Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-17

ment to pay them five per cent on th'
 total amount of the transactions. Thl proposition was declined.
 1Ienstin sdvices state that the Frencl
 losses at FOrmosa, from fever and dys
 entsry, are enormous, and that as con
 sequence Admiral COurbet's ships ar'
 seriously undermanned.
 Germany IS making an effort to obtail ! control Of all the railroads to be con
 structed m China. Through its repre-
 sentative, Mr. Detriny, 1t offers to pro
 vide all the material and engineers, anC ! guaranteeing all the cash necessary fol ! construction.
 Several sharp shocks of earthquake
 have been felt in MCurkden, Q province
 ID China.
 Korea is threatened with famine. A telegraphic cable has been laid be- | tween the mainland of Japan and the
 Rinkin Islands.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-The Posts five o'clock edition says: Information has | just been received that at conference of tue leading Evarts men in Albany { including both Senators and Assembly. men, 1t was found that Evarts had 6 clear majority of both houses ss the l senatorial candidate.
 DEsvRR, Jan. s-The first bout iu the Senatorial tournament was fought to- | day. the friends Of Senator Hill claim ing for him the victory, and with some show of justice, as Mr. Stuart, who was elected Speaker of tine House, was re- garded as Senator Hills candidate. here was but one other candidate in the caucus, and he was the choice of the anti Hill forces, who clsimed, how ever, that the Senatorial line is partially eliminated from the Speakership cou- test, and that a vote for the successful candidate for clerk, who was an anti HIil mar, more clearly showed the strength of the leaders.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Gen. Logan arrived tonight and left for SprIngneld. He expressed himself as very much incensed at the published statement that he was concerned Tn an alleged effort to com promise the cases Of persons indicted for eOmplcity Tn the Chicago election frauds, provided votes en ugh in the LegIsiCtUrs would be furnished to se- cure h!s return to the Senate.
 PITTsBURG. Jan. 9.-The Posts 6reeusburS, WestmOreland county, Pa, special says: A rumOr Is current here tonight that EnglI-h detectives have obtained evidence to the effect that a powerful secret society Of dynamiters has an existence within the boundaries of this cuLnty, and also that the society k directly responsible for the recsnt e1- plo-lOus and assassinatIOnS m England. These detectives have been on the track O.; this society or brotherhood for sev- eral months, and have found that it is we'll and thoroughly organized, some what under the plan of the Mollie Ma guires: that lts treasury captains large amount obtained by assessment and other sources from all parts of the State Some Ot the recent explosions have been traced directly to this county, as we'll as a number of assassI- nations committed in England. These English detectives, 1t Is claimed, have mingled with suspects for years, and have departed for Washington, ID. C., with evidence which they will lay before the proper English authorities. This evidence obtained and in possession Of these detectives, Is of such a nature that 1t wifi show beyond peradventure of doubt that citizens of this country have been and are now engaged m sending to England trusted men with large quantI- ties of dynamite, and men who have never to use IL after 1t Is there. Irish Americans spoken to on the subject scOf at the Idea. They say such thing would be impossible here, but there was a sort of look about their faces that de- noted they probably knew more about the matter than they cared to admit. It Is certain there has been something iu the wind Tn this county for some time past of an unusually exciting na- ture.
 WAsHINToN, Jan. 10.-After consider ation of several public improvement bills, the house passed the naval appro- priatior bill for the remsiner of the cur rent year.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The Secretary of War has decided not to order a court martial for the trial of Lieut.. Darlington on charges preferred by Gen. Hagen.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-A petition Tn favor of the Spanish treaty, addressed to the chairman of the committee on foreign relations of the senate, was being circu- lated among the merchants and manu- facturers of this city, and received a great number of signatures from promi- nent firms and from representatives of all branches of trade.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 10.-The freight and passenger depots, all the railroad sheds, 100 loaded cars, all freight in the depoi, also Liuko's hotel, were totally burned tonight. Nearly all of the books were safed, but all road repoHs were destroyed. The loss of the deDot amounts to S15O.OOO, which is wholly uninsured. The loss ofthe hotel is S25.OOO; fully ilsdred.
 CmCAGo, Jan. I0-The Sunday Times begins a new feature with the issue of to-mcrrow. January II. Nothing less than a complete magazine department of choice original literature in each issue. The authors being among the most prominent in current literature. Con tributOrs to the first issue of this feature are Admiral Porter, Prof. Proctor, Mark TwaiH, Senator Sherman and others.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-LOuis Loen- berg was arrested here yesterday from Brighton, England. The suspicious of the custom house officers were aroused and they searched his baggage. In the pockets of lot of old clothing were found fl gold watches. number of sil- yer watches and lot of other articles of jewelry.
 DENVER, Jan. 1O.-A special to the Tribune from Silvertown says: The most severe snow storm of this season ragged in this and neighboring counties during last night, the snow reaching depth of three feet, entirely blockading all the roads and causing general suspension of business. ShouLi the snow continue until tomorrow, railroad communication will be suspended indefinitely. The track is for twenty miles fianked by a huge bank of snow, which will seriously, interfere with the removal of the present fall. A heavy snow driving wind IS re- ported at the COnejOs Branch.
 CISCC;SAII, Jan. 10.-A new move ment will be inaugurated by the pubh- cation tomorrow Of two letters, one from