The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-09
GENERAL NEWS.

-THr joker of the 'Age-Two hun dred, ,dollar Warner.
 On the morning of December 3l Helena, in this state, had hundred thousand dollar fire.
 MT. Grant Green, Jr. has retir- ed from the editorial management of the Monroe County Sun. and has been succeeded by Mir, W. R. Berry.
 The Carriers Address of the Little Rock Democrat was one of the most handsomely executed pieces of job work that we have seen in some time.
 The Independent Arkansian, with the commencement of the new year, enters upon volume V Here s our hand, Bro. Mcclure, wishing you year of prosperity and useful ness.
 There has not been much said about It, but it is the general opin- ion that if there is to be any "blaek horse" brought out for the senatorial race, it will be Judge U. NJ. Rose, of Little Rock.
 Subscriptions to the four per cent. loan on Jan. 2d were $8,590,150 being an excess of five and half millions dollars over the largest amount ever subscribed in any one day previous.
 The Hot Springs Sentinel pre- diets that the Johnson dynasty will never again rule Arkansas, and that the use of the Gazette as family organ has only injured the prospects of Col. Johnson.
 We are indebted to Hon. J. N. Smithee for copy of the Land Com missioner's Biennial report--a docu- ment containing great deal of valu- able information in regard to the public lands of the State.
 Although Hon. H, M. Rector en- tered the race for Senator at late day and has made no canvass of the State, we should not be surprised if he "whooped lem up" pretty lively when 1t comes to balloting.
 The Des Arc Citizen says there will soon be a new paper in that town. Mess. J. S. Thomas and J. H. Bilheimer will be proprietors. Mir. J. J. Thweat will be associated with Mir Thomas in the editorial management oc the paper.
 -Hurrah for Little Dave Walkeri We'll bet pint of peanuts against a gill of buttcrmilK that he will have more votes for the U. $. Senate, on the first ballot than any man in the race. And as he is young, hardy and long -winded we think he will go through o. K.
 --On Jan. Sd, the second day of specie payments by the Treasury, under the resumption act, the amount of gold paid out of the sub treasury at New York for legal ten der notes was $S0,000, and the amount of gold taken in exchange for legal tender notes was $200.000, . net gain to the treasury of $l20,000
 The best thing the democratic party could do now, having placed Col. Garland, the old whig leader, in the Senate would be to place there with him Col. Johnson, the old dem ocratic leader, who was before the war an acceptable candidate to both parties. Gazette,
 The people care nothing about the old whig and democrat issue. That has been dead too long to make a point out of now. What the people had better look after now is to get men to represent them who will be true representatives of the live, ac- tive and progressive democracy of to- day. That Col. J. is a good mana noble man, none deny, but he repre- sents an old order of democratic reg inc long since passed away. If we wished Arkansas to go back de csde or more of years to the days wlren the Johnson dynasty was in all it's glory, we would be for Uncle Bohi but PROGRESS is the watchword now and we want man representing the live, progressive democracy of to- day. Times are not what they "use to was," and we cannot stop the cal of progress just to give fellow one more ride-~eyen if he is a good fei- .4,1 eft t.tstt.r a t,raot loo1n,