The weekly Arizonian., 1859-06-02
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John Sherman of Ohio, and GauSha Grow of Pennsylvania, are the Republican candidates for Speaker of the next House of Representa- lives. ..f .,..o 1S.5tH ..sifb.g4a8 .,'se
 A great fire occurred at the landing in Pitts burg on the 9th of May. Ten fine steamers were burned and several warehouses. Joss wasIverygheavy. ~ L3tA1a'.f T The following field officers have been detailed fertirg recruiting Befvire for the ensuing two years from the, 3oth of June :sA 6 z. t' aJ &A3
 Major T. H. Holmes, 9th infantry, to relieve Mai A: Cady at Fort Columbus, New York
 Major G, Burbank, lst infantry, to relieve Col. R, C. Buchanan, 4th infantry, at Newport bar racks, Kentucky
 Major L. P. Graham, 2d dragoons, to relieve Col. c. B. Crittenden, mounted rifles, at Car lise barracks, Pennsylvania. .lat
 The War Department has issued orders di- recting a careful and thorough reconnaissance to be made by the typographical engineers of the country between the San Antonio, Texas and Fl Paso road, and the Rio Grande and Pe- cos rivers This expedition will start from San Antonio, Texas, and will be accompanied by companies of infantry and mounted force.- Camels will be used for the. transportation of provisions &c., in place ofwagons.
 At the Colorado mines, fourteen miles above Fort Yuma, Mexican knocked down an Amer ican by the name of Ross, and then robbed him of$375 in dust. There are only about, five Americans now engaged in the mines on the Coloradoi apdssome seven or eight on the Gila. Of MeKieans, there are about $50 on the two rivers engaged in mining. They are making about twelve bits a day About two weeks since some two hundred Mexicaps arrived at the mines, and report many more on t2e way
 Horace Greeley writes to the friends of the Tribune" that he is about to take trip West ward, through Kansas, and the alleged gold re- zion, Utah, and the Great Basin, to California, returning according to circumstances. If time serves, he will Hook at Oregon He concludes thatif heis to have any respite from editorial labor during the next two years, he must take it now. q, He tellsepeople where he is going, in hopes that he may be able to meet and greet HIS pcIoOHdA lllO IOtlu' hS uOpe the rush to see him will not be so great as to impede his progress
 It is reported that Kimball, eldest son of He Der c. and James Young, son of Brigham, have apostatzed, and are about leaving for the States with their first wives, leaving their "spirtuals'' behind. At least 5000 apostate Mormons will leave for California early in the spring. ~'
 Anew paper called 'The Druggist of eight quarto pages, published monthly, has. been, started insCincinnati. It is devoted to the mer- cantile interest.
 On Beale's route between Fort Smith and Alburqurque, twenty-five bridges will be re- quired, the estimated cost of the lot amounting to one hundred and sxty-four thousand dollars The cost of the bridge at Alburqnrquois esti- mated at seventy-fve thousand dollars, and a bridge across the, Colorado one hundred thou sand dollars We think we see Congress ap- propriating the money! -eAtIr 3NFt
 Onthe f24th of April a battle was fought be- tween two bands of Navajos and Apaches,- oE4 l. T l1-1l .t