The Russellville Democrat., 1877-12-20

revived.
 The Adams Redfeld plan has about "winked out"
 Both Houses of Congress have adjourned until Jan. 10th, prox.
 pr. A. T. Bledsoe, editor of the Southern Review, died on the 9th inst.
 Chicago received 60,000 hogs on the 18th inst. We call that going the whole hog"
 The greenback party elected their candidates for school directors in Little Rock.
 The Prescott Daily Clipper is the latest candidate for public favor. Success, Bro. Bascom.
 The Turkish forces at Plevna have been starved out, and have un- conditionally surrendered.
 Patterson, democrat, of Cobra do, has got through all right, and was seated on the 12th inst, by a vote of I16 to no.
 Helena had a s60,0O0 fire last Thursday night. The Daily World office was destroyed. Very sorry to hear of your bad fortune, Bro, Burke.
 The Dardanelle Independent Arkansian showed it's "git-up- and git" by giving its readers the full text of the Presidents Message in supplement form.
 , In beha alf of ourself and the peo- pie of our county we tender thanks to the Independent Arkansian for giving our article on Pope County the benefit of its circulation. We shall be glad to reciprocate.
 --Eustis, democrat, of Louisiana, was admitted to seat in the U. 5. Senate on the 18th inst The Sen ate is now full for the first time in almost five years. It stands: Re- publicans, 39; Democrats, 36; Inde- pendents, David Davis.
 The White County Record gives the Gazette some more "old fashion ed arithmetic" which that paper cannot answer to save it's life. Fall back upon your immense patriotism, Bro. Mitchell, and call Frolich de- signing demagogre, traitor to the party, etc., etc.
 The Gazette says the repudia- tionists don't want the State debt settled. The repudiationists, Bro. Mitchell, were trying hard to get the debt settled during last session of the legislature, while your paper op- posed all action whatever. You were chen in favor of the do nothing policy, which you new think so fatal to our State credit.
 The news from our Mexican bor- der is ad;-bad for Texas, bad for the government, and likely to lead to still worse for Mexico. Hostilities were going on last Saturday, at San Elizario and six Texans and one U. s. soldier had fallen. The governor had telegaaphed the President for US. troops and the sequel will most likely be open war with fool-hardy Mexico-a war which can only end in a sound drubbing for Mexico and the submission to any terms the U. S. Government may dictate.
 Hon. E. P. Watson, of Benton county, member of the last legisla- turc, has written letter to the Ga zette replying to some personal re- marks which that paper made about him, and giving some facts in re- gard to the State Finance question. The Gazette refused to publish the letter, for it dared not attempt to an swer Watson's points The Fayette- vile Democrat, has, however, pub lishcd the letter, and it is most scathing review of the Gazette's s course, and an unanswerable exposi, tioni of the Scalers scheme, showing clearly that it would be fatal mis- take tor the State to adopt the Adams -Redfleld plan. The Gazette dares not publish such letters as is Watson's, for it knows that were it to do so the deception and misrepre- sentations which it has attempted to palm off on the people would be ex- posed. We will endeaver to give Mir. Watson's letter publication in our next issue.