The Osceola times., 1879-04-19
OSCEO1A, ARKANSAS SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1879

court and jury before whom he was tried
and be was discharged.
Charleston News and Courier: The
southern press has done its part. Now for
Judges, juries and governors! The hanging
OF two or three "genteel" murderers will
stop the bloody pistol business. Nothing
else Will. Every one OF the assassins relies
on his money or his connections TO save him,
Treat the rich aud influential as the poor
and frisndless are treated, and they will
think twice before they shoot once.
Nashville Banner: Mr.. CHRISTOPHER
Brandon, Of Stewart county, the father OF
Col. Nathan Brandon. senator from Stewart
and Montgomery, presents remarkable
case oil vitality. lie is Lightweight years
old, and is apparently as active and sprightly
now as at any time Of his life. He has mar
rled four times and is the father OF twenty,
seven children. They range all the way
from one year old to siItysthree years.
Savannah News; The number OF little
negro children cremated in the interior of
the state through carelessness is really start.
ling. On last Monday evening Dick Walker,
colored, living on the place Of Mr.. &. II,
walker, seven miles from Dablin. left his
three little children in the house in charge
OF their older sister, about twelve years of
age, Soon afterward the house took fire,
and the girl ran out, leaving the children in
the house, where they were burned up.
Assumption (Ls) Pioneer: The crop
prospects throughout the entire length and
breadth OF this parish are very fst,ering.
On nearly every sugar plantation the cane.
both plant and stubble, is springing up
handsomely in response to the caressing
rainfalls. The season was unusually favora.
BILE for planting the well preserved seeds
cane, and at present writing, for cultivation,
the earth is in splendid condition. Labor
seems to be plentiful.
Houston Telegram Every day mur-
derers are turned loose or condemned to
nominal Imprisonment in the already over
crowded penitentiaries, and on all hands are
heard complaints Of the expense of main,
tanning thousands Of criminals in prison.
SO violently has the fever of economy in
spending money on the punishment of Grim
lnals taken hold OF our authorities in Texas
that it is considered perfect godsend If
prisoners will only take the trouble to escape
and keep out of sight of the law officers.
Such murders as those OF Alston and
OF Elliott are not without their good effects.
The grand jury in Atlanta returned seventy
hve true bills in jify, and demanded OF
the county's representatives In both branch
es of the general assembly 8n effort TO pass a
law thar shall put an eflectual blockade and
stop to the buying, selling, owning, pos
sessing, loaning, borrowing, or bringing into
the state, any ''istol or pistols, or in buying
or selling any pistol cartridges" Among
those indicted for carrying concealed deadly
weapons are two women.
The act recently passed by the Ten
nessee legislature regulating the sale OF pis
tolls, makes it q misdemesnor to bring into
the STATE, either for the purpose OF selling,
giving away or otherwise disposing of any
belt or pocket pistol except army and navy
pistols. Amy person guilty OF 3 violation OF
this law shall pay a fine OF not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred
dollars, and may be imprisoned at the dis,
cretion OF the court. Grand jurors are re-
quired to present persons charged with a
violation OF this law, aud they may be pres
sented without a prosecutor.
Court proceedings at Rio Grsnde City,
Texas: Duling the trial of one party, in, J.,
dieted for murder, his honor became some.
what excited, and dismissed the district at
torney, fning him s25. lie had verdict
written olt of not guilty, and asked the
Jury II that was their verdict. Eleven ans
swered in the al rmative, one answered no.
He thereupon ordered the sheriff to release
the remaining prisoners in Jail. The sher q
refused TO obey the order, and his honor had
cosrt adjourned until afternoon. On its
reassembling he had the district attorney
called, and falling to answer, after being
called four times, he was fined S400 in add.
tion to the SIS. The only reasonable solu.
ton OF this action of his honor is that he
had been imbibing too freely OF the limpid
waters OF the Rio Grande.
The Virginia legislature passed the
Mofiett register bill (amendatory to the
present law. The principal amendments
are: First, that the registers are re eluired to
be placed on the counters; one painted in
red and the other in black; tax ON the alec
ho.ie drinks reduced from two and a-hslf
to one and a half cents, and malt drinks
a half cent drink. On spirituous liquor
sold by the gallon ut RETAIL "a cents for the
first gallon, and for all above that quantity
20 cents; the record OF sales to be kept in
book furnished by the auditor, aud paid for
by the dealer. Monthly returns to be veri>
fed by the dealer upon his oath. The bill
came back TO the senate Saturday, and that
body oOBcurrsd in the house amendments.
The bill goes to the governor. The changes
IN the law will reduce the revenue to one
half what IL was for the past year.