The Nevada picayune., 1885-06-25

1iulth hSi iShDOAh hOOo III hCo lauo township.
 The daily mail route between Nashville and Mineral Springs will be put in operation on the first day of July.
 We understand the public-spir ited people of the Emmet neigh. borhood are talking of having a barbecue on the Fourth.
 Mir. Edgar Hale, of Stephens, Ouachita county, who has been in Prescott several days visiting his uncle, Dr. Jordan, returned homo yesterday.
 Remember that the candidates for Congress will speak at this place next Wednesday week, the Sth of July, and fail not to come out and hear them.
 The candidates will speak at Lewlsville to-day, at Texarkana to. morrow, and at Hope the next day They will be hero on the 8th of July.
 One of our exchanges truthfully says: "A little more charity indulg, ed in by some religionists would go far towards giving outsiders a proper appreciation of christiani' ty."
 Monday, the 9th day of July, is the time prescribed by law for the meeting of the county quorum Court for the purpose of levying taxes and making appropriations for the current year.
 "Resol1 ed, That the parent has greater influence in forming the character of the young than the teacher,' was the subject upon which the young men of the Lit erary Society aired their Oratorlcal eloquence last Friday night.
 The list of lands sold to the State in this county, June II, 1883, for the taxes of 1882, has been du. ly certified to the Commissioner O f State Lands by Clerk Terry and they are now subject to donation, or sale at fifty cents per acre. N
 Senator s. B. Maxey, of Texas, is at Hot Springs boiling the "Sen- atorial malaria" out of his system. Senator Maxey Eft, bled an d died" all through this country during the war, and we hope our wonderful thermal waters may restore him to perfect health. He is q good man.
 Brambleberries arc ripe, and now juicy pies is the favorite "desert" on many tables. A rath CT odd thing is, some of the ber- ries, though perfectly ripe, are pure white, which is ill contrast with their usual color, from which they derive the general name of blackberries.
 The Riggs land. known as the finest body of agricultural laad in Southwest Arkansas is now offer ed for sale ill small tracts, and OH easy terms. It is an unbroken tract of four sections and a half and lies immediately east of the town of Prescott. Eugene F. White is the agent.
 A dog le,onging tc Noah Wor' thington, in Red Land township, was killed one day last week by the owner and J. B. White, who, seeing it having fits, believed 1t had hydrophobia, MT. Worthing ton says 1t was bitten about two years ago by dog which was snp' posed to have been mad.
 The Nashville News says fruit car is needed on the Arkansas & Louisiana railroad to facilitate the shipping of the vast quantities oI fruit now maturingin in Howard coun ty. We should think that Super intendent Beardsley would pro vide the car as means of encour- aging fruit growing in that fine country, as well as to accommo- date the patrons of his road.
 Conley, late division roadmastei of the Iron Mountain road, has re- signed. We are glad oft. Now if Division Superintendent Vince don, and Superintendent Kerri. gan, and Third Vice-President Hoxie. would resign, their places might possibly be filled by men who would have some regard for the comfort and convenience of the travelling public, and cause a de- cent depot house to be erected al Prescott.