The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
LOCAL SPLINTERs

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 THE cowboy organ is normal again this m orning, which fact proves that the scissors and scrap-book were not drawn into re- quisition last night. They are principally reserved for Sunday reading.
 FRANK HUNTER, the we'll known assayer who was burned out in the Tough Nut street fire, last fall, has returned from a several months trip into Sonora and the adjoining state of Chihuahua, He is looking we'll and brings good reports from the land of msnyana.
 A WELL dressed chap, wearing plug hat, was arrested at the Bird Cage theater last night by Chief of Police Neagle, and arraigned before Judge Wallace to-day on the charge of being drunk and disorderiy. He being found guilty the court fined him $l6, which he paid and proceeded on his way rejoicing
 lT IS not to doubted for a moment that "One Going to Pinafore would rejoice in the assassination of the editor of the EPI- TAPH, or any other man who goes in for putting down the cowboy element of the country. It is unavailing to try to hide oneself under so thin disguise as "One Going to Pinafore' The ear marks and brand arc too plain.
 IT was only short time ago that there were whole row of empty stores for more than half way down Fifth street Now only two of these large rooms are empty, and the others are occupied by business firms of various characters which are do ing profitable business.
 THE Florence Enterprise is one of the best local journals published in Arizona. Every issue is brim full of matter pertain ing to the resources of it's locality calcu, lated to bring them to the front and secure capital for development.
 THERE was Pima Indian shot and killed at Benson some time during Sunday night, at his camp a little south of the main street. He was shot under the right ear with pistol of small caliber, and as he fell one of his legs went into the fire and was considerably burned. Suspicion of the deed attaches to Chinaman. He was found by a Chinaman the next morn ing, who reported the case to his neigh bors.
 1T is reported that the Fulton Foundry, of San Francisco, with Mr Armssrong have the contract; for buiidlng tiic aiii for the Total Wreck company iini 'Ep pifs dis. itrict Tli2 grading is sil done fuf the mill 'and now ths work of building will begin and hc pushed ahead as fast as possible. By July fst the music of the stamps ough, to be heard in Empire, and the flow of bull lion begin that shall be only second to Tombstone.
 MEssRs. DILLON x KEsEALY have re. solved to dissolve their cO-partnership, and in consequence will sell their immense stock of dry goods and gentlemen's fur. nishing goods at a great sacrIhce--in fact their entire stock will be sold at cost for cash. They have large stock of fine goods, and the person who cannot please him or herself in style or price will be hard to please indeed.
 IKE people of the Episcopal church were some time in commencing the erec. tion of their church building, but, having once gotten to work, their new edifice is going up very rapidly. Already the build ing has assumed definite form. The walls are laid some six feet high; the arched doorways are in place, and the bed for the flooring has been laid. Adobe is the material used. It is the purpose of finishing the church at once, and when completed they may we'll be proud of their handsome house of worship.
 MEssRs. ARMSTRONG & YOUNG have sold out their business 10 Messrs. Hills t0 Carr, of Benson, who take immediate posses sion. Mir. J. W. Young leaves Tombstone within day or two fo- Eagle station, New Mexico, to join Mr. Armstrong, who has been there for the last four months. They will conduct wholesale jobbing business at that point, and in addition run , otn li,a E,u1a stn Co and Chloride, two important mining camps in the Black range. The EPITAPH regrets to chronicle the departure of any good man or firm from this city, and it wishes Messrs. Armstrong & Young abun- dant prosperity in the new field of their labors
 A"TAx-RIDDEN CITIZEN" speaks very loud piece in the Commercial Advertiser, of last Saturday, upon the proposed special school tax that is about to be asked by the board of school trustees. The EPI- TAPH felt it was foregOne conclusion when ten thousand dollars was talked of as the amount to be voted, that there would be serIous objections urged to so large a sum. To an already heavily taxed people the imposition ot an extra levy of one per cent is too much to be tolerated these dull times. The amount asked, as a special favor, is more than the cost of the entire Tucson school system. This fact should be borne in mind when the question comes up for final action.