Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-08-18

consideration O, the Oklahoma bill. The war claims bill was discussed but no action was taken.
 The senate joint resolution suihoriz- ing the President to confer @ gold me isl on Francis Jo-eph for eminent serv1oss ID constructing aud perfectinR life sav- ing apparatus passed and the house took e recess.
 The evening session will be for the consideration of priv ,te pension bills.
 The house st the evening session pass ed thirty-hve private pension bills and adjourned till Monday.
 NoaALls, August 10.-The St. Pat rick silver mine, west of NOgslss, has been sold by the disooyerers to Gordon B. Psttee and P. A. Reed, of New York The purchase price was not made pnb- lic, but the supposition is the mine sold Tor . good sum as representatives of . number of cspslists have been here endesvorinR to get bond on the mine, offering ss high ss fifty thousand dol lars for sixty days The purchasers will work the mine themselves and refuse to form company or sell stock.
 SlLT LALE, August I0.-Bishop Sharp of the Utah Central railroad to-day re- eeived 6 dispatch from one of the party nov snrveying The great desert ia Wes- tern Utah for ihe central extension to California. stating that Szppsture. 6 well known singer and surveyor of this city, was lost somewhere on the desert July 25th. Ssppsture in company with George Rose snd Vim. B. Stanly, left ranch ID Fye county, Nevada, for hIl- ford, Utah. He rode ahead of the party and has not been heard of since.
 WAsHIsGToS, August 10.-The de- psrtment of state hes been informed that the Territory of Alaska will be 'n- oluded hereafter in the iuris dictiOB of the French consulate st San Francisco.
 The investigation into Alssks seal fisheries authorized by resolution of house will Dc commenced by the house committee on merchant marine and fisheries on Tuesday next.
 WAsHNaros, August l0.-The an nusl report of the 2d assistant pOstmEs- ter general shows a deficiency for rail way transportation of t562, 900.
 WAsHIsoTos August l0.-Se nstor Call to- day introduced joint resolution to appropriate two hundred thousand dol lars to be paid out st the discretion of the secretary of the treasury for the pre- ventation and suppression of yellow fever m interstate commerce in the United States.
 | WAsnIsoros. August l0.-Depsrt- ment of agricultural reports for last month were small. Where drouahts uiuslly appear st this season 6 high condition of msse also prevails. The northwest shows that spring wheat has fallen from its high position of 6 month ago. The chintE bug has done much damage. High temperature, excessive rains, blight, rust and army worms are locally reported.
 SAs FRASoIsoo August l0.-Bess 4 Beloher. 375. Crocksr, 0.55; Chollsr. l 30; Con. VirEinis, 9 65; Confidence l0l2; Gould < Curry. 220; Hale 4 Norcross, 3S5.; Locomotive, 10; Peer, .35, Peerless, 100; Potosi, l.50; Opbir, 43O; Savage, 1s5 Sierra Nevada, 230 UnIon Con-. 220: Yellov Jacket. 295
 NEW YORK. August 10.-O'Donovan Rosss was 6 witness before the immi- grafton investigating committee thIs morning and he said that the worst thieves and conviets of Eng land are anxious to come to America. the governors of prisons persuade them to go, and that the vorst crimi- nsls are sent here.
 | WAsHISGroS, August I0.-Ths Presi- dent today approved the sot in regard 10 school sod university lands ID Wyo- ming, set to restore homestead to Nj. F. Vance, Colorado, and act in regard to marriage between white men and h. disn women.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The steamer Bsyridge running to Sssoliffe was burn cd st her dock this morning. LoB, t50,000. Frank Lsughlin, A bartender, was drunk ID the cabin and vas burned 10 death.
 GRAFTON, Onl, Aug. 1.-The house of 6 family named Troussing was burned this morning. Two children perished and another cannot resoyer.
 WAsHIsaros, August 1.-The last rites for the dead according the or dinsncss of the Roman Catholic Church, were performed for Gen. Sheridan to- day, and the body laid to rest in the Ar | lingtO Oemetary. The ceremonies were n coping win the calling and chsrsc- ter of the msr, The hearse was heavy artillery cslsson and the procession was formed of 6 thousand erect snd sturdy soldiers. The doors of St. MsEthsvs Church where tbe services were held, opened at nine o'clock and the body of the Church WAS speedily flied. The pail bearers headed by General Sherman in full uniform entered st 9.60 and were soon followed by the joint committees of Congress, President and Mrs Cleve- land. Secretaries Bsyard, Fsirchild, VIlss and Post Master General Dickinson. Mrs Sheridan arrived soon afterwards and was escorted to 6 seat near cssket.
 Services commenced as ten o'clock. Cardinal Gibbons knSit st tbe altar and offered prayer. He afterwards took . ssst on the throne and the celebration of the solemn requiem mass began. The ceremony occupied forty minutes and si the conclusion cardinal Gibbons ascend sd the pulpit and delivered sn elOqunt funeral sermon At II o'clock he des- cended from the pulpit and sprInklins the osske. with holy water pronounced an sbsoluiiou. At the sonclusion of ithia ceremony The benediotine chanted and service ended.
 EIsht artillery ssrgesnts marched down the isle and lifting the cssket up- on their shoulders bore It from the church, the congregation standing. li vsslm m sdistely followed by sn sriille- " officer carrying generals hesdquar- tsrs Bag. Mrs. Sheridan and other mem . bers of the family sod friends followed 3 the cssket down the isle snd after them came the presidential party and other distinguished persons, ln accordance 5 with the wishes of Mrs. Sheridan tho ! funeral vss strictly a military affair and , the escort formed precisely as preserio Q ed by the army regulation, The orde' [ of march vas e battalion cavalry, tvc batteries of light artillery. marine band |, third artillery band, batteries of foo artillery, clergy, carriages, pail bearer ' in carriages, and body bearers artillery sereesnt.l the esisson having the re- mains, the Generals horse, Mrs. Sheri . dan and family. military stsf, Presiden and Mrs. Cleveland. cabinet, Iudioiar.
 and cou fressional committees, dlplom- ' tic corps, representatives of the Loys . Legion, and G. A, R. veterans Crowd g lined the funeral route and the gresies Y respect vas paid the occasion and spec
 tstors generally stood viih uncovered ' heads ss the bier passed.