The Russellville Democrat., 1888-03-22
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

ON the 10Th instant.
Robert Duke was probably fatally
stabbed by James Gordon, at Appleton,
| Pope County, few days ago.
The citizens OF Morrilton, having se-
cured building and loan association, are
now turning their attention to cotton
compress.
Morrilton has shipped Is, ole bales of cot
! ..f1n since the opening of the season, the
/ best record Of any town between Little
Rock and Fort Smith.
| Mr.. John R. Dunlop, practical tan
ner of Howard, Kas., has been in Little
Rock, recently, prospecting for loca-
| tion. IL satisfactory arrangements can
| be made he will establish the business al
once.
G. w. Jamison, of Caney, Kas., has
written for maps and circulars descrp'
tive of Arkansas. He says there are
many people in his neighborhood who de-
sire to locate in Arkansas, and all they
need is a little encouragement
| The railroad company, after spending
two or three thousand dollars in diggin g
well and laying foundation for a water
tank in the center of Morrilton has en-
ployed hands and are filling up the well.
| The Governor has remitted fine of
$500 imposed upon James Andrews, of
Yell County, for selling whisky without
license. Andrews sold a small quantity
of whisky for which he was fined 500.
Being poor man he could not pay the
fine and consequently has been confined
| in jail. His wife and children were suf
| fering and many people of Yell County
pettioned the Governor, as an act of
mercy, to remit the fine, which was done.
There was a genuine case of hydro
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Rock few days ago, the victim being a
calf belonging to Captain Smith. 1t is
thought the calf was bit ten by rabid
dog some time ago.
| The following are the new department.
officers of the G. A. r. in this State: De
partment Commander, s. K. Robinson, of
Fort Smith; Senior Vice, Ira A. Church,
of Texarkana; Junior Vice, w. c. Roberts,
of Huntsville; Assistant Quartermaster
General, Stephen Wheeler, of Fort Smith /;
Assistant Inspector General, Thomas
Brooks, of Fayetteville; Chief Mastering <
Officer, S. M. Roberts, of Bentonville.
| 1t is said there are not less than dozen
| policy shops in operation in Little Rock,
and the attention of the grand jury has
been called to the fact.
The State Democratic convention has
been called to meet at Little Rock May 10.
The residence of julius Bdling men, of
! Carlisle, was des troyed by fire a few
nights ago. The contents were also
burned, and the family barely escaped
crema ton, being compelled to leave their
| clothing. Loss, about $1,000; no insur
ance.
| The Governor has offered reward of
| 5000, for the arrest and conviction of John
w. Kelly, who murdered John NJ. Pogue
in Union County last month.
| Advices from Okolona report the rob-
bing of the safe in the store of j. S. Bos-
well. The thieves secured $500 in money
and S. 900 in notes not negotiable. The
work was done by amateurs.
| Every effort possible is being made TO
capture the brutal warden, j. u Gofford,
who whipped the four convicts to death
at Coal HILL The reward of 5000 offered
by the Governor for his arrest has been
supplemented by a reward of the same
amount offered by the lessees of the peni-
tentiary, in whose employ he was when
the crime was committed.
The remains of the wife of J. F. Smith.
late of Texarkana, but now of st. Louis,
were taken to Texarkana from San An
tonic, where she died, for interment.
Sheriff e. F. Hudspeth of Drew County
recently placed in the penitentiary John
Coleman, sentenced to ten years for MUIR
der, and Jake Baldwin, sentenced to on g
year for larceny.
The grand jury at Little Rock took up
the case of Arthur McNair, and after
hearing all the evidence in the case, and
consulting with the prosecuting attorney
he was discharged. The evidence was
that his father was beating his mother in
a manner that was liable to occasion her
death, and that Arthur killed his father in
defense of his mother.
In a difficulty at Texarkana, a few days
ago, VIII Wiley, with pocket-knife, dis
emboweled Nose Pendleton. The carver
is a notorious desperate. The grand jury
being in session, brought true bill against
him for an attempt at manslaughter. His
case went to a trial jury which, in few
minutes, returned a verdict sentencing
the culprit to two years in the peniten-
tiary.
This State is to be we'll represented at
the St Louis Exposition next fall.
Benton County sends splendid report
to the State Bureau of immigration. Be-
tween 800 and 900 immigrants found homes
there during the past year, and the county
is entirely out of debt. 1t claims to be,
and probably is, one of the finest fruit
growing sections in the world, and offers
first.class inducements to homeseekers.
Colonel j. p. Eagle, of Lonoke, has de-
cided to enter the race for the Dem ocra ic
nomination for Governor, and his official
announcement has been published
The basis of representation in the Dem e
ocratic State convention has been
changed from one delegate for every 400
votes to one delegate for every 200 votes
cast for Hughes for Governor in 1886.
This was done because n warm campaign
is expected and a fuller representation
will be required. The committee invite
all voters who indorse Cleveland's tariff
reform message aud promise to support
both the National and State Democratic
tickets TO participate in the primary cleo
tions.
A meager account of a murder commit
ted in Spring Creek township, Lee Coun-
ty, is at hand. Two boys, not over twelve
years of age, became involved in diff
Guilty over some trivial matter, when one
of them crushed the skull of the other
with a shotgun, killing him almost in
stantly. The youthful murderer was
placed in Jail at Mariana.
The following new post-ofiices have been
established in Arkansas. De Kalb, Gle
burne County, John b. Robertson post.
master; Fenton, Grant County, Beverly
f. Hodges postmaster; Glenco, Searcy
| County, Samuel Rose postmaster.
Miller County is worth s., $50, $3.50.
The following justices of the peace have
been appointed by the Governor: J. F,
Gaines, Bogui township, Jefferson Coun-
ty; r. b. Etter, Ozan township, Hemp
stead County; A. j. Finger and j. II.
Matlock, Russell township, White Coun-
ty, and VIM. G. Adams, Hardy township,
Sharp County.
Sheriff Worthen of Pulaski County has
forwarded a requisition to Grand Forks,
OAK, with instructions TO the officers to
bring Frank Kline TO Arkansas. lt il
should happen to turn out Kline, he will
doubtless meet with warm reception on
his return, but the officers are not at all
sanguine about its being him.