The Osceola times., 1888-03-31
miscellaneous Us its.ns.


at Faith, Jefferson County, with James l..
Curl, postmaster.
J. A. Gaiford is wanted in this Stats for
murder, and any person who may arrest
him will receive a reward OF 800.
Frank Kline, the train robb,r, is still at
large, e,notwith the Iecent report
that b hnd beeucaptur&l in w sconsn.
George d. Cents aan&> George Stanley
got into difficulty while attending a cir.
cus at Texarkana few nil ghts ago Gents
drew a knife and inflicted . painful
wound in the right arm Of Stanley. Gents
ied, but was pursued aud captured by an
officer and lodged in jail ON a. charge Of
assault with intent to kill. -
The Governor has offered reward OF
S2O0 for THO arrest and conviction of VIM.
Fields, also the same amount foc the ar
rest and conviction Of Henry johnson,
both former residents OF Ashley County,
and charged with murdsr
The Bureau.of Immi grafton is In COM
municat ion with Philadelphia firm who
has assured them that there IL . possi-
bnity Of securing 100, 900 imm igrants from
the States of Pennsylvania, New dorsey,
Maryland and Delaware.
The engineer corps OF the Kansas City,
Arkansas & New Orleans railroad arc
now locating a line via Clinton, Conway,
Little Rock and Lonoke. A permanent
survey has been made from Beebe, on the
Iron Mountain railroad, to Monroe, La.
The president of the road, George N. Bar
bour, says that the money necessary to
construct the road has been obtained.
During the month OF February there
w6k ruAde aud deposi tod in bonded ware.
Houseslfn ths distrfc Of Arkansas 5,7j4
gallons OF whisky. The taxes were paid
upsait, and 3, Sgallons wsre withdrawn,
leAY4g on thel = tof March y 227 gallons
in beaded warehenses. az
a three- eur-o2d son OF Dr.. II. II. Web
stssr of TsxarSane, was fatally poisoned
with aconite, a few days since, which he
found in his fathers medicine case.
4he Little Rock City Counc Il hns passed.
an ordinance appropriating &27, 900 for the
purchase of an electric-lisht plant for
lighting the city. a. .u|. .s. Wins !
w. b. Castleberry has been appointed
treasurer Of Searey County. The appoint.
ment was made by Governor Hughes to
fill the vacancy caused. by the death OF
the former treasurer, Tydings Thompson.
The -Yssterp Distsict sSunday -Schoo
CohNtHtpikW4H ~ Hhcai ~ HnAbhF Fhici La"
renee Coppty,on Apru 10 nd p.
Mr.. =. n. Moreheed, chairman OF the
State executive committee Of the Union
Labor party, has callod q convention OF
that party to meet in the hall OF the House
Of Representatives Little Rock, April 10
for the purpose OF nominating full Stat,
ticket and to select delegates TO attend
the National convention.
l. -: 4 n
ddcs3 : bin sp Congtsss to relieve sterl-
ing III. Rucker, VIM. II. Grace, Il. Nathan
J. Searle, Josiah II. Demby, Samuel Bard
aud Wm. q. bennington from all Liability
\ as sureties on The official bond Of Jane.
w.penby, foomerSy pans ion ,agenty3d
News has been received Of the assassi
\ nation near Russelisyiile, few nights
| ago. OF farmer namel Rame Barnes
who was shot from ambash while ridin I
along The road. 1t is supposed he was
| killed ny mistake. W. J. Matthews, an.
other fnrmor, has besn arrested charged
with tho crime.
While workmen were engaged In tear.
ing sway the old jail building in LITTLE
Mock affew days ago, q wal fell and
| caught one OF the laborers, kndrew Stat
ford, coiored, beneath IL. When hc wa,
extricated it was found that his left arm
had besn broken in two places between
the wrist and tho elbow, his left leg W a.
sprainsd, and he was bruised and injured
otherwisey e - -
Fine weathS for fntniine.
Gus Thomas colorsd, who hlled a,,-
other negro 4 Texarkana by breaking
his head with a beer bottle about year
ago. was CONVICTED in the Miller ,CJuu ty
Circuit Court Of manslaughter and given
| Two, years in the peniientiary. James
Watson, aged thitteen, was fried for kill.
ing Hugh Lavreics WITH q te~get-riAs
sbout Four rnonths'ago and acquitted on
] the grounds Of ex treme youth. - g..
Complaint has been filed IN the PuIasx
Circuit Court by the Stats 6fsArkansas
against the Pullman Palace Car Company
for the pay Dent of taxos due. the State,
As per statsms5t CT Nd Audalos, Janusry
I 1888. amsurt. Ing 70 53iS
Arkansas has 100000 acres Of State
land. ,.s.r.r.s.. ., a.
Our State will havSt to do something
very soon; to protect its timber from
thousands OF tie-crtters who are now
overrunning II from one end to tho other.
Arkansas Is supplying nearly every rail
road in tho United States now with ties,
and tho worst of 1t is that the money ali
goes out of the state to the foreign con.
Reports from the country say tina,
farmers are atpnt through planting corn
and are actively preparing for plan tin 2
cotton. Tho wheat fields in tho central
and northern part Of ths State never
looked more promising, and % Z whole
ths optlook q highly aaspiclouA
y1ls osate ~ Alol ssasel!hpaseA sul
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