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ARIZONA MINER Supplement
TELEG11APHIC.
Special Dispatches to tho Arizona Miner,
By. Western Union and TJ. 8.
Military Lines.
Foreign and Domestic.
San Francisco, January 10. Tho casern
telegraph line is down.
Tliero wero heavy rains last night all over
tho State. At Pleasanton, on tbif AVestern
Pacilic railroad, tho storm was particularly
so'crc, anil considerable dam igo was done.
Goodal), NcUon it Co.'s lino of steamers
aro advertised to nail every Tuesday for San
Diego and way port. ms Angeles is tryinz
in iiitiuiu mum iu run ii i reel 10 11 nmillglOIi.
Sacramento, Jan. 1G. In tho .vcmblv
to-day a bdl was passed incorporating tliu
town of San Iiucna Ventura, ami npprovin
certain ordinances of tho preceding board of
town trustees.
Dowers' concurrent resolution, solicitin
congress to make an appropriation to turn
tho San Diego river into iu former channel
FuUo Hay, whs passed.
A Washington telegram of the twelfth
stairs mat the billowing di.M.-atcIi was sent
to Governor Datls, of Texan, by President
Grant :
Exkcutivk JIankjon, Jan. 12, 1874.
To Governor Davis, Autiii, Texas:
Your dispatches and letters reciting the ac
tion of tho supreme court of Texas iu declar
tug tho State election uncon-titutional. and
asking for tho ue ol troojw to prevent nppre
uenueo violence, arc receiveti. 1 lie call is
not made in' accordance with the Constitu
tion of tho United States, and the acts of
Congress under it, and cannot, iherefore, bo
granted. The act of tho legislature of Texas
providing for tho recent electjiiii having re
ceived your approval, and both political par
ties uaving matio nomination', ami Having
conducted the political campaign
provisions, would it not be prulent an well
as right to yield to tho verdict of tho people
as cxprctseu oy iticir ballots I
(SignodJ, U.S. tin. int.
Sacramento, Jan. 10. The Hoimo to-day
appointed Messrs Summers, Freeman, Month,
Norton, Goggins and Semper a committee to
investigate tho charge of fraud in tieSent-
tornd election.
San Francisco, .Jn. It It is believed by
Rome that Lulu Torrencu did not commit su-
inue, out that stic was murdered by a man
who was scon talking to her at the lime fie
shot was fired. Tho on.dition of her hands
and tho course taken by the ball seems to
show that sho could not have fired the shot
herself.
Heavy gala blowing all night; much rain.
Umsiuerablo damage fin ujcn dono houses,
fences and gardens in tho western part of the
city. No damage to Hhipping has been re
ported. To-day tho weather is clear and
pleasant.
A bill passed tho legislature to-dav, incor
porating the town of Sin Ducna Ventura.
Also, a bill repealing the act authorizing the
counties of Del Norte, Mcndooino, Humboldt
and Klamath to Usuo bonds in favor of a tile-graph
lino through tho-'e counties.
Yreka, Cat.. J.tn. 10. Yistcrday and to
day wo tinvo had tho hardest r.ilns of the
aenon accompanletl ly heavy gales.
Vallejo, Cal., Jan, 10. Tho K nncigo lias
been onieredfto sea.
Yesterday's Btorm waa tho soserest known
for years, dismantling roofs and lining other
damage ;.
The Richmond is to be an A im ral liig
slilp after .Monday next.
liit'tirmorr, Oil., Jan.. 1G. A fearful wind
storm prcvsilcd lu re yesterday, und wrecked
a numlier of buildings,
San Diego, Jan. 17, It'tin commenced fall
ing at noon yesterday, continued throughout
tho day and niclit and Is still (alUui:. I
Washington." Jan. 18. The Senate Postal
Committee to day heard tho continuation of
i no arguments In thomsttcrof the postal tel
egraph bill WilliamOrton and 0. U. Hub
bard, respectively, mado addresses opposing
tho moiiBiire.
The Attorn,ey-Gencnd has received a dU
luteh from tho. U. S. Miirshul at Austin,
Texas, stating tho fact f Governor (Jakes
inauguration yesterday, saying that arunl
men wero guarding tho Exeentiva otlic.-s,
that othuraruicd men were holding posos
Mon of tho legislative, bouses, that conflict
seemed inevitable, and that it message from
Iho Attornny-General might avert trouble.
Tho Attorney-General replied that ha could
only appeal to tho parties to adjust tho.r dif
ficulties If possible; that ho. bad nq power f o
interpose force, nor had tho Marshal any duty
lo -perform other than to exert his moral In
fluence. A dispatch' savs'that Senator Conklimr had
Informed the President that If ho will noml-
bilt notified the Trust Company to -day that Jackson, ct at.. All cases before tho court
uu was prepared 10 lane up tne note given t've been argued and all opinions will bo 111
by the Lake Shore railroad company in Octo- cd on Wednesday next,
ber, 1873. Their debts amount to 1,800,000, Judge Porter and John A. Rush left for
and were a subject of general remark during
Ihurlow Weed publi-hes a letter uryini:
the publication or the whole of the rebel pa
pets umong which Ouh'mg's litter was
round. H thinks tho fuss should have a
full Miowing.
James Y . freeman, who shot hi mother
at Jersey City, claims that the tdiuoting was
accidental; but his nistor, who wu-. present.
says that ho took deliberate aim at Ins moth-!
er as sho turned to leave the room, and that
she fell dead on the threshhuld.
All public places of amusement have been
notilied by the pdiro that, hereafter, only
uurvil oncerts will lw allowed upon Sunday
night. The order creates considerable Ciin
ment ainonir the Germans.
Central Pacific tock, since being put on
exchange, has run down to"0cents. while be
fore being put on tho list it sold, in small
lot", at 00 fi-nUi.
Austin, Texts, Jan. 1G Thcrw was great
excitement this evening over the onot ol
the Mayor by Gov D.ivis' colored guard.
Hundrod of citizens rallied at the cdl for
fissistauvH by the SherifT, who came to the
rescue of the Mayor, and for a time trouble
s.emt'd imminent, until Gov Davis informed
tho herill'that the arrest was a mistake, and
had th? .Mayor released. Snb.sequently all
troop- on Loth hides wereilisbanded, causing
great rejoicing.
Madrid, Jan. 1G. The Spanish Govern
ment lias thanked Franco lor its conduct in
tho c-ise of tho inm-clsd Nuuum-ia,
Uavnnn, Jan. !.. Spanih accounts st.itc
that Col K-parads, with G5U men, had an t-n
gagvineiit wild m party ol Insurgents near
Mulnrifo. The li 'lit lasted M-teral bourn.
when ("ol Kjmnu.i was compelled to ictreat
ociore Miierlor numbers, with a l.ss of ton
officers .itid llfteett tirivates kilfifl and tour
tevu ofllcer.s mid fifty privutej wounded. In
s urgent os not known.
t'.iimuii, J.nu lb. Svn alva 'or and Hon
duius h.ivtt cnmoieiicel war. Marshal Goti
zjliit, comminiler of Hie buvariun troons.
u minuted Honduras gam-uui to surrender,
Wliieu wu u Iij.miI, n llglil Iolloivi-J ami the
g.irn-on wiis overeiimo. lloulurs trootrs
nan scvmi Kiite i. dan aslvailor troop ii.ii
forty kdled. -M my wounded on IhiIIi sides.
Ilerlin, .Ian. lb. The Jnrth German Ga
zed v! to-dav svs that if the twlicy of
France bo made uhorviriit to the tcinitoml
fins or the I'miiu-1. tliu tH-ii( u ir J-.unine
.... 'V"
will I'o comprouiiseii.
llic.o was an exciting scene in Lnndrage
to-dav : Hcrr .Mullimickowodr, an ultra
montane, minted a luss.-ige from a recent
work ly Gviieial Li Marmora, alleging that
lllsnmrck. in I sou (lis-usef the ee-non tu
Finnce of n portion of Itlii-niili territory.
Hixunrv-k' r.e and proiuuiueed the state
ment an audacious f.dsehood.
Sieramento. Jan. 17 The Senate to-day
ptMted a bill roiiealin the herd taw in S.mtn
ttarhnnt anl hiu Luis UiiSwi counties.
ban rrnm-itco. Jan. la, I lie h.usteni tele
graph line i slown.
Yumn, Jan. 12. Weather cloudy
natb him as Ohiof Justice ho will accept.
ihcro aro no Indications In ofllcUI circles
regarding tho Chief Justiceship.
Now York, Jan. 10 Commodore Vaador.
tester-
lay ; some ruin lut niirlit; raining to-day.
loo up river steamer arrived this morninir.
etrl.
I lie cunnectini! boat for San Francisco is
unimu iceil to lease Yuma January SO.
runripal merchants Here iulluh an agree
ment In to day's S ntini Lthat thev will here
after receive and pay out dimes ten per dol-
ar, instead ol eight, as lieietoforc.
J'Ikuiux, Jan. It. A meeting of urmors
was la-lei to-dn- to. cotisiiier tne propriety of
stablishing a grange or the Patrons of litis
bandry. V. II Gray was appointed chair
man and J. i. Aisap secretary. Alter some
discussion, it was ivsolv'cd Unit tliu secretary
bo instructed - to write to tho properper-
sons in California to procure the neceis'ary
bapcrt to establish n grange, Tho meeting
then adjourned, subject to call of tho score
tary.
Phoenix, January 19. It has been raining
hard all around here fur the last two days.
Tho country is overflowed, anil families rrom
the ouUld are inoving'into town. Tho head
gates of nearly all tho ditches havo wa-died
uway, and all houses except Bhingle-roofed
ones are uninhabitable. Tho gate at the
head of Hellings A Co.'s ditch Is not likely to
lost till night, nnd'fears for tho safety oftlfo
town aro entertained if this ditch gives uway,
Tho telegraph poles at tho crossing of tho
river ore expected to go ovory minute.
Pliconlx, January 19. Sherifl' Hayes, T.
W. Brooks and others have just returned
from tho lower part of lo valley, wbero they
have bcop working nil morning helping the
inundated families to town. They report the
whulo country flooded and the river still ris
ing. Still raining hard.
Tucson. Jan. IV. too uuprcme court lias
affirmed the judgment of tho Yavapai district
court in tho case of Levi JJashford vs. Jesso
meir Homes mi batunlay last.
Governor Satlbrd returned on Sunday. He
only went to Florence, but expocts soon to
take n trip into the eastern and western part
of the Territory,
The sky is overeat and rain falls moder
ately Advices just receiveti fromSonora Kay
that but very little rain has fallen there.
The latest from the east brings no Indian
news, so it is presumed that everything is
quiet at San Carlos and the Chiraeahiia.
Wickenbunr, Jan. 20. Veather cwol and
clear: vsindsfrom tho west, with Hpm nf
clearing off. The llass ivatnoa has been run.
ning since Sunday morning with about five
feet of water in the channel and banks over
flowed several hundred vurds on nltlmr iiilo
The mail wagon which left hcreSuuday noon
for Phtnnix has not been heard front yet. It
is thought that it has been detained in the
carton, about six miles beluw here. Mr Kvrlng
who IcU Plwnix Saturday, for this 4ace, tits
not ",ot through yet. llenry Wlckcnburg,
the pioneer of this place, says lie has not stun
as much rain tlurinz tho pist ten vcars.
George Monroe has just come in from the
mountains oast of this place and brouzht In
some rieh sjHTimcr.s of on, some Iff which.
wuen rineited, yielded one dollar to the und
fore. A soon as the ktonns and weather
wttles he will go out and set up an arrastra
near the ledge from which the specimens
came and go to work.
Dr J. II. Pterson hss been laid up with a
slight attack of congestion of the lungs.
ltis expected that all the mails will be
more or less delayed in coucquencc of the
storm. A lrge force of men has been col
lected at this jwint ready to start out and
make nil the necessary repairs as toon as tho
breaks in the road are locates).
Limit Fort Wlnpple, Jan. 20. It was
storming all otcr 1 lie Territory, ami us far as
San Diego, up to 9 o'clock la"t night. To--day
the win-s aro down Iwtween Pbomix'and -Maricopa
Well, concqucntly no dispatches
from farther west. Pbojntx informs mo that
Hellings it Co 's ditch has bursted. and that
Salt Iliver is running throuL'h It and over
flowing the country around Pbccnix. Tho
water is within 200 yards of Goldwatcr's
slnre. The weather i clear now with indi
cations of an abatement of the storm.
Wm. ELti8o.v, Operator.
Latest Phamix, Jan. 20. The rain ccas-
wi at u p. in. yesterday, and to-Uar the
weather is fine. Tho head-gate of the Swil
ling ditch cave way and sent a stream of wa
ter 200 yards wide coursinc down the vallcs.
and within JOOyardsof town. It required tho
most i.irenuous exertions to prevent tho mill
at East I'lmmir from being swept away. The
house of the water overseer was washed
away, but no lives wero lost. Considerable
damage will result to next year's crops, nud
a great deal of barley lias been well soaked.
Iho river has fallen live lect since tho head-
. 'PI... :., ..:n t
u nn j j.iji;iiyi:i la dviii llllllftssa-
Ido as there is nothing like a boat in tho
country. 'Iho town presents a lively appear
itncc owing to a number of jeoplc from tho
country being here. Tho court house, school
House anil tne blacksmith shop ot r . (Jos-
grove, having shingled rools, were crowded
with lodgers over night. I ho damage to the
Swilling ditch will cause an assessment of
about S100 cr share for repairs.
AYickenburg. January 21. A party of men
left hero yesterday to repair tho grades on
Antelope Hill, which arc reported to bo in a
von- bad condition tho heavy rains having
made Urge washes and rolled heavy rocks
down on the grade. Iu many places blasting
powder will have to bo used to remove the
obstructions.
Tho mail wagon from California arrived at
sixoVlock this morning, anil left forPrcsco.tt
on time. It is thought, by taking cut-ofT
roads, it will avoid all trouble from small
streams, etc., and rencu Prcseott on time.
At Agua Calicnte, tho 11 rat home-station
this side or ban iscrn&rnlno. tho Whito river
wds found to bo so swollen that it was impos
sible to cross. Tho mull wagon, offer a de
tention ot eighteen hours, was able to cross
t. a.ftit.. Dnrl n I.-...I linn. .Imn.t rt 1 1 ... n
II c4ii;,j iiii ni.i.vt. iitiu uiuivab VII wiui,
bringing a very heavy mail.
Just at dusk last night tho body of what
is supposed to bo a Mexican woman was
luiuled out of tho Hoasuyampa, just below
town. Tho body does not show any signs of
decomposition, but is no disfigured by dash;
ing against rocks and gravel, as to be utterly
beyond recognition, It is conjectured that
she was curried away by tho stream
while attempting to cross it soma distance
above hero. However, the body is so disfig
ured that It is linDossible to know whethci
shb was'murdcrccl and thrown Into tho stream,
or drowned accidentally. A Iuquest will ,be
nctu lo-uay.
Dr J. H. Picrson is still confined to his
bed.
Tho wcathor Is clear and Tery cold.
This morning the mountains toward Free-
cott aro capped with snow.