Arizona weekly miner., 1874-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special Dispatches to the Arizona Miner, By Western Union and U. s.
 Military Lines.
Foreign and Domestic.

h. San Francisco and way ports, with 65 pas scngers and S2 tons of freight started on re- turn at ] ?. m., taking Q through and l5 way passengers.
 Opposition steamer, Monterey, arrived at ' a. m, with Gj tons of combustble freight, and departed at noon.
 In n quarrel few days ago at San lns Rev, between two men-Wills and Graham-- a man named Blanchard intertered and shot Graham. He was discovered, gagged and hung to a tree, this morning. Graham will probably recover. No further particulars.
 Washington, Feb l1.-Bid of J |. L.. Darash for ransporting mails on the route from liar dyvile Co Prescott was found to be informal and was rejected. The route was awarded to ]. J. Honds, of Alabama. Route from Hardyyilc to Yuma, was awarded to Abraham Frank. A. A. Spears bid, for weekly service was rejected.
 Route from Phenix to Mcdowell was awarded to Block X Monhon.
 Route fron Tucson to Sassaby Flat, was awarded to Oscar Buckalew. Route from Tucson to Tubac, was awarded to <. ". Carpenter.
 Route from Tubac to Monument, awarded to J. l.. Smith.
 Route from Tubac to Crittendcn, awarded to s. W. Carpenter.
 Route from Prescott to Albuquerque, N. NJ, awarded to Bradshaw.
 Route from Wickenburg to Cerbat and St George will not be let Some mixture about the ioregoing-ED MINER.
 Route from Mesilla, N. M., to San Diego, Cal, referred to in my former dispatch, was awarded to Kernel X Mitchell. These, with awards given in my former dispatch, completes the list of awards for Ar izona and is correct.
 San Francisco, Feb. 7.-Thc steamer from Australia has arrived, via Honolula. She brings intelligence of the death of Lunallio, King of Hawaii. She also brings news news of the arrival of the U. S. $. Tuscarora, at Houolula, on the 2d of February, from San Diego. Sixty-two soundings were taken on a dinnct line between the points, averaging 40 miles apart. The greatest depth reached was alb out three aR1 one-half miles. In the vicinity of the Sandwich islands, the ocean bed is uDdulating, like the Atlantic plateau, and is believed to be quite as favorable for laying a telegraph cable. All soundings were made with piano wire, and not single acci dent occurred. The character of the bottom is about the same all across, consisting of | light brown ooze or sand. Gold in New York, ll29.. Greenbacks in San Francisco, Ssi and 90 At meeting of the California Academy of Science, last night, Prof. Geo Davidson com municated some highly interesting inforrns- | ton relative to the deep sea sounding taken | by the Tuscarora.
 | Washington, Feb. l7.--Gen Butler and Judge White, of Alabama, having been ap- pointed a sub committee on bills heretofore introduced in the House, and referred to the Judiciary committee, to abolish the test iron clad oath, in all cases where it is now requir- ed by law, have prepared a report on the sub ject which they will this week submit to the full committee. There seems to be no doubt that a majority of the House favor its aboli- tion.
 Alexander II. Stephens is seriouslyll. The State Department has no information about the reported capture of Havana.
 The committee on civil service reform will soon introduce bill regulating appointments among the members of Congress on the ex- isting principle of appointments to West Point and the Naval Academy. The com lnittee will, subsequently, prepare general law on the subject.
 Chief Justice Waite has arrived in this city.
 In the House, Phillips, of Kansas, has in- troduced a bill to enable the Central branch of the U. P. k. k. to submit its claims against | uOVtTnmtut 70 me supreme tOurt.
 New York, Feb. l4--A Tribune special, referring to the information on the moicty system the Ways and Means Committee have finally secured, says the members of the 1 Chamber Committee and special agent will be heard next Tuesday. There is abundant evidence to show that informers and custom officers have made it their business to look after custom house officers in large mercan- tile houses by persuading them to see that errors in invoices sufficient to condemn the whole should be allowed to creep in. If any thing like fight is made by custom house officials, it will result in the uncovering oi frauds such as must end in wholesale reforms
 San Diego, Feb. lS.-The Tia Juana river on the road to Yuma, is miles wide. We have no communication with the country east or south of National City. except by boat from the head of the bay. No mail to or from Yuma since Sunday.
 Col Geo A. Gordon, 9th cavalry, en route , to Fort Yuma, arrived on the steamer yester- day. He will report to the commander of the department of Arizona. It is thought he will be assigned to the command of Camp Grant rice Major W. II. Brown. on sick leave,
 Portions of the bay gre fast filling up with sand and sediment brought down by the San Diego and other streams.
 | '"" "hSo eac uo"h uoftD Ot Oan DleRO, consequently no eastern dispatches to-day All that we have been able to procure in the natter of the mail contracts is a repetition o the dispatches of yesterday and the day be fore, which are pronounced correct, notwith standing the mixture apparent to everyone acquainted with the country and routes.-ED MINER.
 Territorial Dispatches. Maricopa Wells, Feb. 1s.-It commenced raining here yesterday D. m., and eyidentl, intends keeping 1t up until further orders l The Gila is booming, and is already higher
 than it was before.
 We may be happy yet.
 | Xunna Eak