Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-05
BreYitIes.

Henry Snagg, "the White Star of Texas" an alleged pugllistic crank who fancied he was the chosen one to defeat John l.. Sullivan, and who has been un- dergOing some queer experiences in training for the expected meeting, has applied in Philadelphia for a warrant Ot apprehension for the city editor and all the reporters of newspaper of thag city for incorrectly reporting his style O. training. He threatens to institute 6 suit of S10,000 for damages. His appll- cation for the arrest of the attaches of the newspaper was refused.
 In Albuquerque, N. M., the people are having trouble from the fact that the telephone and electric light wires are supported by the same poles. The cleo tric light current being so much the stronger in some way detrscts from the telephone current and causes 8 roaring nOlse in the telephone receiver, so that 1t is difficult to understand conversation carried Un by that means.
 There has been found a new species of native clover m Florida, that grows in the flat woods in detached stems and punches throughout the timberland.
 ka a9.aps r.sss e.ss q s--;e . .,,... at Mash- ington says that if it could be grown m quantities so as to get seed, etc, 1t would b9 valuable gs a forage plant. There seems to be plenty of seed in the proper season.
 George W. Potter, a Fair Haven, Conn, Oysterman, while of the old light house in his shsrpie, attempted to fasten his boat to the oyster steamer. The tide whirled the sharpie under the steamers bow. The sharpie was run down. She sank with sixty bushels of oysters. Mir. Potter was saved after a desperate struggle Tn the water.
 The insufficiency of water at the two recent fires In Augusta, Ga, has caused considerable discussion, and 1t IS ru- mOred that there will be several suits against the city Tn consequence. The Atlanta headquarters of one of the in- surance companies has telegrsphed to its Augusta agent to cancel about $50 coo of policies.
 Washington Territory contains &C., cordiug to the latest and best census, a population of 92, sos. This requires B. S54 persons to each member of the house and 7,70S for the council. Accord ing to the proposed new spportionment the territorial house will consist of twenty-throe members and the council of twelve.
 Edward James, colored resident of Nevada county, Cal, is believed to be loo years old. He went to California in the early days from Mississippi, and was middle-aged men when the battle of New Orleans was fought in 1915.
 A western editor, travelling in Georgia, says that prohibition in eighty-nine counties ID that state probably means that the colored people have no money to buy liquor with and that there js no monty in saloon-keeping.
 A Waterloo, \. T., girl was married to young man who fell in love with her photograph, and the courting was done through the medium of cores pondence. The couple met for the first time at their wedding.
 A couple in Springfield, Mass, made an economical bridal trip. They bade adieu Co their friends on one side of the train and stepped of the other sde and into Springfield hotel.
 The Mormon church has at last con- cluded the purchase of the PIOche and Meadow Valley railroad, running from Pioche to Bullionville. The object of the purchase IS entirely unknown.
 Lsboring men of Northern ArIzona upon ranches receive from S30 to $40 per month, tesmsters about $50, while the regulsr pay for good miners IS about S4 per day.
 Sorghum IS attracting the attention of North Carolina farmers ss 8 paying crop, and more care is taken to produce good mOlasses than formerly.
 A deer which had got into the garden of A. Matthews, at Saline City, Cal, the other morning, broke it's neck while try ing to jump the fence.
 A Hartford, Conn, girl has caught twenty-nine mice with her own hands, and her friends think her more heroic than Joan of Arc.
 Lack of food has driven mountain hons down into the plains of Kern coun- ty, California.
 John McGready, cousin of 0Dop- nell, the late avenger, lives at Lonacon- Ing, Md.
 Lady suffrage" is what they call the iranehise m Washington territory.