The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-12-13
'f0sDay7s Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, Dec 12. 1878. ! Postmaster, PFescoR:-
 ! Has J. Ii. Watts, contractor on tine route 1 from Prescott to Mohave City, appeared in | person CT by Agent and attempted to re- sume servlcc Employ temporary service at sum not to exceed lour thousand five hundred and fifty nine dollars per annum
 Tnos. J. BRADY, Second Asst P. NJ. GenI. | Washington, Dec i2-It is again assert cd that A. Loadon Snowden, postmaster at Philadelphia, has been offered the Direc- torship of the the L. $. MintS.
 The hiii reported by tie Committee on Army Re-orlanization provides for re. ducing the number ot cavalry regiments to eight, and infantry to eighteen. It also proposes tie reduction ir the Subsistence Department, and smaller reductions in all other staff corps, except Engineers and Sig nal Service. The Adiutant- Generals and spetor-Generals Departments are con- solidated, but other staff organizations are contlnued. SupernpmoraIy officers are to he placed m the Reserved list for three years. Total reduction proposed is 333 officers. Rank and file are to number 25,000 men exclusive of the Signal corps.
 resolution was adopted ordering q re- cess from December 20th to January 9th.
 The House passed a bill regulating rail- rOads--l89 to no.
 In the Senate, Windom, from the Appro prlation Gommiite, reported, with amend ments, the Military Academy biIl, which was placed on the calendar.
 In the Senate, brief discussion as to the OrGer of business. resulted Tn an agreement that the vote ou Edmund's bill regarding the counting of the Electoral vote, be taken tomorrow.
 A bill, from the House, 70 correct the en- rollment Tn the Sundry Civil Aappropria- tlon blli, of last year, in regard to the Hot springs Reservation ip Arkansas, passed without amendment.
 Anthony called up the Senate bill autbor- izinS the Public Printer to rrint papers and documents for Senators aGd Renrescn- tatlyes ana Delegates in Congress- unon the payment of cost and ten per cent. ad- ditlonal-paSsed.
 Wendom called up the Notifications An propriation bill, with amendments of tho Committee increasing the lpproprlation for the arnlamament of the sea.coast foytife.- tons from Sle5,000 to S25l,0 and for inc preservation and repair of fortifcat;ons from $leO,0O0 to S200,000 were agreed ro and the bil passed. Springfield, Dec. 12-Tba broat;nc. .e the dams of Ashfield, Conway. WhateIr and North Harttielq has paused the (iestrn{,;o. ot number or bridges and scrious darnaa,o of number of highways.
 Stockton, Dae. l2.-At the apricuItursl society's track to day the t-ial of sneed ha tween harus and Sweetzer took place. The track was in splendid condition. but T stronr, north wind prevailed all tie afternoon purse of $500, and in case either borso sho'ld beat tioidsmitli Maids time in th;s state 2I41s, $500 additional was ofF..rod harus made the first heat in 21i1I an5 .ne second with running horse in. g.1aI" me fastest time ever made in the State
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