The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-11-02
Past and Passing Events.
Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts, is re- nominated for Congress

nominated for Congress.
 The Los Angeles Ness, of October 20, says
 "On Friday last. large quantity of machinery lett the depot for Col. II. F. BaKer's new smelling works at Hualpai. This establishment will make the third of its kind in that prosperous mining region"
 A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Visalia, California, on the morning of Oct. IS. R. W. Brewer shot and killed Wm. J. Don aidson, at visalia, Cal. s-~ Senator Sumner has visited Gambetta and expressed warm sympathy for the success of the French Republic. .;e
 Indictments have been found against Tweed, Connolly and Hall, three infamous New York thieves. @.,
 Thh Central Pacific Railroad Company of California, earned Sl ,32a 20 last year, which is pretty good clean up for years run.
 At Lexington, Ky, October 20, a two year old colt trotted his mile in 24Oi fastest two-year old time on record.
 The Comanche savages have recently met with @ reverse, as will be seen by the follow ing despatch:
 "T0 the A1Jnaanf General of the United States | Army: Colonel Mackenzie Stanley had fight with the Comanches on the North Fork, Red Riv- CT, killing 23, whose bodies were found. and cap- turing camp and 120 sqnaws and children, T In addition to the killing of Lieut. Crosby; Col Stan- ley reports that Lieut. Lewis Adair of the twenty second Infantry, was mOrtaly wounded by an Indian on the 4th inst, and died on the 5th. The Indian who shot hinl, subsequently, killed Col Stanleys servant.
 l Recently, at Atlanta, Ga, two respectable young men, J. R. Townsend and II. F. Force, fought with shot-guns at 40 paces. Town send was seriously wounded.
 Political news of October IS, from South Carolina, is as follows: "Thc Moses ticket is undoubtedly elected. Two colored Republicans and one Democrat are elected to Congress. The Democrnts elect several Representatives to the Legislature" , :' We shall be pleased if Moses does not smite the glorious Palmetto State with his rod and cause what little sap there is left in it to flow into his loyal iron carpet-bag: r,sa
 Alas! poor Cuba; the grave diggers and corpse furnishers are still plying their avoca- tions within thy borders, and the inflated "Gen." Ryan is trying to raise, in New York. another set of recruits for planting purposes: No peace for the Queen of the Antilies.until after Uncle Samuel shall have given his arm Our cold snap was not far behind cold snap that set in at the East, about the mid dle of October, when snow fell at various points. s''' ''
 In four months, our population has been reinforced by 55,0O0 Frenchmen, from Alsace and Lorraine, not to mention women, which fact leads us to ask what has become efsthe Poston project to settle some of those people in Arizoa,a f.'' 'r,s% :,s 'sa,sG 5sgs>2;
 The news from Canada is, that a. terrible epidemic was raging arSong the 'hardy horses of 4hst country :: Street. cars had o;be stop ped and farmers were unable to hanF their produce to market. F. -&
 l The Naval AcademNnF Annapolis, Md, gives shelter to one "colored cadet" who is "learning the ropes at the country's ex- pense Not long since word got out, in some way, that said colored protege was not treated with the respect due to one of his rank (no ailusion to smelly and station, and immediate ly there went forth walls, from loyal home guard editors, concerning the ill-treatment of the dusky young tar. The matter was inves- tigsted, and, thank old Davy Jones, the . report of the ill-trcatment of Sambo is pro- nounced "no such thing" So the country may now sleep soundly, and the poor, hungry whites of our crowded cities may console themselves with the thought tbat, whether or not the colored race fought no6ly," they are being tended to like sheep by the Coy. ernment hcrders.
 Crowding after this Annapolis businessis the following: .. ...s
 "A feversh state of excitement still exists in Osccola, Arkansas, among the citizens, who arc fleeing with their families in anticipation of apoh. CT attack from the negroes. No further bloodshed Is reported. The whites of the villages are under arms, with the approaches guarded" | No Commissioner here. No efforts on the part of Government to check the black mue- derers nor will an effort be put forth until after the election Meantime, whites-natur- ural born citizens of the country-,nust guard their families from the petted blacks of the cane brakes.
 Snow fell in Central City, Colorado, Sept. 24, and the Register force felt cold.
 The MINER, like all papers, can with pride say that it has achieved distinction in the line of making typographical blunders, but since seeing the following straight-out, unri- vailed effort in recent New Mexico paper, we give up the hat and haul down our sign. Read the following and forgive: -,,>.s l "From actual residence of one year in hese mountains, we know that the country abounds iE fish, deer, mountain sheep and joats, elk, hear 1 mountain lion and small jame. Then tourists, come to Santa Fe for all those sports which made glad the heart the heart of Nimrods and fisher