Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-12

States district courts at SO,UUO per an mum. By Edmunds: To fix the day for the meeting of the electors for l president and vice-president and the . decision of the question arising theron also to amend section 1852 of the revised statutes of the United States in reference to bigaDy and for other purposes.
 Washington, Dec. S.-The session Of
 the house opened with a prayer by it's new chaplain Rev. Dr. W. II. MIllsurn.
 at 1925. The committee appointed
 to wait upon the president, appeared at
 the bar of the house and announced that
 it had performed its duty and had been
 requested by the president to inform
 the house that he would transmit the
 communication forthwith. Immediately
 the presidents assistant private sec resary was announced and delivered the presidents annual message. The
 speaker laid the document before the house winch was read by the clerk and
 listened to attentively hy its members.
 There was DO manifestation of approval
 or disapprovHl during the reading of the message, which was not concluded until | 310 D. m. The document was then or
 dered printed, referred to the committee of the whole. The death of ElwOOd late representative from Illinois, announced
 by his successor Hopkins and as a mark of respect to the memory of the deceas-
 ed the house adjourned at 3:l5.
 | MERITS CoRsERs, \. I. Dec. 7.-An-
 other accident has happened On the new croton sqaeduct. IL ,ccurred early this
 morning Rt shHtt NO3aBd resulted m the
 death If four men and the probable fa-
 tai injury tn fifty. The men We're des-
 cendlhg to tbe worE Oh one of the buck
 cts used for lowering them down the
 sheft. Tie start Was pHde all right, but
 before the bucket bad descended many
 feet the beam or billy, ss IL Is called,
 Caught m tbr shaft and T, m8ined fast
 ened till the b icket had almost reachs d
 the bottom of the shaft When IL shook
 loose and came crushing down a dis.
 tance of loo feet, on tho heads of the
 the unfort Insies, killing four of them | instantly.
 | WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-COngress wlll
 meet th's morning tc orgHnIzs and then adjourn, out Of respect c. late Vice | Pres dent Hendricks. The Presidents message will not Ue s, Ut until tO-mOr-
 row Tuesday,.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. The senate was called tO crJer at r., on. Affer pray
 er, E1munds nominated Senator Sher-
 man for PTesIdsut Ot the St nate. NOOr-
 hees moved tO substitute the name of
 Harris The yeas aud nays were then
 ordered upon Voorhees, motion.
 SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 7.-Halsey F. Cooper, a weli-knOWn resident of this city and until recently Deputy Survey or of the port under SuFyeyCr Morton, commute q suicide yesterday LfternO, al his home l9J2 Valley St., by swal- l lowing four ounces Of carbclIc acid. l He let a note addressed tO his wife and | daughter, ID which h. gave as reason l for hls act, sOfteuiug Of the brain, Oll | age sn impending p vrfty. Ii IS be- | lleved the deed was committed while | he was temporarily insane. He was a | native Of New York G.el -s and was | the husband Uf a we'll known philau-
 thropist, Mrs. Sarah E. Cooper who IS closely IieuUti, d wi. h JLe success If tue | Kindergarten s, hcOIs and CiLtr Iubhc | charities ID tuIs CIty.
 Sax FRANCIsCO, De-. The Alta this morning pubIsaes tue following: lt Is believed that on Satutday iast, Mir. | Evans. speclsl agent ot tue Treasurer Department iu this city, receive Il from the Huu. Daniel Manning, Secretary of the Treasury, communication reading as fol.uws: "Special aleut Evans, San Francisco, Cal Dear Sir: Nogr servlces are uo longer rsqnIr,d by th.s depart meut. tSigued) DAN'L MANSING, SecIe- iGry Oi the Treasury
 NEw YORK, Dec 3-Wan Street brok- CTS aud dIT, ctur5 Grf.v-d at their offices at an unusually early rorr thu, morning, There wss su XIrfy tverv here 70 know what the market would do at the opening but confidence wEs observable In near ly every IHsIauce where opinions were expressed. London 9uO,arIOus which were here half un nCur uriOre the Cpcn- ing of the New York stock exchange were reassuring. h the Board a deus- crowd of brokers stood ia the ( Lake Shore corLer awaiting the f.ll ! Of the chairman gsvel. when it came | It was followed by wild excitement [ for few minutes and struggle began c between those Whn bad orders tO close out ,heIr account at opening. and others | who were there tU support the market. : A. II o'clock the market was active aud c rather heavs, st hsurrs gene raily a Lttie [ .buve ihe opening pflce. The market gas very sctivr WIth 'Ee heavle-t trad ns ." Lake shore, St. Paul aUj Wrs,- r ,rn Union.
 LONDON, Dee 9-The death of Van q ieyb:it had deure -iu2 If ct cn Amer t can securities at tat rtOgk excraHgp. O At the ,penIUg the Am rIc.u list showed 2 decllu- or l tn as e mparrd with the dosing prices ilst evening. AT l2:3b the New IOIk C-utTfl quoted lUGl., decline
 , from yesterday closing quotations. ', LONDON. Tee. 9.--The p-icss ID Amer 7. can securities are improving. .,
 LOyDoy, Doc. 9-1Ee returns r,ceiv- =; | Gp tO three O'c OCt 'hi- afternoon ." nox iLe election e :r4 Ii.eraIs, 24S p Conservatives sHd SO N,uouaiis,s. sy SAN FRANCisCo Dee. 9-In an inteI- lew printed n the Chronicle. Supreme ustIce Russ stafes that Ow ng tO the Dlic tG'iun Ot he prrss rhrouxhout the ~ late End many Of his personal friends, % Q val! withhold hl- resIyuation from eI le supreme bench null the general "' " NaN'-+f "-AA-A+ AAAA~' FaHsNN AtAt -NuN- | o, nber. eL VICTORIA, B. c. Dec. 9.-A shock of Sa artuqusks wa- felt here and at other cI lGces on tbe island a. IO.i2 last night. o, sting about l5 seconds. lt was felt st sr CIV ws-iminisse- st the same time las Si .g tJ seconds. -,' SAN BFKNARDISo, Fec. 9 Last night do tween and x o'clock a man by the lme of Chris. E t Was hut on the head su th a Car coupling p!n. The bIOs frac- VI .red his skull. The deed was com ha tied EeT tte CaiiiOTuIa Southern de- SCI It where the body was found. He was VI moved tO the court house where be co ed this mOruiIg. E .lt Was fsrty five ly .ars old and una arri-d. No doubt the 8 v under was for m n,y. There .s DO ue tO tbe murderer. au SAS FEASCIsCo, Dec. 9.-Senator Mil. ? End uIiy Left for Washington Yes , Tdsy afternoon, lu the pr.vatr palace 1h. V Of Assistant Prasidelt I1wue of tha -