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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-29
s. N. EVANS. J.LEM GRAY. Evans & Gray,
 pROPRTETORS, LIVERY, FEED, SALE
 AND Exchange Stable (M ain St.,)

RUSSELLVILLE, ..........., ARK. The attention of the public is respectfully called to the fact that we have now on hand the best stock of Horses and the finest Buggies ever kept i'll this section. Also that prepared to board horses by the week month on most reasonable terms.
 Special attention given, and Iib-
 eral deductions from regui IT
 prices made on excursion par
 ties.
 eT5~Terms-strirtly Cash.
 Thanking our old customers. and the citizens of Russeliville generally. for the very liberal patronage heretofore extended, respects fully ask a continuance of the same iH the future. gaal antecing ga isfaetion.
 t4T-tf1 EVANS < CRAY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-29
SELF-IMPROyEMIINT.

What are the young men of onr Ieountry-the boys from fifteen up to twenty-one years of age--doing fol their own self-improyement? What are they doing to fit themselves to take upon their shoulders the re- responsibilities winch must soon de- volve upon them? Do they realize that very soon the older heads amongst us will pass away, and that then they must steer the destiny of our country, and bear the burdens which have been borne oy their fath CTS? Do they realize that they must give tone to society and eili- ciency and honor tl our various mu- nicipal governments after whiles What are they doing to fit them selves; for the future before them? Looking at the matter as it is pre-. sentes to our view by the everyday conduct oi many-we may say, al most, q large majority-of the young men of the present day, it would appear that they have not the slight est realization of the importance of these things. It would seem that the average youngster of to-day has q far greater ambition to ape the ways and acquire the habits of a swell than he has to commence building q sure and firm foundation upon which to stake his manhood. To chew tobacco and smoke half dozen cigars day. and to be able to gulp down a few drinks ill the mean time, seems to be about the first thing the young gent tries to learn, To do this all his surplus dimes are squandered, prohibiting all possibll- ity of him acquiring anything in the way of q surplus fund to start himself ill business, or to procure admittance to any of the colleges or institutions where he might be fitted for useful and prosperous life. In ste.,d of living frugally and temper ately and endcayoring to store his mind with useful knowledge and save a few dollars with which to start out in the struggle of life, he lives as fast q fife as his limited means will admit of, aud seems to be going it altogether blind as to the future. Not only do nest of our young men spend their wages as fast IS earned, but they go still farther and contract debts in order to grati i, fy their desire for fine dress, jewelry, :, &c. There IS great room and urgent need for reform in the manner in | which boys are brought up nova days.
 Young men of Pope county, we appeal to you to consider this mat ter, and if you wish to make useful citizens and honorable members of society,-if you wish to prosper in 1 the world and to enjoy the good
 
 opinion, and the confidence of the people among whom you will live, don't let the tendency of the times blind you to the importance of avoid ing the silly, reckless, thoughtless life above described, but go to work to improve yourself and qualify your self for a useful and honorable life.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-29

Maine to California. We have the
 satisfaction of knowing that we have
 been striking honest blows for the section of the State with which oil
 our interests are identified. We wish to continue the work, and w
 wish to have the encouragement ol
 knowing that we are working for |;
 people who appreciate cur work This is a great incentive to action To be efficient a newspaper must
 have a generous support. That sup
 port should of right come from those
 for whom the paper works. We arc
 proud to say that our support has been much better than is given tc
 the papers of some other counties,
 but candor compels us to say that II
 has not been as liberal as 1t should
 have been. There should not be a
 single family in Pope county which
 does not subscribe for, and read the
 DEMOCRAT, and We now appeal to
 those of our friends who realize the
 importance of sustaining the paper to
 put forth an effort to this end.
 There is not man now taking the
 DEMOCRAT who cannot procure us
 one or two new subscribers. Will
 not our fl tends do this much for us. Just make it matter of business. Go to your neighbor and solicit him to subscribe. Show him the impor- tance of it and the small cost. You can afford to do this. You cannot say it will be no profit to you to in
 crease our circulation. You cannot say it does not concern you. Ifyou wish to be surrounded by all intelli- gent people, and if you wish to see your county comnand the respect of other parts of the State and at tract int slllgent population from other States, it does concern you and will profit you. With a proper effort on the part of our friends we can have readers for our paper in every household in the county. This will give us q support which will enable us to give publication to q larger and better paper, and the DEMOCRAT will keep on increasing in influence and growing in ability to do good to our county. It is well known fact that the greater age which a paper aftains the greater is it's influence. If our people suffer paper after pa per to starye out here as all other papers before ours have done, we will never have papei of any weight or influence. We ask our people therefore to keep np the DEM ocRAT and you will soor have an advocate in it which win always be able to secure Pope county in her rights, and make her appreciated as one of the counties of the Stat.' which is not to bs ignored in any thing.
 Give us lift friends for we have D heavy load. The dull season will soon be upon us. Many advertise ments will perhaps be withdrawn during the dull summer months. Our income will be cut down but must go on. If We merit a further lease of life as newspaper, give us lift, for we need it. We lsk it not in charity, for we give more value than we receive. We ask it as our just due and our iair enumeration for honest and faith ful wolk. We will see who will 1 respond and we will then know who are the friends of the newspaper press with all it's civilizipg and en- tightening influences.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-29
Dissolution.

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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-03-29

them, this is the only way of taking slhe stitch in time" Perhaps some of the present incumbents will run" again, and how are we to know how cast our votes intelligently unless we closely observe their present admin
 istration? Unless VIC closely observe their official conduct how arc we to
 know whether or not some of our of ficers are derellct in duty, possibly some are guilty of nlalfeasance, others of misfeasancc, and others of
 nonfeasancc. These remarks are ap
 plicablc alike to all persons holding office by the gift Of the people, from
 the President of the United States down to the township officers of a county, lnalfeasance in township constable or magistrate is no less Il crime than it is in the President of the United States, the only differ ence is the difference in the magni tude. l believe that it is generally conceded that we have a President
 by. fraud, and not by the wish of n majority of the people; if this is the case (which it certainly isl, 1t be
 hooves us to work the more diligent- 'ly to preventa repetition of these fraudulent proceedings; in this case we must not only work by closely watching the administration of Mir. Hayes, but we must begin in time, and exert every effort in laying the basis for just and legal electoral transactions four years hence. This is a fast age: an age ofprogress; "go ahead" is the watchword at every gate upon the road to success; i'm
 povement is indellibly stamped in golden letters upon the wings of time as she hurries us on to our journeys end; then let us '.go ahead'' and improve Improve what! says one. Let us improve everything around us; let us improve our past and present mode of farming; let us improve our mode of stock raising; let ns improve our mechanical inter- ests, let us improve our political af- fairs: and, last, but not least, let us with spirit of true go aheadative- ness, exert every effort in trying to improve our country in every way that we possibly can. NovUs HoMo.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-05
BILLS INTRODUCED.

The following named members asked and OBJ
tanned leave to introduce the following entitled
bills which, under a suspension Of the rules.
were passed to their second reading and re-
ferred, as follows:
BY Mr.. Young Of Claiborne
House bill No. $40. IAN act to authorize the
police iuries Of certain specified parishes to
levy an annual tax for parochial purposes. not
exceeding AZ mills on the dollar on taxable
property"
To the Special Joint Committee for selecting
important bills from the calendar.
BY Mr.. Martin
House bill No. 800, IAN act to authorize the
Board of School Directors Of the parish of La
fayette to sell at auction the public lands affect
ed to the public schools situated in said
parish"
10 the Committee On Public Eduea, Ion.
BY Mr.. Kidd
House bill No. s21. IAN act to authorize w. B.
Merchant to sue the State,'
Referred. with accompanying papers. to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
HOUSE BILL INTRODUCED AND PASSED.
By the chairman OF Committee on Banks and
Banking. as substitute for Senate bill No. A.
House bill No. 322, = An act to provide for the
obtaining and publishing Of reports Of banks,
banking and savings institutions. ETC."
The bill was read and under suspension oil
the rules was read second time and taken as
engrossed, and under further suspension OF
the rules was read a third time and passed. The
title was adopted.
Mr.. Kennedy offered concurrent resolution
for the appropriation out Of the contingent funds
of the House and Senate certain sums of money
for the benefit Of the representatives Of the
press.
The resolution lies over under the rules.
House bill No. 15s. An act to reorganize and
render more efficient the Board of Health OF the
State of Louisiana, to define its powers and
prescribe its duties. and those of quarantine
and other officers under its control; to provide
for its expenses and for the recording OF births
deaths and marriages In the parish OF Orleans !;
for the inspection OF cattle and meat In said
parish. and to provide penalties for the enforce
ment Of this act. and for violation OF the same
and for the ordinances and orders made In pur-
suance thereof"
This bill being the unfinished business Of
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-05
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
OF THE.
FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
-oF THE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EXTRA SESSION or 1877.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Twenty-seventh Days Proceedings.
House or REPRESENTATIVES,,
New Orleans. Tuesday, April ., 1877.
The House was called TO order at 11:t5 o'clock
H. m. Present:
Hon. L. Bush Speaker. and Messrs, Aldige,
Aycock. Bridger, Breard. Billieu Bowden, Bar
ron. Berry. Bell. Briggs, Cockerham, Carloss.
topinai. Fobb, q skins. Gillespie, Huntington.
Hammond, Jonas. Kennedy. Kelly Of ,Winn.
Kelly Of Orleans. Kernochan, Lyons. Leeds
Iamare, Lea. Leonhard OF Orleans. Martin,
Means. McGehee. .Newsom. Porter, Peralta
Pitts, Richardson. Ridgley. Randolph R9lie.
kobers9n siagepn sell splller
lot, Toier Voorhies, Wood. Wilde. Williams
Young OF Claiborne and Young of East Baton
Rouge.
sixty-three members and a quorum,
The journal OF April I'd was approved.
Leave OF absence was given to Mr.. Toler from
Saturday next for the remainder OF the session.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR
The following message was received from his
Exeelency the Governor:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
State of Louisiana,
New Orleans. March 81, ts77.
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of
Gerstlenett--I am directed by his exceliency le
Governor to inform you that he has approved
and signed the following acts originated III your
uG az An act to repeal act No. H. approved
September fourteenth. eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight; act No.. A. approved February
e u 1
hundred and sixty-nine; act No. %, approved
March eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty mine;
act No OF. approved March thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy; act Nc. ~, approved
March h gnesn aRa
| eighteen hundred and seventy-three; act No. 80.
| approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hun,
| dred and seventy-four act NO; 60, approved
| seventy four; and act No. 1G approved March
! twenty-fourth. eighteen hundred and seventy
five, and to authorize the city OF New orleans 70
establish. organize. and maintain proper ana
good govern nent within the corporate limits OF
said city aod to assume coltroi OF the fire alarm
| and police telegraph, and to. pass ordinances
providing for the control. direction and pay
| of the said police force, ana to eStaDl13n q
| Board of Police Commissioners"
! AN act to define liens privileges and judg-
ments for taxes and assessments on real prop
| erty, and to limit the same. and to define the
duties Of sheriff., and recorders OF mortgages In
relation thereto.
Respectfully.
Private secretary.
COMMITTEE SERVICE.
Mr.. Leeds, chairman on behalf of the Com
mittee ON Public Education, reported as fol-
lows: r,u,
New Orleans. April 2. 1877.
| To the Honorable the Speaker and Membess OF
the House OF Representatives:
Gentlenaen- Tour Committee on Public Ednca-
ton. to whom was referred Senate bill No. los,
has had the same under consideration and re-
p0s' 'aS0la0's cHAs. ]. LEEDS, Chairman.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-05


whereby the bill finally passed and moved to
lay that motion on the table, and the motion to
table prevailed.
Mr.. White obtained unanimous consent to call
IN the report of the Committee on Finance ON
House bill No. 3o2
On motion of Mr.. White, the report was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. White House bill No. 800 en-
titled AN act to authorize the city Of New Or
leans to revise and modify the budget OF ex-
penditures for the current year. to limit the
budget Of this aud future years, to define and
limit the responsibility of the city for the month
ly pro rata of all expenditures as fixed by said
budget. and to repeal all conflicting laws"
Was ordered read third time.
On motion of Mr.. White the constitutional
rules were suspended. the bill read a third time,
finally passed. title adopted, and notice Of con-
currence ordered sent to the House.
Mr.. White moved to reconsider the vote where
by the bill finally passed. and moved to lay that
motion on the table.
And the motion to table prevailed.
Also, report of Finance Committee on House
bill No. 271, entitled AN act for the relief of
Thos. a. Handy civil sheriff Of the parish Of
Orleans
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the bill was Or
dered read a third time.
On motion of Mr.. Robertson the constitutional
rules were suspended.
House bill No. 271 entitled An act for the re-
lief of Thomas II. Handy. Civil Sheriff Of the
parish of Orleans"
Was read a third time. finally passed, title
adopted and notice Of concurrence ordered sent
to the House.
Mr.. Robertson moved to reconsider the vote
whereby the bill finally passed and moved to
, 1877-11-16
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.

Territory Anditor-Thomas NJ. Reed.
Territorial Trcasurer-Frank Tarbcll.
Territorial Librarian ElwoOd Evans.
Territorial Superintendent of Public In
tructions-ThomaS j. Ander.
Pilot Com. for Straits of Fuca-H. e.
Morgan, j. Ii. Swift, G. C. Bartlett.
Pilot Com. for Columbia River.-J. B.
Nnapp, Ii. J. Comegys, J. f. Stout.
Fish CommssiOner-A. r. Stream.
University Regents--C. II. Larrabee,
A. IL. Steel, G. V. Calhoun, John Rea.
Dane BagleN.
Trustees for Insane IIospital-T. I. Nc
G.. B. Kendall, NJ. S. Booth,
Code COmmissioner--H G.. Strive.
Supreme Court Reporter.--J. b. Allen.
Short Hand Reportel--J. c. Cochran.
Board of Health for Puget Sound-L. b.
Hastings, G. +. p. Wood, Chas. Eisenbeis.
Board Of lmmigration-A. Ii. Ii. Stu
art, " +. Gerrish, o. p. Lacy.
Board of Education-S. NJ. Wait, Miss
Ruth Rounds, Thomas Burk.
, 1877-11-16
x GOOD BARGAIN.

I offer for sale, cheap for cash,
my whole right, title and interest in
the stage line running between Port
Discovery and Port Townsend, to,
gether with one good dwelling house
and splendid stable; also the lease,
Tor two years, Of the land upon which
the buildings stand, at Tukey's Land,
ing, Port Discovery Bay.
The entire stock and outfit for run
ming the whole route, consists of two
splendid stage horses, one saddle
horse, one - four horse" stage, one
express wagon, two sets double har-
ness, one set lead harness, one rid
ing saddle, and other articles belong
ing to the concern, which are all in
good running order.
The business is good for from $500
to 81, 200 year, properly managed.
Parties wishing to go into the
business will please call soon, as bad
health forces me to quit the business,
Call on me at Tukey's Landing,
or in Port Townsend, or on j. A.
Kuhn, at the latter place.
GEORGE COOPER.
, 1877-11-16
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

Divine service viii he held in the Presbyte-
rinn church next Sabbath at IL a. VI. and r..
NJ sabbath school at . r. NJ, Ladies' sewing
circle on Tuesday afternoon aud evening.
PRAYER meeting and Bible studyat ~ O'Clock
~ nA ~ n-flpV evening.
Services will be held in st. Paul's church ON
sunday next ut IL \. NJ and =. NJ. sunday
schOOlAt .. II. Evening prayer ON Wcdnes-
day, al O'Clock. Litany on Friday smornmg,
day evening ut O'Clock, ut the residence of
the Rector.
There will be preaching in the NJ. r. church
on sunday next, morning and evening, by
Rev John Parsons, the pastor. sunday school
at . r. NJ Prayer meeting on Thursday even
ings, and class and teachers meetings ON Sat
urlnN eYCnings.
, 1877-11-16
RErAIREp. -rhe Pilot boat Lottie ha.

REPAIRED. --rhe Pilot boat Lottie has
been thoroughly y repaired at Seattle by Mr..
Mitchell, ship carpenter, on the marine
railway of Mr.. VIM. Hammond. The
bottom was not so badly eaten by the
worms as was supposed. Mr.. Mitchell
has removed all the defective planks and
replaced them with new, and has put on II
new and deeper shoe on the keel than she
had before, and has thoroughly painted
her so that she Is rs good as new, She was
down from Seattle by Capt. James
Dalgarduo on Wednesday last.
, 1877-11-16

Daily cost Of mining on the Comstock
lode is thus footed up by the Virginia EN-
terprise: "The tinbers used to put under
ground, and prevent the caying Of the
miueS of the Comstock, cost $1,000 a day;
the flrcwood, mostly consumed by the
steam engines, G,OOO; candles burned in
the mines. 81, 900; the quicksilver lost, S2,-
900; and icc needed for cooling the water
ror drinking In the hot lower levels, 81, 600
a day. The Consolidated Virginia alone
USES lee daily worth $50. over two tons
of bullion. continuing forty per ceut in
value ot gold, Is produced, valued at from
$l3O,OOO to SljO,OOO
, 1877-11-16
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
LOCAL n EWS.

THE RETURN-t'he editor of this pa
Nor. after short though successful cau-
,as,iug tour in Clailmm. returned late on
Monday evening. The exact worth Of
his prizr has not Yet been computed, and
u.odc>ty forh'dN more than II passing mcu-
t.nu. lie Younger Ga.r portion OF our
r,nuntion seemed 70 appreciate the oc-
,,.jon. a. they cnugrgated in mum
h,rs of considerable or more on
Tuesday evening and gave one Of thcir
uppulHr free gnter'ainmentS--asktng how
ever. for the whercwitml to procure call
die, amt other necessities. After raging
r,ran hour or -. the storm Snb.idrd with
fine assistance of a constable. and the cain
which followed was interrupted by strains
of sweetest music. 1t was nine O'Clock,
and the retiring sun had long since bid
ad en- to western skies, and all the light
which served TO guide nocturnal footsteps
came from tie pale moonbrams rs they
shrugged through tie cloudcd darkness %!
tine nisht. Amid such favorable surround
inss. the pale light and balmy evening
a,r, the rich melody of eight voiccs-iiyc
gentlemen and three ladies-cnme wei
ling up as tl.ey Blended together in artisti-
mlIy rendering the different parts ju-
diriously selected pieces. Music hath
charms." So thought the favored ones
whose acknowledgements are due, and
whose warnest thanks are rendered To the
kind friends so thoughtful and conipli-
mcntary in their efforts. Upon invitation
they came into the parlor to spend few
minutes ina pleasant call, after which.
taking mp again the characters of serenad-
ers, their vocal powers were exercised
upon another selection, and they wcudcd
their way hOmewlrd, leaving bright re-
collections, and theirnames booked among
the friends oi future lie.
, 1877-11-16
NEW LAWS.

The following are copies of two import
ant laws recent Y passed by the Legisla-
tnre ofthis Territory: a'l .
SIC. l. b. it enacted, ect., ETC.. That
whenever any city or town has been sur
Ncyed and plated, aud plat thereof
showing the roads, streets and alleys has
been fled IN the Office of the Auditor OF
the county IN which such city or town is
located. such p.a, shah be deemed the oili-
cial plat Of such city or town, and all
roads, streets and alleys in such city or
town. A. shown by such plat, be aud the
same are declared pNblic highways.; Pro-
vid"d that nothing herein shall apply to
any part ofa city Or town that has been
vaGl,rd according to law.
SIC J. This act to take en&ct and be
in force from and after its approval by the
Governor.
Approved Nov. 0, 1877.
, 1877-11-16

PASSENGERS BY DAKOTA. Port
TOwnScud--Capt. G ii Burton, Lieut., &
Il Humphreys, Lieut. II Jones, Lieut. G.
A Williams, and 35 III stcelHge. For Sc
atte-H Jones, A A Smith, Mrs Nc
Naught, Mrs Chapman, Mrs A II Pape,
f Wyman, 5 Kenny and wife, ii Thomp-
son, wife aud son, Mrs l. l. Stct.on, Mrs
NJ Meyers. Miss Meyers, Mrs Hart, Miss
Hart, G West, G. Banreck,' j l. Tamage,
wife and child, an1 in atceragc. For
Tacoma-Mrs Walters and daughter, Mrs
G ID Connick, Mrs VI Bynn, Miss
Johnson, S & Allen, W 7 Stevens, and A
in strcrage. For Olympia-N Crosby Il
sou, Mrs McAttees and children, Miss NJ
Dempsie, and in steerage.
, 1877-11-16

FLoUR.-'lhe shipmcntof flour aud meal
from Portland to Tacoma, for Sound ports
aud for British Columbia, has reached pro-
porti"is Chat would astonish any one who
had not been informed upon the subject.
Almost any day there may be seen in the
railroad company's warehouse pile OF
iour IN sacks, Of from 2Oto so tons, brought
TIE evenino previous, aud dawaitng the ar.
glVal Of some Sound bout" Herald"
, 1877-11-16

PORT DECovEEY.-0ur correspondent
at the above point sends few items.
among which are: The mill which has
been idle for several days, will resume
work on Monday next on full time. The
S'oop II. l.. Tbbins, Capt. Jno. Libbin
made the trip from Port Townsend to
Port Discovery mil in , hours and 10
minutes. Our crack huntsman, Il. Green
law, with Mr.. +, j. Hart, killed another
Zig beara few days ago.
, 1877-11-16

WE understand that the damage OF the
Constitution through her recent disaster is
so great as to make IL Improbable to fit
her up again as steamship, aud her hull
which Is still staunch will perhaps be sold
by the company to some one who will
make u sailing vessel Of her.
, 1877-11-16

SEC. /. Br it enacted, etc., That fifty
per cent. OF ali money arising from the
iSsuanreS OF licenses for the sale of spir-
iluou, liquors in the county Of Jefferson,
shan be set apart for the use of common
schools in said county, and be distributed
aS other school moneys are distributed
therein.
, 1877-11-16
MARKET REPORT.

MONEY MARKET
PORTLAND. 60 Legal Tenders, 96E buying
974 selling.
Gold in New York l03
Coin exchange on san Francisco, per cent
prCmium Currency, l-2per cent. premium.
Coin on New York, aper cent,
Brokers are buying silver at l2 discount.
selling H.