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DAVID II. CocKRILL. JOSEPH H. CookEiLI
DAVID II. COCKRILL & son,
rchitectS and Builders,
HARLEsToWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY, VA.

OUR experienced the business which weadEef
onc ith il in all its branches enable US 10 assure
the public that any work entrusted TO Us will be
exee,ted in the most workmaulite manner, and
with The utmos, dispatch. Having stood TO their
posts in the Confederate army during the fonr
wears struggle which il so maniully eDsoan'erea,
ihev have located in their native county, where
,beir services are offered in building mp the waste
p,aces. andiu carrying outpractica
Particular attention given at ali times to the
drawing Of plans and specifications; and IN the
construction Of
GEOHE7RICAL STAIR WAYS,
where calculation is required, they are confident
th.tfbey cannot BE- surpassed by any workmer IN
the Valley of Virginia,
- ReinO well known in the community, thsy
deem ii unnecessary 10 say more, than that oreef
lsft FOR n em will receive prompt attention.
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Head aud Foat StoH-s. Maas.e, Statutes and
Carving en- au iys y,-ion, branches. and ISL.
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RI subscribe have also IL ape'sficu theusnor
IN Hagsa,bs,g. where hay Will give prompt at-
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] LICENSE 10 eel .piri;r0zs liquors having beer
/ rsfrsed M. in common win al other appii-
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STRAW WANTED.

rT,HE VIRGINIA PAPER COMPANY Of Hall
town, will be prepared 10 purchase
Straw of All Kinds,
q, and after the LIST of August either in the stack
or delivered al the Mills az Halltown.
Apply to John II. Strider or at the Mills.
july IS, ls69-ti.
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Ferry and Will give di.i-eRi attention 90 bssines-
with che hope ct pleasing oil who may call apoa
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Harper Ferry, June -, 1914
NNE sti n Lsdie. and One settof Childrcn''
I ! White rur., Tor safe 40 bali their price
20. IL. 1873. g. ". 7. KEAkSLEY.
TTlEE-PROuY wABE.-Tea7ors Oval Bakers
stone Tube. Nappies. Cake hould-, and Fire
Il1te.-ail IRE proof; cpitt cns oi same mate
rial md Terra Cotton Flower Pots and Hanging
Buckets. for -lie by
Feb. H. ls74. G. ". I. hEARSLkf.
= TALTA Double shovel Plough, wrought iron
= beam. steel shoveis; also Steel Shovels for
Double shovel Ploughs. tor sale by
Nav 80. JAS. LAW. HO0KF.
+ APRUGS FOR sale by
JAS. LAW. HOOP.
VEATER COOLERS for sale by
W JAS LAW. HOOFF.
(tEMENT and Sand, prime lot Of Seasoned
\ Lath, lor sale by JAS. LAW HOOFF.
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ace Cl9h FAIZES ageTegaiirg s-Jt 90
PRICE OF TICKETS:
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This Cpsseri j. strictly for HASONIC psrPo-es.
aud vi D. coNduetts With IL same lrterality,
honesty aud fairness Wish cAarsstcris 4 tss brit
Enterprise.
JOHN +. H0YE2, President.
Flr tickets and eTcHlars giving i-ll inferma-
no. address HENRY Y NOORE.
secretary, NoFi"fk. Va.
pvspONSfETE AGENTS WANTED
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in alIits branches,

let me say jast here, bring in your Hashinei
early. W engagements are such that time IL pre-
cons. n, viii also putin Iron Cocs When BROKEN
out Those h. pa; IN last yesr gave entire rails
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.reshing Machines. Rcaprrs, Movers. EGEgy
Eakrs, Wheat Drills, Shelters, Straw Caters,
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Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN TUNA.

dispatch from Yuma Of the Gth, says that a terrible and fatal accident occurred at tue June ton ef the Colorado and Gila rivers yesterday iroouc o'clock in the afternoon. The Colorado Steam Navigation Company had number of men employed In getting out rock and gravel to oe used in the construction of sidewalk near their premises The river bank which at that point Is some thirty or forty feet high suddenly gave way and came down with a terrific crash, and before the workmen could get out of the way caught tlI-ce of them. One Juan Cadena, nearly cleared the falling mass, and though his body was buried his head was not covered, and he was taken out alive, but with one leg broken, and 1t Is fefred severe internal injuries. Two others, Manuel Redonio and Pedro Castillo, were buried deep in the rocks and earth tbat had fallen. A party went to work with will to extricate tue unior. tunaie men from their perlous situation, and all
 were finally dug out; but, with the exception of Cadena, they were past help. The two latter were without doubt instantly crushed to death, as the quantity of earth and rock that had fallen was estimated at nearly two thousand tops. Cap ! tain Pool who was overseeing the work came very | near being caught by the falling bank. Tue l bodies of tue men killed were by order of Major i Finley Agent of the Colorado Steam Navigation ! Company, taken to the steamboat house, whence
 they were to-day decently barlcd at the charge oi
 that company. ,t,sl gss,s ,<sss - The above comes to us in a late number oi E.tbe Los Angeles Herald. It is little singu-
 lar that the military tdegnpA lias has not reported this bad accident, and that the local
 paper has not reacled us since the date f'tbereof. wehope t6 hear that the .newsiis
 unfounded.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
APACHES IN SONORA.

A correspondent of the San Diego Union, writes that paper, from Ures, the capital of Sonora, date February 10, the following about our raiding Apaches .->
 Since my last from this capital nothing of im- portance has transpired. Being shut out from the rest of the world by reason of bad roads, no telegraphs, and so on, our only chance ofa item of importance Is aD Apache raid.
 Though the murders committed by the Apaches are not numerous In comparison to the number Of raids they make, still they keep folks uneasy all the time, and one might as we'll be killed as to be robbed all the time.
 The marauding scoundrels arc "bearding the lion in his deD coming to steal at the very doors of the capital About a week ago party of some twenty-five or thirty of them took four horses from the ranch of San Pedro, close to us, and in the very suburbs of the city took one horse more Lieut. B. Ochoa was immediately dispatched by the Prefect, with twelve men of the National troops, and by unremitting pursuit he overlook the savages and recovered the horses before night. As the sayages were well armed he could do nothing with his small force and reinforce ment of fifteen men was added to the troop. At last accounts nothing was known of the result but there is great hope that Don Benito will se- verely punish the thieving band, as he is really the one to do is. The poor Pretcct was obliged to borrow arms to ft out the expedition, and Government Is earnestly requested fog the thous andth time to furnish what IS needed for the de- fense of the frontier. On the 18th of this month some Apaches butchered a donkey for it's meat only about four miles from this city. This they did about mid night, and at the same time lanced m OK belong. Ing to one of the men there. ..-
 It seems to be positive fact that the nuInef; GUS inroads to this State are made by Indians from the reservations in Arizona, as the following account speaks for itself. The Prefect of Ures writes as follows to the Government on the 4th instant: -
 At4 ?. m. to-day Don Francisco Bustamente and two soldiers stationed the hills informed me that twenty hve Irans perfectly armed and equipped had passed yesterday the Ranch Canon and had taken Reugio Va lenzuea prisoner. There A hot debate among the Apaches what ought to be dore to the prisoner, wishing to kill and others opposed. Finally he was bound to donkey, stolen a the time of taking him Pris oner and let the donkey while the Indians went back the hills 10 sleer yalenzuels gnswed the rope from the beasts neck which, finding itself at liberty took him fairly away, and he got clear. He says the Apaches clothed with woolen clothing, and have Spencer and needle guns and plehty of ammunition
 If there be not some stop pnt to the depreda- tions of your Indians the people here will have to get up and dust. Life and property are not half safe.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
LATE NEWS. BY. MAIL.

The price of fine silver in New York is from Sl.26 to SIPS per ounce.
 The Los Angeles papers publish dispatch, dated Washington, March 2, which reads as follows:
 Mccormick introduced Q bill appropriafing thirty thousand dollars for the construction of military roads in Arizona, from Fort Whippe 10 Camp McDoweii, with branch to Camp Verde, and from Skull Valley to Fort Whipple, and also for repairing the road from old. Camp Goodwin to Camp Apache.
 It wonder that MT. Smith of San Di- es,o, failed to send Us this item by telegraph, and it will be another wonder, to us, should Congress pass the bill. not that the amount, and more, too, is greatly needed for the pur- poses set forth, but, because Congress has not been in the habit of paying any heed to de- mands upon the national purse, when made through our delegate. Gen. Crook, in fact, all military people as we'll as citizens of the Territory, earnestly request Congress to make this appropriation.
 The California Senate has defeated the bill to abolish capital punishment in that State.
 The Los Angeles Express states that a number of new cars for the Southern Pacific Railroad company had arrived there from 
 San Francisco.
 The Los Angeles Herald says that Gov. Stafford and party left its charming city for Arizona. on the Sth inst.
 Rev. John l.. Stevens, formerly of Oak land, Cal, was, on March 2d, murdered by rabid catholics, in Mexico.
 The Inyo Gal Independence advises us of lively times in its Cerro Gordo mines.
 The Daily San Bernardino Argus pitches into the "Hoodlums" of its town, who ga around Q nights, firing pistol bullets into peoples doors.
 The Las Cruces, N NJ Borderer says that Louis Rosenbaum, whiloin of Arizona, is s director of the 2d National Bank of Sants Fe.
 Cattle thieves are at work in it's section,
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

THE WIcKENsrRG MAssAsKE.-A fris nd has called our attention to an item h late number of Crofutt's Western World, asking for the date of the murdes, by Indians, nea, wickenburg, in this county and Territory, oi the late Frederick ". LOring. By looking over a file of the MIsER, we find that, Ion Sunday, November 5 1871, the stage, con taining Fred ". Loriig, Frederick Shoh0in P. NJ. Hamel, W. G. Salmon, 0. s. Adams Vim Kruger and Miss Shephard, was, when about miles west of Wickenburg, attacked by a body of Indians, when the passengers save Krurer and Miss Shephard, were cruelty murdered.n The Indians who committed the murders fed to the Colorado River Indian reservation and divided the spoils.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
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turcs rendered so claimed by the christian policy of
 TSes resrs so ,br,e hundred tons of Indian supplies were shipped up the Missouri nycr sT the Grand River agency one hdred tons of which were landed at the agency from Dvrfee and Pecks boa Drse ma resk pics Afrr eyipg this small portion of the supplies mirked the agency, and receiving receipt Tor the three hundred tons they steamed up tss liver short dis tanc. further where the goods lef renarked by \ relative of Peek who beard for tat purpose, when It turned around and soon meeting nosh.r eoat the balance of the goods reshpped for Fort Peek the trading post of Dunee and Peek on the Upper Mis- souri, r,.
 The s,,ptaiu and engineer who cognizan of tho proceeding reported the facts, and tt whs ventilated to the department and laid befose members of Congress m communication bearing the signature of John smith No notice taken of it. however and the naeine has run along about the saine ever since .,, ..
 No honest man. except in the missionary spirit win take an Indian agency at the mean snrss p%a D zeal go among the Indians but not for worldly gain and these about ail t... ..a
 The foregoing, although true expose of some swindles npon the Indians and the Gov ernment, does not mention or take hold of one quarter of the thieving games practiced by the Indian Department and its scouts,-- the S1 800 a year agents and the ia side the ring contractors who prop them up. True, less swindling lias been carried on in Arizona than in any other State or Territory, for the [ reason that the swindlers have been watched and exposed by military men and citizens, But, in the good old days of Colyerism and Howardism, Indian agents, made, money, hand over-iist, and the pyrs. scoundrel, Col yer, intimated to our people that they we're fools to fight the Indian Department, since that Department intended to buy all Indian supplies in the Territory and pay the biggest kind of prices for the same. As if to settle this talk, he purchased all sorts of presents for the sayages, and paid for them like a prince. In those days, men in charge of res- ervatons and their favorites, made money like dirt, and yet an Indian agent now in the Territory, of the Colyer stripe, has the au- dacity to say, in published letter, that he can take care of Indians better and cheaper than Crook can. i,s .s.a-r
 It pleases us, after having fought and ex- posed these Indian ring fellows for years, to see large, able and influential papers at the East bold the rogues up to the mirror, and while Arizona cannot be rightfully accused of harboring "escaped convicts," her people will, we know, forgive this little false and uncaled for Aggression of the Capital.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

BUG ExTERMINAToR--Hota alum water is a recent suggestion as an insecticide. It will de stroy rcd and black ants, cockroaches, spiders
 chintz bugs, and all the crawling pests which in
 fest our houses. Take two pounds of alum and dissolve it in three or four quarts of boiling WI ter; let it stand on the fire until the alum disaP
 pears :; then apply it with brush, while nearly boiling hot, to every joint and creyiee in youi closets, bedsteads, pantry shelves, and the like Brush the erevices in the floor of the skrtiDg oi mop-boards, if you suspect that they harbor yer min. If in whltewashing ceiling, plenty oi al um is added to the ime it will also serve to keei insects at distance. Cockroachcs will hee th' paint that has been washed in cool alum water Sugar barrels and boxes can be freed from ant by drawing wide chalk mark just round th' edge of them. The mark must be unbroken ol they wiIl creep over it, but a continuous chafs line half an inch in width will set their depreda tions at naught.-i Scientific American. ,
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

THE -Philadelphians are moy- ing almost every thing to induce Congress to appropriate money to defray the expenses of the coming Centenial Celebration that is to open in their city on July 4, 1876, on which day it is proposed to issue a general procla- nation of pardon to all Americans for past offenses. We, of Arizona, have not, as yet, contributed much towards the coming cele- bration, but there is yet ample time to pay our share, snd if peace with the Indians shall be vouchsafed us, we will very soon be able to contribute. -..> t....f-.. .,.
 Meanwhile we ought to be collecting such articles as our Territory affords, for the grand exhibition. Our mines, farms, work shops, etc., must be represented in Q way that will show the real worth and capacity of our Territory. We can send specimens of gold, silver and copper bearing rocks; wood, coal, four, cotton, sugar cane, fruits, flowers and numerous other things which will be ap- preciated and made much of byl those who know but little regarding our Territory, which is miniature North America, having every kind of climate; formation and sttrb- ute. ,, tA
 Our Governor has already novel m the matter. and we take it that abundant assis- tance will be given him to set Arizona right before the world in the grand exhibition and celebration that is to crown with patriotism and industry the passing into the bosom ' time of America's first hundred yean r.s Republic. t- g / ss Eee
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
AND MONTANA.

From all accounts at hand ve are Led to believe that mining operations in thess i've TerritOFies are not in that iourishing con6at0n which theiE actual merits entite them to be h. as each region Of country is known 10 be rich in the precious metals The cause of this, apart from that which affects our own Territory aud has created gen. eral stagnation throughout the country, is 10 be found in tbe lack of railroad communication which renders the shipment of ores to any great extent commercially Impossible
 Montana and Arizona, like Utah, contain large amounts of ore of too low grade to yield profit unless treated on the spot and at very moderate cost, desideratum not yet achieved, first from lack 0f capital and secondly for want of suf6cient experience in treating such ores at minimum of cost. Although Utah has produced and still is producing large amounts of high grade ore, that production, as yet, is by no means adequate to our commercial necessities and we believe t Is safe to say that the bulk Of our bullion Is pro- duced from ore which assays ou the average not more than seventy-ive ounces of silver to the ton. u .1 '~f .f | Whatever of success we have achieved in the development of our mines, thus faS, is due to railroad communication as 1t made the Territory accessible to capitalists and to the enterpsising men who have favored us with mills, arsastras and smelling works, at which eses have been treated successfully and profitably. Had Utah been compelled to ship her ores, for treatment, like Montana and Arizona appear to be doingy our mining status would not have been third es the list as is now the case. s,E
 l. The future of both the Territories named is contingent wholly on railroad tacilItles, and is uot little slngnlar that Utah in al probability Is destined to afford each the relief sought for through this means. The extension of the Utah Northern wenId place Montsns in direct commu- nication with the East and West and enable her to make the most of her mineral production even If she had to ship her ores to Utah for treatment for &mited peried. js,, s.
 Tbe extension of the Utah Southern to the Cot orado river is the ray of hope for Arizona and the brightest that Territory has at the present time so far as railroad facilities arc concerned. These lines completed would not only give us the trade of the two Territories but they would also bs the means of concentrating the mineral products of these two sections of country in Utah. 7 .iiiiht' 't2s-- co ~.sf 3ff .ia
 Viewed in this light the desirability of branch mint iu Salt Lake City becomes apparent, and the quickest and sIrest way of securing t is to con- meet Montana and Arizona to Sait Lake City, by rail at as early "a date as possib.e.-tU Mining Journal. tG1s ff
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

A drinking saloon in Washington is trying to stand off the praying women by suspend ing from it's walls the following: ~'
 OLD TREATMENT.
 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that he of heavy heart. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and re- member his misery no mOre.-Proyerbs, XXI, NEW TESTAMENT. Drink no more water, but use little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities.- 1st Epistle of Paul to Timothy, y, 23. ssEa MARTIN LUTHER. s t-s.g. "He that don't like Wine, Women and Song,
 Remains fool his whole Efelong."
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

ANOTHER RICH LEpeE.--A letter from {. friend--a citizen of Florence, Pima coansy - informs us that Hank and Isaac Williams had just arrived there, from the Papago cOxssry with pieces of rock from ledge recently found by them near the Sonora line, ana about sixty miles. from Marieopa Wells These pieces of rock, onr informant says were literally covered with particles of gold The ledge is of good size. The discoverers were preparing to return, construct an arrss- tra and work it.
 The Papago country has frequently sent gold to market placer gold, at that, which tak sn Tn connection with this last find, for ces the belief that 1t, like ak other portions of Arizona, is rich in the precious metals.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

STILL Dowx.-The military telegraph was down at noon to-day, so we are wfhout a word of news from the "outside world.n Lieut. Bourke, A. A. A. G., informed our mes senger that the break, this time, is some where in the mountains, between Prescott and Skull. Valley, and that, ip all probability, the line will be up and we'll this evening.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

Speaking of Mir. wm H. Hardy, cf Hardy vile, in this Territory, ths San Bernardino Argus says he has at length won . suit of SIX years standing. f S1Ss,0oO against the U. $. Government. Many of our townsmen will be glad to learn of his good fortune.
 So say i've, al of us.'
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20
Our Yuma correspondent writes as follow of the school at that place:


 visited the public school yesterday and found it in most iourishing and promising coalition, and the pupils appear to be making rapidprogress under the efficient tuition of their teacher, Mir Nash. He informs me that, at the opening of his school, there were but seven boys in attend ance, and no girls now, tha regular attendance Is about 40, including both sexes. The majority of the children are Mcxieans, c few are haf-breeds, while several denoted their percentage and Anglo Saxon blood, by thr color of their hair The school Is classified, ranging from the B c class to the Fifth Reader class. For Mexican children, who did not understand word of English at the commencement of the school, their progress has been remarkable. The children seem to think . great deal of their teacher. and look up to him as to father Mir Nash tells me that he Is worried great deal, and when the week closes, Is almost tired out that it requires constant work and un. tiring vigilance on bis part to induce the young idea-ss it grows in Ynma-to shoot hIs arrows in the proper direction. The people of Yuma are well satisfied with My Nash as 8 teacher-at least Fave heard several so express themselves.
Arizona weekly miner., 1874-03-20

Pueblo people are sbout to vote bonds to company that is to build railroad from their town to Salt Lake City. They are forced to do this on account of the Kansas Pacific and Atchison and Topeka railroad companies being unable to drive their roads to Pueblo.