Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-01-10
HE coLDEsr IN 135 YEARS.

THE coLDEsT IN 135 YEARS.
 CHARLTON, N. C.. Jan. 7.-The thermometer -his morning at four o'clock stood 13 degtces above zero, the coldest weather in 135 years. {
 COL. RATHBoNE's CASE.
 HANOVER, Jan. 7.-Eol. Rata bone's physicians are of the opin- ion that the.r patient will recover physically from hie wounds but be- lieve it will be necessary to send him to an asylum.
 ABOUT vILLARD's ADMINISTRATION
 CATC AGo, Jan. 7.-Horace White, Treasurer of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. stated yesterday, that the amount d.lc that company from Henry Willard was about $340,O0J. This sum he said, represents q balance of q running account between Willard, person all, and the Railway and Navigation Company. It was Villard's custom, whenever mon cy was needed by tbe Oregon Trans Continental Compa ny, to rais, it on his personal credit. I have known of Willard raising as much as q million dollars on his personal credit for the purpose of helping the Oregon rranseContinen tai Company, or other corporations in which he was interested.
 PRESENTED HER TO MRS. CARLISLE.
 CHICAGO, Jan. "A Washington special says Mrs. Logan Is credited with neat political triumph at President Arthur's New Year's re- ception. Noticing that the wife of Register Bruce, q colored lady, was almost ignored by her sex, she qui- ctly escorted her along the line and introduced Ter to each of the ladies assisting the president.
 FATAL FAMILY TROUBLE.
 PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 7.-Early this morning Alfred Yanke was as- sassinated by his brother-in>law, Jack Murray, while walking on the street with Murray's divorced wife, who is Yanke's sister. The shoot Ing was done through pure malice.
 WHAT MORMON APOSTLES SAY.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 7.-The Times Salt Lake special says: In the tabernacle yesterday Apo-tles Can- non and Woodruff both declare that Mormonisn in all it's features and doctrines would be continued, whatever congress or the country might threaten, and that the prog res of the church could only be stayed by killing all the saints.
 RoAsTE CHINESE BABIES.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Two | Chinese babies were burned to death last Saturday evening. It is assert ed that the deed was purposely | so as 10 ria the mother of the care of the children so that she might be used for immoral pur- poses.
 TwENTY-sEvEN PERSONS BURNED TO |
 DE I'll.
 ST. LOUIS, Jan. s. Further partic~ ulars of the fire at the Convent | Notre Dame, of Bellyille, Illinois, l Saturday night, state that when the ruins were sufficiently cooled. vol- uateers went to work to bring out the bodies. It was a ter- ble sight i at times; searchers ould find two or three ch4rred masses had He'd closely together seemingly seeking protection from advancing flames; two bodies were found in in the rear part of the bnilding burned, into an unrecognizlble mss, but the majority were found beneath where the dormitory was situated. They seemed to have sought shelter in this room and too late to recog. nize that their escape was imppsi- ble, the flames beneath eating away the support and letting down the floor into the seething vortex of fire known deaths is enty>seven. of whom twenty-two were pupils and five sisters. Among the latter, Sister Superior. The fire originated Tn the furnace in the basement. WILL BRING IN A BILL FoRFEITING
 TEXAS PACIFIC LAND GRANT.
 WASHINGTON. Jan. Tt is under~ stood Huntington Is trying to b ring l pressure to bear upon Oobb's pub. lie landscommittee o see if action 1n the Texas Pacific land grant can not be delayed Huntington and md his party do not expect to get my favorable acton from this Congress. Congressman Cobb has said that he intended to bring in a Oill this week forfeitlng the Texas Pacific land grant.
 EXTENSIVE FIRE
 CINCINNATI, Jan. S.-Proctor q 5ambIes' extensive soap and candle works, the largest in the city, are on ire with a prospect of tottl loss. A general alarm has snundei. The oss will probably aggres ate $200, )0O.
 OPERA HOUSE BURNED.
 CLEVELAND, Jan. S-A fire this morning destrryee. the opera house block at Meadvi'le; loss $100,000.
 DEATH OF A CALIFORNIAN.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. S-P H. Me 5owan of California, recently ap- pointed Revenue agent and detalleG or duty in New York, died sudden> Y at the Harris House, in this city. Saturday night. He attended the heatre with Senator Jones, appar- m lv u-all and raturntnrr fO hiS fnnu,