The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-30

there IS abundant efluenct 70 cOH
 wet them. They have been confin
 ed in the state penitentiary for safs
 keeping.
 The secretary of the treasury, un
 der an order dated the 18th inst. ldiscUntinued the German National
 Bank of Little Rock as Government depository and ordered tue transfer Of the funds to the credit Of the dis bnrsing officers to the First National Bank, which iias also been . govern
 ment depository for many years
 This is the result Of the policy of
 the treasury in calling in money
 from depository banks, and in no
 way a reflection on the German Bank.
 Miss Adelaide Mansfield, of Ozark the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Judge W. w. Mansfield, associate justice of the sapreme court, drank nearly half an ounce Of laudanum Tuesday of last week,
 with suicidal intent. It was dIscov cred shortly after and physician summoned, who succeeded Tn saving her. The public has not yet been advised of the cause of the rash step. Her family Is one of the most prom
 inent in the state, socially and polit ically, and she was surrounded by every luxury that wealth and in- fluence could secure.
 Inability to meet matured paper forced w. H. Halliburton, wholesale druggist, doing business at Little Rock for the past fifteen years to make an assignment 22d inst His liabilities are about $55,00O; assets in the neighborhood of $75,OOO. A deed of assignment was made to Charles F. Fouler. who filed bond for $140,O00. Eight home creditors were preferred, the different amount aggregating $46,000. Halliburton's creditors outside the state are most ly Eastern drug houses, and no large amount is due to any one firm. A reciever will be appointed and the assets disposed of to satisfy the credltorst. MT. r.Halliburton stood high In commercial circles, and his failure was great surprise.
 A resolution adopted by the Cam den District Conference of the Lit tic Rock annual Conference recently in session, is to the effect that the Christian people, together with al! lovers of morality in the State of Louisiana are engaged in fierce conflict with great moral evil, the Louisiana State Lottery" and that this is a contest that cannot be bounded by State llnes, but Louisia. na is simply made the battle ground of great principal in which every lover of God and good government is profoundly interested; therefore, the District Conference sends greet ings to the good people of that com mon wealth with expressions of hearty sympathy for them and their cause, and pledge earnest and sincere prayer for complete triumph over their foe,
 The last legislature made an ap- propriation of $50, 1000 for the cree ton of an additional building at the State Insane Asylum. Bids were for m accordance with law, and the contract was let to the lessee of the Penitentiary, his bid being the lowest. Since that time much dissatisfaction has been ex- pressed by the laboring classes of the city at the acton of the trustees in awarding the contract to the peni tentiary lessee, because the work is to be done by.convict labor. Last Tues day night rouslug mass meeting of all the trades unions of Little Rock was held to protest against 1t. A lengthy set of resolutions were adopted, and the convict lease system was denounced h very bitter terms. Representative of the unions say they will do their best to prevent the erection of the buildings by convict labor, the out come is awaited with interest.
 Miss Lee Rushing Of JudsonIa, who was married in Little Rock Wednesday to J. K. Sherrod. created sensation Thursday by announcing to her friends that she had been forced into marriage by threats against her life. She admitted hay been engaged to SherIod, but chang ed her mind and shortly before the hour set for the marriage attempted to avoid it by leaving the city. Sherrod followed, she claimed. and told her that unless she fulfilled her promise he would Iill her. Through fright she permitted herself brought back, when the ceremony was per formed, though not with her consent. She then escaped to her room, and locking herself n refused Sherrod admitLance. Sherrod denies the whole story. and says 1t is plot oi the yonng Iady's relatives to destroy his happiness. Sherrod IS tn custo dy charged with attempting to kill the young lady ani will be remandrd to await the action of the grand jury.
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