The Arizona sentinel., 1885-08-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Toronto, Canada, had a $1. .OOO. .OO0 fire on the 3rd instant.

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 San Francisco will erect a monu- -meDt in Golden Gate Park to the memory of General Grant.
 The citizens of Chicago, Illinois, have subscribed $15, ,000 towards the erection of an equestrian statue of General Grant.
 Sir Moses Montifore, the well> known Hehrew phiIanthropist, died in London, July 18th ultlmo, he was over 100 years old.
 Hon. Charles Denby, United States Minister to China, arrived in San Francisco last Tuesday, on his way to the Flowery King dom.
 A monument will be erected in Central Park, New York, 10 the memory of Sir Moses Montpfiore. Fen thousand dollars have already been subscribed hy the Jews of New York City for that purpose.
 Hon. Joseph D. Lynch, editor Of the Los Angeles "Herald," ;" (Democratic) Is to deliver the ad- dress to-day on the life, character and pubic serivce of the late U. s. Grant, at San Fernando, in that county.
 Governor Tritle, of this Terri tory, in his proclamation relative 10 the death of General Grant, de- clares this day, Saturday August 9th, 1885, this being the day of the funeraD a legal holiday, and requests the citizens throughout the Territory to observe it in an appropriate and solemn manner.
 Louis Riel. the leader of the Manitoba Rebels, is to be hung ct Regina on the 18th p'oximo. The conviction and sentence is the all absorbing topic of conver> satiOn in Ottawa. The Orange, men and English subjects gener ally consider it a righ leous judg- ment, while among the French Canadians considerable .excite> ment and indignation is mani. fested. .
 It is notorious fact that m all countries lands that are supplied hy water for irrigation, rate at more than double the value of those lands that depend on rain fall; and this is sowing to the larger crops produced, and the greater certainty of crops on irrigated land. In Spain, for instance, the value of irrigable land is more than three times that of other agricultural land.
 President Cleveland's proclama- tion, issued soon after receiving the news of the death of U. S. Grant, expresses his regret at his death, and orders the depart menis at Washington 10 be draped in mourning for thirty days. It also orders a suspension of all public business upon this day Saturday August Sth, 16S5,) this being the day of the funeral; and also provides for appropriate military and naval heners.
 The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports eleven failures in the Pacific coast States and Terri> tories for the week ending July 24th, as compared with twenty seven for the previous week and fifteen for the corresponding week in 1884. The failures are divided among the trades as follows: Three saloons, one hotel, one commission grain, one crockery, one boots and shoes, one fruits etc., one flour mill, one brewery and one stationery.
 Flood Rock reef, at Hell Gate, in New York harhor. is soon to gn the way of Hallett's Point, which was smashed all into smithereens ten years ago, when 5O.OOO pounds Of dynamite was exploded in the mines that haG been drilled through if. But the coming explosion is to be much bigger aff ,ir than the last. The section of rock then exploded was only three and a half acres in ex- tent, while this time nine acres of rock are 10 be demolished and nearly 300.000 pounds of dyna-