Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-04-19
Miscellaneous Items,


Captain H. N. Pharr, a civil engineer for
the Texas & st. Louis Railroad, has just
completed the survey of a road from the
Texas & st. Louis, commencing eighteen
miles above Brinkley, to Helena. The
road will pass through one of the most fer
'iIa and productive portions of Arlsa"""S
and will open up for st. Louis and Helena
a section of the country that has heretofore
gone to Memphis to trade.
Frank NJ. Watson, a farmer and mill man
was shot and killed by Station Agent j..
y. Burns at Cortley Station, on the Louisi-
ana & st. Louis Railroad, about twenty -tw o
miles southwest of Texarkana, few days
ago. No cause is given Tor the deed
In speech i'll BentOnville recently Gov
ernor Berry opposed a constitutional con-
vention and favored a tariff for revenue
only"
Mike Berry, bar-keeper was shot and
killed by Deputy Sheriff j. f. Clark at Tex
arkana a few days ago. Berry frequently
threatened to kill Clark sight. When
they met on the fatal morning Clark opened
fire. Several shots were exchanged, when
Berry fell dead. Clark has been arrested.
G. ID. Smith, of Little Rock, pronounces
the gold fields of Hot Spring County first
class humbug. He is an old and expert
enced miner and has be en- there to see for
himself.
James O'Brien es capped from the Jail at
Fayetteville a few days ago in the disguise
of n woman, having procured the rig of
Sallie Melton, who was serving out a SEN
tence. O'Brien was charged with horse
stealing, and at last accoun is was still at
large.
A few days ago United States Marshal
Ashworth, with Deputies Crockett, Gar
land, Choctaw Tuck, Simpson and Col
lier, attempted to arrest Bob Frctwell,
John billiard and one Vaughan on Red
River, ten miles from Dekalb, Bowie
County, Tex. In the fight Marshal Ash
worth was shot in the lower jaw, Deputy
Collier was mortally woun led; Vaughan
was shot through the abdomen and will
die, Bob Fretwell was shot through the
shoulder, and John billiard through the
back. Particulars as to the cause of the
trouble are not known, but it is supposed
to have grown out of some cattle transac-
ton. -
The Little Rock hospital report for
March, 1854, gives the following figures:
Patients admitted, 1G; patients discharged,
-, remaining in hospital April 1, So; died
during March-William Lacker, aged
81 years; Patrie Haligan, Al years; Chris
tian Fennis, 20 years; Rachel Maloy, 40
years; Miles Bostic, 23 years; Charles
Hutchens, - years.
Hunting parties are still numerous.
Sheriff S. p. Sparks, of Roane County,
Tenn, was at Madison few days ago,
having in custody Thomas Williams and
Henry Haley, under requisition papers is
sued by Governor Bate, of Tennessee, on
the Governor of Texas, to answer the
charge of the murder of Montgomery Bran
don, in Roane County last October.
A lady resides at Morrillton, Ark, who
is the widow of eleven husbands.
The excitement over the alleged gold dis
coveries near Hot Springs has subsidized
somewhat, and several hundred tenderfoot
prospectors have returned from the dig.
gings with unfavorable reports.
The reputation and prestige gained last
year at Louisville. will give a fine impetus
to our State exhibit at New Orleans.
The Jefferson County Convention elected
John NJ. Clayton, John A. Williams, G.
W. Prigmore, Ford Harris, D. A. Robin
son, c. R. Polk, Nathan Hayes, H. Will
liams, Addison McBeth and Purdy DeIlan-
cy as delegates to the State Convention.
They go uniustructed.
Two negroes employed on the plantation
of Judge III. n. Sanks, just below Helena,
engaged in an alteration a few days ago,
and one of them used a knife SO freely that
his adversary Is not expected to live. The
suffering negro is named Fl ank Stuart,
and the criminal Nose Tinney. Tinney
escaped.
Cultivate cotton now, politics later in
the season.
Two of the burglars, Riley and White
sides, captured about three months since
escaped from the Miller County Jail few
nights ago. Sheriff Dixon has offered a re-
ward of 5000 for their capture. They were
confined in an iron-line cell, the floor of
which they broke and pried up by means
of tools furnished by confederates. After
lifting the iron floor plate, it was an easy
matter for them to dig their way out.
Arkansas must be we'll represented at
the New Orleans Exposition.
The sale of the Memphis & Little
Rock Road has been ordered to be made in
thirty days unless mortgage liens due are
paid.