The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-17

A = this, without postotfice. The citi- zens are making strong effort to get one, and we hope they will sue ceed, for of course the town needs an office
 The Russellville DEMOCRAT and Atkins News are still making i'm pretty faces at each other. Breth ren, if you don't quit your behav- for, we'll order out the press associa- tion steam shingle for the stern pro motion of harmony among news paperial infants. = Bentonyille Ad- vance.
 Say, you fellows of the News, let's have our brooches half soledl
 The present years cotton crop is estimated at 4,829, ,250 bales about ten per cent. more than last year. If our farmers will now pre- pare to make next years crop ten cent. larger than this years, they will perhaps be able to get . price for it which will come within ten cent. of paying cost of production.
 The Commissioner of Internal Revenue at Little Rock has applied to the President for U. 5. Troops to aid him in suppresslng and destroying illicit distilleries. How about the posse comi- tatus clause in the army appropria- tion bill passed by the last Congress? Will that not prevent the use of troops in this way?
 The Batesyille Guard puts Hon. Chas. Minor, of Jackson county, in nomination for Speaker of the House of Representatives of the next State Legislature. There have been sev- eral other good names mentioned by different papers, but we doubt if there is another member of the next House who is so well qualified in all things which go to make . good pre- siding officer as HoN. ". N. FIsn- BACK, OF SEBASTIAN.
 The press of the State and many of its contributors are unanimous in the opinion that legal publications, sales and citations, should be pub Gshed in some newspaper in or ad- joining the county in which the sale is made. Rights of parties are ire quently sacrificed by simply post ing notices on the court house door, We hope the Legislature when it meets, will give this subject atten- tion.-Southern Standard.
 Representatives Moore, Hobson, and Burke will please make note of this, and when they take their places in the legislature, govern themselves accordingly.
 In some of the older States they have what is called Village Improve ment Associations. The object of these associations is to advocate and put into practice such measures as will advance the health, comfort, convenience and attractIveness of the town as regards walks, streets, drainage, planting of trees, shrubs and flowers, the abatement of hui sances, the placing of seats, water troughs, and fountains in public squares and places, the establish ment of reading-room and cIrcu- lating library, &c., &c. The forma- tion of similar clubs might be profit able here in the South.
 -SrlLL BETTER.-In another arti- cle in to-day's paper we give the re- suit of the Congressional elections on the Sth inst, as resulting in q Democratic gain of six Congress- men. The full returns, however, differ somewhat from our other re port. In Ohio the Democrats gained only three instead of four members i but in Iowa, which we yielded en. tirely to the Republicans, there were two Districts, which by coalition of the Democrats and National, de feated the Republican candidates As we msy very safely count on the support and cooperation of these l two candidates, the aggreSatC strengh gained is seven members l insted of six.
 It was reported by Pope coun- ty paper that a suit had been insti- tuted against Gross & Rosenwater for selling whiskey to the husband of Mrs. Eubanks, against her or ders, and she claImed $2,000 dama- ges. The paper said c & R were not in the country. This proved to be q mistake as Gross was present at the trial this week and was acquit ted Weekly State.
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