The Osceola times., 1888-10-06
Miscellaneous Items.

WoS couucctou Win tue cleTlcai torcc ~
the House Of r representatives. last ses.
sion, Is "a cand idsts for engrossing cleri
of the Senate.
A stranger giving the name OF Jones,
claiming to have come from Stone Coun.
ty, and to have lived In Newport Dor.
rowed horse from John Lynch, Of Wood.
rum County, TO go to Martin, few days
since, promising to return on the same
day. The horse and man are both wanted.
According to the assessors report
Jackson County, for the year 1888, has
assessed for taxation, 5,l3i horses, 1871
mules, l5,Ss5 cattle, 1853 hogs, L2l4
sheep, l.3A vehicles. 4l8 watches, II
piano fortes, $llS 100 goods and mer I.
chandise, SIS. S5 money; other personal
property, SAC, 483. Total, s0l3,s7T. In ad.
dition to this total the assessed value OF
railways is $6i3, $50; telegrsphs S3 4o3;
express companies, 81 49, The schol-
astic population Of Jackson County is
i,6Oo-1I9 negroes enrolled In school.
There were, in 1887, Al school houses In
the county, valued at 1887; school reve.
nue., $27, ,893; expenses, SIS. 204. There are
employed $50 men and 10 women white
teachers; 20 male and female negro
teachers. The negroes have as good
buildings, and the same facilities for
learning, as white persons.
VIM. Kirtin, prominent citizen Of Lit.
tie Rock. died recently.
The Governor has commits stoned Y. r.
Goodwin, sheriff. .elect OF, Union County,
vice Alex. Purdee, resigned.
Pete jackson and VIM. Lindsay, living
on Cardon's farm. near Perryville, we're
dangerously wounded q few days since
BY the discharge Of a shotgun. which they
did not know was loaded. Their wounds
were pronounced very serious.
Considerable cotton Is being marketed
at Dardanells, and 10 bringing very
good prics. 1t is generally conceded that
the cotton crop of Yell County will be on
an average equally as good as last year.
Corn 10 considerably better
The gauge Of the Batesville & Brinkley
railroad track was changed last week
from narrow to standard. This road i, In
operation between Brinklev and the line
Of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad,
via Newport to Jacksonport and is soon tc
be extended up Black River valley.
Sheriff Orr II Miller County went "a
the State peniteutiary at Little Rock. a
few days ago, having in charge the fol.
lowing prisoners, who were convicted and
sentenced at this term Of the court: Rcd
Oliver, one year for grand larceny; I. A.
Dole, four years for forgery; John Fore
man, four years for burglary and lar.
,eny.
Articles OF incorpor alton were filed re.
Gently with the Secretary o! State OF the
Silver and Lead Mining Company. The
capital stock is $1,000, 900, and the In cor. h.
porators are John r. Weimer. Anthony
Keener and Joseph Collins. The com !.
pany propose to operate the Kellogg lead
mines, about eight miles north OF Little
Rock.
Business In Little Rock has been con.
siderably impeded by the Memphis quar-
antine, which has materially effected Ar.
kansas railroads.
The cotton crop Of Faulkner County is
fast being gathered and marketed. Old
planters say that 1t is the best for years
and that 1t Is opening fast More than 800
oales have been sold at Conway, and the
price paid seems to be 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 year.
Advices from Mountain View report the
ending OF the trial of John Cornett,
charged with attempting 10 murder man
aamed 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 10 the penitentiary
Tor Ave years and nine months. The case
was appe aled to the Supreme Court and u
new trial was granted him, but in the
meantime he had served one years impris.
onment He was taken to Mountain View
last March, but was not ready for trial
and the case was continued until the
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
200. Cornett IL reported to be afflicted
with insane spells, and il 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
played a Joke on Fox, and when he latter
returned il Cornett became angry and
bred a shotgun In his face, which disiig-
ured him for life, but fortunately, did
not kill him
Now the cotton bales loom up.
While Mr. Noah Hamlet, the contractor,
was giving his attention TO the cleaning
out aud repaving Of the well at lis resi-
deuce in Little Rock, q few days ago, he
accidentally fell into the well, q di stance
Of thirty feet and came near being
drowned before he could get assistaac ce,
bpsidas baing hurt bv tho Pau
A German living seven miles northeast
4 Evening Shade, by the name Of John
Brown, committed suicide recently by
hanging himself to joist o; su outhouse
near his residence. He was seventy years
OF age. and leaves wife and married
daughter. The deceased had been iii for
several weeks.
There has never been q ease Of yellow
fever in Little Rock.
Steve Frazier shot and fatally wounded
Buck X insley tboth colored). at Te1ar-
kama, few days ago. The shooting took
place in gambling dive kept by white
man. II was caused by quarrel over a
game OF shooting crap dice. Kinsley won
frazier's monsy and, after words, Frazier
drew his pistol and shot Kinsley through
the side. Frazier was eaptared aud lodged
In the county Jail.
immigration TO the State has somewhat
declined. Every one has denounced tho
oll.book theft as Jonah TO the State.
Mr.. D. N. Halliburton, OF Dardanelle.
10 candidate for chief clerk Of the neyt
House OF Representatives.
Ths assessor reports II, %, hogs in Little
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