Arizona citizen., 1876-12-02
EASTERN STATES.

NEW YORK, November 25.-JeT Da- wis arrived today in stea'hship Adriat- ic.
 NEW YORK, November 2G-The World says there is no word of truth that Woodward has turned States evi- dcnce; Tweed says that the story is a conspiracy 10 influence public opIn- ion.
 NEW YORK, November 2G.-Mr J. A. c. Gray receiver of the Memphis, Fl Paso & Pacific company announ- ceS that an agreement of June, 1874, under which the land grant bonds Of this company were tI be surrendered 10 thc Texas Pacific company, and land received in exchange al the rate of thirteen acres for each two hundred dollars in bonds has been carried ou' and land located and certified. The company has been formed, called Franco Texan Land Company, to which the lands will be transf,rrcd anl all holders If Memphis, Fl Paso & Pacific Land grant bonds, will be entitled 10 stock in the land company to an amount equal to the face of their bonds. The sock of the company k deposited with Munroe < Co. bankers of Pari,, and will be delivered t. the bonihrliers on surrender of receipts which ,hey hold for theIr bonds.
 NEW YoRE, November 21.-Tha H-rald'S New Orleans special says c neral Sheridan and staff starl,d for Chicago last night, leaving General AugIr in command.
 NEW YORK, November 23.-The IeralG's New Oilean, special today says: Go-erno- Bi-lrr, of Penn syivania. Georg. ". Julin an ! others of rha mos; prominent Dem ,crals here watching Dh. count who have been among the most hopeful of a favorable result for Tildcn, are now Respondent large numbers of witnesses from the lntimidatei parishes ar, arriving and their testimony is very damaging.
 WASHINGTON, November 25.-The Ia'eS' informant n give, the Democrat, 149, Republicans III in the next II 1u,c. Add ? Republicans and Democrat fom New Hampshire and the figure, are lj0 Democrats and 143 Rcpubli- cans. This glves noaly all lhe doubt- tul districts to the Democrats. The Republicans may have six more than Inc above count and may have three less. Ii iS by m means unlikely that he present Democratic majority may wholly disappear.
 The contest for the Speakcrship is already lively with Cox and Randall at the front and Morrison in the back ground. Alexander IT. Stephens prom isas to exert his influence tp allay the excitement and for non-partisan lesis lalion.
 OMAHA, November 2S-Goldsmi'h Maid and other ted race horses have just passed through on their way to San Francisco.
 LOUISVILLE, November 25-Gcn. Bri>tow says; that an article in the New York Sun about whi,key pro-ecu. iions is not the vindica'ion which ccr- tain eastern papers have been predict ing he would make Of himself after th, election; Bristow sad he did not believe his conduct needed vindicarion and certainly should not make il al, this particular time when more mo- mentous questions occupied the coun- try'- attention.
 CHICAGO, November 25.-The Times Washington Special says Military preparations are quietly proceeding at Washington, there will be a general inspection 10 morrow morning with review by Gen sherman.
 COLUMBIA, $. C.. November 2S.-Yes- terduy being the day app 'inted for the meciag Of the Legislature, the troop, were al hand at the request of the gov ernor and took possession of the State House. All the members who claimed