The Russellville Democrat., 1883-03-01
STATE NEWS.

thias, will convene in Hot Springs IN
May next.
The court house of Little River
county has been destroyed by fire.
Loss, $4,000.
The Clipper says Clark county is
to have cotton factory during the
present year.
The opening of the railroad has
materially increased the business OF
Eureka Springs
The White county Jail is in tear
fu condition as regards ventilation
and cleanliness.
The net earnings the Hot Springs
Building Association for the past
year were $4,017.40.
The Herald claims that Fort Smith
has a population of 5000, but tue
last census gave her only 5000.
Spriggs d Loves safe was blown
open by burglars at Searcy last We'd
nesday night. But $40 were taken.
Zeb Ward has placed one hundred
and fifty penitentiary convicts at
work upon the Mountain Valley
road.
Jno. W.. Dolan, for killing Joseph
Letter Christmas dav at Hot Springs
has been sentenced to the Peniten
tiary for ter years.
One hundred persons at Benton
vile have joined The church under
the preaching of the Rev. But hanan,
who is holding revival there.
A suit has been instituted by the
Government IN The Federal Court at
Little Rock involving the title OF a
large tract of the mos. valuable por.
ton of that city.
Volume one Number one nf the
Little River Pilot has reached us 1t
is Il neat clipper quilt. SIX column
journalistic craft, with Howell Brad.
ley at the wheel.
The Montlccilonian says the farm
ers OF Drew county are making prep
arations to SOW oats and wheat more
extensively tins season than ever
before.
Ozark Democrat: While we think
it right for railroads to pay taxes,
we are not in favor of making the
taxation oppressive Let even hand
ed justice be done to all.
The Governor of North Carolina
said to the Governor of South Caro-
lima: "Sir, the best remedy in the
world is DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
and the latter seconded the asser-
ton.
The slxty-fourth anniversary ef
the establishment Of the oruer of
Odd Fellows in America occurs on
the 26th of April, and will lac duly
celebrated by the various lodges
throughout Arkansas.
Daily Democrat: There is an in
dication OF IA strong desire to stop
unnecessary talking in the lrgisla-
ture. The man who saws the air on
any subject which the members in
general are supposed to understand,
is not Il iavorite.
Lust week James X T. McGee was
convicted at Dardanelle of murder ia
the first degree, and sentenced tn
hang GA The 9Th April, for the mur-
der Of Lazarus Brooks in Yell county
abouta year ago. The verdict is APP
proved by public sentiment. An
appeal has been taken.
The papers containing the evi
dence taken before the Coroners ju-
~. in the murder case Of Charles
Matthews, editor of the Hot Springs
Horne,, By Furdyce and Rugg. have
''mysterioasly disappeared" OF
course the defendants didn't have
anything to do with it--oh, no!
James G. DALEY, of Beebe, suic:-
ded last week by taking morphine
He kept dram shop there beroru
the three-mile law went into effect,
and contracted the habit of drinking.
He drank until he said he was tired
of living He bought morphine and
took it deliberately with the inten-
ton of killing himself.
Fl. Smith Herald; The Arkansas
river is still booming and spreading
from shore TO shore. 1t is rising
rapidly hour by hour, and the little
creeks and tributaries, swollen by the
recent rain, are adding their volume
to the general flood. The river is
now in fine boating stage.
Lonoke Democrat: About . o'clock
on last Wednesday morning the hay
shed cf Richmond IL Sizemore. two
miles east of Lonoke, containing
about one hundred tons OF loose and
baled hay, together with a new inn
proved Dednck press, was fred anG
burned down. Loss about $1,000. No
insurance. A lone tramp was seen
by parties vending hi way towards
the shed late in the chilly, cherries
afternoon before, who, getting cold
IN his bed OF straw ere day dawned,
made fire and harnad the she'd
His tricks were discovered next
morning. aud from the distance be-
tween them, he left the shed at a 2 40