Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-12-07
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
 S~ We clip the following from the Little Rock Gazette of the lst inst:
 The following special to the Memphis Appeal, will be of interest to merchants and planters:
 Holly Springs, Miss, Nov. 26.
 Landlords lien is not held preferable over the claim of those furnishing sup. plies. o. D. Greene, 4. 4. G. s
 The attention of the merchants and planters throughout the state is particu- larly invited to the advertisement of Messrs. Hodges < Weeks, contractors of the Penitentiary. They offer to fill all orders for boots and shoes at prices even more advantageous than eastern Aanufac- turers. A home enterprise of this char acter should command the patronage of the people--especially as in % doing they will save money.
 MURDER CAsE.-The trial of Ben. Wells for the murder of Lavina Pruett, on the night of the 29th of June last, was concluded, on Friday, in the circuit court ot Pulaski county, and the result was verdict of" guilty as charged in the indict- ment." Mfr. Howard, counsel for the de- fendant, filed . motion in arrest of judg- ment on the ground that the verdict did not state the degree in which the defend ant was guilty. The motion was sustain ed by his honor, judge Bartlett, who or dered new trial:
 IMPROVEMENT IN INTERNATIONALLY snag boat Northwest steamed up yesterday morning for the purpose of going to work again, as the river has risen some six or seven inches. We hope that under the superintendence of the veteran Capt. Hi ner (who, by the way, is just the right man in the right place she may be able to remove some of the Instructions at Be- vers Dam some 30 miles above the city
 Col. J. N. Macomb who has charge of this work, will no doubt recieve the thanks of the Little Rock and Fort Smith packet company for the effort he is mak- ing to clear the river of the snags, as we understand they do not insure their boats on account of the exorbitant rates of pre- mium charged.
 MEMPHIS AND LITTLE ROCK, R. R. We learn that the company has aban- doned the middle division for the present, and have concentrated their forces between Memphis and Madison, and also, between Dcvall's Bluff and Little Rock. It is the intention of the company to have the road in running order to this point by the first day of January next I hey are laying track rapidly from Fifteen Mile bayou west, and Mfr. John Eppes, is superinten- ding the work Madison Pioneer.
 REFRIGERATION. Immense numbers oy emigrants to Texas, continue to pass through our town. Almost daily target rains can be seen in our strees, moving westward We are also informed that only small portion ofthose who are emmigrating to the west pass through our town, but that majority of them cross Red River both above and below here. There has been a tremend- ous influx of population intS Texa. since the war-Those with whom we converse are mostly from Tennessee and Kentuc ky Brownlow will soon depopulate his State, if he continues to rule his subjects with the iron rod of radicalism. Washing Tel egraph.
 We understand that contract has been made by the Little Rock and Fort Smith R. R. Company with Northern capitalists to build the road, provided the State will take second mortgage on it, instead of the first. The company proposes to take the appropriation of the State, of sl0 900 a mile, and build the road, and tcke the first mortgage out, to secure them for bull ding it, and then give the State thesecond mortgage. We understand Gov. Murphy favors the plan. We believe the people in this region would vote the whole inter- est to any company that will build the road. Give us the road, and lot the com pany take lands donations and all. The road is what we want. Let the stockhol- ders make the contract for building the road at once, and not ritter away another ten years, by doing nothing.-Fort Smith Herald.
 The Woods in this county have been on fire for the last week, filling the air with dense smoke which is almost suffo- eating; besides destroying fences and other property. The mast in the woods is also destroyed by the fire, which will have . very unfavorable effect on the price ofcorn and pork in this county.-Black River (Pocahontas) Standard. HH
 The land agent of the Memphis and Little Rock railroad has left with the Commissioner General of the land office a map showing the line of the road.
 The Fort Smith Herald says that the river is so low above that point that COW came along one day and drank it in two.
 Mir. c. F. Bethel Sheriff of Sebastian