Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-01-17

induced his his daughter, who IS only IA years old, to share a room with him for the night. The OregN on code provides that any person who shall induce a girl under legal age to leave her parents house for base purposes shall be guilty of felony. In this arrest test will be made whether crime all to com mon cannot land law breakers in the penitentiary instead of fines for mis- demeanor. PAYNE ELECTED. COLUMBUS. Ohio Jan, 15.-He nry | B. Payne was electe'l United States Senator to-day without opposition | The republicans of both houses vot- ing blank.
 SAN FIR ANcIscO NEWS.
 l SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.-t IS now stated that Captain Holt, was only a passenger on tine unfortunate steamer Arcata which he U as renort- l cd to have deserted. Captain H 'lt had important business at Mence on tho 18th and went ashore that he l might reach his destiuation in t'me- The imputation of cowardice against the Captain was denied by passen gers.
 The Cali, this m nrning, stat es that il is report rd:on good authority that the gr..nd jury after q full in vestieation of the Cox Mclaughlin case has decided not tn indIct Cox,
 Gov. Stoncman has respited the condemed murderer Loyd S. Majors
 until March 14ih. Majors was to have been executed Friday next
 RAILROAD AxIDENT NEAR LoRDsBURG. LoRDsBURa, Jan. 15 The emil grant train No. %, followed by a special which had orders 10 side track at way station named Lisbon about eight miles east af this place. 70 allow train 8 from the west to
 mass, was from some misunderstand~ ing of orders, or carelessless on the part of the train men of the sreclal following, did not slow up but run
 into train 9 telescAping the cab
 boose and smashing up and over , turning the coach b. sides damaging two freight cars, wounsli ng nine em'
 icrants and bruiSing several others The escape of the remainder seems , miraculous. A relief train was sen' . at once to the scene of the accid eni , and all brought to this place. Dr
 A. N. Simpson of our town was
 early at the scene of the accident
 from whom we gather the follawing g in regard to those wound ed: "One women probably the most seriously injured d, concussion of the brair with flesh wound on face and con- . tusions about the spine and left arm another woman. con fnsion about tn head and Ii mbs with severe cut ol face; still another woman with severe cut on left fore arm; an olt
 m ar severely cut and bruised abou
 the he ad and face; another GU # about the head and face also seve n erely burned by stove: two child |, ren were b adly bruised and confuse e about tn limbs and spine; all wer C taken to the hospital at Tucson b Is this mornings train.
 )- A STRIKE AT POLYGAMY.
 SALT LAKE, Jan. 45.-Governt Murray, in his message to the Uta
 le gislature, said: "I ask the rope; = of chapter ,, Comp lied Laws (
 Utah, because unwl rranted and dar gerous powers arc gr anted to Il M church corpor ation. It invests e
 cIesiastical courts with authori'
 which may oal y be exercised in Il
 United States by civil courts.' t
 also recommended the right
 dover for wifehood, and stated tha
 there was no law in the Terr!tol - which denounces polygamy, b h gamy, adultery, fornicatioa, inces UT ehH P0CAAO VI |. fe nses. M arriage should be mat od by law a civil compact, to be ente ,d ed into by persons competent to CO ~ tract, valid only as between one ma
 and one woman. Any other ma
 riage under any circumstance shou
 be declared void from beginiu ue Should individuals denominatio 'a> or associations desire to impose 9 "> other additional requirements
 solemnities upon civil contrac they, should be regarded religio
 obligations only, not to be enforc " or annulled by process of civil la res THE OLD MAN IS RIGHT. avs BERLIN, Jan. 15.-It is stated
 Emperor William refused to all
 divorce between Prince Frederi he Charles and Lis wife and sepa hip ion was mutually agreed upon. to
 -o11 WHAT FoREINGNERs THINK
 GEORGE.
 PARIS, Jan i15.-The Temps discussing Georges lecture says no already evident MT. George m .e" renounce hope of exercising serio .o" influence on educated minds England.
 He A SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT. to PORTLAND Or, Jah- 15.-Kai the Putnums Comedy Go, closed tn to weeks very successful engagem to here last night; two performan pon having been given for the benefit