Arizona weekly miner., 1875-05-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
Especial to the Miner by U. S. Military and w. D. Lines
EAE STERN.

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 Washington, May 19-Secretary Bristow
 has received information indicating that the
 ramifcations of the whisky ring extend | throughout the eastern cities. St. Louis, May 1.-The Governor, this
 morning, designated Thursday, June 18th, as
 day of humiliation and fasting, on account
 of the threatened grasshopper pest. Lexington, Ky, May l6.--John c. Breck-
 enridge died this evening. Chicago, May lS.-Reports from portions of Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas and Ne l braska state that the grasshoppers are al- ready devastating the country of every green thing, and that the farmers are greatly discouraged. The pests seem to be young, at least they are very small, ranging from the size of a flea to that of q common house. fly. Their destructive powers appear quite as great as those of the full grown insect. Gentlemen who have recently been on a tour of Southwest Missouri say the grass hoppers are devouring everything green in that section. People are panic stricken. Cattle and horses arc dying by the hundreds of starvation, not being able to find anything to eat in the woods, as the grasshoppers have eaten the buds and leaves from the trees. h Minnesota an investigation by a reporter of the St. Paul Press, sent out es- pecially for the purpose, shows that, so far, only portion of four counties are troubled with the pests, but deposits of eggs are found in other sections, and serious damage to the crops are feared.
 Washington, May 1S.-The special order from the War Department, of April Sth, re- lieving Major Charles Sprague, Chief Pay master of the Department of California, has been revoked, and the portion of that order relating to officers of the Pay Department serving in the military division of the Pa cific has been modified as follows: The commanding General of the military division of the Pacific Is authorized to cause from time to time an interchange of stat 1s be- tween the Paymasters of Arizona ana those of other parts of said division, the senior Paymaster in the Department of Arizona to perform the duties of Chief Paymaster of that Department
 The Lieut. Colonel of the 9th Cavalry. now en route to Arizona, has been ordered to West Point to relieve General Upton of his duties at the Academy. The Colonel of that regiment is on sick leave, so the regi- ment will be commanded by one of the Ma jors
 Washington, May 19.-Telegrams rcceiv- ed here report that exSenator Jesse D. Bright is dying.
 St. Joseph, Mo-, May l9-The grasshop- | pers are totally destroying the winter wheat | in this vicinity. Dispatches from all parts | of Missouri and Kansas say that the crops | are being injured by the grasshoppers.
 PACIFIC SLOPE
 San Francisco, May lS.-Steamer Orizaba left at o'clock this morning. The follow ing military persons are among her passen- gers for San Diego: Gen. Alexander, Col. Stewart, Lieut. Wheeler and all of the en- yneer corps U. s. A.
 To-day the pilot-boat J. c. Curtis was wrecked just south of the Cliff House. She Is a total wreck. There were seven persons on board, all of whom were saved with much difficulty.
 Gold in New York, He. Greenbacks in San Francisco, S64 and S7t.
 San Francisco, May 19.-The mining stock market is utterly demoralized. To-day the olowing are the quotations for leading stocks: Ophir, 37 Mexican, Is; Sierra Ne Iada, 9; Best X Belcher, 42; Crown Point, 9; Belcher, 26; Con. Virginia, 100
 The new Pacific Stock Exchange has now ' subscribers who have each paid up S5,OOO S3S5, 1000.
 TERRITORIAL.
 Florence, May 2S.-The f5uring mills of Florence are in full blast day and night The abundant supply of water keeps the in clock-working order.
 \ Mexican circus exhibited here during he past two days to crowded houses.
 Prospects on the Gla adjoining Florence re fattering. The present crop will sur ass that of any former year. Harvesting as commenced. , New and rich discoveries of silver ledges n the Pinal Mountains continue with una ating success.
 Prof. Hughes, of Tucson, arrived this lorning.
 It is understood that several prominent