Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-03-01
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

There came near being serious dlf-
| Guilty in a saloon, in what is known as Hap
py Hollow, in Jonesboro, a few nights ago.
There was a crowd of men in the saloon
| drinking and carousing, when one of the
party was found to have pistol. Deputy
| Sheriff Lamb and City Marshal Bryant un-
| dertook to arrest the man, who resisted
when general melee arose. During the
fuss several pistol shots were fred, but
| fortunately no one was hurt, and the party
was finally arrested and lodged in jail,
when the disturbance ceased, and quiet was
| restored.
A sensation was recently caused in
Little Rock by the arrest of Il. Alexander,
| Tor several years connected with f. G.
| Reeds pawnbroker establishment. Mr..
| Reed charges him with embezzling during
| the past few years about $4,000. Alexan-
| der was on the point of leaving for Menu
Dhis when arrested. He showed power
| of attorney from his mother, and says he
| was going there to settle business for his
mother, who is Reeds partner. The
| Young man stands well in the community.
Much Inconvenience has been felt by
| reason of tho irreguiarity of the mails
| since the high water commenced. What
| can not be cured must be endured, and our
| citizens will remember that Arkansas is
not the only State thatha suffered.
A Little Rock dispatch of tie 18th,
| speaking OF the fools, SAID: 1.-The Arkan-
| sas River here fell twelve inches to-day.
| The lrvec on the south bank of the river at
| Warner, twenty miles from here, broke yes
| tcrlay, washing ont the track of the Little
! Rex, Mississippi Il Texas Railroad. No
| trains will leave Little Rock for two days.
| The Gih5ons' lcvee, between Lewis City
| and Riverside and between White and
| Coche Rivers, broke, overlooking n large
| stretch of country and flooding the track of
| the Batcsville 81 Brinkley Road. Freight
| and passengers were transferred across the
| break by boats. Fears are entertained that
White River viii break the embanknent
| OF the Memphis Il Little Rock Road at
Devall's Bluff. All rolling stock has been
removed from the line between Madison
! and Hopefield."
A Little Rock special of the Goth says:
| ''News WAS received to-day of the lynching
| of Thomas Wilson, colored, at point thir-
| ty miles north of this city. Wilson lived
| near the dwelling of a planter named Will
| liam Gritty, who was called to a neighbor-
ing town on business and remained over
night. About midnight the negro entered
| the house and assaulted Mrs. Gritty. She
| screamed for assistance and fought him
| with fire shovel, driving him from the
| room. He had not been gone long before
| he returned, this time more determined
| than ever. He had wrested the shovel from
her hand and had her completely in his
| power, when her screams were heard by
two men, who arrived in time to take the
negro in charge. He was delivered to a
| constable, who started with him to the Jail
| at Conway. \ swollen creek compelled
| him to sop on the way. About ten o'clock
that night n body of masked men took the
| negro from the officer and hung him to the
| lower limb OF a trec.''
Information is wanted of the where
| ahous of w. G. Blunton, from Missouri,
supposed to have died in Little Rock durS
| ing the month of January or February,
| 1863. He was Il colonel of regiment; af-
| tcrward ton account of reorganization
was captain of company a." of Lieu
tcnantColonel l.. \. Pindalls battalion of
sharp shooters of General Persons brig
ade of Missouri Infantry.
The following new pOStmastcrs have
been appointed: Ann L. HOpsen, faraclif-
ia. Sewer County; J. {. Clark. Paragould,
Grccue County: J. G.. Chcatham, Nails,
| Columbia County; J. b. Simmons, Bowen's
Ridge, jackson County; john Hamilt on,
Riverside, Woodruff County: w. II. Sid
He'll. Siddcll, Saline County: Geo. Spencer,
| Leon, Franklin County; J. J. Virgins,
Burks, Saline County: W. c. Nichols,
Hickory Valley, Independence County.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee at n recent meeting selected Little
Rock n the place, and April s, as the time,
for the State Convention to select delegates
| to the Republican National Convention at
| Chicago.
The Little Rock Conference of the
Methodist Church (colored) held re-
Gently in Little Rock, Bishop Wiley, of
Cincinnati, presiding. Quite a number of
| in. .cligpnt colored men, with few whites,
90 forth throughout the State to labor for
tie upbuldinG of the cause Of the Gospel.
The Bishop is exceedingly well pleased
with tie behavior of the preachers, and no
doubt viii carry back to Cincinnati good
reports of arkansas as shown forth by the
coored people.
The waters. at latest accounts from
the liver towns, were reccding and the
threatened danger disappearing.
A few weeks ago a colt. the property
of Mr.. Gibson Dyer, of Yell County, strayed
away and went to Frank Boyd'S, some eight
miles from its home. While there at
;achment sprang up between its coltship
and Il goat. The colt returned to its home,
the goat following it. The attachment be-
tween the two animals was great that
whenever any body approached the colt he
was summarily attacked by the goat, and
the colt would fl ght for dear life when the
| goat was moles ed.
Several days ago James L. Wilson,
one OF the largest planters on the river in
the vicinity OF Fulton, left home in skif
with two negroes to try and save his stock,
a.lG had not b en- heard from since. Relief
| parties have been hunting for them unsuc-
cessfully, and there is no doubt now that
the whole party were drowned.
A. Erbcr, general merchant, of Tex
arkana, has failed. A number of attach
, | ments were served by Sheriff B. F. Har-
gett of Bowie County. These claims
amounted to 5000. The other outstanding
Indebtedness will swell the liabilities to
about $4,000. The assets will be about
$1,000 or 5000. The Citizens Bank of Tex
arkana is the principal creditor.
Travel to Hot Springs is brisk.
II. l.. Wilson, a prominent planter of
Miller County, was drowned at Fulton, to-
While endeavoring to cross Red River at
that point, their boat capsized in mid
stream. Mr.. Wilson's and the body of one
of the negroes were found subsequently y
lodged against some drift about two miles
below Fulton.
The Conference of the A. M. f..
Church was held recently in Little Rock
in Wesley Chapel. Bishop l. w. Wiley, of
Cincinnati, presiding; o. Emory, Secre-