The Russellville Democrat., 1878-10-24
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL TIcKE'
Of Washington County.

We learn from Rev. R. w.. Goudelock that the Carroll County Bowlder has suspended.
 Tine State Immigration Society has postponed it's regular annual meeting until next January.
 The Fayetteville Democrat has entered upon its eleventh volume. Congratulations and best wishes, Bro. Moore.
 The Grand Chapter of the Roy al Arch Masons has adjourned over until Thursday before the second Tuesday in January.
 The family of R. ". Blew, pub fisher of the Western Methodist con- sisted in all of seven souls. All but one little girl were taken off by the yellow fever.
 The Lonoke Democrat is stren uously opposed to adopting the dis trict system as means of reducing the members of our State Legisla- ture.
 Jeff Davis. Jr, aged 21, only son of Jefferson Davis, late President of the defunct Southern Confederaey, died of the yellow fever on the 17th lnst., six miles from Memphis.
 The proposition to submit the question of lnstructing for U. s. Senator to the people at the Congress sional election is evidently not go- ing to meet with the appreciation of the best element of the party.
 The Saint Louis Fair Associa- tion offers premium of four hun dred dollars, to be awarded Sept. 1st 1879, to the largest cotton shipper from Arkansas--cotton for actual sale in that market.
 Il. R. Democrat: Bright pros poets ahead for Arkansas. Good health, good crops, good country for the man in search of home. Now is the time te come while such homes may be had almost for the asking.
 MT. J. F. Harley, of Clarksville, became involved in difficulty with Tom Collins, at Hot Springs, last week resulting Iu. the shooting of the latter by the former. Tbe wound is not fatal.
 -Jno. M. Bradley, the Independ- ent candidate for Congress in the 2nd Dist. is catching particular clips" on all sides and from all quar- ters. The regular nominee, w. F. Slemons, will beat him out of sight.
 The sprightly, bright, newsy Pine Bluff Daily Press reaches us regularly now, and we would't know what to do or how to get along with out tiff Newman should "bust"-a contingency which we hope will nev- CT occur.
 Lieut.. Benner, of the U. s. A., commander of the relief boat, Jno. NJ. Chambers, f.ll victim to the terrible scourge and now slumbers with the scores of other heroic men who sacrificed their own lives Tn their efforts to save others.
 The Democratic Executive Com mittee of St. Francis County have ordered Primary Election to be held by the Democratic party of that County to ascertain the wishes of the party in that county as to their choice for the U. $. Senate.
 The editor of the Forrest City Courier suggests that the question of Whipping Post, or No Whipping Post, be submitted to the electors  of the county at primary election on the 2nd day of November. This looks to us very much like retro grading in civilization.
 John Postoak, 8 full-blood In dian, has been sentenced by the U. s. Court, to be hung at Ft. Smith on Friday, the goth day of December, for the murder of John Engley and his wife. The crime was most shocking and heart sickening one. Judge Parker's address to the guilty wretch in passing sentence on him was very impressive.
 Fort Smith is to have another newspaper It will be issued by Mess. John CarneL and c, II. Wheel CT, and will come to the front about