The Russellville Democrat., 1876-11-16

market house, and there you Will find fresh meats of all kinds, veg etables &c., and more than that, Uncle Billy will wait on you ill tip top style. Don't forget this.
 The beautiful weather of the past ten days or two weeks was brought to dreary close last Monday evening by the setting in of a slow, driveling rain which will make cotton picking an un- pleasant work.
 Hon. J. E. Cravens, Member of Congress elect from the third district of Arkansas, and Hon B. J. Brown, one of our Presidential Electors passed up the Ft. Smith road last Saturday. They were looking calm, serene and happy.
 Hot Springs has had two fires within the past ten days, en- taillng upon property owners a loss of more than $l00,000. The Hale house was destroyed in the first fire. Also two banking houses and other buildings.
 -Brinkley (Monroe county) now has a paper-the Times. We have received the first number, and think it will be a credit to the place. Bro. Lightle made a good paper of the Clarendon Age, and will do the same for the Times.
 For a good square meal com mend us to Barrelle's Eating Rooms at the depot. The propri- etor of this establishment under stands his business and gives his patrons the benefit of it. Try this house and you will never have to be asked to go there again.
 -"What's the matter with your throat?" This was the usual sal utation last Saturday morning. The boys, you see, all followed themselves hoarse Friday night at the big jollifcation over Til den's election.
 Cad. Hanks, of Brooks, Nicely < Co.,; Jas. Robinson, of Kirkland, Humphrey & Mitchell; and Jerry Fisher, of Messrs. Fisher Bros. & Co.,, were in town last week. They are all favorites with our mer- chants, and as good fellows as ever the sun shone upon. May they all live long and prosper.
 We had a pleasant call Tues day from Capt. Sam. Churchill, representative of the sterling gro cery house of Miller & Penzell, Little Rock. Capt. c. reports business good for his house, all of which we are glad to hear, for no better house sells goods in these parts.
 Our friend "James Toad grass" Whoever he may be ) must remembar that we publish no communications, no matter how unobjectionable or worthy, unless it is accompanied by the writer's true name. Had your communi- cation conformed to our rules in this respect it would have afford ed us pleasure to publish it.
 A great many prominent men of both parties have gone to New Orleans to be present at the counting of the ballots by the returning board. There IS not the least doubt that Louisiana has gone for Tilden, and the pco- pie mean that the fair thing shall be done.
 Never before has the hills and valleys of Old Pope county rung out and echoed so long and loud with the booming of guns as on last Friday night. At Rus sellville, Dover, Atkins and Dar' danellc the booming was sound ing the triumph of right and jus tice, and tor miles and miles the natives knew that the battle vas won and the country saved.
 Thirteen convicts escaped from a guard who was working them on a sand bar near big Rock last Saturday. Two of them whose terms were nearly up re- turned to the penitentiary the same night and surrendered them selves up. The leader of the gang was captured the following day.
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