The Springdale news., 1889-05-31
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


 The Miller County Circuit Court will convene on the first Monday of J une. The criminal, law and equity dockets for this term are exceedingly large, especial ly the equity docket, there being eighteen divorce suits filed. There are twelve prisoners confined in the county jail awaiting the action of the grand jury.
 The fruit crop of Arkansas, and es- pecially the strawberry crop, is assuming such gigantic proportions that it seems absolutely essential that more rapid transit fruit trains should be placed on the Iron Mountain to move these enor- nous crops of fruit without delaying the mail trains.
 At Perryville Pugh, the man brought from Mississippi on charge of horse- stealing, few days ago, was taken out of jail by his friends, and the jail de- stroyed by fire. He unqucstionably had assistance from the outside, because he was chained to the floor and had heavy pair of handcuffs on, and as the upper door was broken in and the house fired upstairs, it is known that he could not have done it himself
 In Dallas County, few days since, J in Allen was shot from ambush while at work by George Fike. Aliens wife, who was in the field with him at the time he was killed stated before the inquest that her husband was dropping peas within few feet of her when first fired on; that he turned 10 run, when he was shot again and fell. Soon afterward George Fike came up to where he was lying and asked if he was dead. On hearing Fike speak her husband raised himself up by catch ing hold of her dress and fell back dead. Fike remarked that he had reloaded his gun for the purpose of killing him II he were not dead. She also stated that few days before she reported to her hus- band that Fike had insulted her and that he had given Fike only a few nights to leave the country or be killed.
 Colonel Thomas Essex, of Little Rock, assisted by Captain $. Geisreiter, Of Pine BluT instituted division of uniform rank of Knights of Pythias at Arkansas City, a few nights ago. Tine new division will be called after the city.
 Farmers are greatly alarmed at the quantity and rayages of the chinch- bugs, which have never before been as pleuti- ful or energetic as now. Not only wheat but oats and corn are attacked. Some farmers will not have wheat enough to pay for harvesting it.
 A. Q. Horton, d prominent farmer, liv- ing sixteen miles from Newport, was thrown from his horse recently, breaking his collar. bone. Death was tho result.
 Deputy Sheriff Bask, of Little Rock, paid 6 visit to St. Louis, recently and re- turned with Thomas Dolan in custody who was arrested at the request of the Arkansas authorities. He is charged with perjury.
 About 200 retired merchants and bank CTS from the New England States arrived al Little Rock, few days since from tho Southeast They were travelling in two special trains of Pullman cars, an1 left the next morning for Texas.
 The following Federal convicts were taken to the Arkansas peuitentiary from F. Smith recently: Josh Abbs, Tom White and Steve Alexander, larceny, three years each; Grant Lot and William Wheat larceny, two years each; Louis Kelly, introducing and selling whisky in Indian country, eighteen months. This is the last batch Little Rock will get, as they will be taken to the Columbus (O.) prison in the future.
 John McCurtain was recently confined in Fort Smith for insanity, but was dis charged in the belief that he had recOv- cred. Next day he was seen ten miles up the Poteau river inquiring the road. Tho day following his dead body was found in the Potcau riyor, and it wos quietly buried with the usual regrets for the unfortunate man. Suspicious were aroused and off, cials had the body cXhumed, when it was discovered that the man had been mur- dered by blow on the head. No arrests as yet.
 J. T. Ellis was to have stolen girl near Forrest City, few nights ago, and mar ried her, but her brothcr-in- law, Frank sherman, upset all his plans. Subse- quently Ellis ran across sherman and shot him down for interfering with his plans. Ellis was still at large at last ac- counts.
 The recent shooting of Thomas Ford by | Frank Jackson near Little Rock, on the | Cotton Belt roa1, resulted from mis taken | identity. A few days previous to the | tregedy Jackson had trouble with neigh Dor on account of jealousy of his wife. He ordered tho neighbor to keep off his | premises. Coming home next day he saw | Ford talking to a woman at his door. | Without further investigation he opened l fire. The result proved that the man was not his neighbor and the woman not his wife.
 There are 100 families at Wilmington, N. C., who desire to come to Arkansas. | Six convicts from Ouachita County were committed to the penitentiary a few | days ago.
 Arthur McNair who shot and killed his father i'll LittleRock about year ago, has | been committed to the penitentiary to serve a term of eighteen years for as- sault with intent to kill and robbery
 Another judge has departed from the | time honored custom of selecting Friday | for hangman's day. Judge Pittman has fixed Thursday, July IS, as the day for the execution of sam Jones at Bentonville Will Walls and T. H. Frazer killed large bear at Layton, few evenings ago. As this was the first bear seen in that part of the country for years, it is sup | posed that he was on his way to Okla homa, or some other foreign country. | The West Point Hotel, at Fort Smith, owned by E. v. Ford, of Wichita Kan, and occupied by w. E. Combs, was de- | stroyed by fire few mornings since, to- l gethcr with a frame cottage in the same | yard, owned by the same party. The | buildings were insured for S1 ,500 Sl ,000 in l the Commercial Union of London and $500 in the California The furniture and | hotel fixtures were insured for S1, 200, | $700 in the North American of Philadel- phia, and $l50 in the Pennsylvania of | Philadelphia. Loss on buildings, B, 300; on furniture and fixtures, about $l, 400. The building was formerly known as the | Euper House. and was once classed as | the only first-class hotel in the city.
 Cerro Gordo, few days ago. in the | store of W. J. Scott & Bro. Jeff. Scott was killed by bullet from rife in the | hands of Mrs. Curbow. The woman had entered the store, and in the course of some joking and apparently pleasant re- marks asked to see a Winchester rifle. One was handed her by young Scott, who remarked that he knew Mrs. Curbow would like to kill him. While she was looking at the weapon it was discharged, instantly killing Scott. The evidence at the coroner's inquest went to show that it was accidental. Mrs. Curbow is pros- | trated by the sad occurrence.
 Brakeman Rhodes Andrews was killed by his freight train, from which he fell, near Texarkana.
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