Arizona weekly miner., 1876-03-03
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 San Francisco, Feb. 24.-Gold in New York, 1f3si; greenbacks in Sap Francisco. ss@ss1I.
 St Louis, Feb 24.-1he jury in the case of Gen. Babcock have returned a verdict of Not Guilty" Gen. Babcock was warmly congratulated by his friends. The Democratic National Committee have voted to hold the National Convention on June 21th, in the city of St Louis. San Francisco. Feb. 24-The San Fran cisco detectives sent to Bakersfield to work up the Kern County Bank robbery tele- graphed that they had arrested Lansing, the Cashier of the bank, and have recovered all the stolen money. Lansing confessed that he alone robbed the bank, and that he was not chloroformed and oyerpOwered, as he at first stated.
 Stocks dropping-Con. Va. 43S; Gala. 80 Ophir 6l; Savage l7.25; Belcher 36; c. P.
 Washington, Feb. 2s.-A Senate bill has been reported favorably upon fixing the sal ary of the President at $25, 900 year after March 4th, 1877.
 
 holding a constitutional convention in Colo rado has passed.
 James E. Lyon testified before the con- mittee on Foreign affairs that Gen. Schenck was presented with 300 shares of Emma stock at 20 pounds share, and that Prof. Sillaman received $1O,OOO for his favorable report on the mine.
 New Orleans, Feb. 2S.-The House to-day presented articles of impeachment against Gov. Kellogg. The Senate as court of i'm peachment, entered an order of ac9uittal and decided the House had acted contrary to law
 Washington, Feb. 29.-Col. Thos X. Scott's friends say that as soon as the investigation of the old Memphis and Fl Passo matter is over, papers and evidence will he given to the Committee showing that N. $. Morton of New York, put forward by Huntington X Co.,. to connect the Texas Pacific. with that old concern has instituted ;hc investigation to injure the Texas Pacific, and that Morton tried to blackmail the Texas Pacific Co.,, out of s25,OOO.
 Boston, Feb. 29.-A party of forty-five young men left Boston for Arizona last night They are the advance guard of col ony forming here to settle in the Little Col orado Valley.
 San Diego, March 1.-Another heavy storm has stopped all mails and travel to or from the north. Another bridge has been washed away between Los Angeles and Ana helm.
 San Francisco, March 1.-The Pacific Jockey Club has not yet paid to the owner of Foster the fifteen thousand dollars. It is said the owner of one of the horses declared distanced will bring the matter before the courts.
 Archer's flare and freight bill passed the Assembly yesterday.
 Ex-Senator W. W. Pendigast, of Napa, died at Santa Rosa last night.
 Washington, March 1.-The Southern Democrats, who are in favor ofthe Texas Pa cific, have held a caucus and decided that in view of the coming Presidential election it will be inexpedient to press any such meas ure at this time fearing it might operate against the success of the Democratic party.
 The Committee on Pacific Railroads at their request postponed the consideration of the bill until next session, when Scott's friends have the strongest assurance the billie will be passed. (thin) The members of Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky and several of the Texas delegation urged the postponement until after the Presidential election. \ few argued that the passage of the bill would strengthen the party, but the majority couldn't see it. Prominent northern Demo- cratic politicians are here in consultation with Ex-Senator Gwin and other Central Pa cifc lobbyists and have captured the South ern friends of Scott's measure.
 Everything is made to give away to the hope of Democratic success in the coming election.