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The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
DELINQUENT TAXES.
Important to Tax-Paycrs and
 Collectors.

OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL,
 LITTLE ROCK, May4. Hon. William R. Miller, Auditor, Little Rock:
 DEAR SIR--I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of this date, in which you ask '"are county collectors authorized by law to receive and receipt for taxes, penalty, etc, on lands re turned by them as delinquent on or after the 20th April, inst.?''
 The act of the general assembly. approved February 22, 1875, en- titled "An act to relieve the tax payers of this state, and to sus- pend the enforcement of the col lection of taxes for the years 1873 and 1S74," does not, in my opin- ion, have the effect to prevent the collector from receiving and re- ceipting for the taxes, penalty, etc., after the taxes have become delinquent, l think the collectors nay properly receive them at any time before the clerks shall have commenced to make the tax-books for 1875, but not thereafter, until the tax books for that year shall have been delivered to the collec- tors. All taxes not paid by the 29th April, should be returned delinquent, and fpaid after that time, the payment should be properly noted on the lists. This will enable taxpayers, who desire, to still pay their taxes, and pre- vent any confusion.
 am of the opinion that in re- turning delinquent tax-lists the collectors should specify on the lists the amount of each separate tax, state and county, as the same appears upon the tax-books. Very respectfully yours,
 $. P. HUGHES,
 Attorney General.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
A Queer Mistake.

There are newspapers and peo- pie in various parts of the country who make business of proclaim ing that in order to restore uni versal prosperity we must have more money. Make lots of green backs and bank notes, they tell us, and everything will revive as if by magic. There are even men of ability and learning who adyo- cate this doctrine, and newspapers of considerable circulation preach it as a fundamental article in their political creed.
 The fact is, however, that it is not an additional supply ofmoney that we want. There is already in the country a great deal more money than is required for all the present operations of manufacture, agriculture, and trade. It lies idle in every large town waiting to be used. Give us securities that are known to be good, and we can borrow a hundred millions in Wall street in half an hour at three per cent. interest. Instead of having too little money, there is too much of it.
 What we really need is more business, more activity, more de- mand for goods, and more con- sumption of them, with more en- terprise, more confidence, and more life. The addition of a thousand millions of paper money to our present stock would not produce any of these; but what will produce them in due time is that spirit of rigorous economy and prudent living which, we are happy to say, now pervades the millions of our agricultural popu- latlon, and is felt among every other class, of the people. We are saving up what we earn and paying our debts; and when we are ready again, we shall begin to build new houses and buy new clothes, and to increase the pro- ducts of our farms and our mills, and set the wheels of commerce once more in motion. The coun try is getting into sounder condi- tion every day; and the manufac- ture of whole stacks of irredeema- ble paper tokens would only delay and not hasten this process of restoration.- N. Y. Sun.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20


 Our people may think they can effect but little by organizing an immigration society, but we tell you that the mere fact that you are too indifferent to make a trial is enough to discourage immigra- tion from coming to our county. The mere exhibition of a willing ness to do what you can, be it ever so little, will be encouraging to those seeking new homes. Stran- gers would like to know that they will at least be welcome, even if no other inducements are held out.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Our state legislature meets again early this winter. In the meantime our people would do well to consider their wants and find out what legislation they wish enacted. The columns of the DEMOCRAT are open to the dis cussion of any matter bearing upon the welfare of our county and state. There are several very important measures that should have attention, and we doubt not our members of the general assem- bly, would chcerfully obey the wishes of their constituency if they know them.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

legislature will lag back and be a clog upon the wheels ofprogress.
 We can condone their past dere- fiction of duty in this respect if they will come sqnarely mp to the
 work this fall. We demand it of them and have a right to expect
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

The war cloud which hangs over Europe and is the centre of attraction in diplomatic circles appears for the present to be dis sipating, and the ten millions of armed men over there will be de- nied, for a short season at least, of the exquisite pleasure of en- gazing in the christian like amusements of cutting each others throatS.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
WEIl5KEY FRAUDS.

A great deal of excitement has been created by the detection of gigantic frauds which the whisky rings have been perpetrating upon the revenue department. The frauds have been carried on sys
 lematically ever since the govern
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Killing the middle-man does not appear to pay. Four thous. and two hundred bales of cotton have been shipped from Georgia direct to Europe, under the aus. pices of the Direct Trade Union. The Savannah Advertiser thinks this cotton lost an average of about five dollars a bale from the figures that could have been real ized at the nearest home market - Shreveport Times.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
sEBAsTIoN.

Says the Ft. Smith New Era ::
 "The wheat crop in this county as well as in Crawford, Franklin, Sarber, Scott and the entire south west, is in splendid condition, and few weeks more of favora- ble weather will mature the larg est wheat crop ever raised in this region. The area planted ex ceeds that of any former year, and it seems that there will any way be bread enough in the coun- try without bringing flour from abroad. Ofcorn and cotton little can be said as yet, but the famine price of the former, $l.50 per bus hel, has had the effect of much more being planted than usual. Our farmers begin to see that hog and hominy should be plenty at any rate, cotton or no cotton. North of the Boston mountains, our Washington county friends tell us, the wheat crop was injur- ed somewhat, but not seriously, by frost, while the damage in Benton county is considerably greater. The fruit crop is very promising, all south of the noun tains, while the frost killed most of the peaches and some of the ap- ples north of them. On the whole the prospect in this region is very encouraging, and, without great backset, our people will have an abundance this season."
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

The Moody Sankey revival in England, still continues with un- abated interest. Fifty-one meet ings have been held in the Hall of Agriculture at London, and the last one was the largest of the se- ,.ioc ,..
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Hon. Jefferson Davis, delivered the opening address at the Texas State Fair, in Houston, on the 18th inst.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
JAMES E. BATTENFlELD, Editor
PRESS ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Arkan- sas Press Association will be held at the rooms of the chamber of com merce, in the city of Little Rock, commencing at 10 q. m. on Wednes- day, June 2d. Every member of the state press is earnestly invited to attend and become member of Inc association.
 J.N: SMITHEE, President.
 JACoB FRoLIcH, Secretary.
 IFS Papers throughout the State are requested to copy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Mir Geo. E. Dodge, one of our Centennial Commissioners, has gone to Philadelphia to attend a meeting of the commissioners.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

James B. McCreary is the Dem ocratic nominee for governor of Kentucky. The election comes of in August.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
 EDITORIAL NOTES.

Waldo P. Johnson is president of the Constitutional Convention, of the state of Missouri.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
WHITE.

A
 White county paid into the state treasury s2,5oo in green backs, and our polite sheriff, MT N. B. Petty, thinks he will have several hundred dollars more, as soon as he gets ready to settle up. Proportionally speak ing, our sheriff wears the horns in the greenback line-haying paid most. Record. { x
 WOODRUFF.
 TIE WHEAT CRor.-On several occasions we have spoken of the large wheat crop sown ill this county; and we are still more de lighted to learn that the yield promises to be the most abundant ever known here. We hear of no farmer (many used to wheat coun- try who counts on less than 30 bushels per acre if the season continues favorable. This is all cheering indeed. d.-Bulletin.
 WASHINGTON.
 The prisoners confined in the county jail made an attempt to escape last Sunday night, and came very near succeeding. They had broken out of the cage @and were prizing at the outside door when discovered by the guard. We would like to ask which is the. cheapest, keeping Il guard con stantly employed, or making the jail secure at a small expense?- Fayetteville Democrat.
 We learn from farmers living in different portions of this county that the rust is getting in the growing wheat crop. Serious damage to the wheat is thought inevitable by some, while others are of the opinion that very little injury will be sustained by it. A failure of the wheat crop, at this critical season, when the whole country is impoverished, would fall heavily. upon the people. We trust the. damage occasioned by rust will be light.- Monticello nian.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Value the friendship of him who stands by you in the storm :: swarms of insects will surround you in the sunshine.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
ALL OVER THE STATE.
YELL,

J. M. Peek, of Little Rock, has been appointed Receiver in the U. $. Land office at Dardanelle, in place of NJ. M. Freed. So says the Independent.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
THELATEsT STYLES

Of Gents and Ladies' Gloves and Hosiery; full line of Laces, Rib- bons, Embroidery, Dress
 Trimmings, etc. Full and
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20
FRANKLIN.

FRANKLIN.
 Several new houses are under contract and one or more brick stores will be built in Ozark this summer. The Banner so states.
 DREW.
 The farming interests of this county are progressing finely. Everybody will be happy another year if we can only have good rains occasionally this summer. -Monticellonian.
The Russellville Democrat., 1875-05-20

Independent in politics and religion, exposing rings and corruption in all forms and places; dis
 cussing public men and
 measures without
 fear or favor, and
 reflecting the advanced thought of Western minds on all subjects of general interest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
A Costly fIrs Ia carson.

Yesterday morning sboui $40 o'elSsk
the stiffness Of the lovely udoonn. l
was broken BY the ominous coas. =.
the FIRE bells and the shrili wnisu
tho machine shop engine. Dense oS
umps of black smoke rolled up 70 =
zenith in the n~eighborhood OF King ana
Ornsby streets. Soon flames burst
forth and the lovely sheen Of moon.
light was temporarily obseuieo " a..
red glare Of the IRE. IL Wa soDa
covered that the New for p.
owned by Mr.. Peter CavsnAngn'
on ire. As quick % . lightning nI
ths Currys we're on the ground and nad
= stresnf on the burning building.
Tbe Warrsns soon followed anu sl'st
some delay tho steamer sos 70
doing good service. se. =,
though the flames took possession ~
the building instantansousiy, anu Ms
inmates being asleep. oonsideiapis
tina elapsed before they could be
,s,novsd from their apartments,
md oyen then they had to make their
aS;, in n state OF semi.nudity. Mr..
Cayansugh, Senior. has for . long time
been partially paralyzsd and 1t y q won
der that ne seapea - H. r.m ,u furni.
turc and valuables. for the building be-
ing entirely o, wooa, % n,,nn.ss !, ras !
30 raPiaII 'na' rs s..msn vo,lad
complete rum. oao,ts
nooly' W tneir sP.m.ns Nance
saved tno sajo' an ..,issi. ~ vhsro n
and n tns nIs en.ns,y 80 sou,
started. ih ths 70, Ms
tons OF nour' al 'ne sPP" :, las,
manufacture OF crackeIS, VIZ. -
Sl.5OO, besides quite s'oeA u az.
fruits and other afnoisa usea " WV
business. a., MN
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
Carson Items.
lrro. the Tribune. December i,.l

lFroo the Tribune. pccember Ill
A sad accident occurred at Bragg 4
folsom's mill. at Concord. formerly
known rs Camp Eighteen, on Saturday
last. The Z" dog" an iron instrument
which holds logs on the carriage. broke
and struck the top saw; thence bounded
of and lodged just inside the right
thigh Of Mr.. Frank Glindenning. one
Of the employees. breaking his thigh
bona and ssvsring an Gtsry. The poor
fellow fingered in great angony for two
hours when death ended his su~ffsrings.
Deceased was q young man OF steady
habits; q native OF Calais. Maine; camo
to this coast about siI months ago. and
has been In the employ OF Messrs.
Bragg 4 Folsom ever since his arrival.
A bright.iooking young fellow from
New York. We believe. has for several
weeks followed the business OF peram-
bulating bootblack in this town. He Is
smart. quick at repartee. but by no
means inpudsnt. and Is rapidly getting
into the good graces Of our citizens.
We learn that he makes from four to
seven dollars per day. and that be lately
sent one hundred dollars to his mother.
He is clean and neat in appearance and
always ready for business. We much
mistake IL that young fellow does not
soms day make his mark. for q boy who
il kind and Thoughtful OF his mother
must and will receive the promised
blessing.
George W. Shaw. Treasurer Of Lyon
county. was brought into town to-day
by Judge Seawell. aud on his arrival
made tracks for the State Trsamrer's
where he deposited coin to the
amount Of Sl4.i95 "a. The Judge
stuck to his man until the coin
was handed in, and then appeared the
most relieved judicial individual we ever
saw.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
Reno Items.
lrrom the state Journal. Dec. iL.l

lrrom the STATE Journal. Dec. iLl
The discovery Of what was believed TO
DO cinnabar. reported n few days ago by
Us. and situated In the vicinity Of Steam
boat Springs, turns out to be sulphur.
and the excitement among the owners Is
moro intense than over. There is no
doubt about Il being sulphur. and in al.
most a pure state. The stun has been
thoroughly tested. and II burns down,
leaving but little OF No sediment. Work
will be carried ON vigorously on the de-
posit. and In . few days We shall know
what the discovery amounts 10.
The First Baptist Church Of Reno has
filed Its papers Of incorporation In the
Clerks ofice with Messrs. Granville
Dodge. Jason @. Smith, Justice C..
Haynes. ". W. Morton aud w. Sanders
"A Trustees.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
oun VIRGINIA u

X. K. bennett, l. noe fully in.t.ilsd IS 'he
rsxulas carrier Of the Com iImL Ne 90 uloa eaE
Virginia ciy route. H. IL = sent emah %
strict basinsss integrity. and his faitAia'' un
firing industry 10 well evineei BY the already
largely iseressed eirculsiion Of the Sr'ah
shst ely. rh'oush the unfortunate. unja''n
.bissad ssrs snbs,ins''liks refusal si
IN. latv carrier. Is turn over the subscr'p,irn
ii,t heloasins To the ruts io his sneesssSr. 81
the time no 90 abruptly left US. Mr.. bennett va
not able " immediately nsd and servs oil q
our cd eustomer. rhose whom NJ. Bennett
hs. not yet fo1hd will confer . favor upon NJ By
notifying him. OF srndins word to th's
tf1cs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

EXPLOSION At THE LICK HousE The
boarders dining at the Lick House. last
evening. were startled by an explosion
in the kitchen. and upon learning the
occasion. doubtless condoned the Of.
Tense Of being served with an indifler-
ent dinner. The steam which circu.
lates up and down the pipes Of the hot
dish apparatus, BY the neglect Of q new
hand, became much too strong in pres
sure. and rent its way through u Sec
ton Of the piping. u~pheaving vertically
about 400 pounds weight OF metal rest
plate. and with much violence hurting
dishes, meats and gravy all over the
kitchen. The outburst OF steam was
terrific. and six men were scalded Sc
vsrely. u OF them q waiter, named
James Donahue, II IL feared. fatally.
The other sufferers are the head cook,
Leon the steward, aud Thomas Dom
nally. Lawrence Macdonald and Mi
chasl Lyons. walters. Drs. Whitney
and Shorb were summoned and did all
that was possible to alleviate the suffer-
ings OF the i~njured.-S. p. Cal. Dec. 10.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

ACCORDING to latest dispatches the
Marquis Of Lorne and wife. and the
Princess Louise are coming over from
England 10 pay . visit 70 America next
year. and not only this. but John w.
fornsy writes, in his last letter from
London to his Press. that the Prince Of
Wales 10 also likely to visit our Gen.
tsnnial at Philadelphia. and even talks
Of returning home by way Of the Pacific
Coast. Perhaps he may stop and take
a peep at the comstocf, and the big
bonanza on his way across the continent
II a brick would be any inducsmsnt to
him no doubt a few Of US could pool 10
and get him up one.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

The White Pine Noes reports excel.
Lent sleishing in Hamilton the first part
Of last week. - iris and boys had
lots Of fun eoasung down hill. The
good slsighins only lasted two or three
days.
The Lyon County Times Of this morn
ing ruthlessly insults all respectable
Hollanders by speaking Of Adolph sutro
AZ Q "Dutchman." Mr.. Sutro 10 an
Aasyrian.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

IT IL estimated that about two-thirds
Of the surface OF the globe Is covered
with water. Although millions Of livs
ing creatures slaks their thirst daily. the
quantity Of water has not been matsri-
ally diminished for centuries. at least
not since the introduction Of drinking
saloons, which prove . great saving OF
water and are thereby Of immense bon
eft to navigation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

DnrArcHks from Washington still
continue to assure us that the neaotia-
tons Of Minister Cushing with the
Spanish Government are progressing
very satisfactorily. and that there is no
prospect Of q squabble between the two
Governments. Yet another dispatch re-
csivsd on Sunday informs rs thas the
Supreme Court Of Spain. the highest
tribunal Of the Kingdom. has just rem
dsrsd a decision which declares that
Spain was right in seizing the virIinius;
that tho butcher Burrisl was right in
numbering her crew; and that. instead
Of sundry things yet due Us from spain.
that Government il our creditor TO q
large amount for the virginius. which
Was returned in such q condition that II
sunk in tow % n eunboat when in mid.
ocean. All Of which may. 70 the diplo-
omatist. indicate q peaceful solution Of
our d~ificulties, but will not No impress
the average citi,sn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

An embarrassing incident happened to
q Whitehall. New York. clergyman re-
Gently. He married . couple, and when
no examined the fec he found 1t was q
800 bill. The NEXT day the bridegroom
autographed that il Vas q mistaks-hs
meant to hand him a $40 bill. The
clergyman replied that IL was too late to
rectiiy the mistake. Al he had joyfully
used the money to liquidats a long
standing debt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

PRocToR's lectures on astronomy are
rsvolutionizing the regulations Of many
a Boston house. - Parents, In their
ardor for science, W longer expect the
lights to DO out and everybody absd at
10 O'Clock. A young man can call and
explain the planetary system TO . young
lady now IL takes him till I O'Clock in
the morning to 10 il.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
nRE~rALi.ED

The telegraph announces that ex'
Speaker Blaine, Of Maine. to-day intro
duced in the Houss an amendment to
the Federal Consultation, embodying the
views expressed by the President in
his message. The amendment will,
in all probability. be passed in Con-
gress by an overwhelming majority.
the Democrats are reported - bsing
as earnest a. Republicans in its favor.
In fact. from recent dispatches IL would
seem that there had been . sharp rivalry
between both parties NJ to which should
have the prestige Of introducing the
amendment. In any event, good must
come out Of a rivalry Of such . charac'
ter. We hope the Democrats will vote
ell masse for Blains's amendment.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

HAVE the experts engaged in e1amin-
ing the Affairs Of the State Prison fallen
upon IN all Winters job! It's = long
time since they entered upon their Ia
bors and the public is curious to know
tho result. Hurry up gentlemen. there
may be some other investigations re-
auired before tho next Centennial.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14
-ornl~rniEs ov rnk y6RHoS

.oruIsrRIEs Or ruI MORMON
rR,EsrnooO. 4 T,08
Ths Dessert .N,,es. n >1brmon organ
III Salt Lake City. Is Fsry wroth at
President Grant for his remarks and
suggestions concerning the twin relic Of
barbarism covered by the sanction and
ineuicaiea by the lnstful priesthood Of
the Mormon Church. II denies that
polygamy Ia q crime; claims 1t to be q
virtus. and says that Congress has not
the shadow OF q right to interfere with
IL. The reasoning Of the Noes il sinsu-
lar. It holds that polygamy Is u church
regulation, and that because Polyga-
mic marriages are not civil contracts. but
Isiiyiv... Vs~i..aouiss. shsy do not come
under the supervision OF the law-makine
power. Il says that ~'.polygamy in
Utah IL wholly a religious institution
with which the civil Law has constitu.
tionally nothing to DO" The absurdity
Of such an assumption IL apparent TO
the most obtuss. The effort to include
matters Of physical action with those OF
religious belief is too strained.
Polygamy in Utah is the open
and notorious cohabitation Of certain
men with three or more women. This
IL sanctioned BY the Church. 1t Is not
only q matter Of religious creed with
which Law has nothing TO do)but q subject
ofphysieala action which thelaw has power
TO regulate. II Momous believe that
murder 10 right. 20 long as no murders
follow that belief. the Law does not in
tsrfsrs; bat when. In consequences Of
the belief. and as q natural sequence
thereof, murder il committed. tho law
steps In and Furnishes the offender. 1t
il with the action. not the belief. that
the Law has TO do. Plural marriage 10 a
crime. . legal crime. Belief in its NOR
atty or the Divine origin Of the doctrine
10 not . crimo for which the believer is
amsnabls 10 Law. II is the overt act Of
plural cohabitation which society for
bids and for which the law provides
punishmsnt. With the tenents OF the
Mormon Church Congress has nothing
10 do. With illegal aud immoral prae-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

Ir~IA demands that tho Sasx Canal
qussiion shall BE- settled by an intern.
tional conference. and otherwise it is
aaid thst the Gar will consider himself
free to act in the East as the interests Of
his empire may suggest. The "quss-
ton" 10 DO settled probably is. whsther
Great Britain. by a shrewd corner on
canal stock. Is to be permitted to eon-
irol in her own interests the great cut
OF commerce to the Orient.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-14

TEE crops in Nebraska this year have
been enormous. and the Stats has been
fully restored to the prosperity IL on.
joyed before the grasshoppsr scourgs.