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


 programme for about May 1st.
 THERE will be the regular session of the common council tonight at 2 80 o'clock.
 The anniversary ball of the Odd Eel lows takes place week from tonight
 R. H. VAN ARMAN, father of the secre- tary of this territory, died in San Francisco on the 14th instant.
 H. Solomon, Esq, returned from Win chester district ttis morning, and reports everything booming" in that locality.
 A number of fine "ollas" were brought into town yesterday by some Indians, who found very ready sale for them.
 THE editorial in the Nugget this morn ing manifests healthier tone in that jour nal than for long time past.
 THIRTEEN assays are being made today by C. J. Duvsl, of ore from Messrs. Hearst and Solomon's mines in the Winchester district.
 A SIGNAL rocket was fired from the up per end of Allen street about S:30 last evening. It could have been plainly seen from any point in the Dragoon or Mule mountains.
 A CARL LOAD of Fredericksburg lager beer has lately been received by MT. Wherfritz direct from San Jose, and the cool beverage is now on draught at his saloon. r.. IT is now about cOnclusively decided to close the public schools on the 22nd of May. Cannot some desperate effort be made SO as to keep them open through the remainder of the school year!
 THE bullion shipment yesterday for the Tombstone M. & M. Co.,, by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, was five bars weighing 1903 pounds valued at 912,O74, and for the Girard NJ. & N. O., two bars the weight of which was 300 pounds and having a total valuation of $439354.
 THE Tivoli is out with 2 pronuncia- mento in another column. The Tivoli is the only place in Tombstone that keeps the genuine Boca beer, which for the quintessence of barley-corn and hops, beats the world, to say nothing about the justly celebrated Sierra snow water with which it is made. Boca cheers but does not inebriate.
 T. E. ATKINSON lett for Tucson by to- days stage to see about making arrange ments with the Arizona telephone com pany for the establishing of a. telephone system in Tombstone, also for line to Bisbee. On his return he will erect line from Miller to Carr canyon for the Hua- chucs water company to connect with the line which he completed few days ago.
 Jas. W. Moyle, Esq, of San Francisco not Colonel Boyle-has completed an agreement with the Gunsight Mining com. pany, by the stipulstions of which he will erect 20-ton water,jacket smelter. One half of the claim will be given to MT Moyle, as compensation for the construc- tion of the works, and deed to the mine of one-haf of the smeiter. It is the pur- pose of the projector to proceed at once with the work.
 J. c. BRADY will dedicate his new hall at Neptune wells. 14 miles from town on the Charleston road, on Sunday next, by giving a grand ball, to which the public arc cordially invited. The entertainment will commence at Roon on Sunday and close at midnight, making twelve hours time of it. No pains will be spared to make this an enjoyable occa. slon to all who may attend. The distance is so short that one can walk or ride as it seems best.
 MR. W. H. PECK, of Tombstone, Arizona, arrived on Tuesday last. He is the son of Mr. James Peck, who died sud denly in Camas Prairie on the 18th of March. We are glad to see Mr. Peck with us.
 The above personal appeared in the East Oregonian, published at Pendleton, Umstilla cobnty, Oregon. Mir. Peck is well known in Tombstone, and his many friends here will be glad to know that he arrived at his destination safe and well.
 The street commissioner is apparently very attentive to the condition of the highways. 4 man goes around daily raking up tho paper, straw and other refuse matter. and 6 csrs follows which carries the debris away. Except on windy days, the sprinkler keeps gil the dust lain, and the broad thoroughfares of Tombstone, in point of neatness and pleasing appearance, VIC can truly be proud of There ia but one observable evil, which is the throwing of water out in the front of restaurants, and this should be remedied.
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