The Russellville Democrat., 1890-08-07

the county Is only 5.67s.77. The ex- l penses for the past year were increased l by the enormous cost of the Forehaud trial and the pEotracted terms of circuit court. The favorable showing made is largely due to the careful manage ment of the officials intrusted with our county affairs.
 Pryor Springs, north of Potts Sta ton, was the scene of a very pleasant family reunion recently. Mir. G.. Brown of Yell county being on visit to his brother, Mir. E. E. Brown, q prominent citizen of Gala Creek town- chip, the latter arranged pleasant surprise in the way of a big dinner consisting of many good things. prom inent among which was plentiful supply of mutton barbecued in royal style. There were present besides q few special friends, brothers and sis ters, sons and daughters and grand children of Mir. Brown, the latter num- bering 28. Altogether there were 7s persons. From one who was there we learn the occasion was highly enjoy able.
 The lawn party on the beautiful lawn of Mir. James Potts last Friday evening, given by Messrs. Seegall, Fry, Weimer, Mcdonald, Pruitt and Hughey, was well attended, and with plenty of elegant refreshments, well lighted grounds, and all the other ad- juncts for most pleasant evening, a deligtful time was had. Among those attending were: Joe Seegall, Mrs. Har- ris; w. B. Mcdonald. Miss May Bat tenfield; NJ. s. Hughey, Miss Lula lobe; Will Pruitt, Miss Stella Yancey :; pr. Boyd, Miss Minnie lobe; c. P. Fry, Miss Llllie Mosley; w. c. Weim- CT. Miss Cora lobe; J. w. White, Miss Emma Bonds; Mrs. J. H. Battenfield, Mrs. J. T. Fowler, Mir. and Mrs. D. T. Hughey, Mir. and Mrs. NJ. Jacobson, MT. and Mrs. James Potts, Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Hill, Mir. and Mrs. B. F. lobe.
 The examining trial of Nj. s. Swee- den, who is implicated in the murder of Sam Cowan, by the confession of le wife of the murdered man, is in prog ress before Esquire F. J. Harvill. The examination is being conducted in &C., cret at the request of the defendant, which he has right to demand under the law, if he prefers. The examina- tion of Mrs. Cowan occupied Monday and part.of Tuesday. She stuck to her story with remarkable firmness, re- beating the history of her liaison with Sweden, ,and contendingthat the poison which killed Cowan was by Sweden administered. The result of the analy- sis of the stomach made at Fayetteville leaves no doubt of the manner of his death. Large quantities of arsenic were found, in fact his stomach was saturated with it. It is now believed the man was killed by Rough on Rats administered in capsules.
 The republicans held an adjourned meeting of their county convention last Saturday. The meeting was held to endorse the union labor ticket in this county, and to pledge the party It's sup port. Some of the members opposed such course and advised against it. They wanted to be permitted to vote for their choice selected from the dem ocratic and union labor tickets. J. NJ. Stanley, a colored delegate and mem- Der of the county central committee, strongly opposed the endorsement and claimed the right to vote for whom he pleased, so long as there was no regu- lar republican ticket in the field. Post master bTaSnear calleu nm tO JAW anu fiourished the party lash so vigorously that the colored man and brother weak ened and agreed to obey the behests of the party. Rev. W. J. McAnally made a very bitter partizan speech which was very much out of place for min- ister of the gospel. He laid off his sa- cred robes, however, and indulgcd in as much yituperation and misrepressn- tation as the most pronounced partizan possibly could. Several of the speech es were very uncomplimentary to the union labor party as party, and indi- cated that the republican leaders were simply using them for purpose, after the accomplishment of which, they would have no further use for them. Altogether the proceedings indicated that the party was not harmonious or united on policy. The result will be many republican votes for the demo- cratic psrty-a party that has the cour- age of it's convictions, and stands up bravely and maintalns them instead of hiding it's record and it's purpose be- hind blind or side-show.