The Russellville Democrat., 1877-07-19
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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

opt visit from Mrs. Cummings, of tbe Ozark Banner, last Monday. .-Watcrmelons have made their rnYcarancc on our streets, and the doctors exchange knowing glances.
 Just received, a fresh lot of fancy and stick candies, lemons, &c., ot BOSWELL < ERwIN's.
 -Ncssrs. Howell & Howell are Lnilaing commodious, two-story ware house near their store.
 ice cream every Tuesday, Fri day. and Saturday evenings at Bos- WELL * ENwlN's ice cream parlor. Remember the tune.
 We are under obligations to Dr. '. F. Simonds, Regent for the A. l. |. for one of the new catalogues of that excellent institution of learning.
 -Messrs. Lemley and Rankin, two of Pope county's most promis- i9G Y2qa2Rgc 2qa2Rgc@ @e9G G Gaia ff f aga, 2 'ifasaaRnt gen tlemen.
 Sections 8 and II of the Com mon School Law of the State of Ar kansas, will prove profitable reading just about this time of the year to .school directors.
 We regretted very much to learn of the death, last Monday, of the estimable wife of our friend, Mir. J. B. Stafford. Our sincere sympa- thies are with the bereaved husband.
 We learn from parties who live on the river that large numbers of fish are dying, evidently with some scourge or disease that has got among them.
 An employe of this office has lost the June number of Demorest's Magazine. Any person in posses sion of Q copy, and knowing that it is not theirs, will confer favor by returning it to this office.
 At the special election for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski county, Mr. Thos ". Newton was elected to that office by an over whelmIng majority. A good selec- tion.
 Mir Sam. Wells has our thanks for q sample of his fine apples. The specimens sent us are hard to beat, and prove that we can have as ex cellent fruit as anybody if we only try to get good orchards started.
 The election on the removal of the county seat of Crawford came off on the 10th. The county seat was voted to remaln aG Van Buren by a vote of l043 for that place, and S2S for Alma.
 T. B. Mills & Co.'S. Spirit of Ar kansas is again on our table. We shall be glad to receive the Spirit regularly, and wish it abundant sue cess in convincing the thousands who are wanting new homes that Arkansas is the place for them. Mi. J. ". Tucker is laying the foundation for a new store buildin5 on the corner of Main and Buchan- an streets. We understand the building will be occupied by new firm, of the style of Bejach, Less & Co.
 Major T. Hartman, Supt. of the L. R. & F. $. Ky, was in town last Monday on business. He expressed himself as willing to give liberal special rates to the shippers north of the Boston Mountain, if they will turn their business this way.
 To THE PUBLIC. Chas. Ash ford, practical matchmaker of Oar danelle, has opened a branch shop at this place, and any work in his line left at the postoflice will receive prompt and personal attention. MT. Ashford will be in attendance at his office in Russellyille every other week.
 We call the attention of our readers and the public generally to the new law card of Mir. G. B. Had dock, in to-day's paper. This gen teman, just fresh from one of the best law schools in the State of Iowa, has determined to practice his pro fession here, and he may be con stantly found at his office, Room No. 3, in Shinn's brick store.
 The record of accidental life losing for the past week is unusual y large 1t seems that there is great carelessness about the safety Of human life in dangerous places, snch as mines, &c. There should he better laws requiring more and better safe guards against the occur renee of these fatal accidents.
 The old original Spirit of Ar kansas of which Mir. w. A. Webber Is proprietor, does not intend to per mt arother paper to gain popularity by sailing under it's name. Conse- 4uently T. E. Mills & Co.'S Spirit of Arkansas will hereafter be published under the title of Mills Land Ad yerliser.
 The papers of the State are call Ing lustily on the Arkansaw Tray eIcr to give to the public the infor- nation which if has claimed to have