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The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

The Morrilson State has entered upon its sixth year. The State has done much for the county sod town where it is published, and should be liberally sustained by its county people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

The Southern Fruit Guide pub lished monthly at Prescott by Bas com and Co, at sl per year. is or our table It IS . continuation oI the Clipper under a new name and in . new branch of Journalism, and ii quite handsome paper. We hope it will prove complete success.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

From all we can learn of the feel ing in our county old Pope will be solid for the re collection of J. E. Cra- vens ass our representative in the nexs congress. It is good plan 10 let well-enough alone.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

We have before us the first mum. bsr of the Arkansas Medical Jour- nal, . very creditable publication published at Little Rock, by Dr. J. J, Jones'
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22
FROM TIE REGION OF THE BOONE COUNTY
 BOOM.
The Pulse of that Section still Beats Warm, ana their
 Purposes
Are True to the Professions they Made when the Boom
 was here.
Eureka Springs-The Colorado
 of Arkansas.

Eureka Springs-The Colorado
 of Arkansas. MT. G. E. Howell got back from his trip over the mountains last Thursday. A news grabber Of the DEMOCRAT cornsred him at the de- pot, and tortured him as follows:
 Where have you been?"
 "To Double Springs, Bellefonte, Harrison, Carrollton, Berryville and Eureka."
 ~What do you know-how is the feeling now ia that section in regard to southern market for their trade and businessT'
 "The people over there are unchan- ged in their feelings and wishes in this matter. They are satisfied that if the road is made good from Har- rlson to Russellville that the entire trade and business ofall the ceun try between Harrison and Richland will come south. They are in good spirits over the prospective change and will do their full duty in aiding to do the work needed to make . good road. Bunk" Dodson will put in and keep up . good ferry st the crossing of Buffalo river, and there will be nothing to act as . barrier to keep the trade from coming south. !"
 "How about Newman and the TimesY'
 Newman is solid on the question and will fight it out for . southern market and southern road to the very last"
 When were you at Eureka and how did you find things thsreS'
 "Was there on the 10th and found everything in lively hum. Eureka is the Colorado of Arkansas." !"
 "Wha. is the population-how about schools and churchesi"
 About 4.OOo people there. They have no school house nor church yet-bus services are held regularly in other buildings The two hotels are about done and ready for use-ons of them, Lloyds has just opened. It affords good accommodations and fare, and is about as well fitted up as any of the hotels in Little Rock"
 "The Water-uhat about its cura- tive powersT
 "All the invalids talked to express satisfaction, and think the waters benefit them great ly. One of them, for . long time q sufferer from asthma, was getting perfectly releved from it"
 w nat is YOUR opinion Of the water, and do you think Prof. Waits anal ysis does the Springs injusticeS"
 My own opinion is that the ex- ceedingly healthy location of Eurs- ka and the vigorous exercise required to get there has more to do with cures resulting from . visit there, than any medicinal virtues m the water. There is total absence of any posslble cause for disease or sickness there. It is almost as in- vigorating to breathe the pure dry air there as it can be in Colorado, and the exercise required to get around the rugged place adds to the benefit of breathing the pure air. I rather think Wait h about right
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

Tho Republicans held State con ventions in Iowa. Kentucky and Missouri on the I4th. The former instructed for Blaine, the lsster two for Grant.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

Another practical demonstration of the possibility of running our com plicafed governmental mechanicism in the Absense. of the acting Vice President, thrills every patriotic mind weth renewed confidence in the slabilitst0f our institutlens-
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

The Gazette has the date of the Pope Co. Conversion wrong. It has it May 18th, when it should be May 18th.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

-Abogt48 tickets were sold at this station to parties who went down to the Capital to take in the Grant boom.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

There was an attempt made to bu-glarize QuaIi q Paris store, at Ozark, few nights ago.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

-S. ". Thornton, Clerk of Cross county, died last week.
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22

Judge Turner, of Ozark, died on Monday, the 12th inst
The Russellville Democrat., 1880-04-22
K. BATTENFIELD. Editor,
KrssELLvIL1x, ARK.
Third Congressional District.

rHuRsDAr MORNING. APRIL F. iza
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

among leading Democrats that Gen.
Ben. Butler would canvass Maine for
Hancock and English. The fact has
been kept secret for good reasons, but
it is hardly necessary To suppress tine
information any longer. as Gen. Butler
will make his first speech in It few
DAYS. Ii is believed the Democracy
will carry the State.
Pennsylvania Democrats arriving
here bring the most favorable reports
from their State. Steps will he taken
to prevent frauds in Philadelphia, and
if an honest count can be had in the
city, the State will go for Hancock
and English by good majority.
Connecticut is of course safe, and
New Hampshire is believed to he al
most H. sure.
There is no doubt about New York.
The State will be carried for Hancock
by So, 900 majority.
Western Democrats say Oregon is
certain, and there is good ground for
believing Illinois will also be carriad.
Everything points to tidal wave.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
ADVANCE AND RETREAT.
BY Gen. j. u. Hood.

To aid the orphan children of Gen. j.
ID. Hood, the volume entitled advance
and Retreat" has been published by the
Hood Orphan Association.
1t will he remembered that Gen.
Hood and wife died last year of yellow
fever, leaving ten children, the oldest
being barely eleven years of age. The
volume adds additional testimony illus
trating those great military movements
which have become historic, and which
have reflected SO much honor upon
American soldiers.
Gen. Hood graduated at West Point
with Schofield, Sheridan and McPher-
son, served i'm the west with Grant,
Thomas and others. and at an early
day assumed command at Yorktown
under Gen. Lee, and participated as di-
vision commander i'm all the movements
on the Rappahannock, ending with IA
severe wound at Gettysburg. Assigned
To the west under Bragg and Johnston,
he intimately assumed command of
the armies at Atlanta.
His book is written particularly to
preserve his fame from what he regards
as the unjust assaults of Gen. J. f.
Johnston whom he relieved.
His criticisms of Gen. Johnston are
severe. He declares that General was
neither Tobias i'm the mountains nor
Scipio i'm the plains; never delivered a
battle nor won victory. The failure
at Franklin is ascribed to Gen. Cheat
ham, who delayed the attack in front
of Spring Hill.
The style of the book is crude, but be-
trays an evidently sincere man, who
writes earnestly and to the point. All
who wish to contribute to the children
of Gen. Hood should be i'm possession
of this volume. 1t will he valuable for
the future historian, as it contains
much information and many documents
which now for the first time see light.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
Election News.

Trey is happy. The Democrats car
ried Muhlenberg, electing DIR. TOwnes
Circuit Clerk by 81 majority. Geo.
PrOwse, Democrat, was elected Sheriff
without opposition.
G. A. Carson, Democrat, was elected
Circuit Clerk in Butler county by Il very
small majority over Mr.. Render, the
Greenback candidate, the Republican
candidate being behind. II. B. Kuy-
kendall, Democrat, was elected Sheriff.
j. Il. Whitaker, Democrat, elected JUS
tice of the Peace over Rogers, Green
hacker, i'm the MorgantOwn precinct by
100 majority.
Judge w. l.. Dulaney was elected
Circuit Judge and Hon. John NJ. Por-
ter, Commonwealth Attorney in the
Bowling Green district. They had no
opposition. They are both excellent
men and will make very efficient otIi-
GERS.
Our friend Il. II. McBeath, of Litch-.
field, was elected Circuit Judge over
two of the cleverest men in christen-
dom. He will make one of the best
judges the State has ever had. Hon.
w. II. Haynes was elected Common
wealth's Attorney, so it will be seen
that old Grayson bore off all the district
honOrs. Mr.. Ed Thomas, of Litchfield,
was beaten for Circuit Clerk by Mr..
GOsnell by majority of 324. This Is
the first time he was ever beaten, and
he has held the Office about 30 years.
In Breckenridge county II. s. Skill
man, Democrat, was elected Circuit
Clerk over A. NJ. Pulliam, Republican,
by 1879 majority. &. w. Norman,
Democrat, was elected Sheriff without
opposition
THE DISTRICT ELECTION.
We now can give our readers very
near the correct vote of the Fourth Ju-
dicial District:
Little carried every county in the
district by majOrities as follows: Han
cock, l49, Ohio, 81; Mclean, 800; Da-
viess, 1865; total, $50. Haycraft car
ried Ohio by IS and Hancock by IA;
total, ~. Noe carried Daviess by Ill
and Mclean by 73l; total, s42; Noes
majority, 40.
Mclean county elected II. Cary Cir
cult Clerk, A. III. Aver County Clerk,
| and .Ioe Waltrip Sherift-all Democratic
nominees-by good majOrties.
The Democratic nominees in Daviess
county-Dr. Conway Circuit Clerk, Mr..
Davis Sheriff-were elected without OPP
position.
In Hancock county McAdams, Green
hacker, was elected Circuit Clerk over
Badger, Democrat, by large majority.
Thomas, Democrat, for Sheriff, over
Allen, Greenbacker, by SO votes.
John S. Cain was reelected Circuit
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
The Meteor. as % Appeared at the
White sulphur Springs. ohio
County. Say.

All Astronomical phenomena seen IN
the heavens are matters of great III
! terest To scientists and scholars, and
have IN equally interesting effect upon
the mind of the youth--the uniutored
and unlearned. As seen from differ
ent points the brillian; meteor which
made its appearance in the vicinity of
UrSa Major on Friday night last,
about halfpast ten, p. m. presented to
the wondering and ndmiring gaze of
some twenty-five guests of the White
Sulphur Springs. in Ohio county, KY,
sight never before witnessed and
never TO he forgotten by any of them.
a bright and brilliant meteor was
seen rushing through the sky, lighting
up the heavens and earth and causing
every one to halt and look up. When
viewed by the writer the long streak
left in the sky, lying parallel to the
horizon, resembling, rs near us we can
describe, brilliantly illuminated
snake. Ii seemed to have motion in
itself, but retained its relative position
in the heavens. Soon it was seen to
curve itself upwards mt each end. and
the ends approached each other until
the meteor was in the shape of II horse
shoe, and gradually the ends approach.
ed each other until tkev were blended
together, forming Il curve in the shape
of an ellipse-regular, beautiful and
symmetrical in form; bright and dis.
tinct TO the eye. When the ellipse
had been formed the bright line which
we had first noticed had become larger
but more indistinct. The circle, now
retaining its elliptical symmetry began
to increase in size, but diminish in
brilliancy, and the size of streak OF
snake also became much larger, and
the movement and indistinctness seem.
Ell to grow and spread out until, with
IL great "milky way" appearance and
elliptical shape it gradually and almost
imperceptibly disappeared from view
and left us all to wonder and muse
upon its faded loneliness. From first
To last the meteor was visible for /;
space of near ten minutes.
J. Nj.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
A CLEAN SWEEP.
The First Gun Of the Coming Contest.
Democrats More Than Victorious.
The Alabama Election.

All reports show an immense Demo
cratic vote There was no regular or
gained opposition in three-fourths OF
the counties, and the Democrats con-
testing for counties with each other
brought out all the voters. The Demo
cratic State ticket received the benefit
of this great local struggle, and will
have II majority Of over 10000. The
k-Independent party was thor
oughly organized in but one portion OF
the State, and that was in counties COM
posing the district now represented by
Congressman Lowe, Greenbacker-
Madison, Limestone and Morgan, which
gave him majorities two years ago, give
handsome Democratic majorities this
year, and the Greenback State and
county tickets will probably be defeated
in every county Of the district. The
Democrats will elect all the Judges and
Chancellors and nearly all the Legisla'
tors and county officers.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

To my friends and the Democracy
of Ohio county:
The battle being over and defeat
being my portion, rs matter Of
course, various reasons are being as
signed as TO why such an event oc-
Cured.
1t is not my intention in this card to
attempt to define the probable causes;
knowing the result, it is sufficient for
me to feel the sting defeat and leave
to the people to speculate on what
might have been.
may have committed blunders in
the canvass and perhaps did, but
there is some consolation to myself
and friends in the fact that received
the largest Democratic vote ever
polled in the county. where there was
warmly contested race, showing that
| did all in my power to effect organi-
zation in the party and get a general
turn out.
With feelings of bitter resentment
to none, and full and generous appre-
citation for the zeal manifested by those
who so warmly supported me, in
turn, ask of them to forget the past
looking forward to harmony and unity
in the party that like results may not
follow. \ higher. nobler aim should
be that of political utilization than
mere selfish gain and, though defeated,
| am none the less Democrat, be-
lieving in the principles of that party,
and believing that the party now in
power is one of corruption and fraud.
Again thanking my friends for past
favors, urge upon them that we
come with an unbroken front in No
vember for Hancock and English and
all other nominees of our grand old
party. Respectfully,
A. G.. ELLIS.
Hartford, August 9th, 1880.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

Will the Hartford HERALD please in
form us if political cOsmopOlite" and
"A "peripatetic syphaX' are one and the
same thing?-BOWiing Green L,telligen-
Ger.
A little different if you please. The
political cosmopolite is at home in any
or all parties. Chameleon like, he as
sumes a greenish hue when associating
with Greenbackers; becomes a bloated
aristocrat in the company of John Sher-
man aud the bond-holding national
bank Republicans of the North; is black
as the ace of spades i'm the society OF
the colored voters ofthe South; dons the
garb of pure, honest patriot when UNI
der the influence of Democrats; i'm short,
is anything TO anybody, all things to all
men for votes. Politically speaking, he
belongs to artillery, cavalry, infantry,
regulars and volunteers by turns. A
aperipatetic syphax," in one sense at
least, is an African on foot. He cannot
change his color: if so, he ceases to he
AN African; he cannot change his man.
ner of moving, else he ceases TO be peri
patetic. In the recent political canvass
in this district there is a similarity, for
the political cosmopolite was requested
to dismount the official horse, and, like
a'peripatetic syphax," he will probably
have TO go ON foot for while. Emmett,
may We go head?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
GraysOn Gossip.

LITCHFIEID, KY, August 5, 1880.
Editor Herald:
"'There are some ghosts that wont
down at your bldding," and McBeath's
is one of that class.
HURRAH FOR GRAYSON!
Circuit Judge and Commonwealth
Attorney both GraysOn county men.
But where is Will Haynes? He has
Not been seen or heard from since the
election. Some suppose he is still out
on the canvass, in some obscure neigh
'bOrhOOd, and has not heard the cleo
ton is over. A committee should be
appointed to hunt him up, bring him
in and inform him he is elected Com
monwealth's Attorney.
Our election passed off peaceably i'm
GraysOn, though there was great ex-
element both in the race for Clerk and
Circuit Judge. The returns from all
the counties have not been officially re-
turned vet, sufficient is known to i'll
sure the election of McBeath for Judge
and Haynes for Attorney. Montgomery
carried Hardin, Meade and EdmOnsOn,
leaving only two counties for The other
two candidates, and Murray carried one
of them-his own county. So McBeath
only carried his own county. and yet
he is elected by about $50 majority; but
he got about 800 majority here, and
about half the vote east in Brecken-
ridge and EdmOnson, and then perhaps
about 200 votes i'm Hardin and Meade;
SO he comes out ahead.
Litchfield was on big jambOree last
night; all sober, however. The houses
were illuminated, great bonfire was
kindled on the public square, fire-crack-
ers were bursted by the thousand, while
ever and anon the whole town was
shaken by the explosion of an anvil
charged with powder, and the atmos-
phere above was kept i'm Il constant
state of illumination by the glowing
meteOric fire-balls thrown out from RO-
man candles. This display was kept up
till about o'clock, when the immense
crowd gathered on the square was called
to the court house, where they, when
assembled, filled the spacious court
room, when the new judge-elect was
borne into the court room on the Shout
ders of a company of men and placed
i'm the seat of Justice, the place to which
he was elected, amid the vociferOus
cheering of the immense crowd assem-
bled i'm the court room. Mr.. McBeath
arose and gracefully bowed recognition
of the honor paid him. When quiet
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

was restored, John Graham, ESD, one
of our young attorneys, arose and i'm an
eloquent speech paid high compli-
ment To Mr.. McBeath, Us he gave
briet review of his life: first, as school
boy, then as soldier, and finally as q
lawyer-struggling against difficulties
which would have dampened the ardor
Of one of less persistent energy than
Mr.. McBeath, until he had won his
way hOnorably up to this high position.
Mr.. Graham closed by introducing Mr..
McBeath as our next Circuit Judge,
which was received with loud and pro-
lOnged cheers. Mr.. McBeath arose
and addressed the crowd i'm "a brief but
beautiful speech, in which he, after
thanking the audience for the demon
STATIONS of respect paid to him, spoke
Oh ms aspiration to qualifications for a
position like this, and of the gratitude
he felt, that the first time he had asked
for this honor, the people had respond
ell by electing him. He also spoke of
the honor conferred upon our county i'm
the selection of one of our citizens to
this high and responsible Office over the
distinguished and honorable gentlemen
citizens of more wealthy and pOpu-
lous counties-whO have opposed him
III the race; and also of the delicate and
responsible duties of the office, and
| pledged himself to honesty and strict
impartiality, which pledge we are pre-
pared to believe he will most faithfully
fulfill.
After Mr.. McBeath several other gem
tlemen We're called out and made re-
marks cOngratulatOry to Mr.. McBeath
and our county, among which Were
Messrs. Ed. Thomas, Jas. Workman,
Geo. Stone, DIR. HestOn, Will Lewis and
MIR. Tolbert, of Meade county. When
the audience quietly dispersed. feeling
lust about as happy as happy can be-"
Grayson county is certainly to he con-
graduated on the result of this election.
Her geographical position has been such
as heretofore to exclude her to some eX-
tent from that intercourse with the
world which was necessary to make
herself sufficiently felt to give her the re-
cOgnition among the counties of the
State to which she has been always en-
titled. GraysOn has heretofore been
rather sneered at by her neighbOrs-
| Hardin and Breckenridge the land
of seed-ticks and dog-fennel-untils some
people in those counties have seemed to
think that Grayson was incapable of
producing much else, but when each of
those counties have put into the field
a candidate for both Judge and AttOr-
ney, and have seen them all distanced
I'm the race by two of Grayson's gifted
sons. They will hereafter be prepared
to recognize Grayson as an important
factor in the political arena.
Jesse GOsnell was elected Clerk of the
Circuit Court over Ed. Thomas, ESD,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
The Tobacco Market.

The tobacco crop in Daviess county
is looking decidedly weak. The yield
this year cannot he large even if the
weather is favorable hereafter. Esti-
mates of the crop in this county have
been furnished us by various parties
who professtoknow whereof they speak,
and no one thinks it will exceed sixty
per cent. In consequence of the gloomy
outlook the prices at the warehouses
have had an upward tendency.-Mes-
seaqeF and Examiner.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

In voting for President we do not
vote for the Presidential candidates d.
rect, but for electors, and they vote
for President. The Republicans OF
Kentucky have put up two colored
men as electors in Kentucky to be vot.
ed for, viz. George w. Gentry in the
Sth district. and Rev. Allen Aliens
worth. of Warren county, for the
State at large. Our white Republi-
can friends who vote the Garfield ticket
will have the pleasure of voting for
two Africans.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
Decidedly FIshy.

A remarkable member of the pisca-
torial family was taken from a net
placed i'm the Ohio river by Louis Faith
Tuesday. 1t is genuine catfish, and
differs from others only i'm color, being
a beautiful snowy white, unmarried by
single dark spot. His "fishship" has
arrested the attention of PSYCHOLOGISTS, /"
but none seem able TO give an intelli-
gent account of its origin. This pecu-
liar specimen can be seen in the foun-
tain pool i'm the front yard of b. Brans-
ford, ESD, on Frederick street.-Messen-
ger and Examiner.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11

DR. J. W. MEADoR. Republican
Representative of Ohio county in the
two last Legislatures, has come over
to Hancock and is getting up big
Democratic barbecue at Pattieville
next Saturday. Really, it is time to
stop fhis thing or there will not be a
Garfield man left in the State by the
time "Ihe melancholy days of Novem.
Der" roll round. Bo,oIing Green L'
telligenoer.
Doctor, is this true? IL so, here is
our ssS.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-08-11
TaylOrtOwn l'icnie.
PARADISE, KY, August 9.


Eitor HrdId:
Your correspondent, though Muh-
lenburger, had the exquisite pleasure
of attending the picnic at Taylortown,
Ohio county, on the It'll inst. The
assembly was a large and representa-
tive one, aud did credit to the commu-
mites represented. Swinging, dancing
and speaking was the order of the
day. Mr.. James Fleming. Of Muh-
Ienburg, occupied the speakers stand
in the forenoon, setting forth his Green
back doctrine in rs lucid a manner as
the intricate problem would permit.
Next To Mr.. Fleming's speech came
not fast after the order of DIR. Tan
ner-but grand feast, through which
the thirst and hunger of every atten-
dan; was amply satisfied. The insa-
tiate appetite of yonr correspondent
was satisfied by the delicacies from the
table of Mrs. W. V. johnson, whose
courtesy and hospitality, as well as
skill in the culinary department, is
not to be surpassed by any one.
Next in order came the speech OF
Hon. Samuel f. Hill, of Hartford,
who denounced Republican rule and
administration, and set forth the views
and doctrines Of the Democratic party
with all the fervor and energy charac.
terizing his nature. Next came the
defense of James A. Garfield by Capt.
David Pool, which defense, though
made by an able exponent, was moi
satisfactory. Respectfully,
Il. j. X.