The Russellville Democrat., 1891-07-16
laying match game OF ball July .,
nd never recovered.

/ playing IhatcH game of uah July y
! and never recovered.
"It is the same old coon with :
new tall" the Gazette says, speaking
of the old third party politicians
who are now trying to control the
Farmers Alliance Of this State.
The people OF johnson county,
are excited over the occasional ap-
pearance Of man who makes his ap-
pearance without vestige OF cloth.
ing on. He is supposed to be insane.
In the Little Rock free bridge
case the supreme court held that In
asmuch as the county court had
made no appropriation for the bridge
the Judge had 70 right to use the
funds for that purpose.
A wholesale indictment bee Is in
progress in Crawford county, up TO
date about 200 bills have been found
agains. varions parties including the
sheriff, treasurer, two justices OF the
peace and the cashier of the Craw
ford county bank, and the grand
jury is still at work.
The remains of Col. Rubin f. Har-
vey, OF the Second Regiment, Arkan-
sas Infantry, who was killed in the
battle OF Chicamauga, are buried in
cemetery at Ringgold, Ga. Mr..
r. B. TRIMMER of that place, offers
to give further information to rela-
tions OF the deceased If desired.
Editor Williams OF the Fort
Smith Times was fined $40 by
Judge Thomasson for being in con-
tempt of his court. The ofiense
consisted of publishing an article
rejecting upon some Of the Judges
official actions. Mr. Williams has
appealed to the supreme court and
If he does not win his case, he ought
to.
A Eureka correspondent of the
Gazette writes that the Alliance
leaders have determined to nominate
candidate for Congress in the fifth
district, Mr. J. Z. Bryan, of Wash
ington County, who IS the travelling
lecturer of the order. He used to be
a strong Republican, and the plan Is
to unite the Alliance men aud the
Republicans against the Democratic
nominee.
A case which has attracted atten-
ton in medical circles is reported
from Lamar. Mrs Eliza Ryan, wid
ow, 80 yeaIs old and who has been
totally blind for thirty years. had a
tooth pulled from her upper jaw.
The root OF the tooth was nearly an
inch in length. When it was cx
tracted Mrs Ryan complained Of in
tense pain in her eyes and later cried
out that she could see plainly, her
sight having been restored.
A very interesting and unique
trial was terminated at Ozark Sat
urday. Several boys, sons of the
most prominent citizens of the com
munity, had been arrested for plac'
ing some grease on the seats OF
hack, whereby several suits OF
clothes were ruined. The difficult
point in question was the exact de
inltion OF the crime. The attorney
for the defense argued that there
was no statute under which con
victIon could be secured, while the
prosecution introduced the accusa-
tion OF assault and battery" The
case went to the jury who rendered
verdict of not guilty.
The Commissioner OF State
Lands, G. b. Meyers, has submitted
his report to the Governor for the
quarter ending June 80. 1t shows a
fourishing condition of affairs in his
Office. The amount Of fees received
was $iS,1IS. There were sold ofap-
proved swamp land 939 and a frac-
tion acres, for which $l035 were
paid. Forty acres of unapproved
swamp land were sold, and 12,5S6
and a fraction acres Of forfeited
land were donated, and over 1900
were decided to actual settlers. The
total nun ber of acres of all kinds OF
State lands sold foots up TO 40.7S3,
and the total amount Of funds OF all
kinds paid into the treasury was
$2l,315.39.
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