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The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Strong Resolutions |.

The following is the report of the Committee on Temperance to the Clarksville District Conference made at the meeting of that body last Satur- day, and adopted with but one dissent- ing voice.
 Your committee are fully convinced that the traffic in intoxicating liquors is antagonstic to the spread of the Gospel, and an enemy to the welfare of the hu- man race, Wherever it exists there is discord and and fighting, misery and degradation. It units men for the busi- ness of this life, and prevents their in- heritance of the life eternal. If tree is to be known by it's fruits, there sure ly can be but one opinion about this iniduitous thing. Through the work ing of prohibitory laws well enforced, the evil has been well nigh extirpatad since January 1882. But q Clamor is new being raised for their repeal, or to defeat them by electing officers not in favor of their execution. This clamor should it triumph would be a misfor- tune to humanity and an obstacle in the way of the onward march of the Kingdom of Christ. It is speciouSly harped on and urged that prohibitory legislation is wrong in principle and impracticable in actien, Never was there great fallacy. In the hands of officers that desire it's execution, it can be and has been in many places as elf ciently administered as any other law on the statute books, and, if wrong in principle, it has the warrant of the highest example and authority. In that code that transcends all others in wisdom and authority, that was traced OH Sinai by the finger of Jehovah him. self, majority of them are prohibitory six out Of the ten. We therefore recommend the adoption of the follow ing resolutions:
 l. That the preachers be urged to teach their congregations the example the Bible affords in favor of prohibitory legislation; and the warnings and con demnations 1t utters on the use and traffic in intoxicating liquors.
 ?. That in the choice of civil officers, we will favor the election of men pledged to the carrying out of these principles; and, regardless of party nominations. in no case will we vote for man who is himself addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors, or fayors the repeal or the annulling of the prohibitory laws now in force.
 THos. NJ. C. BIRMINGHAM,
 Chairman.
 On motion ofRev. $. II. Babcock, the following resolution was adopted;
 Resolved. That the secretary of the Conference furnish a copy of the fare going resolutions for publication to the Arkansas Methodist, the Rassellville DEMOCRAT, and the Clarksville Herald, and that all papers throughout the State friendly to the cause of Temper ance be respectfully requested to pub fish the same.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

There IS little sense and still less reason in the proposed reduction of our letter postage to two cents pel half ounce. The people do not com. plain of the present rate and they write letters as often as they please Those who use the mails most freely are proportionately able to pay for the privileges they enjoy. The Postolilce Department is not self sus- taining; until it is let well enough alone.-Washington Post.
 The Van Buren Argus says: At the present rate, the workmen at the tunnel will let daylight through the Boston Mountain by the 10th of July next. The immense iron trestle thls side ofthe tunnel is about completed. Work all along the line is very rapid ly pushed and we may look for trains to be running into our city by the lst of September.
 Packed as it is, and made up as it is of men who have never made the subject study except Tn the way of serving special interests, the Tariff Commission will command the res pect of no one, and its conclusions will go the way of congressional doc uments generally-into the waste basket.-Atlanta Constitution.
 Hon. T. c. Peek, Of Hot Springs, has been appointed judge of the sev- enth judicial district, vice Hon. Jabez NJ. Smith resigned. The ap- pointment is an excellent one.
 Speaker Keller attended the funer. al of President Garfield and charged in his bill of expenses five cents for a shine. "--Boston Herald.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

The mercury in the Russellville ther- mometers has been boiling during the past week.
 Services ill the Cumberland Prcsby- terian and Baptist churches next Sun day at the usual hours.
 Read the ringing temperance resohl- tions adopted at the recent session of the Clarksyille district conference.
 Ut will not be many months ere through cars will be run from Little Rock to St. Louis, via Van Buren, over the Frisco road.
 Hon. Thos. Bolcs, United States Marshal, Western district of Arkansas, went to Fort smith last Tuesday, accom- panied by his family.
 Look well to the sanitary condition of your premises, now that the hot weather is upon us, for upon cleanliness depends your exemption from disease.
 -Thc blaming mill of the Russellville Lumber Company win be in running or der in q few days, fully prepared to fill all orders on short notice. Call on II. N. Shade for prices and terms.
 For the glft of new hat, we are in- debted to the liberality 5f the generous hearted James II. Shinn, of the promi- nent mercantile establishment of J. l.. Shinn. It is just like Jim, to be always so thoughtfully kind, and our worst wish for him is that we hope his shadow may never grow less.
 The editorial and managerial corps of the DEMOCRAT tender unqualified thanks to Col. Theo. Hartman, general superintendent, and Capt. P. J. Bennett, general ticket and passenger agent, Lit tie Rock and Fort Smith railway, for special couI tesies that enabled us to take in the meeting of the Press Association.
 We thank our friends in Pope and neighboring counties for their kind of fees in behalf of the DEMOCRAT in ex- tending its circulation, and hope they will not weary in the good work. It is our aim to make the paper welcome weekly visitor to every home it is so for tunate as to have access to. Will our kind friends help us?
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
A Voice from Liberty Township.

SCorTYILLE, June U, loS2.
 Editor DEMOCRAT: I notice the At kins News is somewhat war-like on the Rev. W. A. Barker and our county con- vsntion. The News says in its last is- sue: cit is so easy to pull the wool over the eyes of the innocents," but we think he utterly failed to wool the old man or the delegates. It talks about "gerrymandering" and sskulldug- gery" in the convention; but we failed to see any, except itself Cor it's editor1 and party trying to stock the conyen- ton on Col. Embry. We think, from what we know in our part of the dis trict, and what we have learned from other parts, that the News has blown the Colonel to death politically; there fore we are desirous for some one else to come out for Senator. Our people will not support man for office, who is carried on the shoulders of radical quill~driver. We say radical, because, he (the edtor) opposes, in his slang sayings, the Jeifersoniau Democracy, our convention, our worthy chairman, and all else ti,ae :s democratic.
 Mf. Editor, if you have any senatori- al timber in your city or it's suburbs, timber now on the market is badly would, in order to open the ball, sug- gest the name of n2. Thompson, Of your city. He will match the present stick i'll corpulency and stature, and we know that he is too sharp to suffer a hybrid to s'whoop up" for him.
 HooR-HAH-NITFY.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
The Dover School.

DOVER, June 14th, 1882.
 Editor DEMOCRAT: In compliance with my promise, l send you brief and hastily written account of the clos ing exercises of the last session of our school at this place; and with the kind permission of Miss Nora Bradley, we enclose what we consider an excellent essay which was read on this occasion by this charming and accomplished young lady.
 The closing examination was con- ducted on Thursday and Friday, 9th and 10th, inst, and was concluded, we hope, with satisfaction to patrons, hon. or to teachers and credit to pupils.
 The programme for Thursday nights exercises was happily discharged; and consisted of declamations and original essays by the junior classes, with ire quent interludes of exquisite music by Miss Nora Bradley and her band of charming and gifted little girls.
 On Friday night we were interested, ediiied and delighted by the delivery of original orations by Messrs. Evants, Bradley and James, and by the reading of essays by number of our fair and gifted young ladies, and by the soul stirring strains of vocal and instru- mental music by which these exercises were interspersed,
 In conclusion, we must say that the young ladies and gentlemen, as well as the younger participants in these exercises, acquitted themselves admira- bly, and to the credit of their instruct ors. SPECTATOR.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
GENERAL NEWS.

The United States senate has in- definitely postponed the bonded spir. it's bill
 l Ex governor Denison, of Ohio dled last Thursday, at the age of sixty seven years.
 Destructive rain and hail storms passed over central Kentucky last Thursday.
 There is great activity Tn the movement of French troops to Egypt, and q crisis in affairs in that country is imminent.
 President Arthur has approved the findings of the court martial in the case of Lict. Ripper, colored. sentenced to dismissal from the service.
 Bohle, Young & Co.,, wholesale glass and queensware dealers of St. Louis, made an assignment on the 18th. Assets estimated at S1I. 200: liabilities, S20,000.
 Queen Victoria, through Minister Lowell, expresses pleasure at the re. ception of copy of the internation- al stamp bearing tho likeness of the late President Garfield.
 The Vienna, Austria, Neue Freie Press says England and France are willing to agree that Turkey shall be entrusted with the intervention in Egypt as mandatory and under con trol of Europe, but not as a sover- eign power
 A Caro, Egypt, dispatch of the 18th says The panic is becoming worse hourly. The shops are all closed, Some Frenchmen, unable to leave, are fortifying themselves in their houses. Germany and Austria oppose the dispatch of Turkish troops to Egypt on the ground that it would cause fresh outbreaks.
 4 New York dispatch of the 10th says: The independent labor party orgapized tonight by the adoption of q platform that American mails be carried by American vessels; that corners h food and produce be pro hibited; and opposing Chinese and convict labor. Vanderbilt and Gould being, in the opinion of the members, largely interested in labor, will be invited to address the next meeting.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
The Helpful Man.

There is a man, said his neigh Dor. speaking of the village carpen- ter, "who has done more good, really believe, in this community than any other person who ever lived in iti He cannot talk very well in prayer meeting, and he does not often try. He isn't worth two thousand dollars, and it's but little that he can put down on subscription papers for any object. But a new family never moves into the village that he does not find them out to give them a ncighborly welcome and offer any little service he can render. He is usually on the lockout to give stran- gers seat in his pew at church. He is always ready to watch with d sick neighbor and look after hls af- fairs for him, and I've sometimes thought that he and his wife kept house plants in winter just for the sake of being able to send little bou- quets to inyalids. He finds time for a pleasant word for every child he meets, and you'll sec them climbing into hIs one horse wagon when he has no other load, He really seems to have genius for helping folks in all sorts of common ways, and it does me good every day just to meet him on the street
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Programme.

The following is tie programme for the closing exercises of Prof. Hendrick- sons private school at Caglesville, Ark. l. Select readings by the class in first reader.
 ?. Test spelling
 3, Select readings by class in second reader.
 1, Test spelling,
 ,. Concert recitation by the classes in first and second readers.
 6. Select readings by the class ill third reader. z. Test spelling.
 8. Select readings by class ill fourth reader.
 9. Test spelling.
 10. Concert recitation by the classes in third and fourth readers.
 II. Select readings by class ill fifth reader.
 12. Concert recitation by class in fifth reader.
 13 Examination of the classes on el- oeution.
 H. Test spelling.
 b. Examination of the class on Or theepy.
 1G. Examination of the class in Arith- metic.
 r. Examination of the class in Eng fish grammar.
 IS. Speaking by the students.
 l9. Essay by Miss Ellen Garrigus. Subject: "Our duty as students"
 20. Essay by Miss Eliza Lewalien. Subject: "Importauee of education. 2l. Compositions by Misses Eva Ca gle, Roxanner.Brigham and Jane Up- church.
 p. Address on Education by Rev. D. II. Upchurch.
 23. Address by Rev. NJ. L. Brigham. The school closes July 7th, 1882.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
THE NUMBER OF
Wholesale and Retail Liquor and Tobacco Dealers in Arkansas.

We find the following in the Little Rock Gazette, of the 10th lnst., which will prove interesting to a large number of our readers:
 An inquiry at the office ot the Uni ted States collector of internal reve- nue tho other day secured, through the courtesy of Capt. w. Whitton, some interesting figures regarding the number of special taxpayers in the district of Arkansas-that is the number of those who have taken out licenses, for dealing, whether by wholesale or retail, in liquors and to bacco during the wear. The num- Der and character of business are in dicated as follows
 Twenty wholesale liquor dealers.
 Seven hundred and thirty two re tail liquor dealers.
 Eight wholesale malt liquor deal CTS.
 Four retail malt liquor dealers.
 Forty one hundred and tifty-one dealers in manufactured tobacco. NtuC Cl8af IactOrleS.
 Seven tobacco factories.
 By comparison with the records of last year it appears that the num- fber of retail liquor dealers in the state on the 3lst day of May, 1881, was l044--being 3l2 more than tue number applying for licenses up to the lst inst. While the dealers in liquor have decreased, the dealers in manufactured tobacco have slightly increased, and, noting this fact, Col lector Hooper in a communication says: Had it not been for prohib, itlon, IS is fair to presume that the number of liquor dealers would have increased m the same proportion as the dealers in tobacco, but the above figures show that while the tobacco dealers increased q per cent. the liquor dealers decreased B. per cent" This decrease is of course the result oi the carrying out and enforcement Of the local option law.
 That there arc only score of wholesale liquor dealers in all the state will strike a Little Rocker with thought of incredulity Business men passing along our streets would be apt to think there were that nun Der alone m our midst, but Uncle sam IS not apt to make a mistake or overlook anybody in the gathering of taxes. Nor would it be long prof itable for anybody in the business to try to get overlooked There are, however, it is said, but few whole sale liquor houses in Arkansas out side of this city.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Quitman College.
Editor Democrat: i:

Russellville truly has school of which you and I, with all other Pope county people are justly proud but cant refrain from asking space for a few words about our conference school (Quitman college).
 Our commencement exercises closed last Tuesday evening, with the distrib- utien of the prizes.
 Your Russellville boy did not get the medal THIS time but as has been said She came in one of it." Of the four contesting orators, the judges report stood as follows, taking 100 as the stan dard of perfection
 J. N. Gibson, 95; C. B. Moseley, J. E. Sutton and W. W, Mills, 94.
 MT. Gibson lives at Appleton, so Pope county gets the medal again after all. Three cheers for Pope! Don't you say so? The excitement ran high from the time speaking began, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning until the re- port of the judges Tuesday evening.
 The patrons and visitors seemed to be greatly pleased with the examlna- ton Of the classes, speaking volumes of Dlaise of the teachers.
 Rev. J. Ua.alson, on account of ill health, has resigned the Presidency of the school, and his successor has been elected.
 The Board of Trustees read a paper on Tuesday evening, stating their re- luctant acceptation of President Haral- sons resignation and expressed their appreciation of him by passing perti- nent resolutions and presenting him with beautifully designed and in- scribed cane.
 The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on the Rev. James Mackey of the Northwest Texas Conference; a worthy minister, well and favorably known throughout Arkansas.
 E R M
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Third District Congressional
 Committee.

At q meeting of the central com mittee of the Third congressional dis triet, held at Little Rock on the 14th inst, pursuant to q call, the follow ing members being present: Carroll Armstrong, ]. W. Duncan, by his proxy J. c. Gist, C. C. Colburn, by his proxy H. E. Armistead, C. C.. Thrower, by J. NJ. Harrell, J. C.. Connolly, Thomas J. Whitaker, J. B. Fulton, by his proxy John A. Watkins, W. II. Rankin, W. J. Davis, by J. L. Pitkens, his proxy, II. C. Howell, k. H. Mcconnell, bv John $. Little, his proxy, T. ". Pound, by c. W. Kimball, hIs proxy.
 II. B. Armistead was elected chair man, and Carroll Armstrong secre- tary.
 It was resolved that convention of the Third congressional district for nominating a candidate for con gress be held at Morrilton, Ark, on the 18th of September, at o'clock ?. m., and that the counties have the same representation as the counties have in the state convention, to-wit: Conway, ,; Crawford, 3; Faulkner, 3; Garland, , Johnson, ,; Logan, 3; Montgomery, l; Perry, 1; Polk, 1; Pulaski, }; Saline, }; Scott, ,; Sebas- tian, i; Yell, 3; Pope, 3; Franklin, i.
 The newspapers of the district were requested to publish the call.
 The convention adjourned subject to call of the chairman.
 H. E. HAMPSTEAD, Chairman.
 CARROLL ARMSTRONG, Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Explanatory.

Our readers probably noticed an nouncement of mortgagee's sale of MT. C. W. Chapman's property published in the DEMOCRAT of last week. It af- lords us pleasure to state that the sale Is of and notice withdrawn, as Mr. Chapman came up last week and made the final payment. The entire amount due by him, $s50.00, has been paid, and the property is now free from incum- brance. We make this explanation in justice to Mir. Chapman, whose credit Is so firmly established. The many friends of Mir. Chapman will join in congratulations at the satisfactory set- clement made,
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Guiteau Must Hang.

A Washington telegram of the 18th says: Justice Bradley, of the United States supreme court, to whom Guiteau's counsel applied for a writ of habeas corpus today, filed denial of the application with the clerk of the court Justice Bradley holds that the court of the District of Columbia has full jurisdiction in the case and no reasons exist for granting the writ.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
Valuable Suggestions to Mothers

DEAR MR. EDIroR:-Long experience m care of children, and great success in bringing them safely through sick ness, gives confidence to assure that croup, whooping cough, bronchitis diptheria, and all throat and chest af- fections will be speedily relieved and cured by using Dr. Acker's English Remedy, which IS exceedingly paiata- 0le, and may be given to the youngest infant Adults will find it the best and most potent known specific for con- sumption, asthma, etc., and q single trial will prove this true.
 AN OLD NURSE.
 To sustain above, Trial Bottles may Dc had for 10 cents from John W. Tur- ner & Co. Regularsizes, 30 cts. and $l.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
EsTRAY NOTIcE.-stnte of Arkan

sas, County of Pope.
 We, J. NJ. Campbell, CIV Sparks and WIG. C.Crites, three citizens of Pope Co. and house holders therein. having thereto been appointed by NJ. s. Fur ner, justice of the peace of said coun- tY, have this day viewed certain mare shown to us by w. NJ. Campbell as an estray Said mare Is bay with some roan spots on her, mostly on the right sue, right eye out and two Jumps on her breast, and two white feet, small star m her face, about D hands nigh. about l2 years old, and we consider her Wofth 921 May IS, 1882.
 signed, J. M.Campbell, c, W. Sparks and ". c, Critics.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
B. F. LOBE, Manager.
LOCAL NEWS.
The Market.

Cottpu-We quote for the best grades here, 94 to lOlIc Dull and lower. The following are prices current in this mar ket to date, at retail stores: Butter, per pound, 20 to 25c Eggs, per dozen, F. Onions, S2 per bushci. Cabbage, 5r per pound. Apples, si.UO Irish potatoes, Si Flour, per pound, 4tO5c. Corn, per bushel. sl25 Lard per pound, lJc. Chickens. per dozen. z2. Bacon, per pound. l4e. Honey. DOT nlmnM. lN tn l2lac.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

A prize fight between two bruis- CTS, Malony and Weeden, transpired near Smiths Ferry, Ohio, last Thurs day, and resulted in draw. Malo- ny was fearfully bruised. Forty one rounds were fought.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

lt is understood that the Presi. dent has served formal notice upon whom it may concern that he shall appoint no more women to office. Mir Arthur is s gallant and suscept- ihle gentleman, and it must have nearly broken his heart to do this, but the law of seifprotection is ia exorablc.-Washington Post.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

Little Rock Gazette, 2Oth: By a suspension of the rules of the house yesterday a bill passed authorizing receipt by the treasury until July l, 1884, of trade dollars in exchange for standard silver dollars, and re- pcaling all laws to coin the trade dollar. The government issued the trade dollars, and has acted in bad faith in repudiating them. They should be called in and thrown into the melting pot, but the trade dollar should never have been treated as q waif and a stray.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22
ATTENTION! LOOK HERE!

NpNCAhut-A GAN BE CURED IN THREE DAYS, OR MONEY REFUNDED. X Safe, Harmeless Remedy. Fuu ufnflun- ton on application or rcmeduy sent on receipt 9t price small size b9ttles. q each; 6 tor S5; large sized, Ss.51 each; for Sl2.O0 Address
 IAthER & CO, Manufacturers or Parkcr's Remedies, Mineral springs, Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-22

The bi to regulate immigration passed the Aouse of representatives by q vote ll0 to Is. It provides that there shall be paid duty of fifty cents for each passenger, not a citizen of the United States, who shall come by vessel from foreign ports to any port within the United States, the duty to be paid to the collector of customs of the port to which the passenger shall come, or if there be no collector at such port, then to the collector of customs near
 est thereto, by the master, owner, agent or consignee of every such vessel within twenty. four hours af- ter the entry thereof into such port.