The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-18

aNjuntnH counties haft VfShuf1rN = /
state industrial ASSOCIATION for the !
colored people. with . paid capitol
Of SIS, 900, and have forwarded their
articles Of association to the secreta
nv Of state. They propose having =
state fair next fall
A gang Of hands while at work on
the Bald Knob q Memphis branch
Of the Iron Mountain railroad, near
Wynne one day last week, dug into
a rattle snake den, fading one hun
dred and seventy raitlcsnakes by ae
tuai connt; besides these thero were
seven other snakes OF different spe
cies.
Gov. Hughes, in his remarks at
the meeting OF the State Horticultur-
al Society, advocated the formation
of bureau OF agriculture, mining
and manufacture. This is one Of
the many things to be inaugurated
in the near future, and subject very
near TO the hearts of the agricultur-
lists OF Arkansas.
Editor Audigier Of the Searcy
Wheel Enterprise, one Of the State
organs of the Wheelers, is in Wash
ingtop undergoing a civil service
examination with the view Of get
ting an office. Hoy some of these
fellows rant and tear their linen
when parties outside the wheel want
an office, but it is noticeable when
the 'schicken pie' is handed around
they never fail to lay violent hands
upon it themselves.
A most daring express robbery
occurred on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific road at a late hour Fri
day night. Masked men entered
the baggage and express cars, and
being resisted BY r. 5. Nichols, the
express messenger, he was killed
with an iron poker and the keys Of
the express safe taken from his
pocket. The amount of cash cx
tracted from the safe by the robbers
is varously estimated at from $685.
WV w PloO,OVO'
By the death Of Mrs. Alexander
Hager, which occurred at Little Rock
Thursday, her husbands estate,
valued at $4,000, reverts to Bishop
FitzgerId, to be used in founding a
free hospital in that city. The will
Of Mr. Hager, who died lust year,
relates that the bequest is made in
conformity with a vow that he would
so dispose of his estate if God would
spare the city and the people Of Lit
Tie Rock from the ravages of the vel
low fever pestilence in 1878.
/ George Williams, clerk Of the
| Sumpter Honse. Hot Springs, shot
and killed his paramour. Mrs. NJ. X.
Norris, at late hour Friday night
and then attempted to kill himself,
but was frustrated and lodged in Jail.
The murdered woman was the wife
or mistress Of a gambler, from whom
she had stolen money and arranged
to elope with Williams, when her
/ perfidy was discovered. Dreading
exposure and disgrace, Williams
shot the woman, but failed in an at
tempt to kill himself Young Will
liams is a nephew of Col. Sam w.
Williams of Little Rock.
| Last Friday was an eventful day
among the railroad strikers at Little
Rock. AT 1890 A. NJ. freight
train run by switch engine left the
Iron Mountain depot and reached
Benton, twenty five miles south, at
noon. The passenger engine which
was to take the ST. Louis train south
was captured at the round house by
masked strikers and sent after the
freight train. The freight train was
overtaken at Benton and disabled,
and the strikers started back toward
Little Rock with the passenger en-
CINE. At Marbevalc, ten miles
south OF the city, they waited on a
side track for a passenger train to
| go by. The train came along, and
when the last car had passed, they
threw the switch open and dashed
out in the direction of Little Rock.
United States Marshal Fletcher and
several deputies were on the pas
seager train, accompanied by Super
intendent Wheeling. The track was
cleared for the switch engine, and
the officers got aboard and pursued
she strikers, both reaching and dash
ing past the depot under full head
way. While crossing the bridge the
pursuing engine caugh. and made
fast to the strikers engine and the
officers began climbing aboard, or
dering the strikers to stop. They
refused, and on reaching the north
side OF the bridge several strikers
jumped off and the officers began
firing. About fifty shots were tired,
and one striker named Sullivan was
shot in the leg severely and was
captured. Seven others besides
Sullivan we're captured, and released
on bond.