The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-16
Our Choice for United States .senator: HON. J. ID. WALK FIR,
 of Washington County.
GENERAL NEWS.

ter that light substance.
 MT. Dick Can't a prominent member of the bar of Little Rock, died at Malvern ou Thursday Jan. 9.
 Our guess at the vote which Hon J. D. Walker will receive on the first ballot for U. s. Senator is; thirty two.
 The James River has been rais- ed twelve feet above it's ordinary stage by the recent rams and break ing up of the ice.
 In America newspapers are most numerous; in France they have the best circulation, and in London newspaper offices are best equipped.
 On Sept. 25th 1890, the first newspaper was published in Ameri- ca. It hailed from Boston, but was short lived, being soon suppressed by the Colonial Legislature.
 -Rev.J.M. P. Hickerson, who will be readily remembered as former citizen of our county, is about to es- tablish Q religious newspaper at Haynesville, Louisiana.
 Mir. John Prewett, editor of the Marianua Index, died at his home on the 9th inst, after protractt illness with pneumonia.
 We regets very much the loss to Arkausas Journalism, and pray that He who noteth even the fall of q sparraw may be both husband and father to the disconsolate widow and orphan.
 Friday morning last the South ern bound passenger train on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South ern road was thrown from the track at Bradford station 67 miles, North of Little Rock.
 The baggage master MT. George Lockwood was killed. The express Messenger, Mir. Brown, was badly hurt. No other persons injured.
 Thirteen States elect U, S. Sen ators within the next fortnight: h. diana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Arkansas. Alabama, Louis isana, Florida, New York, Pennsyl- vania, Connecticut and New Hamp shire.
 -Ballotting for U. S. Senator will commence next Tuesday. We are of the opinion that there will be long warm heat of it before any election is made. "Little Dave" will be in the lead to commence with, and we think he will beat lem all through.
 Secretary of State Frollch has made Major Wm. Woodruff Jr. his deputy Secretary. In doing so Mir. Frolich has done good thing, for he has not only conferred the appoint ment upon most worthy man, but has also secured a trustworthy and efficient servant for the State.
 --The Secretary of the treasury last Saturday made. another call for ten millions of five-twenties of 1865, Entirely correct; the whole mass of bonds should at the very earliest date be redeemed, and thus stop the interest and put more treasury notes in circulation.
 Hon. J. N. Smithee, our very efficient State Land Commissioner under the last two administrations, has established a. Real Estate Agen- cy at the Capitol of the State-a business for winch he is eminentlv well qualified, and at which he will no doubt meet with success.
 The .Govenor.of Indiana, in his message reccomends a reduction of fees and salaries generally. It is a notorious fact that in very many in stances fees and salaries are kept up to old war time figures when it cost man three times as much to sup port family as it now does. With the universal. decline in everything else, officials should also expect to work for less fees and salaries. The pruning process might be applied to good advantage in Arkansas ,as well as Indiana.