The Russellville Democrat., 1888-08-09
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Mlscellancons Items.

|
 The people of Little Rock are agitatet l over the finding of a human skull in an alley
 There are thousands of acres of fertil c | lands in Arkansas which eau be had C n | very easy terms.
 | The name of post-office Edwards, Poin- | sett C3nzsy, has been changed to Marked ] free.
 John H. Ellis, of this State, has been
 appointed to clerkship in class 1, in the | office of the Second Auditor of the Treas l ury at Washington.
 | Sandy Etchinson, living two miles north of Oklahoma Clark County, accidentally l sho. himself few days ago while out squirrel hunting. The load of shot en- | tered his abdomen and ranged upward. | He was not expected to live. The Governor has granted commuta- tions of sentences to the following con | victs for good behavior: Gillian James, | of Monroe County, twentytwo days; John | Henry, of Clay, twenty-two days; George | Burnett of Carroll, fortytwo days. l Mrs. Bettie Allen, formerly of Barnett, | Ga, now resident of Pulaski County,
 called at the State Bureau of Immigra- | tion recently and asked the secretary to mail some Arkansas immigration matter l to her friends in her former home, which
 was promptly done. This lady stated 10
 the secretary that there was only herself
 and mother, that they had homesteaded | 16o acres of Government land, and had | ten acres already in a corn patch. When
 asked who did the clearing, said: "Why we did it ourselves and we will clear
 more this fall and winter, so that we can | raise cotton.o
 | Advices from Conway report no further l bloodshed in the Witt-Conway trouble. | Conway, who cut Witt and caused him to
 shoot Lloyd, his companion, was taken to | Conway by the posse sent after him. l His capture Awas effected without
 bloodshed, but only after great deal of persuasion, as he had shut him
 self in his cabin and barricaded the doors and windows. His wounds are found to
 be of very serious character. Witt and l Lloyd are still alive, but their recovery is not deemed possible. The opinion pre- 1 ails that Conway is insane. 1 The outstanding indebtedness of Pope
 County is $6, 3l4.02.
 1 The cannery at Russellville Is busy all l the time.
 Work on the Benton County history is | progressing rapidly.
 New post-offices have been established at the following points in Arkansas:
 Cannon, Benton County John H. Farrar, | postmaster; Tyner, Phillips County, John
 P. Johnston, postmaster. Five hundred and ninety-six mortgages have been filed with the clerk in Greene
 County this year.
 1 Eugene Moore editor of the P0pe CoDl- ! ty Maii, has in his possession an old mus
 ter roll of the Mexican war of 1916.
 John Peck, wanted in McMurray Coun- i ty, Tenn, for 'moonshining," was arrest ! ed at Little Rock, few days ago. l The Wheelers claim that there were l fifty seven Wheels organized in tine State during the month of June. The work
 still goes on.
 l The Dardanelle Bank opened it's doors l for the transaction of business a few day s
 ago. It is home enterprise, and has a l is president, James K. Perry, vice. presi-
 dent, and W. H. Gee, cashier. | Attorney General A. H. Garland ar- | rived in Little Rock. few days ago, and on account of illness remained in the
 city few days before making the trip to | his country home-Hominy Hill. | Monroe Gatlin, young farmer living near Paragould, eloped recently with | Fannie Vernon, the pretty daughter of a | Methodist circuit rider. The clerk and 1 his deputy were out of town, and in fear l of the angry parent the couple fled to the | country, and were found several hours 1 later by friends sitting on a log waiting 1 for the clouds to roll by. The storm
 finally blew over and they were happily 1 married.
 | Governor Hughes has appointed s. A. | Martin county and probate judge, and A. | B. Rives, assessor, both for Crittenden | County, to fill the unexpired terms of the
 colored officers recently suspended in
 that county
 About the last of May or the first of | June last, boy mysteriously disap- | peared from the community on White
 river, in North Fork township, Baxter | County, and has not been heard of since. | He is about eighteen years of age, low,
 heavy set short legs and rather long l body, large head and ear., bright hair,
 rather bluish eyes, and nose slightly turns
 up He is slow motioned and dull of
 comprehension. He is an orphan boy and is generally known by the name of
 Jehoida Jeffrey. E. TurNbull, at Iuka,
 has made every effort to discover his
 whereabouts, but to no avail. | It has been settled that thirty members | | Rock, will go to Mount Nebo and go into
 encampment. number of the boys will
 carry their families and remain during
 the summer if the proper arrangements
 can be made.
 l David Dodson, of Mountain View, killed | a panther measuring eleven feetin length. 1 When Dodson discovered the animal it | ran from him to the top of a hill, l5O
 yards, where he shot it with Winchester
 rifle, the ball passing through the body
 and out at the shoulder blade. After
 being shot the panther charged upon Mir. 1 Dodson, who fired again when it was within twenty feet of him. The second
 shot caused it's death.
 A telegram received from Dewitt re- ports that Special Constable O. G. Spell man, of Old River township, arrived there,
 a few days ago, having in charge Samuel
 Lockett. The prisoner is charged with
 the crime of having murdered his half . brother, Felix G. Lockett, in the western
 part of Arkansas County, week before
 last It is reported that Lockett has con .
 fessed his crime, and gives as a reason
 for 1t that it was in self-defense. His
 statements are all conflicting, and all that
 he says is against him. He is very
 ignorant and uneducated. His victim
 le ayes widow, residing near Beebe, in White County.
 Mary k. Winfield has been appointed
 postmistress at Forrest City.
 Attorney General Garland Is at home.
 The thirteen-year- daughter of
 Thomas Lide was shot and seriously, if
 not fatally, wounded, near Magnolia, re .
 gently. The girl was in the field with her
 father when three shots were fired, one
 taking effect in the girls shoulder. Two
 men were seen running away from the
 fence. There is no known cause for the | deed
 | A few days ago Lin Fong, Chinese
 laundryman, whose shop is in Little
 Rock, while sitting on A table Uniting l the nipen fell 10 the floor and the stem