The Osceola times., 1885-02-28
Miscellaneous Items,

A special election for one justice Of the
peace in Elm Spring Township, Washing
ton County, has been ordered, to be held
March IA.
Link Reese, Charles Hill, Hilliard Jones,
Fred Lewis and Emmett Bolton have been
arrested at Little Rock for an assault with
an attempt to commit murder on the per-
son of an employe of Charles Martin.
The certificate of the election of Hon. J.
X. Jones to the United States Senate has
been signed by the Governor, and his re-
signation as Representative in Congress
for the Third District accepted.
The Mississippi River overflow scare is
abating.
Eight persons are confined in the Drew
County Jail.
Quite mania for roller skating exists
all over the State.
The citizens of Morrlton feel the need Of
fire company.
Sheriff Desha of Independence County
visited Little Rock few days ago, taking
with him new inmate for the Insane Asy-
lum and about 5000 State money.
The Little Rock Street Railway Company
has ordered steel rails for two miles of ad-
ditional track to be laid in the near fu-
ture. The tie contract has also been
awarded.
In Marion County, on the Upper White
River, Sheriff Keeler was killed few days
ago by Captain Stations, a steamboat
man. Stations threatened to kill Keeler
il he came on the boat to serve a writ, and
shot him dead.
The people are dissatisfied at Dardanelle
because they have no public school.
OF the recent discoveries in Montgomery
County, one is a rich coal mine.
The frost 10 said to have killed about
eight. tenths of the peach buds in some of
the upper counties.
In Columbia County, Mrs. Roberts sold
273 pounds of butter and l0s dozen eggs
las year, clearing S70.l0
Mrs DIR. Milan, OF Nevada County, re-
Gently gave her boy morphine, thinking
she was administering an ordinary dose OF
quinine. The mistake was discovered too
late, and the boy died.
2. l.. Stricklin, at Sugar Loaf Springs,
a one-armed man, was recently alta cked
by n vicious dog. He picked up a brickbat
to hurl at the canine and by some pecul.
lar twist of the arm dislocated the soli-
tary limb.
A little boy named Lacey Raney, in
Lawrence County, was rece ltly riding
harnessed mule. The animal became
frightened, and the little fellow, becoming
entangled in the harness, was dragged
and bruised, from the results of which he
died.
Winters grip is still firm.
The Senate confirmed Governor Hughes
appointment Of Trustees for the State Lu-
John G.. Fletcher, VIM. J. Little and X. X.
Walker, and George +. Dodge, s. l.. Grif-
fifth, r. II. Parham. Jr., George II. Meade
and A. II. Witt as Trustees Of the Deaf
Mute Institute.
Governor Hughes received letter few
days ago from Dr. C. NJ. Taylor, at New
Orleans, ng that the Exposition was
complete success in every way. More
money is needed by the Exposition in gen.
eral, but the Arkansas department is all
right, attracting much attention.
The severe winter has been particularly
hard ON the poor all over the State.
Governor hughes has Issued procla-
nation Offering 500 reward for Henry
Ivory, who killed Fred Wilson in Critten-
den County the ilth OF last October. The
affair created considerable excitement
among the people of Crittenden County at
the time, and every effort was put forth to
gather in the murderer, and the reward
has been asked for asa last resource.
pau foxxuxhin has kaap forual L.,
Miller County, and J. Pierson and r. b.
Alloway, elected as Justices Of the Peace
for the new township on the 7th of this
month, have been commissioned. The
township bas been named Cleveland
Pine Blu6. hes been granted . CHARTS
q citv Of she 0rst.closA