The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-03-06
LOCAL SPLINTERS.

OUR public schools have closed for q vacation of two weeks.
 THERE are only two cases of smallpox and it is not certain but that these are measles.
 THE Tombstone Literary and Debating Society have an interesting programme for tonight
 JOHN A. PAUL, EsQ., the mining expert left by coach for Contention this afternoon on his way to San Francisco.
 THE funeral of Patrick Byrne took place this afternoon from the city undertaker's The deceased died yesterday from pneu. monia
 A PARTY composed of MT. Woodward, F. Thorndike and others, left this morning for Sonora to look after some mining pro- perty in the state.
 THE yellow flag is out on Allen street, between Seventh and Eighth. Other than this there are but two cases of smallpox and they are both in the pest house.
 MAYOR CARR and Dr. McSwegan made a tour of inspection through every ward in the city yesterday in search of smallpox cases and found none other than those heretofore reported.
 THE machinery for the Santa Maria mines, Sonora, of which Pierre Humbert, Jr., is superintendent, passed the line yes terday afternoon. There were six large wagons transporting it to its destination.
 THE grocery store of Messrs. Chandler and Forsytbe has been lately moved to No. 32S Fremont street, just opposite the EPI- TAPH office. Housekeepers will find this convenient place to purchase their fam fly supplies.
 ALL members of the Debating and Lit erary Club are requested to attend the reg ular meeting of the same this evening at 7:3O o'clock in the office of Judge Lucas. A new and excellent programme has been prepared.
 THE Huachuca Water company have established their office over Hudson's drug store When these rooms above the store are completed-as they will be in week or so-the company will have some of the finest located offices in town.
 A RICH strike IS reported in the Iowa company's mine near Pick-em-up Station. At 180 feet they have struck ledge from six to eight feet wide and the ore IS said to be very rich. This is good news, and will be particularly so to claim owners in that section of the district.
 OUR new city government will have to look we'll to their expenditures or their re- form movement will be yelcpt the "boome' rang" A gentleman of prominence and a heavy taxpayer told an EPITAPH reporter yesterday, that he had figured up the cost according to the new programme, and thus far the expenses would be $2,700 more than last year. Can this be SO? WE were shown an old Roman coin yes terday, presented by William Herring, Esq, to MT. F. s. Earle, of this city. It is of copper, trifle less in diameter than an old copper cent and about the same thick, ness. Oxidation has SO eroded its surface that the inscription is not plain, however the profile of the emperor during whose reign it was coined is very distinct.
 OFFICER Joseph Poynton, of the police | force, was arrested some time ago for false | imprisonment in the case of one Glynn The case was heard before Justice Feltel this morning and the defendant held in the sum of $500 to appear before the next grand jury. Immediately thereafter q writ of habeas corpus was brought before Commissioner Drum and MT. Poynton was honorably discharged.
 THERE was no meeting of the council last night, as the city and county authori ties arranged the matters for which g meeting had been called-building an ad ditlon to the pest house. The addition is being put up to-day and will accommo date from eight to ten patients. In case of necessity tle city is thus prepared tc meet the circumstances.
 PROGRAMME of exercises of the Tomb stone Literary and Debating club, Tuesday evening, February 2S: The Consideration of Sir Waiter Scott 1. Biographical sketch of his life, by Dr. McSwegan 9. The consideration of him as a poet, by Mrs. Mehan. 3. As novelist, Mrs. Reppy f. The style of his writings and an andy sis of The Lady of the Lake, by Mir. Sher