The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1881-06-30

Louisiana Press convention, which will
meet in Baton Rouge on September 5.
AT Paducah the most terrific thunder
storm and lightning ever known ACQUIRED.
The city was as light as day for nearly an
hour. The lightning struck in various
portions of the city.
TENNESSEE wheat will be only fair. Good
reports come from Rogersville, Maury
county, Lenoirs, Jefferson county, Wilson
county and Rhea county. From Morris
town. Gresnville and Jonesboro come
rather bad reports.
A MAN named Poss led strike at the
Georgia iron works, and MIR. Graft Wilkins,
who Is the receiver of the court, petitioned
for an attachment against Poss and others,
charging them W it'll contempt of court in
interfering with him in the discharge of his
duties.
CRop reports from Wise, Montague, Clay,
Cooke, Grayson, Denton, Tarrant, Parker,
Johnson, Ellis. Kaufman, Hunt, Rock
wall, Collin and Dallas counties, Texas, are
cheering. The farmers fas rule, are up
with their work. The stands of corn and
cotton are first class, and the supply OF
labor abundant.
MAT. Wills, of New Orleans, sat out on
his front steps to see the eclipse, but soon
fell asleep. While sleeping, some hodlums
came along, and procuring clothes-line
bound him so fast that he was unable to
move hand or foot. Then procuring burnt
cork, they painted his face until he re-
sembled an Indian brave at the stake. At 2
o'clock a policeman walked him.
A SPECIAL from Monroe La, reports the
deaths, on Saturday, of three colored roust-
abouts on the Steamboat D. Stein, on bayou
Bartholomew, from sunstroke. Aaron Ken
nedy, colored went before Commissioner
Lane and desired to make affidavit against
Charles Hancow, mate of said boat, charg-
ing him with killing the three men by
striking them over the head with a loaded
cane and brass knuckles. Lane decided he
had no jurisdiction.
THE drowning at Pensacola Bay of Ser
geant O'Rourke, who belonged to an artil-
lery company, produced such an effect upon
the mind of one comrade that he is now
nightly haunted by the apparition of his
dead companion. The unfortunate who is
thus afflicted is described as in most pitt
able condition, and his comrades in arms
nightly watch him as he flies from an i'm
aginary spectre, traversing the beach at
Barrancas, and muttering in kind of
monotone tome inarticulate language.
The citizens of Atlanta are indignant
over an ordinance passed to prohibit cows
from running at large upon the streets. At
mass meeting, speaker Sdlu. ondll we
be imposed on by few men in council?
want the voice of the people to be heard in
this matter. speak the feelings of every
man when / say this is the diction of a
Goldfish arstocracy. 1t is an issue between
flowers and milk-between the front yard
of the rich man and the sustenance of the
poor family.
PURSUANT to the call of Chairman John
F. Lewis, eighteen out OF the twenty-seven
members of the Republican state central
committee of Virginia met. In accordance
with a resolution passed by the committee
in February last which provided that for
the well being of the Republican party in
Virginia no member of the Republican or
ganization or committee could be at the
same time member of any other organiza-
ton that did not recognize allegiance to the
Republican party and its principles, Chair
man Lewis who was recently nominated
for lieutenant governor by the Readjusters,
was declared no longer a member of the
committee, and Gen. w. G. Wickham was
elected to succeed him as chairman. Lewis
did not attend the meeting. After the call
for the 21st, he sent out a notification of q
change of the date of meeting to the 2Sth
The meeting decided to hold convention
at Staunton, August "a, for the nomination
of state officers, and that none but straight
out Republicans could vote for delegates or
be eligible for election as delegates.