The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-03-02
News Items.

| The California Legislature was about to pass law for the protection of game and fish.
 .stronc north wind from the South" is the way San Francisco daily mixed things re- gently.
 The California Legislature has had before it bill to take away power from the Irus- tees of mining corporations, and thereby rive all stook-owners a chance. The object of this bill is decidedly beneficial. Under it majority of the shareholders may call meeting at any time, and two-thirds ot the stock can oust the Trustees Then, one third of the share holders may, at any time, compel the Trustees to render statements and exhibit the books which provisions would effectually block the game of "f freeze out" which has robbed so many halfway indigent shareholders within the past few years.
 S. Lazard < Co, of Los Angeles, advertise more extensively than any other business ! firm in Southern California.
 The Bullion product of the Pacific States and Territories in 1871, is set down at $50, 1 100000, of wEich Arizona furnished at least Sl,0OO,0O0.
 Governor Bradley, Democrat, of Nevada, made ten strike recently, at Virginia City, by helping colored woman out of the stage, at a time when her husbands arms were fill ed with "the baby," and, when neither white nor black spectator--save His Excel lency--otfercd to assist the woman off, In relating the story, the Enterprise says: Two or three colored men who were lonng- ing against an awning post at little distance had been closely observing the little scene, and when the Governor had performed the bit Of civility, one of them nudged his neigh bOr and said: "Did you sec dat dar. Gully 2 tell you dar's no use O ta!kin' blood will tell,"
 We see by the San Diego Union ofa recent date, that Frank M. Larkin, late of Sweet Water station in this Territory, had reached San Diego, on his way back to Arizona, to trade with the Pima and Maricopa Indians
 The Santa Fe Nc,c Jierican of February l, says the Legislature adjourned sine die on that day.
 The Sacramento (Cal.) Record says that Paymaster- General Ihrie has beeen transfer red from the Department of the Columbia, and in March or April will go to Arizona to pay off troops.
 The California State Legislature, on the l4th ult., repealed the Litigant Bill, and all classes and conditions of Californians rejoice thereat.
 A table compiled under the supervision of General Harrington, of the Census Bureau, shows that the farm products of the United States amounted, in 1870, to the value Of $2, ,445 100000. Of the nine Western Terri tories, (excluding the District of Columbiaj, Arizona stands third in productiveness- being in advance of Dakota, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
 It is understood that Mrs. Fair, the San Francisco murdercss, twill have her thew trial " in Sonoma county, on change of venue
 The San Diego Duly Uniea says that it publishes "more news and pays more money for it, than any newspaper in the State, save those printed at San Francisco and Sacra- mento"
 New York dispatch of the 18th reports the destruction, by fire, on the night of the l4th. of the book bindery and composing rooms of the Methodist Book Concern, to- gether with Sulmans extensive library.
 The officers of the Union Pacific railroad publish statement of the condition of the blockade. Seven Western-bOund and two Eastern-bound passenger trains are in the blockade one thousand freight cars loaded are in the same condition.
 The Las Cruces Borde,sr reports the trans portation of machinery to the Silver City mining camp, for the reduction of ores. The snow, at Silver city, had fallen to the depth | of inches and the weather continued cold.
 The Chicago Iribune's Washington cores pondent says that Mir. Chaffee, Delegate from proposes to introduce bill which shall consolidate our western Territories, throw Utah into Nevada, and thus neutral zing polygamy, and giving legitimacy to the latter rotten borough uniting Colorado with Wyoming, Montana with Dakota, Idaho with " arlington, and Arizona with New Mexico.
 The Boston Post quotes Arizona diamonds at 50 cents bushel--a handsome percentage above the standard of Boston "Tracts," in our western markets.
 Denver, Colorado, has its street railway in operation.
 Three companies of the 23d infantry under of Lieut.. G. K. Brady arrived at Angel Island about the Sd, and were to have embarked on the steamer Nenbe,a. for Arizona, about the 18th. Two more comma nies under command of Major \. c. yallas. were expected at the island.
 A Washington dispatch says that Ex- Ion