The Russellville Democrat., 1878-05-16


 *During part of Gov. flanagin's administration, the scat of govern ment and the government records were removed to Washington, Hemp stead county. At the same time a provisional government was formed at the old capital, under the protec- tion of the federal army, with Gov. Murphy at it's head. At the end of this government, Gov. Murphey hay ing been elected, was regularly inau- rated.
 II. NJ. Johnson was Lieut.. Cover nor. He resigned and was appoint ed secretary of state. Mir. Hadley, President of the Senate pro tenn, be- came governor. Mir. Clayton was elected U. s. Senator.
 The following historical sketch of the State will also be read with in terest:
 The Arkansas Indians were visit ed by Marquette, who established himself on such good terms with them that they were always friendly to the French. Cordial was their welcome of LaSalle, Tonti, and to the survivors of La Salle's last ex- petition. They considered the French as more than honored guests, and held them in such high esteem that they refused to join the Naches against the French, and afterward arose in their wrath and nearly extermlnated the Yoozah Indians, who came among the Arkansas and massacred several French pioneers whom the Arkansas considered under thelr especial pro- tection, The last immediate stand they made agaist fate and the finger of the white man was in TAO, when they brought about 400 warriors. The small pox breaking out among them thinned the tribe so that little was left thereof; but the remnant, steadily leading out, is now to be found in the Indian territory, west of the former possessions, where, known as the Quawpaws, they number, with their dccendents, hardly enough to hold caucus. Arkansas belonged orgina ally to Louisiana, being a part of that territory. It was originally opened for civilization by the French in 1873. In 1903 it was ceded by France to the United States. Ar kansas remained, wild and almost unexplored, as a part of Louisiana was admitted into the Union. Ar kansas was created territory March ?, 1919, and afterwards became q part of Missouri territory. Missou- ri was admitted as State on the 2d of March, 1921, when Arkansas was left wilderness by itself as a sepa- rate territory, organized as such with It's present area and boundaries, and remaining a territory until June l5, when it was admitted into the Union and became one of the United States of North Amerca. It IS state of 240 miles from north to south, and varying from ITO to 250 miles from east to west, the narrowest part be- ing on the south line. It has an area of 52,l9s square miles. The state is bounded on the north by Missouri, east by the St. Francis river, separating it from Missouri, and the Mississippi river separating it from Tennessee and Mississippi; south by Louisiana; southwest by Texas, and west by Indian territory. The broadest part oi the State is on the parallel of latitude 36 degrees north, from which it will be seen at q glance that it possesses the same climatic advantages held by the eel ebrated Indian territory, which is considered by the Indians, as it was by the French pioneers, to be almost the Garden of Eden. Arkansas has 74 counties. It was settled, as be. fore stated, by the French. Its old est town or settlement is Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas river, about fifty miles above the junction of that stream with the Mississippi. The first settlement here made by the French was in 1S65.-Arkansas Dem.