Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-08-01

for Fort Leayenwoftb- ElBh1 .toORs O' cavalry will be stationed along the han- sss border for some time. to give conn- dence to settlers. Four troops or caVel- rv and three of infantry will remsin here. The garrisons of Forts Keno ana Elliott ziil be reinforced, and one com nany of infantry will be at the Can'oh- msnt.
 NEW YORK. July z9. The clerks in ,I,a AIiatauts tisAcsal's Office are pug zIsd how 70 answer many questions ask SJ regardinc General Grants funeral o,5 nm transmitting 10 various Organlza- tions throuc5ut the country arrange ,a.-nts so f.r as affects them and 70 Tar as cOmpls ted.
 General Daniel |. Sickles was closet ed with General Hancock this morning mn reference to the cisPo sition or the Veteran Army officers. Col Fred Graht sent telegram stating that his faiher La1 been commander of the Loyai T,eg;on and requested that the members ,f that organization be gwen as pTODl neut a position gs possible.
 IT M Neyins. State Commander Ct fine Grand Army 0i the Republic of Nez, Jersey by request of Governor AO- bott. rendered brigade of thes National tiusrd of that sta.o for En e-cOrt at the funeral.
 ClIsf cf tbe Graad Army oi the Repub- lie in answer Co @ dispatch from 0ea- eral Hancock, stated that ne "ou4d ttNe command i1 person ol inc Hfsn1 A5iiy ot the Republic bt the funeral.
 General Perry, representing GsneFaI Hancock, President Crlmnius, or me Park Commission, GEd Superintendent Of Police, Murray, met to-day Hld drove over to the proposed routes Tor the funeral. The ina! decision as tO when is the more eligible one will b5 gwen to- day.
 LEROY. Wis, July 29.-A box was shiDped by express Saturday night from Black River Falls to Chicago. lhelmes- ssuger became suspicious of the con- tents and telegraphed to the authoritles here. On the arrival of the train at thls u.lg.,. t.e box WAS opened. and inside was foand a man armed with 3o-cal- i5ra revolver, a bully, a rsZJr, bottle or cbI1roform and bunch of cord. He refused 70 give his name. The Box was shipped so Snyder L. Barnhard, Chicago, Two more persons, supposed tg he c1nftderates were arrested here aud all three are in jail. lt Is supposed they had planned tO rob the mall and express car. Nothing Is known here re- cardmg the. identity Oi tine men.
 CHATHAM, July 29.-While an excur- sion steamer was loading with Passeng- CTS at pier to-day the pier collapsed, throwing into the water eighty persons, the majority of whom were women and children. Many persons were rescued half drowned and unconscious and were taken to neighbOring hospital. No dead bodies have been found yet, but 1t Is believed that several drowned after being stunned by the fall on the piles. WASHINGTON, July 29.-The contract for additional work on the postOfiice at Pe- oria was awarded tO BrAInerd k Co. re- gently, and on IS inst, l.. W. Sylvester, president of the federation of labor un- iona, addressed c letter tO Secretary Manning, setting fcrth that Brainerd & Co. are prison labor contractors, and asking if the government intends to award contracts where prison labor is employed. To this Secretary Man ming replies as follows: "In awarding lN- NNlAAEtN TUT hhAA A4 AA1 T ENA -aA posiollice, the department was governed solely by th= bids, having in view the greatest economy. Brainerd X Cos bld w1s to do the whole work for Slj,42j, and this Was S20Sj less than the prop usitiou of the next lowest bidder. Be- yond this there was no thought of def uIng the policy ot this government in relation Co contracts for public works.
 LOUISVILLE. July 27.-A special to the Cculisr-Journal says James Simpson Was fataiy shbt by Ben Simpson and his son ou Friday, near PIneyIlle, Ky, mountain yiilaEe.
 Another special rays James l.. Iugles was killed in Knox county by having twenty. one shots fired into him at once He had a feud during the war with the Prosper family and killed the head of the family. A bad feeling has existed ever siuc3 and @ quarrel about a trustee election resulted m lngles being kill, d. He wGs fired upon from ambush, it is said. by Frank and John Prosper, Allie RroiTerd, Jake Phillips, John PofT and John Woods, brother inlaw to the TrOs- per brothers. The men have all been arrested.
 PARIS, July 3I.-The cholera is not increasing in the pJor quarters of this city but is making its way into the streets Oi the better quarters of capital which have hitherto been exempt.
 NEW YORK. July 2)-The banks to- GGy contributed SG.OUOO0J to strengthen the federal governments gold reserve, taking fractional silver currency to an equivalent nominal amount in return.
 BAKER CIrY, Or, July 29-The jail here " B burned last night. Miller, Cooley, Brown, Land and Plumb, prison CTS confined therein, were burned to death. WiuklemaD, a murderer, was rescued. No blame is attached to the county .flicials.
 SAN FEASCIsco, July 29.-Lucieu Her mann, Secretary of tLe sulphur Bank Quicksilver Mining Company, died suddenly in bis office from hear. dis ease to dsy. D=c1ascd was well known tl-,ri trlouf CrIir.rrfl and Nevala