The Springdale news., 1889-01-18
Miscellaneous Items.

 A. Tabar alternates so the Grand Lodge
 Miscellaneous Items.
 The Legislature Nill elect a UnGed States Senator to succeed Senator Berry, but he will be his own successor without doubt.
 The Government statistician for this State has furnished the Department of Agriculture of the litcd States with the following report of the increase of live stock in this State ring the year 1SSs: Increase in horses. IL ID per cent; mules, 10.@0 per cent; COWS 1t.f0 per cent; oxen and other cattle, 11..5 per cent; sheep, lO.s6 per cent: hogs, fl.s3 per cent.
 J. Y. Lane, of Warren, had his right leg amputated at Little Rock, a few days ago, and was not expected To recover. While descending th Saline river on raft, Lane was caught h a coil of check rope and pulled overheard. While under the water, and his leg being crushed by the rope, he exhibited remarkable pres ence of mind and nerve by taking his knife from his pocket and cutting the rope. When he rese ta the surface he was more dead than alive and was res cued by his companions.
 At Prairie Grove, few days ago, FL mer, son of Dr. Jayan Bryant, aged twelve years, was fatally shot with an old re- yolver. The shooting took place at the residence of Mrs. Euring. and the revolver had been lying around tine house appar- ently harmless for years. no one knowing il to be loaded. After the accident, how ever, it Was learned that the young man had recently slipped I cartridge into the cylinder for the purpose 9f shooting arat.
 Little Rock eeopers are on strike for an increase Ill wages.
 H. Hardesty's saloon and also the Hecht building at Corning We're burned a few nights age, and nothing was saved. No insurance. Loss. >e.a9a.
 The following Arkansas post-offices have been discontinued: Littleton, Clay County, mail 10 GreehwaF. Tdrrytowu, Crawford County, mail to B lmont; Unity, Columbia County, mail to Waldo.
 The cotton gin and contents owned by Pete Reeves, near Barren Fork. Izard County were destroyed hy fire recently. The fire originated in q Hue between the gin stand and the lint room. Loss, about S5.oo0; no insurance.
 Mat Newcomb, foreman of the sewer work going on ut Fort Smith, was drying piece of giant powder by fire a few days since, when 1t exploded, tearing his right hand eff at the wrist and burning both his legs badly from the knees down. He was taken to St Johns Hospital.
 little white child, recently deserted by its mother in Little Rock, was terribly mutilated by dog. The baby had been left with a colored woman named Ander- son, its mother promising To return, but she has never been seen since. IL was believed that the little one would die
 The secretary of the proposed Memphis, .l- p- D 1 Company F. F. Smith, has returned from New York. He states that Che work ot construction will be resumed within very few days IL was only stopped tenn porarily on account Of difficulties en- contered in the East.
 The examination into the charge of robbery against Shell Simmons, Howard Irving, Charlie Cowan, Clarence Worrcu and John Mccoy, at Newport, developed the fact that the so-called detective Lee committed perjury. The boys had in- dulged in il game of poker with Lee and a friend. wherein Lee lost. He squealed at his loss, but the. boys have the tables turned. The charge against them was dismissed and Lee k held for false swear ing and gambling.
 Judge William B. Peterson died, few nights ago in Arkansas City nt apoplexy. Judge Peterson was elected county judge of Desha County in 1s7s and has held that office continuously eyer since with the exception of tive years, in 1883 and ISL when he served as Representative of the county in the Legislature. He was a Liberal Republican, but had the respect of all parties. He was about fifty years old, and a widower without children. His remains were sent to Wats0n for burial.
 The following criminals received sem tenee in the Federal Court at Fort smith, a few days ago: John Taylor, bigamy, four years hard lahor: Joe Mills, larceny, three years; George Trout larceny, two years; Ed Elliott. larceny, eighteen months; Tom ClayWeH larceny. two years: Bud Maxfell, larceny and intro ducng whisky in the Indian Territory. two years and six months. Trout is a known citizen of MeAllister, I. T., and Claywell of Cherokee County. They all go to the State peaitentiary at Little Rock.
 W. C. Finuey, general merchant. Little Rock made an assignment, recently, to 1 Colonel k. A. Little for the benefit of his l creditors. Liabilities between Sl0000 and Sl2000; assets unknown. Mr Fiuuey iS one of the oldest business men of the city and was at one time il book keeper in | one or tue haHkS. HlS HedFlcSt creditor is the German Bank, which he owed e1, 200 on open account. His k said to be an honest failure and much sympathy is e:,- pressed for him.
 i The Legislature meets on the lith. i Ephraim Adams, of Independence i County, having been adiudged usane, has been taken to the insane asylum at Little ] Rock. Four years ago he was sent to the same institution from Jackson County and after two years treatment was pro- nounced perfectly cured. suuStroke is l said to have been the origin of the in- 1 sanity
 ! The residence, stables and outhouses of J. W. Barger, at Swifton, were burned d 1 few days ago. The fire is supposed to have been tue work of an incendiary. 1 The family barely escaped and saved none of their household goods, not even some money which was it desk drawer,