Sharp County record., 1886-12-23
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Deaths from swamp FEVER, tle HlOoU u0A-
rihIe and unman ageable of all maladles,
are quite prevalent in portions OF the
State ...u
4 The CITY of Little Rock claims trian-
yrIar niece of ground IN the northwest
corner of the State-house inclosure Inc
Sncretarv of State recommends that II the
title be found to be in the city OF LltV4e
Pock that the State purchase the same
There are u Democrats in the lower
house of the State Legislature, IA Repub-
licans, > Wheelers, 1 Democratic Wheeler,
! Jeffersonian Democrat, l GreenOacK
Wheeler, l Independent and Green
hacker.
There are 322 prisoners in the State peni-
tcntiary who can neither read nor write
and 232 who can. There are only three
who are regarded as finely educated
The proprietors of the leading barber
sbops in Little Rock have given notice
that hereafter they will keep their shops
closed on Sunday.
The total receipts OF the Secretary Oh
States office for the two years covered
by his last report were Sl5,66S.25. The
,eceipts for fees and books from October
TO October II of this year were 81, ,SS3.
In the State Senate there are II farmers,
Q lawyers, 2 merchants, banker2 real.
estate agents, physicians, 2mlnlsters ana
teacher. The Senate is composed OF ~
Democrats and Republicans
A fatal stabbing affray occurred at a
dance near Van Buren, few nights ago,
in which man named johnson was dis
emboWeed by John Washington. The
murderer was arrested and lodged in Jail
Governor Hughes has recently received
an unusual number of petitions for par
dons.
The vote on the license question has at
last been received from Newton County
1t was 6S4 for license and 44O against
The Secretary of State is in receipt daily
of numerous letters requesting copies OF
his biennial report.
William Vaughan, of Kansas City, Mo-,
has been appointed commissioner OF deeds
for the State of Arkansas.
Governor Hughes has offered a reward
of 800 for the arrest of William Wilson;
who shot and killed William Hutchinson IN
Carroll County, November2. 2.
1t is estimated that at least one hundred
bales of cotton have been destroyed IN
Pulaski County by the recent damaging
weather.
Wm. Cahoon, Jr., Little Rock lumber
dealer, has received an order for car
load of gum to be shipped to Detroit, Mich
1t is to be substituted for walnut ii the
manufacture of organs.
Governor Hughes has appointed Mrs
Emma D. Mills, Of New York, commits
sioner for the State, it being the tirStWom-
an it is said, ever appointed to such an
Office.
General d. McRae, who was commits
sioner for the State of Arkansas for the
North Central and South American Expo
sitiOn at New Orleans, has filed his report
with the Governor The report shows that
the expense incurred by Arkansas being
represented at the exposition was $45OO,
not a dollar Of which came out of the State
treasury.
The Jury in the case of j. B. McLaugh-
lin, who sued the Little Rock Dcmocrdt Tor
$4,000 damages for libel, returned Ver-
dict for twenty-five dollars. The jury was
out about two hours.
A reward of two hundred dollars each
for the arrest of ice Simmons and James
Simmons, alias James Smith, who muir
dered r. J. Byrd at Grays Station, Wood
ruff County, December ., has been offered
by the Governor.
Mr.. Fay Hampstead, the Masonic grand
secretary has finished the compilation OF
the proceedings of the Grand Lodge, and
has delivered the manuscript to the print
Ur.
The amount of fines collected by the city
of Little Rock during the month Of No
vember aggregated $1,59O, of which $1,000
was paid by keepers of gaming houses,
$40 on account Of misdemeanors and Sl0O
was received from other sources.
William Gray, aged eighteen, who mur-
dercd Wash Jacobs in Little Rock lew
weeks ago, and who has been on trial Tor
his life, was sentenced to four years IN the
penitentiary.
The members of the Arkansas State Ban
Association are notified that the sixth an
nual meeting of the Arkansas State Bar
Association will be held at the United
States courtroom, in the city OF Little
Rock, on Wednesday, January ., 1885, at
ten o'clock p. m. The annual address will
be delivered by Franklin boswell
w Ill IL. hughes, Ulc DONCl hOl Pii'"'O
secretary, is quite favOrite with the
ladies'. The other day he received very
toothsome present from one Of his ad-
mirers in the shape of box OF home
made taffy, wrapped up in tissue taper,
around which was pink ribbon tied with
knot similar to that with which Cupid IS
in the habit of fastening his arrow.
City Marshal Hale of Camden arrested
Tom Dixon, colored fugitive from
Justice, a few days ago. Dixon is wanted
in Nevada County for burglary committed
four years ago, and in Texarkana for shoot
ING and dangerously wounding an officer
while resisting arrest The culprit is also
charged with hi @irG fnmmitted bigamy
When arrested which werattemp'eu 10
draw pistol on ulle Olncer, out the mar
shall was too quick for him. As prelimm-
ary to further proceedings, Dixon was
fined fifty dollars for carrying a concealed
weapun.
All of the State officials have received
an invitation to be present at the jackson
Club, which meets at Cleveland, o., Jam
uary7.
Advices from Clarksville record the ar
rest at that place of j. E. Watson, young
lawyer charged with forgery. The war
rant of arrest wits sworn out by W. w.
Monoun, onnpr,I = rent for ShattuCk &