The Osceola times., 1886-05-15
MAcellAnenus Items.


Of Arkansas is called to meet at Big Rock,
June 0, to nominate a State ticket.
The levee above Arkansas City broke in
four places on the morning Of May l,
which caused an overflow of the bottoms
adjacent to the city. About two-thirds Of
the place was soon under water. Guards
were kept on the unbroken levees. Nearly
the entire farming lands in that section
were submerged.
For the shipping season from September
last to May about twelve thousand bales
of cotton have been shipped from Morrill,
ton. The calculation is not made precise
ly, but the estimate is supposed TO be with.
in one hundred bales Of accuracy. Some
of the cotton was shipped by boat, but
most of IL by rail.
Joe Bradford. alias Neely Bedford. we'll
known at Sardis, Miss, and wanted at
Sanatobia, Tate County, Miss, for muir
der, was captured at Texarkana a few
days ago by Sheriff W. T. Hamilton of
Miller County and was held until the ar
rival Of the sheriff of Tate County, who
telcgraphed that he would start at once
for Texarkana. There is $50 reward for
the arrest and conviction of the prisoner,
500 of which is furnished by the State
and the balance by citizens of the place
where the murder was committed.
There has been some talk recently about
removing the machine shops Of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad,
now located at Little Rock, to Bald Knob,
and prominent officer Of the company,
in response to an interviewer on the sub
ject, stated that while the subject had
been discussed there was no immediate
prospect of such action being taken il the
Little Rock authorities could and would
secure to the company the free and unob-
structed use Of their property.
1t is reported that lodges Of colored
Knights of Labor are being organized In
various parts of Pulaski County.
The strawberry exposition, TO be held on
the 18th and 18th will be big time in Lit
tie Rock. All the railroads are giving re-
duced rates. The Pacific Express Com
pany will carry entries for the premiums
free.
There is a movement on foot in Little
Rock to organize a Law and Order league
similar to those at Sedalia and Arcadia.
The property owners of the city are be-
ginning to see the necessity of action in
the premises.
During the past month there were twen-
ty-tbree patients admitted into the La
dies Benevolent hospital at Little Rock;
nineteen were discharged; there was one
birth, two deaths and there were in the
hospital May I, forty-eight patients.
Deputy Ham o. Williams is gaining.
His narrow escape from death at the
hands of the mob at the Barring Cross
machine shops, is almost a miracle. Heis
weak yet, but recovering strength quite
rapidly.
Governor Hughes has appointed the fol-
towing board Of visitors to tie Arkansas
Industrial University, and they will meet
there June 5: James c. Tappan, Helena;
A. W. Dinsmore. Garfield; II. G. Bum,
Camden; J. II. Shinn, Little Rock; II. B.
Armistead. Charleston, aud John W. Stay.
ton, Jacksonport.
F.. X. Shepp, an employe of the Arkansas
Trdreier at Little Rock, accidentally shot
himself in the foot few days ago, while
out hunting and fishing.
Among the recent patents awarded tc
Arkansas inventors are the following:
Robert W. Donal, Emmet. well boring ma
chnery; George +. McMurray, Eureka
Springs, dry closet; William p. Hamlin,
Rogers, bee-trap.
Secretary of State Moore has placed al
the disposal of the State Horticultural So.
ciety the new Hall OF Representatives for
the strawberry, flower and vegetable ex-
bibition.
H. II -
her husband at Argenta, has been bound
over to the grand jury on the charge OF
murder.
DR.. @. NJ. ID. Cantrell. assisted by Dr. J
II. Southsll, recently operated upon and
removed portions Of shattered bone from
the wound in the arm Of Mr.. Harry Far.
ley, accidentally received by him the night
of April II at the Iron Mountain machine
shops at Little Rock. The operation was
performed without great pain TO the suf-
ferer, he being under the influence Of an
aesthetics. While his arm will probably be
stiff, the chances are very favorable for
saving the member.
The strike has been ordered of.
Crops in Conway County are reported
!oing well. Farmers are all working hard
and getting cotton planted in good time.
Corn is up and being plowed. More fruit
escaped the cold than was at first sup
posed. Farmers are sowing millet for next
winteIN hay.
A dcvr-hound owned by Captain T. c.
Hardcastle of jacksonville went mad the
other day and had to be killed. 1t was
without doubt a genuine case Of rabies. II
is not known whether the disease was
communicated TO any other dogs or not,
but close watch is being kept over sus.
pected CANNES.
The cut-worm is said TO be busy among
the young corn in many sections.
Mrs. Evans Greer, Of Argenta, who shot
and killed her husband a few days since,
was discharged by the examining court
The testimony showed her to be justified
in the act. Her husband, it was proven,
did not 60 TO a lodge, as he told her be
would, and when be approached her, axe
In hand, she did not know him in the dark.
ness, and consequently fired upon him.
Popular opinion upholds her discharge.
The cotton gin Of J. W. Farmer, nssr
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