The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-05

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Hot Springs correspondence o
Little Rock Gazette Col. ID. C. Rugs
is not yet considered out of DANCE
from his wound, but no real caus.
for alarm has yet appeared in hii
condition.
Searcy Record: Mr.. David Love
living about one mile and a hal
from town, attempted to commit su
icide last week by cutting his throat
with a pocket knife. Cause--tem
porary insanity.
Forrest City Times: The crossing
of the ST. Louis road has at last beer
put down, so that cars can be trans
ferred to the Helena road, or rather
trains from st. Louis can go through
to Helena without stopping.
The Pawnee "Self Mutual Endow
ment" association and two or three
other institutions of like character
in Little Rock have closed theil
doors and quit business.
Van Buren Press, 30th ult.: John
London, of Alma, for some slight Of
Tense, knocked old Neal Kuykendal
down with rock, last Saturday, in
that town, which at one time it was
thought he would die from the blow
Elixir Springs Bugle: 1t is cur.
rently reported that there is to be Q
saloon opened in Harrison after the
first of January. That's the way tc
try whether State laws can be en-
forced in the county seat of Boone
county.
Little Rock Democrat: The Unit
ed States district court at Memphis
Tenn, has decided that the Memphis
and Little Rock railroad company
must pay state tax for the privilege
of conducting an express business
on its line.
Pinnacls Springs Ledger: The
first babe of Pinnacle Springs was
borne to our neighbor w. D. Loomis
1t is a beautiful girl, weighed clever
pounds and is named Mamie Belle
Long may it live and yet see its
birth place stand proud among the
noted places Of the earth.
Newport Spectator: Capt. Billy
Ashford, commander of the govern
ment snag boat G. B. Reese, Informed
US that he had taken out 1876 snae.
from the mouth Of Black river tc
the head of Taylor's Bay--ten miles
this side OF Augusta.
Van Buren Press: The Frisco
railroad express, passenger and mai
trains now arrive at Mountainburg
IL miles from Van Buren. Stages
leave here, every afternoon at 4
o'clock. and arrive every morning al
8 o'clock.
The Forrest City Times of last
week says; A colored barber by the
name of Smith, who has been in For
rest City, several months, was arrest
ed here last Friday morning, charg
ed with being concerned in the as
sassination of A. III. Thomas, il
Memphis last spring.
Fort Smith Herald Messrs. Fish.
back and Tilley are opening an Av.
enue from the German Park to Van
Buren. 1t is to be 120 feet wide
with four rows of trees, after the
fashion of Rampant street in New
Orleans, and will be one of the hand
soonest drives in the United States
Fort smith Herald, 2Sth: w. B
Hughes, farmer living about three
miles from Fort Smith, instituted
suit yesterday for $4,000 in the Cir
cult Court for the Fort Smith Dis
trict against the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad company 70,
wrongfully eiecting him from one o
their passenger coaches.
Clarendon Sun, Goth ult. Col
Emerson, engineer Of the Paramort
railroad, says positively that the 10
mile gap between here and Jonesbo
70, will be closed by the 18th or 20tt
of next month, and that trains will
be in running order from St. Loui:
to Clarendon on those dates.
Fayetteville Sentinel: Since the
death of Prof Gordon the engineer
ing department has had no perma
nent instructor; hence many stu
dents have not attended because o
the lack of instruction. Professor
Lane, late of Vanderbilt University
now has charge of this department
and already has several students whC
are taking the. civil engineering
course.
Altus correspondence of the Ozarl
Democrat: Willie, a ten year ole
son of Mr.. Guyce, of this place, came
near being waited over to the "beau
tiful shore" on Saturday evening
last, by catching on to a moving
train. Fortunately some one wa:
near enough 10 rescue him before
any injury was done. His escape
from a frightful death was almost
miraculous.
Ozark Democrat, 2Sth A sad ac
cident occurred in the bottom, foul
or five miles from Altus, Sunday last
Two young men climbed pecan tree
after pecans. One of them, Cotton
by name, when at an altitude of thir
ty feet, lost his balance and fell tC