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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
schoolteachers Take Notice.

Schoolteachers and others holding orders on the county treasury paya- ble out of the school funds are re- questcd to present their claims be- fore Christmas.
 After a settlement is had with the county court at the Jan'y term 1878, l propose to have published the financial standing of the school dis tricts of the county, and wish to be able to do so correctly. And fur ther. 1t is to your interest to do so, The law is very plain requiring the county treasurer to pay claims in the order of their number and date, and party's holding claims do not want their claim superseded by one of subsequent. date; but to fully secure the holder in his writ he
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
WAR! WARP! WAR!!! EVERY FARMER, GARDENER, FRUIT GROWER, AND BEE-RAIsER IN THE
 UNITED STATES INTERESTED.

Dukes Insect Destroyer, Patented July 3lst, 1877, will efiectually exter- minate all Cut Worms, Boil Worms, Cabbage Worms, Curculio, Bee Wcevils, Hessian Flies, and all other obnoxious bugs and insects that feed upon culti- vated vegetables. It is worth its weight in gold to any farmer, gardener, fruit-grower or bee-raiser. It was in- vented by practical farmer, and will do just what is claimed for it, and can be bought for the small sum of Two Dollars.
 County and State rights for sale by the Patentees,
 DUKE & PATTON,
 Norristown. Ark. M. B. Roys, Retail Agent for Pope County.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
A PERMANENT FAIR ASSU.
 CLAYTON.

year Is over and gone is no reason why we should now glide back into the old track again and never think of the matter until ALMOST the time for Fair next year. We want our people to commence RIGHT NOW to prepare for the next year, and if they will take our advice and do so, we guarantee something next fall which will make old Pope notorious throughout the State. We want 8 Fair organization as a first step. This. should be gotten up on the joint stock plan, and every one of our citizens who pretend to have any energy. enterprise or county pride about him should take stock. Now, while the proceeds of the present years bountiful crop is at our ser wee, is the most suspicious time we will ever have to start the thing. Now, too, is the most leisure time of the year. The corn and cotton crop will soon be saved. Wheat sowing is about completed, and will be a better chance for our farmers to de- vote little time to attending organ ization meetings now, than at any other period. If it is not attended to this winter it is liable not to be attended to at all, for ir the spring the busy time for putting in the new crops will prevent it. Then will come the cultivation of the young crop which cannot be neglected, = then harvest of wheat and oats, and before we know it it will be autumn again and we will be no better fixed for County Fair than we were this year. Procrastination in this mat ter will not do, and we appeal to our citizens who showed so much inter est and zeal in our late fair, to go to work at once and effect permanent organization for next year. A meet ing should be called, an address is- sued, stock books opened and all the stock shares disposed of that is pos sible. Then the stock holders can  organize Directory, choose officers, &c. What say our solid men to this proposition? Let us hear from you gentlemen. What say you Capt. Parker and Judge Shinn9 What say you Esq. Bergman and MT. Jesse R. Duke? What say you Col. Embry and MT. A. M. Gibson? What say you MT. Greer Oates and Mir. James Henry? What say you Mir. Josiah Wamble and Doctor Brown: What say you Mir. Hop Tate and Capt. Joe Howard? What say you Capt. Scott, Capt. Rye, MT. G. A. Parsons, and others of Dover Town ship2 What say you MT. w. s. Bowden and Ben Hills of Moreland2 What say you Messrs. Rankin, Poe and O., of Griffin? What say you Messrs. Smith, Turner, Davis and O., of Gum Log? What say you all around the circle, gentlemen? Do you say it's go, or not? Speak right out ir the meetin', gentlemen, we wish to test the matter at once, for as we said before, now is the time, and procrastination will spoil the whole scheme.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
DIRTY CHUkCH-HOUSES.

We would like for the church off, cers, or whoever it is who stands charged with the duty of keeping the church houses of our town clean and decent, to glance at that caption and see how it looks. Isn't it q shame that such word aa "dirty," a descriptive adjective which would very properly apply to a pig-pen, a low-down doggery, gambling room where ronghs and desperadoes con gregate at midnights hour, &c., &c., should be brought into use to des
 cribe house of Worship. If we were put upon the stand to answer the question, ''What is Russellville's greatest shameY' we would say "her dirty church houses" We believe the public will bear us out Tn this assertion. We have often admired the devotion of the Russellville christians, for it must require good amount of devotion for people to be willing to dress up neatly and cleanly (and we put our Russellville ladies against those of any place in the State in this respect) and turn out to church when they know that it will take good hard hours dusting to remove the soil and dust from their garments when they return home. If the people of Russellville were not exceptionally a church going people, many, many a sermon would be preached, if preached at all, to emp ty pews, and we say people would be fully excusable for not attending church when they know they cannot get seat which is clean enough for cleanly dressed person to sit on.
 We have once or twice before this, referred to this subject. We can as- sure you it is not an inviting topic, nor do we refer to it again because we are fond of such tasks, but we are constrained just this one time more to notice it in the hope that those who are charged with the care of our places of Divine Worship may do better in the future and remove this shameful cause of complaint.
 And in this connection we will add 8 word to those (this to the gentlemen) who attend worship. It is in regard to splitting upon the floor of the church house. A man who will go into cleanly kept house of Public Worship and deliberately spit upon the floor, leaving pool of filth and tobacco juice about him, is sure ly destitute of all regard for decency and cleanliness. He has simply got into the wrong pew and would suit better at some ale-house or rum-shop. He is not cleanly himself and don't want anybody else to be able to keep cleanly around where he is. Still we see young men who thinks the world hinges somewhere near about where they are do this very thing with the greatest non chalance. And we are not right sure but what we have seen even ministers in the pull pit do the same thing. It is shame to any man. We appeal to our Rus sellville young men, and old ones,too to discard this disgusting habit, and if our church managers will clean out their church houses and keep them cleanly and decent, we prom ise to employ equally as much space as we have now used in this article, in commenting the reformation. and according them the proper credit.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

Publisher City Directories of Allan
 ta and Augusta, Ga.; Charleston,
 s. C.; Nashville and Memphis,
 Tenn; Little Rock, Ark, etc., etc
 Mir. Sholes will, we understand, soon be in eur town and make a canvass of the business houses.
 Parties wishing copies of tLe work can obtain the same by calling on Judge l.. W. Davis and subscribing Cor it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
The mayor of Hot Springs las

The mayor of Hot Springs last week made cowardly and murder ous assault upon an unarmed city editor of the Sentinel, shooting him four times, and wounding two out siders. A fine old spree for the principal officer of a city of wide note to engage in. Let him be held to the strictest accountability.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

---JOnu D. AQ8m8 mas L8keu . ny ing trip to Europe, and the supposi- tion is that his business will be prin- cipallv confined 10 the bond ques- ton. Should he succeed in his plans it is said that the governor will convene the legislature at once for the purpose of ratifving the seal ing process. This may be so, and indications look very much that way and yet we say woe unto the Leg islature that attempts 70 force such gigantic measures upon the people without once consulting their will at at the ballot box. Alma Herald.
 There is no doubt that it is the in tention of those who are working for the success of the Adams Redfield scheme, and there is pretty strong team of them at work for it, to put the matter through as quickly as possible, without letting the people get whack at it at the ballot box. They dared not present such . prop osition to the last legislature, for at that time majority of the members, fresh from the voters, were elected upon their declared opposition to ever acknowledging these illegal bonds. But now having mystifled the matter all they could, and thro' their organ, the Gasette, having pub lished continually only one side of the question, and having presented that side continually in such light as to deceive the unwary and unpost- ed outsider, and having secured the endorsement and long speech of approval and advocacy of the plan from such popular men as Rose, Compton and Miller, they hope to put it through in spite of the wishes of tho people. The people should watch this matter ''most awfnp' closely, and if they will be on their guard they can make their voice heard. Whenever: it is seen that Governor Miller IS going to convene the Legislature the people of every county who oppose the Bondholders' scheme should hold mass meetings and protest against conyening the legislature and pass resolutions in structing their representatives, if the Legislature should be convened, to vote against the ratification of the Adams Redfield plan.
 In this way, and in this way only will the people get say in the mat ter. Messrs. Adams x Redfield will leave no stone unturned to get suf- ficient quantity of the bonds put up to close the contract, and when lonce it is closed and ratified by an Ar kansas Legislature, the taxpayers of Arkansas may well mourne the day. For, understand, taxpayers, the con tract is such that these new bonds once issued, the interest MUST be paid, it matters not how high it puts your taxes, or how distressed your circumstances may be. Your legis- lature will no longer have the power for 30 years to releave you Tn case of dire distress. The merciless Shy lock will then demand his pound of flesh, and the United States Court will say to you it is so stipulated in the bond.
 Beware, taxpayers, beware!
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

--Nitro-glycerine is now put to the novel use of slaughterlug ami mals. A small lump about the size of thimble is placed on the fore head of a bullock and exploded by Death is instantaneous and painless.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
RUSSELLvILLE MALE & FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL.
PROF. D. s. PATRICK, A. M., Principal.

. The Fall Session will open Sept. l7th, 1877, and continne Twenty Weeks.
 The Spring Sesssion will open in Feb. 1878, and close m June, with an annual examina- ton.
 The course of study will be as extensive and varied as will be found in any institution of similar grade, and the Text Books the most approved in use.
 RATES OF TUITION, PER MO. Spelling, Reading, Writing, Primary Grammar, Primary Arithmetic, Prima- ry Geography, teach or all $2 co Practical Grammar, Practical Arithmetic Geography, History, Natural Science, each or an 30 Rhetoric, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonom- etry Latin or Greek, French, each or all co Incidental Fee, per session bO The tuition will be required monthly. Stu dents will he charged from time Of entrance to the close of the session allowing no deductions except in cases of protracted sicknesl, unless by special contract.
 For Circulars. &c., apply to the Principal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

should present his claim when issued. Said claim when SO filed if not paid for want of funds will be secured and entitled to the first money re- ceived to the credit of said district. Respectfully, F. 0. FALLS, Treas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

The Ft. Smith New Era has now entered upon its 18th year, and is "the oldest Republican paper in the defunct Confederacy."
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

Gen. James F. Pagan has been appointed Receiver of Pubic Monies for the State of Arkansas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22

Miss Kate Claxton at Grand Opera House in Little Rock next week.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-22
SPRING &SUMMER

Goods, embracing many novelties, to which we call the attention Of Ladies.
 (s. E. Cc-. Main and Buchanan sts.,) RTJSSELLVILLE, ARK.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18

It is difficult to conceive what could have
been the object of the republican Senators
last night in adjourning the Senate in order
TO prevent the Governors private secretary
from presenting a message from the Exacu-
tive, supposed to be the veto of the Omni-
bus hill. But whatever it was such ques-
tionable tactics could not have been success
full had a capable presiding officer been in
the chair, rs messages from the Governor
are privileged business, in order at any
time, and motion to adjourn after the
secretary had appeared on the floor should
not have been entertained. 1t was rumorea
Mt Albany that the trick was resorted to by
Mr. Woodin in the erroneous supposition
that to-day the ten days allowed for the re-
tention of the bill in the hands Of the Ex-
ecutiye would have expired, but it is not
probable that legislator Of Senator
Woodn's intelligence and experience would
have made such q mistake. 1t is probable
that the republicans desired full Senate and
perhaps some consultation as TO the course
to be pursued on the reception Of the veto,
and that the hurried adjournment had no
otner Sl9nlHcance. IL certainty coulu MAKE
no difference whether the veto was presented
last night or to-day.
There was an evident disposition in the
House to bring the session to a close, a
resolution for final adjournment at noon
to-day receiving fifty asserting votes against
sixty-six dissenting As usual in the last
hours Of session two bills Of o doubtful
character were rushed through--one for tho
improvement Of Fourth avenue and the other
for the payment of old armory claims. 1t is
certain, however, that no Objectionable
legislation will make it's way through the
Executive chamber. The present temper Of
the Legislature makes final adjournment
this week possible, although it seems
scarcely nrobable
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
The Mu nicipai Anne Il m e n t.

After all the time pains and discussion
expended on municipal questions during
session Of extraordinary length the only re-
naming hope that anything will be done by
this Legislature to promote municipal re-
form lies in the possibility Of its passing
the constitutional amendment recommended
by Governor Tilden's Municipal Commits
sion. 1t has passed the Senate and awaits
the final action of the Assembly. 1t is sup
ported in the latter body by the republi-
cans and opposed by the democrats, but
the republicans are majority, and with u
full attendance Of their members when the
final vote is taken they would be able to pass
it. But if it passes e., bloc as one amend
ment the chances are very slight that it will
be ratified by the people. The suffrage
provision will probably cause the defeat Of
the whole amendment, unless it is SUBJ
mitted to q separate vote. The Board Of
Finance is to be elected by taxpayers and
rcntpayers only and it seems unlikely that
other classes of citizens will vote for their
own Acknowledgement. The Legislature
ought to divide the amendment and
submit it in two parts the first
part consisting of its main features,
with Board oil Finance elected BY the peo-
pie, and the second part of the suffrage fea-
ture as separate proposition. II both
parts are submitted in lump as one indi-
visible amendment it is altogether probable
that the whole will be defeated. We hope
therefore that the Assembly will vote to
submit the suffrage feature as a separate
amendment and that the Senate, which
voted down that proposition, will recede
The people will then be able to indorse this
feature if they approve of it, but if they
repudiate it the whole amendment will not
be lost by being embarked in the same
boat
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
The War Movements.

The Turkish forces distributed along the
Danube are kept in constant condition Of
expectancy by the puzzling but ominous
movements OF the Russians in Roumania.
From the central position at Bucharest the
several corps darmee of the Grand Duke
Nicolas are moving to positions which cover
the whole line of the Danube from Giur-
peyo to Hirsova. Now it is stated that
the crossing will take place at the first
named point, again it is reported that
Oltenitza will be the place, while Judging
from appearances on the Russian left
Hirsova may be the selected site. One thing
is certain, that the new Russian floating
either at Tultchn or above Ibrail, for they
cannot be moved at present as far up the
river as Silistria, and from their build can
navigate the narrow channels between 1brail
and Hirsoya. In Armenia the Russian
advance in large force toward Toprak
Kaleh from Bajazid bears out fully
our coniectures as to the movements of
the left wing of the invading army. If the
Russians gain the valley Of the Arras, west
of the Songalu passes, rapid retreat OF the
Turks on Erzeroum or desperate pitched
battle in the vicinity OF Hassan Kaleh, to the
eastward Of that city, must follow quickly.
We are confident that the Russian column
from Bajazid is acting in concert with the
force fronting Moukhtar Pacha's position at
Bardess, and it looks, as we have stated
in former article, as if the ends of the
great military net were closing slowly but
surely around the Turks. Their retreat
must be precipitate one if they have not
force enough to cope with the Russians on
their front and both TANKS, because the
least evidences of retiring will be the signal
for the advance of the Russian centre, and
great battle, in which the Turks will be
forced to present three fronts to the enemy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18
American Securities In England.

American securities are rising in England.
That only shows that the English are get
ting to be sensible people II they had in
vested in United States bonds in the last
fifteen years the hundreds OF millions which
they have lost in turkish, Central American
and other in-securities England would to-
day be q much wcalthier country than it is.
How long will it take the English, the
Germans, the French and the rest Of European
mankind to discover not only that United
States bonds are the only really secure in
yestments, but that the United States is the
only country in the world where peaceable
men may hope to live without perpetual
dread Of war before them? While all
Europe is an armed camp our government
has been seriously considering whether
it shall not disband the petty army
we still maintain ; and while every first
class Power in Europe has been spend
ing many millions annually for new and
bigger and more costly iron-clads we have
so little use for a navy that we could afford
to allow Mr.. Robson to manage ours out of
existence for eight years. If the people Of
Europe were wise enough to see their own
interest all the fleets in the world would
not suffice to accommodate the rush of emil
grants to the United States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18

The only living ex-President Of the
United States sailed yesterday from Phila-
delphia for a somewhat prolonged absence
in Europe. The frequency with which we
change our chief magistrates makes it seem
little extraordinary that there should
sometimes be only one and sometimes none
of them surviving During the last year OF
General Grants administration there was
no living ex-President, although there was
a period when six were living at the
same time. This happened in 1861, when
Van Buren, Tyler, Polk, Pierce, Buchanan
and Fillmore were the survivors. On the
retirement Of the incumbent in 1925 We had
five living -Presidents--namely, John
Adams. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and
John Quincy Adams. We have often had
three or four living at the same time, and
very seldom since the retirement Of Jeffer-
son has the number been reduced to one.
The one who remains to US now has
titles to public gratitude and esteem
which majority Of his couatrymen
cordially recognize. Whatever may have
been the mistakes or shortcomings of
his civil administration his great mill
tary services will always fill
brilliant page in the history Of his country.
The courtesies extended to him in every
city through which he has passed since his
retirement from the Presidency, and espe-
cially in Philadelphia previous to his en-
barkation, are alike creditablo to those who
protiered and to him who received them.
He does wisely to divert and instruct him.
self by foreign travel His fellow citizens
wish him good health during his absence,
and on his return they will welcome him to
the sweets of retirement and the repose and
dignity of green and honored old age.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18

had no filth. That pitiful mannuvre has
come to an end with the unceremonious
expulsion of Simon, and the republican
party is none the worse for the fact that it
never seemed to heed the cheat It will,
We believe, still preserve the same happy,
cool and polite demeanor, and while it does
this it may easily overcome all opponents
that is, while the conflict is restricted to
parliamentary limits. But the passions of
the hour may carry it beyond those limits
at any moment; and then the President
belongs to the right" and the army be-
longs to the President.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-18

We are sorry that Secretary Evarts in his
did not feel at liberty to make an explicit
declaration in favor Of free trade in ships.
In parts of his remarks he seemed to be
edging his way toward such policy, and
every distant intimation OF the kind was
received with hearty applause. The ex-
courage him to commit himself and the
administration unequiyocally to this policy.
but he did not come up to the mark. Had
he done so he would have been more
vociferously applauded by the assembled
New York merchants than any orator
have no doubt that Mr.. Evarts believes
that free trade in ships would be wise, and
that the only reason why he did not go
further in his speech was because the ad-
ministration is not yet prepared to indorse
the measure. That it would be wise
measure Mr.. Evarts evidently does not
doubt, and if the question were submitted
to the decision of New York merchants
their support of free trade in ships would
be practically unanimous. II would be we'll
for Congress to adopt this policy under any
circumstances but, in view of the great OPP
portunities which may be presented in the
course Of the European war, Congress
would stamp itself as an assembly of in
capables if it should refuse to remove
the restriction on the purchase of
foreign ships by American merchants.
Without going into minute details and CAL
culations it is evident to everybody that the
commerce of the United States was disas-
trously crippled by the transfer of our mer-
camille marine to England during the civil
war; and that if we could recover what we
then lost it would be splendid national
gain. If England should be drawn into the
present struggle we could rise at one bound
to position ofcommercial supremacy if Con-
gress would simply permit American regis
try to be given to foreign-built ships. We
trust that the hesitancy of President Hayes
administration to commit itself to this policy
is only temporary and provisional, and that
when Congress meets the President will
strongly recommend FREQ trade in ships.