Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-06
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 NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The wester blizzard has reached New York, and tn mercury has fallen over 20 degrees i the past lew hours and the streets tLa were deluged with rain yesterday ar covered with ice to-dsy. The wind blowing gale and it IS with the great est difficulty that telegraphic cOmmuni cation will be maintained either east O south. The sea in the bay is uuusuall high and 1t IS feared that the gale vii prove almost Rs disastrous to shlppin, as the great storm of January 9th last.
 BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 26.-After tn, fearful rain storm last night Baltimor, and vicinity was visited by a hUTricant more severe than for several years. II the western sections of the city houses were uDrOOfed and in several instances not only the tin was blown from tn, roofs, but the sheathing was torn off RnC hurled across streets. The damage VII be considerable. To-day the wind i, still very high with frequent gusts oI snow.
 BUFFALO, Feb. 26-One of the hesv. fest gales Of the season set in last night and continued till this morning. The wind reached a velocity of g miles 8n hour. The temperature is four above zero. About 2 last night while the wind was blowing a strong gale a lady, said to be the sister of ex-Gov. Seymour, was blown from the Lake Shore train between here and Dunkirk. She at. tempted to pass from the dinning car to the sleeper, with her husband, and had no sooner stepped upon the platform than she was carried swiftly of the train. The train backed nearly a mile before they found the lady who had es- capped death, but had received a deep gash over her left temple.
 CuIcAGo, Feb. 25.-The proprietor of McCormick's large reaper manufactory stated today that the works would start mp m few days, a committee of work men assuring him that about one thous- and of the men desired to return, DO matter what action might be taken by 'he Knights of Labor. The strike be- gan on February 10th, fourteen hundred men going out, owing to the refusal to discharge four nOn-uniOn mOulders.
 HoLLIsTER, Cal, Feb. 26.-In the Prewett trial to day, the examination Richard Alexander, one of the conspirst- ors. Was continued. He testified that Prewett declined to act Hs chairman at the meeting of the cOnspiratOTs, saying he dId not want to assume the leader ship The witness gave ns his reason for participating in the conspiracy his friendship for Prewett and Irwin. The next witness called WAS c. II. Humes of Santa Clara county. He testified that Prewelt, previous tO his arrest, said Powers was dead and that Brannigan would be the next to go If they got out of the Powers scrape all right. At noon rumor was given circulation that others of the cOnspiratoTs have Hp- proached the prosecution with offers Co turn states evidence. if protected from the consequence of their participation in the conspiracy. The excitement re- mans unabsted. as new developments are momentarily expected.
 RENSSELAER,, Indiana Feb. 26.-Wei- bern Wsrtens was hanged. today for the murder of John Dregher on Nov. 4th lSSL The murdered man lived with War.ens and the crime was perpetrsted to obtain his money. The body of the murdered man was afterwards thrown into the Mississippi river.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.-Further cuts were made In the railroad fares east to- day. On unlimited and 3d class tickets the lowest rates are: to New York, un- limited, sixty dollars; 3d class, S3i; to Chicago, unlimited, SJ5; 3i class, S22. 50.
 LArHRoP. Feb. 26.-The Lathrop ho- tel, express office and baggage room was burned to the ground. The fire was caused by defective hue. The loss has not been estimated as yet, but t will be about Sl2.OO0; well insured. The fire originated at G:3O a. m.
 SAN FRAxoIsCo, Feb 26.-The second game of the Morris-MchenBR billiard match was played last night and was won by Morris, on the 2lst inning, he making 1912 points to 3S6 for Nc Kenna The game for the two nights now stands. Morris 5000 points, Mcken- ns 1886. Morris highest run last night was JOO; McKenna's l7O.
 The jury in the case of Jas. c. Brown, of Healdsburg. charged with the murder or ID. q. Duhgs AtrA NN- dict of not guilty.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 27-l0 a. m.-So far as comfort is concerned, to-day Is worse than yesterday. The thermometer has fallen to seven degrees below zero and the wind is still blowing gale, a: from 5l to $ miles an hour. But one sailing vessel has arrived here since night be fore last. and that required the assls tauce of two tugs. The bay is deserted and no steamers have arrived, although a number are reported of the coast un- able 10 make New York harbor against the terrific gale. Telegraph connection with the surrounding country ls In even worse condition than yesterday. A number of houses have been unrOOfed in this city and Brooklyn, but the only people injured have been the unlucky pedestrians who were blown against buildings. 4 large number of cases are reported injured, being women ID mos' cases.
 WAsuIxGros, Feb. 27.-Immediately mon resssem bling inc House, under previous order, went into committee oi the whole for general debate on the State of the Union.
 Chandler. of Georgia, submitted argu- ment agaIns; the suspension Of silver coinr ye and c1niented ttut there vas nc sound basis for the prediction maGe by the gold bugs that the continued coin, age of silver would have the effect Oi driving gold out Of the country.
 Weaver, of Nebraska, discussed the sil yer question and predicted the effort ot the money oligarchy, Gssisted by executive officers of the nation, tc double the peoples burdens and cripple the business Of the country by the suspension of silver coinage would prove unsuccessful, now that th' attention of the people was attracted tC the question. He favored unlimited coinage and asserted that II the whole yield of the mines wRs coined annually it would be 20 years before the per cap lts circulation of the United Ststei would be equal to that of France, sn6 this calculation, he said. had been made without taking into account any Tn crease in the population of the country
 It's reported that the judiciary com mIttee of the senate has voted to repor adversely upon the nomination Of Zach aria Montgomery, of California, for As slstant Attorney General for the lnte rior Department. The grounds ot th the committees objection are said to b | the sentiments entertained by the nom