The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-12-28
BY TELEGRAPIE.
Special to the Miner by U s. Miltarr and W. U Lir,
Reports up to i P. H.. To-day.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Souator Jones is said to haVe doubts as to the success of ex- treme policy on the silver question, ard will abandon the project, unloSs Bland's bill, pure and simple, can be passed.
 Tho delegation from the Pacific Coast ap- a modification or repeal of the iIur!inganie treaty.
 Major Ben (. Truman has been appointed special agent of the r. q. Department, With headquarters at san Franciscc.
 Chicago, Dec. &2.-The Times New NeYiro special says, thousand ru.Iors are in riy- culatiou as to the doings in El PaSo county by Mexican hauditti, from which the fact k SiftCd that sll the stores in ihe border towns of Socoro and lsleti have been plundeTed, and Fl Paso is threatened with the sHme treatment.
 The Texas Rangers who surgandered at san Eiezario gathered FSnfoTCeuCu;s and started back yesterday to recaplusethe arms taken by the MeNicaRs T. k reported that the forces had an encounter, in which Lieut., Mortimer, ol the regular arAiY, was killed, two soldiers captured. and that he invaders took a cannon from detachment ui .. =. troops, and that inc MeXiaan~ iAeu Fo-sod the lilo Grande, followed by the 'frNaS Ran gers. Lively work may tc expected at any hour. Gen. Hatch with two batteries oi 8r- ,tillerp and one Gatiing gum has arrived Gt the sccno oi disturbance
 < Washington special says f0f. CoTicy, late of the Sitling Bull Commission, thinks sitting Bull has merely come mo United States territory to get arms, buried bE his men, but thinks it is only question uf iilno when he will return ani make trouble.
 IL is said that Senator Patterson, oI Soutil Carolina, will resign, and Wade Hampton, who covets the place, will get t.
 London, Dec. 22.-An Athens correSp0n- dent is assured that many Crctan Chiefs arc Ina Greece. and have adopted a programme for freedom, under the protection oi England.
 The ServIanS attacked Si. Nicholas Pass by assault, on Wednesday. and have nearly wholly invested Mich and WiddcH.
 During the past twelve months ships have been constantly conveying sIorcS to G'!bef2l- fer and Malta. where there is now a Vasi as'- cumulation of war material.
 Orders nave heen received at Woolwich. for the manufacture of iG-pouuder f'eld gups. IL has also been determined that four seton guns for the war vessel '' irilexible ' are to he chambered forthwith. I. is said that q manufacturer ot military stores Whu had large orders on hand for Russia. aud Turkey has received notice cGncclling them. Edinburg, Dec. -. Tho Scotsman >~tVS in influential circles credit k given Ia the re- port that the government intends go pJgr- chase the Porte's sovereignty over Egypt.
 Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 22.--A party ot raid- CTS VI tl1 ENftfltlA htilk lHlFuEa ' lt40EltsAs and also stole some horses, were captured 8t Teion Mountain, yesterday. and brougat here and confined in jail. Last night a crowd of citizens forced their way iUto the jail, took the prisoners, five m number, iatp ihe District Court room, tried them before a jury of twelve, convicted them of horse stealing, and hung thcQl in ihe jail yard, whero they were found this morning. San Francisco, Dec. 22.-The wife .f jolIu Pope, q porter in the liquor store of Curtis S O., who lives at Washerwoman's Bay dis covered that one of her neighbOrS was bar boring Duncan and Lcwarne, and her huS- band imparted the facl to his employer, Mr Curtis. who joined Pope in an eudcavor to capture the fugi;iveS. and secure the reward. They saw Mayor Bryant, last Saturlay, and at eleven o'clock they wai,ed on ikc Chief uf Police, aud gave him the number ci Ihs house where Duncan ard lewarac wcr- coil cealed, but instead of taking immediate ac. ton, the Chief waited until Monday, when he went out to make the arrest. when, of course. ihe birds had flown. The Chief k ht- fore the Grand Jury, to day. at the instance of the creditors of the Pioneer Bank, to eX- plain his delay in acting.
 Capt. Lees. of the detective force. savS the publication is libelous, so far as lhe police authorities are concerned, but declines to make any statement in the premises. \ san Antonio dispatch says on 1huTs,,av last Lieut.. Ward. with & detachment of r. S Cavalry followed the trail 0f patty of In dians with stolen stock, to the Bio t;ranjc. and notified the nearest Mexican officer who appeared Hith detaChucn, of lr.,ops. aai the two commands joined iu following the trail into Mexico. The scout va, lrui,icss. but the Mexican officers expressed wiling ness a cooperate in pursuing raiders when. ever they crossed into Mexico. The Worlds Washington special say> the Republican majority in :he Senate will be reduced to one vote when Congress re-siSsembies.
 Brownsville. Texas, Dec. 25.--The steamer Harbin arrived at Brazos, yesterday, with three companies |. =. troops from New Or leans, they arrived in tbis city last evening by rail. IL l. taken as evidence that this frontier k to be better protected.
 Belgrade, Dee. 25.--The s;erviars, on Mon. cay, afier eight hours hand fighting, cap tured Takpalank, with three krupp guns. and q large quantity of ammunition and provisions. The Turks lost many killed, and some prisoners.
 London, Dee. 26.-S;anler. the African eX- plorer. has arrived at Arden
 NJ. Petersburg. Dec. 2S.-rhc total Russian loss by the war Co Dec, n, is s0, il3 men.