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The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE
 LYNCHING OF EMORY.

Below we present few paragraphs selected at random from our ex- changes, showing the spirit in which the lynching of Emory has been received by the press. It will be observed that the sentiments ex, pressed indicate no disposition to ap prove mob violence, but desire to mete out to criminals of every class a mode of punishment commensurate with the crimes committed by them. It will be interesting reading to Edi. tor Blackburn and other apologists for a slack method of administering justice by the powers tha. be.
 Had the governor allowed the law to take It's course the maa would have been hung by the sheriff in stead of mob and met the fate he so richly merited.-Log Cabin.
 We regret to hear that he was hung illegally. Mob law is always to be deplored. But it is what we expected to result from the injudi- cious use of the pardoning power.- Ozark Democrat.
 The News has no comments to make condemnatory to the act, for while we think that law and order preserved in legal way, yet we are willing to see all men who commit rapes, hung without judge or jury Atkins News.
 Governor Churchill commuted his sentence to 2l years in the peniten tiary, but an outraged people could stand no such an imposition upon them, and took the case into their own hands. We do not believe Tn mob law but if there ever were cases in which it IS justifiable this is cer- tainly one of them.-Van Buren Graphic.
 Our people do not favor mob law but the general sentiment is that Emory got his just deserts. The friends of the poor woman he out ragged and then murdered and to conceal his helllsh crime threw her body Tn Mulberry creek to rot, are not alone in feeling that they could not allow this wretch to escape the death he deserved through executive clemcncy, after he had been lawfully tried and condemned. Mob law should be frowned down, but there is a point when popular feeling be- comes outraged to such a degree that it demands life for life and the hand of justice cannot be stayed. A feeling is getting abroad that it is scarcely worth while to try criminals and burthen the counties with ex- pense since the decisions of the court are set aside so constantly on small pretext. The courts must be respected more by the Governor if he would have the people respect order, otherwise Judge Lynch has only begun his work.-Independent Arkansian.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
New Hope Notes.

Editors Russellville Democrat:
 Not having seen anything in your columns recently from our section, I'll send few lines; and first l will say, our handsome young friend George Brooks settled all of the important questions d few days ago by leading to the hymenial altar Miss Bettie Harvill, "the fsirest among ten thousand and altogether lovely" Now George sits back and sings Gin that sweet by and by" A nice reception party was given at his handsome residence. It was an enjoyable affair.
 Cotton crops are not looking 80 well but corn is looking exceedingly fine. We think another weeks dry weather that people will get generally up with their crops.
 The New Hope church has been sold to the school directors, and the NJ E. church south is going to build a house more convenient than the old one. The Rev. Mir. Roberts. of tine NJ. F. church south, breaches at this place the second and fourth Sundays in each month. Prayer meeting every sunday night.
 Respectfully,
 AUNT SUSIE.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
Tine Fort Smith Herald

Tine Fort Smith Herald devotes over two columns to review of the ghastly crimes committed in the north to prove that greater lawless. ness exists "up in Gods country" than in the much abused south. TnIs is useless xrendture of both time and labor, for every in telligent reader has known this fact for long time. There is too much crime committed i1 both sections, and it will not cease either, until the hangman's services are more promptly brought into requisition.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The committee on Auditors and Treasurer's books will not be able to submit report for some time yet. Our Senior writes us from Little Rock that the committee began on the books used during reconstruc- tion. in 1874, and last week had reached the books of 1876. From this it will be seen that the commit tee have finished but one.third of their work.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
Mothers !Mothers.. Mothers.l!

Are you disturbed at night and bro- ing and crying with the excruciating and get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup. It will relieve the poor little sufferer immediately pend upon It; there is no mistake about 1t. There is not a mother on earth who has ever used it.. who will not tell you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother. and relief and health to the child, operating like magic. It is perfectly safe to use in all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the prescription of one of the oldest and best female physicians and nurses in the United States. Sold everywhere 25cents bottle. tOct2l>ly
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The frs: number of the new amendment organ, the True Demo crat reached our exchange table this week. It is a handsome eight col umn folio and presents handsome typographical appearance. Its edi- tor is a forcible writer and although he makes the amendment the rule and guide of hls faith, yet he gets out readable paper. In all things honorable and meritorious in which the True Democrat may engage, we wish it success.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

A Cough, Cold or Sore Throat should be stopped. Neglect frequently results in an ineurable Lung disease or Con- sumption. Browns Bronchial TrOch~ es are certain to give relief in Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs, Catarrh, ConsumpS tive and Throat Diseases. For thirty years the Troehes have been recom- mended by physicians, and always giv e perfect satisfaction. They are not new or untried but have been tested by wide e and constant use for nearly an entire generation, they nave attained well merited rank among the few staple rem edies of the age. Public speakers and singers use them to clear up and strentnen the voice. Sold at twenty five cents a box everywhere. [Oc2l
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

A 'tCitizen" Of Russellville wri- ting to the Little Rock Democrat under date of June 14th, says of the lynehing of Cal Emory: "Guilty or innocent he paid the penalty with his life at the hands of a mob and the stain rests on the county of Pope" We do not know the author of the article referred to, but it IS charitable at least, to ascribe the opinion expressed by him, to a mis- conception of facts. Emory was tried by good and competent jury and sentenced by a just judge to.sufier the penalty of death for com mitting two crimes, each of which is punishable by death. The supreme court affirmed the finding of the cir cult court, thereby admitting the guilt of the accused, but in the face of this decision joined in a recomen. dation to the Governor for com mutation of sentence to twenty one years Imprisonment. This recon mendatlon and other considerations secured for the condemed man the clemency asked for. The friends and relatives of the murdered and outraged woman in Franklin county, feeling convinced of the guilt of the man, determined .o avenge the wom ans wrongs by inhicting the penal ty of death. No one will deny that the incentive to the act was very great. There is no evidence that a citizen of Pope county participated in the lynching. The man was con fined in our jail, because he had been tried Tn our court on change of venue from Franklin county. Nc stan can possibly rest on this coun- ty. It is unfair, unreasonable and base calumpy to charge so.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

Capt. Hllzheim, who was tried by a court martial at Little Rock on the 18th inst, was found guilty Of disobedience of orders, disrespeettul language and conduct unbecoming an officer, His sentence was sus- pension from service for six months. It will be remembered Hllzheim was ordered to muster Tn militia service a company of colored troops at Pine Bluff, which he refused to do. Hence the court martial. The commander. in chef has been vindicated.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

MT. John Carncll has disposed of half interest in the Ft. Smith Elevator to Mr. Cad AlIard, late of Illinois, and the latter is announced as edilor. Mir. Allard is an exper- fenced journalist and we feel safe in predicting that the Elevator, always a good paper, will not retrograde un- der it's new management.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
.Ex.Senator Thurman

-Ex Senator Thurman writing home from Paris, expresses the opin- ion that if the Democrats act wise ly they will carry all the doubtful states in the coming elections. The democrats have got out patent on the blundering business, and unless they dispose of It, there will not be much chance. We still have some hopes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
The Little Rock Democrat ex

The Little Rock Democrat ex. presses the following correct conclu- sions concerning the dangerous sys- tenn of giving mortgages:
 "The mortgage is the foe of all true development: It makes a serf of the planter and farmer, who are turned over to the merchant, who in time becomes the victim of big ger merchant. The fruit of the mortgage is serfdom. We ought to economize in every possible way in order to liberate ourselves"
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

People who buy for cash always buy cheaper than those who buy on credit. They also buy more closely, and select Mere carefully. Purchases that are paid for when made, are limits cd more exactly to the purchasers wants. There is nothing like having to give the money out when the article is bought to make people economical. The amount of indebtedness incurred, is net much considered when the pay day is far of. Persons wne do all their business on cash basis, know just where they stand and what they can afford. Real wants are few and can be gratified for cash; at all events they should be limited to what can be paid for. How much of anxiety, how many heart burnings, disappointmsnts, and regrets would be avoided if this rule was strictly adhered to.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The outcome of the Whitaker investigation has resulted adversely to the carving colored cadet. His dismissal will follow, and by the time the bills are paid the govern ment will be several thousand dollars out of pocket, and nothing but dis graccd cadet to show for 1t.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

Politicians may differ upon tue debt question, and theologians dis. putc over the new Testament revis- ion, but ,he torridity of the weather is question upon which we can all agree with gratifying unanimity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
-Tbe Memphis cotton trade thi

--Tbe Memphis cottoh trade thls season has been very satisfactory to the merchants of that city. About l,50O bales in excess of last years receipts will have been received be. fore the last of August, making the total for the season over 465,000 bales. This showing will abun- dantly dispel the idea that Memphis is losing prestige as cotton mar ket.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
Some important politica'

Some important political cam paigns will take place this year. Next fall elections will be held In the following states: Iowa and Ohio, Oct. II: Connecticut and Vir- ginia, Nov. '; Mississippi, Massa- chusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Nov.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
DEPARTMENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,

CTS:
 DEPARTMENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
 OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT,
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June II.
 Notice is hereby given that there are two vacancies in the normal col lege of the University of Nashville, Tenn, to be filled by appointment from this office. These scholarships are for two years and are worth $200 year, with free tuition.
 Male applicants will be required to pass an examination Tn Geometry and Latin, as well as all the lower branches. Female applicants who have not studied the Latin language may omit the Latin examination.
 All applicants must take a pledge to teach two years in the public schools of the state, and must ex- pect to devote their lives to teaching. The college is engaged in the prep aration of teachers, and persons who do not expect to teach need not ap ply for scholarships.
 Applications for scholarships should be made at this office without delay. No examination papers will be received after the first day of Sep tembsr. For further particulars ad dress. JAMES l.. DENTON,
 State Sup't. Public Instruction.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

September 9th G. w. Padgett, Wm. Brown, Patrick McGown, Amas and Abel Manlcy are to be hanged at Fit. Smith, for murders committed in different parts of the Indian territory.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
DEPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. ]

Little Rock, June 16, 1881. DEAR SIR-The official tenn of school directors elected in May, will begin October l5. See section 57 of the law. From the 10th to the 25th of October is allowed for qualifying. See section 5s. This part of the law was not amended. Respt.
 JAMES l.. DENTON.
 State Sup't. Public Instruction.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
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-Searcv has recently organized a banking and insurance company with the following gentlemen as dir ectors: G. B. Greer. R. K. Walker, J. w. Arnold, W. c. West, J. Coen, r. P. Laws, w. H. Lightle, A. w. Yarnell and w R. Coody.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

Both stages on the route between Fayetteville and Alma were robbed
 last Wednesday night. About $50 <. money was taken from the four passengers, and the mail sacks rihed. The road agents made good their es-
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
-Within Lwn vears tha

Within two years the postmas- ter general hopes to make the de partment yield net revenue. This result will be reached by the looping off of useless routes, and the reduc- tion of extra and exorbitant compen- sation paid to favorites.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

It is announced that the Hon. A. H. Stevens will review Jefferson Davis "Rise and Fall of the Confed. aracy." Some interesting reyela tions will doubtless be made by the distinguished ex-vlce-president.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The sons of Rev. Dr. Hearn and editor Newman were drowned while bathing Tn the rIver at Pine Bluff last " ednesday.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

Country produce retails here at the following prices: Butter, 15c; eggs, Toe; lard, 10 to l21la corn 40c; bacon- shoulder, Sc. sides, 10: hams, l2l 2lac.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The artesian well at Little Rock is 1900 feet deep and the work pro gressing.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

It begins to look as if the star route swindlers would get their just dues. We hope so.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
SOLE AGENT, 400 BROADWAY, NEW Y0sA'

Since the introduction of this Spool CottoA into the American market, its success H. been unprecedented. No other brand ~ thread has ever met with the same alno@N. 4 of public favor in the same space of tIne'
 The 70. N. T." manufacturers were tno first to recognize the importance of the ooS- ing Machine and to make six-cord eo1,oli which has ever since been the recogliA'' standard for machines.
 All the improvements in machinery tl" the inventive genius of the nineteenth csn, tury has produced have been adapted Dy '''' manufacturers of 70. N. T."
 At all the great International Fairs oi tl' I world, 70. N. T." has been awarded 'u highest honors.
 The 70. N. T." factories at Newark, NJ and Paisley, Scotland, employ 5,2OO opeN tives-make sufficient thread daily to eo' round the world four times.
 Consume 140 tons of coal daily.
 Tho manufacturers of 70. N T. " are " largest manufacturers of Spool Cotton ID !" world.
 full assortment af this Spool Cotton be had at wholesale and retail at
 R. J. WILSON'S, RusxeIlyllle, AT
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

The dead lock in the New York legislature remains unbroken.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23
Educational.

The following circulars have just been issued by state Superintendent Denton, and will be of interest to those interested Tn educational mat CTS:
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-23

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The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
a mEsOny

~ found II IN book one day.
He faid- ~ letter brown with aye;
Its glOssiness had passed away,
I'D rough with wrinkles was each PAGE,
While nj Its end All n fail and clear
j saw the ttaIn mark OF tear.
"If you should ask me why tear
Had fallen there, could but say
That In some long departed ear,
When was young and life was gay,
And happiness was at command,
This letter came Into my hand.
"From one loved, from one knew
In the unclouded Gays OF youth,
When hopes expanse was always blue
And clouds meier marred the sky Of truth;
And the world ways were all unknown,
And life was all sunny zone.
"I'll read you not the tender words
That In this wrinkled letter lie,
But II yon' 4 think Of happy birds
Singing beneath summer sky,
Or think OF sweetest flowers, you'll see
How sweet this letter Is to me.
ave lived together many years
NO happier one was there than Il;
Life had more smiles than clouds or tears;
Its current flowed on peacefully,
While children gathered round our hearth,
SWcetened the hours with song and mirth.
and now when spring flowers 0rst arise,
Willie, my dear one and my joy,
VINO owns hi5 grandparents black eyes
And looks as he did when Il boy,
Takes my thin hand and leads me where
The ever weeping willows are.
81 sit me down beneath tree,
Where Oft we sat in other days
Ere This cid letter came 10 me,
And filled my heart with love- sweet praise
And on a grave spring flowers Irvine,
AS trust loved ones will on mine"
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
The press-Its Power and Mission.


In his Intellectual Development of Europe,
speaking of the press, Professor John w.
Draper thus holds forth: "If there are dissd-
vantsges in the method of acquiring knowl-
edge by reading, there are also signal advan-
tages: for, though upon the printed page the
silent letters are mute and unsustained by
any scenic help, yet often-a wonderful con.
dition-they pour forth emphatic eloqusnce,
that can make the heart leap with emotion,
or kindle on the cheek the blush of shame.
The might Of persussveness does not always
lie in articulate speech. The strong are
often silent God never speaks.
So, il might have been foreseen tina. the
press, in the era of the Reformation, would
have deprived the pulpit Of lis supremacy,
reducing il 10 mere ancillsry aid, and that
the sermon would lose its power for moving
popular masses or directing public thought.
These remarks apply equally to civil life.
Grafton has sunk into secondary position,
being every day more and more thoroughly
supplsnted by journalism, no mstter how
excellent Il may be in its sphere of action, il
IL essentially limited. Without q newspaper.
Whist would be the worth Of the most elo-
quent parliamentary attemptl II is the
press which really makes them instruments
of power. and gives 10 them political force,
which takes them out Of little circle of
auditors, and %, makes them speak 10 thou
sands
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
EMULSION of Thieves.

During the past few weeks there has con-
gregsted together gang of slick looking
and we'll dressed young men who have never
been seen to hit lick at honest work, and
who are constant habitues of gambling
houses, beer halls, houses of ill fame and
other places. The police have them all
spotted, and have at last determined to make
clean sweep of the entire gang. Marshal
Morton has dug up the hatchet and declared
war against them, and Deputy Marshal
Arnold proposes to take them in and lock
them up from this on as Migrants, and on
general principles that such characters
should not be permitted to roam at large.
When police officer meets one of this class
now it is: "What is your husiness?' and if
they have any doubt !: bout his having an
honest occupation he tsken in tow. The
members of thu 81, v,-' r ned yesterday
morning to leave tne Guy before to-dtv, or
they would be arrested md locked up. Sin ce
the presence of this sAug here numbers of
burglaries have been committed, aud he
police are determined to Danish them from
the CITY.
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The Chic Earthquake.

Chic, April T. Occasional shocks Of earth
quakes are still felt here. All open space in
the town is filed with the wounded, many
of whom are in hopeless condition. There
are numerous dead and wounded still under
the ruins. The survivors are emigrating in
all directions. There are far more victims
of damages in the villages than in the town.
Supplies arrive daily but they are insufficient
to cope with the restitution. The crew of
French man-ofwar rendered valuable as
sistance.
London, April THE Greek patriarch
of Constantinope has telegraphed to the
Greek committee in Liverpool as follows:
News from Chic is heart-rending. The cat
astrophe surpasses all belief. implore you
to form COMMITTEES to receive subscriptions
in aid of\he sufferers. Need Is urgent.
The Lord Mayor of London has opened
subscriptions at the Mansion House for the
relief OF the suffers by the Chic earthquake.
Nearly $4,000 for that purpose has been
raised in London.
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A Boy Kills His Sister

Sunbury, Penn, April 7.-While Mrs,
Hoover, widow lady, residing about three
miles from here, was at dinner to-day with
her family, an alteration arose between two
of the children, Lotte, aged II, and George
aged IA, when the latter left the table, and
going into another room, took single barrel
shot gun, returning to the room and fired at
his sister, the shot taking effect on the right
side of her neck, tearing it almost completely
away. The neighbors hearing the report of
the gun, ran over to Mrs. Hoover's house,
where they found Miss Hoover covered with
blood and dying. The boy was arrested and
lodged III jail this evening. The only reason
he gave for committing the act is that they
would not give him enough to eat.
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
The Currie Mystery.

Vincennes, Ind, April s.-The uncertainty
which prevails regarding the killing of Jim
Currie, and the many conflicting dispatches
cause feeling of suspense in this city, where
Currie is known. A newspaper correspon--
dent called on Mike Currie, at his
machine shops, this afternoon, to ascertain
If he had anything in confirmation
of the report of the death of his brother
Jim. He had not, but despite the contradic.
tion Of Currie's identity, said that he believed
that the Las Vegas Currie was his brother.
He says Jim worked quietly at his forge last
fall and only left few days before Christ
mas to visit relatives in Pennsylvania and
New York. He also contemplated visiting
the late president at Washington, having
been his companion in the army. Jim in.
tended to return here in March or April, as
soon as work in the shop got brisk. Another
brother is mayor of Shreveport, La.
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st. Louis Election,

St. Louis, Mo-, April 6.-Complete re-
turns of the election show most remarks-
BILE revolution has taken place in the demo-
cratic party. Returns from all the precincts
liam T.. Ewing, republican, 24,60S; Henry
Overstoltz democrat, II 1858: Ewing's ma.
ioIity 10 255. The remainder of the repub-
lican ticket was elected by msjorities
from 10000 to 10000. Six republican men,
bers of the upper house of municipal assem-
bly, receive majorities of from $500 to 5000.
This is not claimed as straight republican
victory, but it is the result of a bitter
contention among the democrats and most
determined opposition to Oversaltz and the
manner in which he was nominated by
large faction of that party.