The Phoenix herald., 1879-10-24
JEL.ECRApHIC. $50, 600 ,G0O Come Into the Country, Since Aug. 1. 50,000 Majority Claimed for Rob-
 inson in flew York. Ti!den's Encome Tax sult
 in Court. More Nsws from the Colorado In-
 dian War. The Loss ofL:fe by Floods
 ir Spain.

NEW YoRE, October 23-The RoL- inson State Committee continues to recelve hopeful letters from all parts of the State Reports and estimates of visitors and local committees have been received from every county in inc State, from which the committee claim that Robinson will have fifty thousand majority, and assert that KelIy's strength has been greatly over estimated.
 Tilden's income tax suits have been put over until next Monday, by request. His counsel not being ready to argue the demurrer therein.
 The Steamship Widand from Europe brings s1,413, 900 dollars in French gold. This makes a total of four million and q half of dollars which have arrived since Saturday Nearly fiftv-fye millions of dollars in gold have come into this country since the resumption of specie pay ments, nine -tenlhs of it arrived since August 1st.
 SOLDIERS KILLED BY INDIANS.
 OMAHA, October 22-Despatches from General Merritt's command, dated yesterday, says: Lieut.. W.B. Weir, ordnance officer, was killed and mutilated by Indians, while hunt ing. A soldier of the hunting party is also missing. All the available cavalry have started on the trail. The funeral of Major Thornburgh took place here to-day, under the auspices of the Knights Templars and the military"
 X REQUEST TO SCIENCE.
 BosToN, October B. Uriah A. Boyden hequeathed the greater-por- tion of'his property for the purpose of making scientific investigations, and provided fer observations on prominent peaks for the gratuitous use of students of astronomy and kindred sciences.
 LESS OF LIFE IN STAIN BY THE RE
 CENT FLOOD.
 LONDON, October 23.-It is off rially stated that the loss of life in Spain by the recent floods exceeds | } 600 deaths.
 AFFAIRS IN HERZEGOVINA.
 VIENNA, October 23.-Recent ad- | vices say affairs in Herzegovina are becoming serious, IS Christians re fuse to pay rent to Turkish land holders. Count Souvalof the Rus sian ambassador is said to be very sick.
 RECEPTION TO GENERAL GRANT.
 SAN FRANCISCO, October 23--Gen. Grant attended a reception at Charles Jrocker's residence,last night There were from six hundred to eight hundred persons present.
 CABINET MEETING.
 WASHINGTON, October 22.-At the Cabinet meeting yesterday, The Ute outlook was considered, but no :hange of policy was adopted
 FEVER INCREASING.
 MEMPHIS, October p. Two new ases yesterday and two deaths. The weather is mild
 The fever at Forest city is increas- ng and is very malignant, 13 out of very 16 cases have died. Three new ases today.
 BALTIMORE, October 2a-1n the Dixie Stakes, two miles, was won by 4ord Murphy, in 2:34.
 SAN FRANCISCO, October 22.-The Revenue Cutter Rush, arrived from )unal ska, last evening Her com nander, George ". Bailey, was lost off Cape Flattery, during a leavy gale.
 Winter is fast settling down in the Arctic regions and promises to be a evere one. No news from the Jean tte and the whaling fleet.
 COOPER, THE FoRGER. LONDON, October 22--Cooper alias Neville Hunter, the American for CT, plead guilty to forgeries on the ,ank.of England. He will be sen enced next Thursday. OF THE MINING CoUN-
 TRY. NEW YORK, October 22-The Fri ,tne thinks one of the most interest 1g features in the development of le Western mining country IS she apid progress of mushroom towns l the appliances of civilization The pectacle of the quick growth of :hools, libraries churches and news apers in mining camps that have prung up almost in q day, is strik- lg and encouraging.