The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items. Miss sibbie Lewis. of Little Rock, who was couuectel with tie clerical force iD Yhe House of representatives last ses' sion, is q candidate for expressing clerk of the Senate.
 A stronger giving the name et Jones, claiming to have come from Stone Coun' ty. and to have lived in Newport, bor- rowed a horse from John Lynch, of Wood- ruff County, 10 go to Martin, few days since, promising to return on the same day. Tue horse and man are both wanted According to the assessors report Jackson County, for tho year 1888. has assessed for taxation, ,. 13i horses, 1,5)7 mules, 15 3i5 cattle, II. 553 hogs, 1,2li sheep 1,93t vehicles. 4l5 watches, n piano fortcs, SiiS roo goods aud ner- chandise, Sss 545 money; othor personal property, S143 495. Total, SGi3 ST. in adA dition to this total the assessed value of railways is $6l5 S50; telegraphs S3 453; express companies, S2 4S0, The schol- asti6 population of Jackson County IS 1, 600--7l9 negroes enrolled in school There were, in 1887, 47 school houses i'll the county, valued at S2T,SSI; school reTe' nue. S27, ,s93; expenses, SIS, 20i. There are employed 3s0 men and 10 women white teachers; 20 male and female ficgro teachsrs. The negroes have as good buildings, and tho same facilities for learning as white persons.
 Wm. Kirtin, prominent citizen of Lit tie Rock. died recently.
 The Governor has commissioned Y. F. Goodwin, sheriff -elect of Union County, vice Alex. Pardee, resigned.
 teta Jackson and Wm. Lindsay, living on Card ms farm near Perryyllle, were dangerously wounded a few days since by the discharge of shotgun, which they dld not know was loaded. Their wounds were pronoun eed very serious.
 Considerable cotton is being marketed at Dardanelie, and Is bringing a very good price. l. is generally conceded thai the cotton crop of Yell Couaty will be on an average equally as good as last year. Corn is considerably better.
 The gauge of the Batesyille & Brlnkley railroad track was changed last week from narro ow to standard. This road is in operation between Brinklev and the line of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad, via Newport oJacksonpOrt, aud issoon to be extended up Black River valley.
 Sheriff Orr of Miller Couaty went to the State pententiary at Little Rock, few days ago, havin, in charge ths fol- lowing prisoners, wh were convicted and sentenced at this term of the court: Red Oliver, one year for grand larceny; T. A. Dole, four years for forgery; John Fore man, four years for burglary aud lar. ceny.
 Articles Of incorporation were filed re- gently with the Secretary oS State of the Silver and Lead Mining Company. The capital stock is S1,090. 000 and the incor- porators are John k. Weimer. Anthony Keener and Joseph Collins. The com pany propose to operate the Kellogg lead mines, about eight miles north of Little Rock.
 Business in Little Rock has been con- siderably impeded by the Memphis quar- antiue, which has materially effected Ar kansas railroads.
 The cotton crop of Faulkner County is' fast being gathered and marketed. Old planters say that il is the best tor years and that it is opening fast More than 800 bales have been sold at Conway, and the price paid seems to be satisfactory to the farmers. The corn crop is also very heavy, and the outlook now is that plenty of 'hog and hominY" will be had in Faulkner County next year.
 Advices from Mountain View report the enUiQR or liN AIiul Ol fiiL NOiINtts charged with attempting to murder man named Fox several years ago. The case is something out of the usual run, for at the February term, 1887, Cornett was con- victed and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years ana nine months, The case was appealed to the Supreme Court and q new trial was granted him, but in the meantime he had served one year. impris- onment He was taken to Mountain View last March, but was not ready for trlal and the case was continued until the present term, he meanwhile being re- leased on bail. The jury at this term were out only fifteen minutes when they re- turned a verdict, finding him guilty of a simple assault and assessing a fine of Si00 Cornett is reported to be afflicted with insane spells, and it was when in one of these spells that he had 6 quarrel with Fox. They were al a house raising in the western part of the county, and Cornett played a joke on Fox, and when the latter returned it Cornett became angry and fired O shotgun in his face, which distig ured him for life, but fortunately did not lill him.
 Now the cotton bales loom up. .r e
 While Mir. Noah Hamlet, the contractor, was giving his attention to the cleaning out anu tttAiA AAsS VI AAS NN4t ~" hAp N9A- denoe in Little Rock, few days ago, he accidentally fell into the well, distance of thirty feet and came near being drowned before he could get assistance, besides being hurt by the fau.
 A German diving seven miles northeast of Evening Shade, by the name of John Brown, committed suicide recently by hanging himself to joist of an outhouse near his residence. He was seventy years of age. and leaves wife and married daughter The deceased had been Ill for several weeks.
 There has never been case of yellow fever in Li tie Rock.
 Steve Frazier shot and fatally wounded Buck K insley (both colored), at Texar. kama few days ago. The shooting took place in a gambling dive kept by white man. It was caused by quarrel over game of shooting crap dice. Kinsley won Frazier's money and, after words, Frazier drew his pistol aud shot Kinsley through the side Frazier was captured and lodged in the county jail
 Immigration to the State has somewhat declined. Every one has denounced the poll-book theft as Jonah to the State.
 Mr. D N. Halliburton, of Dardanelle, is q candidate for chief clerk of tue ue1s House of RewesentEsives.