Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-28
TELEC RAPHIC.
wH1sTLER's BODY ExHUMED.

| morning the body or Wm. Whistle
 late member of the Greedy part l was exhumed. There were preseI } two phyniciaus. Whistler's fathe
 aged grandfather and grandmothe
 half dozen !aborers and scvers , reporters. The body was exhume
 and taken under the shade of
 tree near the grave. About ten min
 utes were required to loosen tn bots of the casket- Inside was
 quantity of cotton, which was pu
 in with the corpse 10 fill the coffin
 Whistler's remains were wrapped
 in muslin, and holding this in piac'
 was a hemp cord. A heavy blankc
 WAS under the body. There was nt
 further clothing. The head wal covered with cloth scull cap witt sealskin on the outside. Remnants of mIttens were still on his hands The face and trunk were in good l preservation. His red hair anG beard easily identified him to his 1 friends. All the flesh had been cut from Whistler's arms and legs; the limbs W ere perfectly bare of muscle the right foot, which had been fro ger, was not touched, but every particle of flesh was stripped from his back. The physicians found nothing in the stomach. The doc tors will make no report of their observations unless they are asked to do so by the government.
 REPUBLICAN ANNIvERsARY
 STRONG, Me, Aug. 21-The cels- bration of the thirtieth anniversary of the birth of the Republican party, which is claimed to have occurred in this city, was held to>day. The first county convention to assume the title Of Republican" was held here August 6ib, 1854. The feature was the attendance and speech by James G. Blaine.
 NOVEL DEATH WARRANT.
 WASHINGTON, August q Under agent NJ, Gillicudy, Pine Ridge agency, in letter io the Commis, siener of Indian Affairs that "Son> of-no Water" recently attempted to take the agents life. An article in a Chicago publication saying the Indians had right to kill McGilli~ cuddy caused the Indian to make the attempt. He was arres' ed and held subject to the order of the Indian Department.
 POLITICS IN MEXICO.
 CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 21-lt is authorItiveiy that General Ramirez Mejia and ten priests have been shot by order of the President. The DIario Official publishes a proclamation of the conspirators, which decrees that Gonzales, Diaz and all others engaged in the gov ernment affairs since the dissolution | at Texterpec in 1876 shall forfeit their lives and property. NEW GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON.
 PORTLAND, OregOn. August 21- Governor W. E squires, the newly selected chief executive of Washing ,ou Territory, has returned from the ,ast and has arrived at Olympia. An address of welcome was deliver- d by w. A. Newell, the retiring Governor of the Territory. At the dose of the reception the inaugural ceremonies follownd.
 HENDRICKS LETTER.
 INDIANAPOLIS, August 2l-Hen> Tricks letter of acceptance will b. urnished fer publication to>morrow.
 DROUGHT EAST.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-The driest eason since 1870 is prevailing here Wells are giving out, streams are ow and many of the smaller ones Ire entirely dry. No ram has fallen ince May. The crops are suffering everely, and the grasshoppers are what docs grow.
 JAPAN JoTTINGs.
 YoKAHAMA, August 21. The Japanese Government has establish d four orders of nobility, namely: Dukes, Marquises, Counts and Vis> counts. At national assembly, to be in 1893. will consist of ] Lower and Upper House. It is presumed the new order of nobility s created for the purpose of forme ng the latter.
 Negotiations for a revision of reaties have been so far completed hat it has been authoratively an lounced that final conference will De held carry in October for the definite adoption of the new tariff md other important changes which Ire contemplated.
 The French mail steamer, Tanais, 'f Messagrias Maritime, went lshore July 2Jth. Most of the car go was saved but the vessel will be ! total loss. Nc lives were lost
 ExCOMMUNICATED.
 SAN FRANCISCO, August 21 The Salt Lake special says: On Sunday, during high mass at Missoula, Bishop Irondel formally d theatre manager John Mcguire from the Roman church for the sin of bringing into Montana, for a series ,f le ctures, the great inhdel Robt. Inc ers0l