The Osceola times., 1888-09-08
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
III. M.lross cotton Nun ct Russellvills,
Pope County, has had 10 shut down TEN
porariiy on account of the supply VI
fuel giving out ,,a,.
Detectiye Sam speight, Of the Little
Rock police, Is authority for the story
that Sergeant Manner found large rat
tesnake coiled Ground lamp post atew
nights ago, It Is said that Sergeant Man
ger captured the reptile alive after con-
siderable trouble. He Is unable 10 tur,
nish any information as TO how IL reacneo
the place where II was found.
II has been known among the members
Of the Second Presbyterian Churcn VI
Little Rock for some time that their pas.
tor, Rev. A. r Kennedy, contemplated
severing his connection with his charge
Recently letter from him to the cnurcn
was read, asking them TO join with MIN IN
a request to the Arkansas Presbytery 70
sever his PASTORAL connection. The rea'
son for this action was based entirely on
his incapacity, through III health, 70 eo
the work imposed on him Win inc
deepest regret his people acceded 10 nis
request and formally voted to sever their
relations.
IntelliQence was received in Little
Rock, a few nights ago, Of an attempt to
mob Conductor Thos. Dolan, OF the down
passenger train on the Fort Smith route,
at Coal Hill. II seems that when his train
went up he put three miners of who re-
fused to pay their fare and in jumping
from the train one Of them was injured.
A large crowd Of miners waited for his
return, intending. 1t was said, to DO Con.
ductor Dolau violence, but the train did
not remain at the depot long enough Tor
them to effect their purpose.
The name Of Post. Office Elm Wood,
Boone County, has been changed to. Elm
wood.
Jas. Cline, tried In the Carroll County
Circuit Court at Berryville, for killing
his brother.in. law, Clinkerbrard, seven.
teen years ago, was found guilty and
sentenced to the penitentiary for hve
years.
Deputy Sheriff ]. WITT assisted by .
couple OF other officers at Terry's Ferry,
succeeded, q few days since, In arresting
Louis Sims, who Is charged with the
murder OF Thomas Owens In Sebastian
County, about two months ago. The pris-
oner was surprised and captured before
he had an opportunity to resist the om'
GERS.
News comes from Lake Village. Chicot
County, OF q successful Jail delivery.
When Jailer Shell went in to take the
prisoners their dinner, few days ago, he
discovered that every thing was not right
He drew his pistol, but Immediately q
prisoner named Monroe Kimbrough
grabbed him from behind and wrested
the weapon from him. The jailer was
then pitched down -stairs on his head.
John Harris, Tom Granville and Alf
Hooper. all desperate criminals, made
their escape, but Kimbrough was capt.
ured and held by two TRUSTEES who were
In the tail office below. The men, at last
accounts, were still at large. .l
At Big Piney, q few days ago, !. J.
Brown, well-to. do planter, was shot
ard killed by his son-in law, Ed. Truett.
Truett Is a school teacher. and one OF
his pupils was Browns buxom daughter.
He and the girl fell in love with each
other, and asked the old mans consent to
their marriage. He refused, whereupon
Truett stole the girl and married her
anyway. This enraged Brown and be
went to the school .house. accompanied
by friend, and assaulted Truett. Truett
was getting the best Of the fignt when
Browns friend took a hand and Truett
then drew pistol and shot Brown dead
Captain George B. Wright, father Of W
H. Wright vice e.president Of the Little
Rock Oil and Compress Company, died, a
few days since, at Walnut Lake, Desha
County. Deceased formerly lived at Her.
nando, and was for several years sheriff
Of De Soto County, Miss, having moved
TO this State about year ago and set.
Ting at Walnut Lake, where he was en-
gagged in farming. His age was sixty
three. Captain Wright was In General
Chalmers command during the war.
An eloping couple from Sweet Home
reached Little Rock few days ago, and,
after hala an hours necessary delay,
were pronounced here's after inseparable,
Justice W. N. Pey officiating. The groom,
Edward Huffstutter, is a native Of Pulaski
County. OF German descent and the
bride, Miss Cora Wilson, is the daughter
Of Rev. Mr.. Wilson, Baptist minister OF
Sweet Home. The old gentleman was
unwilling to give his daughter up, and q
runaway was planned by the two lovers,
which appears to have been successfully
executed. They stopped at the resid ence
Of a friend in the city till the wrathful
old gentleman could be heard from.
Tho heaviest rainstorm which has Wis.
tied Pulaski County since August 1855,
when the rainfall was g. SO inches, com.
menced few nights ago and lasted Ave
hours. The total rainfall, as reported by
the United States Signal officer, was g. 81
inches. Great damage Is reported
throughout the surrounding country,
fences and crops being leveled, bridges
washed away and railroads washed out.
About two hundred yards of the Sweet
Home turnpike in course Of construction
four miles from Little Rock, was washed
away. The cotton farms OF Reuben Rus &.
sell and John Murry, near Sweet Home,
were completely destroyed. the loss
among the farmers generally Is very
heavy.
Quite a number OF the old veterans OF
the Tenth Arkansas Volunteers Of the
Confederate States army attended the
annual reunion at Conway, last week.
Last year the reunion was celebrated at
Beebe, and there we're about thirty five Of
the old veterans present Colonel A. X.
Witt and Captain W. W. Martin, Of the
company, live at Conway.
The season covered by the game law
which torbids the catching, killing or
chasing of wild deer, turkeys and prairie
chickens, between the frst day Of March
and the first day of September. has ex.
ptred, and now hunters may kill this kind
OF game wherever It exists) with safety,
but not until the first day OF October
does the law permit the killing of quail.
This latter law governing the killing of
quail has never been observed in the
rural districts and is In effect dead let.