The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-02-27
LOCAL SPLlNTERS
Adjourned

THE regular monthly examinations in the public schools are being held this week.
 r NEARLY five hundred cases have al ready been entered in the District court of Cochise county.
 WORK laying the Huachuca W ater con- pany's pipe is in progress fiom the reser- voir toward Charleston.
 IRE Huachucss very forclbly re. mind one of ,be boreal regions of the Arc. tics, wrapped as they are in their heavy mantle of snow.
 MEssRs. Simmons, Fall and Galland arrived from Cumpas, Sonora, last even- ing. They were four days on the road, which was remarkably quick passage.
 EXTENSIVE improvements are in pro. gress at the Boston mill. An excavation is being made in the rear of the wing on the upper side of the mill where large addition is to be erected.
 THE connection of trains at Benson for the last two or three days has been com plete, and h consequence our mails have arrived on tune, for all of which the people are duly thankful.
 THE Girard compahy are preparing the foundation for their two 50O00-gallon water tanks on top of the hill above the mill. The prepared lumber is all on the ground ready for putting up the tanks as soon as the foundation is completed.
 THE bullion shipment Wednesday, by Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express for the Tomb stone NJ. & NJ. O., was three bars weigh ing 626 pounds and valued at $8328, To : day the shipment will be three bars hav- ing total valuation of $S578 and weigh ing 636 pounds.
 THE Vlzina Consolidated Mining con- pany declared dividend of 10 cents per share, amounting to $20,000, on the 18th inst, payable at the company's office, No. 30 Pine street, New York, on March list. This is the sixth dividend, and makes the aggregate, to date, $120,OOO This is a good record for mine that never had an assessment levied upon its stock.
 THE reception of Hxnpath branch of the National Irish Land League, on the night of the 2zd was perfect success. The hall was we'll filled, the music excellent, and dancing continued till o'clock in the morning. Redpath branch has raised and forwarded over $l7OO to the parent society within the last seven months. This is a most creditable showing for the sons and daughters of the evergreen Isle who reside in this frontier town of the Far Vest
 MEssRs. co. T. Russell and J. W. Mun- son, of this city, contemplate starting an os- trich ranch either in the Sulphur Spring or San Simon valley, the coming summer. A stock of birds will be imported direct from South Africa, which climate is said to resemble that of Arizona very closely. It is said that all that is wanted in the way of food is plenty of grass and gravel, both of which abound in those valleys.
 A BOX of fine cigars made its appear. ance in the ErTTAPH office on the birth day of the "Father of his Country" bearing the inscription, Compliments of J. o. Smith, to the ErIrArH office." The boys all voted this the right kind of compli- ments, and all joined in smoking to the success of MT. Smith, who has just opened a book, stationery and news depot in Saf- ford's new block, on Fifth street, near the corner of Fremont. The EPITRPH wishes Mir. Smith the most ample success in his new enterprise.
 CORONER Matthews held an inquest on the bodies of John R. GIbbon and Nal vina Lopez, at Contention, Tuesday last. This was the unhappy pair who climbed the golden stair on the fumes of pan of charcoal Monday night From the burned pants and the position of the unfortunate John, it would seem that he tried to re- pent the rash act, but was too far gone to get to the door and open it, so he crawled back to the bed where his body was found prone across the corpse of Malvins. Now that life's fitful dream is over, is is to be hoped they sleep well.
 AN EPITAPH reporter saw some beautiful specimens of placque painting yesterday at the store of P. w. Smith & Co.,, exc cuted by Mir. N. Belgrano, one of the clerks of that establishment. These were two wooden placques, or plates, the size 1 of medium sized dinner plate. The body is a glossy black. The medallion, Tn the center, is horseshoe of medium size entwiaed in wreath of daisies, pansies, lilies of the valley, fuchslas, rosebuds and strawberries, with profusion of delicate green foliage. Inscribed in tn, center of oneis the following, which indicates the destination of the paintings: Married, Miss Jennie Miguel to Mir. Samuel H. Drachman, October 17th, 1875, San Der nardino, Cal" The center of the other is de. voted to a register of the births and deaths in the family. They are beautiful speci- mems of placque painting.