The weekly Arizona miner., 1882-03-10
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into Boston harbor last night.
 BOGUS PRIEST.
 CHICAGO, March 6.-Gaston DeKohen, the bogus Priest, and escaped convict, was arrested here last night.
 DESTITUTIoN
 MEMPHIS, TENN, March 6.-Over 35, ,OOC persons have been rendered destitute by floods in the Southwest.
 REFUGEES
 The Jews of Brooklyn have taken steps to aid the refugees from Russia.
 APACHES
 About POO Apaches are terrorizing the settlers in Sonora.
 FRENCH IN ALGERIA.
 Two encounters between the French troops and Arab insurgents have occurred in Algeria.
 NOMINATIONS
 It is said that the President will make Howe Secretary of the Interior, and will promote Frank Hatton to be Postmaster General.
 PASSENGERS.
 MARICoPA, March 7.-Walter Moreland, Ernest Meigard, Edgar Blum and John E. Blum are passengers for Prescott. COUNTRY FLOODED, DESTITUTIoN AND DESPAIR NEW ORLEANS, March S.-The Picayunes s Greenville, Miss, special says that back water is still rising, and IS now from six inches to fOot higher than at any previous overflow since the country was first settled. But very little land is above water frcm the river front to the hills beyond Brazos river. Greenville is secure from any possible over flow.
 Refugees from the overfowed plantations are congregating at GreenYille, -aald the re- sources of the people of fthat place are sorely taxed to Ieed and shelter them. Iii Bolivar county very few plantations show any land above water, and the loss of stock Is almost total. The levees are thronged with negroes andstock, whose con- dition is most deplorable. As the extent of the calamity becomes known it assumes an appalling shape.
 A tax sufficient to rebuild the levees would be unbearable.
 Utter despair reigns over the whole coun- try, and nothing short of national aid to rebuild the levees can restore confidence CT hope.
 WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
 Gen. Grant it appears is not the wealthy man he has been reported to be- At pres ent, according to trustworthy reports, is without any personal income. The house given him in New York was deeded to his wife, The S250,0 ,0O0 that Jones collected for him was invested in Wabash railroad stock, which has depreciated to such an ex- tent that n income is obtained. Not a single investment that Grant has made has prover successful He has been tried as president and director in great many concerns, but he draws no money. He is being gradually dropped by investors who were anxious, year or two ago, to carry him for theNadyantage his name might give them His son, Buck Grant, is quite rich, and is making plenty of money. It is from the knowledge of Grants pecunlary condi- tion that caused his friends to so earnestly urge the bill restoring him to the Army. LII t,, ha afa ah aS the Democrats will vote against 1t,
 MORMON GOLD, AND GENTLE APATHY SALT LAKE, March S.-The delay in Con- gress over the anti-polygamy bill causes grave apprehension among the Gentiles of Utah. They believe that the delay in the warfare Is occasioned by the liberal use of Mormon gold placed where it could do most good. Letters received from Wash ington state that members who few weeks az were outspoken against polygamy, now adyocste seating Cannon. No Gentle in Salt Lake has much hope for the future 4 constitutional convention is called for April 10th, and at that time the Mormons will ask to have Utah admitted as a State
 EXPLOSION
 SUDbORf, MASS, oldtcl A lerTlnIe explosion occurred this morning at the works of the American Powder Company at Acten.
 HE'D.
 SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.-Rey. Hugh Gallagher, Rector of St. Josephs Church in this city, died yesterday, after brief illness.
 MARIcoPA, March S.-Michael McCaffney leaves for Prescott.
 Freight cad < Go, II 900; Moves, 290, Schull, 260.