Arizona miner., 1868-07-18


 HtnEn C. KlNniLt, high priest of the Mormon church, departed this life at Salt Lake City, recently. The Maesai Cactus, a rerv sudH newspaper published at St. George, Utah, laments his death, and says that next to Brigham Young, he, Kimball, was the greatest man of the age in which he lived.
 HoRAcE GREELy had but one son, preco- cious child, who died many years ago. His two daughters, Gabrielle and Ida, aged re- spectycly nine and eighteen, are said to in- hert much of their fathers intellect and their mothers strength of character.
 DrRrNc the period of 39 days, ending June 1. lsGS, the Poorman Company, at Owyhee, Idaho, took out of their mine the sum of l5O.0Oo.
 SURVEY CoNpLErrp.-The Truckee and Virginia Railroad survey has been completed. The grade from Carson to Virginia is an uni form rise of llG feet to the mile Work on the road will soon he commenced
 Ar recent city and town elections held in the following places, the Democrats were winners Portland, Oregon; Galena, Illinois and Vsalia, California.
 SAN DmGo.-A SanDiego correspondent of the Los Angeles Star says it takes two whole days and one whole night to bring the mail from Los Angeles to San Diego, distance of l l2j miles The Supervisors were about Co issue bonds to the amount of SljOOO, for the purpose of selling them and raising money to ] improve the stage road Co Fort Yuma and Arizona City.
 RADICAL PRoPnEcY. .-Thad Stevens said, a short time before the vote on impeachment, that "if the President was not convicted the radical candidate would carry but two north ern States - Massachusetts and Vermont. Well. the President twas not convicted, and it would be too bad to see old Thad's proph- ecy prove false For the sake of the country and Thad's reputation as a prophet, We hope it will turn out just so.
 TuE Los Angeles. (Cal,) RepuHu7p says that stealing fruit trees is followed in its city. This is new business We have heard of boys stealing fruit, for the fun of the thing, but when folks go to "nippng' the trees, we can't see much fun in it, and don't sup. pose the owners of the trees can, either
 TERRITORIAL Assay OrrIcE.-This is an institution that has been, is, and will con. tinue to be very much needed in Arizona, and the next Legislature should establish one at some central point in the mining region ot the Territory. It would, if conducted rightly be great benefit to the mining interest which is certain to be the leading interest o Arizona. Will our legislators elect think oi this matter.
 RADICAL BIRDs.-Forney is styled "dead duck" and Butler a spoon-bill." Better call the whole brood Ravens A TRAIN of seven Government wagons late ly left Los Angeles California, for Fort Mo have, in this Territory. The wagons, accord ing to the Ners, were loaded with iron ant hardware.
 LARGE, ripe cherries were being sold a Los Angeles, July 3d, at 50 cents per pound 
 ON the 23d of June, Portland, Oregon, wa , drenched by the heaviest rain-storm that ha , fallen upon that city for the last Y years The Bulletin says it did not last over half al hour, and it was well it did not. ; FROM IpAHo.-The Democracy of Idah have nominated Judge Shafier for Delegat to Congress The Indians were preparing for war, on grand scale. new Tammany Hall has been built 1T New York, which is said to be grand edi flee.
 DR. LoEHR, editor of the San Francisco r German Democrat has been presented with horse and buggy worth Sl0O0, by his Ger , man fellow citizens, as token of their es teem for him.
 WE see by our California exchanges that the telegraph is completed to Fort Union