The Russellville Democrat., 1891-10-01
ARKANSAS HAPPENINGS.
News Gathered by Newspapers in All Parts
 of the State.

Rain Is rrc1ed all over the sansc.
 The cotton receipts a. Fordyce up to date are 229 bales.
 Forty three colored people were Baptized at Searcy few days ago.
 The first bale of cotton brought in at Harris burg sold for sl5 cents pound.
 The lumber market is on the upward tendency at Harrisburg, and before long the mills will all be running full time.
 The second annual fair of the North west Arkansas Horticultural Society, to be held at SpringIale October and ,, promises to be an interesting occasion.
 J. ". Hetherington, citz Il Of He- Der, has peach tree which has grown six feet and six inches this season, and another which has grown six feet two inches from the pit.
 I n. Duncan killed rattlesnake last Saturday on Dempsey's place, In Rich woods, five feet and one inch long, four teen In ;hes in circumference, with nine rattles and button.
 Cotton is popping open ve y fast this dry weather, says The Harrisburg News. Get it on the market early, but hold your corn, you will get better price after little while.
 At the meeting of the Drew coun y teachers institute, recently held at Monticello, initiatory steps for the tenn |, porary organization of an anti-tobacco association were taken.
 A few days ago while little son of Mrs. Davis, who resides northwest of Stuttgart, was putting cap on his gun it went off, the contents striking little Swear old sister. The wounded child is rot expected to survive.
 Mir. Samuel Langley, an old, wei known citizen of Southwest Arkansas, died few days ago at his residence near Murfreesboro, PIk6 county. He was uasive of Clark county, about 60 years old, and the father of Rev. Isom P. Langley.
 Mack Camp, ayoung man of Malvern, was shot there on the 2lnd inst, by Henry Gibs 3n, negro in the employ Camp will recover. The shooting is thought to have been justifiable.
 On the morning of the 22i inst. the off CTS of Phillips county brought to Helena girl about IA years of age, and placed her in jail. She is charged with having killed her illegitimate child last week. The child, which was found, and of which she is said to be the mother, was half devoured by hogs. The re- mains were found in a bayou. Sheriff Combs and Officer Duggan caught fugitive by the name of Bob Messer Tuesday afternoon, at Fayette- vile, just ss he was in the act of taking the north bound train. The late grand jury in Madison county found several bills against Messer, charging him with bribery and selling liquor. He was ar- rested at Delaney. but had made his es- cape from the officers having him In charge.
 Scott Duncan was placed on trial last week on . charge of assault with intent to rape, committed on the person of his sister -in-law, says The Greenwood Democrat. The jury, after receiving the case, were out quite while and Duncan became alarmed and left the court room. The jury finally brought in verdict of guilty and assessed his punishment at three years in the peni- tentiary. The court, however, failed to pass sentence, occasioned principally by the absence of Duncan, but did the best 1t could and took judgment against his bondsmen for the amount of bis bail bond.
 On Wednesday morning about 10 80 o'clock, Aaron Tstum colored man, met with an accident that resulted in his immediate death, says The Fordyce Enterprise. The engine on the tram way belonging to the Fordyce Lumber Company was pushing out five or six empty log cars, and Aaron was sitting on the third car from the engine. When the train had reached point about three miles cut he got up and steadied himself, and then commenced to walk the narrow connectinS> rod between the third and second cars. This Is only four inches across the face and about eight feet long. He made the distance and attempted to step with his left foot on the draw head of the second car, when he missed his footing and fell with his neck across the rail. The engineer, Luke Bowers, began to check up when he saw Aaron get up, and brought the train to fun stop when two cars and the tender had passed over the unfortu- nate man. He was found between the engine and the tender with his head severed almost entirely from the body, and his left leg broken in two places.