The Springdale news., 1889-06-14
Miscellaneous Items.


 Arrangements are being made for the erection of handsome Baptist church at Fairyiew.
 \ spoudeut of the Little Rock Gazette says: Your correspondent from Eastern Arkansas claims the belt for the heavy weight family. I don't know but what Pike is still ahead. We have one near this place fifteen years old that weigh 230 pounds, and 6 cousin of hers. sixteen years old, weighing 2l0 and just on the line of this county fHoward1. don't know which county claims him. There is a boy in perfect health, has good Use of himself, that Is nine years old, weighing 2i0. So yeH see Eastern Ar kansas will have to hunt up some larger ones"
 About twenty merchants and saloon- keepers were arrested at Texarkaua, re- gently, for violation of the Internal Rev. enue law.
 Miss Emma Clayton has been appoint ed by the President postmaster at Pine Bluff. She is the daughter of the late John NJ. Clayton. who was asaassinated at PiummeryIlle.
 Johnnie Leonard, small toy. about twelve years old, received probably fatal injuries at Helena, 2 few days ago, by be- ing kicked by horse He was worrying the horse at the time One of his eyes was knocked out, his nose was eat in two and his face terribly cut by the horses hoof. His condition was critical.
 The Governor has appointed Hon. John BlackwoJd special Supreme Judge to sit ill two cases wherein Judge Sandels is disqualified.
 The Governor has ordered a special
 
 Cleveland County to take place on the 29tb, the same date of the county seat election in that county.
 The white public school exercises at Little Rock took place few nights ago in the theater. The graduating class numbered T., the largest ill the history of education i'll Little Rock, as follows: Mary E. Mcconnell. Fan A. Kirby. Lillie Warmser, Julia F. McCabe, Mary L. Rus sell, Genevieve kimball, Hattie J. Cowp- land, Hattie Botsford. Kolfe Bell, Mabel Wells. Ida J. Lewis, Heding Penzel, Rosa A. Leigh and Luta Ward-not q boy in the class.
 The striking carpenters and joiners of Little Rock are standing firm. There is, in fact great desire on the part of the public to see the labor troubles brought to.a speedy end. While it is true that the mills are running, they are very short- handed, and the majority of the contract ors have very few men at their command. J. NJ. Brown. a contractor of Little Rock who has the new Courthouse at Camden, wrote the union to supply him with labor, and they declined to do it. the secretary of the union declaring that no labor would be furnished to any contractor until all the trouble was settled.
 4 few days since a report was made Of the brutal fogging of a citizen of Mon- roe County, near Brinkiey. J. H. Fryer which is the name of the victim-it is reported has furnished Governor Eagle with the names of four white men who were in the gang of regulators. Hon. A <. Dunlap. Auditor of State, vouches to the Governor that Mr. Fryer is q good citizen, and to prove his story as to the fogsing. he stripped to the skin and ex- hibited himself to the Governor. His hips and back were black and blue, in some D aces the marks being as large as a mans hand. He satisfied all the author. ities that he had been very badly abused. The State Executive has taken up the case for consideration, and intends to in : yestigate it fully.
 At Fort Smith the man Gammel, by whom the body 0f Nike MeGuFtaia was identified, has been arrested, charged with his murder. So far as can be learned the case against him is not a strong one and his friends claim he will be dismissed when examined.
 Near Raveuden, a few days ago, a hand-car on the Memphis route was struck by freight train, and one man killed. He failed to jump in the right di- reetion.
 The Governor has restored the eitizel- ship of George E. Higgins, fined iH a Las County magistrates court.
 The Governor has eonmuted the sen. terces of convicts Oscar Buekney auc Edward Winfield for good behavior.