The Osceola times., 1888-02-18
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


OF holding the State convention VIII De
fixed, and arrangements made Tor seiec'-
ing a delegates to the National Democratic
convention.
.Jimp Burrows, the Genoa train.robber,
was taken from Texarkana TO Little hock
and placed in the penitentiary Tor sAie,
keeping. He will be confined there uhtn
the next term of Miller County Circuit
Court. Burrows has made q full conies
sion.
The remains OF Major w. w. Johnson
who died in Chicot County, recently, were
taken to Little Rock for interment ne
was an old resident Of the capitality.
The sensational murder trial OF Andre"
Hudyespath, at Harrison, ended In ver'
dict Of guilty. Hudyespath was employ
ed by Geo. Watkins, near Yellville, ana
seduced Mrs. Watkins, who plotted the
murder of her husband. The woman
afterward confessed her guilt, and her
testimony convicted her paramour.
Hudyespath will be hung at Harrison.
The date has not been fixed.
Rev. z. 7. Bennett of Sercy, has been
elected editor of the Arkansas Methodist
to succeed to the editorial chair made
vacant by the death of the lamented DIR.
A. X. Winfield, and which has been filled
since by Rev. Horace Jewell. Mr.. Ben.
nett was the founder Of the White County
Beacon, and is a most forcible writer, and
will, no doubt, make an able successor to
an able predecessor.
Messrs. Z. K. Campbell and Sam Hard
wick, OF Atkin, Pope County, arrived in
Little Rock few nights ago in charge OF
G. NJ. johnson, an insane man who has
created no little fear and CONSERVATION
among the women and children of Pope
County. He is a raving maniac OF the
most dangerous kind, and it requires the
closest surveillance to keep him from COM
mitting some dastardly crime. He was
pl aced in the insane asylum.
The case of the State against Albert
Mabry for the killing of Tom Middleton
in Faulkner County, last May, was in
progress in the Circuit Court at Con way.
| The case is one that has attracted no little
attention, and at the time the crime was
committed IL was the subject that en-
crossed the attention Of the State press
for several days.
For reasons not given Colonel r. II
Crockett announces his withdrawal from
the gubernatorial race.
DIR. II. 7. Wright, the alleged bigamist
late city editor of the Little Rock Demo-
crdt, recen tly captured in Tennessee, has
been lodged in Jail at Little Rock.
Phillip Schuster. former st Louisan
and for many years resident OF Texar'
kama, d ed few days ago OF pneumonia
The So 500 secured by the City of Little
Rock from the General Government for
military improvements is being expended
in placing splendid iron fence around
the arsenal.
Governor Hughes has ordered special
election TO be- held in Boone County, on
the 25th inst, for the purpose of eiecting
clerk TO fill the vacancy caused by the
removal of w. W. Watkins for mall
feasance w. A. Watkins has been ap'
pointed clerk in the interim.
The Pulaski County convicts, under
/ several guards, have been placed at work
on the Fourche mountain turnpike, which
] IL is expected viii be extended to Sweet
/ Home, dis ance Of five miles.
Governor Hughes has offered a reward
of 500 for the arrest and delivery Of Os-
car Coulter TO the Sheriff of Logan
County. Conlter is charged with the mur.
der Of C. p. Massey on January 27.
New post -oflices have been established
In the State a. follows: Joplin, Mont
gomery County, with Antoine b. Chatells
as postmaster; D9lucs, Arkansas County,
John W. Steven. postmaster; Little Bay,
Calhoun County, BENZ. Dickson, post.
maste.
Clark County seems to be going largely
INTO butter-making. Over two hundr sd
patent churns have been sold there within
the past few weeks.
Az IN avfIapea that tho forrpapa hova
begun work in earnest for the new crop,
the hardware merchants in the cities are
selling quite a number of implements with
which to till the fertile Arkansas soil.
The fruit crop of all kinds is pronounced
safe so far by those who have been OBJ
serving. An abundant yield Of apples
and peeches is much to he desired this
year, as ~e want to show our expected
visitors what the State can do in the way
OF fruit.
The Terry-Waggoner internecine war
which has been raging along the border
counties of this State and Missouri, is Writ
uallv ended John aud Miles Terry ar,
under arrest. John Mitchell, John and
william Ambrose and William Wagon
or have been placed under bond.
| Governor Hughes recent tly issued req
uisition on the Secretary of War for
firearms and military equi pments to sup
| ply the military companies lately or
| ganized in Little Rock. The order wal
indorsed by the Secretary OF War. and
arms and equipments amounting to some
thing over 81, 900 will shortly be received
by the Governor.
An attempt was made one night recent
ly to blow open two safes in the town Of
| ola al tkrt
kama, on the st. Lo uis, Iron Mountain &
Texas railway. The burglars were de
tected, however, before they accomplish
ed their work. There were said to hav,
been eight of the gang and they all es.
capped.
Advices have been received from Prof
W. S. Thomas, who is in charge of tn,
Arkansas exhibit at the National Fruit
display at Riverside, Cal, stating that
Arkansas has the finest display Of apple,
and the greatest variety ever made on tht
Pacific coast. Arkansas has now com.
peted at all the fruit shows of the United
States, and has ut each place won III,
highest award for apples. The award as
not been made yet at Riverside, but Il
is confidently expected that Arkansas will
get it.
A few nights ago Mr.. James F. HUFF,
who lives few miles from Dardanelle,
Yell County, on the Fort Smith road,
came very near being killed by some un.
known person. After he had retired for
the night pistol shot was fred through
the window and struck the post of the
bedstead on which he was lying about
ten inches from his head.
Steamboatmen are busy again.
Governor Hughes has offered reward
of fifty dollars for the arrest and delivery
20 the sheriff Of Sebastian County of
! Lewis Renves, alias Lewis Lewis. who on