The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-10-02
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(FrOm the daily New Mexican.)

Gen Sherman was commissioned Secretary of War, pro teln., oD the 9th.
 Private letters state that an attempt hasbeen made to assassinate Mr. Holdester, minister to Hayti,
 Accounts from the city of Mexico say that Sefor Teiada has had some correspondence with the PruS,ian minister Tn regard to the conspiracy defeatei on the 10th of August. The latter congratu latss Juarez on his success in frustrating the plot. The cOn'pir"tors in tended to seize valuable conduc'a which was to psas through the capital on the 2Oth for Verra Cruz. Inc plot wus revealed to the authorities and many arrests have been made The prisoners have been examined n secret, and the results of the inv Vestlg~tlon are not known.
 A Shock of an earthquake wSI felt last week al Guadalaxara.
 n'L ..~--...>,--. oe thA last A-I~e Emprro. was unveiled in the capital on the 18th with great ceremony.
 The Indian revolt in Michoacan has been auppressel and regiments are being raised to protect the northern frontier from Indian in cursons.
 The lcgis aturo has been convened at th'. new State capital, Cuernavaca. Tho Federa government s succoring the families rendered destitute by the innndatian in Jalisco.
 paris dispatch dated Sept lth says;
 The French Emperor give an sudiense to General Prim yesterday.
 The rumor that Sickles had declared that the United States would recognize the Cutans as belligerents, created the greatest excitement aud funds tell to the lowest point they have reached for sixteen years, and terrified the Spaniards amazingly. The papers, however urgs that whatever the action of the United States Spain must preserve the honor of her flag It is now said that all the rouclads be- longing to Spain will bs put in c state of pre- paration for war and dispatched to the Cuban coast 30 as to be ready in case the United States should attempt to interfere.
 News from Hayt, under date of Aug. 18th says; The rebel steamers Florida and Coum- bia have bonlbarded the town of Gonaivos The British gunboat Britomart carried to Port-au- Prince 400 women from the town of GonAives President Saluave raised the siege ofAux Ca yes, and sailed with the steamers Galatea and Salnaye 10 the port of Port-au- Prince His steamer became disabled, and he was unable to operate against the town. SalnaVe is now Gnxiousy awaiting the arrival of an rouclad from the United States. One dollar in gold is valued at sl, 900 in the paper money of the GO- veTl ment.
 The foreign residents of Havana, principally the Germans, are enlisting to act as a volunteer reserve battalion when the sresest volueteers take the field. The foreigners his morning presented letter to Capt Gen. De Rodas con- taining the above offer, and it was accepted by hlm. Eight hundred insurgents surprised 400 volunteers, five miles from Puerto PrinciDe and repulsed them, Gen. Puello with 400 troops, marched to the assistance of the volun- tsers, but the insurgents refused to give battle On the 10th of August, the insurgents, several thousand strong, commanded by Gen. Quesada, Gen. CespedeG being present, made an attack on Las Tunas, losing $50 killed. The garrison of Las Tnnas consisted of 45O troops, of which 100 were killed and wounded.