Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-07-04

LN'tA ASsSn tO tLt Ocubu0e Ol NG'
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 EVANSVILLE, 5. C., June 17-RebeC
 ca Samuels, v years old, has been con
 vicied of the murder of Lucy GeisDam
 a six-weeks-old infant, of which she ws
 nursing. She >oaked the child ID a DO
 ton of concentrated lye. The onl cause fcr crime is that the pOlsous killed the child to escape from dail nursing II. This IS the second crime O the sLme kind she has committed wittil two years. She appeared to be upcon cious Of what was going on during tn trisl, and twice went to sleep in ihl dock. Sue has an innocent face and Il Lot apparently Tn the slightest degree affected by the res llt of the trial Sh, has no. been sentenced.
 WAsHISGToS, June 27-The presiden to lay suspended Horatlo c. Burchard O illinois. as director of Mints, and ap pointed James B. Kimball, of Pennsyl vania, Tn his stead.
 NEW YORK, June 27-Both the Mac kay-Bennett and the cable companIe. controlled by the Western Union Tele- graph Co, have announced that theil rates for foreign bushes at Chicago havs been reduced to the same level as New York rates for foreign business.
 SACRAMENTO, June 27.-Arthur D January, ex-Deputy State Treasuer, wal to-day sentenced to San Quentin for ter years for the embeZZelment of State funds. He will be imprisoned until (
 motion for annaal fs 1ansla1
 MT. MCGEEGoB, June 27.-Althougt he dozed after retiring, General Grant did not sleep soundly until after mid. night last night. The physician attend ed him nee during the night and again at six o'clock this morning. Al II o'oclock the General Was awake, but had not dressed. Since returning be had slept six hours. During the past twenty-four hours the mucous secretiOns have increased and the approximation, which has tendency to weaken the patient, has been greater. His pulse this morning was 72, but it has been affected to some extent by the increased secretIOns and approximations.
 NEw YORK, June 27.-Jas D. Fish. late President of the Marine Bank, WAS sentenced to 10 years Imprisonment Iu the Auburn prison this morning, bS Judge Benedict. in the |. 5. Court.
 WASHINGTON, June Zl-The President t. day made the following appoint menis: Edward l.. Eledden, to be col lectOr of customs for the District O. New York; Hans. :. Besttie, to be su Q veyOr of customs in the District of New York; Si;ss W. Burt, to be naval officer of customs m the District of New York
 Edward L. Hedden. tue new Collector of Customs for New York, was brrn il New York City in 1928. From 1859 un- tIl last year he was a pArtrer in tn. shipping house of Wetmore, Cryder * Co, and for thirty-five years conducted the custom house business of the firm. He IS Vice President of the North River bank. and director in several insuranc, companits. He has always been a dem Ocrat Tn politics; his father studied lav with Alexander Hamilton, and was the of New York City on the occasion of the opening of tbe Err, canal VI was endorsed to the Presi- dent for appointment by Edward Coop CT, Gen. John B. Woodward, and a larg, number of other merchants and pOlIti. clans.
 H. s. Beattie is a lawyer and was as sociate corporation cOunset during See retary Whitney's term; he has been aD active man in the county democracy or ganIzal D, and IS present deputy county clerk of New York and always has beeL a Democrat.
 Col. Silas W. Bert was formerly a naval officer and was removed by Pres ident Arthur. He IS at present chief e1. aminer of the New York civIl servic. he supported Cleveland foi governor ID 1882 and was aD Rctig,. supporter Of the Democratic candidates lost fall. The term of Graham would not expire until 1887, but be was sus- pended because the President belieyes a sound public policy requires a reorgani- zation of the whole customs service ai the port Of New York, and deemed a complete new organization essential to the proposed change of methods.
 PORTLAND, Me-, June 26-It was yoto that the next annual encampment of the G. 4. R. be held sometime between October and May. and recommendation that Memorial day be observed on the Sabbath was adopted The committee tC which was referred COmrade Loring's resolution in favor of SS & month pen. sion reported adversely. and there WAS d report in its favor by Comrade Graves, of Michigan. The adverse re port was adopted after prOtracted debate.
 The Commander-in-C Chief was author. Ized to appoint committee to present resolutions to the head of the Depart. ment at Washington, in behalf of pen sion claimants. A recommendation thst sll petitions to Congress from posts or pension claimants be sent through tn. National Headquarters of the Gran. Army of the Republic, was adopted
 A serIes of resolutions of thanks tC Congress for having placed Genera Grant On the retired list of the srmy were adopted.
 The roll of States was called for nom. ination> for C1mmander-in-Ch wheI the folloxing candidates We're presented John W Bnrst, of HlnOi-; Geners John A. Reynolds, of New York; Hon S-muel A. Burdett, of Washington General Lucas Fsirchild, of Wisconsin Comrade Fairchild withdrew his name and bslloiing proceeded. On the second ballot Burdett received 239, Reynold, l36, Burst 70, and Gen. Burd-tt's cleo 'ion WAS made unanimous. For Seuior Vice-Commander-iD-ChIef, e1 Governor Svldeu, Oi Maine, was chosen by accls nation. For the position Of JNior Vice Commander m Chief. Conrad, Lewis, of Atlanta, was chOsed on th. second ballot The usual resolutions o thanks to various parties, organizations and corporations were adopted and tn, encampment adjourned.
 SAN FRANCIsCo, June 26.-Williau *eely Johnson, known Gs the "BlID, Lawyer" died last night of dropsy. H. WAS a brother Of John Neely Johnson sud pioneer Californian.
 NEW YORK. June 26-The Suns Wash iDgton special says: Mir. Bayard vii presently leave the csbInet. Bsyardi couIse in regard to appointments. anC the general spirit in which he has con ducted his department, has been a gres disappointment 10 ihe President aud [, some other members of the cabinet.
 MEMPHIS. Tenn. June 26-John Nc Kiev), colored, Hho shot and killed Nm K. Traynor, four miles south of here, ol the l7th of last December, was hangs, at l24O o'clock within the enclosure O the county jail The condemned mal
 attempted to commit suicide last nigh
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