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The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

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JAN. 1. lSSI--I want through the
medium Of the DEnocRAr, to call the
attention Of the town authorities 70
. matter which needs attention very
much. II is this;-nxhe sidewalk over
which the Two hundred school chill
dren .ho attend The public school,
have 10 pass daily. ~ il q wretched
condition at the southwest corner ol
Travis Smiths lot. and At the east
end Of the small loot bridge, that Ii
Is absolutely dangerous When ii
rains and becomes muddy and slip
perry. Il is almost impossible for the
children 10 get through the mud ii
smiths cospers and some child ID
liable 70 get an arm broken II any
time, by slipping and falling on the
east end ofthe os-bridge, where the
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

Land OaIce az Dsrdanelie, Ark, Dec 81. Issss.
Notice u hereby given that the following
named settler has nlefl notice Of his intention
10 make anal proof In support Of his rlaim, and
snxt said proof will be made before the Coanfy
Judge Of Pope County. Ark. at Dover. ARK on
the f5fh day 81 February. 1854, viz:
Alexnnder Wheeler, Hid entry No. II, e61 for
the ~ Y ne Ma NV x and n " x W or.
sec 4. TO y Of % west.
he names he following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, via:
Ransoa. Linker John H. Wheeler, VIM
Turner. Win. Tinker. all, 81 Dover. ARK.
n. n GIBSON,
Jans Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

IT becomes our painful duty to
record another murder in Pope eoun-
~. Again human blood has stain
ed our soil. Another man, and he a
young man. has fallen prey to the
terrible six shooter, and that without
sufficient proyocation. On last
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

they may grow up steady. sober and
good citizens. Let this country swear
BY the three mile Law, and especially
since its effects have bern so marked
upon our own town and community.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,

:
POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters BY
Mail or Express TALL sums OF s. and upwaris
BY Express at oar expense to
NJ 4. DAIPHIN- New Orleans. La.
Or, NJ. A. DAUPHIS.
or seventh ST.. Washington, d. {.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

Land OeGce at Dardanelle. Ark. Dec 81, issS.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has Gled notice OF his intention
% make nnal proof In support Of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Regis
ter and Receiver. at Dardanelie, Ark, on
February Sth 1884. viz:
James n. Freeman, Hid entry No. $3.50. for
the v Y or or and ar or sec Is tip s.
D OF n west
He uames the following Witnesses 70 prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of. said land. viz:
Martin Epps. Bria-h Epps. Gclleam Smith.
Jerry Wolco:t, all, OF Russellville, Ark
T. NJ. GIBSON,
Jan 81 Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03
LIST OF PxIzEs.

1857 Prizes, amounting to- ..... sss5 ~,
Application for rates to clubs should ouly he
made to the ONCE Ct the COMPANY in New
Orleans.
For further information write clearly. givisr
fniI address Make II. o. Money Orsiers
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

incorporated ~ 1855 for % years BY the Ia.
fsiatnre for Educational and eharitaiJe ~, ~
poses = with capital 81 81. 90. D00-t0 ub{ehi :
added. peen
BY AZ overwhelming popular vote its f,su
chtse was made parI 81 the present Stas
Constitution adopted December II, 4. ID. isrs
The only Lottery er$r rated on asf =, 49,. -,
By the psop1e ofaNE lStrfs ''sh
w serer sealez Or posfgoHss.
IFS GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAW
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-01-03

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNI.
TY TO WIN A FORTUNE.
FIRST GRAND DRAWINC
CLASS A, AT NEW ORLEANS
TUESDAY, January 10. 1854
164th Monthly Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
1OO,OOO Tickets at Five Dollars
Eeach. Fractions, i'm Fiftbs
in proportion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
Casualties of the Week.

Between the capes of Virginia and Delaware
the gale of the 31st blew sixty miles an hour at
times. Disasters were numerous, but only
rneager details can be procured
The details of fires of March show an aggre-
gate loss of IS 25O,0 COO OF this amount So, OBS,
OOO was burned mp in ten fires, The January,
February and March fire record shows s27,
e50, 900, being $500, 900 more than in the frs
three months Of 1883 and at the rate Of sl09.
OO0, 90 for a year
At Sleepy Eye. Brown Co, MINI, Friday
morning a fire broke out in row of frame
buildings on the north side of Pine street, oc-
cupied by James Kneal, agent of the Chicago
News company; H. Miller, hotel and saloon;
James Mullenmister, feed store and dwelling.
The tvo-story wing and brick building of Mel.
son Bros. was saved, though in a badly dam
aged condition The Offices of the Sleepy Eye
Herald and American Express company were
badly ecorched
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Crimes and Criminals.

Delano Smith, a Harvard law student,
stabbed himself thirty-nine times in the breast
with pocket-knife He was delirious with
drinking.
From Fl Smith, Ark, recently, twenty
nine United States prisoners, convicted of va
rious crimes committed in the Indian Territory,
were sent TO the house of correction at Detroit,
Mich.
Austin Keen has just served out ten years in
the New Jersey state prison. When he had
been in five years he sent for girl he had
wronged and married her in prison She and
her child lived there until he was released
At Toronto Horace F. Atkins, aged thirty
one, shot his wife, aged twenty-one, and Hack
EFT, street car conductor, whom he accuses Of
being too intimate, and whom he caught to-
gether az the house of a friend Both were
taken to the hospital where Hacketts injuries
were pronounced fatal Atkins was arrested
Capt William H. Robinson, Democratic
candidate for Congress, Eight Alabama dis
trict, against Gen. Joe Wheeler, committed sui
eide at Scottsboro, Ala, recently, by sticking
q pen-knife in his heart He had just returned
from an electioneering tour, and tits supposed
the excitement affected bis mind.
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Personal News Notes.

Mrs. Langtry gees 70 London 10 July, and
VIII undertake provincial tour Of seventeen
weeks.
Fred Davis, shsron's private detective, gave
the San Francisco editors dinner April Lot,
lust before the senator went on the witness
stand for himself
The will Of the late Gen Weitzel deyises his
entire estate to his widow for life, to go to his
daughter after the death of her mother
Frederick Leypoldt, the well known publish
er, formerly of the firm of Leypoldt & Holt
of New York, is dead. He was a native of
Germany and before the war conducted a for
eign book store in New York and in 1866 en-
tered INTO partnership with Henry Holt
The remains of the late Minister Hunt are ex-
pec.ed to arrive in New York on the steamer
Elbe from Bremen. Mrs. Hunt accompanies
four sons of the deceased, who will accompany
them to Washington The interment win be
made in Oak Hill cemetery, Washington, TO be
preceded by brief funeral services, either at st
Johns church or at the cemetery chapel.
Mary Anderson says she cannot guess who
inspired the recent slanderous paragraphs in
London She is indignant and angry and pro
nounces them cruel and practical jokes. She
SAYS she is suffering greatly from isomnia, and
is going away Saturday for a few weeks rest
After this she viii fill three weeks engage
ment in Edinburgh, aud then go to Venice In
September she will return TO London. Count
GIeichen has completed bust of Miss Ander-
son. and George Boughton has painted her por-
TRAIT
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duel in the Dark.

terrible shooting affray occurred over a
game of cards at Coles Greek Columbia
county, Pa, the 30th. Charles Davis,
Charles Mills, James Roger and Henry
Williams were playing poker. Gradually tho
amount grew larger, and at last reached $500
side. Davis and Mills were playing against
Williams and Royner At the conclusion OF the
game Williams reached for the stakes, but Roy
ner claimed he had seen Davis cheat and a
scramble was made for the money Revolyers
were drawn and the bar-room was emptled OF
the small crowd of spectators which had wit
messed the game A promiseuous firing fol-
lowed, in which the lights were extingulshed
The firing lasted several minutes, and the crowd
outside waited with bated breath for il to cease.
Finally there was silence inside, The crowd
surged in and found all four lying on the floor
apparently dead Davis and Mills each had
four bullet holes in their bodies. Royer and
Williams were covered with blood and uneon-
scious IT was found that Roger was shot twlce
in the right leg and once in the thigh. His skull
bears the appearance of being fractured. VII
liams received three bullet wounds in his body,
and is undoubtedly fatally wounded Mills and
Davis died Monday The widest excitement
exists All kinds of rumors were atoat, and
the death of rover and Williams was announced,
but afterward denied The last accounts are
to the effect that Royer and Williams Will re-
cover, although badly injured All four were
considered highly respected citizens, and the
fact of their being shot Sunday night IN gam
bling quarrel has shown how strong the gaming
fever ragged Royer's wife is reported TO have
lost her reason over the sad affair.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
Rail and River News.

The bondholders of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company have applied to the house to
be heard before action is taken on the bill to
forfeit the grant Of that company.
The gross earnings of the St Paul & Duluth
during the fourth week in March decreased
81, 405 -. The earnings during the week were
S24, 1921, and during the same week Of 1885,
S26, 3S4.9
The Milwaukee K St Paul has just con-
structed fifty furniture cars. The new cars are
81 feet inches long, Sfeet wide and s feet l-2
inches high and are solely designed for use in
transportation of furniture, light agricultural
implements, carriages and other bulky freight
Of that description.
The Railroad Gazette says there was total
of 10 accidents during the month of February,
in which - persons were killed and $50 injured
As compared with February, 1888, there was
decrease Of "a accidents, of 80 killed aud of 50
injured. The two months of the current year
TO the end of February show total of 257 scci-
dents, IS killed and 800 injured This is q
monthly average of l29 accidents, 40 killed and
los hurt February being considerably below
the average.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
A Terrible ocean Disaster.

Sambro ledge, the spot where eleven years
ago $40 persons persisted at the wreck of the
Atlantic, is again the scene of another terrible
disaster On Thursday night the steamer
Daniel Steinmann from Antwerp to New York,
while trying TO make the Halifax harbor during
a dense fog, struck the rocks and sunk OF
the 100 or more persons on board l24 are re-
ported lost Most of the passengers were
steerage.
The latest in regard to the wrecked steamer
is that of the crew of thirty-nine and captain
and ninety passengers, only nine reached shore
sengers. These are still on Sambro island, q
short distance from the main land
The Daniel Steinrnann was built at Antwerp
in 1873 She was III feet long, 81 feet beam
and % feet depth of hold Her gross tonnage
was ], 1S5 tons Her name was formerly the
Khedive She has been running in the White
Cross line since 1878 At one time she was
considered a very lucky vessel, but during
the last two or three years she has lost this
reputation
This calamity is in q measure somewhat
peculiar coincident. On April, 1875, or eleven
years and two days previous 20 the disaster
above mentioned, the steamer Atlantic, of the
White Star line, bound from Liverpool for New
York, was wrecked on the rocks at the same
spot, Sanbro head, and so persons persisted
Few persons viii soon forget that dreadful dis
aster. with one or two exceptions the greatest
,ue OF the kind in history. When the report Of
the Atlantic's fate was telegraphed throughout
the country il was by many regarded So an
April fool joke, and it was some little time be-
fore people learned the truth. that It ~ss 0
most famentable reality.
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"our Mary" in Westminster Abbey
rorrespondence Philadelphia Times

The arrival of Mary Anderson creates
a little stir. One is not beauty for
nothing in London. The supremacy
is felt even in Westminster Abbey, the
last place on earth where Tie lovliness,
which perisheth so utterly and IRENE
diably, should have an Importance.
Yet the face and form of this erect
American girl are fair to see, as she
stands near Gays tablet and points with
her taper finger to the well known and
strangely bitter lines:
Life's Jest and all things show it;
l thought so once and now know it
The richness of great stained windows
pours down yellows, crimsons and blues
upon the group which surrounds her,
and laughingly she moves away and
tries to decipher the Grabbed lettering
on the Chaucer tomb. She looks like
the incarnation of sweet spring, being
clad in tight-ftting jacket of green
cloth and jaunty skirt of green stripes
and kissable poke bonnet of stout
straw, also dark green in color. She
holds tiny muff in her hands, which
are encased in long gloves of Swedish
kid, and for the most part she smiles.
Off the stage one looks in vain for the
tragic muse in Mary Anderson.
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A Red Handed Murderer.
From the Bismarcl Tribune.

from inc BlbudECb 1IlDuue-
1t is enough to fill the breast of every
frontiersman with supreme disgust to
read of the manner in which Sitting
Bull was lionized in st. Paul and Min
neapolis The old williams a red-hand-
ed murderer of the deepest dye, yet he
was toadied to as If the laurel wreath
of a hero crowned his brow. Even fair
ladies crowded up eager to clasp hand
upon which the life blood of women and
children is scarcely dry, and smiled up
on him as sweetly as they would smile
were he an angel from the celestial
realms above. He was feasted and
dined and shown every attention, yet
ere month rolls by he may again be
at the head of his braves on the war
path, scattering rapine and murder
wherever he goes. A dungeon cell is
better for him than banquet hall, and
instead of being decorated with ribbons,
as he was in st. Paul, his theiving neck
should alone be decorated, and that
with a strong and trustyrope.
We would be pleased to have all who
are doing honor to this man IN public
hall and would like to stand for an hour
and read to them some extracts from
lack files Of the Tribune, when Sitting
Bull was at the height of his power.
Wewould like to read some of the blood
curdling stories told of him during the
war in which the Custer massacre oc-
curred-stories that cause the heart to
stand still and the bloodto grow cold in
the veins. We would like to show them
the true character of the william whom
they honor, and food with their kindest
attentions and sweetest smiles.
The American people are quick to for
got A very few years serves to obhter-
ate the memories of the most damnable
outrages, yet it is sad commentary on
the sense of Justice of the nation that a
man whose hands have been stained
with the blood of scores Of innocent
victims, should remain UNPUBLISHED and
be treated as though he were hero.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
Foreign Flashes.

George V. Sims has sailed for Europeas gener-
eral European agent of tho Northern Pacific
road
Miss Goddard. an American, was married in
Paris recently to Prince Poniatowski The reg
lister was signed by Morton, United States min
lister.
Max ORell, whose little book, "John Bull Of
Son ne," has had an enormous sale in Europe
and America, has written note to the London
Standard, saying America has l89 religions, but
her publishers are thieves He got nothing
from them for his pamphlet
London Catholic circles are excited by the re-
port that Dr. Herbert Vaughan, bishop of Sal
ford has been appointed coadjutor to Cardinal
Manning, with right of succession. The APP
pointment meets with general approval among
the Catholic clergy of England and Ireland
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
RIVER FALLS,

Massachusetts, has passed law, that
the school committee of every city and
town shall purchase at the expense of
such city or town text books and other
school supplies used in the public
schools, and text books and supplies
shall be loaned to thepupils of pub
lie schools free of charge, subject to
such rules and regulations as to care
and custody as the school committee
may prescribe. Similar laws have
been proposed in various states but
Massachusetts,, it is believed is the first
to try the experiment under legislative
sanction.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
SOCIOLOGY.
A Philosophical Cobbler on Character in
Old Shoes.


old Shoes.
Eyes, sir; they beat palmistry all hol-
low. Take yourself, for instance; in
your shoe / see vacillation, irresolution,
fickleness, tendency toward negligence
or evasion of unpleasant duties, occa-
sional spells of moroseness. Show me
any persons foot covering after two
months wear, or often less than that,
and / will tell you that persons charac-
ter ii both heel and sole are evenly
worn level the wearer is clear.
headed, decisive and reso Lutte
a good business man, valuable and
Trustworthy employee or an excellent
wife and mother If the outsids sole is
cut through the wearer, if q man, is in
clined to be adventurous, unreliable and
spasmodie in all his acts, if woman,
she is predisposed to boldness and way
ward tendencies. II the inside of the
sole is cut through it indicates weakness
and vacillation in man and modesty
in woman.
"a certain young man who has pat
ronized me for years was keeping com
pany with two girls, also customers OF
mine. / noticed that one of them wore
out her shoes on the outside of the sole
first, while the other stepped squarely
and wore down both shoes alike. I've
always had liking for the young fell
low, and knowing that he was wayering
between the two girls, took him aside
one day and showed him the shoes OF
his flames and told him what | have
told you. The result was that he mar
ried the square stopper and was happy.
while the other girl disgraced herself.
81 can also tell something of a persons
tendencies by the size of his shoe, the
breadth of the sole, the condition OF the
buttons or strings, the amount of wear
on the toe, the condition OF the lining,
etc. / would not advise a friend tc
marry girl who squeezes number
four foot in a number two shoe, for such
q one is apt to prove vain, affected and
frivolous.
''Do believe that character can be
nodded by keeping the shoes properly
soled and heeled? Well, it has its iu-
fluence. The gait Of person is as
closely connected with his disposition
as the expression of his counteJance,
though not so easily read by mdt per
sons. To continue the wearing of
shoe which runs over badly ogy tends
to confirm the habit in th9person's
walk
Your Job is done sir sorr'I couldn't
give you better characte. but truth
is truth and l never filter. Troy
Standard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
sopatting Hus,ness In iowa.

dispatch from Sutherland, 0'Brien county,
states that number of farmers from Central
and Eastern Iowa have arrived in that locality
and squatted on what is known as the overlap
ping lands of the Sioux City, st Paul & Omaha
and Milwaukee St Paul railways These
lands were never earned by the railroads and
ture passed an act ceding them from the state,
which held them in trust to the general govern
ment in order that they might be opened to
actual settlers. There are about eighty five
thousand acres of land, which are now quite
rush of claimants. Those already upon the
ground say that they were advised by the gov
ernor and secretary of state that they could
hold the lands by improving and living upon
them. They are therefore putting up buildings
and will break the land Among the legal fra
ternity of 0'Brien county the belief prevails
that the railroads will eventually obtain the
title and Dust them, retaining all improvements.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
First shootang al coer D,Alene.

Eagle City Special: The first serious shoot
ing match for weeks occurred here, and for a
time general riot was anticipated Three
men, who were working on q lot on Eagle
street, Just north of the business center, were
ordered of by two others, who claimed to be
the original owners They refused to leave,
and reinforcements During their absence
the holders Of the lot strengthened their posi-
ton by throwing up breastworks, behind which
they announced their intention of holding the
claim at all hazards When the two parties
came together there was fusilade which
aroused the town Over fifty shots were fred
in short time, and at distance of not more
than fifty feet, but owing to the entrenched
position of both parties, no one was seriously
injured, with the exception of bystander, who
was shot in the leg by flying bullet
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-04-10
General News Items.

The Dundee, IL, town ticket was entirely
composed OF Smiths.
Lyman & Curtiss, New York toy merchants,
assigned for s172, Goo
Grain reports in Oregon and Washington are
universally favorable.
At Baltimore J. C. Vincent L Co, grain spec
ulators. have suspended
E A Mute is jailed at Duluth, MINI, for
stabbiug and nearly killing Cook at Agate
Bay.
In the Newark Methodist conference twenty
of forty charges against Rev. DR.. Bristow were
sustained, among them that of gross immor-
atty.
oleomsrgarine is preferred TO butter By
yachismen who cruise in Southern waters, be-
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Sheriff McQuade has received telegram from
Agate Bay informing him that E. A Mute had
stabbed aud nearly killed cook in the saloon
and boarding house of Charles Larue at that
place, and that the criminal would probably ar
rive on the noon stage. Will MoQuade,
the sherif's deputy, was on hand and arrested
Mute as he left the stage at the foot of First av
enue east soon after noon. He was confined in
the county jail Mute had been at work get
ting out ties up ON the line of the Duluth & Iron
Range road, and went down TO Agate Bay and
got drunk Thursday forenoon. twas not long
after noon when he got into quarrel with the
cook, who struck him in the face. Then it was
that Mute drew knife and stabbed the cook
several times tn the left side, so seriously that
his wounds are considered fatal. Mute started
ON foot for Duluth, sleeping at the halfway
house Thursday night, and coming into Duluth
by stage, as stated. The name of the injured
man is not learned
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Of One Who Fell from High Estate.

washington better III the lnter-O0oah'
The name of Ex-senator Ferry, OF
Michigan, has been spoken of in con-
nection with the vacant mission to st.
Petersburg, but there is no probability
of his appointment. A Washington
lady, who has just returned from Europe
and met him there, says that he was so
much changed that she scarcely knew
him, and did not recognize him until he
spoke. The ex-Senator's appearance,
she says, is quite distressing, and he re-
auired the most constant attention from
his sister, who is the companion of his
travels. He was then visiting one of
German spas and thought thewaters we're
doing him good. There is story cur
rent here that the Senator has for sew
eral years been victim of the morphine
mania, and that his weakness is the re-
suit of an endeavor to cure himself of
the use of the drug.