The Russellville Democrat., 1876-06-22

found, and for the latter he had paid one hundred dollars to the finder"
 The board ordered credit for the amount paid, approved of the cashiers course, anddirected him to pay the reward offered on tn e return of the other books. On the 4th of June it was "ordered to pay Negro Jim five dollars for finding a mutilated book, suppos- ed to be one of the books stolen from the bank" On the 2d of July, it was resolved that John Brodie "be allowed twenty-five dollars for finding the discount book, which was purloined from the bank, the same having been returned, but being materially in jured by lying in the water"
 An examination of the branch by commissioners appointed by the governor, seems not to have been agreeable to the directors, as they, on the 4th of June, re- solved, "That the attorney for this bank be instructed to inquire by what authority David Walker and R. c. Byrd, members of the legislature of Arkansas, act as commissioners for the examina- tion of this bank"
 On the 27th of August, it was resolved that "Mr Boileau is at liberty to proceed at any time that may be convenient to him. self in the execution of the trust reposed in him as commissioner" As late as the 18th Of August, it was resolved that, "as the board had no evidence that any defalca- tion existed on the part of W. Nick. Ball, all proceeding against him should be suspended till Mr. Boileau should make his report. On the 4th of October the cash committee reported that the books of the bank were in such condition that the only way of arriving at Il knowledge of it's true state, was by laborious in vestigation, similar to that Mir. Boileau was then making. On the same day it was resolved 'that the president of the bank be requested to employ some com tent person to bring up the books of this bank from the time of the first commencement of business up to the present period" From other testimony it would appear that the condition of things was worse even than might be infer red from the records of the differ. ent boards.
 Commenting on these matters the Southern Patriot said: About twenty men in Phillips county, Arkansas, recently ran off the judge, refusing him permission to do his duty, and resolving to hold court themselves. Many cxecu- tions being by law returnable the last May term of that court, and much property advertised to be sold; and, moreover, the Real Els tate bank at Helena, and the branch of the state bank at the Post, having brought a great number of suits in that court, a long petition was got up, signed by some two hundred persons, praying the Hon. Isaac Baker, who was to hold the court, not to do so. The petition was borne to Columbia and presented to the judge. Judge Baker proceeded, however, to Helena, for the pur- pose of holding the court. Find ing that he conld not be persuad- ed to decline doing the duty i'm posed on him by law and the ob- legations of his official oath, about twenty men armed themselves and took possession of tine court house, the door of which they barricadcd, and refused to permit any pcason to enter. The sheriff atten. pted to obtain an entrance, and threatened to break down the door. The response was that il he did, he would be instantly killed. The sheriff accordingly desisted, and made, a requis.tior upon the colonel of the county fol fifty men to enable him to sup press the rebellion, but the affair terminated in the fuh triumph O the rebels, and Judge Baker re furn aI homo to Cnlpm bia '