The Osceola times., 1886-10-23
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

! Information mas been received AT tue
engineers oaice in Little Rock that the
snag boat Henry Sheldon has opened n
channel In the Black river as high as
Black Rock creek,
There Is plenty Of venison In the m arket,
and Little Rock paper says there is no
excuse for a butcher palming off veal
outlet for the toothsome game, an instance
Of which kind occurred the other day.
| Governor Hughes has offered reward
Of 500 each for the arrest and conviction
OF the unknown persons who carried away
/ the ballot-boxes, lallots and tally sheets
at the election held in Louisville and Cut
on precincts, Lafayette County, Septem-
ber g, 1896.
II. b. Miller, agent of the Southern *
press Company at Fordyce. who robbed
the company of - 900 recently, was capt
ured at Chattanooga, Tenn, by Warren
Devices, agent OF the company. Miller
went directly 70 Chattanooga after rob
bing the company and got on drunk.
He was found in his room at the Read
House, and when he saw that he was corr
nered confessed the robbery. About ST.
300 Of the money was recovered, he hav-
ing spent the rest for diamonds.
William c. Ballard, who filed John
Simmons, his half brother, with load Of
bird shot In Little Rock. September 10,
was examined few days ago upon a
charge of assault TO kill. The evidence
showed that Simmons, at the time Of the
shooting was IN Ballard's yard and was
attempting to keep him from entering his
own premises by threatening TO annihilate
him with an axe. The prisoner was dis
charged.
The case of the State against :. b. Me-
Laurhlin at Little Rock, on the charge Of
perjury, was dismissed upon the advice of
the prosecuting attorney, whe stated that
the alleged misstatements were proven as
charge II would not, in his judgment,
constitute the offense of perjury under the
statute because, in his opinion, not suifl-
clently material 10 the issue in the cause
wherein such misstatements were sup
posed to have been male.
Thirteen members of the lower house Of
tho Legislature have no religion.
All of the represent atives to the Legis-
la,ure have sent their biographies to the
Secretary of State except eleven.
The returns from Fulton County on the
license question show that the vote was
5l1 fer and 4s0 against license.
There will be in the lower house OF the
next Legislature twenty -seven Baptls's,
twenty-six Methodists and nine Presby =
tcrians.
The clerical force in the Secretary Of
States office have been busy recently
sending commissions to the justices Of the
peace in the various counties throughout
the State.
The returns from Faulkner Coun ty on
the license question show that the vote
was 5oi for license and 1,19i against.
TIE grocery and bakery of II. Mortimer,
at Little Rock, has been closed by Geyer,
Adams & Co., anil Chas F. Pencel & Co.,
who are the principal creditors. His
assets cover his liabilities.
A servant girl in the boarding-house Of
Mrs. Poff, Of Jonesboro, was found dead
in her room a few days ago. A jury Of
inquest was impaneled, who rendered a
verdict that deceased came to her death
hv taking an overdose Of strychnine, with
suicidal intent.
The Arkansas Yellow Pine Lumber AS
sociat on, Of Tyrone, Jefferson County, has
fled articles of Incorporation with the
Secretary Of State. The capital stock Of
the company is S32 600, and the incorpora-
tors are. W. II. Kountz, John A. Morris,
A. T. Willer, p. r. Talford and George
W. Mcleod.
J.B. Mclaughlin, an attorney, has filed
(thaVlaa
Collins for malicious prosecution, fixing
damages at $1,000. Mr. Collins is apron
inent meml err Of the bar and n member OF
,he Mcthodist Church. Mclaughlin is the
same party who recently sned the news
papers Of Little Rock.
Out of eigbty-fve members of the House
Of Represen tatives VITO have answered
the questions propounded them by the
Secretary Of state, sivtv-iive are Demo-
Gratis, thirteen r pullicans and one
Wheeler, one Democratic- Wheeler, one
JoT rsonan Democrat. one Greenback-
wheeler JEFF fars nian Democrat and one
Greenbacker.
John Agerv died few days since at
WASHINGTON, u. c. The deceased was
about Il 'tv years of age, AMI was tho most
widely known of any colorel citizen oi
hrkensas. "Jack," as he was most IA
milinrlv known, WAS quite a character
and Il viii he many dav before those
who knew him win cease TO recall remn-
isconses of his life.
James Bovdston. Of Texarkana, becom-
inc crazad from mental anxiety over fam
ilv troubles and a too frequent supply oi
strong drink, seized double -barreled gun
a few dnvs since. and, stepping out on the
street, flrel upon crowd Of bootbacks
The Gun was loaded with small shot and
fortunately. no one was killed. No less
than seven persons, including severa
white men who were passing by, were
wounded, none. however, very seriously
Bovdston was arrested and lodged in jail
LARGE number Of men, women and
cbildren-cottcn-p -pickers--are daily NOV
ing from the mountains to the bottoms tC
nssis, in gathering "King Cotton"
The meeting Of the Grand Chapter Of the
Eastern Star lod-eg OF Arkansas begar
its sessions at Russellville on the 18th.
The adjourned term Of the Circuit Court
Of Monroe County has just adjourned af'
Ter tronsacting a great deal OF business
Only one man goes to the penitentiary
This is a highly colored gentleman by the
name Of Sorney Spradley, who goes up
for three years for trying to cut the throa
/ Of Jack Meeks.
| Little Rock real estate is booming.
The Pulaski County Conrt has ordered
| that the st. Johns college property shall
be taxed. The property includes th'
buildings and about ten acres of ground
ri ,,,.,ao. ,,ili resist the order aD(