The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-08-17
BRENfrIEs,

BkEttttts, ? Salt River flour is selling in the NJ Crackin country at S per 100 pounds.
 The woolcn goods commission firm , Thomas tS Co, of New York, have failed f' SJ0O,000.
 The Public Debt reduction in July wa Ssis,004. which was pretty good for tl dullest of the summer months.
 
 Peter Doll has been appointed by Govel nor Irwin a Commissioner of Deeds for Ca ifornia, to reside at Ehrenberg Arizona.
 The New York sun k authority fo stating that General Howard is to be super cetcd by an experienced Indian figh,or. -s
 The Sacramento Bee heads an iter Small pox stayed in Tucson, to which tn Alta replies Yes, it stayed there too lon to suit the inhabitants 1
 Texas covers an area of 274,OO0 squar miles. Its population k believed now | ! he 1000, ,0OO. and it has ls5,0eO, 600 acres q the best arabic land. From private letter, dated al Ehrcnherl the 18th, we learn that D. <. Lusk, J. Nj McCraokin and Mir. Robinson had paSsc, down the river to Yuma.
  man with red ribbon got big drinl al a restaurant. and then, turning the ribhol over. he showed on the other side of it thu words |" l. m busted. he was helped cut
 
 Gen. Howard has made a junction oi hi troops with those of Gen. Gibbon. but th' Indians may be by this time back on thei old stamping ground, Camas Prairie, il Idaho.
 The capacity of the New York Postoiiic, was lately shown by the distribution of ovei 300, 900 letters in single day, which liac been delayed by the riots and strikes on th' different railroads.
 There are S66, ,OOO, 900 in legal tender notes lying idle in the Treasury, showing that the volume of ofcurrency is at least not contracted Tho Secretary thinks one-siIth of the volume legal tender notes is not needed for circula- tion.
 The Secretary of the Treasury will soon dispatch a revenue cutter from san Francis co 10 Sitka, to take measures to protect pub lie property and assist the collector of GUS toms in enforcing the laws and the regula- tions for the government of Sitka.
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 The Southern Pacific Railroad has about doubled the demand for seattle coal in south ern California. The Seattle Coal and Trah- sportation Company sent 5000 tons to San pedro in June with fair prospect Of tincrea- sing 1t to 4,000 by October.
 The boys at Harvard, on speech day this year acted portion of the Frogs of Aris- tophanes in the orignal Greek; and the scene in which Charon Is introduced upon the stage as the ferryman, with his boat and oars, elicited roars of laughter.
 
 Utah claims second honors in the crcma- ton business. The burning of Dr. Wins lows remains occupied three hours. and the process was successful. whatever that may mean. Wonder if Brigham Young and the Mormon murdercrs will decide to Ike ere mated.
 The Consolidated Virginia mine has yield ed for the half year ending 30th of June, ls'7, the sum of $5,6G7 .43S in gold and sil- yer bullion, Of which full $S, 100000 was gold. of this S5,2i0,O00 have been dis burScd in dividends to stock holders.
 The mixture of nationalities in the Turk ish Empire i> quite remarkable, and as each one has "intcrests winch it is desirable to advance. the difficulties uf the Sublime Porte must certainly be very great. The comprise, Tartars, Ottomans Greeks, Zinzaris. Albanians, Serbs, Bulgarians, and CoSSacks.
  Wm. B. Carr, the great California politi- elan, banker, jobber and railroad king, was born in Indiana. He emigFatcd to CAlifor- tornia inl 1858. He is said 10 be the most energetic man in that State. and owes his large fortune to clear mind. backed by great energy and bulldog tenacity.-Cour- fer Journal.
 Eleim Pasha. the present Grand Nizier of Turkey, was formerly Turk slave He was born in tho historic isle of Scio, in 1893 and Was sold thence to the Turkish states Tan, koshru PaSha. who had him educated in Paris. Having held various important offices of State, he succeeded to his present high position on the downfall of Midhat PaSha, a few months ago. The total amount of capital invested in | mines and mills in the United States iS | S3G0,000,000; investment in labor. $324,- | 900 ,0000; personal assets, $25, ,000, 900; total S1O9. 100000. Return in bull | lion, $l ,S5O,000. .O0O; created values of mines !! and mills. $3G, 900, ,O0O: total, S2 200 O00 900. 1 Profit for twenty-seyen years, SI, ,49l 100000, l an income of Sj0. .OOO per 1