The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-11
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| parts Of the State"
miscellaneous Items
The pine forests around Little Rock
cake it r remarkably healty city.
John LLOYD, OF Faulkner County, who
was shot while trying to arrest Fred Con-
way recently, is reported to be in very
bad condition.
Colonel Ward, president of the Little
Rock Water Works, is in favor of every
Southern State confining its prisoners
inside the penitentiary walls, and says
the State governments should purchase
looms for the manufacture of jute bag
ging.
Sheriff Dick Choate, of Cass County,
was arrested recently on four indictments
found by the Unitel States grand jury
and taken before the United States Court
at jefferson. where he gave bond in the
sum of 5000. The charges are that he
has turned prisoners out OF the Jail that
the courts had committed to his charge
| without compelling them to serve out the
sentences of the court, and that he after
ward collected fees for the full limit of
the sentences. Like charges are pending
against the sheriff of Miller County.
The successful experiment of construct
| ing macadamized roads with county con-
vict labor in Pulaski County demon
strates the utility of the movement and
assures its continuance.
Sol Clark, convict being worked un-
der contract, attempted to kill himself a
| few days ago at Little Rock, by letting a
| loaded wagon run over him. He will re-
cover.
Mr.. Daniel Roberts, Of Maynard, was
| killed a few days ago by throughfreight
train at Corning.
John r. Patty has been arrested for tho
killing OF William Vickery, near Black
Ash, in April, 1884. The scene of the
tragedy was lumber camp on the st.
Francis river, where the two men We're
working with several others, The cause
was the criminal intimacy of Vickey
with Patty's wife, who cooked for the
camp. No arrest followed and Patty
soon afterwards left the country. He
was recognized on board a boat lying at
the landing in Memphis by man who
knew him in this STATE, and who reported
him to the police. Patty's only friend ly
witness is now dead. His wife has
threatened to "swear a rope around his
neck" and tho other surviving witness is
his enemy. He, therefore, looks forward
A few nights ago most disastrous fire
broke out in the rear OF the three story
block occupied by the Quinn Dry Goods
Company, in Little Rock, one of the
| largest dry goods houses in the State. A
general alarm was sounded, aud the EN- :
| tire department responded. The loss can
| not fall under S225 00). The fire is said 10
have originated in the rear of the store
and ran up the elevator shaft spreading
| the flames through the second and third
stories. The building was the property
of John G. Fletcher, president of the
| German National Bank, and the finest
| business house in the city.
Quite an extensive fire occurred at Ben
| ton, a few days ago. The large feed house
| of d. A. Womack was entirely consumed,
| with large quantity Of hay, cora and
| bran. Loss estimated at about 81, 900; no
insurance. Supposed to be accidental
Mr.. w. II. Bailey, farmer, was haul =
| ing load of hay into Clarksville, q few
days ago, and while driving down the
street he slipped underneath the wagon,
which passed over him. He sustained
| injuries from which he died in a couple
of hours.
Some OF the Wheelers in the State are
determined not TO patronize the Bagging
Trust, and are wrapping their cotton
with domestic and other cotton goods.
| Hon f. y. Moore, Secretary of State,
says that under the ruling Of the Governor
all commissions for officers will bear
date October 30, and asks those who have
sent for commissions TO bear this in mind.
They will be attended TO in due time and
before October 30, the day upon which
they must qualify. They can not qualify
before this,
The Governor RENTED fines of 500 each
against M. Keeley aud George Eckeridge,
assessed at the last term OF the Monr oe
| Circuit Court for selling Old Orchard
cider without license. The violation was
through ignorance OF the law, and the
| fines we're remitted upon recommenda-
| ton of the Judge and prosecuting attor-
ney, but not the costs of the prosecution.
| Cotton is light in Ashley County.
A freight train on the ST. Louis Iron
Mountain a. Southern railroad ran over a
COW four miles south of Newport few
nights ago, ditching the engine and nine
box-ca and instantly killing Lehman
| Williams, the fireman. The cars, which
were loaded with cotton, we're so com
pletely torn to pieces that they had to be
burned.
The concert given in Little Rock, re-
Gently, by the Mccarthy Light Guards FOL
the benefit Of the yellow fever sufferers
netted $3.50 The event was a most brill
liant success, financially and socially.
This city has sent not less than $1,000 tc
the infected districts this season.
They ara talking Of establishing fail
grounds at Sugar Loaf Springs.
The following new post offices have
been established; Grubbs, Jackson Couu-
ty Samuel F, Sethmsn, postmaster; Nor
ton, w oodruff County, Jacob Mortensen
postmaster; Phelps, Jackson County
Seymour r. Phelps, postmaster; stran.
gers Home, Lawrence County James z
O'Neil, postmaster.
Joseph Taylor, q well-kuown citizen d
| Little Rock, died recently, aged forty.
nlne years. He was an Englishnan by
birth, bat hsd been In ArGapsas for
good many years. HE Was president 81
the Little Rock Turnpike company hat
formerly master mechanic OF The Little
1 Rock, Mississippi Rirer & Texas railway