The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-15

The leading republicans of the country havinga conscientious regard for the truth are compelled to admit that Gen. Hancock made brave soldier. served gallantly through the war, and is a gentleman of high personal character.
 The following are the newly elected officers of the State teachers association:
 l President. Rev. T. W. Hayes,
 Prescott; wee president, F. L. liar. yey, Fayetteville; secretary, J. F.
 Howell, Lonoke; treasurer, Mrs. A, Sokolski, Little Rock.
 The celebrated Ravendsn Springs in Randolph county, including hotel, proposed park and 200 acres of land,
 were purchased last week by party of eastern capitalists for the snug sum Of s100,0o0. The purchasers in tend to make Lavender inimitablo as a health and pleasure resort.
 Little Rock appears unfortunate in the selection of police judges, Not long since Judge Warwick was deposed for alledged dedication, and now Judge Stevenson has been ad- judged in arrears for $736, and ask. ed to step down and out. Tt is significant fact that when MT. Peter Cooper, the renowned greenbacker, waited upon Gen. Han cock in New York recently, he said hs felt convinced that ne was ad- dressing the next president of the United States. Evidently MT. Coop CT is not eathused by the grsenback ticket.
 -Harpers Weekly, . republican paper of the uncompromising sort, deprecates the disposition of the res pectabls portion of the republican press to tell the truth about Garfield. It says: 1t is unfortunate that many republican papers have admit ted weakness or ignorance on the part of MT. Garfield"
 The aonintion of Gen. Hancock at Cincinnati is entitled to the dis tiaction by no means semmen in party conventions, with having been made without the taint of any bar gain, coalition or pledges whatever. This fact accounts for it's strength inside and outside the democpasic party
 It is an nnouuced that . new even ing paper will soon be established Tn St. Louis to be called the Evening Chronicle. Its news department will be modelled upon the concise, condensed basis oE the New Ysrk Sun. and will be sold for two cents per copy.
 -Senater Conkling has signified his intention to visit Europe this summer. This wily politician can. not be drawn into the support of a presidential ticket he didn't help make. Hence Garfield must take care of himself.
 Secretary Sherman has applied himself assiduously to the laudible occupation of promoting the election of the democratic presidential cand- idates. He continues to punish office holders who advocated the nomination of Gen. Grant. by re- moval from office. Let the good work go on.
 Our exchanges continue to give glowing accounts of the organization of Hancock and English clubs, and of the unexampled enthusiasm among the members of the party every where. The campaign has opened finely and Is moving swiftly on to victory.
 The Little Rock Democrat re- ports many omissions of citizens by the census enumerators in that city. Other exchanges note the same der eliction of duty in various parts ot :hs State. It appears to be pre- concerted scheme to defeat us out of a correct report of our population as a State, and as such, is an outrage that cries aloud for retribution.
 The Ozark Democrat briefly states the demands Of the hour in the following patriotic and well-chosen language: "With emphasis we say let none but capable. honest and so- Der men be put in offlce." The vo-