The Russellville Democrat., 1878-09-26

M eSSrS. Blocner ~ MltcHelI tahe charge of the l.. R. Democrat Oct. l.
 Eight of the Little Rock nurses who visited Memphis to serve dur ing the present epidemic, have died.
 Maj. Geo. A. Gallagher, who some three weeks ago attempted self-destruction by planting pistol ball in his brain, in his office at Lit tie Rock, is, contrary to all expecta- tion, still alive with fair prospects for ultimate recovery.
 The State of Oregon gives the Democrats gain of one in each house of the national congress. Hon. J. II. Slater was elected to the Sen ate to succeed Mitchell, republican. Mir. Slater is sound on the currency question.
 The grecnback idea is, like a lump of leaven, spreading and work ing throughout the entire length and breadth of the land. Hand in hand it and democracy will go marching on, and republicanism will soon be thing of the past.
 M. l.. Rice is announced as the regular greenbacker's candidate for Congress in the Third District. w.. ". Wiltshire is also an independent candidate for the same position, holding also to the same views on the currency question. But "old re- liable" Jordan E. Cravens will beat the whole outfit of. them,-not only beat them, but beat them badly.
 --The Ben Butler bullies tried to run the Democratic convention in Massachusetts on the l7th inst. They succeeded in getting possess ion of the Hall and kept up such dis order and confusion that it was found impossible to proceed to busi- ness, and it was therefore resolved to adjourn the regular Democratic convention over until yesterday to meet at Boston. The Butlerites nominated full ticket headed by old Ben, himself.
 The Greenback sentiment is ma king itself felt. Even John Sher- mans orthodoxy isn't sufficient to resist the pressure, and here of late he has let some very heretical ex- pressions slip from his lounge. For instance he is reported as having said the other day that "when it comes to question of legal tender notes and National bank notes, he was in favor of the lcgal-tenders all the time." This is doing pretty well for John Sherman to start on. We guess he has heard the news from Maine.
 The Hot Springs Daily Sentinel, of the 17th gets off very mean and unjust stricture upon Little Rock for her action in quarantining. The Sentinel weighs the few paltry dol lars which Hot Springs might have made off of the panic stricken, un- fortunate refugees against the health and life of thousands of the citizens of the various towns in our State which would in all probability have been infected, but for Little Rock s wise precautions. Little Rock did just right.
 Last Friday we received the first two numbers of the Pine Bluff Daily Press, and we arc proud that our State shows such prosperity and progress as IS indicated by the es- tablishment and issuance Of such n ereditable paper. The Daily Press is as neat, as clear and clean, and as handsome in typographical appear ance as any paper anywhere; and it is, in addition to all this as newsy as q whole News Depot. Its telegraph ic intelligence is full and fresh; its local news shows "get-up-and get" in the compiler; it's home market re- port and price-currcnt is complete and we'll arranged ;-the whole paper is a No. l. Bro. Newman, we con gratulate you, and we trust your city may appreciate your enterprise as it ought to be appreciated, for it is a great credit to a town of the size of Pine Bluff to have such an excellent daily. Send us your excellent paper regularly.