The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-06-13
SOUTHERN cLEANINos.

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| $1,000. 1t will be rebuilt.
John Callaghan, for twenty-five years
a. prominent distiller OF Louisville, KY
died recently.
United States Judges Pardee and Bill
ings at New Orleans have decided a
| drainage warrant case involving $1,000, :
900 in favor Of the city.
A bitter religious war is raging among
the colored Baptists and Methodists of
Charleston. S. c., over the question as to
the correct mode Of baptism, immersion
or sprinkling.
Miss Maud Hall, a well known society
lady Of New Orleans, and the leading lady
| of the Shakespeare Dramatic Club of that
city, is in New York, and will probably
adopt the professional stage next season.
| Allen Copeland, who has been on trial
at Princeton, KY, on a charge of attempt
| ing to criminally assault q little six-year-
old girl at Fredonia, was found guilty and
| sentenced to q term Of five years in the
| penitentiary.
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Gwinn, one Of the
oldest and most prominent ladies Of Hop
kinsville, KY, died few days ago after a
| lingering illness, in the eighty fourth
/ year of her age. She had been q resident
Of that city over sixty years.
| Zade Thomas, a section foreman on the
| Chesapeake e. Ohio railroad, and resid-
ing at Hopkinsville, KY, was run over by
a freight train and instantly killed as he
was returning home from Dawson in an
intoxicated condition few nights ago.
| DIR. Oswald Owen, of Anderson County,
| s. c., was shot and instantly killed re-
Gently by his young step-son. Owen,
| while in At of drunkenness, undertook
| to whip his wife, and upon being remon-
| strated with by his step-son, turned upon
| him with an uplifted knife. The lad re-
treated few steps, and then drew a pis-
| tol and shot his drunken step-father
| through the heart.
w. A. Compton, a druggist of Holly
| Springs, Miss, was drowned recently
| while bathing in mill-pond near that
| town.
Thomas Day was killed by Albert Will
| Jams near Mount Lookout, La, few
| days ago. Williams acted in self-de-
| fense.
The Tennessee Midland is constructing
bridge over the Tennessee river, 400
| feet long. The structure is to be erected
| in seven spans, each 200 feet long.
Tom Smith, q colored rouster of 81. Louis
| on the steamer City OF Baton Rouge, was
| New Orleans, few days ago, and crush
| ed TO death.
A slight but very perceptible shock OF
earthquake was felt in Nashville, Tenn,
| few evenings ago. No damage was done,
but quite scare was created.
George G. Eaten, of Cincinnati, a
| nephew Of President Harrison, died at
Asheville, N. c., recently, of consumption,
aged thirty-fiye The remains were
taken to Cincinnati for interment.
Two negro women were sold at pub
| lie auction at Paducah, KY, few days
since. The women are worthless vagrants,
and, being duly convicted by the jury in
the court, they were sentencedto be sold
into servitude to the highest bid der for
the period of twelve months each.
Lem Morris, accused of being an ac-
complice in the shooting Of Cush Hender-
son, at the Henderson distillery, Hop
kinsville, KY, was arrested near Pilot
Rock, few days ago, taken to Hopkins
vile and placed in Jail in default of bail.
w. r. Johnson, ook-keeper, with a
wife and several children, disappeared
from his home-in Memphis, Tenn, about
a month ago. A few days ago a negro
boy discovered a adeoomposed human body
in a field, two miles from the city. TWAS
buried in the potters' field. 1t was ex-
humed, however, and examined, and
proved to be the body of the missing book
keeper. 1t is thought he committed sui
eide.
The friends of Senator Joseph E. Brown,
of Georgia, who know any thing about his
real condition, have little hope that he
will rally from the present attack. Those
nearest to him are impressed with the
conviction that the Senator Is undoubtedly
In most critical condition, and that the
sick man himself believes that his days
are numbered.
j. B. Benjamin, editor of the Deland
(Fla.) News, shot and instantly killed
Captain j. w. Douglass at New Smyrna,
Fla, few nights ago. Douglass was
prominent citizen Of Daytona, and we'll
known Democratic politician. The shoot
ing was the result OF an old feud renewed
by recent attacks by Benjamin in the col
umns of his newspaper
AS Erastus Moseby who has for years
been night watchman at the coal-yards,
near the depot, at Hopkinsville, KY, at
tempted to cross the railroad at the inter-
section OF Twelfth street, few mornings
ago, the north bound passenger train
suddenly came upon him, and ere he could
track, hurting him forty feet down steep
embankment, killing him almost instant
ly. He was sixty-five years of age, and
left family.
Franklin McNucan, an aged and re-
spected citizen Of Crittenden County,
KY, committed suicide at the residence
of q. W. Arfax, his son -in-law, by blow
ing his brains out with shotgun, few
days ago. The report of the weapon
reused the household from slumber, and
when the family reached MoNucan's room
he was lying in pool OF blood dead. He
was seventy-six years old, and was sup
posed to be temporarily insane when he
committed the deed.
Henry Mitchell, OF Blount County, Ala,
was lodged in Jail at Birmingham, few
| days ago, on charge OF counterfeiting.
For several years Mitchell has lived alone
in little cabin in the mountains remote
from any settlement, and il was for
long time q mystery how he earned a
livelihood. A large amount OF counter
felt money was recently circulated In
Blount County, and Deputy United States
Marshal Byars, who was sent to investi-
gate, spotted Mitchell. The Marshal
raided Mitchell's cabin and captured the
mountaineer in possession OF complete
outfit for making counterfeit dollars,
halves and quarters. Mitchell made
desperate resistance.
Ten boys, whose ages range from thir-
teen to nineteen years, were held for the
grand jury in magistrates court at
Louisville, KY, few days ago, charged
with robbery. They broke into the hall
OF the Order of Chosen Friends after
banquet and stole five gallons Of ice
cream, four boxes Of cigars, tolu, prize
packages and pop corn 70 the value of
fifty dollars.
A train was wrecked at Eufaula, Ala,
a few days ago, and Miss Boone, of
Jacksonville, Fla, suffered the fracture
Of both legs.
Recently John W. Thompson, Of Wal