The Russellville Democrat., 1882-11-16
STATE NEWS.

Mir. Charles J. Rankin, of Alma died on the 9th.
 Fort Smith IS to have a roller skating rink.
 l Searcy is enjoying a prospective cotton factory.
 l A lodge of Knights of Pythias was organized at Arkansas City last week.
 Mir. Foltz, of Fort Smith, picked ripe strawberries in his garden last week.
 The editor of the Elixir Springs Bpgle has received turnip weigh ing three pounds nine ounces.
 The snagboat Wichita has been cleaning snags out of the river be- tween Little Rock and Fort Smith.
 The dwelling house on Garrison avenue, Fort Smith, belonging to Mrs. Paul R. Krone, was burned last week.
 B. w. Johnson, one of the justices of the peace Tn Howard county, is in jail at Center Point on charge of perjury.
 A cotton gin and three bales of cotton, belonging to Rev. J. N. Da- wis of Clark county, were burned one night last week.
 The proposition to move the coun- tv seat of Jackson county from Jack sonport to Newport was defeated by a majority of TWO.
 Mir. James A. Matthews, of the firm of Fletcher, Hall X O., Little Rock, and Mrs. Ella Molloy, of Mem phis, were married in Little Rock on the 9th.
 Little Rock Democrat: An effort will be made the next session of the legislature to have two county seats established in Sharp county-one on each side of Strawberry. Van Buren Argus: A new transfer boat for the Little Rock & Fort Smith railroad is to be built at this place. We understand that work upon It has already been commence ed.
 The Clarksville Herald of the 9th says: Aunt Fanny Woods, an old resident of Johnson county, aged S1 years, and six months, having lived on one place in the county 45 years, died last Thursday.
 Master Charlie McAndrews, of Little Rock, fell backward over a sawbuck, on the 4th inst, fracturing his spine and inficting such other injuries as to cause lockjaw to set in the following Monday.
 Gazette, 9th: The suit of ex -Sher- if Oliver against Hon. John G.. Fletcher was yesterday dismissed in circuit court, at plaintiffs cost. Thus peters out the last relic of "bossism. |" Mir. Fletcher has taken charge of his office, and stands at the head of new regime in the sheriff llne.
 Van Buren Argus: All the teams at work here on the grading of the Frisco were ordered up the road last Tuesday to haul ties. Track layers are within three or four miles of this city and will reach here next Satur- day. The road will be formally opened to this city on the 20th inst.
 Clarksville Herald, 9th: Mir. S.. Gewin, living near Knoxville, was struck by lightning on Wednesday of last week. The fiery messenger first attacked his posterior, running down both legs, ripping open his pants and shoes. It gave him a terrible shock, but miraculously not proving fatal.
 Elixir Springs Bugle: We are in formed that Mir. Jas. Jackson, while digging n small hole near his resi- dence, strutk body of lead and in going some three feet secured some thirty pounds of mineral. He was unable to explore but that distance having been taken sick, but intends continuing the digging farther in a few days.
 Van Buren Argus, 9th: The"three- mile" petition came up in county court Monday afternoon. Hon. B. J. Brown and Gen. H. F. Thomson ap- peared as counsel for the Temper ance folks, and Berkeley Neal, Esq, for the other side. A goodly mum Der of the best ladies of our city were in attendance, indicating by their presence the deep interest they feel in the great cause in which they are engaged. The court adjourned over Tuesday, election day, and the case will be resumed this morning. Tho Pine Bluff Commercial, or the Sth, gives the following particulars of shocking affair: s. NJ. Adams, who lives in Dunnington township in this county, on Capt. N. Terry Roberts plantation, came to Pine Bluff on Monday last and delivered himself up to the sheriff. He stated that difficulty had occurred be.