The Osceola times., 1888-11-17
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


principally in accounts.
Hon. c. B. Moore has been appointed
standing master ia chancery, at Little
Circuit Courts.
The Governor recently RENTED mo
Of 500, assessed against J. N. O'Daniel,
in Garland County Circuit Court for sell :
ing liquor without license.
The residence Of George w. Addington.
at Fairview, Miller County, was destroy
ed by fire, few days ago. Loss, $500;
insurance, 5000.
There was much rejoicing In Little
Rock over the news that Arkansas was
awarded the honors at the Kansas City
Exposition for having the best exhibit OF
natural resources made there. The
award was made for both general and
collective exhibits, and included miner.
ais, fruitA timber and manufactured
products. Our competitors were thu
States OF Texas, Missouri. Kansas, Ne.
brasks, Colorado and New Mexico.
Miss Virginia Eckmau. of Russellville,
died recently. and her remains were car
ried to Newton Falls, o., for intorment
She was betrothed TO Colonel NJ. L. De
Mailer, Of the editorial staff Of the Little
Rock Gazette He accompanied her re-
mains to their final resting place.
The canneries throughout the State are
closing up the seasons business and pre-
pairing to shut down.
j. g. Bell, Of Cove, a mail contractor,
recently reported missing. has turned up.
He reports that he had his horses stolen
and that he followed the thieves into
bafn
He moved SO rapidly that he did not have
time to write home.
At Redfield, q few days ago, Deputy
United States Marshal Faulken burg ar
rested a negro named John Clearia, q
fraudulent pension sharp, and committed
him to Jail at Little Rock for examina.
ton. There is regular colony OF
negroes Ground Redfeld who we're In the
Federal army in one capacity or another,
and Clearia made each one believe he
could get pension. He charged ten
dollars in advance for each case and
swindled lots Of them.
Mrs. George Louise, from near Spieler-
vile. was carried to the insane asylum.
at Little Rock, recently. She has never
recovered from severe spell Of sickness
about one year ago.
Joe Emery, a boy fourteen years old,
residing with his parents at Arkansas
City, fell from hickory tree a few days
ago, and was fatally hurt
Marshal Faulknbury returned to Little
Rock recently, having in custody Robert
Hopkins, OF Independence County,
charged with impersonating a deputy
marshal.
Governor Hughes has appointed James
II. Abraham collector of Clark County.
that gentleman having neglected to file
his bond within the time prescribed by
law.
The incorporators OF the Oregon Gold
Mining Company, in which quite num-
Der of persons In Little Rock are inter-
ested, held meeting in st. Louis reoent-
ly and reorganized the company. The
name OF the com pany has been changed
to the Excelsior Gold Mining Company.
George Ward, the negro boy who muir.
dered his mother in Lee County a week or
two ago, was convicted OF murder In the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged.
The date has not been named.
At Garland City, few days since, Lee
Blackwell, a deputy cons table, fred four
times at a white man because he refused
to vote as he wished him to. The four
shots took effect, buf 'one are fatal.
A desperate attempt cas made at Van
Buren, Recently to assass."ate Samuel
McIlvagh. He was attacked on .he street
by an unknown man, and, after strug
Cling with him, was shot in the shoulder.
His wound is Of a dangerous character.
At the last monthly price drill OF the
Mccarthy Light Guards in Little Rock,
7. B. Rawlings won the medal for the
best soldier with "Dick" Edwards sec.
ond. The election of Third Lieutenant
was then taken up. and Mr.. Rawlings
was the successful contestant. 1t was a
compliment to fine soldier and good
working member OF the company.
A fine of fifty dollars, assessed against
+. d. Robertson, Of Lee County, for car.
rying pistol, was remitted by the Gov.
ernor. 1t was proved to the satisfaction
Of the Governor that Robertson is young
man of excellent character, and he had
carried the weapon to defend himself
against dangerous man who had threat.
ened his life
Colonel Anderson Mills was recently
appointed collector Of Pulaski County
by the Governor. According to the law
governing such cases, II a sheriff fails to
make his bond Ms collector before No.
vemher / after his election, the Office
OF collector becomes vacant, and
the Governor. when so notified by the
county clerk, has the power to fill the
vacancy by appointment. Mr.. Mills hav.
ing failed to file his boud before the re-.
quired time, the fact was certified to the
Governor by the county clerk. He having
made application for the appointment
and petition, signed by many leading
citizens, urging that he be appointed,
having been presented, Governor Hughes
commissioned Mr.. Mills, and this ap.
pointment can not be affected by any de.
cision that may be rendered hereafter In
regard TO the sheriff contest.
The burglar alarm in A. f. Lnzel's
guns shop, in Little Rock, was discharged
by some mysterious means, q few nights
ago, which created considerable interest
In the vicinity. The front door was
forced open by an officer and an ex.
animation made, but no traces OF burg.
lars were found. The alarms were pistols
set with cords attached to the triggers
running across the building. Several
theories were advanced as to the
cause, but the mystery remains unsolved.
Linzel's shop was burglarized few
nights before, and II hardly seems proba.
bio that the thieves would want to make
a second raid on the same place. There
Is good reason for believing however,
that the immediate vicinity contains
characters who would not hesitate to
commit such depredations.
Batesville has a candy factory.
Advices from Magnolia report fatal
shooting affray at Waldo twelve miles
vest Of that place, few days ago. The
participants we're Ellis Dismukes and