Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

from the day they were sworn in.
 Weedin's bill amending the law
 in relation to the Attorney General
 was read twice and passed. The
 bill provides that the Attorney Gen.
 eral shall not charge any county extra fees for giving legal opinion when demanded by the Board of Supervisors.
 An Act to prevent illegal disposal of mortga ged property passed.
 The Council then took a recess until two o'clock.
 HOUSE
 The House met at II q. m., Speaker Rollins in the chair.
 The bill taxing church property came up and gave rise to consider able debate. Ruggles made strong speech in favor of the bill. He was followed by Watkins, who made a most forcible and eloquent argu- ment in favor of the passage of the bill. The Captains speech was re- plete wit, facts and figures and was unansweIa Porter and Franklin opposed the bill. Finally an amend- ment was recommended exenpting from taxation church property of less value than $3,0O0, which will probably pass.
 The House discussed other matters of no special interest and adjourned. Every question, large or small, is made the subject of extensive dis cussion in the House. There are a good many takers in that body who mss no opportunity to air their elo- quence.
 The scheme for a new county seems to be as good as dead.
 The asylum bill will meet strong opposition in the Council.
 GEN. GoRDoN's DEATH.
 KoRTI, Feb. 12-CoIonels Wilson and Wortley with their expedition to Khartoum arrived here to-day They made tie jssarney from Gubat in fsssf days- bridging the news of General Gordon's death. One of the | paahas among Gen. Gordon's forces | marched the garrison to one of the side towns, Omduram. saying a rebel attack was expected at that point; in the meantime another traitorous pasha opened the gates at the other end and allowed the Mahdi's troops to enter and they easily captured the town. General Gordon was stabbed while leaving the government house.
 GoRDoN's RESENTMENT.
 LONDON, FEB. 12-Gen. Gordon was so strongly impressed with the presentiment that he would never return from the Soudan that he dis trinkets and mementoes be- fore leaving England. He has ever been strongly affected by presenti- ments, and his belief that he would survlve his campaign in China led 10 acts of reckless bravery.
 MORE MEXICAN MARAUDERs.
 SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 12-Ca> rizzo Springs is up to the highest pitch of excitement A band of one hundred Mexieans crossed the Rio Grande to release some Mexican cattle thieves who have been con- fined in that place. The citizens of Demmitt, Maverik and Zavalla coun- .ies combined, rallied and set forth -o meet the brigands, and several bloody encounters took place in which some Americans were killed, killed or wounded, and a number of Mexicans killed. A large posse of ranchmen are securing the country, md heavy and serious fight is ex- pected before the border is cleared.
 BABIES GIVEN TO CHINESE.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12-The trial of Mrs. Leonora Wilson, charged with selling white babies to China- men, was called to-day. The ac- cused refused to acknowledge she had ever sold any babies, but said that during the last fourteen years she had given away about one huns dred but that she had never received one cent. Judge Lawlor took the matter under advisement.
 LATER-Judge Lawlor has found Mrs. L. Wilson guilty of selling a white baby 10 a Cbinaman and has ordered her to appear for sentence 
 Special to the HER LD.l
 COUNCIL.
 PRESCOTT, Feb 14-Council met at Ii o'clock with President Ainsworth in the chair.
 Minutes of yesterday lead and ap, proved.
 A communication was read from the Governor to the effect that under he U. s. statutes the office of Su perintendent of Public Instruction was one to be filled by appointment by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Council; he therefor appointed R. L. Long as Superintendent of Public Instruc~ ton. The Council unanimously confirmed the appointment.
 Stevens introduced a bill to pre> vent any judge, district attorney proba e judge or justice of the peace' from engaging in the practice of law or forming law oopartnership