The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-07-19
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New York, July I5.-It is believed that
 Secretary Sherman will virtually resume
 specie payment August 1st, though green . backs cannot be redeemed before January He can pay drafts, etc., wi;h gold. The President has removed Collector Ar ] thur.
 Beecher left for San Francisco to-day, on a
 featuring tour.
 The Pacific Mail Company has given
 notice to the Union Pacific their intention 10 terminate the combination contract.
 Il New York, July 1.-The Tribune says it learns that Chairman Potter will proba- bly not go to New Orleans. Work at Allan tic City may require a fortnight and the Sub Committee in Louisiana Is likely to have returned by that time. The report of
 the Committee may not be received until next March.
 1 Opinions at the War Department with
 regard to the Indian war have again faced about Troubles in the Northwest are now spoken of as wearing sersous aspect. The
 fact that War Department opinions are gen. orally about one day behind those expressed 1 in newspapers leads to the suspicion that the former are not original.
 Gen. Sherman is now hastening forward
 to the West all troops available. Garrisons
 on the seaboard have been withdrawn, and
 heavy artillery regiments have been armed and drilled as infantry, and are en route to
 
 troops show that to-day there is only one regiment east of the Mississippi, the 18th Infantry, and it is intended to order that regiment West. Official reports show that heavy artillery detachmen;s armed with muskets are doing effective service.
 West Point, July l7.-Hearing in the Fitz | John Porte case was continued to-day. l All the witnesses examined sustain the i points made by Porter, viz, that it would | have been impossible for him to have obey | ed Gen. Pope's order O march, for which | he was courtmartialed.
 St Louis, July 1.-The heated term con- tinues; 40 burial permits were issued to- day for deaths by sun-stroke. People are dying in their houses who have not been in the sun, so great is the heat.
 Chicago July l7. The heat is intense all through the Northwest, and deaths from it's effects are occurring in great many locali- ties. The thermometer averages from 90 to II0 degrees.
 Milwaukee. July I7.-The hot weather which has followed the late heavy rains, has reduced crop prospects in the Noth- west about one-third, by rust, shrinkage, etc.
 Umatilla, July 15.-Troops under Captain Miles drove the Indians into the foothills near Cayuse station after fight of four or five hours, at long range, in the valley. Fin ally the troops and volupteus made a charge and drove the Indians four mics in the hills,
  night Col. Bernard's cavalry arrived on the Umatila river, near the other command, and will move on the Indians, it is supposed, ear " in the morning. Col. Sanford is coming [ lp from La Grange and is supposed to be near the Indians on the Weacham road and should all attack be made on all sides it will De warm time for the red devils to-mor- -ow. At ID o'clock this morning Col For 'yth, with his command was at Weston, hav- ( ng been ordered to the scene of yesterdays I conflict, and was moving as rapidly as his horses could travel. Forces now in Umatilla county amount to 700 men. and r is thought Will be sufficient to l,ringt hostiles to terms II few days. In
 Col. Mizner and command have returned lere for transportation to the front. and are low at the agency six miles beyond Pendle- on. They leave here this morning having otained the necessary horses and teams.
 London, July 1.-The Press farorably Y, onments upon the results of the Congress, D he News only excepted. The Times, sum- 1ing up the labors of the Congress says it = as made changes which transfer an Empire as removed long standing cause of dis oh.eht; mas pacified, we nav hope, prov da ices which were torn by dissenton and mis- tv nie, and has placed barrier between rlval 'rms or impiarable bigotry; it has stopped . iany avenues of foreign intrigue, and if it as aDriged the power of the Porte it has lven peace to Europe f. London July l7.-All accounts agree that k esterday's reception of the Plenipotentiaries lagnihcent. Lord Beaconsfield will wait pon the Queen at Windsor tomorrow, " le Queen having cauntermanded the pre- " nations for her departure for Osborne, in der to receive the Earl. h. uoiu' i.uu12. greenDackS- S99sG.H; half bu ,llars, 9734@9S; standard dollars. 9eXCaI. acs l05<; Con. vir. S4; Eu- ka, 56L; Curry, 6I<: Justice. 5; Ophir. Silver King, l4&; Tiptop, 20.