The Osceola times., 1885-12-05
Miscellaneous Items.

There are no new developments as to
the Knights of Pythias defalcation at Lit
tie Rock. Albert Cohen, President of the
section which lost its money, feels himself
responsible, and has placed his business
subject to the order OF the section. He Is
one of the Aldermen of the city, leading
jeweler, and does not intend to see the
members of the order suffer.
A disastrous fire broke out in Argenta a
few days ago, destroying vast quantity
of dry cypress shingles manufactured by
the Vanetten Shingle Company before the
failure of the company. Cars on a neigh :
boring side track also took fire, and three
cars belonging to the Iron Mountain, and
two, the property Of the Memphis g. Little
Rock, were completely destroyed. Three
carloads of slaves, owned by the Little
Rock Cooperage Company, were also
burned.
The Knights Of Labor at their recent ses.
sion in Little Rock completed the forma-
tien of State organization by the election
of the following officers for the current
term; +. II. Darby, Master Workman, Lit
tie Rock; j. O'Connor, Worthy Foreman,
Little Rock; g. L. Yarbrough, Venerable
Sage, Hope; Thomas Green, Recording
Secretary, Pine Bluff A. c. Taylor, Finan-
cial Secretary, Malvern; w. J. McCausey,
Treasurer, Hot Springs; F. A. Lamburg,
Statistician, Hot Springs; II. l.. Jones,
Worthy Inspector, Argenta; c. Perry, In
side Esquire, Little Rock; j. w. Walters,
Outside Esquire, Pine Bluff. Executive
Board, Messrs. Darby, O'Connor, Var
brough, Green, Taylor, McCausey and
hamburg.
Peter Watkins, who murdered his wife
in March last, was hanged few days ago
at Richmond, Little River County.
Mr.. f. Foster Brown, of Jonesboro, a
brilliant and able young lawyer, has been
admitted to practice in the State Supreme
Court.
Acruman g. Poole's wooden factory and
contents, at Charlottesville, Calhoun Coun-
ty, were destroyed by fire few days ago.
Loss estimated at $4,000; no insurance.
Chancellor Carroll, of the Chancery
Court at Little Rock, has rendered a decree
in the case Of the Arkansas Telegraph
Company VS. The st. Louis, Iron Mountain
& Southern Railway Company, granting
the injunction prayed for to prevent the
railroad from obstructing the erection of
their telegraph line on the railroads. right
of way between Little Rock and Malvern.
Magistrate Yieser dismissed the case OF
the State against Mike Bren, arrested in
Little Rock recently for embezzling funds
belonging to Section 80, order of X. of p.
Prosecuting Attorney Lee advised the
Magistrate to pursue this course, as Mr..
Bren was merely Secretary of an unofficial
organization, and his peculation, if such it
could be called, was merely breach of
trust. The position he was filling was not
recognized by the laws of the State.
The Sheriff at Texarkana discovered q
few days since that Joe Baterman, white
man, and Tom Harris, George johnson and
Peter Smith, colored, all charged with
burglary, had escaped from jail by taking
out bricks in the floor and tunnelling their
way out at the rear. They were pursued
at once and Baterman and Harris were re-
captured, owing to the fact that they were
bandcuffed together. The other two made
good their escape.
The Jail at Arkansas City was burned
recently and all the prisoners therein es-
capped. Subsequently W. c. Cannon, a
Deputy Sheriff, recaptured Robert Mar
shall colored, who, it is alleged, fired the
jail. The man was taken near Australia,
Miss. The same officer also retook two
men, both murderers, who escaped with
Marshall. The trio all admitted their
guilt.
The Santanta Medical Company of Lit
tie Rock has been placed in the hands Of
Mr.. Walter Reardon as receiver, owing to
a suit brought in the United States District
Court by Meyer Brothers & Co., the Prick
ly Ash Bitters men of st. Louis, for an
overdue claim. This is a patent medicine
concern, and this suit of Meyer Bros,
placing the establishment in the hands of
of a receiver, will be surprise to citi-
zens throughout Arkansas, because the
Santanta. like the Wizard oil men,
perambulated pretty much every county
of the State, with it's medicine wagons
and troupe of performing men, and
seemed to do hourishing business.
Forest fires are doing great damage.
w. W. Jefferson, of jackson County,
was assaulted near the Watson crossing OF
White River few nights ago and severely
beaten. He was picked up and conveyed
to his home near Jacksonport. He is an
influential farmer and it is supposed that
some one of his old employees tried to kill
him.
Another jail delivery occurred at Forest
City few nights ago. Two prisoners,
George Gill and w. n. Brown, made their
escape and are still at large. From the
fact that the Jail of st. Francis County
is dilapidated old shell, the frequent
escapes there causes little or no surprise.
Martin Mitchell, the Swamp Angel, is
still at large.
The plantation Of Aaron Mccall, about
eight miles from Magnolia, Columbia
County, was visited by a disastrous con-
fagration few days ago. His grist mill
caught from the engine. The flames
spread to the cotton-gin, and the entire
property, with about ten bales of cotton,
was destroyed. The loss will nearly reach
$1,000, and there is little or no insurance.
Secretary of State Moore Is having two
gavels made out of wood taken from the
State house. The wood is pine, and is
fifty two years old. The gsvels will be
for the President Of the Senate and Speak
er OF the House Of Representatives.
The bank Of the Nississippi'at Hopsasld.
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