The Russellville Democrat., 1883-07-26
STATE NEWS.

The town of Greenwood is to have
brass band.
Work has been commenced OH the
gas works at Fort Smith.
Sebastian county rejoices over a
tax levy OF only 8 mills for 1888.
The Central Institute building at
Atus will soon be finished.
DR.. A. d. Thomas, late of Morrill,
ton, is now resident OF Little Rock.
The state and county tax levy Of
Jefferson county for 1883 is l6 mills.
White county will hold an agricul
tural fair at Judsonia, the coming
fall.
A specimen Of White county coal
will be sent to the Louisville Expo.
sition.
The total state and county levy Of
tax for 1883 in Carroll comfy is IL
mills.
Murrain among the cattle in the
neighborhood OF Altus, Franklin
county.
The foundation for the new Epls-
copal church in Little Rock has been
finished.
All the sherifTs of Arkansas, save
five, have settled in full with the
state treasurer.
A rattlesnake over three feet long
was killed near Eureka springs, one
day last week.
Crop reports throughout the west
ern counties indicate abundant har-
vests next fall.
Several cases of diphtheria of q
malignant type have recently occur
ed in Little Rock.
All the outside woodwork of the
State University building Is to re-
ceive three coats of paint.
Franklin county will send speci
men of oats, 6 feet 5 inches high, to
the Louisville Exposition.
The Clarksyille Laborers' Herald
has four editors one chief and three
associates; also one local editor and
ono publisher.
A special premium Of $5.00is of
fered for the best defamation by
boy under Is years OF age al the Fort
Smith Fair next fall.
A land slide occurred in the Bos-
ton mountain tunnel, one night last
week, causing several hours inter
ference with the passage OF trains.
The business men of Pine Bluff
have contributed $2l8 towards de-
fraying The expense of the Arkansas
exhibit at the Louisville Exposition.
Yell county citizens are contrib
uting money to make up the county's
quota, $3.50, toward paying the ex
penses of the Arkansas exhibit at
the Louisville Exposition.
A call was made, not long since,
for $4,000 of the LoAghborough
bonds. In response to the call, State
Treasurer Woodruff has received
$4,000 of the bonds to date.
The smokehouse and barn on the
Joe Freed place, near Dardanelle,
were burned one night last week.
The contents Of both buildings were
totally destroyed, involving loss of
$500 to $500.
Eureka Springs Times of the 18th
says. A lump of pure lead ore was
taken out near the Dairy spring that
weighs 81 pounds. 1t was found
several feet below the surface and is
of the first quality.
A competitive examination to fll
the vacancy in the United States
military academy at West Point, for
the third congressional district OF
Arkansas, will be held at Clarksville
on the l4th day Of August.
Gazette, 10TH, Judsopia, station
ON the Iron Mountain railroad, in
White county, on Monday last ship
ped to the north 1870 boxes of toma-
toes. This shows the advantage of
Arkansas and the good markets at
hand.
Van Buren Argus, 18TH: The wife
of a man named Latta, who lives in
the bottom, three or four miles south
of this city, committed suicide last
Sunday by taking strychnine. Do,
mestic trouble is the cause assigned
for the rash act.
Gazette, 10TH: In the case OF the
New Home Sewing Machine compa-
nv, and M. w. Shaw, agent, versus
John G. Fletcher, as collector, Chan
cellor Carroll on yesterday refused to
grant the injunction prayed for. The
bill was an application to enjoin the
collector from collecting the 5000
privilege license imposed on sewing
machine agents by the new revenue
| Jaw. The state was represented BY
Hon. C. b. Moore, the attorney gen
eral. and Mr.. Shaw by Judge W. +.
Hill.