Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-07-26

these were compelled to in consequence of their contracts. Twenty-six mem bers of the association and eight firms not members had agreed to resist all demands. The builders were in their busiest season now, but in almost every case their contracts contained 6 clause providing for an extension of time in case of a strike.
 NEW YORK. July 22.-A meeting of in dependents opposed to Blaine and Lo- gan was announced for to-day at Univ ersity Club Theatre m this city. Among the more prominent faces noticeable were Geo. Wm. Curtis and Carl schurz. The latter was the centre of interest in an animated group. The roll at II o'clock was htill incomplete.
 PORTLAND, July 2L-Reports from Eugene to-day show that the failure of Iurch Brothers. general merchandise dealers at Cottage Grove, Lsne county. Is one of the most disreputable in the history of the state. Aaron Lurch, tue senior partner, is in jail on two charges of forgery. Since the attach mept last Thursday 1t hes developed that Lurch has duplicated nearly every note which he held against farmers and one Instsnce has come to light where he made seven copies of one note of one thousand dollars and hypothecated them all, each ID different town m the valley. Another instance is of an sSOO note being duplicated five times. Prob ably one hundred farmers are losers in amounts varying from Sl00 to S4OOO. | n rah s.fn~t- ..s without bonds, and its funds are also involved in the failure. The liabilities will not be much less than S60,OOO, while 1t Is believed the assets will be under Sl5,0OO. One of the entangle- ments is that 1t will be impossible to tell which are forged and winch are genuine signatures to the duplicated notes, SO cleverly are the names imitat- ed The senior partner has spent a great deal Of money ID the past five years Tn riotOus living. The feeling among the farmers against him Is in- tensely bitter.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 2I. - The Sharon divorce case was resumed this morning. W. H. Porter. undertaken. took stand for the plaintiff The object of his testimony was to show that the casket in whIch 1t was alleged some underclothes of sharon had been placed by plaintiff, was SO constructed that 1t would be impossible to remove a part of It after beng placed under ground, and put in 8 package. Samuel SOule was the next witness, also for the plaintiff. He gave expert testimony on the hand writing and stated the marriage con tract was signed by Sharon, also that in my dear wife" the letters were written by Sharon.
 WAsHIsoToS. July 2l.-The Cabinet decides to take vigorous measures to prevent the introduction of cholera into the United States, and this evening an order will be issued prohibiting the i'm portatIon of rags from all infected coun- tries for ninety days or longer if neces- sary. It was also decided that vessels of the revenue marine service shall establish stations along the coast to prevent the landing of vessels from foreign ports. which do not possess clean bills of health.
 WAsHISGToS, July 2l.-The President has called for the resignation of General James 4. Longstreet as United States Marshal of the northern district of Georgia. This action IS based on the recommendation of the Attorney Gen srsl who had preferred charges against him for carelessuess and inefiiciency, and asked for his immediate removal. IL IS generally understood he will be succeeded by John F. Bryant.
 PARIS, July 22. There were thirty deaths from cholera at Marssilles lazt night and twenty-eIsht aI IoulOn. A panic was created at IoulOn last night by the arrival of 100 collins, ordered from Marseilles. In order to allay the excitement IL was found necessary to send the collins back. At meeting of the municipal council at Paris the di- rector of public aid declared that no case of genuine Asiatic or sporadic cholera had been reported at the Paris hospitals. The deaths attributed 10 cholera were really to other causes.
 Si1ty-One deaths from cholera at MarseIlles during the twenty-fonr hours ending at 9 o'clock last night. The number of deaths in that city since the epidemic appeared, IS S'4-
 The deaths from cholera at Aries are averaging nine daIly. The panic there is increasing. The archbishop of AK visits the sufferers at their homes.