Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-03

These negotiations resulted in the pur
 chase to-day of 100000 acres of land by
 the first named company. Mir. E. W
 Kinsley is acting for the A. < P. railroad
 Mir. Kinsley declined to state the pric,
 received, but said it was very satisfac tory.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 29.-At noon to-day Hon. Samuel J. Randall was for.
 mally welcomed to Louisville. at the
 Board of Trade rooms. Mir. John E.
 Green delivered the address of welcome,
 at the conclusion of which he introduced the distinguished vititOr, who responded
 in brief speech, which stated that he came south to study the customs and needs of the southern people. their re- sources and industries. He spoke of the incoming administration and prom ised prosperity, peace and plenty for the American people. Congressman Me Adoo followed in brief talk on the in- terest of the country in general and of the south in particular. At the conclu- sion of the reception, MT. Randall and party were driven to the Pecdennis club rooms where they were dined by the club.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Henry Ward Beecher after the conclusion Of ais.ser- mon yesterday, alluded to the late disaf- lection of his congregation during the late presidential campaign. He said if there was a majority in the church or a strong minority who no longer wanted him he would go. If a great majority wished him to stay he would dle with them and nothing could drive him away If he was wanted to stay the congrega- ton would have to receive him not on q pitchfork but with palms in their hands.
 CHICAGO, Dee. 29.-The Daily News Racine special says: The Blank block including the opera house and hotel, recognized as one of the finest structures of the kind in the country, was burned at 10 o'clock this morning. Three lives were sacrificed. The hotel contained sixty persons all whom escaped in their night clothes except Russell Glover and wife, members of the Beggar Student op- era, and a chambermaid named Mrs. Patrick. The total loss Is Sl65,000.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Three China men said to be from this city, assaulted Hong Chung, laundryman of their race, in Newark, last week, and robbe1 him. They cut him with hatchets, carved him with knives and believing him to be dead, slung him up to a rafter and left him hanging. His landlord found him and by his prompt aid saved his life. From the description given the police they soon got on the track of the leader of the murderous gang and made him a prisoner last night. He Is a des- perate rufiian and the detectives believe that they have caught in him the perPe tratOr of one of the most savage murders ever committed in this city. The victim was a laundryman and the circumstances of his murder similar to those attending the outrage on the Newark Chinaman. From q Newark store the desperadOes carried of six hundred dollars. The cap tured Chinaman on being taken to pc lice headquarters was recognized as Tom Sing, a Chinaman of very unsavory rep utation. He served as officers steward on the Jeannette Arctic expedition and in the same capacity with the Greedy relief expedition about a year ago. The Chinese laundryman was found dead with seventeen knife wounds in his back and the murderer never found, but the police claim to have proof that Tom Sing Is the man.
 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-General Geo. w. Childs and A J. Drexel held conference at the residence of General Sherman's sOn-in-law, Lieut.. . Hacker. The result of the conference was an engagement for these three gen tlemen to lunch together to-day at Drexe's banking house, for the purpose of discussing ways and means to assist General Grant out of the pressing finan- cial difficulties in which he has become involved under judgment entered against him in favor of Wm. H. Vanderbilt for Sl50,000 loaned the General when he was trying to save the firm of Grant < Ward from failure. Sherman came here from New York last night for the purpose of consulting the gentlemen named upon the subject.
 MADRID, Dec. 29-A disasterous land slide has occurred in the mountain near Periana. It destroyed many houses which stood in its path and buried AS persons. Eighteen were rescued alive. It is reported that 900 persons were buried beneath the ruins of the buildings of Albunuelas.
 LONDON, Dec. 29.-An earthquake was felt in Wales to-day, and many houses were injured.
 VIENNA, Dec 29.-A severe earth quake shock was experienced in Carin- thea to-day. Considerable damage was done to many bauildings.
 MADRID, Dec. 29, Midnight.-O Official returns from the province of Granada, states that 526 persons were killed by the earthquake. In Malaga 100. In Alhambra over $50 bodies have already been recovered. In Periana 60 bodies have been recovered. Many died from fright. The convicts in the Seville prison attempted to escape.
 In the cortes a resolution was offered asking tbe government whether it was aware that the text of the treaty was cabled to the New York Times, and whether the treaty ought not to have been secret until approved by the American congress. Also whether 1t knew of any person selling the treaty for 5000. The reply of the government was telegraphed that the correspondence was a private matter, with which it had no power to interfere.