The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-03-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

mlSCELLANEOUS lIEmS.
Congress has adjourned and ther,
will be decided ebb IN the politics
Of the nation. This will be grea
relief to many of those Immediately
concerned, and especially to those
who have toiled in committee rooms
during all the weary months Of ths
session. Many of the newspapers
however, will languish, because theil
great fort is to write up congression
al news.
The late ex-G Governor Morgan left
by his will $795,00O to be devoted te
religious, educational and charitable
purposes. This is q monument
erected to his memory that will com.
memorate it forever. The will spec
ifies the objects of the bequests as
follows: 100000 to home and for
eign missions, 100000 to Union
Theological Seminary, and the bal
ance to miscellaneous charitable OBJ
jects. Such an action will constitute
more enduring memorial to his
memory than any shaft that could
be reared over his grave.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee lectured on
ssThe Battle of Charlottesville last
week for the benefit of the Southern
Historical Society. He was received
with a long roll of applause, and
when the sound died away he began
his lecture. He gave in detail the
maneuvres and characteristics of the
battle and when he closed, tile ap-
plause was loud and long. Hurrah
for Lee!
The keeper Of the, Missouri peni-
tentiary is charged with cruelty and
brutally lashing the convicts. He
admits whipping them, but says it is
done in kind manner with small
riding whip. The keeper himself
ought to be put under such treat
ment for a term of six months, and
the whipping ought to be given in
broken doses three times day.
There is little paper printed in
New York called Justice" that is
now showing up monopolies to very
bad advantage to the monopolies.
1t asserts, and not without authori-
ty, that Gould has amassed his
fortune through a process ofplunder-
ing. 1t also asserts that these rail
road kings control legislation, elec-
tions and all things else in this coun-
try. The tendency Of the nation is
alarming.
Pomeroy, known to all public men
in the country, has arrayed himself
against the Bible and it's teachings,
and delights to hurl false accusa-
tions against the Bible in the teeth
of his readers. The burden Of his
charges against the teachings of the
Bible. are absolutely false to the
core, and too fllmsy for sensible
man to bring up. He is lower than
sensible infidels, and his paper is
not worthy OF place in any family.
Gov. Stephens and Hon. Roscoe
Conkling were the most precise and
most correct congressman that ever
went to congress since the days OF
Webster. Their speeches were al
ways correct and were always print
ed just as they fell from the speak
ers lips. The best authors and
speakers are liable to make mistakes
on impulslve occasions, but it is said
Stephens and Conkling never did.
The leading papers are discussing
measures that congress ought to
have enacted. The august body did
not do anything that had weight
enough about it to bear a discussion
and the press must content itself
discussing what might have been
done. There must be some sort OF
advice in the papers.
During the Forty seventh Congress
10,670 bills and joint resolution:
have been introduced, S,OlS in the
House and 1852 in the Senate, ant
of these S32 have been introduced il
the House and 357 in the Senate
during the session just closed. In
each house the great majority o.
these measures stilfremain with thu
committees to which they were re
ferred, and of those reported from
committees the larger number re
main upon the calendars of the res
pective houses.
According to the papers the attor
neys in the Star Route case are paic