Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-17
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Burglars raided the store of Mason e
Douglas at Mason Valley, Washington
County, few nights ago, carrying off a
large quantity of clothing, boots, shoes,
etc.
A motion has been filed at Little Rock
to transfer the case of ex-State Treasurer
Churchill to the United States Courts.
In the recent election for Justice Of
the Peace in Owen Township, Pulaski
County, D. NJ. Richards received 81 votes
and N. w. Newsom 7.
j. H. Cayaress, a wealthy merchant
of Argenta, ON his way East to purchase
goods, was accidentally caught between
the platform and backing railway train
in Argenta, a few days ago, and crushed to
death.
Hon. j. G. Simms, Of Chicot County,
recently sent by express to General Neal
Dow, of Maine, pistol and holster which
he captured from him during the war.
The river front at Helena has been so
far repaired as to be thought capable of re-
sisting future floods.
Judge Barton, County Judge of How
ard, County, died on the 29th ult., and a
special election for November oath has been
ordered to fill the vacancy.
Noah, Newton County, is new
Post-office, with Robert L. Newberry as
Postmaster.
Governor Berry has offered a reward
of 5000 for the arrest of Ephraim Bandy,
the murderer Of William Scott in Columbia
County.
j. w. Ackerson pleaded guilty to
bigamy recently at Arkadelphia, and was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for three
years.
A timber association bought 5000
acres of land at Commissioners sale, at
Helena, recently.
Cotton of good quality was being
marketed at Helena at the rate of 400 bales
a day.
l. j. Osborne, of Clarksville, Tex,
has been arrested for taking from the Post
office at Eureka Springs registered letter
addressed to Jackson Osborne.
The Insane Asylum at Little Rock is
full of patients and more room is. needed.
1t may be gratifying to the taxpayers to
know that this institution, under its present
management, is running along within the
appropriation.
Colonel B. B. Beavers was appointed
County Judge of Saline County recently
by Governor Berry, to serve ad interim
until tue election of another Judge in that
county.
The petition of w. j. Murphy, of
Memphis, one of the suretes on the bond
of ex Treasurer T. S. Churchill, for the
moval of the suit to the United States
c ,urt, was refused by Chancellor Carroll.
The Chancellor ruled that there was no legal
cause given for the removal.
The Governor has offered reward of
5000 for the arrest and conviction of the
party or parties who fired into the circus
tent at New Edinburgh, on the night of Oc-
tober 3Oth, and killed Chapman de Ellen
berg, one of the actors.
Governor Berry has appointed as adj
ditional delegates to the Cotton Planters
Convention to be held at Nicksburg, No
vcmber 18th, Mr.. G. B. Greer, of White
County and calpnsl S"EHsT EHonnty IN place of
A. II. CarrIgan, declined.
A Miss Walden, living near Eureka
Springs, died recently from burns, her
clothing catching fire from coal which
popped from an open fireplace into her lap.
Protracted meetings are in progress
at Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Russcllville, Pope County, and the hope is
expressed that good may result, as it is ad
mitted there is great need of it.
Arkansas farmers are beginning to
realize that while cotton is a pretty good
crop, generally speaking, it is not safe to
tie to it, and are consequently turning their
attention more and more to the cultivation
of grain and the raising of stock. The
breadth of wheat sown this fall is proof of
this statement.
In the ncighborhood of Russcllville,
Pope County, the upland cotton is nearly |
all housed. The yield is better than was
expected, but still it is small
The first killing frost of the season
visited Pope County few days ago. 1t |
came nearly two weeks earlier than last |
year.
During recent visit to Hot Springs |
Governor Berry was rendered formal
ception ut the Arlington Hotel. There was
a large gathering of representative citf-
zens. The Knights of Pythias band was
present. The Governor being called upon,
made a brief but pointed address, in which
he bestowed lavish compliments upon Hot
Springs, and reviewed very lucidly the ca
reer of the administration.
jackson Redd, the negro constable
who in 1882 killed two negroes while trying
TO arrest them for grand larceny Lost
Prairie was arranged for trial at Texar-
kama, a few days ago on the charge of mur-
der, and announced ready. The regular
panel, besides special venire of thirty
Jurors had been exhausted and only ten
qualified jurors obtained. Sheriff Dixon
thought he would have to go to remote
ne ghborhoods in order to be able to COM
,lete the required number. Redd claims
self defense as the reason for the killing,
and the impression prevailed that an ac-
luttal would result.
George McFadden, sober and indus
rious young man, nineteen years of age,
suicide a few days ago at Arka-
lelphia by discharging load of buckshot
nto his left side. He member of the
Church and son of L. ..
dcFadden, highly respectable farmer, re-
siding about two miles west of Arkadel-
,hia, and one of the oldest settlers.
Cotton picking is nearly over.
Governor Berry has appointed three
additional delegates to the Cotton Conven-
ion, to be held at Vicksburg, Miss, No
,ember 21st. They are John A. Wilson, of
Carden's Bottom, Yell County; Reese
Hogan, of Dover. Pope County; Col. Co
art, of Cabin Creek. Johnson County.
The notorious hOrse-thief, William
Harvey, who recently broke Jail at Fay
tteyille. Washington County, has been