The Osceola times., 1885-05-23
Miscellaneous Items.

There are ISL newspapers In the State
divided as follows: II daily, 132 weekly, 2
semi.weekly, 8 monthly, l bi-monthly.
The com bined circulation 10 132, 1877 copies
each week, making . grand total Of $500, :
1924 copies each year. In 1881 the conf
bined circulation was 81, 4,47l each week, un
increase In five years OF s4,266 copies per
week. Tho present circulation gives one
State paper each week to every
seven inhabitants. 1t require, 276
reams Of paper to print Arkansas
newspapers week, or H,35S
reams year. Estimating that the aver
age sise paper Is seven columns, 1t requires
43O, $50 pounds Of paper each year which
at cost Of seven and q half cents would
bc $3l, ,292 that the newspapers Of the State
pay out for white paper alone each year.
The newspapers Of tho State give employ
ment to 6sl men, and pay weekly wages Of
s., 7s6, or $198, ,s72 year. The value Of the
Newspaper plants Is $3l6 500.
This is seventeen.year locust year.
Sheriff Ford Of White County has paid
into the State Treasury ninety.two per
cent Of the taxes for 1894.
The citisens Of Sugar Loaf, Cleburne
County, are a6ectionately termed Sugar
Loafers."
The annual session Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of the State
was held In Little Rock last week.
The Toledo Immigrant says: Llewellyn
White, whose sentence was recently com :.
muted by the Governor from death to i'm
prisonment iu the Penitentiary, escaped
from Jail and has not since been heard
from.
The President has appointed General J.
C. Tappau, Of Helena, . member Of the
Board Of Visitors to the United States
Military Academy at West Point.
The annual conelave OF the State Grand
Commsndery Knights Templar began in
Little Rock on the 18th inst.
John w. Owens has been appointed
Postmaster at Jonesboro.
The Attorney. General decides that all
railroad property In the State Is taxable.
Fruits and cereals promise we'll.
Governor Hughes has pard oned Austin
Barrow, Of Moore County, who was sen.
tenced to six months imprisonment in
March for involuntary mansl sughte
DAFT OW 10 piuCksnhitu, auu was repair.
ing gun one morning. He had II In q
wise, and was hammering about IL, when
IL was accidentally discharged, instantly
killing Mr.. Burrell Hord, who was Just
entering the door OF the shop.
The sensationa al murder trial OF David
Duvall at Berryville resulted in his con.
viction of murder In the second degree,
and his punishment was fxed at six years.
imprisonment
Mr.. Z. J. Morrill,, resident.of Arkansas
since 1s43, died In Morrllton recently.
By the reduction In postal rates which
goes into effect July 1st, frst-class matter
will bs reduced TO two cents for each
ounce or fraction there and second .class
matter from two cents per pound 10 one
cent per pound.
The annual parade Of the Little Rock
ire Department took place last week, and
attracted large number Of visitors to the
city. There were over Ave hundred men
in line. While the department Of the city
Is paid. It Is supplemented by very heavy
volunteer corps. The parade was said TO
be the best ever made In the South, with
The singls exception Of New 0rlesus
Whitsase 10 ths nans tf usw post.of.
oes n 4slises csss1.