The Russellville Democrat., 1882-07-13
STATE NEWS.
Dr. Priddy is a candidate for rep resentative from Logan county,


 road were camped in Fort Smith last week.
 Clark county comes to the front with the first sweet potatoes of the season.
 The White Sulphur Springs, near Fayetteville, are becoming a noted health resort
 The Arkansas press excursion partly were accorded q reception by President Arthur on the 1st instant.
 Chris. c. McRae. of Prescott, died on the lst instant. The deceas- ed was brother of Hon. T. C. Me Rae.
 Van Buren Argus: Col. G. A. Grace, of Ft. Smith, is the Repub lcan candidate for Circuit Judge for the l2th District
 Col. John Brooker has been rec commended as suitable person for appointment as United States timber agent in Arkansas.
 Oats seventy inches in height with heads eighteen inches long have been produced in Jefferson county. The yield was fifty bushels per acre,
 A party of prominent colored men were prospecting in Western Ar kansas last week with the view of seeking.a suitable location to settle large colony of their race.
 Van Buren Graphic, 7th.: One of the greatest curiosities of the season was a snake cucumber about three feet long left in our office last Sat. urday by MT. Younger Neal
 Searcy Beacon: Col. Nj. NJ. Erwin says that they have not had a case in the mayors court in Des Arc since prohibition went into effect, though they were frequent before.
 Arkadelphia Signal There are steps being taken by farmers in this section to organize Laborer's Un- ion. Their object is to advance the interests of farmers in general.
 Fayetteville Sentinel: Apple trees are becoming so overloaded with fruit that nearly every limb has to be propped up. The fruit is healthy and will undoubtedly mature well.
 Ozark Democrat: Only one pris- oner now in our jail. The same key that locks the dram shop unlocks the jail, much to the annoyance of Iver- son A. Jones, the apostle of whisky.
 Little Rock Democrat: Whisky is so scarce in Forest City that men are tempted to raise their hats when ever they pass molasses jug; so says one of them who ought to know.
 Searcy Record The wheat crop of this country is far in excess of at any previous year, and whatever may be the outcome of the cotton crop there is no danger of a lack of bread.
 Fort Smith New Era, 9th: A daily stage line to Muscogee, l. T., on the Missouri Pacific railway, went into operation last Saturday, Col. Wisdom, of the Herald being, the contractor.
 The Camden Beacon tells us: "The work of erecting the big bridge acoss the Ouachita at this point is progressing as well as could be ex- pected, considering the terrible warm weather"
 The bill authorizing the construc- tion of a railroad bridge by the 'FrS GO road across Arkansas river, at Van Buren, having passed both houses of congress, work will be com menccd immediately on the struct- ure.
 Work on the St Louis and Texas narrow guage railway (Paramore system is being vigorously prose cuted along the entire llno through Eastern Arkansas, and the road will be completed in tune to move the next crop.
 Searcy Record, Sth. We are pained to learned that Mir John Ba- ker, ohe of Searcy valleys best citi- zens, fell from an oat stack on last Friday evening, receiving injuries from which he died Saturday evening about o'clock.
 The Conway Democrat gives the following particulars of a case of starvation that recently occurred in the wilds of Van Buren county, winch are truly sad Mr. Hutchinson in passing went into the house for some water and found the mother and one child dead, and the other, little boy, sitting in the door way almost dead He had eaten nearly all of the flesh on one arm, and died in few minutes after being found,
 Van Buren Argus, 5th. A heavy wind storm struck our city last Mon day night about 9 o'clock. No dam age was done. It blew down many of the flags which had been put up du- ring the day, but they were all rcplac- cd next morning. From the appear ance the storm cloud seemed to di-