The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-04-29

be hung at Searcy tomorrow.
Ex- Gov. Rector has gained his
suit for possession Of valuable Hot
Springs property.
Arkansas receives $4,000 less
this year than from the last river
and harbor bill which passed two
years ago.
The deadlock in Little Rock
city council, was broken by Mayor
Kramer exercising his right 70 q vote
in case Of a tie.
IT. NJ. Humphrey, the Hope sta
ton agent VINO robbed the company's
safe OF $1,000, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary.
Gov. Hughes has appointed
Messrs. H. n. Rottaken, j. w. Gala
way and w. B. Worthen fish commits
sioners for Arkansas.
Hon. Clifton r. Breckenridge
has been invited to deliver the adj
dress before the Literary Societies
at the A. /. u. Fayetteville, during
Commencement week.
"A bill passed the house last Sat
urday transferring the counties Of
Howard, Little River and Sewer
from the Western to the Eastern
federal judicial districts.
Hon. w. S. Hanna Of Morrilton
has withdraw from the race for cir
cult Judge OF the fifth district sowing
to circumstances over which he has
no control" as he expresses it.
The County Wheel of Wood.
ruff held a meeting lately and decid-
ed not to make any county nomina.
tons. They thought it would do
more harm than good to the order.
Carroll, who is to be hanged to-
morrow for wife murder, escaped
from the Searcy Jail last Saturday
night drought alleged duplicisy Of
the jailor, but was recaptured within
"a hours and returned to prison.
A piece OF iron ore weighing
ninety-six pounds has been recently
found near Knoxville, johnson Co.,
attached to the lower end Of q
tightening rod which had been form
ed there BY the action Of electricity
during the past fifteen years. Here
- :. ,,o.u EolJ frr ,;ont,cfo
The strawberry growers Of this
State, under the auspices Of the
State Horticultural Society, are ar
ranging for State strawberry fair
and exposition in Little Rock on the
18th ami 18th of May. The fair will
be held in the hall OF tie House of
Representatives,, and premiums will
be offered for the several varieties.
The opening address will be deliver
ed by Governor S. p. Hughes, after
which there will be an article by
Gen. D. McRae, commissioner for
Arkansas to the New Orleans Expo
sitlon. II. +. Vanderman, Pomolo-
gist Of the Department Of Agrlcul-
ture at Washington, will attend the
exposition.
Last week United States Circuit
Judge Brewer sustained the demurrer
of Attorney General Jones in the
Arkansas Valley route tax cases. 1t
will be remembered that the State
supreme court few days since, al
firmed the decree OF Chancellor Car
rol; of the Pulaski chanccry court in
the same cases. The railroads APP.
piled for an injunction to restrain
the collection Of taxes for this year
by the different collectors in the
counties through which the Little
Rock and Fort Smith, and Little
Rock. Mississippi River and Texas
railways pass. This is the third
black eve for the taxdodging rail
way company.
The committee OF the county
wheel Of johnson county investigat-
ing the Observation-Disclosures bargain
reported as follws: 1--WE do not and
cannot endorse any part OF principle
involved in said contract. That we
recognize in Mr.. Tolbert an able and
earnest co worker in the Wheel, and
that he was IN a sense forced to bor-
row money, and without intention Of
doing injury to the Wheel, permitted
himself TO be inveigled into this dis.
agreeable contract. That We endorse
the tone and recognize the earnest
ness OF the Economist. and believe
that in the future we need have no
fears of a repetition OF anything OF a
kindred nature" Could more com.
plete job Of "white washing" have
been made? And that too in party
that arrogates to itself all the hon
esty and reformatory principles
known among men. But it shows
what vast difference there is be-
tween preaching and practice somo
times.
The GAINESVILLE Herald speaking
OF the white washing report of the
county wheel on the Tolbert sell out
says; "llc, (I. McCracken,) took
occasion to deny having any knowl-
edge Of even the existence of such a
contract until two months after its
existence" Now, brethren of the