The Russellville Democrat., 1878-12-19

The Police Judge, of Little Rock is under going an impcacb ment trial.
 Judge S. NJ. Barnes, of Little Rock. has been appointed U. s. Dis. trict Attorney for Mexico.
 The Kentucky Legislature has appropriated $l0,000 to erect a mon ument to John c. Breckenridge.
 -Argenta has a new paper-Jas. B. Smedley editor and proprietor. We have not yet seen a copy of it.
 We are glad to see that Mr. Bialne's speech has met that enthusi astic reception in the North which was confidently expected by the Blaine stripe of Republicans.
 Gov. Hampton was elected to the United States Senate from South Carolina, on the 10th inst. by an al most unanimous vote. On the same day he had his leg amputated below the knee.
 Col, G. W. Brownlow, for nearly two years special ageutof the Treas ury Department in this State, has been transferred to Kentucky, and Col. Ferdinand Meyer of St Louis, takes his place.
 If there is man in Arkansas who is painfully proficient" in or biography, it is the editor of the Arkansaw Traveller. He spelled Rus selivllle in three different ways ln the last issue of his paper.
 Some of our State exchanges are publishing the statement that the next session oi the State Legis- lature will meet on the Ilth of Janu- ary. This is q mistake. The legis iatare will meet on the I'd Monday in January, and that occurs on the 18th day of the month.
 Montgomery Blair has given his views to the public on the Preslden- tial question in 1880. He thinks Mir. Hidden is the only Democrat who can win in that race. Ne beg leave to differ with Mir. Blair. There is Thurman, Hendricks, Bayard and others who are jast as available as Mr Tilasn, and who are not wrap. ped up in ideas altogether in the in terests of the East.
 We are sorry to see from the last issue ot the Arkausaw Traveller, that the editor of that paper, our particular friend, Harry Warner, has q bad case of mania a potu; and we regret still more that q strange hallu- cination haunts him that causes him to writhe in continual agony of fear, in winch he imagines that he is about to be crushed to death by an avalanche of Russellville DEMOCRATS. Poor Harry! We sincerely hope he may recover.
 The Batesville Guard endorses the candidacy of of our respected townsman, John E. Crewnover, for engrosslng and enrolling clerk of the State Senate. After copying the no- tice Bro. Clark so kindly gave Mr. Crownover, Bro. Denton adds Bro. McGuirc's endorsement of Maj. Crownover is sufficient of itself for us to reproduce the above and tojoIn in what brother Clark says" Many thanks-you will find Mr. C. worthy and well qualified, and our endorse ment highly merited.--Arl1ansian.
 Mr. Crownover, is, We dare say, as worthy and well qualified a gentle man as there will be in nomination for the position.
 A WISE MEAsURE.-Senator Car land has introduced q bill in the Senate "to amend sthe judiciary act as to suits against certain corpora  tions." fthe bill should become law it will put stop to one great evil under which many of the coun- ties n our State are suffering, towit: the decrees of federal courts forcing counties to levy taxes in the constl- tutional limits to pay of judgements obtained by non resident spectators. We trust Senator Garland will be able to get his bill through success fully, consumation, which, if ae complished, will entitle him to much credit, and win for him the gratitude of our whole people.
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