Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Miner by U. Military and W. Q. Linssl

v Washington, March 27.-The Senate Con- mittee on Railroads will take q vote on the Southern Pacific Railroads proposition to build east from the Colorado river and take the Texas Pacifc's grant as far as they con- struct the road eastward. ,,-s..-.
 Washington, March a0.---The Senate has confirmed John NJ. Coghlan, of California, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah.
 J. E. Barrow testified that he got the ap- pointment of Post Trader at Fort Union, New Mexico, through W. D. VI. Barnard, a brother in-law of Dent. in 1889, by promis- ing to give him one third of the profits for his influence. Barnard wrote long letter to Grant, who was then General of the Army, telling him of the proposition. Witness saw the letter, and got his appointment di- rect from General Grant, through General Smith, Barnard also wrote to Mrs. Grant addressing her as Julia" and asking her i,- iuence in getting the appointment.
 Washington, March 26.-The testimony of Marsh leaves no doubt as to Belknaps guilt. The Judiciary Committee will present arti- cles of impeachment this week.
 San Francisco. March 27.-The steamer which arrived yesterday from China had S37 Chinese, the one now due has s46, the one that left Hong Kong March 18th, may be put down at 900 and another little later at about the same, besides several other ships on the way that will each bring more or less.
 Monday next Dan O'Leary will enter upon an attempt to walk five hundred miles in six days He has made it in 21s hours less time in Chicago.
 The committee on Chinese matters is in session maturing plans for first class demon stration at the mass meeting to be called. Governor Irwin will preside and Frank Pix ley, Sam Wilson and other able speakers will address the meeting.
 Three shocks of earthquake were felt this P. M.
 Mrs. Alice Carnes of Monterey was arres- ted last evening on telegram from Monte rey charging her with felony in abandon ing her infant under six years old.
 Gold in New York 114A. Greenbacks in San Francisco Ss4@ss4.
 Washington, March 27-The Senate Com mittee on Pacific Railroads discussed the Texas Pacific to-day and laid the subject over for two weeks. The Senate to-day con- firmed J. NJ. Cavis Postmaster at Sacaton and Daniel Choate at San Diego, for the term ending March 4th, 1877.
 San Francisco, March 2s.-As an argu- ment to establish the fact of the existence of a whisky ring, and the extensive manutact- ure of the crooked on this Coast, it is stated that wholesale dealers who have depended on local sources of supply are now purchas- ing extensively of eastern distilers, the re- cent investigations having temporarily checked the business here. The Board of Supervisors have passed the following: Re- solved that it is the sense of this Bo ard that all officers, city and county, should refrain from employing in any capacity any Chinese CUOllcS, Ol tuC DulSiidSC VI uoC Oi any UtiNiS manufactured by Chinese or coolie labor, or in any manner assisting coolies to obtain employment, neither should they patronize nor trade with those who employ or encour- age the employment of Chinese. The legis- lature was also memorialized to pass two bills introduced by AssemblymanC Carson.
 Special mail service by steamer to San Di ego is ordered to continue through April.
 Columbus, Ohio, March 2S.-'rhe Repub- lican State convention tomorrow will in- struct for Hayes, for Presidential nominee.
 San Francisco, March 29.-The Anti-C nese mass meeting is postponed until We'd nesday evening to enable Governor Irwin to be present.
 San Francisco, March 29.--Gold in New | York 1142. Greenbacks ID San Francisco,