The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-05
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 TRADE is fair at Memphis.
 THREE inches of rain fell in eight hours at Port Eads, La.
 THE trade with Mexico, British and Span- ish Honduras with New Orleans, continues to increase.
 ABRAM MARTIN was hanged at Abbey vile, s. C., for the murder of his wife on the 18th of July last.
 THE centenarians are gradually crossing the river. Aunt Philly Harris, of Metcalfe county, Ky, who is 100 years old, is danger ously ill.
 THE heaviest hail and rain storm ever known in the vicinity, fell at Huntsville, Tex. Nearly all the bridges were carried away.
 girl-baby was born at the County Poor house that broughttwo teeth into the world with it.
 A NUMBER of negro hemp. breakers in Woodford county, Ky, near Versaillers, are on strike, and demand $1 50 per hundred for breaking.
 Ar Augusta, Ga, the Sibley Manufactur- ing company has increased it's capital stock to one million dollars. The mill will have thirty thousand spindles.
 THE largest foundry in the South is in process of erection at Augusta, Ga., accord ing to detailed account in the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist
 A QUARREL over the right of way arose at Waco, Tex between the Missouri Pacific railroad and St. Louis & Texas narrow guage. A fight was obviated by the arrest of the leading spirits.
 GEN. ANDERSON, president of the Tredegar Iron works of Richmond, Va, has written letter to Senator Johnston urging the Democratic senators to stand firm in the present fight to prevent the repudiationists from carrying Virginia.
 A GENERAL escapade of convicts in the South Carolina penitentiary was nipped in the bud last week. Several of the convicts had provided themselves with axes, knives, clubs and pieces of chain to overpower, and if necessary, kill the prison officials.
 NORTH CAROLINA has been holding state temperance convention. Every county in the state was represented. Distinguished clergymen and prominent politicians, and public men of both political parties and races were among the delegates and officers
 THE Louisiana Western Railroad Com pany has built mammoth hotel, covering ground area of 14S by 120 feet, in the At talapas country, west of the bayou yermil. lion, and a town has been laid out and named McComh, III honor Of the President and principal stockholder ot the railroad company.
 THE steamer City of Austin was wrecked on Pelican Shoals, a mile inside Fernandina bar, owing to fault of the pilot. The ship is total loss. Her cargo of sugar, cotton, sponge and fruits is nearly total loss. The cargo of sugar is insured for $75, ,000 The vessel is also insured. The agent of the underwriters is saving all possible.
 THE New Orleans city council has passed and the mayor has approved, an ordinance to provide for a new system of drainage for that city. 1t makes contract with com pany which is to lay the streets with sewers leading to capacious reservoir outside the city. The sewers are to convey the sewage to this reservoir, and from thence it is to be pumped into the river and disposed of for ever The whole system of the works is to be completed in five years.
 THE high water is doing considerable damage both above and below. The Osce- ola Belle, which plies between Memphis and Osceola, Ark, has been compelled to lay up on account of the overflow. The water is flooding the bottom lands between Memphis and Forrest City, Ark, and in some places the Water is washing out the track of the Little Rock Railroad, which, however, will continue to run daily trains. An extra force of men are employed watch ing all sections,