Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-09-20

 mlssioners it was on motion of oamuel Mckee, representing the county oOm n,ittee- resolved that each of the pre- c;n.t boards of registration be composed of two Democrats and one Republcan- The resolution was adopted uhahl- mOusly.
 CHICAGo. Sept. I5.-The report pup lished in the Tribune this morning to the effect that pleuro-pneumonla hsd attacked herd on the farm Of John 10; Farvel. near Lake Forest, IS declared to be untrue by Mir. FsrwelL He de- clares that an attempt has apparently been made to create scare about pleuro pneumonia with a view of securing large congressional appropriations TOT Investigating purposes.
 COLUMBUS, Ga, Sept. l5.-A boiler cotton compress at Enfaula, Alabama, exploded this evening. The building and 300 bales of cotton were consumed and % or 30 persons killed.
 ROME, Sept. 15.-Italy has abolished the quarantine against cholera on the French frontier. King Humbert mas given S60,0O0 for the relief of cholera sufferers in Naples. The condition or affairs in Naples continues to improve throughout. Last night wood huts were building for shelter. King Humbert de- clines to leave the city.
 ROCKFORD, Ills, Sept. 15-N. c. Tbompson's bank closed this morning. A notice was posted on the door of the hank signed by N. c. Thompson, presi- dent. stating that owing to the stringen- cy of the money market he was unable fin meet his obligations as they mature md consequently had to suspend. He said: My assets belong to my credl- tors until their demands are satisfied Believing from common experience that an assignment would result in unneces- sary loss to my creditors, l have de- termined to apply my assets directly to satisfy my liabilities which are stated to he n half million" The assets include stock in the w. Thompson ManufRctur- ing Co. and are believed sufficient to cover all liabilities.
 SrATEsvILLE, N. C.,Sept. l5.-General Latham, editor of the Statesville Amerl- can, suicided on Saturday morning. Latham joined the Republican party two years ago and was then repudiased by his family.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Assistant Secretary Coon has been designated by | the President as Acting Secretary ot the Treasury for ten days from to-day. The designation of Coon instead of Assistant Secretary French Is considered some what insignificant.
 NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Victoria Mori- sini, the daughter of MOrisini, the part ner of Jay Gould's brokerage firm, who | eloped with and married her fathers coachman, was on promise made that all would be forgiven, induced her to re- turn to New York, but she refused to separate from her husband. Her father then had her arrested on charge of stealing a diamond pin, the property of Der sister.
 NEW YORK, Sept. I5.-The Suns Buff falO special says: Oliver WOrmwOld, a frescO painter, announces his intention to go over Niagara Falls III rubber bail for purse uf SlOOO. The ball will be fifteen feet in diameter and three-quGrters of an inch thick. Con- pressed air will be inj -cted into 1t and WOrmwold says that he can live in 1t, If necessary. He is 8 years old and was born in London.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, Sept. 16.-The San Pablo which arrived yesterday evening from Hong Kong brought the Intelli- gence of a terrible inundatiOn in the kaing Sal province. The floods lasted four days and submerged the country in some places to the depth of sixty feet. Whole towns and villages were swept away and from the report received 1t IS believed that over seventy thousand persons perished.
 LONDON, Sept l6.-The West India committee have decided to send Sala- mon, member of the legislative council of Jamaica, to Ottawa, to hold a confer ence with the premier of the Dominion of Canada upon the question of the ad mission of the British West Indles to the Canadian customs union. After the interview, SRlamon will submit his propositions to the legislative council at Jamaica.
 NEW YORK, Sept. IA Commercial bulletin says it is understood that about l25,OO0 pounds of Arizona ingot copper have been sold recently for export, at not far from 12is cents per pound. Lake Superior copper though relatively cheaper at 13 cents for uses for which American copper Is most needed in Europe, does not seem 10 be taken. CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-The Daily News Council Bluff, Iowa, specIal says two hundred Iowa saloon keepers held a meeting here today, with closed doors |, and formed State Anti -ProhibitiC n as- sOciatiOn. It was decided to raise funds to prevent the enforcement of the pres ent prOhibitory law and to work for it's repeal.
 ATHENS, Ohio, Sept. 1.-The eyicted and idle miners are sald to be com mitting depredations upon small stock and farmers are afraid to take measures to prevent 1t.
 BOSTON, Sept. 1.-The American Political Alliance have nominated W. l.. Ellsworth, of Pennsylvania. and Charles II. Waterman, of New York, for president and yice-president of the United States.
 CHcAGo. Sept. 17.-Wheat is firm and higher, 7j 2, cash 75s, October S, November Sis.
 Foo Chow, Sept. 17.-The Chinese have stopped inc supply of coal for the British gunboat Merton, stationed at Sharps Peak, where the cable lands. , BERLIN, Sept. 17.-It is rumOred that a German colonization society is , about to send an expediti' n to make extensive acquisitions of lands in west ; Africa.
 PETERSBURG, Va, Sept l5.-In cOnse- 9uence Oi the protracted drouth in this section many of the smaller streams aTe drying up, and the water m the river Is so low that the mIllers are not able tO do more than half the usual work. The cIty reservoir IS SD low that the citizens have been notified that they must be as economical as possible in the use of water. All street and yard sprinkling has been abandoned for the present. DALLAS, Tex, Sept. IA telegraphic war was developed here to day between the Gulf, Colorado < Santa Fe Railway for the Baltimore S Ohio on one side, and the Houston t Texas Central for the Western Union on the other side. The Baltimore & Ohio set their poles, and the employees of the Houston * Texas Central pull them up. The latter were arrested for malicious mischief, and application is made for m injunc- tiOn to be heard tomorrow. , ROCHESTER, \. T., Sept. T.-ThIs