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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-01
TIE RUssEILyIILE DEMoCRAT, THURSDAY, JULY l. 1875

Rev. M. Oates; Allen, Thos. Page; Independence, Andrew Williams; ]; North Fork, Mart Birch.
 A motion then prevailed that the president appoint commit tee on bylaws and constitution. For said committee he appointed Messrs. c. E. Tobey, Rev. NJ. Oates, J. E. Battenfield and M. B. Roys.
 NJ. B. Roys then presented some fine specimens ofred top, timothy, white clover and Kentucky blue grass that had been grown near town.
 The question for meeting then came up and after some discus sion the society voted to meet at Dover on Saturday July the 10th, after which there would be reg ular monthly meeting at places in the county where it will be most beneficial. Some sugges- ted that the next meeting after the one at Dover be held at Atkins, no dissenting voice. A motion prevailed that the Russellville DEMOCRAT be requested to pub fish the proceedings of this meet ing.
 On motion the society adjourn ed to meet at Dover, Saturday Ju- ly 10th, 1875.
 l.. w. DAVIS, President, M. H. BAIRD, Secretary.
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Tribute of Respect.

Whereas, in the wise providence of Almighty God He has seen fit to remove by death, our well-beloved brother CALEB GRIFFIN from among us, and from his sorrowing family and friends; therefore be it
 RESOLVED, That while we, the members of Poe Lodge, No. IS2, bow submissively to the mandates of the Great Architect on high, we sincere ly mourn the loss of our departed brother, firmly believing that he is admitted Il worthy member into the eternal lodge beyond the grave; and that in token of our unqualified res pect for the memory of our departed friend and brother. each member of this lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for the period of thirty days.
 RESOLVED, That we tender our heartfelt sympathy to his young widow and all his mourning rela- tives for the loss they have sustain ed in the death of one, who was lov- ed by many and respected by all. RESOLVED, That n copy of the foregoing resolutions be sent to the widow of the deceased, and a copy handed to the Ruselleyille DEMOCRAT for publication, DAVID J. MACDONALD, JOHN NlCOLS,
 r. N. AUSTIN,
 Committee.
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Immigration Meeting.
RUssELLvIhLE, ARK; !
SATURDAY, June 26, 1875.

SATURDAY, June 26, 1875.
 The meeting was called to order and Judge Caleb Davis chosen chairman, and M. H. Baird, secre- retary, for the purpose of electing officers for the society. Many very valuable suggestions were made by Messrs. l. w. Davis, Rev. NJ. Oates, Col. Ford, Col. Wood, c. E. Tobey and others. All were pleased with the interest manifested in the movement, there being representatives from all the townships of the county save three, and this at a time when farmers are all very busy, shows clearly that the people of Pope county are wide awake in regard to the subject of immigration.
 After some very interesting re. marks from the gentlemen present, Judge l.. w. Davis was elected as president of the society, M. H.. Baird secretary, and R. B. Rank in treasurer. 1 he chairman then called the president elect to his seat, who, in his usual pleasant way, thanked the delegates for so much honor and promised to use his every effort to make the meet ings pleasant and instructive,- proposing to furnish to each town ship blanks to enable them to facilitate their work.
 A motion then prevailed that the president, secretary and treas urer appoint vice presidents for each township, whose duty it should be to organize townships by calling meetings as early as convenient and elect officers to gather information and report to the county meetings.
 In compliance with said motion there were appointed vice presi- dents, VIZ:
 Liberty, W. R. Hnte; Dover. R. M. Johnson; Martin, K. II. Tate :; Gum bog, Caleb Davis; Moreiand, F. NJ. Hathon; Wilson, D3 M Mourning; Griffin, l.. D. Ford :; Gala Rock, A. W. Matthews {; Clark, J. r. Chambers; Illinois;
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Card from President Davis.

To THE CITIZENS OF THE DIFFERENT T
 TowNsHlPs OF PoPE Co.,: :-
 Quite number of tic citizens met at the town of Russell vile on the 26th of June and or. ganized County Immigration Society, and appointed the first meeting at Dover, on the 10th day of July, 1875. There was ap- pointed at the time of the organ ization one vice president for each township, and it is earnestly hoped that the said vice presi- dents will organize their respect i've townships, which organization will be complete by electing a secretary. The object of these organizations is the better to col lect and ascertain information of the resources of the county, and it is hoped that when the society meets at Dover on the 10th day of July that each township will be represented by it's vice president and large number of its citizens, and that the vice presidents will be prepared to report to the SO ciety the number of acres of land in the township, number of acres in cultivation, the amount in wheat this year, amount in corn. amount in cotton, amount in grass, the total amount of land in culti- vation. It is also very desirable that any other matter peculiar to the township be reported; such as deposits of coal or irea or any other mineral, also streams of wa ter, if any, in the townships. and whether on said streams are io- cated any mill-sites. Also please report timber of different kinds in each township.
 LEWIS w, DAVIS,
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RETRiBuTl0N.
ATTEMPTED RAPE UPON A YOUNG LADY or DO- YER, BY A DEMON IN
 THE SHAPE OF A
 NEGRO MAN.
Swift and Fearful RetributiOn Visited upon the Villain by the Indignant Brother and Friends of the
 Young Lady.

From Post Master Kirchof of Dover, who was in town Tuesday, we learn the particulars of q de plorable affair which occurred at that place early Monday morning which had most tragical ending. In the suburbs of the town, in small cottage lives Mir. Russ Tucker, who has family of wife, son and two daughters living at home. About four o'clock Mon day morning Mir. Tucker and his son were aroused from their sleep by the screams and shrieks of one his daughters. Rushing to the sleeping apartment of the young ladies, Mir. Tucker found that their room had been invaded by negro man of, notoriously bad character and that tic demon had attempted to offer violence to the person of one of the daughters. Upon the appearance of MT. Tucker the negro fed and was pursued closely by Tucker who soon alarmed others. The chase was short and the negro, John Hogan, by name, was soon captur- ed; his pursuers never having lost sight of him, we understand, from the time he left the house. | Quickly and silently rope was procured and after marching John to the woods few hundred yards from town he was swung up and after a few struggles the life of the reckless, desperate man was ended. Thus in less than an hour the devilish deed attempted by this most unfortunate wretch brought swift retribution upon his head, and the rising sun found the town as quiet and calm as though nothing had occurred, few of the citizens being aware of what was going on.
 The negro was a most abandon ed wretch, his brutish propensi ties having led him to atte mpt similar offences as many as three different times before this last and fatal scene. While the whole community feel relieved and breathe easier at being freed from the presence of such lustful, daring character as was John Ho- gan, and while everybody agrees that he richly mer;ted the punish ment he received, there is a feel ing of the most profound and al most universal regret at the man. ner in which his punishment was met~d out, and there is no doubt had some of the older and more cool headed citizens of Dover been cognizant of the transaction in time, they would have prohibited ! the young men from committing the rash and grave act of taking the law into their own hands.
 LATER.-Coroner Langford has held an inquest over the dead body of John Hogan, and the verdict of the jury is that the de- ceased came to his death by hang ing by the neck with a rope, and at the hands of H. II. Poynter, Anderson Morgan and James Tucker.
 There was no attempt made to conceal the names of the parties engaged in the affair, in fact, we understand they themselves re- ported the fact.
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-Inauditus' Suggestions" is left over for next week, for want of space.
 A communication from A. K. Rankin, Esq, relative to the or ganization of a lodge of Good Templars at Scottville, is unavoid- ably crowded out.
 Copies ot the DEMOCRAT can be had at this office, wrapped and ready for mailing, for five cents.
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$500 REWARD. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR

NTHEREAS, TT HAS COME TO IVY the knowledge of the execu- tive, that Ben Bookout and Sam Os- lD0rne, murdered William McAllis- ter, on the night of the 26th of Jan uary, 1874, near Dover, in Pope county, Arkansas, and at the same time and place badly wounded Mrs. McAllister, and the said Ben Book out and Sam Osborne, being still at large,
 Now, therefore, I, A. H Garland, governor of the state of Arkansas, by virtue of the authority as vested in me by the constitution and laws of the state, do hereby offer re- ward of
 THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS each for the said Ben Bookout and Sam Osborne, upon their arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Pope county
 In testimony whereof have here unto set my hand and caused JJ the great seal of the state te ~ be affixed, at Little Rock,
 - this nineteenth day of June, A. D. 1875.
 A. II. GARLAND, Governor. By the Governor:
 B. B. BEAVERS, Secretary of State
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Administrator'sNctIce..

Notice is hereby given that will (as administrator of George Wust, deceased, ,lapply at the July term of the Probate court of Pope county Ark, for an order to sell the follow lowing described real estate belong- ing to said estate, to-wit: w. N EL and the E1a N WA, containing one hundred and sixty acres in section twcnty-one, township seven, north range twenty, west. For the pay ments of the debts of said estate. All persons interested in said estate are notified to appear and show cause if any they can, why said order shall not be made. Said court will com mehce on the 3d Monday in .IuIv being the 18th day of said month
 June 17th, 1875.
 N. D. SHINN. ,y Administrator Of the estate George "'' "oee"scu' l2l-i-t.
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oaI-&-lron-Reg zion

of the State. Coal of the finest quality abounds in large quantities in each oi them, especially in Pope and Johnson, where mining is now in successful and highly remuneratiyc operation.
 They also possess farming lands unsur- passed by any other counties in the state and will compare favorably with any other states in the Union, for fertility of soil and salubrity of climate.
 There are in these counties large of
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as follows: s:-Pope 10000; Conway 5000; Yell 13.500, Johnson 10000. They also possess good educational facilities in the way of numerous
 ScIiooIs-&--Academies.
 The various Christian denominations are ous lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows and Good Templars, all in an active and four ishing condition. There is also live, wide awake grange in almost every township.
 Parties wishing to purchase lands thro' this agency, will place in this office a dis cription of the kind and character of the land wanted, also the amount of money they want to invest in lands.
 Lands placed in the hands of this agency for sale, if the owner so desires, will be ad. vertised free until sold; then reasonable advertising fee, with ten per cent for sell ing will be retained. All further informa- tion will be given free upon application with postage stamp to pay postage
 Among others we have the following lands for sale:-
 Onn ACRES, near Dover, the Coun- AOO ty-site of Pope County, partly improved; situated in line community, in one-half mile of inc steam houring mill. Church and school facilities good. 10 miles from the l.. K. & Ft 5. Ky. Price t2,000. r or OF TWO ACRES OF LAND IN IL Dover, on which is situated a nice res- idence. Prics, n,500.
 CTOREHOUsE and lot in Dover, on the o public square. Price, $600.
 EvERAL vacant lots in Dover which o which will be sold reasonable.
 OnACRES of land, three miles north of oO Rnssellville.. Best quality of up- land. Unimproved. Terms reasonable. nWELLISG and l6 lots in the town of A RAssellville. Beautifully and con veniently located on Main street. Very desirable. Price, sl,750. MICE lot on Buchanan Street, in Rus IN scllville, on which is erected large and commodious and well arranged livery stable. 130 yards from depot A good bar gain offered. Those wishing to purchase had better call early.
 117 ACRES of land on the Arkansas river. One of the best farms in Pope county. 70 acres in high state of | cultivation, which can be rented for $l0 per acre per year. Will produce 60 bushels of corn and one bale of cotton per acre with reasonable cultivation. A good invest ment. Price s5,60.
 k0nACRES of unimproved land AOOO situated in the southern por- tiou Of the state. Cheap for cash. HOTEL! Large and commodious; on the u corner of Main and River streets. Best bargain in the county. This is rare l inducement for man who wants to go into | the hotel business. Furniture will be sold with the house. Call or write for further particulars.
 Address,
 Lewis w. Davis,
 Russellvile, Pope County, Ark. 0mce-o,s Rire,' street, nedrgy opposfts J. {. Shiaa's store. [JuIy 1-tf.l
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PROF RSSIONAL CARDS.
E. T. HARRRLt.l u. E. FOSTER. ------------ ---- DRS. FARRELL & FOSTER,
 puySICIaS AND gIrRGE0Ns
u. B. FOSTER.
E. |. HARRELt.I
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS

RUSSELLVILLE, .......,.... AIek. ofer their professional services to the Public.
 Special attention given to Surgery and the diseases of women.
 Calls by nishtor day promptly attended to- l1-tf.l
 0iliec on Buchanan streeE
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DESCRIPTION OF LOOKOUT.

DESIGNATION OF sOOkOUT.
 Said Ben Bookout is about feet 11la inches, or 6 feet high, weighs about lsO or lS5 pounds, square built, light complexion, about twen- ty-two years old, quick spoken, has scar on the right side of his face that extends to near the corner of his mouth; has no beard.
 DESCRIPTION or OSBORNE.
 Said Sam Osborne is about feet 9 inches high, weighs about 130 or I35 pounds, light complexion, has red or sandy hair, long nose, has but little to say, was shot through the back of the neck in the affray, is rather stoop-shouldered. 23-3t.
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Lewis w. Davis,

RnsseIIyile, Pope County, Ark. 0mce-oes Rire,' street, netrEy olposfts J. [ Shiaa's store. TJuIy 1-tfl
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vaIuabIeTimb CT,

principally oak, cottonwood, walnut, cher ry. hickory, gum, sycamore, maple, ash and pine.
 The range is most superior, and very fine for stock raising. Clover, timothy and herdsgrass grow well on the low lands. The counties are well situated for the con venienee of transportation, as they border on the Arkansas river, and the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway passes through Conway, Pope and Johnson, which is com pleted and in active operation as far as Ozark in Franklin county.
 The population of these counties is about as follows: Hope 1O,O 900; Conway 5000; Yell 13.500, Johnson 10000. They also possess good educational facilities in the way of numerous
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REAL AGENCY. LEWIS w. DAVIS, ATTORNEY - AT-------LAW,
 AND Rea1 E19tate Agt. RrssELLyILLE, POPE O., ARK,

RrssELLvILLE, POPE O., ARK,
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-02-10
---- -"1 D . Or
A Fence Law,

Notice las been given in the Leg
islature Of bill to submit to the
people of each county tho question
of repeuling tho existing fonco law.
We trust that the bill will pass.
AS it now stands it is, @ relic of bar
barism, enacted ut timo when tim.
bcr was plentiful and labor wus dirt
cheap. But b! the ruipous system
Of agriculture practised by our PLAN
tcra, forests have been destroyed uu-
til in some portions of the county,
oven tho QUESTION of Gro wood is q
serious con: Iteration. Labor aom
mands high price too. ae that
tho fenoo law is q burdensome tax
upon the people. Vast sdinus of
money are annually expe ndod in
builditit and repairing fonuos. It
has been calculated tat the value
of fencing in the State is several
timta the value all tho personal
property. In some neighborhoods
tho fence law has already been
practically abrogatei by agreement
Of the farmers, but these neighbor.
hoodsaro in danger of having, some
pcstilcnt fellow settled inthem who
for tho sake of few miserable half
starved cattle, will put the farmers
to vast expense. For their protco
tion the law should be repealed
We will speak of this subjoot more
fully at another time.
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The National Grange.

Tho National Grange mot in
Charleston on Tuesday, and will re-.
maiu in session about n week, It is
an important body, representing tho
agricultural interests Of tho entire
Uuion, [" the jity by aea will be
met Influential men of every seo,ion,
comforting upon questions Of pracli-
cal interest to farmers.
The meeting Of the Grange may DO
followed by important results.
Rapid transit and cheap transporta
tion arc topics now of vital impor-
tance, Tho Groot West is seeking
al easy outlet to tho Atlantic Ocean.
Charleston holds out her arms to her
western brethren. A groat truuk
line has surveyed from Cincinnati to
Charleston which is several hundred
miles shorter than any oxieting
route, aud this consultation of all
parties interested may result in q
speedy and successful prosecution OF
the work. When this it completed
provisions Of all sorts will bo much
cheaper. Charleston will become a
great seaport, and it's material pros.
pcri'y will bo largely enhanced, and q
fresh impetus will bo given to all
the industries of the State. God
sp ed the day when this road will be
finished.
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Tho Owl Rights Bill.

The House of Representatives ct
Washington parsed tho civil rights bill
on Friday by voto of l62 to 100. The
clause including schools and oeme.
terios was frat stricken out. The
bill as it stands allows ingrcss to
inns, cars and steamers, theatres and
other places of public mont.
1t gives tho U. s. Courts jurisdiction
in these matters. Tho bill Is differ.
ont from that passed by the Senate
AZ tho latter includes schools and
cemeteries and it is doubtful whoth-
or it will pass that body, Or, whethe,
the President will approve it.
The logic Of this measure seems to
DO that the radicals oan soc chat the
negroes arc slipping from their gra.t
in Louisiana and other Southern
States, and tho passage of this bill il
designed to rally thom once more
arous q thor old standard.
Tho bill will not hn: M South Caro-
lima as moro sweeping law is in exs
istenco here. But it will bo produc.
two Of antagonism between tho races
in other States, and inasmuoh as tho
black race is in very small minority,
it will suffer in the ond.
We concur in tho remarks of Mr..
Crittenden, Of N. Y. given below !:
Mr.: Crittenden, {ind.j said that
he had been in full commune with
the republican party, ever since there
had been snob party in tho country,
but that no was now geinS to give a
vote which would o2ond many Of bis
republican friends. lie regarded the
bill as fraught with far.reaohing 70.
suits and of immense Importance to
the white man, to the black man on d
to tho republican party, with whioh
be expected to 1.-Two and die and sink.
(Laughter.) But he did not wish it
to sihk SO low as he believed this bill
would sink it. lie did not believe that
thore was a community in New York
or New England that would vote for
such bill if tho proportions of the
"hlEo 'nd coIoIed people !hcro were
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In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court Of the d. s. for tho
District Of South Carolina-in tho
matter Of d. q. Means, Bankrupt.
.THIs is to give notice that warrs mt
l. in Bankruptcy was issued out of tho
District Court Of tho United States for
the Distric' Of South Carolina On tn o 20 III
January. 1876, against tho estate of D.
q. Means, Of Fairfield County, of the
State of South Carolina, who hath been
adjudgcd Bankrupt Upon his Petition ;
that the payment Of any Il bis, and tho
delivery ofany property belonging to said
Ba"krupi, to him or fpr his use. and t,e
transfer Of any property by him. arc for
oldden by law; that q meeting Of the
creditors of sail Bankrupt, TO prove
their debts. AMI TO choose Que
Or more Assign,cs Of his cs,
tate, will be held Mt u rou / of Bunkrupt
cy. to be holden On .he l8,h day of Feb
ruary, n. d. 1875, at IL O'Clock NJ, mt
l'rkVil'c. 5. G., before ". /. Clawron,
ESQ one Of the Registers Of said Court.
X. NJ. WALLACE,
U. 8. Marshal lis Messenger
T: W: CLAwSoN, repu'y Messenger.
fob u SL
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Tao State Of South arOliuS
CoUNTY or FAIRFiELD. 70,

tn THE COMMON PLEAS.
Jonathan Stanton. Plaintiff, against ia mes
Saws. Defendant. ... -....aE
TO N. NJ. Laws. Susanna II. IIinnant,
(wifc Of james s. lIinnant), Llzzie r.
Stokos (wifo Of John Stokes), heirs of
James La VS., the above named Defend
ant
VOU are hereby summonea mud re-
l. quired 10 show cause wilhinlwcnty
days after the service hereof upon you. if
my you can, why tho execution issued
OH the Judgment entered IN this action on
the seventh dry ofFobruary. y. u. 1867
in the Office Of lhe CLERK Of The Cont %
Common Pleas for the Connty and a'e
aioresnid in ta,ur Of the above nnli.rh
Defendant. James Laws, for the sum Of
four hundred aud four d 'linrs sud sixty.
seven cents, and fifteen dollars coTtS, nal
which has been retained unshti fed. ex.
crpi ns to the costs nnl the sum of Il .hIv
four Il liars and .;ixt, f:c ccnts applied
to the debt and interest ou The - da.
of March. a ID. 1868. shall moi bo renew
ell anu if yea iail to show caus. rs ai,rc-
said by answer served on tho sub .crihcrs
nt their o:h:c. No. &. law Rlngc, Winns.
hcro. So. IN the Sama will be go renewed
nccor'iing TO the Act Of Ih> Gca.ral i..
srmhly in such case mndc nLd pru,ld,d
11th Dccenhrr. 1874.
MctAATS & DOUGLASS.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
TO y. ". Laws Al l.iz.;c x. Siokc,, heirs
OF James Laws, dncca>ed
Take notice that the summens TO show
cnnrc, Of which tho foregoing :s ,py.
was Gled III the u!iicc o. the Cl,rk f ,hr
Court common Pleas. in the t,unIv of
Fairirll in the state of South ta,nliu, IN
the 7th d,y Of Jnuunry, \. D. iS-5
7ih January. 1876.
McCANT:+ s pOUGDAsS,
p P!ninliirs Attorney,
jan t3+xti
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MONEY WANTED.

a Lii parties indebted to us on store
"a account are notified that We need
money badly, and must hayo accounts
settled.
McM \STER e. BRICE.
ian IL
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real sentiment or passion displayed
In this connection, siueo Mr..
Beeoher appears moro solioitousl Of
acquiring a reputation for rhetoric
than for chastity. we would suggest
"slippory slimS" instead Of "slimy
slippory," as having moro "slippo-
ry slimy," and therefore Beeohorian
twang about It,