The Osceola times., 1885-07-11
Governor OF the state of Arkansas


Governor OF the state of Arkansas.
Over three fourihs Of the county Sherifs
have settle 4 with the State.
In 1888 Elijah Hinson aud two Of his
brothers murdered a man named Frank
Martin in Greene Couuty, Illinois The
murderers made Their escape, although
every rossible effort has been made to
capture them. Elijah Hinson was United
States pensioner, AMI the pension agent
az Chicago was notified OF his crime and
Of his escape, and instructed that il in the
future be should make application for his
pension the officers of Greene County be
informed of his whereabouts. Two years
or over went by but no application was
made, but about two months ago Mr..
Hnson was heard from. He applied for
his back pay, addressing the agent at
Chicago from Poinsstt County, this State
A copy of his application was sent to the
proper officers, and few days since VIM.
NJ. Baldwin. Sheriff of Greene County,
Illinois, arrived in Little Rock with re-
QUESTION for Hinson. He found his man
in Ponsett County, and the Secretary of
ptdAt " as upt uti VI Nuc thHNhtt Va Nht
murderer. The Sheriff got his prisoner
and returned with him to Illinois.
Monr oe County Jail, at last accounts,
was empty, and the keeper was enjoying
a vacation, so to speak
f. p McClung a citizen of Sewer since
1862, died at Norwood Vile recently.
Pike County's taxable property has in.
creased in eight years from 10000 to
$4,000.
The members OF the Chr stian Church in
Russellville, Pope Couaty, talk of erect-
ing building of their own.
Improved lands in Marion County are
worth from s. to S25 per acre; raw lands,
Of which there is n large amount, from
So to s. per acre. There is still some pub
lie land in this county subject to home-
stead. There is vast amount of pine
land which can be had at the Government
prics Of 81 95 per acre, Summer range
for stock is very fine, and as for hogs, it
can not be excelled.
The contract for a new building at the
Deaf Mute Institute was let by the build
ing committee of the Board of Trustees Of
that Institution to Messrs. Casey and
Sims for SIS, the contract for plumb
ing was'let to J. w. Lavender for SLID.
At Imboden, Lawrence County. a few
davs ago, an unknown man was found
drowned in Spring River. He was five
feet FIVE inches in height, about twenty
three or twenty five years of age, and had
red hair and light mustache; wore light
cotton striped overshirt an jeans pants;
had no papers on his person to Identify
him; had been in the water five or six
days. He had been In the city, and par
ties who had conversations with hi claim
he was of unsound mind and claimed to
have come from Jones burg, Ark.
Deputy Sheriff John G. Warfield and
ex-SherifY J. s. Ross, of Arkansas City,
recently arrested l.. S. Durham, of Monti.
Gallo, Drew County, for criminal outrage
on his own six-year- daughter, on the
affidavit of DR.. c. +. Smith, a resident
physician OF that place. Mr.. Hammock,
Sheriff of Drew County, ordered Dunham
TO leave Monticello and go with him to
Arkansas City. Sheriff Hammock said
the feeling in Monticello was so intense
that he doubted l. he could protect him
tUtTt. buuHdih u oNtl W uNul
the action of the Drew County authorities.
Feeling was high in Monticello, and
threats of lynching were freely expressed.
For about two years past Lon Allen has
been resident OF Little Rock, coming
there from Cairo, ILL.,, where, accol d ing to
rep ri, he married a short time before his
departure. His wife, sweet-fa ced little
lady, is now occupying suite Of rooms in
Little Rock and anxiously awaits thu re-
turn of her husband, who has been mys-
teriously absent for several days. Recent
ly Allen has been the agent in Little Rock
for the Union Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, of Cincinnati. Shortly before his
d disappearance. the company sent him a
draft for 50 900, on account of the death Of
William Ivey, of Little Rock the money
to be paid to the widow Of the deceased.
Ivey was n wealthy colorad man. and, it
will be remembered, was assassinated
while on visit to one of his plautations
in Phillips County, particulars of which
were published at the time, When Allen
left Little Rock he informed his wife as be
kissed her good-by that he would return
in a day or two; that he was going to
Helena to adjust the Ivey loss, That was
the last seen OF Allen, and people are
anxiously inquiring what has become Of
him and the $1,000.
Little Rock is to have a new Theater.
The Supreme Court has reversed the
verdict by which the "Polk boys" were
sentenced, one to death and the other to
twenty zone years Imprisonment, for MUIR
dering peddler in Pike County. They
will be given a new trial.
The Attorney General in recent opin-
ion at some length discusses the provisions
of the sixteenth section school lands act
and says that the power OF the lie egisla-
ture over the sixteenth section is supreme,
80 long as the object of the grant is kept
in view, and its discretion as to the man
ner OF administering the trust can not BE-
controlled.
Little Rock is wrestling with an occura-
ton ta * ordinance.
An effort is being made TO secure the
pardon of Adolphus Parker, the xtepn-
year-old train robter, sentenced last
spring to six years. term in the State
Penitentiary. The petition provides that
in consideration for his pardon he shall be
sent to some reformatory school or house
of correction, there to be kept until of age,
he to learn trade In the meantime. MIR.
Max Parker, father of the erring youth. is
and has been for long time past ros.
p~cted cit zen of Little L ok.
J. NJ Phillips has been c, umissiousl
Mayor of Wes. Fork, Washington County,
q newly incorporated ani thriving iowa
James Temple, Of Bradley Coanty, hps
been sent to the State Llnatic Asylum