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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

NEARLY everybody knows what "the
three F's" are. They are second in no.
toriety only to the three Rs. The lat
ter refer to the reading, writing and
arithmetic, while the former 10 fair
rents, free sales and tixity of tenure,
as the three reforms needed by Ireland.
And now comes Lord Dufferin, With a
paper strongly condemning the three
Fs. This is match for Richard
Grant Whites's attack on the three RS.
Milud Dufferin has discovered that
these amiable Fs involve the sale of
tenant interests, and thus tend to sad
die holdings perpetually with double
rents. If double, why not multiply to
indefiniteness? He continues by strong
~ condemning 'the three F's system
pointing out that the sale of the ten
ants interest has q tendency to saddle
the holdings perpetually with double
rents, and he says the system, if grant
ed would only further encourage new
set of agitators TO endcavor to disposses
the landlords of their remaining yes
tiges Of their rights. Lord Duficrin
favors a system copied from that adopt
ed at the enfranchisement Of the Rus
sian serfs, namely, the buying up Of
large portion Of the land in Ireland
and the conversion Of rents into land
charges, payable to the state for the
chronically poverty striker districts of
the west. He recommends great sys-
tenn Of state-aided emigration to Mani
toba and northwest Of Canada, to be
worked with cooperation of the dom
inion government.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21

REFERRING to the recent agitation in
congress of the Halifax fishery award
and the bad faith charged upon Great
Britain, the London Daily NeaoS says:
The total effect of the statement Of
Henry Youle Hind is to vitiate the
fisheries award by vitiating the statis-
ties accepted by both governments on
which it rests. If Kinds figures are
correct Justification has been commit
ted, and the whole question must be
reopened. We hope the government
will refuse in the name Of English
honor to profit by 4 misstated case,
and by insisting on complete nvesti-
CATION"
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
WE WANT MORE GOOD
 BARRIERS.

One great need of Pope county. in common with the adjoining counties, is more good, thorough going, practi- cal farmers. It is the immigration here of this class of people and the purchase of property by them within our county which should be enco>r- aged and laborel for by every good citlzsn. Our true wealth as a eeun. ty must consist largely in our farm property. Our continuous prosperi
 iy will depend upon the full develop ment of our agricultural resources. Our mining and manufacturing in terests should be fostcred, to be sure, but in comparison they are on ly of transitorY or equivoeal value, while our agricultural interest is solid and permanent. These propo- sitions are true.-so self evident to the intelligent citizen as to need but  to be stated to be accepted as abso- lutely correct. rhs beng the case what lively interest every business man in our town should take in tee work our farmers are doing. and how earnestly they should seek to ia- crease the number of substantial far mers within our county limits.
 We should all, whatever our oceu- patton, position snd condition, inter est ourselves in what our farmers ire doing. Hundreds ofsobsr, earn est industrious, noble men are quiet iy st work enlarglng their clearings removing stumps, and lending their manifest efforts 10 increase the year iy sum total of our agricultural pro duets. They blow not trumpet be fore them, and the progress ot each may seem slow and the net results ol their labor in limited period may appear trivial, but upon them nevertheless hang all the hopes for the future growth and grandeur of our town and county.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.

Secretary Kirkwood has approved the decision of the Commissioner of the Land office at Washington City, that the lands embraced in the old Cherokee reservation, so-called, near Russellville, are not subject to entry, and are not included in the grant to the Little Rock and Fort Smith rall- road company. Congressional legis- lation to eNtiuguish the reservation is suggested, also the prior ascer. tainment of any valid Indian claims, and that actual settlers on the resery- atlon be protected in their honest .ad rights. Questions relative to thus reservation have been pending be fore the interior department since IS2S.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
An Important Historical Fact.

Editors Russellviile Democrat:
 Your paragraph last week in re gard to the people of Washington City not exercising the right of suf frage, winch was suggested, no doubt by the Listle Rock Gazette's con stant comments upon the bill before the legislature, st that time, to reor ganize the city government of Little Rock. called public attention to : very important fact in our politics history as nation, that very few people ever notice.
 The people of Washington City are ruled Tn every respect Ihy officers who derive their authority from thu appointing power. All of the i'm portant offices are filled by appoint ment from the president of tho United States. Three commission CTS ara appointed by the president and they govern the city, by ap pointing all the police and suct other officials as are necessary During Grants administration th, district vas given what was called & territorial government. and imme diately Boss" Shepperd and Bab cock and other corrupt men tool charge Of 1t; and II very soon become so odious 10 every honest citizen 1T Washington that congress was con vinced that, for the public good | should be abolished; and it wsi abolished. 4 republican congres. become so disgusted with it's owI offspring that il slaughtered 1t q one blow.
 Are not tue people of WashlngtcF City as well protected in life, hbert, and property as if they had the righi to vote? Of course they ars. Th' one hundred thousand and more oi peopie in Washington City wlll per hsps never know what an ontrag, congress has perpetrased upon them unless, by chance. copy of thS Little Rock Gazette should fall into thelr hands.
 What you ssr is true, and ererl intelligent man knows it, that iE large cites universal suffrage means universal rascality." wher. thousands of honest men never vote and thieves and scoundrels of ever, class never fail to vote. A. B.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
cTATE NEWS,
-AFxansss p~oduced S9o, 'l- bales Feotsac this seaso1.

-Arxansas D ~oduced 590, bale, *eotaor this seaso1.
 this state there are 3S0,9sS
 = people than colored,
 Asuss of the last zen eral assembly co. 047.IA
 -H.rrison's gin and $. " Lonske, burned last Friday. SS.o0o.
 The nev govsrumen: bailding al Little Rock will be ready for oc- cupaney ia July.
 The legislature raised the prIee of uotaries public commissions from Sl to S.
 The grand jury of Conway conn- " auished lts l-bors last week snd found ninety seven indictments
 -Col. Nevm&a's new Pine Bluff paper will be cut sooa. He will begin with weekly instead of 2 daily
 A man named Wm. Sexton, liv- ing near Alma was assasslnsted last week while sitting in his own hoasC in tha midst of his family. The assassin is unknown.
 The SeArcy Beacon snd Clinton Banner are much improved in SD psxrancs by reason of new materla and better facilities for wsrk. May . orosser.ty abide with them forever
 State Treasurer Woodruff hal just completed arrangements witl : Si. Louis paltiss for loan oi $50, 00e, st six psI can't iatersst, to mee [ the general expenses Of the stat government
 The Knights Of Honor, Of Oar 6ane.le. uill dedicate their new hal l, ou the evening of April 9th. Col . T. N. Gibson will deliver aa sddres on the occasion. The dedicauo. SllI be publac- -Burcham. the convicted murder s dersr of Surveyor Ssdler of Frank,i county. was sentenced last week b E Judge Jacow2v to bs hanged on h s7th day of May next. The exeee ' ten viii take place al Lswisburg.
 Recently lightning struck th
 store house of J. L. Hughes, ol Bs' ton. aad passed through the roc , suiklag seaseless Geo ". Haghs Lilbura Hackersm.th and ,. 2 Moore. Al were severely but lI < dangerously hurGed The currel z < passed dowa George Hughes bod
 melted hs collar button sE6 ls
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
5iore Laws for the Government
 of the State of Arkansas.

The following acts since cur last issue have been approved by Gov- Churchill:
 1 An act to amend an act entitled an act 10 amend section 1857 oi i Gantt's digest, chapter seventeen, on { larceny; approved July 3. 1875. An aci io make wire fence lsw. l ful ene.
 ] An act to provide clerical force for the office Of attorney general. i An act to regulate the time for holding the circuit court for Nevada county.
 an act ta reduce the expenses ot enforcing the criminal laws in this state.
 l AZ act to provide for the sale ol the sixteenth section n this state. An act to alnend section one of an act entitled .an act to enforce the payment of overdue taxes, approved March l2. 1881.
 An act to regulate the manner of assessing real property for loca! im . provemeats.
 An act to establish state board of health.
 An act to detaeh certain lands from the corporate limits of the city of Philadelphia.
 An act concerning county scTIp now in the state treasury belonging to any Of the counties in thIs state.
 An act to amend section 76 of an act entitled "an act 10 maintain 8 ,stsm ot free common schools for the state of Arkansas, approved De c am her :. 1875"
 An sct to regulate the practice in suit. Of injunction, and for the ap nointn4snt of receivers.
 An att to enable the judges of the county cn arts of the several counties of this sts,- 10 sPporlion adviseJly the general chool fund 10 tho vari ons school Sis .ricS h their respec- tive districts.
 An acs to proh, bit the sale or giv- 4G- 2&GF sA aAAc ~N three nisss of the HurisF.AS insti- tate.
 An act to authorize the governor eF Arkansas to make deed io tAe nun chaser Of certain lands.
 An act to legalize certain mar r,aces heretofore solsmnizsa ID this state.
 An act making an appropriation to replace certain moneys in th' state treasary.
 Concurrent resolution extending 2 the session of the twenty thlrd gen eral assembly nnti. r o'clock on Ina I9th day Of March, 1881.
 Concurrent resolution authorizing the secretary of state to furnish se- bastisa o,lunty With Gans 3 digest and supreme court reports.
 Concurrent resolution aGteorlZ'Rg the commissioner of state lands io furnish Sebastian county fed notes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

Madison that the committee Of in- quiry investigating the recent seua- torial election finds evidence that votes were purchased. It will be remembered that Angus Cameron was elected.
 1t is understood tbst Geo. c. Cor ham will be the republican nominee for secretary of tue senate. For ser jeant- at arms one of Senator Manones friends, Virginia rcadjnster named Manistree will be nominsted. The democratic senators intend making hard fight to prevent any change ia the officers.
 Mahone's performances have made him republican hero. But 1t may be we'll enough for the organs of that party to moderate their transports m view of possible tendency ou Williams part to take the back track one Of these ffne mornings. He IS what Artemus Ward would term a "spry little cuss."
 If, as seems likely. the republicans propose to further repudiation ny backing Malone ln the next election contest in Virginia, the time has arrived when democrats cannot, by words and deeds, too strongly cm phasizs their adherence to the demo cratic national platform of 1880: The strict maintenance of the pub 1 lie faith. state and national IL has been decided that the name of this state should be pronounced as ! if the final letter was omitted. The change is one of pronunciation, not Of orthography. and there is no yisi. ble reason, in spelling the word, to kick the final "s' into the middle oi | next week in order to substitute s "w" that has no business in the neighborhood.
 It is not unlikely that New Mexico will before long demand sd. mission into the Union ss State. The Territory has of late, increased very rapidly in American population and the extension of tue great raul road system is opening up for in dustrjons work large tracts hitherto inaccessible or very difficult to reach.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
NEWS AND NOTES.

Little Rock Gazette-l
 The Rhode Island republican convention has reLoiuinated the pre- sent state officers.
 < bill to refund sl0.000.00o of the state debt has passed the Pennsyl- sauia house of representatives. The next meeting of the Missis sjppi Valley cotton planters associa- tion will De held ln Memphis in May.
 As voiced by the specials the gen eral opinion in Wsshingtoa ia that Stanley Mat lews will not be con iirmed.
 The pope has proclaimed jubilee from March 3 to November l for Europe, and to the .snd of the year for the rest of the wosSd.
 NIT. II. J. Jewett. elected presi- dent of the New Yo,k worlds fair commission after Ger. Grant resign ed, has declined to serve
 Although the matter is extt'nsive- ly canvsssed. the extra sessiCu ot congress tails to mateEialize. IL is li.'tsd by the correspondents in the imp sbabilties,
 The two great emsncjpators of tn ? nineteenth csntuTy were Abraham Lincoln. and ibe emperor. Alexan Fer II. Of Russia. And both perish o5 " the hand of the assassin.
 co, Grants successor ss pTes; nt,h, New York worlds fair Ie 's'-,..,;ss;N, e- J, .;,~ - NIT II. T. Jewett rbs rhsngs i, 1,>r the better. The formers name is gr,'$t m war; 0ae not in finance.
 There IS no doubt of the Saop'ioa in Indiana of the const FutsohS' amendments. One changes tse' tlme for holding the elections from tSt oher to November. and the other provides for registration law.
 Persons who in face of tue facts i have for years insisted that the re nenetiz3iion of silver would keep gold out oC the country, will be pleased to learn that the yellow metal continues to 1sE h from Europe.
 Over nine thousand written apPh- cations for office have been filed by President Garfield How's thiss We thought osly democrats thirst for office. That js the lofly republi- can view, There mus os mistake somewhere.
 Naval Secretary Hunt is living with his fourth wife. We don't know anything of his qualifications ! for boss of the navy, Sut man who can induce four women 10 marry hlm ] possesses claims 10 ability the coUn- try is bound to respect.
 Gen. Grant will leave for Mexico i iu few days 10 represent the Aexi- can Southern railroad company, which was organized in New York on the 24ih with |. .. Grant as president Jay Gould aud Russell . Sage are ln the executive board.
 Fred Douglass wiil he retained 4s marshal of the District of Columhis- Bat his retention cannot he strictly construed as 8 recognition of the southern coloVed republicans. Though born in Ibe soBtb, ae b on
 ly northern republican iu black. 
 h view ol tAs fact that the change
 Oi presidents involves no charge of
 political parties, the rush of office
 seekers to Washington is something wonderf1l The 'oats" are as Snx. fons Co Ousi the s.ins as if the pres . eRt iaeumbents were democrats Evsn in Wisconsin such things ! are possible. < report lgSvai.s s'
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
Nnfi,,etor PuiIicatlon.
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 kis eeeElanels ress enec Nlse4s Aa. c-.lia 2iasz sf sAf taN .ssHs
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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
For Sale.
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DAEpASELLr, Ask.,l

LAND OFFICE AT DARpASELLE, Ask.,t
 March. ss, fsSi. Notice Is hereby given that the following named settler has 1led notice If ais intentIol to inake finai proof in support ef his claim be- fore the Judge county court at Dover, Ark. GU sslth Aprii, 1881, via:
 susan Prior hnul esfead entry No 9Ssi. for the F !. src 2s T 9 \. k I9 west lie names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon. and cultivation Of, sand lansi, vix.s
 J. ". Craig. II. A. Bailey. A. '. Hickman and " C. Burton, all of >cotissille. Ark.
 T. N. GIBSON. Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT oAEpaSktIE. As

LAND UFFscr AT pAapaNEttE. Ask-,l
 March I5, IsSI. Notice is hereby EageR that the following named settler has gleu Hetiee et his intention 70 make final proof Ia support of his claim. ansi thar said proof will he made before the Register ard Receiver of tile l. .. land oflse at 0aria- nelle. Ark. 1n tile sssh of Aprii. iSSl. viz: Providence thapnau. homestead eRtrT No. 9sgl rsr .te : If & section 9, \ q West
 bis continuous residence Hpon- and caliisA alton of sail land, viZ..
 Isaac HAdlock. SylvSnnS Evans. T. M- stray horn and |. Craae. all of Losil0n, Pope eoQn- TM. GIBsoN. Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

The third section orthe pistol act recently passed by the general assembly reads as follaws:-"Any person who shall bartsr or exchange, or otherwise dispose Of, or in sny manner furnish to any person, any dirk or bowie knife, or ! sword or s spear in s cane, brass or metal Ssanks. or sny pistol of any kind
 ~.sEer. except such as are used in w- y q navy or the United the al, Snawa as ths nx-v pistol, States and ~ao stall keep any or any person ~GEes tor sale, sha ', sach arms or carl. ~sSnoT
 be guilty Of S mlsdeL
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

Tho coDsc,rnce fund of the United States Treasury for the last fiscal year aggregated SS,667 so. There are s20O,00o due from Ohio, but Rutherford E. will not be likely to send it in.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

Prof. Q. F. Russell has been ap- pointed state agent for the sale of Jefferson Davis history of the war of secession.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

-Ofth twenty Presidents of the United States, including Garfield, eleven were born in the Southern States and nine in the Northern states.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
INCONSISTENCIES voTICE.

Letters of adm lsnisrralioa hagiag bec1 grant, esi t0 me by the Probate Court Of Pope coRntF. Arkansas. upon the estate CT Daniel Aathews- Sec'd late of sstd eoUaty- notice is herebg given to sll persons haVia claims against said estate 40 exhibit the same 10 ne. properly aU- thentiratei within one year ircm Feb. ei D. ISL thc date of said letters. or fhey may be nTecluflesi from any benefit in said estate, and ii said claims he nat % eNhI1sted witain Swo sears from said date. they wii De forever f.aryeS J. L. SEIINS.
 Aasa'r Of Daniel Mathews. dec'd.
 ". (. FoEp. AttoFucy.
 Feb. s5th. issl. Mchsi.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

As has been predicted bil Churchill has vetoed the revenut . passed during the late sesslon Of th- general assembly. The chief reas on assigned is tLat the bill does not provide for the collection Of tho tax es of 1880. He iutimates that cer- tain sections of the set are Of doubtful eons;itatiouality, but does not enumerate them. Thus does xhe Governor Of q great State exer- elSe his prerog4live 10 render Inope, ratiye s measure of tr2nsceadeat i'm portance to Arkansss, and to nulllfy shs creation Of body of iee best le- gal tslen. n the State
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

The trial of the assassins Of the Car was begun yesterday at St. Pc tersburg. Doubtless they would like to get change of venue to Ken tueky where Raford was acquitted, or to Texas where Currie was liberated.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

By q recently verified official account the loss to the Federal force in tue civil war was 337,IS4 while the Con federate loss was 200. 0.000.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

-kaloch. the SanFrancisco mur- tlerer. mas beeu acquitted by jury of his admiring countrymen. Jus tice has agaln been wronged.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

~-0rlcE l. HEREBY SEVEN THAT i
 A win Auptr sa shc ecsnzF ra#EA Qt l.etss ~9,rfv af ths arlr term 70 tAaAEs t1e Enfs4 runatgr frela hcrcr f1 Aafs. " tsile es fsra sh- rras-r,t road at tMp center nt tHe : 2 .rgN N a rF saf s4 asass3p s- t @ EatA Aes4 r1gnnzus uussaessi GfsN1ssea ht4 an-@fsFat fre E.ferisf.rsvlr raHa naar iAs lsT4hsssi soruef as tllc ae81- A4reh @4, G1r4-
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

of scissors in his vest pocket, and burned silk watch chain, leaving the watch uniujured.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31
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s- and after S-SDAT Eco. q 1ssg. trains o- thts ros5 wEtt rua ere-V 1aF. SaDdaTs e1- ceEla-, Ss 5e3kqaEs. -
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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

1t IS generally understood that ibers will be TO extra session O. con gvcss called. Concerning the mo uyes which must have seta2iai the President ia SD deciding, lAe Ga zet;e has tais to say:
 To the president the question evidently appeared ss choice oi evils. Toe veto Cf the house uili was a republican measure, which so shrewd an observer as he kuoNs cannot he justified on the grounds advanced by the late president By refusing jo call aa extra session tBe republican party becomes resp0Bsi- ble for the excess of interest that must be paid ou nearly SI0QO00oS in bonds daring the year. Calling session would insure the passage uf substantially tue democratic bjl Mr Hayes vetoed. 1t would 1eePs satily be regarded A democratic measure. credit for which could no. he transferred 10 thelr opponents E., its a8optien "a repSssasc.
 So, considered from either stand point, the Teiunding question fur nishcs A weapon that cuts both ways anu siiA firm democratic grip O. the handle. By Rostpon.ng the ma' ter ;be president Is simply iightiaI for time, "a lac hoTe that mean Nhis something Wili occur 10 ssFcagthe the republican posit9u be!erc th co0gfg
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

Tsrassh hi85s as aaslne given EaT f1ttgz fFQs- 4s- SG1s4h. N &n NH eas @g@EE. tsaFksTaias. 9Esseitrsiie and atI ess5nGs @R tAc Fns& se NeN York. ftHss1E4, PTuF aznae. relts1ss sa aa- ~A lsssis. N essssls. New 9rieAns- Gs. R&1ts suw xla2l trAEsgg t&gson FsEs5.
 TBk0. NAETM AN- @n14s. v.Es ExxEEzF. c sstefSs T4ckes A-aas.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

-SeeretarY Windosn, last month, while q member of iAe United States Senate. delivered speech in which he advocated the building Of the Te- hsantepec ship railway. He esti- mates the ssyiRg from New Orleans to San Francisco. by way ol ,hls route over that Of Panama, to be ?,
 334 miles. The estimated cost 0t the Tehauntepsc raliEay is S75, 900,
 GOO, while that of the Panama caEa
 is sl6S. .000, 900, to which must b. added SS4.000, 900, being the 3 pei cent. interest for the ten years re
 quiued for construction, making a to Isl of s259. .000. .000 This statement looks favorable 10 ths ship railway
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-03-31

T. Nj. GIBsoN. Register.