Arizona miner., 1866-05-23
SOUTHERN cALIFoRNIA ITEMS

The Wilmington Journal of April 2s has tue following items
 Major Hooper, of Fort Yuma, arrived in this place on Thursday last. He comes for breath of fresh air, and will return to his post in day or two.
 Brigadior General John s. Mason having been mustered out of the volunteer service, will take his old position in the regular army as Major of the l7th infantry. Colonel T. F. Wright, 2d infantry, Caliror. hia volunteers, with three companies of his regiment, arrived in this place on the 27th inst. They will leave on the next steamer for San Francisco.
 Surgeon Phelps, of the 7th infantry, Cali fornia volunteers, passed through Los Angel. es on the 2ith instant, bound for San Fran. cisco.
 Lieutenant Thomas Dean arrived here on the 2Gth instant, ea route for San Francisco with forty men of company 4, lst cavalry. California volunteers. Mr. J. R Toberinan has been appointed agent Of Wells, Fargo & Company's express, at Los Angeles
 The taxes for this year ere as follows For State purposes, Sl.l0 for county, S2J0; total, S3G0, on each one hundred dollar. There is no military poll tax to be paid thi, year
 The Los Angeles Oil Refinery lately re- fined Q quantity Of crude oil taken from the Pico spring, San Fernando district The De- troloum has been used by 'number of our citizens, and is pronounced superior article lt gives remarkably clear ligaf, ara ir it continues to give such general satisactidn fl will be difficult to supply the demands of the market
 The Wilmington JJg5.al of April 2lst, has the following items:
 Colonel Brackefi. very efficient officer is ordered Co Fort Churchill, which he will command. Last Sunday morning be inapeci- ed the troops stationed at Drum Barracks The oompauies preented fine appearance and the inspection was very crediiAhle and satisfactory. Just rrpyi0as to his departure on the steamer, the firSt q s Cavalry band hOnOred the colonel with screnAde
 Company F, First C $ Caralry. starts f1r Arizona today The principal officers af this company are Captain George E Sanford and Lieutenants C. C. C. Carr, and 4. C. Fofse. The detachment consists s.f 70 ...ess. ...., e FfNA ~~- tNatNfN- tNt tftifiaAAtt@ VI atA hs Lieutenant and Breyet Maior E. l.. Kinney, finst '. s Cavalry, and CaptsiH Juan Chiv- ara. Arizona Felnateers, scoogagAay the de- tachment
 Colonel Wright, Second California Infantry. lcfi Fort Yuma on the l0th inst for Drum Barracks
 By directions Of the Division Commander. the advertisement made by Captain Joseph Tatsle, Assistant QaErterrnastsr. United States Volunteers, for proposals for subsist- enee s;eTss fsr Ari7ssas is hereby wididf0e..
 GrxrR1L RosEcRass.-A correspondent oi the Ala. writing from San Diego, says
 General R.sse-raa-, [. <. A.. arrived herr on the ltth ult, frcsn yosr city 4. it was late in tse evening wbra ir got into town. and ss it sas not kuoWa Wbcn he was Co ar rye, ils pablis reception hy fhe citixeus oi this plhc, was deferred until the next dav. v beg. sss 2 aiag TT=sisAasfi ,i Fvs s,szttief. rzl-ed tA hag rudcr which he go Eallantlv and bravciv fpHghf through one of the mos; gigantic f.beli9ns that tbe worhl ever saw. Ared one handred guns. gsVe him the freedom of the citr. and delivered fbe usual addryss. which was, hy tbe wav, weil-iimed and "a. trioiic, io which fhe General responded ia A curt, polite and neat iiitle speech