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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
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 There will be two moons during August. but our hardware men have ordered large bills of hinges suitabls for front gates, and no serious trouble is apprehendcd.- Rome Sentinel.
 It has been decided by the Ad- ventists that the world willscome to m end on the 10th day of Sep tember. The gate-money will be used to defray the expenses Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Gustaye Dore is coming to America next Fall. That's good news. What we sadlyo lack in this country is somebody to in- fuse a little romance into our sign painters. Brooklyn Argus.
 The young ladies of Sandusky will go out sailing if asked to, but they just know their business. they tie bags of shot to their feet so as to drown in decedt style if the boat upsets.--Detroit Press.
 An Indiana man has invented patent hymn book holder, but what is more needed is a patent Bible holder. Some persons have never learned to hold a Bible and never will.-Norristown Her ald.
 A woman down at Martins Ferry, O., keeps barrel behind the house for the husband to sleep in when he comes home and finds the doors locked, and that man would lay down his life for her.-Detroit Press.
 The Seattle Dispatch, Wash ington Territory, appearing with a deficiency of local news one day last week, accounted for it by saying that the day before had been it's locals birthday. Hap py spot, where birthdays are ob- served so religiously.
 The programme at the Eau Claire meeting of the teachers was to close by a performance by the Glee Club-.Hark, Apollo strikes the Lyre." Apollo was ready, but as the Chicago Tribune sent no reporter no striking was indulged in.--Milwankee News. One gentleman who was grab bed by three or four runners" for opposition Coney Island boats thought at first of dividing him self up among them, but on sec ond thought he dismissed the idea and gave each of them apiece of his mind" New York Mail.
 It is surprising how many new objects of interest a boy who is set to wedding potatoes will find in day in garden, which he considers his sacred duty to show his mother. It seems to be a boys mission in life to work as plumbers do, by the hour.-Tur- ner Falls Reporter.
 There is not much excitement about rapid transit down east; but a passenger got of train the other day topick blackberries, and had to run nearly a mile be fore he caught up with it again. He says he believes the engineer saw him get of, and tried to run away from him.-Norristown Her aid.
 A West Roman who sat on his porch all of Sunday forenoon, with his feet upon the railing, says it is rather queer, but he no- ticed nothing strange in the sky. The man who makes his boots says he could not have seen any thing, unless he had turned his head far enough to look backward. Rome Sentinel.
 Now and then you will find at a Northern watering place a fashionable young man" from the city wearing black silk socks embroidered with rosebuds and costing $7 pair, while his sister at home on the farm feels just little roo fine in pair of cotton stockings that cost her twenty five cents a pair.-Courier- Jour nal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

THE report of the Kentucky agent is very satisfactory for the first year. The agency has been of vast benefit to the members of the Order. The business has been large enough to almost cover the house rent, clerk hire, etc., with but little cost to the State Grange, and probably by the meeting of the State Grange all expenses will be met and the agency prove entirely self-sus- taining. The establishment of the agency has caused saving to the members of more than q mill ion of dollars. Brother Gutherie has made an arrangement by which all Patrons sending him their tobacco will receive rebate of $2 per hogshead after it has been sold.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
Agents for the Democrat.

J. B. ERWIN, E. E. FARRELL, J.M. HARKEY J. W. RUSSELL, J. l.. SHINS, G. E. HOWELL, T. G. FERGUSON, R. J. WILSON, NJ. B. Rows, JAMES I. PeTTs. s. A. BUCK, \. D. SHINS, J. A. HEARNE, E. II. P0E, JAMES FOWLER, J. F. MuSDAY, G. W. HARKEY, JNo. QUINN, G. E. BuRNEy, II. HARKEY, II. c. HOWELL, NJ. II. BAIRD and ELD. !. B. DALTON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
Attention Graneers!

We are now prepared to furnish both the DEAocRA AT and the St. Louis Midland Far ,ner twelve months for the small sum of one dollar and seventy five cents. The Nidtdnd Farmer is a handsome eight page Agricul- tural journal issued monthly, and is repletc with well-written agricultural essays, sta |. tistics, market reports, etc. Specimen cop les may be seen at this office.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

All bills with our advertisers are to he settled at the end of every month without fail, and advertisements not settled for at that time will be discontinued, without no- tice. unless special arrangements are made
 All local notices must be paid for at the rate of ten cents per line, for each insertion. This rule is imperative and must be ad- herpd to-
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

The DEMOCRAT is tho best advertising z sheet in the State. It's extensive circulation in the Southwest, among the planters, mer- chants and business men, renders 1t espe- cially desirable to those who wish to reach the general and substancial public by ad- vertising their respective business and in- terests.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
24 HOURS
 AND TO MEMPHIS 2O HOURS.

Connection made at Argenta with the Memphis X Little Rock Railway. and close connection at the crossing Of the Cairo x Fulton railroad with trains north and south. Through Bills ofLading given from Ft. Smith van Buren, Ozark, Clarksville, and all points on the road to New York. Boston. Providence, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans. &c. Rates low, and transportation rapid. THEO. HARTMAN
 Superintendent.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
A Splendid Offer.

We will send to any one forwarding us 8 90. the DEMOCRAT and ArtAar's IUustra- led Home Adgdsins for twelve months, and will give free te every subscriber for the two, a splendid premium engraving. 2 O a year is the price of 4 rtAur's Nd1dsine-so that your own county paper will only cost you q year, and you will get the engra- Ninr free.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
THE DEMOCRAT

Has thc largest circulation of any paper in the State, outside of Little Rock, and is not surpassed by any other paper in the South west being circulated in nearly every town and city in the south and west, and read by an intelligent, enterprising people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
THE DEM OCRAT

Cards or communications of a personal character, if admissible at all, double the usual rates, and strictly in advance.
 Communications for the Agricultural de- partment should be handed in by 12 m. Fri day. Those intended for the Editorial or local departments by Wednesday noon.
 Special notices double the above rates Editorial notices twenty five cents a line for the first and fifteen cents for each addi- ton insertion. All transient advertisements cash in advance. Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed four lines, free; over our twenty centt per line.
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BEATTY PIANO!

WEIGHS WHEN BOXED OVER ONE THOUSAND POUNDS. Liberal terms to dealers.
 s8- Send stamp for Circular. Ad- dress DANIEL F. BEATTY, Wash ington, N. J.
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TERMS:

Noman's name put cn our new Subscrip tion book, without the money paid down. Don't ask us to send the DEMOCRAT without the money, for you will positively be re- fused, one and all.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

Linen can be glazed by adding a teaspoonful of Salt and one of finelyscraped white soap to a pound of starch.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

Preserve eggs by a quick dip ping in boiling water, and pack ing with fresh salt, small end down.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04
vaIuabIe-Timber, CT,

principally oak. cottonwood, walnut, cher ry, hickory, gum, sycamore, maple, ash and pine.
 The range is most superior, and very hne for stock raising. Clover. timothy and herdsgrass grow well on the low lands.
 The counties are well situated for the con- yenienec of transportation, as they border on the Arkansas river, and the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway passes through Conway, Pope and Johnson, which is com plc.ci and in active operation as far as Ozark in Franklin county.
 The population of these counties is abon as follows Pope 10. GOO; Conway 5000; Yell 13.500, Johnson 10000. They also possess good educational facilities in the way Of numerous
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-04

BE at once and pay for the Rus h' seiiyilie DEMOCRAT. Only $50, q year!
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SciooIs-&-Acadcmies.

The various Christian denominations are well represented, and there are also numer- ous lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows and Good Tcmplars, all in an active and four ishing condition. There is also a live. wide awake grange in almost every township.
 Parties wishing to purchase lands thro' this agency, will place in this office dis cription of the kind and character of the land wanted, also the amount of money they want to invest in lands.
 Lands placed in the hands of this agency for sale, if the owner so desires, will be ad- vertiscd free until sold; then q reasonable advertising fee, with ten per cent for sell ing will be retained. All further infcrma- tion will be given free upon application with postage stamp to pay postage.
 am also prepared to furnish Maps of and information concerning all lands in Pope County subject to homestead and will locate the same for parties on liberal terms.
 Among others we have the following lands for sale:-
 OnA ACRES, near Dover, the Coun- AOO ty-site of Pope County, partly improved situated in a fine community, in one half mile of a fine steam fouring mill. Church and school facilities good. 10 miles from the l.. k. X It. S. Ky. Price $2,0O0.
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Coal -Iron-Re zion

of the State. Coal of the finest quality abounds in large quantities in each of them, especially in Pope and Johnson, where mining is now in successful and highly remunerative operation.
 They also possess farming lands unsur- passed by any other counties in the State, and will compare favorably with any othe states in the Union, for fertility of soil and salubrity of climate.
 There are in these counties . large amount of
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Probable Suicide.
Corrosive Poison Found in the
Body.
Letters and Other Particulars.

At 81 o'clock yesterday morning, a man
about sixty years of age, and supposed to be
named s. r. Langley, was taken from the
Third Precinct Station to the Charity Hos.
pital, ''in articulo mortis," and died about a
half hour after his arrival
Some few papers were found on his person
one letter from Sabine, and another from
Texas, signed Emma; also, an illegible note
written probably by himself The purport Of
the note, as well as could be discerned, is as
follows:
Have not very long to live. Mr.. Morrison,
of 46 Union street, will take charge OF bust
ness and settle estate.
There was defalcation have stolen
nothing Young servant girl ma,
hired on jackson street, knows all about the
affair.
Letter from Texas:
We expect you in Texas. The notes you
referred to are all right. EMMA.
There seems to be some deep mystery con j..
nected with the death of this old man, and
most likely suicide, caused from some wrong
accusation against him, as will be readily
seeu ny IAo PoSe mo1Vom eAamAudsioA LOU
yesterday.
DR.. Chastant, upon examination of tht
body, declared that the liver was slightly
affected, but that the mans death was caused
from inflammation and liberation Of the stom
ach, indicating corrosive poison, which h
must have administered himself. Outside O
these facts the case is wrapped in profound
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The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
FOREIGN NEWS.

HENDAYE, May 12.-An exchange of two
hundred and fifty prisoners has been effected
between the Carlists and Alfonsists near Bar
celona.
LONDON, May 12-The wounded mutineers
of the schooner Jefferson Borden, In the hos
pital here are getting better, and it is believed
that they will recover.
The bark Alphs, from Baltimore for Queens-
town, is aground near Waterford, with ten
feet of water in her hold. She is discharging
her cargo into another vessel, and expects to
get afioat tomorrow.
LONDON, May ia dispatch from Mel
bourne says the city Of Sydney and vicinity
has been visited by heavy damaging floods.
The bark Hesperus, from st. Marys, Ga,
for Montevideo, has been abandoned at sea.
The crew were saved and landed at Havre.
The ship Progress, from Mobile for Reval,
has arrived at Elsinore. She had lost heI
Undergraduates and mizzenmast.
LONDON. May 12.-Competent men have
to the Scilly Islands to embalm the bodies of
the dead.
The Russian Government has signed q
convention with Japan, by which the Japan
ese part of the Island of Sagahalied is ceded
to Russia.
LONDON, May 13.-Ths Underwriters agents
and divers to-day attempted to reach tina
wreck of the Schiller, bat were prevented
from doing go by ground swell.
The London Post maintains that the late
war rumors were not groundless Germany,
alarmed by the rapidity of the French mill
tary reorganization, had arranged everything
for. and was on the point of, marching
against France, but the danger is averted foe
the moment
LONDON, May -Midnight-A dispatch
just received from Penzance reports that q
Liverpool steamer has gone ashore on Bre-
char, one of the Scilly Islands. A heavy fog
prevails. A 1ife-boat has put off for the
steamer.
PARIS, May 13-A telegram has been re-
ceived at the Russian mbassy here stating
that the Gar has left Berlin thorouehly con-
WINGED that conciliatory sentiments OF ma
ture to insure the maintenance of peace poe-
vail there. Similar intelligence has been COM
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
The Bayly & Pond Insurance Case.
Sixth Day.

Like the Beecher case this suit is still drag
ging its slow length along, and as yet there is
no daylight ahead to tell when it will end.
Judge, jury and spectators were on hand as
usual, patiently awaiting the development OF
new facts. Mr.. Herwig, of the Bonded Ware
house, was put on the stand, and was under
examination when this report closed.
The testimony was closed in the afternoon
and the Judge ordered that each side be
allowed two hours and half each for argu-
ment, and then the court adjourned until
to-day at 10 o'clock.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.

Now that we have more of the details on
hand concerning the sad catastrophe to the
Schiller, and the loss Of her precious freight
of three hundred lives, we are in better po-
sition to judge Of the primal causes.
Since the ocean waters conquered the noble
ship Atlantic off the coast Of New Foundland,
and bore down with her a burden of lives,
no such disaster has darkened the page of our
maritime history.
With the data before us, it is now not diff
cult for us, in q measure, to comprehend the
reasons for this last great loss of life.
The responsibility of this awful shipwreck
seems to rest with the officers of the ship.
There was no storm, which might have
placed the steamer at the mercy of the waves;
there was simply fog and the darkness OF
night. Conceding that none of the lights
could have been seen, the fog bell at Bishops
Rock should have been heard. The ledge OF
Retarriere, upon which the Schiller struck, is
said to be bare q third of mile inside of
Bishops Rock, and our kilograms assign no
reason why the officers Of the steamer did not
hear the alarm bell.
The British law accepts no excuse from
captains whose vessels are wrecked upon this
coast because of tides or Winds It holds
LAT, BY constant and careful soundings with
/ the lead the experienced navigator cannot
fail to tell the dangerous proximity of his
vessel to the coast, and condemns tho captain
who fails to use this precaution.
OF course, it is now impossible for us to
tell whether the captain availed himself of
these means to avert the danger; but, from
the terrible denouement. it would appear he
did not.
One startling fact remains, and that is, that
in q quiet sea off the well-known coast OF
England, steamship was wrecked and Its
passengers lost Nothing but terrible blum
der could have effected this. Much as has
been said relative to the respective standards
of British and American seamanship, IN this
case, it appears, that English officials have o.
late considerably lowered the prestige OF their
marine by lax system. Now that the Gap
tain of the Schiller is among the lost, 1t Is
painful to ascribe to him the burden OF TINS
disaster-but from the facts it lies with no
one else.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
THE NEW HISTRIONICS.

The season Of amateur dramatic perfor-
mances was inaugurated last night at the
Varieties Theater by the above named club.
The play selected, ''Prince Carlos" was writ
ten by Mr. Espy W. Il. Williams, member
of the club, and one of our most talented
young townsmen. The literary merit of the
play is worthy of great commentator.
Basing its story upon the history of DON
Carlos, son of Philip the Second of Spain, it
wildly depicts the trials of this young Prince,
misjudged by beloved father and betrayed
by the object of his affections. Mr.. Williams
has evidently devoted much care to the prepa-
ration of his play, and if we except little
lack of knowledge of the stage mechanism
occasionally evidenced in the production, it
is deserving of great praise.
It is not every capable author who can
write good acting play and we deem it no
cause of censure to Mr.. Williams to say that
some study of the requirements Of the stage
would prove of great advantage to him in
writing his plays. As literary production it
is worthy of INSTRUMENTATION and we offer
our congratulations to the young author on
the marked success of his effort.
The characters, as assumed by the men,
bers of the club, were generally fairly acted.
The central figure of the play is, OF course,
Prince Carlos. This character was inter-
preted by Mr.. Walter s. Keplinger. This
young gentleman is possessed of an excellent
voice, but has not sufficiently schooled il.
He should be its master, but he occasionally
let it run beyond his control
He possesses sufficient dramatic ability to
make very clever amateur, and will doubt
less rapidly improve His performance last
night evinced great care. and he is evidently
q good student The position of leading man
of the club is his of right, and we think his
future as an amateur is full of promise. A
little care exerted will cure him of rather
unfortunate habit of chopping off the con-
clusion of bis words and sentences, thus CIV
ing a round and more full effect to his speak
ing
Miss Isabel Freeman was gladly welcomed
by her many friends, and we congratulate
the club in securing the services of so excel.
lent an artistic Her part last night gave her
but little opportunity for real acting, but she
made the most of it and gave rs Q very ex-
cellent performance. Miss Stroudbeck, as the
Queen, was also quite good, although she,
too, had but a meagre chance to display her
ability.
Messrs. Carnes, Brown, Spearing and We'll
were all very acceptable in their respective
rolls, and served materially to minister to the
success of the performance.
OF course there was crowded house, and
we join with the many ladies present in pro-
nouncipg the entertainment quite success.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14

The law for the suppression of the m onas-
tic orders in Prussia affeats about ten thous-
and persons. If extended to the whole of
Germany, it will affect nearly twenty thous
and men and women devoted to the religious
life. They are distribute as follows:
In Prussia, 1887 men (monks and brethren
of the various orders), and SOIL women (nuus
and sisters) in Bavaria 1904 men and 5O54
women; in Wurtemberg, 376 women; in Ba-
den 347 women; in Hesse, 80 men and 314
women; and in Saxony, 80 women; making a
total of 217O men and IA, 1876 women.
To these must be added 418 men and 1850
women of the religion orders in Alsace- Lor-
raine, making altogether 19,434, of whom
1888 are men, who will be expelled from the
German States. The Jesuits, to the number
of $50, are not included in this summary, as
they left Prussia some time ago, and have
for the mos. part taken refuge in Belgium, in
France, and especially in Holland, the aris-
tocracy Of that ultra-montans province hav-
ing placed their chateaux at their disposal
There are sixty German Jesuits at Hellenraad
twenty four at Exaten, twenty-four at Bleyen-
beck and seventy at Mandrake, and they have
founded new convent at Baels, close to the
Prussian frontier. It is said that Prussia has
"made representations" to Holland on this
bject.-Eccldnge.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14

REMNANT DAY AT BYRNE Il Co. 's.-Look out
to-day for great assemblags Of ladies at the
mammoth establishment of Messrs. NJ. L.
Byrne & Co., Canal street This is Friday,
" Remnant Day." when an immense quantity
of goods, of every description, in remnants,
will be offered for sale at less than half price,
Messrs. Byrne d Co. are great favorites, e.
peciaily SO on Fridays, when their lady
friends and customers are sure Of making ex-
traordinary bargains
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-14
GEN. JOHN Q. BRECKENRIDGE.

From dispatches received Wednesday night
we learn that the last hours of that noble SOL
dior and chivalrous gentleman, Gen. John c..
Breckinridge, are fast approaching. He has
been III for some time past, and the real cause
of his suffering has been q matter Of much
debate. An important surgical operation
lately performed by DR.. Gross, of Philadelphia,
and Dr. Sayre, OF New York, served to con-
vince these gentlemen that the true secret Of
his suferings is that it is the sequence of a
blow received from fragment of shell during
the war.
The feeble condition Of Gen. Breckenridge
prevented the completion of an operation
which might have been productive of the
most satisfactory results, and now the melan-
scholy fact stares US in the face that the South
ern people will, in all probability, very
shortly lose another of the most jealous pa
triots and warmest friends that ever lived
within the borders Of their sunny Southland.
Indeed, it is more than probable that before
our readers have perused this brief notice the
soul of John G. Breckinridge may have taken
ats Eight to the land beyond the grave.
It is not alone the State of Kentucky that
"wii mourn his death, for it was not alone for
her he exercised his great talents as soldier
and orator. He doubtless dearly loved his
native State, but his great love encompassed
the entire South, and for her he labored and
fought, and it is from the entire South that a
requiem should be chanted to his memory, OF
let US hope q prayer of thankfulness be
hreathed for his recovery.