The Osceola times., 1888-06-23
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

check, and was given two years in the
penitentiary.
The contract for the Methodist college
building at Sesrcy has been awarded and
work will be pushed to rapid completion.
Some bitter feeling exists at Texsrkaus
over the management of the pubic
| schools, and the selection OF principals
especially, on both sides of the line.
| Elder 7. L. Fulbright, OF the Baptist
Church. has just closed hve-weeks'
revival meeting at Carlisle in which there
were sixty professions of religion.
The Knights OF Pythias will give an
elegant picnic and barbacue at DeValPs
Bluff on July l. Colonel J. P. Eagle is
expected TO he present and address the
people.
A few days ago a party OF gentlemen in
Woodruff County. while loading shells.
allowed a spark to fall into a sack Of pow.
der. In the explosion tha, followed John
q. Hurt and son. Robert Caldwell and
two sons and NJ. A. Coats we're very bad
ly injured
A large quarry OF marble has been un-
earthed in the Northwestern part OF
Searcy County, which proves to be OF fine
quality and practically ineIhaustsble A
stock company has been organized 10
work and develop ii.
Ben Crisp was sentenced in the Frank
lin County Circuit Court to be hanged on
August 3. The punishment fits the crime.
DR.. Lucien La Rose, living near Kings.
land, recently disappeared, leaving six
teen-year-old wife whom he married 8
few days before. She is the daughter oi
Colonel ". Dodson, a well-known planter.
Dodson and his son are hunting for the
hus band. and will make short work OF
him.
r. L. W Waldron, the assistant postmaster
at Waldron. was arrested few days ago
by Inspector Sykes, charged with rifins
registered letters in transit. He was held
to await the action OF the grand-Iury ir
the sum OF 5000
James Webb, farmer at Old Hickory
Conway County, killed his brother-i in law
few nights ago. IL was the result Of an
old teud. Webb called his victim TO the
front door and cut his throat from ear tt
ear.
The badly-decomposed body OF an un.
known man was found recently near the
highway between Goldman and DevalPs
Bluff. There were balls from gun and
pistol in his back and in the back Of hi.
head, and every thing indicated foul play
The deceased had the appearance Of be-
ing about twenty-five years Of age and
was dressed in hunting suit, and a
bundle OF clothes was found near him. HI
bad rife and revolver with him. both OF
which were loaded with the exception o!
one chamber OF the revolver.
Samuel H. Davidson is the senatorial
candidate for the Second district
Mrs. Mary J. Sammons. wife OF william
Sammons, farmer living i've miles from
Warm Springs, recently gave birth t.
four well-developed children. Three hav,
since died The four were objects Of muc,
interest, neighbors going for miles arouno
to see them.
Mr.. Robert Wayne, prominent planter
OF Eagle Township, Pulaski County, e1
hibited in Little Rock, a few DAYS ago,
cotton bloom, one of the first Of the sea
son. 1t was Mr.. Wayne who carried tn
first cotton bale to Little Rock last sea
son, which weighed 800 pounds and wa
purchased by George d Fletcher 70
twenty-five cents per pound, and he say
he will try to ship the first bale the com
ing season.
A German named Mitchell. sadly q,
fected with lunacy, escaped from tn
Pulaski County hospital, few days ago
and wandered to Parish's store on Capita
Hill, where he created considerable e1
element Officers captured and returne
. him 10 the hospital with much difficulty
as he did not want to return to his plac
OF confinement
The Mount Petit Jean Improveme u
Company Of Morrilton has filed article
OF incorporation with the Secretary o
State. The object of the company is {
buy, sell and improve real estate on Peti
Jean mountain, and to aid the State teach
!, ers in the establishment and msintenanc
OF the Summer Normal School, which hs
been located on the mountain.
A white crow was captured recently Il
lizard County.
The Bstesville evaporating establish
ment will soon be ready for the ma
chinery.
The stone work on the Arkansas col
lege at Batesville is about completed.
The Fort Smith cannery is now at wor
on the peach crop and employs about ftt.
|, hands.
Mr.. Vanderpool, young mau at Bates
vile, fell from a thirty foot scatfold ate,
days ago and was badly hurt.
Mr.. 7. r. Taylor, OF Bstesville, has re
ceived an order from Lincoln, Neb, 70
1000 square yards of cedar blocks 20
street paving.
A puma, a wild animal o, the cat species
, was cornered by thirteen hounds in a chas
in Sebastian County a few days since an
whipped the pack.
. Mr.. Frank p. Hardness, the new treas
, urer OF Hampstead County, has given
qualified bond for ss3 900 and entered up
on the discharge OF his duties.
Batesville shipped last year 3, 500 car
loads Of outward freight in which wa
l,0l5 cars of gravel, s2i OF cedar post
and piling, l52 OF manganese, I6 Of lin,
and 2 OF zinc ore.
, Tha State Pharmacists' convention me
in Little Rock last week. The annual ad
dress OF President Kerr was an able docu
ment
Near Weldon, a few evenings since
VIM. Worthy and several other youni
/ men were riding at a rapid rate along tn,
| highway, when Worthy's horse swerved
, stirrup leather gave way, and the youn,
man was thrown violently to the ground
His head struck log, crushing his skull
and breaking his neck.
An attachment was sent out recently b,
J Boyd & Son, Of Memphis, Tenn, agains
+. f. Tucker, dry goods merchant, of Nor
! rilton. The store was taken in charge BY
the sheriff.
} The name OF post-ofice Rendo, Conwa-
County, has been changed to Cleveland
/ and the site changed three-tourths OF
; mile south.
; Searcy County has paying copper.
The Supreme Court Of Little Rock hai
afirmed the decision os thu Circ,f, Corr