The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-04-12

regulations. Libel suits do not pay |
anyhow.
A salt mine on Ayery's Island,
vernillion bay, Louisians, is turn
ing out 200 tons of pure salt per day
The salt is mined like coal by the
use Of dynamite and the large bould-
ers blown up are ground by steam
crusher as fine as the market de-
mands. A railroad is being built
across the marsh to the mine which,
when completed, will enable this
mine to supply all the salt demand
in the union.
| The Skeleton of mastodon has
been discovered at Avery's Island in
! Louisiana. The men of science are
preparing to deliver opinions as &c.
its origin, its geological age, and the
time Of it's extinction. The bones
have been sent to the Smithsonian
Institute at Washington.
Some of the leading papers of the
south continne to array before the
minds of the public the battle-ground
scenes Of the late war. The preju-
dices engcndered by the war will not
die in three more generations.
| One cannot tell what will come up
these times. A doctor is now pro-
posing to supercede steam at one
blow with dynamite. This is one of
the most powerful media known to
man, but it is exceedingly danger
Gus. If it is used as suggested there
will be great setting aside of steam
engines.
Newspapers have various depart
ments, all of which go to make up
the paper and all are called news.
We are forcibly impressed thatm many
papers ought to have a department
for oLDs. This would take almost
all the space in great many of our
weekly papers.
/ Peter Cooper died of pneumonia
, last Wednesday in New York city.
He was 90 years of age, celebrated
his 92nd birth day the 18th of last
February. He was a great and good
man, was the founder of Cooper In
stitute, which educates hundreds
3 who will live in the world to honor
Peter Cooper.
! Mr.. Sprague is candidate for gov
ernor of Rhode Island. He has been
: the object of ridicuie, SANDER, and
all manner of yituperation, and now
he is about to rise above it all and
, be governor of that little state. This
shows what brain will do, despite
the powers of sin.
Mr.. w. II. Braswell, a young man
of high standing, who has enjoyed
the respect and confidence Of the
people of Little Rock, was arrested
in that city last week for embezzle-
ment. He was clerk in large dry
goods establishment and habitually
pocketed part of the money when
J he made a sale. He was detected
} and arrested, but was released with
, the understanding that he should
leave the city.
Everybody-that is, all newspaper
men who occupy prominent positions
in journalism, are delighting them
selves writing about Ben Butler.
They keep telling the world about
old Ben stealing silver spoons du-
ring the war. But old Ben increases
} in wealth and political power all the
same.
The president has appointed Judge
Gresham, of Indiana, Post Master
General to fill the unexpired term OF
the late Timothy Howe. He is a
sort of broken down politician, and
will doubtless do as he is advised.
The State Senate of Pennsylvania
is probably the most virtuous body
Of men in the United States. 1t has
recently passed bill making it a
criminal offense, punishable by fine
and Imprisonment, for a railroad Of
fetal to issue pass to any one not
an official or employee of the compa-
ny. If there were prize for virtue
to be awarded to the most virtuous
public body in the United States,
the Pennsylvania Senate would un-
doubtedly put in claim for the
prize.
The Tendency.