Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-21
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We are not prepared to accept the de- feat of Phll Thompson us declaration of war by the President, upon the friends of revenue ref rm, nor the ap- pointment Of Miller of West Virginia as an evidence that 1t IS the purpose of the administration to set itself against in- terph revenue taxes, which pay more than one-third of the expenses or the government, and without which there could be no adequate reduction Of GUS tom house duties. Personally and To- cally, We very much regret the decision, but.we trust that the apprehensions of those who have a right to fair inter- pretation and execution of the internal revenue laws and have regarded West Virginia as hostile to them and their interests, will be disappointed. The question Is economic and not moral, and
 we shall be slow to believe that it will be treated by the President and his ad- visers Tn a narrow spirit.
 SAN FRAScIsco, March 1S.-The Chronicles Washington special says: There are reasons to believe that Nich- o,as Bell of Missouri will be appointed
 urst assistant postmaster general. Sec retary Lamar has decided to recommend | c. 4. Shaw of Boston for the commis- sionershIp of patents.
 Fashionable society circles had scarcely recovered from the surprise at | Cleveland's pl-beian habits of break ] fasting ut o'clock and working Tn his shirt sleeves, when 1t receives a still worse shock. The invitations to the off cal reception of last night were printed on ordinary note paper with a type
 writer. Fashionable society IS terribly cut about 1t.
 BERLIN, March 1S.-Two hundred an1 seventeen miners were imprisoned Dy an explosion of fire damp Tn a cDlllery at Camp Huusen, near Scarbruck, Tn Fin nish, Prussia, this morning, and at a late hour this afternoon but seventeen had been rescued. 1t is feared that most Of the two hundred others are suffocsted.
 PANAMA, via Galveston, March lS.- heavy firing ceased at 9 P. M., last night, when the rebels retired to Buehs Vista to recruit. The British guDboat Hero inc landed seventy-five men yesterday with gailing gun to protect property. Traffic on the Pan ma rf filroad IS sus- pended today. Great excitement pre- vails, as a second attack is expected. President Arus Emina took refuge Tn Lerione. Colon is reported in posses sion of the rebels. Telegrams via Gal weston are delivered without delay in Pansma.
 SAS FRANCIsco, March 17.-The Even- ing Post publishes a column article this evening stating that a rumOr Is current that the friends of Mrs Hull Sharon had for three days past been in commuDica- tiOn with ex-SenEtOr Sharon and had proposed a compromise. The rumor Is that for q half million dollars cash Mrs. Sharon will renounce all claims On Sen stor Sharon's estate, admit that she IS not his wife and leave the country.
 NEW YORK, March IS-The reports from Castle Garden show that the Immi- grafton since the beginnIng Of the year has fallen off fully 8 per cent. The greatest losses are reported form Ger many. IL is thought that the new colo nial system of that country has some thing to d. with thIs cessation of immi- grafton from Germany. It Is not be- heved that foreign immigration will ever again equal what 1t was the last few years.
 NEW YORK, March 1S.-GeD. Grant went to sleep between 10 and n last night after a hypodermic injection of morphine, and slept well during the night; only awOke twice. He is feeling better this morning after last nights rest. Mrs. Sartores Is expected to ar- rive tomorrow.
 WASHINGTON, March 17.-Mrs. Whit nev, ulfe of the secretary of the navy. "a lnuTul hts Snn1uv evening dinner party last night, in honor of Whitney taking his place in Cleye- lands cabinet.
 ELIZABETH, N. J., March lS.-A para fine factory at Elizabeth Port was burned tbis morning and totally destroyed; loss S200,OO0; no insurance. It employed fifty hands aud was owned by Theophilus Marc.
 PETERSBURG, March lS-A heavy ginia and North Carolina last night :; from six to ten inches fell.
 NEW YORK, March 1.-The Suns special from Boston says: Business men Tn this vicinity who handle large qusn- Iities of subsi liary silver coin are con- siderably disturbed by the occasional de. tection of genuine counterfeit half dol lars, which 1t IS judged must be in very extensive circulation. They call them genuine cOunterfeits" because when properly coined they are identical ID size, weight and composition with those from the government mint-. It Is only by means of occasional flaws m the coin ing that they are detected. 1t is there fore impossible to estimate the quantity of them in circulation. Counterfeitingo, this sort IS exceedingly profitable when done on a large scale and detection Is practicllay impossible if necessary pre- cautions are taken. Itis not at all surpris- ing that crooks" who recently stopped to counterfeitiDg pennies should make this a branch of their work. The bullion value of Sl ID subsidiary silver coin i> only v cents and 8 per cent margin of profit makes quite an inducemeni to counterfeiters. It IS believed that most of the metals used is fr. m remeltei trade dollars. By the purchase of these in large quantities counterfeiters Obtaln metal already mixed at just the standard alloy. To illustrate the profit Tn the op- eration of 100 trade dollars purchased for S4 cents, the present market price, 1t will yield 2l7 standard halt dollars, a profit of S24.50 less the small cost of re- coinage. The secret service officers have no clue as to where the work is being done.
 NEW YORK, March 19.-At .he resi- dence of Gen. Grant this morning Col. Fred Grant stated that Dr. Douglass was mistaken in believing the General asleep when the doctor left last night. The General dreads to ba a burden upon any one and closed his eyes ard lay quiet until the physician left the house, then he became restless and wakeful all night. This morning he has | no long sleep but dOZed while sitting in two easy chairs. Mrs. Sartoris will ar rive in the steamer Baltic.
 LONDON, March 17-The British off, | cials at Cairo are urging the government | to appoint General Wnlsley Governor General of the Soudan. This would re- | assure tho natives, who joined Fl Mahdi | for fear the British would abandon the | Soudan and place them at the mercy of | Fl Mahdi, unless they joined him. The | government refuses to make the appoint | ment, as 1t would prolong the British | stay Tn the Soudan beyond the limits at | present intended by the government.