Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-11-29
SERIOUS SHOOTING AT WILCOX.

SERIOUS SHOOTING AT WILCOX.
WILCOX, Nov. 23.-A seriou.
shooting scrape took place in I. H
Roses saloon, in tins place, yester-
day. L. d. Lawrence, a sergeant
in the Third Cavalry, shot and dan
gerously wounded sergeant Duffy,
also of the Third Cavalry, and then
shot and killed w. NJ. Hill. After
shooting Hill he struck Albert Por-
ter with an empty whisky bot L.,
fracturing his skull above the eye.
There was an old feud existing be-
tween Lawrence and Duffy. Laws
renee was drinking and became very
quarrelsome; Duffy tried to control
him, when he was shot. Hill; was
also trying to quiet Lawrence, and
when killed was unarmed. A coro-
ner's inquest was held, and rendered
verdict in ac cordance with the
| above facts. Law renee is held with
out bail.
JURY OUT IN THE CASE OF DUNBAR
TOMBSTONE, Nov. 23.-The trial
of j. o. Dunbar for forgery closed
last night n the district court. The
case was given to the jury at 8
O'Clock this morning who are still
out with no prospects of an agree
ment. The general impression is
that the jury viii not convict him if
they agree.
A MEXICAN named Bonifacio
Jaime arrived at the county jail yes
terday under sentence by Judge
Britain, of Bisbee, Of 25O days for
beating his wife. The Mexican
soaked a rope in water to make it
pleable and compelling the woman
to strip, beat her in frightful man,
ner
George Cliquet charged with
murder, is under examination today
for insanity:
DESTRUCTION OF HICKS PAsHA AND
ARMY.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Later advices
from Egypt state that the entire
command of Hicks Pssha Of 10.50J
men was completely annihilated.
The massacre took place in narrew
defile at Kashgate, where Hicks
Pasha with his army was led by 8
trecherous guide. No water was to
be had, the soldiers were worn out
by thirst, and the narrowsness of
defile prevented. Hicks Pasha from
using his guns, and as an ambusca-
de had been prepared for them, his
soldiers had nothing to do but re-
main and be shot down during the
three days dying of thirst, they de-
Tended themselves; but the fourth
completed their annihilation. The
few that lived were taken prisoners.
The rebels captured 36 guns, all the
flags. camels and munitions of war.
The false prophets forces number
Ell about 10000 men. The catrasS |
trophe seems TO have wholly para-
lyzed the Egyptian Gov eminent
but the general ciamor is, that Gen
eral Hicks must be avenged. He
was man of the stamp of Chinese
Gordon, having fought against Sc
poys and won medals in many coun-
tries. The Marquis of Salisbury
speaking at the Carleton club said
The defeat must end all thoughts
of withdrawal of British troops
from Egypt; the French papers ex-
press the opinion that the disaster
will lead to permanent Eaglish oc>
cupation Of Egypt"
REFUSE PARNELL HALL TO SPEAK IN
Cork, Nov. % After a warm dis
cussion last evening the trustees re-
fused to grant Exhibition Hall to
Parneil to address his constituents
HEAVY BANK FAILURE.
VICKsBURG, Miss. Nov. 23.-The
Mississippi Valley Bank failed yes
terday. Mr.. KlaIn says the liabil+
tiles will probably reach $780, 900.
The commission house of John F.
Holpln & Co., closed caused by ths
failure of the bank. Much distress
is caused among women and poor
classes who were small depositors.
a committee of the creditors was
appointed to see if any plan of set~
tlement can be agreed upon.
THE TIMES LECTURES GLADSTONE.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-The Times
editorially says: Gladstone and his
colleagues, must understand Eng
land will hold them answerable, if
by further errors of Judgment Egypt
is allowed to relapse into anarchy,
sggra vatcd by passions OF religious
fAnaticism and maddening influences
and the invasion by barbarians, Of
the interior of Africa.
AN ARIZONA CAPTAIN IN TROUBLE.
SAN Francisco, Nov. ga Chit
cago special says: Capt. Antonie
Pelletier, of Prescott, A. T., has been
arrested, beiug charged with obtains
ing money aggregatlng several
thousand dollars under false pre-
tences, from Mr.. Pitney.
on THE LANDING OF CHINESE.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov. 23.AThe
Call in an editorial on the whofesa lie
landing of the so.called Chinese
traders" says: The records of this
country furnish'no parallel for the
violation to which the Chinese re-
striction act has been subjected, The
work commenced in the Cabinetand