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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
Sensible Advice.

You are asked every day through the columns of newspapers and by your Druggist to use something for your Dyspepsia and Liver complaint that you know nothing about you get dis couraged spending money with but little success. Now to give you satis- factory proof that Greens August Flower will cure you of Dyspebsia and Liver Complaint with all it's effects, such as sour stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Water-brash, Fullness of the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue, Indiges- tion, Swimming of the Head, Low Spirits, &c., we ask you to go to your Druggist, J. NJ. Harkey X Bro, and get a sample bottle of Greens August Flower for 10 cents and try it, or reg ular size for 75 cents. Two doses will
 relieve you. leow.
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 was waived and Tn default of Sl, ,00C bail he was sent to jail to await the action of the Grand Jury.
 We are pleased to know that Dr. Moseley has returned from Mon roe county and is now permanently among us to practice his profession
 Remember the election fol County Treasurer. Next Wednes- day is the day. The following are the candidates, so far as we have learned: Dudley James, Jno. c. Rye, F. c. Falls, Capt. Joe Howard, and Ed. c. Bradley.
 MT. James Robinson, of the house of Kirkland, Humphrey x Mitchell, and Capt. Miles Standish, of the boot and shoe firm of Hill x Mitchell, were among the clever fellows with whom we mad the priv ilege of hand shaking last Monday.
 The enterprising firm of Messrs. Bishop x Boyd, proprietors ofthe Piney Mills, present their card to the public through today's issue of the DEMOCRAT. They are men of thorough qualifications for the busi- ness in which they arc engaged, and are prepared to furnish any kind oi bill of lumber exactly to the order
 MT. Enoch Osborne, who IS far ming on the Winfield farm, 4 miles north of Russellyille, has presented us with sample of new cotton just picked. It is a very fine staple long, silky and of beautiful color Get out bale like this, friend Os- borne, and send it to the State Fair and we think you will stand good show for the premium.
 We notice our friend, Mir. A. M Wilson, the popular druggist, has been making some improvements or the internal arrangements of his we'll stocked drug store. And, by the way, it will pay those needing goods in his line to examine lis we'll selected stock of goods, and compare prices, for he has come tt stay, and he only wants "to live and let live"
 Through some inadvertency these two locals were left out 1T making up last weeks paper:
 Brother Morris, the gentlemanly editor of the Forrest City Times was in town last Monday. We wer' delighted to meet our esteemed friend and regretted that all our per suasive eloquence availed not to in duce him to stay over day or tw' with us. He plead "biz" and skipp ed over to Dardanelle, where h, remained until Wednesday and ther returned home.
 Messrs. Cloyd Williamson ant Joe Bradley, two of Pope county worthy young men left for the A. l U. yesterd ay. Also Mir. Churchill of Pulaski county, who has been fo some weeks stopping in our town Success, boys!
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
A Mistake Corrected.

CLARKsvILLE, ARK, Aug. 27. To the Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 The Trustees of the Dover High School misunderstood some written directions which were given to the Conference Committee for securing a Teacher, and proceeded to employ Prof. M. T. Browning. The mistake has been corrected; Mir. B. will not take charge of the school, but ar engagements are being made to begin the School at an early day under the care of competent and experienced Teacher. Due notice will be given and we hope to have large patron age. H. M. GRANADE,
 B. WILLIAMS,
 P. J. HOLLOW,
 Committee.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
DIED.

EUBANKS.-M. L. Eubanks, a sweet little boy years of age, died at home, in Atkins, Aug. "A, 1877. His father and mother, John and Lizzie Eubanks, and his brothers and sisters mourn deeply the loss of thelr darling boy. The last days of summer took the flower away. Like him may we be prepared for the messenger death. May it be ours to meet him lover there" 0. II. T.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
An Amiable GFl.

BY NOVICE. once knew an amiable girl. And fair belle was she, Indeed Der eyes fairly sparkled Whene'er she looked at me. I was then teaching school, 'Mong my students was she; None so ready to keep my rule Which she did to please me(?). With her I fell in love;
 For lovely indeed was she Her looks so mild, her voice so sweet, Whene'r she spoke to me. And when the school was out, made my passion known, In letter sent wish
 To call her my own. But my suit she rejected;
 Since, her have not seen; Though she's girl highly respected, I'll ne'er see her again. DOVER, ARK, Aug. 31, 1877.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
LATER:

MR. EDITOR: l sent you a card to- day, Aug 2S, intended to correct a mistake about the Dover High School. In connection with that please say that the School will open on Monday, Sept. 10, 1877, under the supervision of Prof. Thos. M. Hogan, who is from Tennessee; a man we'll qualified, has had l2 years experience, and comes well recon mended. He has been Supt. of Pub. Instruction in Humphreys county, Tenn, for three years. The School under the auspices of the Clarksville Dist. Conference, will be success no doubt. H. NJ. GRANADE.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-09-06
Twilight Reflections.

 How often think that THIS DAY shall Full of good deeds and pure thoughts
 for me. But alas! when at nightfall the day is
 reviewed, find that the evils o'erbalance the
 good. Some chance words in anger, some
 careless ones spoken; Some duties undone, some promises
 broken; And my heart grows faint as the page
 read OCT, And memory recalls the days of yore. For the days in the past were much
 like this day, My hopes seem ever doomed to decay, My good resolves broken, my joy
 turned to grief, And restless I seek but find no relief. How wretched, how helpless, how
 weary feel As at the footstool of mercy tremb-
 lingly kneel, And wishing for aid try to pray But my thoughts and feelings are far
 away. Give me one day in which thought and
 deed Will be good and pure as the spirit need, To which can look back with no vain regret, On which the sun has smilingly set.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-07-06
LEGAL.
uIlERIFT'S SALE.
Never, Weis 4 Co. VS.. II. King, Jr., and

Meyer, Weiss Co. VS.. II. King, Jr., and
q. King.
State of Louisiana. Parish of Ouachita,
Fourteenth District Court.
BY virtue of a writ OF seizure and
sale issued from the Honorable the Four
teenth District Court, in and Tor the Parish
Of Ouacliita, State of Louisiana, have
seized and will offer for sale on the plan
tat ion seized, between the hours for Sher-
ifs sales, on
the following, described property, to-wit:
\ certain tract of land or plnntati ion lying
in the parish of Ouacll ita, with all the build
ings and Improvements thereon, being the
same upon which Danl Y. Grayson. decd,
last resided. and particularly described as
of southwest quarter, the northwest quarter
of southeast quarter, and the southwest
quarter of southwest quarter OF section
number one, the north hslf OF southeast
quarter of section number three, and the
north half OF section number eleven, all in
township seventeen north OF range number
four east, containing in tho aggregate
eleven hundred and sixty acres, more or
less, and being the same land acquired by
H. King, Jr., and G. King at the probate
on the I'd day of April, 1870. Also, ten mules.
attached to and on the place; twelve
plows, twelve hoes and six sweeps, two
scrapers. eight pair gear and two wagons, on
and attached to the place.
,n Seized as the property ge OF so5d 81
said writ of seizure and sale and costs.
This sale is made without prejudice to the
existing lease made to II. ID. King, lessee,
which expires by it's own terms on the 3lst
December, 1877, at which time purchaser
will take possession.
Terms of sale, cash, with tho benefit of
appraisement. II. p. RICHARDSON,
st Sheriff.
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Meridian, thence North to the place of

Meridian, thence North to the place of
beginning. q - *i Es
Ward Eight, shall he composed as
follows; commencing ON the West hank
of the river at the line dividing Sec
tions Is and "a, township 16, r.. 3. +,
thence due West to the Jackson parish
line, thence North West along said
parish line to the line OF ward z, thence
along said line to the fork ofthe Che
Mere, thence down the Cheniere and
down the West bank of the river to
place Of beginning.
Ward Nine, shall be composed as fol-
lows; commencing at the West bank Of
the river at the line dividing sections
Is and "A, township 16 and r.. 3. f,
thence due West on the line of Ward
8, to the parish line, thence South East
aud South along the Western parish
line to the South West corner of the
parish, thence due East to the Ouachita
river, thence up the West bank of the
river to place of beginning.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, &c. !,
That this ordinance is not designed to
affect the jurisdiction OF the Justices of
the Peace, until the next general cleo
ton.
Adopted End July, 1877.
w. g. KENNEDY, President.
f. HI. RILIs, Clerk p. J.
The Police Jury then adjourned to
meet ON the first monday in Setenber
A. ID. 1877.
w. q. KENNEDY, President.
T.. III. RILIS Clerk p j.
certify the above to be a true copy
from the book of minutes. .....
e. III. RIIIs, Clerk p. J.
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CHElelFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OfOuachita,
Horace GOOch !
VS.. No. 35l
Parish Court.


By virtue of il. fu. issued from the Par
ish Court, i'll the above entitled suit, L have
seized and will sell at the door OF the
Court House in the city of Monroe. between
the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, July 18th, 1877,
the following described property, to-wit:
The undivided half of all the following
described lands: The north half of north
east quarter of section twenty-one north
west quarter of section twenty-five, south
northwest quarter OF section fifteen, south
west quarter OF northwest quarter and
northwest quarter of southwest quarter OF
section fifteen, the east half and southwest
twenty-five, containing four hundred and
forty-one 63-lOO acres also, a tract of land
known as the Alexander Ambleton planta-
ton, described as the north half of section
twenty-eight southeast quarter and east
half of southwest quarter OF section twenty
eight, southwest quarter OF southwest
quarter of section twenty-SeVeM north half
of northeast quarter of section thirty-three,
northeast quarter of southeast quarter and
east half of southwest quarter of section
west quarter of section thirty-four, con-
tanning eleven hundred and twenty acres
also, northwest quarter of section thirty
three, west half of southwest quarter and
section thirty-three, north half OF north
east quarter of section thirty-two, contain
ing about three hundred and sixty acres
all in township eighteen, north range five
east, and containing in the aggregate nine
teen hundred and twenty-one g. 100 acres,
together with the undivided half of the
buildings and improvements and growing
crops thereon.
Seized as the property of s. Whited, and
will be sold to satisfy said il. ia. and costs.
apprasement, T. p. RICHARDSON,
st Sheriff.
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MURDERER KILLED.

We learned last evening from Mr..
Henry Loop, driver of the Minden
stage, of the killing of Il young man by
the name of Williams in Webster par
ish. 1t seems that several days ago the
sheriff OF Webster, Mr.. Collins, receiv-
Ell a dispatch from the authorities at
Delhi, La, giving description of an
old man about sixty years of age and
his son, named Williams, charged with
committing murder in that vicinity,
and also Il description of the horses they
were riding, and requested him to be
on the lookout for them. On Sunday
Williams and his son came through
Minden and were recognized by the
telegraph rapaircr by the description
of their horses, who notified the Sheriff.
That officer Immediately summoned
Il posse and started in pursuit of them,
and after riding about six miles west
of Minden they came up on the two
horses tied near the roadside but could
discover no one, until they began to
approach close to where tho animals
were hitched, when the father and son,
who had concealed themselves behind
some StumpS, opened fire on them.
So sudden and unexpected was tho
attack that some of the horses of the
shcritf's posse became unnanageable
for few seconds. However, the fire
was returned and young Williams,
about 20 years of age, was killed. By
this time the ammunition of the pur-
suing party was well nigh exhausted,
and after the killing of his son old man
Williams stepped into the middle OF
the road and opened fire with six
shooter and forced his pursuers to fall
back to a house about a half mile dis
tant, where they went to replenish
their stock of ammunition. While they
were gone, the father approached the
dead body Of his son, laid him out on
the roadside, wiped away blood which
was ebbing from his wounds, crossed
his hands over his breast, and taking
his pistols from off him kissed him an
affectionate adieu. All this occurred
in about half an hour. A posse ofsiXty
men were at once summoned and start
ed in pursit of old man Williams, but
up to midnight Sunday they::had heard
of him.-Mrereport Times.
Rills' is the place to get your cigars.
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prepared for her maiden fight. The
Merrimac hove in sight, and at once
made for the Minnesota, VIII ich she in
tended to capture and carry of as
prize to Norfolk, where crowds lined
the Wharves, waiting to see her towed
into the harbor in triumph. But, be-
fore the Minnesota was reached, the
little Monitor came out from under her
quarter, and David advanced to meet
Goliath. She ran down to- within short
range of the Merrimac, which prompt
ly gave her turret three broadsides, but
they glanced off without doing harm.
The Monitor replied with her two
eleven-inch guns, and, beginning at 8
o'clock, the naval duel proceeded, last
ing until noon, the two contestants fire.
quently touching each other, and send
ing their shot at so close quarters,
while, through u large part of the fight,
they were only a few yards apart. In
the excitement, the Monitor at first
fired wildly, SO elevating her guns that
most of the missiles were wasted, but,
later, the guns were depressed, and the
shot began to tell. MORALLY wounded,
the Merrimac was lowed to Norfolk,
where she soon sank. If the Monitor
had known, what was subsequently
proved, that her eleven-inch guns
could stand Il charge of thirty pounds
of powder with solid shot, instead of
the small charge she used, the fate of
the Merrimac would have been decided
after few rounds.
The country took breath Of relief,
for one of the gravest dangers of tho
war had been overcome. If the Mer
rin.ac had followed up ON the 9th the
astonishing successes she achieved on
the 9Th, the whole fleet at Newport
News would have been destroyed or
captured, Fort Monroe would have
been at her mercy, the James river
and our whole Atlantic seabOard would
have been in peril. The little Monitor
had begun a new eres in naval war;
fare, the era of the last fifteen years,
and the one which is to be succeeded
by that OF the movable torpedo, which,
properly developed, will neutralize the
great monitors that now form the
main strength of all modern navies.
Lieut.. Jones at once recognized that
the impregnable turret was hencefOrth
to be the chief feature of naval con-
|struction, and did not hesitate to so ex-
press himself.
The building of the screw steamer
Princeton was one of the milestones OF
progress; the use of shell guns was Il
second the Monitor was a third and
now comes the movable torpedo, whose
successful application will eventually
make great navies things Of the past,
and the world will gladly get rid OF
such enormously expensive marine
establishments
On tho side of the Confederates, Lieut..
Catesby Jones in this historic battle
bore himself with distinguished gallan-
try, and the success of the Monitor was
chiefly due to the skill and bravery OF
her two engineers Alban G. Sinners
and Isaac Newton, who believed in
their untried vessel, knew most about
her, and dared to take all risks inside
of her plated turret.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-07-06
NONSTABLE,S SALE.

Thos. p. Richardson VS.. (No.l5} Andrew
J. Madden.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Ouachita
Justices Court, Third Ward.
By virtue of a writ of tie,i EtciuS to me
directed by the Hon. X. Il. Ninson, Just ice
of the Peace in and for the Third ward
parish and State aforesaid, 1 will proceed
TO sell at public auction, on
Saturday, 7th day of July, 1877,
between tho hours of IL O'Clock NJ. and
O'Clock 7. NJ, before the Court House door
in tho city of Monroe, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
One SO.Saw Eagle Gin Stand.
Seized as the property of Andrew J.
Madden. defendant, and will be sold to sat
Terms of sale, cash, with the benefit of
7. J. LARKIN,
st Constable.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
Succession of Eaton lockwood.

Succession of Eaton Logwood.
Parish Court, Parish of Ouachita.
BY virtue of an order of the Hon. Parish
Court, and to me directed, will, on
Saturday, 2lst day Of July, 1877,
at the Court House, in tho city of Monroe,
between legal hours, sell at public auction,
the property on the inventory of said sue
cesSion:
A certain tract of land situated in the
parish of Ouachita, State of Louisiana, be-
ing lot No. of Dolery's Island Colony as
per plat of record in Notarial Book Il, page
:}32.
Terms of salo, cash, at not less than the
appraisenlcnt. BRYCE ISILLS,
ut Administrator.
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lows. mountaineering ~ Cllo tuOutn Oh the
Bayou Chsuiere, thence up the said
Bayou to the mouth of Gin creek,
thence up said creek to the northwest
corner of section "a, T. IL, r. 2. E,thence
due North to the Union parish line,
along the line dividing Union and
Ouachita to the Ouachita river, thence
down the west bank of the river tot he
mouth of the Cheniere.
Ward iSSz shall be composed as fol-
lows: commencing at the mouth of
Gin Creek on the North Cheniere,
thence up Gin Creek TO North West
corner Of section -, T. Is r. 2. e,
thence due North 20 the parish line,
thence westerly along Union parish
line to the North West corner Of +. 10,
r. 1, e, thence South along the base
Meridian to southwest corner of said
township, thence East along the
Range line to where it crosses the
North Cheniere In section 80.
II. 10, n E, thence down the
Cheniere to the place Of beginning.
Ward Seven shall be composed as
commencing at the parish line
aud the base meridian at the line di-
viding townships IL and IL, thence
East along the Range line to where it
crosses the North Cheniere In section
a3, T. Is, r. 2. E, thence along the
North Chenierc to the forks Of the Che
Mere, thence up the South Cheniere to
the mouth OF Okaloosa Creek, thence
up said creek to where 1t crosses the
Range line between townships Is and
IL, In section 81, 7. II. r.. E, thence
West along the Range line to the base
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CHERll:F'S SALE.
S. Marx
VS.. No. 1867
\" IDa1-o
14th District Court,
Parish OfOuachita,
81 lA Al

s. MARX 18th District Court,
VS.. No. 1907 Parish OF Ouachita,
wv. Locke. State OF Louisiana.
BY virtue of a writ of fl. ia. issued
twelve months bond, in the above entitled
and numbered case, / have seized and will
otlor for sale at the Court House door in
tho city of Monroe, between the legal
hours, on
Saturday, I'll, day Of July, 1877,
the following described property OF defen-
dant, to-wit:
Lots six and seven in square eleven of
Harris addition to the city of Monroe, ana
lot four in square thirteen of said addition,
as shown by the plat of said addition on
file in the Recorders office, together with
all the buildings and improvements there
on.
Terms of sale, cash, for whatever said
property will bring. without appraisement-
II. p. RICHARDSON,
Ct Sheriff.
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authorized to issue warrant for two
hundred and fifty-one 7O-lOO dallars to
pay Il. p. Richardson, sheriff, for &C.
count Of fees and costs in criminal
cases against the parish up to date, for
the purpose Of preventing confusion in
paying him the salary fixed in ordi-
nance No. 29l. Approved 2ud July,
1877.
Adopted End July, 1877.
VIC. KENNEDY, President.
T.. HI. R1LLs, Clerk p. J.
ORDINANCE NO. 2sl.
An ordinance contracting with Il. p.
Richardson, Sheriff, to pay him SAL
AIRY in lieu Of his claims against the
parish for criminal expenses, and
waiting on the court, aud other on
cial duties. .a
Sec. 1. BE it ordained by the Police
Jury of the parish OF Ouachita In
special session convened; That Il. p.
having consented hereto,
the Police Jury will pay for the term
of his Office to said II. p. Richardson, in
lieu of all demands against the parish
for account of his fees and costs in crimf-
nal cases, for which the parish may be
under existing laws, the
sum of eight hundred dollars ($sOO.OO)
per annum, payable quarterly.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained &c,
That (the said Richardson having con-
sente<l hereto) the Police Jury will nay
tor the term of his office to said T. p.
Richardson in lieu of all demands
against the parish for waiting on the
several courts, for summoning jurors
and. also witnesses for the Grand Jury,