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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-03-30
-Circuit court convenes at Dover

Circuit court convenes at Dover Monday.
 --aSummer billiards" better known known as croquet, will soon be the rage.
 Ut has been our pleasure to add many names to our already large list Of subscribers.
 Exercise the right of suffrage next Monday and vote for the best men for city officers.
 Rufus IT. Howell, one of the popu- lar beaux of Dardanelle, was over last Tuesday, and favored us with call.
 Articles of incorporation of the Russellville Cotton Factory have been filed with the secretary of state.
 MT. Haney, superinteHdento of the cotton factory, is in the city, and will rapidly push the construction of the building.
 Only 90 cents is required to admit an adult to the grand supper at Fruits Hall on the night of the Eth inst, chil- dren 25 cents.
 Hon. II. A. Howell, one of the best and most substantial citizens of Yell county, was in the city last Mon- day on business visit.
 MT. J. Hawkins, ST., leading merchant of Dardanelle, returned last Saturday from Hot Springs, where he spent several weeks i'll search of health.
 Mir. J. Smith, of Bayliss township, was in to see us last Tuesday, and re- ports the wheat prospect in that por- ton of the county to be the finest he has seen in twenty-seveu years.
 --0ns of the most popular and clever
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23
Ironing.

Two young women of Kentucky and
Ohio, respectively, have received pa
tent for pan to be sank in an ironing.
board, for the reception of the fat-iron
when not in use. The fracture of Joints
burns, and other casualties caused by fiat
irons will be known no more. The de-
vice is simple iron mold, one inch deep.
eight inches long and FIVE wide, to BE-
fitted to the board; and yet for this pa
tent the young women were offered So, 600
the day after receiving their papers.
Where only one girl is kept, unless the
ladies of the house can assist in the laun
dry work, it is the wiser way not to wear
clothing which it is very difficult TO iron
nicely. The dainty clusters or tucks, the
tiny frills, the exquisite puffs and fairy
like futing, take time and strength, and
your domestic, like yourself, is woman
with liability to aches and pains.
1t is a great help to her sometimes to
go down in the cool of the morning ano
give her lift. Unless you count then
you will not realize how many little
pieces there are every week in the fam
lily wash. Napkins, towels, handkerchief.
and stockings can be ironed by lady il
she choo to do it and have the time.
and the servant will repay her by appre-
citation and reader service. Girls have
their faults, but so have their employees.
and kindness usually receives its need
of gratitude.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23
FIRST CLASS GOOHS
LOWFS PRICES

BLACK eros GRAIN SILK at 81 per ward
worth $1.25, at $l.25 worth $1.75, at ST so
worth 81, at $l.75 worth 1926, at So worth
$40. at $2.25 worth 1925;
SUMMER SILKS at SOC. worth &c., at Csc
worth 90c., at zoe. worth 95c., at 75c worth
81, at SOC. worth $1.25;
BLACK and COLORED SILKS, MORIES.
SATIN DE LYONS, SURAHS in all colors
and qualities at the lowest prices;
FANCY AND STAPLE DRESS GOODS in all
qualities and styles, from &C. to 81 per ward ::
LAWNS in great variety at s. g. 81, 10, and
129c per yard
WHITE LINEN LAWN at l24, 163, 20, %, 35.
40, 40. and SOC. per yard
SWISS MUSLIN at 13c. per yard worth 25c..
at l7c. per yard worth &c. at 19c. per ward
worth 40c.;
CHECKED SWISS MUSLIN at 163c. per yard
STRIPED NAINSOOK and SWISS MUSLIN
at l29c. per yard worth 2Oc., at 1890. worth
LACED-STRIPED MUSLIN at lac. DER ward
= worth 2Oc., at 16Sc worth 25c., at zoe. worth
30c; wv WI I'll
LINEN DE DACCA at 1890. per yard worth
2Oc., at 2Oc worth Soc, at 25c. worth 35c.:
LEVY BIZ
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23

VICTORIA LAWN at 1Oc. worth &c., at 12Ic.
worth lie.
HAMBURG EDGINGs and INsERTINGs
over two hundred styles. from &C. to 1.25 per
LACES-We show over seventy different kinds,
and an assortment in widths and patterns in
each style. No such assortment can be found
elsewhere
CURTAIN MUSLINs at 124. 163, 20, and 25c.
per yard;
CURTAIN LACEs at 12!, 1ea, 20, %, 30, IS,
40, 40, so, co. and 65c per yard;
LACE CURTAINS at $3.50, $3, 81, S., and up
to $50 set for two windows
a u YIN AID E ULSTERS, BUSTERS
LAWN and BINGHAM DRESSES for ladies !:
UNDERWEAR FOR LADIES-We manufac
ture largely, which enables us to offer supe
., rlor garments at very low prices;
A B L E-CLOTHS, NAPKINS, TOWELS.
DOILlES, SHEETINGS, PILLOW-CAS-
lNGS, TABLE-COVERS, and QUILTS:
LINEN LAP-ROBES at 81 worth SIPS, at
Sips worth $175;
RED-CHECK, WHITE and FANCY MAT
Hundreds of articles not enumerated in this
advertisement. New goods received every day.
1o1e MAIN ST, RICHMOND, VA.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-08-23

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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
A Murderer Killed.

A telegram of the 18th from St. Louis says:
 A Post-Dispatch special from Marshfield, Mo-, says the sheriff of Laclede county, R. P. Goodall, killed Bob Tayler, this morning, in at tempting to arrest him, a few miles from Lebanon, on board a passenger train. Taylor is one of the three brothers that murdered the sheriff and deputy sheritfof Hamilton coun- ty, Tenn, the fourteenth of Septem- Der last. He has been hiding Tn the vicinity of Lebanon for some time past. Sheriff Goodall has been after him two weeks. This morning Goodall encountered Taylor on the train between Marshfield and Leba- non, and stepping up to him present ed his revolver and demanded his surrender. Taylor instantly drew a pistol, but the sheriff was too quick and fired, killing Taylor instantly The body was taken to Lebanon. The sheriff has telegraphed the au- thorities in Tennessee. It is thought another of Taylor's brothers was on the train, as the pistol that fell from the dead mans hand was picked up in the excitement by man who passed into another car and was seen no more. It is said $16,0o0 re- ward is offered for the three Fay lors.
 Since the above news came here, the Post Dispatch has received a special from Chattanooga, Tenn, saying a noted desperate named Taylor is surrounded near Rock wood and that posse has gone out from Chattanooga to assist in his capture. This is probably brother of the man killed by Sherif Goodall this morning.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

for amnesty and the privilege of re- turning to the bosom of his family to lead decorous career hereafter. Welli this tender-hearted American people let Jefferson Davis go un- hanged, and he was greater sinner than Frank James,
 We hope to see disayowal and repudiation of this cowardly compar- ison from the press of the North. = Ten million Ssc:sst tl...ssisners acted with Jefferson Davis, every one of whom is responsible with him for the Con- federacy, and every one of whom is, therefore, compared with that thief, burglar and murderer, Frank James, It is useless to discuss this question with the Commercial Advertiser; it is useless to express our opinion and that of the Southern people of it's language. We do not suppose Mir. Davis or the South cares one iota what that paper says about them.- We simply republish it's article to warn our people against the c. A., and to give the North an opportuni- ty to repudiate this quarrelsome, Ill., natured journal which tries, at thls late day, to revive and arouse the passions of the war.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
The Lamented Denton.

The Fayetteville Sentinel of the 11th gives the following particulars of the sad ending of the life of the late Hon. James L. Denton:
 On Friday last painful rumor thrilled the town, that MT. James I. Denton, the superintendent oi puoilc instruction of the State of Arkansas, had shown signs of mental derange- ment. He was a guest of the van Wrinkle House, and many of ms friends had noticed in him singular and unusual department. On Sat urday last, about o'clock, MT. Den, !, ton left the Hotel Wan Wlnkle, and his room being fouud vacant, with his baggage, watch and otner valuables behind, search was lnsti- tuted. Some 50 or more citizens oi Fayetteville organized company 10 search for the missing man. The search proved unavailing, but on Sundry morning Judge Lafayette Gregg found Mir. Denton in the woods upon his land. He was in- sane. He said he thought certain persons had designs upon his lie. Judge Gregg took the unfortunate man home with him. He showed every evidence of insanity. 1t IS sad that upon a friend calling upon Mir. Denton on Sunday morning, he made movement to jump out Of the window, but was restrained by some one at hand. On Monday about noon Doc. Phillips and Pleas GIb- son, brothers-in-la of Mr. Denton, were talking with the latter on the upper porch of Judge Gregg's house, when Mir. Denton suddenly jumped of the porch, breaking his neck and dying instantly. He was well known here; was a man of genius and great force of character, but of fine, sen sltiye nature, which could not bear the strain of the denunciations level ed upon him in the late political can vass. Although vindicated by the state convention by unanimous re- nomination to the high office he held, after serious charges against him, he seemed to dwell upon the disgrace attempted to be placed upon him, until it eliminated in the suicide of as pure and noble man as ever lived in this state.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

THERE seems to be mania all over the land for "cheap labor," and often it proves to be the highest priced. Under the head of ''Letters from the People, in the New Orleans Times-Democrat, a contributor writes as follows:
 The daily journals have of late made frequent mention of the "folly of men," The court records show "breach of trust and embezzlement'' as ruling crimes. If it is not law yer, it is a clerk; men who naturally from the positions they occupy in the community, invite confidence The late occurrences show the fol. lowing facts: Men with large inter. ests are crazed with a desire for cheap labor; services are demanded and the recompense is not in keep. ing with the service to be rendered Merchants employ clerks at salary that will not keep starvation away and no provisions are made for cloth ing and actual necessaries of life What man, with his rent or board his butcher and other actual expens- es, can live on $30 month? Men of families are employed at that figure or slight advance.
 Business interests demanding strictest integrity are hawked about from attorney to attorney to have il attended to cheaply; honest, consci- entious lawyers, name their figures too high Some is found who does it cheaper, and in the end the client finds it dearer.
 Half of those unfortunates are driven to it by force of circumstance es. Let our merchants employ hon est, competent men and pay honest salaries, Let men with legal rights retain counsel of standing, and let the fee be a fixed one. An honest clerk is placed on the same footing as dishonest one. An attorney versed in the law and responsible is reduced to the level of shyster. do not encourage dishonesty nor yet defend it; but in these transactions when "cheapness" and not merit is desired, and the swindler has the opportunity to ply his art, l would ask the question, Who IS TO BLAMEi
 The foregoing letter IS worthy oi careful reading and thoughtful consideration, and we commend it tc the attention of the employers every
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
Bad French Brandy.
Washington Post.

Since our diplomatic agents in foreign countries are somewhat in the habit of utilizing each others "topics" it was to have been expect
 ed that the question of the adultera- tion of French wines and brandies would have been further discussed. Nevertheless, the only consul who touches upon this theme Tn the con sular report for August is Consul General Walker, of Paris. Mir. Walk CT says that wines and liquors i'm ported into France are subjected to an analysis at the customs before delivery to the importers, and if found adulterated are not admitted to entry, and in many cases are des- troyed. In the case of exports there is no inspection of thls kind, and bad wines and liquors may be i'm. ported into the United States with impunity. Because of the ravages of the phylloxera, much liquor has been imported into France from Spain and Italy, for the purpose of admixture and adulteration; and entrants are utilized in the process of manufacture. But wine is also falsified by adding water, cider, al- cohol, sugar, molasses, tartaric, acct ic, sulphuric and tannic acids, lime, alum, (sulphate of alumina and pot ash ], sulphate of iron, carbonate of potash or of soda, chloride of sodium, coloring matters, bitter almonds and leaves of the cherry laurel. Ere quently, too, the 'juice of the grape" is extracted from pressed lees.
 Thls is discouraging list, but the statement of brandy adultera- tions is not more pleasing. The liquor should be made of alcohol of wine of 50 degrees. Yet to give to brandy more pungent taste, deal CTS add to it black and long pepper, powdered or extract of ginger, pi- mento, pellitory of Spain, stramoni- um, alum and cherry laurel. Brandy is frequently made of mixture ot alcohol of fecula and water, colored with burnt sugar (caramel), the juice of the green shell of the walnut and catechu. Those precious products of the chemists art are given the "bouquet" dear to the lover of the fluid by the use of sulphuric acid
 ammonia and acetate of ammonia. = Thus improved, the stuff is imported to credulous America, where it finds a ready sale. Of course it is drank by wealthy parvenus and snobs, be
 cause native wines are too cheap
 and one knows what most of them are made from. If, however, such connections are to be made use of by physicians it really seems that the Government should allow the people to know, through it's chemists, what is being palmed off upon them. - 'They do these things better ir France" as Consul Walker shows.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Cover Your Cotton

me following is of interest to p'ansefs anu. and shippers of cotton "
 lno merchants of Memphis to ss,aet s,.n. with commanders and owners Jfn;t"J Jl yt"i'' nave been notified by the Gnited et States inspectors of vesseis 'Is .nas !, ! leaa It IS unlawful to convey cotton unigss compactly pressed and thor. ouglly covered with bagging or sim. liai iaorlc, and secured with good rope ! or ron bands. The penalty for ! violation of this rule is $50 for each e pale carried and the propertv IS iiaole to seizure and sale to secnre .ne ;l payment of such penalty. This ID 'ne law as it appears in the re vissq statutes of the United States anu " IS to be rigidly enforced here. alter The announcement has ere. ated considerable stir Tn cotton and marine circles, as but little of the cotton so far received is covered en- tireiy on the sides of the bales. The notice Issued will necessitate the complete covering of cotton bales witI Oagging at the gins when baled, or the officers of the boats will be compelled to decline carrying it to market.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
Memphis and Kansas City Rail-
 road.

Col. George H. Nettleton, general manager of the Memphis and Kan sas City railroad, spent Tuesday at Walnut Ridge and Hoxie Station, the last named place being the point where his road crosses the main line of the Iron Mountain railroad. Yes terday he came to Little Rock, ar irving on the noon train. Last night, together with Mir. Newman Erb, the company's attorney, he left for Mem phis. As this road crosses our state, and gives Arkansas northwestern outlet, to say nothing about the pro- posed branch to Little Rock, its construction is naturally watched with no little interest. For several weeks past trains loaded with rail road iron for this company have been running down from St. Louis to Hoxie, the station on the Iron Mountain main line where the road crosses, and to Nettleton station, the crowning point of the Knoble branch. When the men at Hoxic have not been engaged in unloading cars, they have laid track until the ribbon of steel extends mile or more east and west of the Iron Mountain.
 Yesterday the Gazette reporter meeting Col. Nettleton, asked if the construction was at present progress. ing as rapidly as he had expected?
 "Yes," he replied, "during the summer we were delayed considera- bly, by sickness, but the work is now going ahead as rapidly as I could wish, or rather expect"
 "Haye you crossed the line into Arkansas yetT'
 "No, SIT; but we shall not wait for that part of the work to reach us.- We shall commence within a week or two to build both east and west from Hoxie, where we cross the main line of the Iron Mountain, and also at the point where we cross the Knoble branch of the same road"
 And finish by the 1stof January?"
 "I cannot promise you that, but will say just as quickly as money and men will put it through" Ga zette, 12th.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
The Next House.
Little Rock Gazette, 18th.

The total membership of the pres ent house is 293, classified by the American Almanac for 1882 as fol lows: Republicans 146, democrats 135, democratic readjusters Virgin ia) ?, greenback or national party 9, independent l. Of the 9 greenback CTS or nationals 6 are classed as re- publicans and as democrats, thus virtually increasing the republican strength to 152, and the democratic strength to 13S-a clear working re- publican majority. The new appor- tionment has increased the member ship of the house 32, or to 335. The distribution was considered equita ble so far as the two leading political parties were considered, and also as relating to the geographical sections styled "the north" and "the south" 1t was understood at the time that the republicans would gain by the increase in the north, and the dem ocrats by the southern increase. But the probabilities point to decided democratic advantage, as the demo- crats will not be likely to lose any ground in the south, while gaining in the north. They have gained largely in Ohio already, changing the representation from l5 republi- cans and democrats to 16 demo- crats and 5 republicans, district having been added. New York and Pennsyvania are to follow ;n Novem ber They belong to the list of states whose membership has been increased by the new apportionment, and as democratic victory is conced- ed in both New York and Pennsylva- mia, q repetition in each of the his tory just made in Ohio is confidently expected.
 Tuesdays work in Ohio has near ly assured democratic house. The figures speak for themselves, and need no explanation. Small gains in New York and Pennsylvania, un- less offset by considerable loses else where, which there are now no visi- ble reasons to anticipate, will restore to the democrats the majority they lost few years ago.
 If Arkansas send an unbroken democratic delegation it will repre- sent gain of one due to the new ap' portionment. That gain will be made unless the democrats in the Second district fail in their duty-a failure the aroused interest now evi dent in all quarters has apparently rendered impossible. But the oppo nent of radical republicanism can not afford to take anything for grant ed. The heavy losses in Ohio vii inspire the supporters to redoublC their exertions to elect him. They will work as they never worked be fore. Remember this.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

Fayetteville Sentinel, 11th: Col. J. R. Pettigrew, Utah Commissioner arrived in the city Saturday last He was on leave of absence and will remain only few weeks. He looks very much improved by his trip and is very favorably impressed with Utah and it's climate. Hc states that times are lively in that section and money plentiful.
 The following is the list of officers of the Grand Ledge. I. o. 0. F., o1 Arkansas for tine ensuing year: w A. Jett, grand master; H. ". Prick deputy grand master; James Gibson grand warden, Albert Cohen, grand secretary; H. Ehrenberg, grand representative sovereign grand lodge (long term), c. W. Hurley, grand representative sovereigng rand lodge
 (short term).
 Fort Smith Elevator, 18th: On Saturday last as MT. Julius Baer, Henry Jonathan and R. M. Jones were on their way to this city from Magazine, Logan county, in hack drawn by pair of mules, they at tempted to cross Little Vache grass, which was considerably swollen, when the current took the mules of thelr feet, upset the hack and came near drowning the occupants, who saved themselves by getting on a little island in the stream. The mules were rescued, the hack gotten partially together, and the men talk en from the island after remaining there for some time.
 Gazette: An item of news from Pine Bluff is to the effect that Dan- Tel Vancamp, a well-known planter near there, died from the effects of carelessly eating watermelon which he had carefully poisoned for the harassing of the stomachs of preda- tory rascals who had been making inroads on his melon patch. The terrible particulars are further added that three of his children, who slso partook of the fatal melon, are likely to die. It is to be hoped that the whole story is canard. But fit should he true, there would be some thing in it like retributive justice to the man who, for the theft of mel. on, would poison his fellow man.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19
An Ill-Natured Journal, New Orleans Times-Democrat,

Seventeen years have passed away since the late war was ended. If in that tune, the anlmosities and pas sions of that conflict have not been laid at rest, they never will be. We had thought that much of the sec tional feeling hitherto existing be- tween the North and South had dis. appeared. Friendly words had come to us from Northern States and cities, and we had returned these fraternal greetings, but that there are men and journals Of so depraved a nature, that they can never be at peace, the following vile utterance from New York paper, the Com mercial Advertiser, is evidence.
 "The voluntary surrender of the outlaw Frank James, dead Jesse's brother, to the authorities of Nilsson II is attended with some curiously dramatic incidents. After life steeped in crime, with the scars ol seventeen wounds upon his person and two holes through his body made
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

ONE of the Egyptian ministers say that he and his colleagues will not re- main in Egypt unless Arabi Pasha and the rebel leaders are executed. We rather think it wouldn't be a pleasant place for them to domicile in the event of Arabi's acquittal by the court before which he is now be ing tried. Arabi would make it warm for some of the Khedive's s gang.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

Ii election returns can be relied on as evidence, it will be necessary to once more postpone the funeral of the democratic party. The name adopted in 1928 has never been abandoned. It has since that tune represented great deal of "hard tuck" The old party's funeral has been preached thousand times, but In 1880 democracy about evenly di. vided the popular vote with the re publicans, and the present years elections will prove the latter party to be in the minority, 'according tc the same test. Democracy is an ex ceedingly tough old citizen, who de clines the boneyard with great en. thusiasm. Il. k. Gazette.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-19

THE house of representatives should have a first-class man for sergeant-at-arms, and such one is Col. R. W. Chrisp, of White county, who is a candidate for the position. He possesses all the requisites to en- able him to faithfully discharge the duties of the position, being honest, Conscientious, brave and courteous, and well-versed in public affairs There is no gentleman in the State who possesses more qualifications, and we hope the members of the lower house of the next general as sembly will do themselves the honor to elect Col. Chrisp to the position or sergeant at-arms of that body.