The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-02-14

prictor aad editor OF tie Batesville
Pilot.
The Washington Press says Mort
cages are fairly pouring into the
clerks osfice." Bad for Hampstead
county.
Three burglars we're caught while
attempting 20 open a safe IN the store
OF MAYS 4 Furbush, Texarkana, last
Sunday morning.
Gen. d. II. Hill. president Of the
State Univeraiss :: fayetteville, Will
ntter.s 90 state Teachers Assoeia-
tion at Morrilton next June.
The Headlight learns that j. G.
Jobe. OF KascIouske, Miss. contem-
tlates establishing bank at Nor
rIlton soon.
Lonoke had $4,000 fire on the
9th. Almost the entire business por-
,lon OF the town was destroyed. The
insurance amounted to about $50 900.
A bridge on the Frisco road across
Frog bayou, in Crawford county, was
burned last Saturday night, by par
ties who have grudgc against the
railroad company.
NJ. L. Morgan, a notorious hotel
AID doctor drummer at Hot Sptings,
was last week sentenced 70 one year
in the pen by the Malvern circuit
court, for obtaining money under
false pretenses
The Agricultural Wheel, Of Beebe,
Is 10 favor Of digging up the evil Of
mortgage giving by the roots, max
ing a new constitution and exempt
ing nothing whatever from taxation.
Hon. Il. G. McRae who has been
appointed special master In chancery
In the Churchill bond cases, vice
Hon. It. ii. Sims, declined, also re-
fuses to accept the trust.
The long existing feud between
the Flynns and Dorans. gamblers, at
Hot Springs, eliminated last Satnr-
day in the murder Of two Of the
Flynns. Two innocent by-standers
were also wounded. The Doran gang
escaped upinjured
Officers of the State Temperance
Union for the ensuing year are as
follow A. X Winfield President,
w. +. Grace Vice President, J. l..
Palmer corresponding secy., A. X.
Kennedy recording secy., and X. l..
Dodge Treasurer.
The Howard county papers deny
that any respectable citizens were
connected with the hanging ia efiigy
of Supreme Judges English and
Eakin at Centre Point recently. A
few thoughtless boys are charged
with it.
The validity of certain Arkansas
treasury warrants, issued for various
purposes in the early period OF the
war, will be tested in the courts.
Some of the state officers refuse TO
receive them and declare them worth
less, while lawyers differ in opinion.
Bankston, the missing and default
ing Desha county sheriff, has return.
ed home, and denies the statement
that he had married a colored woman.
He threatens to take legal steps to
have himselfreinstated in the sheriff S
office, and interesting complications
are looked for.
Philo Fl. Hillyer, lawyer and editor
of the Alma Leader, died at his home
in Alma Feb. LIST. Mr.. Hlllyer pos
scssed brilliant mind and a prom
ising future lay out before him. Too
frequent indulgence in the flowing
bowl undermined his health, and pro
duced his untimely death. He leaves
a wife and one child.
Mrs. Nancy Google, living in Beech
creek township, Clark county. gave
birth to boy baby On the 7th OF Jan
nary, weighing seven and one halt
pounds, and ten days thereafter gave
birth to two girls weighing seven
pounds each. The first born lived
sixteen days and died, aud the girls
lived only two or three days.
The building of a railroad from
Springfield, Mo-, via of Yellyille,
Marion county, to Little Rock, has
been long discussed. A prominent
official of the line stated recently
that this road woald be built with
all possible dispatch. The country
north Of the Boston mountains which
this road win tap is one very fertile
and populous and has heretofore had
no outlet for the large product Of
grain, cattle, fruit, etc.
The office Of treasurer Of Carol
county has been declared vacant by
the governor and new election or
dered. The old treasurer is a de.
faulter to the amount of $2,965. He
is the same gentleman who some
months ago placed the above amount
In an old shoe for safe keeping, and
when he looked for the money found
that the shoe had walked off with il.
Unfortunately for the state this
bungling 6nancier had not given
bond.
Governor Berry has received two
brpn "a fna1alo FIR prizao a ur...t..l a..