Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-12
TELEGR APHC.
SPECL4L TO THE .UL.NER.

Aa4N.
 The Democrats, for some reason or other
 are more confident than heretofore of th, inauguration of President They claim tha
 there Is such an understanding betweeI
 the members of the joint committee, ans
 It IS certain that a plan for counting cecto
 raI votes will be agreed upon, plans [,
 include tho right of the two Houses to de
 i'rminc the validity of conflicting electoral
 certificates; it must therefore result in a
 Democratic victory There has been nc
 meeting yet of these committees jointly
 bat each has met separately; they will
 meet together in 8 day or two.
 President Grant thinks a determination of
 the question before March as doubtfnl.-in
 which case, the President of the Senate will
 preside until after new election.
 The Chinese Government is said to have appointed a commission of two Ministers to
 visit the United States, Spain and Peru for
 the purpose of making inquiries into mat ters pertaining to Chinese labor, especially
 with reference to the introduction of coolics
 into Cuba. They will arrive here about the i middle of March.
 l Joln W. Harrington arrived here to-day l from Columbia, S. C., bringing the Demo cratic electoral votes of the State. which he delivered 10 the President pro ym. of the Senate Mir Baxter. President of that Col. lcgc, requested Secretary of state Iiaync to at!iN the Seal of State to certificates of electors, but he declined. and therefore they are not thus officially endorsed.
 The subject of outragcs upon American citizens on the Mexican border, on the Rio Ggandc, by rcvolutionis;s, is occupying the attcution of our Government Orders will soon bo sent To our Army and Navy officers in that quarter, with the view to their pro lection. As there is noN no Government in Mexico to which an appeal can be ma,ic for that purpose, the question is likely to he brought to the attention of Congress, wheth- CT outra~as on American citizens -hall be permitted to continue, oy whether this Gov crnmcnt shall take into its own hands meas. urc> of redress,
 New York, Jan. i.--Commodurc Van. dcrbilt died at i've minutes past ten o'clock this morning.
 Salt Lake. Jan. 9.-A snow-slide occur ! rcd, near Alton, on December 2Sth, which ! destroyed the Washington mine boarding. i house, sud buried tho inmates. The dis | covcry was not made until in the evening. l To-day two men were taken out, in an ex- | hausted condition, and four more supposed | to be dead
 Paris, Jan. "A tremendous gale has bccnragiug on the Atlantic coast.
 A telegraph cable between France and England parted during the late storms.
 New York, Jan. j.-Thc heaviest snow storm that has occurred for a number of years i- now raging throughout the Eastern State.
 Chicago Jan. 2-Thc Infantry of Gen. Crooks expedition will arrive at Fort Lara mic to-morrnw. Gen Mckenzie with Cav airy and Artillery will also arrive to-mor- Tow. The whole force will be dislandcd.
 san Francisco. Jan. {.-Thc Trustees of the Consolidated Virginia aliaiue Co. to- lay. took DO action in reference e. tho divi- lend duc ou ihe li,h. The markc; i, dull. Justice has declined to l2 but closed at i3.
 Washington, Jan l.-Whcn Scott and Huntington stood at bay, two weeks ago, bc Texas and Pacific hill of last year was ep0rt.d to the House and ordered printed 7 proposed tn give the Texas aId Pacific nt,rg Ilnacai-,. but BOW compromise i, .keiy to be effected and a new hill has 'een prepared, subject to amendment This ,iii will undoubtedly pass the House, and |, nil, ja ali probability become law. It ' .ill bn seen that Standiord and Company .ill secure large share of the prize. The blowing is a synopsis of the hill
 The Texas and PJridc is authorized to omplct, i,> line of right of way from Fort Q, Worth, Texas, west tl tic Rio Grande. near VI T Pa>o: thence westward l0o miles further, S' } point at which junction shall be ' ,ncI with the southern Pacific. The , gNa~ and Pacific shall construct at ' ast 100 miles within two years from date acceptance of the provisions of this Act ', id % miles per annum thereafter-com N cting the road To the point of junction ithin six years. The Southern Pacific is -. ithorizcd to construct a line 'Of railroad Id telegraph from the Colorado river. cast IT, ird on the line of the TeNas and Pacific. on any more practicable route near the d parallel. until said road shall meet the 'Xas anal Pacific at the point of junction, N e hundred miles west of Fl Paso. For , Q purpose of securing the speedy con lction of this road the Southern Pacific granted the same right of way, and the nc land grants and all other rights and vilcges which have heretofore been .ntcd the Texas and Pacific. The south ih' Pacific shall construct railroad and M n cgraph line from some point west of San ,l; rgonio Pass to san Diego. Cal, and shall ,o id 30 miles of said road per year, com ting the same to San Diego within thlce ,, 1rs. The Southern Pacific shall complete Lo road from Indian Wells, to and across Colorado River, and loo miles east of Or d river in two year, after acceptance of cie