The Osceola times., 1888-11-03
miscellaneous ItcInA.

Miscellaneous Items.
Bailey, Shirey & Co.'s mill in Bradley
County, recently burned out, has been re-
built.
Sampson hanks, colored, an employe
Of the Union Compress Company at Little
Rock, fatally cut Isham Darden, another
employe, with a large knife, a few days
since, infiicting an ugly wound. The az
fray occurred in the compress building,
and was the result of Misunderstanding
about Sampson's being laid off. AS soon
as he did the cutting, he ran and was pur-
sued by more than twenty negroes for
nearly two miles. He was finally cap
tured and returned back to the city.
The executive committee Of the State
Lumbermeu's Association held session
at Little Rock, a few nights ago, to re-
ceive reports from special committees
appointed to find some remedy for the
prevailing car famine. A committee from
the Board of Health appeared and pledged
the hearty cooperation OF that influential
body. A letter from Jay Gould was read
stating that l.000 twenty -four ton freight
cars were being placed on the South
western system as rapidly as the shops
could turn then out but advising lumber
men hereafter to ship the product OF theif
,uills before the rush of cotton begins In
the fall.
When the Circuit Court convened al
Little Rock, few days since, Judge Mar
tin devoted his entire charge to the grand
Jury, except a strong allusion to gam.
bling, to the burglary Of the clerks office
On the night OF September and the theft
Of the nine poll books. He delivered a
scathing deuunciation Of that crime,
quoted the Law providing for heavy hue
and long imprisonment and charged the
Jury TO spare no effort to ferret out this
criminals and indict them.
The cattle In the neighborhood Of New
ark, Independence County, are dying
with what is thought to be Texas fever.
The Kellogg Milling and Mining Com
pany has been incorporated at Little
Rock, Ark, with capital stock Of 500,
600, for the purpose Of working the kel-
ogg silver mines. J. q. Sandidge is
president and c. I. Walker is treasurer
| of the company
Attorneys for Hugh Blackman, sen.
fenced to be hung for the murder In
| Cleveland County, were In Little Rock last
week trying to get Governor Hughes to
| commute the sentence to life imprison-
ment, but as the murder was a cold.
| FLOODED one the Executive refused to In.
erfere, and Blackman will pay the PEN
| atty.
An unknown man was found dead in Q
| ox-car in the Iron Mountain yard at Lit.
le Rock, a few days ago. Papers and
etters on his person showed him to be-
.ong to a educated family at Rocl
Island, ILL.,, and that his n anne was George
| Kale. Some letters from his sister were
very touching and pathetic.
| The county Judge at Little Rock has or
dered special elections in Campbell
Eastman and Eagle townships, PulasS
| County for cons tables. This was ren,
dcred necessary by the theft from tn,
| clerks Office, on the night Of September
9, of the returns from these townships
The Governor will likewise order specia
elections for justice of the peace.
The new court. .house at Little Rock will
be ready for occupancy by January
1899 1t has been proposed to celcbrat,
the event with becoming ceremonies.
On the night OF September 10, Matt Arm
strong killed P. II. Clay. assessor of Mis-
sissippi County, and left tho country, anC
all efforts TO capture him have been IL
vain. Governor Hughes has offered re
ward of 500 for the arrest and delivery
Of th- fugitive to the sheriff of Mississip
pi County.
An unknown white man, evidently
tramp while asleep on the Iron Mount
min railroad track, few days ago, about
a mile aud n half south OF Little Rock
was struck by the north bound cannon
ball train and badly hurt The injured
man was sent TO the county hospital
where he received medical attention. 4
leg and two ribs were broken, beside
other injuries.
Little Rock is overrun with burglars.
The Governor has pardoned Abe Dixon
convicted at the January term, 1887, o.
the Faul kner Circuit Court of an assault
with intent TO kill and sentenced to thre,
years. Dixon 1t appears who was convicted
On testimony of disreputable witnesses
las served nearly two years and behaved
we'll. The pardon was asked for by tn
officers of the court aud many good citi
1ens.
A new steamer. the Baudana, is to b,
placed in the Memphis and White rive
trade.
There was fire at Fulton few night
ago. A livery stable and two dwelling
we're destroyed.
The State exhibit at the St Louis Ex
position has been brought home.
Mr.. Joe G. Hudgins, who caused such
ensation throughout the State In Feb
ruary, 1885. by suddenly vacating his sea
In the Legislature on account OF req
uisition for him from Georgia, has re
turned to Dallas, after having gone bacl
here and settled up his matters salts
,actorily.
The fair at Hope was the biggest thins
Southwest Arkansas has produced thi
season. 1t was a splendid and profitabl
success.
Mrs. Frances Couch, an old lady OF Co
lumbia County, fell of a porch recently
breaking one arm and iniuring her spine
She died few hours afterward.
The coil oil can is the favorite vessel II
prohibition towns