The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-06-14

Boise City, Idaho, June S.---The people
 are universally exultant over the receipt oi
 a telegram that the President had appointed
 J. F. Hoyt as Governor of Idaho, and hope
 he will come forward at once.
 | Capt, Harper, who went after the Bannocks
 had severe fight at South Mountain and lost
 two killed and several wounded. Believed to
 have killed eight Indians. Reinforcements have been sent to him from Silver City, and l 1t is thought another fight has taken place by this time. Large bodies of Indians are | crossing the stage road and Snake river, evi- dently concentrating in the lava beds near Big Camas prairie. Gen. Howard will ar 1 rive here Tuesday, and a column of troops are expected from the west in a day or so when it is thought the Indians can be forced l to stand and fight in the Juniper mountain region.
 nominated John c. Fremont Governor of Arizona.
 Dispatches from Des Moines say that com
 muhists there say openly and boldly that every car wheel in the United States will stop at noon the day Congress adjouIns.
 washington, June lO.-Among the items Tn the sundry civil appropriation bill report ed to the House to-day are S50,0OO for Hay den's survey of the Territories, S3J, 900 for Powell's survey, ST., 900 for the survey of the boundary between Utah and Arizona, and | SIo,O0O for contingent expenses of the Sur | veyor Generals offices of the Picific coast.
 Corbett offered resolution directing the | Military Committee to inquire into the con- duct Of the troops at the battle of the Little Big Horn.
 Senate considered the army appropriation Dill, and Blair offered as substitute for the section transferring the Indian Iureau to the War Department to appoint joint commis- sion consisting of three Senators and four Representatives, 10 inquire into the cxpedi- ency or such transfer ana report before Jan nary lst, 1879. Agreed to. Burnside moved 10 make the committee for army reform con 'ist of three Senators, three representatives md three army officers. Agreed to.
 The appointment of General Fremont as governor of Arizona, at the solicitation of , New York friends is in provision for pecn- ! mary needs The transfer of Governor ] to Idaho involves the resnov val of Gov | 'rnor Brayman. which is justified on the { ot his grave mistakes of judgment. S ,;Ias Ssss naae, tune Io.-Ihree men killed 40 mes north of Terrace. Ranchmen all come t nto terrace and kelton. Two companies of avalry left Corinne for Ros., Fork. Idano. Nearly all the Bannocks have left their res. rvation at Fort Hall
 San Francisco, lo.-Troops from this city. \ nen will arrive at the scene of hostilities Inv aturday. company frori San Diego wifi y ome here on next boat,
 The impression at heatiauartcrs is that ifi ( he Indians can be brought b bay at present : onaiity the war will soon terminate. but fl = Cariin difpatches say that Adit.-t;ener.,' C oains IS there en route tc. Tuscarora. with rms and ammunition, where he will ortran- s e a volunteer force, tho Indians baving CT ,mmencsd depredations In that ueigbbor. co ooa. dbe soldiers are fleeing to the railroad ations for proiestiop,
 of Indian fairs has . ,a,o am from Indian Agent DoneIson. at Fort no ali Agency, saying he could not keen The Be aving Bannocks when supplies were ex- Before the Potter Comn,itsee ex-Coneress- Fl g Sl asabs s.ss,,o,, ol Loa,slalIs wss swess sed any applications for the position of Col aor of customs at New Orleans, testified ( Af Matthews aftA- h. A-s ,...--s .s oh. esident did not intend to appoint Governor, lcker to the position. urged his fDarraIl.sii r pointment, and that Anderson's inffuencs pe- Is- th Asttheys helped b secure his suppoif. sc ne ioiloving IS the text of letter of can alfman fotter to Amafor Matthews, de- per cred with the subpana:
 HousE OF E;ErREsESTArrvEs.l Pri
 WASHINGTON, D c., June 10, 1878. - 'Ik:-i have the hoilor to acknowledge the eipt of your letter of the sth insfant des P hing 10 accept the invitation of the com = iiee of investigstioll, etc., of the House of @z tee, but they have not felt at liberty % io S pense with your attendance, and have ,ii. ted subptena to ae issued to you bv solution of which enclose copy. Ths,e 70 purpose of reqtiring your atientlance T imes that may intsrfere with your ofijeial eiti' les as Senator, and there ws.i be on th.. 2, has of the commitfse every disposition so # Hm n ct your convenieuce tn respect to the time zttendance- Very respectfully.
 Your obedienf seryanf
 GtARksoN A- Fox4kH, ch.fi1, etc. ia eE lqfks June ia.-A Havana lesser says Bss. gsdiers Ben, Mosxada win 1000 men and Eoz, memles of insaFHent families csn,prls. ss1a g ago. being the asst of Inc Cuben in~nr- 6. surrendered ak BAncoa snt Cobie. sest. lncinuatI, Jure 12 .The Ropu6lfan 's,,s =.