The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-01
NEWS CONGREGATIONS.
Congress meets Monday.

1 ' -Gulteau is paroxysmal- -and, therefore, may as well Do hanged. The Frisco road has nearly reached the Boston mountain tunnel,
 Little Rocks cotton receipts are only about 1000 bales behind last year.
 Among the noted failures of the year is that of Brick Ponerey, min CT, speculator and editor.
 William Jones, the would be slaye. of Guiteau, is to have a trial after all. The grand jury has in- dicted hin.
 -"yain, irritable and self willed" is the description of Guitcau's char acter by his divorced wife. That's about the size of it. After to-day, malls will be car ried from the terminus Of the com pleted portion Of the Frisco line, r miles south of Fayetteville, to AL ma.
 -Dr. Bliss has at last made out his bill for attending the late Presi- dent. Three hundred dollars per day. What cheek-cheek like a brass kettle.
 - Lafayette Bland, the murderer of Dr. Cathey, has bsen adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree by jury of his peers at Green ood, Sebastian county.
 On dit: Ttat Judge Thos. Boles is to be U. s. Marshal for the Western district of Arkansas, and N. Jessup Receiver at the Dardan. elle Land office.
 If the coming session of Con gress does not interfere with polvga nous Mormonism, the American peo pie should dismiss the whole bunch of SO called representatives.
 -Guiteau appears daily in the Criminal Court st Washington in the dual role of defendant and attorney, and contrives to do more talking than all the counsel engaged in the case.
 A sporadic case of mob law is reported from Wisconsin and anoth CT from Ohio. The truthful! histor ian will record the fact that all msbs are not confined to southern terri. tory.
 A band of Saxon immigrants lately y arrived in Little Rock. They comprised fifty four men women and children. They give bright promise ot becoming valuable American citi- zsns.
 Mir. Jno. D. Martin of Memphis, has purchased ons-hsf interest in the Daily Herald of Fort Smith. The Herald is a bold and vigorous journal and deserves liberal sup port.
 -Smithee is out in another "opon letter" It IS generally pronounced very sorry epistle. 1; this thing IS to become epidemic, we suggest that strict quarantine regulations be enforced against it.
 -Guiteau persistsntly maintains that God Almighty and himself have formed syndicate for the pur. pose of running the politics of this country, and warns tho prosecution and jury to go slow in meddling with their plans.
 The press eff tue state is now busily engaged in the unprontable task of trotting out gubernatorial candidates. There is one at least fer every county in the state. Bet ter hold up awhile. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
 A Little Rock correspondent of the Globe Democrat says Governor Churchill is probable candidate for re nomination. Who knows but what the report of the investigating committee will put quietus upon that little game?
 Maj, John D. Adams publishes card in the Gazette to tho effect that ho does not own any of the bonds included in the Fishback amend. ton to thaGQntends that his oppos- ed by interested motis not prompt
 -The cry of''lhe Policy of Demo. l~Ietie Ostraeism" and Democratic | n were bettere about far enouoh made by the adherents ? .,.s <,
 ~ the democracy to ascertain the q. a' . 7. ,ssl amount due, if any, on the m ~, ssa, nn,es bonds, and proceed to pay 'nl t puSe Tive owe nothing on [.