Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-03

Cavalry DarrackS Tn process or erectlOn suddenly fell this morning. The work men, all of whom were convicts, are buried in the ruins. Loss of life large.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.-Cox, from the committee on naval affairs asked leave to report for the present con sideration of the Senate joint resOlu- tion granting permission to ensign United States navy, TOW on duty with the Greedy relief expedition, to accept decoration of the royal and imperial order of Francis Joseph from the goveI nment of Austria. Robinson. of New York, objected, saying, however, he was wiling to extend the thanks of Congress to this young man, an honor compared to which these ribbons were nonsense.
 EAsToN, Pa, April 2S.- Saturday morning Mrs. Amelia Barnett locked the doors of her house; threw her two children, one aged three years and the other five months, on a bed and cut their threats with razor and then gave the alarm, and as the neighbors rushed in she drew the razor across her own throat and then threw herself beside her children. All three are mortally wounded. The Barnett family came here from Pittsburg several months ago.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.--A Chroni- cle's Vicksburg (Miss.) special says: Samuel T. Wilson, a white man, acting as guard over a number of convIcts, got into an altercation with a negro named Mcdaniel. Wilson ordered hIs cOnvicts, who were engaged in loading flat boat with lumber, to bring Mcdaniel aboard the boat, where he had him beaten until he became unconscious. Wilson then ordered McDaniel to be thrown into the river, which was done. Wilson was ar rested and placed in charge of Sheriff Lawson. There were about 300 negroes present during the trial, and threats of lynching Wilson were freely made. Lawson, with three guards, started to town with the prisoner, but had not pro- ceeded more than a mile before they were surrounded by large number of negroes, who disarmed the Deputy Sher- if and guards and took the prisoner, declaring their intention to hang him, and proceeded to carry their threat into execution. Wilson was hanged to a limb in the Steele bayou swamp.
 PANAMA, April 29.-A terrible fire ragged here from eleven o'clock last night til four this morning. No water was available. The market and two blocks of houses were totally destroyed. The loss is half million dollars. Dur ing the progress of the fire large mob, a portion armed with revOlvers and machettes, did considerable plundering, and many of them became intoxicated. The soldiers were called out and quar- relied among themselves. The owners of the burning property then fired on the plunderers killing several Of them.
 ST LOUIS, April 29.-It is announced that Moses Fraley, prominent grain and stock speculator has failed in a large amount. It is stated that Fraley was short of about 100000 bushels of wheat and corn in Chicago and that his losses on the board were upwards of S400,000. He Is also said to be short of a large amount of wheat in New York, and that he has lost Sl9O,00J Tn Union and Texas Pacific stocks.
 NEW YORK, April 29.-Charles A. Dana, Whitelaw Reed, George Jones, Wm. NJ. Evarts and Samuel J. Tilden's names are among. the list of vice presidents of the meeting In Cooper's Union to protest against the spoliation of the Propaganda resolution, protest ing against the seizure. A resolution to that effect was unanimously adopted.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, April 29.-At the Republican primaries held in the wards of the city last night to elect delegates to the State convention the feeling was SO bitter and strong between the Arthur men and anti-Arthur men, that with one exception the ward elections were very dIsorderly, resulting in the selection of two sets of delegates, many fights oc- cured, resulting in seriously cutting and shooting. W. A. Malone, chairman of the Ninth ward meeting, had his head and face horribly cut with a razor in the hands of Johnson (colored.) Hon. Walter Evans, commissioner of internal revenue was elected delegate from his ward.
 SACRAMENTO, April 29.-In the Assem- ply this morning the Campbell amend ment to the constitution to remove the Railroad Commissioners was made the special order for the hour and was called up. The amendment was carried by 5 to IT. Callaghan, Slnon, Reeves and Wharton voted for 1t. The amend ment will now go to the Senate. The four names mentioned are the members who before either refrained from voting or voted against the measure.
 Tor ERA, Kas, April 30.-The Repub- lican State Convention assembled to elecf four delegates at large 10 the Ma tional Republican Convention at Chi cago. A vote was taken expressing a pronounced preference, resulting for Blaine, 22; Logan, IS; Edmunds, r; Arthur, G.; scattering, F. The delegates at large were elected as follows: Hon. P. B. Plumb, John $. Merritt, J. 4. Wood, \. w Mann. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Arthur's administra- tiOn.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.-The Exam iner's Virginia City (Nev.) special says: A secret cancus of the Republican State Committee, which meets in this city to- day, was held last night. Tine result has not been made public, but the hest ob- tainable information Is that Of the six delegates winch will represent Nevada in the national convention five will be instructed to support Blaine and one will go uDpledged. John W. Mackay, whose name has been mentioned as a delegate, has been telegraphed to ascer- tain his wish in that respect.
 OAKLAND, Cal, April 30.-The Repub- lican State Convention met this morn ing and was called to order at 1:15 D. m. by A. B. Cornwall, President of the State Central Committee. In his open ing address he referred to the great ne- cessity of harmony in the Republican party, especially so in this State, owing to the fact that the two parties are so evenly divided. M. M Estee, of San Adams, of San Luis Obispo, and Davis of Tuba, were placed in mo- imitation for chairman of the conven- tion. The two former withdrew and the latter was elected by exclamation.
 GALVESTON, April 30.-The News Laredo special says: Authentic advices from Mexico are to the effect that General Trevino few days ago received a polite invitation to report at head quarters at city of Mexico to which he failed to respond. The second and official summons was met with an ex- cuse, whereupOn yesterday he was given warning that unless he complied in twenty-four hours he would be taken under guard. General TrevinO will not obey as 1t means certain imprison-