The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-11-21
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS.

The Harrison Banner says that
gold in paying quantities has been
discovered near Jasper Newton
county.
Gov. Eagle has appointed about
fifty prominent citizens from various
parts of the State as delegates to
the Silver Convention at st. Louis
next month.
Col. Jacob Frolich, secretary and
business manager of the Little Rock
Gazette has resigned on account of
impaired health. w. M. Kava-
naugh will succeed him.
The Kansas and Arkansas Valley
Company's railroad shops have been
located at Van Buren,. They will
have capacity for ten engines and
will employ about 100 men.
Both Morrilton and Arkadelphia
are striving for the location of the
Hendrix College. Altus, the present
location, objects to the removal. The
Conway Conference, now in session,
is expected to settle the matter.
A 800 money package was mystic
riously distracted from the Pacific
Express company's safe at Spadra,
five miles west OF GAINESVILLE last
week. The agent says the combina-
ton was on, but the package is of.
No clew.
Secretary j. r. Jobe, of the Searcy
Beacon, has called meeting of the
executive committee of the Arkansas
Press Association at Little Rock,
Monday 25th inst, to consider i'm
portant business affecting the Inter-
ests of the association.
Judge Shras, of Iowa, filing the
place of Judge Caldwell on the fed
eral court bench at Little Rock, is
winning golden opinions from the
press and people on account Of his up
rlghtness. fairness and conscientious
regard for law, order and decency.
Prof. J. H. Shinn, of Little Rock,
delivered lecture recently at Searcy
College upon the subject, THE In
fluence of Vassar upon Female Edu-
cation" The Searcy Beacon says 1t
was an intellectual treat and greatly
enjoyed by the audience present.
The Monroe County Sun wants
Col. Fishback for governor next
term, provided Gov. Eagle is not re
nominated. The Fit. Smith Elevator
abiding to the matter says that, al
though unaware of Col. Fishback' s
intentions, it does not believe he will
again be candidate for governor.
S. W. Crawford & Co., tie contract.
tors for the Mo. Pacific system have
purchased 1000 acres of timber land
near Redfield, paying $6,242 there
for. A camp will be started at once
and 200 men employed cutting ties
Nearly all the ties used by the Gould
roads are obtained from timber lands
in this State.
Complaint is general throughout
the State on account OF excessive
rains and consequent damage to the
cotton crop. A large per cent of the
crop is yet unopen and the rainy
weather will have tendency to pre-
vent its opening. The corn crop is
unusually large and fine, which viii
in a measure, recompense the cotton
shortage.
A reporter of the Fort Smith
Times learns from trustworthy
source that as soon as plenty OF
water is obtained on the run between
Wagner and Coffeevllle, the Mis-
souri, Pacific will put or
double daily trains between Kansas
City and New Orleans, using the
Little Rock Il Fort Smith road a:
part of the line.
Col. T. Hartman, president of the
Arkansas Engineers and Architects
Association read very interesting
and excellent address before the as
ISOLATION at Little Rock on the 18th
inst. He dwelt at length upon the
necessity of better road laws. HI
thinks roads should be classified &C
cording to their importance and pro
vision made by statute for intelligent
systematic building of roadways anC
provision of money by tax to pay
for the work.
The federal court at Little Rocl
practically threw up the sponge il
the Woodruff county election cases
last week. The defendants wer,
charged with ballot box stufilng anC
unlawful election of an election Of
ficer, all of which they denied blu
admitted that they were guilty o
going to supper before the votei
were counted. The court accepted
their plea, fined them $40 each anC
the costs, and dismissed them a.
to the other FIVE counts in the indIct
ment.
The democratic State central com
mittee met in Little Rock last weel
and elected Judge U. Nj. Rose to rep
resent Arkansas on the national com
mittee vice Judge 5. p. Hughes re
signed. Judge Rose accepted the pc
sition. A campaign committee, con
sisting of the chairman, secretary
and three others to be appointed b,
the chairman at his convenience, was
agreed upon, the committee was in
structed to take immediate steps fol
the thorough organization Of tn,
democracy in the State.
Henry Carnall OF Fort Smith is tn,
first man in this State to utilize nat
ural gas in his dwelling. He ha: