The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-13

l M ttsS Sho, oplih c- M OiGN$ ss "
 Rankin, by appointment, short
 time, 5 NJ. Hays, (first under
 State goyernment), John W. Jones, John Hickey. Rufus How
 ell, Lewis Linton, D. c. Brown, J. B. Erwin, 1863, civil authority
 closed by the war. First after
 the war, Mr. Napier, Morris Will
 Hams, Joe Petty, James Clear
 Elisha Dodson, J. E. Erwin and
 Joe Petty.
 Clerks: Twitty Pace, A. F.
 Pace, Robt. T. Williamson, W. G.
 H. Ivants, James B. Logan, Josh
 Furguson. John k. II. Scott, q
 number of years, Wm. Stout, Ruff
 lis Howell, A. J. Bayliss. First
 after the war, Vim. Stout, A. J
 Bayliss, Wallace Hickox, Elijah
 Poe and A. J. Bayliss.
 County Treasurers: None un
 til State government. D. F. Wit
 liamson, the first, continued in
 succession for ten or twelve years; successors. James NJ. Pat
 terson, Walter Scott, Dr. Davis
 Johnson B. Young, Hugh Ewing,
 and $. II. Parker.
 l Circuit courts when under Ter
 ritorial government were held by
 Hon. Benjamin Johnson, brother
 of the late Vice President John
 son.
 First county site Temporary
 of the original limits of the coun- | ty, was at Scotia, on the Arkan-
 sas river about 2t miles below the mouth of Big Piney on the
 north bank, now known as the Jesse May place. Commission CTS were appointed to locate a county site, of whom John Will
 liamson was one; do not remem- Der the others. Said commission CTS located the site about one mile below the mouth of Big Pi- ney on the north bank of the Ar kansas river and called the place Benton. Before their report was confirmed, the county of John son was formed in the fall of 1S- B and Old Dwight made the tenn porary county site, at winch place two or more courts were held by Judge Johnson. Commissioners were again appointed and located the site at Norristown some tune about the year 1854, at which place the site remained until the county Of Yell was formed some time about the year lS4l or lS42. Soon after other commissioners were appointed two of whom were Rev. James Brewton and Henry Stinett and they located the pres ent site of Dover. /
 Senators and representatives from 1881 mp to the present date. Dates of and regular rotation can not be very correctly stated with the means l have at command at present, but the names can be given with some degree of accu- racy. The representatives of the original limits of the county for the year 1881, Hon. Andrew Scott; 1883, Hon. Wesley Garret, Johnson county now being form ed 1885, Col. Laban c. Howell; 1858, John J. Morse; from this fast date up to 1914, 1 think, Rev. Pleasant Tackett, Rev. John Brewton and Mir. Sadlcr; 1S45, s. NJ. Hayes and James B. Lo- gan; lS16, Hon. C. E. Tobcy and James Brewton, Jr.; after which on down to 1862, Capt. Madison Shinn, John l. Stirman, Rev. Jas. Brew ton, Rev. Wm. Barker, Maj. David West, John s. Bowden and Dr. John McFadden. After the war, 1866, Hon. Chas. E. Tobey. Time of Reconstruction, 1868, Walter Breashear; 1870, N. II. Clelan; 1872, Y. Is. Shappard; under the new constitution rati- fled 1874, N. D. Shinn.
 Senators: 1881, Isaac Hughes; 1883, John Williamson, who con tinued in succession up to the year 1851; Geo. w. Lemoyne; w. | w. Floyd; A. J. Ward; 1862, Col. Ben T. Embry; closed by the war. Counties of Johnson and Pope composed senatorial dis trict for four or five elections; Pope and Conway one; Pope and Yell for q number of years. First after the war, Jordan k. Cravens; reconstruction, 1868, Rev. Zacha- riah Kceton; 1872, Mir. Thomas; under the new constitution rati- fled 1874, C. E. Tobey.
 For the formation of State government, the territorial legis- lature passed an act ill the fall of 1885 authorizing an election for delegates to form State constitu- tion, which election took place in the latter part of Nov. or the first of Dec. 1885; There was one delegate each, and one at large for Pope and Johnson counties. rhos. Murray, jr. was delegate from Pope county, and Hon. An drew Scott delegate at large. The convened Jan. 1886, md state constitution framed and State admitted into the Union the same year.
 The first circuit court held un-