The Daily Tombstone. [volume] (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-26
HE PITH AND POINT OF
EVERYTHING CURRENT.
Points Jotted Down By
Our Reporters,

Yesterday was very orderly day
no fights; no arrests.
Our streets were thronged with
strangers yesterday.
Yesterday was a gala day in this
city.
Sergeant Corn and wife were among
the visitors from Fort Huachuca yes
Serday.
Deputy Sheriff Crowley, of Wilcox,
came over on Thursday evening TO
spend the holidays.
The funeral OF the late William
Richards took place this afternoon
and was largely attended by his
numerous friends ana acquaintance.
W. A. McAlistsr, late of Benson,
has accepted position as barkeeper
with Messrs. Caesar & Wehrfritz, Of the
Crystal Palace.
Installation of officers of King Solo
mon Lodge, F. and A. n, will take
place at their lodge room this (SatuI'
day. evening.
lone Of those street fakes, with .
board upon which knives are stuck.
and which upon the payment of 70
cents entities the stranger to three
rings, was one of the attractions on
Allen street to-day.
There was a rumor on the streets
to-day that the Duncan rangers had
overtaken a band of fifteen Indians
and had fight with them, killing five
Indians and losing ode ranger.
Nick Stanton, an old-timer of this
camp, who has been prospecting in
the mol thern part of the Territory for
the past year, returned to this city
few days ago.
Josiah White, superintendent of the
Contention mine, and his family took
their departure this morning for San
Francisco, to spend the New Year
holidays.
One of our society young men yes
terday offered his heart, hand and for
tune to a popular young lady OF THU
city, and in return got the mitten,
which can be seen by calling at the
Fifth street news depot.
What is the matter with the Tomb
stone mail? Not a newspaper has
reached the Citizen this week.-Citi-
zen. Give it up, neighbor. Guess
you'll have to ask the railway postal
clerks, rs The DAILY TOMBSTONE goes
to your address every day in the year,
Sundays and holidays excepted.
Thomas Gates, chairman Of the
Democratic Territorial Central Conn
mittee, has called . meeting of the
committee for January 9Th, 1t Tucson,
for the purpose Of appointing the
members of the next Territorial Con-
vsntion and fixing the place for hold
ing the same.
Secretary of State Bayard, in IN in
terview with Mr.. Linn, q prominent
Democrat of Texas and editor OF the
Vicoria, Texas, Advocate, said: $50
long ~ the United States has An army
and navy and any money in the
treasury her citizens will be protected
abroad, and especially in Mexico
Mr.. Romero, the Mexican Minister "a
the United States, in consultation with
the same gentleman, said "ths main
cause of the troubles Of Americans in
Mexico was their misunderstanding Of
the Mexican laws"
The Attorney General of the United
States has given this interesting opin
ion to claimants for damages by In
dian depredations: "In order to en-
title any claim for Indian depreda
tions 70 be investigated in pursuance
Of Ne provisions Of the Act OF Marcel
8, 1855, such claims must have origin
ated since the Revised Statutes repeal
ing the three years limitation Of 1873
went into operation; or else, if j
originated before that time, it mus
, have been presented within thre
years after the commission of the in
jury which constitutes the basis Q