The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-08-16
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speelas so the Miner.

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 Saratoga, Aug. e.-The Banking Associa' tiop. to-dav. passed resolutions endorsing q and promising aid to the Government in th' resiimption of specie payment, and urging
 the reduction of taxation.
 I Columbia, $. C., Aug. 9-The Republican
 State Convention to-day elected an Execu'
 tive Committee, but made no nominations
 of State officers
 New Orleans, August 9.-Forty-four new
 cases of yellow fever have developed in the I past 24 hours Seventeen cases occurred al Port Eads, causing a panic among the 1 labsrers, who left, and work is suspended on the ieffies.
 l St. Petersburg. Aug. s.-An explosion oc-
 cured in the mines Of the Notifications of { Kars, resulting in the loss of the best DOT | ton of tEe city by the spread of lire.
 Washington, August 9.--Gen. Sherman's
 plan for re-oreanizing the army is similar to
 that of many European arnies--to secure 8 I large body of trained officers capable at ali i times of increasing it's force with the new or ganization. He proposes to make the army consist of five regiments of artillery. ten of cavalry and twenty Of infantry, each con- sisting of twelve companies or three batfal- ions. Field officers of each regiment would include two majors and each company would have a captain, two first lieuteEants and one
 second lieutenant and sixty-one enlisted
 men, including aon-commissioned officers,
 musicians and artificers. Under such an or
 ganization the army would comprise l,S90
 officers and 25, 700 men, this gives an aggre-
 gate peace establishment of 27,650 men, and
 the army is capable of being expanded by
 the strengthening of the organized com
 panies until an effective force of 2lc.0c0 men
 under experienced line and field officers is obtained.
 Cincinnati. Aug. l0.-The Democratic meeting to night did not pass off as harmo- nionsly as was hoped. Harmon Bissarck and N. D. Devols, delegates, quarrelled, and the latter struck the former in the temple, with his fist, killing him instantly.
 Boise City, Aug. 10.--Gen Howard is here. He considers the backbone of the war bro ken. The hostiles have broken uT' into bands. The Flutes are surrendering at the | various Agencies. Col. Green, with 250 cavalry. is pursuing 200 Bannacks who are fleeing through Camas Prairie. Gen. How ard has divided his command into scouting | parties, and will hunt tine red skins down. Scouts say the Indians are out of ammuni- ten. Gen. Wheaton will return to Walla | walla. Forsythe goes into camp at Cold Spring-the depot for subsistence stores Miles camp is near Baker City. Mizner is at Umatilla. Green continus in the field.
 Boston, August l3.-The next move in the Butler campaign will be the reception to But Ter by the Kearney committee Atthe meet Ing last night resolutions were passed wei coming Butler to the ranks of the P O ,le's party. The bargain betwsen him and some )f the leaders of the Democratic psrty is completed by which it is understood that he |, grees to use his strength to carry three Con- ,ressional districts for the Democrats. and hey in turn agree to fix things so that no Iomination will be made at their State Con- eniion for Governor, thus leaving him wiih
 clear field to run against the Republican 
 Augusta. Georgia, August 13--A difficulty c;arred at Edgfeld, South Carolina, to-day h r..tx rts.-Ars - nd James Booth, were killed and several thers vera wounded--one morally. An old sud was the cause. The friends of the parties t ecome involved and l7 shois wert fired, t lilltia have been called out.
 shasta, Cal, August l3.-One-thrd of the 'wn destroyed by fire. Loss, S50.UO0.
 Sacramento, August I3.--Lste last night ie sherin arrested Troy Dye, the Public c Administrator of the county, on the charge n l the murder of Tullis, d short time since. Grand Island. Clark, the partner of Dye . the saloon business, was arrested at the me time. Evidence against Dye appears to conciusive. Ills guilt and only motive n ,pears to be to get an opportunity to ad- mister on Tullis' estate.
 Ottowd, Canada, August l3.-A riot occur = q last night between lot of roughs called Union Men and the Young Britons, dur-I which several persons were killed. sa Buenaventura, August 19.--Curiee was nj w enS pOuitCutidfy tO-udy. It IS SalQ at Jones will not testify further for the - osecution in the murder case.
 Victoria, B. C., August stl3.--Parlianent has ssed law taxing Chinamen $40 per year. da Baker City, Oregon, dispatch says: A ly urier has just arrived from the Mathew ency bringing the intelligence of the sur = nder of Oitz, the surviving medicine man chief of the hostile Snakes, together with ID 'ty Indians. including fifteen warriors :, e Indian troubles may be considered over he, this season in the section. for To-day Justice levied an assessrnent of Co oO per share. Also North Consolidated .si rginia Sl and Succor 50 cents. ,hs .hs ,oid, l.00X, greenbacks, 99k1Z; half ner liars, 9Sg9SA; standard dollars, 991<6I. E 'xican dollars, 93K and 'IoCKS.- Gala, 12; Con. yir. 9I: En- "a, A; Curry, 9N Justice 64, ;Ophir. n {; Silver King, B; Tiptop, 1.i5. =