Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-30
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 CLIFTON. .August26.-A shooting afTray occurred last night at Queen City in which Thomas Mckenzie received a painful wound in the right thigh. Me. kenzie states that himself and partner Thomas IrwIn, had a little misuuder. standing in the afternoon which re. suited ID Irwin going to the King mine where both worked and getting his rifle and revolver. Irwin then laid in ambush for Mckenzie and shot him when be was returning to the mine about eight o'clock. Irwin was arrested this morning aud put in jail. He denies all knowledge Of the shooting. Both men are recently from Globe.
 The Detroit Copper Co.'S new reduc. ton plant at Morenee is completed and A one hundred-ton furnace will be blown on Wednesday.
 Democratic primaries are being held all over the county to-day. Head is their choice for delegate.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The Chron. icle's Philadelphia special says: At the banquet tendere1 the Greedy expedition officers oy the New York Yacht Club. oI which James Gordon Bennett, Jay Gould and Cyias w. Field, Jr., are mem bers, Chef Engineer Melville made q long speech. Tn which be set forth the feasibility of settling at once and for all the question of an open Arctic sea, and stated his willingness to take command of such an expedition. Mir. Field iu reply said he was convinced of the truth of MelvIlle's theory and would advance half the sum necessary to fit out an ex. petition II the other members of the Yacht Club would subscribe the re. mainder. The amount was subscribed on the spot. The expedition will sal some time next year.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2j.-Mstthew Caravan prominent Democratic leader in Nevada politics and we'll known over the entire Pacific coast, died in this city yesterday evening after short i'll. ness.
 CUBA, N. |, Aug. 25.-The committed to notify John P. St. John and William Daniels, the Prohibition candidates fol President and Vice President, called ou those gentlemen here today. The ad. dress of notification was delivered by Professor Dickey, chairman. He spoke at length of the character of the con. vention which nominated them, being made up of earnest men and women, such as those who opposed slavery years ago. He closed by invoking a divine blessing on the candidates, praying they have wisdom, courage and strength. Governor St. John replied, expressing his high appreciation of the unanimiiy with which the unsought honor had been conferred upon him. Daniels fol- lowed, and said he felt profoundly grat- flied st the honor conferred, and that he accepted the nomination and expected to do SO more formally by letter here after. The notification proceedings were held on the Temperance camp meeting grounds about two miles from Cuba.
 GALVESTON, Aug. 25.-A Galveston News Laredo special says: Yesterday while passenger train on the Mexican National railway, with a pay car at tached, was making a trip from New Laredo to Monterey. when near Busta- mente station, was fired into by band of miscreants from an ambush. The bullets entered the passenger coach, which was filled with ladies and gentle men. No one IS reported injured. The engineer opened the throttle and es- capped. It Is believed the attack was an- other attempt to rob the pay car.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2l-The most remarkable shooting score ever heard of was made yesterday afternoon at She'll mound by Lieutenant Klein in a con- test for places in team of ten Califor- mia marksmen who will compete in an match with a like number from Nevada. Lieutenant Klein at the 800 yard range scored fifty out of pos sible fifty. The two sighting shots at the same range were also bulls eyes, thus making at 300 yards twelve consec- utive bulls eyes.
 BosToS, August 25.-Dispatches indi- cate that last nights frost caused great damage to growing corn and buck wheat in northern New England. In many places the corn was still in the milk and crops will prove a total failure. There was frost also at Port Javis, New York.
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 2J.-The Post publishes a statement from Mrs. Abbie l.. Marble, an employe in the San Francisco pOstoffice and sister of Mrs. James G. Blaine, denying the published account that Mrs. Blaine's father forced Blaine at the point of a shotgun to marry her. Mrs. Marble says that the circumstance is simply as her father died in January lS45, and never knew DOT saw Blaine, and IL was not until six years after his death that Miss Stanwood, now Mrs. Blaine, met Mir. Blaine for the first time.
 RACINE, Wis, August 26.-While rid ing on an English cart on his farm here Dn Saturday last, J. 1. Case, the owner )f Jay-Eye-See, was thrown out by his horse running away. He was stunned md his back and shoulders badly in- ured.
 WASHINGTON, August 25,-The United States charge d'aifaires at Rome has notified the State Department of the of cholera at Spezzia. The consul general at Geno telegraphs that hat the cholera suddenly attacked SpezZia and that there were 6l cases asst night, 49 being fatal.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Henry Mohler, Oscar Radcliffe, Mrs. PeRse, Mrs. Slater. md Mrs. Parker, who were the ostersi- ,le managers of the Home for Gods orphans, were all bound over To the .rand jury to-day, for illtreatment of 'oung children left in their charge. The testimony of four young inmates ended to show that a large number of babies died in the asylum apparently trough want of care, and according to tories related by young children in 'ourt. they were subjected at all times O vigorous treatment, by being locked ID alone in dark rooms and given very title food. The court looked upon the managers of the institution as belong ug to a dangerous class of fanatics.
 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-The Times ,rints the latest insanity horror which las come to light through the committee ID lunacy in the rural districts of Penn ylyania. The story comes from the suburbs of Chestnut Hill nd the victim is George Streeper. He ms been crazy for fifteen years, and