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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
The question that is to be solved

The question that is to be solved
at the next session of the general as
sembly is, who will be clerk of the
house of representatives. The first
thing to be considered is the qualifi-
cations of the applicants. Several
gentlemen have announced them
selves as candidates for the position,
all Of whom possess the qualifications
required. But there is one among
the number, who is not only quail
fed, but has the experience necessa-
ry to successfully and satisfactorily
discharge the onerous duties of the
position. We refer to Mr.. ROGER A.
SUIT, of Russellyille, and we do so
with no little pride. What are Mr..
Suits claims? In the first place he
has been assistant clerk of the house
every session since 1874, having been
first elected as such at the session in
November of that year; and though
defeated several times thereafter in
his aspirations for the chief clerk
ship, he had a strong support each
time. Mr.. Suit is a lawyer by pro-
fession, of more than ordinary attain
ments, a superior penman, method
ical and correct in his business hab-
it's, honest in the strictest sense,
and, with his experience of eight
wears as a Legislative clerk, he will
enter the race in January next with
a strong support among the members
of the lower house of the general as
sembly. The DEMOCRAT wishes the
most fiattering success for Mr.. Suit
in his laudable aspiration.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
stephen Dorsey.s s Downfall.
From "Gath's" New York Gossip.

from 'Ghtn s. new 1Ork Gossip.
A friend of Dorsey, speaking to
me recently, said that his first resus
citation after his bankruptcy in 1878
was by going over to Mr.. Gould's
from Colonel Scott's interest in the
Texas Pacific Railroad, which he
bought out at about IL cents share
on the average, and sold it at 200
and 300 per cent. advances. With
this money Dorsey went actively in
to mines and purchased number,
and think he possessed at one time
from dozen to twenty mines. He
opened offices in New York City, and,
surrounded by financial men who re.
garded him as brilliant business
genius, he worked off a large portion
Of the shares Of these mines on the
public, and with the proceeds started
half a dozen enterprises at once. He
stocked a large rancho he had
bought in New Mexico, much to FL
kins' disgust, who had been the lead
ing politician and banker for years.
He planned dozen enterprises,
which he said would bring him S..
600, 900 in three or -four years Among
them was surface railway on
Broadway from Union Square to the
Battery, with two tracks, scheme
which it had taken all the power Of
A. L. Stewart and the other mer-
chants to break up years ago. Dor
sey expected that Cornell would fs-
yor the enterprise, and he took into
it's operations President Arthur, Mr.
Starin and several other Stalwarts, +,
but it was soon found that Conell
was not going to have any bills
passed which would impede his ambi-
tion to be Governor again, and
probably President. /.
Dorsey also pushed for the Secre-
taryship of the National Committee
and his force of character soon pre-.
vailed in that committee, and he took
upon himself the hard work of carry
ing Indiana, where he unquestiona-
bly, showed high order Of machine
political ability, the same kind OF
ability which has been General Ar
thurs stock in trade for several
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
Schemes OF Tariff Revision.
Washington Post.

1t is a dull day that does not wit
ness the launching of some new plan
for the reduction of the tariff. Grea,
schemes of national finance we're not
more numerous during the era of de-
preston than are plans for cutting
down our income in this era of pros
perity.
But there will be plenty of time
for most ample discussion Of this
great subject before any action will
be taken. During the brief session
of the Forty seventh Congress, which
expires on the fourth of next March
there will be no serious effort to re.
wise the tariff. The Forty eighth
Congress, not yet elected, will not
assemble, in the regular course oi
events, until December, 1883. That
will be long session on the eve ol
the Presidential election and during
that session the inevitable fight over
the tariff will come on.
There are, therefore. fourteen
months in which schemes can be
broached and discussed before there
can be any serious work begun. The
ways and means committee Of the
next House will have to do the work
that should have been entered on
last December and closed before the
adjournment.
AS to the labors of the tariff com
mission we do not suppose that any
body expects the report OF the com
missieners to amount to anything
more than the advice of experts. II
is not possible for the commission to
present report that will not be
strenuously opposed in general and
in detail. The manufacturing inter,
ests, some Of which are most com.
plexly conflicting. will not be salts
fed with any plan that can be sug.
gested, for what suits one interest
must of necessity injure another.
When the November elections are
over, careful inspection of the list
of members elect of the Forty eighth
Congress will give hint of the gen
eral character Of tariff Legislation to
be expected. A Republican victory
win mean the continued ascendency
of the present leader of the House,
Mr.. Robeson, from whose manage
ment no substantial relief could be
hoped for, Should the Democrats
carry the House, there will be reason
to hope for such revision Of tariff as
would give relief to the working
classes without any sudden jar OF
real injury to any of our manufacture
ing interests.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
Postal Rates.

There is patent revival of inter
est in the matter Of the reduction of
letter postage. The subject is Ie-
ceiving more attention from the
press throughout the country than it
has received before for long time,
and pressure will be brought to
bear upon Congress during the com
ing session to effect a change. The
surplus during the last fiscal year in
the revenue of the Post Office De-
partment over the expenditures was
about equivalent to the amount saved
through the correction of the star
route frauds. But supposing that
the number Of letters sent would not
be increased because of cheaper
rates, the reduction Of one third of
the receipts from letter stamps,
which is proposed, would very much
more than wipe ont the surplus, and,
other charges being left as they are,
create considerable deficiency.
There is, it is true, natural annual
increase in the receipts over that
in expenditures owing to the thick
ening of population, but that is not
sufficient to, at any time soon, make
good of itself the loss from the re-
duction.
But there is room for a levellng of
postal charges, which ought to be
effected on general principles, that
would permit 2-eent letter postage
without creating, perhaps, any de
ficiency at all. The Postmaster
General has called attention to the
fact that the Postofiice is conducting
vast freight business at an unmis-
taxable loss. The department GER
tainly has no right TO burden the
transmission Of intelligence, which
is its main legitimate function. with
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

portlonate bulk, is demanded For
@ such uses the Southern pine is Of
greater utility than the hard woods
u ene North or OF the more bulkv
white pine, being harder and strong.
weight. siea'er
Formerly prejudice existed
Ma aSalnst TINS wood on the part of
western builders, who copfoundad Il
WIN Norway pine, but during the
,ast Two or three years its merits
nave been fully recognized. and il ia
now regarded as Indispensable in
mouse building; so much SO that ev-
cry lumber firm in Chicago now
keeps large stock on hand. and
mas the demand greater than the
supply. " 'i'
FOR flooring, the Southern nine
mas no equal, even among the hard
woods of the North, requiring less
ehort to keep it clean and bright. at
tlle same time that il wears we'll
for slils OF railroad cars and sfor
beams and rafters, requiring great
sVrength, 1t is far better than any
known Northern wood. AS finish.
ing wood, oiled or lightly vanished,
hoIhing is more beautiful to grain. il
equaling, the Lumberman claims
any walnut or ash. If the timber is
well selected and carefully sawed
bastard limbs will do well for furni.
ture and fine finishing, especially in
library and ornamental paneling.
Altogether, the Lumberman can
didly acknowledges that with favor.
able freight rates, this Southern
wood must grow in favor in the
North, and that it is destined to he
constantly increasing in use and i'm
proving in price; at which news. in
view of the fact that Louisiana has
$4,000, 100000 feet of standing mer-
chantable pine, more than any State
In the Union, our people ought to
feel delighted.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12

"Dardanelle is dead, Russellville
not much better and Morrillton best
town on the railroad. ."-Commercial
Traveller.
P-h-e-wl The foregoing is from
that "git up and git' paper, the Nor
nllton Headlight. But here is the
way every one Of the commercial
Travellers" except the Headlights
Informant, describe the situation
"Dardanelle is the liveliest kind of a
corpse, Russellville long ways
ahead Of any town on the road be-
tween Little Rock and Van Buren
and Jist a-humping in business of
all kinds, while Morrillton--well--
us right nice little village and
WIN probably be place of two thous-
anu inhabitants in ten or fifteen
years But all joking aside, Nor
''liton is a splendid place, full Of en-
'efprlsing, energetic people, who de-
serve all praise for the public spirit
Hey have displayed in more than
oae way, but it will be several days
o''ore she can "show up' as well as
"uSseilyille and Dardanelle. We
@Ope TO see our little neighbor in
OA|ay county assume the proper
4Ons OF Chicago, st. Louis, Boston,
hossellyille; and that Bro. Leigh,
'Ae Headlight, will be at the head
\ paper equal in Importance to the
wv York Herald. The DEMOCRAT
!, ii none but the best of wishes for
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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12

all events make it pay its own way.
If there is to be public charity
anywhere in its work, 1T surely ought
to be in the conveyance OF letters
and newspapers. And so far as
newspapers are concerned no more
privileges ought to be asked. News
papers now pay nc postage in the
com ai.ss res 0s ttineir respective publica-
tions, while the rates on transmission
to outside points are sufficiently low.
A reasonable increase of rates in the
transportation Of merchandise ought
to be made, and the difference APP
Piled to the reduction of letter post
age. This is no more than simple
justice to the letter senders. As it
is they are supporting the freight
department.
While it is not an all important
matter that the Post Office Depart
ment should pay it's own expenses,l 1t
is generally safe principle to go on
that the people served should bear
the cost of services rendered. That
is the manly way of doing things,
and it tends to strengthen the popu-
lar elfrespect. We want just as
little of the poor-house business in
this country as we can consistently
get along with. We do not want to
make any money out of our postal
system, but there is a fitness in
making it pay it's way which will
commend itself to the great majority
of people. A point has been reach
ed where the rates can be placed
low enough TO place its facilities vir-
tually within the reach of every one.
At present we find ourself confront
ed both with surplus and very
perceptable inequality of charges.
The advisability of a revision is
clearly pointed out, and in this the
establishment of 2 cent letter rate
ought to be included.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12

In rural Sunday school of Ar
kansaw, the scholars became so self
willed that they fell into the habit Of
stretching the superintendent over
barrel and whaling him in case
he failed to bring candy or sugar.
1t became difficult to get man to
take the situation, and the school
was about to suspend when finally
tramp came along and declared his
ability to "hold down" the situation.
He went to the school, armed with
beech limb, and after calling the
house to order, said; 81 amt got no
sweet stuff, and want to say right
here that the first boy that fails to
obey orders will git such a thump-
ing that he will lose his social identi-
ty." One boy ventured protest
and was promptly knocked down.
1t is said that the school is now one
of the most fourshing in the state
Arkansaw Traveller,
Judge Turnkey, Of the United
States Circuit Court, ruled in Pitts
burg, Pa, that railroad company
must honor its tickets, whosoever
sells them, and that, therefore, the
ticket on its face entities the holder
to the rights of passenger between
points named on the ticket. The
opinion reverses the judgment of the
lower court, and lays down the law
in an interesting way upon one phase
Of the ticket scalping business.
1t is reported from Pierce City
that ex- Governor Phelps is startling
the Prohibitionists by declaring that
whisky is q divine production. He
tells the people from the stump that
man makes the mash for the whisky
but that Nature, or God provides the
fermentation from which the intoxi-
cant comes. The Prohibitionists are
willing. as we understand, TO accept
this theory, but they are trying to
stop the mashing. That's what they
are up to, wo believe.-St. Louis
Post. Dispatch.
or the l,447 vessels that passed
through the Suez canal IN 1879, l.
IA were British. These figures
show that England has good deal
of business that demands the preser-
yation of order in Egypt.
Sixty seven members ofthe House
of Representatives out of the one
hundred aud twenty-five who voted
for the river and harbor bill have
been re-nominated. or these, thirty
eight are republicans and twenty
nine Democrats.
The people OF Venezuela will cele-
hrate the centenary Of Bolivar on
~ 1900 -
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
The Southern Pine.
New Orleans 1fmes-Democral

The Chicago Lunberman. which
represents the lumber interests of
the great Northwest, has devoted
considerable space lately to a study
Of the timber interests Of the South,
in view of possible movement of
the saw-mills IN this direction. in
consequence of the exhaustion OF the
Michigan forests.
1t finds large increase in the
Northern consumption Of Southern
lumber within the past two years,
and particularly of the SounLern
yellow pine, tue most abundant Tim
Der OF this section. Pine, it thinks.
is the great wood of the South and
will prove source of inexhaustiblc
wealth. Even iii Chicago, which
lies in the very centre Of the white
pine region, and which receives bil.
lions of feet of that timber yearly.
the Southern or yellow pine is rap,d,
ly forcing it's way, being found the
best for many important uses.
Hitherto the Southern pine has
been little heard of in the Northern
markets. The transportation charg.
es were so excessively high, and
the source of supply, the seacoast re-
gion, was so far distant from the
markets demanding it that but little
pine found its way North. Latterlv,
however the railroads have reduced
their rates, and the Southern bro
duct is now in full competition in
the Chicago market with the cole
bated white pine Of Michigan, Wis.
consln and Minnesota. Ii ia u,ed
extensively in government buildings.
and in fact, TO the almost entire ex.
clusion OF white pine. for Aoor,no
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
Blaine and Hill.

Hon. James G.. Blaine wrote as
follows to Senator Brown, of Georgia,
in inclosing his check for $50 to-
wards the proposed monument to the
late Senator Hill at Atlanta: 81
have seen it stated in the public
press that subscription is in pro
gress for a monument to Senator Hill.
do not know whether it is desired
that friends outside of Georgia
should contribute, but ] venture to
send the enclosed to you, and ask
the privilege OF deyoting it to the
sacred purpose proposed. Through
politically opposed to Senator Hill,
and often engaged in heated contro-
versy with him, our personal rela-
tions were always kindly and cor
dial. was deeply touched by his
sufferings and by the heroism with
which he endured to the end.
wish to place one wreath upon his
grave"
Alluding to this handsome act OF
Mr.. Blaine, Mr. James r. Randall
says in the Augusta Constitutional.
list: "We have often heard Mr..
Blaine, and while he never failed,
when occasion served, to confront
him, argumentatively, there was
neither gall, jealously, nor animosity
in the Joy of combat That Mr.
Blaine had for Mr.. Hill sentiments
of respect, admiration and personal
fraternity must be equally true. -
Baltimore Sun.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
A Reformed Bandit.

There was striking episode al
Jefferson City yesterday. Mr.. Frank
James, the surviving partner Of the
celebrated firm of banditti, unit
lately doing business in Missouri
called at the Governors office, by SO.
cial arrangement, and in the pres
ence of several State officers and in.
yited guests formally surrendered
to the majestic Law which he so sue
cessfully violated for fifteen years
Some months ago, when this paper
announced that Crittenden was ne
gotiating for the surrender Of Frank
James, there was an indignant deni
al from Jefferson City, and yet it il
we'll known that ever since the kill.
ing of the brother Crittenden has
been anxiously seeking to bring
about q compromise with this dan.
gerous bandit. When the event was
consummated yesterday his joy was
great and he showed his appreciation
by attending with his wife fashion,
able levse held by the retired muir
derer in = pubic hotel. Mr.. James
has surrendered because he has been
deprived OF the aid and counsel oi
his valuable brother, because he ia
crippled and growing old and is nc
longer able to lead life OF rapine
and slaughter. He has the assurance
of trial in sympathetic Jackson
county before a Cracker Neck jury,
and he has the solemn private prom
ise OF the Governor of the State, nc
doubt, that if convicted he will be
promptly pardoned. Mr.. Crittenden
probably thinks that it 10 an event
to be celebrated. From bribing men
to murder an indicted criminal to
psrdoning in advance = robbsr and
murderer, he believes himself the
Supreme power In the State and the
sole arbiter OF life, liberty and prop
erty. BY this act he has disarmed
a dangerous enemy, and has probs-
bly, secured his own comfort and
peace of mind, but when the terms
of the contract are made known it
will, no doubt, be found that he has
done still more to earn the contempt
of the people of the whole State
st. Louis Post-Dispatch. 9th.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12

A REPORT has been circulated to
the effect that Col. Cravens' friends
in Pope county are disaffected and
will lend their support in November
to the greenback candidate for con-
gresham at. large and the republi
can candidate for congressman third
district. If such disaffection pre-.
walls, no one in Russellville has ever
heard OF it, and we take the liberty
of branding the report as slander
on the democracy Of Pope, which has
never been known to go back on
their pledges or the regular nomi-
nees. Pope county democrats are
true to their colors and can be re.
lied on to roll up solid, substan-
tial majority at the November cleo
ton.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12

A CORRESPONDENT of the For
Smith Herald writes as follows con
cerning Hon. j. III. Rogers speech
on the 4th inst, at Dallas, Polk
county:
The speaking was attended by
quite a number of our citizens. He
began his talk at o'clock p. M, and
spoke for the space Of three hours
which we can proudly say was the
ablest speech we ever heard. He
not only encouraged men who were
for him previous to this, but he con-
vinced men who were against him
that he was the man to represent the
people in Congress. Hon. John H.
Rogers is the man to represent US in
Congress, and we feel satisfied that
he will take sweepstakes in Polk
county,
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
HON. JAMES L. DENTON
Kills Himself While Temporarily
Insane at Fayetteville.


A special telegram from Fayette-
vile, dated Monday, the 9th inst, to
the Little Rock Gazette, gives the
particulars OF sad affair that will
cause the entire people to mourn:
Hon. James L. Denton, state su-
perintendent of saassiiic instruction,
came to his death to day between Ii
and IL o'clock by jumping of a sec
ond story portico at the house OF
Hon. l.. Gregg, breaking his neck
and mangling his body.
Suspicious as TO his irrationality
had been entertained for several
days, he being very nervous and ex.
tremely excitable. On Friday night
he disappeared from the Van Wrinkle
hotel about o'clock, and was first
missed Saturday morning, when a
search was instituted for him, which
resulted in finding him last Saturday
evening. HIS was found by Judge
Gregg, near his farm and about one
and a-half miles from town. He was
taken TO Judge Gregg's house and
kept confined until to day Monday
noon, when he met with the death
above stated. His brother-i law,
Mr.. Andrew Phillips, was with him,
and was going to take HIM to his
home about fourteen miles east OF
Fayetteville, this afternoon. During
his stay at Judge Gregg's, he was
completely insane, and would not
talk upon any subject. He was very
much frightened all the time, and
expressed the fear that some one
would kill him.
The remains were taken to Goshen
this evening. where they will be in
tered n the old family burying
grounds. M
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-10-12
what ,sNecessary sunday Laborq

The question as to what is neces-
sary Sunday labor changes from age
to age. When the Jews were travel
ing forty years in the wilderness
they were forbidden even to make a
fire and man caught gathering fuel
was put to death for the crime. Man
ma was furnished them and they
needed no food. The climate was
tropical and they needed no heat.
Among the Puritans it was q sin to
cook on the Sabbath but not to warm
their houses; lawful to sit By the
fireside while they froze in the meet
ing house. Nearly all statutes in
this country forbid unnecessary"
labor on sunday, but the definition
of it is broadening. The Kentucky
Court Of Appeals has decided that
work of necessity" does not mean
absolute physical necessity. The
necessity grows out of the general
course of business. Reasonable
Sunday trains are lawful because
the modern usages of travel and
and transportation MAKE them nee
essary.
Judge Huntley, of New Haven,
Connecticut, in case of prosecution
Of the managers of Sunday excur
sion discharged them on the ground
that something may be necessary
and ,merciful in crowded city which
would be neither in farming dis
trict. Again a Boston confectioner
was fined $40 for furnishing fami-
" with ice cream on Sunday, be-
cause it was not work of necessity;
which Is in striking contrast with
the old Boston days when every
thing pertaining to the Sunday din
ner was cold, whereas now every
thing may be hot, but not cold,
With the general principle that
the necessity" of the present age
differs from the necessity" of half
century ago, every sensible person
will agree. The practical question
is, What is necessary and what is
not necessary? Is it necessary that
the rich man should go to church in
his carriage in the forenoon and ride
out in the suburbs in the afternoon
for recreation, but not necessary for
the poor man to patronize the cars
and steamers2 Is it necessary that
the man with an ample income shall
enjoy Of Sunday his luxurious
home, his open lawn, his cool piazza,
his well stocked library, his engrav-
ings, his pictures, his friends, while
it is not necessary that the poor
man shall leave a small, confined
and barren home for the open air,
the river, the lake, the sea, the pub
lie garden, the park, the public Ii
brary, the public art gallery, the
score of diversions and recreations
provided for the masses or the peo-
pie? Is it necessary that the clergy
man shall have a six weeks vacation
of leisure and enjoyment IN the
mountains and by the sea shore, and
not necessary that the poor man
shall have six or eight SUNDAYS of
such pleasure as he can obtain in
the suburbs Of large cities? The
mass OF men find greater enjoyment
in crowds than in solitude, and as Il
matter Of both taste and convenience
the Sunday recreation Of crowds,
rather than individuals, is to be con
sidered in the question Of what con
stltutes a necessity" on that day. -
Detroit Free Press.