The Russellville Democrat., 1879-01-23
GENERAL NEWS.

Subscriptions to the f per cent loan on the l4th inst, were 13,000,. 900.
 MT. H. W. Word has succeeded the late Mir. Prewitt as editor of the Marianna Index.
 Coy. Vance has been elected to the U. s. Senate by the North Caro- lima legislature.
 The Colorado legislature has elected N. r. Hill to the U. s. Senate from that State.
 The Hope City Times is no longer published as daily paper the weekly will be continued.
 A son of Hon. o. P. Snyder, of Pine Bluff, died at Fayetteville last week. He was, at the time, 8 pupil of the A. I. U.
 The Judsonia Review has been removed to Walnut Ridge and will hereafter appear under the name of the Lawrence County Times.
 The President of the United States has nominated W. H. H. Clay ton as United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas.
 The Legislature of the State of Tennessee has concluded to submit the question of the settlement of the State debt to vote of the people for their ratification or rejection.
 Miss Beddenger, of Conway county got the position of Engross- ing and Enrolling Clerk in the House.
 Mir. A. L. Judkins was elected Journal Clerk of the Senate.
 Jefferson countyhas been award ed the prize of fine silk banner offered to the county in tue Second Congressional District which should give Slemons the largest increased majority.
 Mir. J. F. Trumpler has given notice by publication, as required by law, that he will apply at the pres ent sesion of the Legislature, for an appropriation of S6, 6,S4060 to pay for arms furnished the State during the Brooks Baxter war, in the year 1874.
 Mir. II. P. Gorham has with drawn from the Forest City Courier, and Prof. Jas. ". Stuart becomes sole proprietor and editor. We wish the retiring brother much good luck in whatever he may embark, and Mir. Stuart continued success with the Courier.
 On the second day of the ses- sion Senator Chism presented 8 memorial from the Medical Society or Logan county, asking for the es- tablishment of State Board of Health, whose duty it should be to protect, as far as possible, the peo- pie of the State from all diseases. Referred to Committee on Memorials.
 On the l4th the Secretary of the Treasury made his S1st call for the redemption of 5-20 bonds of 1865, and consuls of 1865. The call is for $20, ,000-l2, 2,000,000 in coupons. $8,000,000 of the principal and inter- est will be paid at the treasury on and after the 14th of April next, when the interest ceases.
 The city editor of the Des Arc Citizen says the girls of that town have been having high old time snow balling. He thus describes one of the skirmishes:
 We saw quite an exciting snow. ball fight yesterday between two young ladies. and such tumbling and gougiug iu the snow we never saw before. The one with red gar ters got the worst of it. Yum, yum, how bad we wanted to take a hand.
 The Fayetteville Sentinel is get ting decidedly fast. In its issue of Wednesday the 10th it gave its readers the text of the Governor Message, which had not been deliv- cred, nor had it appeared in any of Little Rock papers up as late as ad. journment of both houses on Tues day the l4th inst.
 It's little funny that the Senti nal gave its readers the Message but was unable to give them any intell gence concerning the organization oI either house.
 Among the resolutions introduc, ed in the House, last Friday, provld ing, or proposing constitutions amendments, were tho following.
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