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

two safe blowers, of Little Rock, went to the Penltentiary Thursday for seven years each.
 The business men Of Duquoia ar. urging the settlement or differences between the mine operators and em. ployes by arbitration.
 Burton Phelps of Dixon Springs was shot and wounded Wednesday on his way home by some person unknown. The affair Is a mystery.
 A fist fight was indulged in Thurs. day night at the African Methods, Church at Helena, between two mem- bers. The police were called in and the offenders were placed in jail
 N. J. Addy, of Little Rock, while at the saw mill of J. T. Bridgman, at Columbus, this State, was caught by descending logs and instantly killed, his breast being crushed. He was about GO years of age.
 It was reported at Olney Tuesday afternoon that number of people in Decker Township had organized . lynching party to go to F Fairield and dispose of Harper Meadows, who killed Joseph r. Leavers on Saturd ay night
 The greatest interest ever known is now being manifested in the work oi bringing settlers to Faulkner county. Every ono seems to have formed him. self into a committee of one to look after the work. Home-seekers contin- ue to arrive daily, and they are shown at once that they are welcome there
 c. L. Brown, connected with a cottsn seed oil mill in Little Rock. was shot and, 1t is believed, fatally wound ed Monday st Lonoke. A butcher named Turner was shooting at a goat, and missed the animal, the ball enter. ing the room where Brown was sitting and entering his left side.
 The attorneys of Andrew J. Hudgs peth, of Little Rock, convicted of mur dering George Wskins, in Marion County year ago, and sentenced to hang at Harrison on April 19, are pre- pairing an appeslt to the Supreme Court. Hudgspeth killed Watkins to get his wife. The woman afterwards turned States evidence.
 The effect of the immigration move- ment is being felt at Little Rock. Numbers of families are arriving in the State, coming mainly from the North west. Several colonies will locate in Southern Arkansaw within sixty days, made up of people from Illinois. The tide of immigration appears to be turn. ing to this State.
 Religious circles at Little Rock are in a tumult. The cause is sermon delivered at the Ebenezer NJ. E. Church by Rev. A. Noon. who said, among other things, that this town offered . better field for missionary work than any heather land. Before the speaker concluded mauy left the church. The services were interspersed with wal songs repugnant to those of Southern proclivities. One of the stewardi asked that these be committed. The affair is the town talk.
 On the 22d inst. Bear Grimmett, Cherokee, was shot and killed on Sal. lsaws River, in the Flint District, Cherokee Nation, by Ned Christie, the noted desperado and supposed slayer of Deputy Dan Naples of Ft. Smith. Christie is the head of gang of ruffian- iy outlaws. who terrified that country. Grimmett had said he would inform upon them, whercupon he was hunted down and his head torn of with load of buckshot.
 Friday Capt. ". H. Alexander oi Franklin County, wellknown breeder ot fine ctock, entered pasture where his thoroughbred Jersey bull was kept, when the animal became infuriated, and rushing upon him gored him fear fully. The animal was beautiful and powerful brute, and, catching his vic tim upon his horns, tossed him over high fence, which was all that saved his life, as he had been rendered sense. less by the first assault. His injuriei are not considered fatal.
 George Anderson and George Ed mondson, of Dardanelle, who on Janu. ary :, 1887, robbed the Yellow CountJ rreasurer's safe of g., 400, were found guilty and sentenced to seven years fn. prisonment each. Mike Sanders and his wife testified for the prosecution. aca1F In tho rnhhorp and turning states evidence. Anderson is an ex-convict and the leader of 8 gang of safe-robbers that cracked the safe of Van Buren and other Counties in this State. in 1sS4-5.
 Squire John Coney, James Copeland and J. F.. Malloy. prominent residents of Ashley County, were Tuesday eve. ming lodged in the penitentiary at Lit violence They wsylaid and killed sewing-machine agent, s. J. Echols, nfstaking him for Wm. Duckworth. The latter had threatened to kill them on sight because they had him indicted. 4 reign Of terror is reported in the neighborhood of the crime, friends of Duckworth and the prisoners being nn- der arms. The trio in prison made confession Tuesday night giving the details of the assassination.
 A terrible tragedy was reported to- day from Pocahontas. In a quarrel oyer the result of game of cards Robert Surridge shot and killed Joseph Alexander of Little Rock. The parties met in grocery, and after few words seized each other, when Surridge got his pistol out of his pocket and shot Alexander in the head, killing him in- stantly. Surridgs has been released on bond. He is 8 well-known mail con. tractor. Alexander resided at Chuls- homa, Miss. The tragedy, together with the fact that the life of Capt. h faH pnaohnntaa