The Osceola times., 1888-06-09
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

/ country say tnet lne reCenl o''ih'" -
that stream. CAUSED by extraordinary rams,
has done great damage. The result can
| not be given until the river recedes th-
| in its banks.
A fifteen -year-old son of Mr.. Urban
Conditt, near Murcello, shot and instantly
killed himself while ont squirreling Few
DAYS ago. The gun, it is supposed, was
discharged by the boy falling and hitting
the hammer against rock. The rlght
hand was torn and the load of shot lodged
in his breast
Little Rock Is Just at the edge of the
coal fields of 2,0oJ,000 acres, with veins
from four 10 nine feet in thickness. With
/ in an hours ride, hematite, pisolite and
manganese iron ore, in practically inex-
haustible quantity, assaying from fifty to
sixty-four per cent. pure metallic iron
| Adjacent fine limestone is found. Not
more remote, argentiferous galena that
| has assayed as high as 800 ounces of sill
yer and seventy per cent. of lead TO the
ton. Fire, pipe and potter's clay, which
| has been tested successfully for white,
yellow and Rockingham wares. kaolin,
roofing slate of even cleavage, and the
largest body of soapstone in the world.
All this mineral treasure is comparative
| ly undeveloped.
Francis ID. Patterson, another OF the
JEFF Grant gang of moonshiners, was
captured in the southeastern part OF CO.
lumbia County few days ago by Deputy
United States Marshal Faulkinbury and
taken to Little Rock, and in default OF
bail was committed TO the penitentiary
for safe keeping. Patterson was captured
Just before daylight and made no resist
ance. Two stills were destroyed by the
marshal's posse. Patterson is twenty-six
years old, aud was married to the
daughter of JEFF Grant the desperate old
moonshiner. whose capture has been an
nounced. This breaks up the gang, as
they are all in custody now.
Hydrophobia is prevalent to some extent
among the cattle of Washington County.
Chicot County paid $50, IsI taxes this
year, being $4,000 in excess of last year.
Grady, Lincoln County, is improving on
the prospects for the early building of the
Beebe & Monroe railroad.
Louis Seabrook, who struck and killed a
negro at Rob Roy, Jefferson County, re-
| Gently, has been released on 5000 bail.
J. 7. Bailey (coloredl has been admit
ted 10 practice law in the Pulaski Circuit
Court, having passed "a satisfactory ex-
| animation.
The Buffalo Zinc and Copper Company,
Of Union County, shipped another bsrge
of mineral a few days ago. The company
will soon add hoisting machinery, Jigs,
etc, to their mining equipment.
a new post-office has been established
at Iron, Pulaski County, with Henry p,
Kumpe as postmaster.
Th.. Iat, ON, b, I,n, ,f,,r 1t,-a,
at Alexander was entered by two men a
few nights ago, who assaulted f. II. Hub
bard, the night operator, and relieved
him of his gold watch and all the money
he had on his person.
A reward of 500 has been offered by
the Governor for the capture and return
To the officers of Mississippi County of one
Ed. Hall, who attempted TO kill Ed. War
ren in that county in April last.
Sheriff Orr recently returned to Texar-
kama from Shreveport, La, with james
Doyle, who last fall forged a number OF
school warrants on the School Board OF
Texarkana. He had been arrested by the
Shreveport authorities on kilograms sent
out by Sheriff Orr, who had trailed the
fugitive to that city. Doyle is school
teacher of no mean education.
Henry Landsberg pleaded guilty to Q
charge of grand larceny, at Little Rock
few days ago, and was sentenced TO tive
years in the penitentiary. Landersberc
will be remembered as the party who re-
Gently stole watch and eight dollars
from a man named Gilfoyle, and who
took to the water in the river in an effort
to escape.
Memorial Day was observed at Texar.
kama in the most appropriate manner
Dick Yates Post of the q. A. r., in uni
form, turned out in full force, and as.
sisted by the ladies and little girls, deco.
rated the graves of those who fought fof
the restoration Of the Union and those
who held sacred the cause hat was lost
now sleeping side by side under the same
sod
Chancellor Carroll, at Little Rock, re.
Gently issued restraining order in the
case of Thomas W. Baird ct al VS.. the
City of Little Rock, the Board OF Public
Affairs, the city clerk and the Fort WAYNE
1nd.) Jenny Electric Light Company,
upon the execution of a bond of 81, 900 by
the plaintiff. This effectually blocks, for
the time being the work OF lighting the
town by electricity.
Burglars forced their way into the
wholesale grocery house of Turner Bros.
at Texarkana, few nights ago, by boring
the lock of the rear door, and from the
stock abstracted large amount OF TO.
bacco and cigars and other stores; also
robbing the cash-drawer of its contents.
! They moved the stolen goods In a wagon.
This for boldness cclipses any burglary
ever committed IN the city. Loss not as
certained.
The following are the electors, dele
gates and alternates chosen by the several
districts TO the Democr attic National con
yention AT st. Louis: First district. Geo.
Y. Taylor, of st Francis, and r. NJ. Neal.
Of Independence, delegates; f.. +. Brown.
OF Craighead, and I. l.. Thomasson, OF
| Mississippi, alternates: Z. ID. McCullocb.
Jr., elector. Second district, J. b. Dent
of Woodruff, and J. w. Corcoran, of JEFF.
ferson, delegates; s. NJ. Allen. of
Arkansas, and James Mitchell. of
| Cleburne, alternates; JEFF Davis.
of Pope, elector. Third district
j. ID. Conway, of Hampstead, aud A. Nor.
gan, of Union, delegates: W. r. Quincy.
Of Bradley, j. Ii. Crawford, of CLARK.
alternates; Paul Jones, of Miller. elector,
Fourth district, Geo. X. Wood, of Craw.
ford, and Nathaniel r. Horne, Of Scott.
delegates; VI. Q. Townsend, of Pulaski,
and NJ. l.. Davis, of Pope, alternates !;
John NJ, Harrol, of Garland, elector.
Fifth district, A. S. Layton, OF Marion.
and w. A. Terry, of Benton, delegates: :
| A. B. Adams, of Carroll, and r. l.. King
of Boone, alternates; z. NJ Horton, OF
Baxter, elector.
The influx of immigrants continues.
Mr.. Sam J. Churchill recently carried
to Little Rock from his farm in Pyeatt