The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12


U. 5. Marshal restored the guns and
| pistols that had been taken from the
Payne colonists by the military au-
thorities at the time of their arrest.
This was done by order of the Court
after hearing their pleading in the
case.
Ozark Democrat, 9Th. During last
summer a railroad bridge was burnt
about six miles west of Ozark. The
railroad officials suspected that John
Dowd, who had worked for the road
for some time, did it. On last Sat
urday John Dowd and a son was ar
rested on the charge Of burning the
bridge.
Little Rock Gazette: State Treas
urer Woodruff will soon not have
any legitimate debt hanging over
our state if he can help it. or the
$26l 900 ten per cent. bonds called
he has redeemed all except $4,000,
and those have not yet been
presented.
Van Buren Argus: Trains on the
FRISCO are now running to Noun
tainburg. We learn that work be-
tween that point and Van Buren is
being pushed with more vIgor than
ever. They are working large forces
OF hands on Sundays at double wag-
es. The company is very anxious to
reach this city as soon as possible,
and no effort will be spared to that
end. We may look for the train
about the first of November.
Gazette; Arkansas has a big claim
against the United States, and she
should take steps to enforce it. OF
the lands selected and belonging to
her as swamp lands, under the act
September, 1850, the general govern
ment has given away (what did not
belong to it, but did, and in right
still belong to the state, about one
million acres. Let our government
insist on an indemnity or other lands
in lieu of those donated or sold by
the general government.
Arkansas City journal. Walnut
sawlogs, at the rate of two or three
carloads q day, have been coming in
from along the line OF the railroad
this side of Warner all the week. -
The timber will go to furniture fac
tories along the Ohio river and some
of it be returned to us enhanced a
thousand fold in value. 1t sells
readily at the factory for SIS to $50
per thousand feet. When will the
people of the South learn not to put
all their eggs in one basket--and a
cotton-basket, at that?
The Clarksville Herald of the. 9th
says: During the storm last Satur.
day night Mr.. Sam Thompson, while
endeayoring to close up a scuttle
hole in the roof of. his store was
struck by tightening. While his
right arm was extended over the roof
in the act of closing the scnttle it
was struck by the fiery messenger,
the electricity running down his arm
to the pit and his right side to the
sole of his boots, which were liter
ally split open. Strange to say, Mr..
Thompson not only yet lives, but is
in fair way of recovery.
Gazette, 7th: Yesterday, in the
office of the secretary Of state, arti-
cles of association Of the Meadow
Valley railway company were filed.
The capital stock is to be 100000,
divided into shares of $25 each. The
directors chosen are P. C. Dooley,
Matt Coen, j. H. Sannoner, c. G.
Loomis and T. j. Lowe. The rail.
road is to commence at or near the
Post of Arkansas, and thence through
the county of Arkansas In a norther-
ly direction into the county to Hazen.
The length of the road is to be rs
miles.
A special from Pine Bluff to the
Gazette, dated the 7th, says: "Our
city sustained loss to day in the
sudden death of Mrs. Lydia f. Shep-
herd, widow of G. A. V. Shepherd, a
lady universally esteemed for her
many excellent qualities OF mind and
heart. She had been i'll for some
DAYS, but was not considered in a
dangerous condition. Last night
her son George watched with her.
About a. m. she asked for drink
of water, which he gave her. She
then remarked that she felt so much
better that lie might retire, which
he did. When he awoke from a
short sleep this morning and went
to her bedside she was found to be
dead, having passed away without a
strnUUle "