The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-05

of the great English newspaper man is to pass q couple of weeks at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia.
 THE OCTOBER ELECTION. As October approaches, the in terest in the elections to be held on the 10th of that month, in six States of the Union. visibly in- creases. Accounts from Indiana represent the entire population of that State to be in a frenzy of political excitement, business to be suspended, and the men, women and children Tn arms to have adjourned to the woods to listen to political speeches and have a big time generally. The State is sald to be one big barbecue, and
 
 the people to be either stuffing themselves with roast OK, or shouting themselves hoarse for Hayes, Tl.den, or Cooper. But, seriously, we hear in Washington. from all sources, that the October vote of Indiana will be the largest ever cast iu the State.
 In Ohio the excitement does not seem, for some reason or other, to be so intent as in Indi- ana. 1 was remarking that fact to an Ohio man this morning, and he explained it in this way. "Sir," said he, "there are more visitors to the Centennial from Ohio than from any other three Western States. 1 am one of a party of twenty -elght from one township putting up at this hotel Now it takes man of some little means to be able to leave his home in a Western State with his family, to spend a couple of weeks at the Centennial, make a flying trip to Washington &c.; and men of some little means are, for the most part, men of more or less enterprise, and generally take leading part in getting up politi- cal and other settlements Tn their respective localities. In Ohio we fixed things" as we think, and then started off for Philadel- phia to see a sight that can be seen only once in a hundred years. The Indianans chose to stay at home to attend to politics. But the Buckeyes will all be home on election day"
 GOVERNOR TILDEN's INCOME.
 The reply of Mr. Tilden's former clerk, now iu other busi. ness, to the charge of the New York Times that Mir. Tllden had made a false income return in 1862, and had in that way de- frauded the Government of sever al thousand dollars, has been.re- ceived here and publised. This letter will not attract much atten- tion from either party, because it is not the production of MT. Til den, himself, does not even bear his signature or endorsement, and is not addrsscd to the paper that originally made the charges and is now continually pressing it, but to New York Congressman. Mir. Tilden's friends here are dis appointed that he aid not reply to the charge of the Times, himsel,, instead of leaving that important piece of work to be performed by an ex. clerk.
 THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH that comes of here next week is one of the principal local excite ments of the day. Any number of committees and sub. committees have been hard at work for some time, and there is no doubt that the foreign marksmen will be handsomely entertained. A large number of citizens of Irish birth met last night to devise means for a proper reception of the Irish Rifle Team, and a committee was appointed to solicits subscriptions for trophy to be presented to the team before it's departure. It is somewhat singular that all inter national rifle matches thus far held in this country, have been participated in exclusively by the Englishspeaking peoples the English, Irish, Scotch, Australi- ans and Americans. It's little odd that the Germans, French.