The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-10-05
Past and Passing Eventa

Past and Passing Eventa 1 Hon. Garrett Davis,- U. s. Senator, from Kesascky. died at Paris, Ky, September 22, lat she age oS 72 ..a
 ;. At Cincinnati, on the night of September 2, boy WAS killed, in political row.. The las Cruces (New Mexico) Borderer thinks the Miner has done just right in ceas- ing its opposition to Mir. Mccormick, and thinks aicG0rnirk will now walk over the course. < I The same paper notes the fact (for the one hundresA time) that its exchanges from this r Territory contain the same old story, murder and robbery of Americans by ApacEes.
 Patsey Marley, whilom of Prescott, is in the milling" business. at Salt Lake City, Utah. -
 It having lately been reported that the health of Manton Marble, editor of the New York World, was very poor, the paper in question says Manton is improving and will soon be able to write.
 The Pioneer, of St. Paul, Minnesota, has given tho names of 1000 Republicans of its State, who propose to vote for Uncle Greeley. The Mormons are again stirred up on the subject of the Mountain Meadow Massacre, owing to the affidavit of one Smith, who says, that at the time The was a?l Mormon Bishop at Cedar City, Utah, land 21 was forced to muster with a militia regiment, and perpetrated the crime; that the assailed party, after four days fight, were induced to | lay down their arms under promise of protcc- tion after which all were shot down by the Mormon militia, except seventeen young children, who were taken in charge by Smith and saved. The affidavit gives particulars, and carries conviction of its truth. The Mormon papers deny all this.
 The fifteen millions five hundred thousand dollars allowed our Government by the Geneva Boarri of Arbitration, is all we need ever expect to get, by talking, from Great Britain, for War claims.
 :, 1t is said that the assessment roll of Washing ton Territory foots up 100000, which is about the same as that of Arizona. So, with . all our draw backs. we have as much property +as have the citizens of our older and moister sister Territory.
 Dr. Camden De Leon, who arrived in New Mexico upwards of 20 years ago, in the capa- Lefty of U. s. A: Surgeon, departed this life at Santa Fe, a short time ago, and the N. NJ papers speak'in eulogistio terms of him.
 An exchange thinks the conductor of the next train that carries Apaches or any other bad Indians to Washington should switch the savages off and pile the train upon them. EWell, we do not object: '-.''' ,F How arc; you Vincent CoIyrri r. Does your mother know you're outf 50f fat Indian Job. ... .... nsGeneral Sherman has returned home, from .:f his European trip. ~-'1',.'* +. Boston, Massachusetts was 24o years old [ September IT,. ', Texas is engaged inexportins the gum of the mesquite, which is said to make better sticker than Gum Arabic. Bye-and-bye- :. when the Apaches are settled-Arizona will fbe able to control the gum market, on account :, of the vast quantities of mesquite gum our citizens will then be enabled to harvest, and J 4ship, by railroad. @
 The Magnolia, of the sweetest and most beautiful of trees-will thrive we'll in T almost every section of Arizona, and we hope that citizens will try their hands at growing them. ';''> ''' ' '''
 - Peaches of poor quality are worth one cent apiece in Albuquerque, N. NJ.
 @@ Two hundred recrpits for the Eigth Cay- airy are ca route to New Mexico. rr'' The "Straight" Democrats of Indiana have honored A. P. Edgarton with a nomination for Governor. - Ex-Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania has accepted the Liberal Democratic nomina- Ftfon for Delegate at large to the Constitu- tional Convention.
 The original manuscript of the Declaration Of Independence, and George Washington's commission as "Commander in Chief of the Colonial Army" are rapidly fading away.
 The Dispatch, of Jackson, Amador County, California, has entered upon its fourteenth volume, with widened columns and good enough patronage. It is good paper.
 A New York despatch of September 2l, makes O'Connor say, "I do accept the Louis vile nomination" We'll, then, die, polit- ically. l.
 At last we have the official figures from North Carolina. They give. Caldwell (Re- publican) 1915 majority, Merriman (De- mocrat) talks of contesting. In 1868, Gen. Grants majority wasll,17Y. ,s
 The Las Cruces Borderer credits Y. Colyer and a fat Indian woman with picanniny, which the red Mrs. Colyer calls Colyer Chi quito, or Little Colyer. Rather a new kind of annuity, we should say.
 The Daily Union, of San Diego, California, has entered upon the fourth year of its ex- istence, with brilliant hopes for the future,