Nevada County picayune., 1886-05-26
STATE NEWS.
It is probable cotton mill will be erected at Goal Hill.

engaged in meeting at Fordyce.
 An unknown man committed sui eide at Texarkana by hanging.
 The Catholics of Hot Sprinss building a Sl0,000 brick church. The grading on the Bates,ille & Briukley railroad is nearly com rieted.
 A fire in South Hot Spiings re- gently destroyed the residence of Mr. Maciish.
 The guage of the Memphis X Little Rock railroad will be reduc- ed to the standard width.
 Little Rock had d baby show recently at whc! over 30O chil- under six yesre of age were in st- tendance.
 The first crate Of strawberries shipped 10 Kansas City this season were from Hickory plans, aud sold for .12.
 Tae May term of tho Ua,ted Stutes court at Et. Smith is being run on n credit. the appropriation being exhausted.
 Last Saturday the lcssces of the penitentiary settled with the State tor the past year and paid into the treasury s25, ,il235.
 A man named Graham WAS struck by Il freight train near Nal vern recently and WAS injured so badly that he will die.
 Gov. Hughes has appointed II. II. Rottaken. J. w. Galloway and w. E. Wurthen as fish commis- sioaers for Arkansas. l.. C. Bcrnaya, well-known jew cler of Little Rock, made an as- .ignment recently to l.. C. Arnold. Liabilities SIO,OJo; assets S29 900. Bnltalo 2ndts have destroyed much stock in the MississipOi bot tom, and it is reported that man , died in Critscnden county from the effects of thei. StingS.
 A man attempted to commit suicide al Van Ruren recently by ' jumping from the Frisco bridge into the Arkansas river. He was rescued by two boys in ahost.
 Henry Smith, who murdered John Martin in Searcy county last Christmas and fled the country, was captured in Texas recently and taken back to Searcy county for trial.
 Burglars are becoming quite numerous in TeXarkana and al- most nightly some house is raidcd X few doses of lead properly ad' ministercd would put stop to these wholesale buI glarisS.
 A reward of $l25 has been of fered by the Governor for the ar rest and delivery to the sheriff oi Newton county of Wm. Bowen who killed man named Richard. son in 1884, in that county.
 Anew mining company under tue name of the "Caddo Mining Company with Q capital stock Of 5000, ,Oo0, has bsen organized a iIot Springs for the purpose of de yeloping the mines near that city
 A Gazette reporter loarns that during q terrific hail storm in Full ton county recently hail'stones as large as mans head fell. Much damage was done to the roofs and windows of houses and some stock killed.
 A piece of iron ore weighing ninety.six pounds has recently been found near Knoxville, John son county, attached to the lower end of q lightning rod, which hat been formed there by the actiol of electricity during the past Inf teen gears.
 Some scoundrol threw q stone into passing passenger train, near Benton, last Tuesday, which struck lady and inflicted q serious wound on the side of her head ana face. There is State institution at Little Rock where such wretch ca should find employment.
 The White River Branch Ia'i' road is being extended from Bates vile to the manganese mines, some eipht miles above that place, When this extension is completed