The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
sTATE NEMs.

A35hln4nE siruek lr live NtEer- ent places in Morriltvn last week.
 -Hot sprjngs people are sn5oYiag grass hspper hops,r whatever 1haf may be.
 "A pssulisr disease affects the ehiekeus of Hot sprsngs Il is said to resemble humps.
 I live aoaters were found in the rlrer rsesntly. one st Little Rock and the other at Pine BlHa. 1 Mics Mamie WIakle. of Arka- delphia, is pieeing E guilt shieh. when completed, will contain s0,090 pieces
 i "A vinegar factory is the latest ] industry developed al Little Rock. ] Six barrels of tue fnid are manufac- tarea daily.
 1 -Mrs Mutt, of Camden, on the l6tb. while temporarily insane. shre~ her five children in g well and drowned them.
 -. F. Cunningham, of Fulton county, picked hls entire crop or cotton with picker and cleaner of bis own invention.
 -Hoz- Il L. Davis, Of Dzrdanelle, will deliver an address before the literary society Of the A. l. |. at Fayetteville next June.
 The Sentinel reports 2 terrible hsil storm al Fayetteville last week dong great damage to property. Ths college building suffered 10 the extent of s700.
 -Tbe fighting sditor of the Fort Smith Herald was called into rsQni- sitiOn last Saturday. Rev. A. J. Lucas WAS the aggressor. The reV- ersnd gentleman was arrested.
 The secretary Of the interior at Washington City has decided the Eureka property case n favor Of the to#n-si.s claimants, and al the the springs there has been great rejoicing thereat.
 The fates were propiiious to the editorial fraternity al the spring elections. On the 9th iast. the editors of the following papers were elected mayors Of their respective towns: Carlisle New Departure; Camden Beacon; Harrison Times; Monticello Montieellonian; Clinton Banner, Columbia Banner. J.ckssn- pert Herald and Prescott Dispatch.
 The State fair association Of Ar kansas has purchased eighty acres Of land lying due east Of Little Rock upon which new buildings will be erected and all necessary arrange ments made for holding the State fair next fall. The grounds will be iE close proximity 10 the Pine Bluff railway, one half mile from the city, and to which trains will be run regu- lsrly during the holding of state fairs.
 Col. J. P. Faleoner has filed suit against Sheriff R. c. Shores for usur- patton of the collectors office of Franklin county. MT Shores was elected last September, but failing ts file g collectors bond within the time prescribed by Jaw, the governor commissioned Col. Falconer to fill the vacancy. A few days after Fal sonsr was appointed Shores made bls bond, which was approved by the county judge. Falconsr also made bond, which was approved by the l %AlLAAt gAASs I HN AfrAnf AHHS'Sis 2 gave the tax books to Shores, who is now collecting the taxes, in eonse- quencs of which Col. Falcoasr has I filed his suit.
 A fsarf1l accident occurred near Newport last week, resulting in the death of Nr. Goodloe, q prominent Newport merchant, who recently moved to Arkansas from Kentucky. The deceased and MT. Wallace, the telegraph operator, went turkey hunting, and had been in .hs woods but short time before they sepa rated. Wallace thought he heard 6 turkey calling, and erawled under the brush and fired at red object he saw between the branches. The red that attracted his attention was the hecktie of his companion, who was calling the fowls with a patent turkey caller. He fired both barrels and killed his companion. It is a very sad affair, the deceased being an honorable gentleman and leading citizen.