The Springdale news., 1888-11-09
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

dered special elections in Campbell, Eastman and Eagle townships, Pulaski County. for cons tables This was ren- dered necessary by the theft from the clerk's office, on the night of September 6, of the returns from these townships. The Governor will likewise order special elections for justice of the peace.
 Mrs. Carrie Turner, an artist, who had been delirious for several days, got out oe her bed at Little Rock, a few nights ago. and wandered to tue Arkansas river and drowned herself
 North bound Iron Mountain train No 752 was held up and robbed at the Bates vile and Brinkley crossing, between Newport and Diaz few evenings since, by three robbers, who boarded the train at Batesville and Briukley crossing, near Newport, while the train stopped at the crossing. Only the passengers {n the sleeping car were molested. Upon the conductor learning that the robbers were on the train an effort was made to get the firearms in the baggage car but no door lel from the second class car to the baggage car, a. is usual on passenger trains. The conductor stopped the train in order 10 get to the baggage car, but in the meantime the robbers had completed their work and, immediately on the train coming to a stop. took to the woods. Governor Hughes has appointed dele- gates 10 the Southern Institute inaugu. ration convention at Montgomery. Ala, November 21
 For some time past the Gate City Lum- Der Company, of Texarkana, have been operating a httle railroad running out from Texarkana i'll the direction ot Shreveport. It has been extended from al- hausted, and has meanwhile built up quite trade. The lumber company now announces they will build through to Shreveport and incorporate under the name Of the TeXarkana X Sure Teport Railroad Company.
 h the United States Court at Little Rock Dick Roach alias R G. Raymond pleaded guilty Ot improperly using fhe mails. and was sentenced to pay s505 tiue aud cost of the prosecution, and ninety daYs' lnpris onment III the county 1ail Roach yietimizad people by pre- tending 10 | sat iu counterfeit money.
 James Kelly died recently at lis homa, ...0urteeH miles from Little k ,e6. at tie advanced age e. eigAty-sevea years. He was pioneer settler e PaIaski County, having removed to Arkansas more than haIt century go. He leaves large taniIy e boys grown up to manhood.
 T. F Walker. young man from Altus, arrived IL Little Rock a few days since and took room at the Capital Hotel When he went to bed he blew out the g.,s. The nex. day tHe porter passing his room detected the odoss of gas and forced the door open. The Yoaug man was found unconscious. Physicians We're called and only after several hoGr.1 hard work le was brought back to lsfe.
 Arrangements have been completed for the establishment e auotAe. bank at Lit tie Rock, the capital of which l3 to be S5,oao oo9 one-h half os which will be owned by Philadelphia capitalists and the bal ance in this State. The institution will be divided into three departments: gen erat banking. savings bank aud real es- tate department L will no doubt be IL operation by the first Of December.
 J. H. Martin, superintendent Of con- structlon Of the Louisiana. Arkansas S i Northern Central Railroad Company states that the company intends to take up the matter ot construct lg a Missouri division of the road from Jefferson City to Little ock as soon a5 possible The field ot Is present operations k known es the Iowa division, and extends from tue Missouri river. opposite Jefferson City, Mo, to O5kaIoosa, Ia.
 Reports were recently received from Nontgomer7 County 10 the effect that J. .. Bell, q well-knoWn contractor. lad mysteriousiy disappeared. He was last heard of at Hot Springs, his wife receiv- ing letter dated at that point, and stat ing he would visit Lee County before re- turning home. This was in September Nothing has since been heard of him. l other than an unconfrmed rumor that he was soon Ill Mariana. He has large mail contracts, auG his bends are for large sums, but he is thought to be all right financially. Many believe hlm mur- dered. His boudsmen are Investigating the matter
 At recent session of the Pulaski County Court the order of the city for the l County Court to levy city tax of one and half mills for sinking fund was refused by tLe Court. Tho case was taken Gp in the Circuit Court, and Judge Mar. tin has issued mandamus to compel the county clerk 10 eLter ID tbs tax. The ruling of the court will be received with general interest by city off cials through cut this State, it being in the nature of a test case.
 In the United States Court at Little Rock, recently, iu the case oi the Ameri- can Bell Telephone Company against the Southern Telephone Company, perma- Eent injunction was ordered issued against the lasr named company, and they Were ordered to turn over all their devices which are iufringements on the Bell patents T. is understood that the l plant of the company in the city as 10 wires, poles, etc. has been purchased by the Bell people aud will be ulliz4I in ex- tending aud enlargins their system in Little Rock and Argenta. Tire telephones