The Russellville Democrat., 1875-08-26
STATE ITEMS.

ud2C NiCOt8 Ju8t MIL OOHn Barnes while on a visit to Paris, Pope county, was shot in the thigh and severely wounded by a law yer, named Cotton. The alterca- tion it is said came from some re- marks, made by Barnes about a lady. The wound is not supposed to be mortal. From the report we suppose the shootist is justifi able as Barnes threatened to Ishoot first and drew pistol when the other stepped in and got q shot gun and fired with effect as stated. Arkansas Post: The outlook now is quite encouraging. Sun shine, bright; water at it's maxi mum height; lcvees all safe; crops rushing to maturity at rapid speed-never were better in this country. Don't know how they are to be gathered, or whether there will be room to contain them. Every packet reports ia. vorable news from the upper streams. Every farm product is being improved by the high tide which acts as a partial irri- gation rising up from under strata and gently moistening the surface. | Spirit of Arkansas: Dr. H. G. Howsley, of Water Station, Jefter- son county, Ark, has just cut his clover the second time this season, and it averages, for the two cut tings, six tons per acre. This is still abundance of time for anoth CT cutting, before fall, and he cx- poets to realize in all, for the sea son, between s and 9 tons to the acre. That is profitable farming, with clover at twenty five dollars a ton-and we have thousands of acres of just as good land for sale at two dollars and fifty cents per acre.
 Ozark Banner: The election in the Indian Nation results in the triumph of the Downing party, their candidates, Chas. Thompson for the chief and Gel. w. P. Adiar, second chief being elected by about 600 majority. Ross only carried two districts. It is to be hoped that the killing and mur- dering will be stopped now the election is over. Two more. such cases reported the last week and how many more unknown.
 Standard: On last Saturday night, Sam Harris (col. tried to make an angel out of one Jones, | (col. ), with his little pistol. At the discharge Of the pisto! Jones fell and "possomed," to keep Harris from taking another pop at him. Harris was arrested, and as he couldn't tell a lie, he waived an examination OF the charge of an assault with intent to kill and murder, and was placed under two hundred dollar bond to an swer at the next term of the Cir cult Court. He was required to pay ten dollars for his pistol prac- tice, and cheap enough at that.
 Clarksville Van Guard: While making our up-the-courtry trip we passed up on the south side of tie river to Van Buren, and back on the north side, and with one or two exceptions found the crops excellent. The farmers are feeling good from neck to heels, the merchants all wear smiling faces. The crop of greenbacks is decidedly short, but we know that fine crops will bring that all right.
 Clarksville Vaa-Guard: The corn crop in Johnson county, this year, is better than it has been for years; indeed, to couch it in a nut shell, :" it is simply FINE. I'm migrants, Johnson county, Arkan- sas, is the place for you to come to. We invite you to come and share our good fortunes, and make for yourselves permanent home in our midst. We invite from all sections.
 White Go. Record: We have before us head of wheat which some nomenclature Cuba, Chinese and Egyptian wheat. We have heard these three different names applied, and one man anglocised it by calling it 'chicken corn" In appearance the kernel resem- bles diminutive peas, and grows on stems like wheat in clusters, forming a cone similar to a pine apple. The sample before us was raised by Mir. s. NJ. Rice, and he says gentleman on the noun tains raises it regularly, and has it ground into flour, and ayers that you couldn't tell it from ordinary flour when made into biscuits. It is easily cultivated, about l foot } apart in drills, and is said to yield 75 bushels per acre. Ifsuch be the fact, and we doubt it not, it can be made profitable here.
 Fay etteville Democrat: We heard one of our farmers say the other day, that he would sell from ! n00 tn a Qnn b,,shn1e .c ..