The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-10

world, we hope it will be the end of such winters as the last.
 We are informed that spring has arrived. but it is we'll to bear in mind that it will be some days before straw berries are ripe.
 All persons indebted to Buck & Go, are hereby notified to come up and settle inside of ten days, and save cost. BUCK & Co.
 We are indebted to J. B. Erwin, w. c. Renfrow and A. T. Davis, for late Memphis, S:. Louis and Russell vile, Ky, papers.
 An ice story this: There is pain ful rumor afloat that the ice crop has been touched by frost, and that high prices may consequently be expected next summer.
 Last week the Little Rock Medical college turned out several bran new M. D.'s. Three of them are credited to Pope county as follows: Rodger B. Gladden., Jno. l.. Griffin and W. H. Haralson.
 MT. H. Cohen returned Monday from his two weeks jaunt to Louisiana. We are glad to learn that he had an enjoyable time. We thank him for New Orleans papers, including the Carnival Gazette, tlie official journal of Rex.
 Procure your extraordinary bar gains as long as you have chance. Buy your supplies for the pext summer. Buy your goods anyhow if you need the same at prasent or not, at the k. Roth bankrupt sale.
 the farmers who have been selected on the grand and petit juries to have to lose three or four weeks in April in attendance upon court. A list of the unfortunates will be found in our Do- yer correspondence.
 Ladies call and see my stock of handkerchief extracts, colognes, face powders, combs, brushes, card board. notices, &c. J. W. WELLS.
 -One night last week the workshop of Luker, Settle & Co.,, was broken open and lot eftools abstractsd there from. Raids from light-fngered gen try are becoming altogether too com mon. and a stretching bee at the end of a section of hempen cordage would be productive of good results in this sec tion.
 Rev. A. M. B. Graha am, of Little Rock, president of the ArKansas Chris tian Temperance Union, and secretary of the Arkansas Prohibition Alliance, favored us with a call Tuesday. Mir. Graham is an enthusiastic worker in the temperance cause, and is sanguine of the success of prohibition in this state.
 The following are prices current in this market: Cotton, 9 and 10; pork, 5; corn. 40; eggs, 10; butter, 20; chicken 15; beef, gross, B; hides, dry, 15; meal, i, 65 per bu.; coffee, 20 aud 25 per pound; sugar, l1al21a per pound; flour, 6.Ooa 7,50 pei barrel potatoes, sweet, LOO per bushel.
 We have just received second en- stallment of Eureka Baby photographs from our artist Mir. B. J. Strickland, and we are now prepared to continue the distribution of premiums to all who are entitled 10 them. Remember we give the DEMOCRAT and the picture for $l.50.
 We did not think it possible ts close out such a large stock of goods as K. Roth had on hand, at this season of the year, but we suppose the extraordi- nary low prices and the popularity of the house is what induced people to in- vest 90 literally. The sales still con tinue to such an extent that six sales men are kept busy all the time. We learn from Mir, Stoddard, receiver. that he IS ordered to close out the entire stock at once, and he is willing to still further sacrifice in prices in order to accomplish this, and save tme and ex- penses. The stock on hand is still large and well assorted.
 The finest corn ever brought to this office was handed in one day last week, by that indefatigable farmer, D. Porter West. One ear contained twenty rows of sixty-five grains each, making a total of 300 grains upon the ear. This corn is of the Cane Hill variety and is very prolific. MT. West has about 400 bushels of this corn for sale at Dover.
 The weighty responsibilities and irksome duties of an alderman in city of the size of Russellvilie is easier im- aginsd than described. Our board, at it's last meeting, feeling justified by the duties performed, appropriated the sum of $I32.50 for aldermanic services the past year. We have heard the ssy- ersl degrees of modesty described, but commend us to the artless modesty of an alderman voting himself salary.
 In our announcement column will be found the card of David II. Young blood announcing his candidacy for reelection to the office of marshal. Mir. Youngblood has held this position for three terms and has filled the posi-