Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-02-23
into polygamy aud gam disfranchise


 members lad not been women.
 Raleigh and Wells have several wives each aud are prominent church officials.
 James Sharp, the new Mayor. made speech indicating that he and all of the new cOu ulcli would obey their instruc- tions, iu deiiIuce oi law, and go into pO- lygamy while the city government IS in tue hands of supposed monogamists. It IS influenced by the church and rebel hons t) the law of the land.
 SHAwNElrOwy. IL, Feb. 20-The following appeal has been made to the public:
 Agaiu We are compelled to appeal to the pUbli, for fid for our suffering peo- ple We hal ped uHtll yesceriay Uur people would not be left entirely home less. or even Co the extent of last year; but we are doomed t1 disappointment Ne-terd4y a terrific stu m swept over Our c!ty, carrying d .st-uctIon aud IesOlation in its path. A hundred houses that were deiu-ei Co their loJfs and t5tsermg 1u thelr foundations were swept away and dashed tl pieces. iaaYluga hundred fam iiies without houses or shsi. CT of any kind uutIi after the flood subsidies, which hoped for event Is stIil m the dark future, as the rVer has now passed the flood night oE lust year, GuI B still slowly advancing. What night it EIll reach VIC cannot say. Many oi our citizens have worked herOically since our last calamity Co rebuild and ref, their homes for hgb- ita,ion. and had enjoyed the poor Frivi- lcge oi living il them bat few short months uutii suhmtrgeI aEaln.
 We ase doiuE all lG uur power Go re- lieve Immedi .t- UE4ts in tie way or food; but what these people mO need 0hsu the Rood subsidies l- money tO re- place their house. We therefore appeal to Cea-ro. public lu their beullH and any contributions can be lOrwd-ded Co tha unjrr5i-ued or tha First National bank of Shawuectlwu, aud will 6e faith fully applied Co the use Tor which lt ls asked t|lgued)
 J. v. NUbsPAUGu. Mayor
 PouERoY. Ohio. Feb. lS-The relief boat Katie StOckdale. arrived here at 5 D. ID. to-day. Her intention Was Co go direct to Irlutuu after leaving Parkers- burg this afternoon, but the people of Bellville, ". Va, called the boat and a quantity of pr1yi-i1n were gwen them. But sIX houses remain ID the town and they are mel grly aIl badly wrecked. At Raclue, the head of Pumerov bend, r mll-s long, was entered, this bend is made by narrow bottoms on both sides ol the uver and contains some twenty coal mines, eighteen sal5 works, twelve towns and 5000 iuh hlbittnis, of whom S.us0 are labrrsrs. Six of tine mines are flooded and wi!i not be pumped out for six or e,gLt mouths. Eight thousand 2 a Ia q demanding immediate assistance. The river in tue bend reached 6i feet, but hGs fallen l2 feet and IS now going down at the rate O. inches an hour. Friday might the water was first cleared from the streets of the town. There are four relief boats helping the bends destitute from 6allpJlIs, which place is out of water and C, mp8ratively uniniurgd. BuIue-5 ot cvc-g kind re- mans suspended. The Columuus, Hack ing Valley E Toledo rai road aud the Ohio Central, penetrating tae ueGd are all torn to pieces. I-esties, bridges uud rlgj beds are r0rr iu many places it. will be from tAr,c Co six weeks before communication uy rail arc rcsUmct The steamers 5rm Montgomery, Cham pioa, Nora Bell and Ches pe.ke are distributing supplies. It ls estimated that jIO houses have been swept out O! the twelve miles o' land. There Hrs destitute ir Camden jND people. Md dleppTt 2tu'. Wc-r Co.umbiH Q, Clifton 70, Mason City tGO, P1meruy 2.GOO, NiuersvIllH ClN, Hartford Cltv foo. SyIacus9 IlD. Eaclua JD. Antiquity loo, German furnace 100. his section was chiefly cncacei In shipping coal south. and this trade Uiil be st Vpcd for several months. \ number of mines are ruinou-ly flooded Every kind of help is votully needed The outlook !s very dark. Tho ~tarGa-i uail and ir1U works at Clifton. West Nir-iria, have been tho-ou1hIy oaked. and will not resume for four weeks. Idle. 6tOm.n.
 WAsmNoroS, Feb. 1S.-Tlere was a strong ara 0l representatives ot the steel and iron and irou ore interests lu the room of comm. 'ea on ways and means to-day Co uou-'ra-c ggaust iEe proposed csrugts iu the tariff law. Among thos. present were E. 7. Jones, chairman of the delegation from Pitts burg. himself largely iat ta-e led in bar iron. ri. if.n. GuH -.'. r-e. J D. Wells, ] secretary OJ t.e No.-s-- Iron As ocla- 'iOr: Nu. l Ea ..--. fHiw1Ikec, lD- tcr.s.e1 iu la.. .-s;I. #H-e1, Philldel | uhia. inter 1. r.Hr art -a'. W. McNsazh 0f P-u. Crd 'I." c'ni- uauy: Jo.n Au.s.. New AHr.. -al' builder: J. j. .-.... repre- ting '.e rm Plate t-. .l--..H. N'!l'au "'i'ar and William l.s-. re.-e-- 'lHE 'ie iron worker.
 WAsHUGroy Feb. i-.-Ils C.-.n..- A Hns.# jointly to-day c. hra- arEIr cuts by State Couul-si n-r- O. Eductg.n ana others in favCr oi tl- passage of the ball extending national aid Go tb7 Stat,s for educational purposes.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The treasury department has been notified that the President of Mexico has issued O decree imposing nu additional duty of five per cent ou al articles imported into Mex icr. commencing oa the l5th Of May next
 Senators Yet and C3cbroll, Speaker Carli-le aud Eepress natives Springer and Morrison received the following teie- gram from Santa F.. New Mexico: "Ihe secretary of New Mezico refuses tU ad- minister the oath of office to legally elect -d members of the terri1oria. legIs- lature. Juey assembled to-day and as sumcd tn Gecile the election GuslIica- tious f members against the vote of a minority holding legal certificates ai election Can yoa assist U7 to mniutaln our rirhtst Under tls law against the ohiciai u-w.a.on Ci federal officer. We arc majority roU1cI composed of both political parties. Republicans and Democrats.
 Es Tsir.l FuWco c. CHAvEs. Rep.,
 President,
 HUSEY L. WAEEE,,, tDem.l
 CHAs. MoSTALDo. Rep
 j. J. DAEDER, CEru.j
 FEASCO PEEt. lDem-)
 ANTHONY JosEPA. Glem.)
 H. a. EWTEHILL. lD1m.I
 EVANSVILLE. Ind. Feb. 10.-One os the relief boats arrived from below this afternoon and reports on awful scene ot dasolatlon. but ED lar as asc,r.alued no loss of hf1 within fifteen miles of Evans vile. IL is stated that fifty OF more houHes are washed Gvav. The town of Fsi-p!ay, consisting Of fifteen houses is | entirely swept away. Many people were taken from the trees and tilis, some Of whom were badly frozen and brought here They had remained exposed for six hours and ail were great y exhausted and badly frozen. They were brought here for treatment.
 AUGUsrA, Ga. Feb. 21--Testerday's storm Was tue everest since the cyclone of 1>1j iu Hancock county. The storm overturned ou;house. un- root=d ihe house end stables oi David Dickson. and destroyed by lightning in Columbia county tine barn and stables of !. '. Ballard blown down; three horses ki.ieL
 At Harlem besides damages in the interior, the plantation of Georgia GTauade was ruined. Houses were