The Russellville Democrat., 1886-04-01
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

Judge Cunningham will be can
didate for reelection.
Conway county is to have a wbee
ticket, so it Is reported.
Judge Sanders Of the first judicial
district is a candidate for reelection
A. T. Embry's cotton gin, near the
Conway county line, burned last
week.
H. S.Carter, Esq. of Dardanelle
will be candidate for Prosecuting
Attorney.
Hon. Jordon E. Cravens declines
to become candidate for circuit
Judge for this district.
All the Arkansas members of the
present Congress will probably be
candidates for re election.
Col. E. B. Henry of Morrilton has
been offered a partnership with
Judge Rogers OF Fort Smith.
Hon. r. B. Rutherford is announc-
ed AS candidate for reelection as
judge for the Twelfth judicial cir
cult.
Some interesting political develop
pents in White county political cir
Giles are promised us in the near flu
ture.
A tornado visited Helena last Mon
day unroofing the court house and
doing considerable damage to other
buildings.
F. r. McKennon has clubed his
gun and is giving the Economist,
Wheelers and Republicans some
pretty heavy blows.
Capt Goodrum of Lonoke county,
one OF the Oldest clerks in the state
in continuous service, declines to
run for clerk Of his county this year.
The democratic county nominat-
ing convention of Boone county has
been called to meet in July. Dele
gates are to be selected by primary
election.
Prof. j. M. Fish OF Little Rock,
Ark, formerly Superintendent of City
Schools OF that place, has been ar
rested for obtaining money under
false pretenses on certain stationary
supplies.
IT Opie Read stands for the senate
in the Little Rock district he will
have large and enthusiastic follow
ing. He is well equipped man for
the position, and would do honor Ia
himself and his constituency.
A freight train was wrecked at
Jacksonville, Pulaski county, last
week but no one was seriously hurt.
Some person had broken switch
board with an axe. The railroad
company offers $400 reward for the
perpetrators
Dispatches announce the death in
Hamilton, Canada, at ii O'Clock
Thursday night, OF Rev. DIR. Thomas
r. Welch, for many years pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church OF
Little Rock, bat for the past year
United States Consul at Hamilton.
Hugh Dinsmore candidate for con
gress in the Fifth district, proposes
that the Democratic voters of that
district express their choice for con
gresham at the state election In
in September. Unless that be done,
there will likely be several Demo,
cratic independent candidates in the
Fifth district.
A Lonoke mechanic has made a
cotton planter on a new plan which
he will patent. 1t is made of wheel.
two TIN dishes, four harrow teeth.
two small bulltongue plows and a
roller, all adjusted to frame to be
drawn by one horse. 1t has been
tired and is beyond doubt far supe-
rlor to any cotton planter in use.
The Texarkana daily Public Opin.
ion, for the last three years the odic-
ial and representative democratic Or
gan OF Miller county, and for the
past six months the staunch and en-
phatic supporter Of the Knights OF
Labor, its editor being prominent
officer In that organization, has furl-
ed it's banner and cries for peace. II
has stood by the strikers in the pres
snt contest with vim and audssity