The Russellville Democrat., 1893-05-25
STATE Sssss.


Items OF Interest Cleaned From Arkansas
Newspapers.
81. ard w. T. Orrell, of Morrilton,
we're arrested last Friday by Marshal Wells
on warrant charging them with running
blind tiger. Their cases -ere to be
heard last Monday, but owing 10 the seri-
GUS illness Of Mrs. 3. J. Orrell, were post
poned until to-day.
Fl. A. Leukins, OF Bentonville, bought
FIVE hogs from Fl. A. Miser, that had run
in the Whittenburg Hills all winter and
had eaten no corn, that weighed lI55
pounds. The FIVE hogs brought $685..
They were in good shipping condition and
had fattened entirely in the woods. The
most of that money was profit.
The county Jail at Salem, Fulton county,
was burned last Tuesday night. The only
inmate, jackson Hurst, was burned to
death. Hurst had been demented for sew
eral months, and finally became so violent
that he had to be confined. awaiting the ac-
ton of the county court, which would
have sent him. TO the lunatic asylum at
Little Rock.
On Tuesday afternoon as Cotton Belt
train No. 2 was departing from Brinkley,
John Banner, negro msn, attempted to
board the train while in motion, and al
most past the platform, was knocked down
by the train and fell with his hand on the
rail. The sleeper ran over his hand crush
ing the bones badly. Amputation of the
hand was considered necessary.
Math Eberle, clever German, living
near Anthony City, Howard county, was
thrown from his horse last week and al
most instantly killed. He was said to tie
under the influence Of wild cat liquor
ari attempted to exhibit the speed of his
pony before some friends, who cautioned
him Of the danger under the circumstances,
but whose warning he needed not.
The body of Mr.. Farmer, who with his
family were drowned in Lees Greek during
the food of April 90, was found some
thirty-two miles below the point where
their house wac swept away. The body Of
one of his daughters was found eight miles
down the creek, caught by her hair TO the
root of tree. The bodies of four OF this
family have been recovered. Two are still
missing.
Saturday evening about dusk Mr.. Pat
McAvey, of Stuttgart. walked into the
restaurant of Lady & Miller and called for
supper. 1t was placed before him and he
had jnst taken one mouthful Of the vietuals
when he leaned over on the table. He was
at once taken to the door, those carrying
him out thinking he wanted to vomit, but,
TO their establishment, on arriving at the
door they found him dead. Heart failure
was the cause.
The store Of Mrs. W. s. Land, at Van
Buren,, was burglarized last Saturday night
week. Entrance was effected through a
back door Of the wareroom, py boring
through the door and unbolting it. Besides
various articles of merchandise and valua-
bic papers, the thieves got about $50 worth
of postage stamps from the postoffice,
which is located in the front part Of the
store. There is no clew to the robbers, but
1t is supposed to have been some one who
Was we'll acquainted with the premises.
Last Wednesday afternoon George Hill
con, coal miner employed at the Ouita
coal mines, while enroute home from
Russellville under the influence of liquor,
after spending the night in the lock up,
sat down on the railroad tack about a
mile out Of town and falling asleep was
struck by west bound freight engine and
killed instantly. His skull was cut and
his neck broken. His companion, who
was sleeping near by, when awakened
viewed the dead body of his friend and
remarked, "Poor fellow, last night he
slept in the calaboose, but tonight he will
sleep in hell"