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Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-02
Candidates and Dclesa tes Assessed

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 1.-The con. vention was called to order promptly at 9 o'clock. A resolution was lntro- duced providing that the candidates pay ten dollars apiece, and the dele gates two dollars and a half, to meet the expense of the convention. Gas. kell, of Alameda, moved to amend, by emitting tine candidates for Su- preme Judge. Pixley, of SoIona, hoped tho amendment would not prevail; when gentlemen come from all parts of the State seeking nomin- ation, and in the lobby seek the ear of delegates, they should pay for it. Gaskell withdrew his amendment. Recess of ten minutes to collect as- Sessment,
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-02
Notice to Creditors.

E STATE OF GEORGE T. RUSSELL. DE- -L ceased. Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator of the estate of George T. Russell, deceased, to the creditors eff and all persons having elaine against the eaid deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notico to the said administrator at the office ot the Probate Judge, Rooms l and g. Mining Exchange Building, at Tombstone, in the county of Cochise. E J. BICKRLL.
 Administrator Of the Estate of George T. Rus sell, deceased.
 Dated at Tombstone, July 22, 1889, jy2s 4ww-
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-02
The Cnlifornis isadica,s

SACRAMENTO, August 3l.-The re- port of commltee adopted as amend ed. Sears moved $ recess until two o'clock. Corray wanted to hear the platform before the recess. Latimer read the platform while the conven- tion remained in dead silence except where bursts of applause interrupted. The Sunday law plank called forth cheers and applause. Plxley wanted three cheers for the triumph of this glorious plan With one impulse the delegation rose and cheered to echo. The cheering and tumultuous applause lasted for minutes, only dy- ing away to be renewed with more enthusiasm thsn before. The blanks on the railroad and monopoly ques- tions were also received with ap. plause.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-09-02
NOMINATING CANDIDATES

NOMINATING CANDIDATES
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-Nomin. ations for Governor being in order Horace Davis nominated w. w. Estee, dwelling especially upon his anti-monopoly record. The nomina- tion was received with long contin- ued applause and cheering. Robln- son of Alameda nominated M C.Blake Barnes, of San Francisco, seconded the nomination in a speech, review ing Blake's clear record as a jurist and public official. Chamberlain of Humboldt, nominated Joseph Russ, paying particular attention to his business qualifications. Knight and Swift of San Francisco seconded the nomination of Estee. Sears of Marin nominated Jas. Nc. M. Shafter in a telling speech winch created unlocked for enthusiasm.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.--First ballot corrected stands Estse 2SS Blake 202, Russ 3, Shafter II. Fol Lieutenant Governor w s Jordan of Alameda, placed in nomination J 5 Tucker of Alameda. The nomina. ton was seconded by Turner of Sac. ramento. Wagstaff of Yolo, nomina. ted A R Conklin of Inyo. Pea cock of Santa Barbara nominated R Stearns of Santa Barbara. Adams of San Luis Obispo seconded Stearn: nomination. Convention then ad journed until 3 p m, at the request of the Alameda delegation. The ballot for Governor is as follows On lst ballot, Alameda, Blake A Estee G.; Alpine Blake 9; Amador Estee 7, Blake 1; Butte, Blake g Shafter 1; Calaveras, Blake 5, Este, ?; Colusa, Estee 4, Blake l; Con. tra Caste, Blake 6,Estee 3; Delmonte Russ 3; Eldorado, Blake 8; Fresno Estee 4; Humbold, Russ 8; Inyo Estee 8; Kern, Estee 3; Lake, Estet 4; Lassen, Estee 3, Blake l; Lo: Angeles, Blake l6; Marvin, Shaf. ter 3 Estee 2; Marposa, Estee 3 Medocino, Estee 2, Shafter 4; Mer ced, Estee 3, Blake l; Modoc, Rus. 8, Mono, Estee 2, Blake 4; Monterey Blake s, Estee 1; Napa, Estee Z; Ne vada, Blake 7,Estee 3; Placer, Blake 5, Estee 4; Pumas, Blake 4; Sacra mento, Blake 5, Estee 4, Shafter l San Buenoventura, Blake 3, San Bernardino, Blake 5; San Diego Russ 3, Estee ,. San Francisco al large, Barnes votes for Blake, nintf district, Estee IS, Blake 3; Tenth District, Estee IS, Blake l, Shaftel l; Eleventh District, Estee l9,Blake s; San Joaquin, Estee 10, Blake 4; San Luis Obispo, Estee 5; San Mateo, Estee 3, Blake 3; Santa Barbara, Estee 6; Santa Santa Clara, Estee 10, Blake Z; Santa Cruz, Blake 6, Estee l; Shasta, Blake 4, Esteo l; Sieirra, Blake 4, Estee 3; Sisklyou, Blake 5; Solano, Estee 5, Blake 4, Russ l, Shafter 1, Sonoma, Estee 10, Blake 2; Stanislaus, Blake 6; Sutter, Estee l, Bake 2; Tehama, Blake 4, Russ l; Trinity, Estee 8; Tulare, Estee 3, Blake 8; Tuolumne. Estee 5, Blake 1; Ventura, Shafter 4 ; Yolo, Estee 7; Yuba, Blake 5, Es- tee, 2.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22

store him to the world from his enforced
retirement at Gatschina. Austria covets
more eastern territory and hopes to at
tain the same by combining with some
of her more powerful neighbors.
The present moment, too, finds the
various powers in prime condition for q
struggle with arms. Austria can muster
1880, 600 men (regulars), ITO, 900 horses
and $4,000 conveyances, or a fighting
force of 100000 infantry, $4,000
cavalry and 1,7O0 guns, according to the
present law of mobilization. Germany's
effective strength is 100000 men, and
Eussia can put 2, 252, 900 men in the field
against Germany and Austria, and if
France should 60 in with her the COM
bination would furnish 3,482, 900 men.
The New York Times, in an editorial
on the subject, closes as follows: cit is
time for another war. There is a certain
periodicity in these matters as we'll as in
sun-spots and panics. Five years is the
average interval. There was war all
over Europe during the revolutions of
1848-49; from 1853 to 1856 England and
France were at war with Russia; in 1859
France and Sardinia were at war with
Russia; in 1864 occurred the little
Schleswig. Holstein war; in 1866 Ger
many whipped Austria; in 1901 she
whipped France; in 1878 Russia made
war on the Turks. In thirty-four years
there have been seven wars-six of them
great and bloody wars. It is now al
most five years since the Russian troops
crossed the German frontier, and it is
time for the roar of artillery and the
tramp of armies to be heard again."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
RESTRICTING CHINESE 1nx1aRAr1oH.

1t is fact not generally known that
the United States are not alone in re-
stricting Chinese immigration. Great
Britain has done the same thing. By
an act of the New South Wales parlia-
ment, approved by the queen-the Glad
stone government, December S, 1881-it
is made the duty OF every master of a
vessel arriving in any port of the colony
to report, under penalty of 81, 900, full
description of every Chinaman on board
and all particulars concerning his ante
cedents, character, etc. If any vessel
having on board greater number of
Chinese than in the proportion of one
Chlnaman to every hundred tons of the
tonnage of such vessel, shall arrive at
any time in any port, the owner, master,
or charterer of such vessel is made liable
~ conviction to a penalty of $500 for
each Chinese carried in excess of the
foregoing limitation, unless the defend
ant shall show that the Chinese 80 car
ried is a British subject or one CT the
crew or has not been landed in the COL
ony and is not intended to be so landed.
Before the number of Chinese thus
limited to arrive are permitted to land
the master of the vessel is required to
pay to the collector of the port $50 for
each one as head money, and any China
man landing without such payment hav-
ing been made for him is required to pay
that sum and $50 additional, or in de-
fault of payment is required to suffer
imprisonment for twelve months. The
act is entitled "an act to restrict the in
fux of Chinese into New South Wales"
The title of our act is can act to execute
certain treaty stipulations relating to
Chinese" The stipulation of the Chi
nese treaty referred to is as follows:
Whenever, in the opinion of the gov.
ernment of the United States, the COM
ing of Chinese laborers to the United
States, or their residence therein, affects
or threatens to affect the interests of the
country, or to endaneer the good order
of the said country or of any locality
within the territory thereof, the govern
ment OF China agrees that the govern
of the United States may regulate, limit,
Or suspend such coming or residence,
but may not absolutely prohibit it,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
WARL1KE EUROPE.

The warlike tendencies of European
monarchies, as evidenced in the recent
sharp resentment by the German press
and people of certain incendiary utter
ances of prominent Russian general be-
fore gathering of French students,
furnishes food for serious reflection to
the American-born citizen who, from
early childhood, has been taught that
peace between nations and individuals
is condition at all times most desired
and worthy to be fostered. War is q
terrible alternative even when it is rem
dered necessary to preserve national
honor OF q vital principle, but to precip-
itate people into season of carnage
and misery for mere personal reasons
evinces murderous disposition which
lowers the countries engaging in such q
strife in the estimation of o Christian
world.
To the close observer of European
affairs it is very evident that war would
not prove unsatisfactory to either Bis
marck, the Gar, or Franz Josef, of Aus.
tria. The former remembers how he
was idolized by the German people dur
ing the Franco.Prussian war and COM
pares the past with the present condi-
tion of disahection and state jealousies.
Alexander III. also looks back to the en-
thusiasm Of the Russian people and the
popularity Of his father during the Tur-
ko- Russian campaign and reasons that
another conflict to stir the popular heart
might quiet internal dissensions and re-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
A. Eiuht With Rats.

A sea-captain once had disagreement
with rats that overran his ship and en-
tered his state room for water. He tells
the story in the Boston Journal: They
jumped on me, he says, when I was
asleep, and ran over my face. One night
resolved would not stand it. I CALL
ed the second mate, told him to get me
a Sword "a wooden instrument,
sword shaped, the sailors use for MAX
ing mats). I sent him away. shut the
door and windows up tight and began to
move things.
I soon had lively time. Four mon
sters lay stretched dead on deck. There
were two more. They were knowing
looking fellows, and at last took
refuge behind my books, which were in
an open case.
They would get between the covers
edges Qhe books stood on end) and peer
out over the top at me. If I took away
that book, my enemy was behind an.
other.
>I I went through all of the books that
way until had one of the rats behind
the last one. He knew it and came up
face to face, took deliberate aim and
jumped with all his force at my fore
head. The other followed suit.
This was coming in Spanish fashion.
I was surprised, I had heard that rat
would turn at bay on his destroyer, but
I never saw it before.
Igot excited, gave whoop and killed
them both as the horror-stricken mates
came tumbling into the room to see what
was the matter with the old man. Seven
rats lay dead on deck. They never trou-
bled me after. 9:a q J 2. 80 ::F2; FHtj
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
" Double Marriages."
From the Boston Journal.1

A few years ago there lived in Oxford
County, Maine, an aged widow who had
fifteen children. A peculiarly of this
family waswhat may be called +" double
marriages" Thus, two of the:daughters
married brothers, named Palmer: two of
the sons married sisters named Barrows;
two other sons married sisters, named
Bonney; two granddaughterr, sisters,
married brothers named Bonney, and
thus became :sisters-in-law to their un-
cles wives; two. other grandd daughters,
sisters, married brothers, named Bon
ney, cousins to those already named.
Thus there were Eve double marriages
in this family, three of the children and
two, of the grandchild ldren Of this old lady.
Another peculiarity in this family was
that twelve Of the children, nix sons and
six daughters, settled down on farms
within two miles 81 their mother. On
one road there We're three owning farms
next to each other, and on another road
five in succession; and the farms on the
first road were. only divided from some ot
those on the second by, = river that ran
between them. t. :. GOO. .5s. 5. s. . 80
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Sleepy Old Alexandria.

Does anybody know that seven miles
below Washington, the gayest and most
cosmopolitan city in the union. is the
slowest, deadest, the most old-fashioned
town in the d-Alexandria, in Vir-
ginia. In former times, when Washing
ton was barren waste of avenues and a
desert Of park reservations, Alexandria
was thriving little seaport-that is, it
was port, butit was not anywhere near
the sea. In it stands Christ Church,
where Washington had pew and slum-
bered peacefully on Sundays for nearly
twenty years; of which he was vestry-
man, and where the Lee family always
worshipped. The streets have quaint
names-Orinoko Street, St. Asaph
Street-all hundred years behind the
street nomenclature Of the present day.
Now it has quietly put on it's grave
clothes and lain down to die peacefully.
It is sleepy and provincial and pretty,
and altogether incongruous in the nine
teenth century. The hustle and hurry
of Washington life is as far from it as If
another world, instead Of seven miles Of
territory, lay between them. George
town, which the capital has finally
touched with its ever-reaching arms, is
an Arcadian Village still. In years gone
by, when the Potomac marshes made
Washington place of deadly malaria,
most of the distinguished persons then
in official life, especially the foreign
ministers, had their homes in George
town. The resources of the town were
rather primitive, as what actually hap
pened to the British Minister when liv-
ing there in 1920, proves. Mr.. Canning,
afterwards Lord Stratford de Redcliffe,
cousin of the great George Canning,
was then an envoy to this country. One
night, just as he was about to start for
an official entertainment at the White
House, an irremediable accident hap
pened to his equipage, and not a hack
was to be found in Georgetown. Moth
ing daunted, the plenipotentiary in
quired if anything on wheels could be
found in Georgetown to be pressed into
the service-but the whole town could
furnish only one vehicle, and that was o
hearse. This was hastily brought out
and Mr.. Canning, laying himself care
fully down on his back, was driven at a
break neck pace over to the White
House. When he arrived before the
door the driver bawled out: i" Make
! way for the British Minister'S hearse I"
The effect may be imagined but not de-
| scrihe6
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
The Grow,

The Syracuse Standard speaks time
~ word for the oft-maligned crow, say
ing: "One of the grateful sights Of last
winter and the first of spring is the re-
turn of the crow. There is little that is
CHEEKY about the sable fellow, yet be is
indispensable to the spring-ime. Cowper
made some quotable lines to show that
even the cawing rook is necessary to the
perfection of scenes with which one has
found him ordinarily associated. While
the bleak breath of March endures, this
bird, POLITICALLY viewed as prophet of
evil, seems in cousonance with his sur
roundings; but when May shall appear,
dressed in fresh grass and green blsdea
of corn, the crow will be- as much out OF
place as IN undertaken at wedding.''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
THE EXTENT AND COST OF FENCING

The last number of Bradstreet's coll
tains some facts and figures relative to
the cost of fencing throughout the coun-
try which will prove of interest to the
agricultural community. Ten years ago
the United States Board of Agriculture
Instituted an inquiry relative to the value
OF fencing, and found that some five
million miles Of fencing then in existence
had cost 81, 747, ,549, ,931. Stree then,
according to the estimate OF Bradstreeet's,
at least an additional million miles of
fencing have been erected. Valued as
in 1871, the addition has cost no less
than 1851, 1866, 900, making grand total
OF cost in excess of 81, los, 900, 900. Ac-
cording to the last census the cost of
building and repairing fences through
the country in 1879 amounted to $78,-
629,0o0. The states reporting the larg-
est outlays are:
Illinois. ...$5, ,925.425 Missouri. .s4. 41e
Indiana. S,354, IT'S Ohio. 4,863.O63
1owa........ 4s678,779 Pennsylvania 1, So, 7,465
Kansas;...'. 26S7,o56 Texas ..:.... 3,676,479
>o~S"'" OsO~1S s6O VAoCOu6lus I,OEU,4 800
Before the introduction of the barb
wire fencing, at least one hundred and
fifty thousand miles of plain wire fence
had been built. There is now about a
quarter million miles of barb fencing.
sixty thousand miles of which were built
in 1881, at cost of ten millions of dol
lars. Relative to the introduction of
wire fencing, Bradstreet's says that it's
great portability is leading to the enclos-
ure of immense areas of pasturage in
regions heretofore given up as free rang
es. In Neuces County, Texas, eighty
thousand acres are inclosed in one pas
ture by barb fence. In Southern Mis-
souri, thirty thousand acres are being en-
closed as dog-proof sheep pasture.
But the largest inclosed pasture in the
Maxwell grant in New Mexico, on which
over two hundred miles of wire fence
are in use, and seven hundred thousand
acres held in one enclosure. Some of
of the inner enclosures on this front are
ten miles square. In some of the states.
as in Kansas and Virginia, the law per-
mits an economy in fencing which as yet
is experimental in character. In coun-
ties or townships, on vote of the elec-
tors, the people may establish and main
tain on outer boundaries of such terri
tories sufficient fences, with gates at
highways, thus establishing tract with
in which common law prevails, and ami
mails must be fenced in, instead of being
fenced out. This does not do away with
fences, but merely enables all land own
ers within such limits who have no
fences to do without them.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22

TIE fastest passage ever made between
Queenst0gn and Cape Henlopen was
made by the American line steamship
Illinois in October, 1880, in eight days,
fifteen hours and thirty-four minutes.
Until some other vessel can do better
than this the Illinois is entitled to the
championship in the matter Of speed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Buried Alive.

A peculiar and distressing accident occurred
at St. Joseph, Mo-, on the 10th inst, by which
five boys lost their lives. 1t seems that the un-
fortunate youths burrowed into the side of a
sand hill, and were engaged in fitting up a cave
in which to rendezvous, when the bank sudden
~ gave way, and buried the whole party. A
playmate, who missed bis fellows and noticed
the fall Of the earth. gave the alarm. Search
was commenced, and the remains recovered.
The names of the victims were: Ben and Jack
montgomery, aged and IA respectively; Nick
Garrish, aged II.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Justice BlatchfOrd.

On the 18th inst, President Arthur NOM
mated to the senate the Hon. Samuel Blatch-
ford, OF New York, for associate justice of the
United States supreme court, vice Roscoe Conk-
ling: who declined. Judge Blatchford was for
merly law partner of the late William II.
Seward, at Auburn. was appointed by President
Lincoln to be United States district Judge of
New York, and was subsequently promoted to
be United States circuit judge, which position
man for the United States bench.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Deadly Explosives.

On the 18th inst, as the tow-boat Hltna was
navigating the great Kanawa River, in Ohio,
her boiler exploded when the craft was three
miles above Point Pleasant. A colored fireman
named Dune Anderson was killed. Capt. Hen.
derson and several others were severely in.
jured: After the explosion what remained oil
the tug caught fire and was completely de.
stroyed.
A fearful boiler explosion occurred in Good.
win Bros: shoe factory at Lynn, Mass, on the
10th inst, leveling the structure and killing
John Moore. engineer, and five others. A Dor:
ton Of the boiler weighing a ton wa. hurled q
quarter OF mile and into residence.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
An Icy Grave.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nimrod Bowen, Miss Bower
and a number of Indians, variously estimated
al from seven to fifteen, were engulfed by a
snow-slide at Genoa, New, on the 18th inst.
Search is being made for the bodies.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Minor MishaDS,

NA1nOr N41S06p8s
The dwelling of Alfred Willis was burned at
Peterboro, Ont, on the 18th. Three children
persisted.
A boiler fue collapsed in Swift's iron and
steel works, Newport, Ky., on the 18th inst,
killing Leonard Ulrich and slightly injuring
several other persons.
Patrick O'Hara was burned to death in a fire
which consumed tavern at Buffalo, N. Y, on
the 18th.
On the 18th inst, as young man named
Farrell, an old lady named Butler and Mrs.
Richards and three children were attempting to
cross Green River, near Dunnville, Casey
County, Ky., in canoe, the craft capsizcd and
two of the Richards children drowned. The
balance of party were rescued with difficulty.
The house of Archie Ratlif, in Taylor Coun-
ty, Ky., was struck by lightning. Rathff was
killed. and his wife and five children severely
shocked. A boy II years of age died from
burns received.
Another mission school in the Indian Terri.
tory has been burned. In this case four chill.
dren lost their lives, two being cons Of Rev.
Mr.. Haney.
Albert Eustice was killed and three others
slightly injured by the premature explosion OF
blast in the Peru zinc mines, near Galena,
ILL.,, on the 18th inst.
A young man named Williams was caught in
blizzard near Grafton, and, after wandering
about thirty miles succumbed to the chilling
OAOuOAIos AAAS OAcA Nclo hive Wutu ul6COVolcO
but were frozen to the ground and unable to
rise. Soldiers from Fort Totten found two
squaws in snow Bank, frozen stiff. They had
evidently perished in storm and were aban-
doned by their companions.
Lars Studend and Folger Sonnon were suffo-
Gated while operating in a sixty-foot we'll in
Grant County. Minn., on the 14th inst. Each
leaves q family.
On the 18th inst, q hand-car on the National
Railroad, having on board James Pyett, an
American, and three Mexicans. encountered a
man on a bridge near the City Of Mexico. The
! man lay down between the ties to avoid the
car, but it struck his body, and the car was
thrown into deep chasm. Pyett and the three
Mexicans were instantly killed. The man who
was struck by the car was fatally injured.
Fl. Wenkel, of st. CHARLES, Mo-, died from
| asphyxia, caused by blowing out the gas in biz
room at the Exchange Hotel, Chicago, on thu
night of the 18th.
Jennie Perry, an adopted daughter of Edward
Hebard, of L'Anse, Mich, was drowned while
driving across the bay in company with tive
| other ladies'. The horse broke through the ic,
| and Miss Perry fell over the dashboard.
By the burning Of VIM. Stewards residence
| near Greensburg, Ind, on the 10th inst, Mrs
Mary McEiroy, aged 10G, Mr.. Stewards grand
mother, perished.
boat containing five men capsized at Pitts
| burg, Pa, on the 18th. Two of the occupant
named Shields and Murphey were drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Deadly Damn.
&m mAn nA~

Miners in a colliery at Belwez, Spain, were
the 18th. Six persons were killed. '
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-22
Railway Wrecks.

"A train on the Scioto Valley Railroad was
dltched near Kingston, O., on the 18th inst, by
striking horse. A brakeman named Thomas
ROM, of Chlllicothe, as killed,