Weekly Phoenix herald., 1882-12-15

copper from Long Island Mine

Copper from Long Island Mine.
WILCOX, Dec. 6.-The dispatch
of the 9th contained all error that
was not the first shipment from the
Long Island mine. There have been
numerous carloads shipped to Anso-
mia, Connecticut, and not Swansea.
The silver King.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-The Sill
yer King has declared dividend Of
twenty-five cents per share.
Apaches Mnssacring the People
of chihuahua.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Dec. 9.-A
special from chihuahua gives fur
Their news of the massacre IN Casa
Grande. The Apaches, numbering
five hundred, descended upon the
little towu and began an indiscrimi-
nate massacre, killing seventy five
victims rhe gir.s and women were
carried off by the savages. Stock
and other properly ~ere taken, the
houses burned, and the bodies strip
ped of their clothing and jewelry.
The murdered persons were among
the veal hiest classes. Several of
the most prominent families were
among the victims. Troops have
been dispatched to the seem, but the
Indians have a long START.
The Public Lands.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The House
com .nittee On public lands has favor
ably considered the bill to prevent
the unlawful occupation of public
lands on the Pacific coast and in
structed the subcommittee in charge
of the bill to prepare it 50 as to in
increase the stringency of its pro-
visions.
Twenty Graves n ,bbed.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. San indig-
nation meeting of colored people
was held this afternoon, over the re-
cent grave robbery. A trustee Of the
Lebanon cemetery, named Barton,
came near being lynched. Twenty
graves were opened to day, and from
about half of them the DO dies had
been stolen.
Late Telegrams.
The eldest son of the late King OF
Burmah has escaped from Benares.
1t is believed he is en- route for up
per Bur NAH to raise the rebellion.
A snow storm of unusual severity
is raging in Scotland, and railroad
connections are interrupted.
Col. Slayback's widow began suit
in st. Louis. for $4,000 damages
against Colonel Co;kerell for shoot
ing her husband.
The British ship Fiona has been
lost at sea with all on board.
An invention revolutionizing the
envelop and stamp business has been
adopted by the government. and will
be put into practical use by the mid
die of January 1t is nothing less
than q letter sheet, envelop, and
stamp combined, which can be
closed together with single click"
The public will be saved the price
of euvelop and paper, and the con-
trivance is large enough for an ordi-
nary epistle, has stamp attached, and
VIII cost three cents. There will
also be issued two-cent and one-cent
classes. Mr.. Ehrlech, of st. Louis,
is the inventor.
The remains of DR.. L. Earhart, of
Allegheny City. were lately cremated
in LaMoyne's furnace at Washing
ton, Pa. After religious services,
the body was wrapped in sheet sat
urated with alum water, and placed
in the rctort. With n two hours in
cineration was complete. This is
the fifteenth cremation in this fur
mace, mostly ierman.
Oregon Tunnel Accident.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. S.-A Port
land, Or, dispatch says: An explo
sion to-day in tunnel No 1. of the o.
s. G. R. r. extension, twenty miles
from Riddle, killed four Cinnamon,
dangerously wounded four others
and blew a number oft Of the tun-
mel. After q blast had been fired,
the Cinnamon began drilling again,
and struck charge of gia Mt powder |
which had not exploded. The head |
was blown off of one and the legs of |
another were torn from h,s body.
A New River aud Harbor Bill. |
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The West |
ern and Southern members OF Con-
gress are anxious to pass River and |
Harbor bill, Notwithstanding the
failure of the Secretary of War to
furnish estimates. 1t is proposed to
compel the Secretary to furnish es-
Inmates by calling upon him through
. resolution, to transmit estimates
for particular objects of improve
ments in which the constituents of
these gentlemen are interested.
Report OF the T rIR Com mis- zion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Talks with
representatives o-day
slicited many expressions of approx
ri of the report of the Tariff Com
and strengthened the i'm
preston that their recommendations
will be likely to receive the support
Of most Republicans. Democrats
express themselves as favoring the
in general.
Nicaragua Canal Bill.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 9.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs has
Dir. Kasson, who has
charge of the Nicaragua Canal bill
% ilr0a I1nnn the Hn1naa liz cnn-idar |