The Osceola times., 1885-10-31
Miscellaneous Items.

MisceiiaueOus Items.
A special election for Ju stics OF the
Peace has ben ordered to take placs No.
vembsr 10th, in Monro, County.
The Arkansas exhibit at New Orleans
promises to be the best yei collected l.
General McRas Is hard at work.
Gold has been discovered in Benton
County.
Montgomery County sent J. r. Haber.
son to the Penitentiary for t0o years for
arson.
A special election for Justic, OF the
Peace has been ordered in Drow County,
to take place November 10Th.
Cane Hill College, located al Boonsboro,
was totally destroyed by fire few night,
ago. Thus has been swept away on, OF
the landmarks of Northwe,t Arkansas,
established before the war. I $ loss is
severe blow to the educational interests Of
this section. The origin of the fire is un.
known. No insurance.
DR.. Kelton, living a. Wins'ow, Wash
ington County, was killed few days ago
by Joseph Van Meter, his nephew, who
put pistol ball through Kelton's heart.
The shooting Is said to have been done In
sciteuoiousC, - tut bOttOT Wu> ihtoAicubcu
and yas making hostile dem onstrations
towafl Van Meter.
Major W.. F. Scanlan. of S,anan's
Landing. Ark, on the Mis- issippi River,
died recently, in Memphis.
Judge b. b. Battle, Of Little Rock, was
nominated for Associate Jus ice OF the
Supreme Court of Arkansas by the recent
Judicial Convention at Ii tie r ick.
An unknown man, a stranger in Little
Rock, dropped dead on the street in tina.
city a few days ago. He had no'hing in
his possession whereby he could b, idcn.
tified He was about five feet six inches
high, supposed to be forty years of age and
had dark hair and dark skin.
Frank Harkey, an Iron Noun ain brake
man, lost his left leg at Little Rock while
uncoupling 4 eight train at the Union
depot at Lite Rock. His foot got caught
under one Of the wheels and tn, entire box
passed over the limb. IL was amputated
above the knee and Hsrxey wis sent to
the Railroad hospital at st. Louis.
A tragic d fiic1lty occurred N Jackson
County few days ago. Tive men, q a.
ham and Simmons by name, became in.
volved in a difficulty aud agreed to settle
the matter with knives. Graham pulled
his pistol and shot at Simmons one, lu'
his nervousness prevented the weapon d Q
charging second time. Simmons then
pulled long d rx knife and literally cut
Graham to pieces, killing him instantly.
Simmons is in Jail.
Two young men, giving Their nam,s as
O. G. Crater and Charles Eop,ch, were
tol L., O., nj
as suspicious char acters. Crater waS
first arres ed after having triSd to open .
number of store door, late Mt might. A
number OF blank checks wers in his pos
session, as well as several certificates of
deposit in Kansas banks, but his mo It Pc
culiar property cons g ed in a slung. hot
It was made Of granite rock Sc ,ured in q
strong silk handkerchief in such a way
that the corners OF ths handkerchief
formed loop fpr the hand TO
pass through, so that the loop caught upon
the wrist. There was Hood upon the
handkerchief that seemed 10 have loan on
it several days. He said chat he used it TO
kill dogs w.ti. He claimed that he had
brother living in Little Rock by whom he
could prove his character. The descrip-
tlbn uc khNc IcsuikN" III thV "ii',N VI
Kopoch. He also had blool.stained
slung-shot. 1t is believed the men are
wanted in Kansas, and they were held
until the officers could hear from that
SAFE.
The cotton buyers are kept busy.
/. is understood considerable trapping
and netting game is going on in the Sta,e,
which is illegal according to the game
law.
Two unsucce ssful attempts have been
made recently to wreck the passenger
rain on the Iron Mountain Railroad
within half mile OF Helena. The first
attempt wa, made by driving sp kes into
the cross.ties close up to the rails for quite
distance. The second attempt was made
by placing . tie across tbs track in a
IN throwing the engine from the track, but
doing no serious damage.
There is talk OF organizing a chapter OF
Royal Arch Mssoas at Boonsvile e.
A new hospital blilding will soon be
built at the United 8 atss Arsenal at LIT
tie Rock by tn, Government. Contract.
ors are now busy getting up bids for the
work.
A special election for County Troasur.
er has been ordered in Van Buren, County
for November 10th. to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death Of Mr.. b. q. Bodkin,
lac County Treasurer.
The shipments Of cotton from Little
n ok market from September lSt to lf'h
showed an increase OF 3,7l9 bale owe last
year TO the same date, anisA bales over
less for the same period.
a Young Mons Christian Association
~ tsss srEasi.s4 u yeysssevills,