Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-23
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
 The Mississippl river floods are abatIng.
 Senators Ingalls, and Voorhees have each been rendered a reception by bis friends.
 Mrs. Sawyer, wife of Senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin, died in Washington, few days since.
 The American consul at New Britain, in the South Pacific ocean, was killed by natives recently.
 Peter ]. Quinn, a Pi,tsburg book keeper, has joined the Canadian colony. Shortage $1s.ooo.
 The old veteran, John C. Fremont, is to be president of the day for the Mem srial day services in Los Angeles.
 The London Times declares that 'rhe only use England has for an Irishman is when he emigrates to America and votes free trade"
 There are in England 347 female blacksmiths who actually swing heavy hammers. and 9,I38 women employed in nail making. The Indiana republicans have formally thanked Senator Ingalls, That is more than the Kansas democrats will do for Senator Voorhees,.
 The railroad fare to the national con- vention from San Francisco to Chicago will be $9a.5 50. and to St. Louis $S7. SO, for the round trip in each case. The great fires in the Calumet and Hecla copper mines, in Lake Superior, that have burned for two months or more, are reported as finally extinguished.
 Senator Beck. it is reported, Is to be married during the summer to Mrs. Hen derson, daughter of Dr. Yandell, of Louisville. The bride-in- prospective has a fortune of $4oo, 900.
 John Jones, near-slghted young man living in Bath county. Kentucky. at tempted to cut off the head of chicken, missed his mark, and took of his left hand at the wrist instead.
 Fifty suicides at Monte Carlo IS the estimate for the quarter jus, ended, in the course of which, it is added, the re- ceipts by the proprietors of the gaming tables showed an increase over the pre-. vious quarter.
 | A wedding took place at St. Paul. Minn., last week where the groom was over six feet tall and the bride a little over two feet in height. During the cerem.ny the girl stood on a chair, her head just reaching to the g oom's shoulder.
 1 Mrs. Fraly Goodin. of Sharpsburg, N. C.. was poisoned in a strange way re- gently. She was taken violently i'll after she had drank cup of tea. An examin- ation showed dead spider in the tea kettle in which she had boiled the water for the tea. The poison in the insect is supposed to have caused her illness.
 The reports from Michigan show that the reform postmaster general of a re- form administration has changed all the Michigan postmasters in the few months he has been in office. As most of the displaced were democrats, it is of small importance to the republican party, but it makes the star-eyed goddess of offcn- sive partisanship occupy rather queer position in reform administration. A Carson. Nev, telegram of the 19th says: About a year ago, John Shay, a half breed Indian, killed another h. dian here, and escaped. After the affair died out he returned and remained until Sunday last when brother of his victim wayiaid him on the street and shot him dead. The murderer fled afterward to Folsom's wool camp, where he concealed himself. Four of Stays friends pursued him, and on Monday night reached his hiding place. He opened fire and killed two of them. The other two returned to town and 3 posse was formed to pursue hlm. It is said he had previously killed two In-