Arizona republican., 1891-09-04
TELEGRAPHIC sPARKLES.

Reports received from various points in Iowa, Minnessota and the Dakotas report heavy frost lasr night, doing much damage to corn and vegetables. Wheat is all safely out of the way.
 The closing scenes in the celebrated Davis will case at Butte, Mt., are now being enacted all testimony having been taken and arguments of the counsel have been begun.
 The President today appointed Web ster flanagan collector of port at Fl Paso, Texas.
 The mutilated and badly decomposed chopper were found in tbe corner of the county cemetry, af Seattle. Wash, this morning. There WAS every evidence ce that the man had been murdered and circumstances point to John Lucas, the murdered mans companion, as the guilty person.
 The local directory of the Worlds Fair today formally confirmed the nom- iRtion of J. M. Samuels of Kentucky, chief of the Horticultural Department; !; L. w. Robinson, United States Navy, chief machinery, and Fl. s. Peabody, of Illinois, chief of the Department oi Lib- eral Arts. They have already been con firmed by the Natural Board of Control, and are now duly appointed.
 The East Shore furniture factory at Manistee, Mich, passed into the hands of a receiver. The concern employed 130 men and boys.
 Much complaint has been made re- gently of cattle stealing in Helena, Mont.
 Asa result of family quarrel today at Mansfield, O., Nicholas Webber, aged 70, shot and wounded his son-in-law Philip Bublan, and then fired seven bullets into his own head.
 Custom officers seized 3l6 tael cans of opium valued at $26, GOO in the Arizona free warehouse at San Francisco today. They were consigned to Chinese fruit package company and marked fruit.
 David Douglass, township traesurer at Youngtown, Ohio, was arrested tonight on charge of embezzlement, it having been discovered that he was $15 short in his accounts.
 Fire early this morning destroyed the business portion of Attala, Ala. causing loss of $l00,000. Twelve buildings were totally destroyed with most of their contents. Cause unknown.
 Two Chicagoans, Thornton and Strong. have contracted with the Governmen of Managua, Nicaragua. to build railroad from Managua to Malagslpa, via the Rio Grande, 200 miles. The Govern ment cedes two million acres ot land with the privilege of using the Govern mentS railroads tracks from Corinto to Momotombo. Other valuable conces- sions were included.
 Editor D. Hubert, of the Gilblas and and Editor Laurent, of the Le Jour, fought duel near Paris today, D. Hull bert being painfully wounded in the face.
 The sale barns of Dr. N. P. Valerius X Co.,, at Watertown, Wis, importers of horses, burned this morning. Loss $65, ,000, with an insurance of 10000. The horses burned include several valu- able Clydesdales recently imported.
 Acting Attorney-General Taft received q telegram at Washington today from United States Marshal Walker of the southern district of Alabama, saying that mob of fifty persons had driven a number of families out of their homes, and their crops and cattle were un- guarded.
 Theodore Winters, the we'll known California turfmap has sold Chestnut colt Alturas to T.. P. Sharkey for $35. 900.
 The Central Market Company of Chicago assigned today with liabilities placed at $,60, ,000 and assets at $3O5 1000. The failure is asserted to be merely a suspension, due toinability to command ready money.
 Announcement was made today at Constantinople that the Sultan had dis missed the Grand Niziar and President of Council Kiamil Pasha. Djevad Pasha, the Governor of Qete, succeeds him.
 A special to the Republic of St. Louis from the Sac and Fox agency, Indian Territory, says tAe Dalton boys, noto- rious train robbers, were seen in the lower part of thisreservation this morn- ing. They were probably making for their fastness in the Creek nounia,as. No deputy marstAls or posses we e in pursuit.