Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-04-02
Louisville is threatened with water

Louisville is threatened with water famine.
 Ten thousand shoemskers are on a slnke in London,
 The entire lower Mississippi valley IS threatened with inundation.
 Treasurer Archer of Maryland is short SIs7, ,oeo ia the coin on hand.
 An attempt was made near SilaS, Mex. leo, to kill son of the late Gen. Cor ena, who himself some time ago was the victim of an assassin. The intended victim escaped, but lady was hit and killed.
 :, K Wilson, ei Salt Lake, reports on good authority that the Standard Oil company has recently completed ,he purchase of Go. coo acres of oil territory ;n Wyoming. snd will proceed to develop the same immediately.
 Ex-SeFgean,-ai,Arms Leedem wants to run for congress Is his distric, in Ohio hls assistant, Silcett, Is stil missing, and there is nc probability that be will ever be brought back. He ksows too much.
 4 white jury n Louisiana has just re- turned verdict of S7,soo against sail- road, fer breaking the leg of a negro pas senger, Ii this denial or jsstiee to uegros continues in the south, congress wiil have to interfere
 Ex,Presidens Cleveland Is said to have been recently offered lhe pTesi- dency Of . Sac, DOC, ,eso company, organ ized by Englishmen in his county. 4 l $50. 900 salary sss temptinsly placed before the ex president, hut he declined. Mr. Cieveland's fTisnds, who know of his declining all such offers, regard t as in dica,iye of his set purpose to go back ,e the White House.
 During Ihe discussion on the army aP psopriatien biIl, Mir MoFse said the pro visions for an appropriation Of $Ioo, 900 for esBteens at ;hs posts showed that among the things to be sold al these cAnteens were beer and hght wines, and a government beer saloon was 10 be con neeted with the library and reading room. iis protested against this as an outrage against the temperance and Christian people Of this country. Mr. Motse's amendment that DO alcoholic liquors. be sold to enlisted men in any csnteen, vas adopted-os to 4S.
 TheIe is a strong feeling m favor of changing the name of Tombstone to some other more appropriate enc for this city. That IL has had is drawbacks fIom having such dismal-sounding name is plain 10 every one. Nearly every man whose. all Is at stake in this town is n favor of the change A sug- gestion has been made that Richmond was the name given to the frs. location of town here. which was what was ] aflerward known as old town, and was slaked out pear the Lucky Cuss. and there is 10 reason why the old name should not De taken up again.-Pfos- sector
 ! 4 Washington special says. II is confidently stated tbat the mystery which surrounded the fire at Secretary Tracy's house is cleared gp. There are well-sustained runners that Bridget Swee- nyy, trusted cid servant, who has been living with the family for fourteen years or more, has confessed that she fired the house with kerosene. Her statement IS said to be that she poured kerosene all over the room paneling and as far up- ! stairs as her stock Of oil would go 1t the parlor gas, put ire to the coal oil around the wainscoting and went to church. No metive is assigned for the horrible deed. and there was ne possi- hle incentive, except insanity