Sharp County record., 1877-09-21
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Newport News, 10Th: Silas Hart,
of Ash Flat, cot his head and side
of his face badly bruised by being
caught between q wagon gate aud
gin sill, on the old Robinson farm
east of Jacksonport, on Thursday.
Mountain Home Quid Nunc, Our
friend Harry Condry, Esq, left TWO
ears OF corn at this Office, few days
ago, as q specimen of his crop, which
weighed two mounds and two ounces
each, and if any OF our readers can
beat this, we would be glad TO hear
from them.
Randolph Scalpel, 9Th: The Cir
oat Court while ip session last
week, suspended the sheriff Of Clay
county from office. There were sew
eral indictments against him by the
grand jury, One charge against him
was that he opened the doors Of the
Jail and turned the prisoners out
upon the public.
Fort Smith New Era, 18th; L. S.
Marshal Gen. d. P. Upham left on
last Thursday, with seventeen pris-
oncrs who were convicted and SEN
fenced during the present term of
the y. S. Court. Six Of the number
were destined for the penitentiary
at Little Rock, and eleven for the
house of correction, at Detroit,
Michigan. Several additional pris-
oners remain in the U. S. jail, some
awaiting sentence, and Others serv-
ing out short terms Of imprison-
ment.
Woodruff Co, Yidette: Here is an
other specimen Of what labor will
accomplish in Arkansas. Here is
what the labor Of an industrious
man will bring in our fertile State.
Think Of it, ye toiling masses Of the
North, and come to Arkansas: Mr..
Nep Byrd, who lives SIX miles north
of De View, says with the assistance
of one hand he will make twenty
bales Of cotton, 1000 bushels of corn,
400 gallons molasses, and 100 bush
els of wheat, How Is this for Wood
ruff county?
White GO. Record, 18th; We have
@r1tteH'mdch abdut our gofd mln6
in this place, but we have always
been careful to give only facts. We
have gold here at depth Of forty
two feet that pays twenty dollars
and sixty-seven cents per ton, with
good trace Of silver. Mr., Dave
Lovingston, who lives five miles
south of Gilman, struck the "gIitter"
in well he was digging, at a depth
of seven feet. This well is on the
point Of a ridge, and after Mr.. L.
had blasted through q very hard
rock, he came to what appears to be
a seam, and this seam is filled with
black sand and runs at an angle of
forty-fve degrees, and in this sand
the gold was found. Mr.. L. says he
can put his hand in the seam and
take out by himselftwo flour barrels
per day.
The Philadelphia Ledger has the
following: Mayor 7. f. Linde, of
Hot Springs, Ark, has outdone the
Roman Brutus by ordering the exc
cuton Of sentence passed upon
himself, Repairing to the executive
office, where a number of evil-doors
were awaiting their trial, he calmly
opened court in the usual style, and
called the first case on his docket
"T. f. Linde, for violating ordinance
No. TO-" and propounded the inqui-
ry, ''GuiIty or not guilty" respond
ing promptly in the character of the
accused, "Guilty, your Honor"
"The prisoner is fined s. and costs"
said Mr. Linde, as judge, and en-
tered the record upon his book.
Having thus disposed Of his own
case, he passed on 10 those of other
offenders.
Pine Bluff Republican: On last
Thursday morning, about + o'clock,
Mr. Washers store on Barrauque
street was entered by thieves, and
some $3.50 worth Of goods stolen.
On discovering the robbery, Mr..
Washer at once employed officer
/ j. n. Mahar to ferret ont the rob
bers. Getting on their trail, he
tracked them seventeen miles from