Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-28


 on last Monday burned his wheat
 stacks 10 prevent levy by the consta- ble and then went gunning for his neighbors and burning thelr stacks also The pursuers think he cannot escepe. The settlement IS greatly excited. Last night after midnight : some one burned Avery's house and ! barn. The premises were unoccu- pied as the members of the family were under arrest. The supposi-
 tion is that Avery did it himself.
 SHOOTING A SAILOR.
 Los ANuELEs, Aug. 21-Late last
 night shooting affair occurred in
 San Pedro in which a sailor named
 Frank Miller was shot by Samuel
 Philips, of the firm of Philips &
 Isen, who keep boarding house at
 that place. Miller was drunk ard
 had assaulted the clerk aud after
 wards met Philips on the sidewalk
 and attacked him. Philips, being l A Sld6ll CAtCICQ HIS uOuSC duu
 armed himself When he came
 outside again Miller threatened an assault, but Philips warned him 10 d. sist as he had armed himself. Notwi' hstanding this NJ filler attack- ed him when Philips raised the pistol and fired, the ball entering Miller's neck on the right side and passing nearly through. The wound is severe and may prove fatal. Philips WAS arrested and brought | to this city.
 HENDRICKs' ACCEPTANCE. INDIANAPeLIs, August 20 Fol- lowing is copy of Ex Governor Hendricks letter of acceptance Of the Democratic nomination for the Vice Presidency:
 INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20, 1884.
 G ntlemeu: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication notifying me of my nomination by the Democratic Cons vention at Chicago as candidate for the cffice of Vice President of the United States. May I repeat what l said on another occasion? It Is nomination which had neither ex, pected or desired; yet 1 recognize and appreciate the high honor done me by the Convention. The choice of such body, pronounced with such unanimity, accompanied by so generous an expression of esteem and confidence, should outweigh all my personal desires and preferences of my own. 1 trust, also, from a deep sense of personal duty, that 1 now accept the nomination, and shall abide the judgment of my 1 have examined with t caIe the declaration of principles adopted by the Convention, I copy Of which you submitted to me T and in their sum and substance I heartily indorse and approve the a same. Your obedient servant, ( (Signed) T. A. HENDRICKS. f To the Hon Wm. F. Villas, Chair> a man; Nicholas NJ. Bell, Secretary f and others of the committee of the h Nationa! Democratic Committee. e
 DENIES THE IMPEACHMENT. !. :. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 22-Wil> a jam Collins, of this city, delegate il G the Irish National League com n Tention, recently held in Boston, in ., m interview relative to the propo- f, ition to trade the Irish American =, 'Ote for the advancement of Ireland's =. ;ause contained in the press dis c patches, denies that such proposi> M ion was entertained by the league Q, md that none participating in that f. .lleged conference acted with au- to hority. MT. Collins said it was h, understood by the league that Irish d. fairs be kept separate from Ameri- V an polItcs. w
 WANTS $50 ,000 DAMAGES.
 SAN JOSE, Aug. 22-R. P. Wills
  am-, who for some time prior to m 16lh, 1884, had been ems in loved as baggage master and ex- at ress messenger on the Southern Ia acifc Coast railroad, between an anta Cruz and San francisco, com si: ,enced suit to day to recover $50,> in DO from Wells, Fargo 6 Co for tn lleged malicious prosecution and sil llse imprisonment. Williams was da )rmerly in the employ of the de be ,ndents and was arrested for em- be excitement of the company's money. ca he trial resulted in his acquital. of
 SEVEN MEN AsPHyxIATED.
 SHAMoKIN, Penn, Aug. 22-A fire roke out yesterday Tn the Buck mi dge mine in slope 155 feet from M ,e surface. The company bought de le Greenback Colllery adjoining Al le workings which are higher than m lose of the Buckridge Colliery with ce le intention of boring a hole 36 oa ,et in length from the Greenback sa , the Buckridge and turn he creek tr' ito both colIieries and by flooding Lc lem put out the fire. While the = len were engaged in this work to- ay, gas suddenly poured in from ne burning mine and before they G Ould escape seven men fell victims & } the deadly gas. It is impossible