The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-26
LOCAL NEWS.

"A specimen of sugar made iron i sorghum cane was exhibited at K. J l Wilson's store this week. With proper machinery good grade of sugar could be made from this cane.
 Judge l.. w. Davis has placed or our table some fine specimens of acorns from the burr oak, which grows plenti. l fully ia the river bottoms of Pope coun- ty. These acorns are mammoth size, and Judge Davis says he never saw such prolific crep IS there is this year.
 Miss Emma lobe, sister of Mir. B. F. J0be, business manager of the DEMO GRAF, arrived in the city last Thursday and will remain here some months at tending school. We hope Miss Emma s school-days in Russellville may be hap py and profitable.
 ---0ur thanks are due Hon. Jordan E. Cravens, member of Congress, for very valuable public documents, in- cluding the Smithsonian Report for 1880, the fifth volume of the first series of war records, Congressional Directo- ry, Consular Reports for 1S80-Sl and for August, 1882.
 ---Had the pleasure, last Tuesday, of meeting our friend, Mir. Charles T.. Robinson, the polite and efficient rep rssentative of Charles G. Pcper & Co.,, wholesale grocers and cottsn factors, St. Louis. Mir. Robinson was formerly one of the leading grecers of Helena, this otate, and is thoroughly posted in the business.
 Prof. Yonley will lecture before the Round Table Club, the literary SO ciety recently organized by the advanc- cd classes in the public school. The subject of the lecture, s'The Creation of the World," coupled with the lectur- er's profound scientific attainments ought te insure a full attendance. All are respectfully invited.
 ---In another column will be found the neat card of K. $. Brown, proprie- tor of the saloon at London, E. Virgil Trammell, formerly of this place in charge. Mir. Brown proposes to sell good liquors cheap in order to close out his stock before the first day of Janua- " next, as after that date no license can be obtained for two years in Pope county,
 ---Last Tuesday afternoon as Mir. E. H. Howell, railroad agent at this place, was attempting to couple some freight cars, his right hand was caught between the drawheads, mashing the bones of the middle finger and badly lacerating the fore-finger. The attend ing surgeon set the broken finger and says it will not require amputation.
 IA young man named Lewis-, attempted to commit suicide Tuesday morning. He had been staying at Mir. Perry Renfrow's for two weeks past and started to go to his fathers in Johnson county, but only proceeded a short distance when he shot himself twice with small pistol once in the head and once in the left breast. Drs. Hill and Thompson attended the unfor- tunate man and probing the wounds found they were of fatal character. It is impossible to obtain particulars of course of suicide at this writing. Fur thur particulars next week.
 MT. A. W. Lyon, venerable clt- izen of Arkansas, resident at Batesville, Independence county, arrived Tn the city Monday and remained until yester- day visiting his sister. the venerable Mrs. Norris. Mr. Lyon is eigh.y-fiye years of age, and fifty years ago resided at Old Dwight, this county, where he taught school, Capt. J. K. II. Scott, of this city, and Col. Ben T. DuVal, of Fort Smith. being of his pupils of that day. The venerable gentleman is in splendid health and as active as many men of fifty. He intends emigrating to the southern part of California with several eff his children, where he will engage in fruit culture.