The Russellville Democrat., 1876-07-20

haitklA. ny HlpoillHieHt, Sioi ! tune, S. M. Hays, (iifst under 1 State goyernment), John w. Jones, John Hickey, Rufus How ell, Lewis Linton, D, c. Brown, l J. E. Erwin, 1863, civil authority closed by tie war, First after the war, Mr. Napier, Morris Will hams, Joe Petty. James Clear, Elisha Dodson, ]. E. Erwin and Joe Petty.
 Clerks: Twitty Pace, A. F. Pace, Robt. T. Williamson, W. G. Ii. Wants, James B. Logan, Josh. Furguson, John k. II. Scott, q number of years, Wm. Stout, Ruff us Howell, A. l. Rayliss. First after the war. Wm. Stout, A. J. Bayliss, Wallace HickoX, Elijah Foe and A. j. Bayliss.
 County Treasurers None un til State government. D. r. Will 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 5. II. Parker.
 Circuit courts when under Ter ritorial government were held by lion. 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 2I miles below the mouth of Big Piney on the north bank, now known as the Jesse May place. Commission CTS wore appointed to locate a county site, ot 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- fney 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 lS- 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 ct Ncrristown some trmc about the year 1884, at which place the site remained until the county ot Yell was formed some time about the year l84l or 1872. Soon after other commissioners were appointed two of whom were Rev. James Brewton and Henry Stinctt and they located the pres cnt site of Dover.
 Senators and representatives from 1881 up to the present date. Dates of and regular rotation can not he very correctly stated with tue means l have at command at pl esent, 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; 1853, Hon. Wesley Garret, Johnson county now being form ed; 1885, Col. Laban C, Howell :; l83S, John J. Morse; from this last date up to 1914, l think, Rev. Pleasant Tackett, Rev. John Brcwton and Mr. Sadler; 1915, 5. NJ. Hayes and James B. Lo- gan; 1916, Hon. C. E. Tobey and James Brewton, Jr.; after which on down to 1862, Capt. Madison SAinn, John I. Stirman, Rev. Jas. Brewton, Rev. Wm. Barker, Maj. David West, John s. Bowden and Dr. John McFaddcn. After the war, 1866, Hon. Chas. k. Tobey. Time of Reconstruction, 1868, Walter Breashear; 1870, N. H.. l Clclan; 1872, Y. B. Shappard i, under the new consultation rati- l fled 1874, N. D. Shinn.
 Senator's: 1881, Isaac Hughes ! 1883, John Williamson, who con 1 tinued in succession up to the
 year 1851; Geo. W. Lemoyne; ". | ". 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 number of years. First after the war, Jordan E. CraVens;
 reconstruction, 1868, Rev. Zacha- riah Keeton; 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 in the fall of ! 1885 authorizing an election tor ' delegates to form a State constltu-
 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
 Thos. Murray, ir. was delegate
 from Pope county, and Hon. An
 drew Scott delegate at large. The
 convention convened Jan. 1886
 and state constitution framed and
 State admitted into the Union the
 same year.
 The first circuit court held un-
 der the new state government was
 at NOrristOWn by Hon. Charles