The Osceola times., 1885-06-13
Miscellaneous Items.

The disease prevailing In vi trough
Bottom, which has caused CONSERVATION
in that section, is now receiving some at
tention from Little Rock physicians. For
some time past measles and chicken -pox
have been prevailing there but it is now
alleged that at least one Of the cases, a
daughter Of d. Hodges, is smallpox. The
Boards Of Health of Newport and several
other neighboring towns have taken the
subject in hand, and thorough investiga-
tion will be made.
At Jefferson Springs, n station sixteen
miles east Of Little Rock, on the Pine Bluff
Railroad, an old colorsd man named Miles
Owens was murdered a few nights ago in
his own cabin, which was situated about
fifty yards from the station. He was shot
just as he: was preparing to retire for the
night. At the Coroner's inquest verdict
was rendered that Owens came to his
death from gun or pistol shot wound.
He was accused Of being "voudou" by
the negroes Of the community, and 1t Is
thought that one of his neighbors killed
the old man to get him out of the way.
The Board of State officers are busily
engaged in arranging for the improve
ments to be made in the main part of the
State house.
1t She ould be a matter OF some pride to
our citizens to know that Arkansas has
taken the first premium on cotton at the
New Orleans Exposition. 1t Is no small
honor to have done so.
Four fat-cars escaped from the engine
on the incline opposite Arkansas City, on
the Mississippi Valley Route few days
ago and ran into the Mississippi River.
Nick Batter, who suicided recently at
Wichita, Kan, was u ntil the past four
months a resident of Little Rock. He
married in that city about year ago, and
was not sue cessful In his business. His
relatives reside in indianapolis.
Bob Mccullough, eight years old, was
drowned in the Arkansas River at Little
Rock, a few daysago His comrades were
so frightened they could do nothing 10
help the drowning boy. After long search
the body was recovered near where it
sunk.
Mr.. J. Hughes, who resides at Poplar
Bluff on Bayou Bartholomew, says there
never was such a prospect for large
yield in the Bayou BARTHOLOMEW and
Green Ridge Districts as there is this year.
Corn and cotton are in fine condition, and
better advanced than in years. He re-
Gently rode horseback fifty miles through
this fertile farming region, and being a
practical farmer himself, his opinion is
well founded.
There Is cons iderable talk of moving the
Little Rock furniture factory to Texar-
kama, or some point Ia that vicinity.
Sheriff w. II. Briggs, OF Center Point,
Howard County, recently captured DIR.
Guion, alias Scruggs, alias Green, etc, on
the charge of passing counterfeit money
A few days since there arrived In Little
Rock from Jud dsonia a gift to the several
institutions in the city, in the shape of
several crates of stra wberries, sent by the
people of Judsona. There were three
crates for the State Blind Institute, three
crates for the Ladies' Benevolent Associa-
tion Hospital, and eleven crates for distri.
button among the poor.
A few nights ago the passengers on the
steamboat 4. w. Cole discovered q large
black bear swimming the river near Little
Rock. A skiff was lowered and Geo. Blue,
engineer, and Henry Brown, a raftman
that was on board the steamer, pulled for
his bruinship. They overlook the bear
and killed 1t with an ak. When dressed
it weighed 2s5 pounds.
The families of George and J. +. Blu.
chanan, living near Amity, Clark County,
were poisoned few days sine, from eat
ing poisonous honey. The bees gathered
the nectar from the flower Of liant known
as COW poison. All the members OF the
families were prostrated from the effects,
. A. III H. l. a
GUS condition.
A bloody and fatal fight took place
rmong a party of negroes at a church
gathering near Poplar Bluff, recently.
Charlie Joel and Richmond Griffin were
engaged In a hand to- hand conf ct,
both using knives, when Griffin fell ex-
hausted from the loss of blood. wi liam
Roberts and others interferrsd. Joel theh
attacked Roberts, but before he could use
his knife Roberts shot him through the
neck He died in fifteen minutes Rote~.s
was regarded as justifable In the killirS
and was not arrested. Griffin will re,
cover.
Hmall fruits are very plentiful.
Two hundred and eighty quarts q,
Strawberries were shipped from Beeto }
low uhys hSo Dy TaCluC Express IOr tnc
Penitentiary-a gift to the prisoners BY
the children and ladies OF Beebe. The con.
victs had Strawberries for dinner last SUP
day, owing to the kind thoughtfulness o.
the good people of Beebe.
The second suit against the bondsmen %
the late James Torrans, United States
Marshal, has been instituted in the Fedora
Court ut Little Rock. c. c. Waters, th$ |
District Attorney, refused an offer made
by the bondsmen to compromise the mat
ter for $500.
The locusts have been recon noitericg
around Little Rock.
Sam Navra, a leading business man OF |
Little Rock. was stricken with apoplexy |
few nights ago, and at las. accounts was |
lying unconscious.
The Little Rock City Council elected |
Colonel Logan H. Roots, President of the |
Merchants National Bank, and Colonel |
W. p. Homan, Of the Exchange National |
Bank, members of the Board OF Public .
Works. They are two of Little Rocks
most enterprising citizens. The Council
also pledged itself against the employ
ment of convict labor in any improve.
ments the city may undertake duriu, the
present year.
Fire Destroyed the woollea m lls 1t Lit.
t.e Rock,