The Russellville Democrat., 1883-09-13
STATE NEWS.

Smith is at work, connection being had with all parts of the city.
 From one to four carloads oi shingles are shipped weekly from Pine Bluff to Corsicana, Texas.
 Mr. Dan Pate killed large black wolf four miles from Jamestown, In dependence county, one night not long since.
 Oscar Prewett,, while coupling cars at Forrest City, fell and had the toes of his left foot crushed under the wheels.
 The Eunice Goodrich Comedy Company will open season of four nights at Fort Smith, commencing October 10.
 An enterprislng young farmer ol White county has realized $50 from quarter of an acre of watermelons, this season.
 Greenwood Times Mir. 5. F. Law renee killed, on the Poteau noun tain, recently, a rattlespake which measured seven feet in length.
 Scott county produced oats, this season, six feet high with heads eighteen inches long, Every county in Western Arkansas can do the same.
 There is farmer in Independence county who has raised variety of cotton that is n-combustible, and will neither burn nor scorch at any degree of heat.
 The Searcy Record says: Mir. Cadmus Baker, son of Prof. Baker, left for the State University at Fay etteville, where he expects to take . thorough course.
 The Little Rock city ticket office of the Memphis and Little Rock, and St. Louis Iron Mountain and South ern railways has been moved to the old Gazette office, East Markham street.
 Pine Bluff Commercial: 100000 bricks have been contracted for at the Jones x Packard yard for the construction of the Paramore ma chine shops and round house at this place.
 Fort Smith New Era: A little child of Mir. E. c. Brogan had the misfortune to get finger of its right hand cut off by having it caught in the hinge of the buggy top while be- ing lowered.
 Waldron Reporter: We learn that the grand jury only found 27 true bills of indictment at this term oi court. Surely our people are be- coming more law abiding, so far as crimlnality is concerned.
 Ike Monroe County Sur warns the people of the state against an impostor in the shape of q woman who is going from place to place begging. She is nearly blind and tells several tales about her life. The mileage system of paying freight conductors and brakemer went into effect on the Iron Noun tain railway last Saturday. By tho new arrangement, the pay of this class of employees on the Little Rock division will be increased 50 to l0( per cent.
 Fort Smith Independent-True Dem ocrat: The big squash shipped iron this city to the Louisville Exposi tion was found bursted on its arrival but was bound and fastened together with straps so as to make it present able. It is one of the wonders o the exposition.
 Morrillton Headlight: W. H. Grier of Point Remove township, brough to this office and they are now on ex hibit, some muscle shells which wer' found 27 feet under ground in sol id bed of clay while digging well | | utIt lb HO StiCaui III INV ahaiSS V the place where they were found. Fort Smith Elevator: Rev. G. w Reeves, of Hope, has accepted cal from the First Baptist church of thi city to fill the pulpit for the unex pired year of 1883. He is a minis ter of rare argnmentative powers and his sermons are of more thai ordinary interest.
 John R. Wherry X O., of Little Rock, have been awarded $40, 00' contract to furnish rock for the Mis- sissippi river commission, to be use' Tn hNding the mattresses in position Capt. Joe Evins, of Dardanelle, ha the contract for furnishing l00,0OI cord of brush, out of which the mat tresses are made, at $l.35 per cord. ! Many wonder why the brute crea