The Osceola times., 1885-09-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Thompson, son Of the State Super
intcndent OF Public Instruction, had the
misfortune TO dislocate his shoulder while
making q masse shot In playing BILL
lizards atLittls Rock few evenings since.
Certified returns have been received at
the Secretary OF States office OF the fol-
lowing special elections: VIM. Gray,
Coroner OF Columbia Comfy; J. J. Thomp
son, Justice Of the Peace in Lee County;
F. NJ. Browning, Justice OF the Peace in
Greene County.
Attorney General Garland has pur.
chased the Mclean residence and grounds
on the uorthcast corner OF fourteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue, Wash
ington, d. C The grounds are spacious
and the house frame one, built in the
Southern style. Mr.. Garland's goods and
chatttels have been removed to his new
home during his vacation
The basis OF representation In the DEM
,crati State Convention to assemble In
Little Rock October 22l next, for the pur-
pose Of nominating q successor to the late
Justice e ,kin. will be one delegate for
each 40 votes and one delegate for each
Berry in 1882 Judge IL R Battle was a
very prominent candidate before the bcdy
that nominated Chief Justice Cockrill
about a year ago. and his strength then
causes him to believe that he can be nom.
mated at the October convention, SO he
has announced himself as q candidate for
he position. This 10 the only announce
nent vet publ ished, but the next thirty
lays will und ubtedly dev vslope numerous
candidates, ready and willing to sacrifice
personal interests In order to capture a
pl CO on the Supreme Bench Of the State.
General d. McRae, State Commissioner
to the New Orleans Exposition, recently
paid a visit to Northeast Arkansas to ar.
range for additional exh ibits for the Ex.
position.
DR.. Jay Guy Lewis, OF Little Rock, has
gone TO New Orleans to represent General
d. Mcl,ae. the Commiss oner for Arkan.
sas to the New Orleans Exposition. d..
Lewis will make arrangements for space
and attend to any other busines, that
may be necessary In completing Arkan-
sas' exhibit before the opening of the
Exposition on the 10th Of November next
+. l. Wilson, while running a steam
sausage chopper in Little Rock butcher
shop few days ago, go. his fingers I'M
der the knives, and they fell, chopping the
fingers of his righ; hand.
Tho National Commiss sioner 1of Agricul.
ture has appointed Mr.. J. II. Moore, OF
Arkansas Post, State Statistical Agent
for Arkansas Mr.. Moor, Is a practical
farmer. and IL regarded as thoroughly up
In agriculture.
A movement Of the ladies is on foot TO
get up woman's department 1, the Ar.
this fall and winter at the Exposition.
II the ladies will take an interest in the
matter they can make q very attractive
exhibit.
The negro Oscar Buckner, on trial for
murder at Jonesboro, was convicted of
manslaughter and sentenced to four yer,
In the Penitentiary. The verdict Is re-
markably light, considering the crime
with which he was charged.
The foundation work on the improve
ments t, the north end Of the State. house
Is all completed and the brick work is 60
ing up rapidly.
Mr.. George Sears, q prom n ant citizen
II Union County, is reported to have been
fatally shot by man named Adam Coop.
er. No particulars beyond the mere
shooting have been received.
Governor Hughes has decided to use
every effort to capture the persons whc
recently burned the Pike Couni Jail a,
| Muir r'reesboro. at which TIM, III, Polk
brothers were burned to death. He hal
sent officers to that county, and has Of.
fered 500 reward flor the arrest Of eact
and every person in the lynching party.
Mr.. Harry Watson, bill clerk of the Ar
kansas Valley route at Arkansas City,
died at the Denning House in Little Rocl
| a few nights ago He had been connect.
cd with tn, Valley route for ten years
and filled the position of bill clerk at Ar
kansas City for two years past. He wal
| Il Mason, thirty -five years Of nge, and
unmarried. He had q large circle o
friends In the State.
A fatal ARRAY occurred at wrig htsville
near Little Rock, q few evenin; IS since
Two men, named Taylor and Hill EN-
ploye, at a sawmill, got into q dispute
| about some trihlg matter, when Taylor
suddenly sezed a scantling and deal
| Hill fatal blow on the head. Taylor es
| capped.
There has been more troubl. among tn,
col,red citizens. Rueben Gaines, a sable.
hued brother OF Ham, Of Peyeatte Town
| ship, Pulaski County. went to town a few
| days ago and swore out q warrant fol
the arrest of George Saund ,rs, colored
| for sh oo,ing him. Gaines is Cons Ia BILE fol
his township and undertook to serve ,
warrant on Saunders, when he received
the contents OF a gun In Saunders hands
His left arm was shat cred Saunder.
preceded Gaines to this city, and was al
ready in custody, claiming to have sho
the Constable in seli-defense
Down among the hills and mountain
Businesses Of Pike County, in The south
eastern portion Of this Stat, there hai
sprung up gangIof moonshiners equallet
in their def snce of law only by their Ken
lucky brothers in Grim. 1hsy defy
both State and Federal authority
AMI only by the utmost caution car
an arrest ever be made. l.. S. Coebell, tn,
bravo Deputy United States Marshal o.
Murfreesboro, arrived in Little Rock few
days ago, having In charge J John NJ. White
and N. o. Ham, two of the worst mem.
bers Of the Pike County banditti. They
were captured near Murfreesboro by Mr.
Coebell, John N. Jackson and 1h mas J.
Taylor. Mr. Coebell informed your cor
respondent that the community around
Murfreesboro had almost quieted dowr
since the burning Of the Pike County Jail
and steps are being taken 10 bald the
historic structure.
Cotton picking progresses finely.