Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-03-27
General Summary.

A young man named Truman Shepard
called yesterday upon Lieut. Reed, at the
Tenth Ward Police Station, a; New York,
and stated that he was a fugitive from Pitts
burbh Pa, where he had, Just previous to tie
last general election, broke into the store of
John b. Duulany, in Third street, and robed
it of goods to the value of $3.50, with which
he escaped to this city. Sheppard stated fur
ther that lie was destitute aud out of employ
neut, but did not wish to steal. and was per
tectIy willing to be punished for the crime he
had committed. lie WAS taken before Justice
Wood and committed until word can he re-
ceived fom Pittsburgh, the Police authorities
of which city have been written to.
Fatal Railroad 1ccidcat-We learn with
regret, that Mr.. Thomas Barnard, a well
known conductor on the Philadelphia vii.
mington and Baltimore Railroad, was killed
wednesday morning. He was on the top of
a car, attached to the passenger train, contain
ng Ice. endeaverlng to remove il, and passing
under the bridge at Orange farm, short dis
tance from Baltimore, his head struck the
bridge, causing death Immediately. The de
essed leaves wife and family IN Uavre de
Grace, where his body will be taken. This
lameutaJlc accident caused detention of the
train.
The Indiana Senate have passed to second
reading bill providing that every person
who shall desire to indulge in drinking spirit
.sus or malt liquors, shall procure a yearly
.rense or permit from the clerkot the court
the clerk 70 keep ragstry of all persons who
may apply f3r permits, 4. ines or violation
of tha law % 70 to benevolent institution; all
persons who shall sell to persons who have no
permission to drink, 10 be fiend heavy sums,
&c. The reading # tie bill WAS received
with considerable wir.h.
Not Lasone-The Trenton (N. J.) Reuub-
lcan Is authorized hv gentleman well ac-
cu..uteI with tGe h.J..-.. sf John J. Eckel.
residngat Mount Pleasant, Hunterdon county
to say that the statement going the rounds of
the papers that he is almost insane, in conse-
quence of the implication of his brother in the
murder of Dr. Burdel, is entirely unfounded
Mr.. Eckel, a respectable and worthy citizen,
is now engaged in the transaction Of his usual
business.
T~o Days an a Coffin 1ipe-M 7. r.
Butler, a Georgia timber cutter, went TO Sa-
vannah, short time snce, to sell timber, and
was taken sick, and it was thought, died
His remains were deposited in a coffin and
sent home, On openin5 the coffin after its
arrival he was discovered to smile. Medical
assistance was amediately obtained, and it is
said that he is fast recovering. He was in hi.
coffin nearly two days.
The Hagerstown (Md,) Herald states that
in that country first rate houses bring from
5000 to S25O,and ordinary ones from SlOO to
$3.50. The prices of cows range between
$50 and $50, and stock and fat cattle are
proportlonabIy high. The latter are very
scarce and arc bought up for other markets.
The highest single paSsenget fare in the
world is GIGS, (SS25) which is the sum
charged by the Peninsuar aud Oriental Com
p"ny for a passage ftom Southamton to Shan
hal.
There are some three hundred convicts at
the present time, incarcerated in the Jeffer-
sonYllle, Qnd,) Penitentiary