Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-01-04
Arkansas News Items,

Helena and Iron Mountain railroad {: "Wc are informed that negotiations are now pending which are likely to result favofably. Certain capitalists now hold under advisement propositions submit- ted to them by the Board of Directors, which, if accepted, guarantees the con struction of forty miles of the road this year"
 The Qentral Radical Commit tee has issu NAH for State Con vention toas5eiflbfe in Esfffe Rock cii' the 18th inst, to nominate eandidat for State offices.
 Gen. Ord has issued an order prohibiting the carrying o: concealed weapons, and punishing all offenders by fine and Imprisonment.
 -One undivided half of the Pine Bluff Dispatch is offered for sale.
 "A temperance society has been organized at Magnoloa.
 The Magnolia Vindicator strong ly endorses the movement to organize the Democratic anti-negro suffrage party in tho State.
 The following General Orders (No. 40) were issued from Gen. Ord's office of civil affairs, at Holly Springs, on the 12th ultimo:
 "I. In future, whenever citizen is arrested by the military authorities in this Military District, he will be at once furnished by the officer ordering the arrest with written copy of the charges upon which lie was arrested. Such charges will, however, in all cases, be subject to such modification as the facts of each particular case may seem to demand; which modification must he made, and copy of the charges as modified furnished to the prisoner, prior to his arraignment for trial.
 "II. Writs of habeas corpus issued by United States Courts will in all cases be obeyed and respected by all officers of the military service in tli. command"
 -Greuiar No. o6, from Gen. (. Ii. Smiths headquarters sab-district Of Arkansas, at Little Rock, was issued on the 24th uit., and is as follows:
 "Delegates elect to the Convention ordered to assemble at Little Rock, January :, 1868, vii, receive their cer- titicates of election at these headquar- ters, on application in person, and iden- tiiying themselves"
 In the Senate, on the 18th ult., the Chair presented memorial of citi- zens of Arkansas, addressed to the Governor of that State, setting forth that there is great Restitution in seve- ral of the counties of that State, and the imminent danger of an outbreak by blacks in consequence. Referred to Committee on Military Affairs.
 We are requested to state that J. T. Daniel, company A, third Arkansas regiment, who was killed on the 27th of October, 1864. is buried in the pri- yate ground of Mir. John A. Worsham, at Mt. Erin, better known as Fulton Hill, in the county of Iienrico. It is hoped, through the medium of this publication, that his friends will be in- formed as to the place of his interment.
 (Richmond (Va.) Whig.
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 We clip the following item from the Eldorado Sentinel of the 18th inst. ::
 "We are crcdibly informed that a gentleman by the name of Pool, resid- ing in the lower part of this county, mounted his mule and went to the for est for the purpose of hunting deer He had not gone far, however, before his attention was attracted by the ap- proach of one of the animals in quest. He at once halted, and not wishing to turn the course of the deer, concluded to remain in his saddle. The deer came within few yards of MT. Pool, when he fired and killed him. The mule be- coming Frightened at the report of the gun, dashed Mr. Pool to the ground, killing him instantly, and in running through the thick woods at the top of his speed, came in contact with a tree, or some other obstacle, killing itself. Thus, from the firing of a single shot, three lives were sacrificed--the deer, the man and the mnle."