The Russellville Democrat., 1880-06-17


 after he is elected"
 "A material change in the run- niDg time of passenger trains on the Iron Mountain road took place last Monday. Trains going south reach Little Rock at I o'clock p. m., and going north arrives there at 2:25 p. m.
 By dealing in futures. the sena- torial firm of Conkling, Cameron & Logan have been forced into polit- ical bankruptcy. They could not fulfil the contract to deliver 379 del egates at Chicago on the 2d day of June, hence the failure. Liabili- ties great, assets, none.
 Maj. T. c. Peek, editor of the Little Rock Gazette, denies asserting on the streets of Little Rock during the sitting of the State convention, that he would not support nor vote for any man from the northwest for any office. Likely somebody IS mis- taken in this matter.
 --Jewett as you may, the demo- crats are in Payne for a candidate to put in the Field. Wait Tilden and Seymour of Bayard.-New Orleans Democrat.
 And then perhaps they might get Thurman.-Gazette.
 Or go 'Raui iall and take up a "dark horse."
 1.-The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Industrial University have passed resolution authorizing the purchase of 10 acres in or near Pine Bluff on which to erect a building suitable tor Q branch of the A. I. U. normal department. This will be used exclusively for colored people. . We have received the first mum Der of handsome 16 page monthly entitled Cotton Planters and Manu- lecturers Journal" published at Lit tie Rock by Coleman & Go. at $1 per annum.. This new journal will fill a want lsng felt by the cotton raisers and manufacturers of the South.
 Notwithstanding Gen. Church i'll was not the personal preference of a majority of the democratic voters of Pope county, yet he will be ac- corded the cheerful and enthusiastic support due from the party to the nominee. Pope county will give Gen. Churchill a rousing majority.
 The fact is James A. (DeGolyer) Garfield holds a pretty fair hand. He is at present member of the house of representatives, is senator elect to the senate, and is the nomi- nee of the republican party for the Presidency. This is reasonably good for 8 man who quit preaching to go into politics.
 ID is reported that when Grant first heard ofthe nomination of Gar field he remarked "it is all right, I am satisfied" And right here, with out wishing to ruffis the old mans feelings, we wish to remark, that in the light of current events, we do not believe the latter clause Of that re- mark is scripturally or religiously true.
 Tho Jacksonport Herald aptly remarks that "when bill is lad on the table it carries with it all amend ments." So it follows that since Bill" Fishback has been effectually tabled, his amendment should follow the regular course. The people will doubtless so decide next September, and thus endorse the ussges of par liamentary rules, and also save the credit of the State.
 The Ninth Judicial Convention, lately held at Hope after casting I79 intellectual ballots for Prosecuting Attorney, compromised on a ''dark horse" in the person of Hon. C. k. Mitchell, of Hemstead county. Un- fortunately the delegates over looked the fact that Col. Mitchell is a mem- Der of the State Senate, and is there, fore by our constitution made ineli- gible. The work of the convention will have to be repeated.
 -J. D. Bradley has written let ter from Phillipsburg, Kansas. to Hon. John Cawford, of Little Rock, in which he says but one good crop has been grown there in 8 years; no rain since last Nov; the exo- clusters from Arkansas are living in holes in the ground and eating wild rose buds, berries, roots and corn bread, and that hundreds of farmers