The Osceola times., 1888-06-02
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

rogue in Arkansas.
Twenty mining claims have been Io-
Gated within the past few days III 'ne
mountains west Of Little Rock, most VI
them by Sam o. Smith and George W.
Martin.
Arkansas has $40 miles of navigable
rivers. has 2iii miles of railroads, mas
6. 1886, ,43O acres of Government land, mas
1000. 900, 900 acres of State lands, the lahds
are subject TO sale at sl.25 per acre o'
homestead entry at the usual fees required
by law. has "A population Of 1,125,OOO, has
% daily papers. has 2l0 weekly papers,
has 2.l02 school houses, has 3ii,'oi
scholars, has i,i67 school teachers, an"
within the Hast year has built loo schooi'
houses at an average cost OF s5io each'
Has State Bureau Of Immigration nam.
tanned by the public-spirited citizens OF
seventy FIVE counties, and from whlcn
source there has been distributed oo,VVV
facts concerning Arkansas.
The name of post-office Toin, in WASH
ington County, has been changed TO Ioiu.
Rev. W. NJ. Robinson, of Morrilton' an
able evangelist, is conducting series OF
meetings at the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in Little Rock.
VIM. ID. Newton, sheriff OF Ouachi'a
County, recently placed viii Evans ana
II. Phillips in the penitentiar,' to serve
term of one year each for larceny.
Prof. J. T. Bailey (colored), editor OF the
Little Rock Sun, was examined in the
Superior Court at Little Rock few days
since, and was granted license TO practice
law in said court.
A lodge Of the Independent Order OF
Good Templars was organized at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association in Little Rock, few nights
ago, by Deputy Grand Chief Kelley. Inc
following officers were elected; I. NJ.
Gibson, chief templar: A. L. Herd, vice
.emplar; II. q. Bradfield, secretary; j. l."
Palmer, chaplain; A. G. Moore, marshal;
Lieutenant Hines, past chief templar.
A heavy rain hail and thunderstorm
visited Little Rock few mornings since.
The damage done in the city, however,
was slight compared TO the injury to crops
and fruits in the country, and the cotton
and corn was much damaged, and thou
sands of bushels o. fruit was knocked
from the trees. News comes from Knox
vile, Johnson County, that the Hotel
Robertson was struck by lightning and
almost destroyed. Several small houses
were blown away, church steoples were
blown off, and hogs, horses and cattle
were killed. Several people were injured,
but none fatally.
Advices received from Van Buren,.
Crawford County, are to the effect that
the heavy rains in the northwestern part
of the State have washed away 10000 feet
Of bridging near Mountain Bay, and at
Chester. in the same county, the round
house-a large brick building-was swept
away. At Winslow the guests at Yogs'
Hotel had to wade through water and take
refuge in box cars, as the foundation of
the hotel commenced to sink. All bridges
were rendered unsafe. Crops and fences
are swept away wherever the rain clouds
burst.
The outlook for crop in Pope County
IL not rs flattering as could be desired.
The damp, cool weather is injuring the
cotton, and the corn Is doing no good.
With few days of sunshine and warm
weather, it will doubtless come out all
right. There is fine prospect for large
fruit crop this year.
Cool nights and cut worms have injured
the cotton crop in some sections Of the
State.
The heavy peach and apple crops In
Saline County are said 10 be running the
trees and the orchards will be seriously
damaged unless the fruit is thrashed off.
John o. Howord, of Delphi, Ind, is
searching after good land for stock
ranch and farming land.
MIR. J. G.. Pegg, of Creston, H.. has
bought Gi0 acres of land in Arkansas
County, and will move on it this fall.
Arkansas has schools for the blind,
schools for the deaf and dumb, asylums
for the insane and penitentiary for
those that want To break in it.
Herman Lowring wants Government
land to locate colony from Alabama on.
These are Germans and make good citi.
zens.
The new courthouse at Russellville has
been finished and received by the COM
missioners. The county officers have
taken possession of their new quarters.
The building presents a neat and attract
i've appearance and is an ornament to
the town.
The State Teachers Association will
assemble ut Dardenelle on June 20. The
session will continue three days.
A dangerous -lookin & panther and big
black bear have recently been prowling
around Mountain View, Stone County.
There are four lead mines in SHARP
County and numerous other localities
where more valuable ore is found. A rail.
road is needed to get the mine products
10 market.
The new courthouse at Vanndale, Cross
County, is completed. The building is of
stone and brick, two stories, and cost
$4,000.
OF the mysterious horse-thief recently
uncovered in the woods and run out of
Howard County, fine horse in his pos
session being killed in the scrimmage, the
Nashville Ne,rs says: ave learn from
reliable authority that this man was a
regular commissioned detective and that
his real name is j. X. Ginnings, and that
for some time he has been deputy sheriff
of Yell County and was highly respected.
About the time he left Yell County avery
fine horse was missing, but Ginnings was
so far above suspicion that no one thought
of him rs a thief"
Considerable excitement prevails at
Little Rock over the sudden and mysteri-
Gus disappearance of J. e. Silverthorn, a
prosperous merchant. A few nights ago
he took 500 and went out to pay small
hill, so he told his wife, saying lie would
be back within an hour TO watch with her
atjthe sick bed of their little child. This is
the last that was seen or has been heard
OF him. The police are working on the
matter, but with no success thus far. A
dozen different theories have been ad-
vanced and exploded. but the fact re-
mains that Mr., Silverthorn Is missing
Politics continue warm
DIR. Stewart appeared before Ithc City
Council of Fayetteville, a few nights ago,
and made it n proposition to bore for nat.