Arizona weekly miner., 1875-02-12
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Miner by U g. Military and w. D. Lines
Washington. Februarv 4th.

l requiring work to be commenced at Sai Diego within six months from the passage o the bIli, and five miles of the road to be con. structed eastward from San Diego the first year, and fifty miles every year thereafter | The Bill will be considered by the regular Committee, tomorrow.
 Chicago, February 4th.
 Dispatches from every portion of the Northwest report that a storm ragged yester- day and last night which was sne of the most terrible known in many years. Rail- way trains are everywhere delayed and te1e- graphs prostrated.
 Madison, Wis, February 4th. Angus Cameron is elected U. $. Senator from Wisconsin, to succeed Matt. Carpenter.
 Bangor, Me, January 4th.
 Congressman Hervey is dead. Hartford, Con-, February 5th.
 Senator Buckingham IS dead. Chicago, February oth.
 No trains have passed over the Chicago and Northwestern R. R. for two days. The storm has now abated.
 Washington, February eth.
 Delegate Mccormick has introduced Bill authorizing the Commissioner of the Land Office to include under the patent for the town site of Yuma, Arizona, that part of the Fort Yuma military reserve, not exceeding five acres of land in all, restored to the pub lie domain, under an Act authorizing the Secretary of War to relinquish and turn over to the Interior Department such parts of certain reserves in the Territory of Arizona as may be no longer required for military purpOses-approved June 22d, 1874
 The Committee of the House Commit tee on Pacific Railroads have agreed on Bill guaranteeing interest on the Bonds of the Texas Pacific R. R., to the average amount of S35,000 per mile. In the vote on the Bill the subcommittee stood as follows Houghton, Barnum wells and Sypher in favor, and Williams of Michigan, against Scott's friends are said to claim that the full Con- mittee will agree to the report of the sub- committee by vote of : to 5.
 San Francisco, February 9th.
 Stocks to-day sold as follows: Belcher, 33; Crown Point, %; Ophir, 61; Mexican, 20; Gould and Curry, H; Kentucky, l2; Empire, ); Best and Belcher, 37; Savage, so; Calfornia, 5l; Consolidated Virginia. 39O.
 The jury, in the case of Muybridge, on trial at Napa, for the murder of Major Harry Larkyns the seducer of his wife, were out twelve hours and returned with verdict of "Not Guilty"
 Gold in New York, HI. Greenbacks in San Francisco, S74Gssl.
 Washington, February 9th. The Appropriation Com. of the House have approved the item in the Military Bill for the construction of a telegraphic hnc from Santa Fe to Fort Bayard, N M., and thence westward to connect with the Arizona line. The House Committee on Public Lands, to-day, heard an argument from Congress man Lutterell, of Cal, against the Bill au- the change of route of the South nrn Pacific R. R. of California The Com mittee postponed further consideration of the matter until next Tuesday.
 San Francisco, February 9th. Stocks are improving. Quotations to-day are as follows: Ophir, 5S; Belcher, 40; Crown Point, 3l; California, 6l; Consoli- lated Virginia, 460; Sierra Nevada, l3; Savage, 100.
 Washington, February 10th. The recent attempt of the New York Sun | o create sensation by an exposure of the Memphis and Fl Paso R. R., with the pur- pose of connecting that affair with the Texas i Paciiic Company to the damage of the latter, s an utter failure and does not cause a rip- l ,le in the progress of the Texas Pacific It s shown that Fremonts scheme never was 'f any actual value. The Memphis and Fl paso stock was never worth cent, only the fight of way was granted by the House, and vas refused by the Senate. The stock was 'otcd to certain members of Congress after he Bill passed the House without their No subsidy was asked. The Texas Pacific was never connected with that concern. It is admitted on all sides to be lilly attempt at blackmail. Col. Scott has in consolidating nearly all the 'outhers Representatives, and will make trong sectional fight. The entire Kentucky allegation, headed by Beck, are pledged to upport the Texas Pacific Bill.
 Tucson, February 4th. The Bill appropriating 5000 to aid Ari- ona Exhibitions at the Centennial Eqhibi- ion in 1876 has passed both Houses and, of curse, the Governor will approve it. The ill provides for the election of an Agent to nperintend the shipment of articles to Phila- elphia and to receipt, care for and the ar of them for exhibition. The gent is to receive all the money, not later han Dec. lst, and gets S2.O0O for his own Ibor, and must use the balance to pay eights, if any, and fit up the space in the uildings. He is to be placed under good 1 ond in the sum of Sl0,000 He is to be ected by the Legislature on joint ballot by