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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05
Territorial Dispatches.
MA

Yuma, June 4.-Weather warm and the Colorado river still rising.
 The steamer Montana arrived at point Isa- bel on the 3lst ult., and left for San Fran cisco on the 2d inst.
 Steamer from the mouth of the river has not vet arrived
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

EDITOR MINER:-The tariff on telegrams from all points in the Territory to any part of the Eastern States has been permanently adjusted between the w. U. and U. s. mili- tary lines, at the following rates. For 10 words $9.50, for each additional word, 25 cents, in currency.
 On Pacific coast business the rates will re main the same as heretofore, except that all rates will be in currency.
 JNo. W. SrRAUCHoN.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Our Mohave county letter contains many truths concerning the progress now being made in that rich mineral and grazing DOT tion of our Territory. "Karnak" is good writer, whose favOrs we and our readers ap- preciate. Please keep on writing, Mir K.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Bishop Whitaker and c. W. Beach arrived here yesterday afternoon, in MT Beach's buggy. The Bishop is very highly spoken of by the press of Southern Arizona, California and Nevada.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

T. NJ. Alexander, deputy marshal and col lector of the village of Prescott, informs us that he has collected all but about $50 of the taxes assessed for village purposes This speaks well for the facility with which our people give up money.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

GEN HowARD.-From the following, which we copy from the Los Angeles Star, it ap- pears that Howard has made it all right with that court of inquiry;
 It seems that Gen Howard was not acquitted unanimousy-in fact there was but one majority in his favor. The vote the finding of the Court of Inquiry as follows: In the atfirma- tive, Generals Sherman, Meigs, Reynolds and Miles; negative, Generals Mcdowell and Pope and Colonel Getty It will be seen from this that General Howard was acquitted by but one majority, and it is stated that this will have great weight with the Judge Advocate General in his revision of the proceedings and findings of the court. Whether he will reverse the action of the Court of Inquiry is a matter of great speculation among officers of the army, but the general i'm pression is that he will approve it, and it will be approved by the President.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05
INDIAN WELLS

Indian Wells, Cal.-Hon Coles Bashford, of Tucson, passed through here last night on the stage en route to San Diego where he goes to meet his family. He will make a tour though lower California and then pro- ceed to San Francisco. He expects to re- turn to Tucson sometime during October.
 The new mail contractors who are to car " the mails from New Mexico, and who late ly bought out Capron's and Moore's stage lines, have created a very favorable impress sion among the people of Arizona and lower California. They will put on a new line of Concord coaches and have invested heavily in the purchase of stock, etc, in San Diego county and elsewhere.
 Mr c. o. McGrew, formerly telegraph op- orator at this station, left for his home yesterday.
 The weather of the Colorado Desert has been the coolest known for years, at this sea son of the year.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Extract from the meteorological register for May, at Camp Mcdowell, 4. T.
 Monthly mean of dry bulb, 1889. Monthly mean of wet bulb, 5969. Highest point of ther- mometcr, 107, at ? p. m. Lowest, 5, at ? p. m. Number of days rain, 3; quantity of rain, O.S inches.
 By halfhourly observations from ? p. m. to 5S0 ?. m., it has been ascertained that the warm est part of the day is about p. m.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Weather reports received at Prescott at g a m Jun, 5. 1874:
 Prescott-Clear; thermometer6I. WickenbUg.-Clear thermometer e4. Phoenix--Clear; thermometer Sl Maricopa--Clear; thermometer S5. Sanwix.-Clear thermometer 90. Indian Wells Cal-Clear; thermometer 90 San Diego, Cal-Cloudy; thermometer 6s.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

One of c. W. Beach's freight trains ar rived here this morning, with mining ma chinery for A. O. Moves, and freight of diff ferent kinds for other gentlemen. The train came from Wickenburg.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

The village council threaten to meet soon, and see what can be done towards fixing streets, etc. We learn that it is in contem- plation to grade and straghten the west end of Gurley street.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Mir A. E. Davis of Mohave county, came to Prescott by last mail wagon, and will re- main here during court time.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

J. W. Dunbar, former employe in the San Francisco Mint, was recently murdered in Mazatlan, Mexico, to which place he went from this Territory.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Phenixites feel certain that times will soon be good in Salt River Valley. He bases his hopes upon the fact that W. B. Hellings < Co.,, will have money to pay for wheat, &c.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Mir Ellison, who was the first telegraph operator at Fort Whipple, is now at Indian Wells, California.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Bishop O. W. Whitaker will hold religious ser vices Sunday morning at a. m., in the Chapel at Fort Whipple, and at halfpast seven in the even- ing in the Courthouse, Prescott
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Messrs Breon Spear, who have store at Camp Mohave and one at Mineral Park, Mo have county, have new advertisement in to-day's MINER, to which we direct atten- tion.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05
wICKENBURG.

Wickenburg, June 3.-As yet, the Cali fornia stage has not arrived. The superin- tendent of the line thinks it is detained by high water in the Colorado.
 The blackboard from Phoenix arrived last evening, with two passengers - Bishop Whitaker and Charlie Beach. The former leaves for Prescott to-day.
 Water is fast raising in the Colorado.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

We learn that MT Caldwell Wright is a candidate for recorder of Mohave county Cal. is popular, well qualified, etc, etc.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

We have a letter from our delegate in Con gress and communication to the War De- partment, on treatment of Indians, by Gen Crook, which we will print as soon as pos sihln
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

NIT Frank Murray arrived from Verde, yes terday.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Messrs Johnson S Borger havn't got all the Morals of Salt River Valley, if they have secured the two largest ones.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

There is not town, village, military post, farming or mining settlement n Arizona in which the MINER does not circulate and copies of it sent to every State and Territory of the UuOni which, coupled with its age and standing, make it very desirable advertising medium.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

Charles Warren Stoddard, writing from Rome, gives an idea of the extent of the Vatican as follows:
 Well, just fancy a building eleven hundred and fifty-one feet in length, seven hundred and sixty seven feet in breadth with eight grand staircases (and lots of little ones), twenty courts, and eleven thousand chambers of different sizes. suppose no one man has ever seen the whole mum Der of these chambers life is too short and shoe.leather too dear to think of it!
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

The telegraph tells us that Mir John Was son has been re-nominated, by the President, as Surveyor-General of Arizona.
 Also, that the Senate has added S200, ,000 to the amount asked for maintaining Apaches in Arizona
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

A family and several single arrived yester- day, in two wagons from Kansas.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

The San Diego "Benders" have not been discovered.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05
THE LATEST.
TELEGRAPHIC. MORE MINING LEGISLATION.

TINE FOR WORK ON CLANS ATTENDED TO
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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05
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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-06-05

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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26
EFFECTS OF T!.E BylIGC.

In our local columns Will be found
additional details OF the terrible dis
a>ter of Friday. As the exri.emen:
subsidies 4 clearer view OF the awful
situation IS obtainable. 1t will be Oh
served that NJ statement Of losses i'll
yesterdays i>>ue Mas rather under
than overessimated. Indeed it i now
confidently believed by well informed
persons that the total loss will not fall
far short Ct 500. aoo. These figures are
appalling. more particularly when it is
remembered that the greater part Of
the territory swept hy the mighty
flood was the size Of private residences.
Probably not less than 90 men. NO.
men and children We're rendered dt>-
titutc and homeless. 80 fur. no eases
of actual suffering have come To or
knowledge. al having been provided
for, in one Wy AMI aaether,N..A cou-
mendable p~romptno>s. Many people.
however. including women. AMI li.,,e
children, are LEFT penuiie>> and without
means Of support. Il VIII no, only be
necessary 10 provide infnc-.ia relief
for these. hui their eoIdt.on j. >uch Is
10 demand the fostering care # their
more fortunate ~nei-ahor> for some
time 10 come. TIE e~:s5zeu>' meeting
yesterday toek steps looking 20 ths
end, ana from the known generosity
fg "
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

We are still without. dispatches, save
alone the report Of the Transactions Il
the san Francisco Stock Beael. Nh.
Spinner has promised fall dispatches
in time for the mex; issue Of the SEN
incl. Il >eem~ tho line Wa. more
damaged than at first supposed.
About two miles OF Wire are entirely
missing, having been carried away by
the rubbish and lumber swept down
by the terrible flood. Friday night
the operator made a connection about
aQuarter OF a mile from the >ix-Nli,a-
House AMI remained on duty all night
with nothing but a blanket To shield
him from the storm. Yesterday Wirc
was put in place froA tie nearest
point to the Six-Nle House and tie
battery is now bein. operated III doors.
During all o. Fr4llv n-A., ye>.cr-
day and last night, the line was
wholly occupied in the Transmission
OF private messages. Hundred, Of dis
patches We're sent and received, the
great bulk of them, OF course, relating
to our recent disaster. The necessary
wire is expected 70 arrive from Ham
ilton by to-day's stage, AMI il i hoped
that the repairs viii be completed lv
noon Tomorrow.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26
rHE LATE SUICIDE IN AUSTIN.

We copy from the Rcre.lie of the sd
the following concerning the late sui
eide in Austin, Geographic mention Of
which appeared in the SENTINEL some
days ago:
At an early hour this morning John
e. Pelticr. an old resident OF this city.
committed suicide by shooting him
self through the head. IL his residence
on Main street. Rear Pluc. Justice
Logan. acting Coroner, being appraised
OF the death ui reiicr. ~ilupaucled u
jury and proceeded II hold an inquest.
of which the following i a report:
Mrs. fafrone. being duly sworn. de-
posed and sad: u have been L.
quaiuied with the deceased since l>55.
His a-e Is II wears; WAS Il native oI
France; his name i John {. P,l;iur."
john q. >mi h. being duly sworn.
deHoSCd ard sad: "N> | cauIc into
the kitchen, a tcN u.nu,vs bylor2 %
o'clock this morning. and S-ar.Cj to
kindlS the ire. lEyIc JOHNNY, the Lon
nf deceased. came in and said: Mir.
Smith, Bay WATSON las been here
twice this morning to see father. /
told him ! DID ID know where his
father Was. lie looked around and
saw his father wing on the floor. and
asked. w hat i the matter with aim,
Mr.. >mith.' looked around and saw
deceased lying ell the hoor, when tho
boy sal there Wis blood under him.
| stepped toward deceased AMI >aN
that he was dead. | called his WI.
telling her tia Ter husband wa> dead.
She came III and turned him ov2r. and
:ounl tie Woand, which had no. dis
..,RH4r-A III rH-t51 Ht-a- 1N-IN y ~ -
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26
SUNDAY. July 20. 1874.
AGENTS
Sole Agent i'm San Francisco.
CAR Il.
ENrRA"rIES.

We republish to-day the account of
the great disaster which appeared in
Yesterdays SENTINEL. together with
many additional particulars. We
print this morning 4 much larger edi-
ton than usual. so that those desiring
extra copies of the SENTINEL may be
accommodated. Yesterdays account
of the disaster will be found on the
first page of to-day's paper. Further
details are given i'll our local columns.
Persons desiring to send the par;;cu-
lar, OF the great Hood to friends who
reside elsewhere Will find this issue OF
the SENTINEL the most convenient
method of transmitting full particu-
lars of the terrible visitation. For
extra copies, call At the publication Of
fee
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26
THE LATEST SPIRITUAL N.N..
q

Within tie last few months. SAYS al
exchange, a Hew impulse has been
given TO the doctrine Of ~spiri-ua!i~m.
by a series Of wonderful manifesto
tions in England, 50 remarkable tina
all other startling developments Of the
kind sink into ter in>igniicance. 4
no less remarkable result ha~ been A.
tanned than disappearance, in London,
Of a spirit in the assumption OF a
bodily form, which could Je seen and
handled by those present. Il appears
h a a young lady medium would fall
into a trance, and be visited by a spirit
who did such remarkable things that
some Of the most reliable and best
known men of London Went to her last
seance, in a private house; whcn the
spirit Of a woman, calling herself Katie
King, appeared in the room, an I spent
two hours conversing viii those pre-
eat. In leaving, the spiri. cat ~.
lccks Of her hair, without proGu-;na
any %lessening Of its quantity; il a.,o
cut pieces from hes dress, without,
making any holes. and presented them
to those present. Then, afer bidding
them all Al affection e farewell. it dis
appeared. .IeSe T. is. Hat..4 are at
tested to by tsa Of he highest
standing and arr not
the result of t~ricl:er. andti.s accounts
are in variance with such hypothe,is,
the appearance Of an iuhabitant of an
other world, in bodily form, is indeed
the most remarkable.thing which sEir-
itualism has ever produced.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

FoRGERY CNSE-Scariv three months
ago II. VI. Barnes came to Truckee
and made arrangements TO open the
hotel nj rouucr Lake. To obtain the
means - furnish the hotel he ~resorted
to various Misrepresentation and even
farzeries. lie obtained money and
property by such means to the amount
Of. perhaps. $1,000. when he became
fearful NJ detection, and len the Niciui-
". Deputy Sheriff Cross has been en-
d2aVoriug for several weeks TO ttnd
the mans whereabouts, and on Tues
DIV Ia: found Itarnc> az North san
Juan, and arrested him. The prison.
er. IN custody It cross. arrived III toWn
last uj.ht. lie j. having an cNamina-
ton thi, afternoon before Justice lNcIS-
er. on The charge of forgery. Ills cdsc
looks hopeless. and there i scarcely
a doubt hut that he will he committed
~ await the action of the Grand 3urN.
-IlUstcc Rcpgt isC3. ut.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

TIE total debt Of Va hoe county Is
:l9.e- q.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

vNiIS ASSOCIATION Is INCORroRA TED
under the laws Of tn State # Nevada,
.gr til. par as Of recting a building for til,
U.s. o. thatdi Fellows OF Eureka. and to dI-
Vii, IL same iuto S.itable rooms for rent to
tn L.edse e odd Fellows and other societies
aud urtaui atoms. ard for stores and Offices,
aud viii proceed imnIrdiatciy 70 erect uren
III, land donated To th' Association b.. thH
Ell ~ # Eureka. 81. atcl on the east side Of
Main street. Ii', feet >cath Of the HUsJo.lce.
II t.Ii.Ea. a s~.l-LaMtinl
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-26

THE Gen;iles of Utah have non.ina.-
ed Robert y. Baskin for Delegate to
Congress,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-30
e f8,bB7fM e.Rl;tS 81 f1Sssbs ., 1872; *

ports to Great Britain 8. .83S; cnastw wise
1911; sales 5000, ,,
BosroN. May 90 Cotton dull aud
heavy; stock $500; weekly net re-.
ceipts 1893; gross 572; exports to Great
Britain 2l2; sales 1850.
MEMPHIS. May 29.-Cotton nominal;
stock 26.450; weekly receipts 3.466;
shipments 5.349.
CHARLESTON. May 90 -.Cot,ou-
stock l1.642; weekly net receipts
1883; exports coastwIse 2.3O2; sales
1880.
SAVANNAH. My 30 -Co.tou-stnok
l7.5A6; weekly net receipts 1926;
gross 1,495; exports to Great Britain
2.467; coastwise l.ci2; snles 779.
AUGUSTA, May 29.-Cotton dull and
Dropping middling II; stock 1923;
weekly receipts Ssh: shipments 544;
sales GAL; spinners 29O.
WILMlHaroN, May 23.-Cotton-
stock l.G7l; weekly net receipts 2l4;
exports coastwise 1886; sales so.
GALVESTON. May % No dem.ud
for cotton; stock 14.744; weekly ne.
receipts 1880; exports ooastwise l ,O33;
sales 800.
PHILADELPHIA. May 29-.Cotton-
weekly net receipts 435; gross GAG.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-30

miAtes on Finance reported back the
House bill to ameud the custom reve.
nue.. laws !and TO- repeal ithe1 9Vieties,
with several amend dments, ana gave no.
tice that they would AJAX thp Senate to
proceed to it's consideration on Tues.
day. The Committee on Finance re-
ported adversely on resolution Of the
Senate directing the committee to in
quire into the expedieucy Of allowing
the producer of tobacco to sell to 9th er
than licensed dealer, and the CON-
mitteo was discharged from it's further
consideration. Committees OF con-
ference were appointed upon currency.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
The House passed bill for the gra-
dual reduction of the army, by 119 to
l04 It fixes the number of cavalry
reRi % ents ut nine, artillery at four and
infantry at twenty, and requires tue
consolidation OF existing regime ents.
Butler offered un amendment that the
headquarters Of the army shall not be
moved from Washington during peace,
which was defeated. The House also
disposed of the Senate amendments
to the legislative appropriation bill.
No session tomorrow. on account of
it's being decoration day.
Morton to. day said new election in
Louisiana is dead.
Butler, from the Judiciary Com init.
tee, has permission to report Monday,
with the understanding that he shnll
not tamper Will, civil rights. It is be-
lleved that he will report bill sus-
pending Federal Judges during im-
peauhment proceedings; but the best
lawyers hold such action utterly out
side Of the Consultation.
Piobabiities-For New England aud
the Middle States, generally cleur wea.
ther aud light North easterly to South
crly winds will prevail. with slight snll
OF temperature aud falling barometer
during S S.tnrdny. For the South At
anIic aud Eastern Gulf States, partly
cloudy und warm weather, with light
variable winds, stationary to falling
barometer. und possibly light rain in
the Mississippi valley.
RIcnMoND. May % The Conserva-
tives carried the municipal election
yesterday. Que independent was elect
ed to tho Council. In Petersburg, the
Republicans sustained disastrous dc
fuat. II 1d the rule Of the city, which
thoy have held siuce the war, was
wrested from them-the Conservatives
carrying the city by about 800 majori-
ty. They elect tue city officers. aud
have over twu-thirds muiority III tho
C,nncil. Lynchburg elects Repub-
lican Mayor.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-30

SAW DUST BHANDy.-.The Dunn
County Nems gets CH the following
good thing, which is worthy IL place
with some of Mark Twaiu's best: I'VE
sympathize heartily with ono of our
exchanges, which is sorry to learn ihn,
u German chemist has succeeded IL
making first-rate brandy ous OF saw
dust. We are Il friend of the tcmpcr.
auce movement, and we want 1t to
succeed, but what chance Will 1t have,
when man Gun take rip saw aud go
ont aud get drunk with fence ruii?
What il the use'of prohibitory liquor
law, if man is able to make brandy
smashes out Of the Shingles ON his roof,
or if he Gun get the eiefi,ium hemens
by drinking the legs OF his kitchen
chairs? You may shut an inebriate
out OF gin shop. aud keep him away
from taverns. but il he can become
uproarious on boiled saw.duat aud des-
sicated window-sills, any effort at re-
form must necessarily be failure. It
will be wise, therefore. il temperance
societies will butcher the German che
mist before he goes any further. His
receipt ought not to be made public.
He should be stuffed with distilled
board-yards until he perishes with
mania potu."
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-30

HOTEL ARRIVALS. May %, 1874
Wheeler House-E z Lsmun, Charles
ton; w A La.imer and wife, JOS Jen-
kins. Angusta; JOS H Earle. family
and servant, S l. Earle and lady. Sum
tor; W J Calais, Wilmingtun; john Il
London. Mrs John L London, Master
Sill. Rock Hit; q f + Thompson
Memphis: Wcl Dnlley, Charleston
John II CSthcart, Wiuusborn; \ y
Post, Fork; II Z Walker, Vng,nia;
Mrs L a Carroll, Brnuchviile; Miss
Kate Keller, Oharlestou; Wm a Brad
ley. Anguish; Robt r Hemphill, Ab.
beville; Engene Mnntoin, Charleston;
L Jones. 4 JulinSion. S G..
Columbin Hoiei-J J Goodwyu, S G;
II S Johnson, city; " II Folk, Edge
field; G Z Pelham, Jr, olty; W Sizer,
N I; N Acker. Nash,ngtou; H Ron,
Winnsboro; l. G White. L rhame es,
Chareston; Clarkson. S Morrow,
N g; Al Roeder, Pa; NJ G Slaque.
Md; NJ z Rlpsleig-r aud lady, La; L
Il kirt,'uuur. J Y M.nseu, Va
Hendrix House-J II Deuck, city
NJ a Bland, N q; Z Z Chambers, Dar :
lington; Snizhacher. city; J e Hun
ter, Union; II q Hall. n q; Thomas 2
Stovall. Ga; J Caughman, Lexington;
81 Elmonds, R,dy.way; B l. Glm.
Lexington.