Nevada County picayune., 1888-04-18
HON. J. p. EAGLE.
Ringing Endorsement and Sketch of a
 Prominent Candidate for Governor.

Ringing Endorsement and Sketch of a
 Prominent Candidate for Governor.
 A recent number of that staunch democratic journal. the Lonoke Dem ocrat. which is published at the home of Hon. ]. F. Eagle, now prominent ly before the people for their support for governor, contained the follow ing unqualified endorsement of him for the exalted position, and which we present to our readers for their careful consideration:
 We take pleasure in presenting to the people of Arkansas the name of a distinguished citizen of Lonol>e for the position of governor, subject to the action of the democratic state convention. Col. James P. Eagle, q successful farmer. a gallant soldier, a christian gentleman, and an unwav- ering democrat, who has ever been ready to respond to the call and go to the assistance of his friends or the state.
 With the spotless record he has, we can safely call upon the people of Arkansas, without any misgivings as to tine result. In every position, in an eventful life, in which he has been placed he has proven himself vigi- lant, energetic and trustworthy, re- flecting credit upon himself and his friends. He is emphatically man of the people from the great farming class, who knows their necessities. and is in full sympathy with the az ricultural interest of the state, with views broad enough to take in the material interests of all classes of citizens, and we confidently com mend him to the consideration of the democracy of the state as man fit to be governor.
 HOW HE HAS SERVED Is.
 "Col. Eagle was born in Maury county, Tenn, in lS31: came to Ar krnsas with his father, James Eagle, in 1889. and settled in Pulaski coun- ty, afterwards Prairie, now Lonoke ; grew up OH farm, where he had to work six full days in a week from sun up to sundown. In his sixteenth year his father moved to Richwoods a heavy timbered county, where he took the lead in clearing and opening up for cultivation large and yalua- ble plantation and worked as a labor CT; in lSGO-Gl was deputy sheriff under ]. NJ. King. He entered the states service as a private in Capt. Gannt's company. Col. Cross regi- ment, Fifth Arkansas. When they were transferred he returned home and remained three days, then went to Missouri and joined Capt. J. NJ. Kings company, Col. Mcintosh $ Second Arkansas mounted regiment with which he remained until the close of the war. Much might be said of his services on the battle field. and we might give a score of battles in which he was actively en- gagged, but suffice to say that his war record was that of q brave soldier, faithful throughout to the cause for which ho fought and with the off cial rank of lieuteuant-colonel, he surrendered in lSGj, at Jamestown, \. (. On returning home he found his houses destroyed and his fences gone, he went manfully to work to repair his loss with his own hands, and for several years followed the blow. scrapcd cotton and did all kinds of farm work, until through his manual labor. industry, economy and management, he has accumulat- cd a competency.
 In 1870, feeling the need of a better education he attended a school in Lonoke for several months and then went to Mississippi college where he remained until his health failed, thus preventing his graduat- ing. when he returned where he has continued his studies and is still pur- suing them.
 In 1872 he was elected to the legislature. as a member from Prai- ric and Arkansas counties. Though largely in the minority, the little band of democrats prevented much bad legislation. In that session he passed the bin creating Lonokc coun ty. He was also in the eNtraordi- nary session that called constitu- tional convention. and was elected a member of the body. He was also q member and the speaker of the house of the legislature of 1885,
 "ln 1874, when the trouble came up between Brooks and Baxter, he gathered together 100 good and true men of Lonoke and went to the res cue of the ieopardized interest of the people, on the first alarm given by Baxter, and it is in great meas ure, to this promptness that we are a free people to-day,
 At negro wedding. when the