The Russellville Democrat., 1893-06-08
ARKANSAS AFFAIRS
Items Of Interest from All Portions Of
the State.

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1t cost the state $500 to bring
Hickey, the Clayton suspect, from
Montana.
The Memphis and Little Rock rail
road has passed into the hands of a
receiver
The Herald-Journal suggests Hon.
w. A. Clements Of Yell county, as
good congressional timber
The ex-C onfederates and ex. feder
eral soldiers in the vicinity of Hot
Springs viii havea reunion ON June
10
Crawford county farmers claim to
have realized $4,000 profit off Of
1000 acres of strawberries this sea
son.
The Mississippi river reached ff-
ty feet above low water mark at Ar
kansas City last Friday, the high
est ever known.
A Missouri company is figuring
on the construction of railroad
from Carthage Mo, to Des Arc, by
way of Searcy.
Prof f. f. Babeock of Little Rock,
the well known horticulturist, has
been appointed a member of the
horticultural jury of awards at the
world fair
J. +. Darr intends to commence
work on his coal mine, recently dis
covered near Atkins in short time.
From all the indications he has coal
in paying quantities.
Jerry Carol of Logan county was
robbed of sixty dollars one night
last week. Next morning blood
hounds were put ON duty and now
Carols son languishes in Jail, hav-
ing ''fessed up"
The Morrilton Pilots voting con-
test giving the most popular young
lady free trip to the Worlds Fair
closed June l. The voting was live
ly, but Miss Emma Parish won by a
decided majority.
w. G. Vencenheller, commissioner
of agriculture, has made arrange
ments for fruit and grain exhibit
at Chicago which will be credit to
the State and an advertisement OF
inestimable value.
A Justice of the peace of Howard
county has brought an action against
the state, and will test the constitu-
tionality of the law which leaves the
cost unpaid in misdemeanor cases,
where the defendent is acquitted
The Receiver of the defunct First
National Bank has appointed Judge
John Mcclure as his attorney IN the
bank cases, holding that he alone
should be the judge of what is best
in the premises regarding a legal
adviser.
The remains of Gen. T. G. Hind
man which were recently disinter-
red at Helena were found to be in a
remarkable state Of preservation.
He died September %, 1868, and
hence his remains have been buried
nearly % years.
Col. Geo. VIM. Caruth, Envoy Elk
traordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary to Portugal, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, took pas
sage Saturday at New York on the
the ocean steamer City of Paris, en-
route for Lisbon.
Hundreds of the people who were
left homeless by the terrible cyclone
that passed over Hampstead county
recently are asking assistance.
Many of them are without food or
shelter. An appeal has been made
to the public for help.
Coy. Fishback is taking steps to
get the senators and representatives
of Missouri and Arkansas to meet
July LIST in Memphis with view to
taking steps toward protecting the
St Francis basin from overflow, and
securing proper proportion of the
government appropriation for that
purpose.
At mass meeting held at Hope
June reports were received show
ing that thousands of acres of corn
and cotton were literally swept away
by wind and hail. Fences are gone
and trees cover the fields giving no
chance to replant. Committees were
appointed to do all in their power to
Elevate suffering.
The Arkansas Democrat proposes
to send two young ladies and a
chaperone to the Worlds Fair The
Democrat will pay all expenses of
the party and will enable them to
see the Exposition to the best ad-
vantage. The matter is to be decid
ed by popular vote, the ballots to
be clipped from the Democrat
In spite of the discovery Of Hon.
j. b. Judkins that the last legisla-
ture, of which he was member had
failed to make proper provisions for
paying out the school fund, the an
nual apportionment will be regular
ly made, and the old system which
has been followed up successfully
for a score of years will be continu
ed.
Rev. Shelley Deener, pastor of the
the Batesville NJ. f. church, south,
for three years, secretary of the
White River Conference, grand prel
ate for two years of the Arkansas
grand lodge of Knights Templar
and president OF the State Sunday
school Association, is under arrest
at Ratasvilla pharged with foroarv