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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

nize the colored man as freeman and citizen, and we believe the majority of them think, as the DEM ocRAT does, that the sooner they can be enlightened and elevated to a higher plane of intelligence and morals than it was possible for them to have done under the slavery regime, the setter it will be for both races.
 The DEMOCRAT, Bro. Dell, is with you heart and hand, for the dissipa- tion of ignorance and vice, the exter- imitation of immortality, the suppress sion of crime and lawlessness, the punishment of offenders and criini- nals, the diffusion of knowledge, the education and enlightenment of the masses, and the general amelioration of the condition of benighted and downtrodden humanity of all colors, classes and conditions. Don't un- derstand us, however, to say that we just now step upon this platform such has been our controlling aim and motive from the very first issue of our paper.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

a delegation as our State can afford, gentlemen, most of whom have been identified with the State credit wing of the Democratic party. To them it was purely work of love. They were anxious to eliminate from the politics of the State question that not only disturbed the harmony but actually threatened the integrity of the party and weighed like night mare upon the commercial, manu- featuring and indeed all the inter- ests of the State. They have sue ceeded, and are entitled to the thanks of their fellow citizens. Now it only remains for the people to indorse the proposition for it to be put be- yond debate or dispute forever. That they will do this we have no doubt. Then for the future. Be tween us and prosperity there can arise no barrier that we cannot over come. Our State credit restored, there will be nothing to prevent us from increasing the number of immi- grants, from encouraging manufac- tories, and extending our railroads so as to increase our trade. Easter time has brought to Tennessee no happier augury of bright and pros porous future than the brief dispatch from Nashville, which we publish In another column"
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
WANTED.---A HUSBAND.

Although this is not Leap Year, there is a young lady of our acquain- tance, hvlng not far away from Aus tin, young, pretty, fascinating who authorizes us to say, that she is willing to exchange single Bless edness" for that of married felicity provided, she can meet up with some congenial spirit
 1.-Two souls with single thought, Two hearts that beat as oner'
 Money no object "a good figure a well-balancee brain, Che musn't part his hair in the middle), and moral worth, all that IS required. This is the finest opportunity that we have seen or heard of in Dixie for some young man to get "gem of wife" for the asking, provided he comes up to her standard. The Editor pledges his word that this is no hoax.
 Papers throughout the State are requested to copy one time.
 Austin Triumph, April 24.
 We cheerfully comply with the re- quest to copy the above, not only out of respect to our esteemed contempo- rary, Bro. Pitts, who has requested it, but also, and more especially, because we think it shame that any "young, pretty, fascinating" lady who wants husband, should pine for one in vain, and we are willing to do all in our power to assist her to get one wor- thy of her love.
 Young gentlemen, you may em- brace this opportunity to get good wife without fear of being "bit," for we feel assured Bro. Pitts would not put his endorsement to this matter as he has done, unless it was just as he represents it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
AN HONORABLE EXCEPT
 ION.

Newspapers are good institutions, and printers are very fine fellows with office seekers as long as they they will puff and hurrah for aspir- ing candidates and help them into office, But having secured their seats in the legislature where they can pocket their modest little six dollars per day, if any measure comes up which is calculated to benefit the printer and newspaper it is promptly voted down because it benefits ''nobody but printers" " -Russellyllle Democrat.
 The Democrat like many of its contemporaries has great deal to say about the want of ability of the Legislature, yet fails to point out the. particular cases. When the General Assembly was in session and characters who composed a part of it's membership were acting against almost every rational and intelligent proposition before the body, the Democrat was silent. Per haps its editor went farther than this by giving tacit endorsement, and gushed over his immediate re- presentative, if so he did no more than dozens of others of the profes. sion who thus sanctioned the ac- tions of parties unfit for the most ordinary position in life, and now are louder than all others in their general condemnation of the As sembly.-Helena World.
 Our esteemed contemporary, Bro. Burke, need not have taken any of the strictures which we have pro- nounced upon the work of the last legislature to himself;~ for he was, so far as we noticed (and we noticed closely) an honorable exception to the rule. But Brother Burke is badly mistaken when he places the DEMOCRAT among the papers which were silent on matters and measures of public interest during the sitting of the legislature-vcry badly mis- taken. The DEMOCRAT watched the movements and doings of the gener- al assembly closely; and there was not public measure of any impor- tance before the legislature upon which we did not comment freely and outspokenly, either giving It it our cordial endorsement or con- demning it emphatically, just as we deemed best for the pubic good.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
"ROUGHNESS" FOR STOCK.

We quoted Brother Tobey, of the Atkins News, couple of weeks ago as having said that German millet is the best GRASS for Arkansas. It seems we got him a little wrong, and to place him right we reproduce his own explanation, which is as follows:
 We did not say week or two since that German millet was the best grass, but that we thought it the best millet, and for the reasons then given. If our advice is worth any thing, we will say first, that every farmer should have a permanent meadow of herdsgrass or timothy and clover, or some other perennial grass. But if he has none of these growing, let hlm SOW millet or some annual plant that will make trough ness' for his stock. The native wild grasses are great deal better for grazing and tor hay, than is gen erally supposed. We are now feed ing our horses on hay cut last sum- mer from little wet flat where no tame grass had ever been sown, and they eat it readily.
 It is no longer question wheth- CT or not English grasses will flour ish in this State. MT. John T. Jones, of Phillips county, has filled his barns with clover and timothy hay for years. MT. Curts living on Point Remove, in Conway county, can show as fine meadow as can be seen in Massachusetts and New York, and there are a number of small meadows in this county which pay the owners better than the same number of acres in any cultivated crop. A serious obstacle, however, to raising hay is, the want of barns and mowers, particularly the latter.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

We have to thank Senator Gar land for part of the Congressional Record containing his speech on the Resolution from the Committee on Priviliges and Elections declaring 'that Hon. c. H. Bell is not entitled to a scat as Senator by virtue of the appointment of the Governor of New Hampshire" Senator Garland was one ofthe Democrats who opposed the resolution, and his speech shows him to be one of the ablest lawyers and soundest judges of Constitution al law in the United States Senate.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
MAIL IRREGULARITIES.

We suppose it is almost impossi- ble to secure absolute perfection in the transmission of mail matter so as to prevent the OCCASIONAL mis- carriage or loss Of a letter or paper; but 1t does seem to us that when there IS ALMOST CONSTANTLY com piaints reaching us and other pub fishers from subscribers who fail to get their papers, that there is room Tor improvement. There is evident ly great deal of gross carelessness or pilfering of papers among some of the different parties connected with the mail service through whose hands mail matter passes.
 We have before us complaints from two subscri ribers-one at Fort Douglass, Johnson county, Ark, and the other at Mineral P. O., Puluski county, Ark. They both subscribed during the month of January. The former states that he has received just one copy of the DEMOCRAT from then until now. The latter states that he has received three copies only. Such mail service as this is very annoying to publishers, and also very damaging to them. It is a fraud upon the public, and it should be looked into and corrected by the higher mail. service officials.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

The course pursued by some of our exchanges, and particularly those of Little Rock, in regard to the Todd islander, has been very strange to say the least oft, but our people will not forget that the Russellville DEMOCRAT. Des Arc Citizen and a few other papers have been willing to do them justice by publishing the truth.-Brinkley Times.
 We can scarcely believe that the Little Rock papers intended any in justice to the Brinkly people, but we agree with the Times that those pa pers have treated the matter rather strangely, and have certainly been indiscreet and excited in writing about it as they have done.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

At the recent election for officers and directors of the l.. R. & F. S. Ry. Company, the following were elected: {: President, J. II. Converse, Boston l; Vice President, Jesse Turner, Van Buren; Secretary, J. w. Gay; Little Rock; Treasurer, II. B. Wilbur, Bos- ton; Directors, J. H. Converse, Eli sha Atkins, r. M. Wells, T. II. Per, kins, Boston; S. F. Clark, D. E. Jones, w. D. Slack, Little Rock; Jes sic Turner, Van Buren; W. M. Fish. bsck, Ft. Smith. And now let the directors re elect the present Super. intendent and Land Commissioner and everything will be lovely for our favorlte railroad for at least another year.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
 AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.

The Osceola Times has just en- tered its eleventh volume.
 MT. l.. Chapelle, editor and pro- prietor of the Wittsburg Chronicle, had the misfortune to get his dwell ing house and printing office de. stroyed by fire on the night of April 11th. Some of the printing mate rials were saved, but the dwelling and contents were an entire loss.
 MT. Leon Rousan, editor of the Osceola Times bid adieu to life of celibacy on the 14th of April, and is now a happy benedict.
 Rev. John w. Boswell will start about the lst of June, in BatesAille, q monthly paper to be called "The Church News"
 The Daily Gazette reached us last Sunday in quarto form, enlarged and booming. "The old lady" isn't dead yet, and in fact don't even show any signs of decadence.
 We had short call Wednesday from Mr. J. D. Floyd, one of the ed itors of new paper, to be estaphsh- ed at Fayetteville, Arkansas, under the name of,"The Faithful Witness D to advance the interests of the Church of Christ in this State. The umber will be issued when one
 7d subscribers have been ob-
 It $1.50 each.-Van Buren
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
Tuesdays Gazette says of the

Tuesdays Gazette says of the investigation of the Brinkley affair: E So far, nothing startling has been developed in the Todd affair. The people of Brinkley desire that the matter be thoroughly investigated; 1; a suggestion on which the coroner is acting. The notes of testimony given by the men from Brlnkley, harmonize. Miller, at whose house MT. Todd stayed after being wound ed, says that the man took mor- phine and quinine. This probably occassioned his unnecessary fright. But the evidence is of itself not clear whethar or not Mir. Todd died of the wound.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
 TENNESSEE AND HER

At last our neighbo- Tennessee, is in a fa' settlement of her \ sumated. The ! softencd down a. the terms offere to know that oh light ahead, and anticipatiopss smal
 The Appeal of ing to this msgscr
 "The people of e State will rejoice to ing that the bondhoh to accept fity-cent fo bond proposition offered islature. This good ana sired result was brough the efforts as able and dis
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

.. Gen. Grants point blank refus- al to be a candidate for the Presiden- cy or any other office has dashed the hopes of thousands of hopeful repub. licans in all parts of the country Lonoke Democrat.
 When and where did Grant make such a declaration2 If he HAS made it, 1t is the first thing he has ever been known to decline. The Demo crat must be mistaken.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

A. After I found he was ah officer l concluded he was looking lol . criminal.
 Q. Do you think their intentions were to kill you?
 A. I don't think their intentions were good.
 c. During your stay in Brinkla while you were preaching before this occurrence did the white people mis treat you in any way2
 A. No, sir.
 c, A correspondent from Brink. ley says you left there hastily at the time you did to avoid paying Your hotel bill, is that true? A. No, sir; left there from the reasons above stated. c. Had not you and Rev I. Q Pollard been to Brinkley several times before the shooting in the day time, to the postoflice and other places?
 A. Yes, sir, several times; but no attempt was made to arrest me. At this point Mir. Todd became too weak to proceed further and the interview ceased.
 JOHN INGRAM. We certify that'the above is true statement of the questions asked and answered in the above exam. nation. J. B. BOND. aS
 A. W. DECKER. Mir. Melven is absent this morn ing and not here to sign the above.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

-HURRAH.--:The Army Bill pass ey the Senate without any amend. ment and just as it came from the House, last Friday, by vote of fl to 30. It was immediately transmit. ted to the President, and we shall soon see whether or not he will veto it. We predict that he will not.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
A Gall for a Convention of the States of the Mississippi Valley to Consider the
 Labor Problem.

We cheerfully make room for the following cali, and consider it an im- portaut movement, the purposes of which are good:
 To the People of the Mississippi Valley:
 After conference with many per sons interested, and believing thh much good may result therefrom, we call upon the people of the States of the Mississippi valley to meet Tn convention at Vicksburg on Monday, the fifth of May, to take into eonsid- eration the present agitation of the labor question. We believe that by united action we may be able to adopt such measures as will allay the excitement prevailing, or which at least will enable us to supply the place of those laborers who have gone or who may hereafter go to tho western States. As this IS a matter of great importance and one of corA mon interest, we call upon every county, parish and city in every State Tn the valley interested in the growth of cotton and sugar, to send delegates of both races to this con vention, selected from their ablest and most influential citizens. We also earnestly call upon the colored people to send to the convention such delegates as they choose to appoint, to participate in its deiber- ations, and discuss with Us fully and freely the important questions which it will be called upon to determine.
 J. NJ. STONE,
 Governor of Mississippi
 JoHN II. WooLFoLK, Pres. Vicksburg Cotton Exchange.
 T. R. RoACH,
 Cashier Vieksburg Bank,
 GEORGE M. KLEIN,
 Cashier Miss. Valley Bank
 WM. NJ. WoRrHINGToS,
 Mississippi F. Richardson, Thomas Rigby L. A. Campbell, II. c. Myers, Miss. J. B. Perkins, John Williss, Miss E. D. Farrar, La., F. c. Morehead, Miss, H. R. Lucas, La, F. L. Max well, La, Green Clay, Miss, T. F. Richardson, R. V. Booth, D. Mayor, c. E. Wright, J,R. M'Dow- ell, La, E. D. Clark, Miss, Georg c. Waddil, La, J. ". Wick, Miss John A. Bucker La., ". B. Plttmor Miss, Matt F. Johnson, Miss, G.. Boney, La., Wm. Myers, Mss, W! Richardson, Eugene Martin, w Lamkin. And many others.
 The holders of Tenn8ssee bor have reconsidercd their fSfns the compromise offered by the nessee Legislature, and have mined to exceptlt \ The advocat Woman will hold a ct s \ puntuoDrf N
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

The competition among Little Rock merchants has become so hot that they have put prices down to ruihous figures, and the Little Rock papers are reaping rich reward. Such advertising. has never been done there before.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

-One of the ablest speeches and abounding with more pure states manship and genuine patriotism than any we have read for years, was that of Judge David Davis, of H. linois, in the Senate on the Army bill.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

We have to thank Senator Bar nun for part of the Congressional Record containing report No. 40 on the Investigation of alleged Electo- ral Frauds in the last Presidential Election.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

Congressman Rush Clark, of Indiana, died at hls rooms in Wash ington, D. C., Tuesday afternoon. His death was very sudden, only having been preceded by l2 hours sickness.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

E. H. Chamberlain, an enterpris- ing gentleman who has gone into the culture of strawberries, near Little Rock, advertises for 1000 hands to pick berries for the next two weeks.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

Yesterday the Democrat interview. ed Mir. Wm. Black, of Brinkley, of the firm of Gum & Black, as to the Todd outrage.
 Reporter-Do you know the man who keeps the hotel at Brinkicy, where Todd says he saw the masked meu2
 Mir. Black-Yes, sir; his name Is Robt. Allen; he is a particular frieiSl and I have known him from boy. hood. If there had been masked men around the, hotel he would have told me. l never heard rumor of such thing until now I know it is false, and so pronounce it.
 Reporter-Do you know who pur. chased the horsep
 MT. Black-Yes, SIT, (smiling), I did. When young Stetson arrived at brinkley and offered the horse for sale, we were raising money by su6- scription to ship Mir. Todd and his brother to Little Rock. Stetson offered to sell the horse for ge preachers. l bought it for $30, pay. ingI$12 cash. We were all coming over to Little Rock on the same train that night, and told them would pay the balance when we got there, provided they could be idcn- tified. Mir. Todd said John Fletch- CT knew him. Gave Mir. Todd the money, and he ran away with It, leaving his brother at the hotel in frightful condition. l still owe the eighteen dollars balance, but am ready to pay it any time. think Todd was frightened without cause, and may be half crazy. One thSag l know; his statement is untrue.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

-THE PRESIDENT WILL VETo.- Tuesdays advices from Washington state that there is now no room for doubting that the President will ve- to the Army Bill.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
Republicans re-estab-
 'eague in the South,
 nerimpnt with tho

Republicans re-estab-
 eague in the South,
 pertinent with the
 )lored citizens by
 reedman's bank.
 CTS of eminent finan-
 lk and file of the Re .icy who would consent their faculties in again ,r the savings of the negroes. Jver, the success or failure of experiment would demonstrate whether the blacks of the South have learned anything by exper. fence, or whether they are still will ing to be humbugged by the knaves who have fed and fattened on their Ignorance.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
THE REVEREND TODD
The Wind Knocked Out of the
 Awful Outrage"

A Statement from Todd, Himself, Which Shows that all the fuss made by the Little Rock Papers about this Matter was Unnec-
 essary and
 Foolish.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01
RBssELLVILLE, ARK.

THURSDAY MORNING. MAY I, 1879.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-05-01

The holders of Tennessee bop have reconsldercd thelr iSfns the compromise offered by the } nessee legislature, and have mined to except tlt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
The davenport Burglars.

The Davenport Democrat has the FOL
lowing account of the capture OF the two
supposed burglars yesterday. in that city:
Last night the police dropped on two OF
the burglars who were OF the gang who
ATTEMPTED to crack the safe in the office OF
Frahm's brewery, Sunday nieht-or II
they are not of that crowd, they belong to
some other gang Of cracksmen. sure.
1t appears that yesterday afternoon, q
laborer in coal yard on the levee, heard
four men, who were standing behind pile
of boxes which hid them from BODY
view, talking, and one of them said, ~ GU
- coWardly whelp. if had known
YOU were such a coward | wouldn't have
had you along; that's the second set OF
tools we have lost by you, and the Ia
borer reported the circumstance to CHIEF
Kessler. with description OF the men as
he saw them when they were waking
away from their rendezvous. The 0escrlp-
ton tailed with the appearance OF men
the Chief had before spetted-ano now ne
had something on them worth whiie-and
his men were instructed to IND them. AT
o'clock Officers Falkner and Gartiand
came upon two of them on the Northern
Line dock, where they were waiting tor a
boat. The prisoners we're marcned 10 the
Fifth street station, where they were
searched. They gave their names as Al
BERT Cline and Charles Jacobs-both smart
looking young men, and both well dressed.
Cline had a bundle, part OF the contents
of which were false whiskers, false mus
taehios, wig-ail 5lack-and carpenters
bit for boring In coat pocket OF Jacob s
was bundle of eight short candles and a
box of matches. Each had revolver, and
Cline wore a fiue gold watch and chain
Jacobs had $l9.76, and Cline had $50, in
cash. Mum was the word with them after
their arrest; and this forenoon Jacobs SEM
for Hon. w. a. Foster for purposes OF con
suitation.
The two men seen with their prisoners
went across the river soon after the confer
ence behind the coal boxes.
1t has been ascertained that Jacobs ar
rived at the Farmers Hotel, on Scott street
last Saturday, and engaged room, stating
to Mr.. Steffen that he had partner who
was stopping at the st. James, and whc
would be with him soon. Sunday
evening the partner came, and TIE
two vent to their room at eight o'clock
and they were not seen to leave it again.
though they might have done so without
pretty close to the hotel Monday, and Jeff
| it Tuesday, The two men seen with them
on the levee, arrived at a boarding house
on west Second street Saturday night
and one of them had bundle, the cover
ing and strap OF which was exactly like
the paper and strap found with the burg.
lars tools at the brewery Office There il
little doubt that the police have two Of
those craftsmen in the coop,-but proof
enough to hold them is what is wanted,
and is what Chief kessler and mea are or
hunt for.
Jacobs denies, this afternoon, that he
was one of the Frahm burglars: he says
be came from Dubuque, and can prove
that he bears good reputation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
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