The Osceola times., 1885-09-05
Miscellaneous Items.

bound over to await the action Of the
Grand Jury.
Miscellaneous Items
Ashley County sends Andrew Jackson
to the Penitentiary for one year for steal.
ing hog. On, Andrew!
Richard Johnson, a swtchman In the
employ of the Arkansas Valley route at
Little Rock, was probably fatally injured
few days since. He attempted to jump
upon q moving locomotive, missed his
footing and fell under the wheels. One of
his arms was amputated near the shoul-
der.
The premium list of the Fair Associa.
tion Of Western Arkansas Is out The as
ISOLATION embraces Arkansas and the In
dian Territory. This is the sixth annual
fair, and the association is growing In
strength and excellence Of exhibitions
each year. The premium list is an exten-
sive one. and will attract large number
OF exhibitors
A Creole barber, name unknown, was
shot by q colored barber named Bishop at
Jonesboro few days ago. Bishop had
made some remark about the Creole bein z
a negro. Hearing OF this, 1t Is said the
Creole threatened the life o. Bishop. They
met near the Texas & St. Louis Depot,
when Bishop drew revolver and fred,
striking the Creole In the right breist. 1t
10 supposed the wound will not prove
fatal.
The body Of a young man named
Reeder, aged about twenty years, was
found near Hope, few days ago, in the
woods, about fifty yards from the railroad.
between Hope and Wash gton, and the
hogs had partially devoured his remains.
Re der was a laboror, and cams to this
State from the North.
The a st two bales of cotton were re.
,eived at Morrilton few days ago. Both
bales were raised by colored mon, Louis
Ragland and Jack Clark. The latter had
been for several years the first 10 carry
In bale, and so sure was he OF the pri re
this year that he was a little slow
in taking his cotton to the gin at Nor :
rillton. Early on the day 10 question
he carried a sample to the gin. nagine
his surprise when Louis Ragland drove in
from the country with bale all ready
for shipment, and carried of the prize for
the first bale. The bales were bought for
$l2.sj and $3.50 and shipped to Alleo,
West & Co., st. Louis.
For several weeks past there have been
complaints made that immigrants were
being victimized at Little Rock by train.
butchers. In the main the victims have
been i'm migrants from the Southwest who
change cars at that point from the Mem
phis & Little Rock Railroad to the Iron
Mountain. A few days ago Detective
Woodland found traveller named Young,
who had been heeced by youns man
who had offered to take him from l. tile
Rock to Texarksna. The party claimed
to be an engineer, and told the young
man he would carry him in the baggage
car. The case, when worked up, resulted
In the arrest of Jack Collins. news butch
or, who is now In the hands Of the officers.
Mr.. J. W. Skies and q. little grandson, OF
Benton County, were on route to Rogers,
the county seat of Benton, q few days
since, and had just crossed stream and
were about half way up a steep incline,
when their horse baked and threw Mr.,
Skies and little boy down steep cmbank-
ment, instantly killing the child and in
juring Mr.. Skies so severely that he can
not recover The horse and buggy also
went over the bluff, MASKING the vehic! q
into fragments. but the animal escaped
with slight bruises.
A carpenter named Chris Schrader, en-.
gagged upon a warehouse building being
erected on the river front at Little Rock.
lost his balance while standing on a scaf.
fold few days ago aud fell about eigh-
teen feet to the ground below, striking
upon his head and shoulders aud break
Ing his neck. Schrader was twenty -four
years old and unmarried.
Business is picking up steadily.
Desha County sends as her latest con-
tribution to the population of the Peni-
tentiary, James Wood, grand larceny
one year, and Thomas Jackson, grand
larceny, five years.
A series Of revival meetings is to be held
in Little Rock under the leadership OF
Evangelist Robinson. A tabernacle
lighted by electricity has been constructed
for the purpose.
Arewa ard OF $50 each has been offered
by the lessees Of the Penitentiary for the
capture and return OF the SC ven convicts
who escaped from the brick yard west oi
the city recently.
The Little Rock Council Is wrestling
with the water works question.
The Little Rock Gazette office lass ball
team tried conclus with the Athletics
Of the same place, a few days ago, and
the editor Of the Gazette feels constrained
to say: 1--WE confess that when It comes
to base ball the Gazette outfit is some
times little weak Il IL Ia the higher
branches that we write Excelsior ON our
banner"
The Pension Examining Board at Little
Rock has been reorganIzad. D.. f. Dar-
win Ayers, of the old Board is retained
and two new appointments m DIR
James A. D,brsll, Jr, aud Lorrnzp T.
Gibson.
Two unknown men were found dead
near Askads!ph!a-