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The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
POPE COUNTY.
Some Information about the area. the Soil, the Timber, the Schools
 

Some Information about the area.
 the Soil, the Timber, the Schools
 &c., &c.
 We are in receipt of a printed cir cular from Mir. W. A. Webber, stating that at the request of Senators Gar land and Cravens he is preparing a Statement of Arkansas resources, climate, schools, &c., &c., for the use of the Hon. Vim. G. LeDuc, U. s. Land Commissioner, at Washington, to be incorporated in his next report. We are requested to furnish answers to series of fquestions, and as we are continually in receipt of letters from the north asking similar questions we have determined to answe through the DEMOCRAT. The an- swers are given and numbered to correspond with the number of the question propounded.
 l. AREA.-Pope County has an area of about 720 square miles, or 460, 800 acres. The county is about 20 miles cast and west, and 36 miles north and south.
 ?. SURFACE AND ToPoGRApHY.- The surface of the County is of di- versified character In the northern part of the county is broken and hilly, with running streams of pure spark ling water coursipg their way along the intervening volleys. Along these streams there are rich valleys of land and many fine farms. The table lands on the tops of the mountain spurs are undulating, but rich and level enough to admit of cultivation. Some good farms have been opened upon the tops of these mountain ridges. The timber here is fine; walnut, wild cherry and chinquepin often grow to be } to 2t feet in diam etre. In the southern part of the county, except in the river bottom, the lands are high we'll drained up- lands, the elevation being perhaps 100 or l20 feet above the level of the river bed. In the vicinity of Russell vile there is beautiful prairie with an area of about 5000 acres.
 3. TIMBER. R.-The County is well timbered. Some ot the finest piner- ies and cypress brakes in the State are here to be found. Oak, of all kinds, Hickory, Walnut, Gum, Ash, wild Cherry, Cottonwood, Sycamore, &c., &c., abound.
 1. WATER COURSES. The Arkan- sas river sweeps the southern boup dary of the county, flowing in Q southeastern course. The county has river front of about 30 miles, giving us large body of river bot tom lands.
 BIG PiNEy and LITTLE PINEY wash es the western border of the county, flowing from north to south and emptying into the Arkansas river about half way between Russellville and Clarksville.
 The lands along Piney are equal to River lands and some of the finest farms in the county are to he found along these creeks. The ILLINOIS BAYOU rises in Searcy County, just north of Pope, and flows down through the hills in southerly direction dis charging into the Arkansas river 3 miles west of Russellville. ~Ihere are some fine mill. sites on this stream. GUM LOG GREEK, a small stream
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
UNITY ARKANSAS THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1873. NO

ney acting in the case, as to the merits of the application; or, in de- fault of either one of these papers, by afIldavits showing that the officer has been requested to furnish such statement or opinion. and has refus ed, or, for more than two weeks, neg lected to do so.
 4. No application, whatever, for clemency, will be at all ccesidered until reduced to writing snd signed by all the parties makirg It.
 w. R. MILLER, Governor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
RuSSELlvlLLE MALE & FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL.
PROF. D. s. PATRICK, A. M., Principal.

The Fall Session will open Sept. 17th, 1871, and continue Twenty Weeks.
 The Spring Sesssion will open in Feb. 1878. and close in June, with an annual examine ton
 The course of study will be as extensive and varied as will be found in any inst titution Of similar grade, and the Text Books the most approved in use.
 RATES OF TUITION, PER MO. Spelling, Reading, Writing, Primary Grammar, Primary Arithmetic, Prima-
 ry Geography, each or all 1 W Practical Grammar, Practical Arithmetic
 Geography, History, Natural Science,
 each or all oo Rhetoric. Algebra, Geometry, Trigonon,-
 etry Latin or Greek. French, each or all 00 Incidental Fee. per session 50 The tuition will be required monthly. Stu dents win be charged from lime Of entrance to except in cases of protracted sicknesl, unless by special contract.
 For Circulars, &c., apply to the Principal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
- - MAIL SCHEDULE.

EAsr.-Arrives l2:0O m. Departs l2:20 p. m.
 WEsT.-Arrives 1:30 p. m. Departs l :50 D. m.
 NoRrH.-Arrives Tues, Thurs, and Sat-, II :00 a. III. Departs 100 p. m.
 urH.-Arrives zoo a. m. Departs l:l5 D. m.
 The Eastern, Western and Southern mails arrive and depart daily, Sundays excepted. J. ARTHUR ERWIN. r. NJ.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.

Composed ot the counties of Pope, Johnson, Yell, Franklin, and Conway. Yell County, at Danville, 2d Monday in February and August.
 Conway County, 3d Monday after the 2d Monday in February and August. Pope County, 4th Monday of March and September.
 Johnson County, 3d Monday after the 4th Monday in March and September. Franklin County, 9th Monday after 4th Monday in March and September. Circuit Judge W. w. MANSFIELD. Pros. Atty ...... J. r. BYERS.
 FOURTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Senator CHAS. E. TOBEY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
Notice.

All persons indebted to the late mercantile firm of Franklin X White, are notified that their notes and accounts are placed in the hands of J. G, Wallace, Attorney, for collec- tion with instruction to sue For settlement call at the law office of J. C.. Wallace in Court House Building, or in his absence upon G. q. Fran kiln at his dry good establishment. Come forward. gentlemen, and settle up, or you will bJ sued immediately.
 FRANKLIN X WHITE.
 Dover, Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10

If you feel dull, drowsy, debilItated, have appetite, and tongue coated, you are suffering from torpid liver; or "biliousness," and noth- ing will cure you so speedily and permanently
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
PURELY VEGETABLE.

The Cheapest, Pur- est and Best Family Medi cine in | h c World.
 An eG'ectual Spe- cific for all diseases of the Liver, Stomach and spleen.
 Chiils and Fever. Malarious Feyers, Bowel Complaints, Restlcssnest, Jaun- dice and Nausea.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10

The liver being the largest and most important gland in the system, what affects it must affect all others; to keep its action natural use Home Stomach Bltters.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
RAILWAY TIME BILE.

EASr.-Arrive 12: 100 m. Leave l2 20 p.m WESr.-Ar.ive l: 80 p. m. Leave :50 D. m.
 c. E. HOWELL, Agent. W. J. REYNOLDS, Tel. Operator
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10

..ssgstgzx. I. o. 0. F.-CHosEN FRIENDS :ax%ssSJ LODGE No. 36, Meets every
 g1asss Monday evening at o'clock. NJ II. BAIRD, N. G.; w. J. REYNOLDS, V. G.; M. A. MosEIEY, Sec.; J. w.. JoNEs, Treas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
CITY OFFICERS.

POPE COUNTY IMMIGRATION SOCIETY. President-Dr. G. w. Harkey. Vice President-James Potts. Sccretary-Robt. E. Wilson.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
OFFICERS OF THE ARKANSAS lMMIGRA-
 TION SOCIETY:


 TION SOCIETY: T. B. MILLS, Little Rock, President. JESSIE TURNER, Van Buren, Vice President.
 J. D. DARDEN, Little Rock, Recor- ding Secretary. W. A. WEBBFR, Little Rock, Cor responding Secretary. E. A. WARREN, Prescott, Assistant Corresponding Secretary. J. E. BATrENFIELD, Russellyille, Assistant Correspond E Secretary, LOGAN II. ROOTS, Little Rock, Treasurer.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
Applications for Pardon.

The following rules have been adopted by the Governor in relation applications for pardon or commuta- tion of sentence. They ought, for public information, to be republished, in full by the press of the state:
 STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 LITTLE Rock, December 20, '77)
 The pressure upon the Executive, for the extension of clemency to con victs. and the difficulty, in many in stances, of determining the merits of the case presented, render absolutely necessary the adoption of some reg ulations in the matter of applications for pardon or for computation of sentence.
 The following rules, therefore, are established:
 l. Public notice of application for pardon or communication must be giv- en, in the county where the convic- tion was had, for at least three weeks before the application is filed, and satisfactory evidence of compli- ance with this rule must accompany the application.
 2. The application must invaria- be in writing, md must set forth, specifically, the grounds upon which pardon or communication is asked.
 3. The application must Tn all cases be accompanied by q state ment, of the character prescribed by Section 1903 of Gantt's Digest, from the Judge before whom the convic- tion was had, as well as by the writ ten opinion ofthe Prosecuting Attor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
COUNTY OFFICERS.
POPE corRr CALENDAR.

County Court: First Monday in January, April, July and October.
 On the First Monday in October, each year, the County Court, consti- tuted of the County Judge and a major ity of the Justices of the Peace shall meet for the purpose of levying county taxes aud making appropriations for the expenses of the County.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10

BAPTIST CHURCH-On Main Street. Services every second Sabbath. All are invited to attend.
 Rev. G. ". REEVES, Pastor. METHODIST CHURCH South-every First Sabbath. All are invited to att tend. Rev. w. H. CORLEY, Pastor. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHuRCH.--Ey- cry first and third Sabbath in each month at II o'clock q. m., and at 71s o'clock D. m. All are invited.
 D. II. UPCHUECH, Pastor. SUNDAY SCHOOL at the Presbyterian Church every Sabbath at 9 o'clock a. m. All children and parents are re- spectfully invited to attend.
 K. J. WILSON, Supt. PRAIRIE GROVE CHURCH. Third Lords day in every month, at II A. M. c. P. KELLEY, Pastor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10

a MAsoNs--Meet on Main street, IVY the first Saturday night in each NMonth. J. W. RUSSELL, W. M.
 B. F. LOBE, Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
BAD BREATH!

Nothing so unpleasant, nothing so common as bad breath and in nearly every case 1t comes from the stomach. and can be so easily correct ed if you will take Simmons LiAer Regulator. Do not neglect so sure remedy for this repul- sive disorder. 1t will also improve your appe- tite. Complexion and General Health
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
PILES!

How many suffer torture day after day, mak- . ing life a burden and robbing existence of all pleasure, owing to the secret suffering from Piles. Yet relief Is ready to the hand of all most any one who will use systematically the remedy that.has permanently cured thousands. lent purge. but gentle assistant to nature.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
CONsTsPA

SHOULD not be regarded as triling ailment--in fact nature de- mands the utmost regularity of the bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves the way often to se- rious danger. It Is quite as neces- sary to remove impure accumula- tions from the bowels as 1t Is to eat or sleep, and no health can be ex- pected where eostive habit of body Ipaya,la
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
5iits 8p,stllpille 7i)tetrg Btuottai,

TIE RussELLyILLE PRINTING ASSOCIATION,
 Proprietors. B. ERWIN. President, k J. WILSON. Nire-President, GEO. F.. HOW ELL, Secretary, M II. BAIRD, Treasurer.
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: J. L. SHINN, J. ". RU ssELL,J Nj. HARKEY. E. F. LOBE, BUSINESS MANAGER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
SICK HEADACHE!

This distressing afiietion occurs most fre- quenty. The disturbance of the stomach, arising from the imperfectly digested contents. causes severe pain in the head, accompanied with disagreeable nausea, and this constitutes what is popularly known as Sick Headache; For the relief Of which, take siinmons' Liver Regulator or Medicine.
 Manufactured only by
 KEll Al q. NA
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
DIRECToRY.
STATE OFFICERS.

Governor W. R. MILLER. Secretary of State B. B. BEAVERS. Auditor .JNO. CRAWFORD. Treasurer . T. J. CHURCHILL. Atty General W. F. HENDERSON. Com'r State Lands J. N. SMiTHEE. Adjutant General J. M. POMEROY.
 SUPREME COURT:
 Chief Justice .~.E E II. ENGLISH. Associates ". NJ. HARRISON,
 DAVID WALKER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
FRATERNAL.

" o. G. T.-Meet every Wednesday X night. JAS. w. RUSSELL, W. c. T.
 RoBT. II. JAMESON, Secretary
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
LsTTLERocK, ARKANSAS.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH On Main Street. Services every third and fourth Sundays at II a'clock q. m. All are invited.
 Rev. J. D. BOONE, Pastor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1878-01-10
J.H. zEILlN & CO.,,

Price, si.OO. Sold by all Druggists.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
A Big Engineering Feat.

The Sutro tunnel which was finished
Monday night, is one of the great en-
gineering projects of modern times,
$4, 600, 900, and eight years. time hav-
ing been spent in its completion. Four
miles run under ground, straight as an
arrow, to strike the rich silver deposits
of the Comstock lode, 1000 feet under
Virginia City, New, at which depth it
is so hot that water is often at a tenn
perature of 160 degs., and miners can
handle the pick but five minutes at q
time before stopping to cool off. Here
tofore 5000 tons of waste rock have
been daily hoisted that great distance,
and the mines have been keptfrom flood
ing by pumping the water into a system
of cisterns 200 feet apart, at an expense
of 81, 900, 900 annually. Now the water
can run out through the tunnel, and
ore on which Congress has given the
tunnel company the right to charge
two dollars ton, can be conveyed on
its double track, while Carson River at
the tunnels mouth can be utilized to
send compressed air into the mines, to
cool and ventilate them and drive ma
chinery. The Sutro company expect tC
realize largely ON town laid out al
the mouth of the tunnel, as well as
from the act of Congress which give:
them all mines not previously ly owned
for 1000 feet each side of their line.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
The Negro Created Before Adam.

Prof. Alexander Winchell, of Sy-
racuse University, has reprinted in
phamplet form, with the title, AddnltteS
and Pre- Adamites, an essay originally
published by him in the Northern Chris
tian AdUOcate, designed to show that
the negro race was in existence on this
globe long before the time of Adam.
He favors, also, reforming the popu-
larity received chronology, and would
place the creation described in Genesis
1880 years before the birth of Abra-
ham, or 14,378 years before the present
era. At the same time he would bring
down the stone and lake-dwelling ages
to within period of not more than g.
600 years ago. In this way, he thinks,
the Biblical record can be made TO
agree with the established facts of mod
ern theological, pathological and geo.
logical research. Some special interest
attaches to his views, because the pub
lication of them has led 10 his dismissal
from the Vanderbilt University, at
Nashville, Tenn, where, in addition to
his Syracuse prOfessorship, he held the
chair of historical geology and zoology.
In spite of his earnest protestatiOn of
sity insisted that he was an evolutionist,
and an enemy of :" the plan of redemp-
ton" and he had to so.
~The essay begins by giving to a
learned Hollander, named La Peyrere,
the credit of having first promulgated
the idea of a pre-Adamite race. La
Peyrere in 1865 published little trea-
tise intended to prove from the Bible
itself that men of some kind must have
existed on the earth before Adam was
created, and. though his arguments
were largely theological, he succeeded
i'm making pretty good case. In the
light of our more complete knowledge
of facts, DIR. Winchell contends that his
proposition is now satisfactorily estab-
iished, and that from Adam only the
white, or at most the Dravidian and
Mongoloid races are descended, where
as the negroes were of different and
far more ancient origin. Their birth
place, he says, was either Africa or
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
A Leading Trait of Mohammedan Char
acter.

By the articles of their faith Moham-
medans believe that Moses and Jesus
are equally with Mohammed apostles
of God; they reverence them alike, and
avoid discussions Us much rs possible
lest they may be led to speak irrever-
emily of these very names. Reverence,
it may be blind reverence, is Il lead
ing trait i'm the MOhammedan character.
1t is for this simple reason that often
sive remarks by propagandists of other
religions are not readily applied to. Ger
tain portions of our population who pro-
fess a kind of fChristianity are ever ready
to deride Mohammed and his teachings,
and his God, even, but true Moham-
medan avoids such encounters, for to
him the names of Moses and Jesus are
ever held i'll the sincerest reverence.
This reluctance to discuss our faith may
be considered by some as indifference
or stolidity, but | assure You | am cor
rect us to the cause of this reticence.
Our Christian population not only
speak irreverently of our Prophet, but
they invent fables concerning him.
Since coming to this country | have
read, and have also heard it repeated
in lecture, story evidently coming
| from the source have named, that Mo
| hammed said if the mountain would
not come to him he must go to the
mountain. Now, know the Mussul
man world never heard of this. We
have a similar saying which is applied
to forced visits, and which is made use
of in the light of an excuse for intru-
sions when we say, if the mountain will
not come to the fool, the fool will go
to the mountain. 1t is for this very re-
spect, inculcated by our reverence for
the religion of others, that the various
people who are under Ottoman rule
have always conserved their habitudes,
their language and their religion.
There are Turkish villages, cities even,
and provinces, in which the inhabitants
cannot speak word of Turkish. Is il
credible, can it be sincerely believed in
this age of the world, that, if the Turks
are so despotic and barbarous, even as
their enemies attempt to make them
say the Bulgarians, the Greeks, the Ar
menians and many others-that these
very people would be situated to-day
rs they are? The history of my country
most clearly shows that Turkey was
formerly powerful enough to do witt
her contiguous provinces precisely wha
Russia did with Poland. boston Globe
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
The Story of a Bullet.

The following strange case is re-
ported by the Dansville AdUertiSer: " In
the war of the rebellion, John Slater,
of this village, was a member of Com
pany b, Thirteenth New-York Regi-
ment, and in the seven days fight be-
fore Richmond, in June, 1862, was
struck by a rebel bullet, which pene-
trated his head just behind his left ear.
The bullet was splitin two by the con-
cussion, and half of it broke his jaw
and came out of his mouth. The other
half passed in some mysterious way
down into his left lung, and has troubled
him there more or less ever since until
last Sunday, when he coughed it up II
is now in the possession Of DR.. Blake,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26

congress requiring servia to contribute to-
ward paying the Turkish debt
telegram from Rome Of the 2lst says In
structions have been given for the preparation
of lodgings for the Pope at Perugia.
dispatch from London Of the 2lst says 1t
is feared the Slavs and Mussulmans will forci-
bly, resist Austrian occupation Of Bosnia
Yellow-fever has been very fatal in Yucatan
and Vera Cruz.
A dispatch Of the 2lst from Berlin says EN-
peror William has entirely recovered from his
wounds, but is still very feeble.
From Madrid dispatch of the 22d 1t is
learned tlat Cuba is to he represented In the
Cortes by foryy Deputies and ten Senators.
The British Ambassador Mt Constantine
pie, on the ed, received information that
when the Russian gunboat fired upon the
English man of-war boat near the Gulf of
Saros, there was no officer near them, and that
the sailors, who had been arrested, were re-
leased as soon as they were brought before an
officer.
A London dispatch Of the 22d says the
Queen has conferred the Order of the Garter
on Lord Beaconsfeld.
Emperor William, the Empress Augusta
and Duchess Of Baden went to Babelsberg on
the 22d.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
A Close Shave.

- reckon you've hearn tell of Jim
O'Niel, who was 'sassinated down at
Bloomington the other night?' re-
marked Jack Reynolds to reporter on
Saturday. The latter acknowledged
that he had heard good deal, lately,
about the man referred to. Jack Rey-
nolds does the stoking on one of the
largest locomotives on the Chicago Il
Alton Railroad.
just wait till / toss q couple of
shovelfuls, cause time'snearly up, and
Wen be OFF soon, and I'll tell you some-
thin about Jim," said the fireman, as
he pitched some chunks of coal into the
roaring furnace. "They don't make
better engineers" he continued, ethan
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-26
"A tramp named Henry Header en-

"A tramp named Henry Header en-
tered the saloon of Charles Segermann,
of Davenport, Iowa, recently and de-
manded drink. Upon being refused,
Header became very abusive. The po-
lice were summoned by telegraph
alarm, but failed i'm arriving before the
crowd left. The proprietor of the sa-
loon started after Header, overtaking
him near Brady street, and struck the
man n blow, whereupon Header drew
a knife and stabbed Segermann in the
right breast, and then again in the
left breast, penetrating the heart.
Header was promptly arrested.
George Williams, member of the
Coal and Iron Police of Mauch Chunk,
Pa, at a late hour n few nights since
shot boatman, named Charles Smith,
probably fatally. The ball entered the
back near the spine and passed through
the body. The man, who lives at Hope s
Lock, was taken to st. Luke's Hospital
at Bethlehem. Williams also shot
Yorker Wallace, another boatman, in
a finger. The affair grew out of some
words that passed at a dance at Shul-
enberg's restaurant in Upper Mauch
Cnllllh. w illltnlS suIIGilltIbu lillloCil
and is now in Jail.
"A fire on recent afternoon at Mel
ton, Pa, destroyed the house of John
Niece, occupied by II. Andrews, engi-
neer on the Philadelphia Il Reading
Railroad, who was on an excursion to
Philadelphia, given by the Reading
Company to its employees. He left at
home his two sons, aged ten and fifteen
years, who say tramp fired the house
because he was refused something to
eat. The large double brick dwelling ad-
joining, owned by Joseph Nesbit, was
also burned. The loss on both houses,
with contents, is $4,000. The insur.
ance is not known.
"A few evenings since Jack Gard
ner, the storekeeper at Stephensburg,
KY, was shot dead by George Wiece.
1t seems Wiece in u drunken debauch
during the day used bosterous Ian
guage in Gardner's store, by whom he
was ordered out. At this he uttered
threats of whipping Gardner before he
left the store. Gardner's life being in
danger finally caused him to defend
himself with hatchet, by which Wiece
was worsted. Deep with the resent
ment of the days difficulty, Wiece saw
Gardner bathing with several of his
friends later in the evening, from whom
he was separated at the time. Level
ing shotgun with deadly aim he sue
ceeded in killing Gardner instantly
He escaped and is now at large.