The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
ARKANSAS NEWS.
Uolngs aud Sayings Of General aud
Personal Character
At thu Capital Of Arh1asas-Ragins
Rivers,
Noted wrirrs-PorsOnni Gossip

LIrrLE Rock, Ark, Feb. l6.-lspeoltl
correspondence I-Eyeryth has been dt-
citesly "undcr the weather" since u week
400 mat Tuesday. Monday tnn sun did smile
nut al nnontimc--teHrfnlly, 10 be sure, nut
nh,effully wtthal-but alas Tor those VINO
va lured out aud alay cd too lohgl Little
Rockers ar - brave people, ana can 40
muun wading, still gratitude was healtl let
when, on wednesday last, the temptrf 'uft
droppsd some seven cen degrees,
and the rain turned To slr,t
nrd SNOW aud gradually ceased TO fall en-
lir,ly, Sometime | sh Ill tell you about
our strett aud sidewalks, ard you VIII re-
Ioice that you are not n "Arsansnw travel
er." ut least In the capital city.
OF course you have heard good dehl
about the terrible Tragedy at Hot Springs
last Saturday. VIII Flynn married al
Fort Worth, your stuto. Much sympathy
| IL exoressed tor Mre. Flynn-mother OF the
boy and their sister, Mrs. Jennie spears,
who live In Lutl- Rock, ard Tor whom me
bows cared most tendcrly. When the pc
titiuus .og the thrte-mile law Ia Little Rock
we're in circulation last fall, MRS.
| FLYNN, who Is Scotch woman, aged ana
gray haired, begged ore OF the ladies 20 ask
! her son John, then IN Little KICK, 10 tlgn
! the petition, saying she loved her boys but
tpnt evil practices aud associates would
ruin then aud break her heart. Speaking
! OF temperance leads the % HaY tnht the
we l. known temperance orator, Lulher
! Benson ltutured In the Grand opera house
/ here last Sunday TO \ large aud apprecia'
I tive audience, who teoiliad their allegiance
20 waief by going through onpi!smsl
/ shower 10 henr him. 900,
Water suggest. mud-in Little Rock a.
I lea.t--an1 speaking OF mud suggests how
! Mr. Fuls, an attorney oil our town. on last
/ MONDAY rolled "Damocrat reporter Ia the
mud Oh Markham street Tor having "a TIE
saving goes, rubbed mud on his t'ne Htt0r-
uty't) go0c name. The fight resulted ~ "a
/ so foe ~ the attorney and sofef pores
| ior ,he reporter, VINO had but just gotten
NJ from an attack OF rheumatism.
| A banquet viii be given Friday night!
the Z2l, In honor o General Sherman hud
other distinguished visitors who nfe
pxpscted to b. present 40 the
dedication OF the Litto Rock university.
Much interest Is manifested IA the coming
OF inis noble soldier, whose home again IS
ia tho future great already greater by
his presence. This Is good story, ola, nut
po,sitly ncv u some OF your readers a
wealthy hog dealer Ia q. Louis built an i'm
posing residence opposite the unostenta-
tious uOmc of Sherman, ana gentleman
I'm passing pointed out the contrast 10
Il friend WITH tho why CONCLUSION that
the pen Is mighiicr than the sword"
Roland Reed delighted lair audiences Ia
l. u . Rock lwo nights this week. Your
Gu, respluut. was on the street car Nhlch
Inc compauy entered Wednesday night to
go 10 toe de0o', Miss BlInch Vaughn aud
Miss a nee Hastings IRE G8 pretty, near at
bauu, es on Tao elevated stage. was
Amua,d ny tue la1k OF diamay on the face
81 tie plumpyr nc le lady whgu She brought
her pr.t'y ltue foot, nicely covered wtih
mud, into the car and 10 made her ieel
mos Ike diving; and | smiled Then
reading the VI ilard prohibiting dosl on
tie car. $40 rultCf her lit.lc black Oue up ~
her ciic.. and alds him MON you Eesp
sin sul" H. aid. Mr.. Reed himseit
sk gpcd 90, ga down slowly, bis ieet flew
upu ad he Drought theu down shurply, cay
in.: "Au. gip, aud looked gravel past
me cut OF The window. l simply Thought
10 my eiG Geek"
Heywood's Maplodons disappointed n
good audience 10 cue "Grard' last night
Our sp.ce is too valuable foI further COM
ment." gays she Gazette, after brief cen
sure of the poriormancH
Ata meeting Of the stockholders OF the
Sac Fair association yesterday the prop
erty OF the association was directed 20 10
sold, as u was decided that our people man
iiest too little rterest In home affairs 10
Justify mrtuer effort in that direction. Just
mink Of that 1T er our record ot the Louls
wife txpls ttOL! aud Professor w, w wal.
G.. announce that he shall taxa no further
steps toward he Spring Musical Fest,y' 80
long q cpateu by those wnO enjoyed me
success Of the one held here last May. We
hoped tnst was q permancrt institution,
and II may TIDE over al obeiicles yet.
--latest advices from the river at this point
are That ~ rose t 40 inches last night. Poo
pie appreciate 10 never before that water
ike fir.--is very good servant, but bad
master aud are thankful that they have
II been SO me cilessly deal with a. those
on other strea ms or even other portions OF
the Arkansas Reports were received lest
night OF Sashouts on the Iron Mountain
railway. both north aud south. a notable
Gaze OF whi,ewash ng WAS done by Jack
Frost last night, AID al nature yet, at $3.50
a.m.. z cams with ice silvery sheen. The
weather - cold aud clear, hut you viii give
mo The "cold shoulder" II | am too lengthy.
More anon.
AgUL,