The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-01-08
Summary of News.

 frontier to hunt mp and kill Indians
 Another attemptis being made in Congress to abolish the frauking privilege, but t is likely to prove a failure. Members of Congress and oth- CTS entitled to the privilege are not likely to | conntenance its abolition. They have in 1t too | soft a thing.
 bill introduced by Mr. Wilson, authorizes ! the Secretary of War to honorably discharge ln- fantry officers who apply, and allowing such | officers two years extra pay and allowances. The reason for this offer seems to be that there are too many officers for the Infantry regiments now in service
 A bill has been introduced to provide for the paymen, of expenses incurred by the authorities of Montana Territory in the suppression of h. dian hostiities.
 A lengthy debate took place in the Senate, re- gently regarding the llth and 18th amendments The Democrats and Conservatives took ground against forcing State to adopt either of the amendments.
 Indians had attacked party Of eleven men near Fort Shaw. Montana, killed one, and drove of band of thirty head of mules. The Legislature of Kentucky has asked Con- gress to indemnify the State for bridges burned | by Federal troops during the war. l The Passaic, New Jersey, shoddy works were destroyed by fire. December l7th. Loss slOO,0 900.
 The resal; Of tbe Texas election was not known at latest dates IL was thought Hamilton. Con- seryatve candidate for Governor, was ahead of his competitors.
 Queen Isabella denies that she carried away the crown jewels when she left Spain.
 The Senate on the l7th. passed resolution
 requiring the Legislature of Georgia to adopt
 the 18th amendment.
 The Reconstruction Committee want to nose
 some more into the local affairs of Virginia, be-
 fore admitting her.
 By the caving in of an old mine in Pensylya-
 mia, ten persons lost their lives. Many houses
 were engulphed.
 Seward was enjoying himself in the City of ' Mexico on the 10th ball had been given in
 his honor, at which 1000 persons were present
 That was a huge old bdde. The Rebel Canadians were still in arms. Edward Healy aged 70 years, was, on Dec IS, at Boston Mass, sentenced to Imprisonment for life, for tbe murder of his wife Fisk IT,, has sued the New York Times !o; f libel, laying his damages at slO0,0OO. A despatch from Paris. France. of December IS. says Rochefort had started a new paper, the Mdrseass. Ominous name. A Washington despatch of December ls, says r "Hon. Sylvester Mowry is here on business con nected with Arizona and army contracts for tha Territory. He had an interview with the Presi
 dent and Secretary of War yesterday. It is m aol hat tran nf ; through Sonora for Arizona is complete sue | cess. saving. over the old route by the Gulf O
 California and Gila river. s24O ,000, calculating
 yearly transportation of 1000 tons" We would like to see the figures, and woulC also like to know who pockets the savings" I ! it be contractors and Mexican citizens. we can i see that our Government is gainer by hayini
 supplies for the troops in the southern part O . the Territory transported through foreign State k by foreigners. Mr. Sylvester Mowry, and hi v packers to the contrary, notwithstanding. v The carpet baggers of Florida want nor t troops, and they say they prefer colored ones IF Quite natural.
 Ashley, Governor Of Montana, is a doome,
 man. He has incurred the Presidential displeas d ure in various ways, and his official head vii i. soon be taken of. Grant stood the saying c o Ashley that he Grant had made several injud l. cious appointments. but it seems he canno q stand Ashley's other saying: That be felt as d r, the Democracy on the negro question. That va n. too much for Ulysses, and he has determine e upon decapitating Ashley.
 The Tennessee delegation in Congress, excep V Fowler and Hawkins, want the late election i F. that State set aside.
 A. A Cincinnati despatch Of December 20. say e Abel R. Corbin, of New York, is in Covingtor
 Ky, the guest of Jesse R. Grant Wonder if hi is visit has anything to do regarding division ( Of gold spoilss
 - Edwin NJ. Stanton has been appointed and cor r. frmed a member of the Supreme Court of tn th United States.
 Congress adjourned, December 22d. to mee
 January 10th.
 III The Senate refused to confirm the nominatio IS of Hoar as Circuit Judge n. President Cespedes of Cuba, claims to hay pt 10000 troops, well armed. and with passabl
 discipline, and to be receiving supplies and mr " nitions of war quite regularly He asks recog .. hilton by the Congress of the United States. II s.d says: I've have captured 1926 Spanish soldier l,47l of whom have been released on paroles '' Have captured 6,322 stand of arms and 29 piece
 of artillery from the enemy. Our lines to-da
 are within rife shot of every city and town o 'd the island east of the city of Matamoras; an
 we are able to engage the enemy at one point O
 another daily. We have directed that the Al H. mics should burn and destroy the cane fields ( er the island and disable the sugar mills We hay
 liberated l46 900 slaves at a loss of sIOO GOO OOt
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