Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-15
ARKANSAS NEWS.

Pine Bluff Fourth-of-J ulied.
Batesville has a fishing club.
Ozark needs cabinet maker.
Fort Smith has Schuetzen Verein.
Little Rock has a new temperance
| hall.
Pine Bluff is to have a first-clas
school.
New wheat sells for ninety cents s
bushel at JacksonDOrt.
Portiss and Brothers s. g. Red Bone
won the mile race at Pine Bluff. Time
/ so.
The Jacksonport Herald accuses John
Creagan of attempting to steal the coun
ty pOorhouse.
Edward Colburn, near Pine Bluff. has
raised, in one hill, seven potatoes thai
weigh eight pounds.
No need of immigration societies in
Monroe. The Clarendon Age says foul
ten-pound boys were born in that town
in six days.
Colonel Slovenian has severed his
connection with the Pine Bluff RepubIi.
can, which has been purchased by Hon.
o. P. Snyder.
Colonel P. 81. Rice and Rev. Frank
Moore will soon commence the publ
cation OF q newspaper at Bonneville,
Sarber county.
Batesville Times: The plentiful rain
in this part Of the county on Tuesday
last, will, we are informed, nearly
make the corn crop.
Lewisburg State: Mr.. C. C. Brown,
living eighteen or twenty miles from
here, is reported to have discovered q
rich lead of silver and lead ore.
Augusta Bulletin: We hope it is true
that the presidency of the Arkansas
university at Fayetteville has been
offered to General Joseph E. Johnston.
Augusta Bulletin: The president of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad
says that unless he can raise nine hun
dred thousand dollars in cash the road
will lose the land grant.
Augusta Bulletin: Glorious, "gIlsh-
ing" rains in the Point colony and most
parts OF the county south and east of
town. No rain yet about the White
Church settlement, and corn is suffering.
Hot Springs Telegraph: 1.-THE Gazette
of Little Rock, Of yesterday makes-up
Its local page from the Hot Springs and
the Washington telegraphs.n Then we
pity the Gazette and condemn his taste.
Fort Smith Herald: We learn from
Captain Ashbrook that work has been
resumed on the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad, and that the six miles
to Ozark will be completed at once.
Good.
Fort Smith Herald: When the tele-
graph line shall have beeU az t. blished to
Muskogee and to LitEe Rcck, we pro-
pose to give you daily once more, and
keep up with the times just as closely as
We can.
The editor of the Ozark Banner saws
that his journal now goes to eighty post
offices in twelve States and Territories.
We would like to have more sent off, as
we think it would do good for our coun-
try to have it better known.
Fort Smith Herald: The old Wash
ington Telegraph, after a short suspen-
sion, puts in an appearance again. We
are glad Of it, and rejoice at the prosper
ity OF our old-time friend. The TeIe-
graph is one of the oldest landmarks of
and will be, as she has been,
a "power in the land"
Fort Smith Herald: The country is
getting a very fair share of rain now,
During the past week it has been raining
at intervals at different points; and the
prospects are now very good that our
corn crops will come up with our wheat
crops, and that peace, with plenty, will
soon prevail.
Augusta Bulletin: A mulatto, charged
with outragiDg lady in st. Francis
county last week, passed through Au-
yusta about q half hour ahead of his
Dursuers, who halted go long here, and
.alked 81 much, that il the negro in
ended lurking near, he was doubtless
warned and escaped. We hear no par
iculRrs.
The United States court, at its recent
ession In Fort Smith, convicted Samuel |
cay, James Moore, Oscar Snow, Daniel
Evans, Smoker Mankiller Qndians), |