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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

Poor Memphis! Is she agaln to pass under the rod of the great scourge, yellow fever? On the 9th inst there was one case of yellow fever officially reported there. On the 10th there were five new cases two fatal. The excitement that en- sued amounted to q panic. Every train and boat WAS crowded and loaded down with fleeing refugees. At Little Rock the Board of Health wisely and manfully took time by the forclock and declared q strict quarantine on and after I2 o'clock on the llth inst. Let us hope that Memphis may not again be the scene of such suffering, desolation and dis aster as she experienced last year; and let the towns which stand as gateWays to the entrance of the scourgc m Arkansas, like Forrest City. Pine Bluff, RrnGlcy, and Little Rock, do tAeIg duty fully and hon
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
Programme of the PoHc County
 Sunday School Convention.

To meet in the Cumberland Pres. bytcrian Church in the town of Rus sellyille Thursday , o'clock D. nG, the 3lst day of July, 1879. FIRST SESSION N-Thursday afternoon. 2 to 2:30, Devotional exercises, and address of welcome.
 2:30 to 3, Organization and cleo, tion of officers. 3 to 1, Reports from schools, their condition and wants.
 1 to 4:30, What can we do to ex- tend the Sunday school work in our county?
 4;30 to ,, The teachers work in the Sunday school.
 to 5:30, Bible reading, and how to conduct them. SECOND SEssIoN-Thursday evening. S:30 to 9, Devotional exercises. 9 to 10, Short addresses from sey- eral speakers.
 THIRD SEssIoN-Friday morning. S:30 to 9,-Devotional exercises. 9 to 10--Best modes of teaching. 10 to 1.-The advantage of the International series of bible studies. Il to 12-Teachers meeting and question drawer. FOURTH SEssIoN-Friday afternoon. , to 2:30-Devotional exercises. 2:30 to 3-How should teachers prepare a lesson.
 8 to 4-What can we do for tns conversion of our scholars2
 4 to 5-Children's meeting. FIFTH Friday evening. 8;30 to 10-A Sunday school ex- peuence meeting, volunteer speeches strictly limited to five minutes each. l earnestly solicit every minister and Sunday school worker in the county to bring before the minds of the people the work of the Sunday school. Talk about it and pray over it in your prayer-meetings, and meet us in convention at Russellville on the 3lst day of July, and VIC will have q rousing time.
 Let every school send up c fuls statistical and financial report ol tho work done for the past year ending July the 1st, 1879.
 J. D. BOONE, Vice Pres. State S. s. Association 9th Judicial District.
 
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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
A County Sunday school Con-
 VentiOn.

As Vice President of the Sunday School Association of the Fifth Jgh. cial district, hereby call a Conlont;on of all the Sunday schools in Pope cpu,N ty to be held in the town of Rdsscllyirrn on Thursday , o'clock D. m., the 3l,, day of July, 1879. The object of said Convention being to organize a County Sunday School Association" for the promotion of the Sunday School cause. Let every Sunday school he represented by three, or moro of i,s best workers. There will be commit. tee consisting of members from all de. nominations to prepare homes for all the delegates in attendance.
 J. D. BOONE.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

What the people now demand of the Board of Health of Memphis, and likewise of the health officers at points where they may be stationed to prevent the infection from spread ing, is honest reports and manly brave efforts in the faithful perform ancc of duty. We want no "sporad- ic" efforts toconceal and deceive the country as to the true state and the real danger.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

Tho President dcfacto vetoed the bill making appropriations fol the payment of Marshals and Deputy Marshals because it prohibited the expenditure of any part of the $600,- 900 appropriated to defray the OK, penses of Deputy Marshals at cleo tions. The two Houses refused to pass any other bill and SO the Presi- dent has slightly slipped up on it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
Concerning Doctors.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: As our Leg islature failed to take any action with regard to the practice of medi. cine, by those who have not gradu- ated or at least have no diploma, l would like to inquire what protec- tion the people have against quacks. A man may come in the county and say he is graduate and has his sheepskin all 0. K, at the same time had probably never seen inside of q college; or If he had it was in some meniai capacity. l have case in my minds eye, of q man who came into this county, claiming to be q graduate of the New York Medical College. On one occasion he called at q drug store and asked for three different kinds of medicine, as he supposed, and received the same kind each time, calling it different names, all meaning the same thing. l hardly think any one believes he was graduate. So tho people are imposed upon and they have no remedy. A man claiming to be q graduate, soon it becomes circulated, and he is puited in the papers as graduate; at the very same time all he knows of medicine was acquired as hospital steward during the war. Please air this question a little Mir. Editor, in your valuable paper; and where these quaclls have been inn posing on the people let them be ex. posed; call on them for theIr sheep skin. INQUIRER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
THE REAL ISSUE.

''There Is no use in trying to con ceal facts. It is folly for some of our friends to insist, as they do, that we are bound to carry New York in the next canvass. A victory with out practical beneficial results to the country is not worth achieving. SBetter to be defeated on principle if we mean to perpetuate our organrza tion than to yield principle for q temporary triumph"
 I've most heartily endorse the above from the Prescott Dispatch. Too much has already been done for the sake of POLICY and in doing so PRINCIPLE has almost been lost sight off, Brinklcy Times.
 And that's what we say too, gen tlemen. "There is no use trying to conceal facts" But if any man can show us the figures to prove that we can elect Democratic President in 1880 without the thirty-fi electoral votes of the State of New York we call upon him to do so. It is time for Democrats to come to an under standing, and we would like to know if our esteemed contemporaries above quoted mean to say that q victory in the contest of 1880 will be without practical beneficial results to the country" unless q man is elected who believes just as they do ON THE CURRENCY QUESTION. We think, gen tlemen, that there are principles at stake now which are of far greater importance, and the triumph of which will bring far greater ''prac tical beneficial results to the coun- try" than anything which is involved Tn your currency POLICY. The cur rency question is merely q question of POLICY, nothing more. But the other heftier matters which we would have placed foremost are matters of PRINCIPLE. On the currency policy the most honest democrats may and do differ, but on the grand and vital principles involved in the late efforts Of the Democrats in Congress, which have been negatived by the veto of President who obtained his seat only by reason of the non operation of those principles, there is and can be no difference among honest Dem ocrats. Therefore not until you can convince us that it is better to sac ritice tEese great PRINCIPLES for the sake of minor POLICY will we be willing to snub the great State of New York and thereby lose her thirty-fiye electoral votes, and with them the Presidency. If we want to unite Democrats and present a solid, unbroken front in which north ern, eastern, western and southern Democrats can and will all stand shoulder to shoulder, and which will result Tn a glorious victory in 1880, l we must make the fight for the vital of our government which | Mr. Hayes and his stalwart bull dozers have tried to subvert and de- | stroy; and, we must leave questions of mere policy severely alone. The currency question will work itself | out, and it is of no use to lose the next President to the Democratic party by trying to force currency policy on the country before the country is prepared to take it up.
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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
The Arkansan's in St. Louis.


 The Arkansas press excursionists now in the city are much better looking set of men than we had ex- pected to meet, They are by no means as hostile crew as one, who has an ideal of an Arkansan, would be prepared to see. They comb their hair, pick their teeth and call for the drinks with just as much polish as the average Missouri editor. A good many of them take greens in their nectar, but none are addicted to the use of straws. Their ladies are remarkably pretty women, and several of them that have come un- der our critical editorial observation would make the fairest of our own fair Missouri women hump pretty lively in the way of personal beauty and graceful manners. Comparisons are odious, we know, but the Arkan- sas editors impress us more favora bly, than any that have visited us in body heretofore. They are lively, genial, courteous and open hearted. They are pleased with St. Louis, and, we VIII venture to say, St. Louis IS pleased with them. It is always Q pleasure to entertain such people. Times Journal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

--GoLD! GoLD!!--On Thursday morning we found the following let ter from Gov. Watts in the post office. We are well acquainted with the parties mentioned and the local. Ity:
 CnocovILLE, ARK, July 8, 1879. EDIToRs ELEVATOR: One day last week Mrs. Handles was having a well dug near B. Smedley's, and when some twenty feet deep she found a lode of clear quartz, as clear as any glass that you ever saw, elght inches thick, full of gold There is a great deal of excitement about it.
 Yours respectfully,
 Nj j. Warrs. - Fort smith Elevator
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

Morrillton has a local immigra- tion society the object of winch is to provide for the reception of all new corners and provide shelter and homes for them until they can look around and secure locations and em- Eloyment for themselves. A good idea.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

Tho Arkansas Press excursion ists presented MT. Potter Palmer, the big souled proprietor of the most magnificent hotel Tn America, with a handsome gold headed cane as q slight token of their appreciation of his goodness In entcrta ming them so royalty.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

The Senate visited a merited rcbuke upon the President when It refused to confirm the nomination. of Corbin, of South Carolina, to the Chief Judgcship of Utah Territory,
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

A FREE BooE of nearly 100 large oc tavo pages for the SICK. Full of valu- able notes on Scrofula; Diseases of the Breathing Organs; Diseases of Men Diseases of Women; Aches and Pains Heart Troubles; and a great variety of CnRoNps DISEASES, with evidence that in most eases these diseases are ourable. Sent for one stamp
 Address
 MURRAY HILL PUB. CO.
 No I29 E, 2Sth Street, N.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

--Bro. Webber, Secretary of the Ark. Press Association was present. ed with a nice gold headed cane en- gravcd, "From the Arkansas Press Association for faithful services, 1S79." He deserved it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

The little Hendricks boom got ten up the other day, in Little Rock, appears to have been rather Q sickly sort ofa show.--We Immigrant.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

During the session of Congress terminated July Ist, 2G05 bills, and l19 joint resolutions were introduced in the House, and 727 bills and 46 joint resolutions in the Senate.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

The trial of Buford, Judge FL liott's murderer, has been progress ing since the 9th inst. at Owenton, Ky. Great difficulty was found in getting q jury. There were one hundred and three witnesses for the defense.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

Before Congress adjourned the President dominated, and the Senate confirmed John A. Hunter, of Mis- souri, for Chief Justice of Utah.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

The first session of the 46th Congress of the U. s. adjourned without day at o'clock July lst.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
Letter from Hon. T, M. Gunter. HousE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Washington D. c. June 26, 1879.
 The veto of the judicial appropria tiou bill has prolonged the session lof Congress, and rendered 1t impOs ! siblc to calculate with certainly ups on an early adjournment. So for us am concerned, I'll never yield the principle that the Interference oi deputy marshals at thc polls is dan gerous to the liberty of the citizen, and should no longer disgrace the statute books.
 1 have just recicved the following notice from the War Department please publish it in your paper, with the request that the other papers in my district do likewise.
 (Copy of notiee.
 War Department
 Washington, June 2l, 1879.
 HoN. THos. NJ. GUNTER, NJ. c.
 Fayetteville, Ark.
 SIR:
 You are invited by the Secretary of War to nominate at your earliest convenience Q legally qualified can didate for appointment as Cadet to the United States Military Academy, for the 4th Congressional District of Arkansas, who must be at West Point not later than the 17th day of June 1880, but whose appointment is required by law to be made as. nearly one year in advance of that date as is practicable.
 Your immediate attention to the subject aud to the terms of the ac- companying circular is earnestly re- quested,
 Very Respectfully
 Your obt. servant,
 E. D. TOWNSEND,
 Adjutant General.
 Vice Cadet J. Y. r. Blake to grad uate June 1SS0."
 Candidates for this Cadetship must be between the ages of17 and P years. They must be at least five feet in heigth, and free from any in fectious or mineral disorders, and generally from any deformity, dis ease or infrmity which may render them unfit for military service. They must be we'll versed in reading, in writing, including photography and in Arithmetic, and have knowl- edge of English grammer, of descrip tive geography, particularly of our own country, and of the United States"
 Those not possessing the above mentioned qualifications need not apply. l shall subject all applicants to 8 competive examination, and will recommend the one endorsed by the committee selected by me for that purpose. The following named gentlemen are requested to serve as such com mittee: Gen. D. II. Hill, Dr. T. J. 1 Pollard, Hon. L. Gregg, Co.,. J. L. 1 Craycns and Col. J. R. Pettlgrew.
 l hope each of the committee will | by card or otherwise express their to serve. l would sug | gest the lst September at Fayette- vile as the time and place for the meeting of the committee. All ap- plicants must give ten days notice to the committee, through the chair man, of their intention to be before them, and attend promptly on the day fixed for the meeting of the com T. Nj. GUNTER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
ARKANSAS INDUSTRIAL TTTTTTrfS STmT U N < V E RS < I 7 [, Fayetteville, Ark
HNIIE NEXT SESSION OF THIS X Institution will begin

X Institution will begin
 SEPTEMBER l. 1879, and ends June 10, 1880. Tuition is frco to all who are qualified to enter tho College Class, and to all Normal and Beneticiaries in the Preparatory De- partment. Normal appointments arc restricted to young ladies over four teen years of age, and to young gentle men over sixteen years.
 The recent elections give tull Fac ulty of fifteen members, with Gen. D. II. HILL, as President. [JulylG
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

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The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17
TTENFEELD, Editor,

RUSsELLvILLE, ARK.
The Russellville Democrat., 1879-07-17

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The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
FARRAGUT On HIS SHIP.
A visit tn the Admiral On Board tho
Hartford During the War.

A visit tn the Admiral On Board tho
Hartford During the War.
Gsz. d. n. ssro,her in Phil.aeiphis Tins.
Our next official visit was 10 Admiral
Farragut, On board the Hartford. The
beauty Of order and discipline is nowhere
80 fully realized as on the deck Of n man
of-war. The vessel, otherwise. was an
objec. Of historic interest, having received
one hundred and twen'y-six shots and lost
forty men killed and wounded in the great
fight. Traces Of these honorable scars
were still visible on spar and hull. and
were pointed out 10 the visitors by the
iupior officers with true professional
eomplacency. But the chief interest OF
our visit was conferred IN the Admiral
himself. He il a small man, well formed
and alert in his movement, about si1fy
years OF age, bald, with clean shaver
face. good features, and Of Mild and pre-
possessing manner. Stall. there IL nothing
striking in his presence, and the most
as,ute physiogonomist would scarcely
.nspec. the heroic qualities that lay con-
e.sled beneath 10 simple and unpretend-
| ing exterior. unless, indeed one might
chance 10 see him, a. We did shortly
aftervard, Just IN receipt Of the news
| from Galveston, or again on the eve
OF battle at Port Hudson. On such
occasions the flashing eye and passion
ate energy Of his manner revealed the
spirit Of the ancient vikings. But there
was nothing during our visit 70 sur these
latent fires. The Admiral disooursed on
the situation a; Vicksburg and Port Hud-
.op. propnezyIng some rough work fhef.
shortly. He spread bus maps on the table
and explained to us ho~ easily be could
take Mobile II the Government would only
give him permission. bot they Refused 10
IA him take the risk. He spoke dispars-
yinyly Of iron-elza vessels and MED guns.
declaring they would ruin the spIrif Of the
navy. | observed that the Duke Of Wei
ll.ngfon had urged the same objection u
the introduction Of riaed and Lagrange
arras into the British army. The Adms-
raj seemed pleased 70 End hss opinions
supported By such high Authority. and
uent On 10 explain has prefssenos iof
wooden vessels. a. beins lighter and NOR.
manageable. and 81 snoafh-t'ors guns %
moderate calibrr. because rspsi znd CON
l,inpos. fr. =, sn0rt rsn2- vs rDsrs form
lidabie and decided an action sooner. he
ha,I Certainly eaTned ,hs night 70 erpr-ss
aeeid~d or,nious On th>se sots~,fs. ~ had
The Duke If weilsngton IN h,s day: sever.
;kelss<. .; mus. " acknowledges thai
rifed guns hare dose sorpe rrry nofsbsf
so.t q late year.. bosh b. Land and ga
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
Astonishing Arizona.

Yuma a. l.. Letter 70 inc San ra'ei'So Dahe'.h-
The excursionist into Arizona, In lea'-
ing his coach before sunrise, must not be
s,rrr;seI IN see lakes where the maps
-,,, ,,,r,o5 lot.
sio" no "a'ei' am
tom-side upward IN the air, ana such oth-
er illusions as aerial castles, Notifications,
ra;,roads forests and all description of
arc;,.c,ura I. was only n few weeks ago.
I.a, ,ya., ella R.pd and Naricopa. that |
w;tnessed a most marvellous and exquisite
s.r;es ne transformations reflected through
tbe nbenomena Of mirage. The Sierra de
ias EStrella Mountain had entirely disap-
ne,red and IN its place WAS a walled city
mon tbe margin OF a beautiful lake. All
NJ once the city disappeared: a castellated
,nonnt,;n rose ,;ybt nm IN the middle OF
the Iake and turned into a palace. which,
atta, balancing itself in the air, toppled
nysr and sank INTO the bosom of the tran
on;I waters Then arose a multiplicity of
,,ro,esoue elevations. which rasidly assum-
81 the character of fairy islets. with lake
lets within themselves; then. owing to the
nneonal densities and refracting powers
Of the adjacent strata of air. the islets be-
came Transformed into castles. cathedrals.
h,,ttresses cnbes Qualifications and other
rocL systems of Architecture, which only
survived. however. TO vanish on perfect
complefion. Again arose an object which
re.embled a magnificent opera house or
| cathedral with the requisite description
n, gothic windows and domes. ballustrade.,
imnosinp arches and doorways and many
| colored lamps. This last picture gave way
10 an immense tube. which seemed to be
SUSPENDED in the AR until shivered into
almost insnitesimal fragments, each Of
which assumed a variety of shapes, with
serrated borders, and soon vanished or
became truncated below the horizon.
Then arose an immense island. in shape
not unlike Alcatras: again, it closely re-
sembled Gibraltar, lifted IN the air, all
ltle while presenting an aspect as threat
eniup as either of the strongholds above
named. Then came the Pyramids. and.
anon. the Casa Grandc. precisely as it ex-
ists tifty miles away. Presently a grea,
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24


A. wedding IN South Carolina las.
month an incident occurred sptly Has
tra.ing social life in the United States.
The bridegroom. Who belonged 70 the
..sr.. Southern families" .ook eIoept1on
10 the phrzseology Of the oHc;xiins
clergyman. and remarked: You shoaldn .
say ;hose sns whom the Lord hath yined
together. bat them gns. The preacher,
ubo pr.dei himself upon the high toned
quality Of his language. droPped
HI. hand into the poke; II hls sarplioe.
and in,erposa:ed: You Jss pzddls yOai
orn canoe. yoan2 feller. o. yoar ;xoabss II
begin ssn. enss. In rsnaine tsss tea
| party. ! an-zs szsd Afore. my t>ioved
hezr>r.-tho<e uns zs the Lord -
Jus. then tie briieyroom made . E0ssoz
toward kis hip. 30, bef1re be eo1ld drss.
the minister sred frors hss pocket ard the
y5say nan fsil Dad q; his fe~.- INSTANTLY
he Whole ehzr-h ~zs Sled With blszNs
ptssol.. In -. ihAn svs sesz1Sts the o1lj
i psrsan len AlIve vzs tie trsd>. vse bs<
/ d1okei kehi,d the p1lTs: early n IN
/ as.i7n- TIE hsf1xrTled female gaseS
nas1nsy around znd remarked a. sd.
s.xrtef for bsz~. 'Tkee ssafoo<klss
r~Tosses u plsYEns the rs.ssaisf ross.
hc=e aa4 ssss's fac.
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-24
FOOL BRoKKx.


The southwestern rate ASSOCIATION, which
was the pool of railroad lines from Missouri
river points east, was broken last week because
the ST. Louis lines refused to admit the Kan
sas City extention of the Chicago & Alton to
the terms of the pool
ROUTE AGENTS REDUCED
The pay of all mail route agents is to be
reduced. The general superintendent Of rail-
way mail service says this has become neces-
sary in order to come within the limit of the
appropriations for the fiscal year.
BOSTON BAxKES0.
An effort has been made to remove l. A.
Barnes, cashier of Boston bank on account
of irregular transactions. Barnes has refused
to give up the keys of the safe and the bank
is under guard.
MOSES AND HIS PEOPLE.
The President has set aside very larg.
reservation in Washington Territory for Chief
Moses and his people, with such Indians a.
may affiliate that the secretary of the interior
may send.
CHANGE OF BASE.
Twenty-Five families left Coffeyville on
the 2Sth for the Indian territory; all are fixed
with stock and farming utensils. Hundreds
of Others are getting ready to start.
CALLED THE aAMK.
On the 18th the treasury department
issued its 9Sth call for the redemption of
bonds. The call was for sl60000,0O0 1910
bonds Of 1864.
GEN. TAYLOR DEAD.
Gen. Richard Taylor, of the Confederate
army, died in New York on the 18th At the
residence of 8. NJ. l. Barlow.
LEFT PORT.
The United States Minister to Turkey
Horace Maynard, sailed from Philadelphia on
the 18th. =