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The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-10
LOCAL SPi.lNTEaIS.

SEVERAL young ladies and gentlemen took d moonlight horseback ride last night.
 IN the police court, yesterday, Tan Woo was fined S25 and costs, amounting in all to $41 50 for keeping an opium den.
 PATsEY Thornton and James Smith were each fined ST 50 by Judge Wallace, for visitlnA places kept for smoking opium.
 SAM Kee, arrested on the charge of wis. iting opium dens, was arraigned before Judge Wallace this afternoon. It was shown that he was not smoking at the time, and was accordingly discharged.
 THE city council will meet tonight. It was mistake in stating that they would meet last Wednesday evening. The regu- lar nights for meeting arc on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
 Two persons were observed sitting face to face with their knees together, holding an EPITAPH between them; one read from one side while the other devJured the news from the other. This proves how great is the demand for the popular evening jour nal
 MORE improvements are beng made in the way of an extension of the plank walk down Fourth street. The carpenters are busy to-day laying the walk from Banning & Shaw's ice cream par!ors all the way around the corner, in front oi the whole of Bauer's block.
 AN EPITAPH reporter in passing down Fourth street ihls morning to the school house discovered simply the bridge part, through which the water is to run, of the l culvert ordered built by the council, but where is the rest, when will the gulch be filled up and the crossing made easy? TIE funeral of the little son of Mir and Mrs, rhos. Gregory took place from their residence Il, o'clock this afternoon. The litlle boy had always been dellcate child, and the direct cause of his death was cere- 6ro SEjnat meningitis. Mr. Gregory him self as ssA daiss il but is ,.ls eenyales- lg
 THS m ijhsoI IaSl675a alsllfsh. under the leAdssshIp pl 1a HE Coy, are hard q, work getting up ( concert for the benefit ot their church. Mrs. Mc- Coy won quite little fame in this same role in New York city, and when she sue ceeds in getting the fifty children whom she is selecting well drilled in the piece they are to play, Tombstone will be fav- ored with really choire entertainment.
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school Matters

It seems that financially Tombstone school district is in a bad way. The funds have been exhausted and the school, will
 close the lirSt of May, and, unles. some decisive action IS taken by inc people, they
 will remain closed until the first of Janu- ary. A statement was made to an EPrTAPu reporter yesterday to the effect that no dls- trict had ever been laid out, therefore em- barrassmenis might arse in the 'evy and collection of a special tax for the mainten- ance of the schnols for the eight months succeeding May 1. IL is an entire miscon- ception that Tombstone has not been duly and leg'lly organized IS a school district. This was done when Cochise county formed part of Pima county, and the re- cord thereof may bc found wiih the clerk ofthe board of supervisors of that county
 The county superintendent of Cochise county, the Hon. J. II. Lucas, prepared \ resolution p- resolutions ihe more perfectly 10 designate the boundaries of the several
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Sheriff Walker was telcgraphed te that effect. The parties were libera. ted, and met their friends.
 And the Earps have gone to the states, via New Mexico. One of the Earps is still deputy us. marshal This fact became known to Major Safely while here and he, with his in. fuence at Washington, has decided to have the U. s. marshal overhauled in the premises. We think the Ma. jor has worse deputies than the Earps were.
 From the Globe Chronicle
 The thermometer is already re. ported in Phenix over 90' Here we have during the middle of the day heat from 700 to 750 but the nights are still nearly cold enough for frost.
 The news from the mines in all the adjacent regions is decidedly en. couraging. Work is general, and the results good. The merchants are faithful to the caml ', and helpful to the deserving.
 Excellent reports from the Hoo sier are coming in. Eight men are at work in a solid body of ore, which is increasing in both quality and quantity. Next week we propose giving a report from personal obser. yatlon.
 The Old Dominion furnace started up last week and turned out some bullion, but the Trinidad coke was found to be too weak 10 make a very successful run, and Supt. Bur bridge wisely concluded to stop for the present and wait the arrival of the English coke, large amount of which is now on the road to Globe, having beer shipped from Wilcox last week.
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Prices for Ore

We publish the subjoined letter as being of interest to miners of this locality:
 OFFICE CASTLE DOME NJ. & s. Co.,,
 MELRosE. Cal |, March 26, 1882.
 THos. $. WEEDIN, Florence, Ari- zona-Dear Sir: Herewith please find our basis (until further notice) for the purchase of Arizona and New Mexico ores, delivered at our works. We make no charge for sampling, crushing or assaying. Ore sacks we return to the miner, they paying the freight on the same, the railroad charging much reduced rate on re- turn sacks. We figure gold at S20 per ounce, and silver at market rates of fine silver.
 For ores assaying 300 ounces sil- yer and under per ton deduct 10 per cent and S20 per ton; for ores as- saying 400 to 5OO ounces, 9 per cent and S2O; for ores assaying 800 to 600 ounces, 6 per cent and $20; ores 600 to lOOu, per cent ana SSo; ores as- saying 1000 and upwar |, 4 per cent and s25. O. gold we deduct 5 per cent. For lead obtained in any ore mentioned we pay as formerly, not paying for any lead that shows less than 20 per cent; 20 to 30 percent lead, 50 cents per unit; 30 to 40 per cent lead, 90 cents per unit; 40 and upward, to cents per unit.
 ExampIe-Ores assaying 2 ounces gold at S20-s4U 5 per cent-$3S; 200 ounces of silver at $1.l3f = 10 per cent=s204 30; 50 per cent lead at 50 cents-S3O; total, S272 30; de. ducting charges, S20,=S252.3e. :
 Respectfully yours,
 WM. P. MILLER,
 Gen. Manager.
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LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mir. Thos. F. Coghin, arrived from Vir- ginia City and is booked at the Grand.
 c. L. Morrill,, of Charleston, is at the Russ House.
 Ward Priest, wife and son, arrived from Grass Valley, Cal, and have taken rooms at the Grand
 RJ. Campbell IS in town from Tucson.
 T. G. Thurston, of San Francisco, is at the Cosmopolitan.
 Wm. NJ. Downing, Esq, and daughter are at the Cosmopolitan, from Dos Cabezas.
 Col Jno. c. Davis is Tn town.
 Captain E. P. Voisard has returned from somewhat protiacted visit to the land of Manyana, and is now packing up some of his many necessary traps for second visit. He is, so to speak, "to the manor horn," having spent q considerable time in Mexico ere the discovery of Tombstone,
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districts in Cochise county, which was adopted by the board of supervisors, but of which fact the then clerk, Mir. R J. Camp hell, failed to make d record, therefore the impression has get abroad that this dis trict is not legally constituted. Should the school directors decide 10 ask for sum sufficient to pay off the present indebted ness and carry on the schools until January list. say d sum not exceeding five thousand dollars there is little doubt but what it would be cheerlully voted,
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Kidding ArizOna of Cowboys.

From the Prescott Democrat
 Every right.minded citizen will be glad and ready to lend helping hand to rid Arizona of lawl ss men, no matter in what part of the terri. tory they may show themselves. Governor Tritle has shown his true metal in offering the reward he has for the murderers of poor young Peel, who was so ruthlessly assassin ated. Cochise county has had and is still having a hard time of it with the vendetta warfare carried on in her midst. But right will prevail, and bad men and their advisors will evetually g to the wall, and don't you forget it. Let it be published publicly by the press and privately by letter by all our citizens that bad men will be hunted down like wild beasts if they come to Arizona to ply their nefarious calling. Arizona has a great future before her; her pioneer citizens have not quelled the murder ous Apaches to now quail before more villainous and murderous white scoundrels. Yesterday our law-abid- ing citizens, by and through the hands of our brave marshal, shot down a desperado like as if he were mad dog. The marshal was exon erated by the coroner's jury before the sun went down, and almost be- fore the body of the slain was cold. This must show bad men that they must not play a-muck here. Ari. zona will rid herself of this social smallpox soon, and peace will pre- vail. We have a standing gallows in our jail yard ready to carry out the law upon murderers, and the trap will be sprung whenever occasion de mandS.
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CALUMET x lEcLA is safe for A Ii,

CALUMET x llECLA is safe for lit- tie while longer. The Old D minion sneiters have heen started again, but "Trimiad coke was found to be too weak to make very successful run. an l Superinten lent BIrbri, g. wisely concluded tn stop for the present." So says the Globe Chronicle. Evi- dently the dividends from Old Do minion are long way in the future vet
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TIE Nugget indulges in Il labored dis quisllOsst.iis morning to prove that Ari- zona should not be admitted into the Union as d state. So far as we have been able to see there has been no real earnest advocacy of such a step outside of demo cratic quarters-EPITAPn.
 If that is the case the Nugget must be arepublican paper, for certainly il is not in favor of Arizona beconing state for some time to comr--Nug. get.
 Democratic or republican that's just what the public are interested in finding out.
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When Gen. sherman Will Come

The following note, received by Mr. A II. Stebbins, president of the Tombstone club, and very kindly furnished the EPI- TAPH for publication, will explain just when the general of our armies may be expected:
 FoRT HUACHUCA, April 4.-Telegram just received from Fort Grant April 4th, states that General sherman and party will be at this post on Saturday, the 9th instant, and leave Monday, presumably for Tombstone, w. E. DovE,
 Captain commanding. This will give the various committees ample time to perfect their arrang -aents for the generals reception.
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"l see a number of suspicious men gathering in the arehway on the other side of the plaza"
 "Have they swords ?'' asked Pi- zarro.
 "Yes; and three of them are in armor. l saw their helmets gleam in the sun. Remember, Pizarro, the palace IS unprotected. Itis Sunday, and you have dismissed the guard for holiday"
 "Be not alarmed, my dear. They are merry-makers," was the responce, as the chieftain composed himself for his siesta.
 Here the little child, as if inspired by sudden terror, began to cry and weep piteously.
 "But," persisted Manatalipa, "they are crossing the plaza in this di- rection. One of them-the leader, l think-slips and falls through the arch. He recovers himself, and they are all marching towards us with drawn swords"
 "Bring me some water, my dear; I am very thirsty"
 The woman departed for the water, and the next instant an angry altercs ton was heard with the single sentry at the door. The report of his faithful arqnebus was followed almost immediately by his ringing death shriek and the clash of steel, and Tn few seconds thereafter the assassins were on the threshold of the room.
 Pizarro caught one glimpse of Eiergo, hls mortal foe, and sprang to his feet. He raised his sword, hich had been cast carelessly aside, and for a few moments defended himself with the valor he had shown upon a hundred fields. But he soon fell dead after dispatching three of his assailants.
 The little child, which had clung in a terrified way to his knees, was also slain by a chance blow of a sword; and the mother entering soon after, filled the air with her cries of horror and vengeance.
 Pizarro's brothers were also war riors; but the darkness which swal. lowed Francisco's descending star soon wrapped them in oblivion.
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Lima Con.
From the San Francisco Exchange.

From the San Franciseo Exchange.
 A recent change in the manage ment of this property places it upon a substantial footing, which must re- suit to the entire satisfaction of the stockholders. At meeting of the stockholders yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Col. A. B. Hull; Vice President, John Carnage; Secretary, R. D. Hop kins; Directors, Col. B. Hull, John
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lT is really amazing to see how aSsid- uously the cowboys and ibeir organs try to cover up ihe death of Curly William
 The Tucson Star has half column cock and bull story about what Q" reliable gentleman returned from Tombstone says Il" deputy sheriff of Cochise county" had "rccitcd" about the battle of Burlcigh. The deputy sheriff referred to is no dou't The same one mentioned in the following item from the Dos CabeZas Gold Note " Barney Riggs informs Us that on Tues. day night ,he Earp party stopped at Per slcy's ranch for supper A promising young deputy sheriff, whose initials are Frank Hereford, sought safety in corn crb near the hou,e. He and Riggs were in the house when the party approached" ,"
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TiIs; VETO.

we GO n0t thlhk that any thought ful person has bean taken by sur prise by the presidents veto of the Chinese Immigration bill. As an as. tute politician he has been wrestling with the question tor many days. and has finally decided that the par amount interest WIS east of the Rockies, where the people have not yet been brought into competition with coolie labor. The unanimous vote of California and Neva a count for nothing when weighed in the bal, ance of eastern sentimentalism upon this subject. With all the boastful, ness of the newer England over the staid old mother across the Atlantic, we fancy that the spirit of self pro- lection evinced by the sturdy sons of the older Englanl, who have set tied themselves upon the islands of Oceanica, IS more in consonancc with the laws of nations than this farcical sacrifice to the spirit of mercantile greed and impractical piety of those who shape the policy of the nation. In New Zealand, the influx of Mon golians, although not so large and threatening as to our shores, became alarming to the people and they, although dependent upon the parent country, made a law as strict and prohibltory as that jus. vetoed, which is to-day in full force and eff feet, with ut opposition from either church or state. The result is that the country Is saved to the present settlers and their de,ce dant, toge- ther with immigrants from kindred nations.
 We can only attribute this contrast in action to the lack of ,nsensical sentimen,ality Tn our breth en across the Pacific. They are yet more nearly allied to the older England, and have none O those fluffy notions of the newer England. A nation that has been b!utfed and beaten time out of mind by few thousand po- lygamists is not just the one to put its hanl upon the throttle valve and down brakes upon SD momcntous d question as this appears to be. The whole nation will have to be educated upon the subject and stirred to its very de .JthS as it was upon the Nor mon question before this heresy of the "brotherhood of man" business will be relegated to the political pit into which its advocacy hurled Geo. 0. Gorham in 1867. California at the beginning of that campaign was twenty thousand Republican, and it buried George twelve thousand deep with democratic votes, from under which he has never yet been able to crawl into an elective office. It i too early yet to fore cast the result of thns veto upon the political struggle two years hence, but not too early to predict defeat to the republican party in California at the approach ing election in November. The put lie will await with an intensified in terest to see what step will next be taken by the friends of the bill.
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TIE miners of Tombstone are justly in dignant at the Nugget for asserting that they would sell their votes for money or in order to get employment. Whea the bone and slnew of the land are thus to be slan- dered it is no wonder they should be in dienant. We fancy there will be falling off n the circulation of the paper among that class of our citizens on account of the vile islander. And who can wonder.
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One Had Man Less.

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 Iron khe Rsvs5ett Courier April1.
 Abpft 3 o,clock yesterday the p61sey. spd qNistness which Ind pre- vsiIse ID to that tinps, wAs 'rudsIy bs, M M tb sion ;i !!!a q one Joseph Bapks | disfef elsaEAE: ' ter, who, for some time past, nd been rus.Iing for food and drink a- round the Keg Saloon, Montezuma Street. Becoming offended at Mir. Boyd, the proprietor, he destroyed some property, drew his knife and threatened to carve MT. Boyd, who immediately left the saloon and found Marshall Dodson, who started to find Banks. Coming within speaking distance of him near Judge Fleury's place, West Prescott, the Ma shall called him by name; told him to stop, etc. Banks :old bod son that he or no other fficer could arrest him; called Dodson the vilest of nam"s; picked up rocks, drew his knife and advanced towards Dodson, who kept on, urging him to surren- der, put up his knife and submit to arrest Instead of doing so, Banks kept up his abuse, and, with heavy rock in one hand and knife in the other, kept moving towards Dodson, who, having exhausted his patience drew lis pistol and told him to stop or he would kill him. He did not stop; so Dolson emptled h.s revolver at him; one of the bullets passed through the desperado's body and | life soon passed out.
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Gen. Manager.
HOnOring senator rSnrgrnt.-His Views
 on Ifr Neu1.

TUCSoN, April 5.--A. A. Sargent, family and friends passed through
 Tucson this morning en route for the East. O. their arrival they were met by number of citizens and were rendered the freedom of the city by the mayor and city council, , hich lack of time prevented them from accepting. Messrs. w. B. Hooper & Co. had a sumptuous breakfast spread for them at Porter's hotel. After psrtaking of u e same they were driven through the city, accom- panied by Judge Chas. Silent. The traiE was held by the Southern Pa ei6c railroad company for an hour to give the party good oppor. tpnity to look at the city. Sar- ,4ett expressed himself much inn .lpircsyed With the size and importance 'of fHsSbe.s, and regretted that t,.,- rcplad not {rem,-;n over for Ihe gay
 Ii Star reporter intcr'iewed the senator onthe presidents veto of the Chinese Bill. He showed great char. grin at the presidents action, and felt deeply concerned as to the effect the veto would have upon the Pa- cific coast; said it was severe blow on the republican party; that the battle had just begun, and that tho Pacific coast would be solid irrespec- tive of party, and would force the issue. In regard to the reasons
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sfIEaNAN'S RECEPTION.
Fhe steps That Slave Been Taken
 IhNA Enr.

Thus Far.
 Yesterday at o'clock the committee of 9 met pursuant 10 notice, and after some discussion adopted the following pro- gramme:
 The mayor, members of the city council and a committee of citizens will meet the General at Contention, where carriages will be in attendance to convey them to thls city. The fire department and various fraternal societies will be invited to meet the General md party on the outskirts of the city, where procession will be tormei ta escort the distinguished guests through our principal streets to the hotel. The General will be invited to meet our ctl. zens in the evening either at Schieffelin Hall or the court house.
 The mayor appointed committee on finance consisting of three members from each ward: First ward-C. D. Reppy, A II. Emanuel and NIT. Leigh; alternatcs, Wm. Soule, II. Buck and J. Young Sec ond ward-R F. HatfJrd, Samuel Black, k. J. Pryke; alternateS, R. Hatch, John Galley and c. Tribolet. Third ward-M E. Joyce, Capt. Converse, E. P. Voisard |; alternates, C. E. Frederick, Wm. Hutchin' son and T. F. Hudson. Fourth ward Fred Dodge, J, A, Kelly and A. J. Ritter; alternates, Danny McCann, iienry Barron and Captain Ratferty-whose duty it will be to solicit subscriptions, 10 del'ray the expenses of the occasion.
 A committee of five was appointed, con sis,ing oi Messrs. Cum, Nash, Drum, Carr and liaffurd, who will choose the va rious subcommittee on hail, hotel, speak CTS, music, etc, irom the general commit tee of 100 appointed by the mayor.
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of the Pacific coast and her people, and not by crazy bumanitarians; that if he were now ill congress he would immediately introduce and advocate bill to appropriate sufficient money % remove all the Cninamen to the eastern states and distrib. ute them among their friends. He doubted very much the ability of congress to pass the bill over the veto, as the action of the president would have a tendency to weaken the majority, but hoped the effort to pass the bill would he made and believed it would. A number of personal friends f the minister who were pre- sent say they have never known him to be so much exercised over any public question as he was thls morn- ing. The sentiment here IS unlver- sally condemning the veto.
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Meeting Of Reception Committed.

HtCstus VI khtctpttOb
 The committee of five on reception by citizens of Tombstone to General w. T. Sherman met last evening; full committee present This committee is composed of Mayor Carr, Councilman Nash, John P. Cum, R F Hatford and T. J. Drum. On motion MT. Drum was chosen secretary of ihe committee. To carry out the program. me for the reception the following con- mil,ccs were appointed;
 Reception-G. G. Berry, F. A. Earll, Joseph Tasker, w. $. Williams, Ben Good. rich, Doctor D. McSwegan, John P. Cum.
 DecoratiOn-J. NJ. Vizina, Cassie w. Cum, F. E. Brooks, J. Nash, J. A. Haley, $. lsaacs.
 Music-J. M. Nash, J. Nj. Clark, T. A.. A,chison, Dr. E. c. Dunn, II. B. Maxon, T. C. Hawkins.
 Introduction-T. E. Sumner, P. T.. Colby, J. A. Church, Richard Rule, IT.. solomon, NJ. Gray, Webster Street, II. Schmeiding, C. D. Reppy, A. A. Banning,
 Committee on Salute-W. A. Nash, G.. w. Walker, Geo. Carr, J. Don Strong, E. T. Kearny, A. B. Conrad.
 Committee on Carriages-Mayor Carr, J. NJ. Nash, R. F. Haiford.
 Committee on Hotel and Hall-T A. A,chis0n. E. II. Dean, M M. Sherman. Wm. Moore, NJ. B. Clapp.
 
 Marshal-M E. Joyce, with instructions to appoint aids.
 The following resolutions were adopted
 Resolved, That general invitation be extended to all civic societies, all trades, public schools, Grand Army of the Repub- lie, Blue and Gray, Mexican Veterans, trades unions, miners, citizens, fire c0mpa- nies and local organizations generally to participate in the reception of General sherman.
 Resolved, That all citizens be requested to decorate their houses and places of bus ness during General Sherman's stay in Tombstone.
 Resolved That all committees be re- Quested to mrel this evening (April ) at s o'clock p. m. sharp, ut the district court room to arrange for Retrospective duties,
 The mayor and csnaudn council swill meet the General at ib6 \ stR limits oi the city, and eXtenda q welcome on bebelI of the citizens. An scistlss and eiilzsps are requested to assemble with the mayor and common council and escort our dis tingnshcd guest to hls quarters under the direction o. the marshal or ihe day.
 The line of march will be up Allen to Third street, Third street to Fremont, Ere. mont street to Sixth street, Sixth stree, to Allen, thence down Allen 10 the hotel All citizens of Cochise county are cor. dially invited participate.
 The following resolution was also adop | ted:
 Resolved, That the foregoing proceed ings be published in "TnE DAILY EPI- TAPn" and the Daily Nugge , and thai the | persons named on committees be requested tn take rohce of their appointment from such publication, and act forthwith.
 The committee adjourned to meet at the call of inc chairman.