The Russellville Democrat., 1876-02-10


 selling at 90c. So says the Ad- vance.
 Fayetteville Sentinel: The peo- pie are paying their taxes with considerable promptness.
 Becbe Magnet: We have anoth- CT curiosity this week, in the veg etable line. It is a parsnip found in Mir. R. A. McCulloch's garden, and has the form of q human. It is another of those strange freaks of nature and is somewhat of a mystery. We have leen unable to decide which persuasion it be- longs to.
 Hot Springs Telegraph: We learn that the ice machine, situa- ted out on Gulpha, is about com plete. Steam was raised some days ago, and everything worked to charm. Mir. Beattie says that the company will be fully prepared in q couple of weeks to supply all the ice required by this market.
 Fort Smith Herald: The store of Haglin & Pape was broken into on Thursday night, and quite a quantity of goods were stolen--we did not learn how much.
 We have plenty of theiyes in our midst, and our town abounds in sneak theiyes, who will steal the smallest and the biggest ar ticle they can get their hands on. A dose of buckshot is the best medicine for them.
 Helena Mail; About dark Sat urday night, a barrel of sugar was found in the stable in the back yard of Mckenzie & Horn :. CTS store, and in an empty hogs head was found a box of soda. shortly before the discovery of these things, two young men were passing and noticed a man rolling a barrel, which caused suspicion, and a search resulted in the find ing of the articles mentioned. Parties upon whom suspicion lies have been arrested.
 Augusta Bulletin; On Tuesday night last week, Mir. Frank Me Connell, of Crittenden county, heard of the death of his child and of his wife's great distress, while he was at landing below his home on the Miss. River. As the A. J. White landed to take him on board, the stage plank fell on him and crushed him. He was taken on board and landed at his home, only to add to his wife's agony by dying soon after reaching his own landing.
 Fayetteville Democrat: During the storm here thursday night last, the frame of the Preshyteri- an church was torn all to atoms.
 A short time since the resi- dence of Mir. Vim. Cunningham, near town, while the family were absent, broke open trunk, and stole the last cent of money the old gentleman possessed. Hang ing is too good for such a villain; he ought to be kicked to death by a mule.
 Fayetteville Democrat: The east side of the square made a narrow escape from fire Tuesday night last. The clerk in the book store left a box of fresh ashes sitting on the floor when he closed up the house to go to sup per, which set the box on fire and was getting under headwav, when Capt Albright fortunately enter ed the room in time to check it's progress. In a few moments longer, the handsomest block of business houses in the city would have been in great danger of be- ing destroyed by the fire fiend, as the wind was blowing almost gale at the time; and besides, most of the men were out looking for the lost child. A little more caution should be used in remov- ing ashes from stoves, or fire places either.
 Beebe Magnet: Willis Coffee, a colored gentleman of our town, was requested to appear before the grand jury at Searcy, one day last week, and went by rail as far as Kensett, thence by Walkers line to the county seat. The branch road freight train had gone on towards Scarcy, and a namesake of Willis (Rio Coffee had fallen off and was left on the track in a helpless condition! Willis and his "pard' Charley Nelson, discovered Rio Coffee and removed him from his dangerous position and put him behind a log, as the express train (whc h has mule for an engine) woald,
 
 in all probability, run over and horribly mangle Rio. Some eagle eye was around, and in conse- quence Willis Coffee and Charlie Nelson were arrested for hiding Rio Coffee. At last accounts there was a fair prospect ot Willis being sent where he will not get ! l. l..i