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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
Relief of the Destitute.

Washington advices of May 27 convey the information that meas ures are pending for the relief of the people of Arkansas rendered desti- tute by the recent overflow. Read the following telegram
 MT. Dunn introduced through the petition box, joint resolution appro- priating $l00,000 to be expended by the secretary of war for tine relief of persons rendered destitute by the re. cent overflow of the Mississippi river and its tributaries. Referred.
 The joint resolution was accom- panied by letter addressed to Dunn by State Commissioner Mangum, of under date of May 22d, stating that the presnt overflow is, in many respects, more disastrous than that of February and March last, and unless congress comes to aid the destitute persons of the overfowed sections, starvation is imminent.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
The E'enian Manifesto.

The manifesto recently issued by the Fenian Brotherhood IS fully as defiant, relentless, and memorable as the most ferocious pronouncement of the Nihilists or the Internationalists. It occupies but one premise-t of past oppression; 1t draws but one conclusion that of vengeance. Ac
 cording to the Fenian theory, it is only through the atonement of blood that the liberty of Ireland can be wrought. There is no pacific road to independence. There is no mid way ground to accept. There is to be no gradual working out of the problem. Freedom must come, if at all with the suddennesss of some appalling catastrophe. Only upon the ashes of the fabric of English rule on Irish soil--only upon the graves of men who are commissioned to exc cute the authority of the English government over the Irish people can the temple of Ireland's liberation be erected; only through fire and SuOhc anu Cdl HaSS Cdu bc ICSOu- plished that which not only many English statesmen, but many of the purest oi Irish patriots and the en- enlighted lovers of liberty all over the world, believe and hope and pray may be achieved tA' better and no- bier, or, at any rate, less repugnant methods of revolution. It will strike multitudes of Ireland's best friends in the United States and elsewhere, tbat the policy of the commune, of the carbonari, of the apostles Of assassination, is not the way out of dcspotism, but the way that leads to it's deeper and darker depths. 1t was not through such a policy that the independence of the American colonies was secured; it is not through poison, incendiarism, and murder that true liberty has ever won it's way. God help the people, who thus released perchance from the weight of British oppression are thencctorth consigned to the domi- nation of statesmanship which can not rise above the red and brutal lev el of a Fenian manifesto. Washing ton Post.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
Cream Gathering.

The practice of gathering cream instead of milk has become quite common in some parts of the western states, and has been the subject of considerable discussion, just as all innovations upon old customs usually have been. The system has its points of excellence and its defects. Fit has special advantages Tn sparse ly settled country, because it allows of a much wider range of transpor- tation than milk. When carried in the vessel in common use. milk can not be carried far, nor much agitat ed, without becoming affected to the injury of the butter made from it. If long exposed to the temperature of summer air, it sours, and the separa- tion of it's cream becomes impossi- ble. If it becomes far advanced to- ward souring, but is not actually acid, it will be liable to become so before all of the cream can be sepa- rated, and loss will ensue. Then, again, if much agitated on the way, it will become churned to such an extent as to injure the butter by giv- ing it a greasy texture, if it does not actually produce butter Tn the carry ing can. Further, cream rises best and most perfectly while the milk is fresh and new. To take the benefit of this peculiarity it is necessary to get the milk to the creamery without much delay. This necessitates short routes and carrying twice day. Cream, on the other hand, when once separated, can be carried long distance with comparative safety. If it sours, it will be spoiled for butter making. Souring is thought to be an advantage by some. The writer does not share in this opinion, but many people hold to It tenaciously. Neither will it be spoil ed if it becomes partially churned on the way. But premature churning IS easily avoided iu the case of cream, by having the carrying can small at the top and then filled exactly full. In this way churning while on the road can be efectually prevented, even on very long journeys.
 The cost of drawing cream IS but one tenth that of drawing milk, for in the flrst place, only one-fifth of the milk is taken as cream, and then 1t IS moved but once. day instead of twice, besides great decrease in travei and investment of teams Prof. L. B. Arnold.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

TIE advancement of education and the improvement of educational facilities in Arkansas, in the last de. cade, are marks of progress to which the people of our promising common wealth can point with feelings of pride.--True Democrat.
 Timely words, Bro. Johnson. We will take the liberty of adding that the advancement of education and the improvement of educational fa- cillties in Arkansas" has been brought about by the splendid ability and untiring energy of Hon. J. L. Denton, the worthy state superin- tendent of public instruction, aided by the hearty endorsement of the people, who have so nobly held up his hands in the arduous work. Ar kansas is well to the front in the cause of public education and with Denton at the helm of the education al ship there will be no danger of wrecking on the breakers of ignor. ance,
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
The North Pole.

Capt. Silas Bent, n retired naval officer, thinks that the North Pole will be found to he an open sea, whose waters are touched hv the Gulf stream, and through which pas sage is easy at least three months of the year, and that a well-defined route to it will give to the world another grand body of navigable wa. ters and lessen the distance and dan gers of the rassuge from continent to continent. His theory is that if the Gulf stream were faithfully followed, direct from New York, there would be no difficulty in reaching the North Pole, and he thinks it sometimes re- markable that no expedition ever came to grief as long as they remain ed in that path. Once out of it, they have gone deeper and deeper into the ice-bouud regions and were stranded. DeLong and his party strayed away to the westward of the stream to q distance of over 100 miles.-New Orleans Times Demo crat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

IN ONE of the school districts of this county, where the levy of a school tax was voted down, one man assigned as a reason for his opposi- tion that his school tax was burden some and he could not afford to be so oppressed. A reighbor, q staunch friend of public schools, said to the burdened taxpayer: "Neighbor, have you got your tax receipt with youy' "Ycs," said the oppressed taxpayer, at the same time producing the pa per. The school man opened and read the tax receipt and found that the "burdened and oppressed" tax payer paid on account of school tax for 1881 the immense sum of rHIR- TEEN CENTS. Burdensome taxation We do not believe that township will vote against school tax next year.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
ApOlOgetic.

In last weeks paper, speaking of Eureka Springs, where Gov. Wash burn died, we located the place in Kansas instead of Arkansas, and the DEMOCRAT, published at Russellville, Ark, takes us to task for the error. We can readily see how an Arkansas town can be offended at being loca ted in Kansas, and we apologize to Eureka Springs. If Kansas kicks about iJ we will apologize to that state also. There is no duty he Sun performs that is more easy than it's regular weekly apologies.
 The foregoing IS from the pen of . genial soul, Geo. w. Peck, "home missionary" of the Milwaukee (Wis.) Sun. We knew it. A man who is as sensible and writes as pleasantly as Bro. Peck will always apologize, when shown the error of his way. We always had an idea that George was good man, one of the real "missionary" kind, and now we know it. Here's ourEE, broth CT; may the Sun continue to shine for all and be the means of filling your treasury to overiowing with the coin of the realm is the sincere wish of your Arkansas friends.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
A Startled Husband.

A Broad street merchants wife yesterday gave him the following lester, with instructions that it should not be opened until he got to his place of business: "I am forced to tell you something that I know will trouble you, but it is my duty to do so. l am determined you shall know 1t, let the result be what it may. l have known for a week that this trial was coming, but kept it to myself until to-day, when it has reached q crisis and l cannot keep it any lon ger. You must not censure me too harshly,for you must reap the benefit as well as myself, l do hope it won't crush you. The flour is all out. Please send me some this afternoon. l thought that by ths method you would not forget it,' The husband telephoned forthwith for barrel of the best flour in the market to be sent to his home ustanter.--Nash vile American.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
How to Cook Rice.

Rice IS becoming a much more popular article of food than hereto
 fore. It is frequently substituted for potatoes at the chief meal of the day, being more nutritious and much more readily digested. At it's pres ent cost, it IS relatively cheaper than potatoes, oatmeal or grain-g -grits of any kind. In preparing 1t only just enough cold water should be poured on to prevent the rice from burning
 at :he bottom of the pot, which should have close fitting cover, and with a moderate fire the uco is steamed ather than boiled until it is nearly done; then the cover is taken of, the surplus steam and moisture allowed to escape, and the rice turns out a mass of snow white kcr- nels, each separate from the otter, and as much superior to the usual soggy mass, as a fine mealy potato is superior to the water soaked article.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

BY AN oversight, wholly uninten- tional, the position of state senator was not mentioned in the convention of this (IlIinois) township held last Saturday, and, consequently, there was no instruction for Col. Embry. The fact that state senator is to be elected thls year was forgotten by the members of the convention, but the amende honorable will be made at Dover, where the entire delega- ton from Illinois township, eleven strong, will stand solid and vote as one man "frst, last and all the time'' for Col. Ben T, Embry, the fayorite son of Pope county.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

"THE Gainsborough hats, so long in popular favor, have lost their prestige entirely" So says the fashion reports. All honor to the leaders of fashion, who have brought about such reform that the mon strosity, known as the Gains borough" hat is to be "set down" on by the fair. We never could under stand why the ladies fancIed such hideous head covering. for there was no beauty or symmetry in the so- called hats.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

TIE Fayetteville Sentinel has been revived with John w, Corlcy as business manager, and Col. E. C.. Boudinot, brilliant and finished writeras editor pro tenn. We gladly welcome the Sentinel again to our table, and hope it will ever be found guarding well the interests of Ar kansas and Arkanslans. May the Sentinel prosper and flourish under the new management is our earnest wish.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

l blAS OOUIb itlUSGNl LC grant, and the cause proceeded as stated above.
 1t will be remembered that Gen. Newton became state treasurer by appointment of Gov. Baxter imme l diately after the "Brooks Baxter war;" in 1874. He at first refused to take the position, and consented only after having been consistently urged to do so, and with the distinct understanding that he was not to perform the duties of the office fur. ther than to permit the use of his name.
 The funds belonging to the state were on deposit in Stoddard' bank. Gen. Newton's deputy gave receipt to State Treasurer Page for the bal ance appearing on the books of the bank to the credit of the state. As shown by the report of legislative committee made in 1881, at the time Gen. Newton became state treasurer
 May 23, 1874, whe bank was hope lessly lnsolyent, and a peremptory demand for any considerable portion of this money would have forced 1t to close it's doors at any day after this time." So, as q matter of fact, the money was lost before Gen. New tons appointment. It was his mis- fortune to have been installed in of flee before the official announcement of this insolvency was made.
 During his term of office Gen. Newton did not deposit a dollar in the Stoddard bank, and in it's report the legislative committee expresses the opinion that "whatever loss the state sustained is solely due to the large balances owing by the bank to the state at the time Newton be came treasurer. Newton was not responsible for that balance" Ills onlx responsibility was the techni- cal one caused by the receipt given by hIs deputy for the funds in the manner explained. It is further stated by the committee that s'there is no pretense that either Newton or hs deputy, or any one connected with his administration, ever misap- propriated one dollar of the public money, or that dollar was ever lost by their negligence, or that they could have adopted any course that would have realized any more than was collected"
 Alter presentation of the facts yesterday the case was ably argued by counsel, and the court charged the jury at length, which later ren- dered q verdict in favor of ex Treas urer Newton and his sureties.
 Eight years have elapsed since the stirring events of which the failure of the Stoddard bank with a large sum belonging to the state was part. While the fact that suit was pending against Gen. Newton and his sureties was generally known, comparatiyely y few have preserved a recollection of the real facts devel- oped by undisputed evidence. Even public journals, whose conductors should have known better, have spo- ken of Gen. Newton as of one who had misappropriated the public funds, whereas he was only victim to unavoidable circumstances man whose official record stands without blot, who never misappro- priated cent in his life.
 The announcement of the verdict will be received with genuine grati fication by all persons acquainted with the facts; not only because it relieves Gen. Newton and his sure tics from even technical liability, but because It is verdict rendered in accordance with the law and the facts, and is just,
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

St. Louis Post Dispatch: Mir. Ven nor, the weather seer, telegraps from Montreal to the Cincinnati Commer- cial that there will be sharp frosts In the upper Mississippi region be- tween the 9th and Sth of June and possibly about the 25th and 26th of the month. He says there will be q great deal of rain ln Missouri and Ohio during the month of June, with brief, hot, muggy periods.
 There are less than 100000 Chi. nese in California. The assertion is made that they send home annually from S40,000,000 to $45,000, ,O00. The question na9irally arises how they are able to do this and at the same tune degrade labor by working for 90 or 60 cents day. The ways of An Sin are peculiar
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
Texans Discover H Valuable
 Weed.

lD the Brazos bottom grows a weed in hlght fifteen or twenty feet that is said to be almost as nutri- uous as corn. It is called the "blood weed, from the fact that when broken there escapes juice that is almost as red as blood. Many far mers feed their work stock but once a day with corn. The other two meals are mode by stalking" on blood weed. There are many instanc- es where crops are raised by feed ing the work stock exclusively on this nutritious weed Horses and cattle esteem it more highly than any other food. Marlin Index.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

WE hoped to be able to report that every school district in Pope county had voted in favor of the flye-mill tax, but we are disappointed. The voters of several districts failed to respond to the battle cry of the grand educational army that is gaining ro crnits and gathering strength in it's march onward to victory. Probably our friends may have had good reas ons for voting against the tax, but we know of one township where their reason was frivolous. In said town ship, last year, the directors bought twenty-five good second hand, mod ern style desks for their school, and this year the tax was voted down because the said desks had been purchased and the triling amount Of S25 paid for them. Is that q good and sufficient reason. friends why should you vote against tax and building up your school interests by further improving your school house?
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

IT SEEMS that almost every school district in the state voted in favor of the fve-mill tax for school purposes, last Saturday. So the good work goes on. No better immigration scheme for the state could be de- yised than sustaining good pubic schools
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

THE American Register, one of the soundest mouthpieces of the demo cratic party, gives utterance to the following correct views concerning the defection of Gen. Chalmers, late member of congress from the "shoe- string" district of Mississippi
 General Chalmers, of Mississippi, has made mistake, a great mistake in his manifesto changing his po!iti- cal position. He felt aggrieved, and has rashly, under the impulse of ex- asperated feelings, taken Q position he will regret himself hereafter.
 A life long Democrat ss he has been can. never have the confidence of the present republican party, whose ruling principle is, and ever has been, the spells of office and public plunder. He lost his seat in congress, to which he was justly en- titled, by the decree of the republi- can caucus. It was his own efficlen- cy on the floor of the House which caused ruthless republicanism to mark him as their victim. Under the caucus rule of the partisan ma iorlty ia the House, neither General Chalmers nor any other man of high standing could be honored. A sense of duty only keeps democratic mem bers in their seats, humiliated as they constantly are by the debased partisan machinery of the majority.
 The sooner General Chalmers cor rects this unwise step the better for himself.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

TO-DAY the county convention meets for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic state nominating convention. See we'll to it that none but true, loyal men are selected; men who will go to Little Rock and deliberate for the best in tcrcsts of the people.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

The path of destruction of Ameri- can tornadoes has averaged 1885 feet in width, according to Sergeant Fin ley. The storm cloud moves at the rate of l2 to 60 miles an hour, while the wind within the vortex some times reaches the tremendous veloc- ity of 800 miles an hour-392 miles being the average.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

SEND for sample copy of Peck's Milwaukee (Wis,) Sun, and you will like it so well that you wont rest un- til you have sent years subscrip- tion for it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

Ozark Democrat; Col. T. D. Berry has bought twenty acres of land. northeast of town, on which is the Walker Spring, paying 5000 therefor He contemplates making it popu- lar resort.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

TIE most cheering reports reach IS from all parts of the country con cerning the abundant yield of wheat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

NEVADA county instructs for Judge Berry for governor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

A tornado passed over Greenfield, Mass, May 2S doing great damage to persons and property.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01

Bishop Foss is reported dying.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-01
Ght 9emotrat,

w. L. MORRIS, Editor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-26
superintendent McQuistOn's visit to the
Convict Camp Near Enterprise.

Since writing the editorial on our second
page in regard to the treatment of convicts
we have had visit from Capt. I. j. McQuis-
ton, Superintendent of the penitentiary, and
Mr.. C. s. Jobes of the firm of Green u
Jobes, contractors Capt. McQuiston, at
the request of the Governor, is on visit to
the convict camps with view of investi-
eating the charges of cruel treatment, etc.
What the result of Capt. McQuiston's inves-
tigation will be we are not informed.
terprise Courier,
4 correspondent of the Examiner writing
from the "camp" or scene OF operations, as
sures us that Mr.. McQuiston, after thorough
inquiry, found the charges to be unfounded,
and we are sufficiently acquainted with the
Superintendent to know that he would not
go into any embarrassing business in
order to shield any one who had been guilty
of abuse to the convicts from punishment
Aberdeen Examiner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-07-26
The Memphis and New Orleans
Road.
Gorrespondent Memphis AppeaI. I

Correspondent Memphis Appeal.
Work has already been begun from Vicks-
burg in the direction of Memphis. The
road will be about 470 miles long. \ great
number of workmen have been employed,
and Mr.. Wilson told Major Meriwether he
was in earnest about the road. "Consider-
able surprise has been expressed" said he
to the reporter, "that Mr. Wilson at his
age should enter upon the active work of
constructing railroad. He is worth $10,-
900, 900 and is over seventy years of age.
| wcs informed that he had loaned $780,
900 to parties interested in the road,
and in order to protect himself heIhad to buy
out the whole road. When he had done so
he had occasion to so through the land
through which the proposed route was to
go. He was 50 captivated by it that he be-
came personally interested in the building
and completion of the road. He has there
fore made up his mind to push ii through"
s'Ts Huntington interested in it,
fsThat, of course, / don't know. 1t is
probable that he is, and that he and Wilson
are working together"
"What is the character of the work
done?'
81 noticed at one part of the road that for
about thirty or forty miles the profile was
very high. asked if it was above high
water mark. Mr.. Wilson said it was above
the high water of 1856, but not that of this
year. He says he will trust to luck little.
He thinks the congressional scheme to fix
the Mississippi levee system will 60 through
and that the people will be protected from
any more such disastrous floods.