The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-19

A. Cohen, proprietor Of the Arm
strong Springs, White county, i
dead.
i Sheriff Spears q Conway county
reports to the Gazette another ont
rage on his coIorcd tenants by night
raiders.
Hon. Gran. Wilcox, has Withdrawn
from the Argus, as its editor. He
had been connected with it from its
incipiency.
4 Capt. Ed. Small. for many years
chief clerk of the Capital Hotel, Lit
tie Rock, IL in charge of Hotel Main,
), Fert Smith.
Messrs. Cloyd, Ibbotson d Rey
nolds have begun the publication Of
the Daily Optic, an evening paper,
at Van Buren,.
| Mr. Charles Noble has been sue
cecded by Mr.. VIM. M. Greenwood
as editor and proprietor Of the Paris
Logan county, Express
| 1t is freely charged that the report
OF the committee that recently visit
ed the State University is but an
elaborate and extsavagant use Of the
whitewash brush.
| Messrs. Ennis Il Mustain, propri
etors, with Mr.. A. w. Bumpass, ed
ltor, have begun publishing the
Beebe Argus, neat, vigorous look
ing candidate for public favor.
! The total appropriations for the
State Government, charities, schools
and improvements IN the penitenti
airy for the next tive years, made By
the Legislature, are about $976. 900.
1t has been decided that the Ar
kansas Press Association will meet
In Helena this year on May the 9th,
and proceed from this place to New
Orleans and possibly to Cuba and
Florida.
/ A portion of the democratic mem
bers of the general assembly and
supporters of Hon. J. X. Jones in the
late senatorial contest met Friday
night and passed resolutions deny
ing tue charge Of a trade by which
the election of Jones was secured.
The prohibitionists Of Garland
county are going to carry the license
question into the courts and are
making every effort to have the
county court enjoined from issuing
license should it DE voted at the
special election granted by the leg
islature.
Kline, the fugitive train robber,
returned to Little Rock last Thurs
day night and secured the balance
Of his I'll gotten booty which was
buried near Koer's carriage factory.
and decamped again leaving behind
him no clue on which to hang the
DRY for detection.
The notorious Nose Harris has
sued certain parties at Hot Springs
for eiecting him from that place dur
ing the GAMBLERS riot about q year
ago. He places his damage at 500,
600. 1t Is thought he will fail to re-
cover because he was not injured In
person, and had neither property nor
reputation to lose.
Senator Embry has introduced .
bill to grant equal privileges to all
telegraph companies doing business
in this State and prohibiting discrim-
nations in favor Of any line, person
or corporation. 1t gives telegraph
companies the same right to con
denim private property that is now
given to railroad companies. The
object of the bill is good; and its re-
suit will be to cheaper telegraph
service, q consummation devoutly TO
be wished.
/ Col. Robert A. Howard, of Little
Rock, has been rendered position
in the department of justice by At
torney- General Garland. The ap
pointment is one that will meet with
the general approval of the Demo.
Gratis of Arkansas. Mr.. Howard is .
brilliant lawyer and gentleman Of
sterling worth. He came to the
state from Pennsylvania and was =
Democrat in the days that tried
mems souls. We congratulate Mr..
Garland upon the excellence of this
appointment.
The Globe -Democr Little Rock
correspondent is responsible for the
following:
When Jones, Berry and Dunn were
running along abreast in the last
Senatorial race, an indiscreet rela-
tive of Dunn's approached Senator
Waller, and, it is claimed, offered
him $500 in cash aud certain
amount of Federal patronage If he
} gave his vote to Dunn. The $500
I was said to be on deposit for Waller
IN newspaper Office in this city.
Waller refused the bribe and then
informed his friends about the AZ
tempt to purchase his vote. The
relative, whose name is Whitaker,
was censured very severely by Mr..
Dunn, and sent away from the city.
This is the story at least which 10
being bruited about here al present.
J Mr.. Dunn is not believed TO have
had any connection with the affair,
and some sympathy is felt for him
because OF this serious error OF
Whitaker