The Russellville Democrat., 1878-12-05
GENERAL NEWS

The Harrison Time 8 quotes corn at that place at 20 cents per bushel.
 There were several weddings in high life in the City of Roses last week
 -Mr. J. P. Henderson is now as sis;ant Editor of the Saline County Digest.
 Mrs. Anna D. Thompson, has been commissioned Postmistress at Memphis.
 The city records of Hot Springs were stolen from the city hal last Friday night.
 Associate Justice w. B. Eagin. of Louisiana, died at his residence, near Shreveport, on the 2Sth ult.
 The Van Burcn Press man is happy because the shop keepers of that town light up and keep open houses after nighttall.
 Another such misfortune or two to Col. Bob Johnson, as was the flop over" of the Arkansaw Travel CT, and all his chances for the Sena to"ship will be dissipated into very thin air.
 The White County Beacon cor rectly says:
 "Three of the papers supporting R. W. Johnson. are in one city, and two others owned by one individual, facts not to be overlooked in the count"
 We have never been an ahuser nf Bob Johnson We have always held the highest regard for Col. Johnson, and have never ''ahused and cursed" him as announced hy the Democrat" --Arkansaw Traveller.
 You haven't, eh? How about your memorable "Seventeen reas onsf"
 The Newport Journal says of the "tcn strike"
 "The Arhansaw Traveller, hereto tore one oi the hard biters,' has re- gently softentd down. and now IS pouscs the claims of Johnson in his two papers. for |. S. Senator. War ner has been visiting Little Rock very regular of late, and there is no telling what has happened to hlm. When a man falls from grace and gets out into the wilderness of sin, he gets desperately reckless, and does not hesitate to say all manner of bad things about those who are entirely above suspicion. We have never seen more striking illustra- tion of this truth than is afforded by the last Arkansaw Tray Ter.
 To GET NoToRIEFY There are many men who thiuk uotoriety IS q big thing. no matter how il is ob- talned. The Arkansas Watchman tells how the country newspaper of Arkansas may get notoriety. Says the WatChman:
 Iii we were bnund to have cheap notorlety. we shuuid do ike Harry Warmer. et alls. we'd declare Tor Bob Johnson, aud thereby rlde into the Gazette's lauditoiv columns. We are not alter such notoyiety, tho"
 Says the Hot Springs Tele. graph:
 The future of the South does no; rest alone with political solidity so much as with the success of the ear nest efforts now beng made every where to educate the masses-male and female, white and black, This is the only sale route t0 a pcrma- nent prosperity. in after years when tue success ot this grand oh jcct as been achieved. no ghost uf a probable "third term will have pow ti " NHoht us W .Ai ANt AAtNANtAluS = visions imperialism.
 Cad Allard shot and seriously wounded his father, L. S. Ailard, at Hot Springs last Friday. There has been family reud existing for some time, aud some months ago old man Atlard was divorced from his wife, and tine Homestead was assign ed to Mrs. A. On the evening of the shooting the old gentleman en deavore,j to effect iorcibie entrance into the house and the son in the en. dealor to eject him, shot him as above stated.
 STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. = There will be meeting of all inter ested parties at Little Rock, Ark. on the third Monday in January, Is 70, to affect permanent orgauiza tion of a State Historical Society Meantime all persons, interested il the object, are requested 10 collect