The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-07-03
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| pen. olchles has been granted leave oi aD- sence for one year from the army, in order to allow him to accept the Spanish mission, without losing rank, pay and allowances in the army. Some doubt existed as to his right to hold a civil and military position at one and the same time, and it is quite plain that he has no right to do so.
 The Indians were still committing depre- dations in Kansas. The settlers were arming and preparing fora campaign against them.
 A Clerk has defrauded the Pay Department of $s0,OOo.
 Army officers applying for extended leave of absence are informed that a compliance with their request will throw them out of their regiments. Those getting leave go in- to the list of those waiting orders, and An- other officer goes into active service.
 Judging from instructions given his subor- dinates, the new Commissioner of Indian Al fairs, although an Indian, Is determined that justice shall be meted out to bad Indi- ans. He has directed that Indians who do not settle upon reservations. are to be dealt with solely by the military. This is right. 1T they do not behave themselves, they ought | to be killed. While on this subject, we might as well inform our readers that the Secretary of War is reported to have said that "Should the present military force on the frontier be ! inadequate to promptly quell existing diff cuties with Che Indians, authority wili be conferred on Gen. SchoGeld to rai-e yclun. teers for this purpose" Then, again, we are | told that "Gen. sherman has favorably en- dorscd the memorial of tbe Legislature Of Arizons requesting that arms and ra;ions be issued to citizens where they can eifcciuAly cooperate with troops against the hostile in- ! dians" We hope these high official. mean what they are credited with having said. II they do, and act upon it, we of Arizona will not long remain subject Co murlerous Indians, although our Indians are the hardest to con quer of any on the Continent, for the reason that they have no permanent abodes, and are As much al home in the Northern States Of | Mexico as they are in Arizona Yet, give our citizens messs and encouragement to ex. | Pel them from the Territory, and they will do it in time. Although the white popGla- ,ioa Of the Territory is quite small. we might possibly be able to raise l,00o men, and we hope our Governor win be allowed to do So. It takes no argument to prove that the mili- tary force in the Territory, is totally made quaie to expel or subdae the numerous bands of hostile sayagcs that desolste the land Let us have q regiment or two more of regular troots, or permission and aid to raise volun- teors.
 The Typographical Union Convention ad- ionrned on the morning of June l2
 The rates of freight and passage to Cali fornis, by the Pacific Railroad, are much re- dgoed Passage tickets from Chicago to San Francisco are now sold for l5s35 currency
 Gen. Dix arrived home from Europe, June 18th.
 The Supreme Court Of Georgia has render d decision that negro is eligible to office Judges Brown and Mccoy were in favor of the negro, and Judge Warner dissenting.
 The Legislature of Florida has rA;ihed the 18th amendment
 At Sparta, GeoviA, June l6, during the performance of . circus, difficulty occurred between the whites and blacks, when one ne- gro was killed and anotbcr mortally wounded.
 Knoxville, Tennessee. dsspa.ci.--, ei June l6. say: 1t is possible that the Whig win change ;fsou; anu support Sto;sr- Governor There is much opposition to Sentsr's plan of universal suffrage in East Tennessee. Stokes got the advantage in the disessss.oa there. The rampant Radicals of Blount county swear that senter shall not preach the doc Urine of universal suffrage. There are serious apprehensions of mobbing"
 The Republicans of Vermont have Domi- hated Peter T. Washburne as Governor. How many more washbumes are there7
 Gen. Hancock may, if be wants to. be the Democratic nominee for Governor of Penn sylvsni=. He has cur permission
 McCoole and Allen fought each other, near St. Louis, recently. Mac got whipped.
 From San Francisco despatches of June 20, published ia the Los Angeles Daily Ners, we learn that Henry J. Raymond, editor of the New York Tinses, was struck with apoplcxy at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 18th, and died at o'clock, same morning. The peo- ole of New York were shocked at the news of his sudden death.
 Miss Annie Surratt. sister of John II. Sur ratt. was married at Washington, June IS. Hon. Ben Wade, Senator Conkling and par ty arrived at Sacramento, California, June 10.
 C.-or,l ropcpaDtos nf cavalry startRd over-