The Russellville Democrat., 1882-08-24

| cial school district. arc. to be devoted to building r. schsooiAhlsosapse schsoeo house in that city.
 Lillie Weigand, aged twelve years, died in Fort Smith on the 18th inst, of lockjaw caused by bruise on one ..ssg fs1lT sasss4 aslt. afs Ygue Dr. A. s. Worrel, an eminent Bap- tist divine and educator has taken charge of fBucknericollege at Salem, Sebastian county.
 1 Little Rock, Democrat: The eapi- tai stock of the Geri6an bank will be increased to S250,000 on the first day of September
 The Ozark Democrat says that Rev W. w. Crawford, of Dardanelle, IS salesman for J. A. Dacus at the first named place. s( sasE
 Col. James K. Jones has been nominated by the democrats of the second con- ngressfonaf district for fe- election tothe next congress.
 Saline county is "on deck" with pears that weigh twenty two ounces each, and apples that tip the beam at fourteen ounces each ' t."
 Fort Smith New, Era: The contract tq grade and build the Frisco road from Van Buren to this place--iye miles-has been let,si ii. fas s4sat
 Hon. Frank b. Denton, editor of the Batesville Guard, is the demo cratic nominee for representative from Independence county ia,i
 The citizens of Fort Smith are making strong effort to raise funds to insure the location of the machine shops of the Frisco road at that place. 2. ..,,,.s ..r....,.
 The general association (Baptist ] of Western Arkansas and Indian Terntory will meet at Amity church, Sebastian county, on Saturday, Sep tember19. 7am Iiupsn ai55 l6 Van Burep Argus: The Frisco de- pot has been located southeast of MT. D. c. Williams residence, and the lumber for it's construction is be. ing put on the ground. sTs VI
 Van Buren Argus; Some thief or thieves lraided Judge Sangster' smoke houses a few nights ago. They dug tunnel under the wall, and went in and helped themselves.
 Little Rock Gazette: Rumors pre- vail that an effort is being made to organize stock company to erect a $l00,000 hotel, Col. Sam Churchill is talking up the matter.
 Hon. Poindexter Dunn, member of cor gress from the first district, de- liyered stirring speech on national and local. politics at a democratic mass meeting in Hot Springs, few days ago.
 Little Rock Gazette: Major c. F. Stephens is authority for the state ment that the Paramore line is com lpleted tiftyone miles south of Pine Bluff, and will reach Camden by the 25th instant. ,t'..'.,..
 Alma Independent l7th: Judge R. A. Day, met with a painful acci- dent last Monday. While riding down the Avenue his horse stumbled and fell, throwing him from the sad dle and breaking his collar bone. <, Van Buren Argus, 10th: MT. Southerland, the young man who was so severely crushed by the train at White Oak last Tuesday evening, died from tue effects of the injuries received, last Thursday.
 A correspondent of the Fort Smith Elevator at Salem, Sebastian county is responsible for the following: "A calf in this vicinity Las been kept on an Irish .potatoe patch during the entire spring and summer, and is said to have feasted daily on pota. toes. It now has warts near the size ofpotatoes growing all over it's body, Our informant IS Mir. Lokey."
 A negro named Governor Hilson shot and killed Major Ashley, col bred, in Hampstead county, one day last week, because the latter refused permission for the marriage of his daughter to the former. Ashley was Aaweli.tc do farmer and highly res | pected by all who knew him, The murderer fled, but was arrested and lodged in jail l j. l Slaughter, who shot the negro Wakefield at Fort Smith, not long since, jumped his bond Sunday, tht 18th, and fled to thciT Territory. wher, he was overtaken and captured las | Thursday night by marshal Cox, O Fort Smith, and a deputv sheriff n