The Russellville Democrat., 1878-06-20

m. Both trains have 20 minutes at RusseIlville for dinner.
 We are indebted to Mr Bell for samples of his early corn. MT. B. also brought us . cotton bloom.
 ---The employees of this office return thanks to Mrs. K. E. Judd, and Master Robbie Erwin for boquets of rare and beautiful flowers.
 ---Mr. Edd Bernard got back from Texas last Tuesday, and will once again be citizen of our town. Well come back. Edd.
 ---We were very much pleased to sec Dr. Harrell again able to be on the street last Monday, after his protracted illness.
 MT. and Mrs. Dcaton, of Missis- sippi, have been in town the past week on 2 visit to their daughter, Mrs. J. H. Perry, of this place.
 Maj. T. Hartman, the Supt. par of the West, passed down the road Tuesday. We were pleased to see him in excellent health snd spirits.
 Among the agreeable visitors to our office this week, we note MT. Will Mourning and MT. Isaac Lowenberg, of Atkins; Hon. H. M. Jacoway, of Dardanelle, and Messrs. Snyder and Ross, of Cagles Mills.
 ---The employees of this office were the recipients of a handsome GAINING at the hands of Capt. R. J. Wilson, on last Tuesday. Mir. Wilson is just in receipt of lot of these necessary appendages to a gentleman's toilet, and we advise "the boys" to go at once and buy one.
 Misses Florence Fruit. Alice liar key and Ina Mckenzie, and Messrs. Lawrence Russell, Joe Bradley and Cloyd Williamson, all students of the A. I. U. from this place, got home last Tuesday. Mir. Russell brings with him the silver medal for second best prize for Reclamation.
 ---VEEY CLosE.---When it came to voting for second choice for Governor in the Illinois township convention last Saturday, it was 35 for Hughes and B for Fletcher. Between Williams and Eakin it was also close, the former get ting 45 and the latter fl. Witt and Lear stood B to fl. Baker and Garner 43 to 42. McKennon and Byers, fol State's Atty of this district, S4 to "A.
 See the notice of the grand Grange picnic at Shiloh on the 9th of July. Il Is a splendid idea for the people to gel together once year in these friendly social gatherings and renew old friend. ships and acqualntances. It is a great relaxation from the toll and care of life and makes the people more cheerful and happier. We return many thank: for special invitation to attend, but we fear we will be away from home and thus be deprived of that pleasure.
 At the Illinois township convention last Saturday everything passed of very smoothly and nicely until it came to giving an expression for Prosecuting Attorney. At this point there was such intense interest and so much zeal manifested by the friends of each con. testant that everything was confusion and all order was rendered impossible for long time. Finally, however, 2 vote was obtained by forming the friends of each aspirant into two col umns and counting. The representa- tion was the best we have ever seen al a township convention here; the ss. tendance being unusually large, over one-third of the entire voting strength of the township was on hand.
 --See the programme and announce ment of the musical concert by Prof Botefuhr and some of the musical class of the A. I. U. Keep in mind the date next Wednesday evening, at College Hall--and give the worthy cause lib eral patronage. The Fayetteville Dem ocrat speaking of the concerts given by Prof. B. says:
 "As we have before mentioned, Prof Botefuhr, with several of his advanced music pupils, will visit several cities ol the State during the summer vacation and give concerts, the chief object being to show the people of the State the musical proficiency of their University The party will consist of excellent pianists, vocalists and vi0linists, ant can assure our friends over the noun. tain who hear them, rich musica feast"
 DAY 4 PRoUDFrr.- We beg leave t call the attention of our merchants ant cotton shippers to the new card of thi'
 firm in to-day's paper. Mir. Jno. c Southerland, the gentlemanly ant thoroughly business-like representative of the house was in town yesterday renewing his acquaintance with many of our merchants whom he has knowr for years. and forming the acquaint ance of others. The house is of sucl long-established standing and has woI such a favorable reputation wherever 1t has done business, that we recon it to our people without hesitation The market reviews and price quota tions issued by this house we have al ways found to be so carefully prepared as to render them valuable and reliable