The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1884-12-11
NEWS AND NOTES.

WV ftJth IatHtiu y fobcs HIS Ptut nii~
ty being $500.
From the abuse heaped on Burch-
ard one would imagine that he wrote
the MulIigan letters.
A big new cavern has been dis
covered in Virginia just in time for
Malone to crawl into it.
Blaine can now fall back upon his
reputation as a man Of letters--espe-
cialIy the Muliigan Letters.
The official vote Of Texas, gives
Cleveland's plurality 134,S55, and
his majority over all, 128,02l.
The monthly debt statement shows
the public debt to have been increas-
ed $747.124.13 during November.
The Secretary of the Interior rec
ommends Federal aid to primary
schools on the basis Of illiteracy.
The Virginia plague, it seems, is
not Mulhatton lie; its viruience
equals that of cholera in Its worst
aspect.
Benjamin f. Lockwood and Belva
Butler are now styled the Babes in
the Woods. Though lost to sight,
to memory dear.
Adam Clark, of the Arkadelphia
STANDARD, has been appointed to q
position in the national house OF
representatives.
Zeb Ward has imported two hun
dred colored laborers from South
Carolina and located them in Con
way county. He will employ them
on bis farms.
1t looks as though the Territories
had voted their cattle as well as
their men this time. Several of
them have doubled their figures Of
four years ago.
The New Orleans Exposition will
open promptly December 10th. One
thousand car. loads of exhibits have
arrived, and $500 will reach there
before the opening.
The Pacific Railroads owe the
Government $102, 1884, 1914. No won
der Jay Gould was so anxious to
have Blaine elected He could easily
have afforded to spend million dol
lars for that purpose.
Senator Brown, of Georgia, was
re elected the other day by the
Georgia Legislature with but four
opposing votes, and Senator Pugh,
of Alabama, was re elected by the
unanimous vote of the House with
but one dissenting vote in the Sen
ate.
Governor Hendricks attended the
theatre In indianapolis recently and
had a great ovation. The "old man"
is popular among all classes in his
own city. His box was draped with
flags and the orchestra played 'sHall
to the Chief" when he entered.
Though Republican, President
Arthur does not forget that he is a
gentleman. Following the example
set by Mr.. Hayes, he has invited
President elect Cleveland to make
the White House his home while pre-
pairing for the ceremonies of lnaugu-
ration.
The fact that Grover Cleveland is
man who rises to every emergency
In which he is placed seems only
just beginning to dawn upon some
of the people who have been calling
upon him lately at Albany. He
does not load a cannon to shoot a
canary bird, nor cross over bridge
until he gets to it.
There is no need for Congress to
reduce the taxes on whisky and to-
bacco. Every man can totally abol-
lsh them for himself simply by not
using tobacco or whisky. No one
is obliged to use them, whereas the
tariff raises the price of innumerable
articles that are necessaries of life
which man cannot do without.
Seeing that he cannot be elected
to the Senate again, Malone is said
to have his eye on the Governorship
of Virginia. In this, however, he
will be opposed by a considerable
faction of his own party, and there
is every reason to believe that his
brief hour for strutting and fretting
on the political stage is about over.
There seems to be great deal Of
worry among the politicians as to
what Mr.. Cleveland will do; what
his course will be as to removals and
appointments, and whether he will
appoint Liberal Republican to a
cabinet position. The most anxious
spectators as to his future are the
very people who tried hardest to pre-
vent his election. Their zeal is that
of new converts, and .outruns their
discretion.
After completing the official bus
mess TO- which they were assembled,
the presidential electors chosen by
the people of Arkansas in Novem-
Der, unanimously endorsed Senator
Garland for Encouragement of the
United States. This action was
timely and most appropriate, as one
OF the almost innumerable evidences