The Russellville Democrat., 1882-04-06
STATE NEWS.

the terminus of his route, but con- tinue at Alma, as heretofore.
 Van Buren Press: Supt. Hartman, of the l.. R. & F. $. Railway, was in town, Tuesday. looking after the re. pairs, and the putting of the new boilers in the transfer-bea He is getting the boat in No. order, to be able to transfer the large travel and freight by the Frisco road, when itgets to Van Buren, as the terminus of that road will, necessarily, remain here for some time after it's compile tion to thls point
 That Investigating cemmittee say they are strainiog every nerve ts have their report ready to file by the Sth day of April. f
 Little Rock Gazette: The city's revenue for the coming year, aside from licenses and fines, amounts to $32,782.20. The judgments render. ed in the United States court against the city amounts to $32,7S2.10. A decidedly close call. Now, the ques- tion is what shall be done with the extra ten cents2
 Repairs have been completed on the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway, and trains ara once more running through to Ar. kansas City.
 Searcy Beacon: A gentleman who has been resident of White county for thirty years says he has never before seen vegetation SO far advanc- cd at this season of the year.
 Atkins News, lst: Mir. Ferguson, of Russellville, was in town last Mon day and contemplates opening the Atkins Hotel. The doors will soon be unlocked and thrown open ts the weary wanderer and others who car ry the "chink."
 Fort Smith Herald: Mrs. Mary Sharper, wife of John Sharper, and sister of Rev. Nathan T. Smith of thls place, died at Muscogee, March 4th, in her thirty fifth year.
 The Van Buren Graphic has dis carded the "patent outside" and is now all printed at home.
 The Arkadelphia Signal is now printed on a new power press run by steam. Success to the Signal.
 Lonoke county has a farmer who dives in the sand hills where the land is considered rather poor, but he raises his own wheat, corn and meat, and has always little surplus to sell. He has had snug sum of money out ut interest for years and he is yearly increasing It." '.
 Van Buren Argus, March 29: Last Saturday Deputy Sheriff Baxter and Mir. Fred Sperry arrived with two prisoners, Lewis and Eli Coppls. The Copples left our county last Ju- ly taking with them nine head of horses and mules which were mort gagged. About three weeks ago Capt. Baxter, assisted by Fred Sper- ry. succeeded in capturing them in Vernon county, Mo. Seven head of stock were recovered.
 A correspondent of the Clarksvills Herald urges the claims of Hon. w. w. Floyd for governor.
 It seems to be generally conceded that Col. Jacob Frolich will have no opposition for the position of secre- tary ot state.
 The Mabel Norton Dramatic Con- bination closed their theatrical sea sen at Arkadelphia on the 24th ult., and several of the members have To. cated at Prescott until tho re -Organi. zatiou of the company next Septem- Der.
 Clarendon Sun, March 3l: Two more barges of steel rail were re- ceived last Saturday by the Para more railroad at this place. and the work of unloading is progressing rapidly. This will lay the track thirty five miles. Mir. Rhodes and MT. Scale killed a pan ther each last week, which measured seven feet in length. They were killed just above here, and it is sup posed they were driven out by the overflow.
 The editor of the Beebe Times was the recipient last Friday, Of some ripe strawberries raised by Mir w. H. Sandy near that place. Mir &, expected to ship q crate of ber- ries to St. Louis last Tuesday Score another for Arkansas.
 Little Rock Democrat, 3d: Rev F. w. Herzburger, who graduated recently at Concordia college, St Louis, was ordained yesterday at tht Lutherian church, and will at one, take charge of the colonies of thai denomination along the line of thu Little Rock & Fort Smith railway.
 Maj. NJ. c. Harris, the bright snt popular editor of the Arkansas Citl l Journal, is candidate for the legis lature from Desha county. Alma Independent: Trains on th Frisco road are now running t Winslow (Woolem's,) thirty mile north of Alma, and work is bein; pushed all along the lins to its con |, nection with the l.. R. and F. s. roa'