The Arizona sentinel., 1884-03-01
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Egyptian army will soon be dls- banded. The khedive is willing that it should be. The town of West Bath, Me-, containing about 300 inhabitants, has niether minister, doctor, law yer, barber, grog shop, nor store. Queen Victoria about ignores Gladstone in her new book. By her little crankiness the Queen has helped along the cause of democracy in Great Blitain much further then she realizes. The San Diego papers state that the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe company has gained control of the California Southern rail- road, and will buiIn it through from ColtOn to the Needles.
 The widow of Wendell Phil lips has filed her refusal in the probate court to act as eXecutrIx of his will. No reason is as- signed by Mrs. Phillips for refus- ing to carry out the wishes of her husband.
 A Dallas, Texas, special of the 14th, to the St. Louis Republican has this to say of John Heith, lately hung in Tombstone, as one of the Bisbee murd erers: ''There have been upwards of twenty cases of burglary, theft, cattle and horse stealing against him in Dallas. Heith is a notorious Dallas county criminal and fled from this country about a year ago."
 Bradlaugh has still the best Of it in his fight with rhe English House of commons. A dispatch from London, Feb. 19, says: The election in Northampton to-day resulted in the choice of Mir. Bradlaugh, Radical, over Mir. Richards, Conservative, by a vote of4.031 to 3.665. This is the fourth time that MT. Bradlaugh has heen elected. He received a larger vote ;than at any previous time. The last election before this his majority was only 108.
 Suit has been commenced in California by special council for the state and against the Central Pacific railroad company to reco- yer $89. .460 taxes. One for 1880 and a proportionate amount to each country according to res- pectivc assessment levied upon portions of the road operated in them. Similar suits have been brought against the Southern Pacific R. R., the Northern rails way of California, the Pacific R. R., the San Pablo & TuIare R. R., and the Stockton & Cop peropolis R. R.
 The railroad company has is- sued an order to sell no more lots near the railroad station sin Flagstaff for the present, not giv- ing any reason for their action. It looks as though they desired to retain the ground in close proximity to the station for their own use. The site included in the order is supposed to be hotel grounds, upon which they sin tend to erect large house dur. Ing the coming summer. Flag staff is destined to be a famou. summer resort, and the railroad intends to give Us a hotel tha will accommodate three hundred guests.-Champion.
 The widow and family of tht iuformer, James Carey, continue fO be regarded by the Britist government very much in tht fight of white elephant, in tha they don't know what on eartf tO do with them, writes London correspondent. Mrs. Carey decli nes to be again sent abroad, anC asks that safe employment b. found for her within the limit of the United Kingdom. If tht unfortunate woman had only tC be provided for, the task of tn, government would be cempara lively easy one, but the iarg, family she is left with is regar ded as q serious obstacle in tn, xr0N- Of nrOyIdiDn her Uyifb fbl