The weekly Arizonian., 1859-03-17
Various Items.

gress, amount to over one hundred millions of dollars-nearly enough to build the Pacific Railroad.
 There is prospect of the next Congress, as- sembling several months earlier than usual By the first of June there will be heavy def ciency in the Treasury--nearly forty-6ve mill ions of dollars There must be less talk and more work on the part of Congress, or govern ment will be seriously embarrassed.
 We are sorry that no bill has passed Con gress increasing the pay of Naval officers They ought to be put upon comparatively the anne footing as the officers of the army.
 A splendid Opera House, costing $500, 900 has lately been opened in Cincinnati The [ Queen City now vies with her Atlantic sis ters in elegant and costly buildings.
 Lieut.. Gen. Scott, at last accounts, was on his way to New York from the South, in inn proved health. He has been inspecting fortif- cations on the Southern sea-board The old hero is good for another campaign yet
 Already Douglas Clubs are being formed in the Eastern States, with view of support Eg Douglas for the Presidency Too early, altogether A year hence will be time enough for action. Many good men have been politi- caly killed, by the hasty conduct of their friends
 General Twiggs takes a correct view of In dian affairs Heis opposed to the moral suason doctrine with murderers and robbers, and believes in making plain to savages the power of the whites His policy will soon rid Texas of hostile Indians. Major Van Dorn s successful campaign was worth dozen tempo rary treaties.
 Hon. John E. Ward, of Georgia has been appointed Minister to China. Mir Ward was president of the convention which nominated Mir Buchanan, and is gentleman of fine ability.
 AaRpnins R Roane, of the Fourth Artillery, in a I fffof f1elirium h.emens, murdered q man at Brooklyn, Iowa, on the llth inst;-then blew out his own brains
 Congress has reduced the army appropria- tions for the present year $l,473,0OO, clipping off bits from all the big items
 An amendment to the Post office appropria- ton bill authorizes the overland mail company to carry the mail over any route they may se- lect. The amendment was offered by Blair, O. Missouri
 The special Committee appointed to investi- gate frauds in certain Navy Yards have un- raveled some astounding swindling schemes, in the way eff contracts" This contract busi ness in the army and navy is hot bed ofknave ry and ought to be abolished.
 We do not receive any favorable intelligence from the gold diggings on the Gila, nor ha' anything been heard from the prospecting parties who started up the stream. Some few miners are making small wages but on the whole, there is nothing doing.
 Our private letters from Washington, received by last mail, from well informed gentlemen al concur in stating that large body of troops is to be concentrated within striking distance o the Mexican frontiers ready for any emergency 1 Our latest advices from Sonora confirm tn, intelligence last week received, that Gandera is in the ascendency. He has possession of Mag atlan, and friends were beginning to rally il from all quarters One of Gandera's sons, wh has been residing at Tubac, for some time, lief few days since, to join his father.
 The Mohave Indians are very troubesom at several points along the Colorado river, an express their determination to fight the troop ;nto tbo;r