Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-19
ARKANSAS NEWS.
II is hot at Hot Springs.

LII Is not at hot Springs.
Helena has new cOiOred church.
Batesville has a prosperous fishing
club.
New Port, Jackson county, Is to have
brass band.
A mail route has been established be-
tween LOnoke and Austin.
The Baptist Stats convention meets at
Searcy on the twentieth instant.
II. M. Rector, jr., Of Garland county,
is q candidate for the les stature.
Twenty-Five persons joined the Metho-
dist church at LOnOke last week.
The editor of the Little Rock Herald
is serving up R jacobson Oh toast.
The surviving members of the old
Pike Guard will have u reunion at Fay
etteville, August 10 n.
Mr.. Thomas Greene, residing in Bear
house to Fnship, was bitten by snake
last week. He is doing we'll.
George Moore, living near FaIrview,
Independence county, shot and killed
his step father, Bah Rushing, last week,
because Of domestic immO.slIty.
Mr.. J. NJ. COTE rslires rom the edito-
rial department OF the Arkansas City
Post, and Mr.. John t. Head takes his
place. The right name in the right
place.
A man named Bledsoe, of Sebastian
county, in q fight at WitcheEville, re.
celved twenty-five slabs from a pocket
knife in the hands of his antagonist. He
will recover.
D. L. Six, who was indicted for perju-
ry at the last term of Independence cir.
cult court, and who has bsen on bail
since that time, was gwen up on last
Wednesday by his bondsmen and COM
mitted to Jail.
Alexander Wooten and Bud Wootan,
charged with the killing of NJ. M. Smith,
In CauthrOp, Logan county, short
time ago, forfeited their bond, and did
not appear before the examining court
last week.
The young ladies and gentlemen Of
Hamburg have organized a glee-club
and dramatic company, the proceeds
derived from the exhibitions given to go
toward purchasing instruments for a
brass band.
Little Rock Gazette: Thursd az morn
ing Mrs. Person attempted to ktndle a
fire with coal-OiI, which resulted in the
explosion Of the can, setting fire to her
clothes, and burning her so seriously
that her life is despaired of.
The Augusta Bulletin Gays candidates
are out hunting the pretty curly headed
children whose mothers are to make
their husbands and brothers aud fathers
vote right. Barbecues and public speak
ing are the order of the day.
Helena Mail: Mr.. Henry Grant
L, i IL
kid with eight distinct legs and feet.
1t had them all over its body, "Iike the
quilts OF the fretful porcUpine." The kid
was dead-died of too many legs.
A couple of young gentlemen Of
Hope, in Hampstead county, thought to
create a sensation this week by fighting
a duel. They were arrested, and eXpia-
nations followed, much to their disgust
aud shame at making such asses Of
themselves.
A man named Sitter was jailed last
week for an assault upon a Mrs. Hill
dreth, at Judsonia, White county. He
was brought before Esquire CASTLE, who
fined him forty.two dollars for an as
sault with intent to kill and for carry
ing concealed weapons.
Old man Cooper, an sged mute, was
murdered near Mountain View, Stone
county, last week, by two men named
Kerley and Martin. They butGhered
the helpless old man before the eyes OF
his young son, whom they held fast till
the fearful act was ended.
A boy banned Cloar, in Pope county,
who lived in the neighbOrhood some
three or four miles southeast of RUSSELL
vile, poisoned himself by chewing hem
lock root last Friday. He was hunting
ginseng, and took the poisonous root for
that article. He died in 3 few hours.
Little Rock Herald: Bsscomb Leigh,
ESQ.,, city treasury, has filed petite n
for mandamus in the circuit court to
compel the city to pay him seventy-five
dollars per month for services. 1t in
wolves tue authority Of the council to re-
duce the salary of an officer after his
election.
Helena World: Our friend and neigh
Dor, Colonel w. h. 81. Clayton, United
States attorney, has been hunting up
loyal voters for some time, and on Fri
day morning took it into his head to
hunt one up at home. Behold his sur
prise to find it was not a voter, nor can
it be until woman suffrage shall have
been recognized. Mother and babe are
doing well.
Batesville Times: James Mahan, the
yeung man who killed old man Brady
about two years ago, in his own yard, in
this county, about 8 goose that soma OF
the women fOlhs hsd q dispute over,
and made his escape, was arrested in
Sebastian county, twenty miles from
Fort Smith, some three week since,
and brought to this place last week in
charge OF deputy and one guard, and
committed TO Jail.
Little Rock Gazette: The Arkansas
wooden mills, seven miles from Bates
vile, are one of the most important
business enterprises Of the county. They
opened business in the fall of 1875, and
with the improved machinery added
and skillful operators, they have been
enabled to manufacture goods, so far, in
excess Of the demand. The main build
ing is a large and substantial frame
structure, having four stories.
A large number of the most wealthy
and responsible citizens Of Pine Bluff
met at the courthouse last Tuesday
evening, to hear and consider the report
of the committee appointed at previous
meeting in reference to the Shreveport,
Pine Bluff and Memphis railroad COM
many, After hearing the report and
speeches from General Ports, Colonel
Bell and Colonel Grace, 8 resolution
empowering the committee appointed at
q former meeting to enter into cores
pondence with moueyed men abroad,
with a view TO advance the interests OF
the company, was adopted.
The grand jury OF Hampstead county
have made the following report: "The
exs-"i-stiao ~'ti-e school fund devel-
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