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The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
COTTON AGAIN!
 THE CHEATHAM TRIU M P H A iV r! THE FAM )US CHEaTiaM CHAM PjDN P3rLjriC C1TT1A!l

JniS cotton has been plaaJel the past season in all portions of the
 tate, and the truth verified that it is The Best Cotton ever Planted
 in Texas.
 hat it is the most prolific, best sta e, lost rapid in growth. and in l every way far superior to any cotton known. It has proved in Texas, as it has already done in all other cot ton States, that It will do all ever claimed fer it, and that the past season in Texas it did make at the rate of from
 Two to four bales per Acre on up lands: anl 1 wifl furnish numbers of good certificates testify ing to the aDove, to all who will send me their pane and address, also circulars with iull infornat.on. And now again Ctfer these seei for sale, and refer to the cotton itself as to it's merif, anl guarantee the seed to be fresh and genuine. Ani as l propose this season to have no tray ellng agents, but to deal directly with the farmer, allowing them to make the commission heretofore given to agents, We are enabled to put the seed down to the following prices:
 5000 seed, $l.00; 10000 seed 300; one peek 5.UO; one bushel l5.O0; five bushel 6J.U0; ten bu,hel lUJ. .uO. And 1 warn people az tlnst buying seed from any agent, Tor l will have no agents, except to canvass tor orders. NU one wall be allowed to only place you can get the Cheat ham Cotton Seel, warranted pure and genuine, and direct from the proprietOr, will be from my office in Houston and you buy t'om agents peddling them, you have to risk them being Cheatlam seed. We do this 10 protect both ourselves and the farmer from being imposed upon by numerous agents who will doubtless flood the country pr0poS- ing to sell the Cheatham Cotton Seed, and claiming to be authorized agenls of ours.
 CLUB RATES AND TERMS.
 Any one getting up d club to take five bushel or seed. and sending mo $60.00 cash, l will send him one bushel extra: or for d club to take ten bushel with $l00 cash, l will send the getter mp two busiel extra. Our terms as before will he cash, and in order to save C. o. D. express charges, require the cash to accom- pany all orders.
 Money can be sent by post office money ori!er, registered letter or hy express, and the seed will be ship ped by freight or express as direct ed, except the one dollar packages, which I will send by mail.
 To Grange Masters or Secretaries, wh" desire to get up clubs in their Oranges, will make special ar engagements if they will apply to me. Also to parties desiring to canvas for orders.
 Parties ordering for club must send the name and address of each party, and the amount of seed they take, so l can ship direct to each one; or If they prefer it, 1 will ship all the seed together to some reliable merchant, which will make the freight lighter.
 Be sure to seEd me your address for pamphlets, circulars, &c., and order early, as the supply will be limited.
 J. R. CHRISTIAN, Gen'l Agent,
 Box 520, Houston, Texas.
 Office u) stairs, opposite the post office. Dee. 2l-3m.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
THE SU x. 1877 NEW YORK. 1877

The different editions of the om during the next year wlll he the same as during the year tllt has just passed. 1hr dauy edition will on week days be q sheet uf four pages, and on sundays sheet of eI4ht pages, or 56 broad columns; :; while the weekly edition Will be q sheet Ot ei 7ht pages of the same dl- menslonS and character that are already familiar to our Friends.
 The sun Will continue to be the strenuous advocate Ui reform anu retrcncumcut, and oi the >ubsUuu- ti0n Of stdte-mauShip, Wisdom, aui integrity Tor tuliOW pleteuro, Imac- ton uI public attdtrS. It WIll ColI- tcud for the government Ot the pro- p'e by the people and for the peu, ,3le, as opposed 70 government by frau iu Inc ballpt-boX and in the count ing Of votes, enforced by military violence. IL will endeayur to sup- ply It's readrrs--a hoiy now not lar from q million souis--Wjth the most care ul, complete, anu trustworthy accounts Oi current events, and wal employ for thls purpose numerous ana ca. .elHliy selected Statl ot rcpuri- CTS ana correspondents. itS report, rom Washington, especlaliy, WHi be full, vcaluate, and fearless; and il will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy the hatrcl oi those Whu thrive i'y plundering the Treasury or by u>urping Wha the law does not give them, while 1t will endeay- or to meriG the eoi,ideuce of the public by dn.anding the rlghts of the people agatnst the encroacnment of uniustiiied power.
 1'iIe price of the daily Sun will be 55 cents d month or $6,hj year, post patd, or with the sunday edi- ton $7.70 Il year.
 The sunday edition alone, eight pages, Sl.20 year, post paid.
 The benefit of this large reduction from the previous iMte for the Week ly can be enjoyed hy individual sub scribers without the necessity of making up clubs. Atthe same time, if any Of our iriendSchoose to aid ia extending our circulation, we shall he grateful to them and every such person who sends Us ten or more subscribers rom one place will be entitled 10 one copy of the paper for himself without extra charge. At
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
LET THEM BEN AUG U RA-
 TED.

The National Democrat C Com mittee have issued the subjoined coagratulatory address. The whole civilized world now waits with anxiety to see if the AmeGi- can people with all their boasted love of ll5crtY; with ali their lofty ideas of free government; and with all their grand notions of republican government, will sub init to an inauguration of men who have been defeated by TIllen and Hendricks.
 Unless Tilden is inrugura ed our government will he q scoti and a scoru am ng civiIlz -d na tions all over the world. Her" is the address.
 Rooms OF THE NATIONAL. DEMo ]
 CRATIC COMMITTEE, " ashiuaton, D 'crmber l3, 1S7U) ro People of the United States
 The National Democratic Com miltec annouuce as the result of the presidential election held Nov. [, 1876, the election of Saml j. Hidden. of New York. as pre,i- dent, ant Thomas A. Hendricks, ut Indiana, as vice President of the Uuitcd States. We congratu Iatc you on this victory for re- form. It now oniy remains for the two houses of congress, in the performance ot their duty, on the second "Wednesday in February next, to give eff, ct to the will of the people thus expressed in q constitutional mole by a majority of the electoral vote, and confirm cd by a majority of all the ,tates, as well as by an overw helming majority of all the people of the United States.
 By order of the executive com mittee:
 A. $. HEWITT, Chairman.
 Fred. o Prlncc. Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
GORDON \. PE.NY.

Another of the oldest and most respected citizens of Little Rock has passed away has ended his life of usefulness and honorable tOil-hus laid down the cross and taken up the crown. The Hon. Gordon \. Peay is dead. Alter q lingering spell of sickness of some two or three months dura tion this good man quietly passed away at his family residence in Little Rock, on last Thursday evening. The State of Arkansas has lost a true friend and faith fuI servant, and there will be many hearts wrun9 with anguish at tine sad news of Col. Pcay $ death.
 There arc few names in the State more widely known, few more profoundly relerel- few which inspired more confidence in the honor and integrity of it's pos~essor, than that of Gordon N, Pcoy, and there could have been none other taken from the walks of men which would have caused q mor general grief
 To live as Cli. Peay has lived, and t" leave as a legacy to his children and friends the unsul
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
SOUND TO THE
 COl:C.

The Democratic State Genital Committee, of the State of Indi- ana, met at Indianapolis, on the 18th inst, pursuant to the request of the electors, to consider the DO. IiticGl situation, and we are proud to s.e that they are true to the doctrine once delivered to us hy the fathers. There Is no mIStak ing the sounds gwen out hy this meeting, What they have said has the right ring. A resolution
 was adopted calling convention of the people irrespective oi party, at each county site on the 23l day of December, to select and
 instruct delegates to 2 State C m
 Vcntlon to assemble at lndiauuI,o lis on the Sth day of January. ito consider public affairs. and to take such action as will secure a
 fail execution ot the constitution and laws An address was pre- pared, read and adopted, and cop ie9 ordered printed and forwarded to the national and several state committees. This address ant the full telcgraphic report of the meeting is published in another place, and will amply repay peru
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21

with over 300. fine engravings of buildings and scenes il the Great Exhibition.
 There is a universal demand for a work which shall embody a complete and carefully written account of the great Centennial Exhibition, sketehing it's varied and wonderful features, and pre- scnting to ihe reader. not a dry list of the articles exhibited, but a brilliant and graphic descrip- tion of the most magnificent dis play of the results of human skill and industry ever gathered to- gether Such want The Ma tional Publishing Co, have sup piled ill this superb volume. It is from the pen of the W Il known author, James D. McCabe, Of Philadelphia.
 The book is complete and vivid description of the g eat Ex hibition. The Author has writ ten from his own personal knowl- edge, having gone through the Great Worlds Fair, note book in hand, recording the vast and va ried information contained ill this work. He has received the con stant and sympathetic assistance of the Centennial au thorities, and has enjoyed pecu- liar advantages in it's preparation. The Author takes us through the Exhibition grounds, and makes us familiar with every object in them. We are then taken into the Main building. and are car. ried successivcIy through 1t, and through every building large and small in the grounds. We 'afe told the story of the cor struction and arrangements of"eaeh of these editices, and the rare, beautiful and wonderful collections which they contained, are graphically described.
 This work is invaluable to all classes of our people. To those who visited the exhibition it will be q pleasing souvenir of their visit, and will cn,,blr them to re. call the magnificent scenes they have witnessed. To those who could not make the journey, the book is necessity, for it will en- able them to enjoy the delights of Il thorough acquaintance with the great Worlds Far in the qulctude of their own homes.
 There is not another book in print which gives one fourth of the information contained III this work. It is comprised in one large and handsome octave vol tune of S74 pages, and is superb ly illustrated. The book is sold hy su )scription only, and agents are wanted in each county. Published by the National Pub fishing Co.,, of Philadelphia and St. Louis.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21

NoRRIsr0WN, ARK, Dec. II, 76.
 EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-The pres
 ent condition of affairs in Ameri ca is of so grave a nature as to excite in every really good and true Am 1rican citizen profound anxiety, and serious apprehrn
 sions for the very existence Ol .he republic. The election has passed m the several states, and the result beyond q douht is thai
 the democratic party Las fairly won the honors of the contest. That is judging from the vote really and truly east. Yet this expression of the public voice may he set aside by the detcrmi nation of irresponsible returning boards in the states of South Car. olina, Florida and Louisiana; and this action of these boards is sup
 ported by every possible means under the control ot the president of the United States. Troops have been poured into these states for the undisguiscd pur
 pose of enforcing the decrees oi these boards by military violence. The same course was pursued in Louisiana Tn 1872 and 1874, by which the genuine vote or that state was delihcratelv Y set aside, and a governor appointed contra ry to the votes of the people, and solely by the command of t!e ! president whose arbitrary will waa enforced by the naval and military force of the United States.
 The injustice then done was consented to by the republican party Tn the remaining states ol the union, and the same repuhIi- cnn appliances are used to elect a president. The eY,l of setting aside the vote of these states is
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
The Fire at Little Rock.

Our fair Capital has again been robbed of one of her best build ihgs and chief attractions by the destructive fire ticnd. The corner of Main and Markham streets which was a few days ago orna- meutcd by the handsome Metro politan hotel is now disfgured by an ugly pile of ruins-ali that is left to denote that some $l00,000 or more bad been invested in handsome buildings there. It was our painful chance to be pres ent and witness the relentless flames as they accomplished this ruthless destruction, ,-painful as it mu t always be to witness the destructlon of good property; but more painful this tune on account of the reflections caused. Were the immediate pecuniary loss in volved the total summing up of this fire the result would be bad enough; but when the reflection is aAdtd that the destruction was the result of the ia SC economy and poor foresight of the rrope. ty owners and city council the painiuluess is augmented. The mere loss of the Metropolitan hotel the Dodge row of buildings and the other property damaged, amounting in all to perhaps $l25,- 900 is not all the loss that Little Rock will sustain by this fire. Those who witnessed this fire must know that had there been anything like respectable appli ances for combating the flames the loss would have been co.tined to the old ice house. Those who witnessed it must know that there can he no portion or the blame attached to the fremen, for we have seldom ever seen more willing, faithful, efficient w0i kcrs. Taking into cunsidera- tion the poor appliances furnished them they did wonders to prohlh- tt the further progress of the fire. Those lircmch deserve praise. It is strange that the property own CTS and city council ito not see that their niggardly support of the fire department and their false economy in not procuring better facilities and making bet ter arrangements for a water-sup- ply is standing in the way ol Little Rocks prosperity. We would he very wary of investing money in fine buildings in city with no better provisions against fire. So will everybody else who witnessed last Thursday nights fire. We would like to see our Capital pl"Sper and grow, and we hope 1t will not require ar< more fires to teach the husL>1ss men of that place some wisdom on this seor'. They had better volunta- lilN pay ten per cent. of what they are worth for q couple oe years than have fires occur which will reflect on them as this last one must do.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
THE TRUTH ABOUT LOU
 f~iANA \.

We have seen aud carefully De rused the report of the committee of distinguished gentlemen who went to Louisiana at the request of the National Democratic Com, mittc to witress and examine the proceedings of the Louisiana re turning board.
 It is a formidable indictment of that body, and the language of Republican stig'uatization of the canvass of 1872 is foreibA ap- piled to the one just elos,l. They show that the Returning Board, in proelaiming the result of tl,e vote for electors, made no state meut of the vote cast ID the sex eraI parishes. bat simply gave the lump vote in the State fo@ the different Hayes electors; that to secure these majorities, ranging from 4,626 to 4,7l2, they disiran chiscd I3,350 Democratic and 2,042 Republican voters, and this after the statements made by the Commissioners of Election show ed a majority ranging from 6,300 to S,95T for the Tiiden electors; that the acton of the board was arbitrary, no reason being given for'it, that thousands of coiorcd citizens voluntarily and actively supported the Democratic ticket that such iawlrssness as occurred was due to the imhcciiity and in efficiency of the St te Govern ment; that many of the murders and outragrs had no p"litlcsl sig niiicance whatever; that the en. tire vote of the State was l5,OO0 greater shan ever before, ami even in parishes where iHlimila tion was charged the vote was grearer in the aggregate than any previous one. The commit tee do not hesitate to dcnouuce the proceedings of the Returning Board as partial and unfair, and the result declared by it as "arbi- trary, illegal, and entitled to no respect whatever" The report concludes hy warning the people of the country that the sanction ing of SUcn action as that of this board will furnish a precedent hy authority of which patty, once In power, may perprtuate it's rule forever, and so end constitutional liberty. This is the momentOue question now before the Aneri- can people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
K. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1876. \

one dollar year, postage paid, the expenses of paper and printing are barely repaid; and considering the size of the sheet and the quality Of its contents, we are confident the people will consider tho Weekly Sun the cheapest newspaper pub- lishe,i in the world, and we trust also one of the very best. Address,
 THE SUN, New York City, x. '.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
\ VERY XALuABLN WORK

The lllusu ated History of the Centennial Exhibition. with full description of the Great Buildings and all the objects of interest eXhih- itel lin them. By James B. NoCabe, author ot The Centennial History of the United states, &c. Embellished
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
FOR CLUBS

We have larger and more valuable Premiums, including Books of all kinds, Silvsr-Plated Ware, Bracket Saws, Scissors, Stereoscopes, Games, Table Cutlery, Clocks, Adjustable Tables, Plating Machines, Knitting Machines, China, Dinner and Tea Sets. and numerous other desirable articles of W hieh Il full list will be furnished on application to the pub lisher,.
 ". JENNINGS DEMOGEST,
 l7 East lath Street, N. Y.
 Agents required everywhere. Send for particulars.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
Take pleasure n announcing that they are now readN iJ nmneuve
 COTTON Gt MING.

Their Cip is noar me tlourng Mll in sstliyllle. Their Sl ,Slall |, New and "a good order and with au experience ot Mr. lame, W. ipleY, ,aa safely prom ise sati'ia,u uo h.ir pr2s7 is ul the mos, iu :, prove hind and makes a handsome bale.
 Every convenience arhr led cotton oW- ers. keNa. iake Nolr nlLnn ln .Innr.' is u.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
1.-THE n1LK 6 fr, SMTH BY.
OFFICE oi TIE LA;.p ,oHMIssIU >rR. Il.Llc kuLA. A!h.. IL lALLnn LIZ -h

OFFICE ul TIE LAHp DoHAlSsIUNIG.y
 I'itlc Rock, A'k.. Is p,tlbe ,ls,5i Yo fgr h'serS of haR'r'y Loads;
 Having vude ssuod ina the Nsss@sor3 in Nd}lunS counties are HOW ue~cSsiug ihu Aan'ls doI ed t1 ,he Li.yle Ho,k ant T1.t oni h ra l@tN, a id some of ,hc ,orntics hay laS at' ertisci H pptuon Of lhc-c lauds .D be Suli, 8 l'i n -C4lr .l,t- sold th' -.,Irg For taAes, l,nkc as methol ot am luurlru tJail parties isferr..cd tha they u rl Ina tc no auN'cty on tte ehGtecr. P,olcr legal 7,e,4s VIII belaecatb tcs, this qUvstlop, th ' a~e 'HiTied tn tho Su tt'tut tlt.ft ai th- ' nltrt N.a c,, aA., cvt,N r.IlfI ult, Q .up- IHH a dayisiul num Ina. tnHlunl NyI"lt n daic above hy lN for lclrm,.itu yot>vl. t1 th1 ,ltin Of ,his ia.tUu5 to .cH 'hPtion ti1m taA1 ill ot i'- la I4v, th,u lhis omPthE W.u redeem th' la.us ~.lG Tor taxes inia. 60 tha ale uf lladhy ,ac 'dia yahA so as to GNu .Gc .'un haerls lcaf and Udeacu.nhcftu ti1vs.
 ". n. st kt X. Land Comm'r.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21

i&9s' MT .la-. \, r,wil a. Che Po-i-n ii, rIa k s.eNrillt K my hScIt Hhd ady ythug in my line itft 'h3,c for rrpnii Wlll br ptoml ly s'nt io me, ePa.i er!, ani retutne,t oo ntm
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-12-21
THE ARREST! THE lH.hPET
 AND The Best Ma gaZ.ne.

4 Combination of Me TsefaI, ih4 EatertaiA-
 ing and the EsfutiEak.
Evening star., 1876-07-25

The meeting OF the committee on teachers
last night was failure so far as the evil
dence against the Investigated teacher, Mr..
j. Z. Thompson, was concerned. The con-
spicuous features of the affair were the Alb
sence OF Trustee Champlin, who presented
vague charges against Mr.. Thompson before
the nrst secret meeting of the committee on
teachers; ID Q absence OF Trustees Moffat and
Dyer, who both voted At the first secret
meeting Of the trustees against the nomina-
ton OF this teacher; and the absence of Su-
perintendent Wilson, who had been regular.
Iy summoned TO appear before the committee
last night. Another feature was the refusal of
the committee TO allow reporters to be pres
ent. Mr.. Hovey indeed said that he would
consent TO have Q Photographic report made,
out, - be must certainly know, this was vir-
tually excluding the press, because no paper
can give up Its entire columns to o verbatim
report OF matter Of this kind. The faithful
condensed reports that are given by the
city press or the proceedings of the school
board certainly supply Q sufficiently accu-
rate presentation OF these proceedings, and
q Ike report OF the committee's proceedings
Is AL that could reasonably be asked for, IL
the committee are really willing TO be re-
Ported.
Evening star., 1876-07-25
Reading Matter on Every Page

Average ssrorn Daily Circuiaft0n
orer I5,OOO,-befm0 more than
three times that Of amy other
daily paper in WashingfOn, and
equal to that Of all the other
daily papers iDs the city added
together.
Evening star., 1876-07-25

A Baltimore cotemporary has IL that our
distinguished colored fellow-townsman an, Col.
Perry ii. Carson, Is going down to South
Carolina to take the stump for Hayes and
wheeler, and that he will advocate blood
for blood. The same paper further remarks
that the Colonel's extensive military knowl-
edge viii be OF great service 10 the colored
people OF the south. We fear this is "sar-
kasm.n
Evening star., 1876-07-25
The star for the Summer.

R9sss leaving TIE city may h0re TIE Star
sa9 10 taeu odkfea by nsoQ, postdos prepaid,
for aseh period Of time a. they nsov destrs, az
the rate Of Is cets pev week, 60 cents pS month,
Jor Dres months, or % for sz months.
- 1he MONEY TO pay for TIE tins required
pssIst es az cuses accompany rts ordw. OCAw.
sotse ne paper covrsof be seys
Evening star., 1876-07-25
BOARDING..

NTIHNIAL.-R0OM9. with BOARD, ct No.
~ 80 wyoming street, West Philadelphia, be-
tween 10th and 4lst streets, near Market, ten min.
utes velk from Centennial. Terms O. per day.
Private family. Washington references given.
QOARDIAG.-NeWly furnished ROOMS, With
~ FIRST GLASS BOARD, transient or Iermar
nept, ct summer prices, In . pleasant and central
locality; SOS l3fh street northwest. jeS0 5vs
SIN0LE LODGING ROOMS, % cents Dor nieht,
- or from q TO o per week; BOARD or WEAL6
nue.. opaO.1mA
Evening star., 1876-07-25

1t is reported that II Congress passes the
river and harbor bill, the President will
veto It. No act of his official life would
do him more credit than the veto of q bill
that proposes the most outrageous dip into
the public treasury ever perpetrated. Be-
tween the two houses the items OF plumber
have grown TO tremendous figures, and there
Is no telling how much more they will be IN
creased In conference committee. The Presi.
dent would deserve the gratitude of the ma
ton by vetoing this log-rolling scheme of
public plunder.