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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
WASHINGTON
 RING.
How Fraudulent Claims arc Put Through the Courts and the Departments.

How Fraudulent Claims arc
 Put Through the Courts and
 the Departments.
 The bogus claim business is 2 subject looming up close behind the whiskey frauds and offering equal opportunity for skillful in vestigation and successful prose cutions. The investigation is al ready pretty well under way in two departments of the Govern ment. The following facts fur nish basis for the investigation, viz: That the Witowski and Sugg Fort claims and other claims re- gently paid have been notorionsly fraudulent; that rumors of fraud in connection with other large claims are constantly coming to the ears of the Secretary of the Treasury and the attorney-Gene al, and that perfect organization of swindlers. including lawyers in this city. their agents in the South, ani certain leaders in the departments, has been discovered. This Ring has succeeded in get ting cases through the courts, as well as the departments, by per jured testimony. It has been as certained that there is . number of persons here who have made . good living by furnishing peJur- ed evidence in favor of fraudulent claims. It is also known that there are several lawyers here who have confederates n the auditors oflicen of the Treasury, the custom being for these law yers to get cases referred to par ticular law clerks who are friend ly to them or Tn league with them. A much bigger fraud than the Witowski or Sugg Fort frauds is now in course of investigation in the Treasury Department, while evidence recently discovered is likely to prove that one of the largest cotton cases ever decided favorably by the Supreme Court was an outrageous fraud. All that has been needed for the de lection of these frauds heretofore was the co. operation of the Attor- ncy-Generars office with the Treasury Department, and this is now secured. The result promis es to be a number of startling de velopments in the near future.- Ex,
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

Show us the man who is ever ready to pity and help the deform- ed; show us the man who covers the faults of others with . mantle of charity; show us the man who bows as politely and gives the street as free to the poor sewing girl as to the millionaire; who values virtue, not clothes; who shuns the company of such as gather at public places to gaze at the fair sex, or makes unkind remarks on the passing girl; show us::a man who abhors a libertine; who scorns the ridicule of his mothers sex, and the exposure of womanly reputation; show us the man who never forgets for an instant the delicacy due woman, in any condition or class-and you show us a gentleman.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
Patrons of Huslbandry.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. 24.-The Ma tional Grange in session in this city, has increased the salaries of officers to the following figures: Master, $l2O0 per annum and expenses; treasurer, $500 per an mum and expenses; secretary, 5000 per annum and expenses.
 The election of officers resulted as follows: Master, J. T. Jones of Arkansas; ovcrseer. J. J. Wood man of Michigan; lecturer, A. B. Smedley of Iowa; steward, A. J. Waugh of Mississippi; assistant steward, Mortimer Whitehead of New Jersey; chaplain, s. II. Ellis of Ohio; treasurer, F. M. Mellow ell; secretary, o. H. Kelly of Ken lucky; gate keeper, o. Dinwiddle, Indiana; Ceres, Mrs. J. T. Jones, Arkansas.
 Cornelius Hammond, charged with the murder of Columbus Hancock, has been found guilty of murder in the first degree, and was sentenced to be hanged on the l4th day of January next. He heard his doom coolly, and manifested great indifterence.- Bcntonvillc Advance.
 The number of hogs killed since November lst at Cincinnati is v, ,29O the same time last year, 75,OS0.
 A gentleman in Oakland, Cal. has entered caveat for q patent for q contrivsnce by which he proposes to attach telegraph wire to the concave side of the rails on all lines of roads, thus doing away with poles.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
 The Courier-JOurnal on the Restoration of Prosperity.

General prosperity will bring back general honesty. When things are on more settled basis there will be a greater feeling of personal responsibility. The mournful effect of this crushing poverty in the south has been the disintcgration of society. The old feeling of mutual kindness has been gradually giving way to a selfish pursuit of money enough to buy bread with. Ancient friends and ncighbors have hardly time to shake hands as they meet. The tax-gatherer has been right behind them all the time. Re spect and reverence for exalted character has been yielding to adrrixation and emulation of the bosses. whoknow how to manip- ula*e things. In short, the northern notions of the latter days have been creeping on us. But we have some of the by-gone people left us yet. Our young men have not forgotten the farmer days when a mans word was as good as his bond. He may re- member when q ready pistol was an element in that period, and that the epithct of liar meant . mortal ofIense. But we will give up the six shooter for railroads and pros pcrity. It would pc a grand reward for patient suffering 1.-the old men of those better days could see the bright dawn of flu ture prosperity. The old princi- pies are still alive in that fertile land. There is a sound pasis for the new society. Give back pros perity, and even the negro will resume his merry song, and the pine floors of the cabins will re sound with the noisy dance. "Possum fat aud 'tater" will re- gain their old place in his effec- ton, and be preferred to the bread of sorrow and suffering picked up in the cities and the hard tack and rancid pork served out by the aMartermastcrs as & reward for political servitude. He will have lis rights as even, but that prob lem will be worked out in its nat ural way.
 When the southern planter pays of his mortgages, we may expect q return of the old social happiness, When Aunt Dinah comes back to her old place in the kitchen, and re learns how to conjurc up the corn pudding, we may look ont for the grand dinners that are calculated to make the world kin. The broken down fences will be repaired, the vcrandas will be repaintcd. The fields will be fertile again. Give the south prosperity, and they will pay of the national debt, and not require receipt for it, either. May the Thanksgiving dinner of q few years hence be better than to days May they equal ante bcllum feast.s
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

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 he discontinued. without no tice. unless special arrangements are madc.
 <j, local notices must he paid for at the rate of ten cents per line, for each insertion. This rule is imperative and must be ad- hcrcd to.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
valuable-TIm5er CT,

principally oak, cottonwood, walnut, cher. ". hickory, gum, sycamors, maple, ash anu pine.
 The range is most superior, and very hne for stock raising. Clover, timothy and herdsgrass grow well on the low lands.
 The counties arc well situated for the con venience of transportation, as they border on the Ark kansas river, and the Little Kofk and Fort smith Railway passes through Conway, Pope and Johnson, which is com pletei and in active operation as far ss Ozark in Franklin county.
 The population of these counties is abon as follows Hope 1000: Conway 9.0O. Yell la500, Johnson 1O.UD0. They alse possess good educational facilities ia the way of numerous
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
Aeenta for the Democrat.

]. F. ERWIN. F.. B. FARRELL, JIM. HARKEY J. W. RUSSELL, J. l.. SHISs, C. F. HowELL, J. c. FERGUSON, K. J. WILSON. M. B. ROrs, JAMES I. PerTs. s. A. BUCK, S. D. SHiSS, J. A. HEARSE, F. IT. Por, JAAEs FOWLER, J. F. MuSDAY, G. W. HARKKY, JHO. QUINN, c. F.. BuRsEY, II. HARKEY, II. C. HOWELL, M. II. BAIRD and ELD. J. B. DALTON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
A White Crow.

Abncr Davis, (whitc) has made application to the county clerk for q marriage license to take to his arms Agnes Lane (colored. ) There is hitch somewhere, and 'Abner ia out in the cold. Wan Burcn Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
Mcclellan has been

General M'Clellan has been interviewed on politics by the Baltimore Gazette. He is not in the field, but he is thoroughly identified with the Democratic party, and looks to success as the ultimate means of restoring harmony to tho nation" The General is in favor of hard money through a gradual return to . specie basis, and of reform in the whole conduct of the government. He thinks Of settling in Balti- more.-Memphis Appeal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

CoTToN GIN BuRNED.--The gin belonging to James Luster, about three miles above town burned down early last Saturday morn ing, with All it's contents. Some eight or ten bales of cotton were destroyed, belonging to various parties. Hands were at work in the gin before daylight that morning and lamp was burning at the time. In some way so far unexplained, the lamp fel! down among the seed cotton and the mill was at once wrapped in flames.
 We are surprised that lamp or light of any character should he allowed in such \ place. .Batesville Republican.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
A Splendid Offer.

We will scnl to any one forwarding us & yO. the DEMOCRAT and Arth~r's IHasfrd. ftd Home Mdtgr<ins for twelve months, and will give free te every subscriber Tor me s,pa. asplrfptid premium engraving. v ~ v year Is the price of 4 rfhHr's Kagasine-so tha, your own county paper will only cost you q a year, and you will get the engra- yins free.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

CoTToN GIH BURNED.-On Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock Fishers Gin some five miles out on the texas road was consumed by fire, and all the cotton in it.
 There were some forty or fifty bales of cotton belonging to differ cnt parties and none vas saved.
 The gin was being run by Tob Mckinney, who lived on the place and had it in cultivation the past year, and who loses some five or six bales of cotton. Among the losers, arc NJ. Wolf, w. Breen, Bocquin & Rcutzel, Mir. Ferguson, Wm. Belt and others. No insu- rance.
 The fire was the result of acci- dent, nail or match passing over the gin head, produced the fire in the lint room, which was soon Tn flames and could not be saved. Fort Smith Herald Nov 2Oth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
RATES OF ADVERTISING:

Cards or communications of a personal character, if admissible at all, double the usual rates, and strictly in advance.
 Communications for the Agricultural de partmcnt should he handed in by 12 m. Fri day. Those intended for the Editorial or local departments by Wednesday noon. Advertisements by Wednesday morning.
 sncciol notices double the above rates Editorial notices twenty five cents line for the first and fifteen cents for each addi- tion insertion. All transient advertisements cash in advance. Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed four lines, free; over
 our twenty centt per line.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
Attention HranKers!

We are now prepared to furnish both the DEMOCRAT and the St. Louis Nidtdnd Fdr- ,aer twelve months for the small sum of one dollar and seventy five cents. The Nidtdnd For.nsr is d handsome eight page .Agricul- tural journal issued monthly. and is replcte with weil-w written agricultural essays, sta etstics. market reports, etc. specimen cop IFS rnay be seen at this office.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

The DEMOCRAT is the hest advertising ( sheet in the State. Its extensive circuiaticu ih the Southwest. among the planters, mer- chants and business men, renders it espe- cially desirable to those who wish to reach the general and substancial public by ad- vertising their respective business and in
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

The damage to farmers by weav- ils destroying their corn in south ern Texas, is a very serious troub
 le, and have seen the fact para dcd before the people ol Alabama and Mississippi in an adroit com munication to the Mobile Regis ter of . late date. l was reared by practical granger, who rarely, if ever at all, was compelled to buy corn or meal for his own use. He resided neyr this. latitude, and the weavil pest he abated by the use of the following remedy |:
 When his corn was being housed he kept by the crib or barn an open sack of salt; upon every wagon load of corn he would scatter about two quarts of salt. By this means, while the ravages of the wevil were not entirely pre- vented, yet they were reduced perhaps scventy-tive per cent. The shucks Of the corn were ren- dcred very palatable to stock, and the grain of the crop suffered no injury whatever. l aprchend that the universal application of this inexpensive remedy to their corn cribs by the grangers Of Texas will be found to curtall a great waste.-Cor. Rural Texan.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
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coal-A-lron Region

of the State. Coal of the finest quality abounds In large quantities In each of them. especially In Pope and Johnson: where mining isNnow in successiai ah"
 They also possess ar iing lands unsur- uaaseti bv any other evuntiea in the State, and will com pare favOrably with any oths states in the Onion, fer fertility of soil and salubrity of climate.
 There arc in these counties . large amount of
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT for the. new year.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
LORD q TAYLOR, Importers and Dealers in Foreign
 and Domestic Dry Goods!

Will, owing to their great s,ac- cess during the past season, in filling orders from all parts of the United States, give greater ATTENTION to OUT-OF- TOWN business.
 With an ENLARGED DEPART MENT and increased FACILITIES, they will fill all orders by mail with their usual PROMPrNESS, and, they trust, with COMPLETE SAT ISFACTlON.
 BLACK and COLORED SILKS, FALL and WINTER DRESS goods, SHAwLS, CLOAKS, LINENS, PRINTS, &c. Also, HAMBURGS, INSERTIONS, EDGINGS, TRIM MINGS, &c. PLAIN and FANCY HOSIERY, GLOVES, UMBREL- LAS, &c., &c. Each department being complete and replete with all the novelties to be found in the Eu- ropcan markets.
 tFOur Ladies' Shoe Department contains a stock of Winter Shoes un- surpassed for elegance, durability and lowncss of price. Directions for self-measurement sent on appli- cation.
 eH-Completc assortment of Gents Furnishing Goods, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Hose, Gloves, &c. Goods sent to any part of the coun- try. Shirt measurement sent on ap- plication.
 cE-For the accommodation of La- dies and Families who are unable to visit the city, full lines of samples of all grades of Dry Goods will he sent, and orders by mall filled with the greatest possible care.
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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
BEATTY PIANO!

WEIGHS WHEN BOXED OVER oSE rHorSAND POUNDS. Liberal terms to dealers.
 cT Send stamp for Circular. Ad- dress DANIEL F. BEATTY, Wash ington, \. !.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

CtHSt kIBt at once and pay for ihe Rus
 - tellyille DEaocHAT. Only fl6s, a yeaT
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Scisools-A-Acadevnles. ..

The various Christian denominations are well represented, and there are also numer- ous lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows and Good Templars, all in an active and -four ishing condition. There is also live, wide awake grange in almost every township.
 Parties wishing to purchase lands thro' this agency, will place in this office . iie- cription of the kind and character of the land wanted, also the amount of money they W ant to invest iR lands.
 Lands placed in the hands of this agency for sale. if the owner so desires, will be ad- yertised free until sold; then . reasonable advertising fee. with ten per cent. for sell ing will be retained. All further inforna- ton will be given free upon application with postage stamp to pay postage.
 am also prepared to furnish Maps or 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:-
 OAn ACRES, near Dover, the Coun- AN" ty-site of Pope County, partly improved; situated in hns community, in one half mile Of . hne steam Touring mill. Church and school facilities good. 10 miles from the l.. R. & It $. Ky. Price $200.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09
CITY OFFICERS.
MAIL scHE DULE.

Meet every Wednesday night. br. J. w. pruc,t. w. (. T.; ]. T. Fowler. Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-12-09

Y or OF TWO ACRES OF LAND IN l Dover, on which is situated a nice res idence. Price, q. 800.
 6NTOREHOUSE and lot in Dover, on the O public square. Price, $6O0 SEVERAL vacant lots in Dover which N which will be sold req asOnable.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06

During June and July 1895 inch
es of rain fell at St. I4onis. The av-
erage is "a inches per year. At
Atchison in July it was 9.45 inches,
and last year 1.S5. These rains have
prevailed from Colorado to the east
line of Ohio, while Minnesota and
the upper Mississippi, and Arkansas
and the lower Mississippi regions,
have not had enough rain. Il has
also kept rather dry east of the Al
leghanY range. Prof. Tice predict.
ed that the rains would stop July
Is, but having set them going, IL
seems he can't bottle them up.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06
EMPORIAE NEWS.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. ls75.
EItOr1Ion Plain IsnouKh.

The Lawrence Journal says:
The rates on wheat and corn from
Chicago to Buffalo have fallen to
the lowest point ever known. BY
the Michigan Southern & Lake
Shore road the rate on wheat has
lately been reduced TO % cents per
bushel and TO pa cents for corn.
This, says The Railway Review, is
less than 10 Of a cent per ton per
mile. IL rates like these can be
maintained, the recent riss in the
prices of grain will rebound almost
entirely to the producer.
AT the same rate, then, that the
Lake Shore railroad is carrying
wheat from Chicago TO Buffalo,
$3.50 wonld carry . car load, ten
tons, $50 miles from Emporia To st.
Louis. Yet $75 was lately extorted,
and $65 IL now, or nearly nine times
the rate charged by the Lake Shore
road. Are we not right In saying
that $65 per car is an unbearable
outrage and robbery upon the peO-
pie, and particularly upon the farm
ers, and that $45, as in 1873, is the
very highest that they can afford TO
submit to? Lake competition, OF
course, 10 what brings the Lake
Shore down to bottom figures, and
some more railroad competitions ID
evidently what our present roads
need to bring them TO q sense Of
propriety and justice. just cOnsid'
or, farmers OF Lyon county and the
Southwest, that while the Lake
Shore railroad carries car Of
wheat or corn $50 miles for $3.50
the Kansas and Missouri railroads
charge S65, which yon who produce
the grain have TO pay, in taking {
reduced price for Your crops.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06

A large fire took place in Parsons,
last Friday morning. Loss, So, 900 /;
insurance only $1,000. An entire
block was burned, and but for aheaxy
rain most Of the city would have been
destroyed.
POstmastes Taylor, OF La Cygne, has
been taken TO Topeka to answer the
charge of opening registered letters.
He claims to be innocent.
"BOb" r. S. Stevens, having ssIost
his hold on the b., X. & T. railroad,
is going TO Earope to obtain money
enough to construct the Red River and
Rio Grande railroad, west from Den
nisOn, Texas. ra
The Lawrence board of education
has voted its members $50 salary each,
and the school superintendent 81 500
peryear.
The question Is, whether a county
paper can subsist and not submit it.
self to be ssdead- headed" and 'beat'
By every class, from the political cen
trail committee, to the missionary sOci.
ETY. = Council Grove Republican.
Major Snow, eff Woodson county
has 80 acres of corn, six feet high
planted only six weeks ago.
Manhattan Nationalist: Potato bug
of every kind are going for the potato
vines in this vicinity, and men, wOmer
and children, with pans, pals, ETC., ar
seen collecting them for future pun
ishment.
The Giard Press says: We under
stand that many of the early potatoe
are rotting. The continued we
weather seems to not agree with them
The Topeka Commonwealth ha
started department for lawyers t
wrangie about law. Candidates TO
the next legislature ought to readri
carefully.
The famous Wilson-Swayz libe
suit ended by Justice johnson <lecid
ing not to bind Mr.. Swayze over
Com.
The Usage county tax list is one
fourth larger than last year. 1t
much smaller in most counties.
In Fredonia, last week, Mrs. j.
Hedges, aged Go, got up at night
shut window, and fell down stair
fracturing two ribs and injuring he
back. Why don't they always lie sti
and call up their husbands?
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-06

Does any one know how to drive
mOles from a garden? Or can any
OF our readers exterminate such
pests Any one who can do so will
be literally paid for his trouble, on
application at this offiee.-Atchison
Champion.
Grow castor beans around in youT
garden, and the mOles will keep
away. No charge for good advice
in this paper.