The Russellville Democrat., 1878-09-12

lower lip.
 Little Rock has escaped the scourge and up to date not single case of yell low fever has occurred there. So much for the wise action taken by that city, in quarantining rigidly and disinfect- ing thoroughly.
 The Mayor has issued an order warning all small boys that any of them caught trying to board trains at this station before the same come to a stand still, will be arrested and confined in the town '1ockup'' 12 hours.
 We fear the imperfect drainage given the streets recently graded will have the effect of rendering them very muddy this winter. It was great mistake in not having the grade of the streets established by a competent sur veyor.
 We last week gave the number of votes cast "for removal" to be 1lS5. Owing to a mlstake in the tally sheets from Lee, Griffin, Clark and Independ- ence townships the number thus given waa erroneous. The corrected returns show 1240 s'for rem moval."
 Several of our citizens had to go to Lewisburg yesterday in the case of the State of Arkansas vs. J. II. Perry. Among the number, W. P. Wooten, R. c. Bonds, B. F. lobe, J. l.. Shinn, G. E. Howell, J. II. Battenfield, and others.
 --The government has commissioned Mr. James Potts to survey the Indian reservation at the mouth of Illinois Bayou, preparatory to disposing of the same. Settlers on the reservation will be glad to hear that there is now some probability of them getting good title.
 Our ncighboring county, Yell, has elected the following county officers, all of whom the Arkansian pronounces good men:
 Representative, c. s. Cunningham; Sheriff, R. E. Cole; Clerk. ". W. Brooks; County Judge, John F. Choate; Surveyor, W. D. Briggs; Assessor. K. D. Tillman; Treasurer, NJ. 5. Cox; Coroner. T. R. Maxwell.
 Tt rained almost necessarily from l Saturday until Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning there was very de- cided change in the weather, the air assuming that fresh, cool temperature which plainly bespeaks the last of hot weather, and the near approach of i frost.
 Mir. Sam. B. Going, who lett Little | Rock with the corps of nurses who went over to Memphis with Dr. Easley, l has fallen a victim to the terrible de- stroyer and now slumbers with the dead. Poor, noble fellow the newspa- per fraternity in this State will mourn his loss.
 The town people turned out in mass last Sunday to attend the Camp Meeting at Shiloh. It was lovely day, and the hearts of the people seemed full of thankfulness to a kind Providence that while so many of our fellow creat- ures are being smitten down by that fell destroyer. yellow fever, in other places, such plentitude of blessings are showered upon us.
 -Messrs. Harkey & Bro. are now fully ready for business in their spa cious new quarters. They are certain ly very handsomely fitted out, and in many respects their new house is not excelled by any in the State. Their new show eases and prescription case are of the latest and very han1somest styie-as nice as can be found any where. Give them a call and see for yourselves,
 We call the attention of the many paeens ef the honse of Brooks, Nicely ts co, to their new card in to-day's paper announcing the fact that they now have, in addition to their Memphis house, an office in St. Louis, and are prepared to transact any and all bnsi= ress sent to them at that point. The high standing of this concern will se= cure their St. Louis house a good pat
 ronage from the Arkansas river valley, MT. - Eagle received a telegram
 Tuesday morning from Michigan stat
 ing that his wife, who had been on !
 visit to her mothers, had just died :, Mir. Eagle had just few days previous
 lv received letter from his wife ant
 she was then in good health, conse qucntly the sad news of her death wa' 2 severe shock. The many friends 2 whom Mir. and Mrs. Eagle have nad'
 among us will be pained at this sat l news, and will truly sympathize witt , the bcreaved husband.
 There is much complaint at thu difficulty experienced in driving vehi
 cles across the streets winch have jus Q been graded. The cut at many of thu Q crossings is so deep that it is impossible | to drive across. This should be reme r died. And while on this subject WI
 will again ask the town council why l , don't require the railroad company t. grade up the crossing at River street s' , that teams may cross the track tn
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