The Springdale news., 1889-01-11
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

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 E. $. Jeffrey X Co.,, of New York, through their attorneys, have attached the large brick building of Weinstein & Kos minski tt Texarkana. On claim against E. Weinstein amounting to >l,010. The attachment does not affect the business of the firm, which is regarded as one of the strongest. financially, In the city.
 A hog whose value may not exceed ten dollars has long been a bone of eonteu- ton between two neighbor farmers, named John Bunson and Wiley Jones, living about twelve miles from Newport A few days ago they met on the road. Jones Was armed with shotgun and Bunson was not. Some angry words passed between the men, when, just as third party named Short rode upt Jones leyeied his shotgun and discharged it's load ef squirrel shot into Buuson's body. He then turned his horse aud fled. Bun son, at last accounts, was i'll very crit ical condition.
 Sheriff N. II. Briggs, of Sergier Goan- ty, assisted by his deputy, recently ar rested. at Fexarkana, d young. but rather notorious. horse thief named r. D. Moore, wanted at several points in the State on that charge. The laat horse he is alleged
 
 it k on this charge the sheriff arrested him. The Centre Point officers did not arrive in town until after dark, and, being desirous of keeping their man safe until morning. proceeded to the county jail, but just as they were entering that institution Moore made q sudden break for liberty, and in the darkness made good his escape. The officers fired several shots at the fugitive, but 1t k not known that any took effect.
 \ convict named Brown, sent to the penltentiary recently from Pfllaski Conn ty for eight years for robbery, deliberate ly cut eff his hand, q few days ago, to keep from work.
 Mrs. Winna Kesner, about forty years of age, residing some seven miles east af Marshall, alone, VAS tound sitting Hp in a chair at home. q feH laF= since. dead. She had piece of bread III her hand and cup of milk on her lap.
 \ deed was filed for record in Little Rock. recently, showing the sale of tue old Albert Pike maasi an and grounds in that city. by Mrs. Lillian Pike. of Wash iuston, D. C.. to Mss Lou kraase, the consideration being Sl5.a .a1o. Tine pdrchas- CT is the president of the ArkaHzaS fe- male College.
 Amid the ringing of bells. blowing of whistles. shouting ef people and firing of pistols with which the new year was ash- cred iu, !. j. turrey. of Littte Rock, Was shof iu The knee bf a stray bullet and serIous wound inflicted.
 News has been received from Hamburg, the county seat at Ashley County. uu- nouuciug the arrest If I. E. BUm8re. leadine farmer. bx Deputy Sheriff J. (. Law. The prisoner iS charged with com hitting murder ia Carroll County. Mss, iu Is>t. The arrest caused great surprise, as the prisoner stood high in the com muuity.
 The Little K ack fremen. at their recent convention, elected NJ. w. EaEan chef and J. N. Cawpland secretary. The ean- yention also adopted resolutions urging theFHrebase af additional steamers and che adoption of al eleetrle re-alarm service.
 The store af the Desha Lumber and Planting Company, at Arkausas ely. was discovered t0 be oH fire few nights ago. The fire company promptly responded, and by almost -ltperhumau efforts saved the big mil and about 7.aaa.n31 feet of lumb-rin the yards. The mill and office buildiuEs are valued at S25Qa05. The loss 'tA tttf 9ttst' AlAi't4tA- tN 70 fHN tllAt4 >laoa1, aud ea the stock If goods about ,l5,oo0; insurance not stated. The origin lt tae fire k unknown
 The State Bar Association. at it's recent annual meeting in Little Rock. enrolled the following neW members. Judge Joseph w. Martin. W J. Terry. J. C. Marshall and q. J. Bailey. os Little Rock; j. N. Crawford. of Philadelphia. Judge W T. Sanders and Greenfield Qaarle-, ef Helena, iaud k. B. Helt, of DeWif. Tho address af the association WAS delivered by Colonel Sam N. Williams, of Little Rock. Greenfield Qaarlcs, of Helena. and II. G Bunu, of Camdeu. were elected delegates to the National Bar Assoeia- tiaa. The election of officers resulted in the selection of M T. Sanders. of Helena president; George N. ShiffH. ef Little Rock, secretary. and Geo. E. Dodge ot Little Rock, treasurer
 \ confidence man appeared in Tex arkana recently and worked a number of merchants with great success. He k a man ot fine appearance and unusual ad- dress. and had little difficulty in working his game-that known ds the "ehange racket" ," in which faw cents worth of something is bought, a bill rendered in payment and request made to have it returned, and then paving for he article in change. By this means the dealer is easily mixed. and the thief is gone be- fore the trick i- discovered. The party in question, after having been serY sHccess- ful tried the game on merchant named Hcber Cull5ul. who at once caught on, and then followed thu swiudleF 70 the post-offiee, where the ss3ne was sueeess- fully played. Officers were called and the man arrested and jailed. He gave the name ot Mike Duffy, aud said lie was from St Louis.
 The many friends in ArkaHsas of Father Francis pcrbe, il Catholic priest. for d ang time in charge of the GutHotic par ish at frXafkaua but of late years sta toned in Dallas, Tex Will lgaru with much regret of the saA ending of the learned divine. Last June he completely lost nj. mind, caused by over-study was adjudsea iusaue and taeaa L. the AieXian Brothers Hospital at St. t4aJs Tor trelt- ment, where he committed suicide few days ago.
 II was rumored recently that tine Hau- ager of the 0. V. Peek Lumber Com4auy of Argeuta had committed suicide bg talk ing an overdose of morphine. Thr rUmof is denied by the report that by accident he got dose ol the poisonous drug 6ut recovered from its ihaueHsr as ta be about his business as usual the next day,
 The Arkansas river k booming
 The e0r0uer's jury which investigated the killing of John Lay at Winchester, q few days since, By J. N. simmons, re- turned verdict that the shouting was lone iu justaable se1f-desense. and ths
 =sSnneE ~as releae d l. l= hel ed uotE A d after two years treatment was pro n unced perfectly cured. 4 sunstroke i or to have been the origin of tbe in oice ity