The Osceola times., 1885-07-04
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

tOuutN mas mhue his Hhoi setNShehe
with the State
Governor Hughes has received letter
from Mrs. NJ. J. Cameron, Of Gilmore,
Ponsett County. Ga Sunday, June l4th,
her SON in law, John Rushing, outraged
her little daughter, aged eleven years.
He was arrested, but made his escape and
has not since been captured. She prays
the Governor t. see IL the flend can no. be
brought to justice, as she is a widow and
hslpless. Tho Governor wrote to the Sher-
IN to spare no efforts TO arrest the fugi-
tive.
Hon. Ben Askew announces positively
that he is not a candidate for Congress in
the Third District, as had been intimatei.
The Board of Trustees of,the State Blind
Institute have LEI the contract for the
cons ruction of new building at the in
stitute to Mr.. Clark, at his bid OF S37, 773.
The contractor accepted the stipulations
Of the Board that the west wing be COM
pleted by October lst; that the east wing
be completed in five months from date Of
contract, and the main part Of the build
Ing in seven months from the date OF con-
tract. He will begin work Immediately.
The Arkansas Industrial Company has
signed the contract which has been award
cd to il, for the erection of the two new
buildings to be erected at the Peniten-
tiary. They also filed the bond required
and the work of building will soon begin.
In their report to Governor Hughes, the
Arkansas Commissioner 10 the Worlds
Exposition at New Orleans recommended
that all the States exhibit now in New
Orleans be removed to Little Rock, and
that steps be taken TO inaugurate pub
lie exhibit for the benefit Of our citi-
zens who were unable to attend the
New Orr cans exhibition, and to be used
as a standing advertisement for the gem
eral welfare of the Stateat large. 1t has
been determined 10 establish such a show
of the products of the State at Little
Rock, and if it meets with satisfactory
encouragement TO make the exhibition
permanent. The Commissioners suggest
that the exhibit can be returned to New
Orleans next winter in case it is decided
to reopen the Exposition at that city at
that time. Arkansas needs su ch an ad-
vertisement as her specimens at New
Orleans can give her, and the sooner
steps looking to the Establishment Of such
an enterprise are taken the sooner will a
move in the right direction be started
The Sher ifs of Mississippi, Howard,
Montgomery, Poinsett aud Calhoun Coun.
ties have made their final settlements with
the State.
State Treasurer Woodruff received the
new Hail safe, which he was authorized
to purchase by the last Legislature. 1t is
thirty -nino inches high, twenty seven
inches deep and twenty seven inches
wide, but, in spite of its small Dimensions,
weighs $500 pounds. 1t has time lock
and is burglar proof, being made of
almost solid steel. 1t occupies one corner
of the vault.
Conway County, was murdered. A few
days since w. II. Speers, son Of Sheriff
p. II. Speers, also res dent Of Conway
County, arrived i'm Little Rock in charge
of Wash Kelly, n Deputy Sheriff OF Texas
who is charged with the crime Kelly is
young man, and claims he can prove his
limo cence without dihic llty. The officer
took the prisoner to Morrlton, where he
will remain in jail until the next term of
court.
Henry Clay, of Little Rock, ono Of the
most prominent colored men In the state,
dici few days ago of quick consump-
ton. He was slave before the war, and
after being freed secured an education,
aud at his death w:s connected with the
Merchants National Bank OF Little Rock.
Last year the Democrats of Pulaski Coun-
ty rendered him the nomination of Coro-
ner, which, however, he declined.
Tue Little River County Democracy
will meet on July 18th, at Richmond, to
exl ress the choice of the county Dem
oeracy for Congressman, and to send dell
s1ates to the convention to be held at
Texarkana on the 22d of July.
Barker Post -offlce, Hampstead County,
has been ordered lscontlnued after July
lst.
Colonel Thos. Ii. Simms the new Collec.
tor OF In ernal Revenue for the District of
Arkansas has assumed the duties OF his
position. Colonel Simms contemplates
inaugurating some revisal lchanges in the
tffice of Collector and has been instrument :
tai in having the department at Washing
ton reduce the number o. collection dis
tricts in this State from six TO five. The
Collector has been prominent before the
people of the State for more than twenty
years past, and has occupied seats in both
branches of the Legislature. He was
made Master in CGancery by Governor
James III. Berry, in 1884, TO revise
the accounts of State Treasurer Thomas j.
Churchill, a history of which case is well
known to the country. Captain j. S.
Whiting, of Little Rock, will be first as
,istant under Colonel Sims, and Messrs
W. b. Dedman of Benton, Boone County;
Thomas H. Parham of Forrest City, Prai :
rie County; Reuben NJ. Fry of Fort Smith.
Sebastian County Robert T. Cook of Ark
adelphia, Clark County; and A. b, Grace
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, will all act
as Deputy Collectors in their respective
Districts.
Correspondence from various portions
IF the State show tha the rye, oat and
wheat yield is splendid, although com.
plants Of short dry spells are reported
from some of the northwestern counties
which proved detrimental to the wheat
crop. The fruit crop is simply enormous
everywhere in the State. The statistics
from Washington, Benton and Sebas tian
Counties, the banner APPLE produ cling
counties of the State, show that the yield
OF apples in these counties will far ex-
coed anything ever known in their his
tory.
The rivers are high from recent rains.
Robert w Mckay was elected chief OF
,he Little Rock fire department at the re-
,ent flremen's convention with John w.
Flynn Third Assistant. w. l. Whitwell,
Secretary. and ID. W. Pollack, Treasurer