The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-31
RUssELLvILLE, ARK.
-Ihe Little Rock Star character


 THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. e4, isys
 The Little Rock Star character izes the Haywood Bros. Troupe as a yulgur and stupid fraud
 The town of Osceola has 20 wid- ows, anu several others who might as well be-so says the Times.
 The Sixth Annual Session of the Arkansas Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, met at Little Rock last Thursday.
 The Murphy Temperance move ment is creating quite m agitation in the city of Roses. Lots of room for the blue ribbon there.
 A subscription has been taken mp among the business men of Van Buren and money raised to purchase town clock for the new courthouse.
 The first number of the Hot Springs Illustrated Monthly has made it's appearance. The Little Rock Star says It is a very credita- bic paper both in pictorial and liter ary merits.
 A fearful famine prevails thro'- out the providences of North China. Nine millions of people are destitute and starving. Children are daily of fered in the markets to appease the bangs of hunger.
 The Mathews Silver resolution, declaring that U. 5. Bonds are paya- ble in silver coin came to vote in the Senate on the 25th inst, and was passed by vote of 43 to P.
 Now let silver ,be internationally remonetized and it's coinage author ized in unlimited quantities.
 The memorial of Montgomery Blair to the Maryland legislature proposing 2 judicial investigation of Mr. Hayes titie to the Presidency i. discloses the fact that the American people do not ask or want a reopen ing of that question. The time is now past for all such, and term of political peace until the next Presi- dential election will do the country more good than anything else.
 --THE WASHINGTON D. CD PosT. We have been receiving this ex- cellent Democratic Journal as daily exchange for some days past, and we certainly appreciate it most highly. It is live, newsy, and well edited journal, and is thoroughly democrat ic. We hope to see it enjoy prosper ity h an eminent degree. The Post can be had mailed, postage paid, for 66 cents per month or $S per year.
 The Philadelphia Standard re- ports fatal accident at that place on Sunday the 18th Inst,--t1e re- suit of earelessly handling fire arms. Several young men had assembled in the back room of MT. Gresham s Drug store, and one of them, Thos. A. Heard, Jr., while handling self cooking revolver was shocked and terrified at the accidental discharge of the fire-a arm and the simultaneous falling of Mr. Gresham. The ball had ranged into the bowels, and death ensued the following day.
 TIE STATE CONVENTION. Prescott Dispatch suggests that the State Convention be held this year some place out side of Little Rock. The Dispatch says it would give bet ter satisfaction to the people, and leave less room to "holler cliques and rings" We do not see the force of the reasons. We think the State Capitol is the proper place. There all kinds of accommodations can bet ter be had, and it IS central to all parts of the State. The talk about "cliques and rings" don't amount to anything at all. If good delegates are sent up by the different counties "clIgues and rings" can accomplish no more at the Capitol than they could at any other place.. The Capi tol is the proper place.
 THE AR. PLAN DEAD.