Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05

will take a good deal more than has bsen printed to secure Offici i inves'ig lt,on
 upon that portion of congress effect. The | effect of Huntingt0n's cOrrespOndelcg
 will however, be, to mak l. absolutely
 certain, that congress will refuse to pass
 the Texas Pacific land gran of about twenty million acres over to the South
 ern Pacific.
 ST. LoUIs, Dec 3l.-James ". Cock
 who murdered his wife at Cara Springs, | Mo, last November, by holdiu1 her head | between ms knees and cutting Ltr
 throat WAS sentenced to % years in
 the penitentiary.
 PTTsBURG, Dec. 3l.-R1ght Rev B.1i-
 face Wimmer. celebrated hIs tiftietn ar-
 niversary of entrance into the Bens-ilc-
 tine at St. Nincerts college. The CeTe-
 mony which including the degree I Arch
 Abbot of Armenca the first ever bessow-
 ed in this country, was participated ID
 by bishops from all parts of the Uu.Ied
 States.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 3l.-P. T. Baru1m
 has just made his will, IR order Tat
 there might be no question as Co .if
 sanity on which to coHtess after V death. He had eminent physioic-,
 to examine him and secured tdeir a
 testation shat he was uf sound mt. The will and its codicils cove more tia.
 FOO pages of legal cap closely wrIt'a and disposes Of real estate and rrrsons property ot the value Of Sl0,uJ0,OlO tweuty-seyen heirs. Ihe pIOperiy is ll New York, Brooklyn, Bridgeport, Col orado and several other places. llr Barnum values his interest in Barn n and London shows at S3,JjO,0J3. h.s bequets to charitable purpJFes ere numerous and large.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 3L-It is stated Ou the best of authority that Willard re- signed the presidency of the Northern Pacific on Saturday. He refused to be seen yesterday. Billings Is said to be his successor.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-The World says one of General Grants friends says tue will probably be confined tO his bed some time, the fall having caused | q leisOn of muscle in his hip. It Is ! stated that Grant will not support Pres | ident Arthur but IS very friendly 10 Lo ! gan, particularly SO for the gallant l fight Logan msde for him at the Chicago | 
 NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-A Herald cable | special says: A letter from an iDhuen- | tlal dignitary of the Roman Catholic l church contains matter of great Interest ] to Americans. One portion of the letter | states that the American bishops have been very busy here, preparing for tEe | national council that was tO have taken place shortly after New Years The council, however, has been postponed, as the presidential election takes place next year. II was deemed wise to wait, and thus avoid the possibility of exciting public opinion at a most susceptible It IS known, however, that the bishops have agreed upon the following points: First, en organization Df seminaries according to the primer pIes established by the council of Trent; second, parochial schools are % be es- abolished, and, in doing so, the princI- ples of the first period of the middle ages are to be borne in mind; third, are to be appointed for the administration of ecclesiastical prop arty; fourth, for nomination Cf curates, and a system, the same as In France, l- To be adopted, with the exception, o' course, of the cooperation of he state which unfortunately n Amer1cs has no relation with the church. This method lf nomination is point of the utlost importance; for thIs question brlstles with difficulties of a most thOuy and nature. Fifth, system of legislation to be decided upon for Teli- gious marriages. uch as the c' iaf -T1-sz.... iutions that have been adopted by m- mon accord.