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Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Los ANGELEs.--The Star, of July 4th, con tained the following items
 The wheat harvest is now in full operation, and we understand it is turning out satisfac- torily in the various localities throughout the county.
 Miners are at work now on the Temescal tin mines, in order to test the question as to the existence of ore, its quality, quantity, etc; should the result prove satisfactory, cap ital will be invested to work the mines in thorough manner.
 We learn that General Banning has received a contract to supply Government with large number of horses and mules to be delivered at Drum Barracks. He purchased loo head from Mrs. Carlisle, of the Chino Ranch, and loo head from MT. Philips, of San Jose
 The weather has been quite seasonable during the week, the thermometer on two or three days, running pretty well up in the nineties. Warm weather was greatly needed as the grape crop is backward, for the season
 We understand it is intended that the San Francisco mail shall arrive here every morn ing at nine o'clock, and that orders to that effect have been given by Mir Buckley, Su- perintendent of the line.
 The school of the Sisters of Charity will reopen on the 17th of August.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Ar Denver, Col, company has been OF ganized tO build a train-road into the noun tains of South Pass, as means of bringing into the city lumber and all kinds of building material. The plan of construction is as fol lows: The ties are designed to be seven feet long, round timber; the rail SxS wide, sawed spruce timber, i61G feet long, let into the ties and securely keyed track four feet wide car wheels IS inches in diameter; four inch tread, with square flange. The rails can be turned and used eight times, or can be strap ped with iron when desired by the company. Small but powerful locomotives are to fur nish the motive power. The calculated cost per mile is S1,73S.--Er
 Why cannot the different companies at work upon the Vulture mine, at Wicken- burg, in this county, unite aud build a simi- lar railroad frcm the mine to the Hassay- ampa river, Ia distance of l2 or l3 miles, ] and save the money annually paid by them for hauling the quartz? The cost of building such road, per mile, would not be much more here than in Colorado, and the compa- nies would soon save the amount. The en- zine would not consume much fuel, and the cost of running it would be very light
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18
TIE locomotive has crossed the Sierra Ne,

TIE locomotive has crossed the Sierra Ne vada The States of California and Nevad,. are now united with bands of iron, and it will not be long until the Missouri and Sac ramento will be connected together. Surely the age in which we live is a progressive one. Cheer up Arizonians The people who were bold and perseyering enough 70 build rail road across the Nevada and Rocky ranges Of mountains and over the great plains, will not falter to build another line over the per fectly easy 35ta parallel route, from the Mis- souri to the Colorado, thence to the termi- nus of the great Union road. Trade and com merce demand another route, and the spirit of the age is equal to the task of building 1t, The teeming cities of the East demand it, in in order that they may be enabled to cast off in a manner, their surplus population who now toll, beg, and suffer for bread in q land where labor is scarce, laborers plenty, wages low, and the cost of living great. Kan sas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Cali fornia are rich, broad and fertile States and Territories, and the pioneers who now in habit them have been crying out Justify for many year for their brethren of the Allan tic ea-board to come and dwell among them and help them to subdue the wilderness, and the savage. Will the rulers of the Republic heed the voice of the people, grant the sub- sidy asked for by the company, which will insure the building of the road, and thereby furnish cheap way to the poor people of the East to get away from poverty, strike out into the newborn region, pick out and settle upon homes of their 0ca, and become indepen dent, industrious, wealth-amassing citizen: of the Republic, instead of the subjugateC paupers they now arel These are question, of great moment to the whole country, ant we hope that Congress will look at che mat ter in its proper light, conquer its prejudi ces, and set to work to build this road. It i not political question; it is national ques tion, and one, too, that every American wh, wishes to see his country grow immensely great and powerful, should favor. Let u now prepare to establish our claim to th' boast that,-
 No pent-up Utica contracts our powers,
 But the whole boundless continent is ours.n
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

lr issaid that citizens of New Mexico u,.-- the hope that they will one day receive .,',,' son OOooOO, from the General Goyernmor,
 damages sustained by Indian dcpredation' Well, we have no objections to their oe,,ina 1t; Arizona is in the same boat wi,b 5 Nanny, but the present generation win mighty old when they get a cent from ,1 T Government for property stolen and de.trovoa by sayages. '''
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

GEOLOGICAL REPoRT.-Dr Parry who vis- tied this section of Arizona, last winter, as geologist for General Palmer's Railroad Ex- ploring Expedition, has, we learn, issued a very interesting report. While here the Dr. took considerable interest in examining the country adjacent to Prescott, and Wicken- burg, in this county; the Williams Fork Copper mines, in Yuma county, in Mohave county and other localities. He expressed himself well pleased with the formation, looks of the quartz etc, in these localities and we doubt not but that his report will work us some benefit in the East, where he is looked upon as quiet, unassuming, enthusiastic scientist.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

l. o. 0. F-Monday evening last lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted in this town by c. S., E. J. Cook, after which the following named officers were duly elected and installed: A. o., Moves, N. G.; il. Bowers, V. G.; E. Darling, Re- cording and Permanent Secretary; c. H. Geyer, Treasurer. The lodge starts under favorable auspices, and large number of citizens have al- ready applied for admission. Lodge meets Wednesday evenings at Masonic Hall
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

NEW ORLEANS dc,patchcs of June 3O, de- tail the following "cursed proceedings which took place at Baton Rogue, the capital of poor own-trodden Louisona:
 The Legislature convened to-day. The Clerk read a letter from General Grant, sug- gesting that only the test oath prescribed by the new Constitution be required by the newly elected officers.
 Lieutenant Governor Dunn said that he could not comply with General Grants sug- gestion, but would require the old test oath to be administered
 The Democrats argued that the presiding officer had no authority to prescribe any oath whatever, the Legislature being con vened under the new Constitution, no other oath than that prescribed therein could be taken.
 The Lieutenant Governor ruled that until members had qualified no appeal could be taken. nor motion offered He ordered the roll to be called. and members came forward to take the oath The Democratic members entered a protest and refused to take the test oath, after which the constitutional oath was administered
 The House was called to order by Gen Batchelder, of Gen Buchanan's staff. k. II | Pabel, a negro, was elected temporary Chair man. He took the test oath, and annornccC ! Chat no member could take his seat without taking the test oath. A majority of the Dem ocrats then retired.
 Milford, Republican, entered protes against Gen. Buchanan's authority to inter fere in the organization He said that aite the House was fully organized all interter ence on the part of the army must cease.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SAN FRANCISCO AND PREscoTT MAu.-We have been requested to say something about the manner in which the mail for Prescott is put up in San Francisco, and we will do so willingly, having been out and injured our selves by the loose manner in which it is han dled, chucked together and mixed up with the way-mail for other towns on the route. People here complain bitterly for the loss of valuable packages, etc, which they affirm were mailed in San Francisco, for them, but which, owing to some hocus pocus practiced by some person or persons on the way, never reached this place. The evil could be reme- died, very easily, by putting the through mail for Prescott in bag by itself, and not allowing it to be opened until it reached its destination. Would the F. NJ. at San Fran cisco issue an order to his clerks to do this, if it is possible for him to do so, our troubles would cease, and we would regain lost confi- dence in that necessary but cratic institution, the U. $. Mail.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

FASTEST RUNNING TME.-In reply to a correspondent, the T'pT, FJeld and Fdru says that Legal Tender has an official rs. cord credited him with the fastest tme-l mile in 1:4i He was six years old when De made the time, carried l04 pounds-l7 peun@ less than his appropriate weight. The rao was run at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 23d Oi June, 1865. Monsoon, six years old, l0l pounds, won the first, second, and fourth beats in l:453f, 1;49, l;45 i4. The third heat WAS won by Legal Tender in l:44.n
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

UPON the admission of Arkansas, Repre- sentative James Brooks, of New York, pre- sented the protest of the Democrats of the House, which styles the Government of Ar kansas military oligarchy, and protests against going into new copartnership of military dictators and negroes iii the admin istration of this Government; they demand the restoration, not the reconstruction, of the Federal Constitution, which they declare Congress is seeking to overthrow.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

DEATH VALLEY.-We learn from the Havi- lah, (Cal.,) Courier, of June 27th, that sev- eral citizens of that place had just returned from trip to Death Valley. The editor says: "No gold was found m that celebrated locality, and the presumption is, that h--l is not over half mile distant" If the ac- counts given of this horrible hole in the des- ert be correct, we agree with the Courier
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

CHLoR1NkrIoN.-Fr the accounts we read. of the success of the "Chlornation' mode of extracting the precious metals from sulphurets, we have come to the conclusion that never, until the process is introduced and put into operation here, can the rich sulphur cts found in the mines of this part of Arizona, be thoroughly subjugated and made to yield up their treasure Hear what the Ata Caii- ,oraia says touching this matter:
 The chlorinat.on works of Coney X Bige- low, at Jackson, Amador County have paid SO well that the furnace has been enlarged to double its original capacity, which was to roast three tons in twentv-f0ur hours. The aver age yield of the sulphurets from the Concv Mine is S2OO per ton so that these works should now turn out Sl 900 per day-not an uaimportant production for a district which previously threw away nearly all its sul- phurets."
 Now, it is well-known fact that tons upon tons of sulphurets that will pay more than s200 per ton can be taken out of several mines in this vicinity, and it must be patent to everybody that sulpurets can be worked here as well as in California, but, of course not as cheaply. But then the difference in the richness of our ores will more than make up for the difference in cost of labor, chemi- calls, etc. and, if roasting the ores be one of the necessary adjuncts of chlorination, California has no advantage over Us in that respect, a, wood is abundant in most of our mining dis | tricts. If we mistake not, the individual, ol company, who first sets up chlorination work, in Yavapai county, and, understands the pro l cess, will have as good thing as he or they could want
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

THE New York Journal qf Hmiag says that "a Boston fireman has invented a self propelling steam fire-engine, which will run almost noislessly along the streets. up and down inclines as we'll as on a level, and round the sharpest corners. It burns the liquid (petroleum) fuel, and emits no smoke while in operation.n
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

TIE long looked for event, the unyeilin. the statue of Thomas H. Benton, former L.. States Senator from Missouri, transpired on the 27th of May, al Lafayette, Park St. Louis. His daughter, Mrs Jessie Benton Fremont. performed the ceremony of withdrawing th5 veil. The statue is the work of Miss Harret Hosmer The head is twenty-two feet above the level of the ground
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

WE have seen letter from A. Gage to Judge Howard, which states that he, Gage, had arrived in New York. He was taken with Panama fever, and came very near kick ing the bucket. Major Mills, Joe Young, Bin Week, Ed Smith, and other Arizonians, who went East on the same steamer that carried NIT. G., arrived all right, and had gone to visit their old homes. Major Mills is living at Bangor, Maine.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

RADICAL PRoPnEcY.-ThadS 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 prophet, We hope it will turn out just SO.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

A party of horse-thieycs, who recort,. stole a lot of horses from California. and dro,o them to El Dorado Canyon, Arizona vo,, pursued, out-gcneraled, and are now in li,Dh. J. D. Dunlap, who formerly resided boro took an active part in capturing the rascal.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Lo, THE PooR WHITE MAN !-The new mongrel supreme court of Louisiana has de- cidcd that q jury composed entirely of whites is illegal. This is a specimen of what the country may expect if the radicals succeed in electing Grant and Collax.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SERGEANT BATES, when asked to carry l flag through New England, in the same man. ner that he had carried it through the Son1. ern States, is said to have refused to for the following reasons:
 First, To undertake a journey through ,t, New England States without money, is eopir alent to starvation i'''
 Second, To travel through that region v;,l money is running great risk of being roblo5 on the road
 Bates didn't go through New Enrlapd
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

EASTERN NEws.-Chief Justice Chase and Henry A. Wise were in New York on the 29th of June-John C. Breckenridge had ar rived at Toronto, Canada, from Paris.-How- ard, from the Military Committee, has re- ported in favor of discontinuing the Freed mans Bureau.-0n motion of MT Getz, the Committee of Ways and Means was instruct ed to enquire into the expediency of abolish ing the offices of Collectors and Assessors of Internal Revenue, etc, and assessing the amount required, as direct taxes upon the several States in proportion to the taxable population. This is a move in the right di- rection. Our army of tax-gatherers should be reduced to "peace footing."-The esti- mates sent by General Schofield to the Com mittee on Military Affairs show that by the expiration of terms of service the army will be reduced to 29, 667 men on the lst of Janu- ary next, and on the lst of July to F l59.- In Congress, on the 29th, ult., Mir. Wash burn, of Illinois, offered concurrent resolu- tion to adjourn July 18th, which, after sever al amendments were offered and rejected, was finally adopted, 9l against Alt is said that the President has signed the Eight Hour bill The bill, we believe, makes hours days work on Government works, etc.--It was thought that the President would soon issue an amnesty proclamation.-ThadS Stevens had finished new impeachment articles.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Col. THos. HAyEs, an old and esteemed citizen of san Francisco, died at sea, on the 24th ult He was on his way to New York as Delegate to thc Democratic Convention at the time of his death.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

TuE Los Angeles, (Cal) Rpubic0 says that stealing fruit trees is followed in it's city This is new business. We have heard of boys stealing fruit, for the fun of the thing, but when folks go to "nipping the trees, we can't see much fun in it and don't sup. pose the owners of the trees can, either.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

WE have not received a Colorado, New Mexico, or Eastern exchange for about three weeks, and would like to know the cause. The Reese River, Nevada Reeeile, which used to visit us regularly has almost ceased to visit us at all. That mythical postofiice screw must be loose again.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SAN DEGo-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 l2j miles. The Supervisors were about to issue bonds to the amount of Slj,OOO, for the purpose of selling them and raising money to improve the stage road to Fort Yuma and Arizona City
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SCENE "a fashionable city party low necked dresses a prominent feature-NlS Barrelbinding addresses her country cousin "Coz Sam, did you ever see such a glo'iols sight before ?' Never, since was neaaed' replied Sam, blushing"
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SWEET MUsIC.-Lieutenant Oliver and Curtess, who kindly consented to furnish the music for the Camp Whippe Dramatic Association Mon day night last dispensed sweeter strains than were ever before heard in Prescott
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

The quartz mines of IIayiah, Kern Conn ty, California are just now, paying. Twontr five tons of Delphi rock, yielded recorr,. S2,O0O
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

WE see by our California exchanges, that the telegraph is completed to Fort Union, New Mexico, and that, soon the line will reach Santa Fe, from which city, we hope, it will soon radiate through this Territory over the 35th and 32d parallel routes.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

HoRAcE GREELy had but one son, preco- cious child, who died many years ago. His two daughters, Gabrielle and Ida, aged re spectiycly nine and eighteen, are said to in- herit much of their fathers intellect and their mothers strength of character
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

How THE RADICALS RULE THE SoUTH.-An exchange says; "The white population of Memphis is between 1000 and j0,O00. There are also about l5,OO0 negroes. These negroes gave 4 200 votes at the late municipal cleo voters in the city, but 4,6Oo of them are dis franchised by Congressional restrictions, and they only boiled 2,400 votes. One white per son votes out of every twenty in Memphis, but there is a negro vote for every four col ored persons Thus, fifty thousand whites in a large city are put under the control of l5, 600 negroes. This is considered all right in Brownlow's dominons, and is a charming illustration of Congressional reconstruction" "
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

THE latest alarm in regard to diet IS tns alleged discovery of minute insect in oToSI I sugar. II is said to abound in almost ai coarse sugars, and to subsist on their lmPui' tiao
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

MOVEMENTS OF ARizoNIANs.-JohnA NJ, hon, Commonly known here as .Aloct g Mahon,) who went East over year aro . on his way back to the Territory. G II Nicbroy, may, we are told, be looked for he, soon.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Gor0rmeH ad 0stei for, 10 rpa Tga. 1i in NopH'ain.-A bill has been presented m Congress granting S5,OoO.0OO in bond, i1 aid of the Sutro Tunnel, at Virginia, Nevada This is a novel idea
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

HtrER C. KlNriti, q high priest of the Mormon church, departed this life at Salt Lake City, recently. The Mineral Cactus, a rerv saaH 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.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

CEN. CANnY, on the 26th ult., issued an order removing thirteen of the eighteen Al- dermeu of the city of Charleston, and ap. pointing other persons to fill the vacancies. Under the new organization there will be seven negroes on the board Con this be so, and "o'ercome us like summer dream .'
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

SuALL-Pox.-We have the authority of the Cqli for stating that the smallpox pre- yails to an alarming extent in San Francisco Measures were being taken to prevent the further spred of the loathsome disease
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

LAST WoRDs.-The last words of President Buchanan, lately deceased, were, God ble,, my country" After uttering these words. the sage Of Wheatand brcathed his last.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

ANOTHER relic of the classic age has been found in St. Louis, being dogs collar suP. posed to have belonged to Julius Caesar, iroIa the fact of having his name engraved on It.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

PRooF. Al eccentric clergyman la',! said in one of his sermons, that about 'Is commonest proof we have that man E Ins'S of clay is the brick 50 often found in hi hA'
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

ForHTH or JULg CoXvESTIoS.-Next a,- ought to bring us news of the action of ts, body At latest accounts it was impos,l. to predict who would be the successful can. didates.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

DR. LoEHR, editor of the San Francisco German Democrat has been presented with a horse and buggy worth Sl,000, by his Ger man fellow citizens, as token of their es- teem for him.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

KENTUCKY AND NoEFoLE The attempt made, says the F,s3, Ta3 cad Farm, to n' range for a meeting on some Eastern couT' between Norfolk and Kentucky, the two mo'' famous running horses of the United Statei
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

FROM IDAHo.-The Democracy of Idaho have nominated Judge Shaffer for Delegate to Congress. The Indians were preparing for war, on grand scale
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

ON the 23d of June, Portland, Oregon, WAS drenched by the heaviest rain-storm that has fallen upon that city for the last Y years. The Bulletin says it did not last over half an hour, and it was well it did not
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

Brick Pomeroy has opened an office in New York. His paper has grown too big for La Crosse.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

JACKSON, Miss, June 3O.-The election |, progressing with every indication of a Demo cratic victory.
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

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.OOO
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

THE TARIFF QUEsTfoN.--A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune thus succinctly states the tariff question: "It is a lie to say that American industry derives any benefit from the law which takes money from A, and gives it to B. for nothing. If A were allowed to retain his own money he would eXpend it on C, D and F., and get value in return for it.. Take the case of coat costing $50. Under the tariff the coat costs S22, and the bounty is S2j more. Supposing A. is allowed to buy his coat of French manufacturer. He gets a coat worth S2j, and has S2j left to buy lumber from C to fence his farm, or to pay D for educating his children. Is not the indus try of A, C and D, American industry} It is not foreign industry certainly. But what becomes of B2 E is making S25 worth of cloth for $50 in money, and cheating A, ( and D, out of the difference. B was doing a good business in 1860, under tariff of lj per cent But the war broke out and he thought it would be a smart thing, while the people's attention was fixed on the rebels to go to Washington and get the tariff put up so as to increase his profits. The money which he stole in 1861 made him greedy for more The tariff, of course, increased the prices of other things (except articles which we export, and which we have to sell at sucl prices as other nations are paying,) and | went to Washington again and got the tariff put up a second time, and so he has don, eleven times during the past six years.'
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

THE Spanish army has General for even 900 troops,
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

There are in the School District of Los Angeles, l,S40 children under l5 years of age,
Arizona miner., 1868-07-18

A new Tammany Hall has been built in New York, which is said to be a grand edi- flee