The Osceola times., 1888-09-29
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS

ARKANSAS STATE NEW"
The "Old Hickory" Democratic Club OF
Little Rock raised fund Of $lsoat re-
cent meeting for the yellow fever suner.
era, other relief agencies sweiled the
fund to $500, which was sent to the stricK-
- districts.
Mr.. snort Martin, father Of w. W. and
Hon. J. z. Martin, OF Conway. died Of MS
home fifteen miles north Of that city re-
Gently, Mr.. Martin was among the oih'
est citizens of the State, he being more
than ninety years Of age.
The reward of 500 offered by Governor
Hughes for the arrest and convlction OF
each person who participated In the re-
cent election returns theft at Little Rock,
1t Is said, Will be supplemented from
private sources.
Doc. Allen. one of the men who escaped
from the Harrison Jail recently, has oesh
recaptured and placed behind the bars
Father McGowan has purchased prop
erty in Hot Springs and presented u 10
the Sisters of Mercy, upon which they
will erect a charity hospital.
NJ. NJ. Spears, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic County central committee OF Me-
rada County, offers o reward OF floo for
the arrest and conviction Of the party or
parties who stole the Leake township
ballot-box on the night Of the 3D. inst.
The following Is a list OF the prosecut-
ing attorneys elected for the several dis
tricts in the State. They are all Demo-
crss but Johnson. OF Washington County,
who is Republican,: First district, D.
Brundridge; Second, ]. ID. Black; Third,
J. b. Abernethy: Fourth, Sam NJ. john
son: Fifth, H. s. Carter; Sixth, X. J. Lea;
Seventh w. NJ. Martin; Eighth, VIM.
Green; Ninth, T. Z. Weber, Tenth, II. c.
Fuller; Eleventh. John NJ Elliotti
Twelfth, ]. B. McDonough; Thirteenth,
II. p. smead; Four teenth. D. h"ss
Bailey.
williamLegg. a prominent planter OF
Pulaski County, was killed, few days
ago, by being drawn into his cotton gin.
new stave factory has begun opera.
tions at Clarendon.
A movement is on foot to construct
telephone line from Richmond to Tex
arkana
The Arkansas Oil Mills and compress
at Texsrkana are reported as being IN ey :
celent condition for this seasons run.
Charles Peters, a white man, was sem
fenced at the recent term OF tue Columbia
County Circuit Courtto h-c years term
in the penitentiary for horse-stealing.
The examining trial Of Ed Truitt, for
the shooting of I. !. Brown, held at
Dover, resulted in the holding OF Truitt
in bond of $1,000 to await the action Of
the grand jury.
Sheriff f. u. Pillow OF Phillips County
has offered an additional reward OF $50
for the arrest and delivery to him OF the
negro John Griffin, who murdered Ara A.
Groves recently.
c. H. Latty, machine tinker, skipped
out from SpriIsdale recently, leaving
several debts behind him. He was over.
hauled, however, Just before reaching the
Indian Territory. and gave up all his
belongings to partially remunerate his
creditors.
The following new cotton rates from
Arkansas are announced: From Little
Rock, Pine Bluff and Camden to New
York, 75c; river points to Boston, Soc.
aud to Philadelphia, 13c; Fort Smith and
Van Buren, to New York, Sc; Boston, 9Oo
Philadelphia, SIC.
The news that yellow fever had reached
Decatur and Memphis created big sen.
sation in Little Rock, and the municipal
authorities have been urged to order the
city cleaned at once. As Little Rock is
the distributing point in the State every
necessary precaution is being taken to
prevent the entrance OF the epidemic.
The city Is u presnt in healthy condi =
tioni
Rumors are rife IN railroad circles to
the effect that there Is movement on
foot for the construction of another rail-
road from Springfield, Mo-, via Little
Rock, to Memphis, Tenn. II Is said that
the enterprise is backed by John J. Blair,
Of New Jersey, a wealthy capitalist ci
that State. who Is already interested in g
line between Kansas City and Spring
field. A party Of engineers are said to be
already in the field, going over the pro.
posed route.
The case of c. Kahn, OF Texarkana,
against the Klausmann Brewing Com.
pany OF St Louis, NO., came up for tria
In the Circuit Court at Texarkana, re-
gently, Kahn's cause Of action being q
breach OF contract, whereby he was dam
aged and sustained loss OF the sum of
$4,000 The case was argued by the
counsel on both sides and was submitted
20 jury, who returned verdict OF $40, :
30. The case will be appealed to the
supreme Court by the brewery company.
This is the largest suit that has been
tried at this term.
The following is the official vote OF
this State cast on the Sd inst, compiled
by the Secretary OF State: The average
Democratic majority, excluding from the
calculation the majority for the State
Treasurer, who was virtually without op-
position, is 1850. Governor--J. r. Eagle,
lOO,22O; &. NJ. Norwood, 81, 223; majority,
1891 Secretary Of State--B. b. Chism,
100, s63; George W. Terry, s2256; major.
ity, ls,667 Treasurer-W. f. Woodruff,
lo6,si6; A. +. Rice, 11,lSo; majority, 95.
sl6. Auditor-W. =. Dunlap, l0o s25; A.
W, Bird, ~, 30; majority, 1919 Attor.
ney- y-General-W. f. Atkinson, 100, 1854,
W. J. Duval, s2,ll1; majority, 1ss43
Land Commissioner--Paul NJ. Cobbs,
! lOO,9ls; Is. II. Morehead, 1888; majority,
1885. Superintendent Public Instruc.
tion-W. Z. Thompson, lo0,s Sill B. p.
Baker, 74,6o5; majority, 2e,26s.
company of Northern capitalists ha g
been organized 10 develop tho kellogg
m ines, sixteen miles north OF Little
Rock. The mine is rich in silver and
lead and was worked as early as 1916,
when Kellogg leased the land TO COM
pany that did some work and shipped q
considerable quantity OF the ore to
Swansea Wales. Then the California
gold excitement broke out and swamped
every thing. Where, week before, 500
men were at work not human being wa s
to be seen. Then came the war, with its
disastrous effects, putting stop to all
enterprise and industry. The new com
pany has plenty OF money and will pro
vide the best machinery TO be had for