterworth ie he only argumsnt in fav, O. s F bill. The motion 10 suspend the s"7 : 's was defeated by vote of S7 to
 Photographic Items.
 ndTew J. Hess, the deputy sLerifi Q. was on the death watch at the the Chinaman Sing Lung hung IF st Go to the Eecnitentiary tor
 Bribery.