The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
AN EvENTFUL CAREER.
An Early Arkansas Politician.
A Life Secret---Exposure.
A Rival and an Elopement.
Flight, Dissipation and 1
 Tragic Death.
Pope County the Scene of the
 Closing Tragedy.

From the New York Sun.
 William Hill, 8 patient in a pri- vate asylum near Glasgow, Scot land, died a few weeks ago. Many years ago there lived in Iredell county, North Carolina, a respect cd Presbyterian minister named Curry, the pride of whose life was an only son, Nixon by name, in whose training the good man took peculiar delight. The young man won the affections of a young girl attending the same school, and so ardent was their attachment that mo rival was suffered to come be- tween them. When the girl reached the age of fifteen, her de- votion to young Curry became so manifest that her parents, wishing to secure for her what they viewed as 8 better alliance, forbade fur ther intercourse between the two. As natural consequence, clandes- tine meetings were resortcd to, and continued for three years, At the expiration of that period, the hand of the young lady was sought by the son of enc of a Southern statesman. and her par ents tried to compel her accept ance, whereat she cloped with young Curry. The couple were ovcrtaken. Then the young man turned and shot his rival, who led the pursuit, killing him instantly. The young couple then renewed their flight. After a long and heated chase Curry took refuge with his betrothed in the Allegha- ny Mountains, near the head waters of the Catawba, and there, outlawed from society, he became a highwayman, and speedily achieved a dreaded notoriety by the number and character of his daring exploits. The Governor of North Carolina offered $5,000 for his arrest, ard many, lured by the tempting offer, tried to hunt him down. Suddenly he was missed from North Carolina. It was supposed that he had died, or that he had changed his base of operations.
 One day, at the time of the first settlement of the fertile delta of he St. Francis river, in what is now Arkansas, an immigrant ap- peared in the district calling him. self John Hill. He was a hand some, amiable man, and though having only moderate means, ex- tended a generous hospitality to all who visited his beautiful little home, rendered doubly attractive by the presence of a lovely wife. In short time he became the most popular man in the settle ment, and so continued for ten or twelve years. He was repeatedly elected to the Legislature, and there he was distinguished for powerful and impassioned clo- quence. He became q leader in the ranks of his party, was a member of the convention that framed the State Constitution, and represented his district in the Senate of Arkansas.
 Hills most intimate acquaint- ances were the Strongs, four brothers, men of wealth and ambi- tion. A close intimacy sprang up between them, and Hill, in an un- guarded moment, made the eldest Strong conversant with his pre- vious history, telling him that he was the notorious Nixon Curry of North Carolina. Strong then re- quested Hill to resign his seat in the Senate, but Hill refused, and the brothers conspired to ruin him. Sending to North Carolina they procured a requistion for his arrest and a copy of the reward offered for his capture. The four brothers, powerful and determined as they were, well knowing the character of the man with whom they were to deal, secured the as- sistance of dozen men, and sur rounding his house attempted to effect his capture. On approach the main entrance and demanding his surrender, one of them was shot dead, and three others dan gerously wounded, and the attack was abandoned