Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-08-07
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ST. LOUIS, July 30.-It is !ust learned that the postal car which left New York for St. Louis on July 18th. had among its mail n pouch for St Louis which contained about 520.0g0 in money q drafts; bonds, checks and other valuaLie papers aud property valued at SSO,OOO. At Pittsburg he far west mail was trans- ferred and passed into the hands of Chief Clerk James Ferald. The train, as usual, made very short stop at that place and also, as usual, the chief clerk signed receipt for the various pouches, without inspecting them, the time be- lug too short to do SO. Duiing the run to Indianapolis he found that he hsd.re- celpted for the St. Louis pouch which was not IS his possession. aud winch probably had not been turned over to him with the rest of the mall. He im- mediaily reported the robbery and the detectives have been working on the case ever since, without as yet, having made any arrests. It is believed the pouch was stolen between New York and Pitts bnrg by one or number of clerks who have since then left the service.
 SARATOGA, July 30-The second race to-day, a mile aud three sIxteenths, was won 6v Haggin's Ben Ali, in the fast tima tf29l. The fourth race was won by Haggin's Precioss, distance 8 mile and seventy yards; time, l:iItI
 PaRIs. July 29.-At the annual meet ing ot the shareholders of the Panama Canal J... to-day, De Lesseps, On be- hslf oi iEr board of directors, presented voluminous report which was read. fin this be took every favorable view of the situation. He expressed confidence | in the completion of the canal by June, ! lSSg, within the cost estimated by the congress in 1879. He said be believed there would be little difficulty in secur- | ing the necessary funds.
 WASHINGTON. July 2S-Secreisry Bay ! yard sad, today, In regard to the Cut ( ting case. that be had no doubt what ever that the Mexican authorities { would do what was right Tn the matter. i The somewhat unsettled condition Of [ Mexico's affairs just at present might, ' he thought, prevent action m tue case, { but be had no doubt that the pending negotiation will have satisfactory | terminaliOn. He does not think the ? | Nel Nurte has any significance, but was ! more than likely movement against | local insurgents. The matter was a subject Oi dIscussIon at the catlent meeting day.
 FL PAso, July 2s.-Cutting remains in jail. His dungeon became feartully bot, and ID order WAS gwen to break | smal! window through tue th,ck wall to
 admit little air. Before that there
 was no ventilation except small door. His daily allowance for subsistence has been raised from
 seven to fifty cents a day. Meanwhile the Mexican troops are keeping busy ai 1 some kind Of work in the rear of the
 barracks, and behind the old Cathedral. They deny that they are at work on
 iortlfication or entrenchDents, bu; re- fuse to state what l: IS. The attitude of the Mexican authorities shows very clearly that they do not intend to give Cutting up under any circumstances. Seilor Ramos. Chief Justice of Chr
 huahua, with Selor RincOn, the Gov ernOrs private secretary. were in El PasO to-day. They had talk with some os eur leading cItIZens about the Cutting case. They could arrive ct no other conclusion than that Cutting WAS guilty Of deliberate and fragrant contempt of
 the Mexican court, and that the oifense
 was committed on Mexican soil and
 came under Mexican lass. They stated
 that the publication by the prisoner ID
 sn Fl Paso newspaper did not figCre ID
 the matter at all, except as corrobOrst- ing the charge of contempt based upon other acts. Both gentlemen sad that
 the question was now the subject Of cor
 respordence between the two govern
 ments and would be settled Tn the ordI nary course Of diplomacy, but that tht
 government of Mexico could not bt
 scared into an unconditional surrender
 Consul Bingham, of PasO del Norte
 says that DO headway has been made iu
 examination of the case of Editor Gut
 ting, now ID progress under the super
 vision of the chief justice of the state oI
 Chihuahua, but by this he only means
 that no con fusion has been reached
 and that Cutting is still m jail.
 SACRAMENTO, July 29.-Ihe assembly
 convened at 10 a. m. The committee oI
 irrigation reported assembly bill No. 7
 repealiug section li22 of the civil code
 with rt comm meudHtion that 1t pass. | Morris. of Alameda, introduced
 petition signed by D. $. Terry, of Stock
 ion, requesting the removal by the legis lature of Chief Justice Robt- F. Morn son and Justice John k. Shsrpstein, the supreme court, on the ground 0 their incompetency to perform the du ties ostheir offices by reason of physics
 and mental infrmIty. The petihoi
 also asks that committee of seven b' appointed to investigate these charges
 Yule moved 10 lay the motion on th table. The motion was lost by vote 0 , 2l to 43. Lowell moved the indefinite post ponemeut Lost by vote ot ayes li
 noes 70.
 The resolution was then adopted, am Speaker Parks appointed a commute 1, to investigate the matter.
 , SENATE
 Baldwin presented charges Gga'ns Supreme Justices l.. F. Morrison an J. k. Sharpstien. signed by David :
 Terry, of San Josquin, alleging thei . incapscity for their duties by reason c
 physical disability. These charges ar
 the same as those introduced ID the a' sembly. Accompanying the charge Q was 6 resolution summoning the .ustice
 to show cause why they should not b
 removed, The whole subject was refei
 red to the judiciary committee. AC , burned.
 CoSsrASTISoPLE July 29.-Iurke k k making large additions to her srmH g ment. Herr krupp has received lars . order from the government and a Iurkis D officer bus gone to his works at Essei
 to oversee tue manufacture of th guns. IL is proposed to purchase 4UO [ Goo American rifles.
 ? NEW YORK. July 29.-The fact is put
 lished thIs morning that the Postal Ie 3 egrsph company was completely rec e ized yesterday. By the foreclosures sn 9 sale the old mortgage bonds and stoc . were wiped out. The new compsn
 forms with capital stock of five mi k lious. No bonds or any other oblis Y tions now exist. Mscksy Is the prime l. pal holder of the stock. The policy a the new company at present IS to eIten 1, its lines te all the principal points a tue Pacific coast.