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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
The James Brothers.
Texas sinings.

It is high time something was done to break up this James brothers monopoly. It is an outrage that they should be al- lowed to do all the highway robbing, to the exclusion of the rising young baE- ditti all over the country. There is no chance for the Texas robber, however talented, to acquire fame, and q small margin of profit, in the retail line, as long as the James brothers have it all their own way Like beer drinking, to be robbed on the highway. has become public necessity, and to compel the public to have all their robbing done by the James brothers is crowding the mourners, Itis blow at the liberties of the people It renders life and prop erty insecure. Instead of having a dog zen enterprising robber bands at work all over the country, who would com pete with one another we have one bloated monopoly. There is no trouble in detecting Jesse James, unless you happen to be a detective. We have read all the descriptions of him. He is a very tall, short, stumpy man with a keep gray eye of a piercing jet black color. All the papers speak of his eye. His nose, which was shot off during the war, is long and slightly acquihne, being Niidb llilEill pH NdilAAA A pug. lltiitdilIE bull dog courage. His mouth is very small and has firm expression like that of his eye, and his hair, hangs down
 luxuriantly on his shoulders, he being perfectly bald-headed If there is any thing puzzling in this description it is not our fault. We are doing the best we can with the different newspaper de- scriptions. We spoke of his mouth be- ing very small, and so it is according to one account, but according to another the rim of his mouth is as large as a soup tureen and just about that shape.
 Ifauy of our readers should see a man answering the above description, he, the reader might make great deal of money by running him into q lqekup, telegraph ing to the Governor of Missouri, and collecting the reward. Please mention, also. that it was in 7tcas Sifimgsyou saw the description of tke famous outlaw.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
West,

A TERRIBLE storm swept over Knox county, Ohio, damaging property in every direction. Three ladies were washed away and drowned returning from church at Danville.
 THg Indians attacked San Aniegos, near Cedar Springs, A. T., killing BArtolo, Sam, AniegOs and five teamsters. Later in the day the Indians attacked Snnford's com mand and stubborn fight ensued. Four soldiers and telegraph operator were killed.
 J. II. SANDERS, of Chicago, member of the commission on diseases of cattle, who mas been editor-in-chief of the National Lipe Stock Journal has withdrawn from that monthly and will begin the publication of a weekly paper of similar nature The Breeders Gazette.
 POSTMASTER PALMER's returns of the busi- ness of the Chicago Post Office for the quar- ter ending September 30, shows the aggre- gate receipts of the office to have been S4O0;- 0i2, expenses $s3,417 net revenue to the department $3l5802; increase of business over the corresponding quarter last year sGS, l39, a gain of 20 per cent,
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
GuIteau,s Trial.

District Attorney Corkhill has taken the last steps in the preliminary arrangements for securing the indictment of Guiteau by issuing subpoenas to the following witnes- ses for the government in the case of the United States against Charles J. Guiteau Edward A. Bailey, the stenographer, who has large mass of notes of conversations " from early boyhood, reasons for commit ting the act, &c.: George W. Adams presi dent of the Evening Star Publishing com pany, who was in the depot en route to Cape May when the shooting occurred; Geo. M. McElfresh, detective; Dr. D. w. Bliss and Dr. D. S Lamb, who were pres ent at the autossy; Jacob r. Smith, special officer at the Baltimore and Potomac de pot, who witnessed the shooting and assist ed in arresting Guiteau; Sarah E. D. W bite in charge of the ladies' waiting room at the depot, who witnessed the shooting and helped raise the president; Robert A. Park, ticket teller, who jumped through the win dow of his office and assisted in raising the president; Policeman Patrick Kearney, who spoke to the president just before the shoot tug, telling him he had ten minutes to wait for the train. This witness also as sisted in Guiteau's arrest.
 The disLrict-attorney will ask Senor Don Simon Camocho. charge d'affrires of Veue- zuela, who was in the depot and witnessed the shooting, to testify. All the above named witnesses are directed to be in at. tendance at the reassembliug of the grand jury at the criminal court room in Wash ington, when the presentments of the case will be made to the grand jury.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
Zones From Plevna.

Three hundred tons of human bone
 have lately been received at Bristol in England, from Plevna, at whose historic seize the former owners of these frag. mentary osseous remains laid down their lives, and passed on the title of these phosphates to the finder, whoever he may be. It is not for sepultnre that these bones have been brought across the sea; no reyerent feeling of admiration for a brave people fighting against a heavy odds has dictated this invoice. On the contrary. these remains are to be used simply as manure. The bodies, which were fiercely self-hung down the glacis at Plevna, that the green standard of the prophet might still wave, are by the natural process of the elements 10 be converted into wangel-wurZel and tur- nips and wheat. There is grotesque side to this shipment of bones, as well as a sad one. Down the mountain side by Plevna the Turkish hordes dId some of the hardest and best fighting which the race has done in Europe. Never since the Seliukian Turks first started upon the conquest of the West has the indi- vidual come so strongly to the front. One may imagine a brave Turk, full of faith in Mahomet and confidence in Os- man Pasha his breast fired with a noble resolve to do all that in him lay for tho holy war of the Sultan. Struck down by a Russian bullet, one sharp pang took the place of the valor and the religious fervor which had been there but mo- ment before. In place of live soldier, a carcass was prone upon the hillside. And what happened? The winds of heaven and it's rains beat down upon it. The addition of less than an ounce of lead changed this living, daring, loving organism into, say one hundred and fifty pounds of valuable fertilizer, and the elements sported with it. The flesh went to feed the kites and carrion birds: where the soldier had fallen rank grass and tuft of weeds marked his resting place this spring. Anon came the bone merchant with his cart, and the defender of Plevna was shoveled in, to mix inex- tricably with others of his class, to be rattled about amid friend and foe on that long voyage to Bristol. By this time he is spread about on the fallow fields of merry England; the subtle essences that gave rigidity to his bones are now about to stiffen the barley stalks. and when Gabriel blows the awful trumpet on that awful day of reckoning, where will this soldier be? Some of him still fattening the slope of Plevna, the bal ance at work in the waving grain; he is scattered to the four winds of heaven, and what will answer in his place? The Turks have a superstition against the taking of pictures, because they think on the last day the taker will have to produce a soul for the image which he has called into being. How much worse will it be for those to whom souls will come demanding their bodies?
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
NO. B..

considered accurate by the government officials since the coloTs Of the Dominion have never been raised upon the land Major Clark of the revenue marine bureau received q private letter from Captain Hooper, in which it is suggested that the new possession b. called New Columbia. The name is thought to be very appropriate and will probably be adopted by the gov ernment. Captain Hooper has not IS yet seen any traces ot the Jeanette
 Captain Hooper adds: "This has been a most open season and if the Jeannette does not show herself this year, the vessel a9ain, although it is possible the crew may The whalers are all very positive she enter ed what they call the Holes, lead to tte northeast of Herald Island, and that sue got short.
 To call the new possession "New Colum- bia" would be less likely to give offence to those interested in old names on the differ ent charts than to give the name of less national character. Wrangle never saw the land, and alter trying for three successive years to get sight of if, refers to it as "the problematical land of the northn Neither was he first 10 report the existence of it. The object of his cruise was to investigate the truth of reports to that effect brought by previous travellers Kellett after whom is is called in the English charts only dimly saw what he supposed was small island, and which he called Plover Island. That is where we landed at the moath of a good-siZed river on the east end which now appears on our chart as Clark river We have made sorae valuable corrt ctions in locations along the coast of Asia, between Kolutshen by and Cape North, and have taken good set of magnetic observations.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13

PRINCESS TougsE sails from Liverpool for Canada on the 20th inst,
 TuE British Ambassador has made repre- sentaiiois to the Porte, urging the execn- ton of the treaty for the suppression of the slave trade.
 THR pope has approved the resolutions passed at the recent meeting of Irish bish' ops at Maynooth college, expressing satis- faction with the land act etc.
 DEALING in Confederate bonds is caused, 1t is said. by the committee asking holders to register tho bonds, which step is supposed to be preliminary to some appeal to Legis- latures in the South.
 IRE Congregational union of England and Wales assembled at Manchester con sisting of 600 delegates, and passed reso- lutions of condolence with Mrs. Garfield and the American woe.
 The Sydney (Australial TeleHaph of Au- anst %. gives an account of the ransom by an exploring expedition to Bouka island of the Italian Luiei Boero, who had been held a prisoner by the natives for fifteen uonlhs. He and five others were captured and held as slaves and subjected to the most horrible treatment All aucenmhed to the i'll usagea and died except Boero,
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
Facts as to Failure s.

The failures for the nine months ending September 30, 1881, are reported by Dun, Wiman X Co, as $500, as compared with 3,476 for the corresponding period of 1880. The liabilities for three-fourths of the pres ent year were $5i GOO 900, as compared with Si5, 900, 900 for the same period for 1880. The failures the last three months have been 1,02i, with liabilities of $10,000,000 while in the third quarter of 1880 they were 97I, with liabilities Of St2, GOO 900. A geograph- ical distribution of failures shows the South ern States suffered somewhat, inasmueh as the figures indicate that the liabilities for the first three months of 1880 were only S648, GOO, as against $l o54 900 for the present quarter. On the other hand, for the West ern States the liabilities show a decline of nearly 5650, 900 in fayor of this quarter In the Middle States the liabilities are about sl00,000 less in amount than in the corres- bonding period of 1880. In the Eastern and Pacific States the liabilities are but little different from those of last year In Canada an exceptionally good condition Of affairs has prevailed, the failures of the last three months having been but 130, with liabili- ties of S7S7 ,000 This is a better showing than has been made in the Dominion for any quarter the past six years.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
ThurIow Weed on Arthur.

In conversation with New York Tribune reporter, Thurlow Weed, who had just re. turned from a long visit to President Ar thur, gave the following as the President s views and wishes relative to the Convention, which he said would besurely harm onious: "I know that no man has been more anxious, and, so lar as was proper, he has so expressed his views, than Gen. Arthur for the harmonious action of this conven- ton. He hopes that no personal ambition will be permitted to disturb its delibera- tions. The President did not come here for any political purpose whatever, nor has he in any way interfered or attempted to interfere with the action of the committee, farther than to advise both factions to har- monize. He is not as is generally under stood, the guest of Senator Jones at Wash ington, but until the proper arrangements can be made for him to take possession of the White House, he is the tennant of Senator Jones. The Senator's family is abroad. his house is conveniently situated and the President has gone into it tempo rarily, and keeps 1t himself. A great many other reports have been incorrect. Senator Jones' instead of going to Utica to see Mir Conkling, stopped there on his return from the funeral at Cleveland, and it was not a political visit at all, though of course they may have talked politics. Senator Jones is largely interested in the West Side Hudson River Raj road and Conk ing is counsel for the company. The principal reason of Jones visit to him was profess sioSal business, and instead of Senator Jones having visited the President yester- day and the day before, as was reported, Gen. Arthur saw him for the first time, since his return from Cleveland, to day"
 Do you know, Mir. Weed, that Proficient Arthur has used his influences tospromote harmony in this ConvenEon?'
 "I do. He has exerted strong influence and it has had its effect.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
SOLE AGENT. 400 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

Since the introduction of this Spool Cotton into the American market, it's success has been unprecedented. No other brand of thread has ever met with the same amount of public favor in the same space of time.
 The 70. N. T." manufacturers were the first to recognize tho importance of the Sew ing Machine and to make siX-eord cotton, which has ever since been the recognized standard for machines.
 All the improvements in machinery that the inventive genius of tho nineteenth een- tury has produced have been adapted by the manufacturers of 70. N. T."
 At all the great International Fairs of the world, 70. N. T." has been awarded the highest honors.
 The 70. N T." factories at Newark, N. J. md Paisley Scotland, employ [, 200 opera tives-mako sufficient thread daily to go. round the world four times.
 Consume 40 tons of coal daily
 The manufacturers Of co. N. T. are the largest manufacturers of Spool Cotton in the world.
 A full assortment of this Spool Cotton con be had at wholesale and retail at
 R.J. WILSON $, Russellvllle, Ak.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13

son with an ax. No one was hurt, but the little girl asked, What made all that hoise2" The list of wounded is as follows Wesley Loney internal injury, probably of the lungs, external bruisess and cuts, condition critical Mrs. w. Lonay, fracture of the forearm and bruises about the head and face; Edward Loney, face and head cnt and bruised s. H. Holman, face and shoulders cut and bruised; Ms. Wm. NFe, bruised about hips, side and shoulders, verys serious, will probably die; ten-year- inflammation of the brain speedily follow ed. injuries probably fatal; Aug Wagner, arm fractured and shoulder dislocated, and family of five members all more or less cut and bruised; baby had forearm fractured; Dr. W. l.. Bowman, hurt externally and bruised all over by being rolled about in office. Psoto injured internally.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
A SfraeI CaYcd In.

Forty feet of the Buf street wall at the intersection of Fifth and Bluffstreets, Kan sas City, fell down on the track, making a tremendous noise, and causing great con- sternation. The street sank in, taking both street car tracks and roadway. The news soon spread and in short time about coo people congregated about the spot and upon the sidewalks over the dangerous part oi the wall still standing, until the police cleared the streets There were no accidents of any kind, but the narrow escape Of hundreds is subject of congratulation. The damage to the city, which will have to tear down as well as rebuild, is about $i500 to the street car company few hundred, and to the railroads only few dollars, besides the delay to trains. In 1879 the wall was built out and strengthened, but SO poorly done that engineer Dunn, of the Hannibal and St. Joe, and City Engineer Donnelly, both wrote letters to the Council which were, however, wholly disregarded The railroad tracks are directly under the blutf, and all morning trains north and east were delayed two or three hours. The event shows what almost criminal careiessness the authorities were guilty of in net taking notice of the warning. r. thirty minutes after the wall fell the trains loaded with passengers would have been pulling past the spot, and the jar would bava precipitated hundreds of tons of huge stones upon them, The street cars also were within minute or two of start inU
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
South.

SOUTHERN papers are pressing Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, as Judge Cliifords successor.
 A BILL to refund taxes illegally collected from six Philadelphia insurance companies just passed the Georgia Legislature.
 KING KALAKuA and suite reached Gin cinuati from Washington end started by the first train for Lexington, Ky, where the King expects to buy some b!ooded horses
 ATCharleston, s. C, about 1500 men, laborels on inc wharves, draymen and cotton press hands, struck for az advance of wages. f.ongshoremen took no part in the strike. Some employers immediately conceded the increase asked for.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
RUssELvE POPE COUNTY ARKANSAS THURSDAY OCTOBER 1881

and perhaps one other who was heard of l but could not be recovered
 CEN. FARRE, French minister of war, kas received telegrams confirming the report l of the burning of railway station al | Wadzergha and the massacring of mum
 Der of employees, including several British l subjects, by the insurgents in Tunis The attack on the station was made by the Arabs who recently attacked Ali Bey. The station master, an ex-lieutenant in the l French army and chevalier in the Legion of Honor, was burned alive, and ten em- ployes, mostly Maltese and Italians, mas sacred.
 A DISPATCH from Cork says: The great success of the days proceedings here on | Sunday, on the occasion of public recep. ton of Parnell was the splendid display made by the trades A phalanx of horse men, called the Parnell Guards, brought up the rear of the procession, which was nearly two miles long. In some streets triumphal arches were erected. Father Sheehy spokein favor of Irish independence concluding by saying he spoke to the people in presence of the great republic of the West Redpath said; America is watching with interest the he roic struggle for free fatherland.' Psrnell, speaking at banquet, said that T. P. O'Con- nor was leaving for America next week, and he was glad of to-days demonstration, as 0Connor could report to the people Of America that there was no lack of spirit in Ireland.
 DIsPATcHsfrom Berlin says Alexander III. of Russia becomes more independent and arbitrary every day. Even Gen. Igna- tieffis now frequently left in the dark about the plans of his royal master, until the lat ter has definitely decided on them in his own mind. The projected interview with the Emperor of Austria is entirely the idea Of the Czar. The two emperors are friends of long standing. Years ago they often shared the pleasures and excitement of the chase, and Alexander has never forgotten his imperial comrade, and has always had a wish to bring about meeting. On the llth of September his fete day, the Emperor Alexander received among other messages of congratulation, one from his cousin Of Austria. ending with this phrase: II was happy to hear how very glad you were to embrace your uncle who loved your un- happy father SO wellH This dispatch was written in German Alexander replied by a confidential dispatch lately published in Hungary, and soon after sent another message proposing meeting which should form so to speak, a counterpart of the DantZic interview The Empress did her best to encourage her husband to abide by his project. Official notice has been given that the importation of galvanic batteries, induction coils and insulated wires will be subject to the same rules of inspection and control as the importation of arms.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
Political.

TAMMANY HALL had an anti minopoiy meeting. John Kelly. in his speech, said: unless tits understood he goes there to leeislate for the interest of the whole people and not in the interest of corporations or Ganized during the last quarter of cen tury."
 SENATOR PuGH, in an interview with a Western Associated Press agent denies in toto the existence of any intention on the part of the Democratic Senators to abandon their rights in the organization of the Sen ate. He knows nothing of any conference had while on the Presidential funeral trip, and thinks that to trade off the presiding officer for the small offices of the Senate would disgrace any Democratic Senator participating in it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
wrsnele Land.

The statement that Wrangle land, recent ly taken possession of by Captain Hooper on behalf of the United States government is part of the Dominion of Canada, Is not
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
East.

ANOTHER girl Rurder mystery is report cd from Albion, near Rochester. N. T.. The body of Nellie Wrig ght, daughter of a farmer, who had been discarded by male friend, has been discovered on the banks of a canal.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
Personal.

HATCHER A. HARPER, of Harper Broth. CTS, fig dead.
 FRANKLIN J. Mosrs, formerly Governor oi South Carolina, has been arrested on q charge of swindiing Wm. A. Hall, re- tired hotel keeper.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
SECURE A H0ME---L.ANDS! LANDS!!

THE undersigned agent for the fine grant Of lands made to the Little Rock Fort smith Railway, now Ofiers for s0la any and all the railroad lands lyingiu Pope county.
 These lands embrace some Uery J5ls tdcks, il- eluetirg RIVER BOTTOM, PRAIRIE AND UPLANDS, aud an easy opportunity is Aere cgeTed Qf securing c cheID yta,m on easy terms. Correspondence solicited from those seeking homes in
 MILD, HEALTHY CLIMATE, and in now country which is rapidly develop Ing, and offers many advantages.
 To those who have improvements on railroad lands, would say, no time should be lost in coming forward and entering into contract for the same, My instructions arc to sell ANY AND AL HANDS, and delay in making application may entail loss upon you.
 am prepared Co give full information fin re- gard to any of theso lands in Pope county.
 Come curly and cramiae nly Pldt aud list ef prices and secure q cheap farm.
 JAMES POTTS, Agent. Russellville. Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13

A MAN about to give his only daughter in marriage quarreled with her lover and said in his wrath: "No, sir you shall never enter my family. 1T l had Q 100 only daughters ! would not give yon one of them."
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13
Al Gross Baby.

Nothing is so conducive Go mans re- maining n bachelor as stopping for one night at Che house of married friend and being kept awake for five or six hours by the crying 0l cross baby. All cross and crying babies need only Hop Filters to make them well and smiling. Young man, remember this. . Ifareisr.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13

"A iaceiious young man calls q ger tain female institute a "Nenncr weai' ber pltdirtion,' because it contains so many miaaes
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-10-13

ock of GROCERIES Sugar syrups Salt Cheese Can Coffee Flour Meal Soaps Candles &c, all of which will be
 sold at reasonable prices for Cash.