The Monticellonian., 1899-10-27
BRIEF MENTION.

The exConfederate veterans of Polk county have organized Pat Cleburne camp.
 It is reported a large vein of black copper was discovered in Newton county.
 Tufts Murphy, negro gambler, was shot and killed by his twin brother at Camden.
 The excavating for the foundation of the new state capitol has been finished.
 Fourteen convicts were received at the penitentiary from Hemstead county i last week
 farmer near Mena has a mare mule II years old which foaled a colt two months ago.
 The long drouth in the central part of the state was broken by general rain on the 16th.
 The general store of Beardsley Bros, l in North Little Rock, was almost totally destroyed by fire.
 Wm. Cook farmer near Huntsville, was assassinated in his field by some party unknown.
 Express tariff No. 1, promulgated by the railroad commission, goes into effect November goth.
 The Porter Lumber Company pur- chased 2,l60 acres of timber land last week in Cleveland county.
 The fairs at Clarksville and Fort smith were well patronized, both in point of exhibits and attendance.
 John Baker shot and killed Howard Nelson over game of craps on the Eagle plantation. Lonoke county.
 The Arkansas synod of the Cum Der land Presby terian church will be held in Paragould, beginning November 9th.
 The Melville Land Company. of Yell vile, capital stock, q, GOO, filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state.
 The grading of the Little Rock X Hot Springs railroad is more than half completed, and track laying will soon commence.
 G. w. Dickerson, a Calhoun county planter shot and killed Shade Nor wood, colored, one of his tenants, in self-defense.
 Rev. w. E. Rutledge was indicted at Jonesboro on the charge of obtaining money under false pretense from another minister.
 Dan Brown and Alfred Wilson were bound over to the grand jury at Helena on the charge of killing George Will jams October 7th.
 Rube Thomas, who killed Ed Dick in fight at Hagen last May partici pated in by several parties, was acquitted by a jury at DeValls Bluff.
 Bud Wilson, colored, wanted in Pu- laski county for highway robbery, bur glazy, assault to rape and larceny, was captured at Black Rock.
 J. C. Butler, convicted October 10th at Bentonville of the murder of his l6- year-old daughter. has been sentenced to hang January 18th next.
 The state bureau of agriculture is receiving many letters from residents of the east and middle west seeking in- forma ton about Arkansas.
 A young man committed suicide at Maynard and when a brother had the body disinterred he fouud it had been mutilated by grave robbers.
 The residences of Dr. J. A Blaydes, S. W. Vaughan, Dave Butler, S P. Coll ings and s. H. Sltt at Hot Springs were burglarized the same night.
 Carl Winfrey, for the killing of Doc Miller at Texarkana two months ago. was found guilty of murder and sen- fenced to 21 years in the penitentiary.
 Ten-cept cotton sounds old-timish to the man with the hoe. But he'll not kick if it's repeated every harvest dur ing the remainder of his agricultural career.
 
 zens of Little Rock who own one-half the real estate of that city have not subscribed nicllle to the bonus for the Arkansas Norteern.
 A physician of Jonesboro claims to have discovered that gelsenium will cure spinal meningitis when properly administered. 1t is deadly poison unless taken in certain form.
 At Fort Smith Dave Furie struck John Howard with his fist, knocking him down, his head striking so violently against the curbing as to crush his skull. Death resulted in few hours.
 The cars to be fitted up with an ex- hibit of Arkansas resources, are now in Little Rock and will soon be ready to start on a tour of the various states.
 The state commission has granted an extension of time to the railroads until November Sd to prepare their formal objections to the traffic rules recently promulgated
 The city council of Pine Bluff passed an ordinance establishing an improve ment district. inclusive of the whole city, for raising fuads to construct a city electric light plant.