The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-10
ARKANSAS POLITICS.
THE PULASKI DEMOCRATIC PRI.
MARES INSTRUCT FOR TERRY.
Wat WOrthen Certain Of RenOmina-
tlOn for Sherif-The Contest
in Garland County.
ESPECIAL TO rHR APPEAL,


LITTLE Rock, ARK, August 9.-The
Democratic primaries, to instruct for
county offices and congressman, were
held in this county today and tonight.
Col. w. L. Terry had virtually no op.
position for Congress. Col. Anderson
Mills and Mr.. Will Reeves were prom
inent candidates for Sheriff, but the
people, that is, the taxpayers, OF the
county are so thoroughly we'll Satisfied
with the prissnt efficient Sheriff, Watt
B. Worthen, that a majority Of the
delegates will enier the convent on
on the 18th instant instructed
for him. He has avowed all
along that he would not be
q candidate, and has intimated that if
the people, the whole people, as it
were, desired to continue him in office,
he would accept the nomination. Mr..
Worthen has made Pulaski county an
ideal officer, and he will not only re-
ceive the nomination but the cleo ion
by a large majority, Notwithstanding
the Republicans have a majority Of
about 1900 in the county. Col. WIS.
Oliver, that "tower OF strength" with
the Republicans, will probably be the
nominee Of that party for Sheriff.
The arkansas Gazette learns tonight
from Logsn county that the county
convention which Convenes at Paris
today promised to tplit up in a row,
the Rogers delegates forming one
branch, while Col. Terry's supporters
intend following the same exam lie.
Two conventions with two sets of dele
gates to the Congressional Convention
will be the result. 1t is said that in
every township where the inst. uc-
tons given by the chairman of
the County Central Committee
were carried Terry delegates were
elected. This decision was that per-
sons who pledged themselves to sup
port candidate before the election
were entitled to vote at the primaries.
The fight has now narrowed down to
Garland county and from now until
the fourteenth Hot Springs and the
surrounding country will have a red
hot electioneering time.
AN OLD c1UNTERFErTER UNDER ARREST
Deputy United States Marshal J. N.
Faulkenburg, of this city, today ar.
rived from Lawrence county, this
State, in charge of Flancis HaDgerferd,
said to be the oldest countereter in
the country. In 1884 he was cent to
the Indiana p nitentIary two years for
the same cause that is now opening
The doors Of the Arkansas penitentisry
to him. He is rs years of age and
has a head OF long gray hair and face
full Of venerable looking whiskeIs.
Toe old lady HanVerford, as toon as
che learned her husband was in charge
of an officer, procured a pistol and IT.
tempted to shoot the deputy, but she
was disarmed before any harm was
accomplished. The old culprit was
ldged in Jail to await the action of
the United States grand jury.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Information reached here today
from Conway, this State, to the effect
that Dozier Brown, a negro desperate,
to assassinste Mr.. Charles
Ksskel, a prominent merchant of that
place, while he was en- route home
Saturday night last. Brown fred a
shot at Mr.. K askel as he passed dark
ALI y, which was lromp,ly returned,
and another in rapid succession. The
negro missed his mark, but it is
thought a bullet from Mr.. Kaskel's
pis Of lodged in his fleeing carcass A
posse went ia search of the negro, but
foiled 10 apprehend him.