The Osceola times., 1885-01-17
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

to a position In Cleveland's Cabinet; a SEN
ator will also be elected to fill the place no
vacates. There are already number OF
prominent candidates for the Walker va
cancy. J. II. Berry, the present Governor.
aspires TO the position. Two of Arkansas
present Congressman are also driving their
pegs for the same ofiice-viz.: j. X. Jones
and PoiIdexter Dunn. The battle promises
to be very exciting.
In the Department Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union at the
Worlds Exposition at New Orleans there
Is TO be special decoration from the w.
c. I. u of each OF the States and Terri
tories. Arkansas will send shield OF
gum wood. rich and red, ornamented with
a wreath of white holly, in the center OF
which the inscription, "W. c. 7. U. of
Arkansas, is set with Hot Springs crys-
tails. This beautiful and artistic shield
was designed and presented to the society
by Mrs. J. X. Brantly, of Little Rock.
Little Rock complains of being overrun
with tramps.
The State Bar Association at the close of
its recent session in Little Rock, gave a
grand banquet at the Capital Theater.
The judgment of the Supreme Court has
been certified by the Governor refusing a
new trial to Rush johnson, who was con-
vctei in the Circuit Court at Little Rock
for the murder of John Wall, several
months ago. The Governor fixed the day
for the execution of the sentence on the
18TH day of February, the same day upon
\ u ;.t 10, hup fnr tha
der of Louis c. Fox.
While DR.. Warwick, of Hoxie, Law
renee County, was riding on hand.
car, going toward Sedgewick, few even-
ings since, to attend the sick wife of q
railroad man in that neighborhood, an
other hand car, driven by the section
boss and his men, collided with the Doc
tors ambulance, throwing him to the
track and crushing him between the wheels
of the car, inficting wounds which will
probably prove fatal.
Chas. McNabb one of the workmen, fell
from the bridge of the Arkansas Valley
route at Little Rock n few days ago. He
was jumping from the draw span to the
platform, upon which it rests when open.
His foot slipped and he fell five feet to the
platform, rolled through small opening
into the water within the crib work and
sank from sight.
There is unusual excitement over the
United States Senatorial contest. j.
David Walker, the present incumbent, an
nounces his withdrawal from the contest and
says: ~ am not disposed to enter doubt
full contest with the many distinguished
gentlemen whose names have been men,
toned in connection with that office, and
therefore decline to be candidate for re-
election" Governor Berry and Congress.
men Dunn and Jones are now the leading
candidates. 1t is thought Walkers con.
stituents will now support Berry.
Bert Comstock, of Mariana, Lee County,
arrived in Little Rock few nights ago,
having in charge two counterfeiters who
were picked up in Lee County. NJ. Blanch-
ard is a white man aud Charles Cunning.
ham is negro. They have of late been
moving about Lee County together, very
flush of money, and recently those
upon whom they passed their
wealth found their money to be
the Sheriff to capture them, and was depu-
tized as a special deputy of the United
States Marshal to take them in. When
arrested they had about 500 in counterfeit
$40 and $50 silver certificates upon their
persons. 1t is thought the plates from
which the counterreits were made, are con-
cealed in Memphis, in the possession of
some one at present not known, though the
officers are on the trail.
Governor Berry has offered reward Of
500 for the apprehension of Harvey john
son, the fiendish colored man who cut his
wife's throat and burned her house in Lit
tie Rock some time ago. The woman re-
covered, but the authorities are not dis
posed to let the wouldbe murderer escape.
A correspondent who recently made a
trip to White River and along the Texas &
st. Louis Railroad, learns that there have
been a large number of cattle and hogs
drowned by the high waters in the bottoms
Of White River. The bottom lands ad :
joining White River have large canebr axes
in them, upon which cattle can keep fat
all winter, and it is the practice of man :
stock k-owners on Grand Prairie during the
winter months to drive large herds OF
cattle to the canebrakes, where they
keep in good condition until the
usual spring overflows drive them
out. The recent overflow in
White River was from rainwater, and was
unexpected, and consequently the bottoms
were full Of stock. The number of cattle
lost from Devall's Bluff down to the mouth
of White River is roughly estimated to be
about 5000. Game of all kinds have suf-
fered seriously. The trestle watchman on
the Texas & st. Louis Railroad, in the
White River bottoms, caught two deer by
throwing a rope over their heads. The deer
hal been swimming until they were com :
pletely exhausted.
Final proofs were made a few days ago
on homestead entries in the United States
Michael Murphy, 50 acres in Conway
County; Matthew McCreery, 10 acres in
White County; Jesse Westman, 40 acres
in Hot Spring County; John W. Chap
man, - acres in Hot Spring County; VIII
liam s. Byrd, 40 acres in Hot Spring
County; Edwin g. Harris, l6J acres in
Conway County; David Jones, - acres in
Conway County; Richard Brown, 40 acres
In Conway County; Nicholas Carter, AZ
acres in Conway County; James Il. Ca
rey, 16J acres in Conway County; James
Slocum, 40 acres in Conway Coun-
Is, and Maria Hill, - acres in Conway
County.
Legislature conveneG on the 18th.
II has been proposed that the Arkansas
Press Association should at an early day
hold their annual session in Helena, and
then charter boat to take them to tho
New Orleans Exposition.
The State may well feel proud of its ex-