The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-10-25

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A dramatic e;ub--Hnr1man
New opera house pIne BIhf.
New freight depot Dard1nslle
Ozark wants railrosd u Eureka.
MontfceIIo's Drew county fair was
good.
The White county fair scored !
success
Mich wheat sowing 10 Franklin
county.
4 YcE county will soon reissue her
county scrip.
Hope has an excellent school, inla
fiourishing condition.
The Little Rock Cracker Co, ships
its goods to St. Louis.
Tcxarkana is experiencing an cpl
demlc OF matrimonial fever.
The Kansas City and Memphis
railroad is finished and in operation.
A new boat to ply between Webb
City and Fort Smith has been built.
W. S. Grant succeeds 4. j. Ellis as
editor Of the Howard county Advo-
cate.
| S. II. Houck, charged with embez-
element was acquitted at Van Buren,
last week.
The recent Crawford county grand
/ jury raked 1.-THE boys lively, SO says
the Argus.
Tie newly opened White Bluff
silver mine assays $50 ounces 70 the
| ton Of ore.
Postmaster Cox. of Jonesboro is
$1,000 shor: in his accounts with the
government
Only eleven members in the Sen
ior class at the A. /. IT,, of Fayette-
vile, this year.
| Miss Hattie Nicely, of Searcy, car
ried off the prize for the best lady
rider at the state fair.
Rumor has it that new democrat
ic paper is to lie established at Cor
way in the near future.
In November 50 negro rioters will
be tried in Howard county for muir
der in the second degree.
Bishop Fitzgerald, OF Little Rock,
has gone to Rome to attend the coun
Gil called by the Pope.
Gov. Berry has pardoned VIM.
Donnelly, Sebastian convict, on ac-
count of extreme bad health.
The public school at Paris, Logan
county. opened on the 22d inst, with
Prof. j. +. Watson as principal.
The question of calling constitu-
tlona convention is being argued
pro and con by the State press.
Over four thousand dollars OF the
Peabody fund were. used for educa-
tional purpose in this state last year.
"The Peoples Choice is the name
of new paper to be started at Clar
endon. There is nothing in name.
Messrs Rugg and Fordyce have
been tried for the murder of Charles
Mathews at Hot Springs and accquit
ed.
Col. j. L. Goodbar, of Memphis,
will soon establish at Fl. Smith
large rope and ice factory to cost
$4,000.
Another syndicate has purchased
tract OF timber land in southeast.
ern Arkansas said to contain AGO,
O00, 900 feet of timber.
DIR. NJ. NJ. Mcclure, who retired
from. the editorial profession covered
with honors, s engaged in the mer.
camille business at Dardanelle.
Rev. Il. I. Bennett, the able editor
OF the Searcy Beacon has been chos-
en- principal of the Searcy Female
College and will open school the 10Th
inst.
Among the neatest and best coun-
" papers received at this office
stands pre- eminently the Paris En-
press, with Charles Knoble at the
helm.
Forty marriage licenses we're issu.
ed by the clerk OF Independence
county in the month Of September
Was it good month for marriages,
Bro. Denton?
Despite its weakness in cspousing
the candidacy Of Mr. Randall. it
must be conceded that the Pine Bluff
Commercial Is very ably edited
and readable paper.
At the state fair last week the
number of exhibits and the atten-
dance OF visitors was large, and not.
withstanding the uniayorable wealth.
err, was voted an entire success.
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