The American guide., 1896-12-19
ARKANSAS STATE NEwa
Col. Johu Il. tsliows.

Col. John r. Fellows, who died u
New York city recently, was ven
known in Arkansas, whsrs ne spent
his early manhood.
He was born in Troy. N. y, July -. isu -
removed 10 Camden. Ark, In 1850. aud maze
his home In the family Of On uncle, his miners
brother, who was o merchant at that place
He read law there and was admitted 70 thv
bar; was o member OF the firm OF bragg y
Fellows when the war began. He was ah
elector on the Bell md Everett ticket IN
1850, and made speeches Throughout tue
state. After the election OF Lincoin 10
urged acquiescencc in The result put wnan
secession was declared young Fellows enlisted
in tho First Arkansas regiment. After the
battle Of shiloh ho was assigned to stan duties
as assistant aojutant and inspector-gcnerat
and ordered to report to Cen van porn' ~
yicksburg; was assigned 10 the stan OF br'k-
0eu. W. N, Bell, commanding district ~
Gen. Van porn's department: wah cepturec ~
the surrender Of Port Hudson. La. suiy
O. lscs, and released June 10, lsoo; returnea
TO Arkansas and was elected 70 'ne s'Ase
senate; in 1865 ho spoke Ut seymour
me- ting held ut Cooper union, New York, be-
ing delegate to the national convention heia
in that city which nominated Seymour ana
Blair After the election. on Gov seymour
advice. col Fellows went 10 live In thnt uiJ.
He was an assistant under District Attoincy
Garyin from tho fall Of ISIS TO January !. Ae"'
He was counsel TO the excise board 10Y two
years, and later was assistant under pisifiot
Attorneys Mckeen ana MARITIME In ieet "
was elected district attorney over De-
Lancey Nicoil, and after the cxpira-
tion OF his term served as member Of
the house OF representatives from New fork,
He succeeded Mr.. Nicon as district attorney
vt the last election 70 that oiice. lie was
elected 10 the Fifty-second congress IS demo-
crat He always took prominens H.s
politics, and was q delegate 70 every nsuols ~
convention except in 1893 He look ptomi
nent part in the late Chicago conventions beng
one OF the boilers. x.-.
Col. Fellows married in Littls Rock. July y
1867. Miss Lizzie Reynolds, niece o. the lep'
Charles p Bertrand He leavesA widow, kos
eral children and thousands OF friends AZ oveF
the country TO mourn bis loss
Proposed white River Improvement
Capt. seibert in his report on his In
vestigation Of White river, between
Batesyille and Buffalo Shoals, saysi
"The distance from Batesville 10
buffalo Shoals is Ss.75 miles; low-wa-
ter discharge OF the river, about ! soo
cubic feet per second; width OF seyael
at low water, 800 feet. II Is proposed
TO make slack water navigation IN thie
stream by means of masonry locks nao
fixed dams. The lock proposed Y
to be Of concrete masonry, 3ofset Wide,
100 feet long betwesn hollow quolpr,
with depth Of feet on lowet'>g
sill; lift, about II fsst; 9u4f4
about 10 feet high. Tie 14u
is to be Of timber qribs ave
stone, design 10 be nin1lHr ~ -
general use In tha ~
ment. Tbs estiu>1
Of % ~ausr
gT
twA.
::'::!''': Il: 4! !! "a: -
900. This estimsts y t111I - 4.
suuposItIou that thers vQt ~ ~
cisnt funds svnilabls 70 eeeatr!
dam and lock co,nplets each woFktn
season after work Is vol oommenoeo-