Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-19
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

At last accounts Little ROCK people
were enjoying an exhilerating season of
good sleighing.
An infant child of Mr.. NJ. E. Cotton,
of Dardanelle, Yell County, fell into the
fire few days ago during the absence of
its mother from the room and was burned
to death.
The prohibition war in Little Rock
has ended in the discontinue of the tenn
perance people, who failed to present their
petition to the County Court. Therefore
J. w. Patton, County Judge, issued licenses
for the ensuing year to all applicants.
Governor Berry is mentioned as a
probable candidate for United States Sena-
tor, and Hon. Jacob Frolich is understood
to have gubernatorial aspirations.
The cotton crop has generally been
short this year throughout the State. All
near the railroad has been shipped, but
there are large quantities yet, back in the
counties, that have not been marketed.
An atrOcious and brutal murder Oc-
Cured in October, 1882, at Reeds Landing,
below Little Rock. VIM. George, a pros
porous merchant and planter, was shot
down while standing in his store, by some
unknown person, and instantly killed. Ex-
traordinary efforts were made by the au-
thorities to secure the arrest of the assas-
sins, but they succeeded in escaping, and
finally all traces of them were lost. Mr..
Sib Basye, the well-known detective, kept
the case in view, and a few days ago he
succeeded in capturing j. c. Patten, and
subsequently A. j. Snowden, colored. These
men are indicted, charged with the murder
of Mr.. George, and have been committed to
Jail without bail to await their trial. Pat
ten was arrested six miles from Monticello
by Basye and Sheriff Hammock, of Drew
L., T-&l.
was arrested about twenty five miles down
the river from Little Rock at DR.. Dickey's
sore. y strong chain of circumstantial
evidence has been woven around these
men.
Bryan White, of Washington, suiciied
at TeNarkana Il few days ago by shooting
himself through the heart. Whisky and
domestic troubles were the cause.
Isaac Barkston, Sheriff of Desha
County, is alleged to be defaulter for
small amount, which his bondsmen VIII
| make good
The friends of Henry c. Caldwell,
United States Ju lge for the Eastern Dis
trict of Arkansas. are proposing to present
his name for the vacancy caused by the
esienation of Judge McCrary, of the
| Eighth Circuit. Caldwell served in al
| Iowa regiment during the war. ShOuld he
| desire the position it is claimed he will
| have influential assistance from all par,
| OF the country.
There were 6,s53 business firms in
Arkansas during the past year. There
were eighty-four failures, the amount of
| liabilities aggregating $.!1,'23. In 1882
| there We're ninet III We failures, and the liza
| bilities aggrega' ed S14,I24.
Governor Berry h 5 appointed the
| following gentlemen Commissioners for
| the State for the New Orleans Cotton Cen
| tennial and Worlds Exposition: AZ Large,
| John ID. Adams, of Pulaski County, and
J. w. T. Tillar, OF Drew County; First
| District, A. G. Jarman, of Philips County;
| Second District, J. w. Corcoran, of Jeifer
son County: Third District, John j.
| Thomas, of Hampstead County; Fourth
| District, William l.. Cravens, os Logan
| County; Fifth District, A'e evandrr Cum
| bingham, of Folton County. The State has
provided by its Legislature for the means
| w:tl which to make display of our
| sources a. the expositinn.
Strauss lumber m II, situated on the
Line of the Iron Mountain Road near Nal
vern burned few nights ago, together
| with n large quantity of lumber.
| Hyncs, the negro who last summer
| stabbed Il Street-car driver named Cal But
| ler, captured in Little Rock few days
| "fs" Hvn"S was arrested and indicted for
| attemp: to kill IA the time of the commits
| sion of the crime. His bond was fixed at
| 5000, an he attcrward escaped from jail
| The murderer then fed from the city and
| only recently returned. He seen on
| the streets AMI the police and deputy
| sheriff located him at small frame house
| on Rock street, betwc IN Second and Third.
| The house was surrounded and the door
| roken in. At first search was Intellectual,
| hut at last n trap door was found, and there,
| shivering in the cold, hidden behind the
| chimney, the fugitive was found. He is now
| securely lod -ei in jail.
The Sheriff of Mississippi County re-
| Gently arrested William Lundley i'll Hen
| derson County, Tenn. LIndley killed Joe
| Hudgins al a dance in Mississippi County
| last August, and fed to escape arrest and
| unishment. He gives novel version of
| the mur Ter, saying: "Itudgins and l had
| not been friendly for some time, and while
| he at n dance in the neighborhood re-
| solved to have it out with him. l called
| him out and told him | wanted to him.
| He followed me, and we went toward the
/ stable. He got little ahead of me and |
| slot him in the back three times. He fell
| Gea l, and left. l shot hlm on general
principles, and when the time comes l will
snow that had just grounds
The high liquor license law passed by
| the last Legislature is now in Iull force,
| an its effect in this city is observed with
| interest. The law in force in 1883 fixed the
| total license at 500. OF this the VIII olc- ale
! license was 500 and retail $500. The county
| received 500 and the State 800 of the
| wholesale, and of the retail the county re-
| ceived 500 and the State 800. Under this
| law Little Rock had III licens I'd liquor
| houses, producing revenue of 81, $40. The
| recent law destroyed the difference be-
] tween Wholesale and retail, making the Ii
| censc 800 per annum, 800 to the county
| and $50 to the State. The city also re-
| quires $50 license. This makes the license
| to sell liquor in Little Rock 81 900 per an
| mum. The number of licenses has decreased
| from III to fifty nine, and the revenue de-
| rived shows an increase of 100, the total
| receipts being S41, 800.
King Frost made a sharp call.
A Mississippi County paper, speak
| ing of the undue aspirations of local
| celebrity, says: "Vcrily, it is easier for a
Government pile-driver to shoot a sixty
| foot saw-log through the eye of leather
| winged bat than to boss Arkansas
town."
Thomas HarlestOn recently had a pre-
| Iiminary examination before United States
! Commissioner Mccullough, at Brinkley,
| Monroe County, on q charge of selling Ii
| quor without having paid the special tax,
| and was committed for trial in default of
| 500 bail.
| Searcy County is boasting of it's baby