Arkansas weekly mansion., 1885-11-21
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


Of 500 for the arrest Of Tom Taylor, Of
Miller County, who murdered VIM. Daniels
in that county, on the night Of October
10th.
A negro en- route to Little Rock from
Coal Hill, In charge Of eiiicers, was taken
from the train at Mulberry q few nights
ago by mob Of about fifty masked men;
and has not since been seen. The negro
attempted q crime on young white lady
Of johnson County. 1t Is believed he was
lynched.
Robert Simmons, young man Of jack
son County, while out fishing few days
ago, was using dynamite as bait, and had
just attached a match to the fuse of
Joint, and threw 1t into the river. In doing
SO the fuse Of another joint in his pocket
lgnltod. He discovered the sputtering
fuse, knew the danger he was in, and at.
tempted to escape by pulling his coat of.
While he had his arms elevated, the dyna-
mite exploded. His right arm was 50
fractured that amputation between the
shoulder and elbow was necessary.
Hon. Thomas Fletcher, of Little Rock
the United States Marshal for the Eastern
District Of Arkansas, aud Hon, J. W. House
the new United States District Attorney,
have entered upon the discharge Of their
duties
Governor Hughes has appointed the fol.
lowing delegates to the Farmers National
Congress to be held at indianapolis. The
Vice. President for Arkansas is Mr.. II. L.
Fletcher. First District, John J. Horner, Of
Helena, and Nathan Gregory, of Augusta;
Second District, J. P. Eagle, Of Lonoke,
and William Murrell, of Austin; Third ~.
trict, D. NJ. Garretson, Of Warren, Bradley
County, and W. r. Wright, Of Fulton;
Fourth District VIM. YoVhs, of Gall<-sAH
and C. H. Gregory, of hAtus; Fifth Dis
trict, Lafayette Gregg, OF Fayetteville, and
X. d. Weaver, Of Boone County.
Nine criminals. charged with various
crimes, from murder down, burned their
way out of the jail at Arkansas City few
days ago and made their way out OF tho
Jail yard over fence fifteen feet high,
surmounted with barb wire, and made
good their escape.
Rev. Harry May, the converted Hebrew,
is doing revival work at Hope.
Trouble has broken out among the con-
ductors on the Arkansas Valley Route, but
Of d character not vet made public. Con.
ductors P. II. Nice, Smith and Bradt have
been relieved from duty, no reason being
given further than "for cause.' Condue-
tors Yunnah and Campbell, who sided
with the other conductors, declined to take
out their trains, and other men have been
put In their places. Detectives have been
working the road for several weeks past.
Lark Hckcrson, a well-to-do colored
farmer Of Woodruff County, was called to
his gate q few nights ago by Alexander
Edmunds, another colored man, when he
was badly shot, two loads of squirrel shot
being emptied into his body. ltis thought
the wounded man will recover, Edmunds
made an attempt to shoot Hicserson about
three months ago, but was then prevented.
John Peyton, william Windham ard
Delay Hicks, three young mcn who live a
few miles from Hope, have been arrested as
the persons who committed the robbery Of
II. C. Alsahrooks,
Dave Robinson was tried nni found
guilty In tho Pulaski Circuit Court OF bur-
giarlzlng W. W. Dickoy's store in Eagle
Township, Pulaski County, and his pun.
ishment fixed at three years In tho State
Pcnitentiary.
Two cottages belonging to man named
Hewitt a. Kansas City, Mo, were burned
at ArRenta a few days since,
Governor Simon +, flughes has issued
bis proclamation onjoinlng tho people 10
set aside Thursday, the g6th Inst, asa day
OF thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty
God for blessing tho people Of Arkansas
during tho past year, and for showefine
prosperity upon the whole land.
Joe Taylor, who was tried recently at
Little Rock for the murder Of Henry Hill
at Bowman's Switch September llfe last.
was found guilty In the second d,l rec and
he was given fourtoch years in Peni1
tcntiary.
William Hastings and Peter srooks were
arrested few days ago by Detective
Jesse u. Mctec at Knobel station for bav-
ing robbed passenger Of SIS on an Iron
Mountain train. They were examining
their booty whom arrested.
Cornelius Holden has arrived at the
State Penltentary from Lee County lie
will ,tay one year for larceny,
A special election for Assessor has been
ordered In Fulton County for December
9th, TO III the vacancy In that county,
caused by the death Of william e. An
dcrson.
The annual meeting Of the Fri. State Med.
icai Association Of Mississippi, Arkansas
and Tennessee was held In tho now 0ayoso
Hotel In Memphis, Tenn, on the ilth and
18th inst,
Mr., ". l.. Whitehead, Of Columbia
County, was seriously injured few days
since by being caught in II cotton GIN, His
left arm and collar bone was badly broken,
aud nearly all the flesh torn on the lcft sido
of his breast. His face was badly sawed
upon both sides, and Il Is believed he res
ceived internal injuries that will prove
fatal,
Martin Mitchell, the "swamp Angel" OF
Dlnckilsh Bayou, Is again at liberty, Hc
was recently captured by the Federal OIL
GERS, convicted OF being an lllielt dlstillcr,
and sentenced to a term Of imprisonment
The Court permitted him to select his place
OF confinement, and he named tho Cross
County jail, at Wittsburg, He has many
friends In that part Of the State, and for
tha. reason desired to 10 thcg. Those
trionis have aided him to escape, Evcry.
body knows thn, Mitchell is dangerous
man, and he is greatly feared, especially
by number Of men Of Memphis who In
cured his cnmlty while hunting game In
the Blacknsh swamps. Tho poorer class OF
people are friendly with him because they
believe him to be pcrsecuted, He has but
little property, but IL thr husband OF q
handsome wife, and Is the father OF two
uncommonly lovely children.
Judge Battle was elected Chief-justice.
A fatal anray took place four miles irom
Morrllton a few days ago, between Hank
Mckinley and Frank Mccoy, In which Me-
Coy was shot by the former Mckinley
was Superintendent Of tho cotton Gin aud
keeper of tho s,or on tho Ward farm Nc.
Coy Ia negro lle had dtlyen up TO ,hs
gin with load OF coilonI rhoy quarreied
and the lie passed aud thy cllnched. Al.
bright, another white man, struck Mccoy
with his gun AMI the combatanls sopa-
rated Mckinley drew his knife and Me-
Coy picked up u rock. Mckinley then ran
into the house, obtained his revolver,
camc out and shot Mccoy.
A child OF A, I, Nowlin al Last Chance,
near Little Rock, was burned to death,
The ease Of the st Louis, Iron Mounla In
h Southern Railroad Company vs.. Mrs. q.