Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-27
ARKANSAS NEWS.

: Unwearied-is Regret.
ARKANSAS NEWS.
There is some talk of "a road from Lou iii
ana through Arkansas City ~
The Judsonia Advance advocates an amend
ment to the State constitution giving the
ballot 10 women.
The Woodruff County Hdette attacks the
hateful acts OF mob law which, it correctly
says, commits crime to punish crime.
fine silver fox, captured at Blood
Springs, Ark, has been presented to the St.
Louis Fair Association by General w. d.
Ryder.
The Memphis aud Little Rock railroad
has employed portion OF the convicts in
the penitentisry by the day to fiji In the
trestle in Cache river bottom with dirt.
During some personal trouble on Friday
evening last, one John Taylor, of Oregon
Flats, cut in eight places and seriously
wounded j. w. Snyder, OF the same section.
Little Rock Gazette, 18th: "Col. Roitaken
has consented TO aid in completing the
amount agreed upon by the citizens by which
Little Rock secured the location of the uni
versity Of the Southwest"
| The residence Of Dr.. J. II. Hutchinson
five miles west of Dewitt, in the absence of
the family, one night last week, was broken
into by unknown parties ard robbed of fine
gold watch and over 500 in money.
Prohibition is accomplishing wonders
around Mineral Springs. Since the first day
| OF January, 1882, lei in there has not been
case tried before tine mayor for drunkenness,
or for any other crime growing OUT of the
use OF whisky.
Fort Smith Herald: "Mr. Lions, who
| lives about five miles southeast of Fort
Smith on the edge of Mazzsrd prairie, while
| drilling for well struck vein of coal five
| feet thick. The vein is fifty feet below the
| surface, and is considered the richest ever
discovered in this section of the country"
Harrison Times: 'By rough calculation
there is at least $4,000 worth OF fruit hang
ing on the trees in Boone coupsy. Usually
something near twO-thirds of this would be
wasted, but in view of the rapid completion
of the railroad some time this winter, our
people will put it into a shape ahat will
bring money"
difficulty originated between Mr..
Slaughter, OF Fort Smith, and n negro named
Sam Wakefield. The dispute was over a saw
in the first place, and the ne gro was quite
insolent. The difficulty occurred two miles
from The city on the railroad and Slaughter
shot the negro twice, once in-the- srm and
once in the thigh.
Malvern Meteor: "We were shown by
Major III. A. Butler three sksins of silk-one
as good as any import ed elk, which was pro-
duced by Mrs. Gift, the wife of old friend
Harvey Cliff, of this county. Mrs. Cliff
raises the worms and cocoons, and spins out
the thread herself"
The Ashley County Times says that the cup
ply of cattle has greatly decreased there.
The mast oak, hictory, beech, muscadine
and other wild fruits are promising 10 be
more abundant than usual. But there are
in he fho,.
since its settlement. There are two deer to
one hog. Bacon is too high to eat.
Conway Log Cabin, Goth; son Saturday
Monroe Brady, youth of seventeen, stopped
under hickory tree for shelter during a
thunder-shower. The light ming struck the
tree about ten feet from the ground, and left
it and struck the yourg man in the back of
the neck. He was found ring on his back |
with his feet TO the tree, and his mule lying |
dead beside him."
Woodruff County Ndctte: *sOne OF the first |
steps that should be taken by the next Leg |
islature should be the ps.ssiige of some law |
which will insure the prompt payment of |
policies by insurance co,npa mics doing BUSH |
ness in this State. Unde r the present law |
three-fourths of the policies are scaled be- |
fore they are paid, bee ause the companies |
feel that they have the advantage of the |
holder"
At Little Rock Sheriff Case, of Independ- |
ence county, delivered at the penitentiary |
Alice Jones, convicted of assault with intent |
to kill, and sentenced to FIVE years in the |
penitentiary. She is a bout eighteen years OF |
age, and having had baby without author
ry OF divine or hum an law, che took it to |
the woods near Batesva,le, and there aban-
doned it. Suspicion was aroused; search |
was made, and at the end of eight days the |
infant was found alive, but in a horrible |
condition.
Hope News, IN: "a serious difficulty
occurred on Mon day evening, between Mr..
Alfred Stuart END his son Isaac, both of
whom farm near here and join fences. The
matter of openi ng a lane between their farms
has been cor sidered tpr several days, but
could not be agreed upon, and hence their
differences OF opinion led TO rude acts on the
part of BOTH. They met at the cross fence,
Monday eve ming, and after few sharp words
the SON ass Aulted his father with pole and
knocked b i'm senseless to the ground"
On Sunday afternoon last telephone COM
was established for awhile be-
tween Little Ro OK and Hot Springs. The
telephone excha, ,ges of both cities were con-
nected with the wire of the Western Union
Conn ANY, and communication by
word of month was made easy. Mr.. For
tenbury, who ia now at the Springs, chatted
with the operators in Little Rock, and with
his mothers and sisters at his residence
/
and those co nversing with him say the voices
we're almost as audible as if they were to-
gether in an ordinary room.
Lonoke L tn ,ocrat, goth: "Our county scrip
has been sci ling this week at forty cents on
The dollar 100000. We stated last week, on in
form stion, hat Mr.. J. B. Mclaughlin, Esq,
he eloquen Little Rock lawyer, had stood
IN this pl; lce. This did Mr.. Mclaughlin
Injustice an we are sorry for it. He is al
ready a chr .istian -.....A woman who was
recently FL led by magistrate in the south
I'm part of this county in the sum of IS, for
using abusi We language TO a neighbor, had
10 money, but the obliging justice TOOK
wenty-one steel traps in full payment OF
inc and ,osts, while The no less obliging
attorney who represented her in the trial
ook a spot ted dog foi his fee."
A man D AIMED Morrell was tried for steal
ng horse from the Rev. +. ID. Valkenburg,
It Mineral Springs, while that gentleman
vas preac hing, but he was not convicted.
Afterward the sheriff and his po'~e proceeded
arrest him on the charge of disturbing
'ublic worship-for going TO m eeting a.
lights I'D taking with him a shotgu. !, threat
ming to shoot several parties. Am ong the
lumber he threatened &c, shoot, we a--e in-
oImed, was the Rev. i. ID. VanVa. KEN
urg, who took no notice of what ne,
be said Morrell, had said, but went on
nth his preaching. Yesterday evening MOI :
ell left the church and got on his mule ald |
Fas about to ride off. when Willie Whit /.
Iorth and one OF the Stone boys (part OF
be sherif's posse) caught hold of the bride il
his horse and told him that they had a o.
Tarrant for his arrest and asked him TO sur 81
ender. He swore he would not surrender, Al
ut shot twice at Whitworth while he wss CT
Gliding his horse. Seeing that they had TO o.
ct in self-defense, they shot at him, killing W
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