The Russellville Democrat., 1880-08-26

MT. A. B. Williamson has purchas- ed the Moses property in the West end of town.
 The masonic building is looming up and will be finished by the 1st oi October.
 --Thc energetic boys of Potts station speak of organizing brass band. Success to them.
 I The handsome new residence of Judge L. ". Davis on River street ia nearly ready for occupancy. The lumber for the college exten- sion is being placed on the ground pre- paratory to active operations. Capt. R. J. Wilson csntsmplates the erection of two large stores on the corner of Main and Jefferson streets. -Rev. Sidney s. Key of Dardanelle will occupy the Southern Meth odist pulpit at this place the 1st Sunday in Sept.
 --Rcv. W. H. W. Burns will not preach in the methodist church next Sunday as has been announced, but will defer his appointment till some future time.
 -Last Saturday night and Sunday several pugilistic matinees were in- dulgcd in by some of our young men. The city treasury has been enriched several dollars thereby. Mayor K. H. Jamison will loaye next Monday on . trip to Key West, Florida for the bsnsflt of his health. We sincerely trust that he may be fully restored to health, and return to home and friends.
 From Superintendent Denton's re- port of the apportionmsnt of comnon school revenue in the state treasury we find Pope county entitled to the following amounts: In state scrip, $2, ,96s.3S; in currency, $363.4s. Num- bsr school population, 4.l7s.
 We might seem in . hurry, but really we think that work on tho liar. rison and Russellville road ought to be resumed if anything Is to be done.-- Harrison Times.
 Our sentiments precisely. The com- mittees appointed to solicit subscrip- tions ought at least to mako . report, We hope to hear from them soon. A green back club has been organ ized here with . membership of about sixty. pr. c. w. Harkey is president, A. E. Luker, yice-president, and B. W Clsaver, secretary. It has been said that they contemplate putting out 2 candidate for representative, but up ta the time of going to press the indi' vidual who is to be sacrificed upon the greenback altar has not been all. nounced.
 -The Van Buren Press in alluding to our nominee for the legislature uses the following complimentary lan- guage:
 "The democrats of Pope have nomi- l HdtSu KlOus II. OiAWo IlOW0it ECPT v sentative. Tho interests of Pope and the state, generally, will have wor. thy, able member, and we are rejoiced to learn of his nomination, which Is equal to an election.
 Our senior writes us concerning . visit to the famous Eureka cave. The following is q partial description of the place:
 The length of tho cave is.355 yards ol over 1000 feet, the average width about 30 feet, and the average height sbou 8 feet. The floor of the cave is a bed ol clay that would make tho most beauti full pottery. The roof is a petrified for. nation of clay and lime and by th' presence of continued moisture in that part of the cave most free from the in- fluence of the air, beautiful stalactit formations arc pendent from the roo and stalagmiteI pillars mark the pro gress of time.
 A LOST CHILp.--Last Sunday after noon about o'clock little four year ols daughter of Mir. Alex Love, while visit ing at it's grandfather's, Mir. Claiborn' Reed, about one mile west of town wandered into the woods and became lost. The parents in an hour or .twt missed their child and began vigorous search. They traced the child to Rus sellvills but here all trace was lost Earnest sympathizers rose up on ever, hand and town and vicinity for mile around were searched. About sil o'clock Mir. Robert McNulty, who livei about two or three miles southeast O town came in and repor .ed strang' little girl at his house, and whicf proved to be the missing child. Th' church bells rang out tho glad tiding that the lost was found, and the search CTS came in and witnessed the meeting of parents and child. It was an affect ing mseting--one that will long bt remembered by those who witnessed it. The little wandsrer had travelet about five miles, and was greatly fatigued and no little frightened whsf found.
 Attention Ladiesl
 Why will you buy an eastern mad'