Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-07-18

the bath tub and turn on the water; shs
 will drown like rat" A few minute.
 consultation ensued and the men veni
 out ot tie front door, closing it after
 them, leaving Mrs. Smith upon the floor
 bound hand and foot and almost dead
 rom fright. Half an hour elapsed be-
 fore she regained strength enough to
 loosen the bonds about her wrists; this
 task took another half hour. Dragging
 herself on her knees she finally reached the front door. A passer by was apprised or what had taken place and the police were notified. Up to ihis morning they have obtaIned no clue and have been unable tO accomplish anything except to caution Mrs. Smith not to say any tning about the affair to the reporters. Mrs. smith has been so prostrsted by the shock that she Is now seriously ill.
 CIrY OF MExIco (vIA GALVESTON, Ju- ly S-TrOuble over the settlement of the English debt still continues. Ad6i- tonal arrests Of students and oppOsI. ton editors have been made. The streets are patrolled at night by troops. The cavalry regimentf have their horses ready saddled day and night. IL is report: ed that cy 'esident Gonzales has re- turned to the city for the purpose of watching matters.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 9-A. K. Coney, Mexican Counsel in this city, m an in terylew respecting the rumOred | proposed schemes of selling Mex ican territory to the United States, said: "l am positive the whole statement relative to the matter as pu blished in the newspapers has no significance. No matter what administration might be m power Tn Mexico. 1t would not dare project the sale of any portion of its territory" Outside of public seDti- ment on the matter, there is sad to be prohibition m the constitution of the Mexican republic against selling any part of the country or dismemberng 1t in any shape, that contract could not be entered into to that effect without amending the constitution.
 WASHINGTON, July 9.-The President has selected Wm. K. Meade for appoint ment as United States Marshal for the Territory of Arizona vice z. l.. Tidbsll.
 SAN FRANCISCO, July 9-Mrs. J. V. Coleman, wife of Hon. J. V. Coleman, who, while unpacking a valise yesterday containing various hunting accoutre- ments, was wounded by the accidental discharge of a revolver, and died this morning from the result of the wound.
 OsKALoosA, Iowa, July 9-The great est rain storm for many years ragged here yesterday; over five inches fell many bridges are washed out and bot toms OverflOwed.
 SPARTA. July 9.-A terrible cyclone swept over this place last evening with great destruction Of farm houses and farms. Several churches were badly damaged; fourteen cars at the St. Paul depot were blown from the track and several were derailed at the Northwest ern depot. Trains have been delayed by these accidents. and no reports have been received from the country.
 INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July 9. Mrs. Rogers, wife of John Rogers, a store keeper. killed her two children with an ax and drowned herself in the water trough. The deed was caused by the treachery of her husbands intimacy with Miss Emma Shell, a cousin of Mrs. Rogers.
 St. Paul Minn., July 9.-Specials say h ANAFNDAt NAfAu ulAG EhAI HEtEL4 NANAktA the western and southern ctlons of the state last evening. In some places the storm took the shape of a cyclone, destroying everything in its path. The crops suffered most, whole fields were destroyed.
 MADRID, July 9.-The number of new cases Ot cholera reported in Spain yesterday was l,479; deaths "A.
 HANNIBAL, Mo, July S.-The Globe Hotel, of Louisiana, Mo, caught fire yesterday morning from the explosion of a lamp. The guests were asleep at the time and many escaped from the second and third story to the ground clad in their night clothes. Dr. Toner gan jumped from the third floor, struck the brick walk and was killed almost instantly; other guests received severe injuries, breaking legs and arms in jumping. Loss, Sl0,OOO; insurance, S6,OOO.
 TOLEDO, Ohio, July 1.-The reports l of two cases of sporadic cholers here are without foundation, and started thns: About fifty Poles are m the city prison | undergoing examination on charges of l riotiug and murder and have been there | some ten days. July 4th and 9th were intensely hot; the Poles are filthy in per l sonal habits, being of the lowest class, | and on Sunday night 1t was found that l two of them were suffering from severe intestinal trouble. The prison phys | Ician IS credited with pronouncing 1t sporadic cholera, but he denies 1t. So soon as the report spread other physic- ians were called ID, who declared the disease cholera mOrbus, with no symp- toms of cholera. One of the sick men has recently recovered and the second has symptoms of typhoid fever.
 CAIRO. July ll.-General Brackenburg telegraphs from Fstmeh that a letter which was received there yesterday statesl that Fl Mahdi is dead. The let ter was written by merchant at Han dak, on July Sth. and it says that since the prophets death his followers have fallen to fighting among themselves. A refugee Egyptian soldier who arrive- ed at Fatmeh to-day asserts that he sa wan Arab on the first of J uly at Abu- del. who to told him MahdI was dead.
 SAN FRASCIsCo, July Il-Passenger agents of railroad lines east of Chicago have withdrawn from the Pacific Coast Passenger Agents Association. This re- leases them from any pledge to main tain rates and another war of rates Is ex- pected.
 LoyDON, July IA dispatch from Lerida, Spain, says serious riot has occurred there on account of the oppo- sitIon of portion of the pOpulace to the payment of certain taxes. The Gov erDor. who endeavored to pacify the rioters, was stoned by them. The mob became more demonstrative and threat ened to burn the town. The mil itary were called out to restore order and fired on the rioters, killing three; one soldier was also killed and many of the rioters wounded.
 MT. MCGREGOR, N. Y.- Until ten o'clock last night General Grant was wakeful, but after that hour and until morning he slept well. After leav- ing him at seven o'clock the doctor said the General was then sleeping quietly. After having taken food and being treat ed at : 10 o'clock this morning, the Gen. eral wrote to Dr. Douglass as follows: "I woke up feeling perfectly fresh, as if I had a good nights natural sleep; my .N