Descriptions of travel through Mexico and Texas cities
The passage details rooms, courtyards, and iron window barriers in hot climates, then moves through Monterey Laredo San Antonio Austin Palestine and Galveston. It notes English scarcity, premium on greenbacks, beaches in Galveston, Arkansians enjoying hospitality, and forecasted growth of port cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bat
Monterey
Laredo
San. ‘Antonio
Austin
Taylor
Palestine
Houston
Galveston
W. J. Heard
Hotel de Beach
Texas
Buffalo’ Bayou
Arkansas Press Association
Mission Board report notes missions and funds raised
The Home Mission Board report details missionaries in California Florida Indian Territory and Texas with numbers of sermons baptisms and Sunday schools. It cites $843.3 collected in the fields for missionaries and $2090.75 for houses of worship, plus $26,500 remaining to raise for the board. An Indian Mission church of 69 members was formed and an excursion to Mexico followed the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Mission Board
California
Florida
Indian Territory
General Association of Texas
Texas
Kentucky
Carolina
Tennessee
Pulaski County Tax Rate and Local News Notes
State reports Pulaski County taxes near five percent and Brinkley cat works nearly ready to open. Fapetteville colored Methodists have a neat church. Helena now has two newspapers edited and controlled by colored men. Helena shipped one million feet of Ash lumber to Illinois recently. J. C. V. Meador of Little Rock died Monday evening from femoral artery loss. Three young men Ed Goodman Alfred Goodman and Wm Stalcup were arrested at Springdale for railroad obstruction in January 1882. An attempted arson at Benton Methodist church was stopped by timely discovery. Incendiaries used coal oil soaked shavings and matches. Waldron and Waldron area lands attract capitalists and prospectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Brinkley
Colored Methodists
Fapeteville
Helena
Illinois
J. C. V. Meador
Little Rock
Springdale
Rogers
Alfred Goodman
Wm. Stalcup
Benton
Saline
Poteau Moun- Waldron
Waldrobh
Cant Nait Pensioned Off by Harpers
The passage criticizes Cant Nait as a caricaturist and notes his pension at ten thousand dollars a year. It claims his work is dreadfully stupid and his retirement will benefit the publication’s reputation. A San Francisco caricaturist group is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers
Keppler
Air of
San Francisco
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Cesta
Mowers
South
Mexico
State News
Atens
Hackettiby
Fidetess
M. Cato
Hackett City
Ark
Waa
Maj
Jore Hackett
Peewee
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Garrison Ave
Fort Smith
Williams Bros
Garrigon Ave
Johnsot
Flaving
M. S. Cohn i
Hartford
Ww. L. Euper
Sebastian County
Boston
Abents Bor Cotton Pressif
ALSE
Southern Standard Reeders & Planters
Phoenix
Pratt Cotton Gins
Fort Smith, Ark
G. Miller
Teetabietiad
Uanuractunensie
Piney Station
Arkansas
Bollinger
Garrison
Ates
Ever
Joe
Whitefioor
Mie
Tony Lar Sao
Sod
Anil
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