The Springdale news., 1889-01-04
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

passed, on motion of MT. Jones, the bill for the relief of the following residents of Arkansas who will get the amounts given below: Richard Trabue (executor of James Trabue, deceased), 5000; Thornton Thatcher, S93.33: Michael Callahan, S1l366; Annie M. Williams, widow of John Waters, $1,s25. The bill was intro- duced last session in the House by Mir. Breckinridge, and passed that body Au- gust 27 The claim is for property taken during the last war.
 c. D. Tressenwriter, a mail agent on the Iron Mountain road between Little Rock and St. Louis, was discharged, recently, for violating a regulation, it is said, for bidding the publication of complaints in the service. His offense was in complain ing, through the press, of overwork.
 A fire involving loss of several thou sand dollars and originating in a novel manner took place few nights ago at Harrisburg. A small boy thoughtlessly fired a roman candle into an open shed stored with cotton belonging to Dean & Love. The loft above the cotton was full Of hay. The fire from the candle ignited the first bale of cotton, which shot up to the hay, and the flames quickly covered thirty or forty bales of the staple. The fire spread so rapidly none of the cotton could be saved
 Among the prominent Arkansans men, toned as probable candidates for the position of Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge w. W Smith, are Hon. H. G. Bum, of Camden; Judge 5. F. Askew, of Magnolia; Hon. W. E. Hem- min of Inf Tu6 II Pindall, of Arkansas City, and Hon. NJ. H. Sandals, of Fort Smith.
 The following post offices have been discontinued: Highland, Sharp County, mail to Hardy; Idel, Logan County, mail to Boyce; Saggs, Madison County, mail to Kingston.
 Anderson Smith, colored, poured load of bird-shot into his companion, Willie Franklin, at Little Rock, few days ago, because the latter would not give him a drink of whisky. Smith is in jail.
 Ben Presley, one of the old citizens of Okolona, Clark County, was dangerously stabbed, a few days ago, in drunken row, by man named Lyles.
 W. A. Martin, living near Mableyale, lost his barn and contents by fire, few days since. Oyer 200 bushels of corn and
 
 stroyed. The stock, which was in the building, was saved without injury. The loss is upwards of g, 000.
 The remains of man were found strewn along the Iron Mountain railroad track north of Little Rock, few days ago. so terribly mangled that the scalp was the largest piece left, and from this it was learned that the man was negro.
 ic tpd haf at salt nj the Little Rock 6, Fort Smith railroad, the depot was broken open, few nights ago, and 200 jugs of whisky, sent there C. 0. D., were broken. There is very strong sen- timent prevailing in that town against what is called the jug trade.
 Frank Bigger, aged thirteen years, to- gether with several other boys, was firing off small cannon at Texarkana, few days ago. He was holding some powder in his hat, into which one Of his compan- ions threw 6 package of lighted fire crack CTS. An explosion followed and Bigger was frightfully burned. His eyesight was nearly destroyed.
 Interest in the butchery of Russ and his wife, who were brutally murdered in Pu- laski County recently, was revived few days ago when Louis Butler, an Indian negro, was arrested, charged with the murder. His examination resulted i'll his being committed to jail without bail to await the action of the grand jury.
 About dark, a few evenings since, q young white man was fonnd dying on the river bank ill Little Rock. He was in all unconscious condition. Aid was sum- moned, but before it reached him he was dead. No one knows who he was.
 Tbara ya1-a,. ,,oo,. n a... pension of business in Little Rock at Christmas as on the anniversary just passed. Every body celebrated in some way. Not even real-estate transfer was filed with Circuit Clerk Field or a bill for divorce with Chancery- Clerk Brown.
 Petitions and letters have been present. ed to Governor Hughes asking pardon for Albert Mabry, who was sentenced to five years imprisonment for killing Tom in Faulkner County, two years ago, in fight at country church. Mid dleton had killed Mabry's younger broth CT. The tragedy grew out of family feud.
 Representative Hawkins, of Columbia County, is being vigorously pushed by friends for the speakership of the House, but as yet Representative Hudgins, of Boone, is the only candidate announced for that position.
 Editor c. c. Colburn. of the Ozark Dene- ocrdt, who has been announced as a can- didate for assistant secretary of the Sen- ate. writes that he is out of the race
 Among the members of the Senate men. toned for the presiding officer are Sem ators Meek, of Ouachita; Hanna, of Con- way: Fletcher, of Lonoke; Barker, of Drew; Sumpter, Of Garland, and Clarke, of Phillips.
 Ed Spear, the seventeen-year- old boz with murdering ex-Mayoy Beid- Ter on December 8, at Texarkana, has been released by order of the Circuit Court, Judge Matthews presiding, in the sum of