The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-16
MISCELLANY.

Arizona and report on the condition of her Indian affairs. He is vested with discretion ary authority in the adoption of measure to settle the Indian trouble He is now on his way from New York.
 This Japanese Embassy business has Ex- tended its demoralizing influence even into the Senate Chamber. At least we are led to the inference by the conduct of MT. Cameron, who has called up bill to admit six Japa- nese youths to the West Point Academy.
 The San Diego Union likes our "New Head," which, in its opinion, is both ''elegant and appropriate" Thanks.
 John Bull has had his buster, and having failed to make it work upon the fears of his big American cousin, now accepts the situa- ton. Who would have expected that the higll-toned language which the cable con- yeyed 10 our shores few weeks since, could thus early give place to "Christian senti- ment" like this Yet here is all the British Government has to suggest:
 Whether the decision of the Tribunal is or is not favorable, Great Britain Is ready to yield to the decree. She has only one wish that is, to be just. Ste raises only one point-that it be founded on faithful and equitable interpretation of the rights of man, and on principles which herself and all other Powers will not repent of recognizing and observing, either as nentralS or belligerents, in time to come.
 The aggregate bill of the damages known as the "Alabama Claims," amounts to over SIS, 9,0OO,OOO. This includes only the direct damages or losses inflicted upon American shipping by eleven rebel cruisers. The indi- rect damages, or damages of every character, to the Government, arising out of the opera tion of those which were direct, will troba- bly, amount to nearly SlOO,OO0,OOO. At all events it is reported that Great Britain has offered to, compromise by the payment of S50,OOO,0OO.
 The Eureka Sentinel announces the death of Judge Cradlebaugh, which took place at his residence on the l7th inst, of congestion of the lungs A brief biography published ;n connection shows that the life of the de- ceased had been somewhat eventful.
 The San Diego Union is delving away at the foundation of certain project whose aim is the early construction and operation of trans continental railroad on the 35th parallel route. The Union is not opposed to the road, you know; but would just like to "mash" the foundation work of the project into the finest kind of brick dust, so that this everlasting 35th parallel route will draw in an ominous shadow which extends to and rather envelops a strip of country known as the 32d parallel. -blockades which have no existence outside the columns of news paper are not the most terrible class of ob- structions; and we have known, before, in Arizona, of terrible calamities which pictur- ed themselves to the imag gination of travellers in-state, whose whisky gave out at points far removed from sources of supply. o, yes !; we can account for the showing in" of all such people in the Mogolon range.
 A Springfield, Qll) dispatch of January 1th, gives the resolutions accompanying the majority report in the House regarding the military occupation of Chicago. These charge that the Mayor of Chicago acted H. legally in transferring the government of the city to General Sheridan; That General Sheridan in accepting the government of the city acted illegally, and that such conduct is dangerous as an example; that the officers of the Army of the United States, stationed in that State, have no right nor authority to meddle with its internal affairs, and hence that General Sheridan's course has no justi- fication either under the Constitution or the laws of the United States; that the order given by the General of the Army, at Wash ington, ordering four companies of troops to Chicago, was illegal and dangerous. The ma jority conclude by cordially approving the course of the Governor in opposition to the usurpation of General Sheridan. The minor ity agree to the illegality of the usurpation, but they excuse it on the ground of its hu- mane object.
 H. H. Byrne, another old Californian of the "palmy days" died at San Francisco on the 29th ult. He was District Attorney for San Francisco in past years, and receives many kindly notices by the Press of his adopted city. Mir. Byrne was native of New York.
 The Eureka Sentinel announces the pres ence in its city of the smallpox, which is staying off the inhabitants, to use the Ian guage of the account, "tbick and fast around us." Among the Indians, toO it had just broken out, with fair prospects of reaping rich human harvest.
 The San Francisco ExamiDer of February 22d has an able article on the snow blockade of the Union Pacific Railroad in connection with the necessity of a road on the 35th parallel, which will set the power of the storm king at defiance. In fact it is undeni- able that there is a growing spirit among the far seeing men of San Francisco to take this matter promptly in hand, and protect their interests in all future time by the early con-