The Springdale news., 1888-10-05
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
 Miss Sibbie Lewis, of Little Rock, who was connected with the clerical force in the House of R representatives last ses- sion, is candidate for CT crossing clerk of the Senate.
 A stranger giving the name of Jones, claiming to have come from Stone Coun- ty, and to have lived in Newport bor- rowed horse from ohn Lynch, of Wood ruff County to go to Martin, q few days since, promising to return on the same day. Tue horse and man are both wanted.
 According to the assessors report Jackson County, for the year 1sss has assessed for taxation, ,, 13t horses, 15)7 mules, T., 3t5 cattle, Ii 553 hogs, 1214 sheep, 1924 vehicles, 4f6 watches, Il piano fortes Sl13 I60 goods and mer- chandise, SSs, 5f5 money; other personal property, SAG, 49j. Total, S6l3, ST In ad- dition to this total the assessed value of railways is $6l5, S56; telegraphs s, ,453; express companies, S2. 4S9 The sehol- astie population of Jackson County is 4G0)-7I9 negroes enrolled in school. There were, in 19s7. r school houses iu the county valued at >27, sS5; school reve- nue, s,27, S93; penses, SIS, %. There are employed 3s0 men and 1G women white teachers; % male and 3 female negro teachers. The negroes have Us good buildings, and the same facilities for learning, as white persons.
 Wm. ktrtia, prominent citizen of Lit tie Rock. died recently.
 The Governor has commissioned Y F. Goodwin, sheriff elect of Union County, vice Alex. Purdee, resigned.
 Pete Jackson and Wm. Lindsay, living VI (FarI,at1s dangerously wounded a few days since by the discharge of n shotgun, which they dld not know was loaded. Their wounds were pronounced very serious.
 Considerable cotton is being marketed at Dardanelle, and is bringing q very good price. It is generally conceded that the cotton crop of Yell County will be on an average equally as good as last year. Corn Is considerably better
 The gauge of the Batcsyille &5 BrinkIey railroad track was changed last week from narr ow to standard. This road is in operation between BrinEley aud the line of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad, via Newport to Jacksonport, and is soon to be extended mp Black River valley.
 Sheriff Orr of Miller County went to the State penteHtiary at Little Rock. a few days ago, having i'll charge the fol- lowing prisoners, who were convicted and sentenced at this term os the court: Red Oliver, one year for grand larceny; T. A. Dole, four years for forgery; John Fore man, four years for burglary and lar eeny.
 Articles Of incorporation were flied re- gently with the Secretary of State of the Silver and Lead Mining Company. The capital stock is S1,01o,05), and the incor- porators are John k. Weimer. Anthony keener and Joseph Collins. The com pany propose to operate the Kellogg lead mines, about eight miles north Of Little Rock.
 Business i'll Little Rock has been con- siderably impeded by the Memphis quar- antine, which has materially effected Az kansas railroads.
 The cotton crop of Faulkner County is fast being gathered and marketed. Old planters say that it is the best for years and that 1t is opening fast More than 399 bales have been sold at Conway, and the price paid seems to b. satisfactory to the farmers. The corn crop is also very heavy, and the outlook now is that plenty of "hog and hominY" will be had in Faulkner County next yeer.
 Adyices from Mountain View report the tuulu5 O4 lHt lTldl or JOln lOflett, charged with attempting 10 murder man named Fox several years ago. The case is something out of the usual run, for at the February term, 1887, Cornett was con victed and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years and nine months The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and new trial was granted him, but iu the meantime he had served one year's impris- oument He was taken to Mountain View last March, but was not ready for trlal and the case was continued until the i present term, he meanwhile being re- leased on bail. The jury at this te rm were out only fifteen minutes when they re- turned verdict, finding him guilty of a simple assault and assessing a fine of i S100. Corn cit is reported to be afflicted with insane spells and it was when in one of these spells that he had quarrel with Fox. They were at a house raising in the western part of the county, and Cornett i played joke on Fox, aud when the latter returned it Cornett became angry and fired a shotgun in his face, which disfg- ured him for life, but fortunately, did not hill him.
 Nv the cotton bales loom up.