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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

1850, and filled positions of honor and profit, both State and Federal | In 1920 or 21 Judge Scott fought duel with Judge Seldon, both be- ing at that time on the Territorial Bench together as judges of the Su- perior court. Judge Seldon was killed at the first fire, Judge Scott being unhurt. The duel was fought on Island No.- in the Mississippi river, near Helena, Ark. Hon. Nim- rod Menifee (who was subsequently killed in desperate rencounter with man named Phillips in Conway county, after giving his adversary a wound from which he dIed year af- terwards) ), was the second and sur geon of Judge Scott. The second of Judge Selden is not now recollect- ed. In 1927, at Little Rock, in an unfortunate rencountsr with Gen. E. Hogan, who was the assailant and a man of over 200 pounds welght and herculean strength, while Judge Scott was small man weighing on- ly 130 or 135 pounds, was felled to the floor by Gen. H., when upon re-
 gaining his feet he drew a sword cane, usually carried by him, as a present from Major B. B. Ball, then prosecuting attorney for the circuit, and with it he gave Gen. H. four wounds, killing him almost instantly, but not before Gen H. had wrenched the sword from Judge Scott's hand and made deadly thrust at him, piercing through the cravat tied around Judge Scotts neck. Imme- diately surrendering to the U. s. Marshal, Judge s. had his case ex- amined by the proper court which at once discharged him, the killing being regarded as justifiable.
 Judge Andrew Scott would have been a man of marked distinction at any time or locality in the U. S; and he was peculiarly so at his day in thls western country. Ills history constitutes an important part of his adopted State. As judge, the wig or of his mind, the learning and clearness exhibited in his judicious opinions published in the supreme court law reports, will glve him prominence--especlally with the bar and bench of the State forever.
 I. R H. Scott is a most honorable
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
{. E. BATTENFIELD. Editor,
Third Congressional District.

A meeting of Democratic Execu- tive Committee for the Third Con- gressional District of Arkansas is hereby called to meet at Little Rock on the 2nd of June, 1880, to decide on time and place for hold ing the next congressional conven. ton for sad district. And until which time 1 would suggest that the counties will not appoint or instruct delegates, but at the time of holding the county conventions for nomina- ting county officers As to appoint at the time of holding county con ventions to send delegates to the state conventions is too early to give all aspirants fair chance.
 B. J. BROWN, Chm
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
SOUND POLICY.

Elsewhere in to-day's DEMOCRAT we publish the proceedings of the primary convention of the demo crats of Valley township.
 We especially commend to the party throughout the county the sentiment contained in .he third, fourth, fifth and sixth resolutions as embracing and setting forth the true policy which must prevail in the general conduct of the pending campaign. Let other townships m ake the same good resolutions that have been thus clearly and for rcibly made by the Valley township democrats, and let each individual member of the party live up to the spirit of these resolutions and the democracy will be as invincible and reliable as a stone wall.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

in either the candidacy of Mir. By CTS or Col. Howard, and we trust the gentlemen will be allowed to make the race without having anything of the kind imputed to them, for we believe Col. Cravens can beat them both put together giving them the benefit of the very kindliest and fairest treatment.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
AN EXCITEMENT
That Has Cooled D0wn-Where Are the Enthusiasts of Sew
 eral Months Ago?

We reproduce the following ex- tracts from the Little Rock Gazette to show the committees who have this matter in charge that ACTION ACTToN-ACTIoN is expected from them. They must move up. All the excitemement and talk and pa triotic sentiment which has been poured out over the proposed move meut to cement the bonds of frisnd- ship and business relations between North Arkansas and their own home markets will place us in very rldi- culous light if we weaken on it now. It must be put through-the enter prise must be consumated, and that great trade must not be repulsed when it seeks home market. Let our committee go to work:
 It would be something of satis- faction to the people of thls city to know what has become of the Boone county road enthusiasts. A hun dred men on cotton selling mission was never vanquished in this city until the Boone county yeomen drove over the Boston mountains. A hundred cotton wagons never drove into Russellville before to the boom of anvils and fitting of flags. The Idea was that road would be speedily opened, and that the enor nous trade of Boone county, instead of continuing to enrich the already financially fat merchants of Spring field, Mo-, would be turned home ward and find remunerative lodg- ment in Russellville and Little Rock. This city gave considerable money toward the enterprise. Col. Feb Ward, with a liberality larger than his penetentiary, gave five hundred dollars. Others gave freely; glasses clinked; wine flowed; men became intoxicated. One prominent man drank so much that he declared :: We'll have that-that ro-road if it hasto be-be built" It may have been his original intention to round of the sentence gracefully but he didn't. His intellectual balance was gone. The work may be going on, and if so the people would like to know some thing aboutit.
 Mir. Dudley K, Jones, as one ofthe Boone county road committeeman, appointed by inc chamber of com merce, says that he is anxious to CO., operate with the citizen's committee Tn order to carry out the object of the appointment.-L.R R. Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

old gentleman of the old school .E man of ability and modest merit E He has out-liyed nearly all of Iii. contemporaries in the State, ana yet he is man of much vigor o, mind and body. Among these co temporaries in Arkansas were X following, and all of whom were hi. early friends and school l-mates, and who were not only well known in tho State, but many of them throughout the entire country: Wm. F. Pone Governor of the Territory, c. F. M
 Noland, who killed the former in B duel, Judge George c. Watkins, Ex. Senator Robert w. Johnson, James Scull, Robert Cunningham, Ex- Gov
 Wm. k. Ashley, Thomas W. Neweaa
 father of the present General anl Tom Newton, of Little Rock, Gordon
 N. Peay, c. c. Danley and B. F. Danley. Such is his high moral integrity and social position. that though licensed, but not prac. ticing lawyer, he has several time.
 been elected special Judge of the circuit court, a distinc- tion conferred upon
 him purely as matter of honor; and at the last term of the Pope circuit court in the trial of the SksA vs P. 0. Cheaney for the seduction of Miss Head, when the grey headed old men, with wives and daughters, heard the young lady as witness tell the truthful story ofher dishonor, their honest hearts burned with in. dignatlon, and quite 8 number of them called upon Capt. Scott to take a fee to assist the prosecution, so anxious were they that such mon- strous crime-both legal, ly and socially should be punished and female vir. tue and purity protected. Of course he declined to act as they desired, but who would not be proud of such evidence of respect and confidence coming from those who had known him as neighbor and friend for many years. X. K. X.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
Heavy Failure.

TExARKANA, April 15th.-The Commercial bank here closed it's doors this morning, owing to over drawings by one G. T. Potter, a cot ton buyer from New York, amount ing to nearly thirty-five thousand dollars. Tue bank started some four or five months ago under bright auspices, and had the confidence of the entire community, and held at this time deposits amounting to twenty-nine thousand dollars, large part of which had been made by hard working people. The excite ment and common street talk runs high throughout the community. The stockholders are holding meet ing tonight after which the real fig ures will be brought out.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29
LET'S HAVE FAIR PLAY.

We accord to every man and every journal the right to use its best judgement in making selection of a favorite from the list of aspirants who may present their name for off cial honors. Great care should be taken, however, especially by the press to see fair play among all the candidates. The papers should in sist upon fair and honorable can vass, and avoid any unfair treatment of candidates. After a paper has decided upon it's favorite it ill be- comes it to seek to bolster up its pet by unfairness toward an opposing candidate, and such course can on ly result in injury to the cause of him whom it is intended to aid. We fear the Fort Smith Independent is not as mindful of these things as it should be. In it's last issue 1t has an article Tn which it refers to the candidacy of J. P. Byers for congress, in a manner which we think unfair, for, while it disclaims any intention of impugning Mir. Byer's motives in becoming a competitor in the race with Col. Cravens, it, at the same time, so connects his candidacy with a supposed movement on tue part of selfish and scheming tricksters to defeat Col. Cravens, as to prejudice his chances of success.
 Now we cannot see why such an allusion should be made. We do not favor MT. Byer's candidacy, but still, we cannot deny his right to make the race The sees proper, and as he has determined to make it we hope that he will be given a fair showing. We say the same thing in regard to Col. Towards candida cy. Let fair play and frank, open dealing all around prevail in this race, and let us have no innuendoes and insinuations. We do not be- ]lev aftA are any sinister motives
 Ths
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

Vermont, Louisiana and Texas are for Hancock. Oregon is for Judge aField Massachusetts is for Bayard. The Iowa and Nebraska delegations have strong supporters of Mir. Tilden, although no instruc- tions were gived. The result of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Convention is ia vorable to Mir. Tilden.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

D. W. Lear, our worthy State land commissioner, reports: Amount of fees collected for January and February, $4,S76.50; expenses of office, $2, ,349.99; profit of office to the State, ,S2, ,526.5l; number of acres sold, 17,72l.20 100; amount received and paid into the State treasury on land sold, $ll,31l.6l; number of acres donated to persons who have filed their proof of actual settlement 7,320.26 l00--L. k. Union.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

The first number of the Clinton Banner, (Clinton, Van Buren Co. is before us. It is very tastlly got ten up paper and we wish it long life and . useful career.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

-Edmunds, the wife murderer will expiatc his terrible crime by death upon the gallows at Ozark on the 18th day of May-that being the day fixed upon by the Governor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

The recent storm did much ha- voc in Yell county. In the Fourch Valley and in the vicinity of Gravel ly Hill and Bluffton the hurncane was particularly severe and many houses and barns were blown flat. The timber is down in vast qusnti- ties.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

Forrest City had 8 fire last Thursday. The Planters Hotel was burned and also twelve other build ings. Loss on buildings $10.000. Damage to goods $10000.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

The result of the Syracuse con- vention was an undoubted victory for the Tilden cause. A test vote showed g majority of 295 Tilden del egates against so anti-Tilden mem- bers. He will have sixty active sup porters out of the seventy delegates to the Cincinnati convention. This IS greater strength than he had in 1876, when P votes were against him in the delegation. Mir. Tiiden is very measarably stronger in New York to-day than he was prior to the meeting ofthe Syracuse conven- tion. There are plain signs of dis integration among Kelley's follow. CTS, and it is now believed that if Mir. Tilden Is nominated there will be no opposition to him in New York which will practically amount to any thing.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

The court house in Perryville was blown down by the storm on the 18th inst.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-29

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OUT FOR HANCOCK.

We take the liberty OF making the fol-
lowing extract from letter received at
the REGISTER office from one OF the most
distinguished men OF West Virginia. 1t
will fully explain itself:
"The Republican newspapers have a
strange way OF proving that the colored
people OF the South are prevented from
voting. First, they ascertain the relative
number of the two races in a State and
then assume that large majority OF the
voters OF the white race are Democrats
and all Of the HACK race are Republicans.
Hence, where the Republican vote in a
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ers have been at work. mad con-
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with General Rindle, of Missouri,
who has been travelling in the South.
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OF the Southern States large per cent
OF the colored voters have been Demo-
Gratis, and that since the nomination OF
Hancock the per cent has been greatly
increased. The negroes have sense
enough to know how much they are in
debted to Hancock for their freedom.
This, with the fusion of the Republi-
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and shining dollars Of our dads" and
they have not forgotten that they are
indebted to the Democrats for them.
Four years ago / labored for the cleo.
ton OF General Hayes. I liked his let.
ter OF acceptance, and we were assured
by his intimate friendsthat il elected he
would be the President, not OF q section
or party, but OF the whole country.
Hayes made US good President. and
but for the war made upon him by the
ultra Republicans in the early part OF
his administration he would have made
US a better one.
| now like the letter OF acceptance
Of General Hancock, and l
have full faith in his fairness to carry out
all he promises if elected. He enforced
good discipline in his army, hence his
uniform success. 1t is true he made
some sore heads Of few OF doubt
full bravery. He will enforce the same
discipline in his administration at the
risk Of making political sore heads, II
found necessary. General Jackson once
said, by the Eternal this Union must
be preserved so said Hancock during
the rebellion, and he will never take 1t
back"