The Russellville Democrat., 1882-08-10
STATE NEWS.

singing class at Morrilton. Greenwood, Sebastian county, is now money order office.
 Ozark Democrat: Rosedale post office has been discontinued. Fort Smith has a military con- pany known as the "Border Cadets"
 Three stones used by Indians in cleaning pelts have been found in Lonoke county.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the railroad between Seligman, Mo, and Eureka Springs in this State.
 The fruit canning establishment at Morrlllton is canning from 1000 to 5000 cans of peaches per week. A religious meeting of consldera- ble interest has been in progress at Dripping Springs, Crawford county.
 The Eureka Springs Herald says there were only five deaths reported in that city for the quarter ending July l.
 A cucumber three feet long has been produced in Lonoke county. It was of the variety known as snake cucumber.
 Col. A. P. Robinson is the republ- can nominee in the senatorial dis. trict composed of White and Faulk Ter counties.
 G. C. Bradhum, postmaster at La fave, Scott county, has been arrested for crookedness Tn the management of his office.
 Clarksvillle Herald. Allan Will Hams raised 4670 binds of oats on 9 acres, bunch of which is 65 feet high, 192 grams on one head.
 It is said that the Paramore rail. way company will give $I2,500 per mile to aid in building the Des Are, Beebe and Conway railway.
 Morrilton Headlight, 4th: Brother Wenceslaus died at monastery Ma rienstatt last Friday and was inferred in the cemetery there on Saturday.
 Van Buren Argus, 2nd,: The track is completed through Boston Mountain tunnel and the first loco motive passed through last Thurs day.
 Little Rock Democrat Mayor Kramer thinks that the judgment in debtedness of the city of Little Rock can be paid off within the next two years.
 Morrilton Messenger. 3d. Prof. H. w. Brown, who was prostrated last Thursday by an overdose of morphine, taken through mistake, we are glad to say he is able to be up again.
 Little Rock Democrat: An accom- odation train now runs daily from Knobel to Forrest City on the Crow ley's Ridge branch of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain railway.
 Alma Independent: Track laying on the Frisco railroad is progress ing this side of the tunnel, and in q few weeks trains will be running to Mountainburg.
 The Lonoke Democrat of the Sd inst, says; A large black bear ran two colored men out of field,o Mir. Geo. Kirks place seven miles south of town, last Tuesday.
 Mrs. J. T. Slnmmelfning, of Little Rock, was recently fined $25 for cruelty maltreating her little son, aged about twelve years. The child IS decidedly demented.
 Hon. Chas. P. Redmond and Hon. $. R. Allen, of Little Rock, have been nominated by the republicans of the sixth judicial district for judge and prosecuting attorney res pectively.
 Monroe County Sun: Trains from Clarendon to St, Louis will be in running order by the first day of October. Early enough for trans porting the big cotton and corn crops in this section.
 Little Rock Gazette: George w. Robertson, of the office of the com missioner of state lands, paid $3143.- 35 to State Treasurer Woodruff. The amount was paid In on account of swamp lands.
 Morrillton Headlight; From the present indications this years crop will be the largest ever raised in this county. Ten thousand bales Of cot. ton is low estimate for Morrilton's shipment this season.
 One J. c. Roberts, travelling man for Hamilton, Brown & Co.,, St. Louis was arrested in Batesville last week, charged with islander and at. tempt to commit rape. He was tried before a justice of the peace and bound in the sum of $l500 to appear at circuit court.