The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-05-15
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Of Rhode Island, in answer 10 remarks or Senntor Nye, Of Nevada. compared Yves attack to the barking of a puppy aog.
 The President has nominated Henry NJ. Blake, to be District Attorney of Montana.
 Gold and Government securities took down ward tendency in New York, on the 22d ult The decline was csssed by an announcement from Washington to the effect that the Treasurer, bercaner, will sell surplus gold. The Senate adjourned yine die at one o'clock, on the morning of the 12d. Action on the San Juan treaty has been post poned until December next General Canby, commanding In Virginia, has called upon all persons holding office to take the tes, oath immediately. A Philadelphia negro has been sentenced to 33 years solitary confinement, for ravishing three white girls.
 The City Coancil of Quebec. Canada. got into A muss. recently. Blows were passed. revolvers were nourished, and the authority of the Mayor deded. The police stopped the row. A large portion of Montreal. Canada. was flooded on the 22d of April.
 Tbc recent food in the Hudson river cansed great damage. Houses bridges, railroad tracks. etc. were washed away by t.
 Senator Abbott. of North Carolina, an ex-
 preacher, has threatened to eowbde Senator
 spragne.
 The Quaker Indian Commissioners have been
 confirmed. Did the savsges bu, know this, they
 would feel mighty good. l John r. Hale has resigned his position as
 Minister io Spain.
 More negroes have been appointed to ofhce. I The Commissioner of the General Land Office
 has decided that towns situated on mineral lands
 may purchase lands within their boundaries.
 Al Jamaica. Long Island. April 2S. six persons
 were killed and IS wounded by railroad aeei- [ dent
 Robert, SCI. of ex-President Johnson. Is dead.
 The New York Ssa, of April 2l. severely de-
 noances President Grant for degrading the Oihce Of President, by accepting presents and appoint ing those who gave the presents to office. It say. that President Grant sinks even below sx- ,, President Johnson by ihis action. General sickles is to be appoirtcd Minister 10 } Spain.
 The steamer Lreiia. while conveying discharg. cd soldiers to St Louis, from points on the Up , per Missouri struck snag ard was lost, on the
 ?4th nit While sinking, her boilers exploded Many lives were lost Horace Greeley declines the appointment oI i Pacific Railroad Commissioner. ? Parker took charge of the Indian Bureau
 April 2s. A World Washington special says wxshburps ' Is very bitter against Grant; he has ssaried re port iba; Grant was recently dead drunk. @Lr , us have peace"
 Tbe difficulty between Senators Abbot, and - sprzgue is settled . The Chinese. in China, have commenced tc massacre Christian missionaries, yet the Radical ! are in favor Of Chinamen in America becoming - citizens. 0 Ex-Governor Dutton, of Connecticut, died a New Haven, April 26. q Charles A. Dana. of the ls,aa. wa. en the 27ll F ulL. arrested for libel. on charge Of Russcl . Young, Of the Tribsne. A short lime ago Dan' charged Yoang with bIaekmailing Senators an' ' [ stealing news dispatches. Dana was admitted [, bail in the sum of sJ0,000 The damages arr [, laid at slo009o At New Haven. Conn. Apsii q, negro oui | ragged young girl. and afiefzaras masdese' d her. He has heen caught
 It is rumored that President Grant Is consid z { ering the proprie,y Of superseding Ashley, Gov 2 ernor Of Montana. d It Is said that Colonel Grove is ineligible q l, Governor of New Mexico-his political disabiiI d ties not having been removed. A The President is considering the propriety c = detailing retired army onicers. and those unai '- tacbed to any regular regiments, as India C Agents. ' The recruiting of the army is ordered to V resumed al New York, Cincinnati and San Frau is cisco. Q General Doubleday has been assigned to tn z charge Of the recruiting once at San Francisc, ie Daniel D. Page. the first Mayor of sl Lou D. Missouri died, recently. at Washington.
 Bostonians want Fred DcogIas appointed Mir oI ister to Brazil. n The surveyor Of the port Of Baltimore has sI
 pointed a negro his subordinate. a On the Chicago and Northwestern railway. z z train recently ran ninety y-one miles in nInet
 minutes. n Admiral FArrsgut and hls men are endeavorin F. to get prize money for the capture Of New O 70 leans
 ~ From dispatches in the Los Angeles Dali
 Ne'rs, Of May ,, we glean as follows: 's General Robert F. Lee ealsd on Presider V Grant. at the White House, May Ist
 lth reported that the President has said, p reply to dispatch from RosecrAns, relating a