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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-17
At the Churches Yesfcrhay-

Easter was observed generally among the churches of this city yesterday The day was bright and beautiful beng fit one to herald in the anniversary of the resur- rection of the crucified redeemer The at tendance was good Ia tact church going has become more popular than few months ago, and the Sabbath is being more generally observed iu Tombstone as the weeks pass.
 The very fine singing at the Episcopal church drew large house, and the music was well worth hearing. This choir have been practicing Easter anthems for some tlRe past, and certainly acquitted them selves creditably. A great many beautiful flowers had been provided, and were taste. fully arranged about the rector's desk and platform. The services were Tn accordance with the day.
 Rev. Dr. Robertson at the Presbyterian church delivered an eloquent and pathetic discourse, which was sincerely felt by the congregation in its sad, yet sweet, cOnsol ing effect. Come see the place where the Lord lay " was the pastors text, from which he demonstrated how from that empty tomb eminated the brightest hope in the Christian life. 4 quartette choir was in attendance and the singing at night was good.
 The pastor of the Methodist church filled his own pulpit and preached to an attentive audience upon the subject" Look for the living among the dead" with marked ability. Here also were profit sion of evergreens and flowers. The motto, Hallelujah, Christ is risen," was written in handsome letters of green at the rear of the pulpit.
 All the exercises at the Catholic Church were in accordance with the occasion. Rev. Father Bloisc conducted tine services
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-17

TIE EPlTAPH is try ng to rouse the Republicans of Cochise to action. It is a waste of good material; might as well try to make dead man sneeze.-Tucson Star, April 9.
 The large and enthusiastic meeting held at the court house on Saturday last, wherein every township in the county was represented is sufficient answer to the above gratuitous slur of the Star. Since that i ,urnal joined hands with the cowboys, and became their organ and representa- tive in Pima county, it has not had a good word to say for this city or Co., chise county, for that matter. The lawabiding and respectable people here can stand it, however, for the, know that the "devil's ducks" will get home to roost sooner or later when the Stars coops will be over- run with the brood of its incubating, fathering and mothering.
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THE TRIBUNE PROPHECY.
TaylOr's Wives Enable 70 stay iu tEc
 hauusei Palace.

From the Salt Lake Tribune.
 Some time ago it was announced that John Taylor was talking of nov ing into the Amelia Palace. The Tribune, filled with the true spirit of revelation, tore aside the veil which hides tuturity from the gaze ot com. mon mortals, and prophesied that the ghosts of murdered emigrants who 1 went down in the Mountain Meadows massacre, would haunt the palace SO long as any one connected with the Mormon Church attempted to live in it. For a while Taylor. realizing that the true gift of revelation was en. joyed by the Tribune staff, held back, but the leaders in the church, who wanted to see the peoples money squandered, wanted John Tay Tor to set the example and forced him into the accursed house. From time to time the Tribune gave the accounts of the terrible manifestations which took place there, and these faithful chronicles of events were sneered at as idle tales.
 Now comes the proof, which stamps the Tribune as a true prophet. Dur ing the past week the wives of John Taylor have left the palace. They solemnlv declare that in the midst of all the luxurious surroundings of the place they have not been happy. In the deep watches of the night are heard the death moans of the slain; the frenzied shrieks ot women re- sound through the corridors; voices of supplication go up, of mothers begging the Mormon butchers to spare their nursing babes, mingled with the low walls of dylng children. This is what has driven the women of John Taylor's household from the A 'aelia Palace. Since his residence there Taylor has grown ten years older. His sunken, bloodshot eyes, his hollow cheeks and increasing fee bleDess tell of agonzed nights and interrupted sleep. During the past few months he has seen manifesto tions which were sufficient to con- vince him of the dreadful mockery of the religion of which he is the hes q, and were 1t not for the pressure from behind lie would quiet his accusing conscience by an open remuneration of it in the Tabernacle.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-17

killed over 1000 every time I went out, No, sir, l counted over l6,00O, great big, fat, plump, delicious ducks, and then l had only counted those on one side of the boat"
 "How long did it take you ?"
 'l don't know, sir, had no watch with me. Tnhe is nothing to man counting ducks. l counted along, and when the ducks We're small l counted two for one. By and by got tired of counting and got ready for the slaughter"
 "How many did you kill ?"
 "Well, now, suppose l could lie about it and say I killed nine or ten hundred, but Fun getting too near the grave for that. No, didn't kill blasted one, and that's where the strange part of the story comes in. When 1 began to lift that gun up, those ducks knew what l was up to just as well as human being, and what did they do ? Why, sir, about 200 of 'em made a sudden dive, swan under the boat and raised up on her port side at once and upset her! Yes, sir, they did, and there was in the North channel, in ten feet of water, boat upset, night coming on and I in my wet clothes."
 "Well"
 "Well, I climbed up on the bot t m of the boat, foated five miles and was picked up by two Indians. We lowed that upset boat 10 all is land, and here another curious thing comes in. Under the boat were 264 large, plump ducks. They had been caught there 'hen she upset, and all we had to do was to haul them ont and rap them on the head"
 "Why didn't they dive down and get from under the boat ?" asked an amateur duck shooter.
 "Why didn't they, sir ?-why didn't they? Well, sir, l might have asked them why they didn't; but it was too late, cold wind had sprung up. and 1 didn't feel ike talking All 1 know is that 1 counted l6,000 ducks, was upset, captured 264, and have aifi1avits here in my wallet to prove everything I have stated. Does any man here want to see the docu- ments ?"
 No man did. They all looked out of the windows and wondered if they could lie that way when they had passed three score years.
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TOMBSTONE M. & M. co.

The following notice, copied from the Philadelphia Bullion Miner of April lst, is so eloquent testimonial of tn great richness and continued prosperity of Tombstone district, that we publish it verhatim:
 OFFICE OF TIE TOMBSTONE MILL AND " MINING COMPANY,
 43s WAL NUT STREET,
 s5th DIVIDEND.
 PHnAnELpHI,. Mqrch s1, 1882 The Executive Commit ee of the B ard of Di, the regular Monthly Dividend of $50 OOO; b 'inr ten ceuls on cacI share of he capital stock of the ,mpany; plyahlt on and alter April 18th. vt this uffict T al fir books clos St., and Tee pen l7th. c 10 e , BURNHAM President.
 W. J. CHENEY, Seer tlry.
 The twenty fifth consecutive divi- dend! One million and quart r disbursed to stockholders on an out lay not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars! Such IS the import of the above notice. In the face of such eloquent facts as this, people will persist in asking if min, ing pays. The dividends of mine are not the measure of it's paying quantities. In addition to what the stockholders get in the shapa of sur, plus, the mine must be credited with the whole output, which comes to the world in the form of an absolute ere. ation, to enter upon q mission of life, giving energy m the various notifications of commerce and trade. The total output of the TOmbstone company has been S3,062,9 9 I6, cut of which the twenty five dividends have been paid, and the remainder has gone to pay for labor, material and incidental expenses. In addition to the one million and A quarter that the stockholders have received, the community in and around the mines has received sl,Sl2,9sG as its share of the proceeds of the mine. It is such facts as tkese that g,ve an af- hrmative answer to the question, Does mining pay?
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NOm-Arrivai of Training Ship.-Trades
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NEW YORK, April l0.-Comodore Luca is unable to understand the non.arrival of the United States training ship Portsmouth. He has heard nothing from her since her departure from Hampton roads.
 The Amalgamated Trades Union has adopted resolutions declaring that President Arthur had vetoed the bill to restrict the importation of coolies, and that the trade union regard it as another evidence that the governing class do not consider the interests of the working popu- lation, and that President Arthur has ignored the interests of the people by protecting the interests of the Chinese Six Companies, and ex- ding greeting to their brothers on the Pacific coast, bidding them continue their work and assuring them that victory will crown their efforts. The platform of principles calls for eight hours work d day, compensation to be regulated accord inw to labor performed.
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kiOting Italians

FoRr PLAIN, N. Y., April g. About four hundred Italians at work on the West Shore railroad, not get ting pay, began to congregate around the Zollcr House where the cantrac- ter was stopping, and began stoning and firing at the house. The Grand Army post was called out and dis persed the rioters, but not before they had done considerable damage. A few of th, hotel inmates seriously injured some Italians by pistol shots. Trouble is feared tonight. The Italians threatened to burn the town. Help from neighboring towns has been asked for, and when.it arrives it will be enough to protect the viii lage.
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srOther Gardner on ,1erem;uhs.

''Dar am sartin folkses l want to keep away from," began the old . an as the glee club died away on the last st aims of Sarah Jane's Baby" "l mean dat class of people whu groan ober the wickedness of de world, an who have hear,-aches an sorrows to peddle aroun' de kentry at the reg'lar market rates. Dar' am de ole man Turner. He comes ober to see me now an' den, but he cant sit still kase some body stole his dog, or hit him with brirkbat, or beat him out of seventyfve cents, He fully believes dat de world am gwine to smash at the rare of fifteen miles an honr, an it would almost kill him to lose his old wallet an find man honest huff to return it.
 "De widder Plumsell comes ober to borry some butter for supper, an she drop, down on a char an heaves a sigh as big as a barn doah an goes on to say dat dis am cold an' unfeelin' world 'Cording to her tell all men am dishonest, all women extravagant, an all chll'en just ready to come down wid the measles. Tears run down her cheeks as she tells how she has had to work an plan while everybody else has money to frow into Lake Erie, an she wipes her nose or her apron as she asserts | dat this wicked world can't stan nor dan fo' weeks longer.
 Deacon Striper draps in to eat popcorn wid me of Friday ehemn,' an he hardly gifts out from under his hat ,befo' he begins to tell wha, his first wife died of; how his second run away; how his third broke h 1T leg by fallin' off fence and cost him s2S II for doctors bill, an befo' he gifts frew you couldn't make him believe but what the hull world was dead agIn him. He predicts ,e spring, or hot summer, poor crops, high prices, a bloody war, and goes home feelin' dat he am stoppin' on alrth only 10 accommodates some body else.
 "l have no sorrow of my own. I've been robbed but that was kase l left a winder up. I've been swiu- dled, but was kase l thought fo' queens would beat fo' aces. Eve bet on de wrong hoss; I've huught lottery tickets which didn't d aw; I've been sick unto death, and I've been shot it the back i'd a hull brickyard, but l do not sorrow an l do not ax fur sympathy. De world am plenty good huff fur de class O people livin' in it. Honest men am not lonesome fur comp ny, au' honest women am sertin to be ap. preciated. De jauitor will now open fo' winders an We will proceed to biZness."
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Fatal Accident.

About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon, John Martin, late of Virginia City, who was working on the llne of the Huachuca Water company's pipe near the San Pedro, was instantly killed. It seems that early in the morning the water had been turned into the pipe at the dam for the pur- pose of testing the work, the lower end of the pipe having first been plugged up. About noon MT. Longwell, superintendent Of construction, ordered the foreman to go with d force of men and take out the plug. Arriving at the spot it was decided better to unscrew the last joint as the plug was so tightly fixed in the pipe. Mr. Martin was set to hold the jack-a larg pice of timber which forms rest for the pipe when being put together-and, untortu- nately, insead of standing on the side Ee stood directly in line with the pipe so that when it was screwed off the force of tue compressed air shot it forward like a Dat,ering ram carrying MT. Martin along with it d dead man. He was brought to the city thls morning and the inquest over his remains will be held at o'clock this afternoon. He will be buried some time tomorrow
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TELEGRAPHTC.
Special Dispatches to the Epitaph,
Attempt to fsiackma ail

BoSTo>, April S-A remarkable discovery to eXtOrt money from Chas Francis Adams and blackmall his family has just come to light. This was very surprising, as h" was known to have SlS,U0U to his credit there Investigation was at once begun, and it was ound that d check for Sl7, ,50O, regularly indorsed, signed by Adams, but filled in hy another hand, had been deposited in the Merchants bank some time previously, and had in dpe course of haslness como around to Adams bank.
 To-day J 5. Morrison wa, arrested on the lG o'clock tram for New York. He made statement that the check represented money Adams had lost at gaming. The statement further shows that Adams, who is in feeble health and whose memory is impaired, was considered fit subject for plucking by this man, who is said to be interested in a " bunko" game, and that 1t was believed Adams would pay any sun to avoid the pub. lication of the story. Adams was confused and did not seem to know what he was about. The sharpers finally induced him to sign and en- dorse three checks-one for SlI. I.50D, one for $l6,O0O and one for S25O. Morrison frankly said that he did not believe Mir. Adams knew what he was dong, and as he saw him after the swlndle coming from his home without any apparent agitation, he { (Horrison) supposed that the game had succeeded, and that Adams had concluded to allow the checks to be paid.
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E4aIer from the cyclone.

CHICAGO, Aprll 9.--Later part:cu
 lars of the cyclone which passed over portions of Michigan and Kansas Tn
 dicate great desiruc ion of p'opery. A great number of houses were blown down and unroofed, bridges de
 stroyed, railroad tracks torn up and telegraph lines prostrated. At East Saginaw the Rev. Isaac Fuller was killed. Much damage was done near Drs Moines, and several persons were injured. At Fort Riley, Kusas, most of the buildings were unroofed. The damage will reach S300,000. In Barry, Michigan, two children were killed and two others badly injured
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-17

TnE presidents veto has been re- ceived with very bad grace through out the entire country, with scme pa!try exceptions, if we can believe the press reports, and the utterances of our exchanges. Not one of our exchanges has yet spoken in terms of commendalion of the message, and we do not believe there will be found a single journal or the Pacific coast so stalwart as to endorse the measure. The San Jose Mercury, one of the most staIwart of the larger and more Influential of the coast journals is reported as saying that "Guiteau made mistake and killed the wronr man." Such violent uttcrances as this can do no good and may do much harm. We believe the veto a mis- take, and one that will do the Re publican party much harm, but we do not believe it irreparable nor death blow to a party that has done so much for the oppressed of our race in times gone by. Senator Miller has taken the proper course to meet the issue and force recognition of it's merits and the demands of the coun- try. Let the press emulate the sena. tor and ms colleagues and the rigkt will prevail.
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Death in the Pulpit.

SAN FkANcITCo, April 9.-Rev. L Hamilton, aged sixty years, pastor of the independent Church, died at uak land suddenly, this forenoon, while preaching. During his discourse he paused, and sinking slowly into the pulpit died Tn few moments. He leaves a wife and two children Death is supposed to be from heart disease. About eight years ago he withdrew from the Presbyterian Church and established what is known as the Independent Church He was we'll known on this coast.
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Almost Fatal Results of a Bn6
 Temper.

Yesterday morning as William Hayes, d young apprentice in Frederlcks & IIIlI's tin-shop, was passing down Allen street to hls breakfast Mir Caldwell, of the mercan tile firm of Caldwell & Stanford, accosled him and in fun, pushed Hayes off the sidewalk saying, "get of you young hoodlum," Hayes returned the compl- ment in similar manner, and sham scutfie ensued until Caldwell had his hat knocked off when he became angry and after some hard words picked up pick and struck the boy on the back of the head and felled him senseless to the groun [. Caldwell was promptly arrested and will answer before Judge Wallace to-day. Hayes is at work this morning and ap- parently all right but the results might have been serious. Notwithstanding Cadwell's repentance for the rash deea committed in an angry fit, he should learn the lesson of controlling his temper
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Great Fire at Hamilton, Ohi0

CINCINNATI, April 9.-A great. fire Is raging now at Haminlton. Three fire engines have been sent from here. A message just received by telephone says the fire started at 1Oi3O tonight, in the City building, in High street, close to the bridge over the Great Miami. It has al- ready consumed the city buildings and several liquor establishments and livery stables. It is now, at 1i:15 D. m., passing in the rear of the Presbyterian and Baptist churches, county jail and post flee. The great. est consternation prevails.
 Later.-The Hamilton fire is un- der control.
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ANOTHER INDIAN MAssACRE
Captain J. M ThOrndIke with His Son and Two Others Slaughtered.

It becomes the duty of the EprTApH f again chronicle another massacre of Anne, can citizens by the little band of Apache who were driven over the line into Sonor in the late socalled, Indian campaign Senor Jesus Durazo, who came in iron Cumpas, from Sonora, last evening, com municated the following facts to Mir w k. Coleman, friend of his of three v2ars standing, Mr. Coleman being also a trient of Captain Thorndike and hls son: THE PARTY.
 About two months ago Captain ]. Nj Thorndike, gentleman well known :p San Francisco in connectis with inc China trade in years gone by, his son, C. M. Thorndike, and two other gentlemen, one from San Francisco and the other from Portland, Oregon, whose names, un- fortunately, are not known, left Tombstone for mine not far from the little town of Nacori, and near the headwa,ers of the Yaqui river, with the intention of being gone about one month. It will be remem. bered that the town of Nacori Was attack ed and ralded by the Apaches some three months ago, an account of which was fur nished our readers by the ErITAPH's Mex ican correspondent.
 THE MASSACRE
 Upon Senor Jesus Durazo's arrival last evening, he immediately hunted up his friend Mir. W. R. Coleman, and communi- cated to him the tact that courier from Nacori had just arrived in Cumpas before he lett, bringing the news of the remains of four Americans having been found which exactly answer to the description of the Thorndike party. The finding of thelr remains must have been about eight days ago, but the time of the killing is not known. MT. Coleman was very particular in his inquiries as to the description of the murdered men, from the fact that the
 THoRNDIKEs
 should have been back some two or three weeks ago, they only having taken one months provisions with them, expecting to return here as soon as the gentlemen who were with them had satisfied them selves of the value of the mine which they went to lOk at with view of bu Ing. Captain Thorndike and his son are well known in Tombstone and had many warm friends here to whom this will ke sorrow ful news. Mir. Coleman has no doubts of the truth of the report and is feeling exceedingly sad over the untoward event, us they were old and warm friends ot his and he was with them constantly up to the time of their departure.
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ITEMS AT i.Altes E.
From the Tucson Star.

A letter received at this office last evening from Jacob S,ilwell, of Bal. dwin City. Douglas county, Kansas, says the writer is an uncle of the late Frank Stillwell, and also of Texas Jack. He is anxious to learn information about the latter and de- plores the fa'e of the former
 The supervisors of Graham county pad ther respects to Judge Stilweli in d body yesterday and invited him to pay visit to Graham county. The judge promised to go to Stafford between the Both of this month and the lst of May. He will then ap- point clerk of the district court and make arrangements for term of the court for some subsequent time. From the Democat.
 Gov. Tritle has scanned the battle, field in Cochise county, and author. ized $. II. Jackson, deputy United States marshal, to raise thirty men to be us d comltatas, and mustered into the territorial military service to settle the cowboy troubles. Uncle oam's troops cannot be used in such cases We sincerely hope that q conclusion of the matter will be reached before long. Yavapai will have to pay portion of the expense of this new fight or hunt.
 F om the Pnal D. i'll
 Lewis, ot the Delta, is recovering from the effects of a sting from a tarantula, which caused his arm to swell, and confined him to his bed for several days.
 Petronilo Rodriguez was cut, in the abdomen, by Rafael Granilo, on Sunday and died on Wednesday. The murderer escaped. There was woman m the case.
 Some of our ladies are talking of adopting the masculine style of rid ing, in suitable costume, as being more safe and c mfortable. It has already been adopted by the ladies to a great extent, in several Euro. pean countries, and if this fashion able metropolis sanctions it, the western hemisphere must deeds fol low suit.
 From the Phenix Gazette. April '.
 Since the veto, Arthur stands in the same position to the Paclhc coast as do the supervisors to Maricopa county. We have no earthly use for either.
 One week from to-day, without tte interpostion of executive clem- ency, Alfred Brown will be hanged for the murder cf A. Cantrell. From the Phenix Herald, April 6.
 A regular Arizona zephyr sand storm visited us to-day.
 Two little birds have built nest in one of the grass bouquets which the children in one of our schools have placed in thelr room. They are perfectly contended and the children take great interest
 From the Florence Enterprise, Aprils.
 Court will open here next Mon day. The calendar will not be lengthy one. There is only one criminal case to dispose of and that IS Abbott, charged with assault with intent to do bodily harm.
 Mr. Kirby completed the work of nulding the Silver King ferry boat Monday, and made first class job of it. he boat has been kept busy all the week transferring the compa- ny's freight.