The Osceola times., 1886-06-26
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Judge q. NJ. Rose filed sui. In the Cir.
cult Court Of Pulaski County against
Thomas c. Newton, postmaster, and
Thomas H. Simms. United States revenue
collector, for possession Of the property
apon which the United States court house
and post -ofice has been erected. The suit
was brought In the name Of the Beebs
heirs, the same parties who recently
brought suit for several thousand fest OF
river frontage In Little Rock.
Al the recent session Of the Department
Encampment Of the @. A. r. at Little
Rock; the following officers for the On.
suing year were elected; Commander,
c. G. Waters, Little Rock; senior vice.
commander, d. Greaves, Hot Springs;
junior vice. commander, Jas. Oates, Sloan
Springs; assistant adjutant. general, W.
| q. Akers, Little Rock; assistant quarter
master general, N. W. Coz, Little Rock;
medical director, George r. Weeks, Little
Rock; chaplain, Rev. w. r. Clark, Hot
SPRING.; chief mastering oficer, 8:
X. Robinson, Fort Smith; inspector,
d. G. Rugg, Hot Springs; judge.
allocate, 8. H. Sherlock; Fort
Smith. Council of administration
Thomas Boles, Fort Smith, NJ. Kirst, Lit.
tie Rock; James Mitchell, Fort Smith; 8.
d. Gilbreath, West Fork; W. J. Price,
Rogers. Representatives to the National
Encampment-John Vaughan, Fort Smith;
| Fred l. Dean, Little Rock. Alternates
M. Adds, Little Rock; A. S. Fowler,
Fort Smith.
The levee break at Old Town, has ruined
over one million acres Of fertile cotton
lands.
! Governor Hughes has appointed J. B.
Conner, of Benton County and ]. 4. Leary,
of Lee County justices Of the peace.
Deputy Sheriff Naples Of Benton County
recently lodged two convicts in the psnl.
tentisry.
SherifYs +. J. Grummett, Of Columbia
County, and w. N. Mcclure, of Pike Coun-
ty, have made final settlements with the
State Auditor.
Fourteen new members recently united
with the Second Presbyterian Church at
Little Rock, and eight children were bap-
tized. Work on the church tower will be
begun 4 once, the money having been
raised for that purpose.
The depot building OF the st. Louis q
Iron Mountain railroad at Batesville waf
burned by incendiaries . few nights ago
The loss on freight is $4,000, and on build
Ing and cars over 5000.
The Democratic executive committee OF
the First District met at Jonesboro a few
days ago and decided to call Congress
sional convention at Jonesboro Septsm.
Der 10.
The proceedings Of the Arkansas State
Bar Association have been issued in neat
and handsome pamphlet form, and will
prove Of unusual interest. The last meet
ing was prolific in the discussion of i'm
portant topics and there is quite demand
for the pamphlet
Ham Williams. the deputy sheriff, who
was shot and seriously wounded while de-
tending the machine shops Of the railroad
| at Barring Cross, was the recipient Of
check for $500 a few days ago from Jay
Gould. Mr.. Gould gave instructions that
the best medical attendance be procured
and no expense spared. The wounded
man is slowly improving.
In the case Of the State vs.. T. NJ. Hum
phrey, at Hope, indicted for robbing the ex.
press Office at the above named place last
fan, he was found guilty and sentenced
to the penitentiary for one year. The
case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
The case OF Fred Allison VS.. the Little
Rock Street Car Company, the jury gave
a verdict of 81 800 for Freddie. The boy
was injured last winter while jumping of
a street-c that was going down the
grade to the Union depot. The car slipped
r.. m. 81
away with It down the grade. In jump
ing off Freddie was thrown on his head
and sustained severe injuries, from which
he has nearly recovered.
The strawberry growers Of this State,
under the auspices Of the State Horticul.
tural Society, are arranging for a State
| strawberry fair and exposition in Little
Rock on the 18th and 18th Of May. A
committee of the Horticultural Society,
consisting OF Messrs. s. II. Nowlin, J. W.
Galloway, F. NJ. Chrstman, F. l. Dean
and w. 8. Thomas, met in Little Rock
few days ago and arranged
for the exI 'sition. The fair will
be held in the hall of the House Of Repre-.
for the several varieties. The opening ad-
dress will be delivered by Governor s. p.
Hughes, after which there will be an arti-
Gle by General D. McRae, Commissioner
| for Arkansas to the New Orleans Exposi-
ton. II. z. vanderman, Pomologist of the
| Department Of Agriculture at Washington,
will attend the exposition.
Colonel Whitthorne, Of Benton, upon
learning Of the appointment Of his brother
| as Senator from Tennessee, smiled sadly,
but says he consoles himself with the re-
Hection that he is the only one Of the
family "that went that way"
A case OF malignant small -pox was dis.
covered in Little Rock a few days ago.
The patient is woman named Doyle, who
has not been out OF the city for months
The Board Of Health took the case under
investiga ration and isolated the patient.
United States Circuit Judge Brewer re.
fused the application for restraining or
der in the case Of c. W. Huntington and
George Ripley, as trustees of the Little
Rock & Fort Smith Railway VS.. r.
W. Worthen, Sheriff and Coll
lector, ct al. The object Of the application
was to restrain the collector from collect
ing taxes from the railroad until the case
appealed from the State Supreme Court to
the United States Supreme Court a few
days since could be heard. The railroad
holds that the assessment Of the road by
the State RAILROAD Commissioners is ille-
gal, and is fighting against paying the
taxes under the assessment. The state
Supreme Court decided against the rail.
road.
More high water is predicted.
The Arkansas State Teachers Associa-