Arizona weekly miner., 1876-12-29
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Miner by D. S. Military and W D. Lines
Reports up to 4 P. M., Today.

New York. Dec 26.-Presidcnt Orton, of
 the Union Telegraph Company, has made
 answer to the House Committee that the
 Union Company have deprived him of
 all authority to surrender telegrams upon
 the demand of Congress, and that he has no
 power to produce the messages called for.
 The Independent and Republican papers
 uphold Orton's course. The Democratic
 papers are hostile or silent
 Tallahassee Dec. 26.-The State Canvass
 ing Board are ordered to re-assemble to can
 vass the vote for Governor, only. The elec-
 toral vote is not affected by it.
 San Francisco, Dec. 26.-The tumble in
 mining stocks is unprecedented. There are many ruined men to-day. The decline may be appreciated by the following: Best X Belcher, Al; Justice, 20; Ophir 2l; Con. Va, 37; Cal, A; Yellow Jacket, 14; Mexi- can, IT; Alpha, 19; Imperial 1.621s; Saw age, 9.
 Governor Grover, of Oregon, passed through San Francisco to-day on his way to Washington. The Democracy gave him huge reception.
 San Diego, Dec. 2:.-Senators Bayard, Gordon, Thurman and Ransom, Speaker Randall, Representatives Hewitt, Lamar and Watterson left Washington on Saturday last for New York, by invitation, to hold conference with Tilden
 California aspirants, on the Democratic side, are beginning to send in their appIica- tions for appointments at the hands of Til den, as they expect clean sweep after the 
 A San Francisco dispatch of Saturday last says, the smallpox is again on the ln- crease. There are 3S new patients during the week. Diptheria continues alarming III deaths during the six weeks ending death rate of the city.
 The 22d was Black Friday in the stock market. The slaughter was the most general and disastrous that has occurred in a long time.
 The Los Angeles Herald says seventeen car loads of Chinamen, making an aggre- gate of 600, arrived on the overland train l from San Francisco. They were designed l for work at the front, but before they had l got beyond Alamo street with their faces | turned toward the desert, panic struck | them and they deserted the train, flying over the hills like drove of stampeded | cattle. It is hardly possible to assign a reason why the Chinese cannot be prevailed lpon to work on the desert. Some say hey are dissatisfied with their wages; others, that they are afraid of smallpox: hus, numerous reasons are assigned. none 'f which seem to meet the case. One thing s certain, John has an all powerful uncom- promising aversion to visiting the desert le simply won't go.
 Tallahassee, Dec. 23-The Supreme Court met at noon to-day. Counsel for the Board withdrew the motion, made yesterday. hat he be allowed to answer The Court made the writ peremptory, and ordered the }oard to re-canvass the vote, on the 27th instant, and file a report of their action on hat day, and took a recess until f D. m. to nake up its records.
 San Diego, Dec. 2s.-A fire occurred here bout , o'clock last evening, in the fancy otion and cigar store of c. Walfsheimer: aused by one of the employees slipping rom step-ladder and dropping lighted amp on the counter; loss, probablF not lore than 5000 or $3OO, insured. a
 New York, Dec. 27.-The HeraViiCin- innati Commissioner telegraphsyo an he as had long, full and free cot ion l ith gentleman just from V We bn, hither he went to take part iyehbul Ee- lent so much spoken of latelE he outhern men over to Haya,ne of bf ,e Tennessee, North GarG' yom Ii Iss nd Missippi Congressmen i'ed St' h 3 willing to lead break aoned h 'atic ranks. and consids,. s"orn !,