The Russellville Democrat., 1879-02-20
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 Cracker, made run up home last Sat urday and returned Monday. We di, not have the pleasure of meeting tn I gentleman.
 The following ladies from Littl Rock accompanied the excursionists t this place last Sunday: Miss McGrail Miss Squires, Mrs. Geneyieve Wilson and Mrs. Langtree.
 Mir. W. II. Furbush, one of tn most progressive men of his race fl Arkansas, and member of the House from Lee county was among the visitors to our town last Sunday.
 --Col. - McMahan, General Agent | for the Mercantile Trust Company O. New York was in town Tuesday. w, were pleased to form the gen tleman', acquaintance. ts sf ti
 Mir. G. W. Shinn Is now holding forth at the law office of Judge Wilson Room No. 3,VJ. l.. Shinn's block, pay ing his assiduous addresses to Black stone, Kent, and other gentlemen o legal lore.
 Land Commissioner Slack, of tho Fort Smith road, was with the tex curters" here last Sunday. It Is alway. a pleasure to grasp the hand of q gem tleman like Col. s. and we were conse- quently happy to meet him.
 MT. J. F. Munday spent last Sab. bath in our neighboring town, Atkins attending quarterly conference there He says the town Is improving rapidly but we believe he, has decided to still risk his chances in Russellville.
 We regret to learn that Mir. Sam'l Wells, of Galla Rock township. had the misfortune to get badly hurt last Fri. day, by falling from his wagon and having two of the wheels pass over his body. We trust he may soon recover from his bruises. @
 We learn that Dfr. Ali. Shinn came very near losing his gin house at At kins last Saturday. The fire in the furnace was being fed by cotton-seed and sparks from the smoaestack set fire to the roof. The fire was fortunately discovered and extinguished before any serious damage was done.
 Capt. J. H. Haney, of Little Rock agent for the Dardanelle Springs prop. crtp, came up with the committee from our legislature last Sunday, and ac. compsnied them to the Springs. w. were pleased to see Capt. H. looking so we'll.
 We had the pleasure of call from Dr. Hays, just from North Carroll. ma, last Monday. Dr. H. is here on q tour of inspection and Is, we are pleased to know. very favorably impressed with our county and town We trust he may like it we'll enough to become one ofus.
 | We were glad to meet Mir. Percy W. Moss, of the Harrisburg Tribune among the excursionists who took in our town last Sunday. Mir. Moss was doing the excursion with a double pointed faber for the Little Rock Ga zette.
 We are indebted to Messrs. High & Hicks, of the Lonoke Democrat, for one of their Illustrated annual alma. nacs for 1879. It is the intention of the proprietors to make 1t permanent publication. and we have no>tloubt they will succeed. The undrtaking shows commendable enterprise on the part ol the publishers. The work is neatly and creditably done.
 We were happy to meet our genial young friend, Mir. Roger A. Suit, As. sistant Clerk of the House of Repre- sentatives, among the excursionis:s who visited our town last Sunday. Mir Suit has filled the position which ht now occupies, for three consecutive terms--quite substantial evidence ol the gentleman's worth and bushes, qualifications. v f4s We were not acquainted with all the distinguished gentlemen who came up with the excursion last Sunday, and did not succeed in obtaining all their names. Among those who came W, had the pleasure of meeting the follow ing: Senators Chism, Wilmington Mulkey, Armistead and Harris. Rep resentatives Barker, Brewer, Pindall Dawson, Furbush, BlackwOod, Joyner, Sinmott. Mcconnell and Cunningham
 --Messrs. J. Pennoyer Jones and Richard A. Dawson, two of the influen. tiaI colored men of Arkansas, the form. CT Clerk or Desha county, and the lat. ter one of the Representatives in the lower house of General Assembly from Jefferson county, were among the ex. cursionists who visited our town lasI Sunday, and each of them showed his appreciation of the press by subscrib- ing for the DEMOCRAT.
 The Little Rock bound mail stage on the Pine Bluff and Little Rock mai line was robbed last Friday night by three masked banditti, when three miles out from Pine Bluff. There was but one passenger in the coach at the