The Russellville Democrat., 1876-01-13

up to the standard of excellence which has given it such well mer ited favor with young readers.
 SOME PUMPKIN. We have been shown 9 pumpkin grown on Judge Shinn's farm, which is huge. It measures about 9 inches long and about 40 inches around, and will weigh about 50 pounds.
 -CoTToN SHIPMENTs.-The fol lowing is a corrrct statement of the amount of cotton shipped from the depot at this place du- ring the present season: Sept. 200 bales; Oct. 452; Nov. 1916; Dec. 3l03; Jan. Cup to 18th inst. 606. Total, 6,277.
 Several of our subscribers have expressed a desire to sec the confession made by Thomp- son, who was hanged at Lewis burg for the murder of Mrs. Sto- yer. For their qualification we publish the confession in full in to-day's paper.
 Our young frie nd Thos, J. Russell is now prepared to talk acknowledgements of deeds, mort gages, &c., at his office in Capt. F. E. Barrow's store. Call on him, and if he cannot serve you officially, he can at least sell you some of Capt. Barrow's cheap goods.
 Among our new subscribers for the new year, we note Mir. k. H, Dickcy, who walked into our sanctum with smile on his face and S3 in his hand for the DEMO GRAF for himself and brother-Mr. Wm. B. Dickey, of Neosho, Mo. MT. Dickey is granger, and be- lieves in encouraging "home en- terprise." Long may he flourish.
 -PoMERoY's DEMocRAT.--The first number of this staunch paper since its removal to Chicago, comes to us enlarged, improved and better than ever. Last week the Democrat was in New York with all it's fixtures, material and employees; this week in Chicago, and out bright, clear and beauti- ful promptly on time. For vim, perseverance and untiring energy commend us to "Brick" Pomeroy.
 We give the price of cotton at Little Rock, as quoted by the Ga zette on Tuesday the l1th inst, as follows: Inferior, 5c; Ordinary. 7c; Good Ordinary, 9c; low mid ding, l04c; Middling II 0 l14c; Good Middling. IL @ to 12. State scrip on the same day is quoted as buying at GA; selling at 66 c 674c.
 The girls of Pope county don't believe in allowing leap year to slip by unimproved, as the following marriage licenses issued during last week will attest: Jesse Freeman and Mary Ray. J. F. Morrow and Sarah Oats. Thos. c. Haddux and F. C.. Petray. Eugene Battenfield and Paulina J. Allen.
 Notice to Administrators, Ex- ecutors and Guardians: Admin istrators, Executors and Guardi- ans having settlement to make at the next term of Probate Court, which will be on next Monday, should remember that they must pay up all Clerks, printers and other fees due, before any ac- tion will be taken on their papers. All these fees can be paid direct ly to the Clerk.
 A case of some interest was before Esq. Burney's court last week. One Darr sold by sample to Geo. E. Howell, one bale of cotton, the sample classlng about middling cotton. When the cot ton was delivered it fell far below the sample, and Howell refused te receive it, and brought an ac- tion against Darr for obtaining money under false pretcnses. Upon a hearing of the cause, Darr was bound over to answer at Cir cult court, Tn a bond of $500. So our farmers had better be cautious how they sell cotton by sample, and be sure to have the cotton come fully up to the sample.
 -VIcK's FLORAL GUIDE FOR 1S76.-We have to thank the pub fisher for the first number for 1876, of this beautiful journal. The Floral Guide is an excellent quarterly journal, finely illustrst- ed and adorned by very hand some colored frontispiece in the number before us. The price of this chaste journal is only 25c. per year. Address James Wick, Rochester, New York.
 A meeting is to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, today, for the purpose of considering what measures are necessary to secure the repeal of the resump- tion act. A memorial to congress has been extensiyelv circulatad