The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-27
STATE NEWS.


 struck Fayetteville.
 The Globe Dramatic company Is in southwest Missouri. k Barnum's great show is to bs at Little Rock on the 11th of Noyem- Der.
 By the first of November cars are expected to be running into Cam den.
 A peddler was arrested in Phillips county last week for selling Bibles without license.
 An excellent quantity of marble is found in the vicinity of Ysllville, Marion county.
 The L. R. Daily Republican has suspended for want ef sufficient sup port and patronage.
 Bro. Henderson has retired from the Malvern Meteor and will devote his whole time to the practice of the law.
 We are pleased to note the con tinued publication of the Pine Bluff Press, notwithstanding it's recent burn out.
 Reports from every part of the state are to the effect that farmers are sowing an unusually large acre. age of wheat.
 A Sunday school has been organ. ized among the psnitentiary con victs at Little Rock. A good and humane movement. Work on the tuansl through Bos- ton mountain is being rapidly push cd and it is thought that the job will be completed by March or April.
 The county court has granted the prayer of 500 citizens of Dardanells and ordered the sale of whisksy stopped on and after the 1st of Jan uary, 1882. =
 The number of acres of public land disposed of during the last ifs cal year iR Arkansas is 529, 800, more than any other southern state, Texas excepted.
 There are five free schools and several private schools in full blast at Eureka Springs. Churches arc well represented, there being six or seven organizations in the city.
 The county judge of Boone coun- ty in accordance with petition, has prohibited the sale of liquors within three miles ot Harrison, Lipps. Car rollton Hollow, Jackson, Lead Hill and Cave Springs.
 John W. Huddleston, one of the capturing party of the Iron Noun tain train robbers in Arkansas, has denied publicly the statement that hs stole the bulk of the plundsr and he talks rsfrsshingly of libel suits.
 Mir. G. M. Walker, with his corps of engineers, who surveyed through our county last winter, is meeting with considerable difficulty in finding . good road bed near Spring river, in Oregon county, Mo.
 The Quapaw Guards won the $1 ,000 prize at the fair as the best drilled military company. Ar thur Jones of the Qua. paws won the Bernay's geld medal a the best drilled man. The medal is valued at $l57.50.
 At the state fair Sebastian county scooped in the blue ribbons by the wholesale. Ia addition to taking the premium for best county exhib- it's, several premiums were awarded for individual exhibits, and fsur out of thirteen premiums on cotton.
 Mir. F. Frank Smythe is now the proprietor of the Siloam Sun. Mir. Gallagher, the former editor, steps down and cut with no feigned feel ing of regret, while Mir. Smytks nimbly mounts the editorial chair and seems % be perfectly at home there.
 The ladies of Des Arc have taken hold of the temperance question with true American vim, and arc dona- ting their jswelry to raise money to defeat the actions of the State Liq- our Dealers Association in endcav- bring to force whisky shops on their town.
 From the Fayetteville Sentinel we learn that the horses attached to the stage coming down Boston mountain the other night, became frightened and ran away, pitched the driver from his seat, bruiHng him up considerably. The driver was drunk. He is discharged.
 At the recent term of the Yell county court orders were made pro hibitiAg the sale of intoxicating liquors within three miles of Oar danelle, Danville, Ola, Gravelly Hill, Blufftcn, Briggsulle, Fair Hill, Fer gerson's Mill, Box Spring, and Wilson School house.
 Ssarcy is putting on city aiIs. A regular cotton brokerage has been established, and cotton futures are bought and sold daily. A nickle per bale is the margin required, and the St. Louis daily market report is the basis. To hear the sharp spscu- lators talking about going around on Change makes oae feel like he was near Wall street.
 Work on the state lunstic asylum is progressing rapidly; over 100 men being now engaged by the contrae- tors on the building. The building