The Forrest City times., 1888-03-10
ABOUT ARKANSAS.

vern. was killed thursday afternoon by failing from cur.
 Henry Parker Of Paris. Tex, was shot and fatally wounded at TeAarkAna Wednesday by police officer who was trying ;o arrest him.
 Geo. Anderson aud Geo. Edmonson. two safe blowers. Of Little Rock. went 10 the Fen tentiary Thursday for seven years each.
 J. Richards and J. oielt. who gre charged with the murder Of C. Smith, a oolorod merchant of Pine Bluff, wers arraigned Wednesday afternoon. They asked for ono weeks time to communl- cate with tbelr friendA
 ozark is crowded with people await ing the Bald knobhers' trials. Judge Hubblfd charged the Grand jury Tues day evening and the docket was called in court to see whether all parties were ready for trial The term Will extend over five weeks. The sheriff has sum- moned l2O cit zens for jury services.
 It was reported at oiney Tuesday afternoon that a number Of people in Decker Township had organized a lynehlng party to go to Fairfield and dispose of Harper Meadows. who killed Joseph r. Lesvers on saturd ay night
 Peter Cain. formerly section foreman at Little Rock. aged about 60 years, while slightly intoxicated Wednesday morning, walked too near switch en- zine, which knocked him down and wound his right leg up in wheel. en- ta1gllng it SO badly that It had to be eit ofi before it could be extricated. lis injuries are not supposed to Dc fatal, though.
 George Anderson and George Ed mondson, Of Dardanelle, who on Jana- sry :, lSs7, robbed the Yellow County Treasurer's safe of S2, 100. were found guilty and sentenced to seven years im- prlsonmeRt each Mike Sanders and his wife testified for the prosecution. Sanders being himself in the robbery and turning states evidence. Anderson is an ex-coayict and the leader Of gang Of safe-robbers that cracked the tdlE Ot bhANh AAh ONhtA in this state, in lSS4-5.
 5 Cotton-bel; levee in District No. l at Helena has just completed it's works, and has one of the best leyees on the Mississippi. The contractor turned his work over to the Board Wednesday. It extends south fifteen miles from Helena, following the course Of the old levee. It Is four feet higher than the old levee, and has base Of fifty feet instead oi twenty. It IS pronounced by the Gov ernment engineer to be the safest piece of levee along the Mississippi River on either side.
 Deputy United States Marshals Naples and Rusk arrived at Fort Smith Sunday afternoon with Joseph Beasey, Jason Stelley and Lafayette Feel, charged with the murder of Jeii Smith in the Cherokee Nation on the l7th Of last month. It seems that two or three days previous to the killing these parties and a fourth man named John Smith arrested Jeff smith with out authority for turning his horse into another man Leu. lney reported the arrest to Deputy Marshal Connolly. who was In the neighborhood, and he ordered them to rel ease Smith, which they did. After the release ex- Deputy Marshal Silas Andrews told them to rearrest Smith and he would see that case was made against him at Fort smith. Accordingly about day light on the morning of tho l7th, they crept up to Smiths house, and Feel got him out of doors by representing that he had come to see him about cutting wood. Smith and Feel had few words, when John Smith rushed out of his conceal ment behind the house and shot at Jeli Smith, and then a general shooting be- gan. the two Smiths being killed, fail ing near each other. The wife of Jeh Smith and the man who was stopping there over night were eye-witnes sses to the tragedy. The three survivors seem to be in bad box.