The Russellville Democrat., 1875-03-04

nv in the Alley, west of Fulton st. In an hour or two he went back to get the animal when To! twas gone. Johnnie Rose says he knows the pony, and that he saw a man ride it up the Ozark road. His statement is corroborated by another party who met man near Horsehead prairie, riding the horse, and going mp the road in q gallop. It is hoped that these thieves will meet with a just ret ribution in the shape of q "short shift and n stout rope. Van guard.
 RANDOLPH.
 About two weeks ago three young men went to widow wo- mans house in Randolph county, and forcibly drew her daughter iron her bed, and some distance from the house, where the whole party violated her person. Two were captured the next day after the occurrence. The two captur- ed rascals should be promptly hanged, and when they catch the third one let him be served like wisa.-[White River Journal.
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 A heavy hail storm occurred in the lower edge of this county on Wednesday morning last. the hail stood on the ground four inches deep. No damage done to anything that we have heard of. -T Southern Standard.
 BENTON.
 We are requested to announce a call to the grangers of Benton Co.,, to meet at the Glover school house on the second Saturday in March at 10 a. m.. to take into consideration the advisability of putting in operation a tobacco factory, and to discuss the advan- tages of tobacco raising. Able speakers will be present and a good attendance of grangers and others interested is invited Bentonvillc Advance.
 This is move in the right di- rection. If our people will use the weed, why not raise and man. ufrcture it here at home. We should think Pope county might make tobacco raising profitable and perhaps find it to her advan- tage to drop off some cotton, and put in tobacco.
 We learn ofa threatened inva. sion by the half-ttarved Cherokee Indians of the western portion of our county. On Wednesday last Jim little came into Maysville as a messenger from band headed by Dick Allfield stating he had been sent to say to the people that ifthey would sell breadstuffs to the Indians, they would pay for it when they got their government money. If not they would come and take them by force. At last accounts, Capt. Cliburne was or ganizidg his militia, preparing tc give them warm reception.-1b.
 This seems to be quite a serious affair. It looks hard to see the poor redskins suffer; and it would be hard for the people of that county to have to supply them and take the chances of getting theil pay. We hope our Benton county friends may have no trouble with these cherokees.
 The citizens of Benton county are hereby called upon to meet al the courthouse, in Bentonville, or Saturday, Feb. 27th, 1875, for the purpose of devising ways and means for supplying the destitute of our county with breadstuffs, il having been reported that many are without the means of subsist ence. It is hoped there will be q general attendance from all parts of the county, in order that we may ascertain the true situation
 MANY CITIZENS. Ibid.
 The people of Pope county should feel thankful that they arc so well off in this respect. We think our county is about as vel off as any county in the state.