The Russellville Democrat., 1875-07-15

Instead Of thirty stitches per nm ute, we now have five hundred, or two thousand by steam. Call and see the latest triumph of invent i've genius, the Howe Sewing Ma chine, or send for circular. See advertisement.
 After several days of cloudy weather during which several DOT tions of our county got good showers, we had @ glorious rain last Saturday which will be of vast benefit to the corn and cot ton crops,
 Parties desiring to purchase or donate forfeited lands; or to purchase any other lands of the State; who desire information of any kind in reference to State or United States land, should address w. D. Dlocher, Little Rock.
 MT. Daniel F. Beatty, of Washington, Warren county, New Jersey, possessor of the celebrat- ed Golden Tongue Parlor Organ, and by all reports that we have heard the instrument is an excel lent one for Church, Sabbath School, Lodge, as we'll as the par Tor. Give them a trial. See ad. vertisement in another column. The young mems debating club discussed the proposition that "the calamities of war exceed those caused by the incorporate use of ardent spirits" on last Friday night, before respectable audience of ladies and gentlemen. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative.
 -Messrs. J. H. Dowell x Co.,, St. Louis, are before their patrons with their Third Annual Letter. This is one of the houses of St L6uis, which by their strict atten- tion to business, and keen pre- ccption witt. which they have an ticipated the market in the past enabling them to make the most satisfactory sales, has grown rap idly into favor.
 The disrcputable career ol Bob Barnwell, well and very un- favorably known to our citizens, was brought to q sudden and ter rible end short time since in Texas. It appears that his incli- nation to own other peoples horses without buying them, still clung to him after he reached Texas and some parties from whom he had thus secured one, pursuing and overtaking him, left him hanging to 2 tree.
 MT. J. B. Stafford, living or nice little farm just adjoining ing town, sends Us sample O German millet which measures , feet inches in height, witl heads which although they ar' not yet full grown, measure ove 6 inches long and are very heavy The stalk for several joints abov' the root is an inch in circumfcr ence. Don't talk to us about an, better country than this, we ar satisfied with Arkansas.
 We hear it rumored that som
 of our enterprising citizens, head
 ed by Drs. Harrell and Wyatt propose to furnish the town wit
 an excellent and delightful articl
 of sulphur water, by conductin
 it from a sulphur spring on tn , mountain about a mile and hal
 from town. The spring is l5
 feet higher than town and tn
 water can be easily conducte
 here by system of pipes, or tul , ing, at a. small cost. This is j. good scheme and would be a gran Il thing for our town. We hope tn t project will be executed.
 We understand that at tll
 recent term of county court, tll r. whiskey tippling concerns of thi e place renewed their applicatio It for licenses. This question ha q been decided by the court at i l. last term and licenses were I IT fused on the ground that licens' IS had been voted down. An appe t. was taken to circuit court al n Judge Mansfield sustained u
 action of County Judge Thac of The application to the coun as court at it's last sitting W ~ uobaaky" '" to say the least m