Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-04-15
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AsHTABULA, O, April ll.-Judge Bras tus Lee commute suicide to- day with l laudanum. No cause assigned.
 CHICAGO, ILL, Aprill1.-Before Judge Gary, on jury trial in the Superior Court, there was began this afternoon an action for breach of promise brought by Fanny Austin, colored woman, against Robert Little, a good-loOking Euglishman, in which damages are ask ed for SlO,UUO. The defense offered Is that the wOman's character Is bad.
 NEW YORK. April l1.-Joseph N St6d dard, publisher in this city and Phila 1 delphla, mas begun action for libel against the Tribune association, laying damages at SlOO,OOO. The Tribune charges Stoddard with pirating his edI- ticn of the Encyclopedia Buttanica. ATLANTA, G,L, Apul II. The Demo cratic State committee met to-day. The following were placed Iu nomination: Jas J. Boynton, k Bacon, A. Mcdaniel, Philip Cook, l.. Simmons On tho first ballot Boyt received l39, Bacon. l4j. Four other ballots We're taken and on the fifth BoyutOn received l34, Bacon, l52; McDaniels, 3l; Cook, l3; Simmons, $. Necessary for choice l76.
 MINNEAPOLIS, April 1l.-One of the heaviest snow storms Of the winter Is now in progress. Street car travel IS suspended for the first time this winter, and railroad trains are greatly delayed. The storm IS general throughout the State.
 ALBANY, April 1.-The charter elect ion resulted in a complete Democratic victory.
 MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aprll 1.-The trial of Geo. Scneller charged with setting the Newball House on fire and causing an awful catrastOphe on January l0th,
 peled this morning. The court room was crowded. Scheller was rather pallid rom long and close confinement, but cooked better than when arrested. He carried himself confidently and calmly he days proceedings were confined tO securing a jury. The whole jury was panelled before final adjourn ment this evening. The jury is an intelligent one T. IS expected the case will make rapid
 rogress.
 NEW YORK, April 1.-The Parnell land league president denounced for the introduction of American politics into the land league.
 BusroN April 10-One Of the build ings of the American powder company, at Acton, Massachusetts. exploded thIs afternoon, killing two men. Loss not heavy.
 BosToN, April 10 The finance com mittee unanimously reported in favor uf voting the appropriation for plblic char Itable institutions, notwithstanding the veto Uf the governor.
 T. LOUIS, Aprll 10. The Adiutant General of TeNas has advIces that the Italians are raiding in the vicinity of the Sacramento mountains, and that Capt. ! Baylor with a company of State rangers Is on their track.
 WEsTNINsTER, Md, April l0.-The l most disastrous fire ever known here ! occurred last night, originating ID Jacob ] IhOmpsOn's livery stable. in winch both l Thompson and Aaron Schaefer, em- | ployees, were burned t0 death, together l with thirty horses. Sixteen dwellings ! and stores were burned, including the | Lutheran church. Loss. S70,00 The ! fire cleared a whole square. The fire | started at ll;30 last night. and was un- der control at three o'clock this morn ing.
 ROCHESTER, April l0-Ten minutes after o'clock this morning a large | building on the northwest corner of Church and State streets fell vith 8 | crash, the side wall falling on Church l