Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-10-04

PHGNIX, MARICOPA CC ]. land, Urge force of special agent, $ engaged in the detecti n and invest
 igaiion of fraudulent enir es under
 the pre-emption homestead and tim~ her culture acis. The reports of these agents are such that in all - probability the Secretary of the Interior, in his annual report, " Il recommend the repeal, not ouly of the pre>emption laws, but of the
 timber culture act also.
 ABE TURCOTT. THE MURDERER OF JULIUS DIETRICH.
 STOCKTON, Sept. 26.-Abe Turcott
 who murdered Julius Dietrich last
 Friday, was brought out for examin,
 ation to-day. A guard of officers
 were on hand, as threas having been
 made to kill the murderer o1 sight
 The prisoner was taken by circuit l ous route to the courthouse, whe,e
 an examination was held, but 9he
 crowd remained around the Justices
 office for some lime. Owing to the l precau ions taken 10 violence Oc- cured. The prisoner was held to ! answer for murder Tn the first degree
 without bail The defen ant made
 no statement nor offered evidence
 The main door leading to the court room was than locked and guardci | by officer to prevrni the crowd from coming out. Turcott was hanhcuf- | fed and and led under q strong gnaid | out through the side door. Suf ficient tune was al owed the prisoner and guard 10 get to She iil, and then the doors were unlocked and the spectators, the Jus ice and lawyers released from confinement. So ter- set and Logan, witnesses of the kill Ing were discharged from caStody after the examination. The evi ience shows no provncation for he murI. and the general impression is that tn Is hanging clse.
 ~Sadk kwoULD-BE ASSASSIN. E RK, Sept. 27-JameS T.
 # attempted to sh 'ct re
 # >consul yesterday was , # y d ply>iciin at the roiNos y. He was found -uffrr ing from melancholy anI from ex r t-rme nervous debility. While mol strictly insane it IS thought to he |, necessary to send him to ih- a>ylu n r.
 STANLEY HEARD FROM. C
 SAN FRANCISCO Sept 27.-Spe-ial V O the Chronicle says that Stanlev | las arrived al Stanley Pool, and wa~ i n excellent health. He xpects to a eturn to Europe next January. He c lated that a magnificent country lld been opened up to com nerce. o
 GUAYMAs GRAPHrrEs. i GUAYM AS, Sept. 27.-The steamer I 'onora arrivel yesterday from Ma- tC atIan and is now in quarantine, il There she wlll remain r eight days Z nieSs sooner re 'eased, a. she Las On u oard tropIeal fruit The position tl f her passengers and crew ale any te hing bu. comforta le. il Reliable reports have be n rcceiv, i q here If the death of some fifteen | Hermosillo yesterday, and qui,e CT marked humber of new cases. e Dr. J. ". Matteos has pronounced y' Il such cases as he has seen yellow svcr.
 Quite a heavy rain fell here last ight and has cleared the atmos- { here marked degree. The ther, |, lometer has fallen to ST. A' There are some few cases at Punta fri e Arenas, but only two deaths in le last twentv>four hours. Col. ernandez is enforcing the sanitary lies with all persons. - Guillermo Andrade, Jr., died last - ght of the fever; two employees are T so reporl eG since the 24th.
 May are out and the streets are galn becoming somewhat lively. xz No deaths except at Hermosillo e reported from th4 interior.
 At Minas Prietas it is very healthy R i'd they expect.to have a large out, II on the 5Lh of next month.
 Gov. Torres, as also the prefcct d president of the muni ipali,y, s' we hal the fever, but are rep prted .,1 convales-ent.
 THE LAND CRAFTS TO RAILROADS A. WAsHIFeToN, Sept. 29.-Commi S. ner Armstrong of he Railroad Bu- III Interior Department has ju>t " urn from tour of four m anths inspection If the overland grant
 ra lroads in the West. Sta rting 0l ,m New Orleans the commissioner amined the Pacinc raii oad and
 branches and completed a portion the Atlantic and Fac fic Ia IT. ali ,go
 far as the Colarad river He - 9n travelled through SOnthe n l fornia to San Francisco on h. nthern i'acif1c, then over the Cali -nian and o egoI railroad IS fir T I ~.