The Russellville Democrat., 1878-11-14
GENERAL NEWS.

-E. w McCracken, the senior publisher of the Pine Bluff Republi can died on the 9th inst.
 The way Talbot defeated Ben Butler by 3o,00O is received with cheers all over the land.
 Gov. Hampton had his right leg broken in two places, by jumping from his mule, while out hunting last week.
 A Gainesville correspondent of the Little Rock Democrat thinks that Gov H. M Rector is THE man for |. 5. Senator.
 Little Rock is to have a Cotton Compress. It will be erected on Elm St, between Main and Scott, and will be in full operation in about two weeks.
 The Board of Health of Little Rock raised the last quarantine res friction last Friday, and there is now no restriction whatever on the shipment ot any thing from Memphis
 The Democrats have q clear ma jority of l500 in Faulkner county, (so says the Traveler) and yet they only cast 305 votes Tn the Congress- ional election. D0 such men de serve to be freemen?
 The "Repuhs'' can now raise the howl of solid South" again. Last Tuesday the noble old Democracy of the South had q grand dress parade, and not break was presented in the magnificent hne.
 MT J. k. Brietz has severed his connection with the Fort Smith Her aid, and in handsome little speech bids his readers good bye in the Issue of the Huh. Success and prosperity attend ycu MT. Brcitz.
 The survivors of Goyen's Brig ade purpose having a grand reunion at Little Rock. Jan. 20, 1879. Sur. yivors of that command are request ed to correspond with r. D. Denton, at batesville, Ark.
 The status of affairs in Europe is very uncertain; and it $ hard to tell whether it is to ter.nlnate in q bloody war, or whether there will be an understanding which will super. cede such dire calamity. Let us hops for the latter.
 The White County Beacon after carefully considering the situation and scrutinizing the various candi- dates now in the field for U. $. Sen ator, comes out fairly for Hon. J. D. Walker, of Washington county. Correct. Go up head, Mr. Bennett.
 A London dispatch says the Old ham cotton operatives to the number Of 25,000 have determined upon a strike rather than sub. 1t to reduc- ton ofsix per cent on their wages. Eight million spindles will be effect ed by this action.
 The body of 4. T. Stewart was last week stolen from the family vault Tn St Marks Church grave. >. yaid, in q very mysterious way. Mrs. Stewart offers $25,00O reward for the recovery of the body and the conviction of the thieves.
 Station Agent Simpson Of the L. R. & F. $. Ky. at Argenta, was knocked down and robbed of $2500 while on his way from the depot to Little K ek. It is to be hoped that the murderous williams wIll be taken, and receive the full punishment of the law.
 Editor Hite, of the Clarksyile Herald, was severely caned by Dr.. J. II. Lenow, of Little Rock, last Friday, in the latter city. Dr. Le- now's aggreivanee was an article which Mr. Elite published some weeks ago, crticisjng very haishiy che D's course while a member of the Little Rock Board of Health
 -~Hamp Nca;, a negro of had re. pute, recently from Louisiana, last week committed the Gendish crime Of rape upon Mrs. Ham, a Foung wiuow, near ClarRsyille, Johnson County. He had an examination on the 5th inst, and the evidence was so conclusive that during the night q party of masked men visited the jai and took Neal out and hung hlm.
 -Rcproducing httle extract from another paper, Brother Mitch ell, of the Democrat saVs: