The Osceola times., 1888-12-15
Miscellaneous ItcnIs.

Advices from Drew county report re-
cent attempt to assassinate Rev. VIM. II.
Wood, who for some weeks has been
preaching and condemning lawlessness III
all its forms, making his headquarters at
the Prairie Hill school house. A few
nights ago, while leaving the church and
in company with J. p. Pyron, he was at
tackled by q crowd of ruffians and mar
rowly escaped death.
Miss Pauline Stoke, a popular yGdnf
society lady Of Texarkana, died recently
after two weeks illness.
An affidavit was filed recently before
United States Commissioner Garrison at
Marshall, Tex, charging one J. l.. De-
louglitcr ~lth having robbed the post-of-
flee at Wheeler Springs, this State, and
with having postage stamps In his pos
session knowing them to have been stolen.
II appears that Deloughter sold two dollars
worth Of stamps to party in Marshall for
ninety cents. The fact having been repotred
to NJ. Jennings, postmaster at the place,
he shadowed Deloughter TO Shreveport
and back, until he accumulated enough
evidence to cause his arrest. He is now
In Jail.
j. ID. James, general merchant at Alma,
hoe failed; liabilities $4,000.
The Melrose cotton mill, at Russellville,
was damaged by fire, d few days ago, to
the extent of $4,000.
In the special election held at Texarkana
to elect u successor to Mayor Edwards,
who was recently elected sheriff, o. G.
Porter was elected mayor by an over
whelming majority.
The Governor has ordered special
election q, ha b,lI In Canay town shin
Independence County. for justice of the
peace, to fill vacancy.
Active steps are being taken looking TO
the erection in Little Rock of a handsome
city building, to be constructed of gran
ite. The enterprise has been presented to
the City Council, and 1t meets with gen.
eral approval.
Petitions are circulating to secure Q
pardon for A. J. Werner, now serving an
eighteen years sentence in the State
prison. Werner was manager of the
convict farm In Desha County and was
charged with having whipped to death
prisoner named White, OF Illinois. He
was sentenced in the jefferson County
Circuit Court in 1881. The crime was par
ticularly atrocious, and two negroes who
obeyed Werner's orders in whipping
white vert also punished, one being
mobbed and the other sent to prison for
life. Sheriff Werner of Crittenden
County, a brother Of A. J. Werner, is
active' working for the pardon.
Little Rock wants a clearing house.
The remains OF Colonel Jas. Robinson,
the oldest inhabitant of Jackson County,
and in all probability the oldest resident
in the State, were consigned to the grave
at Newport, few days ago. He was born
in Kentucky in 1900, aud at the time Of his
death was well on his eighty ninth year,
ffty-seven OF which were passed on his
farm near Newport.
The suit of the Arkansas Industrial Com
pany (pcnitentiary lessees) against the
Union Compress Company OF Little Rock,
for $4,000, has been compromised, the
Compress people agreeing to pay $4,000
and let the Industrial company have O
mechanics lien.
Burglars seem to be prowling about and
paying attention to small towns.
Advices from Logan County state that
he trial of the alleged safe robbers, J. ID.
md II. W. Forte, has been transferred on
4 change Of venue from Paris to Green
wood. 1t will begin January 2, 1889. J..
p. Green and II. ". Forte have been ar
rested for perjury in connection with the
case. The matter has caused much feel
ing in Logan County, almost dividing the
people in certain neighborhoods.
Sheriff Lowrey of Madison Coun.y re-
Gently arrested one Lindsay Gibson at
Fort Smith, who is charged with murder
ing a man near the present site Of st. Paul,
in Madison County, some twenty-five years
ago.
In q recent quarrel in Texarkana Sam
Williams seriously cut Albert Crawford.