The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1882-09-28
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made of Arkansas clouded marble
Helena has an ice factory in sue
cessful operation furnishing clear
solid ice at ONE CENT per pound.
Lieut.. Dickman, United States ar
my, and Miss Minnie Rector, o
Fort Smith, were married last Tues
day.
A United States marine hospita
is to be established in Little Rock
through the influence Of Senator
Garland.
The publication office of the Ar
kansas Methodist will be moved
from Morrillton to Little Rock about
the 10Th Of October.
According to recent scholastic
census, there are 1,643 white and
5,S9S colored persons of school age
in Jefferson county.
Henry Yates cut J. M. Rockley
with pocket knife, last week, inflict
ing slight wounds. Both parties
live in johnson county.
Conway Democrat: Judge Lincoln
resigned the Office of county Judge
and f. M. Merriman was commits
stoned to fill tue vacancy.
Charles Patton, brutal negro
was found guilty in the United States
district court at Fort Smith. The
charge against him was rape, and
the penalty is death.
Pinnacle Springs Ledger: Mr.
Sam Stephens little boy about SIX
years old accidentally swallowed a
bean last Friday evening which
choked him to death.
Dewitt Cleaner: Col. Charles w
Belknap died at LaGrue Springs, in
this county, on Friday the 10th inst
and was buried with masonic honors
at st. Charles on Sunday the 18th.
A man named L. B. Jones attempt,
ed suicide in Little Rock, last Thurs.
day, by taking laudanum, but he was
restored to consciousness by prompt
medical attention. Domestic trou.
bles the cause.
Van Buren Argus: Two venture
some mules crossed over the big
trestle near the tunnel one day last
week. Notwithstanding the trestle
Is 500 feet long and 115 feet high
the mules walked over in safety.
Van Buren Press: 1t is rumored
that the Frisco railroad and the L.
r. d f. S. Railway, failing in ar
rangements to cross the river, here
on the same boat, the Frisco road
viii put in boat of their own until
bridge is built
The Little Rock Gazette says
Col. John NJ. McClintock, of Devalls
Bluff, while engaged around cot
ton gin, had the fingers of one of his
hands completely severed, and the
hand so badly lacerated as to neces
state amputation.
The following school statistics OF
Faulkner county were taken from
the Conway Log Cabin: Number Of
schoolhouses So, number of teachers
employed 65, number of school pop
ulation 5,971, number of children en-
rolled in school, 2,769.
Ft Smith Elevator: Among the
promotions recently made in U. S
General land office at Washington
we notice the name of Miss Julia f
Slosson, of Fort Smith Ark. in the
list of those whose salaries were in
creased from 5000 to $1,000.
Little Rock Democrat: Mr.. Yeakle
secretary of the Arkansas State Fail
association, informs us that the gov
ernors OF all the southern states have
joined IN requesting President Ar
thur to be present at the meeting o
the Southern Cotton Planters asso
citation, in connection with our stat,
fair next month.
Alma correspondence of the Val
Buren, Press: We learn that Col
Rogers, Supt., of the Frisco road, ha
promised our merchants flag sta
ton at or near w p. Gates, thre,
miles northwest of town, where cot
ton will be received and goods de.iv
cred over his line.
Little Rock Gazette: Under in
structions of the department of jus
tice at Washington, Judge Waters
United States attorney, is bringins
number of civil suits for damage
for timber unlawfuliy cut and re
moved from lands of the Unitet
States in this district.
Van Buren, Graphic, 22nd: A gen
tleman living not far from town
died last Sunday from the effects o
having a tooth pulled. The extrac
tion OF the tooth caused considerably
pain and swelling Of the jaw, and be
fore medical aid was secured ery
sipelas set in and went to the heart
which soon caused the death OF tn
sufferer.
The Pine Bluff Commercial says
Corn is not likely to be so plentiful
next year. The scarcity of food 70
stock was so great, that the farmer
had to begin cutting and using tn
corn long before it matured, ant
they have been steadily using tn
new crop since it matured.
Fort Smith New Era Cotton pick
ing in this section has begun il
earnest, The fruitage is heavie
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