Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
Russellville, Pope County, was COM
| planning of much sickness.
Late records show the following dis.
position of public lands: In the United
| States Land Office, 4S0 acres in Hot Spring
| County, sold to Charles N. Puntnarp; SO
acres in Van Buren, County, pre-empted by
S. l.. Griffith; so acres in Van BuTen, pre-
| empted by NJ. w. Horton; 120 acres in Ran
dolph County, homesteadcd by NJ. w. Peli;
30 acres in Randolph County, pre-empted
by Hamlin Saunders; so acres in Saline
County, homesteaded by Philip Nichols,
and 80 acres in Pulaski County, homestead
ed by NJ. c. Waldrop. In the State Land
Office, 200 acres in Hot Spring County were
sold to Charles NJ. Putnam at fifty cents
per acre, and 120 acres in the same county
were sold to the same party at one dollar
per acre.
Pope County was recently visited by
a much rain.
Desha County had subscribed $100
and Chicot County $50 toward the general
fund for the State exhibit at Louisville.
At special election held in Illinois
Township, Pope County, recently, G. w.
Bergman was elected Justice of the Peace
to fill the une xpired term of S. n. Evans,
resigned.
A few nights ago a runaway couple
from Searcy arrived at Texarkana and ex-
pressed some anxiety to get the nuptial
knot tied. A room was secured for the
Young lady and the lover proceeded on a
vigorous hunt for a license and preacher;
but it being nigh he made failure. Next
morning, however, license was secured,
after paying for which the reckless youth
found himself with twenty-five cents left,
not enough to pay for the ceremony, but
Mayor Forster, big g-hearted man, tied the
knot free of charge, and the happy couple
went on their way rejoicing.
In spite Of the anticipated short cot
ton crop the merchants of Russellville,
Pope County, were preparing for a lively
trade this fall.
Intense excitement was occasiOned in
Yell County by the recent lynchins OF
Flood and Coker at Danville. Governor
Berry had offered a reward of 5000 apiece
for each of the fifteen men who took part
in the lynching, and this action on the part
of the Executive had aroused considerable
feeling among the lawless element. The
law-abiding citizens of the county hoped
that the lvnchers might be caught and pun
ishcd, believing that if a few of the rufflans
who constitute the court of Judge Lynch
were hanged legally the practice of hang
ing real or alleged criminals would become
obsolete. Yell County has been repeatedly
digraced by acts Of mob violence, and the
better class of residents were getting exas-
perated at such deeds, and warmly COM
mend the Governors determination in the
premises.
Reports from all parts of the State
say the drought had been general, prevail
ing in nearly every county from six to ten
weeks. Cotton would be cut short at least
nd tofn xyar-or nad
in many sections. Hogs were scarce, and
there little or no meat.
The Arkansas Industrial University
at Fayetteville, w ashington County, opened
a few days ago with the names of 26O pu-
pills entered upon the register. These en-
brace young people from all portions of the
State, and many from the surrounding
States.
Arkansans like the postal notes.
Among the States and Territories Ar
kansas ranks fifth in the number of original
homesteads entered from the passage of
the homestead act May 90, 1862, to June 80,
1889. The grand total for Arkansas was
41,945. The number Of homesteads entered
in Arkansas for the fiscal year ended June
80, 1883, was 3,035,
A collision occurred between two
freights on the Iron Mountain Road few
days ago, south of Little Rock, doing con-
siderable damage to both trains. The en-
gines were badly broken and several cars
completely smashed up. No lives lost.
The drought in Columbia County had
been broken by heavy rain.
Prof. j. c. Littiepage, of Washing
ton, Hampstead County, and Mrs. Mary NJ.
Beattie, Of Little Rock, were recently
elected Superintendent and Matron re-
spectively of tho Deaf-Mute Institute, to
fill the vacancies caused by the designations
OF Prof. Hammond and his wife. The fol-
lowing teachers were appointed: Mrs. Anna
o. Whitcomb, Miss Sue Harwood, Miss
Maggie Sutton, Miss Mary E. Grifford, T.
F. Moseley and George S. Lamb.
A sulphur spring was recently discov-
cred in Russellville, Pope County, and the
whole population were testing its virtuea-
Mountain Valley, Garland County. II
growing to be favorite resort.