The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

---Oysters i'll any style at Barrelles. The business manager is of on Mardi Gras hunt.
 ---Go to Blrrelle's for your meals. Ready at any hour.
 ---Is winter over? The weather Or the past two weeks looks like it very much.
 Miss Rhoda Poe, q sister of onr fellow townsman F. II. Poe, is now in our town, visiting.
 We make our acknowledgement to Hons. ., E. Tobey and l.. w.. Davis for valuable favors from the capital.
 Hon. w. II. Harrison, member of the Legislature from Yell, was in town Monday, en route back to the capital.
 s-----.LnR $. fE.---A $720 Pia DO of the very best make---the Arion. Price, 1860 cash. Apply, for 20 days, at this office.
 Many of our farmers are now busy sowing oats, while others have finished and are pushing ahead at other farm work.
 Ut only costs about three cents a week to get the DEMOCRAT. Every one of you wasts ten times that sum. Subscribe at once.
 Arthur Erwin, at the Post office will furnish any newspaper or Magazine published ill the United States at club rates.
 -"Brevity," they say, "is the soul of wit;' so if you won't, Harry have your own way about it, and we will excuse you this time.
 Ut will soon be time to plant potatoes. They are good crop, give large yield and are an ex- cellcnt add wholesome uiet.
 The lecture at the Presbyterian church, last Sunday. by Prof. J. J. Rockwell, was we'll attended, and highly admired by large audience. The Senate has passed the bill requiring druggists to take out the State and county license for selling liquors, the same as is required of other liquor dealers.
 The old fogy idea that fraud yitiates all things with which it may be connected is exploded. The action of the electoral commission knocks all such silly nonsene as that higher than kite.
 The Senate has our thanks for passing the resolution to furnish newspapers with printed copies of hills; also the Secretary of that body has many thanks for his promptness in sending forward copies of bills.
 We had the pleasure of a call from Prof. J. J. Rockwell, or Ew- ing Seminary, last Monday. We are pleased to hear the Professor speak in such sanguine and hopeful terms of the school and its prospect
 Who says now that we have mol a judiciary above partisanism Who says now thai a member of tn, Supreme Court of this great country would allow his views and decision' to he warped by partisan considera tions?
 The saloon keepers have bea the town authorities again, by sue ceeding in procuring an injunction forbiddng tn enforcement of thu new ordinance in regard to salooI keepers. The council will have [, try again.
 Representative Davis, of Pope has introduced 8 bill providing fo a department or bureau of agricul iure, mining, manufacture and i'm migration. Some wholesome legis Iation in this direction will be great " to the advantage of the State.
 We have received a copy of tn Windsor (Mo.,) Register, in whiel we see the programme of gran' entertainment to be given at tn Christian Chur h in Windsor on tn night of Feb. l2th. We notie among the Dramatis Persouae tn name of our quondam acquaintance and fair friend, Miss Tennie Will samson, whose name will no doub awaken many pleasant reminiscen ees in the minds of many of he tflonds here.