The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01

and the firm reads now---Evins & Gray. We wish the new firm much success.
 "A proposition has been made by the Agent of the Dardanelle Springs to sell that property to the State for S22, 900 m scrip, for the use of an insane asylum. The Senate is to consider the proposition. The loca- tion woul1 be most excellent and healthy one for an Asylum, and the price asked is not an exofbitant one.
 Senator Williams, from Pulas- Xii, presented resolution in the Senate last Monday, requiring the Secretary of that body to send each newspaper in the State copy of each bill passed. This is sense. Let the people know the laws they are expected to yield obedience to.
 MT. Smith, of Scott county, is, we believe, the largest and hand somest member, though the honors are closely contested by Messrs. McHenry, Wilson, Gibson and Stan ley.-Gazette.
 Well see here, De Jarnette, have you not seen Davis of Pope yet? The Gazette has a good many friends in Pope, but you must be careful how you slight our representative.
 MT. Samuel Scott, an Ohio gen. tleman who is inspecting the lands of our state, was in town last Thurs day, and expressed himself as well pleased with what he has seen thus far. He went on down to Atkins and expects to be joinod there by some more Ohio men, all of whom contemplate purchasing lands on the L. R. & F. s. Ky. We hope they may be suited and become citi- zens of our county.
 To run a newspaper for three m nths and then spend three years in trying to escape the payment of the bills that were incurred on it's account, has been the experience of the founders of the Republic in this eity.-N. Y. Sun.
 And yet some men will allow their names to stand on the delin- quent subscribers list for months, just as though it cost nothing to run a newspaper. Verify if the right eous scarcely be saved what will be- come of the delinquent subscriber?
 MT. N. B. Archer, travelling agent and correspondent of the Memphis Avalanche was in town and honored us with a social call last Friday. He expressed himself well pleased with the business-like and lively air presented by the towns along the line of the Ft. Smith Road, and came to the very correct conclusion that we must have good agricultural country to back up such towns.
 The Mexican War Veteran As sociation of Arkansas will hold it's annual meeting at Little Rock on the 22d day of February for the pur- pose of the annual election of offic- CTS of the Association; an1 also for the purpose of celebrating the birth day of Washington and the victory of Buena Vista. We believe there are several of our best citizens who were in that war; nong the num- Der, J. l.. Shinn and Esq. II. s. Maddux, of our town, and Hugh Hamilton.
 A MATTER OF SIMPLE JUsTICE.--- We entirely concur with the view expressed by the committee whose communication from Dover appears in to-day's paper in regard to the State indemnifying the citizens of this county for losses incurred dur ing the militia troubles here in 1872. Pope county has always been prompt and willing to do her whole duty whenever the State has needed the services of her men or means. The depredations committed in 1872 by Dodson and his militia were done under the sanction of the State and justice now demands that the State should indemnify, at least in meas ure, the citizens of our county for the pecuniary loss sustained then.
 THE Dov FER ScHooL.---Ir is truly gratifying to note the degree of zeal with which our friends at Dover are taking hold of the educational interests of their section, and we congratulate the god people of that town upon the success with which their efforts in this direction have been crowned. There is no reason in the world why Dover should not be made noted as an educational seat for the youth of this and adjacent counties. The location is all that could be desired. With perfect quiet, nothing to detract the atten- ten of pupils from their studies with the healthy location, with the cheapness at which pupils can be boarded at school there, and with an educator like the Rev. Mir. Dog gett in charge of the school, "a man most eminently qualified, not only on account of his scholarly attain