Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-20

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 NEW YORK, March I2.-Fire Chic
 Francis MahodY was killed to-day whil
 Oh his way to the fire An engine ral
 into his buggy, throwing him under tn
 wheels of the engine, crushing his arr
 and shoulder.
 Baton Rouge. La, March 12.-Th | governor thIs morning received R tele
 gram from Sheriff Butler of New Or
 leans paiish: Ford and Murphy at | tempted suicide this mOring by swallow
 Ing poison. They are now in a cOmatOs
 condition. The doctors believe the at
 temps failure but say they do not knoV
 how long 1t may take to restore them {,
 cOnsciOusness. Should they revive be
 fore the hour fixed, shall execute then
 notwithstanding" The governor re piled: "GO on with the executions. Car " out the warrants"
 New Orleans, March l2-Furd ant
 Murphy were hanged here at l2;jl. Tn, sheriff accompanied by several suDOrdI nate officials proceeded to the cell of the condemned where the bodies of the doomed men lay apparently hfelsss an. der the physicians care. The forms were carefully lifted from their recum. bent positions and borne in the arms of the agltsted deputies to the scaffold amid n profound silence. The mems bodies were carried up the steps to the plank platform and held in an erect position while the fatal nOOses were drawn over and around their necks No signs of life were observed ID either of the men while the last sad rites were performed. When q 6 trap WAS sprung by an unseen hand and the bodies were launched into eternity, hush fell upon the little group of spectators.
 San Francisco, March I2-Tke Ex- amIners Fl Paso, Texas, special says: J. A. Wilson, local passenger agent of the Texas Pacific, received instructions this evening to receive al classes of freight, including live stock, for points on the Texas Pacific beyond, excep: points reached by the Missouri Pacific, International !v Great Northern, Missou- n, Kansas ls Texas and Iron Mountain roads. The instructions contained the information that live stock and other freight would be received for St. Louis, Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans.
 DENVER. March PA fire broke out this morning in the dry GOOis house of Evans, a5 Aspen, Colorado. The loss is S2j. 600; insured for Slj,jOO. The fire is supposed to be the work of an in cendiary.
 PORTLAND, Or, March l2-This morn- ing five Chinese farmers living nelow the city, together with their employees, num- berinR in all thirty-three, were driven ont b. d crowd Of masked men and tEeir dwelling burned.
 DESvEE. March PA Pueblo special to the Republican Fsys: In acre- ment was signed to-day between N, k. kimel- Hn, the celebrated kansHs syrintcT, and John Knight of Monmouth, for one hundred yard race. on March 29, for S3OOO. X fnrfeI; of SlUOO has been de- posi.ei. Knight has record of lGiI seconds, out l; is the general ui !llOu that hlmeian Is the better man.
 WAsnI.GroS, March 12-OG no:Iou of Morrow ot California, resolution was adopted to accept the invitation of the senate that the house attend III body the funeral services of ;he late Senator Miller, to be held ID tho senate chamber tomorrow.
 The sp~ tksr announced the appOInt- meut of the following committee to &C., company the remains of Senator Miller to California: Me-srs. Mcke; na, Nor gon, SpriGcs, Louttet, Hepburn, Iaiion and Morgan.
 WAsHINGroS, March l2-Secretary Lamar has rendered Q decision reyers- iny Commissioner Sparks decision de- nyIng an application fuT the HuTvey of the Tres Alamos grant iu Arizona terri tory, upon deposit covering the ex- pense therefor by the claimants. The $, cretary directs that preliminary sur vey be made os ten square leagues cf land lying along the, San Pedro rIver. The decia:on i- based upon tbe ground that preliminary survey Ot an uucon- frmed private land claim m Arizona i5 an incident to tSs report Ot the Surveyor General. and there being TO GpGropria- tion for that purpose there can be DO ob- lection Co such deposit being made, Es the claimant is required finally to reIm- burse the government tIr such expense. In thIs case C0mmIssInuer Sparks re- fused sB appeal from his decision, and II was taken t1 the Secretary on certiOr- ar. The case was argued before Assist ant Secretary Jeuks by ezAssis'ant Land Commissioner Harrison.
 SAx FRAsclsco, March 12-Rev. Chas. McKeivey, WbIie returning to his home last night m Oakland, was attacked by two men. He was struck with sand bag, thrown down, iumped on and kick ed m the breast. No attempt was made to rob him- The cause of the attack Is unknOSD.
 SAS FRASCIsCO. March l2-John Cou- way, a well-kuOwn butcher and large cattle raiser m Nevada and Arizona died ID this oity to-day. His son, J. IT.. Conway, United States Revenue Officer at Los Angeles. arrived here Iu tine to be present at his dsathbed.
 LEBANON, Pa, March 12.-On Tues day afternoon about eighty inmates ot the aims hOuse were seized with vom- itIng and severe pain. Dr. Nelrs, the attending physician, pronounced It a case of wholesale poisoning. Measures were promptly taken tO cOun;eract the poison. To day most of the victims are still suffering from naUsea and twelve of them are still m critical condition,
 Investigation developed ;he fact that all who drank of cOflea prepared Tor tha noon meal were sick, and the coffee pot was found lined with c thick sedi ment of Paris green. The vessel holds a barrel or more. IutO this some person had throw ualmOs: pounds ot poison
 The doctor k of the opinion inst, had it not been for the fact that the poison was too strong, causing vomiting more than half of the inmates would now be dead.
 SAS FEANCIsco. March l3.-UGited States COmmissioner Sawyer has iIs- missed the charge against Capt BrouSh and Steward Toilet, of the Australia: The Captain 6nd Steward were charged with aiding and abettiug the detained Chinese m unlsEfully landing on the last trlp Of the vessel to this port. The reason for tue dismissal was that there was not sufficient evidence that either oi the officers knew of or aided the landing of the Mougcls.
 SAS FRANcIsCo, March l3.-The trial of pr. ]. Milton Bowers, whois accused ot having murdered his wife by repeated doses of arsenic, Is beginning t9 attract marked pubhc attention. The alleged supposition k that be poisoned his Vile to obtain insurance on her life, amount ing tO about seventeen thousand dollars I.i