The Russellville Democrat., 1878-09-12
Phillips County has gone Demo

Phillips County has gone Demo- cratic by about 200o majority.
 -Beecher is for Grant in 1880. The external fitness" of this "do set tie It.
 -Yeli county elected the regular democratic ticket of county officers, except county clerk.
 The Daily News, of Indianapo- lis, started dime relief fund for the yellow fever sufferers, which yielded over $l4 the first day.
 Tho Ozark Democrat, one of our highly esteemed exchanges, has just closed volume one. We bespeak for the Democrat continued success and prosperity.
 The election in Crawford county resulted in the defeat ef the regular democratic nominee for Sheriff and representative. Want of organiza- tion did 1t.
 New York city has made dona- tions amounting to $l00,000 to fever stricken cities of the south, and Mir. Henry Bonner has started to raise the second $l00,0OO by a donation of 5000.
 A petition has been forwarded to Gov. Miller, asking that J. F. Harrison, of Yell County, be ap- pointed to fill the vacancy occasion ed by Judge Mansfeld's resignation, until Judge Jacoway can qualify and be commissioned.
 The Fayetteville Sentinel, one of the ablest papers in the ''great northwest" has just entered upon its Fourth volume. Here's to you, Brother Pettigrew, may the SentlhePs 4th year be its best and most pros porous, thus far.
 Mir. w. M. Caldwell, Q prominent young lawyer of Conway, was acci- dentally killed last Thursday by re- ceiving shot from pistol used in a difficulty between two other men. The shot proved fatal, and the life of a good man was sacrificed by the reckless lawlessness of two desper- ate men.
 The citizens of Van Buren are enthusiastic over the prospect of having transfer put in by the l.. k. & F. s. Railroad for crossing the river at thatspoint so that freight can be delivered in Ft Smith with out breaking bulk. The people of Ft, Smith are also in hearty accord with the plan, and it IS more than likely that it will be carried out. If so, the cars will no longer go fur ther west than Van Buren, on this side of the river
 The contest, if it may be said that their was any contest, over the Circuit Judgeship in this District, resulted in the election of Col. Jaco- way, the regular nominee of tue democratic party, by very decided majority; every county in the dis trict giving him 8 majority, except Yell, We have not the slightest fears but Judge Jacoway will give entire satisfaction, and make an elf cient, upright and just Judge.
 -PoPE county has q county seat quarrel. Russellville by J. l.. Shinn and other of her best citIzens, offers $2, 900 for the location of the county seat at that place. Tine Russeilvillc DEMOCRAT insists that Russellville is in earnest, and publishes copy of the bond filed by the parties named. Rus sollyille is the proper place for the county seat of Pope county. Of this there is no doubt, as it is located on the railroad, and ia easily accessible to a majority of the people of Pope county. True this is not one of our lights, but having many friends in that county, we feel interested in the matter.-Van Buren Argus.
 Thanks, Brother Wilcox. Your friends here appreciate the good word you speak for them.
 The Yellow Fever has at last penetrated the limits of our State, and now has taken hold upon Wash ington, Hampstead County The disease was conveyed thither by Q colored preacher by the name of Samuels, who. smuggled his way through the quarantine directly from Memphis. He was the first victim and survived but few days. A shot guu quarantine was at once