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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Nov. 2d, 1880.
COUNTY COURT PROCEED
 INGS.

The county court of Pope county met at Dover Monday the 18th October, 1880, when during said term the follow ing members appeared and took their seats, to-wits E. c. Bradley, presiding judge; and Lewis Allen, G. W. Berry, man, T. F. Mccain, W. w. Breashear, W. I. Pollock. w. P. Lazenby, R.. Black, James s. Linzy John T. Burris, D. A. Horton, M. R. Shinn, T. NJ. Free man, M. s. Turner, c. W. o. Davis, P. J. Rollow, John Casey, A. A. Grain, c. H. Taylor, J. R. Shinn, B. F. News ton and J. w. Russell, associate justices of said court. The following tax was levied during the term of said court, to-wit: Az mills for general county purposes; 2ha mills topay indebtedness upon old scrip; $4,000 for expenses of Pope circuit court; $1, 400 for expenses of assessing and collecting tax for 1880 ! $500 for expenses of county and pro- bate courts; $500 for the support of panpers; $500 for keeping and guarding prisoners; $175 for criminal prosecu- tions in justice of peace courts sl00 for public records and stationery; $500 for repairing the court house, to be taken from the jail fund now on hand in the treasury. The total amount of appro- priations made being $s,175. The diff ferent school districts as hereinafter membered by their votes, at the last general election therein levied the fol- lowing tax, to-wit: In school districts numbers 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, IA. l5, F. l9, 20, 21, g, P Gin currencyD 3l, B, 34, 36, g, 3S, 39, 43, A Gin currency. 45 (to build school house), 46, 4s,49 and 50, mills; district 13, mills, and number 47, Az mills; districts 2, 4, II 24, 40 and fl, az mills; district l, ] mills; districts 3, 7, 9, 16, IS, 22, 25, 26, 2S, 29, 30, 35, 42. 51 and 52, no tax The outstanding old scrip Is tl6,O00 outstanding new scrip, $7,OO0. The total taxable property of the county is about $1, 700, ,0O0.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of de- cree and order of the Pope county circuit court, made1on the 14th day of Oct. 1880, of the lands Of K. s. Cheyne, deceased, for the purpose of dividing the proceeds of sale of said lands be- tween the heirs of the said deceased R. s. Cheyne, according to their respective rights and interests, we will sell, during the hours prescribed by law for making judicial sales, on the 20th day of November. 1880, at the court house door D the town of Dover, at public out cry to the highest bidder, on a credit of three msnths. the following described lands lying in the county of Pope and state of Arkansas, to-wit:
 The W < of the W < of sec. 16. T N 20 W-4o acres, and part of the N E of the N E < of sec 29, T9 IN 20 W-19 acres, and known as lot No. of the Cheyne division; beginning at station No. 3, running east 30 rods to station No. $, thence north TO rods to the slough, oi station No. 6, thence west with the meander- ings of the slough to station No. {, thence south to the point of Beginning. The purchaser will be required to execute note with good and Ia = full security. JOSIAH #5aBLI,
 JIG. BONDS,
 JAS. s. WILLIS,
 Commissioners.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
LOCAL NEWS.
nrE NEXT TUESDAY, Nov. 2d.

VOTE NEXT TUESDAY, Nov. 2d.
 Mrs. Dove, of Dardanelle, is visit iro friends in town this week.
 Mir. Lafayette .Breashears, of Ca. c,esyille. called to see us last week.
 -R.J. Wilson will receive in few dovs q biz lot of carriages, buggies and hacks right from the manuiactory.
 Mrs. Maggie Adams, of Mill Creek, ,bis county, is in town, the guest of Mrs. l.. NJ. Smith and other friends.
 Any person having good milch .cow with young calf for sale, can find purchaser by applying to this office. A large lot of OyERCOATS just received, and marked AWFUL LOW at
 J. L. SHINN's. Mrs. Nancy McFaddin, Mr.and Mrs John c. Rye, of Dover were visiting in town on Tuesday, the guests of Mrs. H. C. Howell.
 A new lot of ladies dress goods inst opened at J. l.. SHiNN's. -Mr. John A. Erwin has returned home from protracted trip to Newton county in the interests of his employer, xr. E. Roth.
 MT. Elam Purviance, of Cabin Creek, Johnson county, came down on Q visit to relatives and friends in this place last week.
 -Messrs. Charley Churchill, Law renee Ferrill and John Lancaster, a trio of Dardanelle's young gentry, vis- ited Russellville last Sabbath.
 Five or six miners are wanted at the Excelsior Coal mines, two and oue- half miles southeast of Russellville. Five cents per bushel will be given. --J. l.. Shinn has sold more boots and shoes in the past month than was ever before sold by the house in the same length of time. Low PRICES makes 'em go, you know.
 Hon. II. $. Carter, one of our tal- ented barristers, has been elected special judge of the Johnson circuit court now in session at Clarksville, and departed last Monday to enter upon his duties.
 We were pleased to see Mir. J. NJ. HolIabaugh and MT. William Patty, of Sottrille, Liberty township, fin town last week and gratified In adding the name of MT. Hollebaugh to our list of subscribers.
 The Baptist State Convention will convene in this place next Thursday, 9th ult.,) at 10 o'clock, q. m. Mem- bers will be charged full fare in com- ing and one-fourth in returning over the Little Rock and. Fort Smith road.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

Mir. Wm. Cooper, of this place has recently suffered excruciating pain \ of neuralgia of the face. The sight of his left eye has been completely destroy N ed and the other one is much affected. We are sorry that this misfortune has overtaken our townsman.
 --Col. George Robertson, represent ing the reliable and staunc h firm oi \ Senter & Co.,, commission m erchants oi St. Louis put in an appearance in Rus seilville this week exhibiting n very pleasant countenance, and chock full of estton business.
 --0ur old friend Judge II. A. How ell and wife, with their three daughters Misses Mattie, Amanda and Selia, of Dardanelle, boarded the cars on Mon- ' day last, on trip of pleasure to New Orleans, and will take in St. Louis on their return home.
 Last Monday coach full of ma. tive Germans, fresh from the Fader land, numbering over fifty souls came np to Morrilton 70 join the colony al- ready established there. They were as healthy and vigorous looking set of la. 2orers as one would wish to sac, and will make telling ihroads upon the forests of Conway county.
 MT. J. J. Baugh, the handsome and sprightly young publisher of the Scar. " Beacon, one of our best state papers passed up the Fort Smith road las monday enr0ute to Eureka. where ht Will remain a month or two with tho nope Of improving his health which ha' been Impaired by over-work and close confinement in his office.
 -owing to strike among some o s"e laborers of the l.. K. X F. s. Ky. ,aA honday morning, Superintendent hartman came out as conductor on tn, passenger train that day, and we feel 0ohstfained to say that no more attten. 've or ailable conductor has ever pull Al -NNiN OA pluOicu biShSto oi '"a'' or any other road.
 -trsm the last issue of the Harrison iunes We learn of the shooting of a Pisoher named Wm. Arterberry, by aN excited mob of seventy-five armed uen' The prisoner was a notorious
 S'aeter and was suspected of incen 1i@flsm and other crimes. The Times xuemns the action of the mob and sVp'ofeS the unenviable reputation "'V'r acts will give the place.
 Mrs. Nancy s. weathers, consort ol
 '' Ambrose Weathers, of Scottville
 Vpe county, died last Saturday, ane
 s conveyed to and buried in the Pis'
 NA cemetery, near Russellvillye or
 N"0Sy the 2lth inst. Mrs. Weather s the daughter of Mrs. Isabelli
 ,D.nh and the sister of Mir. Johr yum Of Russellville. We tender ou
 aupathies to the bereaved family ant astlons.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
LAND SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the probate court of Pope county, made on the 20th day of October, !sS0, of the dover of Jennie Crow, widow of Stephen c. Crow, for the purpose of paying the debts of said deceased, will sell during the hours pre- scribed by law for making judicial sales, on the 20th day of November, 1880. at the court house door in the town of Dover, at public out-cry to the highest bidder on credit of three months, the following described land lying in the coun- ty of Pope and state of Arkansas, to-wit:
 The N k 1 of the W L of sec. 10, TON K 20 W-4e acres. The purchaser will he required to give note with good and lawful security. This Oct. 22, 1880. W. J. SHERRILL,
 Adm'r of the estate of Stephen c. Crow, dec'd.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Nov. 2d, 1880.
From Montgomery County.
 POWDER HILLS, Oct. 25, 1880.
Editors Russellville Democrat;

Editors Russellville Democrat;
 Supposing a few lines from Powder Hills might interest some one, the fol- lowing is therefore submitted.
 Everything here is fiourishing and the work will be pushed forward with greater vigor. Mir. k. $. Peters to>day returned from two weeks visit at Rus- sellville and brought with him D. $. McCurdy; the two now go to work at Dog Roost tunnel and will drive the work rapidly forward. Peters is in fine spirits and we rejoice with him for his indications for mineral are splen- did. The work in Mackinaw tunnel is stopped this week; the men have gone home for a short visit. Mir. J. B. Adams is drill holder in the Mackinaw and is an expert at the business; he cannot be surpassed either in holding the drill steady for the striker or work ing through any sort of rock, and where holes have to be blasted, and never losing any, and as he don't think a man ought to always live alone he in> teuds bringing back with him his esti~ mable lady and pretty daughter, and for the present they will occupy the Magazine house until the erection of suitable dwelling of their own. MT. Wm. West our energetic foreman has built an addition to his residence and improved the appearance of Powder Hills generally. MT. George Sharp, our cLterprising host is going 10 erect a house nearer the mines for the ac> commodation of the miners. A. W. McCurdy proposes to build house and live among us. In our town is fine spring which gushes forth from the mountain side in anever>failing stream and furnishing supply in excess of the demands of man and boast. Near by is fine hunting country where the mighty hunter can feast his eyes on and fire his gun at all kind of game and especially the bounding buck with branching antlers. The health of the Powder Hillians is good, their nature's likewise. It is only once in while that we are disturbed with set-to. More anon. STRIKER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
coMMIssIoNER,s SALE.

In obedience to an order of the circuit court of Pope county. Arkansas, made at the Septem Der term 1880, in the matter of the partition of the lands of wm. N. Cloar, dec'd, the under signed will. Sn the 20th day of November, 1SsU, m, on that day sell on three months credit, the following lands, to-wit: The northeast quar- ter of the north west quarter Of section one t1) township six (6) range twenty t20) containing forty (40l acres, and the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter, same section, township and range and containing forty (4Ol acres. chaser to give bond and security for the pur- chase money, and sthe commissioners will also retain a lien on land to secure the pnr.hass money J. M. HENRY,
 LEMUEL HUGHEY,
 J. l.. BoGGAH.
 Commissioners. W. c. FORD, Attorney.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DARpANELLE, ARK

October 15. 1880. Notice is hereby given that the following nanied settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof on committing his home stead entry in support of his claim before the Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land Office at Dardanelle, Ark, on the 26th of November, 1880, and secure final entry thereof at the ex- piratiun Of thirty days from the date of this notice, viz..
 NJ. 1T. Guest, homestead application No. 13,751, for the 8 W kSE k sec. 1, township N range 21 W, and names the following as his witnesses, viz: John Morgan, Dempsey Fay Tor. Ann Boohcr and NJ. P, Epps, all of Russell- vile. Pope Co.,, Ark.
 IT. M GIBSON Register,
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

Miss Bertha Jacobson, after a pros tracted visit to St. Louis, has returned to Russellville.
 We learn that Miss Frances Ham, one of Ozark's lovely young ladies, is visiting in town, the guest ot Rev. E. M. Roach and lady. We hope she may find our town pleasant and enjoy hers self while here.
 Cotton is arriving rapidly, and our merchants continue to give good prices. We.quete as followsi
 Good ordinary ............ 91a Low middling ................ ga Middling ................. l0
 Ut is generally accepted idea that corn will not grow in Arkansas with out cultivation and much hard work. But this week we have been shown sample ears of corn grown in Missis> sippi county by F. B. Halle, formerly of this place, which measures ten inches in length and seven and one-half inches in circumference, and grew on land that was never ploughed after planting. The grains are well formed, we'll developed and truly wonderful productions.
 Nearly or quite all of our Kings Mountain excursionists have returned home greatly pleased with their trip and the sights seen, save one, and that was that Unclc Josh hurried up to see all old,fashioned North Carolina fist and scull knock down, but found that the little unpleasantness of few years back had made innovations on the modus operandi of old times and intro duced the six shooter, which began to play so fast and rapidly that he thought it more prudent to retrace his steps and forgot while doing so that he had been troubled with rheumatic pains until after he found more tranq uil, quiet and orderly spot where he could draw good long breath. So says our jsst> ing John.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DAREASELLE, ARK
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 October, 16, 1880. l Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim be- fore the Register and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at Dardanelle, Ark, on the 22d day of November, 1880, and secure final entry therof at the expiration of thirty days from the date of this notice, viz:
 Thomas P. Reed, homestead application No. 9292 for the S W L s k k sec. 21, township [ range 20 W, and names the following as his witnesses, viz: F. ]. Harvill, J. l.. Crowell, William Brooks and J. F. Faulkner, all of Russellville, Pope Co.,, Ark.
 T. Nj. GIBSON, Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

In Justices Court, Illinois township, Pope
 County, Arkansasl 1. C. E. Tobey, Plaintiff,
 vs. Warning Order. A. Nj. Wilson, Defendant. The defendant, A. NJ. Wilson, Is warned to appear in this court within thirty days to an swer the complaint of the plaintiff, c. k. Tobey. October 18th, 1880.
 c. W. BRENNAN, J. P.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
Notice of Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DARDANELLE ARK,
 nctahar dth Qe5

October 4th, 1880.
 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim and will appear before the Register and Receiver of the U. s. Land office at Dardanelle, Ark, on Monday the sth day of November, 1880, and secure final entry thereof at the expiration of thirty days from the date of this notice, viz: Benton l. Brown, homes.eud application No. 9Ss4, for the z N W 4 and " k N w k following as hIs witnesses, via: J. J. CaId- well, Joe Morrison. J. J. Williams and John NJ. Brown, all of London Pope Co.,, Ark.
 Nov4.l T. NJ. GIBSON, Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
To Our Customers.

Gentlemen, one and all We have sold you our goods on credit, when you were in great need. Now we ask you to come to our relief as promptly as we did to yours. Pay us up by the first of November, because our necessi~ ties are great in consequence of severe losses on cotton last year.
 nov-1Il j. Nj. HARKEY & BRO.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

Through bills of lading given for Cotton from Ft. Smith, Van Buren, ozark, Clarksviiie, Russellville and all points on the road to New York, Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, &c. Rates low, and transportation rapid.
 THEO. HARTMAN, Supt. P. ]. BENNETT. General Ticket Agent
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28

lowing to the crowded state of our columns last week, we failed to call att tention to the new stock of ladies hats and bonnets now on exhibition at Mrs. s. Webb's millinery establishment in this place. Mrs Webb has an ex- perience of several years in the busi> ness in which she IS now engaged and it is unnecessary to say that she is quali> fled to i'll the position acceptably. Her stock has been selected after careful and personal inspection and said to be the best and most complete ever exhibi- ted in Russellville. To our fair friends who may wish to purchase hats oF bon nets os the besS and latest styfes we recommend a visit to Ms. "eno,s where they will receive cordial wei> come and prompt attcstion from the accomplished propris ress or ner eih- cieut assistant MlsseJennie Moseley.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-28
MEMPHIS & LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD. THE ONLY DIRECT ALL RAIL ROUTE TO M E M P HIS, Chattanooga,
 Nashville,
 Knoxville.

ATLANTA, RICHMOND, LYNCHBURG, HUNTSVILLE, DEC irUR, Montgomery, Selma, Grenada, CANTON, JACKSON, MISS, and all principal points in the Southeast.
 AND VIA MEMAHIs TO LOUISVILLE, CINCINNATI, PIrTSBURG, WASHINGTON, PHILA ADELPlIIA,NEW YORK, BOSTON ,and all principal Northern and Eastern Cities
 Connections made at MEMPHIS with trains on MEMPHIS & CHARLEErON Louisville. Nashville aud Great Southern, Mississippi X Tennessee, And PApUuAH ASD MEMPHIS RAIL oApa. ONLY DIRECT ROUTE to the Cele- brated Springs of VIRGINIA. Through Tick cts on safe to all points at ARGENTA * LIT- TILE ROCK. KUDOLrH FINK,
 M. SHAY, General Manager
 General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-04-01
BOGARDUS DEFEATED BY A BOY.
The Wonderful Shooting Which Made Fred
Erb Famous,

Western newspapers are devoting
considerable space to the late shoot
ing match, in which young Fred Erb,
jr., of st. Joseph, Mo-, defeated
Capt. A. Fl. Bogardus, champion
wing shot of the world. The match
was for purse of two hundred dol
lars and fifty per cent. of the gate
money; each to shoot at one hun
dred birds, from five traps. The
traps were arranged in a sort of semi.
circle, the marksmen not knowing
FROM which trap the pigeon would be
pulled.
No pigeon match that ever took
place before in the northwest created
as much interest as this one did.
Members of clubs of the Missouri
valley, and clubs in the north and
southwest, as well as hundreds of
other sharpshooters, were present.
The wind was boisterous and cold
before the shooting began, and when
young Erb fired the last shot, drop
ping his twenty-third bird in success
sion, the thermometer was working
down to zero, and & fearful gale swept
over the grounds.
AS soon as they were ready to be-
gin shooting, the St. Jc. boy asked
the veteran captain, who had defeat
ed the best English shots on their
own soil, to open the ball. The cap
tain replied that he was always on
hand, stepped promptly to the score
and cried, "Pull." A pigeon rose
from trap two, but dropped before
the deadly pellets ere he had a chance
to look around. Young Erb faced
the champion and toed the score
with nerve and confidence. Shoot
ing alternately with the captain, the
boy dropped thirteen birds before he
missed, the captain missing his third
and tenth. While some of the pig
cons brought down by both marks
men were stemwinders, many were SO
terrified or tame that they had to be
clodded up. 0.-. ,.... ~.
| When each had shot at fifty birds
the score stood: Erb, forty-six; Bo-
gardus, .forty-three. This rather as
tonished the hackers of Bogardus,
who were in the majority, while the
many hackers of the st. Joe boy,
who had predicted his winning from
the start, were jubilant, but not
boisterously so. Young Erb had to
make fifty shots yet with the great
marksman. As the shooting contin-
ued the birds favored the boy little,
and the veteran experienced hard
luck. He said the wind and dust
troubled his eyes. -na -~ ..s.
| The boy had never shot before un-
der the tive-trap rules. Each dead
shot gave him greater confidence.
He stepped to the score, and as the
birds rose at any part of the semi
circle, he took his range with light
ming rapidity, bringing them down
with unerring aim. When his last
bird fell the score stood, Erb, ninety
three, Bogardus, eighty-three.
i The st. Joe Herald says: "The
enthusiasm on the result cannot we'll
be imagined. The crowd pressed
forward with outstretched arms to
take the victor by the hand, and
some were satisfied to even touch
him. He was bigger man than
Old Grant, .~I =. .....
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-04-01
From the jefferson City Tribune.


The Governor has granted re-
prieve until the 10th of April next, to
Jacob Muldrow and Nathan Faucet,
sentenced to be hanged in Audrain
county Oh the 2nd proximo, for the
murder of Octave Inflow. Following
is His Excellency's order in the
case:
The Judge of the Circuit Court,
the Prosecuting Attorney of the coun-
ty, the attorneys for one of the pris-
oners, and the clerk and sheriff make
application for feprieve of the pris-
oners for two weeks for the following
reasons:
"First-The attorneys for one of
said defendants, Jacob Muldrow, had
prepared bill of exceptions and FL
ed the same for the purpose of carry
ing his case to the Supreme Court,
and had given sad Muldrow reason
to believe that his SAID sentence would
be stayed at least a sufficient time
for said court to pass upon the points
III his case.
"Second-That said Muldrow be-
lieved his execution would be STAYED,
on account of the reason above stated,
and was confident it would result in
new trial of the cause and reversal
of the Judgment rendered against
him; that said Muldrow was so ad.
vised by his attorneys, and has made
no preparation to die at the time
stated in his said sentence.
"Third-His attorneys have since,
on a very recent date, abandoned
their purpose in prosecuting his ap-
peal, and informed him, the said
Muldrow, that the sentence will have
to be carried into execution at the
time stated by the court; that said
Muldrow may have time for religious
instructions and make thorough prep
aration for death. do we pray this
respite, and ask the same respite for
his co-defendant, that they both may
be executed at the same time"
Tue request is reasonable, and q
reprieve for two weeks is granted the
prisoners.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-04-01
MEXICO, MO, THURSDAY, APRK L. 1880.

him.. This man was pfetty well-to-
do, kept little store /but his princi-
pal wealth was in sheep and cattle. l
think he had 2O,O0Obheep. We had
a very comfortaY lie room, much
more so than We ex bected to find, land
the shelter from dhe storm and the
warm blazing fire Y Sas very cheerful.
Our hosts name was Thomas Tru-
jellor. We are now vt the foot of
Rito Range; and must Cross it to-
morrow, we have a comfortable bed
and sleep soundly, my friend feeling
much more secure than the night be-
fore at Dutch Henry's. After break
fast we are ready for the dreaded
range. To be continued in the fu-
ture. l have just reached the end of
the third day out.
RICHARD GENTRY.