The Springdale news., 1888-11-30
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

the State Insane Asylum. Quite mum. Der of people went out from Little Rock and had goo l time.
 The loss in the recent fire at Little Rock is much heavier than was first reported, gatin nearly Sl00 00).
 Marshal Taylor, of Texarkana, recently arrested man supposed 10 have robbed passengers and mail on the sage between Warren and Kingsland. Tue marshal of kingsland. who, accompanied by one of the robbed passengers, went to Iexar- kana identified the man and took him to Kingsland, where he will be kept until the grand jury meets and decides his case.
 Ed Ferguson, the Arkansas County murderer, has been convicted in the Jeff ferson Circuit Court and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
 The executive comm ttee of the State Teachers Association met at the office of tue Secretary of State in Little Rock, few days ago, and fixed the time for the next meeting for June 9. 26 and 2, 1889.
 News has been received of the capture at Cumberland Gap, Tenn, of J. A Gaf- ford, fugitive from justice since last March, and under indictment for murder ing or being accessory to the murder of three convicts at Coal Hill mining camp, Johnson County. of which he was warden. A reward of Si00 was offered for his ar rest, and last summer he murdered de- tective named Perdue, who had followed him into Florida. The brutalities to the couvicts at Coal Hill furnished great sensation at the time, and entered largely into the political canvass for State off, cers that followed. J. 4. Hulson, another warden, accus d of beating Il convict to iaa b la .hniY, i,,t tl,a was arrested a few days ago in Arkansas County, where he was passing under au assumed name. He was practicing med icine, and is now lodged in Johnson Coun- ty jail.
 The reported death of Bob Fitz geral q in the recent disastrous fire n Little 1ck is denied by that gentleman himself. and that is pretty good evidence.
 charter for the Stuttgart Gc Arkansas Railroad Company Was recently flied with the Secretary of State. The capital stock is $5 100000 and the corporators are men with means This line is To be built from Arkansas Post, on the Arkan- sas river, to Stuttgart J. \. Darell, of Vermont H., is the moving spirit i'll tue enterprise.
 Albert D. Weeks, sheriff of Vig5 Coun- ty, Ind, and the sheriff Of Sullivan Couu- t., ind., arrested at Newport, this State, Il few days ago, the negro Borton Gallo way, who shot into a crowd at Terre Haute, Ind, just before election, and killed white woman. Galloway gave himself up and went back without u req utsition. He was located at Newport uv ft letter he had written.
 very tony wedding tock place at Christ Church, in Little Rock, few nights ago, Inc contracting parties being Mr. ". Il. RagIand, prominent cotton man, and Miss Margaret Urquh art daughter of Colonel l.. U3quhart, of the American Cottou-seed Oil trust There were half dozen bridesmaids and groomsmen. and each and every thing was on an elaborate scale.
 J. II. Merrimau was recently arrested and jailed at Little Rock charged with represe enting himself to be all officer of the United States and with having 0b- ta1Red money udder false preteuses. Merriman Is d lawyer. He made hls aB- Pearanee about d year ago. Recently it was learned that for some time past he has been claiming he was q United States pension agent 4 number of persons have paid him money iu sums of one dol lar to fifty dollars aud upwards. Most Of the duPes are negro x, but everaI white persons were also Victimlzed.
 Officers rom Kentucky passed through L.ttle Rock. lev days ago. having iu charge ex-Ward-n J. \. Gafford who il. the early part of the year whipped three State e5Aviets 10 death ill the s,oekade at Coal Hill. Ga their return the next aty they coiiecte Si00 reward for Calf f5rd,, delivery to the sheriff Gf Johnston Csua. ty, 500 being paid by tae S ate and >210 by the penitendary Ie5sees Gafford is in wretched health, caused by exposure in the mountains ot Kentucky while lodging the officers. There is a strong feeling against hum at CJai Hill. but it is believed that he is sate from lynch law while i'll the custody O; the officers ill tho Clarksyille Jail.
 Joe C. Wise shot and, it Is thought, fa- tally wounded Lee Corn son of It pIoni- nenG physician of Louoke, at Little Rock few days since. Wise aud Corn had at one time been bosom friends, but both feil in love with pretty Miss Hattie Cor don, Of Lonoke County. Then bad blood arose between the men. Wise succeeded i'll winning the girl. and was married to her about month ago. Since then they have lived happily in Little Rock. Corn said he would kill Wise and the girl, too He went to the city aud picked quarrel with Wise and received pistol shot which lodged iu his spine It was thought he would die.
 The organization has been completed of the Bank of Little Rock. Thls will be the strongest bank in the State, the capital being fixed at $591, ,s0) Dr. C. J. Lincoln, wholesale druggist of Little k )ck, was e.ected president, and Mr. C. B. Wikin- son, Philadelphia capitalist, vice. presi- dent It is understood that Mir C. T. Walker, for years cashier Of the German National Bank of Little Rock, and one of the best known tinanciers in the State, Mlll accent thA nlane as cns hi at. rI.o