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The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
In JOINT Session.
Missouri Republican


There will be no full official count
Of the electoral votes for president
and vice-president till the two hous
es Of congress meet in joint session,
for that purpose, in February next.
No other body has authority to make
the count and declare the result.
The electoral votes have not yet
been cast. The electors are chosen,
out they are yet to meet in their re
spective state capitals and vote for
president and vice president. This
they will do on the first Wednesday
in December, the third day of that
month. These votes, duly certified
and bearing the seals of the respect
i've states. are to be transmitted by
mail to the president of the senate,
and when the two houses meet in
join. session in February, the GER
tlficates will be opened and tue votes
counted. Under a rule adopted by
a Republican congress nearly twenty
years ago. either house may object
to the electoral votes of any state,
and in that case, the votes OF the
state objected to are not counted.
1t may be stated in this connec-
ton that the present senate is Re
publican, and the house Democratic.
Ii the votes OF one or more states
should be uncountcd so that neither
candidate would be left a majority,
there would be a failure of election
and then it would devoue upon
the house TO choose the president,
each state having one vote and that
vote determined by the majority OF
its representatives.. The Senate
would choose the vice president
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

Comments BY the Press Of the
Country.
New York World.


One supreme consolation comes
from the election-that it forever
buries beneath his own dunghilI that
political pest, bold, bad, blatant Ben
Butler. In his whole career his con-
nection with any and every party
and BY turns he has belonged to oil
Of them--Eas been purely for mis-
chief making purpose. With no ca
pacity except for harm, with feeble
power to pull down and no ability TO
build up. he has been political nul
sancc which the public-the s'people"
be -..s.s.s sarcica,ly paraded before IN
behalf of Blaine--is now well rid OF.
1t is refresningly grateful 70 the
whole country to feel and to know
that Buffers mischief making role
is now completely "played out we
shall hear no more of him. As for
80 blatant bngle- blowing Of the
past three months over his presumed
prominence as factor in the Presi
Dental canvass, the actual vote cast
for him appropriately measures his
lnsigEificance with the assumed in
fluence and Importance oil bis two OF
three supporting organs.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
Special to the DEMOCRAT.

THERE are few, and bless the
goodness, very few, who maintain
that the farmers future prosperity
does not lie in making two bushels
of corn grow where one grew before,
or in producing larger crops of cot
ton and more turnips or bigger
pumpkins, ect., but in letting these
things take care of themselves, and
plunging into politics. A purer Wis
ionary or demagogue cannot be found
than such person. For in this,
does lie the farmers prosperity. A
bale of cotton to the acre, or so bush
els of corn, and plenty of turnips,
potatoes, ect., make the most power
full argument of a farmers prosperi-
ty that can be made. In fact with
this condition of things nothing can
stand in the way of farming progress
that Is within the limits of reason
able hypothesis. This is so plain
that anybody but a visionary can
see it at a glance. More corn, more
cotton, more turnips and bigger
ones, and more produce generally, to
the acre, is the shiboleth of the
farmers advancement, and the soon
err this truth is accepted and acted
upon the better.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
Can They Steal New YOrk's
Vote?
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
The KELLoGGs of the BLAINE par
ty are not confined to Louisiana.
There are some politicians in this
State who are quite as bold and un-
scrupulous as that indicted but un-
tried rascal. They would doubtless
be quite as ready to cheat the DEN.
ocRAcY out of the election in this
State as KELLOGG was to steal the
election in Louisiana in 1876.
But fortunately we have no Louis
lana Returning Board in New
York. Fortunately, too, the people
of this State, warned by the great
crime of 1876, are prepared to give
a sudden and very emphatic check
to any attempt to introduce Return
ing Board tactics in New York cleo
tions.
Certified transcripts of the regular
returns in every district OF the State,
as found at the close of the polls, are
in the hands of the State Committee.
There are courts to appeal to in case
frauds should be attempted. The
Board of State Canvassers, consist
ing of the Secretary of State, Comp
troller, Surveyor General, Attorney
General and Treasurer, stands four
Democrats against one Republican.
1t is not probable that in canvassine
the vote cast in the several counties
and determining and certifying the
persons elected" this Board would
allow any returns known to them to
be fraudulent and false to subvert
the will OF the people of the State
Neither is there any danger that
the people can again be cheated at
Washington. Senator EDMUsDs pre-
sides in the Senate. He is an honest
Republican who could not be Undue
ed TO lend himself to fraud. The
House of Representatives is Demo
ciatic, and in case the election should
be thrown into the House would con-
firm the choice OF the people and
elect CLEVELAND.
Above all, are the American Peo-
pie themselves, who will never again
allow corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS pol
iticians to rob them Of the right to
elect and inaugurate the President
OF their honest choice.
No heed for alarm. The People
have elected GROVER CLEVELAND
President and as sure as the sun
rises in the morning he will take
possession Of the Government on the
fourth day OF next March.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
New York World.

ave predict for President Cleve-
land an administration which will in
all directions foster American indus
tries; which will protect the Ameri-
can people against all wrongs and
encroachments in their rights at
home and abroad; which will pro
hibit and punish corruption; which
will check The growing power Of our
rich criminal classes and monopo-
lies, and which will restore both
prosperity and honor to the nation.
As Grover Cleveland has proved his
fidelity in the loftier station to
which the voice of the people called
him; as he leaves the Governors
chair with new honors on his head.
so will ne leave the Presidential
chair, and the people, although they
can give him no higher Office, will
install him in their lasting honor
and respect
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
A Bonanza the Politicians Lost
Sight of.

While politicians everywhere
we're quarreling on Tuesday, Octo.
Der 14th, 1884, the 173rd Grand
Monthly Drawing of The Louisiana
State Lottery came off. M. A. Dau-
phin, New Orleans, La, to whom all
inquiries should be addressed)
Ticket No. 7S,455 drew the first cap.
ital prize OF $75, 900, and it was sold
in whole ticket TO q weil-known bus
mess man of the Crescent City, and
paid in to f. b. those, OF the Louis.
lana Natl Bank there. No. 1896
drew the second prize of $2o,0oo,
sold in fifths at one dollar each
one fifth each to Mr.. Harry Smith,
Justice of the Peace and VIM. NJ.
Kennedy, planter, both of Greenviile.
Miss; one-tifth to w. C. Briggs Of
Chicago; another to L. c. Bennett
No. 210 Sedgwlck ST., Chicago.
Two-lifths of the third prize of Slu'
000-ticket No. Al 254-was won by
O. C. Fox, Portage, Wis. Tue
fourth ptizes of So. 900 each were won
by nos. 13,3SS and 54,63l, sold in
fifths at one dollar each, and scatter
ed very promiscuousiy, North, South
East, and West, TO parties in Mem
phis, Tenn; Columbia, Tenn; Phll-
adelphia, Pa; and New York city,
DC, &c. But it viii ever go on, ana
if you invest it may make you, ou'
viii not break you. ITO be conllh'
ued indefinitely
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
New York Herald.

"Many interpretations will be put
upon Gould's cringing and fayoring
dispatch to Gov. Cleveland. pretend
Ing to congratulate him upon his
election to the Presidency, but two
to congratulate him upon his cleo
ton to the Presidency, but two facts
in regard to it are clear: |. 1t is an
admission that Gould himself was a
vital point in the opposition-the
main instrument in the endeayor,
by misuse OF the telegraph, to falsify
the returns and to fill the country
with the opinion that Blaine was
elected. Unless Gould's dispatch is
interpreted IN that way as the recog
milton of an arch conspirator, it has
no significance, for there is no spec
ial reason, aside from that, why he
should appear in the case. Next, it
is the plainest admission that the
attempt is failure and that the
game is up. Gould knows when he
is beaten"
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
drDNe Tst KI5tFIttt
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
Navr 0rIaanS Tn
The Next Congress.
New York World

The administration of Grover
Cleveland will have q Democratic
House OF Representatives, to back it.
The next House will stand 185 Dem
ocrats to l39 Republicans, a major
ity Of 46. The Democrats have 1876
in the present House. They lose
only IL members, and some of these
owe their defeat to their unfortun-
ate dalIying with Free Trade.
In the Senate the Republicans
have at present majority of 4, two
of them being Readjusters. There
will be twenty five changes in the
next Senate in March, 1885. The
terms of fourteen Democrats and
eleven Republicans expire at that
time. Ohio has already reelected a
Democrat. Oregon will replace
Democrat with a Republican. so
probably may California. Indians
will probably re elect Democrat in
place Of Mr.. Voorhees,. is proba-
BILE that Democrat may succeed
Senator Cameron, Republican, in
Wisconsin If the Fusionists have
carried the State. Ten Republicans
will probably be succeeded by men
Of their own party.
IF these changes take place as we
estimate them the Republicans will
gain only one, making Al Republic
cans and 50 Democrats, or Repub-
Iican majority of 6 in the next
Senate.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

The l.. r. Democrat, Nov. /. says:
The next question to be settled in
the Churchill case is the effect of
the erasure of certain names from
two of the bonds. When this set
tied then comes the final fight on
the merits of the case. 1t may be
two weeks before the merits of the
Masters report are reached.
An Arkansas lady, in a hurry to
go to church, took from her dark
closet what she though to be her
shawl. She hung the garment over
her arm, and did not discover until
she had thrown 1t over the pew in
front OF her that she had brought, by
mistake, a pair OF her husbands
aldron Reporter.
The Old School Presbyterians
held a synod in Little Rock last
week. The Darwin theory vas agi
tated before that body. The board OF
directors or Columbia Theological
seminary tolerated the teachings of
the Darwin theory IN the seminary.
The boards action has been submit
ted to the four synods for their APP
proval or disapproval The Arkan-
sas synod disapproved.
The Georgia Colonization compa-
ny, which recently bargained for a
quarter of million of acres OF land
from the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad, reports that they will with
ont doubt have between ten and If
teen thousand families located on
the purchase within two years.
Forty families have already been Sc
cured and will arnvel soon.-Ark
ansas Gazette.
A colored man, in Henry county,
Ca, got fifty seven possums ont Of
one hollow tree; he sold them all,
the first thing he purchased was a
bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup, the
only safe remedy for coughs and
colds.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

Fort Smith is talking Of having .
park.
4. b. Hassett, an Alma merchant
has failed.
Prescott has a singing "Skule" in
full. blast.
Silver mines ID Marion county il
being operated.
The Steamer Van Etten bound
from Little Rock to Fl. Smith sunk
last week. Loss $500.
DR.. I. II. Cook, the Morrilton cot
ton weigher who accidentiy shot
himself last week, has since died.
The sheriff of Phillips county Is
short about $4,000. The bondsmen
will make it 0. X.
Sheriff Williams of Sebastian
county, recently wounded will soon
be able to take charge OF his Office.
L. A. Byrne, the democratic nomi-
nee, was elected judge Of the 9th
judicial circuit on the 4th.
In Ocobter there were 81 deaths
in Little Rock, ID from diseases OF
the bowels and Is from diptheria.
The Federal government will soon
build u. S. court room, marshars
office, post Office, &c, at Fort Smith.
Mrs. Ellen Coyne aged So died at
Fl. Smith Nov. It'll. She was one
Of the oldest residents Of the frontier
city.
Willis Jones, Faulkner county
farmer, imbibed too much whiskey
at Conway, got on the railway track
and was horribly mangled bya pass
ing train.
DR.. Allyn, alias Frye, OF Wrights-
vile, Pulaski county, is in trouble
and pineth in jail. 1t is thought he
is wanted in Texas for stealing
money.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

1t is said the ladies Of the A. /.
u. at Fayetteville look just too sweet
for anything in their new navy blue
trimmed in white mother Hubbard
shaped uniform.
5. A. Williams, secretary Of the
Fort Smith fair ASSOCIATION has been
presented with an eleganr suit OF
clothes by the association directory
as testimonial Of their high regard
for services rendered.
state Treasurer Woodruff has is
sues. call for forty-four one thous
and dollar six per cent. bonds. The
best use the State can make of Der
surplus money Is 10 take up her in
debtedness.-L. X. Democrat.
Oae w. 5. Mari is travelling in the
northwestern part OF the State giving
himself out as agent tor th~
Rock Democrat collecting
subscriptions without
authority to do so. Pss
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
President Arthur Appoints theSl
27tn Inst. for Generai
Thanksgiving.

WASHINGTON, November 81 nc
President has issued the following
proclamation:
The season is nigh when it Is Tue
yearly wont Of this people to observe
day appointed for this purpose "
the President as an especial oecas
ion for thanksgiving unto uoa.
Now. therefore, in recognition OF IalS
haliowed custom, |, Chester a. ar
thur, President OF the United states,
do hereby designate as such oay y
general thanksgiving Thursday 'I1
9th Of this present November an
/ do recommend that throughout 'ns
land, people, ceaslng from their ~
Icastomed occupations. do then Nesr
il 4 holiday at their several honi ia
IA their several places OF WORSHIP
Awith heart and voice pay Teser .
acknowledgment to the Glss s
sood for the countless oisss
herewith He has visited tn''
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
An old Memphian Cured of Lung
Disease.

Mr.. Chas. A, Jones says: Il have
been troubled with a severe cold,
splitting blood, and many other
symptoms of lung disease, having
been confined to my bed and so weak
/ could not sit up, and having part
of the time heavy fever. l used
your Mansfield's Hungarian Balsam
with entire success. 1t afforded
quick relief, and with the aid of a
couple OF doses of your Matchless
Sanitive Pills to work out the cold,
am now entirely cured. Believing it
is positive duty to others who may
be similarly affected, / thought it
best to let you know of it. Three
doses of Hungarian Balsam cured
the splitting of blood" For sale by
druggists. Manufactured by the
Mansfield Medicine Co., Memphis,
Tenn.-Dec. 4.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

REPUBLICAN orators have been
wont, for the last twenty years, to
tell the colored people, if the demo-
cratic party got into power that they
would be put back into slavery. An
opportunity will now be afforded to
illustrate the design OF these orators.
Let the colored people note careful
~ and see If at the end of President
Cleyeland's administrator they are
again IN slavery. At that time per-
haps they can begin to see through
some things.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
Mischief Is Wrought

by bad cooking, tough meats, late
hours, business worries, irregular
livers, sour dispositions, evil digest
ion and impure blood. Much of this
mischief can be overcome by the use
of Browns Iron Bitters-the best
tonic ever made. Mrs. Emile Craw-
ford, Reidsville. Ga, writes, "After
trying Browns Iron Buffers we are
persuaded that 1t is all that it claims
to be--a good and reliable tonic"
Thousands of others speak in like
manner.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
Vox PopuII. VOx Dei!!!
we Don't Feel like the Boy the
Calf Run Over, but the Other
Fellows Do.
The Victory is ours.

The Victory is ours.
Bear the news to the remotest
corners.
Radicalism and Jobbery have come
to grief
"victory, let the echo fly the spa
cious earth around, and all harmoni-
Gus human tongues consplre to
raise the sound"
"The Bloody Shirt buried shall
rest in the ground, and peace and
good wall to the people abound"
Cleveland officially notified of his
election.
The people have done great things
for us, whereof we are glad.
The Plumed knight buried under
majority of 81 of the electoral vote.
So mote it be.
Here is the vote for Cleveland and
Hendricks:
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

The Republicans acted with the
best of conservatism and propriety
on Wednesday after it was thought
that Blaine and Logan had been
elected, for which they are entitled
to the need of praise which such
conduct always deserves. In de
feat they acted like men. In vic
tory Gas they thought and we all
thought) they acted like gentlemen.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

We desire to say word of praise
due our B. of +. friends who so nobly
came up to the assistance of Cleve-
land and Hendricks in the recent
election, and who SO greatly ignored
the old arch mountebank Butler.
We do not think any one will at
tempt to deny that the Democratic
party is the party Of the people and
our b. of +. friends did we'll TO come
up to good expression of their
Democratic sentiments in the cleo
tion on the 4th inst. We rejoice
with them and all Democrats in the
victory achieved, and suggest the
of throwing away past
uniting to reap the
'"atic administra-
come. Let us
,lly of Dem
Gratis came near
ssyfe4v,a alton in New
ne 4th wheff> leveland was
near 10000 votes to
sndidate, Mayor OF the
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

The opening of the Worlds Fair
at New Orleans has been postponed
until the 10th OF December in order
to have President Arthur present at
the Inauguration ceremonies. The
exposition will be opened in the
presence of the presidents Of the
United States, Mexico, Central
American republics, heads of the de-
partments and foreign representa-
tiyes.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

WE tried our best for two hours to
get the use of the wire to telegraph
Little Rock for latest reports of the
election before we went to press last
Thursday, but we couldn't get it,
and we went to press in sad state
of mind. But we are happy to say
that state did not last long as the
country has found out ere this.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
Ozark Democrat.

Now that the democrats have tri-
umphed, let every democrat show
himself to be too much fla man to
insult those who differ with him.
Let it be demonstrated that the peo
pie acted wisely in placing the
government in the hands OF the de-
mocracy and that the rights Of the
whole people, white and black, rich
and poor, will alike be guaranteed
and perpetuated-
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13
THE last President the Democrats

The last President the Democrats
had was bachelor, James Buchan-
an. The first one after quarter Of
a century is a bachelor. This taken
in connection with the election of
Saml. j. Tilden, another bachelor,
seems to indicate that Democratic
luck lies with this popular species
of the human race.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

Programme OF the Pope County
Teachers Institute to be held
in Russellville, Ark, Nov. "a
%, 1854.
MONDAY, NOV. "a.
III o'clock a. m.--Buslness meet
ing.
2 o'clock p. inflow shall we
teach Primary classes IN spellingY
BY F. N. Hudson, Thomas Lamar
and Fletcher w. Thompson.
O'Clock p. m.-What is the best
way OF teaching advanced classes in
spelling? Should a text book be
used If so what author? NJ. Fl. Baird,
II. L. Raybarn and S. K. Rodgers.
o'clock p. m.-Address Of well
come BY Rev. II. b. Miner.
Response by H. P. Burney.
TUESDAY, NOV. rs.
8 o'clock a. m.-By what method
shall we teach Primary Reading? BY
Mrs. Jane Thatch, Miss Clemmie
Holmes and Miss Gerhardt
1890 o'clock a. MS it practical
to teach the rules for Reading to adj
vanced classes, and is Reading q
science? By G. A. Jones, Misses
Walk and Birdie Caldwell.
o'clock D. MS penmanship a
science, and how and to whom shall
it be taught? BY w. H. Baird, j. G.
N. Welch, and Mrs. Alice Holmes.
o'clock p. MO what extent
should Geography be taught, and
how shall we teach it? BY II. T.
Mann, w. r. McKinly, and S. j.
Jordon.
Z o'clock p. Unpopular Educa-
ton by Prof. Henry Floyd, A. NJ.
WEDNESDAY,, NOV. 20.
9 O'Clock q. m.-How shall we in
tercst children in English Grammar
and teach them the parts of speech!
By Miss Keith, Miss Croker, and
II. p. Burney.
1890 o'clock a. m.--What is the
best methods OF teaching advanced
pupils in Grammar? ByiJohn Carroll,
Author of sCaroll's New English
Grammar" Clarence r. Hendrick-
son, Author OF "Hendrickson's Prac
tical Lessons in English Grammar"
and Henry Floyd.
2 o'clock p. m.-How shall we
teach Primary classes in U. s. His
tory? BY J. A. Pless, L. NJ. CHS
holm, and c. w. Coffee.
3 o'clock D. m.-What is the prac
;lcal utility OF History? By r. Nj.
Oates, A. NJ. Gibson and j. T. Bull
lock.
z O'Clock p. m.-The power OF an
Idea, by Clarence r. Hendrickson.
THURSDAY, NOV. 81.
9 o'clock a. m.-Shall Mental
be taught separate from
written2 BY Miss Lizzie Patrick,
Miss S. Srepp, and J. H. Fry.
1880 o'clock q. m.-How shall we
teach advanced Arithmetic? BY NJ.
Miss Roam and Ii. p. Bur
ney.
2 o'clock D. m.-How shall we or
game our schools: BY III. Floyd, ii.
B. Miner and L. NJ. Chisholm.
3 o'clock p. m.--How shall school
be governed? BY N. w. Kuhn, Miss
es Clemmie Holmes and Walk.
Z o'clock p. m.-Theory and Prac-
lice of school Teaching BY Prof. Ii.
L. Rayburn.
FRIDAY, NOV. %.
9 o'clock a. m.--How shall we OBJ
tain full attendance Of pupils at
school? BY G. A. Jones, S. r. Rod
gers and A. NJ. Gibson.
1890 o'clock a. inflow shall We
interest pupils in school work? BY
]. +. Bullock, S. j. Jordon and w
n. Oates.
o'clock p. m. Business meet
ng and adjournment.
We expect every teacher to say
and do something, but it was impos-
,lble for the committee to put every
,ne on the programme. Everybody
In education are members
II the Institute and should attend.
Every person teaching the public
schools are required by law to at
end. Come at the beginning and
'tay till the close.
CLARENCE X. HENDRIcKsos,
JOSIAH III. SHISN,
MRs. ALIoE (HARKEr HoLMEs,
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

WE tried to wire Little Rock for
the latest election news two hours
before going to press last Thursday,
but was unable to get in, and had to
go to press with an awful attack of
the blues as our readers doubtless
discovered.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

The wind bloweth where 1T listeth
YOU hear the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence it cometh nor
whittier it goeth. So every one that
betteth on elections.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

One night of rejoicing and many
days of mourning chronicled for the
republicans of this vicinity on Wed.
nesday night following the election.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

The murderer Of Mrs. Frank Wad-
dell in Little River county was cap
tured. He made confession lmpli-
eating her husband. Both, murder
er and husband, we're hung.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

FORTUNATE Grover Cleveland.
Born in New Jersey, reared in New
York, and elected President of the
United States.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

THE election is over and Cleveland
is elected. Mr.. Blaine can DOW give
his attention to his suit against the
Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

A NEW breed of roosters is crow
ing in the newspapers to what has
crowed for the last quarter of a
century.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-13

As Mr.. Messig and wife were
crossing the railway track at Mall
vern in front Of passing train the
lady's foot caught in the planks and
being unable 10 extricate herself,
the train passed over her, causing
instant death