The Nevada picayune., 1885-04-09
We are aske ed to announce that

We are asked :o announce that the Rev. Dr. K. E. Hamilton of Memphis, will deliver a lecture on the subject, "The Breath of Life," at the Methodist church tomorrow Friday evening. It will De gratti- tous and every body are invited to 'ge cut.
 Capt. w. R. White has made a strong bond and forwarded to Washington. He will assume charge of the post office in the course of Q few weeks. as soon as his com m ission is receiv. ed. His son, w. R. White Jr., twill act as his assistant.
 Rev. Dr. Hamilton, and little daughter, Hattie Simms, are visit. ing Mr. and Mrs J. W. Conger. Mrs. c. is a daughter of Dr. Ham, ilton. He has preached several very instructive and able sermons at the Methodist church, to largo and attentive audiences, since his arrival Thursday of last week. Mir. W. w. Edwards informe us that the English walnut and Pecan nut, can be successfully grown ia this soil end climate, by simply plahting these nuts usually sold in the stores. It will cost but little for anyone to give them trial, and if successful will be not only lux ury but source oftevenue.
 Last Monday evening the Depa. ty Sheriff of Little River County, brought in Tom. Brown, col, who he captured in that county. 1t will be remembered that Tom Brow n and Ed Oliver made their escape from our jail last Jaly by running over the jailer hr. Carter. lie is held for a charge of assault with intent to kill.
 Prof. G. A. Hays, formerly of this place but now principal of the Texarkana fra ded school, spent Sunday in our city. Saturday night while he was on his way here tho school house was burned down and consumed the professors ap. patatus, fin cabinet collections, library. etc that cost him near 5000. He had elOOO insurance. His many friends here will join us ia expressions of sympathy for him in his heavy loss.
 On tho 1st inst, MT. John Mar. tin happened with the misfortune to get his fine farm house, Ave miles east of town, and ali of its contents inclu ding the smoke. house, with several thousand pounds of bacon, twenty bushels of peas, farming utinsils, &c., &c., was de,troyed by fro. The fire caught from the fireplace Inside the house, it got such a start be fore being discovered they could do nothing with it. The dwell ing and furniture was insured for Sl,- 800, but the building must have cost more than that money.
 Mir. Joseph Johnson, son of un- cle Jesse Johnson, has invented. and received a patent on an i'm provement in motor power. It is the slickest piece of machinery we ever saw. It can be attached to a hand car and run by one man with greater force than four men could run one the old way. A cross-cut saw can be attached it and run four times as fast as by hand. He claims it will run saw.mill machin. cry with one fourth less power than by the present way. He has been offered e5O,OOO for the pat. ent.
 Friday afternoon VIC had the pleasure of attending the exercises of our graded school and listening to a most entertaining and appro- priate lecture addressed to the children by the Rev. pr. Hamilton of Memphis, Tenn. His subject was "Little Things" and for about thirty minutes he closely held not only the attentionof the school but also of the large numbsr:of visitors present. Prof. Conger the Admi- rable and systematic principal of out school, has already won the respect and love of his many pu. pills, whom he manages firmly yet k indly as exhibited Friday after. noon. At the close of tue other .;o. Ettla MattiA Eimn,a