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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19

THE FAssoVER.-Thss evening at sunset
me Hebrew festival Of the passover will be
uslsered In. commemorative of the deliver
ance of the children Of Tsfael from Egyptian
boiscace. This Gee sion = ALSO designated
sLe FEAST or aElesvened bread and u lasts
eight days: the first two vi the laSi two
da ~ being strictly kept by 9srSJa4sin- ttom
business pursuits. according = ihe hi s.
tablisilsa laws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19

THE NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK, corner of
New York avenue and 18th street, pays per
cent per annnm on deposits for each calendar
month. Banking hours 9 to l. SATURDAYS
TO and toe Nt3f4tI6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-19

kiSIoEl-MadaIne Adelaide RistOri be.fas
~, ne n'lei engagement Of three nights at the
National TEeatsr on NgOg.iay ..vgpf,sy ,..yl
Win htf void renowned imp rsOnation of
fllzabcti. Tuesday she Will appaar as
eadrl'- NHi'lnette.F anG Wednesday a.
--IucTetia BoTgia." and Will also enact in
I'll glish the celebrated sieap-Walking Gene
rom "Nacbeh H. for the irSi time Mine
fos'oTi u now making farewell tour of the
word prior 10 Indicating throne on which
sh' hs> rSl-ned for many years. be uneHai-
ehEen queen % her art; 21d those OF our
sltStef- s0eTs VITO do not q he advantage of
ttst APPEARANCES viii never nave another
sflOft0Iity Of seeing the famous traseii-
chhe, unless they follow her In her westward
.ouIre- IN oftier - insure the utmost accu-
10y Ol Setall- tie isiStOri company come
provided with Costumes scenery. and pron
tIIhes 10 - tTN Sy-tiie whole having been
prepared ~ ITALY expressly for ts.is tour. We
ieIei our N tdeI> - tne advert is-fs.eBt. which
appears IN another column
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25

The schoolmaster who sat down o1 the "business end" of a pin that had been ingeniously fixed in his chair rose like a PhGnix.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
M or T. c Fl.

Is hereby given that the following named administrators, executors and guardians have filed their ac- counts current for settlement at the January term, 1876 of the Probate Court of Pope county, Ark, to-wit: Peter Hoffman, admr ofJno. Fergu- son. Drury Perry admrof Richardson Perry. John II. Martin and Marga- ret Shue admrs of II. W. Shue. J.W Russell admr of Thos. Russell. Lew is Barnes and H. D. Brown eNecu- tors of James Thomas. D. r. Will liamson admr of J. l.. Williamson. D. +. Williamson ex'r of G. NJ. F. Williamson. John II. Martin gd'n of Robinson's heirs. Mona Dodson admx of E. W. Dotlson. Elijah King admr W. II. Hickox. J. F. Ashley admr of Joseph Ashley. W. J. Ashmore gdn of J. B. Wilson-fi- nal settlement. J. II. Humphreys gdn of A. and J. D. Hunphreys--fi- nal settlement.
 All persons interested in said es- tates are notified to file their except ions (if any they have) to said ac- counts on or before the second day of said term or they will be forever barred from excepting to tho same TT any part thereof.
 Witness my hand and the seal l.. $. of said Court this 20th day of
 October, 1875.
 A.J. Rayliss, Clerk,
 Nt
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
THE FEE BILL.
Damaging and Embarrassing Results of the Insllfficicncy
 of Fees.

During our attendance at Cir cult Court last week we had an ample opportunity to witness some of the embarrassing and dama- ging results of the insufiiciency of the fees allowed some of our off cials under the present fee bill, and we now have to record the humiliating fact that the process es of the Court were not only re- tarded, but almost thwarted of execution for want of some one in whose hands to place them. The instances to which we alludc were where warrants had been issued to compel the attendance of wit. nesses. The Sheriff who was present waiting upon the Court informed the Judge that he was unable to procure the services of deputies to execute the processes, although he offered the entire fees allowed by law. After an embar- rassing halt in matters, a volun. teer was finally found and sworn in as a special deputy to execute the warrants.
 Economy is good thing, and a judicious economy in our law. makers would, of course, be very commendable, but such economy as this, we are disposed to think, will fail to win many laurels for our legislative friends.
 This evil has been complained of and pointed out time and again by the press of the State, and we predict that the member who now opposes a remedy for the evil, in the shape of more adequate fees, will want the honors of office a long time, before he again gets them by the free suffrages of the people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
A NATION IN MOURNING.

ce-Prcsident Henry Wilson expired at the National Capital on Monday, November 22d, at 7.3O a. m. Although MT. Wilson's re- cent attack of illness had occa- stoned some solicitude in the minds of his friends, later intel ligence had almost removed any fears, and the unexpected fatal termination of his illness will shock the nation. On the last night before his death the Vice. President rested we'll and awoke at ' o'clock in the morning feel ing bright and better. He sat up in the bed and took his medicine expressing his intention of riding out that morning if the day should be fair. After taking his msdi- cine he laid down and in less than half an hour expired without struggle.
 Mir. Wilson was in his 63d year, having been born in Pennington, N. H., Feb. Is, 1912. He has served his state and government in a public capacity for many years and his voice will be missed in the councils of the nation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
INITIATION AND THE DE-
 MOCRACY'

Ever since tue recent electlOnS, there has been a class of newspa- pers of the "hard money" persua- sion, taunting the Democrats of Ohio and Pennsylvania with hay ing brought defeat to the party by their position on the currency question. Many of these papers claim to be strictly Democratic, but at the same time they have sided all the time with the bond holding aristocracy which the Democrats of the West and South have been fighting. They have no sooner heard the result of the elections than they shake their heads and cry out in the abund- ance of their smartness, "There, l knew it," Il told you so" "Just as l expected" Good for you;" &c., &c.; and they now point out lessons of wisdom for the Dcmoc- racy.
 As a subject of philosophical study for these exceedingly smart democratic papers, we call their attention to some facts contained in the annexed article clipped from the New York Sun:
 We have not seen any reference made to one feature of the recent election which we think is worthy of close study and grave reflection, especially by Democrats. The Democratic State Conventions of this year in Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland adopted hard money platforms of soundest quality. On the other hand, the platforms laid down by the Dem ocratic State Conventions of Ohio and Pennsylvania were in favor of soft money. Now, so far as the currency question influenced re- suits, what was the effects of these diamctrically opposite doctrines upon the Democratic vote in these five states at the recent elections? The Democratic loss this year in Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland, as compared with last year, is about 53,000 votes. The number of memo oers of Congress in these states is fifty, and conse- sequently the loss just mentioned is an average of l,060 votes for each Congressman. The Dem ocratic loss in Ohio and Pennsyl- vania at the recent election, as compared with the result of last year, is about4l ,000 votes. They elect forty seven members of con gress. The Democratic loss, therefore, is an average of only S7O votes for each Congressman. Even in New York, where the platform was intensely hard, the Democrats lose rather more heavi- ly than did their soft brethren in Ohio.
 There may be many reasons for these curious results. But at all events they are worthy of philos- ophical study and consideration"
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
MAJORITY RULE.

In everything except the jury system, we believe the majority rule is approved and considered as binding. Majority rule has always been considered, we be- lieve, as one of the essential prin- ciples of republicanism. Where there is doubt or dispute upon a point, the decision of q majority of those who may be acquainted with the facts in the case and who are competent to judge of the facts in the case and who are competent to judge of the matter in dispute, is accepted as correct and just. The justice and cor rectness of the principles that the majority shall rule is recognized, as before stated, in almost every matter, except in trial by jury.
 Why is it that the rule does not hold good hereS Why, in the instance and the very place that men apply for adjudication of their claims and rights with the expectation of getting justice, is the rule ignored, and the dissent of ONE considered sufficient to annul the assent of a unanimous voice all but one. The decision of eleven men in any other capac- ity than that of jury would be sufficient to overthrow the decis- ion of one man with the same lights before each. If twelve ac- countants were employed to com pute the interest on a note, and eleven out of the twelve made it one and the same amount while ONE made it a different amount, who would be considered right, the one or the eleven? Or who would doubt the correctness of the calculation made by the eleven, because the twelfth one differed !? Why should not this same rule hold good in the system of trial by jury?
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25

the pursuit was abandoned. Con- stant pursuit had already made him morose and quarrelsomc, and he began te drink heavily and resort to the gambling table as a means of support. One day in September, 1S45, while seated at breakfast he told his wife that ne had a promonition of death, and felt that he should be killed that day before sunset. Calling his son William, bright boy of four teen, he made him swear to kill the man who should kill his father. The Circuit Court of Pope coun- ty being in session, he attended it with young man named How ard, who was engaged to his eld- est daughter. As soon as they reached the village Hill began to drink and exhibited an unusual disposition to quarrel. He insult ed every one he met, and finally threatened to clean the Court House: he dashed into the court room, to the consternatlon of judge, jury and lawyers. Young Howard tried to restrain him, but glaring like 2 tiger, he turned upon the youth and felled him to the floor, at the same time draw ing pistol, he exclaimed: kill me, or I'll kill your The man in moment of extreme anguish, drew knife and buried it in the bowels of Hill. He died soon after.
 Howard quit Arkansas, and sev eral years later was heard of in San Antonio, Texas, where he joined the Confederate forces under the command of Col. Long. At the close of the war he was met by Vim. Hill, who re- membering the oath he had taken at his fathers instance, shot the former and fled to Europe. He joined the French Army and serv- ed thro' the Franco Prussian war, but was subject to fits of tempora- ry insanity. Finally his case be- came hopeless, and he was placed by his friends in m asylum near Glasgow, Scotland, where he re- gently died.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
 FOR 1876.

l ne recent fcNerSeS-Ine buTn- inr back, as it were, of the "tidal wave. which have befallcn the Democratic party, may at first glance, seem to be sufficient to cause some doubts as to the re suit of the great national contest next year. The result of the late elections, while they cannot be taken, by any means, as an index to the temper of the mass of the voters of the United States at next years election, serve as guage by which we may measure the relative strength of the two great parties at the present time. This strength may remain as it now is, or it may shift from one side to the other. Which side will be gainer by any shifting of voters from one side to the other, will depend upon the issues pre- scented by the two parties during the next campaign. The pre- sumption is, that the Democratic party will learn wisdom from this years elections and will enter the presidential campaign upon a platform which will challenge the admiration and command the votes of many conservative voters who were scared from their ban her this year by many false repre- sentatlons by the opposite party. The great bug q boo of imitation and opposition to the public school system drove thousands and tens of thousands of votes from the democratic tickets this year. which will gladly seek the oppor- tunity to cast their votes next year with the party to defeat third termism and to rebuke the ambition and personalism of the present administration. There is little liability for the democratic party to be looser by any changes in public sentiment between the present and the election next year. A careful survey of the field shows that all that will be required in order to secure success next year, will be for that party to hold what she now has. And if she can re gain Ohio next October victory in the presidential contest will be doubly insured.
 The New York Herald in a re- view of the situation since the 2d inst, places the different states as follows: the democratic states and the number of electoral votes to which each is entitled, arc:
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
Mir. Flavius Wright has step

MT. FIaVlus WTIgHI H0" NVCF ped "down and out" of the edito- rial chair of the Lonoke Democrat, and Mr. Jno. C. England mounts the tripod as his successor. Sue cess to the new enterprise.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
 STATE OF ARKANSAS.

The undersigned, for and in behalf of the board of trustees of the Arkansas Female College, beg leave to address you few earn est words in the interest of our college. Some two or three years ago our board was organized and our institute chartered, and ten dered to the Little Rock annual conference. On account of some informalities eur tender was only accepted on condition that certain changes should be made in our charter, which changes were made. In the autumn of 1873, our insti- tute was formerly recognized by three conferences in this state, and Rev. A. R. Winfield was ap- pointed our agent. It is needless here to recount the difficulties of the past growing out of our state troubles, the ruinous failures of banks--and the disastrous drought of last year. These are all in the past. Our state was never more orderly than now, and our people never blessed with better crops. Now is the time to build up our institutions, and improve our state.
 Our college has finished one scholastic term under the presi- dency of Rev. L. NJ. Lewis, D. D., and has now entered on another with a rapidly increasing patron age and popularity. Ttere is no better place to educate your daughters in the southwest. We invite a strict, candid and impar- tial investigation of the merits and claims of our college. There is only one difficulty to encounter, and this is q formidable one, but not insurmountable. We have a heavy debt hanging over us for our college buildings and proper ty. The people of Arkansas must pay it. It must be paid in the next eighteen months. All sub- scriptions and notes due, must be paid within ninety days. Our agent will give his extra time to this work. We earnestly ask the people of Arkansas to help him. Now is the time to come to our relief, and we call on all friends of education to do so without de- lay. Our people of Little Rock must pay up promptly, and thus give the benefit of their example and moral support to the agent.
 A. H. GARLAND, Pres't.
 W. k. RAToLIFFE, Secy.
 November 4, 1875.
 The agent will only add a few words to the above address from the board of trustees. Owing to matters that the agent could not control, he has been able only to give portion of his time to this work. Henceforth he proposes to devote all his time, energy and strength to this great interest and with the hearty cooperation of the board and of the people, he has no doubt of Q final success. All the subscriptions and notes due must be paid, and everybody in the state must come to our re- lief.
 A. R. WINFIELD, Agent.
 November i, 1875.
 Papers friendly to the cause are requested to copy
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
 TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN!
Land oflce of the Little Rock & Fort
 Saith Railwav

Land oflce of the Little Rock & Fort
 smith Railway, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. 1, Nov. ls1o.> Notice Is hereby given that, to all persons holding the Auditors Ger tifficate of pre-emption under the Act of the General Assembly of Ar kansas, approved lst Feb. l759, com monly known as "Miller Ccrtifi- cates," located on the lands of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway, east of Range P w., who shall on or before the 18th day of December next, present said certificates and pay to the Land Commissioner of said railway, at Little Rock, the full amount for the lands therein de- scribed at two dollars and fifty cents per acre, a deed to said tracts will be made by the aforesaid corporation.
 w. D. SLACK,
 Land Commissioner.
 f49-6w
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25

Mir. Geo. Vaughn of onr county made this year single handed five acres of tobacco and ten acres of corn, besides attending to his stock, &c., His expense, cash, was 50 p for seed and so 15 for sharpening his blow. He has now about 4O00 lbs of tobacco, which will bring him $SS0.00, besides corn and fodder to feed his stock, all made by his own hands this year. -Bentonville Advance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25

The scattcration of damp Au- tumn leaves on Saturday was poet ically melancholy, but not half so melancholy as it was to notice how all mans carefully gathered theological ideas were scattered by sitting down upon their treach- crous slippcriness.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25

Republican electoral votes lsl
 From these figures we see that the democratic party will elect their presidential candidate next year by majority of seven cleo toral votes, provided there is no falling of.
 There IS but little room to doubt that they will not only hold their own, but make accessions from the states which in the rc. cent election went republican.
 With the present lights before us there is no reason for the dem ocratic party to be discouraged.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
 THE ARKANSAS FEMALE COLLEGE.

Elsewhere in to-day's paper will be found an appeal to the citizens of Arkansas from Presi- dent Garland in behalf of the Arkansas Female College. The Agent, Dr. Winfield, adds a few words, stating that he will here after devote his entire time and energy to this noble enterprise. The cause is worthy the cordial support and patronage of every Arkansian.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-11-25
which each is entitled, arc:

Democratic electoral votes ~ lSS The republican States, with their respective electora.. votes, are as follows:
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-23

JoHN R>SpolPu. In hi. letters
20 his friend Francis $. Key, Mr.
Randolph showed that hi, heart was
touched with gente-t AMI purest
/ thoughts .of another world Toward
the end Of lis legislative career, in a
tariff debate with Louis ITLanc, Of
/ Delaware, he gave signs that it had
genial culture in spite Of his oSn
remark, tina be woaIl have gone TO
/ the distai or thenocd.e but for 4
spice OF the devil in Lis nature, he
was rs geaIlcas , woman; and on
this occasion he begged hi. opponent,
! Mr.. VI Lane, in the kiuls-t way to
point out his Ranlolph'-J tallac:e-,
even by riiicale. 1T Is as f..r a
weapon he said, "as any in the
whole parliamentary armory But
he denounced the poisoned arrow anl
the ,cllping knife. aud il thi. debate
: he iliasrratad. bv hi+ reply, that he
cpuld, uu' "'u ''' ''' -, f" "''''''
lie rather Praised the fa'I 'Ai h,'ft
ofMLaHe, who had pr'i8ed IAN
dolph's heat at the expense oi hi'
heart. This deiicicy oi le'Iihg wa
y part Of the elemental lie Of -"
Roanoke wit. No one IN the Amer
lean Congress wa fully his rqIs! a.
a personal ants-"ni.t. lie often
made the iniirm l'' 81 others = TAR
get. Nor dDas 1t detract Iro'n his
wisdom asa Statesman. The man
who did 50 much for the Louisiana
purchase. who foresaG our grand IA
tionsl future. who 50 de'esrd anl
denounced the corruption wl ich even
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-23

MUSICAL EDUCATGoy IN OUR
SCHOOLS. How is this great power
Of music to be controlled aid brought
to bear most directly. most efficient
", on our people, That nation is
the best-educated in which knowl
edge is most difused, in which the
results of learning are within the grasp
of the greatest number. Oaly so far
as any art or science becomes part
Of popuI lar education can that art or
science become a power, and influence
in land. OF the growing desire
among our people for n higher music
al education We have many signs in
the frequency Of festivals and choral
unions and the number of musical as.
sociations. We Americans are a
conglomerate race, made up of the
best of every people under the sun,
so transfused that the origin of even
single family can scarcely be traced
without an element of Celtic or Teu-
tonic race discovering itself. Per
haps this is the source of the musical
taste so widely spread among US ss a
people. We say taste not culture:
we are not yet a cultivated people
in any true sense. ~ national
characteristic. to he SONG and music
lovers belong to the Irish ana Ger
man races rather than to the Saxon.
It is rare to find n German or An
Irish girl without mn ear for music.
In our Western States and centres of
population the Germans instinctive-
" gather, in remembrance Of the
father land, into Sangvereins, pre-
serving the songs and musical tradi-
tions Of the old land, while they wei
come gladly any thing fresh and
worthy from The new. The marvel
ouS achievements Of the school feSti-
walls in the Music Hall in Boston are
largely due to the fue voices. the
quick perception, of the Irish, either
by birth or descent, who constitute a
majority Of the pupils in our public
schools.
No one thing has done more for
music in the past twenty years than
lis introduction "a IN Integral part Of
our common-school education. In
the large cities and suburban towns
little seems left to desire in that di-
rection. From the time children at
the age of five enter the primary
school till at the age of sixteen or
eighteen they graduate from the high
or normal school. music is Is much a
part Of their training rs the mulii-
and spelling book. -
The next generation will see what
we fore see, and reap the harvest this
generation i, 80 wisely sowing.
If, "a we contend, music is in itself
purifying and eicyating, fit cln dis
place and crowd ont bascr pleasures
by giving innocent recreation and ey-
element 70 a people that must be
4 people who must be busy
for good or for evil, we can not have
too much OF it. II cannot enter too
largely or to- deeply INTO the system
IF common school elucltiou,-ELL
GRAY, in Hrpet5 N'Jriae 5r Octo
jer.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-23

which would deiain their prisoner a,
effectually as shackle and chain.
In few days the sheriff came up
from ST. Joseph, and took charge of
the manned man, and through his
confession, many of his gang OF des-
peradoes were taken or killed, and
the country freed of their presence.
Charley Gilbert received his well
earned reward, and the money ena-
bled him to complete his house hand
somely and stock the farm, over
which Sarah Gilbert presides Il. mis-
tress.