The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-30
Arkansas Affairs.

Morrilton has been selected as the
 next place of meeting of the Ger
 man Catholic Beneficial society oI the state. It will be composed of a
 bout 300 delegates.
 Twin brothers, aged 12 sons ol
 Enos Mills a Washington county planter, played with pistol which they didn't know was loaded Usual result, one boy fatally shot.
 Nat K. Jones, youngest son ol Senator J. K. Jones, was shot and fatally wounded at Washington, Sat urday, by J. J. Shippley, school teacher. The two had quarreled. The second annual tournament oi the Arkansas State Fire Association will be held at Ft. Smith August 4tb to 9th inclusive. A fund Of $3600 has been raised to entertain the Association.
 Mrs. Susan M, Key, wife of tia Rev. J, $. Key. bishop of the Meth odist Episcopal church south, died Saturday at Eureka Springs, The remains were taken to Macon, Ga. for interment.
 Moorefield, Independence Icounty, will be the scene of big alliance meeting on the 9th of August, at which Simpson, Peffer, Polk, Feath. erstone and number of other ali ance leaders will speak.
 Prof. James Mitchell, editor of the Arkansas Democrat, made very able speech before the Old Hickory Club at Little Rock last week in which he completely exposed the fal lacy of the sub treasury bill. The whereabouts of Warfield, the defaulting and absconding sheriff of Desha county is still unknown. An election will be held to name his sue cessor, meantime J. B. Brown is act ing under appointment from the cir cult judge.
 It is proposed to have state shoot at Little Rock beginning Au gust l9 and lasting three days. It will be gwen under the auspices of the State Sportsman's Association and there will be cash prices amount ing to 5000 besides some fine guns. Clubs from all over the state are ex- pected to attend.
 A accent decision of the supreme court interpreting the law relating to the letting of county contracts, holds that such contracts must be let by commissioner instead of the county judge. It is contended that the decision invalidates half the pending country contracts h she State.
 Robert Williams, hanged at Pine Bluff was the first man legally exc. cuted in this state on Wednesday. Judge Elliott refuses to set hangings for Friday, because Christ was cru cified on that day, and it is a barba rous custom calculated to cast in |disrespect day which we should venerate.
 The dog population of Arkansas in 1876 was 84,706. In that year a dog tax of one dollar per head was collected, $S4, FOG being realized from this source. The act was passed in 1875, approved in 1876 and repealed in 1877. It was designed to pro mote sheep-rising, but more un. popular law was never enacted. Three murder cases are to be tried at the August term of the Logan Circuit Court, to wit: J. D. Boiling killing Capt. Parks, at Charleston, in the fall of 1887: Oscar Coulser for killing c. F. Massey, at Golden City. in the spring of 1888, and and W. D Mc1nturf, for killing w. J. and M. T. Ellington, ct Magazine, m July of last year.
 Gen. E. w. Green has returned from Washington with information which will enable the State to refund the direct tax paid by her citizens to the United States government. From the list published the total mount to be refunded is $l5S,SSS.3O. Pope county's share is $l,345 66; Con way, $1, ,S0775; Johnson, $l ,5lS. IS; Yell, sl,9l5.46,
 Last Friday Jerry Simpson of Kansas and State Lecturer J. k. Bryan addressed a gathering of 5000 people at Arkadelphia on the sub. treasury and other alliance demands. Bryan isa candidate for congress and the meeting Friday was the frs; gun of the Alliance campaign. Jer " Simpson was answered by Con gressman T. c. Mckay.
 Rev. T. J. Shelton, formerly pastor of the Christian Church at Little has returned home. Since leaving Little Rock he spent three months lin Kansas City and few weeks in Memphis. He will return to Kan sas City shortly to complete his studies Tn Christian Science, after which he will make a lecture tour through the northwest.
 The dead body Of well dressed young man was found on the rail road track near Traskwood last
 week. The coronrer's inquest dis closed the fact that the unfortunate
 man had been murdered and placed on the track Papers on the body Indicate that the remains are those Iof man named Walters, travelling ! for a New York book house.