Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-11-03
miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
The trial of forty-two alleged negro
rioters of Center Point, Howard County,
indicted for murder in the second degree,
has been fixed for November r.
The south-bound passenger train on
the St. Louis & Texas Narrow-gauge Road
was ditched fifteen miles north OF Pine
Bluff a few days ago. Two coaches ana
sleeper were thrown from the track and
Mrs French, wife Of the station agent at
Mcneil, was thrown forward on her face
and painfully bruised. The passengers
were taken to Pine Bluff in the caboose.
The train was running slowly at the time.
The accident was due to defective cattle
guards.
A terrible tragedy occurred few
davs ago in Redwood Township, Jackson
County, The participants were Charles
Ford and Joe Sutherland and the tragedy
is the result of a long gstanding feud. Suth-
erland was killed. He was hard citizen
for many years, and was in constant
trouble, being both hated and feared by his
noighbors. Despite the laws he went
armed at all times. Some months since he
had a misunderstanding with Ford, and
threatened to kill him on sight. Yesterday
they came face to face on a country road
Ford having a double-barrel shotgun. The
men saw eacn OUneT SOIile llHc DolOio eHOJ
met. AS they closed in Sutherland moved
one of his hands, as if to draw revolver,
when Ford brought his gun to the shoulder
and fired both barrels, killing his adversary
instantly. The deceased was quite well to
do. owning d fine farm. He leaves a
family.
John Grubb, colorcd boy, about eigh-
teen wears old, was recently sentenced to
the Penitentiary from Arkansas City for
the theft Of a watch. This is the only con-
yiction SO far, in this Court for any offense
of a more serious nature than misde-
meanor.
Governor Berry has offered q reward
of s., ,OOo for the arrest of Odell, who shot
and killed Simons recently at Okean. Odel
shot Simons, mistaking him for another
man.
The friends of Moses G.. Harris, editor
of the Hot Springs Horseshoe, confined in
Jail for contempt of court, assembled a
few nights ago, headed by a brass band, In
front of the Jail and rendered a serenade
In response to calls he appeared and made
a brief speech. He stated that his lmprls-
onment was a question affecting every citi-
zen, involving the right of free press and
free speech. He was frequently cheered,
and at the conclusion held levee to hun
stood that Harris friends will apply to
the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas cor
pus to test the legality of Judge Woods
sentence.
The State Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows at its recent session, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Grand
Master, H. w. Flick, of Harrison, Boone
County; Deputy Grand Master, j. A. Glib
son, of Dardanelle; Grand Warden, George
w. Hurley, of Newport; Grand Secretary,
Albert Cohen, of Little Rock; Grand Treas
urer, H. Gutenberg, of Little Rock; Repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge for
two yea RS, w. A. Jett, of Fulton.
Another Jail delivery is reported
from Dardanelle, Yell County. The prin-
cipal in the escapade is Rial Blocker. the
numbering desperate of the Three-Corner
territory. He associated with the
Daniels brothers for weeks in the country
where Garland, Montgomery and Yell
Counties corner. The Sheriff of these coun-
ties organized for the capture of Blocker
and drove the Daniels brothers out of the
country. Blocker had been indicted for
murder in the first degree. Underwood,
also a convicted murderer and awaiting the
dea tn sentence, escaped with him. Hun
dreds of people joined in hot pursuit.
The Little Rock University was.
opened a few nights since with dedicatory
services. Bishop Wiley and DIR. Rust,
President and Secretary respectively of
the Educational Society of the Methodist
Church, were among the visitors.
w. w. Millwee has been appointed
Postmaster at Norwoodville. Sewer County.
John Mccarthy, a track-walker on
the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, was
run over and killed near ,Lonoke, a few
days ago.
One Alexander, an Arkansas Justice
of the Peace, has sent to Jail on charge of
embezzlement colored.man who was COM
planned of by a colored woman whom he
had Tilted. No money nor property was
involved in any way. Alexander, it is
said, will probably be impeached and re-
moved.
Water plenty; river men happy.
White River recently took sudden
rise and inundated 1000 acres of corn and
cotton in White River Valley, in Indepen-
dence County. The damage to small farms
on the river is almost irreparable and will
leave a large Aumber in C suffering condi-
ton. Some will not be able to survive the
winter without assistance. The water was
higher than for the last ten years, except
the 9th of May, 1882,
George w. Ostrander, Jr., member
of the firm of Ostrander & Son, dentists, Of
Hot Springs, committed suicide few days
ago with chloroform.
Governor Berry will not be candi-
date for reelection.
After nearly three weeks session tho
Grand Jury at Arkansas City adjourned,
having found 132 indictments, 126 of which
were misdemeanor cases. The Grand Jury
attempted to adjourn some days previous
ly, but Judge Williams peremptorily or
dered them to return and investigate all
cases of gaming and Sabbath breaking
The result is that large number-nlne.
tenths Of the indictments-are against the
gamblers or Sabbath-breakers.
Governor Berry is looked upon as a
probable candidate for the United States
Senatorship.
j. F. Read, the Governors private
secretary, has resigned.