The Russellville Democrat., 1875-08-26
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Ozark Banner 2lst inst: A considerable amount of impfove ment still going on in our town spite of hard times. Ozark will grow and now is good chance for those who want homes here. Lots and building material Is cheap and our mechanics work at reasonable prices.
 Ozark Banner. Dr. Thomas Carter had his smoke house clean ed out last week by some petty thief. There has been a consid- erable amount of such work lately. Hope some plan can be made to catch the scoundrels or give them a load of shot. Let it be stopped in some way. If caught $2.00 worth will send them to Ii tie Rock and that is the place for them.
 Bonneville Enterprise, 20th.: Rev. 0. P. Thomas of Dardanelle and Capt. J. W. Russell of Rus sellyille delivered lectures on Wednesday night in the interest of Temperance. After the con clusion of the lecture they pro ceeded to organize Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Tenn plars. Twenty-three persons in cluding some of our prominent citizens and ladies took part in the organization of the new Lodge. We wish them much success in their efforts in the temperance cause.
 Ark. City Post, 18th: We learn that considerable damage to crops has befallsn the planters of Red Fork Bayou and Cypress Creek nelghborhoods. A few weeks ago, crops were never bet ter in those localities.
 Ft. Smith Independent: A new paper will make it's appear ance in our neighboring town, to be called the Van Buren Argus, and will be issued about the first of November. Hon. Gran. Will COX, editor, and Thayer and Cass, printers. The Argus is to be an independent democratic paper.
 Jacksonport Herald, 21st; Crop prospects, from the latest and best information to be had, are still good, and m abundant yield of the staff of life is already assured. Cotton is doing splendldly, and cur farmers are consequently in the best of spirits.
 Pine Bluff Press, 18th: The crops are in excellent condition in this section, and a bountiful harvest is now confidently expect ed.
 Camden Beacon, 2lst: A heavy hail storm passed over portion of this county last week, doing considerable damage to the cotton. Col. o. A. Greening, q few miles from town, had seven or eight acres badly damaged at the same time.
 State, 2Oth: Mayor D. H. Thomas has sent us stalk of what he calls Egyptian millet which measures over eight feet. He promises us more information hereafter on this grass or grain. We shall wait; it may be valua- ble. The specimen looks like cattail.
 Southern Standard, 21st: The first bale of new cotton, Arkansas raised, passed up the railroad this week. on its way to St. Louis. We understand it was raised near Dooley's Ferry, on Red River, but did not learn who by.
 Camden Beacon: We regret to note the accidental death of Mir. John w. Blake, of Nevada county, which occurred at this place near Bells store on the 10th inst. It seems that Mir. Blake was engag- ed in removing an old gin house, and while tearing down and re- moving the old rubbish, he by some means knocked away a piece of "studding" or "brace," and the old frame being somewhat rotten, the whole thing gave way and fell, a heavy "girder" striking him on the breast, from the effects of which he died in about an hour. Mir. Blake was an old citizen, and one of the best-to to-do farmers in the whole South west. Sad in deed.
 Van Guard: The undersigned, in response to the request of Gen. w. l.. Cabell, for reunion of his old Brigade, to be held in October next, at some place to be fixed, first among which he names Clarksville, believing this to be nearest the centre, hereby call on our fellow comrades to meet us here at such time as tho General himself may appoint for the pur- pose above stated.
 J. E. Cravens, Colonel.
 Jno. F. Hill,
 II. e. Wilson, Major.