The Forrest City times., 1890-10-11
Bold Attenp. to Assassinate
 Maj. C. R. Breckinridge.
BUT ONE SHOT FIRED
The Attempt Made While Mir, Breckinridge was Pursuing Ills Canvass In Conway
 County.
THE FULL PARTICULARS

MORRILToN, October S.-Reliable information was received here this af- ternoon of a diabolical attempt to as- sassinate Hon. C. k. Breckinridge, at Center Ridge, in this county, while speaking there last Monday night.
 It will be remembered that Mir. Breckenridge and Mir. Langley began the campaign in the second congress sional district about ten days ago at Searcy, and that after few discus sions
 MIR. LANGLEY FLEW THE TRACK.
 Mir. Breckinridge continued his meet ings in accordance with previous ad- vertisement and reached Conway county on Monday last. speaking in the morning at Springfield and that night at Center Ridge. This point boasts a church, school house, a store, tavern and thickly populated farming community. Politically, the community contains about ten repub- licans to one democrat, and his going there was simply carrying the war into Africa. 1t was the intention of q number of democrats from various portions of the county Co attend the appointment, but the rams of that day and evening prevented, so the audi cnce was composed largely of republi- cans, many of whom had served in Clayton's famous militia, or in the notorious Third Arkansas regiment on the Union side. When the demo- cratic orator had about half finished his speech
 THE REPORT OF GUN
 rang out on the night air in tolerably close proximity of the church in which the meeting was held. A little latel the head of a man was noticed at q rear window which opened onto the platform from which Mir. Breckln'
 ridge spoke, and few minutes before the conclusion of the speech the explo-
 sion of a percussion cap ut this win
 dow startled the speaker and audi
 ence, many of them going ont to inves tigate, but the miscreant had escaped
 in the dark, and the speaking was con. tinued until its conclusion, when Mir l'reckiGride and Il few friends started to the hotel.
 While on the way, a companion, Mir Norman. of Cleveland. was knocked down by an unexpected blow from ! sluny shot. The night was so dark that the cowar,lly thug could not have known at whom the blow was aimed and it is thought that it was utques tionably intended for Mir. 3reckin. ridge. Mir. Stnbaugh. the landlord al the hotel, is bitter republican,, hut q christian minister and honorable man He adopted every necessary prectutior to prevent Il further assault upon his guest.
 In view of the recent violent speecl of Powell Clayton at Pine Bluff. in which he took a iaost solemn oath thai if in his power tu prevent 1t Hon C is. Brcckinridge should never receiv. the endorsement sought III his district
 1t is exceedingly probable that some inpassloned partisan felt that ht would be but
 DOING ms MASTER A SERVICE
 to play the assassian's role.
 While that distinguished ex-states
 man does not possess the power ht
 once enjoyed of calling out his militi;
 to execnte obnoxious democrats. be fore whose names he wrote an ominou: N or designated as bad egg yei it is certain he would have little diff
 culty in getting his disrepntahle work done, should he ever intimate his dc sires to some of his former followers il
 the vicinity of Center Ridge.
 The grand jury is now in session and
 may make early developments in tn,
 matter. Democrats are justly out
 ragged at. tue attempt which, but fol a wet or faulty charge of powder
 would have both disa.raced the com munity and deprived the Second Con
 gressional district of its honored amt
 worthy representative. The rebuke ol that outrage will be emphathized a the polls un November ith next. li the meantime Mir. Breckinndge zoe, bravely on making Il valiant fight fol
 the everlasting principles of democracy and winning additional laurels iron those who are capable of thinking fol themselves. Arkansas Gazette.