Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-09

nrst advent Of foreign railroad con
 pany. Heretofore the Central Pacif
 and Southern Pacific have cOntrolle
 every mile of track that led out of c
 into the state. The Atlantic and Pacifi
 will now enter both San Francisco an
 San Diego anI to the latter point vii
 own its track. Traffic arrangements wi
 at once be made with the Pacific COas
 Steamship Company by which freIgh | can be delivered at San Francisco oI
 the Atlantic and Pacific COmpany's owl
 terms. The new line will not just now enter the field as a rival of the old com | paDy's but just as soon as the trans
 continental pool Is broken which will b
 m less than six months. 1t IS expecte,
 that there will be trouble.
 | LONDON, August l.-The Duke O Cambridge, cOmmander-in-chie of tn,
 British army, has ordered all the bar
 racks throughout England to be placed
 m the best sanitary condition, als,
 ordered the cessation of the system e
 medical relief and the removal of troop.
 into camp in case the cholera appear:
 among the soldiers.
 SAN FRANCIsCO, August I-ThrougI
 trains ran over the new bridge across
 the Colorado river at the Needles, Fri. day. The bridge at Yuma will not be finished for ten days.
 PORTSMOUTH. \. H., Aug. L-The Greedy Relief Squadron arrived in sight early this morning. The Alliance put out at a. m. from Portsmouth with or ders relative to the holding of a recep- tiOn on Saturday, but Secretary Chan dler has since changed the time and ap- pointed l p. m. to-day for the naval re- ception in the harbOr. The programme as arranged for Saturday will be sub stantially carried out. Mrs. Lieutenant Greedy arrived at noon today with Gen. Hagen aud party. Lieutenant Greely's mother Is also here.
 BAKERSFIELD, Col, Aug. IA fire early this morning destroyed the greater part of Chinatown. The estimated loss IS S75OOO.
 SANTA Rosa. Cal, Aug. I.-Testimony in the suIt of Mrs. ColtOn vs. Stanford Huntington X CrOcker closed to-day, on the eighty-third day of trial Argument was fixed for November fifth. The Ne vada bank bank was appointed custo- dian of the securities in litigation.
 PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 2-The reception to Lieut. Greedy and survlyOrs of the Arctic expedition was the greatest event that ever trgnspired here. The excite ment extended over land and shore. The streets of the cIty and the shipping n the harbor. soon after the vessels passed into the harb.r, assumed the fullest holiday attire. The meeting be-
 
 who had come tO Portsmouth to greet them, Is described as being SD affecting as to maEe all witnesses shed tears Lieut.. Greely's first sight of his wife was planned surprise, and its effect WAS touching in the extreme. The couple were left alone for twenty min ntes when fearing the excitement would be too great for Lieut.. Greedy to with stand, the couple were intruded upon by Commander SChleys.
 PORTSMOUTH, \. IT,, Aug. Early ihis morning Mrs. Greedy came to the ,Ity from Admiral Wells residence and took her two httle daughters. who had dsIrina ths signt with tnelr at the Rockingham house, and took the n tO see their father. Ma Or Greedy vas overcome with emotion 1t the sight of the little ones. At noon surgeons Gurnell and Head visited the Constitution and examined the physical of the survivors of the Greedy expedition.
 LONDON, Aug. ? Minister Lowell akes a furlOugh during August.
 PROVIDENCE, Aug. 2.-James Gordon Bennett arrived at Newport this mOrn- ng in his yacht, seven days from the Azores. The yacht had portion of he bulwarks carried away. She aver iged II knots across. She cOaled at the Azores, but was not allowed to land be- ,ause of the quarantine rules. The 7essel passed health inspection at Newport.
 PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 2-The Greedy re- lief squadron leaves for New York on Tuesday night and proceeds to Governor Island, where the dead victims of the expedition will be turned over to Gen. Hancock. Ibis afternoon the survivors Jt the expedition were put under the rare of tine War Department. A recep- lion by General ilazen of the suryIvOrs. was held quietly here to-day. and to- morrow or Monday a formal demon ,tration m honor of the return of Greedy will be held. The organization rf the Naval Division k on laud to par iicipate m the completed naval division of the parade which will consist of SIX comprising the naval ca Jets, naval apprentices, marInes and sailors from the North Atlantic fleet. Besides this division the parade will military and civil Orgsniza- tIOns, five companies, the municipal gov ernment of Portsmouth and of New and the state authorities. On evening cOngratulatOry meet ing will be held at Music Hall. at which Chandler IS expected tO pre- side
 BoSToS, July 3l.-The details of an important railway consolidation on the Pacific coast have leaked out, and the parties interested admit that a conjunc ton is effected. The result will be the completion of rival through line to San Francisco and San Diego. The ne gotiatiOns were carried on m thls clty few weeks ago by C. r. Huntington and ex-GOvernOr Leland Stanford for the Southern Pacific; General Manager C. w. Rogers for the Atlantic and Pacific, and President W. E. Strong for the Santa Fe. By the terms Uf the new ar the Southern Pacific sells to the Atlantic and PacItic-the Santa Fe and the San Francisco lines really being the purchasers-its MoIave divl- sion, 24O miles m length, extending from Mojave to the Needles, K conceded tO the Atlantic and Paciic. with the right to run its traius from Molave to the Oakland pier, distance of Ss2 miles. By this contract the Atlantic and Pa cific, which IS owned jointly by the santa Fe and St L0uIs and San Fran cisco lines. extends its road Co MoIave and secures the right Co run Its trains virtually into San Francisco. The Cal ifornia Southern. now reaching from San Diego to San BernardlnO. lJD miles. is to be extended to junction -lth the purchase, (MOjave DIvi5iOu.l It will then be formally transferred to the Atlantic and Pacific, which will thus be extended tO the bay of San Diego.
 NEW YORK, July 3l.-1he agent of the Atchison, TOpeka and Santa Fe road says now that the bridge at the Needles k completed, all the California freight except that for Los Angeles will go via the Atlantic and Pacific. The Los An geles freight will be sent via DemIng, as heretofore.
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