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Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
OUR OUTGOING OFFICIALS

:. Our late county officers whose term
of Office ended with December 3lst,
1884. and who were not among the
reelected. have, with their records,
passed into our local history. During
political contests it is part of the
programme TO laud to the skies tnose
of the same political complexion al
ourselves and to see n,thing but
great public danger and evil in the
election Of those to whom We are op
posed in politics. OF our friends
the outgoing officials, there were ruer
Of both political parties, and, when
we review their official acts, We can
not see that their political faith in
Auenccd their acts - officers at all
Our old treasurer, w. II. Kri1er
goes out with the good wishes and
respect Of the entire community
During his term Of Office all his Of
6cial transactions prove that tht
people did not misplace their conf
dence when they entrusted the keep
ring of the public money TO his care
He is sound Democrat. but an hon
est man.
Our late Recorder, John X. Mac
kepzie, will be long remembered fol
his uniformly close attention to th'
business Of bis Office, and for th'
kind civility with which he treated
al men in business and out OF il
The correctness Of the records KEEP
by him has never been questioned
and their neatness is unsurpassed
In business he made no destinctioI
among men, and we know that N
rep, oach will ever como 10 his NAM
for any Of his Official acts A sount
Republican, and We hope this
wherever he goes he may have sue
cess and happiness.
OF our old Board Of Supervisor
Mr.. Henkle remains and W. s. Clarl
and W. H. Hardy retire. These re
firing officers have done their bes
honestly and conscientiously to con
serve the interest Of the people ant
protect tho funds Of the county iron
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
TROUBLE WITH MEXICO

We are in receipt, from various
sources. OF o,trsges upon American
citizens committed in different parts
Of Mexico. Persons are arrested, in
many ipstaL,,es for no other cause
than Just because they are Ameri-
cans. We ind among number re-
Gently srrrs-,sd and placed in prison
the name Of Stephen Hsnkle, a
nephew of otr fellow citizen, Super
VISOR Henkls The prisoner il known
to many Of orlr citizens, and the fol-
lowing Telegram will interest them.
We give the telegram in full. 1t eI-
plains itself:
Tombstone, December 3l--Much
excitement exists here over the state
ment in the Record Of this morning
that several of the Americans now
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
COUNTY SEAT.

Our readers will find, in another
column scommunicsti,n from Super'
visor Hsnkle on the inbject Of the
county seat. Let rs examine oil
sides Of this question good tempered
ly. aud do whatever We do in tbs
matter with reference to the good o.
the whole. county. ", =
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04

Chicago, December ga meet
ing was held here tonight to give
expression to the sentiment of the
city on the subject Of Mormonism
Ex Senator j. X. Doolittle presided
In opening the meeting he reviewed
tn. history Of Mormonism, touching
upon the Missouri troubles, Dauites
and Mountain Meadow massacre
Rev. Mr.. McNiece, OF Utah, said the
Mormons claim the balance OF the
power in Idaho anu Arizona, and
that in Utah the Gentilss we're
especially d,siranchtsed. A resolu
ton was passed calling on Congress
to pass the Mormon bill introduced
by Senator Cullom.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
MINERS UNION.


The miners, a. sclsss, endure more
privations and perform more hard
labor, in adding the,r quota 10 the
material wealth Of the country than
any other class OF lsborers. In our
section Of the Territory, many Of
them are absent from their far,i-
LIDS, denying themselves all the or
dinary comforts Of working men
and working with strained muscles,
and sometimes with sad hearts, in
the hope that by their exertions they
may accumulate something beyond
The mere want of to-day and as the
reasonable reward Of their energy
and industry earn q right, before
their sun Of life sets. to rest beside
the fireside OF home. These men
shonld realize for their labor aud its
productions the very highest price
consistent with Justice and equity.
They should not be treated as poems
TO be unjustly speculatsd upon. but
as men for whose productions q fair
market price should be given. II
they are subjected 10 sxactions by
those who handle or reduce their
ores, instead Of complaining they
should exert their intelligence and
apply q remedy. Suppose . man
having ore TO sell should ind that Ut
the point upon the railroad nearest
I'd his mine he cannot find . pnf
chaser willing to give him . far
price for it. Well, let the ore pro
duces ship il himself. But, be urges,
Ihave but . ton and / need money,
and I1cannot pay freight and wait
for my returns from the smeltsr.
This is all very tine, but it is also
true that one patriot could not have
made success Of the American rev
0lution. What one miner caDnot do
can be done be a combination Of fifty
miners, and we suggest the form
alton OF miners unions, in which
they shall aggregate their intelii-
gence and capital for the procuring
Of the highest price possible for their
ores. These men bavs a common in.
tsrsst and should be linked together
by q fellow feeling. Other branches
OF industry form these pnions with
beneficial results. Why should not
minersi II a combination Of fifty
were formed, they would not feel
the cost ofpaying one Of their nom-
Der to take charge Of their business
as the agent Of the association, and
BY their mutual assistance they can
have their ores assayed and shipped
10 smelters at no higher rates than
actual cost. This is the only plan
that suggests itself to us. while the
reduction works are at such a great
distance from us. When ore is
brought to any place to be sold, it
takes the character OF merchandise
and becomes subject to the rules that
govern ordinary traffic, and men can
not expect that anyone will give
mqxe for it Than the very lowest fig
ure at which it can be purchased /;
and this figure will be subject to
the conditions at the place Of sale
and will depend much upon compe
tition.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
DIVIDING THETERRITORY

The Pbenix Herald, in an article
from which We quote on our first
page, seems to think that the adding
OF this portion Of the Territory in
which we live. viz: All Of onr county
north OF the A. & P railroad 10 Utah.
would be rather an advantage TO the
Territory. Very complimentary TO
us il nothing else. Will not Mohsve
county be consulted before she is
given swsyi
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04

held by the Mexican authorities at
Magdalena. Sonora, are members Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
The Post here has communicated
with the Department. OF State aud
the Commander OF the Grand Army.
II the Government does not inter
fere to procure the release OF the
prisoners trouble may be anticipated,
as the Post has determined to iber-
ate them by force, II necessary. No
charges have yet been preferred
against the prisoners by the Mexican
authorities, although they have been
confined about six weeks. II has
come to light that two others arrest
ed at the same time purchased their
freedom by the payment Of d large
sum of money to the Mexican au
thorities. ..
OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT.
The Epitsph SAYS: The Americans
arrested by Msxicans at Coitacs,
Sonora over month ago, are still
held prisoners at MsgdsIena, where
they would be suffering for the nec-
essities of life we're it not for the
help furnished them by friends on
tbs side Of the line. No charges
have been made against them. The
Governor OF Sonors promised their
release by Christmas Day, but failed
to redeem his promise.
APPEAL TO THE PRESIDENT
The people Of Tombstone are in
dignant and have forwarded the
following dispatches to day, which
explain themselves:
Tombstone (Arizons), Dec. IL.
t. the President, Washington, d.
G.: W. d. Fleming, George Il.
Watts, Stephen Hsukle, Thomas
White, FIank Mills and two others,
names unknown, American citixens
Of this place, are incsrcersted in the
prison in Magdalens; Sonora, by the
Mexican authorities, who have made
no charges against them. Their case
appeals for immediate action Oh the
part of the General Government.
Our efforts aud those OF the United
States Consuls at Guaymas and No
gales are unavailIpg.
JOHN =. RAFFERTY,
Mayor OF Tombstone.
THE GRAND ARMY CALLED UPON.
Tombstone December 81.
To j. w. Davis. Commander Of the
Department Of California, q. A. r..
San Francisco: Comrades Watts
and Fleming. members Of Burnside
Post, Tombstone, are detained in
prison at Magdalena, Sonora, Mexico,
without charges being preferred
against them. All their efforts for
their release have been with out
avail. Will You sec that the matter
is laid before the proper authorities
at Washington without delay'
A. L. GRow,
Post Com mander.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
HENDKICKs ISDuRsEs CLEVELAND

Indianapolis, December 3l.-The
attention OF Hon. Thomas A. Hen
dricks was Yesterday called to the
letter OF President Elect Cleveland
to George William Curtis, with ref
erence TO the civil service. Mr.. Hen
dricks said: Il think the letter is a
wise and forcible one and I approve
the sentiments therein expressed. !
think Governor Cleveland has been
Wise to express biuself 80 clearly
before assuming the responsibilities
OF his Office.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
NEW EXCHANGE.

Among our exchanges last week
we received El Fronterizo, published
ut Tucson in the Spanish language,
This paper Is publishing in each num-
Der portion Of the mining statutes
a very good idea, as 1t gives to its
readers, although dry reading, mat.
ter Of value. We thsnk our cotem
porary for the exchange.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
CORPlDRATIONS.

Among the corporations whose in
corporation papers were hled in the
city and county Of San Francisco
dunng the yea, 1884, the following
are those which operate in Arizona.
OF these corporations the principal
office is in most cases in the city Of
San Francisco. In the following
enumeration, wien this is otherwise
it is given. We give the name Of
the company, amount Of capital
stock, place Of operation and date Of
fling:
Checker mining company;S $4,000
coo; Pima county; Jan. II.
Ell Rosario mining company; ST.
1900; Sonora, Mexico, and in Ari~
zona; Feb. 8. .
Indian Chiei gold and silver min
ing company sl.0OO,OOo; Quijotoa
district; Feb. 15.
Horn Silver mining company; $lO,
100000; Quijotoa mining district;
Feb. 15.
The Ortego consolidated mining
company; $l2, 10000; Quijotoa DIS
trict; Feb. q.
North Peer gold and silver mining
company; so, 600, 900; Quijotoa; Feb.
n.
Adams mining company; $4,000.
600; Quijotoa; Feb. ~.
I. Hazer mining company 81, 100000;
Quijotoa; Feb. -.
Sunset Telephone Telegraph COM
psny; S5,OOO,0OO; principal place of
business, Oakland; California, Ore
gon. Nevada and Washington, Utah
aud Arizona Territories; March Il.
Pima mining company; $1,000
600; Pima county; April 18.
Little Clan; mining company; SO.
100000; Pima county; April Is.
Arlie mining company, $lO,OOO.OOO;
Pima county April Is.
Apache County Land and Stock
Growing Association; 100000; Cal
ifornia and Arizon: April ~.
Buepa Visto mining company OF
Arizona; Arizona 80, O,000,OOO; Amole
district. Pima county; May 3.
New Era gold mining company;
$4,000; ArIso; May 10.
California Rock Drill company;
Arizona and other coast States sad
Territories; Nay %.
Chalcedony manufacturing com
pany; $25,OOO; Apache county; May
n.
Pacific Coast manufacturing and
transportation company; $2.5U.OO;
Arizona and coast generally; May
81.
Pacific Copper mining company
$5,OOO,OOO: Mohsve county; June IL
Peacock r,ining company; $lO,,
100000; Pima county; August l.
Accidental mining company: $lO,,
100000; Pima county; August l.
Quijotos mining company; $l0,'
OO0, 1900; Arizona; August l.
Edsnburg mining company; $lO,'
100000; Pima county; August 10.
Rocky Bar mining company; 80,
100000; Pima county; Sept. 8.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
BIG LAxp PURCHASE.

New York, December 3.--The
Axtec Land and Cattle Co, composed
Of capitalists Of this city, has been
negotiating for some time for the
purchase Of large tract Of western
land from the A. & p Il, r. Go.
Those negotiations resulted to day in
the purchase Of 100000 acres Of land
by the first named company.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04

Taylor $4,000 on four city lots and
after receiving $1,000 Is endeavoring
to sell the property for balance due.
Mrs. Taylor obtained an injunction
RESTRAINING sale.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04

Washington. Dec. N.-Roscoe
Conkling is defendant in . suit at
this place. He loaned Mrs. Sarah j.
Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04

will be watched with interest ~ il is
understood that they will tsks action
on number Of important subjects.
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The Crndle Of the Wnshburns.

One OF the relics in the Norlands IL
brary at which looked with unusual
interest, writes the Lewiston (Me. }
Journal Rambler" was the Wash
burn cradle-the cradle in which all
Of the seven Washburn brothers were
rocked. It looks like a picture ! had
seen of a cradle imported in the May
flower. 1t is a home made piece Of
furniture, constructed of pine-bOards
an inch thick. rudely dove-tailed to-
gether. 1t has a buggy top and solid
pine rockers, shaped like half moons,
with no twist or scrolls to decorate
them, but numerous scars where chips
appare1tly had been knocked out Of
them by the paternaI cOw.nlae DooV'
A crack had necessitated the mailing
of a large cleat on the inside. The
outside is painted dark green tint.
The inside never was painted, but it is
well Drowned by age. Its associations
make this one of the most remarkable
cradles in existence. Four Congress
men rocked in it. Two ministers
plenipotentiary to foreign countries
have been lulled to sleep within its
pine boards. Its soporifc influence
has been grateful to two governors.
1t has held a secretary of state, whom
1 saw looking at it with smile, the
other day. By the side of the cradle,
and equally venerated by the family,
is a very old spinning wheel, once OPP
Grated in the chimney corner Of the
Washburn homestead, by Martha Ben
jamin Washburn, the mother of the
renowned seven sons.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-10-09

Some years ago some devil fish ap-
peared in a harbor where several
schooners were lying, and the
sailors, who were Swedes and had new
er seen one Of the fish before, saw
them playing around in the harbor,
and thought it would be a good joke
to spear one. So they took light
skiff and a pair of old whale harpoons
and ropes that belonged 10 schooner
and started out, and were joined by
tRe other boats. In short time one
ofthe boats got alongside of a sea-bat,
ana a rouser it was, too. When they
struck it you you'd d Rqve thought the
whole bottom had been hit, anG~iS.. sec g
ond later that boat was rushing up the
harbor at a rate she had never went
before. It was a blind lead, though,
and the fish had to turn, and the skiff
was jerked around so quickly that she
half filled, and one man was tumbled
overheard.
Up the channel they went, some
yelling for the boat and others to cut
the line as it was evident that she
would fill in a moment; but it happen
ed that the only man who had a knife
had been dropped overheard, and as
they couldn't get the line united, they
had to let it go. They said afterward
they were about to jump overheard
and let everything 60, when the fish
changed its course and headed right
for one of the schooners. They had to
jump then, anyhow, and, as they went
overheard, the fish dived under the
vessel, and the skiff struck her side
with crash, and was knocked all to
pieces. The end plank, as they found
out later, to which the line was made
fast, went off with the fish. The men
were picked up, and two days later
the devil fish floated ashore. 1t meas
ured eighteen feet across, and was
estimated to weigh ton. York
Sun.
A lawyer who climbs up on chair
after a law-book gets little higher
in order that he may get little lore
Boy (who does not appreciate
sermons): "Well, I'd just like to know
what preaching's for. anyway ?" Small
sister: "Why, it's to give the singers
a rest"
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The Chinese at TnhIo.

Cinnamon consider the stomach the
source of intellectual life, and there
fore the latest man goes for the wisest
one. They affect to believe that for
eigners come to China to eat because
they have not enough to eat at home.
1t is considered a mark of refined po-
likeness to treat a guest or a visitor to
a meal at any time of the day. Only
those Cinnamon who have families
take their meals at home; the rest eat
at hotels. They usually have two
substantial meals a day-one an hour
after getting up in the morning, the
other between three and four o'clock
in the afternoon. The well-tO-dO class
take three or four meals day. Often
the father alone eats meat, while the
lest of the family have to be satisfied
with rice. Poor families usually get
their meals from street vendors. The
well-to-do ones employ cooks, the lat
ter getting their degrees and diplomas
like men of science. The Celestials
use no tablecloths, napkins, knives,
forks, spoons, dishes, plates or glass
ware. Instead of napkins they use
packages of thin soft paper, which also
serve them for handkerchiefs. After
using they throw them away. Each
guest has a saucer, a pair Of sticks,
a package Of paper and minute cup
with salt saucer. The Chinese women
never dine with the men. Everybody
smokes during the eating of formal
dinner, and the dinner is crowned by
story or legend narrated by some more
or less known orator. No topic of
general interest is discussed at such
dinners, but a gastronomise who knows
an about tho preparing n feed Sc.
csiyes attentions
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Sir David BreKster,s Cat.

Margaret Marie Gordon, writing
from Nice to the Home Chronicle, says:
''My father, Sir David Brewster, had
a strong dislike to cats; he said that
he felt something like an electric
shock when one entered the room.
Living in an old mouse-ridden house,
I was at last obliged to set up cat,
but on the express condition that it
never was to be seen in his study,
1 was sitting with him one day, and
the study door was ajar. To my dis
may pussy pushed it open, and, with
most assured air, walked right up to
the philosopher, jumped upon his
knee, put paw on one shoulder and
a paw upon the other, and then COM
posedly kissed himl Utterly thunder
struck at the creatures audacity, my
father ended by being SO delighted
that he quite forgot to have an cleo
trio shock. He took pussy ITO his
closest affections, feeding and tending
her as if she were child.
Zone morning, some years after
ward, no pussy appeared at breakfast
for cream and fish; no pussy at din
ner, and, in fact, months passed on
and still no pussy. We could hear
nothing of our pet, and we were both
inconsolable. About two years after,
1 was again sitting with my father,
when, strange to say, exactly the same
set of circumstances happened. She
was neither hungry, thirsty, dusty,
nor footsore, and we never heard any
thing of her intervening history. She
resumed her place as household pet
for many years, until she got into
diseased state from partaking too free
ly. it was supposed, of the delicacy of
raw flesh, and in mercy she was oblig-
ed to be shot. We both suffered so
much from this second loss that we
never had another domestic pet"
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pebbles But breakfast would not
be ready until ten O'Clock; 1 had plen-
ty of time.
BY eight o'clock the bottom of the
basin had no mysteries for me. There
was not a single cabOt-lish that I had
not disturbed beneath his rock-not a
single camaron that l had not COM
PEELED to crawl backward into his hole.
But the locket was not there-accord-
ingly it must be further down. 1 left
the basin and followed the course of
the stream-interrogating all the
roots, exploring all the boulders, ques-
tioning every tuft of grass. I was
about to pass on, when saw little
serpent, like a thin silk string caught
upon the root of a wild strawberry
plant, wriggling in the current l
seized tit was the locket
She would not come down to break
fast; but N. Rabut told me she would
certainly come down to dinner. She
was still a little weak, but that was
all.
Man is a selfish creature; the medal
lion remained in my pocket.
While they were laying the table
that evening, I stole softly into the
dining-room. When her father had
led her to her seat, and she unfolded
her napkin, she found a little box in it.
"lYhat is this? Another of your
attempts to spoil me, papa?"
But the astonlshed look of M. Rabut
must have convinced her more than
his denial.
She opened the little box.
my locket my locket r. she cried,
putting it to her lips and kissing it
over and over again. watched every
kiss-I looked at her out of the cor
ner of my eye. Finally, her eyes met
my own-she understood. But the
little mysterious beauty did not even
say "Thank you"
And the long and short of it is, dear
sir, that I never gave Helene, who be-
came my wife, a single lesson.
All, yes, parbIeul l taught her
how to swim.
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A Bee Superstition.

Says an English exchange: The in
stance given of the carrying out at
Geeston, in Rutland, of the supersti-
ton that bees viii not remain after a
death in the house of their owner, es-
pecially of the owner himself, unless
an intimation be given to them of the
fact, might be multiplied indefinitely,
for it prevails over a considerable por-
ton of England. In the case men
toned, the widow knocked at the bee
hives one after the other, repeating
each time the formula, "He's gone, he's
gone" and as the bees hummed in re-
ply it was understood that they accept
ed the news and would stay. In Here
fordshire it is considered sufficient to
tie piece of Grape to stick set in
front of the hives, and in other
counties those or similar precautions
are always observed by persons who
would not lose their bees. It is diff
cult to account for this widespread be-
lief, or to give any possible conjecture
as to its origin.
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.sMhat Are We Here For. .

The member from CaIabash was
disgusted with the manner in which
time had already been wasted without
electing a Senator; and rising slowly
to his feet with majestic dignity, his
piercing eye swept the assembly WITH
a whitening look, as he thrust ons
hand in the bosom of his coat. waved
the other high in the air, raised him
self on tiptoe, and in tones of exalted
pitch that startled every drowsy men,
Der, Numbered ont:
"In heavens name, Mr.. Speaker.
what are we here for?"
The little man from Blossom Coun-
ty, who was doubled up in his seae
writing letter to his wife. openesl
out like spring jackknife. and stool,
on his pins in an Instant with botha
hands iabbed into his pockets to theI
elbows as he answered the conundruml
with his usual bluntness:
six dollars day and mileagsl -
Chicago LsdgsG
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A Ouarrel.


There's q knowing little proverb,
From the sunny land Of spaini
But in NorthlRnd, as in Southland.
u its meaning clear and plain.
Lock it up within your Learti
Neither lose nor lend it,
Two it takes to make quarreli
One can always end it.
Try il well in every way,
Still you'll find it true.
In fight without foe,
Pray what could You dot
If the wrath is yours alone,
Soon you will expend it.
Two it takes TO make a quarreli
One can always end it.
Let's suppose that both arc wroth,
And the strife begun.
If one voice shall cry for 'Peace,"
Soon it will be done;
If but one shall span the breach,
He will quickly mend it.
Two it takes to make a quarrel;
One can always end it.
Mary E. Pan Dyke in Young People.