The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-02-10
THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.

The fight commenced at o'clock, and the Second round-After considerable struggle the men clinched, Sullivan being thrown by Ryan. The third round ended in Ryan be- Ing knocked down by Sullivan, first blood for Sullivan. In the fourth round Sullivan waa knocked down in Ryans corner. Fifth round-After clinching Sullivan was thrown sy Ryan. Sixth round Ryan fairly knocked down by Sullivan. Seventh round-After sharp fighting, both being severely pun ished, they fell to the ground. Eighth round-Ryan knocked out of time by Sulli van. In the ninth round Ryan failed to come to time and the fight was declared in favor of Sullivan. Time of fight 26 minutes.
 AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.
 WASHINGTON, Feb 7.-The Grand Jury IS now inquiring into the so-called straw bond cases, in the Postofiice Department, which has occupied the attention of the po lice court for the past three eeks.
 The Secretary of the Interior has mOdi- fled the ruling of ex-Secretery Schurz, by which any useful timber hereafter excluded can now be planted under the Timber Gull 'ure Act.
 In the Rouse, Burrows, of Michigan moved to suspend the rules end pass the biil detining the qualification of Territorial dele gates in the House of Represen. atiyes. The bill provides that no person wh" is guilty ol bigau1y or polygamy shall not he eligible 'o | seat in Congress as dal>g g.tc Il, m aIy ,rerr1tory. The House Was in very inat- -an.ive mood, and when Speaker keier p,t ., ri1c question thsreIWere few TespOIises. He however declared the melton carried, and ,he bill was passed. It was only then taai a burst of laughter appraised many menibe.s ai the nature of the measure, which haC been adopted.
 Bseve. Mat.r Gene..l ! 5ss, Quarter master General cad Brigadi, Ge"eT;.l Lath- am w. Brown, Paymastel-Generai, were placed upon the retired list to-day.
 The President sent the follow .ng nomina- tions to the Senatv: Col. Daniel Ii. Ivuc&er, Assistant Cl.rt.rmaster General to bc Quartermastel General, vice General MeiggS
 etired. Mai r Wm B. Rochester, Paymas ter General, wee Brown, retired. Coloneis Shater and Lugerbill were retired to-day. The retirement of Surgeon General Barnes is in abeyance, pending the probable action of Congress in retiring him with advanced rank
 The Senate confirms w. $. Armstrong as Commissioner of Railroads. Also, Geo. A Tritle, of Nevada, and Geo. Warner, of Ar izona, as U S. Attorneys.
 WORK ON THE A. < P. TO GO ON.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-All parties interested have decided it best to extend the Atlhntic 3 and Pacific road to San Francisco, to pre- vent the route from being taken by some 5 other company It Is also understood that . the Union Pacific shall extend it's Utah sys- , tenn to connection with the Atlantic and Pa , c;fc observing pro rata of through bus r mess.
 PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT. l MARrcoPA, Feb. S.-Wm. Gall, c. F. l Mickell. James F. Thompson and H. L. Herzinger.
 Howey. 5oo; PBBIS Co, 16o; E, S6o; G OK. 32o; c 6.92o; l. B X Co, 2o5; NJ r Caldwell, lSo; E, Hoo, per Torbott. t woaK TO GO ON. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7.-Chas. Gro cler day received a dispatch from Messrs. Stanford and Huntington, from New York, requesting him to at once begin the construction of the ne of railroad from Mohave to point on the Colorado n River. The precise point IS to be agreed n n upon by officers of the Southern Pacific D and Atlantic and Pacific companies. He ' contract has already been drawn uH, and as promptly as possible 500 china
 men and large number of skilled work
 men will be sent forward to begin work. f roNpsToNE ITEMS. Q TOMBSTONE. Feb. 1.-Two men just in f. from D,agon Mountains coni.m the re polt of struggling bands of Indians there o They report fndi E the body Of nluI- .s d,red man, named Wetzel who was eV-- # dsntly stoned to death and his hore
 stcian. Wetzel had been engaged in d hauling wood into Tombstone. His body T. was found near his loedsd wagon, eight e- miles from the city Seventeen Indians . which were seen are supposei to be from San carlos Reservation, er route to jolr .o Chiracahus Apaches who ar creating sae
 havoc in tine Sonora Mountains. Fou