The Osceola times., 1885-06-06
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

The acts Of the last Legislature are bc-
ing sent out by the Secretary of State
The volumes in cloth for county officers
will be ready in few days.
The Pulaski County Board of Equalizs.
tion, as appointed by Governor Hughes,
consists OF Messrs. James Martin, w. N.
Slack and John w. Blackwood.
Some fourteen miles east OF Rogers, o
few evenings since, +. NJ Hardesty fatally
shot one Jerry Clark. Hardesty was rum
ming on White River, and Clark was in
his employ. While In a settlement Of
their accounts, a dispute arose about two
dollars. Hardesty uttered harsh epithets
to Clark, who resented by drawing an
iron pin from wagon and started for
Hardesty, whereupo Hardesty drew his
revolver aud fired twice. One ball struck
Clark in the abdomen and the other shot
struck him In the right hand, glancing up
ward and lodging in the right lung. Clark
was mortally wounded. He has wife
and two children. The excitem snt was
intense in the neighborhood of the trag-
edy. Hardesty took to the mountains for
refuge
Suit has been begun at Little Rock In the
United States Court by tho Government
against the bondsmen Of the late James
Tarrans, United States Marshal for the
Eastern District Of Arkansas for eight
years previous to his death, which oc-
Cured two wears ago, for shortage of ac-
coun's in his office. There are three cases
one against each of the three bonds
given by Tarrans during his term of Office
The new city bill, adopted by the Legis-
lature at its recent session, and under
which Little Rock will hereafter be gov
erned, is similar in character to the ia king
distrcs bll under which Memphis is at
present run. Provision is made for the
election by the City Council of two citi-
zens Of Little Rock, whose duty it sbalj be
to assist the Mayor in the discharge of his
duties, to look after the finances of the
city, etc,
The fve-mill school-ta carried every
whera
Tn ere are only thirty eight negroes in
Boone County.
Pike County has only seventy seven de.
linquent Taxpayers this year.
"Uncle Matt" Locke, a resident of Se-
vier County since 1874 died recently.
A new POST Office has been established
in Perry County, at w. W. Martindale's,
named Quidam.
Cut worms have compelled many farm.
ers to replant their cotton in sections OF
the State.
Jonathan Kirk was on trial for horse
stealing in Little Rock. His aflanced sat In
court ready to bo married just as soon as
he was acquitted. But the wedding did
not come Off, and will not until Jon athan
serves two years in the Penitentiary.
The United States troops in Little Rock
have been ordered to the West, and are
expected to take hand in the Indian
trouble. George Ponder, one of the pri-
Yates, who did not relish the change, de-
serted. The authorities were notified, and
he was captured. disguised in clothing
furnished by his girl, who SO name is Fam
ny Livingstone. Ponder has been de-
lived to the authorities, and the girl will
be tried by the Federal authorities for as.
sisting d,serter to escape.
Mayor Kramer of Little Rock has ap.
pointed the following to constitute Board
of Health: o. S. Dillon, NJ. Dillon, M.
kirst, w. II. Hamilton, W. l.. Terry and
DIR. Lou French. 1t is understood they
propose to inaugurate some needed re.
forms in sanitary way.
A serious row took place at the colored
peoples roller skating rink in Little Rock
few nights ago. There had been fancy
skating and fast skating, and the ex cite
ment ran high. The programme was to
conclude with a potato grabbing match.
The manager held n stove pipe hat
filed with small potatoes, and
the men and women were required to
skate past him at full speed and were per-
mitted to grab from the hat, a silver
plated set being offered to the one who So
cured the greatest number. When the hat
had been about half emptied q small boy
upset it, scattering the potatoes on the
floor. A scramble ensuei, wherein
Thomas Gray fought with his skates and
fists. Six men and two women were badly
bruised by tho frantic man before he could
be subdued.
The case In progress before Judge Cald.
well in the United States District Court
at Little Rock against bondsmeu Of the
late James Torrans, United States Marshal
for the Eastern District of this State, is
making slow headway, inasmuch as coun.
sci for the prosecution are introducing in
evidence itemizad bills for all claims said
to be due. j. I. Brown, Jr., deputy under
Torrans, is now serving ten-years' sen.
tence in the Detroit HOUSE of Correction
for mafeasance In Office. aad the defense
will attempt to justify many of the errors
found in Torrans' accounts with proven
shortcomings Of Brown. 1t will take sew.
eral days to finish the trial. and it is doubt
full II the Government will be able to re-
cover dollar from the boudsmen.
A family named Roberts, mother and
two children, arrived in Jonesboro some
days ago stating they had been robbed of
all the money they had and asked contri- |
buttons and received substantial help from
the citizens. They were to have left for |
San Antonio, Tex, but on getting out Of |
bed on the morning of their proposed de- |
parture were Mortified to find the youngest
child dead. The child had been sick sew.
eral days, but was not thought to be seri- |
Gus.
For some time past different persons in |
Lift Rock have aw Ike in the morning to |
find that during the night some one had
entered the room and robbed them of their
and pocket change. The police
dropped upon the burglar aud succeeded
in capturing him a few nights ago. They
recovered some clothing stolen from Mr..
ID. E. Jones, and some belonging to Mr.
Wing. Several other parcels they have
traced to Pine Bluff, whers the thief had
sent them. The name Of the accused is II.
S. jackson.
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