Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-08-25

over $OOO hos been collected
from about 200 delegates in the
church convention now in ses-
sion In this city, and deposited in
the bank for missionary purposes.
Old NJ G Butler, Hamburg OF
massacre fame, has come to the
concluslo that he will never
again run black men down with
blood hounds, as he did in 1855
and '56. Now he wants 200, 900
of them to leave the state in or
der to give them a clear sweep at
corruption. His carly demise
will be a relief to the state.
tits strange, but true, that only
judges of republican counties are
making contracts to sell convict
labor to such men as Gabe Myers,
which is conclusive evidence that
the law was only intended for the
blacks, but as it is, the boot occa-
sionally gets on the wrong leg
and hurts.
We have been shown a magni-
ficent hunting case gold watch
which was lately presented 10
ProfJ G Corbin. It bears the in,
itials 81 G G." on the outside, and
the inner case is inscribed: "FTom
Eleventh Judicial District Nor
NAL Institute, Pine Bluff, Ark"
1t is fitting tribute to one who
has labored zealousl y and intelli-
gently for the good Of his race,
The County Convention to elect
eight delegates to represent Pu-
laski county in the State Con-
vention, to convene in the State
House next Monday, to elect
eleven delegates to represent this
state in the National Convention
to convene at Louisville, KY,
September "a, 1888, will convene
in the circuit court room at II m.
to-day.
Judge Adams, ex-county and
probate judge Of Faulkner coun-
ty, was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary for stealing $3.50
from Sheriff Townsend in 1880.
He plead guilty before Judge
F Vaughan, at the last session
of the circuit court in Van Bu-
rem county. T G Trimbell, as
sisted by Hon John Harrod, pros
ecuted the case, and Hon J H
Harrod assisted by J w Bruce for
the defence.
Left last night to accept the
two scholarships, left with us to
fill, from Arkansas, by the Lin
coin U University. Through the kind
wishes of NJ R Perry, student OF
that college, late of Helena, Ar
kansas, Augustus Jackson, son
of James jackson, of this city,
deceased, and Anthcny Nj Phelps,
of this city, late of Tennessee, and
son of Tony Phelps deceased. The
school will open on or about the
first prox.
Governor Berry went down to
Hampstead and Howard county.
last week. to find out the facts
about the reported rising of the
negroes to slay all the leading
white men of the county, as testi-
fed by the honorable Maj. Gen.
RG Shaver of the state militia.
The Arkansaw Dispatch says that
the Gazette gives an entirely dit
ferent version OF the unfortunate
affair, from any body else, and If
the information came from Sha-
yer, either everybody else is lying
or vice versa. Governor, give US
the facts in the case.
Grand excursion to the south
ern exposition at Louisville
Preparations have been made
with the railway authorities to
run an excursion train of colored
people from Little Rock to Louis
Vile and return leaving Sept. 19,
at greatly reduced rates. Tickets
will be good to return on, at any
time within thirty days from
date. For further particulars
apply to this Office or to ID Z
Roberts, general passenger agent
Memphis and Little Rock Rail
way, Metropolitan building Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
Prof j R Rightsells promotion
to the superintendency meets the
hearty approval of all both black
ond white. as no one can dare say
he is inferior to them, as he has
had several years experience IN
that department of our city school
as we'll as several years in the
preparatory department OF the
Peabody School. Prof Rightsell
we think, will doubtless be the
right man in the right place
Prof Rightsell speaks very favor
ably of Prof J o w Alexander,
tor principal of the Union School:
He thinks it would only be just
and right that the colored people;
should have a colored principal