Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1867-04-20
LATEST NEWS.

to the first Wednesday, the 3D. Of III. .'N
then unless a quorum Of each Hons. I y
ent, 10 adjourn 20 the first Of Dee,,,,.lN
Gen. Rousseau has been nomin.,sa.
adler General in the regular army. an. =
Rosccrans has resigned. The friend, m
Sickles strongly urged him TO the ma.
Gen. Sherman has issued supply I. .
boat ascending the Missouri river ~.
pieces artillery and twenty muske,.
The Senate refused to confirm Fr.nL y.
as Minister to Austria rice Motley ~.
The contract for the mail servic. -
Spain, Cuba and Mexico is said 70 b,,. i
obtained by Mr. Vanderbilt.
a gentleman who has just retun4a
Fortress Monroe says, from personal h..
edge, that the health Of Jefferson h..
much better than II has been for six ~
past that he is allowed free ipt.r,..
with visitors, but avoids ali conyer.,;. =
reference TO political affairs and TO n !.
condition a. prisoner. He has full mn,
the grounds Of the Fort, and lives "A ,,,l.
able as any Of the United States a
There is rumor that he viii he ~
May and one that he will soon be ,,L..,
General Sherman and General Bank
said, will join the expedition propss |.
members Of DIR. Beecher's congrevat..
sail to principal ports Of the world b. -.
er, and journey overland TO Jerusalem.
In Congress, Mr.. Hurlburt's resoIutis,
adopted, requesting the President to M.
Henry A. Smythe from the oiiic. Of ca.
tor Of New York.
A joint resolution to transfer s500Dh,
the Freedmen's Bureau to the Deur.~
Of Agriculture, for the purchase Of sees
citizens Of the South, was passed.
Mr. Henderson, OF the Finance Come.
reported a bill TO guarantee 20 Lousn
$1,000, 900 10 construct levees
Mr.. Thayer, for the Committee o. IA, |
Affairs, reported bill TO prohibit The rsu
al Of tribes, or the expenditure 4 Isu
funds without special provision q az Il
/ treaty.
4 bill was passed for the payment q II
accounts Of line officers prevented fruu u |
ing monthly returns Of property or Ixsazl
in hospital, with an amendment that IL y
ditor must be satisfied by affidavit a IL Il
ficer who should make the monthly nyz|
The bill TO incorporate the Lincoln Na|
ment Association was passed.
The resolution thst the Secretary 4 wEs|
directed to present Gen. Simpsons rsya
a tour Of inspection on the Pacific Coast u
passed.
Mr.. Banks, Of the Committee on F11
Affair.", offered a joint resolution that n
people Of the United States canned arz|
the proposed confederation Of be Prvas
without extreme soiicitude. A cuasSs|
ton Of States extending from ocean 10 ord
without consulting the people u the PrsEi|
ecs, founded on mOnarchial principles, y
not be considered otherwise than a. lona3
yention Of the traditions constantly dssls<
a. principles OF this Government . :
dangering our most important Interests, d
tending TO Increase and perpetuate the .
barrassments already existing betveez
two Governments. The resolatos Z
passed without discussion.
Mr.. Banks also said the House exteps
sympathy 70 the people Of Ireland and =
dIa, and TO all Just efforts To maintain tbta
dependence Of States, 10 elevate the pcf
and TO extend and perpetuate the prihal'
Of liberty.
Mr.. Mallory offered = joint resoiutNs
thorizing the Postmaster General 70 -
the mail contractors in the Pacific State
) Territories the payment Of contracts n
= Francisco. t ts
! In New York, March cd, the Wiats Z
den Theatre was destroyed by fire D
large wardrobe Of Edwin Booth was -
the property consumed by the flames
|. The Senate has confirmed Colonel lgA
OF Tennessee, as Commissioners Of u
: affairs.
j. @. G. Kennedy has been ncmirzia
Commissioner Of Agriculture. via ss'''
+. removed.
Wilson, Of Massachusetts, has intrss,'
, in the Senate bill providing that tf<'s : !,
{ not be in any State a denial q the 80
D franchise 10 any male citizen o. tbs ~
/, States on account Of color, race or ~
condition. The bill was ordered % =
ted.
District Attorney Lynch, lately 'Ps,a'11
by Sheridan, win commence ro0s.
against Mayor Monroe, and the Other ,
officials Of New Orleans, for their eo'nP !
E in the massacre Of Union men, m shs Z
e in July last
: Great damage Is being caused IN -
q by the breaking Of the Mississippi k.''''
large tract of country being mandates
The position 81 Macmillan in hssIfi :,
+ from eByisble. He y Surrounded
q overwhelming force, aud the little AZ,
: has u said IN he iHssrh demnfalized, g.
10 the Liberals whenever they bare =
tunity. His capture Is not improbalk y \.
the tenor Of the news, il will not
before the Republicans obtain possessss I
!, Of the Capital and Vera Cruz
: Adyices from Constantin0ple tei
I, partitions for the war, which seems ~N
: coming imminent. :,
More mass meetings Of the ifeean-
4 the South are reported In North "
: the original unconditional Unioa y
e about 10 form an organization on tHs
manhood suffrage