Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-10-31

. TORONTO, Ont. Oct. G-A specla , from Ottawa says that at a csbine , meeting yesterday it was decided tt postpone Riefs execution until Novem D Der llth. Frepehi Csnsdinas still ex press a confidence that. Riel will not h hanged. They base their hopes on re commendatIOn to mercy of the Reginf } lury.
 LONDON, Oct 24-It is now evident
 that the parliamentary campaign will
 not pass OH without serious rioting in
 many quarters, as the party feeling
 which already runs high daily grows
 more and more bitter. Marquis of
 LOrne, Liberal candidate for Hsmstead
 when at Brentford town, miles west of
 London, to deliver a campaign speech,
 W nile addressing the electors, @ mob as-
 saulted bim with rotten eggs and some
 of them gaining the platform smashed
 hls hat over his head. The supporters
 Of the Marquis rushed to his rescue and a fight ensued. The Marquis now became
 so thoroughly frightened that he hasti- ly departed from the scene, ran through
 the streets in drenchinR rain towards
 a way station and immediately departed
 for London. Meanwhile the fight con-
 tinued and the supporters of the Mar
 quis being severly handled and becom- | ing discouraged at the desertion by
 theIr champion they retired, leaving
 their contestants master of the field who seized the platform and passed resolut- ions condemning the policy of the Lib erals.
 SAS FRAScIsCo, Oct. 24-There is DO material change this morning in the condition of B. G. Shay, who was shot last night by James O. Brown. Mrs. Annie Brown, who seems to be the in- nOcent cause of the shooting, is the same person who attracted so much public attention few months ago by her per- sistent refusal to testify at the trial of Martha Wilson, the colored woman &C., cused of perjuring herself while testifying in the Sharon divorce case. Mrs. Brown was sent to !all for contempt of court and remained there for several days
 She vowed at the time that she would stay m isil until the day of her death, but nothing would induce her to testify m the case, as she did not want her name inserted in any scandal. When the perjury case WAS conclud- ed, she was purged of contempt and al- lowed to return to her home near Healdsburs. Shay Is we'll known Tn this citv. His name has on several oc- casICns been mixed up with some pecu- liar Teal estate trans actions and be IS at present under indictment on the accu satIou Of having cheated Mrs. Laura Loser. of Oakland, out of fifteen hun dred dollars on title to s piece of land. He Is a married man and lived with hls family ou Mission street.
 NEW YoEE, Oct. 24-The trial of Ferdinand W ard was continued to-day. The court room was crowded. The work of obtaining jury was resumed. Ward was we'll dressed, but looked harassed, Gs he took his seat. U. s. Grant, ,ir., looked sRvsgely at him, but Ward avoided his gaze and his counsel engaged Tn conversation with him to divert bis attention. Up tn ne o'clock the twelfth juror had n't be secured.
 Later.-Ihe twelfth julor was ob- taiued shortly after one o'clock and the panel sworn on, after which a recess was taken.
 After recess one of the jurors was ex- cused and the work of empsnneling sn- other juror in hIs place began. Upto 3 o'clock the vacancy had not been filled.
 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24--Hugh NJ. Brooks, or, as he is better known, W. Fl. Lennox Maxwell, murderer of c. Arthur Preller, met his father, Samuel Brooks, for the first time in the office of the circuit at torney at the jail. The elder Brooks had come all the way from Hyde. Eng land, to be with his son in his coming trial, and had been kept in seclusIon for the past two days by the murderer's at- tOrney. When father and son met this morning they at once fell into each others arms and embraced each other warmly; then both burst into tears. All the spectators withdrew save the deputy sheriff, who had the prisoner in charge. Father and son had a protracted talk, lasting about half an hour, after which the father withdrew and the son WAS taken back to the jail The elder Brooks refused to give the particulars of the interview, but stated that now he was more convinced than ever that his boy was innocent.
 TORONTO, Oct. 24.-A dispatch from London to the Globe says: The I'm perial pOstOffice authorities are now ad- vertising for 'enders for conveyance of mails from Coal Hsrbor, B. C., to the island of Hong Kong. The advertise mens calls for fortnightly service by Noy OA LohOuoLunt Oobh OuhWoAu nu1 homeward. The present contracts for the conveyance of the British mails to China terminate on January 31, 1888. Tenders m response to the present offer may be sent in up to March Sl, 1886. This IS regarded here as an important recognition of the Canadian Pacific route.
 NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Mary Anne Booth, widow of the late Junius Brutus | Booth, and mother of Edwin and J. Wilkes and JunIus A. Booth, died of pneumonia at the residence of the lsst named to-day in Twenty third street, | thIs city, aged S3. She will be buried | in Baltimore. The deceased was widely | known among theatrical people and much loved.