The Springdale news., 1889-04-26
Miscellaneous Items.

In the Federal Court at Little Rock in the cases of W. A. McCullum, Jas. H. Hobbs and J. W. Wilson, charged with violating election laws in LOnoke County, last November, the jury returned yer dict of not guilty.
 A rich find of copper ore is reported as having been made by w. A. Wallace and J. D. Brown about seven miles from Lead Hill, which is believed to be the richest deposit of ore in North Arkansas.
 Articles of incorporation of the Monroe County Bank have been filed in the Secre- tary of States office. The capital stock is $50, 900. The stockholders include princi- pal citizens of that town.
 Crop reports from the counties of Bax- ter, Bradley, Crawford, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Fulton, Hampstead, Hot Springs, Johnson, Lonoke, Madison, Montgomery, Pulaski, Saline and Sevier show that wheat, oats and corn are in remarkably fine condition. The fruit crop is consid- cred safe, and corn planting is about fin ished. The work of planting cotton is in progress.
 Ed Davis, one of the guards in charge of the convicts of Pulaski County, building a turnpike for the county two miles north of the city, recently shot and killed Wiley Beard. Beard was colored man. and owned a farm which Davis was crossing. The colored man ordered him off the premises, when quarrel ensued, result ing ill the death of Beard. Davis was lodged in the county jail.
 All persons who attend the State Sun day school convention which meets in Little Rock on the 29th instant, must pro- cure a receipt from the ticket agent where they buy their railroad tickets, showing they have paid full fare. The secretary of the convention, Mir. J. Kellogg, will give each person so attending certificate that will enable them to procure a return ticket at one- third of the regular rate.
 Arrangements are being consummated for a reunion of the Eleventh and Twelfth Confederate regiments, to be held in Mall yern early in July next. The following we'll known Arkansas citizens have been appointed as the executive committee, and will meet at Malvern on May 15 to ar range the details. Dr. C. Watkins and Ed Jett, of Little Rock; E. A. Warren, of Texarkana; A. A. Crawford, of Bryant Dr. J. A. Cule, of Malvern; Dr. J. N. Bragg, of Camden; R. N. Riddles, of De- roach; w. C. Darrough, of Sheridan; J. T. Poe, of Magnolia, and Wm. Keith, of Columbia County.
 NJ. F. Locke, Commissioner of the State Bureau of Immigration, has issued a proclamation urging citizens of Arkansas against going to Oklahoma, calling at tention to the fact that already more peo- pie have gone there than can be supplied. He calls attention to the fact that Arkan- sas has nearly 6,000000 acres of agri- cultural lands subject to homestead, and will give information to all who write him. John Williams, of Little Rock, was re- gently found guilty of the murder of Hen ry Lee and sentenced to twenty one years in the State prison. The trial took place at w arren. Williams was one of the gang of White Caps who killed Lee in the pres ence of his family. One of the mob was killed.
 Moses German, for few days past at work on one of the Government snag- boats, committed suicide at his boarding house in Little Rock few days ago. Until the last month, and for twenty four 1 years past, he had been a private in tue United States regular army, and had betn discharged on account of disabilitice. Dsspondency on account of his change of occupation induced him to blow out kis l brains.
 A petition numerously signed by citi- | izens of Boone County, praying the Gov ernor to pardon one John Middleton, or rather to remit fine of S100 assessed by the Circuit Court of that county, for as- sault with intent to kill, was considered recently by the Governor. and refused,