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Mohave County miner., 1883-02-04

\ Now that th Atlantic and Pacific railroad is laying track in Mohaye County, it behooves our county officials to take decided stand in the matter Of assessing the property of that corporation and collecting taxes thereon. It is generally understood that the Company will refuse to pay any taxes in this Territory under any consideration, claiming that a Territory has no right to tax them. If this is correct and the county has to compel this railroad company to pay their taxes, the sooner suit Is commenced against them and the matter settled one way or the other, the better it will be for both the county and the railroad. Financially, we think Mohave coun ty is in as good a condition as any in the Territory, to fight great rail road corporation, or the expense might be borne equally by the coun ties interested. The matter should be determined at once and if Mohave county is not to collect any taxes from this railroad, we cannot ind ii ont too soon.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-04
MINERAL PARK, FEBRUARY f, 1883
POLL TAXES.

We hear that Sheriff Steen, acting under instructions from tue Board of Supervisors, will take determined stand in the matter of collecting poll taxes and where opposition, or re fusal to do so is met with, the law in such cases will be promptly enforced. There has never been any trouble ln collecting poll taxes heretofore, un- til the railroad contractors and their crowds of laborers nude thelr ap- pearance in this county, and slnce then in almost every camp along the line the late Tax Collector met with a decided refusal when endeavoring to collect this tax. We believe that every man working on tho line of the railroad should be made to pay his poll tax on demand and if he re
 fuses that the amount should be'cOl
 lected out of bis wages, CT Tn any other lawful way. The only excuse these men have for refusing to pay this tax is that they are not residents of the county and that they are tenn porarily sojourning in OFT midst and do not expect to st#y. Ne claim that this Is only one more reason why they should be made to pay this tax. and if any consideration is shown to anyone in this matter it should b. to the old settlers and not to a class of men who only come to our county for the sake of a few months wages from the railroad company and not with any desire to stay among us and help develop the country. These very men who refuse to be taxed are the very ones who are the first to seek aid from the very county they refuse to help support. If one of them gets sick from too much bad whisky, as good many of them do, the first thing done Is to se2d hIm in to the county seat and have the county take care of him. If one of them gets hurt in drunken row he goes right to the county seat and not only wants treatment for his in
 juries at the expense of the county, but in addition wants his case prose cuted at the expense Of the Territory and towind up with, some of them have the impudence to ask the dis trict court to grant them all allow ance for board, etc, while m attend ance on the court, on tLe gropnd that they are indigent witnesses And these are the men who invari, ably refuse to pay a poll tax, and have nothing-on which to pay any other fax; these are the men who are the first to demand assistance from the county and the last to contribute anything towards its maintainance.
Mohave County miner., 1883-02-04

The following are some of the most important bills introduced since our last issne:
 An act for the establishment of a commission for the revision of the laws of the Territory of Arizona. An act to authorize John H Behan UAc9lIect delinquent taxes in the
 Rhise.
 ting the County Re
 we county leave of ab
 ASpths.
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Yankee Wit.

Many years ago Pittsburg iron
firm purchased a lot of bombshells
for old iron. The shells were not
loaded, but in order to melt them
IL was necessary that they should
be broken up. This mas attempt.
ed with sledgehammers. but the
laborers made but little progress
and 1t was finally given up as a
bad job. One day a long, slim
Yankee came along and said:
II understand you have a job for
msn here?"
Eyes, was the reply. I'VE want
that pile OF bombs out there brok-
en-
"How much will you pay?'
we will give you a ftp apiece
(six and quarter centsl II you
will agree 10 break them all"
"Ill take the contract an
swered the Yankee.
The day was cold one and the
THERMOMETERS down TO zero. The
man immediately went to work,
but disdained to take the large
sledge hammer which was offered
TO him. The Yankee laid every
bomb out on the ground with the
holeup. He procured a bucket
and filled them with water then
he came into the house, made out
his bill, and said he would call
around in the morning for the
money. Everyone was mystitied
but in the morning their astopish-
ment was great. The water had
frozen during the night, and in
the morning a pile OF scrap iron
was found, as the freezing water
had broken every bomb into at
least dozen pieces.
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A Wonderful Fo rtress.

fortress Monroe. Virginia, Is
the largest single fertilization in
the world. 1t has already cost
over three million Of money. The
water bBttery is considered to be
one Of the finest pieces of military
construction in the world. Colonel
Lodar, the instructor in the mil
itary school, has invented and
perfected some astonishing appli-
ances, that, when we shall have
guns, will be of immense value in
handling them. In one of the
easements inside the fort is his
Office. He can sit In it, and with
an electric appliance cause every
gun In the fort to be fred simult.
aneously. He has perfected an
other set of instruments by which
the exact distance Of ship from
the shore may be accurately deter
mined, the velocity and direction
OF the wind, the consequent de-
Election Of a ball, and the precise
point at which the ball will atrike
the ship. The guns are fred by
electricity.
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THE NEW PATENT
DUST-PROOF
Stem Winding Open Face Case,
MANUFACTURED BY THE
The American Watch Co.,
WAITuAM MACS

This case is formed in one s,lid piece
without joint or seam, opening in front
only thus avoiding the usual Cap, and
securing gssatcr strength and durability.
These watches are all open face. The
bezel, into which an extra strong crystal
is fitted with au especially prepared
waterproof cement is attached TO the
case by screwing il thereon, and thus
forms an air tight junction with the body
of the case, which is proof against dust
and moisture.
To railroad men, travellers, miners.
lumbermen and others who are almost
constantly exposed aud who have to max e
frequent reference TO the watch, these
qualities are of the utmost Importance.
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Moral: Don't Write Long
Letters.

A curious story OF the late Lord
Derby has just come to light.
When he was prime minister Of
England he offered the lord high
commisionershlp of the general
assembly OF the Church OF Scot
land to certain peer, who In re-
ply wrote four long pages setting
forth numerous reasons against his
acceptance, but in the last two or
three lines declared his willingness
to take the office. Now, as profess
or Goodwin Smith has said, Lord
Derby was VIGOROUSLY indolent.
He only took the trouble to read
the first two pages of the letter,
and concluding from them that the
correspondent wished to decline
the honor, at once offered the COM
missionership to another man,
who Immediately accepted it. OF
course the first candidate was fur
ious, and also dreadfully bewilder-
ed, but both he and Lord Derby
died without finding out how the
mistake occurred.
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CLINTON, Iowa, April 30, 1881,

SLlNToN, IOWA, April ~, 1881.
81 wish you would send me spring
for the VIM. Ellery Watch BY the
way this Ellery is a watch sold in your
Screw Bezel Case to farmer last fall
The first of January he lost the watch in
the woods. and found it this week in
about one foot of water. 1t had lain three
months and over in snow and water, with
but little injury to the watch--only a
hair-spring. s. RAYMOND"
The above were very severe tests, and
demonstrate beyond doubt that for any
reasonable length of time during which
watch might be under water it would
receive no injury whatever.
We make these cases in both gold and
silver, and as a Perfectly Dust-Proof
Stem Winding Watch Case, challenge the
world to Produce its Equal
~ For sale by all first-clas Jewellers.
myl2-3m.
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A Bible IS3 Years Old,
Iowa State Register .

Il. V. Harrison, of Clarke county,
has Bible with a history. 1t was
printed in 100 and in 1928 belonged
to Joshua Swank, an ancestor of
Mr.. Harrison, who was then living
in Eastern Kentucky. In that year
a party of Indians, led by Simon
Girty, were prowling near, and one
transfixedcMr. Swank's body with a
spear, who fell to the ground with
the open Bible beneath him, the
point Of the spear cutting from the
ninth chapter of Esther to the sew
enteenth chapter 1st Samuel. The
Indian set his foot on the Bible to
pull out the spear, and thirty years
ago the print of his bloody foot
could be seen. Now, it is a dull,
rusty stain. Thus it is made price-
less by the sacrifice Of his ancestor.
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The Following Letters Tell
Their Own Story.
"VALDosrA, GA , July 20, Is,

"VALDosrA, Ga July 20, 1852.
"a sold one Of your Patent Dust Proof
Cases about ten months ago, and the
other day it came back to me with the re-
quest TO make 1t wind easier. On exam.
ination found that the stem was rusty,
and | enquired into the cause of it. The
gentleman stated to me that he was start
ing some saw-logs that had lodged ia the
bend of the river, when his chain caught
in bush and threw his watch into about
twelve feet of water, and he was about
two hours in finding it. When he got it
out it was running and he thought all
right. In about three months he found
that the stem was hard to turn and sent
it to me.
IL can say that the watch is all that
the company claims for it and recommend
1t to all railroad and mill men.
b. w. BENTLEY"
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COAL AND WOOD OFFICE
AND
Flour and Feed Store
No. 60 Queen St, Staley's Block.


TNHE undersigned respectfully informs
l. the citizens of Martinsburg and Berk-
eley county that he has opened Coal and
Wood Office and Flour and Feed Store at
6s Queen Street, where all orders in my
line will receive prompt attention. have
put in pair Of Fairbanks new scales and
all coal sold by me will be weighed and
full weight guaranteed. Piedmont and
Cumberland run of mine, Fine and Lump
Coal; also best quality Nut and Egg an
thraci' coal always on hand.
Farmers having Corn, Oats and Hay to
sell are solicited TO see me before selling.
Thanking the public for the liberal pat
ronage extended me, and soliciting your
further favors,
am respectfully yours,
jy24-iy. j. w. ROBERTS.
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A SUFFERER FROM RHEUMAT-
ISM limped about for years with
a cane, and could not bend down
without excruciating pain. Parker's
Ginger Tonic effected an astonishing
cure and keeps me well. 1t is infalli'
BILE. M. Guilfoyle, Binghamton, N.
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l KNOW WHEREOF I SPEAK,
For have used it extensively. I
regard Parker's Ginger Tonic
most excellent remedy for kidney,
lung and stomach disorders. 1t in
vigorates without intoxicating. J.
Francis, Religio Philos. Journal,
Chicago.
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,lk.iyAassksxsS!!s;' y,

How Lost. How Restored.
Just published, new edition of Dr..
Culverwelps Celebrated essay on the rad
ical cure of Spermatorrhea or Seminal
Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Losses,
Impotepcy, Mental and Physical Inca.
pacity, Impediments to Marriage, etc !;
also Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits, in
duced by self-indulgence, or sexual ex-
travagance, etc.
The celebrated author, in this admira-
BILE essay, clearly demonstrates from a
thirty years successful practice, that the
alarming consequences of self-abuse may
be radically cured; pointing out mode
at once simple, certain and effectual, by
means of which every sufferer, no matter
what his condition may be. may cure
himself cheaply, privately and radically.
~ Mhis Lecture should be in the
hands Of every youth and every man in
the land
Sent under seal, in plain envelope, to
any address, post paid, on receipt of six
cents or two postage stamps. Address,
THE CULV ERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
al Ann ST., New York, N. Y.
Post-office Box, $50. (jy8.ly.
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DATENTS.-No Patent no pay
J. is our motto We have had Ia years
experience in procuring Patents, Caveats,
Trade Marks, Copyrights, ETC., in this
and other countries. Our Hand Books
giving full instructions in Patents free
Address R. S & s A. P. LACEY, Patent
Atty's, GOA F. ST., Washington, D.
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Virginia Politics.

The democratic state committee at their meeting
In Richmond on Thursday VIII authorize the pub
Gcaion OF paper purporting TO show the fasity of
the charges contained In Senator Mahone's recent
aidresS.--A. W. Jones, the MahOnite who opposed
Gen. w. c. Wickhaln who was elected senator In
the Hanover district by the democrats. and who a
few days ago notified the latter or his intention OF
conteSting his seat has Withdrawn that NOTICE.
Richmond dispatch says: "GeOrge c. GOrham. Of
the Washington National Republican. waS In
Petersburg with Mahone several days before the
latterS address was made public. Ii Is stated hero
emphatically that G0rham wrote the address for
hone."-Gen. Jubal A. Early characterizes the
Malone address as infamous in Its nature and the
''1nllnlte baSeneSS" or Its falSehGodS The demo-
Gratis OF Norforlk, Va, last evening held enthu-
SiaStic celebration OF their victory over Malone.
There was a torch light procession 4,o00 strong.
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Our IHny Navy.

ADMIRAL PORTER DESCRIBES ITS WEAK CONDITION.
TIE NEED OF SWIFT STEAM vESsEIS-HE RECON-
MENDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTGRADUATE
CLASS OF OFFICERS.
In his annual report Admiral David D. Porter, Of
the navy, recommends the establishment of a nOst-
graduate class OF officers, who should be afforded
every opportunity to perfect themselves in the
higher branches OF education and acquire more
practical knowledge of what they have been taught
at the Naval Academy. II this system had been
adopted ten years ago our officers would not now be
perpleXed in regard to building ships and making
guns. Admiral Porter refers at length to the new
steel-armored vessels, and calls attention to the
necessity OF providing them with full sail as well
as steam power. Without full sail power ship
Of-War would make but slow progress If she
should run out of coal in foreign waters where
the ports were closed against her, He thinks the
Boston and Atlanta are the SmalleSt-siZed COM
merce destIoyers that should be built In case
OF war England would arm her fast steamships
with heavy batteries, and in such a case, Admiral
Porter asks, how long would it take a steam
ship Ike the Oregon or Alaska to overhaul
and capture small commerce deStroyerS." The
ocean would swarm with these converted mer-
chant steamers, and they would effectually con-
troll it, class OF swift vessels like the oregon and
Alaska Should be built to contend with heavy mer-
chant vessels which could beat Off light cruisers.
Admiral Porter says the navy is In as bad a condi
tion as 1t was at the breaking out OF the civil war,
and that If Spain, the least formidable Of maritime
powers. went to war with us She would sweep our
commerce from the ocean, and our war vessels be
poWeriess to prevent it. He condemns the
policy of building a few ships at time, and in
guns enough to hold our own with any power in
the world. He considers 1t mistake TO condemn
vessels requiring outlay of 20 per cent for re-
pairs, and says under such policy the whole navy
would disappear in few years. He recommends
the building OF one or two ironclads as on the lakes
for the protection in time Of war OF the lake coast
Which is now entirely defenseess. Admiral Porter
pays high compliment to the Military Academy,
which ne says Is vastly superior 10 the Naval
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Telegrapllic Briefs.

Benham Stoutenboroughs tin factory. with its
machinery, and three barns and some outhuildngs.
at Glen Cove L. l.. were totally destroyed by IRE at
II O'Clock last night.
The fourth annual report OF the Oregon Railway
ana Navigation company shows the earnings TO be
$5,lOO512 operating expenses, So 17O net earn.
ingS S247634. The latter Is increase OF SO 228
over the previous year.
Ron. Van r. Richmond, ex-state engineer and
surveyor, died at Lyons New York. last night
ney Poor, at CharleStown Neck. Boston. was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. Three flrcnen were
seriously injured by the fail of tue roof.
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Affairs in West Washington.

ANDERSON PAGE and Isaac Smith. both colorad
were arrested by Officer Warwick this morning for
committing a nuisance upon the premises OF Mr.
Joseph Nicholson. near the Aqueduct bridge The
men We're caught by Mr. Nicholson and, in the
eJectment proceedings Which followed, Mr. Joseph
Nicholson, jr., While assisting his father, had his
hand badly cut by Smith.
THE GAME OF foot ball between the GEORGETOWN
College and Deaf and Dumb clubs at Kendall
Green ended with the defeat of the former. The
T11e match yesterday at the college had forty
entries. Mr. Street won, with Mr.. McCdffray
second At p. IN. tonight an entertainment viii
be given by the Rhetoric class in honor OF st.
Cecilia, being what is termed class night. An eX-
cellent literary and musical program has been
arranged.
WEDDINGS LAST EvENING.-Dunbq:.on avenue
NJ. f. churcn was crowded last night. on the oc-
caS!On OF the wedding OF Miss Ida Cunningham,
daughter OF Mr.. w. Archibald Cunningham, and
Mr.. William f. Sebree. or Washington. The cerc-
mony was performed by the pastor, Rev. j. j. ti
paired 10 the home OF the groom, on Capitol hill.
where a reception was held.-The marriage of
Miss Mary E Clements eldest daughter of Mr.
Lemuei L. Clements, and Mr. John w. Reail. OF
Virginia, took place at Trinity church, at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Father Kelly otcfated
assisted by Rev. Father ROcc0fOt. A reception
was held In the evening at the residence or the
brides parents, on 34th street.
CATTLE MARKET.-I.iye stock sales at DrOyerS'
Rest are reported by Tavenner Bros. as follows
2i2 cattle sold, 25 left over Best sold at 4s SO;
good sold at TO Z: fair sold at 81 TO 4: common
sold at TO 80; 65o sheep and lambs the market:
Sheep sold AT AZ TO 5le; lambs sold at So to 6<
Is COWS aEd calves sold at so to S55 Market slow
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DOYLE, THE TRAMP, IDENTfFIED-A sINGUIA
DENT AT Tile ARINa YESTERnaY

DOYLE, THE TRAMP, IDENTfFIED-A SECULAR INCL.
DENT AT THE HEARING YESTERDAY
When Doyle, the tramp arrested for the murder
OF the female members OF the Maybee family at
Brookyille, L. l.. last Sunday, was taken TO Brook
Vile yesterday he was conducted into the room
where Garrett Maybee was sitting and told to say
"me" and 81 Will Kill you" he did 50, and Mr.
Maybee recognized the voice as that Of the man who
spoke 10 him on the day OF the murder. Doyle's
shoes We're found TO fit the tracks on the ground
leading from the barn TO the cedar wood back OF tho
building. Doyle Was then taken to see tie bodies
OF the women. He said he had never seen them be-
fore. He was taken 10 the barn and into the shed
where the bodies were found. Then he raised his
hand, saying: IL swear never was In this barn be-
fore" He was thoroughly searched and - were
found In his possession He said he had gwen sI4
to lawyer at Roslyn Monday night. With this
money was a IS gold piece, which Mr.. Maybee
thinks was among the money taken. Doyle wore a
Derby hat and had soft slorch hat In his pocket
He does not show much concern. He has given an
account of his whereabouts part OF the day Sat-
urday. which has been verified. but he fails to ac-
count for the time from noon 10 6o o'clock in the
evening.
During his examination at oyster Bay. ,ust as
the prisoner declared Il not guilty." the floor
of the room. which was crowded with spectators,
gave way. dividing ia the center. and all present,
Including the coroner, reporters officers and pr1s-
Oncr, were turnbled In mass. Fortunately the
cellar was full OF barrels, which prevented precpl-
tation to the ground. The stove fell over setting
fire TO the wood work. when great Scrambling en-
sued. Many persons received slight injuries, but
none OF serious nature. When the furry was over
the coroner led the way 10 the Nassau house,
where the examination was continued without
eliciting anything OF public interest Doyle was
then committed to the county jail at Long Island
City until Thursday, when the examination will be
resumed. Hundreds OF visitors are at Brookvile.
Should the real cuprtt be revealed IL is certain he
Will be lynched new clue Is now being worked.
A woman recently brought from New York by
man here, who is said 70 have a bad character, has
several fresh scratches on her face and arms. She
lives near the scene Or the murder. Several suS-
pfciouS circumstances point to her as the guilty
one, and she Is now being shadowed by detectiye6
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Woman Suffrage I'm wyoming.

CHEYENNE, WYo. Nov 2l.-The editor OF fhe
DdHu Leuder says that the letter published I'm the
New York Times stating that woman suffrage Is a
failure Ia Wyoming is Incorrect ana unfuunded
oman suffrage has worked We'll In most Instances
aid has proved satisfactory on the Whole
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-RObert Cunningham.
who this morning completed "A term of eighteen
months imprisonment for using the L.. &. mails to
carry on scheme 10 defraud. was rearrpstcd upon
leaving the prison on charge or connection with
an alleged conspiracy OF john OGrady and others
10 defraud the American Legion OF Honor OF 5000.
lie was committed In default or s3.5Uu bail Tor a
hearing next Monday.
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QUEEN VICTORIA CLOSELY GUARDED. Queen
Victoria and suite left the royal residence at Bamo
raj, Scotland yesterday, for Windsor Castle The
police closely guarded the train upon its arrival at
Aberdeen. The officials OF the Great Western Rail-
way company have taken extraordinary precau-
tions for the safety of the train, and when it
reached the viaduct across Windsor slough large
gangSof men guarded the arches
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Sentenced to be Hanged.

PETERSBURG, VA. Nov. 2l.-Pobert Pratt CON-
Vlcted In the supreme court al Coldboro n C.
or murder, has been sentenced 70 he hanged on tho
2oth or December next This is the third conyic-
tlOn tor murder at This session of the oou1
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The Madison Capitol Disas,er.


TIE NNNIhAtINK MD Akt'UiTEt IS DFtIARFD
GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE.
MADISON. Wis. Nov 2l-The verdict Of the cor
onerS jury IN the case of the recent capitol disaster
holds the contractor. A. i. Nowlen, guilty of gross
negligence In causing certain piers to be improprrly
repaired, and the supervising architect Jones. and
the consulting architect, H. g Koch. for designing
the internal construction without due regard 10 its
safety during its erection thus contributing TO It's
fall on November Sil.