The Russellville Democrat., 1888-11-22

James Long, OF Scott County, whi3e
hunting for wild hogs, mistook boy, who
was gathering pecans, for one, and shot
him through the leg
A Jail delivery Is reported from Mel
bourne Three prisoners named Strick-
land, Adcock and Billingsly succeeded In
escaping and have not been recaptured.
/ 1t is thought that they were assisted by
! friends on the outside.
/ Some months ago r. w. Chapel and
1 d. r. Coleman, farmers, living near Tex
ar1ana, fell out on account of alleged III
treatment by the first named of his wife.
/ A few days ago both went to Texarkana
| and got drunk, and then started home,
/ Coleman leaving town about half an hour
/ in advance. When near home Chapel
/ was met by Coleman, aud, it Is alleged,
the latter presented his revolver with an
/ evident purpose OF shooting Chapel,
who, however, managed to get in shot
I first dangerously wounding his assailant.
/ Chapel surrendered to the sheriff and
1 was released on 500 bail.
The recent rains have seriously dam
/ aged cotton.
Governor Hughes has offered reward
| of fifty dollars for the arrest and delivery
! to the sheriff of White County OF Thomas
| Pickard, who is charged with seduction.
The tenth biennial report of the board
! of directors and officers of the Arkansas
| Deaf Mute Institute shows tho institute
/ TO be in very prosperous condition, un-
/ der the management of Prof. Francis D.
+ Clark and his corps of assistants. The
report of President Geo. E. Dodge OF the
| board of trustees contains nun ber OF
| important susgestions, and among others
| the Importance of having the institute
| building amply insured at all times with
| solvent insurance companies.
! Jim Bailey, the negro who killed his
wife's paramour near Arkansas City, re-
Gently, has been captured. There was
5000 reward for him.
A slick piece of thieving has come to
| light. A fellow impersonating a deputy
United States marshal, arrested 7. y.
Black, of Yell County, on some frivolous
/ charge and took him to Little Rock. Mr..
/ Black Ind considerable money, which the
/ bogus officer took charge Of, and, when
they reached the depot at Little Rock, the
| alleged officer gave Black the slip and
can not be found.
The libel suit of the Eureka Vinegar
| Company, of st. Louis, against the Little
Rock Gazette, was dismissed in the Cir
/ cult Court at Little Rock after alitigation
| continuing over two years. The suit,
which was for heavy damages, grew out
of a publication by the paper OF state :
| meut concerning cider" which the
company was selling. The cider, it was
| claimed by the paper, was intoxicating,
and should have been sold under license.
| The case was celebrated one, and the
dismissal was due to aruling of the court,
sustaining the newspaper.
The FIVE citizens OF Conway County-T.
| c. Hervey, c. c. Reid Jr., j. l.. Lucas, w.
| C. Palmer and w. T. Hobbs-who were
taken to Little Rock, a few days ago, on
the charge OF interfering with election
| Judges and supervisors, were bound over
in the sum of 81 900 each to appear at the
April term Of the United States Court.
A new trial has been granted to George
| Ward, the negro bow who was convicted
ut Mariana OF murder in the first degree,
for killing his mother. He was tried
twice, the first time being convicted of
murder in the second degree, and the
! second trial ending with more severe
one, Ward being condemned to die.
Official returns from the Second Con-
gressional district give C. r. Breckin-
ridge, D., s32 majority over John NJ. Clay
ton, X. Cate, d., is said to be elected
! over Featherstone. l., who received Re-
publican support but official figures can
not yet be given. Returns from thirty =
| three counties give Cleveland a majority
! of %, 465. sft
Joab Mershon, wealthy banker OF
| Vermont ILL.,, who went to Little Rock
recently to spend the winter with rela-
tives, died suddenly after an illness OF
only few hours of apoplexy. He was
seventy six years Of age. The remains
we're shipped to Vermont, Ill, for burial.
Five OF Randolph County's prominent
| citizens we're tried and sentenced recent
ly in the United States Court at Little
Rock for practicing system of intimi-
dation. These men dealt principally with
those who were witnesses against them
or their friends in whisky cases before
the United States Court, and would beat
them numerically if the testimony was
hard ON them. The men were sentenced
as follows: DR.. II. C. Hite, fine 800,
ninety days Imprisonment iu the county
Jail; Evan Mellinger and Frank Davis,
Ave years each in the penitentiary; Clabe
\ Glasgow and Calvin Becham, six months
zach in the penitentiary.
Rev. Wm. Tucker, for many years de-
goted aud faithful minister OF the gospel
in this State, and now in the employ OF
the City Mission aud Tract Society OF
Little Rock, is a candidate for chaplain
Of the lower house OF the Legislature.
J. A. Sanderf, of Scott township, Mis-
sissippi County, was found dead a few
days ago at the residence of John Keen,
where he had been living The man had
evidently been in bed; had got up, and
in his night clothes, stepped out on the
porch; two or three feet from the pore
the imprint Of his knees were plainly
defined in the moist earth, where he had
fallen. When found, he lay on bis back
with pool Of blood oozing from his
mouth.
Now for solid business again.
Sheriff Ed Roddy of Woodruff County
was examined before United States Com
missioner Waters at Little Rock, few
days ago, aud bound over to the Federal
Court for trial in the sum OF ST. 900 for
/ preventing a supervisor of election from
performing his duty at the recent cleo
tion. The supervisor was a negro, and
admission was refused him to the room
in which the judges were counting the
votes.
Advices from the City Of Mexico report
that contract aggregating Ss 900, 900 has
been awarded to Mccarthy a. Kerrigan
OF Little Rock, by the Mexican National
i Construction Company.
Breckenridge's re- election TO Congress
/ is now assured
TIE long aud tedious contention be-
tween the Bill and the Pan Electric teie.
phone companies in Little Rock was
brought to a lasting conclusion few
days ago, by the destruction Of the Pam
Electric instruments. By order of the
Federal Court /, 229 instruments we're col
iected aud conveyed TO the suburbs Of the
city and burned The bonfire destroyed
property 10 the value OF $4,000 for which
\ the Investors get no return.
Major :. W callaway, clerk Of the
House ~ Representatives of the Last
I GeneralAssembly, Is a candidate for rs
oleca0n. There are now i've candidates
ia the field TOR this position.