Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-04-12


 there. The spread-eagle twaddle made every one believe that America would always beat the world, and that the world could not live without us. We, accordingly, went straight ahead making corners Iin everything, over capitalizing everything, and over producing every thing. The result was natural. Our sharp practice and corners not less than our impotence, disgusted all the world and brought things 10 such a pass that nobody now either wants our produce, our stocks, or anything else except our gold.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-Orrin A. HikOk, a well-kuOwn driver and trainer, while exercising his horse Ruby, ,colllded with s runaway horse and sulky. Hikok was thrown out on his head, receiving severe injuries. It IS thought he will recover.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April "A Chronicle Washington special says Wm. M. Evarts predicts that Lincoln will be nominated for president. He said, have been watching the drift of public sentiment very carefully and Ihave gradually come to the conclusion which 1 hope, as well as predict, will prove true, that Robert Lincoln will be the nominee of the re- publican national convention for presi- dent, unless Arthur goes through on the first or second ballot.
 ALTOONA, Pa, April Mrs L. NJ Beach, wife of a prominent physician was discovered Tn her room this morn ing with her head almost severed from her body. The circumstances are so suspicious that the Dr. has been arrest ed. It is said he has already admitted to amember of the family that he com mitted the deed. Two large knives and cleavers used for amputating purposes were found beside the victim.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-The cable bridge which connected the Cliff House with a rock 300 feet distant was &C., cidently overturned yesterday after noon. Some fifty persons were in 1t at the time. The accident was caused by some boys mailing the bridge sway throwing the people suddenly to one side when the railing we way and all were ;umbled off on to the beach below, falling about fifteen feet. Nine persons including some young children, were seriously injured, some having their legs and ribs broken. Up to the present time it IS not believed any of the in- juries is fatal
 LONDON, April 7.-The annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge University crews occurred this morning The course has the regular Thames course, four miles and two furlongs from Putney 10 MOrtlake. The weather very unp-opitious. The ar was filled with drizzly rain, a heavy mist overhung the river while the water was decidedly | shippy, and but few spectators. The Cambridge crew, favorite from start, won an easy victory.
 SAN FRANCIsco, April 7.-The three mile running race yesterday between P. Mcintyre and W. A. Ross, for $500 was won easily by Mcintyre in sixteen minutes and twenty-six seconds. The best time on record for 9 three mile race is 15:12, made by George Hayes in New York.
 QUIJoroA, April 9.-Every one here is in high spirits. Water was struck al eleven o'clock yesterday forenoon in the Bonanza company's we'll at depth of 452 feet, and Hank Smith, the compa. ny's superintendent, and other expert enced persons here, freely express the | opinion that the much vexed water problem is now satisfactorily solved | WASHINGTON, April 9.-Senator Hill from the committee on pOstCflices and post roads, reported favorably on the original bIll to establish the postal tele' graph system. Hill remarked that the committee were unanimous as to the | first ten sections of the bill, which relate to doing work by contracts with exist ing companies, but that minority oi | the committee were opposed to the sec. ton relating to the liability of con. tracing company for a failure to correct | ly and promptly transmit messages Las been amended by limiting such liability to $500 as the time and amount paid for the transmission. Two new features have been added to the bill the first authorized the contracting company to employ the post master as its agent and operator at any postal
 telegraph office, where the telegraphiC
 receipts are insufficient to pay tho salary of an operator, and to pay the | operator a commission not exceedinl
 5O per cent. of the charges on mes
 sages transmitted from that office | The second required the Post
 mater General to secure provision. ID the contract which shall protect pos
 tai telegrams against discrimination, II the order of transmission, Tn favor oi | telegrams received at such of the com pany's offices as are not operated undel the provision of tue bill. The contract system remains the most prominent fea | ture Of the bill, and Is not widely differ ent from the scheme of the Postal Tele | graph Company, except 1t empowers the | Postmaster General to receive bids from any telegraph company for the contract | The provisions relating to the establish, ment of the government Is pure and | simple in the event no satisfactory con, tract with established companies IS Sc cured. These are the combination fea. lures of the Hill and Edmunds.
 SAN FRANCIsco, April 9Th. Bauer the well known wrestler of this city, re- ferring to the dispatch from Los Auce- les, says that H. C.. Bauer, whom Mul- doom challenged, is all unknown man iu wrestling circles.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Commenc- ing the fifteenth of the present month the Central Pacific Railroad company
 will run fast mail train between San Francisco and Ogden, covering the dis Jance in thirty-nine hours. This will complete the fast mail service between New York and this city, saving twenty four hours between those points.
 CHICAGO, April 9.-Andrew Cunning ham, of Chicago, has laid claim 10 the estate the notorious Kate Townsend oi New Orleans, who WAS murdered by Troyville Sykes. Cunningham alleges that deceased was his sister.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-J. B. Lamar, attorney for Lloyd l.. Majors, the Lex ington. Santa Clara county, murderer, has filed an application with the Su- preme Court for a rehearing of the case. The principal point advanced IS that the court neglected to pass upon the issue of prior conviction of the same offence. Last of the Wreck.