Semi=weekly graphic., 1897-05-01
From Thnrsday's Dial "

From Thursdays Daily
Mr.. Jo n Is Williams, of Bank /
iead, lis In lie itv.
Mr. James FitEAugh, Of Mcfehrc.
n Pine Bluff visitor
dr Ian Curl Z, ME up frUm bis
.''4ntation near Fai, tod
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Mr. George F Blu chard, the popu-
ar commercial tourist of Lonis.
il the cit.
to Ia A. J Mitchell for Your new
'aperS, peri ,lirhls aud magazine,
Messrs. Phillip Sulneon aud DAD.
Moore, of heiena, ire al the Arlinr
ton.
Capt Mt Roberta VAS not ALL
To be at his office this morning.
Mr.. Frank Fortune has purchased
'he d Saver, property, NJ, 40S Ensf
Fifth avenue
Mr.. Cha>. Shell. ri Little II 'ck. y
p Ipular drummer, IL calling on hi,
Pine | huff customers tadny.
Two Migrants were fined In til,
pulice court this uoraiag and place,
al worb on the .l,r,q. : u the city
Alderman Cab. MEYER and vie,
,fter sojanrn oil W. weeks 1T Hu
springs, have returned home.
The Pine Bluff VI {. 4 Gym
nasium haa added new Germah
Yaulting horse IL liz equipments.
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The picnic ut Wessun. whlch was
to have taken place saturday. has
been postponed on account of tie
weather.
Fred Emmerson Brooks. the emf
ncnt poet, and the last named on
the Y. NJ. e. A. Program. will appear
at Merrill Institute 9onday night.
Mrs. George Rodgers. of Hot
Springs. is in the city. the guest of
her parents. Judge aud Mrs. }. w.
Bocage.
The local tribe OF the ordef of Red
Men" held meeting Inst night and
decided To resnseitate the locallodge
Mr.. $. A. KIncaid. secretary OF the
Pine Bluff Y VI. G. A viii arrive
home tomorrow evening from Mo-
bile, Ala.
Mr.. Arthur +. Adams. StateSuper-
intendent for The Southwestern Tele
graph aud Telephone Co, came
down from Little Rock this morn
ing.
Tine Arkansas River is rising rapid
~ ut this point. the result OF the
recent heavy rains at the rivers
headquarters and in the Indian
Territory.
Just out. Bob eoylngton. by |
Archibald &. Gunter, author OF Mr.. T
Barnes OF New York, and other
stories. Price, so cents. ut FL. Ros-
enberg's. 4 23dtf I
King Bell, Jr., ii negro, is now con
fined In the county Jail ON the charge
OF assault TO ILL one Tom Payne.
The crime was committed ON the
Cockrill place Friday evening. last.
BELL struck Payne over the read
with II picket, aud the blow came
very near ending Payre's life. A
woman was the cause of the assault.
The oratorialc contest gotten up
by Mrs. L. -. Atkinson, for the bcne-
fit OF the Benevolent Association,
which was to have taken place next
week. has been postponed until utter
the close of the public school session.
The contestants are now busy pre-
pairing their papers and speeches.
n GRAPHIC reporter ON last We'd
nesday, went np the live about tif-
teen miles on the north side. and he
reports the crops In that vicinity to
be tirst-class. Both cotton and corn
2 re up 10 good stands. The tenants
on all thelarger plautaiions have
splendid gardens, and appear to be
raising hogs and chickens enough.
nt least for their own consumption.
Gloss ST. lth, the negro murderer.
was convicted OF murder before the
Jefferson Circuit court Tuesday even
ing of murder In the second degree,
aud was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for five years. The crime for
which Smith Will serve the State dis
a convict tor these years was com
mitted twenty six Years ago. The