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The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02
The News from the old North
State.

Gen, Scales met with rousing re.
ceptions at Rutherfordton and Col
umbus. He tore "oid York" to
pieces in his usual style. The De
mocracy of Rutherford and Polk was
never more solid and never so strong.
The Democracy of Western North
Carolina is solid and enthusiastic.
Geo. A. Latham editor of the
Statesville Landmarks the organ of
the liberal party (republican) in N.
c., owned and controlled by DR.. j. j.
Mott, chairman of the republican
state executive committee of N. c.,
committed suicide by taking lauda-
nun on the 18th inst.
The Lincoln North Carolina Press
says:
Our informant, who knew Latham
well, gives it as his opinion that the
man was overcome by his sense of
shame at the disgraceful part he was
playing in politics, was Inundated
and heartbroken by the alienation of
friends and relatives and unable to
face the future which promised moth
ing but trouble.
Last week Ed Loury, who works
on the Weaver Place on Indian
Creek few miles from town, was
standing upon hollow log stripping
the fodder from the corn around il.
He felt something pulling at his
pants leg and looking down was hor.
rilied to discover huge copperhead
snake twisting and squirmlng at his
feet. The snake had struck at his
leg, It's fangs had caught in the cloth
and it was making desperate efforts
to FREQ itself. With the assistance
OF man who was working with HIM,
Loury dispatched the snake and
turning the log over found and killed
twenty-one more of the same spe
cies. And 1t was a blamed poor
day for snakes too.-Lincoln IN. G. J
Press.
The Rev. Sam Jones, the lively
Methodist revivalist, so we'll known
in Alabama, is doing good in Geor
gia. The Newman Court was in
session, the grand jury got to shout
ing and the court adjourned for
prayer, Judge Harris leading. The
result was the conversion Of two
members OF the grand jury who had
been unbelieyers.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

The most cheering news comes
from all parts of the Union in re-
gard to the National outlook. The
tide for Cleveland and victory
has set in strongly, but is not yet at
its full, as is evidenced by the news
of continued accessions. AT the
headquarters of the National CON-
mittee, in New York, and of the Con
gressional committee in Washing
ton, bushels of letters are received
daily, all giving cheering news.
West Virginia is now regarded as
entirely safe, while strong hopes
are felt that Ohio will, for once in a
Presidential year, swing into line.
In the East, Connecticut is moving
steadily forward and is regarded as
sure to give her electoral vote to
Cleveland and Hendricks. New
York and New Jersey are certain to
give the Democracy good round ma.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02
Foreign Affairs.

Russia has concluded treaty of
peace with Corea.
Several German corvettes have
been ordered to West Africa.
Heavy floods are destroying the
crops In many parts Of Spain.
Heavy rains have damaged the
salt prospects on Turks Island.
The German election for members
Of the Reichstag will be held Octo.
Der 2Sth.
A monster meeting in favor of the
Franchise bill was held at Dundee,
Saturday.
1t has been learned that there was
cholera IN Marseilles as eaRly as
June 10th.
During the week there have been
eight deaths at Havana from yellow
fever.
The Pope has thanked the Gear
for his friendly disposition of the re.
ligious question in Poland.
The Coolies are giving mueb
trouble in Jamaica, because of the
small wages.
The town of Halta has been peace
fully occupied by the Peruvian
government. Cacere's troops fed.
A financial crisis is imminent at
Bridgetown, Barbados, on account
o. low prices in sugar. One firm has
failed.
Il - understood that the Mexican
National railroad will be completed
at once by French and English CAPT.
talists.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

Nor a man in Pope county ought
to miss hearing Hon. c. R. Brecken
ridge in his speeches at Dover last
Tuesday, here Yesterday, and Atkins
to-day. Col. Breckenridge Is fresh
from the Congressional halls. He is
fresh from the contact with the diff
ferent elements which WELD power
in shaping the policies of the nation,
and is therefore in a position to en-.
tighten and instruct upon the sub
jects which most need the attention
of the people at this time in ma
tional point of view. No one will
deny that the people need informa-
ton on these subjects. The oppor-
tunity is now afforded to obtain it.
He by his experience is able to re-
veal the principles and methods that
shape and control the administration
of our government SO that the people
can understand how much their cor
rection is needed. Every man in
this county ought to hear Col. Breck.
enridge.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02
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THE STATE PRESS.
Extracts from Exchanges Show
ing the Drift of Discussion.

The Dardanelle Post repels the
insinuation that Arkansas having
adopted the Fishback amendment
will not make provisions for the
payment of the undisputed claims
against the State. The Post says:
The "earnestness" with which she
will pay every dollar that she owes
is equaled only by the ''unanimity"
with which she has refused to pay
what she does not owe. '.Let the
dead aud the beautiful rest Let
not your heart be troubled about the
State of Arkansas. She is sovereign,
and don't you forget it. She has
settled one pigeon hole of bills and
just give her breathing spell and
she will settle the others.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

You hear many people talk of the
severity of their youthful discipline
by rigid father or stern teacher,
but you never heard one condemn
the habits which that discipline
helped to form. A soldier or schol-
ar may deprecate the severity of dis
cipline, but the habits which are
formed hereunder are ever after
ward priced. Like that of an army,
the strength of a government rests
upon the discipline of its laws. 1t
is SO also in parties and everywhere
else in human affairs. Discipline
defied, and the conditions are pres
cnt to pave the way to confusion and
anarchy. Authority must be recog-
nized and respected or the bond Of
strength is gone in armies, schools,
parteis and governments. But the
tendency Of the times is to throw off
this discipline and restraint, except
such as may suit the fancy-to ig-
more authority, except where it con
duces to individual advantage. Men
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

The very essence of wisdom is
contained in the following paragraph
taken from the Little Rock Demo-
crat:
Arkansas needs development. We
have forests to clear, farms to be
opened, mines to be developed, man
ufactures to be established, banks to
be founded, railroads to be built,
and all the varied industries to be
pushed which 60 to make up a great
and prosperous State. How can we
better secure all this development
than by afiording to capital invested
in our midst the least possible rate
Of taxation? People like to invest
money where there is but a small
burden of taxation. 1t is the best
form of "protection" that can be af
forded to the farmer, mechanic,
manufactures and capitalist. 1t is
good for ".intant industries" and in
dustrIes that are old-good for all
ranks, colors, classes and conditions.
Reduce the taxes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02
THURSDAY, OCTOBER ?. 1884.
For Congressional District,
HON. CLIFTON r. BRECKENRIDGE

WOULD it not be good idea to
organize Breckenridge and Cleye-
land ana Hendricks club in every
township in the county on the 18th
inst, the day the township conven-
tions are held? 1t could easily be
done and could be made productive
OF much good before the campaign
closes. Democrats organize, by this
means alone can we safely combat
the WHY enemy who seeks to over
wheim us In defeat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

JUsr read the following order OF
Ben Butler, and then cay, if there is
a man, in the south especially, who
can retain his self respect and the
respect of the women OF the south,
and vote for Ben. The old scamp
thought to terrify the women of New
Orleans, and deter them from resent
ing the stealing and insults of But
ler's soldiers. If this arch old dem
agogue had had his just deserts, he
would have been kicked out of de-
cent society long ago:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
THE GULF, New ORLEANS,
May 18th, 1862.
General Order %.
AS the officers and soldiers of the
United States have been subject to
repeated insults from the women
(calling themselves ladies) of New
Orleans, in return for the most scru
pulous non interference and courtesy
on our part, it is ordered hereaf
ter that when any female shall by
word, gesture or movement insult or
show contempt for any officer or sol
dier of the United States, she shall
be regarded and held liable to be
treated as woman of the town ply
ing her vocation.
BY command of Major General
Butler.
GEO. C. STRONG, A. A. G. Chief Of
Staff.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

Of the great institutions supported
BY government aid FOR public chari-
ties and other objects are n tie
south. Yet her people pay their
share 70 support them. No man can
deny these facts. NO wonder the
south il solid She had no one to
help her. She had tc help herself,
and OF course took refuge uader the
only friend she had and that was the
democracy. 1t stood as q wall to
break tho current Of detraction rolling
In upon her from northern and east
crn quarters. It voiced her grief,
and offered her the only help she
could see from any quarter. There
may be those who relish all this dis
elimination against the south. There
are those who delight in seeing her
deprived Of almost every dollar Of
public appropriation who delight to
see her neglected and abused, but
how any man who expects to make
his home in her borders, to live un-
der her institutions can be among
that number is more than we can
comprehend. We call upon our
people to study these questions, for,
If they are not true as we have pre-
sented them, we have read to no
purpose.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

In Franklin county whore the
Brothers OF Freedom elected their
ticket over the regular democratic
nominees, the officers elect are hay.
ing some trouble in getting demo.
Gratis to go on their bonds. The
Ozark Sun dlsposes Of the matter as
follows:
1t seems that the merchants and
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

The forthcoming judicial conven-
ton has inspired the Little Rock
Democrat to give vent to the follow
ing reflections upon a question OF
vast concern to the people of the en-
tire commonwealth. The Democratic
views will be unanimously endors-
ed:
1t is not every great lawyer that
Will make a great judge or even n
respectable Judge. One may be
great in his knowledge OF the law,
learned in polite letters, great in
science, art, philosophy and yet ut
terly untitled for the judicial err.
mine. A petulant, irascible man
can never make a just judge. A
vain, opinionated man, always rush
ing to conclusions cannot be relied
on as judge. One who has fre
quently changed sides on the sub
jects of law, politics or religion will
not make safe judge. A timid
man without the courage OF his con-
victions or one who shapes his opin-
ions according to popular caprice
can never succeed as a judge. Nor
yet can the man who is wanting in
all the finer sensibiities that adorn
human nature. Let the people be-
ware of the type of men we have
described when they elect a chief
justice.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02
ARKANSAS SIFTINGS.
Oil mill at Brlnkley.
New city hall at Hope.

NcW clLy udll AZ nope.
Paris desires telephone.
Chess prevails at Wittsburg.
Fort Smith complains of mud.
Campmeetings are In progress.
Agricultural fairs are IN order.
Judsonia has neck tie festivals.
A Boone county fair is talked Of
Helcna's fair grounds are finished.
Lonoke has citizen SO years of
age.
Beebe is to have new cigar fac
tory.
Hampstead county's hog crop is
abundant.
313,752 acres Of taxable land in
Logan county.
Berta, Yell county is postoffice
discontinued.
Horse thieves infest many por.
tons Of the State.
A railroad from Malvern to Pine
Bluff is talked of.
Rocky Comfort postmaster is short
$1,000 in his accounts.
A ''blind tiger is lurking in the
vicinity Of Ozark.
Romance is the name of a new
White county postoffice.
Columbia county gave 600 MAORI.
ty against license.
DIR. NJ. M. Mcclure lectured to
Searcy Masons yesterday.
Hydrophobia is prevalent in some
parts Of Craighead county.
Searcy canning factory has 10000
cans of fruit ready for sale.
There is not jewelry store or bar
Der shop in Searcy county.
Carroll county ships large
amount of walnut timber.
j. H. Jones and family of Dardan-
ellie have moved to Morrilton.
The drouth killed large quantities
Of forrest timber in Scott county.
A county Sunday school conven-
ton was held at Ozark last week
Cattle are dying rapidly i'll Van
Buren, county with new disease.
Twenty five cents is the price OF
admission TO the White county fair
Grape culture and VINE making is
becoming quite general in this State.
A railroad from Monroe, La, to
Pine Bluff is mooted at the latter
city.
Rev. G. A. Dannelly is delivering
Masonic lectures at Pine Bluff this
week.
Work on the Fit. Smith and Boon
vile telephone line is progressing
finely.
Arkansas City has been cleared
Of bad characters by committee of
thirteen.
A challenge for bird hunt is the
latest innovation among GAINESVILLE
sportsmen.
Work to prevent the caving IN of
the river bank at Pine Bluff will be
begun at once.
The telephone between Hope and
Washington is success, financially
and otherwise.
The Waldron high school build
ing is finished and presents an i'm
posing appearance.
w. ID. Jacoway, Jr., and w. A.
Nowlen are new members of the
Yell county bar.
j. w. Ballard OF Newport cleared
$l.20 per box on shipment of 500
boxes of peaches.
b. ID. Turner, Jr., lays down the
local quill of the Qultman Light to
devote his energies to other matters.
1880 mortgages have been execut-
ed by the people of Conway county
this year. One mortgage for every
three voters.
Capitalists from Gallatn, Tenn,
are considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF
erecting a large cotton factory At
Fort Smith.
The editor Of the Lead Hill Bugle
inds 1t difficult to keep the wolf
from the door. A large gray one
was seen lurking in the vicinity last
week.
For striking Helena editor
nan named Sutton was sentenced
% a fine and six days Imprisonment.
The Imprisonment was afterward
:emiLted.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

The Dardanelle Post strikes from
the shoulder in discussing the ten
dcncy to consider men rather than
measures in the present campaign.
1t truthfully says:
1t is not only puerilc and low to
try candidates by their private lives
where correlatiye circumstances can
not be known, but 1T is even roor
policy to measure candidates even
by their public life. 1t is not men
but principles that are TO be passed
upon. 1t Is the policy and practices
OF the republican party as opposed
to those of the democratic party. 1t
is protection for capitalists and
skilled laborers against such pro-
lection as will include the agrIcul-
tural classes and all others. Free
trade as against protection. Ma
tional banks or no national banks.
Conglomeration of states or cohesion
of states are debatable questions
and subject matter for campaign,
but the personal acts of two men
who happen TO be candidates are far
too small to be factors in the exist
ence Of great nation.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-10-02

At the moment Grover Cleveland
was nominated by the Chicago con
vention, the wife OF +. Nj. Neal OF
Van Buren, gave birth to a boy. He
was named Grover Cleveland.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11
Unexplained Forces.

The Oakland Times, in commenting upon
Lulu Hurst's performance, and as in de-
Tense of some supposed power lurking in
her, tells the following: " We have known
many remarkable deposits of unexplained
force. In Ottrmwa, Iowa, lived an old fel-
low named Paul Caster, who built . cure y
and made large fortune by laying on Of
hands. He was an ignorant and coarse old
cracker, could not read nor write, and yet
he was full of electricity, magnetism, force,
| and scared lots of bedridden people out OF
their imaginary sickness. Il was his pleas
ant habit TO give his enemies the diarrhna.
He was arrested for alleged attempts at IA
miliarity with Il lady patient When his
trial came on he wore out the bar of OF
tumwa. One lawyer after another under
took the case against him, but found him
self unable to get through statement Of
the grounds of prosecution. An Cnfavora-
bic ruling.of the Judge would be followed
by hasty abandonment OF the seat of JUS
tice, and the jury when looked upon soon
clamored for release to meet engagements
more pressing than the suit The wash
houses cleaned up q large dividend out OF
that trial, and the bench, bar and Jury re-
newed the shamefaced experiences of their
youth. The old fellow was worse than a
whole cucumber crop, and went free, in
spite OF ali the astrlngents and Wlll-power
| that could be used by his prosecutors, while
his own attorneys sat unruffled with their
confidence in various things mistaken
Now what did it? No one knows The
old fellow was just as capable OF admins
tering an invisible emetic, and frequently
ended the arguments OF those who scofled
at his power by making them lose their
dinners But at the last old Paul laid down
and died just like anybody else, and his
remarkable power died with him. in a
ruder age he woCld have been prophet.
and thousands would have followed him
into the foundation of a new faith and the
planting of q new nation
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Flied october 1, 1854
oaioner .. lsSl-iiucolu Il. Childbirth To Isa
bel GGincy-Piece of land IN northeast quarter
Of section ., township 5 north, range east
August Is, 1Ssi-william X. Lindsay. ST.. tc
Mary f. Aeock-South half OF lot 9, of the Shell
don grant, containing i2G acres
October 3. lSSl-Mrs Rebecca Campbell &c
William Meikle-North half Of south half of LOT
S. O and p Fourth and Fifth streets
October ], lSSi-J. B.Welty to Mrs. c. NJ Ram
ase-Twenty quarter acres east OF the city
s., 200.
Filled October 7, 1881
September 30, 1SSi-NIrs. X. L. Davis and P.
i. Green to the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance
Company-Swamp Land Survey, No. 364, on An
drus Island; $500
October 6, 1SSl-0liver Sanders to Amos A.
sanders-south half of section 80, township :
north range east.
October :, ISM. F. odeu, NJ. NJ. odell and
Teresa A. Odell 10 Charlotte s. Ayers-Iet 4
sl,i5O. >''''' '1 ''-'''S
October 6, lSSi-IIenry and Louisa Comte 10
Elizabeth Bryte-East half of lot . l. and NJ,
Ninth and Tenth streets
Filled October s. 1851
October Z, lsSi-James E Harlew to Catherine
Burns-North half of south half of lot p and
q, Eighth and Ninth streets
Filed October g, 1881
Octobers. 1ssi-Riehard p. Burr to N Greene
Curtis-Wcst half of lot I, and H. Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets 81 900
Filed October 10. 1884
September 81, JSS4-Henry Burnham to D. D.
Whitbeck-East 30 feet of lot 6, H and /, Eighth
and Ninth streets
October9. 1SSi-Daniel Flint and A. +. Ray
inond to Benjamin Bailey-Northeast quarter of
southwest quarter Of sections township north,
range east.
October O. 1SSl-James B. Bradford to Henry
Roberison-Lots and ,, and east half of lot G
OF northeast quarter OF section 3, township 3
north, range east; $500.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11
OREGON.
Divorce by Wholesale.

PORTLAND, October 10TH There is a
lively social sensation nj Salem Ii is the
first the capital city has known in a long
time Ten women have resolved To bring
divorce suits at the term of the State Cir.
cult Court, which opens next Monday.
Two of them filed the papers with the
Clerk this morning and the others are cx-
pected to follow toward the close of the
week. OF the ten families involved seven
are among the oldest and best families in
Marion county, and three OF the husbands
have recently held prominent political
positions. The principal causes assigned
are that the husbands stay out too late at
night and are too much given to painting
the town red, much TO the annoyance and
neglect of their households This whole
sale application for the dissolution of mar
rage bonds is the subject of the liveliest
gossip. 1t is believed that there is pre-
concerted action ON the part Of the injured
wives to scare their husbands into retorma-
ton and that most of the cases will not be
pushed in the Courts. Some of the parties
have been married twenty-five years and
have Grandchildren
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-11
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.s

The San Francisco retail grocers have
agreed to early closing after January 5
1885.
During Thursday 500 names were placed
on the Register, and in the evening 225,
making the total up to date q, 29l
Business in real estate during the week
can hardly be said to have been unsatis-
factory. 1t is true there is no rapid chang
| ing of ownership, but, nevertheless, there
| is fair number of sales being CONSUME
mated. Transactions for the moment are
mainly in small residence pieces and I'M
improved building lots.
Mayor Bartlett has vetoed Resolution
No. HAT, passed by the Supervisors two
weeks ago. This resolution authorized the
payment of $500 to John Lord Love and
$500 to w. c. Burnett, being the balance of
the special fund for the year 1928, in
| payment for their services as counsel for
the city in the Spring Valley Water and
San Francisco Gaslight Companies tax
cases,
! Last Wednesday afternoon some pot
hunters shooting at small birds near the
| Almshouse set fire to a field of brush and
weeds, which rapidly spread over the ada
| cent lands of Adolph Sutro, destroying
| about 1000 trees, worth about 81 apiece
| The fire was extinguished by men from the
Almshouse ordered out by Superintendent
Heating who fought the flames with gunny-
bags.
| Harry Jones, conductor on car No 5, of
! the Omnibus Railroad line, is about 40
years of age, and at various times has acted
as school teacher, lawyer, miner, etc. He
was at one time City Marshal of Tomb
stone and at another Sheriff of Pinal
| county, A. 7. About three months ago he
came to this city dead broke" and fail
ing all other means of employment, went
to work on the Omnibus Railroad as an
extra. and finally got charge of a car
Thursday he received a letter inclosing a
draft on the London and San Francisco
Bank for 81 600, and containing the infor-
nation that his mother had died leaving
him a fortune of $4,000.
A prominent citizen who came from
Santa Barbara on the steamer recently, re-
ports seeing in Monterey bay, early Friday
morning, most remarkable sight. The
bay seemed alive with whales, which were
spouting and blowing up the water. some
of them being small, but many were large
grayback whales. There We're fully fifty
of the monsters in sight. There appeared
to be three schools of them. They were
slowly proceeding southwark. In twenty
years, while constantly familiar with Mon
terey bay, the gentleman says that henever
saw anything before that would equal this
sight a large sulphur-bottom whale came
ashore at Santa Cruz few days ago, which
was shot on the Monterey side, but he was
an ugly customer, and could not be held
He died just before reaching the Santa
Cruz side. A grayback whale will Weld
on the average from sixty to one hundred
barrels of oil