The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-11-15
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

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arnl merchants, have failed, with liabili =
| ties of 100000. The assets are $4,000,
| principally in accounts.
| Hon. C.. B. Moore has been appointed
standing master iu chancsry, at Little
Rock. of the United States District and
Circuit Courts.
| The Governor recently RENTED fine
of 5000, assessed against J. N. O'Dauiel,
In Garland County Circuit Court, for sell =
ing liquor without license.
1 The residence Of George w. Addington
at Fairview, Miller County, was destroy
| ed by fire, a few days ago. Loss, l,50);
insurance, $500.
! There was much rejoicing in Little
| Rock over the news that Arkansas was
/ awarded the honors at the Kansas City
! Exposition for having the best exhibit of
/ natural resources made there. The
\ award was made for both general and
| collective exhibits, and included miner
ais, fruits, timber and manufactured
| products. Our competitors were the
/ States OF Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Ne
| braska, Colorado aud New Mexico.
| Miss Virginia Eckmau, of Russellville
] died recently and her remains were car
| ried to Newton Falls, o., for interment
| She was betrothed to Colonel NJ. L. De
| Mahler, of the editorial staff of the Little
Rock Gazette. He accompanied her re-
mains to their final resting place.
The canneries throughout the State are
closing up the seasons business and pre-
| pairing to shut down.
J. G. Bell, of Cove, a mail contractor,
recently reported missing, has turned up.
He reports that he had his horses stolen
and that he followed the thieves into
Kansas before he recovered the stock.
He moved so rapidly that he did not have
time to write home.
At Redfeld, few days ago, Deputy
United States Marshal Faulkenburg ar
rested a negro named John Clearia a
fraudulent pension sharp, and committed
him to Jail at Little Rock for examina-
ton. There is a regular colony OF
negroes ground Redfeld who were in the
Federal army in one capacity or another,
and Clearia made each one believe he
could get pension. He charged ten
dollars in advance for each case and
swindled lots of them.
Mrs. George Louise, from near Spieler
vile, was carried to the insane asylum,
at Little Rock, recently. She has never
recovered from severe spell of sickness
about one year ago.
Joe Emery, a boy fourteen years old,
residing with his parents at Arkansas
City, fell from hickory tree few days
ago, and was fatally hurt
Marshal Faulkinbury returned to Little
Rock recently, having in custody Robert
Hopkins, of Independence County,
charged with impersonating deputy
marshal.
Governor Hughes has appointed James
H. Abraham collector of Clark County,
that gentleman having neglected 10 file
! his bond within the time prescribed by
| law.
! The incorporators of the Oregon Gold
Mining Company, in which quite num-
| Der OF persons in Little Rock are inter-
ested, hold meeting in ST. Louis recent
ly and reorganized the company. The
name OF the company has been changed
to the Excelsior Gold Mining Company.
George Ward, the negro boy who mur-
dered his mother in Lee County week or
two ago, was convicted of murder in the
| first degree and sentenced to be hanged.
The date has not besn named.
| At Garland City, few days since, Lee
Blackwell, deputy cons table, fred four
times at a white man because he refused
| to vote as he wished him to. The four
shots took effect, but none arefatal.
desperate attempt was made at Van
Buren, Recently to assassinate Samuel
McIlvagh. He was attacked on the street
by an unknown man, and, after strug
Cling with him. was shot in the shoulder.
His wound is of dangerous character
At the last monthly prize drill of the
Mccarthy Light Guards in Little Rock,
I. b. Rawlings won the medal for the
best soldier with "Dick' Edwards Sec
ond. The election of Third Lieutenant
was then taken up aud Mr.. Rawlings
was the successful contestant. 1t was
compliment to a fine soldier and q good
working member of the company
A fine of fifty dollars, asses sed against
K. ID. Robertson, of Lee County, for car
rying pistol, was RENTED by the Gov
ernor. 1t was proved to the satisfaction
Of the Governor that Robertson is a young
man of excellent character, and he had
carried the weapon to defend himself
against a dangerous man who had threat
ened his life.
Colonel Anderson Mills was recently
appointed collector of Pulaski County
by the Governor. According to The law
governing such cases, if a sheriff fails 10
make his bond as collector before No
vember l after his election, the office
OF collector becomes vacant, aud
the Governor. when so notified by the
county clerk, has the power to fill the
vacancy by appointment. Mr.. Mills hav-
ing failed to file his bond before the re-
quired time, the fact was certified to the
Governor by the county clerk. He having
made application for the appointment
and a petition, signed by many leading
citizens, urging that he be appointed,
having been presented, Governor Hughes
commissioned Mr.. Mills, and this ap-
pointment can not be affected by any de-
cision that may be rendered hereafter in
regard to the sheriff contest.
The burglar alarm in A. E. Lnzels
gun-shop, in Little Rock, was discharged
by some mysterious means, few nights
ago, which created considerable interest
la the vicinity. The front door was
forced open by an officer and an ex-
animation made, but no traces Of burg
lars were found The alarms were pistols
set with cords attached to the triggers
running across the building. Several
theories were advanced as 10 the
cause, but the mystery remains unsolved.
Linzeps shop was burglarized a few
nights before, and II hardly seems proba-
BILE that the thieves would want to make
second raid on the same place. There
is good reason for believing. however,
that the immediate vicinity contains
characters who would not hesitate TO
commit such depredations.
Batesville has a candy faoto ry.
Advices from Magnolia report fatal
shooting affray at Waldo, twelve miles
west Of that pla ace, few days ago. The
participants were Ellis Dismukes aud
Lark Simmons, both OF whom were pro-
prietors Of saloons in that place. Dis
mukes was fatally Injured, being shot
through and through by his antagonist
An investigation of the books Of ex-
Treasurer Wolf Of Marion County, who
disappeared in September last from
Yellville, shows shortage Of one thou
nnnd Hnllnrn and mill r.rnln III :. -. IL a