The Osceola times., 1885-11-07
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Newton Marlborough was so badly man.
gled by cotton-gin at homsn, Miller
Couuty, that hs bic to death.
Bottle johnson, a colorei girl sixteen
years OF age. wa, thrown from the
train In Argents a few days since and
killed, a whole train of cars passing over
her aud cutting her body in twain.
The wells and cisterns In all parts OF
Little Rock and vicinity are giving out,
and ths water supply OF the city for
drinking and cooking purposes is becom.
ing serious consideration. Wells that
have always been considered unfailing
have given out In the eastern, western
and southern parts OF the city.
The infant son o: J. @. Corder, living
near st. Charles. Arkansas County. fell
into the fre . few days ago and was
burned to death.
Sam Sloan, a negro Methodist preacher
of Little Rock. assaulted his lsndlady,
named Evans, a few days ago. He first
insulted the woman, and on her resenting
the insult he knocked her senseless with
the butt end OF pistol Another colored
man, passing the house, heard the dis
turbance, and walked in to investigate,
when Sloan knocked h i'm in the head and
left the premises. He was soon after ar.
rested and placed In jail and as the Grand
Jury is now in session, quick justice will
doubt less overtak, him.
Old ',Uncle jerry" embalmed In litera.
ture by Opie Reed, died few days ago
at Little Rock.
Governor Hughes has offered q reward
Of $500 each for the arrest and conviction
of the burners Of the Jail at Murfreesborc
wherein Churchill was cremated.
Tie printing contract for furnishing the
forty fifth volume of the Reports OF the
Supreme Court has been let by the Bo' rd
Of Com miss toner's to the Little Rock Ga.
sette. There wers five contestants, and
the bidding was close.
Hon. N. b. Crump, Deputy Auditor OF
State, has been appoin ed private Secreta'
ry to Hon. James W. Berry, OF Benton
Vile, United States Senator. Mr.. Crump
is citizen of Boone County and promi.
nent member of the young Democracy.
On September 3)th there were 3S,076 gal.
Ions of whisky remaining in bond in the
warehouses in the Stats. During the
month of September 3,l23 gallons were
withdrawn from bond.
B. +. Gaff pleaded guilty before the
United States District Court In Little
Rock to the embezzement Of the money.
order fund while Postmaster at Walnut
Ridge, and was sentenced to pay fine OF
1900 and to he confined six months in the
Arkansas Penitentiary.
The Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows, at the =
recent meeting in Little Rock, elected the
following officers: George w. Hurley, OF
Newport, Grand Master; H. s. Coleman,
OF Arkadelphia, Deputy Grand Master;
A. S. Jet, of Full on, Grand Warden; AL
bert Cohen, of Little Rock, Grand Secre
tary; II. Ehrenberg, Of Little Rock, Grand
Treasurer; A. J. Gibson, Of Little Rock,
Grand Representative totSovereign Grand
Lodge.
Samuel Jones, charged with "shovine
the queer" and being connected with q
gang of counterfeiiers in Southwest lis
souri,, was convicted in the Federal Court
at Little Rock. He had placed . large
amount of spurious currency In circula-
tion. Officers of the Government are en-.
deavoring 10 locate his conseierates.
Deputy Sheriff w. B. Dumas, Of Ar
kansas City, recently captured John Clai
near Walnut Lake, Dssha County. Clark
is charged with the murder Of mar
named Mussey at Cooks Landing, on the
Arkansas River, nine years ago. 1t is said
the murderer had an old grudge against
the victim, and shot him with q rifle OF
the roof Of cotton gin.
Mr.. Mike Brown, Surveyor Of Conway
County, met with painful accident few
days since, breaking his left leg Just
above the ankle. He resides fve mile,
from Morrillton and was Ell route home
driving a fractions horse, which became
frightened and ran away, throwing Brown
violently to the ground with the above re
suit.
The State exhibit that has been collects,
by Commissioner McRae for the New Or
leans Exposition, embraces great mum
ber of magnifi cent specimens of the differ
ent productions OF the State. The exhibit
will b, the best that the State has ye
made. !. is truly marvellous to see the
,plendid specimens Of fruits, grains ant
grasses, vegetables, woods and minerals
that will go from the State to the Exposi
tion.
A rather remarkable legal point devel
opei in Little Rock recently. The GranC
jury of the United ates Court had
trespass case presented for their investi
cation. The records OF the United Statei
Land Office were brought before the jury
They showed tn, land to be the propsrt,
Of TIE United States, and the Register anc
Clerk both swore that the tract was va
cant United States land and offered fol
sale. The prosecution was ordered by thu
United States Attorney General, upon rec
ommendation OF the General Land Office
founded upon a special agents report o
investigation, the land also appearing or
the records at Washington a, Unite
States property. The Grand Jury ignored
the bill, sssigning as reason that the
land was not proven to be the property G.
the United States.
william H. Harper, the murderer o
John Sellers in Randolph County, about
one year ago, was hanged few days sine
at Gainesville, Greene County, whittier
Harper had been transferred for safe
keeping, Randolph County being without
jail. Harper hal two trials, his first
last March, resulting in a hung jury
his last resulting in his being fount
guilty and sentenced to hang on the 30tt
day Of October, 1885. He was thirty-fv,
years of age, had a wife and one child il
Randolph County, and killed Sellers be
cause he (Sellers) charged him with th
theft of some home grown tobacco
The judicial canvass is quiet
The conductor on Memphis & Lit,l'
Rock train put a man of near Argenta
early the other morning, who failed TO pa,
bis fare He Law sensel ass beside the roai