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The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Yuma County Matters.

MT. C. l.. Minor of the Arizona SaiiaeI, is back at his post. While in San Diego, he had nice time, viewing the attractions oI that seaport MT. C. Killmer, a veteran Cal iiornia editor, Is now part owner and aSsuci ate editor of the SsHtiHti, which paper will soon be enlarged. That it will be improved, , i, reasonable to suppose, when we tnkc into consideration the fact that two editors Mcssrs. Minor and KillmCr-will scissors and sling ink for It. Bv-and by, the MINER hopes to hc able to indulge in the dual uxuIy of two editors.
 Two Mcxicans, charged with the killing of the late N. Mccartney, broke jail, one nigh, recently. and were afterwards rccapturcd. Company D, 18th Infantry, was expecting the job of cscorting party of Railroad sur. vcyors who were about to go through the country between Arizona City and Pima Vii lages, in this Territory.
 An election for city officers passed oif qui etly on the 9th inst, when the following per sons were elected without opposition Mayor. A. J. Finlay; Couucilmcn, Hall Hanlou w. k. Larkin, ]. M. RedOndo, II. Goldberg A sessor Jas, <. Sprnn Marshal, 0. '. Townsend Treasurer, II <. Fitzgerald.
 All good men, the .ScRti,d says.
 The river steamers were active. Capt ( !, S Tnpler, 18th Infantry, and 30 men of th , lst anl 9th Cavalry, 18th and 23d Infantry were to arrive on the steamer Nerberh.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Capital Items.

A recent letter from Tucson informs us that the proprietor of the Citizen newspaper was expecting sufficient encouragement from the Legislature, to enable him to publish the proceedings of both Houses daily. When the Capital was at this place, and the Legis- lature in session, the MINER figured some what extensively as daily paper
 Another letter states that there was cun- siderable squabbing and wire pulling over the loaves and fishes attached 10 the offices of clerks, pages, night-watcbman, etc, of both Houses. and a disposition to leave our county out in the cold was shown. But, these are small matters, beneath the dignity of the great Yayapai tribe, whose home is aloft in the sky of Arizona.
 Still anothe. letter informs us that there was no disposition to touch the capital ques- ton or that of existing county boundaries. All of which we doubt.
 Judge Cartier had arrived, and was as amiable as ever. His old friends were de- lighted at seeing hun.
 4 little bird" tells us that Councilman Bidwell. of Yuma, was far from being satis- tied with our notice of him in the MrSEg Of January I, but Thomas (Mr. Bidwelrs mai den name), must believe us when we remark that we know him to be honest, upright, solid, healthy handsome, and capable, besides, he does not snore while sleeping Ii this does not do, Thomas is at liberty to close us out under "those head" or seek consolation in the Howell Code.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Committees of the House.

Elections-Messrs. Cole, vosburg, Gleason and Briney.
 Ways and Means-Messrs. Brinley, Vos burg, Gleason and Henry.
 Judiciary-Me>srs. Powell, Behan, Allen Brinley and Stonehouse.
 Claims-Messrs. Larkin, Henry and Wick enburg.
 Military and Indian AilIirs-Mcssrs. Hen ry, Smith, Montgomery, Redondo and Davis Roads and Ferrics-Messrs. Sweeney, Lar kin and Wickenburg
 Enrolled and Engrossed Bills Messrs Brinley, Jacobs Vosburg and Behan.
 Printing-Messrs. Behan, Stonehousc and Davis.
 Corporations-Mcssrs Davis, Montgomery and Gleason
 Memorials and Petitions -Messrs. Vosburg Allen and Redondo.
 Mines-Messrs Gleason, Wickenburg, Hen ", Sweeney and Cole.
 Counties-Messrs. Henry, Brinlcy, Larkin and Gleason
 Federal Relations-Messrs Redondo, Smith and Brinley
 Agriculture-Messrs. Smith, Stonehouss and Redondo
 Public Buildings, Grounds and Territorial l.ibrary-Messrs. Davis, l.nrkin and Henry.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Mining Items.

Work will, next week, commence on the Davis mine, IIassayampa district. Recent work on this mine has developed soft, blach; ore, showing sulphurets, and copper stains
 MT. Smith writes us, from his mill, near Wickenburg, that be will soon have every thing prepared for start.
 A party of prospectors got back here re- gently from tour east of the Agua Fria, where they found what they consider pret- ty fair silver ledge
 We give elsewhere, an opinion of Wallapai District, Mohave County, which is quite fattering ,o the District. We have in our possession, piece of the base bullion recent ly taken out of Col, Bakers galmador at Chloride.
 Col. Bigelow of this place informs us that Mir Berry, who was here a short time ago looking at mines, is on his way from San Francisco, in company with a capitalist.
 It is hoped that Mir. Raymond, who wa. expected at Wallapai some time ago, will pay the districts around Prescott n visit.
 MT. o. II. Case, U. s. Deputy Surveyor informs us that several persons and compa nies have taken the intiatory steps to secure Government title to mining ground.
 From the foregoing, we look for an early mining revival.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Arizona Mines.

A citizen of Cerbat, Wallapai Mining Dis trict, Mohavc county, contributes the follow ing to the Espres', of Los Angeles, California
 Allow me to premise, aftcr Lwcnty-thrcc years experience on the Pacific coast, that 1 have never found a chain of mountains as richly endowed with mineral wealth this ai,,fict-cvcfy day new ledgcs arc struck, md the assays arc wonder ful am astonisbcd that your euterprising men do not send few experts into this region, as am fully assured that from your city will evrntu. ally come all onr supplies.
 In Il short letter IL Is impossible to speak of the multitude Of rich mines, hut must say that as a big thing, the Ida mine Is simply tremendous il Is down twenty five or thirty feet, and the assay made by Mir. Plstz. of more than thirty assays uf the ore, averaged over sl, 900 per ton one oi the fortunate owners Of the niue Is l.. X. Johnson. who, believe, has family in Los Angeles. He is A gentleman whose absence greatly miss and whose speedy return will greatly please his numerous friends in Walapai. The same gentle. man also owns largely in the New Era mine. the Eva mine, the Titus mine, and Subtt, all Of them showing great wealth. Our continual cry Is for mills, to work our rich ores; it is at present we have to pay one hundred dollars for the pur pose of working the ore in San Francisco.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Order of Gen. Sherman---Staf
 Appointments.

wAsHINGToN January 3--A general order Just issasd hy ii.u.rsl sherman announce. that Major William D. Mhipple Assistant AJutant General and Major 0. M. Poe u inc United States fngnesrs have been appointed Ailrs sdgcamp the personal stan of the General of the Amy. vice Clunsls r. T. Dent aud Horaes Porter resigned. Colonel q. NJ Poe will remain. now. De irn until relieved u his present duties Colonel Nin n. WhiITls Ia adliibn to his duties a aid. de camp vil perform the dut-s of Adluiant General o the General or the Army. In addition the usual reports and rsiarns the Ahiuani snsra. oc. Washington. the Divi.ioa aud Department commanders will s.nd o-p.s sf their monthly T,r-rts and Colonel Win. h. whrpls for inf of Inc General nhd all ,nd-uee aud rvI-ft. designed foT the of tb- t.rnera will bs drss,- [" Colonel Whippe and all orders made the Army by the General will be mad. by through hin.
 The next good thing is mail service to liar dyvlle and all points between Prescott and that place.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
San Bernardino.

The Guardian of January llth is No. l edition, which goes to show how littlc op- position has helped it. Its principal editorial is in favor of railroad connection with the port of San Diego, as a means of getting rid of surplus produce, not used by the trade of Arizona.
 The citizens were endea, bring to have the telegraph extended 10 their town.
 Two Mexican desperadoes attacked George Lend, on Chino ranch, and came very near killing him. They afterwards visited another ranch. tied ,he Mexican herder, and carried off some plumber. \ Government train of three wagons, with 200 head of horses, escorted by twelve men and two officers, passed Capt. Lanes ranch Con the Mohaye), on the 2d inst, en route for Arizona.
 Capt. Lane had found ledge, which gave big assays of gold, silver and copper. Maraino Ortego, of Agua Mansa, is los years old.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Death of Napoleon.

Napoleon Bonaparte, ez-Emperor of the French, died at Chiselhurst, England, on the sth inst. He was Napoleon III, and last, We believe.
 In glancing backwards over his life, the intelligent reader cannot fail to to be remind ed of the similarity of many events therein to those of his uncle, the great Napoleon, who was born years ago, at Ajaccio, Corsica, rose, step by step, to be the greatest military hero and civil ruler of later centuries then, descending swiftly into prison and the grave.
 The lately deceased Napoleon was treated to prison life at an early age. He "roughed it for many years but Fate and a coup d'etai placed him at the head of the French Nation, where, for a long time, he poised himself with the victories wen by his troops and the lay- ish expenditure of taxes paid by his people. But Sedan--his WaterlOo-Came, and be sought the protection of England-the same England that imprisoned his great Uncle. But he is gone "where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest"
 His wife, Eugenie, has assumed the Regen' cy, and intends to keep it until her son becomes of age She Is said to be pretty good woman, and tue MINER wishes her no more harm than that she may have to keep said Regency long time. France wants no more Napoleons, no more Bourbons, or Or. leans princes 10 rule over her. t..t
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Meat for the Troops.

Agreeable to custom, we give, below, the bids of the several bidders, for furnishing troops in this Territory with fresh meat, for the next year. It will be seen that thero were plenty of bidders, and, of course, q healthy rivalry.
 We cannot but look upon the figures as low, for this section of country.
 Here it is believed that Mr. Hooker, who has heretofore filled several contracts of this kind, very satisfactorily, will be awarded the contract. Here are the bids, with name of bidders, as furnished us from the office of Major A. W. Evans, A. c. S.:
 Fort Yuma Dcpot-J. M. Rcdondo, beet on block D, mutton on block l5; beef on hoof {, mutton on houi 10.
 Camp Lowell, Tucson Depot-L. Carilo, beef on block II, mutton on block Is. r. Marsh, beef on block z g9, mutton on block l5. II. c. Hooker. beef II, mutton II. Camp. Apache, Bowie, Beale Spring, Date Creek, Mt. Graham, Verde, Ilualpai, McDoweIl, Curtis, beef "u block l3 s7, on hoof, gross 647, nett l3 s7, and l2s5 ID i'll the contraet--s. r. Carpenter, beef, nett. | l3 25, gross G TO- All posts south Of the Giia-F Marsh, beef on | Date Greek. Verde, Huapal and whipple-J. Johnson, beef or mutton on block n g, op ! hooi To-
 | ywhere-Chns Goldman, beef on hoof l4 . | Il. Richards 75. II C. Hooker, 10 and l.2 Fort Whippl--J. Johnson, beef or mutton orr block l3 jU, on hoof9. II. C. Hooker, beef vr mutton on block l2 l-2. Every wherc-ll. Richards mutton on hoof 25. Il. (. Hooker, Q, beef or mutton on block lg C. C. Bean, beef, gross B. net; 9 s3; mutton, gross
 :, nett l3 S3.
 Apache, Mcdowell and Mt. Grahnm-H C. Huoker, beef or mutton on block l5 1 Lowed, Tucson Dcpot-F. March, choice cute
 for officers Of beef, veal, mutton or pork l5. Date Creek, liunpai, Verde and whippls--J.
 Johnson, choice cuts for officers of beet or nut. ton, i5
 Whppe-J. Johnson, choice cuts for oiiicers Of beef Ur mutton I4.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
THE LATEST NEWS.

rumor comes from Utah to the effect that Judge McKcan Is to bc Governor of Arizona and thu, Judge John Titus of Arizona, Is to take Me. kean's place on the bench oi Utah.
 A New Haven (CounccticuD despatch of the l2ih inst says Mr.. Lydia sherman lEs been con. victcd ui manslaughtrr, for poisoning her hu-. band. She was sentenced on Saturday to con nnemcnt in the State prison for lie. The details of her confession till ten columns. She acknowledges that she murdered eight per. sons and that two others lost their lives indirectly through her crine
 WAsHISGToS, Jaunary i2.-The Texas From. tier Commission will leave for the frontier in n few days. The President has caused such lusrruc. ! lions to be issued will render the Commission most efficient. Cavalry will be stationed at scv- cral exposed points to guard against Mexican | raids.
 NEW ORLEANS, January l3 The inauguration of the two Governors, McEuery and Kellogg passed of quietly yesterday. ST. Lotus, January l3.-Thc Democratic cnucu. oi Jefferson Cny, yesterday nominated l.. Y Bogy of St. Loui-, for |. $. Senator, by G4 vote, against Y for Blair.
 CmCAGo, January l3-Furihcr report. iron the great storm in Minnesota show it to have tcri the most disastrous in the history oi the State In Northern and Western Iowa the storm wa hardly less disastrous. Snow drils on the rail roads are immense
 At Sioux City, buildings are damaged to the ex tent of several thousand dollars. 9 NEW YonK, January l3-A bill of exception . in the Stokes ease was presented to day It con tainS eight distinct points.
 Twccds trial has commenced.
 WAsHINGToN, January i2.-Privatc advice. frcn
 Mexico say that General Coriiul Is nakin, stronger efforts than ever 10 raise an army. H.
 will issue n propTuciaiueD,o on The 18th of Marrl taking possession of the Mexican frontier ndc . pendent Of the Mexican Government LONDON, Jan. l3.--Dispatchcs from Boinha, say that report has reached that city Of terrible earthquake that occurred at SOongahuc towi of India, lll miles north of Bombay Fiftcei hundred people said 10 have been killed h the town alone Nothing was heard from the sur rounding conntry, hut it was feared that ther, was much additional loss of.lifc.
 The impression Is gaining ground that the lat. ex. Emperor Louis Napoleon died frQJn the cticct oi chloroform administered to assua-c his pain. The Court of Austria will wear mouruiu. fol ten days out of respect to the deceased exEm pcror.
 The MINER Is indebted te the Los Angeles Ek press and San Diego rnion for the foregoing tele graphic news.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Letter from Tucson.
TucsON, \. r, January

TucsoN, A. T., January II, 1875
 FRIEND MARION There has been but it- tie done, as yet, in the Legislature. Yester- day the House went into Committee of the Whole to consider the Governors Message The various subjects were referred to com nittces
 MT Rowell of Yuma, introduced bill to legalze certain acts of C. Baker, as Super. visor of Yuma county. It was retered 10 a Committee of the Yuma delegation.
 Mr. Jacobs of Pima, offered resolution that the Secretary be instructed to procure for the use of the House, five copies of each of the following newspapers for each mem Der: The ARIZONA MINER, Tucson Cai.eh and Arizona City .Sentinei.
 Yesterday there was a bill of divorce in. troduced in the Council, by Stevens of Pima It was referred to the Judiciary Committee who are busy taking evidence. expect the bill will come before the House to-day It is divorce asked by our excellent Governor from his not very excellent wife, judging from the evidence She, on her part, ha, commenced suit for a divorce in San Diego county, California, and calls for property alimony and what not, besides charging hin with some hard things, which the Governor says he can disprove.
 Well, although would rather fight on th, side of the fair ard tender sex, in this case can certainly sympathize with His Excel lency, who, it seems, prefers to return to hi old camp life, flip his iapjscks and snooze il his saddle blanket, rather than put up witt the Inconvenience of curtain lectures and tn, chsnces of those little slips of that uncer tain and affinity hunting female.
 forgot to mention in my last that th Rev. q. A. Reeder, but recently from Pres cott, and now Chaplain of the Council, is get ting up quite revival here on the Lord side. He holds service every Sabbath porn ing and evening, in the Court house. He ba made arrangements for Sunday School. Hi sermons are interesting and to the point The singing, by the choir, is good but th organ and it's accompaniment. better. ..... .... FRED. IIENRYs
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Bad Business.

Considerable ado has beer made over a re- cent occuirerce at Cerhai, Mobave county As we are informed white man. while un. der the influence of liquor, shot and killed a Waiiapai Indian and wounded another. Re- port says the white man suspected the lndi- ans of having stolen some property from him, and blazed away. with the above results, For this he was arrested by Sheriff Welbourn, but, it is now said that he is at liberty. Up. on learning the facts, the Wallapais on the Beale Spring reserve waxed wroth, and the father of the dead Indian vowed to avengC his sons death, by killing one or more white men. Indeed the whole tribe became enraged and the chiefs told Captain Byrnes that it wa' quite uncertain whether or not they would he able Co keep their men from making wal upon all whites.
 Fearing general outbreak, Captain Byrn' sent an officer and some men 10 arrest tho man, but, as the officer found him in custody of the Sheriff, he returned to the post.
 Gen. Crook and Dr. Bendell, Supcrinten dent of Indian affairs, have buen written tt on the subject, and no stone will be left un turned to punish the rash person who. as tho story goes, so wilfully made war upou peac able Indians.
 This is one side of the case, and perhaps the correct one, but. we await news from the citizens, before condemning the man. Then, should 1t turn out that he wilfully shot and killed a friendly Indian and wounded another the MINER will demand that full justice be meted out to him, and the clamors of the Indians satisfied, to the end that they may be prevented from repeating former murders and robberies.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Some Corrections.
TuCsoN, ARIZONA. January II, IS


 To the Editor cf the Arizona Miner: In the MINER of January I, 1873, notice in your Territorial Statistics in speaking oi the U. s. Marshal, NJ. B. Dufed, that you state his salary at $500, and that he was re- lieved by Edward Phelps, in 1866, which I will ask you to correct. My salary was only the pitiiul sum of S20O and l resigned or the 25th of November, 1865. My resigna tion was received at the Attorney Generals office, Washington, on the 10th of January 1866, was accepted and took effect on the first day of April, l-66, and Edward Phelps was appointed in May following.
 M. E. DUrTIELD. You soc, Major, we had to get up our sta tistics in hurry, and not having proper dat' to quote from, were obliged to "gucss" at some points.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
About Mail Routes.

Mir. Mccormick assures us that Mir Shelby, the contractor for carrying the mail from New Mexico to Prescott, thinks, seriously, of starting work in the Spring.
 Messrs. White < Webster, contractors for carrying mail over the Prescott and Hardy vile route expect 10 commence operations in about 20 days. They have gone below to make arrangements for stocking the road, &c. They are energetic young men, and will run buck boards, if possible.
 Service upon this route will be of untold benefit 10 All of Northern Arizona. It will enable the TOO or 800 white miners, traders, &c., of Wallapai district to hereafter dis pense with paying 25 cents for every letter. and 10 cents for every paper received by them.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
Letters from Gov. Mccormick.
The Prescott and Hardyville Mail Route Gen Towards Report Dr Bendsll, Sc.

The following letters from our Delegate ir Congress, should have appeared in the MINER of last week. They need no explanation:
 WAsniseros. D. C., December 10, 1872 DEAR Sin The Postniaster. General has finally ordered service upon the new mail route fTOiI Prescott 10 Hardyyilir. He has awarded ihc con tract 10 Webster S White, Of Prescott, the low est bidders, and directed them to begin to carry the mails by January 20th ensuing.
 The ronte will be rid Chloride, Cerbat, and Mineral Park, and have had post-oilices cstab. lished at the last named places and will have one at the first named 1T desired.
 The route also includes Williamson Valley. where q r. 0. was established some time since The mail Is to leave Prescott each Saturday al s \. N. and reach llardyville on the following Mon day at the same hour Returning, u Is to IeAv. llardyville each Tuesday al A. M. and reach Prescott the following Thursday nt the same hour. l congratulate thc people of Yavapai and Mo have counties, that, alter much delay. tfor which have been in no way rerponsiblc,) they arc to enjoy the advantages of this mail service, SO long asked for and needed, Very respectfully,
 R C. McCoKMICK. J. II. MARION, Esq., Editor MINER.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., December 2. 1872 DEAR SIR - have obtained for your an ad- yanccd copy of General Towards report.
 In reference to the recommendations Of the General will briefly state that Gin accordance with his own suggestion, made some months ago. Superintendent BeDdell VIII probably, ny the +th of March ensuing, be appointed To d Consulate in Germany. Ills successor in Arizona will doubt less be selected through the Dutch Reformed Church, of New York, under whose auspiscs the Indian Agents for the Territory are chosen. lt Is 10 bc hoped be will be as "honCst, active and teinatc," General Howard admits that Dr. Bendc has bcun.
 General Sherman has strongly advised the See. rctary of War against taking Camps Apache and Bowie from the Department of Arizona, saying they properly belong to General Crooks com. mand, and to take them from him might bc 10 give the very lndiins he is endeavorug to snbduc places of ready refuge from his troops.
 The change is not likely to be made, nor is 1t likely that any serious interruption of General Crooks plans will be permitted.
 The language of Generals schoheld and Sher- man, in endorsement of the Telegraph project, shows that they now fully appreciate tho Apache question.
 am vigorously urging the appropriation for telegraph and have hopes of success.
 Yours truly, K. c. MCCORMICK. II. MARION, Esq.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
From Tucson.

Last mail brought no papers. From pri- vate letters, we learn that IA divorce was granted Gov. Stafford, by both Houses, with but one dissenting vote--that of Representa- tive Redondo. who being Catholic, could not conscientiously give his vote in favor of separation.
 Mrs. Salford had already sued fora divorce, in a California court. We congratulate our Governor upon the good showing he has made in this-to him--yery unpleasant affair.
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
For ex-Volunteers.

The Chronicle, of Vallejo, California, gives the following information for such volunteer soldiers as were discharged in New Mexico and Arizona.
 "C. W Morungi0n who enlisted 10 the California Vol. untsers ln San Francisco 10 1861 hOnorably dsohAx al Iuoson, Arizona He recently made application 0 lhs faynasier General At Washington. to disceyer he was entitled 10 travel pay from the place o hs dchags Co the place oi his euistnent The Paymas.er replied inform. pfoper andayis etc. has t.su fWSJdsd the smoani of n0ney due sit0"
The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-01-25
True as Gospel.

MT, Delano, Secretary of the Interior, had a clear appreciation of the "untutored" sav- age when he hit him and the religious frauds of the East, this stunning literary blow:
 There is but little In the past to encourage the belief that the adult Indian si today be very thoroughly civilized. We can hope for little more than to hold him in restraint couhne him to smaller reservations, and induce him to remain at peace, while we devote the energies of the De- partment to the Improvement of the rising gen. eratlOn.
 Now, If the bishops of the great churches would keep their preachers at work among the whites oi the States, who have not em- braced the Gospel, their labors might be of some service. No use in their coming here 10 fool their time away with savages who would only make sport of their carryings-on.