Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-02

aggregate about s450OO0 Thx cause of the assignment was the refusal of the
 banks to make the customary advances
 tO the firm. They state If time Is given
 they will pay in fuil and have hand
 some surulus. About 1j per cent of
 their indebtedness k in New York.
 CHICAGO. July 24-The following of
 ficcial notice will be issued tomorrow:
 "Che second National Convention of
 the Irish National League Of America
 will assemble at II o'clock. a. m. We'd
 nesday, August 18th, 1884, as Faneuil Hall. Boston, Mass. Every branch hay ing more than two hundred mem Der in good financial stsnding, IS entitled to be
 represented by two delegates. No
 branch can have more than two repre- sentatives.
 PIrTsBURG, July 2j-J. s. Lttell. of
 Newark, \. l.. received the following
 telegram this morning from sx- Governor
 St. John:
 "RoCHESTyR, N. Y, July 9.
 "HOn. John B. Finch, Geo. R. Scott | or M. B. Bennett: l was at Lake Side
 yesterday and did not receive your tele-
 gram until this morning. While I did not seek or desire 3 nomination. l | greatly appreciate the unanimous senti-
 ment with which 1t vas gwen, as well as ' the honor 1t conferred. l can only say | now that l acquiesce m the action of ! the convention, and looking tO God for ] His guidance. shall try to do my duty. Signed JOIN F. ST. JOHS.'
 PIrrsBURG. Pa, July 25.-The ProhI- | bitiOn Convention at its evening session proceeded to call the roll of States for nominations for Vice President Nrs. Caroline Buell., of Connecticut, preseG- ted the name of Geo. P. Roger, of Con neoticut. Mrs. Minnie MOsher Jackson. of Savannah, Ga, resented the name ot William DanIeis. Ransom, of New Jer sey, presented the name of Clinton Fiske, of New Jersey. Young, Of Penn sylvania, presnted the name of Miss Frances E. Willard, Of Ilhn,iS. Nate, of Illinois, moved a suspension of the rules and that the nomination cf Nm Daniels of Maryland, for Vice President be m ade unanimOus, which was agreed to amid great enthusiasm and he wss declared the nominee. After some dn- important business the Convention at midnigh. adjourned sine die
 Delegates are leaving for nome on every tram, and all will on tomorrow have left the city. After the aGiOuTn ment Of the convention last night the California delegation. on behalf of Dr. Mcdonald, gave a banquet 10 the dele gates and leaders of the convention. In interviews today they claim they will poll from five hundred thousand to a million votes, and that they will proba- bly carry Kansas and Maryland, and so throw the election into Congress.
 PARIS, July 2J.-A member of the 1 Chamber of Deputies who returned from Marsellles says there have teen more deaths in that city from cholera than have been registered Marseilles, l he states, IS a prey tO thieves, who plum 1 der at will. They entered the court | house on Wednesday and robbed the | offices.
 SAN FRASCTSCO. July 3j.-A famine IS ! said to be threatening Fl PasO, Texas. The continued washOuts on the railroad | have delayed shipments to that point until the store of provisions IS about | exhausted.
 SAN FRANCIsCO. July 2j-A Portland, | Ogn, special says: A heavy fire Is rep Orted to be raging at Tacoma, A. T. |
  ready destroyed, and the fire IS still be- | yond control Loss SO far k estimated | at over SjU.O0O.
 NEW YORK, July 25.-The committee | of seven appointed at the meeting Of ,he 1 Democratic National Committee to con | sidcr a plan for organizing the National | Committee for csm Tign work, met ar | ter the National Committee had ad- l jOurned. All tue members or proxies | were present A general discussion | took place and a conference with the | congressional committee was held. It | was decided that the National Commit | tee should attend to national affairs es- pecially, and that the Congressional Committee should look after elections in congressional districts. It was estl- mated that there are seventy eight con grsssiOnal districts that are cOLfessedly close. and to these the Congressional Committee should give their particular attention. Representative Stevens, of New York, Murphy, of Iowa, and Rose crans, of California, were appointed standing committee of tue coUg-, sSlOn al body. to work with the National Com mittee. Tbe headquarters of the Con gressional Committee will be ID Wash ! tional Committee has not vet been To- cated. The executive committee of the Independent Republicans decided to engage Carl s,churz to translate into German the address of Geo. Nm. Cur tis and that of Chairman Cadman at the Independent conference. and publish them as campaign documents.
 IORrsMoUrH, N H., July 2J.-Frigate TallapoOsa with Secretary Chandler and the Russian minister arrived here to-day Chandler telegraphed Secretary Lincoln to come here tO arrange for hlm recep. tiOn of Greedy Secretary Lincoln will send army officers and surgeon to meet the Greedy party On their arrival here. The city government appointed a com mittee to make arrangements Tor the l reception of the Greedy party and Gov ernor Hale has been communicated with in regard tO sending the state militia on that occasion.
 NEwBURYPoRr, Mass, July 25.-I | Mayor Johnson has received the follow | ing dispatch: Accept my grateful thanks for your kindly intentions The surgeon thinks publIc reception mad vi-able on account of my physical
 weakness. l shall most gladly but ' quietly receive all my fellow cltlzrn5 on my return to Newburyrort
 Signed \. W. GEEELY.
 CLIFTON. July 2j.-George Nicholas | who arrived here to-day from Alma. \. ! NJ, brought the news of an accident | which occurred to MIit Reynolds, n we'll known young man of thls place. ! On Sunday he was accidentally shot m ! the right foot which was badly shattered. | As IL occurred forty miles from Alma, IL was necessary to get him there for medl- | cal attendance. When Nichols left, II
 was thought amputa'i0n would be neces- | sary.
 Captain V. $. Davis arrived here this week from the city of Mexico. to take charge of the Arizona Copper Company's mines as superintendent. The Captain | YVES superiuta- mt of the old Longfei- | low compaI several years ago, and un- | ierstands working the mines of this re-
 gion 10 perfection. The fact that Of his [ taking charge inspires confidence
 7AS FRAxCIsco. July 2j.- James liar
 r aged sixty seven, blacksmith by ie. was found dead today. suspended