Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-14

Denver and Rio Grance railway com panies: also to equelIze the allogsDce Tor extra expenses st presidential post or hees. By Eimonds, to incorporate the Maritime Ship Canal of Nicaragua; bill to credit and psy to the several states and territories and District or Columbia, all money collected under the direct ts1 of August 9th, reported oy Merrill, for commissioner on finance on the 18th of December, was taken from the calendar and considered.
 NEW YORK, Jsnuary 10-The jury ID the case of Miss Campbell against col fee merchant Arbuckle, returned @ yer dict for plaintiff in the sum of S4o,OOO.
 ST. PAUL, January 10-The Pioneer Press learns tha, the constitutional coH- yention of Dakota in session st Huron, hss adopted memorial to congress, em- phasizing the request of the people tot South Dakota for division of the tera- tory, end the admission of fSouih Dakota as a state.
 CINCINNATI. Jan. 10.-The trial ot Bepi. E. Hopkins, assistant cashier or the late Fidelity Bank, was resumed thIs morning. The forenoon session was devoted to argument upon the Bd- of evidence of record Of con vict E. 5. Harper.
 ALBURoUERoUE, Jan. l0.-A report from Silver City gives the inform9tlon that the merchant who was shot by Pllsr has dled of his wounds. Pillar was the leader of 6 gsng of bandits who were committing all klnds of depreds.ions such ss stealing horses, cattle, etc and tefroriEing the people, The gang ab- duc,ed the sister of 6 Mexican boy and while the brother was endesvOring to rescue her be was shot by Pelsr. A deputy sheriHs posse came up with The bandits and evidently attempted to cap ture them, but one min WAS shot srd killed. the body being found pierced with several bullets. The next day large posse of oitiZens started 10 hunt dowa the Pelsr gang who had escaped to the mountains, masking their way to Old Mexico. Pelar, however, returned 6 short while afterwards and was sppre- bended and given over to the Silver City officers. He IS now in jail there to an sver for two murders.
 MONTREAL, January 10.-It is report ed that six milliners were chlOroformed by burglars Sunday morning in the Brazesis establishment snd the stor. ransacked snd fired. The flames were eItinguished in time to rescue the millI- rers from terrible death.
 WAsHIsGToS, January l0,-AmonR bills introduced were tbe following:
 By Chsndler-Resolution instructIng judIcisry committee to inquire in;o the suppression of votes of colored citizens in tue recent election at Jackson, Miss. Tabled.
 Wilson, of Maryland then made con- stitutionsl argument agaInst the Blair educational bill. He claimed it would cost the people of the mos. favored states quite as much in custom duties aud taxes as they receive under the bill.
 The senate proceeded to executive business and Edmonds, from the iudi- ciary committee made sn adverse report on the nomination of Lamar to be justice of the supreme court
 Pugh ID behalf of the minority pre- sented a favorable report. Calendar.
 Sawyer, from post office committee, made favorable report of the Domins- tion of Don. Nj. Dickenson to be post master general. Calendar. The. senate then adjourned.
 NEW YORK, January 10.-At a meet ing of the stockholders of the Maxwell Land Grant Co.,, yesterday it was decid- ed to issue bonds for S3.000 900. The company has offices in New York, Bos- ton. Denver and Philsdelphis.
 
 AUSTIN, New, January 10.-M. G. Campbell was frozen to desth when within fifty yards of his house while re- turning home from Reese river valley Saturday.
 WIsSEyUCcA, New, January 10-The Board of Psrdons has commuted the sentence of One Arm Jim, an Indian, from death tn impnsonment for life Jim killed Andrew Kerrigsn in August, 1886, and was convicted and sentenced to death. The case yAs appealed to the Supreme Court which affirmed tho de- cision of the lower court. Jim was then sentenced to be executed last Wednes day, but the settlers of the northern part of the state fearing the Indians would retRliats ID the event of Jim's ex- ecuuon, sent strong petitions to the board to commute the sentence. Jim exhibited DO feeling whatever when in- formed of the action of the board.
 SAN DECO, January I0.-A drowning accident occurred st the wharf of Ma tionsl City last evening. Alex. Stewart, steEsrd of the ship T. F. Oskes, left the vessel with B)s,swain Fletcher. After reaching the wharf Stewart walked about i've steps when he stumbled over the water pipe into the bay. Fletcher threw two railroad ties into the water, but nothing since has been seen of Stew art, though boats have been dredging for the body thIs afternoon.
 JACKSON, Tenn January 10-at the term of the circuit court which convened yesterday, the case of Rev. Frederick Howard, ID r, pastor of the Central Baptist church of this city, was called. The suit is for s50.0OO damages sgains. sixteen leading members of the First Baptist church, including the pastor, and also against several newspapers which published a strong article signed by sixteen members of the First Baptist cburcb, in which the past record of Dr. Howart was painted in very dark colors.
 WIsHSGToS, Jsnusrr l0-Delegste Csine of Utah presented the consiitu- tion of the proposed state of Utah with a memorial asking for admission into the union; also. bill for that purpose, both of which were referred. The chief points in the constitution srs these; In Its bill of rights ii forbids the union of church and state; protects the right tc worship God according to the dictates of conscIence, tsvors Representation &C., cordink to population and 6 uniform operation of Ihe general lavr. etc all elections by secret ballot; suffrage to be given to citizens of twenty -one years and over unless convicted of treason or fel- ony; provides for uniform system of public schools in which no sectsrian of denominsiionRl doctrines are to be taught or no teacher employed or re- ieoted on account of bis belief; bigsmy l and polygsmy are forbidden and made | punishable by fine not exceeding 5000 | and imprisonment for not less than six | months nor more than thrte years after be offense and no pardon unless sp- proved by the president of the UDited | States. The constitution may be I by majority vote O; both | houses of the legislature for two sue seeding terms and qualified electors voting therein, but any amendment to .L. aaas4oa I