The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-02

There is in Alabama demo. cratic newspaper, the Montgomery Gazette, which is edited by negro.
 Parton revives Stewards pre- diction that no man who spells negro with two g's will ever be elected President.
 An English gardener recommends rose de la greferali as stock upon which to graft roses as far preferable to the either manetti of briar.
 The New York advocate twenty five cents a year greenback organ, that was to revolutionize the earth--Eas gone up the spout"
 On Tuesday, Dec IT, at 12:30 o'clock an occurrence took place Tn the gold room which had not occur red since 1862. It was the selling Of gold at par.
 If you are a hard drinker, strike at once for freedom. Do not chain yourself with that which has never done you any good, and has wrecked the lives and happiness of many thousands.
 -P. T. Barnum was elected to the Connecticut House of Representa- tives at the recent election, and now when he speaks of the ''Greatest Show on Earth" it is not known which one he means.
 The Louisiana delegation in con gross and several other representa- tives, including Mr. Foster, of Ohio, have signed paper testifying that they have carefully examined the charge made against Representative Aclen, of Louisiana, and find it un- sustained.
 Mrs. Senator Bruce is thus discri- bed by lady correspondent: Mrs Bruce is slender, shapely woman, and wears costume of olive silk and velvet to correspond, and long gloves of same shade. Her complication is i. thoroughly Andalusian and she i'm. pressed me before heard her name as bel1g Mexican or Spaniard. She has delicate high bred feature, sing ulaly full of repose, and a manner and bearing emineptly refined; her eyes are large and have the tender expression so specially the peculiar ity of the Moorish woman.
 A London physician says that smoking cigars causes various disor ders of the circulation aud digestion, palpitation of the heart, a taste for stong drink bleeding of the nose and ulceration of the mucus membrane of the mouth. This is bad enough but If the English doctor had examine a 5 litle more closely into the effect the habit of smoking has upon the con stitution he would have discovered that it also leadsto bank de'alcations justification of the heart, disposition to run for congress, body snatching hay fever, highway robbery, strabis mus, bunions and croquet.
 --in closing hs great speech in reply to Blaine. Senator Thurman sad:
 "Mr. President there is one thing that made me doubt liLtle as to the propriety of this resolution. although as l said, 1 am going to vote for it and what the Senator from Maine has sad has added to the great doub' which entertained on the subject and that is, that l am not quite sure that there are not persons who .avol this kind of resolution and as mncl debate upon it as you can have ant as much investigation as you eaI have in order tu divert public atten tion from the real question whicl ought to engage the Congress oi th' United States. Questions of econ omy, questions of tinanee, questions of currency, all are showed asid' that popular speeches may he mad' tending to excite one section or th' people against another and to SC their minds mad with passion, in stead of appealing to their cool ant deliberate reason. l certainly d' not charge the Senator from Main' with having got tEis mp for the pnr pose of putting aside and throwln; out of view that which should Torn the subject of our thoughts and O our legislation, but fear that sucl may be in some mems minds on of the things to be effected by suel a resolution.
 In the above we believe the Sena tor made good point. There little doubt there are a good man. nant,la in tha ....nntrV who nrpfP