The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-09-27
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spJnTrEp AWAY IN THE DARK.

SPIRITED AWAY lN HE bAhh' Marouette. Mich. sept 25-During the eX- aisinaiion of witnesses last evening, to fiu- cIIre testimony against Samuel TIlden, III Inc deficiencv ,ax suit, certain books, saiol to contain overwhelming evidence against 'rfiGen. were sfolen from the court rOOhi' ! The perpetrators escaped in the dark POLITICAL CAULDRoN.
 pos,on. sept 25-Ths Democratic Conven- tiou nominated. to-day. Wm X Plunkett for Iici,tenant-C Governor: II C lemng, Secie- tary- of State; Genl David Skliiin@, Ifeas- urir and Receiver; John l. Fitzgerald, Audi tor: and Richard Olney, AttOrney-General.
 Syracuse. V T., Sept 23-Democratlc Ht''e Convention called 10 order at ?. m'
 ANOTHER INDIAN wAE.
 IeavenYorth, Kansas, Sept. 2i.-A dis hatch from Dodge CIty, Kansas, says that the Indians who were being pursued by troops and cattle men. were found iptrenche,i on sand Creek. :s5 miles southwest Oi heIe- Fighting began on Saturday, and at last ac- counts eleven Indians had been killed No body on our side was hurt. The Indians are >aid 60 have large number of stolen sheep in their possession.
 AFFIRM AGAIN,
 Omaha. Sept 24.-General Crook left for Sidney, Nebraska, yesterday, accompanied by Webb Hayes, son of the President. The General anticipates that the Cheyenne In dians, some 700 or 500 in number, who left their reservation in the Indian Territory T few days ago, will cross the Union Pacific somewhere near Sidney. The military coin- mauds concentrate there will enGeaNCr io intercept them.
 CYCLONE IN THE WEST INDIES.
 New York, Sept 24.-The recent storms i'll the West Indies, according to a letter re- ceived here, did immense damage at Port au Prince, Hayti. The government works were entirely destroyed at Aux Caves. Tn less than three hours, 454 houses were de stroyed; also the powder magazine, cOurt- house and other public buildings. \ large number of persons were killed and wound ed at Aquien, where, also, lS6 houses were swept away. In Cayoillon, only four houses remain. Many lives are reported lost. The sea rushed over the town Of St. Louis and sweIt nearly everything away, burying men l women and children in it's course. La was nearly swept out of eNis 1 tence and at Jereme only 20 houses remain. | several vessels were driven ashore. In the | districts, the hurricane destroyed | nearly every plantation at Trinidad. Ships | steamers, lighters and other crafts were swept ashore.
 BIG BLOWOUT AGAIN.
 Naples, Sept. 2i.-There were intermittent 1 ,ruptons of Monnt NcSuvius last night. It's activity iS increasing.
 POLITICAL CONVENTIONS FAILURE OF STOCK
 BROKERS.
 Hartford Sept. 2+-CharleS E. Andrews nominated by the Republicans for Governor; David Gallett, Lieutenant Governor; Flor ,nce, Secretary of Sta'C.
 san Francisco, Sept. 2f-Nevada Demo- ratIc State Convention has rCnOminated l. Governor Bradley, ana Lieutenant Governor |. NJ. Adams. w. F. Deal is nominated for Congress.
 Higgins tI Conkling, stock brokers. have ailcd.
 SITTING BULL WANTS TO SURRENDER. it Chicago, Sept. 2i- General Sheridan re- eived q dispatch from Col. Mile, from Ieogh, Montana, saying tbat six Sioux In- ans arrived at that post from the British oSSeSsions, being sent by Sitting Bull to see n shat terms his people might surrender to be United States military authorities. Those 'ho have gone tO Canada are desirous of re- lrning. General Sheridan answered that 'e are not particularly anxious about their oturn, but If they come it must be an un- )nditional surrender. Y
 STILL ANOTHER BLOW OUT. New York, Sept 25-Advices from Ecuador " CotopaXi is again in state Of eruption
 HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. New York, Sept. 25-Advices from the City q Mexico of the 18th, say that Congress; t Dened on the 10th. President Dias reviews le American question and claims that Alexi- } has done her duty to the utmost of her over, and that Mexico desires peace with I nations. especially with the United States, it Is determined to maintain her inde- h 'ndence and honor. The orders given Gen [. al Ord must be couII;crmanded before the ' e%lcan government can cooperate with ' S. troops Un the Rio Grande lF