Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-18

opening price this morning, closing , at B; Gould & Curry rose 3lS over tn 2 mornings closing fggures, selling a ! Ga; Ophir went 1, closing ut lj: SRvag, advanced 52j over morning prices; Si era Nevada doubled in value over clos iag prices of the morning. which wal
 350. 1t rose to 925 and closed at S.7j 1. after sales of three thousand shares had , been made.
 SAS FRANCIsCO, December I0-A few days ago in the mud flats Ot the bay
 near the POirerO, in the southern psrt of The city, a skeleton was found. This led
 to prospecting the locality for means Co identify the bones, with the result that
 the pe1t day another skeleton WAS un-
 eaEthed. and today a large number of
 bones were brought 10 light In the
 ghastly collection there are no less than
 seven skulls, and the femOrs and tibiss
 found represent the remains of fifteen
 pers0ps, The locality where the bones
 were found Is sstir with tales of foul
 deeds and wholesale murder. The fact
 lhss two oi the skulls have holes in them
 IS belle ved tO confirm such a suppOsi-
 .ior' Another theory is that they are
 the bones of pnuper inmates of some
 pubhe institution, that have been dump
 sd In:O the bay by men employed to
 bury them. as the easiest way of dIs-
 posing of them. A full investigation
 will be made by the cororer.
 CLEVELAND, Ohio, December IO-The
 business portion of the village of Utica, Ohio, WIS destroyed by fire tbis morn
 ny. Inc loss will reach Sl30.OO0. ID-
 surauc- about half that amount
 IAN FRASCIsCr. December I0-Late last night, when the strikers on the Sui- ter street csb bls road, heard that slpsr- l intcadent McClrd intended to attempt
 io run cGr9 tc-IBy, meeting was called and a conference held with s delegation | from the GaHry street cable road. Ii
 Was urged bon the Ueary street men ' that may stockholders in the Sutter | street road were also stock holders 10 ! the GeAry street lIne, and that while the | latter road was allowed to run there | Bolld be less chance of bringing the | Su tsr street company Co terms. The | result Of the conference was that the | Geary street men appointed a commit | tee tO wait on superintendent Reynolds, | ot ths. road, with demand that their pay Do increased from S2 25 to g 50 per | day, and that the time be reduced from | l3', and l4 hours to F hours. The committee waited on the superintendent | wto received them courteously and an- n0Gnced to them that if possible he | would see that their request Eus acceded ! to. and wouli endeNvOr to give them s
 definite answer by three o'clock this ai- | teroOOn.
 SAN FRASCIsCo. December ll.-Min-
 ing stocks were all better this morning, | except Con. Va, Sierra Nevada, Utah ! Tue former opened at 37, tue same as it ! closed last night. but dropped to 3 ,. recovering to 3G. and finally closed at 33. | Sierra Nevada opened two bits lower, closing at 8, a loss of JJals.
 ! Best S Belcher Is. Chollar 6ii, Crock ] er 2ts, Consolidated Caii'Oruia < NIr- einIa 8, Peer. Sjc, Peerless 50c, Opbir IT., Sewage, l3i Hale X NOrcross 5'I. | Confidence 10. POtosi 9ai, Sierra Nev. \, Union Consolidated 6is Utah 2, Jacket 7is.
 Utah weak at nine, at which it closed. | Other stocks were strong advance, ranging from 75, to ,. .25 share.
 | SAS FRASCIsCo, Dec. 1l.-Oae hun drsd and seyen.y-seven Gye-iael boxes of ] prprascd opiuDa were seized oB the mai i dock this morning. They wee .a-.UG a.
 a OK marked fiat fish, consigned to Q | Chinese firm.
 ST. LorIs, Mo, Dec. ll-Jehu Baker, ! Congressman elsct from the Eisgteenth Ul4., district who defeated Morrison. pleaded guilty before Q Justice at Belle vile 70 charge Of ssstult and battery and was fined s and costs On Nov. | gG h Bellville reporter became engegei ' il a dispute with Baker over the late election and was struck by the latter with a cane several times about the head and shoulders. The city marshal con sidered thIs a case of assault and en- | tered a complaint tO which the con . gressman elect pleaded guilty.
 ' WAsHrSGToS. Dec. 1l.-The president, 1 although still suffering from rheumatic pains m his knees. was able tO resume | official duties today. He received SD unusually large number of congressional ! yi-itors m the forenoon and about noon repaired to the East room and shook | hands with members of GsbrIel R. Paul ! Pcst No. II. q. A R, of New Jersey. | now on a vIsi. to this city.
 ! SAN FRANcIsCo, December ll-There | has not been any material change ID the | Sutter street car strike to-day, At l;ju, | &. m.. Ihe compsny started their first car ! Huf by II o'clock eight cars were run ming No attempt was made to molest
 the cars by the strikers.
 SAS FRANCISCO, De 'ember ll-JOhn
 Jack-On, & man about nifty years ClJ,
 arrested last night and confined ID
 tue Folsom street police station. lhls
 morning he was found dead. His death
 w.s caused by cutting sB artery with
 piece of glass. He had been arrested on
 a charge of drunkenness. lt k belleVed
 be Is recently from Arizona
 SAN FRANc1scr, December IA con
 ference of the managers ot the Southern
 Pacific Companies system of roads VIII
 soon be held for the purpose ot perfect-
 InE plans for a new Pacific Coast steam sbip line. It is stated teddy the com psny Is to have Q line extending from ! Portland. on the north tO San Diego, on inc soutb. The vessels will be of light
 drsught and capable of entering hsrbors where inc vf'er is shallow. There Is some talk of 70 kin some of the steamers from the MoIgsn lne between New Or- leans and SOutu American ports, Tor the new Pacific coast enterprise.
 Sr.LoUIs. December LA Ire broke
 ont ifl the eXteusive eitablishment oi | Sbapleiph s Csntwell, hardware com
 many. on the corner of Main and Vine
 streets. st 2s30 p, n. The entire con-
 cern was destroyed. The loss IS very
 heavy. Several persons were badly
 injured m tbe fire, about twelve o'
 whom are expected to die. The firm dii a large business Tn firearms and
 gun powder. and had in the store a quantity of dynamite, some Of the latter 1. exuloded when the roof and fioor- fell
 in. The fire originated by the falling in of the fourth floor, which was over burdenei by the heavy st,ek. There
 were seventy five employees ID the build
 ing a, the time. but they are all &C.,
 counted for except three and they are believed to be uninjured, however. foi
 thsy were employed on the ground fioo' , and had a good chance to escape.
 WAsHISGTOS. Deeembe- ll.-ln tho , matter of the forfeiture of certain land:
 granted the Atlantic & Pacific Co and ,b4lr restoration to .he public dems bv act of congress, the Secretary of tht Interlor has approved the recommenda- . tion of the commissioner of the geners ! land office. that SO much of said lsndi D s.hs. kha Torrtsnrv oP Nau