The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-22
STATE NEWS.

1 Searcy Record: The heaitIl of our vicinity is growing better as the Spring approaches.
 MonticelIonian: We regret to
 learn that little daughter of Dr. l.. l Gabbert got her thigh broken, by fail, one day last week.
 Forrest City Times: Frank Eos ter, of Prairie county, Ark, l7 years of age, was convicted of placing
 "olstlucticns on the track of the M.
 k L. R. Railroad" last week, and
 sentenced to 10 years in the peni- tentiary. This should be warning to all evil doers.
 l Southern Standard: There has
 been many cases of pneumonia in
 our county lately and of very fatal
 type. During the winter and spring,
 we have lost several well known cit
 izens of our county, besides others
 less distinguished.
 Jacksonport Herald: The finan-
 cial condition of this county grows
 better every day. As t..e collection ' of taxes progresses it is manifest
 that our scrip becomes scarcer. and
 not one man in every five who comes to pay his taxes has scrip enough to pay them. It used to be that every
 man had it and plenty of it.
 Texarkana Democrat: A jury Of
 white men rendered verdict in our court this week, giving d negro tile full amount of damages claimed by
 him against white man for swear j ing out an attachment. Facts like
 these should teach the negroes who are their friends and so oyerwhelm
 the charge of.all rpet-baggers that
 the negroes are antagonized by the ' native whites. It. is lie and the
 negro ought to see it.
 Camden Beacon: Mrs. II. J. Sul-
 Iivant of thas county, gave birth, on last Saturday, to three children, all girls, aggregating thirty pounds.
 This is fair count upon the face of the returns, and no contest The
 returns were certified to us under
 the seal of the proper official, when we opened and canvassed the same l in the presence of witnesses. As no charge of bulldozing or intimida-
 ton accompanied the returns, there was not a vote thrown out, and not withstanding this is the the largest
 poll ever cast in this coanty, tbere
 is no disposition on either side to
 % behind the returns, unless the fu- ture may develop the fact that some supervisor has not yet reported. Batesvile Guard: Every body in Independence county has heard of
 the silver mine about six miles from
 Batesville, which has for five or six years been abandoned. About lo years ago, Mr. O'Flynn, representing
 a company of English capitalists, discovered the mine and after pros pecting for several years, found sui : ficent ore to pay for working, but
 owing to the death of one of the members of this English firm, his
 remittances stopped. and he was un able to pracure machinery to con
 tinue his labors. We learn now
 from reliable sources that an English
 company is now fitting out corps
 of miners who will arrive here in d !, short time, with the necessary ma chinery for the purpose of working those mines. If this be fact, which
 we doubt not, we may look for lively times in our little city.
 Bonneville Enterprise: One of the boldest and most successful rob berries ever known in the history of
 this country, was perpetrated at
 Caulksville in this county, on last Wednesday night. It seems that
 about nine o'clock three men came to the store of Samuel Weldon and called for oysters. These were furnished and eaten in the store. Having paid the bill they seemed to be preparing to go away, when seiz- ing the opportunity when Mir. Vel don and his clerk were not noticing
 them, they presented their pistols and compelled them to "shell out" what money they had about them, which was about $500 in currency.
 They then forced the men under
 penalty of death to accompany them, : with their hands held up, outside the house when they got on their harses and rode away. The men were strangers and nothing Is known con : corning them. No clue has been ob- tained as yet as to their whereabouts Mr. Joel, of Fort Smith, was, we are informed, associated with Mr. Well , don and in this transaction is, per } haps, the principal loser.