Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-01


 Is 55 years old and his wife 43 and th
 mother of six children, aged l9, Is, l. II, and ,4 years respect Som
 years ago the wife and mother was seL
 to the insane asylum; was discharged
 year later, presumably cured. Last fal
 she had severe pains in her head. He
 husband sent her to her brothers hous,
 in Elizabeth, where she improved great
 ly and returned home a short time agC
 This morning, after breakfast, she wen
 tO one of the out-buildings on the prem
 ises. After swallowing a dose of "RougI
 on Rats she returned to the house wItl
 an axe concealed under her dress. Eva
 her fOur-year-cld daughter, was stil ! -leepIug, when the mother entered tn
 bed chamber and lifting the axe uboy the sleeping child, the manIRc mothe
 brought II down, splitting the httl One's head open, killing her instantly She then attacked RItus, aged l3, deal 1 ing him several savage blows on th, he Id with the poll of the axe; next he ll-year-old daughter, who begged for l mercy, but the terrible blUod-staineC axe was whirled in the air and wen crashing into the fragile little head The eighteen-year-old daughter theI locked the baby in the adjoining room and ran screaming outside to her fath CT. After q terrible struggle the wo man was secured. One of the children IS dead, and the others are likely to die before morning, Mrs. Smith herself is Tn a precariOus condition.
 WAsHT GToS. April 2I.-During the trs. nine months of the present fiscal year end .nS June 30. 1886. there was an increase of Uver S7,U00.OOO in the reven- ues of the government as compared with tho corresponding period last year, aud Tor the fret nine months of this year the expenditures were over Sl6,0O0,0O less than the expenditures for the same period of last year, making a net gain of oyer S23,OCJ.OC0.
 WASHINGTON, April 2I.-The presi- dent has received "A telegram from H. c. ClRyhall, depaItm commander, trans- hitting a copy or the following resolu- tons which were unanimously adopted by the eacampment Of the Grand Army of the Republic held a few days ago at New York city:
 WHEREAS. It is proper that veterans irrespective of party, should recognize anything tCne by public official which demonstrates bis intention to carry out hIs promise made tO meh who dared death for hls country, and
 WHEREAS, We have reason to believe througu his declarations and actions 'hat Hen. Grover Cleveland, president ct the United States. mesus to carry ous the principle that veterans when competent are entnlsd tD recognition, because of services reuGeted their c1un- try m time of WAT.
 Therefore. be It resolved that the de pertinent of New York, Grand Array of tbe Republic, representing Gn organ iZed body of 3j,0C0 v;teFars of war. ID annual session assembled in New York city, April 2lst, 1886. view bis course in tnIs respect with saiisfacii ion, and here by puts itself on record as approving cOnscientiously the dischargeN Cf this patriotic duty, believing it to be the wish of ths president, that the letter and S pirit of all enactments ID favor of the veterans, shall Os faithfully carried out by sll tEOse n subordinate authority having power Of appointment, employ mens CT retention in the service. of the government under hIs administration.
 Be 1t further resolved that these reso- lrtiOls be telegrapbed to the president Tn the name of the encsmpment, and that cJpy of the same duly au- then.icsiei by the department com maDder and adjutant general be for varded him by mail.
 PARIS, April 24-At the suggestion of France the powers have modified the original terms of their ultimatum to
 
 agreed upon will be presented on Mon- day to that government.
 TOMBSTONE, April 24 A report from Maedalena, Sonora, announces that the | Apaches attacked the BsdO Seco ranch. twenty-five miles southeast oftMagda- lena. killed three men and two women, and destroyed a quantity Of property.
 It IS also reported that Indians, be liev-d tO be a pOItIOn Of Geronimo's haad. attacked ranch near Santa C;uz, Mexico, and killed a number of rauchers.
 WASHINGTON, April 24-The house ras- ed the bill dividing the state of Cali icEnia into two judicial districts and .hen adjourned.
 PARIS, April 2i-An iron tower 9Si feet m height IS to be erected on the grounds of the coming Paris InterDa- iional exhibition The tower will be by four pillars, which will be higher than the magnificent towers of .le cathedral Notre Dame, which have ln attitude of 2O5 feet. Tue structure sill cost Sl00,GOO and wlll be surmOunt sd by & powerful electric light which will be visible, 1t Is believed, as far as Dion, 197 miles southeast of Paris.
 ROME. April 2f--The Pope, at the re- Iuest of Christins, queen regent of Spain, will on Wednesday next, invest Cardinal JscobiBi. Papal secretary. with he ensIgnia of the order of the Golden Fleece as n reward for hIs vslOr in med sting IT the dispute between Spain and Germany concerning the sovereignty of he Caroline Islands.
 WAsHISGroS, Apr;l 24,-There is a 'tFcng probability shat tue Senate Jud- | ciary Com mittes will report uHfsvorsO- I ' the hominatIOns of all the newly sp- pointed Justices of the Territorial Su- | ,reme Courts. Edmunds. as we'll as the l other Republican members of that con- nittee, takes the ground that removals | hali no. be made Tn such cases except | or cause, aud then only by and with the | Idvice and consent of the Senate. It Is significant fact that Senators Mitchell, | Bowen and Van Nyck, who were not | D sympathy with Edmunds in his re- en, bout with the administration, are n full accord with him ID this matter, md SO conservative s Senator as Pugh | s authority for the statement that upon his proposition the Republicans of the 3euate will present a united front
 Since the inauguration of President | 'levelaDd thIrteeen United States Ter. itorial judges hsve been removed. The ight of the president to remove judges f this class when DO charges affecting heir integrity are preferred, is ques toned. District snd cIrcuIt judges Ioli their offices doing good behavior, ad they cannot be removed by execu- i've mandate unless by sufficient cause. rom the foundation ot the government O the beginning ot the war only five rdges altogether were removed by the lffrrent presidents of the United States. turing the administrations of Grant, Iayes, Garfield and Arthur. only three 1dges were removed aud these for ause.
 CHICAGO, April 26.-The announce lent was made to-day that taking effect Ipril 26. first class ticket fare from the iissouri river to San Francisco, wa the