The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-08
Miscellaneous Items.

j. NJ Law, the old-time hunter of CT ay
County, has killed forty deer around
Corning and Knoble this winter.
Mrs. Kate Widener, of Green County,
aged eighty, becoming vexed the other
day, hoped she would die be fore morning.
She was dead in five minutes.
Tolbert Rollins, prominent citizen of
Ferry County, committed suicide few
days since. For some time his mind
has been unbalanced, and he has made
several unsuccessful attempts to kill him
self. He was left alone in his room, when,
securing a flask of powder he emptied the
contents in his mouth and placed lighted
match to it. The explosion tore away a
portion of his face, inflicting wound
from which he can not recover.
The Cotton Belt route will soon have
its lines completed to Little Rock.
Hon. d. e. Barker formally announces
that he is a Democratic candidate for
Congress from the Third district.
The State offers great inducements to
capitalists in the development of her in
exhaustible coal fields. 1t will pay coal
companies to turn their attention to Ar
kansas.
Charles HIse was taken before a Little
Rock justice few days ago on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons. The case
was sifted and Hise was fined $50. As
soon as the sentence was pronounced the
prisoner jumped up and made a break for
liberty. He dashed ont the back door OF
the courtroom and made quite a run be-
fore the officers overlook him and returned
him to the court
New post offices have been established
at Madding, Jefferson County; Wilson,
Pike County, and at Hubbard, Washing
ton County.
A few nights ago fire was discovered in
the store owned and occupied by Wolf
Bros, at Little Rock, the largest whole
sale dry goods house in the Southwest. In
an hour the firemen had the flames under
control and saved the building, but the
loss TO both building and stock-the latter
chiefly from water-will probably reach
$4,000 The building is insured for S12,-
000 and stock also amply insured, all in
foreign agencies.
Josh Smith was convicted of murder
and sentenced TO be hanged at Waldron
on April g.
"Grandma" Biggerstafr, of Prairie town
ship, Carroll County, is eightytwo years
old, and has 116 children, grandchildren
and great grand dchildren.
Rev. DIR. Noble, pastor of the Main
Street M. II. Church at Little Rock for the
past year. has severed his connection with
the Northern Methodist, aud will here
after affiliate with the NJ. f. Church South.
The Southern Methodists of the three
con nferences in the State are endeavoring
to establish female col lege in the State,
so that no more girls need be sent out OF
its borders to be educated, and they W i'll
most probably be successful
II. Y. Carmicle and wife, coored locked
up their children in their house at Little
Rock a few nights ago, and went TO at
tend dance. At late hour the house
was discovered in flames, aud before as
sistanee could be rendered the two child
rem were burned badly, ons Of them
fatally, having all the flesh burned off of
his face, one shoulder and an arm.
Sheriff L. D. Dawson, of Faulkner
County. recently placed Willie Wells in
the penitentiary for eight years He was
convicted on the charge of burglary and
larceny.
On the petition of large number of
citizens Governor Hughes issued a pardon
for D. r. Bull. who was convicted at
recent term of the Circuit Court in Wood
ruff County for selling liquor without
license, and sentenced to pay fine OF
S400 and thirty days. imprisonment. The
pardon frees the defendant from the
thirty days. imprisonment, but leaves
/ him to settle the fine according to the de-
crees of the court.
A large number of lumbermen from
Texas, Arkansas, Louisa lana and Missouri
met at Texarkana a few days ago and
effected a permanent organi ization TO be
known as the Southwes tern Pine Assoca-
tion. Articles of association and incor.
poratlon were drawn up and adopted by
the convention. The company represents
Sl0,000,000 capital stock
The robins are nesting again.
G. T.. Brown, connected with the cotton
seed oil mill at Little Rock, was shot and,
it is believed, fatally wounded few days
since at Lonoke A butcher named Turn
or was shooting at a goat and missed the
animal, the ball entering the room where
Brown was sitting and piercing his left
side.
A number of bogus one and five-dollar
pieces have been circulated in Little Rock
recently. Deputy United States Marshal
Faulkenbury is working the matter and
has traced this coin TO a point in the
suburbs where il is said the stuff is manu-.
factured. Arrests will be made several
parties being shadowed.
Many new settlers are findin homes in
Green County.
The cAnvassing committee for the
building association at Morrilton has
succeeded in securing ths amount required
for the association and an organization
has been effected. The capital stock of
the association is S. 0,O00 The committee
was not over five hours raising the
amount,
There has been an unusual amount of
immigration to Carlisle and vicinity this
winter, chiefly from the great Northwest.
The immigrants have been mainly farm
ers, fruitgrowers and stockmon, and seem
20 be thrifty and energetic. They have
brought with them some 6ne cattle and
horses