The Russellville Democrat., 1893-09-07
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 A new bale of cotton at Camden brought it's owner 855s cents.
 Will Stat0n, who murdered Alex. Maiti- son at Arkena, is in jail at Magnolia.
 Will Strange shot and seriously wound ed Sam Kinard at New Lewisville Mon day.
 Mrs. Green, who killed her husband with an axe at Augusta last June, has been sen tenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary-
 At Judsonia vagrant hogs are impound- ed at fifty cents per head, and If they are not reclaimed in three days are sold at auction.
 Fordyce, El Dorado, Kingsiand and other towns have received several bales of cotton of this years growth, the prices ranging from six to twelve cents.
 A Fort Smith burglar entered the house of H. B. Sparks for the purpose of robbing it, and took nap before getting the poodle. He was surprised and d:a d:. zzee.. ze. ss5 anything.
 The merchants in several towns in this state have held meetings and agreed not to sell meat only for the cash. Probably this action will be instrumental in making peo pie raise thelr own mea1.
 Fred. Hinckle, of Fort Smith, was driv- ing along Friday night on load of hay. The load turned over, and throwing him on the ground against ditch broke his neck. He was well known.
 J. w. Chrisman, of Hackett City, has an ear of corn thirteen inches in length and fully developed. The corn was produced on upland, which had been in cultivation more than forty years. Mir. Chrisman says he has plenty of it foot long.
 As the train pulled out of Prescott Tues day morning Mrs Bradley. who is old and hard of hearing, was crossing the railroad track when she was struck by the engine and knocked down, but as the engineer had slowed up the train she waA fortunately not seriously hurt.
 Jas. Walker, negro, arrived at Pine Bluff Thursday, claiming to have been sent there by charitably disposed citizens of Bearden. He presented a horrible ap- pearance, and claimed to have been beaten at Bearden the night before and robbed of $l5. He had been terribly beaten and cut
 Jim Bailey (colored) shot and peyhsps mortally wounded another negro who works at Coe' levee camp, near Arkansas City, last Tuesday. The ball entered the stomach, and the chances for his life are slim. We learn it was accidental. Bailey at first left, but we learn he has returned. No arrest has been made yet.
 The W. Dick Harrison Tragi- Comedy Company came to grief here last week, says The Van Buren Press The company made expenses while here, but debts con tracted at other places had to be paid and Landlord Collins held their baggage for board bill of $60, and they were delayed until Monday, when they paid up and left for Eureka.
 The great Crockett clan, composed of the decendants of Davy Crockett, which meets in Gibson county, Tennessee, every year, will not have it's annual re union this year. The reunion is generally held at Rutherford, and the day is enlivened with a big barbecue, public speaking and re- miniscences of the old pioneer. His de- scendants are scattered over seven states.
 Morrilton Headlight.
 John Smith, an employ of the 0. K. Meat Market, in company with several others went to Lees Creek, near Van Buren, Tuesday evening on hunting and fishing trip, and while hunting Wednes-
 
 infiicting serious and painful wound. G. dently sprained his ankle while pulling q seine, but not seriously.
 Eugene Green, negro, who had just been given four years by the circuit court for burglary and larceny, made bold dash for liberty Thursday morning, while Deputy Sheriff T. Abraham had him doing some clsaning up on the outside of the jail at Philadelphia. He was not as fleet as the big sheriff, though, and after moving a great deal of dog fennel on the hill south of the jail he was recaptured.
 The prisoners confined in the Magnolia jail made an effort to gain their liberty last Sunday morning, but fortunately they were foiled in their scheme. They succeeded in getting out of the cages into the rotunda of the jail when the alarm was given, and the officers promptly looked after the matter and placed guard over the jail both day aud night. If few minutes more had elapsed every prisoner would have escaped.
 Friday morning about 9 o'clock, negro boy by the name of John Satterwhite, was accidently shot and killed at the residence of Will White, at Magnolia The negro boy was sick lying on pallet on the back gallery, where Rufus, MT. Harris son, aged about IS years, was toying with an old pistol, which he thought was not loaded. It fired and the ball struck the boy in the back of the neck near the head, causing death immediately.
 Sons of Confederate Veterans of Faulk- ner county, affected an organiz .tion with IF members. D. B. Whiddon was se- lected captain, W. H. Duncan, adjutant, Alex. Whiddon, first lieutenant, Bruce Shaw, second lieutenant, Will Brady, third lieutenant, and James McCulloeh quarter master. As sons of veterans w. H. Dun. can and D. B. Whiddon made speeches. Isaac Campbell made speech to the audi ence generally.-Morrilton Headlight.
 On Thursday several negro boys, living about four miles west of Batesville, went out on hunt. Among the number was Alex. Martin. After their return from the hunt they got to playing, when one of the party with a shotgun, which he thought was not loaded !. pointed it at Alex. Martin The gun was discharged and the load struck Alex. in the forehead, breaking his skull fearfully. Two of the shot pene- trated into the brain. Dr. Ewing was sent Tor and and on arriving at the scene he re moved several pieces of the broken skull. Martin cannot possibly survive the wound.
 MT. Stutervant and Miss Owens, of Howard county, arrived in Hope last Tues day morning, and before they could get l away from there they were apprehended by | telegram from the father of the giIl, who l instructed the marshal to arrest them as ais daughter was under marriageble age. Marshal Hicks readily found the fleeing l couple, and held them until the arrival | rom Nashville of the father on the eve hing train. The father, daughter and dis |