Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-29
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 LONDON, Ky, March 26.-A special says terrific cyclone. tte severest ever known h this region. passed through that place and Piitsburg, two miles north, at ?. m. yesterday, causing death and destruction, especially at Pltfsburg, where 1t was the severest. The Metho- dist church Was razed to fhe ground and much other property. Al Pittsburg John Hartman, a brakeman, was blown from a freight box-car about fifty feet, on his head in a creek, breaking his neck and causing instant death. Three freight tOxes, two al oil tanks and a cabOO-e WeIs blown from the track and slightly lnjuIing several men, and detaiuIng the sOuth-bOuud mail train five hours. \ httle cabin in which Mir. Broughtpn was living was blown down, instantly killing MT. Broughton and two little child ren. The following named persons are thought to be mortally wounded: c. 4. Stringer, both legs broken sud a cut in the head; Mrs. c. W. Stringar, hip mashed; Robert Ridings, spinal column broken and cut m the head; Miss Sallie Golf, cut ID the head; James Warren, two ribs broken and wounded in the head; ". Woolsey. Over a hun dred men and their familles are left without homes or employment by this dreadful catastrophe.
 WASHINGTON, March Dispatches received from Louisiana say the Missis- sippi river has broken over most Of the levees and government ,ald Is necessary ta prevent the people and stock from starving. Tens.s paush is sgbmerged and 2O,OOO people destitute. The river at St. Joe is six inches above 'S2, and the river k rising from Cairo down. Gov. McEnery telegraphs that the labor ing classes are in great distress, and asks the Secretary of War for as many rstions as in 'S2.
 GONZALES, Texas, March 2G.-To-day at the examining trial of Bill Burleson, 2 negro charged with attempting tor3pe Mrs. knoeppa, near Harwood on the 9th instant, the evidence showed the ac- cuse1 was n the vicinity at the time of tEe crime and Mrs. knoeppa positively identified him as her assailant. Burle. son was promptly remanded to jail under an escort of a large posse, but on the way was met by au armed force of lJD citizens beat on lynching him. The posse and prisoner returned to the court house and after the crowd dis persed proceeded to jail. The crowd again gathered, though the streets were guarded, and rushed to the jail, tearing down the fence in their eagerness to overpCwer the officers, took Burleson out half mile ard hung him. He would neither confess nor deny the crime.
 SAN FRsNCIsco, March 26.-'rhe Chronicle publishes an interview with Att5ruey General Marshall, in which he says: "Auy one who saJs that | assent ed directly CT indirectly to @ walver of the States claim for interest and penal ties on unpaid failr0ad taxes is either utterly ignorant or baro-facei liar. l remitted nothing, received nothing di- rectly CT indirectly. l took a payment on account of expressly reserving the claim of the State tO the remainder, re- specting which proceedings are now pending on appeal. The litigation be- tween tue State and railways iE iu pre- cisely the same shape Es it was in before the partial payment Was made, the only difference being that l have got the face of the taxes"
 "Yet Gov Stoneman left the impress sion on Saturday that it was the action taken by yCu III these cases which ren- dered the calling of a. extra session an imperative necessity
 If Gov. Stonemsn conveyed any such impression or sad or implied that compromised anything or remifted any thing, he uttered a vlilainous islander. He knows 1t Is not so. He knew the. facts, and if hs implied that l compro- missed anything he uttered a vile slau- der. knowing 1t to be false"
 WAsHINGToy, March 26.-The Dem ocratic caucus which was continued to a late hour last night resulted In the M0r- rison resolution being adopted by 1lf to 57. It provides that the Ways and Means Commission bill to reduce war taxes, be considered by the Committee of Whole, subject to amendment and that the bill be then reported to the House and passed. Carlisle then offered Q resolution providing fir the repeal of the tax on tobacco, cigars and snuff and reduction of the tax on fruit brandy to 10 cents per gallon. Cariisle's resolution was carried. SS to 5I. The largeness of the vote against considering the Morri- son tsriH bill Was the subject of much comment after the adjournment of the caucus. The opponents of the bill as sert, unhesitatingly, that the j7 Demo cratic votes cast against the caucus re- solution, together with every solid Re publican vote in the house, will certainly defeat tLe bill whenever 1t comes up for action.
 CoNsrANTINoPLE, March 26. The Sultan Is seriously ill. IL is feared his ailment will end in madness.
 WASHINGTON, March 25.-The State department has received a letter dated March $, from the United States com mission agent at CaibarIca, Cuba, stating that his suspicious concerning the char acter of the passengers of the blig ScTeamer were aroused by statements made by the Captain of the vessel when he applied for a bill of health. The captain Intimatel that 20 oI 2j of his passengers would be highwaymen. who had been bribed to go to the Unit. d States. This letter was referred 10 the treasury department, but Secretary Folger considers. that in spite Of this suspicious report the party will be shown to be unobjectionable and they will therefore be allowed to continue oa theIr journey.
 TRENTON, \. J., March 25-Judse Nixon of the United States court has appointed A. $. Love receiver of the Yellowstone park improvement c0mpa- ny. Rufus Hatch, chef organizer Of the organization, says he put Sl20OUo in ii, and that 1t owes SS0,000 additional.
 CHICAGO. March 26.-Jacob Seramor, a restaurant keeper, was arrested Fu- day for abduotiug Theresa Rosine, a sixteen-year old girl, and for keeping a house. Fms morning Justice Kersten held him to the criminal court on the first charge, and fined him Sl00 on the last. The evidence went to show that the girl was most respectable She answered an advertisement in a German paper inserted by Seramor, who three girls to work in his restaurant. Before Theresa was there two days Seramor attempted to ruin her The girl escaped from him.
 OTTowA, March Wiggins, says the uaa,p1 and ba.t-ra- of tbo tv-sr e4o-,,,.