Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-01-14

and practices of the demooratIc party or the psst. would all be resOrted sO ln us attempt to retain its hold on the nailon- al gOyernmenr
 WAsHIYGroS, January 11-Msjor IF. Sloan of the invitation committee or me | Old Gu rd reception at New York ac- compsnied by Col. J. B. Mix, was re- ce,ved by the president this morning and presented him with an invitstioa in the name of the battalion requesting the honor of President and Mrs. Olevelsrds company as their annual receptlOn on Tuesday evening, January IT.. The pre- sident said he could not help but feel an sttechmens for tue well known corps re- prest nted by the committee, and should be be compelled io decline the invitation it gould be with regret. While he could not now give decisive answer,he would say that he desired very much 10 sccede r. the wishes of the Old Guard. SAN FRASCIsCO, January 1l-Chnrles SsramagIs. an Italian scayenger, struck his wife with hatchst tbis afternoon, fIsctunng her skull and producing In- iuries whIon will prove fatal There were no witnesses to the murder but | their hItle son. Ssramsglis escaped snd has not yet been cspsnred. though & large number O. police snd citizens are | looking for him.
 SAN FBASCIsoo, Jsnusry l1-Word has | been received here that sn eraigrant car on the Los Angeles and Ventura dIvis- ion Of the Southern Pacific railway went | of the track just east of tunnel No. l, | five miles from CalIente; broken wbael | hn ufs laA n grade and was completely wrecked. Sev- eral passengers were badly injured, though DO fatalities are reported.
 CITY OF MEXICO, January 11-As 8 consequence of the recent liberal con cessiops granted to foreign syndic8ies for the construction of railways and the development of the mining resources of the republic, foreign capital is beginning to pour into the country and it's influence is felt Tn all branches of business. II is expected that the construction of the
 Vera Cruz anl Acapulco railroad will shortly begin, as ihs preliminary survey of the route is now being made.
 WAsHIsdTos, January IA dispatch
 vas received at the department of state
 to-day announcing the death this morn- ing of Richard Conway, consul at Port
 Hope, Ontario.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 1l-At a
 meeting of the railrosd commissioners
 to-day, c. II. Parker and John Parker,
 sud JObn r. Carroll, secretary and bal lIff respectively of the commissioners,
 were removed end Varney Gsskrll. of Oakland, and ". F. Eldred of Sacra-
 mento, were elected to fill their places
 The Robinson communication ticket ques-
 ton was postponed til January 18Th. An order was made directing officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad CC. to ap-
 pear before the board January 18th and
 show cause why a ten per cent, rednc- ton on freight rates on the northern
 branch of the road should not be put into effect. The board adjourned ultil January l6tb.
 WAsHINGTOS, January l1.-On motion of Burns an amendment was adopted
 sppropriating SlOO.OO0 for the payment of judgments and awards against the
 United States on account of damages caused by ressOn of improvements on Sax and WiscOnsin rivers. The com mittee then rose, the bill was passed. and the house then adjourned.
 INDIASoPOLIs, January ll.-A largely attended conference of democrats was held to-day in response to a call issued recently by the Hendricks club of this city. Governor Gray was made perma- nent chairmsn. After tue next conyen- i;on the Governor thought it would he found that the republican party IS part Of the past, Resolutions were adopted endorsing the administration of Presl- dent ( levelaud, gIviog a welcome to his receut message, and recommending | Governor Gray to the convention as a candidate for the presidential nomi- | nation.
 DENVER, January IA Grand June tion, Colorado special to the Republican, says: the train from the west thIs morn- ing, brought Sheriff Sherer accompanied by M. L. Atkins, of Gunnisop, Sheriff dreamer, of this place, and Tom Dsming They had in charge, Bob Smith, Jack Smith and man named Rhodes, who were captured day or two ago and are part of the gang of train robbers who held up the Salt Lake express on the Rio Grsnde road near here last October. | This makes five of the gang of six im- plcs.ed in the attempt and for whose arrest 5000 reward Is offered.
 SAN FRANCISCO, January 11.-Several witnesses for defense were examined d 10 the case of Clara Belle Mcdonald to- day. Their testimony was to the effect that they had regarded defendants mind as unbalanced.
 SAN FRANCIECo, January PA serious accident occurred on the $. P. near Cali ente esrly yesterday morning. As the uOrfh-hnuud f-aru ing curve. the emigrant car on the rear end of the trsin jumped the track, owing to broken wheel. and rolled down an embsnkmen. l50 feet, making several revolutions. About 30 men, women and children were ID the car at the time, end | when the car csme to s stop, several | men got out Epd lifted the other passen- gers out of the windows. Nearly sll had l received cuts and bruises, 6nd several | were severely hurt, but none were seri- | ously or fatally injured. The car took I fire immediately, and burned to ashes. | Most Of tbe passengers arrived in this | city tonight.
 COLUMBUS, O JsnuAry I2-The I2tb Regiment Rrmory burn5 this morning The uniforms and the equipment of the | regiment We're desircye ed and a thousand rounds of cartridges exploded. The Ono Poultry, Pigeon, Kennel, and Pi. Stock Association were bOidip2 their annual exhibition m the armory as tbe time. The va.ue Of the exhibit was esti- mated at S50,0O0, all of which was con sumed except tVo or three dogs. Over 5GO dogs Of diifereni breeds were lost. Total loss, S600C0.
 WAsHINGToS, January 12-Vesi, from Committee on Commerce., reported a bllI authorizing the construction of A brllge across the Columbia rIver, at Dal!es city. Oregon. Placed on calender.
 Davs. from Committee on Indian Affairs. reported bIll authorizing the appointment of Supt. of Indian Schools Placed on calender.
 Senator Riddieberger has announced that he will vote to confirm Lamar.
 WAsHISGTOS. January l2-The Presi- dent sent to the senate to-day, tbe uorni. nation Of EdweTd S. Bragg, of Wiscon- SID, to be E0vOy Extraordinary and { Minister PienipoteDhary oI the Uoi;ed = fataa kn