Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-07-22
BEAMS FROM BISBEE.
How the Fourth Was CeIebrated-A
 shOC .ing scrape-Accidents,E Etc.
BIsBEE, July 12, 1t

BIsBEE, July 12, 1882
 Your society quill has evidently been "otf hls base" so to speak, since the memorable and much celebrated Fourth. We certainly expected to see ere this an account of our doings in Bisbee on that occasion, but as we have been so sadly neglected l hasten, even at this late day, and at the risk, too, of being a little subsequent, as it were, to assure you that we of Bisbee duly celebrated the national holiday with enthusiasm and DIG. priety. We didn't have man for break. fast either; nevertheless there was slaugh- ter of the innocents. Yes, there was havoc among the chickens, and chickens are chickens in Bisbee too; or to be more accurate 1t might be said they are the equivalent of coin. We'll, as It fortunately fell out, Bob Henderson had the chickens. Bob, by the way, is our only colored citl- zen-an enterprislng and useful one he is, too-keeps a milk and chicken ranch about mile below town, supplies the town with milk, down on Chinamen, and, inter nos q wouldn't like to have it go any further, you know) he looks like man who would vote the Democratic ticket. l discover an unfortunate ten- dency on the part of your correspondent to digress, but his offense may be palliated somewhat when it is remembered how easy the transition from the Fourth of July to the Democratic party. Indeed, are not the terms synonymous, and is not the term patriotism the synonyma?
 But this is not describing the picnic. A picnic has been variously defined. A contentious friend says it Is merely cold lunch al fresco. A married friend says it IS d-d internal nuisance. It is unneces- sary to say that 1t was a he friend that so relieved himself. A young lady friend says: Its just lovely" A lady friend whose age is one of the Eleusinian mys- teries, says picnic is place where you sit down on the damp grass and perspire and eat ice cream and catch cold, while creeping things of hideous shape explore the person and take up lodging in the back hair. One old miner says If it means cold grub" under tree, he has been pie nicing for the last twenty-five years He cannot, therefore be expected to be an en- thusiastic picnicer.
 But this is not describing the picnic. Up to Saturday night preceding Tuesday. the Fourth, there was not the slightest in. dication of any public observance of the day. But on Saturday night three of our ladies happened to meet, and 'n the course of their chat one proposed picnic on the Fourth. It met with unanimous approval With them to say was to do. The three ladies, Mrs. Bridge, Mrs. Wills and Mrs. krigbaum, constituted themselves com- mittee of arrangements. The next day they had collected about hundred dollars and had nearly everybody else in town pressed into service as cooks. Notwth- standing the very brief time in which to prepare, the picnic was complete success The place selected was about a quarter of mile up the canyon, where there was plenty of good water and abundant shade Alter the dinner, which was elegant and bountiful, various amusements were in. dulged in, swinging, footracing, sack racing, singing, etc, to the great interest and enthusiasm of participants and spec- tators. All were there and all seemed de- termined 10 enjoy themselves at the first picnic in Bisbee. Much credit is due 10 the ladies who had charge of the affair, and also all the ladies in the town, for they spared no pains or exertion to make 1t what it was-a complete success. In the evening ball was improvised in the Bisbee House, which was well attended and enjoyed by all.
 few days ago a row occurred in the Mexican part of town and a Mexican called Chino shot Leonardo Alvores five times. Four of the bullets penetrated the body, but mlraculously missed any vital point, although it was first thought that the wounded man could not live more then a few hours. He is now doing so we'll that the chances are Tn favor of hls ultimate recovery. The shooter skipped across the line before he could be appre- hended.
 Thomas Burch, highly respected citi- zen, accidentally shot himself through the Jeff foot to onight. The bullet severed the maln artery of the foot, and the wound bled profusely. Dr. Fenner was called, and with some difficulty, owing to the laceration of the artery, succeed in taking it up and tying it. The pistol was of the bulldog pattern and Mir. Burch was ex- aminiDg it and revolving it to see if it would work, when it exploded and inflicted the wound.
 Ben Williams leaves for the Denver Exposition on the 18th. It is predicted that Bisbee will make as handsome, if not the finest, showing of ore of any from Arizona. NYwTEs