Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-11
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SPECL4L TO THE ML.NER.
Washington, May 2.

Washington, May z.
 The State Department has not yet been officially notified of war between Russia and Turkey. Every proper measure will bt taken to observe neutral relations.
 Camp Robinson, May c.
 Crazy Horse and his hand, numbering 1900, surrendered to-day.
 St. Petersburg, May :.
 X dispatch, just received, says the Russians have taken kadis, and have captured ,10O Turkish prisoners. The Russian attacking army numbered 5O,OOo.
 Galatz, May :.
 The Turkish gunboats attacked the Rus sian batteries below here, on Saturday. They destroyed portion of the battery, dis mantling the guns and driving back the Russians. The Russian camp was fired by shell. The batteries returned the fire with effect, sinking three gun-boats.
 San Francisco, Nay.
 The Chronicle this morning publishes n revision of Pinney's story, occupying some four columns. He alleges that Secretary Robeson was hand in glove with Carr, Cor ham, Sargent, Latirange. SlfanOn and the contractors' ring that Sargent, Gorham and Page had. RobeSon gave Pay-Inspectop Spaulding permission to employ an addi- rional clerk in the Pay Oince, so that Pinney could give his whole time to politics, stocks, etc, that he advanced money to assist Page in his second election, To purchase newspa- pers and buy votes in his district. He charges Page also with guilty knowledge of other unlawful transactions connected with his second election that would oust hm from Congress; also with knowledge of fraudu- lent mail contracts in his District. He charges LaGrange with having robbed the Extraordinary Fund of the Mint to the amount of s20,00O, in l5 months besides other speculaiinns. LaGrange, he says also, that he understood the doings of tie whisky ring. Pinney also intimatcs that if ncceS- sary, he can tell something about affairs at Mare Island and in the Custom House. Ali of the above named deny in toto the charges of Pinney. Sargent and Carr threaten libel suits against the Chronicle. Representative J. K. Luttrel, who k in town to-day from his excursion over the Southern Pacific Railroad io Arizona, is quite reticent on this subiec, but intima.es that there k some rotienness at Mare Island that ought to be cleared up.
 The Postofiice Department has ordered officers here to place mail service on the S. F. Railroad from San Bernardno to Yuma, and To curtail the present stage service be- tween san Bernardino and Prescott, Arizona, by making 1t leave the railroad at Dos Pal mas.
 Washington, May7. The cabinet has been discussing for some weeks the propriety of declining to call an extra session, and allowing the army to be cut down to few thousand men.
 The Democrats are still trying to obtain reconsideration of the Presidents proclama- tlon calling an extra session of Congress for october 10th. For the purpose of bringing silver coin in- 10 more general use in the circulation of the country than al present, and as a step toward specie payments, Secretary sherman has de- cIded to suspend, for the present, the issue of one dollar notes, He viil also, in retiring legal tenders under the act of 1875, select ! notes of the smaller denominations, when | ever il is practicable, and in payment of all | drafts upon the treasury, where change is de- | sired, all sums under five dollars will be | paid in silver.
 New York, May s. The Graphic's Washington special says the | authorities are concealing, for the time being. m order that It may be more thoroughly | worked up, case of irregularity in the T. :. Mint m San Francisco. The nature of the rouble cannot yet be given to the public for prudential -easons, but when the details are published the matter will create sensation The suns Washington special says the old tory of an armed expedition to seize Sonora, Mexico, and to secure right To the Pacific or the Texas-Pacific railroad, and lay the of a second "Lone Star' Repub- lc, k agaln set atloat by the visit of Presi- lent Lerdo to Washington. It is said that le IS to act as the titular head of the enter 'rise and lend It his legitimate title as Presi lent Of the Mexican nation. Efforts are now 'eing made 10 sound the attitude of Govern nent towards such a movement. It is said hat the outlines of campaign in Sonora nd Chihuahua, with 5000 men 10 be organ ,ed as two brigades on Mexican soil. were rawn in this city last February. London, Navy. Lord Derby's answer to Prince GortScha- oils circular is in the form of a note to I.of- , ls the British embassador at st. Petersburg. which he says the British government eepIy regret The Emperor's order to cross ne Turkish frontier, and cannot accent 'rince Gartschakot1s' statements and con Iusions as justlfying the order. That the eiusual or Turkey to accept the protocol id not necessarily move all hope of defer nee on the part of Turkey to the wishes of ie powers The British government be- eyes that with patience and moderation on