Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-03-09

to audit, and the State Treasurer to
pay, the salaries of the Railroad
Commissioners until they shall re-
deem their pledges made to the peo>
pie before he election. The resolu-
Lion WAS lost by vote of six to four.
> More Floods.
GREENvILLE, Miss, March Ga
serious break is reported in Pas; onia
Ievee, Chicot county, Arkansas,
which will inuudae all the plan;a-
tions on sid;. of I AXE Chicot except
-uch rs are protected by private
levecs.
L. -. Treasurer Resigns.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Jas. Gil
illen, Treasurer of the United States,
,ent in his resignation late ye-.erCi ~
afternoon He thinks the compen-
sation mad qu tc. 1t is unders' ood
hat ne resigns to devote himself o
tie Affairs of the Florida Land Com
pnny. Gilfillen cnie. ed thu treasury
as II clerk twenty-five years ago.
Desperate Situation.
HELENA, Ark, March 6-The en-
sire populace in the bottoms are flee.
ing to higher land, carrying all heir
valuables. The negroes are panic
stricken, seeking places of security.
Desperate efortS are being made 10
maintain the levees intact. The gen
oral impression is that the maximum
of last year will he exceeded by the
water now in sight and sure to come.
The situation is critical.
HELENA, March 6-The Fitzhush
levee, five miles south of the city,
gave way last night. The crevasse
is hundred yards wide aud rapid
ly widening. The rush of water
through the crevasse 3 tel rife. The
whole country around old town is
believed to be inundated.
Death of Colonel Gilmore.
BALTIMORE, March 5-Colonel
Harry Gilmore, the well-known con-
fed rate cavalry officer, died last
night.
DPcanr'uz-
| WASHINGTON, March 5-Sei atnr
Miller does not expecs to return TO
California Tor several week. Page
will not go home until next June
! RoTecrans cxpe. IS % leave about the
last of May Pachcco will leave in
few days but does ros expect be
in Califor ia before tle frs: of May
/ Berry goes home within the next two
weeks. Senator "a ''ey, who is not
in good healt,,, will re- urn home, il
able, with :: ! w weeks.
che Deal is.ata nan, Stephens.
ATLANTA, Ga, March Ex-Governor
Boyntor has invited all the citizens
AID Officials, state and ounty, to the
! funeral memorial sarvIccs in the
capitol on Thursday, apart from the
memorial services all over the rate.
| 1'OS al "a OIeS.
WASHINGTON, March 5-The Sen
ate p isscd the House bill modifying
the pc tai money ord T system so as
TO authorize postmasters of money
order offices, u.der authority of the
! Postmaster General, TO issu. postal
notes IN the denomination of five
do lars and under.
Depraved Kentucky Boy.
LoUTsvILKE, March "a ncwsboy
Earl Nicho4E Us years Old, was ar
rested for an outrage on little girl
4 yeas old. The penalty, under the
kentucky statutes, is deaii..
Iron Trade Trouble.
PITTsBuRe, Pa, March 6-Iron
mast, RS say the new tariff law Will
compel reduction of The wages.
The men say general strike WIZ
] result if a reduction is attempted.
Feeling Very Bad.
BRADFORD, Eng, March 6-There
is great disappointment among mer-
Giants and manufacturers over The
! new tariff laws of the United States
French KOyaiisiS.
LILLE, March IA Leri mist
meeting was held here yes euay and
| 5000 p, rsons were present. E.iudrey
d 'Asson, the de!,nty, and Baubes de-
liver ed address cs violently attaching
the republic. A resolution was
unanimously adj pted pledgia all
perso present TO suppori the royal
st cause in the coming Struggle.
New steamsh p Line.
BErLIN, March 7-Sev, raj firms of
Bremen have entered mo a combi-
nation for the purpose of organizing
Il line of steamers running from Bre-
men TO Cuba ami Port Rico. Lour
steamers under the Spanish flag Will
maintain Il regular connection be
tween those places, which will 6e of
great importance to the export i.ide
of Germany.
Killed by Giant Powder.
SILT LAKE, U. T., March Ton
work blasting 'iich for The Nor h.
ern Pacific ut Hose Plains, Mon
ttna, anu three of hem were d:'tailed
to thaw out some giant powder. / he
powder was placed near nc fire, ana
was tnawing nicely. when suddenly |
1t exploited, killing two inst ally |
and nort4l,y wounG;ng the thi.d |
The wounded man was f.sssriel' o ne
n
Ind - a iarge hole was blow in
"Is sl':e. The premature explosion
was probably caused by one of the
men stepping on some miro Ger
jLe which had leaked out on the
rocks from tie thawing powder.
The Dana Cameron ZIP.
NEW YORK. March THE con-
trip 10 California OF Crss.
A. Dana and Simon Cameron am6
familit. is delayed bv the illness of