The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-12-30

LOSBoS, Dee. 27--A dispatch from War saw reports the number of deaths 80 far from the panic in the church of Holy Cross, Ol Christmas A. M-, are forty-six.
 SMALL FOX.
 JERsEY CrTT, '. J., Dec. 27.-JosepL McLoary was s;ezed with the worst kind of black snaall pox, and refusing to go to tke pest house WIS taken by friends to the police station The police barred the doors and the man vas deposited cn the sidewalk, where he died surrounded sy crowd
 CHICAGO, Dee. Z7.-snall poz is increas- ing in this city and is spreading in the inter for. The disease is aisJ reported in Tennes- see, Ohio, and other states In New York the scarlet fever Is incress- ing ;o an alarming extent
 srEvgNs oS TIE IN1zu-ocEAsIc TRANSIT.
 Srw YORK, Dec. 27.-A Tribune's Wash ingtoa special says: Ale.andsr H. Stevens aays on the subjecJ of inter-oceanic transit Es shall not allow Great B.iti2a, France or any other European poNer to acquire ascen- iancy over any part of this continent. l think it would bs wise for Congress at oncs to charter she Nicaragua Canal Co. President Arthur received a number of callers at his home yesterday. MNENsg PURCHASE OF LAND. NEW ORLEANS, Dec 27.-Phillips, Mar shall S Co, of London, have just concluded the purchase of ]. 300, 900 acres of land from the State of HississipPi 100000 acres of that quantity is known ss levee lands, locat- d mostly in Yazoo Delta, comprising some of the riehest cotton and timber lands in the South. It is their intention ts improve, coloniZe and cultivate the land.
 JUDGE COX STEAKS.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 27.--A Tribune's Wash ington special says: Judge Cox said to-day l sm aware my course has been severely criticized, but it would not be proper for me to say anything in reply. When the right time comes shall be heard. Cox seemed fully aware of the general feeling of discon- tent at his treatment of the assassin, but in- tinsted that the end of the trial lnust fur nish his vindication.
 SMALL POX.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-There is great ex- citenent over the small pox, which IS very alarming. The disease itself increases daily in the city and vicinity.
 WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
 A Tribune's Washington special says: One of the interesting political papers of session, it is understood will be en the Star Route swindles, by prominent Republican repre-. sentative. in which he viii deny that any the illegal profits were used for the Rcpub- ! lican ticket in the last Presidential campaign and 1t will be shcHn that contractors con- tributed S2000O to defeat Randall, and delegates in Peunsylvania, besides sending s;ln nla s a .Gi1ai-na.i s...l sums for the latters election.
 VACCINE WANTED. WAsHIEGToN, Dee. a. - The Navajo Agency, in New Mexico, asks for an imme- diate shipment of vaccine points enough to vaccinate five hundred persons. Small pox Is spreading there.
 THE cALL-cHEoNIc.E LIsEL SUIT. 1 SAS FRAyc1.co, Dee. 2s-Thc suit of Geo. K. Fitch, of the Bulletin and Call, vs. Chss DeYoung & O., of the Chronicle, for libel. in charging that the columns of the Bulletin ard Call had been sold to the rail road company. demurrcl ol defendants vas sustained by Judge Allen, of the Superior Court. on the ground ta-a newspaper has l right to sell i., coi4.s,s. a.-t :, .s no more hbelous to charge i.. Est vi,h selling his newspaper tL.n tss.--sga merchant of selling bis waree.
 GRAN. s-T .-.--,E CIRCULATING. WAsHINGTo&, Dec 3S.-Grant IS backing A. E. Mullet for General Superintendent of of the Federal building. Blaine is going into new railroad te open a coal, iron and timber region, near the headquarters of the Potomac.
 FREIGHT.
 MARIcoPA, Dec. 28.-Tie following freight was loaded to-day: l.. E. & O., 2,064; C. P. H., g 7,0C0; Otis, 90c: Campbell, 2,200; Bufum, HOO; Fisher, 800; Raible, 100; Hillebrend, 5c0; Thorn, SG0: Hatz, 1,680 Horn, 100.
 MIRIcoPA, Dec. 29.-The following freight was loaded for Prescott yesterday: C. P. H. & O., 1000; J. H. NJ, 6, 400; J. ". D., 795; D. L. & Co.,, 3,4e0; T. !. B., 305; E. Smith, I0,095; W. G. O., 1910; c. a R., l5; Sing Lee, G2O; B. & g., 5G5; '. E., f.. G45; A. Qm. O., 8,25O; M. c. & Son, l, ,2G0: c. s. P., 1.5OO; L. B. & Co.,, l9,000.