Washington telegraph., 1901-07-26
BRIEF MENTION.

Will Busy, the alleged negro rapist,
was acquitted at Camden. This was
his third trial.
Willis Scott, colored, was shot and
fatally wounded in a difficulty with
two white men in Lafayette county.
Heavy rains fell at Texarkana, Hot
Springs, Camden, Pine Bluff, Helena,
Van Buren, and Fort Smith on the
18th.
Henry Cox was assaulted by John
Moss near Learne, Benton county
with pitch fork and seriously-in
jured.
James Vassar a brakeman, died in
the hospital at Tyler, Tex from in
juries sustained while coupling cars
at Pine Bluff.
John Shields, a farmer, was over
come by heat while returning from
Fort Smith to his home and died in
three hours.
Gov. Davis has accepted an invita-
tion to deliver an address at the Con-
fedcrate reunion at De Queen August
1S, IA and Is.
S. F. Hilzheim, general baggage
agent of the Cotton Belt system, with
headquarters at Texarkana, has ten,
dered his resignation.
Mrs. John Scott was probably ia
tally injured in a runaway at Little
Rock. Two little children in the
buggy escaped injury.
John Jarvis under sentence to be
hanged at Springdale August for
wife murder, has been granted an ap
peal to the supreme court.
The kiech stave factory at Nettle-
ton suffered a loss of $4,000 from
fire on the 18th, caused by a cigarette
thrown among some shavings.
The barn of 7. M. Adkins at Jack
sonville was struck by lightning,
causing 1t to take fire and burn up.
The barn was filed with grain.
Mike Gran, of Black Rock, was
killed on a steamer near Pocahontas
by man named Phillips. The men
quarreled over berth on the boat
Arthur Read, eolored, shot and IA
tally wounded Jerry Burnett, color
ed, at Pine Bluff. The killing was
caused by Burnett playing joke on
Read.
The 17-year-o1d daughter of Mr.
Young, living near Sloan Springs,
was accidentally shot and killed by her
little brother who was playing with a
target rife.
Miss Cora Henry, aged IA, daughter
of a prominent citizen of Grant coun-
ty. suicided by taking strynchnine A
love affair is said to have been the
cause of the act.
The saw mill plant of the Kren
City Lumber Company at New Lew
isville was totally destroyed by fire
on the goth LOSS about $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
A jury at Fort Smith acquitted
Coffey Williams of gambling and
declared the. Wilson anti-gambling act
unconstitutional. He had been oper-
ating thiry slot machines.
w. D. Hables and W. A. Freeman,
of Fayetteville, A. " Smith. of War
rem, and G. w. Guerin, of Okalona, re.
ceived appointments as teachers in the
public schools of the Philippines and
are now en- route to their field of la
Dor.
Jerry Palmer, the oldest colored
man In Pulaski county. died last week,
No one knew Just how old he was
but the old-time citizens who had
known him for Is years, declare that
he was at least 120 years of age.
Col, Geo. H. Sanders, formerly a
citizen of Little Rock and well known
throughout the state as an attorney
died at Kingfsher, Okla, last week
His death was due to paralysis, which
compelled him to give up large prac
tice at Little Rock in 1897.
Near Carmel, Chicot county, Will
Duke shot and killed James Bolir
with double-barrel shotgun. Bad
feeling had existed between the par
ties for some time. Duke was releas
ed on u $1,500 bond for his appear
ance at the regular term of circuit
court.
A work train on the Cotton Belt
broke in two three miles north OF
Texarkana, There we're 300 laborers
on the train. The two portions col
lided, and about forty men were
hurled from the train and injured
more or less.