The Russellville Democrat., 1882-03-30

The Mississippi river is falling steadily from Cairo to Vicksburg and will soon be in it's banks.
 The name of Senator Teller, of Colorado, was sent to the senate this week by the president, fer confirma- tion as secretary of the interior.
 St. Louis has subscribed $S0OO in money, and large lot of provisions and clothing for the benefit of the overflow sufferers on the Mississip- pi river.
 The President has signed the an. ti-polygsmy bill. and the Washing ton Post says "the suppression of the crime which has so long Haunted itself ill Utah will now begin in earnest"
 Little Rock Gazette: Gov. Church ill has sent large lot of supplies to the sufferers on the St. Francis river, and to those ot Desha county. The supplies were given by the citizens of Portland, Oregon.
 Donan's islander of Congressman Jones should be enough to wind up his career as orator of the state press associatloD.-Lonoke Home.
 The "windins up' will take place about the time of the next meeting of the association.
 Hon. G. s. Cunningham, of Oar dsnelle, is candidate for judge of the 5th judicial district. He Is an able lawyer and a courteous gentleman, and ws hope to see him elected.-- Lonoke Democrat.
 The Searcy Beacon suggests that the press association meet in May instead of June. The DEMOCRAT agrees with its esteemed coatempo- rary and hopes the executive com mlttee will see the way clear to Il akc the proposed change.
 The Fort Smith Herald very grace fully presents the claims of Judge John H. Rogers as suitable candi- date for congress. It is the opinion of the DEMOCRAT that Pope county will be found ''solid" for "old relia- ble" Jordan E. --Crsvens, if he seeks reelection.
 The suffering for want of food among the people in the overtiowcd districts is still very grest, many of them in the Sunk Lands, on the up- per St. Francis river, subsisting on the csrcasses of animals drowned in the food. The situation is truly hsartrending.
 MT. G. W. Griffin, of Conway Co.,, who was indicted for malfeasance in office, was tried at the recent term of the circuit court at Lewisburg and acquitted. The event was the signal for grand jolification by Mir. Grif in's friends, who fired one hundred guns in honor of his viHdication.
 The funny man of the New Or leans Times Democrat perpetratss the following:
 When a man comes out in crowd and says he will not run for office, he reminds one very much of that other man who pinned a temperance badge on his coat SO that some one would ask him to take drink, under the mistaken impression that he would refuse.
 The Tenth Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church for the Diocese of Arkansas will convene at Hot Springs on Friday. April 2l. The railroads of the State have agreed to transport delegates and others desiring to attend the council at one and one fifth fare for the round trip.
 A protest of many ex-unien sol diers against the passage Of any blll restoring Gen. Fitz.John Porter to the army rolls has been presented to the United States senate. We think a failure to restore Gen. Fitz.John Porter would be gross wrong to one of the most gallant and truest sol. diers of the late war
 The Chinese immigration bill has passed the lower house of congress as it come from the senate by vote of TT yeas to 66 nays, and only re quires the signature Of the president to become q law. It. is plain the hoodlum element of the Pacific coast ! is determined that the Heathen Chi
 moo has m riohts that other men art