The Russellville Democrat., 1876-05-04


 ---0ur terms for announcing can- didates are: For township offices $3.0o; county S3.00; Legislature or judicial 5000; State offices or Con- gress $l5.00, always cash in advance. Announcements will stand during the campaign, aud special notice will be called to all cards.
 We call the attention of aspi- rants to office, to the fact that less than two months will intervene be- tween now and the Democratic State Convention, and as nomination will amount to election, if you wish to make your candidacy known to the voters of Pope and adjoining counties it is time for you to send your announcement to the DEMO- GRAF. Our terms will be found in another column.
 ---Tracklaying is progressing with great rapidity on the Ft. Smith Ky, and we have every reason to expect the cars to be running to Van Buren by the 4th of July. We understand the company will then put on some new coaches and run a regular pas senger train making the time from Little Rock to Van Buren in about ten hours.
 We learn that the negro man, Lucicn Coy, who killed another negro some months ago, made his escape from the guard honse at Dover last week and has not been 1 heard from since. If there is not more precaution taken to keep crim- inals when they are arrested, we again say that there is no use for magistrates to commit them. It is only heaping up expenses on the county.
 ---On Tuesday, as one John Win ters, who robbed the store-house of Joe Goodman and also the jewelry store of Dr. Jones at Dardanelle was being brought back here by way of the Ft. Smith Ky, he took the des- peratc chance of making his escape by jumping out of the window of the car while the train was in full mo- ton. He succeeded by this despea- ate feat in getting away.
 Elsewhere will be found the proceedings of the Moreland town ship democrats. The resolutions adopted have the ring of the true metal, and the instructions for a Primary Election are highly grat- flying. We thauk The voters com i posing the meeting for their endorse ment of the DEMOCRAT. We will try aud make it worthy of their sup port.
 The attendance at MT. James Potts Sunday school in the Cove numbered one hundred last Sunday. This speaks well for that vicinity. Where there are good Sabbath schools, well attended, there is but little liability for parents to be brought to grief on account of the character and conduct of their children in after years. SABBATH ScHooLs.-Now that the delightful veather of Spring has come, let every neighborhood ill the country organize Il Sabbath school. Let our good old gray haired men and women see to this, and, pareuts, compel your children to attend. There is long stretch of nice wealth CT ahead, and there can be no excuse for the children rot attending every Sabbath. The little ones must have some way of spending the Sabbath, and remembsr if you wish to sec them lead an honorable and useful lite when they arc grown up, the Sabbath school is the place for them now.
 The boys now have the Excel sior Quadrille Band full and com- plete, and arc expecting their in- struments every day. They pro pose to give a fine concert in few weeks. The Band consists of the following members:
 D. L. Winton, Leader, lst violin; R. II. Jamison, 2d do. Ed Bernard, D flute; r. II. Barrellc, D picalo; ; II. F. Erwin, A clarionette; Will Miller, Bb cornet; 1. l.. Boswell, double base. There is good musica. talent in this collection and we may expect something better than com mon when the boys get in full blast.
 ---lIURRAH i've are proud to sec that some of our best farmers are beginning to give some attention to the improvement of their stock. Last Saturday Mr. Jno. NJ. Bradley received two fine Southdown sheep, which he sent to Tennessee for. They were beauties, and we hope MT. B. may have the very best of luck with them. Dr. Nancy has also received two very fine Cotswold, a sample of the wool of which is now on exhibition at lIarkey's drug store and is the finest we have ever seen. This is a start in the right