Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-28

A sword and saddle of Gen. Eearne- was destroyed. The fire then moyeC back toward the dome and looked as Il the supreme court room and legislative chambers would have to go. Books and | documents were removed hastily iron, the offices of the comptroller of state, treasury and secretary of state; the fire was finally checked at : o'clock, aI- though the engines are still playing on the ruins Tn order that access may be made to the chancery vaults where sx. ceedlngly valuable papers relating tC thousands of estates are kept The vaults are not burned but are believed to be full of water, which will cause al. most as much damage as by the fire. | The loss will not fall below SlO0,OO0 The part destroyed IS the facade of the original state house built in l795. Only that portion containing the | Quartermaster Generals office and Chancery office was completely destroy ed. Other departments are somewhat damaged by water but the Chancery and Supreme Court rooms and Senate and Assembly Chambers remain intESt. the entire building was worth SJ0O,9c, where IS liberal insurance on the struc- ture.
 The fire explosion in the Quarter masters room 1t IS thought WAS caused by confined gas which In some way ignited.
 WASHINGTON. March 2I.-Senate. Mitchell offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a special com mission of five senators tO inquire and report not later than the second Monday Tn next Decembet, as to the number of trade dollars put in circulation in the United States before their legal tender quality was repealed, and how said coins came into circulation, and subsequently how many are still held in the several states iR this country. and at what rates they were taken, how much profit sc- crued in any way to the government by the coinage of trade dollars. and what has been the practice of this and other governments as tO the receipt on refusal by them of thelr own coins. Beck and Harris objected to it's present consider ation and 1t WAS laid over.
 CmCAGo, March 2l-S. R. CaIlawsy, general manager of the Union Pacific road. says that he has been officially notified by the Central Pacific road that the latter will charge the Union Pacific local rates from Ogden on all through business. The Central Pacific he claims has taken thIs course % defeat if pOssi- ble, the recent reduction n rates from Chicago to the Pacific Coat. ordered by the executive cOmmItte Of the Trans-eOn- iinental Associatisn. It has been Oflie- ially announced here that the Central Pacific road has agreed to loin the Unlon Pacific in withdrawing the sub-i- dy of S9j,UO0 per month from the Pacific NJ I Steamship Company.
 NEW YORK, March 2l.-Geueral Grant went to sleep between lO.3O and II last night and rested Unsaslly; he slept at intervals until after midnight when Le got up and walked about his room and library. When the general arose this morning he took some liquid food m his room. Col. Fred Grsat states that the general receives about 20 applications a day for autographs, and 1t IS a physical impOsibility for an invalid to comply with these requests. While writing one autograph note 1t requires much exer ton. The public must know, said Col. Grant, that such demands cannot be met
 HELENA, March 20.-TO-norrow morn ing the IndeDendent will contain a full account of the new gold find. We ex- tract the following: "Ihe discovery was made on the old Black Foot road, about four miles from Helena. Six mines are In the course of development, and stakes are being set for five miles around. The ore has proven sO rich that it Is taken from the mines in sacks and shipped without being put through any process. The country is alive with people. Within the last few days some very promising claims have been located within the city limits of Helena
 SAN FRASCIsCo. March 20.-The New Schurz will succeed Pearson m the New York post office.
 LONDON, March 2l-The British steamer Rhouddah was sunk in the British channel by the British steamer Brooklyn City, from New York.
 LONDON, March 2I.-Tbe Persian pa- pers state that the Ameer of AfghsnIstan propose that the whole northern Afghan frontier be fortified and the Afghan army be raised to 5000 men.
 SUAKIM. March 2l-The British forces are not disturbed though night troops infer from this that the Arahs are dis couraged by the results of yesterday 6 engagements.
 WAsAINGToS, March 21-Gen. Hatch telegraphs the War Department today | Al n1- I,Buv,. ke..rwa ka1 congregated at Coffeevillee, ks., on the of moving into tbe Territory. He has sent force to intercept them
 SAN FRANCIsco, March 2I.-J. H. Hig gins, for the past l5 years connected with the editorial department of the Morning Call of this city, dIed last even ing from the effects of a surgical opera tion known as hthOtOmy. He was 5l years of age and leaves a wife.
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 LAS VEGAS, x. M., March 20-Ia the case of the Colfax county factional troubles, before Chief Justice Axtell for preliminary hearing to-day, Lee and Kimberly said on the witness stand that they preferred to remain in jail, where tho judge has placed them for safe keeping. The judge ordered Geo Curry's arrest, placing his bond at $5,OoO- which he has not been able to furnish By order of the court John Dodds, who claims to be a half brother of Dick Rogers, John Howe and Bob Lee, will also be placed under arrest. The judge reprimauded Curry in court this morn inc, and said that If he made any moro war-like demonstrations he would be sent to jail and denied bail The result is regarded as a great victory for the law and order people of Colisx county. Special Co the CITIzEN.l
 QUIyoToA. March 2l-Two miners, named Samuel Holden and John kslls- her, working iu Crocker tunnel were fatally injured this morning by a pre- mature blast. On going to work they were warned by the outgoing shift thsi three blasts had not exploded lt Is