The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-02
GENERAL NEWS.

of Congress from Virginia, died on the 22nd ut.
 A large number of young salmon were recently dumped into the Qua chita River, at Philadelphia, by the U. $. Fish Commissioner.
 What would happen to a man that would don duster one:of these dsys?-fay etteville Sentinel.
 He would perhaps be taken for an Odd Fellow.
 The Florida delegation Fin the 46thsCongress. will be solidly demo- cratic-Hall, democrat, from the sec ond district having been declared elected by the canvassing board.
 John Postoak, Creek Indian, and James Diggs, full blooded negro, were hung at Fort Smith on the 20tn ult., for murder committed in the Indian country.
 -Bayard Taylor, Ambassador rep resenting the United States at Der lin, and one of our most polished writers and authors, died at Berlin on the 18th ult.
 Ing POLAR WAVE. The cold weather of the holidays has been re- markably severe for our climate. On the morning of Dec. 26, at sun rise the mercury stood at degrees below zero.
 Thew atchman is the name of a new greenback paper to be establish ed at Fayetteville, Ark. The first number will make it's appearance next Wednesday. T. Wainright, Esq. will be editor.
 A new company has been form ed to construct the Ouachita Valley Railroad, running from Arkadelphia to Camden. One of the great needs of our State is more railroads, and we hope this line may soon be a real ity, and be put into active operation.
 The Van Buren Argus has clos ed its third volume and enters it's fourth year with brilliant prospects. The Argus is we'll managed paper both In its editorial conduct and it's mechanical execution, and we wish it the continued prosperity which it justly merits.
 The Fort Smith Herald is enti tied to honorable mention for the enterprise displayed in furnishing its readers with very full detailed statement of the crimes for which John Postoak and James Diggs were executed, and for very good illustra- tions of the two unfortunate wretch es.
 Some of the best citizens of Dardanelle have organized them selves into volunteer night police force, and the city will be patrolled every night by a strong detail. Our handsome and gallant brother of-the quill, M. L. Davis. is Captain, and this fact, of itseli, insures efficiency and thoroughness in the very com mendable move.
 Grand Secretary Brugman glves notice that the R. W. Grand Lodge 10. o. F. of Arkansas will meet in annual session, at the City of Little Rock, on Wednesday, Jan. s, 1879. The various railroads leading into the city will convey members for one and one fifth fare for the round trip. Members upon their arrival in the city will be assigned to quar-. ters by calling on the Grand Secre- tary.
 Col. Donan. of the Bentonville Advance has been frolicking about all over the country, and in the rounds called on President Hayes, by whom he was very cordially re- ceived. At Newport, Ky, he fell into the hands of a Cincinnati Com mercial reporter and was severely interviewed, all of which he passed through without any of that awk- ward bashfulness so common to mod est and unsophisticated(?) ruralists like Col. D.
 --THE FiRsT BALLoT.--Some one who pretends to be posted on the Senatorial question sends the l.. k. Democrat the following guess:
 The political weatLercocks, or those at least posted as to the proba- ble vote for United d States Senator in the next Legislature, figure as follows on the first ballot:
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