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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Talk Up Your Camp.

It has generally happened that the most successful mining camps have been the best advertised camps, says the Mining and Scientific Press, as for instance Leadville, Tombstone, Bodle, Wood River, Butte, etc. If the people in these camps sat still and never said word about thelr mines; if they did not establish any news about them; if they did not write about them and talk about them, and tell people what they were and what they were expected to be, , and generally ''blow their own horn," then none of these camps would be one quarter as much developed as they are now. Miners alone will not make a successful mining camp by any means. We all know lots of places where there are good mines, but no "boom" has struck them, and no attention is paid to them.
 Every mining camp wants capital, and every mining camp wants talk. The mines bring the prospectors and prospectors make the talk, the talk brings capital, and the capital brings the coin. Then the camp becomes a camp indeed.
 The talk has been as potent fac tor as the mines, the people or the capitalists. If it had not been for that, people would have gone else where where there was talk. What is the use of good mines if no one
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
THE CoRoNER,s INQUEST

| In the case or the Late MI. h. reel.
 Thejnr empaneled by Coroner Mat thews to into the cause of the death of the late M R. Peel, met at Dr. Matthews of flee at ii :05 o'clock this morning
 GEORGE W. CHENEY
 was the first witness called. Mr. Cheyney stated that he resides at Charleston is a clerk of the Tombstone Mill and Mining | Company. He was in the office of the company on last Saturday night in con- pany with Messrs. Peel, Austin and Hunt. MT. Hunt was sitting immediately oppo- site MT. Peel, with the counter between l them, and witness and Mir. Austin were sitting back to back almost opposite. At almost precisely 20 minutes past 8 o'clock there was a bang at the door and MT. Aus tin shouted, "Come in" The door was thrown open and two men appeared; they were masked and had leveled rifles in their hands. Witness could remember of no word being spoken, and almost instantly several shots were fired; they afterward discovered that there were two shots. He dropped behind the counter, and rising up an instant or two after saw the men going out the door. At the same moment he started for his room for weapon; room being at the other side of the hall. On reaching his room witness found that MT. Hunt was with him and MT. Austin had also reached his room, having armed themselves and going out of his room to the porch and road, went along the road a couple of hundred yards where they then saw the watchman coming down the hill and sent him to rouse some of the men inside of five or six minutes a number of men had collected and dividing into parties went round the house to the office door. Witness found MT. Peel lying on his back With head and shoul- ders on the porch. Felt his pulse but found none although he was still warm. Witness then discovered that Feels cloth ing was on fire, and they then carried him into a chamber adjoining the office. About that tune the whistle was blown and crowd collected. Witness knew of no way in which he could recognize the men; they were of medium height. He could tell of no movement by Mr. Peel at the time the men came in the room; did not see him at the time Could not say as to the weapons being pointed at Mir. Peel in particular, he knew of no cause why the deed should be done; knew of no enemies that deceased might have had. Witness ldea of the motive of the crime was entirely conjecture but he thought the object must have been robbery; knew of no reason why any one should seek to harm any of them, MT. Hunt had just come and was an entire stranger; Knew ofno cir. cumstance that would afford a clue to the detection of the assassin.
 Mir. Cheyney drew the following diagram of the office which explains itself, the posi- ton of the gentlemen being indicated by the first letters of their names. The small rings are the places where the balls were found:
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
The Funeral of W. q. Bennett.

The funeral of the late Mir. Bennett took place yesterday afternoon under the direc. ton of the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was member. At Schieffelin hall the procession was formed and escort. ed the remains to the Methodist church. where the Rev. J. P. Mcintyre conducted tho services, and afterwards to the grave Tombstone brass band was in attendance and led the cortege. Besides the Knights many citizens and friends of the deceased followed in the solemn train to the silent "city of the dead" where the usual rites of the brotherhood were performed, and there consigned the lifeless form to its original clay.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
THE LATEST VICTIM.

The recent assassination of M. R. Peel, civil engineer of the Tough Nut company, is unprecedented in the history, not alone of this mining camp, but of the worst known to ex- ist where lawlessness was the rule and not the exception. The more we revolve the circumstances of the as- sassination in our minds the more horrible it appears from the fact that there seems to be an entire absence of motive in the dastardly deed. The poor distracted father has the sym pathy of the whole community in his great bereavement. Immediately on receipt of the news on Saturday eve ming, Judge Peel, father of the mur- dered boy, went to the scene of the tragedy for the purpose of bringing the body of his son to this place for interment. The funeral, which took place yesterday afternoon from the Tough-Nut office, was largely at- tended, and showed more than words can tell the sympathy that is felt both for the dead son and the living father, whose only regret is that the great Ominlpotent did not select himself as the victim instead of his son. The tablet on the coffin of the murdered boy tells us that he was 26 years old and native of Texas. Those of hls friends who knew him best in life, tell us that it would re- quire the eloquence of Blaine to ex- tol the many virtues of the most re. cent victim of assassination.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

1. 1. Counter upon which Mir. Peel was sketch ing ,. Door where the assassins entered. 8 8. Porch. A. Bedroom.
 Mir. Cheyney said he saw two rockets shortly after the shooting on line between Charleston and Tombstone. Some of the men reported seeing the rockets later. witness thought the parties committing the crime had sufficient time to reach the place where the rockets appeared to have been sent up, from the time of the shooting until the time the rockets went up. Only saw two men. MT. Austin has been manager of the mills about two months, and has discharged only two men {; had seen no suspicious characters around recently.
 F. F. HUNT
 was next sworn and testified as fellows l reside at Charleston; am assayer of the company; have heard Mir. Cheyney's evi. dence, and, as far as know, it is correct there was no other circumstance except some rattling of the handles on the door before the knock, as though some one was trying to open the door; 1 know of no per sonal feeling or cause for this attack; rob bery is the only reason can assign for It ; do not know how much bullion was in the vault; there was no money that know of there.
 MISS MARY MELANE
 testified next: 1 reside in the Tombstone mill company's house, at Charles. ton: I am housekeeper there; I did not see MT. Peel shot but heard everything distinctly as my room is right over the office, heard MT. Peel cry oh! could tell his yoice; heard the scutae, it was about o'clock by the clock in the dining room as 1 was down in that room but about three minutes before. This is about all know of the circumstance. know nothing at all of personal nature which should have lead to this. Shortly before this I was down in the kitchen and heard what sounded to me like a conveyance passing Stepped out in the road but saw nothing.
 The jury here took recess for half an hour, until o'clock.
 | WI. II. DUGAN
 testified as follows; reside at Charleston am laborer. On last Saturday evening
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Hon. John Wasson, who, with his wife is paying visit to Charleston, came up to Tombstone yesterday and paid the EPITAPH pleasant visit this morning,
 Mr. J. c. Tappeiner is in from Bisbee He brings good news from the copper camp.
 Mr. Stephen Rickard, until within few days assayer at the Tombstone company's mills, took his departure this morning for England, on brief visit.
 Governor Trittle arrived this afternoon and is the guest of MT. M. B. Clapp. A reception will be rendered him tomorrow evening
 Mir. E. B. Gage, superintendent of the Grand Central, left thIs morning for Low ell, Mass, on receipt of a telegram an nouncing the death of his mother. He will be absent six weeks or two months.
 Mrs. E. H. Wiley, wife of MT. E. H Wiley, book.keeper at the Grand Central left this morning with her children for hel home in the East, her health failing he, here, thus making this step imperative.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Republican Meeting at Dos Cabezas

A meeting was held by the republicans of Dos Cabezas on Saturday evening, March 18th, 1882, for tine purpose of nom mating delegates to represent the repub- licans of this precinct at the meeting to be held by the Republican club, at Tomb stone, April Sth, 1882. J. M. Riggs acted as president, and W. H. Wood, secretary. After several stirring speeches be some of the prominent republicans of this place, on motion, W. F. Bennett and E. J White were elected to represent the stalwarts of this precinct REPUBLICAN.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Grand Lodge Of7icers- ts.

Grand Lodge Omcers-lndictmert
 TUcsoN, March 27.-The Masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona have elect ed A. NJ. Bragg, of Tucson, grand master; J. T. Alsop, of Pherix, deputy grand master; Alonzo Bailey, of Globe, senior grand warden; w. A. Harwood, of Tombstone, jurior grand warden.
 The grand jury of Pima county have found twenty-one indictments, among others Roswell Wheeler, h. dian agant of the Maricopa and Pap ago Indians, for burning down ho lses of settlers on the Papago reserva- ton two months ago when he drove the settlers from the reserva- ton. Indictments were also found against the parties who assassinated Frank Stillwell. The grand jury re- port the indebtedness of Pima coun- ty to be S44,91S.
 Sheriff Paul has returned from Tombstone. He says he did not go in pursuit of the Earps because the posse selected by Sheriff Behan, of Tombstone, were mostly hostile to the Earps and that a meeting meant bloodshed without any probability of arrest. Sheriff Paul says the Earps will come to Tucson and sur render to the authorities.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
The Case of srcSwecny.

CHICAGO, March 27.--A Times Washington special says: The case of Daniel McSweeny, United States citizen, arrested in Ireland under the provisions of the coercion act, is attracting much attention in the senate. The state department has been asked to furnish documents in the case and some action is ex- pected.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Fire and Restitution.

PEsTH, March 25.-Sixty houses and fifty outbuildings at Boeszefna, and two hundred and forty eight houses at Paks have been burned, and several hundred families are in Restitution.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Three More Congressman for Chicago

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, March 27.- Cronkhite, in the house, introduced bill which gives Cook county four representatives in Congress and dis tributes the rest through the state. Cook county now has three repre- sentatiyes.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

A father, in consoling his daugh- ter, who had lost her husband, said: 'I don't wonder you grieve for him, my child; you will never find his equal" "I don't know as l can," responded the sobbing widow; "but I'll do my best" The father felt comforted.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

SHERIFF BEHAN with posse of thir- teen men left iowa about 6:30 this morn ing, going north towards the Dragons. Yesterday afternoon the posse made a cir cult of the town, going east at short distance back of the Tombstone and Gi. rard companies hoisting works, and com ing in at about 6 o'clock from the north near the cemetery.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Good Enough for a start.

Below will be. found a statement of the February product of the re- porting mines of the Portage Lake district, and of their total mineral yield since January l, 1882:
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

cluding ceremony of committing "earth to earth, dust to dust, ashes to ashes," were gone through with, and he was left to his long untroubled sleep until the resurrcc- tNon morn.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
ChaS. L. Stanford
From the Arizona Miner, March 2l.

From the Arizona Miner, March 2l.
 A few weeks since the Miner had the honor to welcome to Prescott Charles Stanford, young lawyer and personal friend of President Ar thur and Senator Conkling. We were proud to make the acquaintance of such young man, because he was republican and was introduced to us by federal official. We want ed to elevate him at once into posi- ton, and thought we would try our influence with the governor to have him appointed private secretary, pre- paratory to the next election, when we thought he might possibly be elected to some lucrative office.
 Alas, all our hopes are blasted. Now comes the lnfernall, 1iiei zette with an excellent 9ur Stanford, who is clainhs 5a 5as Navin, absconding maYff I Michigan. Navin is a, 6png man, who found the avSj2 Fizo- nan little too mud hifp to crack. , & .i,1xe..x.as,
 The city over whi ]G honor to preside, agit
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
EpITAPH publishes Il correct co

T EPITAPH publishes correct copy of the verdict Of the cOroner's jury in the Mexican Mariana case. By comparison with the allcdged verdict published by the Nugget yesterday morning it will be seen there are great discrepancies between the two. The Nugget would do we'll in re- porting the news to remember that truth crushed to earth will rise again.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Death-Dealing Gale.

EvANsBURG, Pa., March 27.-A gale blew down a three-story brick house in course of erection, thls afternoon. Two men were killed, two fatally injured and five others slightly hurt.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Verdict Of the of the Coroner's Jury.

Verdict of the Of the COrOner's J Jury.
 Territory of Arizona, County of Co., chse, ss.: We, the undersigned, a jury called and empaneled by the coroner of Cochise county to inquire as to whose the body is which has been submitted 10 our inspection, when, where and by what means he came to hls death, after hearing such testimony as has been submitted to us, and after viewing the body find that his name was Florentno, native of Mex ico, and that he came to his death from eff fleets of gunshot wounds inflicted by the six men named in the evidence and by two men unknown to the jury. (Signed), P. J. $. Fully, M. Gray, s. M Barrow, Jno. Kingsman, John M Lee, Albert C. Blicke, Webster Colby, c. H. Brickwedel, Charles B. Noe, T. J. Blackwood, M II. smith, J. R. Adams.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

THE latest report about the Earps is that on Sunday morning they came into the lower part of town and took a breakfast especially ordered for the occasion, after which they quietly rode away smoking the chociest of Havana cigars and with a copy of the Nugget in their pockets, feel ing much refreshed in every respect.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

THE reception tomorrow evening 10 Gov. Tritle is rendered by the citizens at large, and It is hoped that as many as pos sible will be present to meet the new chief exc cutive. There should be neither party nor personal distinction.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
Increase in 1882 ...........

Increase in 1882 ............. 639
 AS the Osceola does not report its products monthly, we have no means of ascertaining to what extent its yield would add to, or diminish, the above increase. Estimating its aver age monthly yield lon the basis of the product returned for 188l-2,403 tons rnineraD at 200 tons, the aggre- gate output of the Portage Lake mines for January and February, amounts to 5,200 tons of mineral, and will put into the market fully 4,4O0 tons offefned copper. The rate of increase that has attended the past two months work, if maintained through the year, will make the mineral yield of the Portage Lake dis trict, for 1881, greater by $500 tons than it was in 1S81-and this with out counting on the Oceola, Huron, Albany and Boston and other mines that are likely to add considerably to the output before the close of the year.-N. w. Mining Journal.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
THE FUNERAL,

The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought up to the company's office at the mines in the afternoon, and at half past four a large concoursc of deeply sympathiZing friends assembled to pay a parting tribute to his memory and to as sst in the funeral ceremonies, which were conducted by the Rev. Endicott Peabody, rector of the Episcopal church. Many an eye, long unaccustomed to shedding tears was moistened when the aged father en- tered the room supported upon the arm of one of his sons most intimate friends. One long, agonized, last look was taken by this stricken parent before he was seated, when his strong manhood broke down and his souls agony found vent in copious tears and sobs The words of Job, wrung from him in his deep afliiction, seemed most ap- plicable for this time and occasion: "Oh that mine eyes were rivers of water that might weep continually" The simple but ever impressive ceremony for the burial of the dead, of the Episcopal church, read by THE YOUTHFUL RECTOR,
 standing at the head of the dead young man, scarce older than himself, never be. fore sounded more impressively solemn than on this occasion. The storm of wind that had ragged with great fury all day abated with the declining sun, the scurry- ing clouds had nearly all disappeared and the sun shone forth in all it's evening splendor as the long cortege left the office bearing the remains to their final resting l place in the city cemetery, where the con-
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
RECAPITULATION

Total product, Jan. and Feb, 1882. .4,S00 Total product, Jan. and Fcb 1881. 4, ,161
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
THE TOWN AROUND.

When the whistles blew, the men in the mills and the inhabitants of Charleston rushed out, but it was too dark to trace the murderers. Word was immediately telegraphed to Tombstone and Dr. Mat the victim, which were immediately brought to Tombstone.
The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03

A report IS current that immediately after the consummation of the damnaDe deed signal rocket was fired from the summit ot one of the peaks directly back of the mills, which was almost instantly answered by similar rocket from the base of the Huachucas. If this report be true it would seem that the deed was premed:- tated, and that confederates of the murder CTS were thus appraised of the consumma- tion of portion at least of their nefarious scheme.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-11
The Mirkell Rnrl,..r.

tAssocIaicd Fress dlspaich o lhe (lafpl
PmLADELpHIs, July l0-The rNuI
tives Of the BARRIERS Association, Eb /
been prosecuting the proprietOB d u
shops for keeping open on Sunday, Nd
this morning that only one place hsi
found open yesterday-that at The @
mental Hotel. They applied to mlas
for a warrant for the arrest of The prod
Of that shop, which was, however FfI
the magistrate stating that it was dtI
not a criminal suit.
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areRanEEb EnoM lEsrkRoAY
IasHuA 8. vALENTINE.
Iia Funeral This AifernO0n-the Services
AL v4no~al nMarfnas.


His Funeral This AfternOon-the Services
and Floral Offerings.
The funeral of the late Joshua 5. Valen-
time took place. this afternoon frola his late /
residence, 2l6 West Tenth street, and was
larrels attended. Religious services were
coiIaucfed Al the house by the Rev. ., ~.
NIxcn- 10. ID. at 2 O'Clock, and at the grave
the 0dd Fellows and Grand Army of the
Republic took charge of the ceremonies aiter
a few remarks by Mr.. Nixon. The nring
marty Of smyth Post, after all had left the
grave fired volley over the resting place oi'
their dead comrade. kLI NA
The deceased was dressed In ablaek wrap
ner and laid in a handsome casket covered
with black cloth, the mountings being OF
silver. On the lid was plate inscribed;
JOSHUA s. VALENTINE,
Born July 2Sth, 1911,
Died July 9Th, 1882.
AT the head OF the casket was cushion OF
white flowers with the word f'Granpa IN
blue IN the centre.
Among the other foral offerings was an
arch of white flowers, about two feet hlgh,
surmounted by star and underneath II
cross an anchor and several bunches ol
white flowers. The arch, cross and star
,vevp nreseuted by the workmen Of the Rem
ihgton Machine Company, the works OF
which firm have been shut down since last
Friday. -,
A number Of prominent citizens were
present at the funeral, among them being
Mayor Wales and ex-Mayor Almond. IN
pall bearers were as follows Past Grand
John Maxwell, Joseph Balance and DaVi.
Truitt, Of Asylum Lodge, !. 0. 0. +; K
Heritage, Smyth Post, G.. A. r.; h: X
Price, Phtenix Engine Company, and Johl
Woodward, Remington Machine Works.
At3 o'clock the procession lett the nous
for the Wilmington and Brandywine Gem,
terry. the relatives and immediate friends !
carriages and the public organizations
foot in the following order Fourteen patro
men and sergeants under command oil Chl'
Hawkins 25 workmen of the Remingto
Company, headed by w. Frank Harrison
a delegation from the Phoenix Engine Cor
pauy, under their president,
w. Porter; Smyth Post No.
G. A. R., with their firing party al
delegation from DUPONT Post, under CO.
mand Of Jacob Slifer; Asylum Lodge \
90, /. o. o. F., of which deceased was
last charter member living, marshalled
Richard Burton, Jr The whole OF the ce
monies was under the direct manageme
of p G., James II. Appleby, permanC
secretary Of the l. o. o. +. .t..
Mitchell & Beck were the undertakers
charge.
JACOB HARMAN's FUNERAL,
The funeral of Jacob Hartman took pl;
this afternoon at O'Clock, from his 1
residence, No. 6l5 King street.
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a Boys Awful Death.

Associated Press dispatch to the Gaai
PROVIDENCE, R l., July lO-I
Welsch, II years old, an eHand boy
jewelers. firm on Page street, this city
his head caught under the elevator gu
the level of the fourth floor ibis NOR
The elevator was moving upward q
drew his body acres The bar nearly sew
the head from the neck lhe body dFC
to the ground floor and he was ins'
Killed.
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DEATHS.

JAMES. On the 10Th inst, at his residence
Sl2s Vine strse., Phlaaelphla, Francis II.
James, aged So years.
uneral services ut Blockley Baptist Church
Flfty-thrd street and WyalusiIg avenue Market
street cars, Haddingt0m brnnclD, on Thursday,
18Th Instant tito O'Clock, d. M, precisely.
Interment ~ Oakland Cemetery, West Chester,
on arrival OF tile train leaving philadelphia at
II .l5 n. m. Penns sylVania II. X. via Frazer.
Friends invited, without further notice.
JOYCE. In this city, on the 9th inst, Martin
Joyce son OF William and Sarah joyce, aged l6
years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited
Ia attend the funeral, from the residence of his
plrrutS, corner of jackson and Reed streets, to-
morrow "wednesday morning, at O'Clock. To
proceed to the Old Catholic Cemetery.
The daily gazette., 1882-07-11
A Pnnnlnr Excursion.

The Presbyterian Church of Christiana
will give its annual excursion to Cape May
on Thursday, September Z, and the Republic
has been chartered. The boat will leave
New Castle at O'Clock, and special train
from Wilmington will make connection with
it. The excursion of this church last year
was one OF the most popular of the season,
and doubtless will be well patronized.