The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-29
NO. 27

DcS ArC CtltlZen, ZOJu lilSJ.. III
 this immediate vicinity the wealth
 CT has been most unfavorable for
 two weeks, the crops suffering
 much for rain. Sunday evening
 there was rain south, teaching /
 ing within five miles of Des Arc, L
 In Center township there was al
 good rain. At Hickory Plain there was a good rain, but there
 was narrow strip suffered from | q severe hail storm. The present
 indications denote rain.
 White River Journal: On the
 Pettus place, in Richwoods. forty
 five acres of wheat averaged sixty
 bushels per acre. It is the inten
 tion of the proprietor to put half
 his place in wheat this fall. Mir.
 R. B. Car Lee received letter from his brother at Augusta, in which he states that gentleman of Woodruff county threshcd from measured acre, sixty eight bush els of wheat. How will this do for specimen of what Arkansas yields, when three years ago it
 was said you could not raise wheat?
 Star of Hope, 17th inst: Many portions of the country did not receive any of the benefits of the late showers, and the crops in many places are beginning to suffer- But there is large quan- tity of corn which will mature without any more rain, and the abundant yield of wheat and oats will insure this section of the state from want another year. Should there be q good general rain fall within short time, the corn crop will also be abundant. The cot ton is doing finely and with no disaster will make a large crop.
 Grange: Mir. D. T. Boatman, living upon the Bill Martin place, one and a half miles below Angus ta, brought to our office the other day two potatoes of the Early Rose variety, the largest we have seen this season. MT. Boatman states that in preparing the soil for their cultivation he broke deep, laid off with shovel blow, dirt from both sides, and only cultivated once, planting a barrel to a half acre. His rows are three feet apart. The yield is immense. This is thorough proof of the adaptabllity of soil and climate to potatoes.
 Southern Standard: Last Tues day, Esquire Callaway imposed . fine of twenty five dollars and costs upon each of tho Cox broth violation of the law prohibiting the carrying of fire arms. And the following day, Anderson Mitchell, (col., was mulched in a like amount, under similar charge, by Esquire Pat tillo.
 The law is most excellent one, and we are glad to sec our officers so prompt in arresting all violat- DTS. It is the duty of officers to snatch any one bearing arms; no matter whether the weapons be concealed or not.
 Clarendon Age: Our county assessor was shot this morning, by one Saunders, while on his way to Clarendon. Reynolds had , difficulty with the Saunders par y about two months ago in which the Saunders party were found guilty of an assault and fined by Esq. Lamar. Since then the feel Ing between the parties has not been very loving, and this morn ing an altercation occurred be- tween Mir. Saunders and Mir. Key nolds,. while he was passing Saun- aers' house, which ended by Saun- lers shooting Reynolds with shotgun. The wounds are not necessarily fatal, but three are said to be dangerous. Reynolds eaned over on his horse to avoid being hit, but he was sprinkled with squirrel shot from the end of his back to the top of his head. The sheriff has gone out to inter view MT. Saunders in behalf of he state, but he is said to object % seeing the officer, and has gone squirrel hunting.