Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-20
From Mondays Daily.l Military Retrenchment.


 The following "General Order" dated Headquarters Department of Arizona, Pres colt, February II, 1874, will convince our readers of the tightness of times in the War Department:
 The following reductions will be made in the civilian empIoyes of the Quartcrlnaster's Depart. ment, February 2sth instant. All civilian employees at Tucson Depot will be discharged, February 2oth, 1874. Total, l2 cp,. ployes.
 All the buildings now occupied by the govern. meht in the Town Of Tucson, except one for the Paymasters office and quarters, will be vacated and transferred to the ovners February 18th, 1874
 All the government property now at Tucson Depot to bc transferred to Camp Lowell, during | this month (Fe6ruary and the depot completely abandoned on February 2sth, or soUner II prac. | tcablc
 1 At Yuma Depot the following person. will pc discharged February 2sth
 l storckecper, Blacksmith, 1 assistant black. | smith, 1 carpenter, two whoelwright to be al. iowedj 3 tcanS,crs, and f laborers. Total to be discharged. II employees. TLe additional required | tczimsters will be furnished by the commanding officer of Fort Yuma, Cal, by extra duty men. The commanding officer of Fort Yuma, Cal, will each day send to report to the depot quarter master or depot coinnissary, such working par. | der charge of guard, or from the command, under proper non-commissioned officers to super. intend their labor.
 Al Whipple Depot the following persons will | be discharged, February 2sth, 1874: | 2clerks, blacksmith, helper, l wheelwright, teamsters and two labOrers. Total, l2 em. ployes.
 The additional teamsters and Iaberers required to be detailed men from Fort Whipple, A. T. At Camp Nojayc, A. T., all civilian employes l ha cad -t.H wright and l wagonmaster. Total to be dis l charged, employees.
 AT civilian employees at the following named posts, will be discharged Fort Whipplc, Fort Yuma and Camp Mcdowell.
 Al Camp Grant the following persons will be discharged:
 | l blacksmith, l superintendent of transports ton at Log Camp, guide and interpreter anC 3 packers Total, 6 employees. At Camp Apache, the following persons will b' discharged
 1 carpenter, lone wheeIwright being allowedl The strictest economy in the Quartermastcr's De pertinent Is enjoined upon all and DO disburse ments will be made except for the most prcssin; authorized warts.
 Application for all expenditures of funds oi purchases of material must be made to thes' Headquarters. Monthly estimate Of Funds (ii duplicate) will be forwarded to the office of tn, Chief Quaftermaster Of the Department, month in advance Of the month In which the lands wil be required Tor disbursement I The estimates will oc endorsed with th, amounts and places Of deposit. where the fund are required. All Returns, Abstracts Reports etc, required to be furnished the office of tn Chief Quartermaster, Military Division of th Pacific, from Post and Depot Quartermasters Il tbis Department will be transmitted through tn office Of the Chief Quartermaster of the Depart ment, in order that the necessary copies nay b made for file in his office.
 Il This stroke of reduction will be felt heaviest, in Tucson. The abandonment o the depot there will cause loss to the tow of about Sl0,0O0 per month, in rent, wages, etc.
 We hope that the men whom these order
 will turn out of employment will remain i the Territory and try their luck at some thing else.
 The services of all are and will be needle
 by Government, but, in face of the dems
 gogues' raid on the Army, soldiers will hay
 to do the work, and thus the efficiency of ou
 little Army is now, more than ever befor,
 liable to be impaired, by the actions of Cor gressmen who, to say the least, are no better
 no honester, than they ought to be. Let us hope that our commander will b
 able to fight hostile Indians; take care (
 good ones, and do ali other duty, without tn services of the soon to be discharged mechar ics, who ought to have been favortes a
 Washington, when Congress would be sur to provide means for their pay and employ
 ment.