The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-30
GENERAL NEWS.
-G8 to 1T. We told you so!

All who phrophecy are not prophets.
 You can't always sometimes tell about positive assurances" , The residence of Mir. James T. Gentry, at Searcy, was destroyed by fire on the night of the 24th inst
 Let the present session of the Legislature provide for the insane of our State Humanity demands it.
 The friends of Hon. J. D. Walk CT, our new Senator, will give him grand banquet at the Capital Hotel, at Little Rock, tonight.
 The Wisconsin Legislature has elected Mat Carpenter U. s. Senator from that State. We are glad to see the Republicans electing their best men.
 Col. P. Donan, editor of the Ben tonville Advance, lectured in Saint Louis last Friday night, aud in Lit tie Rock Monday and Tuesday nights.
 -REGNANT PoPULI.--Little Dave Walker is Mr. Dorsey's successor in the United States Senate from Ark. It is hard to kick against the unal- terable "dccrees of fate"
 The Jefferson County jail was consumed by fire on the night of She 18th inst. The Press says it was very shabby structure and pronoun- ces the destruction good riddance to the county.
 Public schools, home manufac- turing enterprises and more railroads these three things are what we want. Let us bend every effort to- ward promoting these, and we will see Arkansas blossom like a rose.
 Let the general assembly now set tie down to strict business, and round up the session with some wise legis- lation on important subjects, leaving off all superhuous wrangling over unimportant matters.
 If the present Legislature can do anything to aid and encourage the speedy construction of the sever al projected railroads in our State let it be done. More people, more railroads and moressschools are what we need.
 The White County Beaconi very sensibly remarks: "Our legislatures appropriation for newspapers and stamps might have been more wise ly reserved for an insane asylum. which Is so much needed in our State"
 The law for the protection of game and fish in cur forests and streams should be passed by our present Legislature. To destroy game out of its season, when it is unfit for use, is a species of deprayi ty which should find an ample pun ishment Tn the statutes of our State.
 -Beebe, White County, was vic tim to the merciless fire fiend on the morning of the 22d inst. The busi- nes hovses of J. Massey & Son, Lilies & Co.,, Brooks & Thompson, and Lus- by X Bro., were burned. The loss was about $l0,000, with only about $500 insurance.
 The White County Record wants the fence law abolished. The people of Pope county want a more string ent fence law-one which will com pei man to have good substantial ltlCtb anu uluht HlHi diICudbiC lOl damages to stock if injured for get ting into enclosures without such fencing.
 Almost one half of the time al- lowed. for the present General As sembly to remain in session has passed. Members should confne themselves strictly to business for the remainder of the term and give their attention to those measures most urgently demanded for the good of our State.
 We have received the first num- Der of new paper just established at De Witt, Arkansas County. Mr. W. c. Freeman is the edlter and proprietor, and he gives bis paper the title of the Arkansas County Democrat. May the Democrat long prosper, and may the editor, like . true freeman, always defend the true
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