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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
TO OFFICERS.
An Act In Reference to an Account of Fees and Enol-
 uments of Office.

An Act to Provide for an Account of Fees
 and Emoluments of Office.
 Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of
 the State of Arkansas:
 SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of each of the following named officers, viz: secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and commissioner of state lands, and of each officer of any county, city, town or village, receiving fees or emoluments of office, to keep record book in which shall be enter ed on each day an account of all moneys or other funds received by him in payment of fees, or by way of emolument pertaining to his office, said record showing in each instance by whom, on what account and in what funds, such payment was made.
 Sec. ?. The secretary of state, auditor, and commissioner of state lands shall each render to the treasurer, on the first day of each month, a statement of the amounts by h.m received on account of fees and emoluments of office dur ing the month preceding, and shall, at the same time, deposit with the treasurer said amounts in the identical plcces of money, or other evidences of value so re- ceived, and the treasurer shall render to the auditor in like man ner in all respects, monthly state ments in detail of the amounts by him directly received on account Of fees and cmoluments proper of the office of treasurer, and the said secretary of state, auditor, commissioner of state lands, and treasurer shall each incorporate in his regular report to the gover- nor for transmission to the gencr- al assembly, classified statement of the sums received by him on account of such fees and cmon
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
GRANTS LATEST AND
 WEAKEST.

On Monday the president sent to the Senate a special message on Arkansas affairs. It was seit in, in accordance with a resolu- tion . cncrcvt by Ciay ton, ana IS dc- cidedly weak. Mir. Grant goes back on all his action on Arkansas affairs last May, and says that all the testimony shows that Mir. Brooks was lawfully elected in 1s- 72; that he was unlawfully de- prived of his office ever since, and that in 1874, Q new constitu- ton was by violence, intimidation and fraud adopted, and q new state government established. Mir. Grant says that this is bad precedent to be allowed to stand, and he recommends that Congress take definite action in the matter so as to relieve him. Mir. Grant wisely refrains from saying who it was committed the frauds in 1872.
 Ridiculous as the message is, it is about as good as could have been expected from our bull-head- ed president. The message was ordered printed and laid on the ta- ble.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
THE RESIGNATION OF
 PRESIDENT GRANT.

The New York Herald has commenced a series of appeals, and in it's disinterested friendship and ardent devotion to his "Su- preme Excellency," is exhausting every argument to show Presi- dent Grant that there is but one avenue left him whereby he may record his name high up on the scroll of fame-whereby he may do him self, his party and his country a service, which will eclipse all his deeds of valor as a soldier, his acts of wisdom as a statesman, and his sharp tricks for accommodating a fortune as q nabob. It even runs the risk of incuring the displeasure of His Excellency by gently hinting that for this great act on his part the government could afford to settle a handsome annuity upon him for life. We are inclined to think that this is the most forcible ar gument that could be presented to the mind of our great President, for if anything exceeds his am bition for third term it is his avarice and estimation of self.
 Whenever the Herald succeeds in convincing Mir. Grant that his own ends will be best promoted by a resignation, then that paper may get His Excellepcy to con slider the matter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

limited States. The national gov ernment has not the authority to deprive them of that right. k ssThe election held for the ratifi- cation of the constitution was un- der appointment and under the form of law, and the officers who conducted it acted under appoint ment and under official oaths; and although we regard all as defec- tive, however, being prescribed by a convention instead of the legis- laturc. we believe it entitled to be regarded differently from mere voluntary meetings held under no pretense of legal authority.
 "The committee do not recon mend any action by congress-, or by any department of the general government, in regard to the state government of Arkansas This report is signed by Luke P. Poland, Henry w. Scudder, Milton Sayler and Joseph II. Sloss The other member of the com mittee, Ward, of Illinois, presents his views in opposition to the re port, and concludes by proposing the following resolution:
 "That Joseph Brooks, having been by the people of Arkansas elected to the office of governor o1 said state, under the constitution of 1868, for q period of four years ending in January, 1877, and said constitution never having been legally overthrown, and be ing still in force, he is the lawfu governor of said state of Arkan sas."
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
ARKANSAS AT WASHING
 TON.
Regnant POplili.
The Peoples Victory.
The Motto of Our State Not d Haunting Lie, But a Reality and a
 Truth.

From the Daily Gazette, Feb. 7.l
 WASHINGTON, February 6.-The select committee on Arkansas af- fairs concludes their report as fol- lows:
 "The new constitution we re- gard as republican in form, and, in many respects, an improvement upon that of 1868. The commit tee are satisfied that the conyen- tion to frame the constitution, and the constitution itself, were voted for hy, and are satisfactory to, a majority ofthe voters and people of the statr. Tie state officers were certainly elected by a major ity of the votes cast, and wo think by majority of the voters of tn e state. The condition of the state has been as peaceful since the new government was inaugurated as it ever has been.
 "The n,ass of the people on both sidos are inclined to peace and good government, and to al- low every one the enjoyment of their legal rights, but there is a class of men--the outgrowth of the former state of society-who delight in disturbing and depriv- ing the colored and northern peo- pie of their rights. These are young men and cannot be restrain ed. This class of men, together with the custom of carrying dead ly weapons, another legacy of thelr barbarism, are the real caus- es of violence and bloodshed. The changes caused by the war giving freedom and political equal ity to the colored people-are not we'll relished by the southern peo- pie, but most of them would do nothing to disturb them. But the class to which we have allud- ed feel that they may invade the rights of the colored men, espe- cially in any political quarrel, and that their offences will be winked at.
 "We are satisfied that the true prosperity of the southern states depend more upon just and stern dealing with this iawless class of men than any other cause.
 "Arkansas probably presents no different condition from that of other cotton states where political control has passed into the hands of the classes who ruled before the war.
 The people of every state have the right to make their constitu- tion to suit themselves, provided 1t isrepublican in form and in har. mony with the constitution of the
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
The Deadly Shot Gun.

From the Lonoke Democrat.
 It becomes our painful duty to chronicle q death by violence in our county. On Monday last a MT. Sanders and George Elliott, who lived on the old Robinson place, in richwoods, had some words between them, when San ders said to Elliott that he might prepare to die" that he was going to kill him, and went off, returning with a double bar reled shot gun and shot Elliott down in the yard, inflicting seven buck shot wounds, from the eff fects of which he soon died. San ders immediately fled, being fol- lowed by constable, Jeff Fowler, with a writ from Justice Fergu, son, of Pettus township, but up to the present nothing has been heard. Elliott was a Canadian and about 3S years old. Sanders is about six feet high, with dark complexion and dark hair inter mingled with gray, short gray mustache, weighs about 165 pounds, is rough spoken, talks broken, and is about 40 years old.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
FANATICAL PREACHEiss

N fA N "A 11 11iAA<
 His name is Ives-Rev. E. j.. Ives, of New York.
 We would like for everybody to know his name, and to know him. --he is such nice preacher, you know. He was in Boston the other day, and attended the Meth odist preachers weekly meeting. They had a nice time-talked politics, talked Louisiana. Mir. Ives was called upon to make a radical speech, and he speechified thusly: sWe are undertaking to coax the devil out of the misera- ble whelps down South, when nothing but stIychnine and can-
 
 non ought to be used. He rath- CT agreed with Phil Shcridan's declaration during the war, that if he had owned hell and Texas, he would lease out Texas and l live in the other place." He said he was radical himself, he was, and the more he hated the rebels of the South, the more he loved God. He declared that he believed that the spirit rampant in the South has got to be crush ed out by another war, and he longed for the appearance some colored man able to become I leader among his people, wield- ing the sword and torch. This speech was received with ap- plause by the meeting.
 A nice man this man MT. Ives A nice harangue and nice preach CTS to applaud it. As we said be fore we would like for every body to know the Rev. Ives-we would like them to know him just as he is,-a course, ignorant, brutal, ma lignant villlfer, unfit to take the name of God in his filthy lips It is astonishing that people oi any intelligence and refinement will countenancc such reptile.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

THE right of ownership to the Hot Springs reservation, it ap- pears, is liable to get more mixed than ever, certain parties having homesteaded the entire reserva- tion at the Camden land office. The old citizens of Hot Springs are considerably alarmed at this new phase, and at mass meeting held on the lst instant, passed resolutions denouncing the action of the land officers as conspira- cy to deprive the old settlers of their homes, and invoking the at tention of the authorities at Wash, ington, and the Congress of the United States to the matter, with the request that they take sucl action as will be wise and just.
 This new turn in affairs ma, serve the purpose to get som, definite action out of Congress on the Hot Springs reservation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

IF THE Pennsylvania elections deprived Senator Cameron of hay ing his son as colleague he is still not altogether inconsolable, for the defeat of Carpenter shows that the elan is still strong in promising sons. Though we have lost Donald we now have an An. gus N. Y Herald.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
IMMIGRATION.
Shall we Have any to Pope
 County.

County.
 The question of immigration IS nov agitating the public mind to some extent, and various localities are looking sharp to see that they secure their share. There can not be any question that we could discuss, or our people carefully consider more profitably, than this. With return of confidence in the certainty and stability or. our state government, and with some wise and liberal enactment by our general assembly, coupled with proper efforts on the part of our people, we are sure to have a large flow of immigration into our state. There is nothing we need so badly; it is absolutely essential to development of our country. More labor and more capital we must have. Capital we can never get, until we get more labor; for capital will not go where there is no labor. So we see that an in crease in the population of our county is what we want. We want to press upon our people here Tn Pope county, the necessi- ty and importance of some active work on their part in this matter. There is perhaps not a county in the state that has more inviting and irresistible advantages to the immigrant seeking 8 home in the west, than Pope. Certainly there is not a county needs them worse. The amount of rich wild land we have is perfectly astonish- ing. Why, out of more than 400,- 900 acres, the report of the Audi tor of State shows that in the year 1873, there was but 97,170 acres assessed, and the total value of this amount of land and structures thereon was only $360,933. This would indicate that a large ratio of the land assessed is either poor, or that it IS in q wild and un- profitable condition. We have no certain data at hand to make an estimate from, but we suppose there is not much more than a tithe of-the land assessed that. is in a state of cultivation; and we would suppose, too, that not a tithe of the rich river land is. open.
 What an enormous yearly loss to our wealth here. What an UT gent demand for more labor. What abundance of homes for the homeless. The health, climate and water of our county are un- exceptionable Beside our wild lands, we have mineral wealth that needs developing and utili- zing. We have the elements of wealth and prosperity in an emil nent degree; all we wantis aid to develop them. Can we afford to neglect this? Will not our peo- pie put their thoughts to this mat ter and take some steps toward a start? Can't some one volunteer suggestion for some plan to get an organized effort.
 We intend te use the whole in- fiuence of our paper in the mat ter If the people of our county will give us liberal support and encouragement we can do much, but not all; there must be an or
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
DOWN AND OUT.

The political reaction in the minds of the American people has proved desperately disastrous to the Republican party in Con gross. In the United States Sen ate, on the 4th of next March no less than nine Republican Sena- tors will step down and out, and their places be filled by as many Democrats. As follows:
 TENNESSEE. OUT. IN. W. G, Brownlow. A. Johnson
 TEXAS. J. w. Flanagan. Sam B. Maxey
 CONNECTICUT. WIS Buckingham. w. w. Eaton
 NEW YORK. R. E. Fenton. Francis Kernon VIRGINIA. John l.. Lewis. R. E. Withers
 WEST VA. Arthur J. Foreman.
 INDIANA. D. D. Pratt. J. E. Mcdonald
 MISSOURI Carl Schurz. F. M. Cockrel
 PENNSYLVANIA. fohn Scott. W A. Wallac,
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

TIE St. Louis Times says, this is the Republicans off year in politics, and next year will be aw- fuller.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Special notices double the above rates Editorial notices twenty-five cents 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 four twenty centt per line.
 Cards or communications of personal character, if admissible at all. double the usual rates, and strictly in advance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11

Blessed are they that do not ad ycrtisc for they shall rarely be troubled with customer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
REHABILITATION.

to-day that our suspense IS over that Arkansas is free, sovereign State, the peer of any other State in the Union, so for as political rights and immunities are con cerned. We think all anxiety and doubt on this point can TOW be dismissed. We think the stabili- ty of our state government is fully and fsn|ly established. High ti1fE it Do, we think, that such is the case. What a burn ing shame it is to. the American people, that such afr announce ment as this, has been delayed un til this late day-that in this land of boasted freedom and grand ideas, state in this union of free states has been kept for the long period of nine wearisome years in the condition of a most abjeet province, her people trembling
 
 constantly in state of doubt and uncertainty. What blot upon the pages of history, and what a slur upon American civilization of the nineteenth century this will be. What a blasting commen- tary upon the craftsmanship of the leaders of the party dominant during this dark period. For the honor of our country we wish that this page in our history could be forever effaced.
 Bnt it is finished. RECON sTRUcTIoN--a word that will ever more be associated with ideas of oppression, fraud, wrong, tyran- ny, plunder, pillage and devasta- tion-is ended.
 What weight is lifted from the hearts of our long suffering people, at the joyful sound of the three words, Reconstruction is ended. We may now turn us away from the contemplation of the evils and wrongs, and the hardships and crimes of Recon struction.
 Reconstruction is ended; the ruin is before us; REHABILITA- TIoN is at hand. Itis of no avail now to recount the wrongs we have sn ffarad: itwill -S-esf1 naoSht to brood over the losses of the past; it will edify no one to tell the long story of how it was done; the ruin is before us and the duty of the hour is to address ourselves to the far more pleasant task of rehabilitation. The task is mo- mentous and onerous, but the nerve, the industry, the persever- ance, the patience and the wisdom ofour people, we believe, is equal to the emergency. A people who can stand with the patience that our people have, the wrongs and oppression of the past nine years, are capable, if permitted, to reme dy all the evils and restore all the losses. The work should have a charm for every true man.
 It is the rebuilding of our homes, which the ruthless ma rauder has pillaged. It is col lecting up again the comforts and the charms to make home happy and bright. This was the home of our fathers; it is our home; it will be the home of our posteri- ty. Cheerfully and encrgetically we should go about the work. The reward will be large. There is great prosperity in store for us. We have state which may be made to rank among the best and richest in the galaxy of States composing this great country; the duty of the hour is for ALL, demo- crats, whigs, know nothings, re publieans-ALL-to go to work in the one great cause and see how soon she can be elevated to such -t I ot ti;. I,a frrf. on fbiC
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-02-11
TIE DEMOCRAT

TIE DEMOCRAT
 Has the 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.
, 1875-01-24

a.x ths track, Kicked ever tho traces, jumped
th. rame saw them III, and wcnt one better.
Eer method was simple, Direct aad effective,
md knocked The plot higher than kite. Wo
<.n fancy the CONSERVATION at Paris, the
rbnetlins 1t Lisbon, London, Berlin, Vienna,
and st Petersburg. when tho first interesting
f.mily neE1 for Madrid found its way through
+he allow and tortuous channels by which intel
rcence travelled in 1851. True. the young lady
r.thes owe, did ber part in the machine smnshing
bnsineza, but this extra zeal ia to be attributed
10 the enthusiasm OF youth, or some other cause
unknown to anyone but herself. At any rate,
Don A1ruosso and his brothers and listers r.
lived in dns and orderly succession aud, as
might be expected they are Of = quahty, in mind
md body, quite exceptions! in the Spanish Royal
une-or any other Royal line. The marriage
took placs In 1916. It was Soma time between
1916 and 1850 that Spanish noblsnan named
sxanANo was known az great favorlte ut Court.
Il VA In 1850 that q child WAS born 1t the pal
ssA eon who died soon After birth. In 1851
dsuzbter VAS born, who is still living. In 1852
another daughter Was born, who died in 1854.
In 1856 ths Queen suffered miscarriage, aud
Ia 1856 another, and finally, on Nov.
a 1857, was born FEAEc1sco ALpHoSso,
$t1e p1e8ept mug u 0pAl0 1uLoSH yHA11 OF no
having elapsed after A.PHoEso's blrth, IsABE14LA
Is driven from ber much abused and very uncom-
fmtshle throne, and Spain becomes, nominally ut
least, Republic. During the troubles OF the
t,ubulent epoch, some good ana true men came
10 The suEfaee from tme to time; for instance,
PR1x and CASTELAR, Bat PRH was assassi-
n.tsd, and CASTELAR, deposed. and after many
yiasstades ono 6ERRAso becomes Primo Ninis-
ter Of the Repub!ic. From that time forward
sgsnts shaped themselves steadily and consist~
ars1y toward the restoration cf the monarchy,
md they finally eliminated in the late establiah-
1ucnt Of the young ALPHoSso.
One needs only to know the facts OF the case
to "put This and that together" and see An evi-
dent se.iea Of events in the placo OF the Courtier
6EaRAso in 1850. tho Republican Minister SER
RAso in 1870, and tho restoration Of the mon
archy in 1874. Tho fatherly interest Of the old
G.andes in tbs young Prince ia beautiful and
instructive example Of disintarested loyalty, per-
hap1- But in Madrid to-day = different con-
stractton il placed on the whole matter, and
ovorybody in Spain knows that the Primo Min
istcr's prime object has been the advancement
u his OWN son-
, 1875-01-24
GAME.


Tho Extent OF the Business Done in
Ch1cngo-"h2f II Ass and Whenc" II
Coincs.
The recent Investigations OF the urand : n1y
eao" that Tor games OF Ill x1uds 1neaeo y q
we'll fixed as any city In ths unson aud The re-
searches Of TRIBUNE repoxtar yesterday IT.
tarnoon sboxed this: in another and inani.elT
,,or. ,,t;xf,r+orv lind NJ rama than thosa nIiaa
~ ~, - ..s..;...x- .h;. - -,
py 1ne cluo-sooH Psop1'esote Ati10 e4'5 n'1us
the prominent place IN tha Western section OF
tue country. His investigations did not take
him n uhera the merry click OF the compressed
:.."- -. .,,ax-.+.s r;th ,ha -sr,,rao,od
''o1r en.p' .'s N.s~....s 49, ~! .1.zes
his pile open on the king when copper rould
bave doubled hin money. Tho peculiar game
.,h;.,, ha snan, tbn .f,anoon in looking after
"1.e- 49, ~. 49, -h;at --o.,,,.. 1o.h;d
"as nos oi aa A1na "nsu pAo.oA"s n4o1e e4e
excitement in the nlnd OF lts patron, plung1og
him into the depths Of despair one moment, and
,.;a;,o hin, hiph On the pinnacle of hope the
e.. -.,,.s .,,.t ,,,;o., ,~t,or fr,,, .n;or.7
us~'' Wv A~ ,~..:o..".:.. -. ;-.-s 80
leaves eense ot eAt,s1@ceoo @oo an .n'Ato 1857
ing OF comfort much preferable. There are
good mapr places in Chicago where gnme Of
e.. e;,d r,o ha ,rocrro5 bnt tha establishment
- -. .-...o. ..tad;.a h;s a,b;.,. .,1
"ao'e .oo AepoA''A "'.10 ~ 1
Elesned his facts' was ths: OF Jamea Maenef.
M otb.- stora. in chicsgo. this ono evidenced on
s.d .hort Ma e;dsv,lt in front of IL thu
aAa aN'"' 49, -, s-4,s.
pecoGaf natute OF euo esoeA w uaa" 'ae'ae'
launches Of ven1xon clad IN osbs-ntting mnhlh
yaistcosts, strings OF qcail bags and barrels OF
nrniria chickens suou-white jack-rz5btB, aud
other edible birds aud beasts, hampered the side-
walk. Inside, the aspect was equally gAuo',
rot in greater variety, but In larger quantities.
There fuK TRIBUNE reporter found h1r. Magner,
the proprietor gentleman OF large expa1oneo
in tbe business, aud "Hengliahmao," who re-
fers With proper pride to the time when he sold
launches" Of veuisoo in Leadonau Market.
The following Conversation snsusd bstxeen r.
porter md dealer:
TIE aKAsoa.
Hoportes-What so,t Of ! season has Il been
for tie ga,ne-business
Dealer-Take it altogether, tho season has
been the best which We have seen for many
wears. Gaupo OF Ill kinds MAS nerer in better
condition than now. This Is especially t,ue OF
lie Vepieon Which has come from Michgan and
Wisconsin, which is duer this year than aver
noforo saw it, Birds Of Ill kinda, too, have
been unusually largu and lat.
Reporter-Wba. is the principal soaaon for tho
sale OF game tn tho Wost?
Dealar-Ihe largest bneipaas is done In the
holiday time, Du: ing. the last holidays abao-
Intel; enormous amount OF b1.aipeas in ga1no
was done, tbs numoer OF game preseo:s ahip pped
from Chicago abroad being vary larga indeed,
, 1875-01-24

La2l4ce long since pointed out tho cause
OF that change, and proved it to be periodic
one, which will never be the means Of bringing
rs into collision with the sun.
The mean distance OF tho earth from the sun
is the sane nov Is il was in the laAt century,
whether that distance be 88 400 600 95 $50 600,
or any other assignable number Of miloa.