Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-19
ARKANSAS NEWS.

Fort Smith Independent: Colonel Camp
bell, the cattle man, has 1000 head of cattle
under herd on Riddle prairie"
Prescott Dispatch: "The shipments oil
lumner from Prescott are immense, and our
millmen are all at work to supply the de-
| mand"
The Hon. Jacob Frolich, secretsry of state,
has had marble slab erected over the long
neglected grave of Ex-Governor John Sell
| den ROAM.
Texarkana Nens: "About 800 cars are
! in the yard now, which is somewhat lees
| than the daily average number of cars Ieav-
ing Texarkana."
Eureka Springs Republican: "The laying
of minerals claims has been quite fashion
able for the past few days, and soon these
hills will be covered with them"
Benton county scrip is at par ......... Van
Buren, is shabby to its public school. 1t is held
for the season. Wake up, Van Buren,.
The Batesville Guard wisely says: "Plant
more corn and better corn this year, and
give the corn more work than Is usually be-
slowed upon that crop. There is no want or
destitution where corn and meat is in plenty.
All cotton means restitution and want"
Within eight miles of Jameston there
are eight preachers. The moral condition
of the district is not reported, but a house
there was damaged by lightning and two
gentlemen badly shocked. -. A new town.
ship has been created out of portions of
Jasper and Cedar Creek townships to be
called Cedarville township.
Says the Van Buren, ar, us: "The Alma
Independent says the citizens there are indig-
nant at the frauds of the Miller brothers
spiritual seances. What else did they expect
than fraud ?.......N Near Emmersville four
masked men hung up Mr.. Emmerson until
they made him give up $1,000. They were
pursued but shot at the officers and got
away. 1t is believed they are known and
expected they will be lynched."
Searcy Record: "The sulphur spring is in
deplorable condition ......... Fresh grass Is
beginning to improve the quality of beef for
sale in our market........ A great tidal wave
of religion has struck Fayetteville, Ozark,
GAINESVILLE and other towns throughout the
State. At Ozark there has been about 100
conversions under the ministry of the Rev.
George Hill. The case against Sim Car
penter, assault with intent to commit rape,
was concluded by his being sent to jail"
With sound sense the Sesrcy Beacon says:
'The very high price of corn at present will,
it IL, hoped, cause farmers TO grow more corn
heresfter.". The Beacon also says: 'Mr.
S. D. Neelly's little daughter Rubie, was ac-
cidentally shot in the hip by the falling of
shotgun, which was standing against the wall
in the room. The gun was loaded with bird
shot; injuries thought to be durable
The temperance war at Sezrcy is over, and
prohibition As triumphant. The friends of
the cause have have made strong fight, and
have won victory. -. .Ssarcy is one OF the
best towns in the State, contains a popula-
ton that is 6rst-cla q in every respect, is the
site of the famous white sulphur spring, has
railroad connection with the world, and sus-
tains two live and readable newspapers"
The Clarendon Sun says that near there a
colored woman was firing brush piles and
her dress caught fire, and before it could be
put out she had burned nearly to a crisp
She fingered till next morning, when she died
a horrible death. Also, that Officer Cobb
arrested Epsy Thornton, a notorious and
desperate character; the man assaulted him,
Cobb gave him warning, but was at last
obliged to shoot the mans heart was pene-
trated and he fell dead, and what is worse
deserved his fate......-..By an unwarrantabie
abuse of power, certain parties were licensed
TO sell liquor in Clarendon, a prohibition
town. The case was brought before Judge
Cypert, found the parties guilty of breaking
the law, and declared the law to be that the
County Court having once entered an order
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating liquors
within three miles of the church in Claren
don, the County Court had no power at
subsequent term 10 vacate and Eet aside said
order, upon a mere motion and sI p0rte petit
ton, and to cell in said prohibition limits
was unlawful, and a license granted for that
purpose is no protection or defense against
an indictment for selling in said limits. AZ
a result the vendors packed up their WHISTLES,
wines, etc, and shipped them back 70 their
merchants, and to day all is quiet, and not
drunken man seen on the streets Tor two
whole long weeks