The Osceola times., 1885-10-03
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

I'LL the place made vacant by the resigna-
tion Of DIR. p. o. Hooper.
The Methodist revival at Clendenin Hill,
Argenta, is a great success. At recent
meeting there were about 80 persons
present, about seventy five penitents and
ten or fifteen conversions. The non-pro-
fessors and outsiders are building a large
shed in the center Of the town where serv-
ice will b, held instead of at the Hill.
Lafayette County recently sent to tho
Penitentiary Jim Davis, two years; Allen
J. Branden, two years, and Tobe john
son, one year, all for grand larceny.
There have been $50 white and l2j col :.
ored additional pupils admitted to tho
Little Rock schools this term.
| Charles Short was arrested in Little
Rock few days ago while trying to dis.
-ose OF a valuable gold watch 70 pawn.
broker. O1 exa nination of his person he
was found to have been recently shot in
the arm and In the side. He was held for
| Developments
Columbia County's latest contribu ion
to the State Penitentiary consisted Of
Dennis Robertson, Warren Connors and
Lavinia Hartin, one year each for grand
larceny.
The Governor has granted a stay Of
PR ceeding in the case OF J. r. Haberson,
Of Montgomery County, who was con.
victed tst August of arson, aud sen.
tenced to two years In the Pentent tiary.
His petition pray ed the Governor to hold
the execution In check for thirty days,
until he could present the record and
transcript in the case to the Supre m,
Court
Jacob Gates killed Ferd Cherry with a
knife In Benton County.
1t is rumored that work will soon be re.
sumed In the Morrlllton Glass Factory.
In suit in Judge Rob;nson's court az
Morrillton recently about a calf worth
$50, the costs were SIS.
In Stone County the hogs, though In re-
markably good order. are dying rapidly
OF disease thought to be cholera.
Mrs. Samuel Clark, living near Belle.
fonte, Boone CJunty, was gored so Sc.
verely by an unruly COW few days ago
that the doctors had little hopes of her
recovery.
Acireful examination into the crop
prospects in White County establishes the
fact that the corn crop is the best that as
been raised In the county for years; that
cotton on the upland is better than that
of last year and about as good as on bot
tom lands.
Edward F. Pope, who was arrested at
Arkansas City recently for the killing of
one Barr in 1884 was tried | efore Squire
Simms. In Examination Court, and dis
charged.
Information from Lockesburr Sewer
County, says that q former resident of
that UNITY j. b. Ford by name, was
brought back from Mississippi last week
and is now confined in jail on a charge of
bigamy. Some time sin 60 he married Miss
Mary Reel OF Sewer County, at the same
time having family in Mississippi, from
whence he came to Arkansas. Ford will
be Tried at the next term of court.
The case OF Oscar Buckner, OF Craig
head County, charged with murder, was
tired at Jonesboro. Buckuer was found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and
his punishment fixed at four years in the
Penitentiary. Buckner killed his victim
VIII le both were DR. unk.
A burglary occurred in Argenta at the
Hartman House, a few nights ago. Mr..
John Limmer, the proprietor, had Sl3) in
cash and his watch In his pants when he
went to bed, and the next morning on
waking up, his pants were gone. He
found them on the back porch minus the
$50, but the watch had been left by the
thief.
The th;r'y-flfth annual communication
OF the Grand Lodge OF l. o. o. f., of
Arkansas, will be held at Hot Springs,
t1lso AatI ~
Lodge will be entertained by Garland
Ledge No. G7, of that city. Prepara-
tions are being made for a splendid re-
ceptlon.
A man named James Hicks was ar.
rested in Little Rock a few days ago as a
cattle thief. He is charged with stealing
three head OF cattle at Sweet Home and
trying to ssll them in Little Rock He
was locke1 up to await investigation of
the charge
From general reports over Bxter
County 1t Is concluded that there will be
nearly as much corn and cotton raised
this year as last, for the following rea-
sons: The barrens crops are, with few
exceptions. a half average yield and the
river crops are over half a crop-a great
many will yield fully two-thirds of q
usual crop. Well, there is quite large
increase in acreage over last year.
A great deal Of Indignation is expressed
| in many quarters over the recent action
| Of Governor Hughes In plrd oning lex
| cept as to five years. James Monroe and
Henry Cox, two of the three Texas boys
who robbed a passenger train near Hope
| In 1881 securing upwards of SIG 900 and
| for which they, with another boy named
Delaney. were each sentenced to seventy
years. Imprisonment. 1t is claimed that
| the Governor has been grossly imposed
upon by the petitioners for the boys par
don, as they were not only exceedingly
vicious before their imprisonment but
have been anything but good since.
Tom Eaton, negro, who some time ago
broke up pro,racted meeting Of colored
people at Augusta, and who has kept out
| Of the way OF the officers since that time
was recently made the graceful recipient
Of charge of thirty two buckshot. the
sams being rendered him by another
brother Of color named J phn Merriwether.
The bullets went clear through his body.
He attempted to club Merriwether for re-
por ing him to the officers, c. w. Mon
tague and the Deputy Sheriff OF Wool
ruff County being after him when the
| shooting occurred A. last accounts he
was still living.
The Little Rock Compress is running.
| As the steamer Peerless was on her
| way to Little Rock from Rosevile, an up
river station, few days ago, Alexander
| Williams the colored cook struck Henry