The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-09-04
Latest News from the East.

The telegraphic ews brought us by the latest San Francisco papers, is quite tame. We coflate as follows:
 A great ado was made in New York City, recently, over the arrest, imprsonment and trial of man named Pratt, Texan, for some acts charged to have been committed by him in the late war. At one time col lision was likely to have taken place between the Federal and State Courts.
 The Administration seems to have set Its face against the Cuban patriots" recent New York despatch says the North and East rivers and the bay are patrolled nightly by tugboats from the navy yard to prevent the departure of expeditions for Cuba.
 The pay of Assistant Assessors in the States and Territories on the Pacific coast, has been reduced from SS to S7 per diem. It is not presumed that the saving thus effected will pay the interest on the national debt, but it will help pay the travelling expenses of high and mighty officials.
 The people of Tennessee can now breathe easier. Stokes, the defeated pet of the Ad- ministration has made up his mind to bow to the will of the people, take back seat, and rot overthrow the State Government Laas Deo.
 It was thought that the Administration was preparing plan to pluck from the peo- pie of Virginia the victory gained by them in the recent election. Gen. Canby is re- ported having said that the seats of all mem bers of the Legislature elect, who could not take the ''iron-clad," would be given to the defeated Wells men. After the promises made the people of Virginia by the Admins tration, the carrying out of this threat by its agents will stamp it with infamy as we'll as imbeoiiity.
 "Mark Twain" has purchased sn interest in the Buffalo (New York; Erpress, and is now one of the editors of that paper.
 Reports to the Internal Revenue Office for the year ending June 30th show the follow. ing taxes collected: On distilled spirits, s43, ,s0O,OOo; tobacco, S22, 200, 900; fermented liquors, s5,6oo,o0o; incomes, s2,30o,0Oo; In ternal Revenue stamps, sl5,5o0,00o Seven. ty-seven districts are yet to hear from.
 A Philadelphia despatch of July Is, says the building. cf the "Ro..on Dessics.ed Cod fish Company" were burned on the 18th Pity 1t wasn't the codfsh aristocracy.
 The National Labor Convention was in ses sion at Philadelphia on the 18th. A member named West offered resolution favorinp amendments to the Federal and all State Constitutions, preventing any act of any leg islative body becoming law until submitted to the people for ratification, and duly ap proved by s majority of those voting. A Chicago despatch of August l9, says tn, friends of Judge Chase are jubilant over hii Presidential prospects. Conservatives, Nortl and South, arc working in his interest. Pendleton cannot get the nomination, Sal mon r. will suit us to dot.
 George II. Pendleton, has accepted tb, Democratic nomination for Governor of Ohio In his letter of acceptance, he attacks espe cially the financial condition of the countr, and says money is scarce, business depressed } and it is difficult to find employment; tha } business is hampered by the high rate of in } terest; that tariff is oppressive; taxation un usual and unjust; sll of which he charge. upon Republican mismanagement, and say, he proposes to make those questions promi nent in the campaign.
 A New York despatch of August 2lst say August 2oth was the hottest day of the sea son. Several cases of sun-stroke occurred and many animals fell dead in the streets. A Richmond, (va(, despatch says the tree in the forest were dying from drouth.