The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-01-24
BY TELECRApH.
Special 10 :he Miner.

4,-asl,irefar- Ian. .1.-The tenth snhuai yarsrs ,f tbs Board of Indian Commissi'n- CTS. when published, will show thas H'oi0 Chan one-half of al the Indians nave 1is rarsed blanke.s and adopted ei'lii%sN .sth. and about half have changed the "ls wa,n for ,he modern dwelling house--'.ie ns,pber of tho latter having srob5led m the last t,,o wears within which uaie the pepils in Indian schools have doubled; ia"c cHi- ,i,ased by Indians has increased aYe-io'c' and ,hev raised vegetable food enough lass year to supply ten bushels 10 every ih'il'n l in the country. They possess an average ol one horse or mule, one COW, one sheep and one hog to every Indian.
 The President has nominated W m. l. Thompson of Iowa to be Chief Justice oi ti'e supreme Cour, of Idaho.
 The new census bill was agreed upon by th, subcommittee of both houses, in joint convention, in all of it's main points.
 CbaFee introduced bill to cancel one and two-dollar notes.
 Chicago. Jan. 2i.-u is asoer;ained that Sneaker Randall has arranged so that the rules cannot be suspended to bring up the Texas Pacih" bill between now and ths 4ih of March.
 S; Louis. Jan 3I.-Geu. James Childs for short term, and Col. Geo. G. Vest for long term. were elected to tine UnRed states Sen ate at noon to-day.
 Chicago, Jan. 2l.--John A. Logan has oeen elected to the United States Senate, receiv- ing the entire Republican vote. lBIiiyJ
 Albany, \. Y., Jan. 2l.--Roseoe Conkling was elected United States Senator to-day by the Legislature. The vote stood; Conkling, lI5; Dors sheimer, 8; Pe.cr Cooper ,.
 London, Jan. 2l.-A Rome correspondent says the Jesuits have seuit the Pope an ulti- malum, pointing ont the evils of excluding them from the government of the Church. The Pope remains firm, and his friends fear the consequences. X rumor prevails that the Pope has been poisoned.
 Washington. Jau 22.--A report has reach ed Secretary Schurz, through the Indian Agent at Cheyenne Agency. that l5,00o In- dians, including Sitting Bulls wards, have crossed over from the Canadian side into the United States and that they are anxious to make peace. The Cabinet was in session, and the matter was thought worthy of con sideraiion,
 sherman estimates tho amount necessary to pay pensions now in arrears at one hun tlred and fifty million dollars. Iiiere fol- lows a lo; of bosh ahou; So1thern claims, etc., all of hich Is uuiEteresting and there fore omittcd-l1D. MINER.
 Chicago, Jan. a2-In thc Reno iuquiry Iieuieaaui Varuum testified thas lie thought Reno took the bcs, position possible after he lci. the woods vith his command, bu; there were hardly enough men Go holdt. Reno, however created diversioun n thc Indian village. The Indians mu~ have attacked Cu-tera50lt the timc Reno feit the woods, but witness though. tho main Sighting force of the village was opposing Reno. Had i;euo lono forward with his command to n.,;,. -uslcr. he would have been obliged Co -o through Inc Indian village, and witness dI mos believe ,has could have been done by eishe- command. IIe d'drot care toau- -1se- the qu.-. iau whether ,ho conduct of Reno vas sscH a lo inspire sis men with coura-c. bas naally said t.ere vas no COW ac1.ee iu u. Iheu lfas some ,lt's dcmor- alisatiuu ard i,a- ha,.0 iu the hod 6f Reno ls.s- .H .ral.inI eus of the woods.
 UMlhs. Jan. 2-.-Ther0 is aa oppressive e.u: ai gold n fhis city, aad tae banscrs complain ,hat they cannot get ri ol ii, the people pickering currency and bringing it bsci. a, soon as they can " ben forced Co take i.
 Milwaukee Jan. 22 Tho Legislature at Madison yesterday in joint convention elected Mat, II. Carpenter United States Senator.
 Raleigh, \. C., Jan. 22.-The two houses of the Legislature haze elected Governor Vance United states Senator.
 s. Petersburg. Jan. 22.-Tbe Chinese Elm bassy was received by the Czar wi;h great ceremony yesterday.
 Calcutta. Jan. 22.-Iuieijigsaee is received here that a Russian steamer has made is way pn ihs river ONus and beyond the A. ghan frontier.
 Paris. Jan -2 The Republique Francaise warns the Cabinet thata majority still exists which will keep a strict watch over the uses il makes of the respite given. The life or death of the Cabinet depends upaa Is prompt oi iis rrouises,