Arizona weekly miner., 1875-05-14
BY TELEGRA RAPH.
Special to the Miner by U. s. Military and VI 2. Linssl
EASTERN.

LOnuOD. MAY -.-lt Is TepOfteu liidt nus sia has with great earnestness urged England 10 send Delegates to the International Code Conference a, St. Petersburg. If England persists in her refusal, it is probable that the whole prrject will be dropped in accordance with the advice of other powers.
 London, May 2.-The report of the death of Stephens, the sculptor. was premature, he Is still living.
 St. James Hall, Liverpool, has been burn cd. Loss estimated at S150,0O0.
 4 daily telegraph special from Berlin says the last Belgian Note is considered as high ly satisfactory and terminates the contro- versy.
 Berlin, May 2.-The answer of Belgium to the last German Note has been received It merely takes note of Germany's action with regard to a revision of the penal laws, and in no way returns to the subjects of the first reply except to reserve for future time the addition of a Resolution in accord ance with the friendly declaration contained in that reply
 An address to Emperor William, praying for his sanction and patronage of an I'm perial German Exhibition to be holden in 1878, is in circulation in this city.
 Madrid, May 2.-The blockade around the Provinces occupied by Carlists has been re- established.
 Washington, May l1.-Immense frauds on the Revenue by whisky distilleries are be- ing unearthed in St. Louis, Chicago and Mil waukee. The credit for the exposure of these frauds is due to the leading Republi- can newspaper of the West. The discovery was made by and the investigation is being prosecuted under the direct supervision of AIr. Fishback, the editor of the St. Louis Democrat, assisted by Mir. Martin Calong, the Commercial editor of the same paper In St. Louis alone, fifty thousand barrels of whisky have escaped the revenue tax through the collision of distiilers and Repe- nue officers. It is estimated that the Gov ernment has been defrauded to the extent of twelve millions of dollars.
 Leavenworth, Kansas, May 1l.-William Emboy, editor of the Appeal, yesterday shot and fatally wounded Col. Anthony, editor of the Times. newspaper quarrel has been going on between the parties, growing out of matters connected with the Leavenworth Typographical Union.
 New York, May "A Washington dis patch says the rapid increase of silver coin age within short time causes some Treas ury officers to think that the Secretary will begin paying out silver in lieu of fractional currency before the meeting of Congress Tn December next. It is intimated that by the last of June, the end of the present fiscal year, there will be about six million dollars in silver coin in the Treasury, and by the first of September there will be fully ten millions. With this amount it is believed that the Secretary will feel that he can safely begin to put into operation the law authorizing silver coin to be paid out and fractional currency withdrawn.
 PACIFIC SLOPE
 San Francisco, May 6-Stocks are still dropping. Ophir got as low as $75 to-day.
 The sailing of the steamer Newborn for the mouth of the Colorado river has been postponed until May 18th.
 Gold in New York, ll5as. Greenbacks in San Francisco, S7t and SS.
 San Diego, May 7.-The mail stage from the North broke down yesterday near San Juan Capistrano. The driver on this end made the best time he could, but still the mail did not get in till 10 o'clock last night.
 In the District court yesterday Belsaria Alpas was sentenced to be hanged on Fri day, July 2d, for the murder of w. c. Roger son, in January last His partner in the crime, Cuyeo, Is still too much prostrated by terror to appear for sentence.
 Fort Canby, at the mouth of the Colum- bia river, was destroyed by fire last Friday night. The loss was about S40,000.
 San Diego May 12.-Mr. J. G. Maxwell, 1 a merchant doing business near the foot of | 9th street in this city, committed suicide at | his place of business, at o'clock on Monday 1 evening. He left letter to his family. but | they decline making the contents of it pub | lie. The funeral took place yesterday.
 San Francisco, May 1.-The mining stock | market is quiet to-day.
 Major c. ]. Brenham, of the old Steamship | Co. of Holaday S Brenham, died yesterday, of apoplexy. He was a pioneer citizen of California, and was Mayor of San Francisco in 1852. As member of the old North Pacific Transportation Go. he was known all over the Coast.
 The Overland train arriving tonight, and another to arrive in the morning, come load ed with first-class passengers, Iesides over 500 emgrants.
 Gold in New York, 115i. Greenbacks in San Francisco, S7t and SS
 Bakersfield, California, May 7--About II o'clock last night, few minutes after the Northern bound passenger train had left, he Bakersfield depot building was discover o be on fire. The structure was of the usual lind, and strong wind blowing at the time, | was but a moment until the building and were enveloped in flames. In the confusion which ensued nothing of value was aved the building and contents were a otal loss. No cars or rolling stock were burned. The Atlantic and Pacific Tele- raphic Co.'s instruments were consumed with the building, but were replaced by an- ther set from the Western Union Tel. Co. lany merchants lose considerable by the destruction of freight. The Cerro Gerdo freight Co. lose about loo tons of grain. About 5,00O pounds of wool was burned. The building was full of freight The loss annot be much less than S20.OOO. The rigin of the fire IS unknown. but it is be- eved to have caught from sparks from the locomotive.
 TERRITORIAL. Florence, A. T.. May 5.-Four men from an BernardinO county, Cal, have been respecting in the Pinai mountains during he past three months. and have at last T ound and located their claim-a silver ledge. fp fhera !