The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-04-02
Items from the Telegraph.

shall, Texas, to San Diego, California, with branches It grants twenty sections per mile east of the line of the road. Referred to the Committee on Pacific Railroads.
 The vote in the House sustaining Brig | hams amendment to the Georgia bill stood . | Democrats and G3 Republicans against 72 | Republicans on the side of the Reconstruc- ton Committee. Bullock and his friends are disappointed at the adoption of Brig hams proposal, and will probably endeavor to defeat it in the Senate, but the chances of success are not favorable.
 Gen. John c. Breckenridge denounced the Kd Klax, at Lexington, Ky, recently.
 Oliver Ames, President of the Union Pa cifc Railroad Company, says, in report re- gently made by him, that three hundred thousand dollars have been spent in the last year on snow-sheds and fences. The earn ings of the road, since it first opened, exceed six million dollars
 A Laramie City, Wyoming dispatch of March 10th, says "The petit jurors in the Howie murder case, were ordered to be confined in one room until morning. The jury was com ! posed of six females and six men. The hus- bands of the imprisoned female jurors are in- | dignant but helpless, and submit with a bad | grace to the etern necessities of the law A ! dispatch of the 18th says verdict of mur- der in the first degree was returned at l2 o'clock last night. The ladies of the jury were much fatigued and thoroughly disgust ed with their jury practice.
 Gen. Alcorn was inaugurated Governor of Mississippi, March 10th In his speech, he said be was true son of the South, and would do justice to all classes. Longstreet was present
 An insane man had threatened to assassin ate President Grant.
 One of the European steamers thought to have been lost, arrived at New York, recent ! ly. The other steamer has been heard from.
 In Ashley County, Arkansas, on the 26th ult., young man, while crazy, shot and kill ed James Johnson, school teacher from Texas, and fleeing, met four negroes-three men and one woman. He shot and killed two of the former, and wounded the woman. He was arrested and lodged in jail. The President has signed 6 proclamation announcing the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment Now for the grand race of the races.
 The Senate has passed the Funding Bill.
 The Kansas Pacific Railroad was doing U fourishing business, carrying immigrants and freight Five hundred immigrants had pass ed Lawrence in one day.
 The citizens of North Platte, Nebraska, took two scoundrels from the Sheriff, recent. ly, and hung them.
 Fifteen hundred bills and joint resolutions have been introduced at the present session of Congress.
 A. M Yerger, who is charged with the killing of Colonel Crane, escaped from the jail at Jackson, Mississippi, March l3.
 Four companies of troops have been order ed to Tennessee to aid in enforcing the laws @
 The determination of Prosser, of Tennes- sec, @ appoint negrn tn West Point. is fol- lowed by the announcement that Mccormick. of this Territory, will recommend an Indian cadet and the Delegate from Wyoming de- ciares that he will appoint woman.
 Washington dispatch of March i6, says "Goyernor SaffOrd, of Arizona, left tonight for that Territory. During his visit here. the Governor impressed the Government with the importance of afiording additional facilities for the protection of life and prop. erty, thus encouraging the development of the natural resources of Arizona.
 The California Legislature has passed the bill permitting the people of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tulare, aud other counties, to vote aid to the Southern Pacific Railroad.
 New Hampshire has gone Republican by a largely reduced majority. Stearns is elected Governor by majority of some l loo. The Democrats gain in the Legislature, but the Republicans have majority in both branch. es. Last election the State went Republican by 4,O00 majority.
 The friends of the Indians, who are nc more nor less than aiders and abett.rs oI muraerous sayages, were moving heaven and earth to have Sheridan censured for ordering ool. Baker to kill lot of red deyils in Mon. tana. II Vincent COlyer should ever again SHOW ms lace m the Indian country, tho old liar and scoundrel should be hung.
 George Wilkes was cowhided at Washing ton City, March l6, by one of the Lelands.
 It was the opinion of Speaker Blaine that Congress would adjourn early in June
 The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela tons had rejected the San Domingo treaty bt vote of five to two.
 Sickles' nomination has been confirmed
 Gen. Jos. w. Ripley, U. S. A., died al Hartford, Connecticut, March r.
 A New Orleans, La, dispatch, of December 12, says: