The Osceola times., 1888-11-24
L. d. Moons.
Secretary OF state
Miscellaneous. Item.

A iail delivery is reported from Mel
bourne. Three prisoners named StrlcA'
land, Adcock and Billingsly succeeded IL
escaping and have not been recaptured.
Il is thought that they were assisted by
friends on the outside.
Some months ago r. W. Chapel and
d. r. Coleman, farmers living near Tex
arkana, fell out on account OF alleged Ill
treatment BY the first nam I'd OF his WE.
A few days ago both welt TO Texarkana
aud got drunk, and then started home,
Coleman leaving town about half an hour
ia advance. When near home Chlppel
was met by Coleman, ald, il i alleged,
the latter presented his revolver with an
evident purpose OF shooting Chapel,
who, however, managed TO get Ia shot
first, dangerously wounding his assailant.
Chapel surrendered 10 the sheriff and
was released on 500 bail.
The recent rains have seriously dam
aged cotton.
Governor Hughes has offered n reward
OF fifty dollars for the arrest and delivery
to ihs sheriff OF White Colnty o. Thomas
Pickarl, who is charged with seduction.
The touth biennial repor, Of the board
OF directors aud officers Of the Arkansas
Deaf Mute Institute shows the Institute
to be in very prosperous condition, un-
der the management Of Prof Francis ID.
Clark and his corps Of assistants. The
report Of President Geo, E. Dodge OF the
board Of trustees contains a number OF
important suggestions, and among others
the importance of having tle institute
building amply insured at al! times with
solvent Insurance companies.
Jim Bailey. the negro who Killed his
wife's paramour near Arkansas city, re-
Gently has been captured There was
$3.50 reward for him.
A slick piece of thieving has come 70
light fellow impsrsouating deputy
United States marshal, arrested L. :.
Black, OF Yell County, on some frivolous
charge and took him to L.tilo Rock. M.
Black had considerable money, which the
bogus officer took charge u, and, when
they reached the depot at Little Rock, the
alleged officer gave Black the slip a-d
can not be found.
The libel suit Of the Eureka Vinegar
Company, OF st. Louis, against the Little
Rock Gazette. was dismissed IL The Cir
cult Court at Little Rock AFTER a ALLEGATION
continuing over two years. The suit,
which was for heavy damages, grew out
OF publication by the pa2et OF a state
ment concerning a 'cider" which the
company was selling. The cider, it was
claimed by the paper, was intoxicating,
and should have been sold under a license.
The case was celebrated one, aud the
dismissal was due to aruling Of the court,
sustaining the newspaper.
The five citizens o: Conway County-T.
C. Hervey, c. c. Reid, Jr., J. L, Lucas, ".
c. Palmer nd W. T. Hobbs-wAo were
taken to Little Rock, few days ago, on
the charge OF interfering with election
judges and supervisors, were bould over
in the sum Of 81 900 each 81 appear NJ the
April term Of the Unitel States Court.
new trial has been granted 20 George
Ward, the negro boy who was convicted
at Mariana OF murder in the first degree,
for killing his mother He was tired
twice, the first time being convicted Of
murder in the second degree, and the
second trial ending with more severe
one, Ward being condemned to die.
Official returns from the Sscoal Con-
gressional dlstric. give c. r. Breckin-
ridge, D., s32 majority over John NJ. Clay
ton, K Gale, D., is said TO be elected
over Feaiherstone. l., who received Re-
| publican support, bu, official figures can
not yet be given. Returns from thirty
three counties give Cleveland u majority
| Of 25 i6j.
Joab Mershon, wealthy banker Of
| Vermont, H., who went t. Little Rock
recently to spend the winter with rela-
tives, died suddenly after an illness Of
only few hours OF aroplexy. He was
seventy-six years Of age. The remains
were shipped to Vermont, H., for burial.
Five OF Randolph Coulty's prominent
cit zens were tried anl sentenced recent
| ly in the United States Court at Little
| Rock for practicing a system OF intimi-
| dation. These men dealt principally with
those who were witnesses against them
or their friends il whisky cases before
| the United States Court, aud would beat
them numerically II the testimony was
| hard on them. The men were sentenced
as follows: Dr.. H. c. Hite, fine 500,
ninety days. imprisonment in the county
| Jail; Evan Mellinger aud Frank Davis
five yeats each in the penitentiary; Clab,
| Glasgow aud Calvin Becham, six months
| each in the penitentiary.
Rev. VIM. Tucker, for many years n de.
voted and faithful minister OF the gospel
| in this State, aud now in the employ o.
| the City Mission and Tract Society OF
|
| of the lower house OF the Legislature.
| J. A. Sanderf, OF Scott township, Mis-
| sissippi County, was found dead u few
| days ago at the residence OF john Keen,
where he had been living. The man had
evidently been in bed; had got up, AMI
| in his night clothes, stepped out on the
| porch; two or three feet from the porcl
| the imprint OF his knees were plainly
/ l., "a. txha Ia hal
fallen. When found, lie lay on bis bach
with pool OF blood oozing from his
mouth.
Now for solid business again.
Sheriff Ell Roldy OF Woodruff County
was examined before United States Com.
| missioner Waters at Little Rock, q few
lays ago, aud bound over to the Fedora
| Court for trial in ths sum OF Sl,0J0 fol
| preventing supervisor of election from
| performing his duty at the recent elec'
tion. The supervisor was negro, anC
| admission Was refused him to the rooI
| in which the judges were counting the
votes.
Advices from the City of Mexico rspor
that a contract aggregating SS.O)1,O00 has
been awarded to Mccarthy & kerrigan
OF Little Rock, by the Mexican Nationa
Construction Company.
Breckenridge's recollection to Congress
| Is now assured.
| The long and tedious contention be.
tween the Bell and the Pan Electric teie
phone companies in Little Rock wal
| brought 10 lasting conclusion IA few
days ago, by tho destruction OF the Pan
| Electric instruments. BY order of tn
Federal Court I, 229 instruments were col
| lected and conveyed TO the suburbs of tn,