The Russellville Democrat., 1879-04-10

i was to rub his heart, my companion 1 it was situated as low ill his chest as
 his continual rubbing indicated,) and upon regaining speech, demanded,
 ''why ill the deuce are you trying to
 poison me!p Thinking the time had
 come for body and soul to part, he
 lowered his voice into that sweet mellow
 tone that is appropriate to tears, and
 with an imaginary smile of heaven
 upon his pacid countenance, in q calm
 and composed tbSugh trembling tone, said, tboys you ought to have given
 me few moments warning" It is
 useless to say that the unsuspecting
 attorney was not ''taken in.' A third
 member was accordingly added to the
 committee on "Ways and Means," and
 the ease was prosecuted until major l ity of the guests by "lineal descent"
 and proper initiation had enjoyed huge 1 ly the joke; and it was the unanimous
 consent of all, that an April fool under
 such circumstances is contagious.
 The greater part of Wednesday was
 occupied in the members of the bar
 relieving themselves of superabun-
 dance of eloquence in discussing the propriety of the Court allowing or dis
 allowing change of venue in several
 cases. During the invasion upon the 1 flowery fields of literature, and the
 English language at large, a glowing sensation budded in the breasts of two
 members of the bar, but fortunately enough this untilnely feeling was
 'snipped in the bud" by His Honor
 merely extending his authority into five dollars, for an indecent assault upon our ssmothcr language" Owing to there being no extra session this eyc-
 ming as we'll as the next also, we sup pose His Honor wished to chill the
 "bud" in its infancy, and thus nourish twosheroes of the 18th century and pre- vent collision which might have plotted out two lights that would have been forgotten (probably,) because of not sufficient fame yet obtained as legalists to hand their names to poster ity through decaying ages.
 During the earlier part of Thursday morning the lawyers and those present in the Court, and we presume the Court itself, was amused as we'll as highly entertained by General Burrows, of Franklin county, and Col. Sol. Clark, of Little Book, dealing very extensive ly in "keen irony and sarcasms," in arguing, the former against, and the latter Tor, all application for change of venue in the case of Miles vs. Little Rock & Fort Smith K. k. These two distinguished gentlemen .bombarded, bombshelled and finally secuted each other; and seeing it all coming from such venerable, distinguished and hon. orable members of the bar, it was per- mitted by His Honor to be continued to quite a length, But notwithstanding the very great pleasure this showing mp of each others failings as regards the legal profession afforded us, and the very great amount of wit and humor embodied therein, we must, with all due defference to the gentlemen, at the same time not emitting to take notice of the imposition upon the taxpayers of Pope county, in this unnecessary dedication of time, which at this par ticular season of the year is so valuable, as well as the financial imposition. We 1 can't compliment this example of the | above named gentlemen, neither can we commend it to the attorneys of this circuit, without doing an injustice to the gentlemen. Is this intended as a loadstar to lead more inferior minds into the supposed fields of popularity where self-satisfaction is obtained with the sword of the tongue? If so, We would remind these learned gentlemen that the citizens of Pope would appre- ciate the power of their prolific tongues, if procured at less expense than at the rate of $25o per day.
 A change of venue was granted to Johnson county in case of State vs. White.
 The suit of Little Rock tS Ft. Smith R. K. vs. McCarthur was brought on the arrival of Col. Theopilus Hartman, and who Gen. Burrows says 'is long straight row of iron from l.. k. to Ft. S., and IS the rail- road. This case occupied the attention of the Court until late Friday evening, which time the jury brought a verdict in a very short time for the plaintiff.
 An application for a writ of certio- rari in case of State vs. Baker (soap man) whose appeal from the Magis- trate's Court had been dismissed, was not granted.
 Hon. A. $. McKennon left for his home in Ciarksville Friday morning, leaving W. c. Ford Pros. Atty in his stead.
 Saturday morning the case of J. II. Perry vs. l.. k. & F. $. k. K. was brought. The attorneys saw proper 1t seems to continue it until the Sep tember term of Court.
 Court was dismissed until l o'clock Monday April 7, 1879.