The Russellville Democrat., 1893-09-21

The Rogers Democrat is responsible for the statement that ]. o. Pippen, farmer residing near that place, has an apple weighing seventeen pounds that waa grown in his orchard.
 Fire was discovered in the large gin and blaming mill of Cazort Brothers Saturday. By hard work and skillful management the fire was controlled Considerable lint cot ton and one bale was pretty well destroyed.
 On last Tuesday the Arkansas division of the Cotton Belt road hauled seventy nine cars lumber. This is 80 per cent. of the average for the past year, and is more than double the average for the past sixty days.
 Mrs. Lummie Wells died very suddenly Friday evening at the home of Hugh Brad ley, at Warren, of coDgestive chill She was well known to residents of Bradley county and of Monticello, her home, and was highly esteemed.
 T Cranberry, general merchant, at Win chester, Drew county, failed in business Monday. Assets are reported at about $500 and liabilities at about $400O to $6000 Mrs. Jim Simmons was the at taching creditor for the sum of s2000.
 The army worms have struck Woodruff county and are sweeping everything before them. They are travelling at the rate of about one mile in three days. The damage to old cotton is very ll;ssb, ll;ssbt suu the top crop of yorng cotton will be greatly dam aged. and the late crop will be 20 per cent. TAe worms aie travelling south.
 On last Sunday morning Dr. Whitening ton, with the help of Dfs. Dixon, Merri- wether and Sims, removed tumor weigh ing thirty pounds from Mrs. Lizzie Par sons, of Paragould. It took two hours to perform the operation, which was very successfully performed. Mrs. Parsons stood the operation remarkably we'll and at last accounts was getting along splen- didly.
 Through some oversight the governor failed to appoint new members of the board of equalization for Bradley county, aud this part of the regular administration of public affairs will doubtless go by default this year. It is not yet known what ac ton will be taken in this matter. It may be that the appointment will be made in time for the work to be done. before the October term of court.
 A fatal cutting affray occurred at Jehn Youngs saloon at Pine Bluff, Saturday night, when Will Sterling and John Wells, two negroes, became engaged in fight over twenty five cents. While Policeman Henry Childress attempted to arrest them Sterling viciously stabbed him in the spine, and he is not expected to recover from his injuries. The assassin escaped through dense crowd of spectators,
 The campaign in Arkansas next year will be red hot There will be at least dozen candidates for governor, while the gentle men who feel that they can i'll the other state offices aeceptably are too innumerable to mention. It is understood that ex Gov ernor Eagle is already preparing for the fray. Governor Fishback, it is said. will not be a candidate for reelection, but will enter the race for the seat in the United States senste occupied by Senator Berry.
 Miss Fannie Scott, who is the hostess at the Arkansas state building at the Worlds Fair, has extended through Mrs. Olmstead and Mrs. Felton, Georgia's lady commas sioners, cordial invitation to the news paper men of Georgia who may visit the exposition to make the Arkansas building their headquarters. Ample facilities will be afforded them there for writing and re- ceiving letters, and Miss Scott assures
 
 no building at Chicago it is probable that many Empire State journalists will find it to their advantage to accept Miss Scott's kind invitation.
 A fatal accident occurred three miles northwest of Gravett Tuesday morning in which Legrand s. Robinson lost his life. He hitched one of his horses to cart for the purpose of training it so that his chil dren could drive to school As the horse was perfectly gentle he did not apprehend any danger, but from some accountable cause the horse became frightened and was soon beyond control, throwing MT. Robin son out of the cart on the back of his head, crushing his skull, from which he died in a short time. MT, Robinson was an old and respected citizen of Benton county, having lived there for forty years or more. He was buried Wednesday afternoon by the Masonic lodge of that place, of which he was an honored member.