The Osceola times., 1888-03-17
AsllANSAS STATE NEWS.

The Arkansas Abstract Company has
been organized at Little Rock, with
capital stock OF 500
Thirty-five tesidents OF the Waoasb
bottoms in II lnois lef. there few days
ago on special car for Newport this
State, whore they expected to locate.
Richard Warden Good, coachman for
many years past for Mr. X. G. Kerens, OF
st. Louis, and prominent among tue
colored Odd Fellows in that city, d'ed
recently at the age of fifty-four years.
The deceased was raised by Senator
Logan II. Root Of Little Rock, and was
known always as true servant and
man of unimpeachable integrity and non
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Colonel W. =. Homan, general manager
of the st. Louis, Arkansas Il Texas rail-
road, says the total amount of money got
ten by the Kingsland train robbers was
8 100 only 5000 Of which was in currency
OF gc'd, The bsi ance b,ing in unnegotia-
bic paper that wgs being sent in by the
agents along the road. The cypress mes.
senger had hidden over 5000. The rob
bers are thought to be cit zens fCleve'
land County. Colonel Homan thinks
they will get the robbers.
A deputy United States Marshal re-
Gently arres ed John G. Carter, pos tmas'
ter at Bragg post-ollice. Yell County. who
Is charged with tampering with the mails
by breaking open letters sent to that office.
Carter is also q merchant and mil Imam,
and a wel-to. do citizen, and II Is hoped
he will come out all right.
Superintendent OF Public instruction
Thompson is candidate for re'elect ION.
Ell. NJ. Dickinson, of Batesvllls. is being
mentioned for State Auditor.
Rev. J. VI, Perry, OF Cabot, died q few
days since, aged eighty four years.
The Blair Education bill Is getting 10
be something OF an issue among tue poll
tcians of the State.
The wife of JEFF Crawford, a we'll
known st. Louis drummer, died sudden :
ly in Little Rock few nights ago.
A man who lad registered as j. A. Vail,
Atoka, l. T., was found dead in his bed at
the hotel, at Nashville. a few days ago.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict Of
suicidal death by morphine.
The jury in the case Of Josephine Harry
VS.. the Iron Mountain railroad, for 500
900 damage 20 the steamer De Smet by
the draw in the bridge at Newport, re-
turned a verdict for the defendant, after
being out six hours. u.
The residence of DR.. p. 7. Marx, eight
miles east of Little Rock, together with
its entire contents, was destroyed by fire
few nights ago. Loss, SG,000i about
half covered by insurance. The origin Of
the fire is unknown. The owner and a
visiting friend DR.. Morrison, had II mar
row escape, aud were rescued only by the
brave efforts of an aged colored man.
The Mccarthy Light Guards OF Little
Rock, at a recent business meeting, de.
cided to enter the prize drill at Austin In
May.
Sheriff @. NJ. McNiel, OF Clay County,
recently placed two prisoners in the PEN
itentiary, viz: Frank Bush and Joseph
Korunds, for one year each for grand
larceny.
A negro named VIM. Jones, who had
become raving maniac, was taken to
Little Rock few days ago from eight
miles below to be placed in the asylum.
but Pulaski County having its full quota
there il was necessary to confne him In
the county jail, where there are also two
demented women waiting for a vacancy
to occur to be transferred to the asy um.
The negro had been crazy only short
time, but had become very violent, so
much so that II was necessary to shackls
him. -
Advices from Southwest Arkansas re.
port that the Red river recently took an
unexpected rise. All the low lands were
under water and an overflow seemed in.
evitable. Plant ers were moving stock to
high ground and there will he great loss
of cattle and fencing.
A large number of stockmen from all
over the State met in Little Rock last
week and permanently organized the Ar.
kansas Stock Breeders Association, for
the purpose.of importing and encourag 2 ng
the raising OF fine stock. A constitution
and bylaws were adopted, officers were
elected, and the association will go TO
work at once to carry out its purposes.
A shooting scrape occurred at Center
Point, Howard County. a few days ago,
in which Ed Clardy shot Harry Fergu.
son in the stomach with a 3s-caliber pis.
tol, producing what was thought a fatal
wound. The parties had a quarrel the
day previons and Ferguson had beaten
Clardy with pair Of names, and the
shooting was the result of the Difficulty.
The spring term Of the Arkansas In.
dustrial University opened with fatter-
ing prospects. More than seventy new
students were enrolled. while there were
enough old ones present to raise the num-
ber in attendanc to two hundred or more
Prof. James I. Anderson, OF Little
Rock, has been appointed to the position
of assistant chemist in the Agricultural |
and Mechanical College at Auburn, Ala.
Arkansas loses an able and capable edu.
Gator
The immigration movement Is attract.
ing wide attention, and receiving the sup
port of every body, the railroads included
Excursions from all Eastern points will
be run to this State, as shown by the fol =
lowing telegram, received by Colonel
Logan II. Roots, president OF the State
bureau, from II. c. Townsend. general
passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company, who is now at Chi.
cago "All lines in control of the Central
Traffic Association" he says, shave agreed
to sell round "trip tickets to all Western
points at one fare for the round trip on
dates named by Western lines. This APP
plies to all points in Arkansas, and the
Central Traffic Associa tion comprises all
lines west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
Large crowds Of prospectors are expect
ed"
| Mrs. Eliza johnson, wife of Ben John.
son, prosperous farmer of Texas town
ship, Craighead County, met a horrible
death few days ago. A farm hand, who
was at work in field, saw flames run.
ming out the top of the chimney, and ran
to the house to see what was the matter.
He found Mrs. Johnson in the fireplace