Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-10-18

in the notorious house of prcstitus tion, known as 555, which n about an hour was burned to the ground estimated loss, s4,OOO; $2,OOO insur, ance. There was no one in the house when the fire broke out. It is be- lieved to be the work of an incen> diary.
 BEN BUTLER ACCEPTS.
 BOSTON, Oct. 16 Governor But Ter has written letter accepting the nomination for governor of the na- tioLal greenback labor party of Mas sachusetts. The action, he says, afs lords him much pleasure as it marks his appreciation of his labors ir be- half of the greerback and laboring man.
 POLYGAMY.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Governor Murray, of Utah, in report to the Secretary of the Interior on the po> lygamy question, says: "The laws of Congress have been nullifed and defeated by the lawfully appointed officers, and instead of appealing to force they appealed to the courts, where drought technicalities and delays failure has resulted. After presenting the facts in explanation eof his inability to enforce the law, he says it is not reasonable to sup pose that the government can ex, ecute tue law when he can only rely under the law on those who con- linue to defeat it, and adds that Con- gress must provide other agencies t., enable the governor to faithfully execute the laws.
 NEW COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Ben But> terw orth accepts the position of commissioner of patents.
 The secretary of the treasury has decided the advalorem duty on cigars to be based upon the value of the cigars in the box and their con- dition.
 THE 0'DONNELL TRIAL.
 LONDON, Oct 16.-Witnesses for O'Donne are now at Capetown and will leave immediately for England. The trial opens Thursday. It IS thought the government will not seriously oppos, postponement.
 AFIeHT WITH THE COWBOYS.
 GLENDINE, Montana, Oct. 15- Sheriff Taylor yesterday endeavored to arrest drunken cowboys when he was set upon and bea ten. In the melee an Englshman about to To- cate there was killed. A freight conductor also sprained an ankle {; one of the cowboys was captured and lodged in jail; the other two escap- ed.
 AN EXPLANATION OF THE CIVIL
 RIGHTS BILL.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.- Minister Longstone, who drafted the Civil Rights bill an the request of Char les Sumner, says, the only thing the colored people in the States can do when deprived oi their civil rights is to bring action under the common law in the State courts. The CiYIl Rights act, he says, did not con. CT any rights upon the colorcd people, but merely provided for the enforce- ment of the laws conferring these rights and consequently the discus sion of the court today did not take away from the colored people any righls conferred the fourteenth am endment.
 A BACKWARD STEP SAYS FRED
 DOUGLAS.
 WAsHINGToN, Oct. l6.-The Ma. tional Republican will contain to- morrow interviews with Fred Dou glas. Minister Longstow, Professor Green and other prominent colored men, on the decision of the supreme court upon civil rights. They agree in considering the decision a matter for regret. Douglas thinks it IS a sep backward and places the United States in the rear of civilized na> tions of Europe and America.
 AMMONIA EXPLOSION.
 CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 16 All the horses in the stable of Moertin's brewery, where an ammonia pipe burst last night. which were not kill led out right, were 50 affected by the gas as to make it necessary to kill them. Sixty>one fine horses are lost by this singular accident.
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