Arizona weekly miner., 1875-05-28
BY TELEGRAPH,
Especial to the Miner by D. B. Military and " D. Li,ssI
EASTERN.

New York, May 24.-The leading charac
 teristics of the week closed on Saturday il
 business circles have been a continued pie
 thoria of money with something of an i'm
 pulse in the trade in seasonable manufac
 lures, such as dry goods imported. By tn.
 warm weather of the last few days the re
 sumption of canal navigation has caused
 some degree of animation in produce circles
 but the general situation is without improve
 nent. There is rather more doing at pres
 ent in the wool market but no marked i'm
 provement in prices is yet manifested.
 Philadelphia. May 22-The United State:
 Centennial Commission yesterday elected
 Gen. J. R. Hawley, of Connecticut, presi
 dent, and John D. Creigb, of California
 among the vice-presidents. Hon. Richard
 c. Mccormick, of Arizona, has been placed on the executive committee. For the cele.
 bration, the President of the U. s. was se-
 lected as president of the day; Chas Ere n Adams, of Massachusetts, and l.. o. C. La mar, of Mississippi, orators; Henry W. Long fellow, poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, reader of the Declaration of Independence General W. T. Sherman, grand marshal, and General Joseph E. Johnson, grand master of ceremo- nies.
 New York. May 22-Dspatches from mid dle Pennsylvania say that the forest fires are sweeping over ten townships in Pike county, and unless rain comes soon there will be great suffering and loss of life in that region.
 Chicago, May 22.-Later reports from Ne braska, Kansas, Missouri and Minnesota state that the grasshoppers are not as bad as at first reported. The pests are dying off and the farmers are hopeful.
 Memphis, May 24.-The memorial day cer- emonies at Elmwood were deeply impressive. Business was suspended in the city. The procession was the largest of the kind ever seen in the South. There has never been such genuine intermingling of the blue and gray as on this occasion.
 Osceola, Pa., May 24-The forest fires are still raging. There were slight showers of rain on Saturday, but not enough to check the flames perceptbly.
 Lexington, May 24-Twenty-fi build ngs were burned yesterday in the vicinity of the St. James Hotel
 Washington, D. C., May 2l.-The Presi- lent and family will leave Washington for heir summer residence at Long Branc nearly n June.
 The Union National Gold Bank at Oak and, Cal, has been authorized to commence operations.
 Washington, May 24.-The Court of Claims o-day rendered decision covering a num- 'er of claims for cotton seized in Mississippi. The amounts aggregate nearly one million f dollars
 No opinion has been delivered in the Pa. | fife K. R. transportation case but may be ext Monday.
 New York, May 24.-In the Beecher-Til- on case, Judge Porter to-day continued his rgument for the defendant. The court pom was crowded. He will conclude his rgument tomorrow.
 London, May 24.-Paul Boynton will next riday make another attempt to cross the nglish Channel in his life preserving dress. A special from Rome says the Pope is se- ously i'll.
 Vienna, May 24.-A meeting of the En- erors of Austria, Germany and Russia has cen decided on. It will probably take ace at Ems. City of Mexico, May 15.-The federal oops are reported to have suffered reverse the hands of the Insurgents in San Luis otosi. The Government is taking measures 1, inaugurate severe campaign against the volutionists. Washington, D. O., May 21.-Everett H. , 'meroy is the name of the new U. s. Dis jet Attorney for Arizona Territory. He | a young lawyer residing in Oakland, Cal. d graduate of the State University. New York, May 20.-Judge Porter's sum- ing up in the Beecher case is very severe f on Hilton.
 PACIFIC SLOPE. t San Francisco, May 24.-Thc military en- O npment at Camp Schofeld broke up on turday. The weather throughout was un- t' 'ptious-rough, windy and disagreeable- lerwise the encampment was a success. a e force in camp numbered over l.2OO. al ere were no accidents and no disturbances W any kind. s, ieneral Alfred Reddington died at the ci and Hotel, on Saturday morning. He was al Il known throughout California as pio- IT citizen, and the agent for many years of to
 California Steam Navigation Company at hi He was seventy three years of 1T !. The remains were sent to Sacramento. P ere the funeral took place to-day, being sn y largely attended. ex Hill Beachy, the well-known stage propri- of old times on the Pacific coast, died le, Saturday in this city of paralysis. az ohm J. Marks, ex-harbor commissioner. in, victed of fraud in office, has been sen- th ,ed to seven years in the penitentiary. cir has appealed his case to the Supreme at 't Gi tocks on Saturday retained their semi on