Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-14

Arkansas in 1874, and |. $, Senator il | 1876. and reelected in 1883. He IS ! good lawyer and believes in stron, 1 central gevsrnment
 NEW YORK, March t. Yesterday whil, Gen. Grant was engaged writing on hI
 memoirs, be was handed an envelope b,
 a servant containing telegram; h,
 opened 1t slowly, thu king 1t was only
 another one of the many expressions o
 sympathy with which he nas been fl Od
 cd lately. As his eyes ran over the briet
 message, bIs hands trembled slightly
 and change of color spread over hi,
 usually impassive face. He called hi-
 wife and when she ra ~-- I- L4nded her
 the announce just come
 from Washington that the retirement
 bull had been passed and signed by the
 President. The General was vislbly
 affected hy this tariy recognition of his services by bis co .ltrymen. Alter the first shock from the good news wore ofl lhs General relapsed into his usual sto!cal condition and remained for a lOnl time Tn deep meditation. He then fold ed his paterIals and ceased work for the day. His condition seemed steadily to improve and he eat mor, heartily of minced meat, terrapin and liquii for his evening meal, and seemed to enjoy his food more than he has for several weeks. In the afternoon he or derei his carriage and took a drive for about two hours Tn the park and re- turned greatly refreshed.
 PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Dr. Albert G. \ Gearson was hanged at the county prison this morning for poisoning his wife nearly tiyeyears ago.
 WAsHINGTON, March, 6-Seuate con- tirmed all the Cabinet nomination. to-day.
 SAN FRANCIsCO, March 6-IIugh J. Spear, best known as the proprietor of Dr. Spinney's DIspensary has dIsap- pcaFed from the city leaving numerous unpaid d-bis. It Is believed he has gone Co Australia.
 SAS FRANCESCA. March 6.-CoL John P. Jackson yesterday transferred hls ID terest in tEh Daily Ev-nIng Post to Postmaster Samuel Backus. The Post will hereafter be conducted by Gen. John r. Shrehan and Geu. Backus.
 GUAYNIAs. Mex. March 6-By way ,f Alamas, word T. brought that the Mayo Ir diaus are dnIng damage in that sec tinn. On the 27th of last month they made an attack Ol AqaivlmpO the sh D. ping point of Alamos and burned some r4uches and houses Tn that vicinity.
 JACKSON, Ms March 6-G0vernoI Lowry l. ID r. cript of petitions and let ters from all parts or the State urging the appointment of their favOri'es to fiji Senator Lamsr's place; Gen. Walthal seems to b. 'he favorIte of the majority though. Lieut.-GOv. c D. Shands, w. A. Percy, C ngressman Singleton, BarA sdale O. Sykes, and Judge w. $. Featherstonr have tbeir followers.
 SAN FRAScIsco, March Si ns of a rene wal of the strike of the iron work CTS are again appearing. The helpers m the Union Iron Works, who struck Oh tho announcement of reduction m their wages from two dollars tO one seventy-tive a day. were reinforced yes tcrlsy by the mOulders of the same who claim they will nCi go tO work until the helpers are pro- vided for.
 ST. LoUIs, March 6-SO far as heard from the West k not pleased with their meagre representation m the cabinet. The states of Ohio west. comprise mort than one-third of the population of the United States, yet President Cleveland has gwen this vast and growing country hut one representative in hls cabinet. The great states of Ohio, Indiana, Hi nOis, Michigan, Iowa and Missouri are entirely overlooked to say nothing of kans IS, MmnisOta and other states and territories west the whole representing more than lS,000 million people are en- tirely overlooked and it will not be tamely submitted tC.
 Special to the CITIZEN.
 FLAGSTAFF, A. T., March Some ranchmen ID from the south report Lot Smith with other prominent polygamisI Mormon leaders eucamped at Williams Valley and Pleasant on south of the White mountains. It is understood that Smith Is under indictment and has been in hiding for some months. The party numbers over one hundred wag- ous. and are enroute to Old Mexico.
 A quantity of counterfeit money and implements for manufactunng the "queer" has been found in cave in Oak Creek Canyon, a deep isolated gorge south of tbe Atlantic x Pacific railway. The cave was used as a resort by parties already under arrest for cattle stealing, and there Is no doubt the thieves now under arrest are also the counteTfeiters. Special Co the CITIZEN
 LAS VEGAS, \. NJ, Mar 7-DOL Geo. W. Stoneroad, prominent candidate for the U. $. marshallship of New Mexico, and a wealthy stockraIser, shot and fla tally wounded German stock buyer named Singer in a saloon here early this morning The difficulty arose out ot the sale. of lot of cattle. Singer died at noon today. Stoneroat has been placed under ar est. He was former Californian and Is we'll known through out the entire West.
 WAsHINGTJN, March t.-frOmpty at l2 o'clock lour Of President Cieveiaud' s cabinet, Ba, ard, Whiruey, Eudi;.tt aud Garland entered the office of secretary of State. Mrs. EndIcUtt, wife of the new Secretary of War accompanied the party. as dId also Justice Field of the United States Supreme Court. lmmed lately after entering Bayard took The oath of office which was administered by Justice Field. Secretary FrelIugnuy sen and ex-As-Istant Secretary DavIs were present. also Senator Payne Of Ohio and ex-Attornty General PierrepOnt. ] he party then went to the room occupied Uy Secy. Chandler, where WhItIey took the oath of office as Secretary of tbe Navy. In Secretary LIncOln's office where Lieut. General Sheridan and stall ami other officers of tbe War Department had assembled, the oath was administer el to Eudlcott. Mrs. EniicoJt entered inc room on the arm of Bayard. As soon as Justice FIeli nd administered the oath the various army officers were m turn introduced to the new Secretary, by Mir. Lincoln. Attorney General Gsrland was sworn in to office at the dapartmeut of Justice, the oath was