Arizona weekly miner., 1876-02-25
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Special to sa. xi..r by D. s. Hillary saA w.u. Li..sl

San Francisco, Feb. l5.-The Alta thil morning has an article favoring Pscheco fol c ,ngressman from the Fourth District at ths coming November election.
 Cubery & Co, job-printes Market street have failed.
 Baltimore, Feb. 1l.-Hon Eevsrdy John. son, :while walking in the garden attached to the Governors mansion at Annapolis yes terday, fell over an -mbankment snd frset' ured bis skull. He died at eight o'clock last evening.
 Washington, Feb. 22.-The National Dem ocratic Committee met to-day and decided to hold the National Convention on the 2.th of June but took a recess without deciding upon the place.
 New Yotk, Feb. 22.- Richard B. Irwin former Agent Pacific Mail Steamship Con pany has been arrested on . charge of en- bezzling S75 900 of the Company's property He gave S5O,OOO bail.
 The Congregational Church is trying Ply. mouth Church to see whether it has forfeit ed its right to membership. St. Louis, Feb. % 2-Judge Porter conclu. ded his argument for the defense to-day and Col Dyer will close for the prosecution to. morrow.
 Madison, Wis, Feb. 22.-Ihe RepeublicAn State Convention has instructed its delegatei to go for Blaine.
 San Francisco, Feb. 23.--A letter from Washington to the Post says the Railroad fight is dragging along, both parties claim the field. The proposition to vote aid to Scott while the Southern .cifc is offering to build for land grant is . fearful opposi' tion.
 The Texas Pacific people have issued cir cular of the freights and fares on the Central showing that more is paid in over charges yearly than Scott asks.
 Washington. Feb. 23.-Morton to-day pre- sented . petition signed by 1000 citizens of Indiana asking aid for the Texas Pa cifc.
 San Francisco, Feb. 23.--G. < .. 2l1; Con. Va. 40; Ophir eSi Savage l7t; Point 24 Belcher 37.
 San Diego, Feb. 2I.-D. Felzenbeld writes from Washington to his brother as follows : Difficult to induce report. The Democrats are favorable to putting it oil till next Ses- sion.
 Don Canalizo arrived on the Montana from the lower Coast yesterday, in charge of . party of surveyors, to survey the public lands of Lower California.
 San Francisco, Feb. 2l.-The trains have been again blockaded by snow on the Central Pacific Railroad. Both eastern and western bound trains were delayed yesterday. It is difficult to estimate the amount of damage to business interests this winter through de- lays caused by snow on the overland Rail road. The facts are not published by the press of this city.
 Cheyenne, Feb. 21.-General Crook, &C., companed by Col. Stanton, and Lieutenant Bourke will leave here tomorrow morning for Fort Fetterman for which post large force of Cavalry, under command of General J. J. Reynolds. is enroute. The entire force is to move northward from Fetteiman, but for what purpose is not yet known. Large parties are arriving from the east and west and departing for the black Hills daily.
 San Francisco, Feb. 22.-It is estimated that twenty thousand people were present at the race track to day to witness the great "four mile and repeat race" The weather was splendid and the track in first class condi- tion. Rutherford was the favorite, Foster End, and Katie Pease 3rd- On first heat the horses got off on 4th score., Foster was the winner in 7:3S; Rutherford 2nd. All others distanced the peols were now two to one on Foster there was much grumbling at the ruling which declared the other horses distanced, especially in case of Hockhocking Tn the second heat Foster was the winner in 1858. This heat was very close sll round i; Rutherford closed up rapidly on the last mile, but it was of no use, Foster was too fast for him. Nothing else is talked about in the city but race. All business was suspended throughout the day,