Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-21

await the growth of cities to the re-
 qulremenis above noted, or the qualiii-
 cations must be lowered by legislation.
 The FIrst Assistant Postmaster Gener-
 al says that the success of this system, its cJnveniences to the public, and
 other merits, Tn his judgment, war l raLts the recommendation that author ] ity be conferred by Legislation for its e1- ' tension to places of ten thousand inhsb- . itsnts having gross revenne of Sl0,000. ] The tirst Assistant Postmaster General ID conclusion, calls attention to the fail ! ure or congress t. provide for the pay meut by the government of rent at thIrd-elass post offices. He renews the ? recommendation that provision be } made Tor tue payment of rent of offices of that class, and for the payment of ' the expenses of fuel, light. stationery and miscellaneous items. It is also rec ! commended that January l, 1887, be fixed as the limitation of applications for re adjustment of salaries under the Act of
 March, 1883.
 LIMERICK, Nov. 10-OEing to the re-
 cent civilian attack large party of the
 Kings Royal Rifles broke ont of the
 barracks here tonight, armed with bay
 oners, and made an indiscTiminAte at
 tack npon the people residing ID the
 vicinity. One man was stabbed in the
 head and three othere were severly
 wounded. Tickets were immediately
 sent on., and the Mayor and a large
 force of pOllce soon arrived and sup
 pressed the disorder. People residing
 m the vicinity, tiei in terror to their
 homes and barricsded the doors. The
 soldiers we're eventually conveyed back
 to the barracks.
 GALVESTON, Texas, Nov. I3.-Last
 night a fire started in this city and IS
 still raging-S o'clock a. ID. It has d.
 ready consumed over six blocks in the neigh aOrhOod of 18th to 18th streets, and
 from Bay tO Beach streets. All are principal residences. The loss Is now over SI.OO0,OO0.
 | LATER-The fire broke out at l4O
 ID. in a small foundery on the north side of Strand St, near the corner of 18th. The flames rapidly spread under n stiff north wind. At 3;35 8. m. the fire has spread over seven blocks and has become a great contlagration. fully 1 J0 dwellings, are burning tercely and | the path of fire as 1t progresses south ward Is filled with the finest residences In the city but all are wooden. The fire | for n tune was ooDfined.to the width of one square between l6th and l7ih streets but when 1t crossed Winne st six squares from the starting point, it | jumped diagonaliy to the southeast into next block, and gives evidences of con cunning Oue third of the city.
 GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. J3-9:10-The | | fire has now reached to within three blocks of the beach and is still spread Ing its path for that point. Efforts of tremen seem powerless.
 GALVESTON, Texas. Nov. I3.-l1:2O-l | The fir reached the beach about q mile | and a half from the starting place, and | | six or seven blocks wide consumed. | Over seven hundred residences burned | and wind blowing a terrific gale, fire | stiil burning tiercely and not yet under | control. Tue burned district covers | about fifty two blocks, seven of which | gre not entirely swept clean; It k six teen blCck in depth aud average width | three blocks. Loss on destroyed buIld- | iBgs Is estimated at Sl,500.C00. This is | exclusive of contents Uf which It Is im- possible to make calculations ct pres eDt.
 SAN FRAHCIsCo, Nov. 13.-Messrs. | Spencer, Stanley X Co. have just Teceiv- | ed from Stockton Hill, Ariz., three | sacks of ore from the Cupel mine owned | by them, which has lately developed | some very rich rock. The ore received | Is ot course selected and IS exceedingly | rich, being from one quarter to One-half si yer. IL Is principally ruby silver | with beautiful formations of native or wire silver running through 1t. Experts | have estimated the ore ot the mine to | produce all the way from S2,OOO to SlO,OOO per ton. The mine IS worked by the | lcssess and DO stock IS issued.
 SEATTLE, W. T., Nov. 13-The second | of the SquRk murder trials ended last nIgh,. It was fought eight days, dur ing which the jury was not allowed to | separate or read town papers. The | charge of Jude Green was long, strong | and clear. The jury were ont nine | hours and brought m verdict of not | guilty, tbe same as m the case against | | Perry Baine, tried before. These two l trials conclusively establish the fact | that yerdicts of murder ID any degree, cannot be obtained here for the killing | | ot Chinese. The trial of the other four men will not be proceeded with for | some time. 4 renewal of the anh-Chi- uese agitation in all its former intensity seems imminent.
 ST. LOUIS, Nov. I3.-Quite an enthus. | iasiic meeting was held at the Cotton and Wool Exchange this afternoon to ar- range prehminarIes for a national sheep shearing to be held here April and s next. The proposition originated with the Missouri Wool Growers AssociRt- .On and was taken up by dealers and others here. The prize list was increas ed from S9O0 to $500, and 1t was de- termined tO make the occasion, which is the first public shearing ever planned | in this cCuntry. a notable event.
 LONDON. November l3.-Advices from Calcutta state that King Thebsw has ordered all Englishmau Tn Burmah tolbe extermInaied. It IS feared that all Europeans at Msndals have already been massacred. The Burmese are blOckad- ing the Irawaddy river at Minhia
 WASHINGTON, Nov. F. The President has appointed General Joseph R. Bart lett, of New York city, to be second | Deputy Commissioner of Pensions. m | place of l.. c. Bartlett, resigned on ac- count of III health, and Wm. Fl. Morgan, | of Nashville, Tennessee member of Board of Indian Commissioners, in place of Orange Judd, resignei,
 BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. l3.-The Board of Trustees of the Catholic University met st the arch-Episcopsl residence to- | day, present: ATchblshops Gibbons, of Baltimore; Williams, of Boston; Ryan, ot Philadelphia, and Carrigan, of New | rk; Bishops Ireland, f St. Paul; Kearr. of Richmond; Spalding, of Peoria; Mary, of Dakota; Mons. Farley, of New York; Rev. Drs. Foley, of
 Baltimore. and Chappelle, of Washing
 ton; Messrs. Michael Jenkins, of Bslti- more; Thomas E. Wsgerman, of Wash rgton. and Eugene Kelly, of Nes 1ork,
 were also m attendance. Bishops Ire land, Rear, Spalding and Marty were authorized to visit the various dioceses and collect funds for the Uni
 versIty. They agreed to raise S7OO ,OOO,
 which, with Miss Caldwelrs donaIon
 of SSOO.OOO, will give the University | Sl UObD to start with. Tomorrow the