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 From Wednesdays Daily.l
 Farmers report that the cotton crop is nearly all gathered.
 MT. Angus F. McNeil came down from Redfield this morning.
 Mir. o. NJ. Spellman. prominent planter of the county, is in the city. Capt J A. Freeman. prominent lumber dealer of Millville, is ill the city
 C. H. Newell, of Fordyce, is Pine Bluff visitor today.
 Mr. o. NJ. Human, leading citi- zen of sheridan, is here on business visit.
 Mir. J. ". Walker came up from his plantation rear Cornerstone this morning.
 Nlr. John Tucker came over from his home at Tucker station this morning
 Mrs. J. F. Quattlebaum. of Sher- Till, is in the city on a shopping ex- petition today
 Mir J NJ. Goza will leave in few days for Perry county, where he will engage in stock raising.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Merrett left for Linwood this morn ing, on important legal business. D. Nottage. of Little Rock, former ly with the Cotton Belt railroad a this place. is a guest of the Arlington. Hon. Nell Williams, n representa- tive from Jefferson county, arrived in Pine Bluff from his plantation this morning.
 Sheriff C. H. Triplett leaves this afternoon for business trip to Chicago.
 Messrs. J W Tucker J w Walker and L. ". Clement are prominent visitors to the city today.
 Alessrs. J. R. Weeks and M Lee, prominent merchants aud plan :ers of Douglass are in the city.
 Hon. Morris NJ Cohn, of Little Rock, wi address the Sound Money Club at the Court House tonight. Miss Bertie Burkes is reported to be quite sick at the residence of her brother-in-law, Mr. o. ". Alexander. Chief Justice H. G. Bum, of the Supreme Court of Arkansas, came down from Little Rock this morning.
 -- The University Association meets at the Institute tomorrow night. A splendid program has been prepared. Mir Sandy Reeves returned from Linwood yesterday afternoon, where in five hours, he and three eompan- ions killed 103 quail
 The Cotton Belt railroad is putting in side track on Third avenue for the convenience of the Westbrook | Grain and Commission Company. The witness fees before the grand jury at the present term of court amout to only, $45S, which is less than half the cost of former sessions. l The witness fees before the grand jury at the present term of court amount to only $45S. which is less than half the cost Of former sessions. Miss Grace York delightfully."- en- tertained a number of her friends last evening. Cards were enjoyed until seasonabe hour, when delicious refreshments were served. Deputy Sheriff Johnson, on yester- day afternoon, brought up two negroes who had been convicted before E. N McPhail, Esq., on the charge of "crap' shooting.
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 John Neel, the negro tried at Lin wood yesterday before the Justice court of E. N. McPhail, on thecharges of burglary and larceny, was con yieted on five counts for larceny and bound over for burglary.
 Squire W. C. Davis, J. L. Davis A. r. MeNeil, W. T. Iipscomb, Sterling ussery and J. H. Bradshaw, of Red field, are in attendance upon the cir cult court today as witnesses ill the Taggart murder trial.
 Joe B. White, our excellent and efficient City Engineer, is now doing some splendid work on South Main street. The approaches to the bridge h..1w-