The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-08-17
THE VERY LATEST.


 The latest news brought by the mail which arrived here on last Tuesday morning gave us to understand tkst the Conservatives had carried North Carolina, by majority of from coco to 10000; judge then, of our surprise, when, on opening the Los Angeles Daily Express. of August 8, which came in last Friday mornings mail, we learned that Cald- we'll (Radical) had 1000 majority for Gov ernor, and that the National Republican Committee had just commenced firing 100 guns in honor of the victory.
 Now. as the Express of the Sth, contained the latest telegraphic news yet received at this office, we will have to leave North Caro- lima in possession of the Radicals until after the next mail, and perhaps, for much long CT period.
 Of one thing we are satisfied, that is, that parties were pretty evenly divided.
 It was reported that the managers of the Lou isylle (Democratic) Convention had deter mined upon nominating Senator Sumner for the Presidency.
 The Democratic and Liberal State central committees of California, have placed in the field the following electoral ticket: Jo. Hamilton, of Placer; J. Campbell Shorb, Peter Donabue, Frank Pixley, of San Fran cisco; and F. H. Rosenbaum, of San Fran cisco, and John Yule of Placer, for the State at large.
 Claus. Spreckles, of San Francisco; J. E Hale, of Placer; Jesse c. Goodwin, of Yuha :; and Dr. T. H. Rose, of Los Angeles, are the Republican Electors for the State of Califor- na J. B. Felton, and General John F. Mil Ter, electors at large.
 Harrisburg, Pa, was visited by tornado on the night of the 9th inst. Many build were injured and hundreds of trees blown down.
 At Quebec, Canada, August 6, (elecion day), a fight took place between the Can chon followers and the Ross men. Several lives were lost and many persons wounded.
 Chiffon R. Winslow, son of Admiral Wins SOW, committed suicide at the Occidental Hotel, in San Francisco, on the 7th inst.
 Greenbacks were s614@S715, in San Fran cisco on the 8th.
 MT. Jennings, one of the editors of the New York Times, has been indicted for a li- bel on General Fitzpatrick.
 Mir. A. NJ. George, aged 103 years, and a resident of Chicago, shielded, August T.
 General John A. Dix, in a letter declining to attend Greeley meeting, gives reasons for his opposition in the strongest possible language.
 A fire in Minneapolis, Minn., August 6, de- stroyed $50,0O0 worth of property.
 McGinnis, Democrat, is elected Delegate to Congress from Montana.
 Col. Mosby, at political meeting in Sa- lem, Va., August 3, made remark which offended Dr. Whittier, who challenged Mos by, It was reported that they would go to Bladensburg and fight.
 Wm. Lloyd Garrison, in letter to Sum- ner, says he proposes to advise his colored vote solid for Grant.
 Geo. Q. Cannon, the Mormon candidate, has been elected to represent Utah in Con gress. The Liberal Press assert that Brig ham Young and other Mormon leaders insti- gated the attempt to break up Liberal Re- publican Gentile meeting, which was held a few days previous to the election.
 The Frontier Expectations Committee con- vened at Brownsville, Texas, an the 30th ult. The evidence, so far, shows great laxity or complicity on the part of Mexican officials. LONDON, August 7.-During a severe eff n,, NIopJ,v S;y tiSb,pu ypScolS baloOu- ing to Berwick were capsized, and all on hnard riShnl