The Russellville Democrat., 1880-07-15

Association at the ccmpany's office to- morrow night, the 18th instant.
 Next week we will endeavor to publish the programme of the Teacher Institute to be held at Gravel Hill School house on the 29th and 30th inst. We have not space to-day.
 We were pleased to meet in town last Friday our friend and subscriber MT. 8. r. Adams, of Independence township. MT. Adams informs our people of his candidacy for the impor- tant office of Coroner, and sollcits the suffrages of the people.
 --Mr. W. J. Parks and wife, of Gravelly Hill, Yell county, passed through town this week enroute home from Eureka Springs. They were much pleased with their visit to the Springs, and entertain the belief that the waters contain valuable medicinal qualities.
 Hon. A. s. NcKsnnon. our able and faithful States Attorney honorsd us with social call last week. Mir. McKsnnon is candidate for reelection to the office he now 90 efficiently fills, and we think we reflect the sentiment of a largo majority of our people whom ws say that he richly deserves the en- dorsemeat of second election.
 MT l.. A. Eyants who has recently returned from Harrison reports the greatest excitement prevailing there over the discovery of silver in paying quantities within miles of the town. The surface ore assays $6 to the ton, aud shaft is being sunk, out of which orc has been taken worth q great deal more. We hope our friends at Harri- son have struck bonanza indeed. We arc pleased to note the arrival in our midst of Messrs. J. s. Church & Sons, of Clear Point, Arkansae county, this State. with the intention of enga- ging in the manufacturing business here. They have ample machinery on the way and having secured steam pow CT from Smith 4 Co.,. will soon be ready for business. They will make the man ufacture of chairs . specialty.
 Last Friday the horses attached to buggy belonging to an itinerant agent for McLane's patent medicines became frightened near Shiloh church, l 2 ~f onI away, damaging buggy and horses and considerably shaking up the driver. After ramble of two or three hours in the woods the horses were caught and all hands came on to town for re- pairs.
 | We learn from friend that MT. R. D. Love, one of our best farmers has had threshed from 30 acres of wheat e4O bushels, and the yield would have been 150 bushels moro, but for smut. He also threshed from 2s4 acres of oates I3a bnshels. MT. Love has sixteen acres cotton on upland which has been in cultivation 27 years that will make a bale Of cotton per acre. This we con slider an excellent showing for our up- land farms.
 -Dardanclle has again been tue scene of another one of those unfortu- nate affairs, which to the discredit of our State are becoming alarmingly ire quent. Last Thursday morning Mir. DeLong and c. N. Birch, become in- volved in dispute over wages due Birch by DeLong, and resulted in the killing of Mir. Birch. Public senti. ment appears to be about equally di- vided in regard to the matter, and we forbear further comment until an in- vestigation is had.
 It is with pleasure that we call at ton to the new advertisement of thu Arkansas Industrial University in another column. This institution ia deseryediy popular and is fast taking rank among the leading institutions o learning in the country. Nearly fivs hundred students were in attendance last scolastic year. and 1t Is but reason. able to expect the number will be ma terially increased the coming year The students from this county who have been iu attendance at this insti tuition speak in unbounded praise ol President Hill and his able assistants
 MT. c. W. Johnson, connected with the l.. R. &. F. s. railway, wa In town Tuesday. Mir. Johnson Il travelling in the interest of the display division of the land department of thi road. The company desire samples O grain, cereals, and all kinds of farm products to exhibit to tho many visit ors of that department in search O homes. This is commendable enter prise and will result in much good t this section. Let our tarmersiwith val uable products communicate with Mir Johnson through this office.
 We direct attention to the new ad vertisoment of D. R Wing X Co. Founders and Machiuists, Little Rock Ark. These gentlemen have establish cd a reputation for good workmanship aud fair dealing co-extensiye with th' ! Il. Isl h ant In