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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
Eagle River Tragedy.


 FoRT THOMAS, April ~0.-Sterllng, chief of police, was killed yesterday morning at Loco's camp, at the agency. Sterling was badly mutu- lated. His head and one of his hands weare cut nearly off. One of the shots struck him above the right eye. On receipt of the news here Col. Scho6eld was the first man in the saddle and although the cavalry horses were out in a herd, inside of an hour two companies of the Sixth Cavalry were on the road with Scho- field in charge. They made the Ap- ache crossing, eighteen miles, in two hours. They struck the trail at the crossing of the Apache road and hotly pursued the Indians until they made them scatter in all directions at Ash creek last night. It is reported that Ju with his entire band came in by way of Eagle creek. Runners from Eagle creek say that McMas- ters and six others, Mexicans, were killed. McMasters was partner of George H. Stevens and had some 4,OO0 head of sheep at Eagle creek. There were about 110 bucks left, in- cluding those of Jus band. They were sent in, and it is supposed that there is large force remaining on Eagle creek. Fears are entertained for the safety of Jim Nuland and wife, McMurein and son, Lamb and son and some other parties.
 At Eagle creek thls morning there were three prospectors killed on the Apache road, and their bodies were yet warm when the troops came up with them. Scofeld's pack train could not keep up with him, and he ordered it to return to Fort Thomas this morning. The command having no rations, they will likely return to their post some time to-day.
 Gilson, freighter, together with his son and hired man, abandoned their wagons within about eight miles of the agency and made good their escape, part getting to the branch and the others to the San Carlos agency. The Indians destroyed the freight, shot several of the horses and carried others off with them. They also tried to set fire to the wagons.
 3:15 p. m.-Since writing the above, Stevens writes from Stafford that there were ten Mexicans killed at Eagle creek, including Mason's wite and children. He also states that one of his Indian herders, who was taken prisoner by Natz and Jus band, escaped, and says that New land McMurren and party are killed. Stevens asks for government troops. So far we have heard nothing from the commanding officer in the field at Wilcox, whether there are any troops coming to the assistance of the troops here or not. Tho command of Col. Scho6eld is now in sight, re- turning by the trail.
 The names of the prospectors killed were Buck, Price and Wilson.
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Weighing the Mails.

F-om the Eureka Sentinel
 It is known that the operation of weighing the mails every. day for one month, all over the United States, has begun. There is no office in the whole country, however small, which is excluded from the process, no mail sack, however dimlnutlve, that is not tested on the scales. MT. Walter Merchant is the Nasby of Palisade. He has Pine Valley within his juris- diction also. The latter postofiice is on Pete Hansep's ranch at his store. The "heft" of the mail matter ship ped therefrom is correspondence between Pete and his clerk, and as Pete is often on the ranch himself this correspondence even is cut off. The empty sack weighs five pounds. When charged with its contents, it weighs five pounds two ounces at most. To detect the daily variation between two ounces and nothing, it Is requisite for MT. Merchant to come up on the train every night to Han sens ranch. Having performed his arduous task in moment, he rides into Eureka. Getting into town about l2 o'clock he has just about time enough to have a run with the boys, when he boards the train again at 5:3O, and takes in the ranch on his way back to Palisade. While en route he tries to sleep, but with no more success than horse tied be- hind hash-house kitchen in fly time. The train boys vie with each other in their successful efforts to keep him awake. He is not miserable without recompense, however, for Uncle Sam pays him per diem of two dollars and half,
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MINING APPLICATIONS.
lFiTsi Publication April s4 iSs:. Application No. Ess9 for Esatent co the Peabody Mining Claim
-NITED STATES LAND OEFIG

Peabody AiBsng Claim.
 TINTED STAT Es LAND OPTIC .-cU.,- C sou, Arizola, April 19, 1so2 Nol xSreby given that the Russel God ane SiISesSsfnins Company, whose postotlice address is care of 1T l. Stiles, Tucson, Arizona has this day filed ap- phcation for patent for 1340 linear feet of the PeaDody mlne or vein, bearing silver. gold and copper with surface ground 600 feet in width sit mated in Cochse Mining District County of Co- chlse e1a ana erritory Arizona. and designated by me neld n0les aI tncial plat c in this office lot O. 39 in said district said lot No 3a heinrd scribed as follows, to wit: Beginning at inc mi al monument at the northwest end of the claim. at post 4x4 inches square, 4 feet inches ion,' marked "P. No r.; thence north 56s east 1si fe :; 10 intersection of west line of Delta claim ,ortL 4 west 3Ss feet rom its southeast corner and BOO feet to northeast corner of this claim to post lYS inches square, feet inches long, and mart ea "P. No. 2''; thence south A' east 4f0 feet to in tersecti9n of south line of Delta claim, north ss 3O east 139 feet from its southeast corner and 13a0 feet to southeast corner of this clam, to a post 4x4 inches eqnare, feet inches long, and marked F. No. III "; thence south 56' west 300 feet to the cenier of the southeast end of claim to a post 4x4 inches square, iees inches long, marked
 Post No. lV'; thence south 56' west 400 feet to southwest corner of thls claim to pest IA inches square feet inches long, and marked P. No. VI tn n C 10 u 34' wes 1340 feet to the north. west corner of the clam to a post 4x4 inches square, feet 9 inches iong, and marked "P. No VI and thence north 56 east 300 feet to inc niac oi beglnniDg The Peabody claim lies on tbs north slope of high ridge, about miles north G.1 east of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot at
 -uashetiC NdrlatiOn IF" IF easi containing F 36 acrcs outside of the conflict With the Delti claim, 03 acres, which is moi claimed. The location of this ni:ne is recordeS in the Recorders office of Cochise Countv Ali. zona, In books - and - of Mining Records st pages and respectively. The adoipiny claimants are the owners of the Shoo Fly, Delta. Peabody No. 1, Florence and CoIumbia minin11 claims. "s
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any are required to file their adverse claims with rbs Register of the United States Land Office Tucson. In the Territory of Arizona during the sixty davs by virtue of the provisions of the statute
 HENRY COUSINS, Repister
 lt Is hereby ordered that the above and fcrgoino notice be published for the period of sixty days lten consecutive weeks in the Epitaph, weekly newspaper published at Tombstone Arizona. ,Wlch Whlch paper IS hereby designated by me as pub lished nearest such claim
 HENRY COUSINS. Register.
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GENERAL B. F. BUTLER has ad- dressed a long letter to "My Dear Young," Minister to China, in which he freely discusses the much vexed Chinese question, in comparatively rational manner. Following is the compliments he pays to Senator Hoar on this subject:
 By the explosive utterances of high.sounding phrases by the junior senator from Massachusetts, who lately insisted in the senate that everybody had right to come here and live under and enjoy our 'insti- tutlons at his pleasure and in his own way, and that the country had no right to protect itself aginst him or send him away, however undesira- ble he may be, I am led to think that perhaps the senator's so extreme views were the emanation of de- sire, as one of the Pilgrim descend ants, to do penance in his own per son in public for the extremely harsh conduct of his ancestors toward the harmless Quakers and Baptists, as one of the learned judges who pre- sided in the witchcraft trials openly did penance in the presence of the congregation for his mistaken cruel ty to harmless old women, whom he had adjudged to be hanged as witches. Nor were my views changed as to the unreasonableness of the importation of laborers from China when at Woodstock they were combatted by the junior senator from Connecticut, who insisted that everything could be made right with coolie labor, as he "would take his Bible and go among them," especial ly as I knew that he could not read his Bible to them, and they neither would or could not read it for them. selves. The cloud which I then spoke of as being hardly larger than a mans hand, now overshadows the Pacific coast, and becomes leading question of the administrative policy of the country.
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COgnressiOnal.

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Senate- The Chinese bill was reported back to the senate this afternoon by Miller, with the amendments proposed by the foreign relations committee and ordered printed and placed on calen- day. Miller in reporting gave very significant notice, saying the amend ments were not unanimous; on the
 contrary, each member of the com mittee reserved the right either to oppose or support any of the re- ported ame ndments. This remark was intended to foreshadow the in tention of Miller and all the demo- cratic me cmbers of the committee to resist the adoption ofthe amendments which provide for striking out the l4th and 18th sections, known as the Farley and Grover provisions of the vetoed bill, and as stated in these dispatches yesterday. There is no doubt but both sections will finally be retained in the bill. Miller also gave notice that he will endeavor to call up the bill for action for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. It is not considered probable that the senate will consent to lay aside un- finished business, namely, the Missis- sippi river bill, in order to take up the Chinese bill tomorrow, Miller's notice meanwhile serves as sort of preemption claim upon the time and attention of the senate to be enforced as soon SC the pending measures shall have been disposed of.
 HoUsE-The vote on the resolu- tion of the minority of the elections committee, declaring Cannon elected to seat, rejected the report by 123 to 70. This was a party vote with the exception of Belzhoover, Colquit, Cobb, Cassidy, Holman, Mosgrove, Rice (Mo.), Watson and Turner (Ky), who voted in the negative with the republicans, and Campbell (Pa.), in the affirmative with the democrats. Tho majority resolutions declaring neither Cannon nor Campbell entl- fled to a scat was adonted without
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OSTRICH farming is not without its dangers, as many man has learned to hls cost when saunterlng among a flock of these birds without taking the necessary precautions against a sudden onslaught from vicious member of the herd, but it is not often that we hear of man being actually kicked to death by an os- trich. Such fatality occurred re gently in the district of VI torio West, Cape colony. The bird had strayed on to the public highway, and disputed the progress of the un- fortunate man to such purp ses that he was kicked and trampled to'death. Colonies of India.
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AN exchange which believes in er

AN exchange which believes in en. couraging industry, holds that every young man who smokes cigarette is doing a charitable act. A great many little children are employed in collecting old cigar stumps from the gutters, which they sell for ten cents a pound. These are favored by ad- dition of opium, and finally come from the factory cigarettes. Only think what large number of per spns would be thrown out of em- 'ployment if the consumption of c'g" arettes were to cease. Reference IS also made to the poor undertaken who would be robbed of cons'dera- ble share of his business,
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RED-HANDED white murderers nee

RED-HANDED white murderers need not attempt the thin Indian disguise to cover their damnable deeds so near to points where Indian scouts are comeatabIe, for it will prove dead giveaway every time. When the first news of the late Bisbee mur- der was received in town, but few believed in the Indian part of the report, ard now Major Tupper has set the question forever at rest through the sagacity of his Indian scouts. There were four white men engaged in the affair, one who did not don the thin disguise of mocca- sins and paint, but staid in camp with the horses, wearing his small high heeled boots and American dress. The other miserable miscreants had not sufficient Indian instincts to keep their hands off the rocks, but must ply their vocation of prospectors while waiting for their victims, and hammered up the rocks, which alone was sufficient to brand them as no red men, other than in the sense of red.handed murderers. The scouts who visited the scene of the murder of poor Whitzel, near Sycamore Springs, a short time ago, also said that the deed was done by disguised white men. There are men in Tomb stone, whom we are told have an idea that the parties who committed both murders are identical, and who ahey are. Be this so or not, no stone should be left unturned to capture and bring these demons to deserved punishment. It is not thought the parties have gone fsr into Mexico, nor will remain there long. How ever this is suspicion not easy of yerifcation.
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Frost in the South.

MEMPHIS, April 21.-Reports from Haywood, Tipton and Louderdale Cos, Miss, and Crittenden Co.,, Ark, are that the frost yesterday and Saturday and Sunday nights killed all the cotton up in those counties, nocessitating replanting, and setting the farmers back about two weeks.
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LOCATIONS.
DEEDS TO MINES.
That County settlement.

EDITOR EPITAPH Some few days ago l saw anotice that the county treasurer had settled with the board of supervisors. Since then have been waiting to see published statement of the settlement. It would be interesting for warrant holders to know the condition of the various funds in the treasury, as well as a satisfaction to taxpayers, to have it verified over the sig natures of the treasurer and supervisors that the county finances are in healthy condition. TAXPAYER.
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THE Ingersoll has made two more shipments of bullion; one yesterday of two bars, of the value of $5,047.- 33, and another to-day of three bars valued at $7,52761. These ship ments added to the first, of six bars, makes total of eleven bars, valued
 at $27,954.SS. This is good starter and gives an idea of what the mine is capable of if continuously worked.
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Republican Nominations in Oregon.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-A Portland dispatch says the republi- can state convention met yesterday. c. M. Fulton, president of the con vention, was nominated for congress; M. c. George, governor; F. z. Moore, secretary of state; R. Earbert, treasurer; Supreme Judge, ". P. Lord, and for State Printer, ". H. Byrns.
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Expiated His Crime.

NEW YORK, April 2l.-William Sindram was hanged thIs morning in the yard of the city prison, for the murder of hls landlady, Mrs. Mar garet Crane, in January, 1881. The criminal met his fate with fortitudc, and never showed any signs of fear from the moment the hangman called upon him until the black cap was drawn over his eyes.
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Died from Ancurisn,.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.- There havlng been rumors to the effect that the late Minister Hurlbut was poi soned, which accounted for the sud denness of his death, postmortem examination was held. The result plainly indicates his death from aneurism of the heart.
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Grand jurcrs would be the vilest in- struments of oppression ever invent ed or conceived by the mlnd of man, were they allowed as a secret body to cast their insinuations, without facts to substantiate, upon their fel' low citizens"
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Tombstone Young Men.

A very big cheek young man, Visit her once week young man, A don't want any more-ical, Darn Pinafore-ical, Not very meek young man.
 II, A hard to amuse young man, A number ten shoes young man, Apseudo critical,
 Would-be hard hit-ical "What is the news" young man.
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TrDODS at Spnar

From MT J, II. Jackson, who re- turned from Yictorio, New Mexico, last evening, it has been learned that Lieutcn- ant.Coispel Forsyth, with his command of two& companies Of cavalry, were encamped at Separ station, New Mexico, which is about forty miles this side of
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WE notice that all our Prescott exchanges persist in calling the new Territorial Secretary Van Arnim, while the San Francisco papers speak of him as Van Arman. Now we should like to know what his name really is, and no joshing about it
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Hotel Arrivals.
BROWNS.

CHAs. BROWN. Proprietor A C Mclean, Bisbee; Wm H Armstrong, J Williams, Total Wreck; Arthur Hayne, Tombstone; J McAllister, Sonora; J Brlckwood,
 GRAND.
 ARCH. MCBRIDE, Proprietor H A Gould, Prescott; NJ T Ward, Bar. bacomari; Horace Jones, Bsbee; P F Claxton, J Petty, Charleston; Chas E Padgett, Fort Crlttenden George Hearst, A E Head. San Francisco.
 COSMOPOLITAN. c. BuICKE, Proprietor. J Sylvia, San Francisco; E M Bredin, Silver Cloud; John Douglas, Clifton; Jer- ry Garvey, city; J B W Gardiner, Tucson.
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THERE is paddock sign in front of a Fremont-street locksmith's, which makes certain county officers grit their teeth every time they pass by it. Why this is we cannot say.
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The Argonaut on the Chinese Ques-
 ton.


 The Chinese question is a many sided one, and its settlement involves the disarrangement of important in- terests. The Chinese are running San Francisco, and to arrest their further coming has become a neces- sity of self-preservation, for which business men must make concessions. Let anyone who owns property in this city, or who is interested in Its prosperity, take his stand at the cor ner of California and Montgomery streets within the business hours of business day, and he will note an anomalous condition of things. This is the pivotal center of a great com mercial city of 100000 inhabitants, and here at its very heart is the sign of decay. Let him read the current real estate transac- tions, and he will observe that prop erty has no real value. The owner may rot desire to sell, but no one de- sires to purchase. Nearly one mil lion Of mining assessments this month. No immigration coming to the country except Chinese. Every business enterprise languishes, and every business man is Respondent. The Chinese invasion must be promptly arrested or the city of San Francisco is destroyed. In next weeks Argonaut we shall suggest such practical remedy as in our judg- ment, and after careful consideration of all sides of this question, will com mend itself to the better class of in terested citizens, and result in promptly remedying the ChlEess evil
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TELEGRAPHIC.
Later Details of the Indian
 Outbreak.
More Than Twenty Persons
 Killed by the Savages.
Twenty Persons Killed.

SAN CARLOS, April 20.-The Chir- icahuas made a raid on here after Loco's band, and scooped everything they came in contact with. They killed twenty people as far as heard from, and there are not sufficient troops to protect the citizens.
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What Jesse flames, Wife Says.

CHICAGO, April BOA special to the Times from Kansas City gives an extensive interview with Jesse James, widow. She tells of their courtship, which lasted five years. It was opposed by her parents, who lived near Kansas City, who con- trlved to prevent an elopement. This was in 1869, just after Jesse, who was her cousin-in- law, had been declared an outlaw with prlce on his head. He visited her there and she him at his mothers in Kearney, Nebraska. Once they hid in the yard when Pinkerton's detectives were after him. They were married at her sisters, In Kearney, April "A, 1874, and went to Sherman, Texas, making the honeymoon on the pro- ceeds of the Blue Cut robbery. She says Jesse was not in the Hot Springs robbery. Gad's Hill netted him only two hundred dollars, and the reports about the pro- ceeds of his robberies are great ly exaggerated. They went from Sherman to Dallas in Septem- Der. Mrs. James returned to Kansas City that winter, while Jesse took part in the CoriEth, Miss, and Nun cie, Kan., affairs. They then went to Edgefeld, Tenn, and to Balti- more. Jesse, she says, was not in the Huntington, West Va, robbery. They went back to Nashville, and while there the Baxter Springs, Kan, and Otterville, Mo-, robberies were perpetrated. Jesse was not in them; he was dealing in fast horses, and lived there until March, during which time Jesse was delegate to the state convention which nominated Cover nor Foster. He was in the Glendale and Burlington raids in March. He went to Kansas City and lived till September 1st. The Blue Cut rob- bery was planned here, and the out laws lived in their house. Afterward they moved several times in Kansas City and finally to St. Joseph, where he was killed. She says he did not take part in the Kansas City Exposi- tion robbery, nor in the stage robber- ies in Colorado or Texas.
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Notice to Creditors.

C No ice is hereby given by the undersigned Administrator of the estate of A. Deloach, de- ceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers. within four months after the first publication of this notice, to the said Administrator at the store of Tasker x Prid- ham, corner of Fifth and Allen street, in Tomb stone, in the said county of Cochlse.
 GEORGE PRIDHAM. Administrator of the Estate of A. Deloach, de- ceased.
 : Dated at Tombstone. March l6 1882.
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Another Death Dealing Tornado.

PIrTsBURG, April 21.-Yesterday tornado in Fayette county, leveled buildings, killed one person and in jured many, some fatally.s
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division, when the house adjourned. The house committee on Pacific rail- roads to-day directed an adverse re- port on Representative Bingham's s bill proposing an appropriation of $50,000 to enable the secretary of war to purchase the Pacific telegraph lines and its branches. A petition was referred to the house committee on Indian affairs charging that funds intended for education of Indians were being used for advancing sec taran interests.
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A FRIEND suggests that the county officers are running a game without casekeeper. lie may rest secure, however, for the EPITAPH is keeping a Nf fab ''
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g- Six-Page Edition.
This Page is from the Daily
 of Friday, April 21.

THE question naturally arises whether it is not the best thing we can do to close the schools and in- crease our hospital facilities.
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Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENtTHAT THE " partnership heretofore existing between my self and R. E. Allen is dissolved. as to all future business transactions from this date.
 q. ". ATKINS. Tnmhstone, November % 1881
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send the Weekly Epitaph-S large pages to vour friends ." tee Fssf
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Cochise County Records :.

The following instruments have been filed in the recorders office, as county records:
 LOCATIONS. PJ Fully ct al, Margaret, Silver Stick, Grlsley and Mary, Warren district J P Johnson, Laura D Olivette and My Wife, Dos Cabezas. T P Teal ct al, xxx. Winchester dis trict.
 DEEDS TO MINES. 0 c Clute to Neither, Clute No 1; $3000.
 co Clute to E Davis, Elizabeth; $500. M Taylor to J H Beard ct al, Ii Crazy Jane; $750.
 J M Taylor to D H Hrtchison, Parnell. $500.
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XOtice.

SPRAYED INTO THE WEST END CORRAL b on the night of April l9, 1SS2, one roan mare, branded \ lS on Jeff hind leg and on left shoulder, which the owner can have by paying the stable bill, and for this advertisement. s22 3t