The Forrest City times., 1888-05-05
ABOUT ARKANSAS.


 organization be formed to facilitate their capture.
 The handsome residence of Capt. A. c. Steel of Loekesburg burned Thurs day and other property close by was saved with difficulty.
 Quite a number of "blind tigers have been arraigned in the circuit court at Hot Springs. All of those con victed took an appeal to Saline circuit court.
 Perry Galloway, of Little Rock, who slew his half-brother, George Harris, Wednesday, was captured Wednesday night and jailed. He is claimed to be insane.
 A scheme is on foot to establish a park on the island in front of Helena, and span the chute which separates the island from the city with pontoon bridge. This will make delightful summer resort and will doubtless be paying undertaking to the projectors.
 Edward Hammock, a prosperous planter of Magnolia, recently mort gagged his property, robbed his wife of $500, and eloped with Narcina Toor- man, aged 16. The girl dressed herself in mems clothes and the elopers fled at night riding the same mule.
 The sixteenth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templars of Arkansas is now in session at Little Rock. Prominent members of the or der are present from all parts of the State. The newly elected officers were installed Wednesday night when a banquet was served.
 The members of the Hot Springs Methodist church have declined an offer of sl3,500 for their corner lot property in that city, and will erect handsome church ediiice thereon, hay ing applied to the church extension board for Sl0,000 for that purpose. The first train on the Little Rock Branch of the Cotton-Belt route came drought to Little Rock Wednesday from Altheimer. The length of the branch is forty-two miles. The stations on the line are: Little Rock, Argenta, Old River Tolte, England, Quapaw Lake and Altheimer.
 Lewisville is on another boom; this time the immense gravel beds are com ing to the front. Gravel is commodity which the railway company needs for it's road from Birds Point, Mo, to Gainesville, Tex, and from Lewisville to Shreveport. Some of the citizens think this will induce the company to establish depot at that place.
 Jeff Hilderbrand, who was to have been hanged at Fort Smith last Friday, but was granted a respite of ten weeks by President Cleveland, died in the United States Jail Monday morning of 1 consumption. On Saturday last his attorney, Col. F. c. Boudinot, wrote to President Cleveland asking that he be pardoned at once, as he could not pos sibly survive until the expiration of his reprieye.
 A railroad meeting was held at Slug gart in behalf of the Kan 1 SfiS tgills aIhditSttS ulit 4NGW Olltd1lS Railroad. Speeches were made by Col. G. Nj. Barbour, President of the road; Hon. w. A. Halliburton and k. H. Crockett. MT. Barbour assured them that the road would be built and in turn they assured him the right of way through the county, and it is thought liberal donations will be made to the road. The prospect is more encourag- than ever before.
 The Memphis capitalists who are in terested in the Helena Street Railway and who have considerable real estate in the city, have engaged Engineers Purvis and Jacks to make q survey of their 100 acres lying at the western ex- tremity of Phillips and Elm streets, lay off new streets and make an estimate of grading, etc. They will be laid off into 300 lots, which will be sold at pub lie sale as soon as the street railway, which will traverse the streets of the new addition, is completed.
 Edward Brown and John Conine were indicted in Arkansas County for the murder of J. II. Edmunston. The case is at Pine Bluff on change of venue, and was called up Monday morning for trial, and testimony will be proceeded with on the return of an attachment for an absent witness. Brown used a shotgun and was only few paees from Dr. Edmunston. The latter's wife was with him at the time. The difficulty originated about few fence rails. All the parties to the tragedy are promi- nent citizens, and large array of local l and foreign talent is enlisted on either side.
 In the Chancery Court at Little Rock, habeas corpus case, Walter Smith of Faulkner County, working on the Greer convict farm in Jefferson County, was heard before Judge Carroll Tues day morning, Smith was discharged. All the convicts sent from Faulkner County have been withdrawn from the farm, County Judge E. NJ. Merriam declaring Col Greer's contract with the county for prisoners forfeited be- cause of the bad treatment of the con victs. Greer has contract for rprisoners from White, Woodruff, Faulkner, Con way and Jackson Counties
 ? The heavy rains on Friday night last played great havoc along the line of the Frisco between Fort Smith and Paris, Tex. The north-bound pas senger and express from Paris came through all right Friday night, but the passenger going south got caught be- tween two washouts fifty miles from there, and is still tied up. Near La Fibre four or five miles of tracks are under water, and the amount of damage can not be ascertained until the water goes down. One bridge was washed out two miles south of Antlers, one two miles north of Antlers, and one