The Russellville Democrat., 1879-10-30
LOCAL NEW $.

 Macks saloon.
 -Howe's Grert London Circus ex hibits at Little Rock Nov. 27. So says the New York Clipper.
 MT. Geo. Robertson, who repre- sents the large cotton concern of Senter & Co. St. Louis, Mo, was ill town Mon- day.
 Mayor EviHs, and J. A. Moseley, the crack shot of the State, are off on hunt among the mountains of Searcy County.
 -Mr. Cad Hanks, the able traveller for one of the best Cotton Factor estlb- jishments in the West or South. Brooks Medley & Co. was in town Monday.
 Ladies you will find zeppyr splints and card board at Ira l.. Boswelfs. He scnds you special invitation to call and examine his Fancy Goods.
 -Urig's Celebrated Beer always nice and fresh at Mack's saloon.
 We are placed under obligations to ar. J. Arthur Erwin, our very efficient postmaster, for copy of the postal rules and regulations for 1879.
 Mir. Robt. $. Iynes, the genial gentleman who once showed the quill for the Bentonvillc Advance, but now one of the proprietors of the Benton- , vile Tobacco Works was in town Moh day.
 SPECIAL NoricE.-All persons in- debted to the undersig led are request ed to come forward without delay and settle, or they will find their accounts in the hands of an officer for collection.
 ". II. MILLER.
 Having learned that some of the taxpayers of Pope county didn't under stand the report of the Assessor as pub lished last wess, we reproduce it, and make some changes to conform withthe - report as furnished us, so that 1t will be inteligible to all.
 Diamond Brand Oysters 45 cents per can at Mack's saloon.
 We were pleased to meet our old friend and former Pope Countyan, Mir. A. E. Harvill in town last Tuesday. He is direct from Ellis County Texas, and will remain ill Pope couple of weeks among his many friends here. He looks natural and hearty, and we are glad to know is doing well in the Lone Star State.
 The Board of Health formally de- clared the epedemic at Memphis at an end on the 25tl inst, and all railway and steamboat lines leading to the city began regular operations on the follow ing day. Memphis is again open to the world, all patrolmen and guards having been removed. The total num- Der of cases is 151I; total deaths 40. We congratulate Memphis upon her release from the plagre, and wish her long exemption from future visits.
 Ut is always pleasure to us to ad- vertise thing of real merit. We feel when doing so that we are doing good all around-to the advertiser, to the reading pubic and to ourselves. In Fact such is the only class of advertise ments that we solicit or admit to our columns: and as one of such we call the attention of our readers and the pub lie generally to the advertisement of the Rose City Baking Powders which will be found in another column. The proprietor, Mir. Montgomery, is gentleman of energy and enterprise; and being thorough Chemist does not propose to put anything but pure, fresh and wholesome goods on the mar ket. We cheerfully recommend his goods to the trade.
 Celebrated Anderson County Bour- bon whiskey at Maek's saloon.
 -'FHE BLUE RIBBoN.-Sam1 Brown and A. T. Embry of our county, are entitled to the DEMOCRAT one year as aspeoial premium for carrying off pre- miums at the State Fair. The former gentleman exhibited the best and finest bale of cotton out of Fl entries. His bale of cotton was grown on an upland farm amohg the hills; two miles north Of Russellville, and still it took the premium as the BEST BALE OF BOTTOM (ORLEASs) COTTON exhibited at the Fair. That tells what Pope County's uplands will do. The latter gentleman took five premiums for best horse flesh exhibited at the Fair: One first pre- miIm for best brood Mare; one first II premium for best sucking Colt; one nrst premium for best Model Horse; two other premiums which we have forgot ten. We have entered your names gem Hemen, with pleasure.
 -forE COUNTY AT THE STATE FAIR - we are proud to be able to announce to our readers that Pope County did as well at the State Fair as any of her sis Ter eounties-in fact, we believe our county carried away more premiums than any county in the State, leaving ont Pulas- Nj county. We could have sent other exhibits which would have taken pre- Nlums over anything we found there. N We could have aIo,rn hattor hone an1