The Osceola times., 1888-07-14
Miscellaneous Items.

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Miscellaneous Items.
The enterprising people of Warren set
their steel traps for snakes-and catch
them, too.
BY some streak OF good, bad or indifer'
ent luck, Russellville has escaped the
base ball fever this season.
lack. Tate, of Russellville, stole
horse, saddle and bride, few days
ago, and was arrested and jailed.
The question of establishing cannery
and evaporator Is being agitated AZ
Mountain Home.
JEFF. Robertson, an eighteen-yea -old
colored boy, was drowned near Texar-
kama, few days since, while bathing.
The brickwork on the United States
courthouse and post-office at Fort Smith
will be completed in few weeks.
The parsonage of the Methodist Church
at Magnolia has been completed, and Is
one of the neatest residences in the town.
The excursion of the Southwestern Lum.
Der Manufacturers' Association leaves
Texarkana Monday, July Is.
Sheriff ID. NJ. Wilson of st. Francis
County has made final settlement with
the State for taxes collected for last year.
Mr.. Pat McCuan, worthy aud respect
ed citizen running dairy few miles
from Texarkana, was found dead, Few
nights ago, lying in front of his cow-lot
gate, where he had gone to attend his
cows. 1t is supposed he died from heart
disease, as when he left his house few
minutes before he was apparently in the
best of health. The deceased was citi =
zen of New York and st. Louis for many
years, and leaves a family.
Hiram A Balch, of this State, has bee IN
promoted from u 200 to 81 400 position
as clerk in the Pension Office at w ash =
ington.
A new post-office has been established
at Shoppach, Saline County, Hugh l..
Hale, postmaster.
The firm of Barnhill & Risner at Corn :
ing, has been closed by attachment LA
bilities, $4,000; assets. about $4,000.
The Governor has committed the death
sentence of W. j. Coates to life impris :
onment in the penitentiary at hard labor.
Coates was convicted at the last October
term OF the Circuit Court at Fort Smith,
of the crime of feloneous assault on his
own two-year -old daughter. He was
sentenced to hang July7
The State Prohibition convention ad-
iourned sine die after selecting a National
Prohibition electoral ticket w. z. Grace
and j. s. Van Meter were chosen electors
for the State at large. The movement
to nominate State ticket failed.
The Little Rock Electric Street railway
was completed few days ago and big
free excursion was given the citizens by
the management, which was attended by
all the officials Of the State, county and
city departments, together with a large
number of other citizens. This line is
four mIes'ln length, and passes through
the best property in the city. The citi-
Gems are jubilant over the completion Of
the dummy line, which is stroke % en-
terprise the like OF which the city h al
never had. ...f
Three white meu-Walter Armstrong,
Roland Larry and Oscar Armstrong
went to the house Of +. NJ. Roberts, al
Texarkana, a few evenings since. They
had guns and pistols and called out j. G.
Roberts, who was visiting his brother,
and opened fire upon him, emptying their
guns and pistols. young man by the
name of Davis, fhrm hand, who had 9
dispute with Larry, was shot three times
in the arm. Jim Roberts returned
the fire, when the three assailants fled In
different directions. They were still al
large, but a strong force, we'll armed, are
in hot pursuit. All parties to the ARRAY
are citizens of Miller County.
Something Of sensation was created IL
Arkansas City, a few days ago, by the mr.
rest Of W. Il. Prosise and W. NJ. Hazel OF
the charge of robbery, the warrant being
sworn out by Captain 7. b. Slaughter
| formerly levee contractor and now en-
| gagged in planting. 1t appears that he
needed money and had Hazel cash a draft
| for 500, and afterward told the parties,
on whom the draft was drawn, not TO pay
the same, and it was protested. Haze
demanded that the money be refunded
| and said that Slaughter should not leave
| town until it was paid. Prosise likewise
insisted upon payment. Slaughter CAV,
| them his pocket-book containing $40, as
| alleged, telling tn. m TO take the amour
| due, which they did, returning $40 t,
him. He claims they took more thar
! 800.
Fully ten thousand visitors spent tn,
day in Little Rock on the Fourth cele
| brating the day, and from all accounts
they all had most enjoyable time
| There were no fights or street disturb
ances as usually characterizes like oc
casions, and every thing passed off in ;
| quiet and orderly manner. There wal
| plenty of amusement of all kinds durini
| the day, which was enjoyed by the thron.
of people, and at hight the fireworks
were witnessed by fully 5000 people,
large number of whom saw the displa!
from the outside. The display was grand
and a sufficient number of pieces wer'
fired TO make it interesting and amusin.
to all who saw them. .
Magnolia wants a town hall.
John H. Norwood was killed ut Buckner
q few days ago, while cumming n saw
with an emery wheel. The wheel brok,
and crushed in his forehead. The decease,
was a brother of Hon. c. NJ. Norwood
candidate for Governor on the Union
Labor ticket
Hon G. NJ Norwood, candidate for Gov
ernor on the Union Labor ticket, spoke al
Little Rock few nights ago. He is a one
legged ex- Confederate soldier, and is ex-
pected to poll large vote.
Captain John d: Hart an old citizen o
rexarkana. while riding at a fast rate,
few days ago, fell from his horse, the fal
breaking his neck.
The peach crop in Baxter County is sim,
ply enormous.
Governor Hughes offers reward o
$50 for the arrest of the parties who free
into a house in which number of negroe,
! were sleeping, near Marked Tree som,