The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Chancellor Commander, d. H. Thomas;
Vice Chancellor, Carroll Armstrong; Pre-
late, W. N. Sandlin; Master of Excheauer,
W. NJ. Scarborough; Master Of Finance, M.
d. Shelby; Keeper of Records and Seals, r.
D. Daniel Ma ter-at- Arms, J. B. Dixon
Inner Guard, W. W. Mayo; Outer Guard,
]. A. Wilson.
Mr.. +. r. Officer, who, for some months
past, has been in charge Of the White Riv-
er improvements under the direction OF
Captain II. $. Taber, Corps Of Engi-
neers of the United States, an
nounces the work suspended for the win
ter. He will return in the spring and re-
sumo operations. The work of the past
season extended from Jacksonport to a
point fifty-five miles above Batesville.
The river above this will receive attention
when work is again commenced.
The Little Rock City Council recently
adopted an ordinance making it against
the law and punishable by fine of five
dollars for the first and twenty -fiye dol
lars for the second offense for any Peni'
tentiary convict, trusty or otherwise, TO be
allowed ON the streets Of the city day or
night without a good and sufficient guard.
The ordinance grew out Of the murder OF
Policeman Copeland some time ago, the
tr'usty Simpson being accused Of the
crime.
AS result OF the boycotting OF the
Little Rock Democrat by the Typographical
Union, the Gdzette has made common cause
with its sister paper and threatened, un'
less the boycott was removed from the
Democrat, to supplant the union men In its
office with non union workmen.
A sad accident occurred to Mrs. O'Brien
W. of Arnold O'Brien, of Van Buren,, re-
costly, by which she lost her life. She go'
up in the night to put some wood on tht
fire, and being old and feeble. fell in and
received injuries from which she died.
Little Rock has had two opera. house:
for couple of months past. Quinn & Gray
have purchased j. +. Rilev's interest In
the Grand. and will use the hall in their
dry goods business. They sold the furni.
ture of the house to Hyde & Co., proprie'
tors of the new Opera-house.
AT Farihaville, Logan County, a few
days ago. Mrs. Richard Harder was stand
ing by the fire, when her clothing caught
in flames. She ran out of the house, en-.
deavoring to get TO the house of a neighbor
and the wind famed the flames so that heI
clothing was burned off her before the fir,
could be put out. AT last accounts she
was alive. but was not expected TO recover
Mr.. Wesley Hinton, of Amity, Clarl
County, went out in the woods recently &c
cut boat tree. He failed to come home
at night On search being made it was
found that linz from the falling tree had
been thrown back and struck him on the
side of the hend and face. wounding him
He was found dead short distance away
A few nights ago the residence Of W. l..
Whitaker. OF Richmond. Little River
County. with all its contents, was con.
sumed by fire. loss estimated at $4,000
insurance - 900 on house and furniture
In the midst of the excitement caused by
the fire in its early stages 1t was an
nounced that the little six year old daueh.
ter Of Mr.. Whitaker was missing. and on
search being made her charred remains
were found in the ruins OF the building.
W. b. Busick charged with killing DR.
and was committed without bail by Jus.
tice Brooks at Texarkana, to await the ac-
tion Of the Bowie County Court which com
mrnces on February 18th. A writ Of
habeas corpus will likely be sued out be.
fore District Judge McRae. Todd & iiod-
rims, eminent attorneys Of Texarkana,
have been retained by the deceased's
friends to assist in the prosecution on the
part of the State.
In the State Land Office recently 4 800
acres in st. Franci, County were redeemed
by w. II. Pearce, S3io.Gs; 5,537 acres in
Lawrence County sold to l. Less for S2s
400 O3 acres in Greene County sold |. Less
for s2i7,22: 100 acres IL Lincoln County do
mated to James Roader; 100 acres in Lin.
coin County donated to w. A. Watts.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners
has ruled that railroads must make annual
statements, even when only a portion Of
the road is completed and doing business.
rhe Dardanalle & Ru~sellville Railroad Is
the only one that has so far made a report
OF the last years business. The Governor
ha extended the time for the roads TO file
the statements.
A disreputable house in Argenta run by
a colored woman named Davis, was burned
to the ground a few nights ago, the in
mates e4caping in sesnty attire. 1t was
one of che dives on the river bank, not far
from the skif landing. The house was a
story frame building. The irs Is
thought to have been caused by an incen-
diary.
Upwards of year ago large number
of colored people living in Howard County
engaged in a riot, in which a white man
named Wyatt was killed. A few days
since Governor Hughes pardoned all OF
them except Henry Carr, Lige Thomasson
and James Marshall. they being the ring
leaders. The pardoned are as follows
Bill Scroggins, Frank Eaken. James Mar
shall, Sr., James Marshall, Jr.
Derry Clancy, Harrison Marshall
Warren johnson, Joe Hin and Berry
Hendricks and VIM. johnson, sen
fenced for fifteen years. OF these, VIM
johnson and Berry Hendricks have died
and Warren johnson escaped since they
were incarcerated. Also Harry Marshall
Robert Marshall. Lud May, Robert John
son. Willis Williams, James Nelson, Star
ling Hendricks, Isaac Fountain and Jas.
Burke, sentenced to ten years each; and
Brown beard, Judge Johnson, Matt Nell
son, Allen Neel, Sussex johnson, Dick
Chatham, Dave Hopson, Stewart Hopson
Tom Walker, Calvin McFadden, Julius
Johnson, sentenced to five years each.
Isaac Fountain died October 30, 1884.
Poor weather for the festive tramp.
The man G.. D. Smith, arrested in Little
Rock recently, charged with assaulting.
with intent to rob VIM. Hoffman, was dis
charged by Justice Yieser, before whom
Smiths preliminary examination took