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The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
ARKANSAS DEMOCRACY
Address of the State Central
 Committed.

In the opening of the political campaign for the present year, the state central executive com mittee, referring to the satisfacto- " advancement of our state on the road of political honor and material prosperity under q Dem ocratic administration, desires to invoke tn. continued action of the whole people to secure the perpetuation of a condition of af- fairs so satisfactory to every pa trio:ic citizen.
 In period incredibly short, Arkansas has been redeemed from state of political vassalage and financial bankruptcy to that of a sovereign equal in the Amer ican confederation, happy and prosperous at home, and respect ed abroad. Tothe people of the state, through their representa- tives, belongs the honor. It only remains for them to act together to perpetuate the blessing. To that end your committee has call cd a convention to assemble at the state capital on the 14th day of June next, and urge upon all who have the interests of the state and party at heart, to take part in the effort necessary to make that convention in the fullest sense represent the sentiments and interests of the whole party. As each individual must suffer by the maladlninistration of pubic affairs, so is he under obligations to assist in shaping events so as to secure pure and compc- tent administration.
 Your committee urges prompt action in this matter, first npon the county executive committees. In counties where a call for con, vention can not be regularly made from any cause, it is suggested that as many as three members of the party in fair standing in each township might unite Ill a joint call for township and county conventions, giving ample notice, and thus efiectually organize the party without the intervention of a mass meeting for the selection of .al executive committee. As to the exact mode of organizing no positive direction is given but the hope is strongly!indulged that such organization may be ef- fected as that the will of the party may be fully reflected in all the conventions-township, county congressional and state. In such cases do not wait for some one else to act; act yourselves and see Chat others do.
 It is an important era in our history, and the destiny of the country for years to come is to be determined. The same corrupt dynasty under which Arkansas suffered so long has now possess ion of every department Of the federal government, except the lower house of congress. That is doing faithful work, and Ar kansas has four representatives to give her voice expression.
 You will be called to vote mol only for candidates for state oih ces, but also to appoint delegates to represent you in the Nationa Democratic convention for th' purpose of choosing candidates for the highest executive offices of the general government, an' with the prospect, for the firs time in many years, for giving your preference expression at tn general election. The occasion I
 propitious, as well as important Let each member of the party d.
 his part as an individual, and tn beginning atleast will he secure
 SOL. F. CLARK, Chm,
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
THE STATE CONVENTION.
Resolutions Adopted by the DemOcratlc-COnservative State Central COmmit-
 tee, March s, 1876.

Resolved, That convention of the democratic. conservative party of Arkansas be called to meet in the city ofLittle Rock, on Wednes- day, the fourteenth day of June, 1876, for the purpose of nominat- ing candidates for the state offices to be voted for at an election to be held on the fourth day of Sep tenber, 1876, and also presiden- tial electoral ticket and to appoint delegates to the national demo- cratic convention, to be held in St. Louis on the twenty y-seventh day of June, 1876, and for the transaction of such other business as may be deemed advisable.
 Resolved, That the county ex- ecutive committees be requested and urged to take prompt action in the premises, and convene the party in their respective counties, in order that a full and fair repre- sentation of the party and its in- terests may be had at the. state convention.
 Resolved, That the basis of representation and voting in the organization of the state conven- ton shall be as follows-based upon the vote for the constitution of 1874. except in the county of Lafayette, whose vote in said election shall be equally divided with the county of Miller: Each county shall be entitled to one vote without regard to its voting population, and after the first 50O voters, to an additional vote for each succeeding 800 or fraction of said 300 in excess of 25O: Provided, that the number of per sons composing the delegation of each county in the state conven- tion shall be left to the discretion of the county conventions.
 The representation on said basis is as follows:
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
CoaI-&-Iron-Region

of the State. Coal of the finest quality abounds in large quantities in each of them, especially in Pope and Johnson, where mining Is now in successful and highly rcmunerative operation.
 They also possess farming lands unsnr- passed by any other counties in the State, and will compare fasorably with any othe states in the Union, for fertility of soil and salubrity of climate.
 There are in these counties large amount of
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18

Two good store houses in the town ot Rnssellville for rent, only fifty yards from the depot, one fitted up for family grocery, the other for dry goods. Apply at the office of
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
EArkansas..Prcss... Association.

The fourth annual meeting of the'Arkansas Press Association, will be held at Searcy, in White county, on the first Wednesday (thc 7th) in June, 1876. Prepa- rations will be made for the en t 'rtainment of the members while at that place. Efforts will be made to secure reduced rates of fare in going to and returning from the placed of meeting. A full atten- .lcnce is desired, as business ot some importance to the newspa- pers of the state will be brought forward for action.
 J. N. SMITHEE, Pres't.
 JACOB FRoLICH, JR., Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18

Nice house and town lots in the town or Russeilville. Seven rooms to dwelling; good water-an. one of the best located places in town. Win ne sold on reasonable terms. Call within thirty days.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18

oTEL. Large and commodious {. on the
 | corner of Main and River streets. Best bargain in the county This is a rsro ihuueement for man who wants to go into the hotel business. Furniture will he sold with the house. Call or write for further particulars.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
Scl,oo!s-&-Academjes,

The various Christian denominations arc well represented, and there are also numer- ous lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows and Good Fcmplars, all in an active and flour lshlng condition. There is also live, wide awake grange in almost every township.
 Parties wishing to purchase lands thro' this agency, will place in this office | dis cription of the kind and character of the land wanted, also the amount of money they want to invest in lands.
 Lands placed in the hands of this agency Tor sale, 1T the owner so desires, will be ad- vertised free until sold; then reasonable advertising fee, with ten per ceRt. for sell ilS VIII pc retained. All further infOrma- ton will be given free upon application with postage stamp to pay postage
 am also prepared to furnish Maps of ana information concerning all lands in rope County subject to homestead and will locate the same for parties on liberal terms.
 Among others We have the following lands for sale :-
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18
vaIuabIe-Tim5 CT,

principally oak, cottonwood, walnut, cher ry hickory, gum, sycamore, maple, ash and pine.
 The range is most superior, and very fine for stock raising. Clover, timothy and hcutsgrass grow well on the low land-
 The counties are well situated for the con- venlence Of transportation, as they border on the Arkansas river. and the Little Rock and Fort smith Railway passes through conway, Pope and Johnson, which is com pieted and in active operation as far ss ozark in Franklin county.
 The population of these counties is abcn as follows Pope l0,oJ0; Conway g0O0; Yell l3500, 'Johnson i0,GO0. They also possess good educational facilities in the way of " v
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18

SOL. F. CLARK, Ch'm'n, J. T. TREzEvANT, JR., Sec'y.
The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-18

House and three lots in Russellvilln, four rooms to dwelling; good smoke house; best we'll of water in Pope county. Twenty-Five selected fruit trees. Will be sold at the low sam of s650. Immediate possession given. Call within thirty days.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
THE SUN.
NEW YORK.
1877.
1877

The different editions Of THE Sun during the
next year will be tie same as during the year that
has lust passed The daily edition will on week
DAYS be sheet of four pages, and on Sundays
sheet of eight pages, or So broad columns; while
the weekly edition will De sheet Of eight pages OF
the dimensions and character that are already
familia- to our friends.
THE Sun will continue to be the strenuous advo-
cate of reform and trenchment, and of the substi
tuition of craftsmanship, wisdom, and integrity for
hollow pretence. imbecility and fraud in the al
minisration OF public affairs. 1t will contend for
the government of the people by the people and for
-. h Nv and in rho countinp of votes on
forced by military violence. 1t will endeayor to
supply its reeders-a body now not far from mil
lion of souls-with the most careful, complete and
trustworthy accounts of current events, and will
employ for this purpose numerous and carefully
selected staff Of reporters and correspondents. Its
reports from Washington, especially, will be full,
accurate and f,aless; and it viii doubtless contin-
ne to deserve and enjoy the hatred OF those who
thrive by plundering the easury or by usurping
what the law does not give them. while II VIII en-
deavor to merit the confidence of the public by de
tending the rights of the people against the en-
eroacbments OF uniustifed power.
The price OF the daily sun will be SIS cents q
month SO. SO year, post paid, or with the Sun
day edition S7.7O year.
The SUNDAY edition alone, eight pages, $1.2o q
The WEEKLY SUN. eight pages OF Sc broad col
umns will be furnished during 1877 at the rate o1
81 year, post paid
The benefit of this large reduction from the pre-
vious rate for the WEEKLY can be enjoyed bv indi
vidua subscribers without The necessity OF making
up clubs. At the same time, If any Of our friends
choose to aid in extending circulation. we shall
| be grateful to them. aud every such person wht
sends Us ten or more subscribers from one plac'
will be entitled to copy Of the paper for himset
without cha. &c. At dollar year, postage pait
| the expenses of paper and printing are barely re
paid and, considering the size of the sheet and tn
quality of its contents, we are confident the peop
| will consider THE WEEKLY Sun the cheapest news
paper published in the world, and we trust also on
1 of the very best Addr
/ THE SUN, New York City, n. Y.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
The 99aitg Atsas.
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS.
tConcluded from second page.)

concluded from second page.)
terests. like their own, were identified with
thestate.
1t is certain sthat thousands of colored
persons voluntarily and actively sup
ported the Democratic ticket. The entire
vote of the state, at the recent election,
is about $4,000 greater than ever before;
and even in the parishes where intimida-
ton is charged it exceeds in the aggre-
gate, any previous vote. The con-
gressional committee, which, it is
understood, will soon visit the state armed
with authority Ito send for persons
and papers, and inquire into all the facts
connected with the resent election and the
action of the returning board, will have
greater facilities for arriving at the truth
than we possess, but with the law and such
facts before US, as have been disclosed by
the action OF the returning board, we do
not hesitate to declare that its proceedings.
as witnessed by us were partial and un-
fair, and that the result it has announced
is arbitrary, illegal, and entitled TO no res
pect whatever
Fifteen years ago, when Fort Sumter
was fired upon by men who sought dis
ruptlon OF the union, a million patriots,
without regard to party affiliations, sprang
to its defense. Will the same patriotic
citizens now sit idly by and see repI essen
tative government overthrown by usurpa-
ton and fraud2 Shall the
WILL OF FORTY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE,
constitutionally expressed, be thwarted by
the corrupt, arbitrary, and illegal action
of an illegally constituted returning board
in Louisiana, whose wrongful action here
tofore, in all respects similar to its present
action, has been condemned by all parties 2
1t is an admitted fact that Mr.. Tilden
received majority of quarter of mil
lion of the votes at the recent election.
This majority is ready and willing to sub
init to the minority when constitutioually
entitled to demand such submission, but is
it willing that by an arbitrary and
false declaration Of votes In
Louisiana the minority shall usurp power
These are dark days for the American
people when such questions are forced
upon their consideration. If it were true
as some insist, that neither the white no.
the colored voters have in all instances
been afforded an opportunity to give free
expression to their wishes at the ballot
box, shall we, by sustaining fraudulent
and illegal declaration of the votes cas-
stife the voice of the millions of voter
who have freely expressed their choice
and thus seek to correct great wrong b.
committing another UNNECESSARILY create
: wrong?
Can we sanction such action of tn
Louisiana returning board, and thereb,
form precedent under the authority c
which party once in power may foreve
perpetuate its rule, and so end constitu
tional liberty2 Shall such be the fate G
this republic at the beginning of the ST
cond century of its existence, is the mt
mentous question now presented for til
determination Of the American people.
JOHN NJ. PALMER,
LYMAN TRUMBULL,
! WILLIAM BIGLER,
GEORGE B. SMITH.
GEORGE W. JULIAN
P. H. WATSON.
New Orleans, Dec 6. 1876.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
ONWARD d. SWEENEY. WILLIAM jackson
SWEENEY & JACKSON,
g. NJ. KETLER, Nj. ID.

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELLoRs AT Law
y ot1ce-Gor Eagle and Illinois streets, Rock Lei
and, Illinois. ll-1Sdiy
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
M. eTURGEUN. LUIIAk ADA
STURGEON & ADAMS.

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELoRS AT LAW.
~ Office in Mitchell i Lyndes block, Rock Island
III Have complete set of Books Of Abstracts
Title of Lands in Rock Island County
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Residence cor.
Orleans and Ohio streets next door to K9hler's
Drug Store. Office over Benser & Thomas Drug
tore, Market Square, Office hours 10 to II NJ, to
PM 7-14d&w1y
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
WATCH BUYERS ATTENTION

The undersigned respectfully directs the after |.
tlon of parties contemplating the purchase 0i
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15


Watches to the su
perority Of the
Nickel Movement
Watches, made by
the Messrs. PoBEL
Il CoTRvoIsTBR, Of
Switzerla nd. Gents
and Ladies' sizes
in Stem aud Key
Winders.
Those Watches
have Equilibrium
Escapem'ts, Chro
nometer balance,
Ruby Pallet, tenn
pered and hard~-
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15

ed Brequet Hair Springs Full RUBY. JewelIed. anu
combine all modern improvements IN Watch
making.
These Watches were awarded the Grand Prize a..
the Paris Exposition of 1857. for the best perform
ance and greatest accuracy in adjustment; and as
further guarantee that they are equal to the best
annex names of some of the most respectable deal
ers i'll the trade VINO have tested them for years anG
will vouch for the accuracy OF our statements;
benedict 3 ,sI, Bros n, Y, W. +. Weeks, Bangor
T. Marks, Troy, N. Y, Me-
j. Smith, Saratoga Sp's II. w. Strang, Elmira, N
Ny. Y
E. B. Booth Son. Roch- Haskins & Isbell, osw.
=, ester y. I: go,NY.
H. S%PtchkisS' Buffalo, N. Hyde & Bettys' Auburn
B. K Chase Co., Rut J. 4. l. CLARK Ii Batavia, NJ
land, VT,
j j. H H Grant, Troy, Pa; H. Cowell & Co., Cleve.
A. Lowell Portland Me- %. II Ford Ne,v Hover.
j, M. Bennett, Zanesvile, CT.
ohio. .ic6oils 6 Iseptho To.
n H. burpSnk, Worces ledo. Ohio
w seiI MASS Geo. Embry, Morrow, @
W =; layi or' Otca, New G. Bills, Canandaigua,
Evans 81 Manning, Bing- CambriSas N VI -
Drr TI"ui'Su' ~ l. ID. b Buell. & Co, Har
u chester, ~ ii. &C. Wyman Ct AI,an
l. d; Dickinson, Buffalo, VI.
eso H;i Y. W n,., W Kirk, W winsteo
Weld Aas Rtao q John B. Morriss. CT : Gil
"iOs'' Lockport, ~. natl o.
Bailette q Weld Water 'ohP b. W. Tyler Scranton
loo, Iowa, 7 n O.. ~, =, v,
Carpenter h Bro Rpr. n dTant, Troy, N.
- ungton, Iowa Do i"un' WHY
'eIguson % Capp, indianapolis. Ind.
United State u,uhDer OF Others throughout tn,
xatcb, Sta.es. FOR further particulars ask Won
0i W see them, or address
"Mhossale Agents In the United States SaIesro,o,,
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The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15

rs PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN ALL ITS
branches, also, Gas and Steam Fitting.
Call and have estimates made before ordering your
work done by other parties.
THOMAS YATES, Ievee. Rock Island.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
Orleans Street LIVERY.

A HENRY. LIVERY FEED, SALE AND
n, Boarding Stable Parties and Funerals Spe-
ciality Orleans Street, between Buffalo and Ea-
- Charges reasonable. 12t5dy
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
EnanelIed Pine,

TRY THE ENAMELLED PIPE, IT WILL MOI
! Rust or crack and costs only trife more than
common iron pipe. Is positively THE BEST thing
for water service pipe. have the exclusive agency
for Rock Island FRED HASS.
In
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
CHAS. FIEBIG.

rs PREPARED To DO ALL KINDS OF LOG
] Work; also to repair Sewing Machines.
All kinds of Safe Work q Speciality.
Shop on Market Square, west side, south OF tn
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15

Going North-11:1 rs a. m; 1898 p. m.
Going South-7:30 a. m; :2S p. m.
Palace Sleeping cars, owned and operated by this
line, accompany all night trains.
CONNECTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
sat Darlington with Toledo, Peoria q Warsaw R.y
for PEORIA indianapolis, Lafayette aud Cincinnati;
with Chicago, Burlington & Quincy r. r., for Chi
cage, Keokuk, Quincy and st Louis West to Ottum-
and all points In Kansas and Nebraska, and with
Burlington g. Southwestern R'y, for Pennington,
Bloomfield and all points in Missouri and Kansas
At Columbus Junction, with Chicago IL South
western Railroad foriWashington and, Leatenw0rth
AT Nichols. with Muscatine Division ID G, X IS ID.
for Muscatne.
At West Liberty, with Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad, for Iowa City, Desmoines, and
Davenport.
At Cedar Rapids with Milwaukee Division of B,
C r & for Independence. West Union, Poetville,
ana McC4regor; with Chicago g. Northwestern Rail-
way, for Omaha. Council Bluffs and Chicago, and
with Dubuque Southwestern RY for Dubuque.
At Waterloo ard Cedar Falls, with Illinois Gem
trail Railroad for Independence, Dubuque, Fort
Dodge and Sioux City
At Shell Rock with Stage for Waverly
AT Nora junction. with Milwaukee q st Paul
Railway, for Mason City and Charles City.
At Plymouth with Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway
fer all points in Minnesota
At st Paul, for all points on Northern Pacific
Railway. the great Lake Superior region. and all
points North and Northwest.
E. Il. WINSLOW, Gen1 Manager.
G. j IVES, Gen'l Pass. g. Ticket Agent,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The New York herald., 1876-07-30
New York's Nuisa noes.

Why the Dir we breathe should be allowed
to be poisoned by the representatives of ig-
norance, greed and jobbery is question
that indignation alone will not answer.
Horrible fever nests abound where the hot
sun pours down his rays among crowded
tenements, making the filth and refuse that
the ignorant throw before their doors or in
back yards tester and sweltcr until pesti-
lence is bred. Greedy contractors and
iobbing officials combine to make a
place like Harlem flats the miasmatic
terror Of three hundred thousand
people who live within reach Of its sicken-
ing odors. Slaughter houses, soap houses,
pork curing houses and other offensive in
dustries stand like sentries of sickness along
the water hanks Of the city to poison the air
before it can reach MS. Hunters Point with
its fertilizing factories and kerosene works.
fills the centre of the city with charnel
house odors when the wind blows from
the east Every one complains of these
nuisances, but there does not seem
enough public spirit to resent and
suppress them. A number of the in
dustries we have named can be carried
on without rendering their neighborhood
fetid and unhealthy. Our citizens should
demand law compelling such businesses
to be innocuously and inodorously conduct
ed. or else removed altogether. No other
city in the world of like population or i'm
portance would submit to this continual
poisoning of the atmosphere. We should
have q clean city, free from filth and
stenches That we have not is the fault OF
the people at large, who do not teach igno-
rance, who permit abuses to grow, and sus.
tain greedy and corrupt or stupid and care.
less rulers.
The New York herald., 1876-07-30
Pulpit Topics To-Day.

In these trying times. when money is
scarce and employment scarcer, when one
half the people are out of town and the other
half ought to be, with an exciting political
campaign before u.s. it is not surprising that
men should want the Lord to open their
eyes and to be with them. Mr.. Hepworth
brings to his people these glad tidings to-
day. But many o man must follow his Lord
from the Jordan baptism to and through the
high duties and grave responsibilities, and
thither Mr.. Johns will conduct his congre-
ton. The sermon that gave some one
trouble, whether the Bleecker street Univer-
salist church or others we cannot say, but
when Mr.. Mccarthy repreaches it to-day
we shall probably know. "Faint yet
pursuing" cannot be applied to our
Indian warriors, though it may and
doubtless will be applied by DIR. Deems
to the Christian warfare in which we
are all more or less actively engaged, and
often faint and weary have to push our way
against fearful odds; bat we have Mr..
Shows promise of an approaching victory
of the Church of Christ over the nations and
her refuge in His name as in q strong tower.
When such a calamity befalls us as that of the
sinking of the yacht Mohawk and the conse-
quent loss of life very common expression
of sympathy charges it to the account of
Gods inscrutable providence instead of
to mans criminal carelessness Mr. Pull
man will to-day show wherein the laws of
nature are in harmony or in disagreement
with Divine goodness, and will probably
apply the principles involved to the disaster
in the Bay. 1t is Characteristic of young
men that they take the world as it comes,
free and easy and with light and gay hearts.
Solomon tells them to rejoice in their youth
and let their hearts cheer them but they
must not forget that judgment time is
coming. Mr.. Lightbourn will repeat the
wise mans caution and counsel to-day, and
impress its plain and practical lessons upon
his audience.