The Russellville Democrat., 1878-03-14
RuSSELLyILLE, ARK.
Col. B. ". M. Warren has sta

There were 67 failures in New York city Tn February, the aggregate liabilities reaching $2,65s,39s.
 Richard Green was hanged at Kansas City, Mo, on the lst inst, for murder committed in Feb. 1877.
 Win. Daniels, the murderer of Jesse K. Miller, in Feb. 1877, was hung at Warrensburg, Mo-, on the 1st inst.
 Alexander Mcdonald, an ex- Senator from this State has failed and schedule of his assignment shows liabilities $2l9,2 with real assets of $l AGO.
 The Lake Shore Sentinel has suspended, Col. Gatewoood having removed to Greenville, Miss, where he has commenced the publication of the Grcenville Sentinel.
 The Newcomb Buchanan Distil- ling Company, of Louisville, Ky, one of the largest and wealthiest es- tablishments of the kind in the country have failed
 There is likely. to be dead lock in the running of the Virginia State government, owing to the dreadfully embarrassed financial con dtion of the State.
 The Forrest City Times Demo crat has been supplanted by the Courier. Mir Oury has sold out and MT. Sam B. Going will wield the old gray goose quill for the Courier. Success to the Courier.
 Little Rock did herself great credit in the Mardi-Gras festivities. Thousands of visitors were in the city and universal satisfaction was expressed at the success with which our State Capitol celebrated the day.
 The Independent Arkansian has reconsidered it's formerly an nounced decision not to publish any letters laudatory of aspirants to office without pay, deeming 1t un- fair to deprive man of an equal showing for office simply because some other man has heavier purse.
 We are sorry to see that the Sentinel office was destroyed in the late fire at Hot Spring. This is ex, ceedingly bad luck for Bro. Burke, as it is only a few months ago that he was burned out at Helena and lost the World office at that place.
 General Burke. of the Helena World, has purchased the Hot Springs Sentinel, and will devote his attention to the management of that paper. Gen. Burke is a good news paper man-liye, energetic and pro gressive, and we trust that he will meet with good success at the Baden Baden of Arkansas.
 The Alma Herald has two an nouncements for the Sheritfality of Crawford county. There is nothing like letting the people know in time, as many good men often lose by keeping in the background until numbers of their voting friends have committed themselves to other can didates.
 A tornado of terrific violence swept through Casey county, Ky, last Saturday. Frightful damage was done at Rich Hill and Nit Olive. The entire family of Vincint Wes- ley, consisting of himself, wife, two grown daughters, a boy named Sloan, his nephew, and William Fay Tor were killed outright. Fences, barnes, houses, &c., were scattered to the four winds. The path of the destructive tornado was four hun dred yards wide.
 The San Francisco Chronicle says charges have been forwarded from that city to the Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures against Mint Director Linderman, reciting that his management of the Mint is such as to enable private in- dividusls to speculate largely at the expense of dealers in trade dollars, and that he discloses prematurely orders of the treasury department for illicit purposes.
 The last number of the White County Record comes to us with Jno. c. Holland at the head of its columns as editor. Brother Frolich says other business requires hls attention at present. We regret very much to lose him from our edlt