The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-04-19
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

"Grandpa" Clardy, of Center Point, re-
Gently celebrated his ninety birth.
day.
Each day demonstrates the tremendous
advantages to accrue to the State through
the efforts of the State Bureau of Immi
grafton.
John N Howell, of Greenway, Clay
County, bought catfish the other day
which weighed thirty-four pounds and
found another fish weighing two pounds
in its stomach.
]. H. Cox, who was recently discharged
as an attendant at the lunatic asylum, was
subsequently arrested at Little Rock on q
charge of assault with intent to kill, made
upon lunatic named Peatree. The super
intendent had notified Cox that his serv-
ices would no longer be required. This
seemed to enrage the latter, and when he
went to unlock the doors OF the patients
rooms lunatic jumped on Cox, but was
pulled off by another attendant. A few
minutes later, when the other attendant
was gone, Cox jumped on the lunatic and
beat him almost to death, and then went
to the office, drew his pay and left. The
case was reported to the superintendent
Immediately, and he sent to town and Sc
Jail for trial. Peatree has since died.
News was received few days since
from Washington of the death of Miss
Octavia Gallagher, daughter of the late
George A. Gallagher, of Little Rock. She
was well known in the city and in many
parts of the State, and the announcement
of this sad intelligence was received with
feelings of the deepest sorrow by a large
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personal friend of Mrs. Senator j. K.
Jones and Mrs. Major Lanigan, late of
Fort Smith, who nursed her during her
illness. The remains were brought home
for interment in Mount Holly Cemetery,
where her father and mother are buried.
One saw mill at Brinkly sold $13s, 1856 10
worth of lumber last year.
The discovery of a rich silver mine is
reported on Indian creek, in Carroll
County.
Monroe County has more miles Of rail-
road than any other county in the State.
Reports from Arkansas County state
that the peach crop is not in the least in
jured by the late frosts.
Texarkana is rejoicing over the appro-
priation by Congress Of 100000 for a
public building in that city.
Crawford County claims that it will
ship more Strawberries, raspberries,
peaches and tomatoes this year than any
other county in the State.
During a storm at Long Point, Arkan-
sas County, recently, tree was blown
down and killed two mileh COWS belonging
to James Burt
Thieves have been plucking the feathers
from geese in the neighborhood of Lockes-
burg, which the IoScin thinks is ''queer
kind of stealing"
The plastering on the walls of the court
house at Berryville, Carroll County, has
cracked in several places, and the build
ing is thought to be insecure.
The delegations selected at the Republic
an State convention at Little Rock to the
National convention at Chicago go unin-
structed.
The wheat crop of Pike County is suf-
fering from the ravages of an insect re-
sembling grasshopper. The crop of one
farmer was entirely destroyed, and was
replanted in corn.
f. NJ. Baker, of Greenbrier, is seventy
two years old. He settled on his present
place in 1910, and has lived there ever
since. With the exception of a son, who
was thrown from horse and killed, there
has no. been q death in his family in
forty eight years.
Judge Brewer arrived in Little Rock on
the 10th TO preside in the United States
Court in several cases in which Judge
Caldwell is disqualified to sit.
New steel cages have been received and
placed in position in the Pulaski County
Jail, which will prevent the crowding OF
prisoners.
A team driven by A. Edmonson, Of
Carlisle, took fright few days ago, while
On a bridge, and backed off, one of the
horses falling on Mr.. Edmonson, crushing
him badly.
The Governor has offered fifty dollars
reward each for the arrest and delivery to
the sheriff of White County of Jim Rice
and Joe Price, charged with horse steal
ing.
The Governor remitted fine of S25
against Corney Smith, of Clark County,
for selling liquor without license. The
petition praying for the remission was
signed by the Circuit Judge before whom
Smith was tried, by all the county officers
and number of citizens.
w. r.. jenkins, a blacksmith, living at
Waldron, Scott County, for the past
twelve years, was poisoned by eating
canned beef, and died from the effects a
few days ago. He fingered four days
after eating the meat, during which time
his sufferings were intense. The leading
physicians of the county attended him un-
successfully. He left family.
News comes from Searcy County that
Charles, the eighteen -yeaT-old son of
Captain Love, prominent citizen died
recently under suspicious circumstances.
An investigation showed that he had in
Cured the displeasure of three Of his COM
panions, of about his own age, in some
way, and in retaliation they poisoned
some whisky and gave 1t TO him TO drink,
and he died soon afterward. The young
men will be arrested and prosecuted.
a negro man rode up TO the gate Of Mr..
Wilson's residence, in Coffee Creek neigh
borhood, in Phillips County few days
ago, and Mr.. Wilson not being at home
his wife responded, and asked what the
negro wanted. The negro said he wanted
To see Mr. Wilson. On being told that Mr..
Wilson was not at home, the negro said
he would step in and stay awhile. Mrs.
Wilson; with rare presence of mind,
stepped TO the bureau, got a pistol and
fired at the negro. She would have killed
him had the fence not been between her
and him. As it was, the splinters fell
all around HIM, and he beat nasty re-
treat.
Loekesburg wants a livery stable.
In the examination Of Smith and Ed
Hall, convicts, and Thomas Gaddis, ex-
pit boss at Coal Hill before Justice o. s.
Allen, it was revealed that Frank Colbert
was shot twice by Ed Hall upon the in
struction OF Gaddis. Gaddis testified that
he notified Leiper of the killing, and was
requested by Leiper to mention the affair
20 no one.
Mr.. Ollie Rieff, a talented aud worthy
young man Of Fort Smith, has been ap-
pointed to fiji the vacant clerkship in the
State Auditors office, which position was
resigned by Hugh Miller recently, when
he accompanied his mother, Mrs w. K.
Miller, 10 New Mexico.
The Saline river has been higher this
spring than for years
Several hundred thousand feet OF lum-