The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-20


 Little Rock Democrat The hotel stake, $5000, for three year olds, will be run on the first day of the fall meeting over the State Fair as sociation course.
 Searcy Beacon R. S. Owen, the agent at Kensett, informs us that the fruit and vegetables shipped from that station (including Searcy up to July II, will reach 10l, ,235 pounds, equaling about 5000 boxes.
 The Crawford county democratic primary election resulted as follows For sheriff, J. s. II. Houcl1; repre- sentative, Gran. Wilcox; clerk, L. c. Southmayd; treasurer, H. A. Meyer; surveyor, D. Dickson; assessor, Wm. R. Boiling.
 Alma Independent, 18th: Robt. Ibbotson, of Belmont, met with a serious accident about q week ago While riding through the woods looking up some stock he struck his head against a limb Of tree, fell from hls horse, and came near break ing rib
 Van Buren Graphic, 14th; The engineers of the Frisco railroad were laying off the depot grounds and switches just north of this office yes terday. There will be four side tracks, and the right of way will be 101 feet wide through the entire Ilength of the city.
 Van Buren Argus, l2th A diff culty occurred last Friday between Frank Wright and Pete Mars Tn which the knife and pistol were used. Wright fired two shots at Marrs, neither of which took effect. Wright received a cut In the abdo- men, making painful though not dangerous wound.
 Newport Spectator: The small pox IS raging out on Cache, in this county, and unless speedy measures are taken to prevent the spread, it will more than likely reach this place. We learn that some ten or twelve persons, all in one neighbor- hood, are prostyated with the loath some disease.
 On the evening of the 18th, light ming struck a three story brick build ing in Texarkana, causing the walls to fall on a saloon adjoining, crush ing It and burying number of men in the ruins coal oil lamp ex- ploded and set ire to the debris, add ing horror to the scene. About thirty persons were killed.
 The Little Rock Democrat of the 18th says; Three skeins of fine silk thread made by Mrs. Elizabeth Cliff, who resides near Malvern, were shown us yesterday by Mir. Frank Carl, Mrs. Chtf is making great success, and now has thousands of cocoons on hand. She finds both pleasure and profit in the occupa- tion.
 Fort Smith Elevator, l4th; News reaches this place that on Saturday last one Tim Thomas was fatally shot in Scott county, and before he died acknowledged that himself, John and Bill Middleton, Reese, and a man named Satterfeld were the ones who burned the court house at Waldron a few months ago. The Middletons are under arrest but Sat terfield is still at large.
 Major Stephens, chief engineer of the Paramore railroad-St. Louis and Texas narrow guage-informed a Little Rock Gazette reporter, the other day, that by the first day of January the line will be completed from Chicago to the Rio Grande. The company has over 1000 men at work in Arkansas, and there is ac- tivity all along the line. The bridges across the Red, Ouachita, Saline, Arkansas and White rivers are all under way, and will be com pleted within ninety days.
 Fort Smith Elevator While Dr. A. Dunlap was in attendance at the board of health meeting on Thursday night of last week his horse got loose and the doctor start ed out to look for him, It beng very dark, lie missed his bearings and walked off the end of the bridge on Mulberry street just above Col. CraYen's residence, breaking his leg. He called for help nearly an hour, and at last attracted the attention of Mir, Anton Kasberg, who with the as slstance of one or two others, carried him to hIs home where he soon re- ceiyed medical aid and is at present doing very we'll,
 MT. E. P, Clarke, formerly fore man of the Iron Mountain car shops at Barring Cross is at present en- gagged in preparing plans for the i'm provements to be made at the United States arsenal in thIs city. New quarters for officers and a new hos pital are to be erected, and there arc to be general changes in the dormi- tories, quartcrmasters quarters, guards room, storeroom, mess room, etc 1t is estimated that the i'm proyements will st$l50,00O, This will make the Little Rock post one of the most beautiful in the unlon.- | Little Rock Democrat