The Osceola times., 1885-11-28
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Sheriff John Darter of Lawrence County
recently lodged VIM. Gravely in the pen"
He was seat for two years for grand lar
ceny.
James Mccoy was convicted Of murder
at Little Rock and sentenced to be hanged
January 10, 1886.
General D. McRae has been unanimously
chosen President Of the Arkansas Board Of
Commissioners to the New Orleans Expo.
sition.
Extensive preparations have been made
at Morriltou to entertain the visitors to
the Methodist annual Conference which
convenes there on the 18th inst. Chickens,
eggs, butter and other good things have
been provided and laid aside. Homes have
been engaged for l65 people, and others are
expected and will be provided for by the
people.
Deputy Marshal D. 8. Ferguson, In at
tempting to arrest an obstreperous negro
at Hope few days ago, was forced to kill
him. The negro attempted TO draw his
pistol, hence the action on the Asrshars
part.
The people Of Arkansas are becoming
weary of special elections. Every week
Governor Hughes issues call for an elec-
ton In some county, calling upon the peo-
pie to carry out q constitutional provision
and fill vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton, death or removal from Office Of some
Justice Of the Peace, but this 10 according
to law.
o.-.xo.. v.,ra. y Iouae and Iomaa n
Berry OF this State have gone to Washing
on. Arkansas Congressional delega-
ZION are all either In or en- route for Wash
ton.
Mr.. John C. Briggs, an accountant In the
exchange National Bank Of Little Rock,
md q man with Q large circle Of friends
throughout this State, died at his resi-
ience In Little Rock few days ago, and
,is remains were shipped to Cincinnati,
,is former home, for interment. He came
o Arkansas soon after the war, and was
l. Mccarthy, in railroad construction.
lie leaves a wife and two children.
Cane Hill College, which has been twice
ourned is to be rebuilt.
Track laying Is nearly completed to
White River, ON the Pacific & Great East
,rn Road.
William Smith, Of Harrison, Boone
County, killed the bugs on his plum trees
this year with soft soap; also the trees.
The mountains Of Perry County have re-
Gently been the scene Of extensive fires
which have filed the air so full Of smoke as
to render daylight an unobtainable com.
modify.
The yield Of cotton is in many sections
Of the State exceeding anticipstions, and
he planters are correspondingly elated.
Less than ten per cent Of the entire vote
was polled in Faulkner County at the re-.
cent judicial election.
A Boston company has bought the Fuller
plat Of land Of Oldtown, at Coal Hill, and
it is to be plated into town lots.
Little Rock is rapidly becoming IN elec.
tric-lighted city.
Charles Elmore was received at the State
Penitentiary a few days ago from Sebas-
tin County on q one years sentence for
grand larceny.
Quite q severe hail and wind storm oc-
Cured in Little Rock few days ago. The
hail-stones were quite large and the storm
lasted for fifteen or twenty minutes. Some
damage was done by the wind. The scat.
folding around the steeple Of the new Epis-
copal Church on Scott street was blown
completely down, carrying with it some Of
the brick work.
The Board of Commissioners Of the State
Penitentiary, consisting Of Governor
Hughes, Secretary of State Moore and At.
torney General Jones went out to that in.
stitution few days since and formally re.
ceived the new hospital and dining room
building, which has been finished. They
expressed themselves as well pleased with
the work, and that II was done in q salts.
factory manner.
A portrait in oils of the late Justice John
X. Eakin, painted by Mis- Jennie Delaney
of Nashville, Howard County, was recent
ly placed on exhibition in Little Rock. II
is an artistic piece Of work, and stamps
Miss Delaney as painter Of rare merit
and great possibilities. The wel-known
features Of the lamented jurist are por.
trayed with remarkable accuracy and the
coloring is exquisite. It is one Of the bes,
portraits, II not the best, ever painted iu
the State.
The proposed Baptist College has moi
yet been located, but q committee, con-
sisting of DR.. Sayle, Of Morrilton, Colonel
Files, Of Little Rock, and Colonel Eagle, Of
Lonoke, has been appointed, with instruc.
tions to carefully examine the different
places suggested and to consider such
propositions as have been or may be made
the Board Of Trustees, and to report at tht
meeting, which Is to be held in Little Rock
at an early day.
City Attorney Terry, of Little Rock
has filed the transcript in the Supreme
Court in the appeal Of the city from tht
decree of Chancellor Carroll, making thu
injunction perpetual against the collection
of the occupation tax.
A story comes from Washington thai
Attorney General Garland has no private
secretary because he begins work toe
'arly in the morning and quits too late
IN the afternoon to suit the views Of the
young men who act In that capacity
Hominy Hills hours are not popular with
The boys.
A sensation has been caused in Little
Rock among the members Of the order Of
knights Of Pythias by the discovery that
Nike Bren, Secretary OF No. 10 endowment
rank, was short in his accounts to the
amount Of $500. Bren has heretofore stood
nigh as an exemplary citizen and member
of the Pythian circle.
Thomas Lyles and Frank Kirksey met
while out hunting near Searcy, few days
tgo, and renewed an old quarrel about the
swapping Of a shoat for o pistol, and
fought with knives. Kirksey received over