The Russellville Democrat., 1888-06-21
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.


 Thomas H. Allen was found guilty in the Pulaski Circuit Court of forging check, and was given two years in the penitentiary.
 The contract for the Methodist college building at Searcy has been awarded and work will be pushed to rapid completion.
 Some bitter feeling exists at Texarkana over the management of the public schools, and the selection of principals especially, on both sides of the line
 Elder T. l.. Fulbright, of the Baptist Church, has just closed fve-weeks' revival meeting at Carlisle in which there were sixty professions of religion.
 The Knights of Pythias will give an elegant picnic and barbecue at Devall's Bluff on July 1. Colonel J. P. Eagle is expected to be present and address the people.
 A few days ago party of gentlemen in Woodruff County, while loading shells, allowed a spark to fall into a sack of pow der In the explosion that followed John G. Hurt and son, Robert Caldwell and two sons and M. A. Coats were very bad ly injured.
 A large quarry of marble has been un- earthed in the Northwestern part of Searcy County, which proves to be of fine quality and practically inexhaustable. stock company has been organized to work and develop it.
 Ben Crisp was sentenced in the Frank lin County Circuit Court to be hanged on August 3. The punishment fits the crime.
 Dr. Lucien La Rose, living near Kings land, recently disappeared, leaving six teen-year- old wife whom he married few days before. She is the daughter of Colonel N Dodson, well l-kuown planter. Dodson and his son are hunting for the husband, and will make short work of him.
 R. l.. Waldron, the assistant postmaster at Waldron. was arrested few days ago by Inspector Sykes, charged with rifing registered letters in transit. He was held to await the action of the grand-jury in the sum of S2, 900.
 James Webb, farmer at Old Hickory Conway County, killed his brother-in-law a few nights ago. It was the result of an old feud. Webb called his victim to the front door and cut his throat from ear to ear.
 The badly-decomposed body of an un- known man was found recently near the highway between Goldman and DevalPs Bluff. There were balls from gun and pistol in his back and in the back of his head, and every thing indicated foul play. The deceased had the appearance of be- ing about twenty five years of age and was dressed in hunting suit, and bundle of clothes was found near him. He had rifle and revolver with him, both of which were loaded with the exception of one chamber of the revolver.
 Samuel H. Davidson is the senatorial candidate for the Second district.
 Mrs Mary J. Sammons, wife of William Sammons, farmer living five miles from Warm Springs, recently gave birth to four we'll l-developed children. Three have since died. The four were objects of much interest, neighbors going for miles around to see them.
 Mir. Robert Wayne, prominent planter of Eagle Township, Pulaski County, ex- hibited in Little Rock, a few days ago, cotton bloom, one of the first of the sea- son. It was Mr Wayne who carried the first cotton bale to Little Rock last sea- son, which weighed 800 pounds and was purchased by George & Fletcher for twenty five cents per pound, and he says he will try to ship the first bale the com ing season.
 A German named Mitchell sadly af- fected with lunacy, escaped from the Pulaski County hospital, few days ago, and wandered to Parish's store on Capital Hill, where he created considerable ex- citement. Officers captured and returned him to the hospital with much difficulty, as he did not want to return to his place of confinement.
 The Mount Petit Jean Improvement Company of Morrilton has filed articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State. The object of the company is to buy, sell and improve real estate on Petit Jean mount tain, and to aid the State teach CTS in the establishment and maintenance of the Summer Normal School, which has been located on the mountain.
 white crow was captured recently in Izard County.
 The Batesville evaporating establish ment will soon be ready for the ma chinery.
 The stone work on the Arkansas col lege at Batesville is about completed.
 The Fort Smith cannery is now at work on the peach crop and employs about fifty hands.
 Mir. vanderpool, young man at Bates vile, fell from thirty-foot scaffold a few days ago and was badly hurt.
 Mr T. K. Taylor, of Batesville, has re- ceived an order from Lincoln, Neb., for 70,00o square yards of cedar blocks for street paving.
 puma, @ wild animal of the cat species, was cornered by thirteen hounds in chase in Sebastian County a few days since and whipped the pack.
 Mir. Frank F. Hardness, the new treas urer of Hampstead County, has given a qualified bond for $43, 900 and entered up- on the discharge of his duties.
 Batesville shipped last year 3,506 car loads of outward freight, in which was 1,0l5 cars of gravel, SPA of cedar posts and piling, 152 of manganese, Is of lime and of zinc ore.
 Ina State Pharmacists convention met in Little Rock last week. The annual ad- dress of President Kerr was an able docu- ment.
 Near Weldon, few evenings since, Wm. Worthy and several other young men were riding at a rapid rate along the highway, when Worthy's horse sweryed, 0 strrup leather gave way, and the young man was thrown violently to the ground. His head struck a log, crushing his skull and breaking his neck.
 An attachment was sent out recently by Boyd & Son, of Memphis, Tenn., against E. E. Tucker, dry goods merchant, of Nor rilton. The store was taken in charge by the sheriff.
 The name of post-office Rendo, Conway County, has been changed to Cleveland, and the site changed three-fourths of mile south.
 Searoy County has paying copper.
 The Supreme Court of Little Rock has affirmed the decision of the Circuit Court of Faulkner County in the case of Albert Mabry, convicted of manslaughter aud appealed. Mabry was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for killing one Middleton In a row at country church in Newton township. The killing was the result of rivalry for the affections of beautiful girl
 George Golf shot Robert Snow twice with Winchester rife in Polk County, few days ago, killing him instantly.