The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-03-01
Tho Latest News.

The Mormon authorities have 'Nle,ailed" many p.r5n. 10 settlc iu Arizona.
 The Suniry Civil Appropriation Bill con tains the following item, for land surveys in Afj/rus ,nl New Mexico. For expense, of offices o' Surveyors General m Arizona, s. JoJ; New Mexico. ~2,lcO. For surveying lands in Arizona, S2OOUD; in New Mexico, $jp.Onp. in New Mexico, between the npfth- wc,, crrucr uf TcNas and the 9th parallel of north latitude, l.iOO
 Next Presidential inauguration day is de- c'arel legal holiday.
 New Orleans Feb. lj.-Thc steamer Jones, from Houston to Galveston, with ijO bales of cotton, was burned yesterday. Twenty one persons, including the Captain pcrished.
 Persons are cautioned against negotiating cheeks drawn by United States disbursing of. iicer- in Arizona on San Francisco. num- bcr oi forccries have been discovered. S says a san Francisco dispatch.
 Tie Goat Island bill is on tbe L. $. Senate caleull.
 President Grant is going South on thar mouilug' trip. May succc-s attend him. h the Senate, Nye, from the Committee on Territories, reported fayoraby the bill au- thor.ziug the Territories ,o select and sell two sections of land in each township for school purposes.
 ! In the House, Armstrong introduced bill to enable the Territories to elect their Gov eruprs and other Territorial officers : The bill to encourage and promote tele- graphic communication between America and
 Asia passed. It provides that the company shall begin to lay the Pacific cable within two years.
 The President has signed the Indian Ap- propriatiOn bill
 l Friends of the Postal Telegraph seem to 1 be thoroughly in earnest, though there is very little expectation Of accomplishing any thin. at thi- session of Congress l Madrid, February 1G.-A special telegram ! from the authorities in Cuba has been receiv- ed, giving their adhesion to the Republic. | Minister Slcklcs has called upon President : Fcgueroa, and formerly recognized the Span ish Republic.
 Yreka, February 17.-The Peace Commis- sion to the MOdoc Indians has arrived from " ashirgtoii. 4 scouting party of Motlocs on Friday burned the house of Dennis Crow. ley. The troops pursued the Indians but made no captures.
 Pittsburg, February l7.-A food on the M1nongahcia this morning swept away thirty coal bargcs. A number of persons were on board of each. lt is as yet impossible to state the number of lives lost and the amount of property destroyed.
 Major Max Strobc died at Anaheim, Cali turnil, a short time ago.
 The incorporate army officer bill has been reported in the House
 l. was believed that Congressman Brooks and 0. Ames, Credit Mobiler fellows, would be expelled from the House.
 The latest railroad news is that work on the S. P. bas commenced at Los Angeles.
 Stockwell, President of the 4. * F., says he will devote his time money and attention to pushing the great work through to the | Pacific.
 Route of the Texas and Pacific will soon | be located between this Territory and San | Diego, Cal.
 In the Senate the Committee on Pacific | Railroads reported, with amendments, a bill | authorizing the Texas Pacific Company to build or lease branch lines; and authorizes | one branch north and one branch south in the | Territories of New Mexico and Arizona
 Recently man named Bolklcy murdered another man named Peck, on the road from California to Mohave county, Arizona. The murderer has been arrested.