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The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19
Potts statlon Scraps.

Correspondence Of the Democrat.
 Crops never looked moro promls- ing. :. Measles abating X. There will be a grand union picnic given by the Presbyterian sunday school July 11th. Quite an interesting programme is expected. A game of base ball will be in order between the Tar Heels and Gross Nine.
 Still they talk The B. of F. are still having considerable racket over a B. of F. ticket in this section, es peciaIIy at the Cove. We hear they had lively time Saturday night Come boys that's all nonsense Make your confession. If you are a repub- lcan stick to your party; if you are a democrat come back to your party, and stick to your obligations and abide by your constitution and by the higher counsels of your order and believe you will be doing your du-y, advancing your interests and thereby save the order.
 Come boys, fess up. Why do you go to Russellville to church when you have church at home? It IS strange Ida to me.
 CARD OF THANKs.-We return thanks to the Gross Nine and Mana ger for favors extended us on the 14th inst. We wish them success in all their games. CArT. for T. H.
 H.--25.
 June l6, 1884.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19
Fair Warming.
June l6, 1884.

The person taking letter out of Box 94 addressed to the undersigned will please return the same and no ques- tions will be asked D. +. Moore.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19

CONVENTION 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, At Clarksville, August &.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19
LIST OF PRIZES.

1867 Prizes, amounting to. ,500 Application for rates to clubs should only be mnde to the office of the Company in New Orleans.
 For further information write clearly, giving full address,. Make F. Q. Money Orders payable and address Registered Letters to NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
 New Orleans, La. POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by Mail or Express Gall sums of $5 and upwards by Express at our expensel to
 MA. DACPHIN. New Orleans, La. = Or. M. A. DAUPHiS,
 0O7 seventh St. Washington. D. c.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, At Chicago, ..... Tuesday, July Sth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1884-06-19

Subscribe for tho Dollar DEMOCRAT.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
THE STOCKS.

tesl IJs-

NEw YoRK. Nov. "a
In Wall street money closed easy al - per
cent: Exchange closed stronger. posted Fsts<
4.S24 l-S5sactnal rates s.sl !. ss5t for % days:
l.555zQls5ss for demand. GOVERNMENTS closed
nrm; currency 6's. l2s,s bid; ss coupons. lzzss
bid: 4sz's coupons. llsA bad.
Pacific railroad bonds cloSeo "a follows; Union
Pacific irst bonds. Il2 toIlzss land grant bonds.
1855 10 I07; sinking fund III TO ll7f: Csntrals,
lOs< 10 Il0.
The stock market was sers dull this morning
and nothing trsnspired IN connection with the
little business done worthy 81 - scial con neat
The changes recorded were mainly the result oS
manipulation by the clloues. AID even these were
only fractional and without signihcance. there
was no news Of importance current while the rail-
road rate has undergone no change. In The Open
INK dealings there was considerable selma Of
Northern Pacific preferred which caused ffao-
uonai decline bat this was more than recovered
by midday by the leadership Of Lacks~anns ana
Yanderbilts. which bld up Sharply bs tie
cLoues. Al noon prices were \ To hiRoeF than
last evenings figures. Ia ma ksd contrzs, w3fb
the mornings dulluess the maTkes decioesly
active and strong through the afternoon. There
VIA general and good buying Of all The proni-
nent stocks and prices advanced almost nnintsr-
rupfed % the close. When about oest figures Of
the day were generally current the strength and
activity Of the market during the aftsrnoon wse
generally attributed o change Of front by sons
large operators. who have heretofore bsm dealing
the bear side. The action II these gentlemen
caused stampede aIDone the shot. ard they also
bought freely. evidently fearing squeeze. Tie
bulls. too. bad prices az IN certain Instances al
Of which combined resulted m b1oysIlf mar
Aet The advance as compared with yesterdays
gr1ce ranged from = 90 ~ per cent. tho latter
ln Northwest common. IA tlae - csaitfez uadina
was hight and dealings we're devoid Of feefUre.
lie saIes aasregaled ~. .Hlg stlAre.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
INTERESTS OF LABOR.
ITALIAN woRkMEN IN COURT.
The Sunny CIimers Arrested for Riot
ing-Wooien Mills Closing
iron Works Resume.

WnMsGTos, Del, Nov. 25.-Tae Italian
laborers who engaged in the riot at Newark
yesterday were brought here this morning in
gondola car. At either end of the car
stood officers with shot-guns and pistols
ready for action. The wounded rode in a
passenger car. The sight of the sixty Ital-
ians carrying trunks, bedding and other
household goods through the streets, escort
ed by armed men, created much excitement
The ringleader of the riot, a man named
Christopher, was among the captured. The
men were arraigned before the city court at
once, and evidence was taken as to the par
ticulars of the affair. The three men cap
tured yesterday afternoon had their
heads swathed in bandages. and
presented a pitiable appearance. The large
court room was crowded, and the proceed
ings were very slow inasmuch ss everything
had to be done through an interpreter
Three were held in $1,000 bail for assault
with intent TO kill. and fifty-one we're held in
$1,000 for riotous conduct. Being unable to
secure bail. the whole party were taken to
Newcastle Jail by special train, in charge
of Sheriff Ford and his deputies, to await
trial
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
RAILROAD RATES.


CHICAGO, Nov 25.-Thirty two general pas
senger and ticket agents of various roads
between the western termini of the trunk
lines and the Missouri River were in session
at the Grand Pacific to-day with view 10
the re-establishment of rates wherever cuts
have been made. Z. A. Ford, of the Pennsyl-.
yania, was elected chairman, and j. VI. Hall
secretary. The dividing point between east
ern and west roads was Buffalo. The pres
ent meeting has nothing to do with affairs
east of that point and as To intermediate
territory between Buffalo and Chicago
everything depends on the arrangements to
be made between the roads running west
ont of Chicago. No road west of Buffalo, or
east of Chicago, has done more dur
ing the progress of war than TO pro-
tsct its own interests by making
through rates TO the Missouri River from
such points ~ Buffalo, Toledo and Cleve-
land, a. would induce passengers TO pur-
chase through tickets instead of getting of
at Chicago To take advantage of the cut
from that on. Ii was said at this meeting
that no means at the command of the repre-
sentatives present would be spared TO effect
a general restoration of western rates. Dur
ing the session nothing was done save To dis
cuss the general situation and appointa COM
mIttee to draw up a plan whereby the OBJ
jects of the meeting would be best subserved.
At o'clock the meeting adjodrned to 4 p.
IN.
Nothing definite can be learned of the pro-
ceedings after reassembling at clock, but
il is generally understood that no agreement
was arrived at, and the meeting adjourned
sine die.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
JEFF. DAVIS HEARD FROM.
a Controversy Between General Sher-
man and the Ex-Confederate.

ST. Louis, No.. Nov. 25.--At the opening
of the new hall of the Frank p. Blair Post
of the Grand Army Republic, some time ago,
Gen. Sherman in speech said: JEFF Davis
was not secessionist. He was a conspira-
tor. have seen letters from jefferson Davis
10 a man whose name cannot mention, be-
cause be is United States Senator. In that
letter he said he would turn Lees army
against any State that might attempt 10
secede from tle southern confedraoy."
Mr.. Davis writes letter to the Republicans,
saying: This public assault under the COW
ert plea that it is based upon information
which regard for United States Senator
does not permit him to present, viii, to hon
orable minds, suggest the idea of irrespon-
sible SANDER" He adds that the allegation
of his ever having written such letter as is
described is unqpalifiedly false, and the as
sertion that he had any purpose or wish To
destroy the liberty and equal rights of any
State, either North or South, is reckless,
shameless falsehood. ''If Gen. Sherman,
he concludes, "has access to any letters pur-
porting to have been written by me which
will sus a n h accusations let him produce
them or wear the brand of base slanderer."
Inc tHfDHfcfc PUBLISHES Ar iohoNihS III
terview with Gen. Sherman on the above let
ter: 81 have read the letter of jefferson
Davis in this mornings paper" he began al
once, anticipating the questions. land /
have nothing TO say TO the newspapers. This
is an affair between two gentlemen, / will
take my time about it and write TO Mr..
Davis himself. We will settle the matter be-
tween u.s.
''Have the papers misrepresented you in
your remarks before Frank Blair post, G. A,
R.?" was asked.
~ say nothing about that: my reply to
Mr.. Davis will not be through the papers.
They are not the arbiters of this question.
nor the go-between for any dispute. l have
no more to say.'
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
RUINS IN ROME.
An Incendiary Fire in that City in New
York State.

ROME, N. Y, Nov. 24.--This city narrowly
escaped terrible scorching this morning.
Shortly after o'clock fire was discovered in
the Office of G.. " Selden's lumber yard and
planning mill on Front street. Under a
strong west wind the fire spread rapidly,
threatening to sweep across the southern
portion of the city above the New
York Central railroad. The lum-
ber Office and sheds, r. A.
Putnam's carpenter shop on Front street,
and large piles of lumber extending south
ward through to John street, and the tene-
ment row known as the Long block, on John
street, we're all ablaze by o'clock and it
seemed as if nothing could save Martins
livery. Whitman & Burrells dairy depot,
the new Temperance Hotel, Schillner's block
and Bingham's carriage works. Mayor
Mitchell telephoned to Utica for aid, but in
half an hour the local fire department had
succeeded in heading off the fire at the
several points of progress and the call
was countermanded. The property and
buildings named, except the easterly end of
the Long block were consumed. The fire
was unquestionably incendiary. G. V. Sell
den loses about S25,000, insured $4,000:
Owens, Day Il Co., who owned the Putnam
shop and the Long block, loss $4,000, mostly
insured. The families of Jacob Oehm Rob
ert Orr and Frank Bassett, tenants in the
Long block lost all their household effects.
They are poor n had no insurance. The
mayor offers reward of $500 for the de-
lection of any incendiary.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
THEY EXAMINE THE BALLOTS.
After Receiving Restrictions from
Judge BIodgett.

CHICAGO. Nov. 25.-In the Leman-B Brand
Senatorial fight to-day Judge Blodgett, after
hearing the argument of the counsel for and
against inspecting the b3llot, decided that if
the jury desired to see them, they could do
so. He instructed the jurors as to how far
they could go in the case they were conduct
ing. He was explicit in saying that this in
quiry could extend no further than to the
election of Congressman. The jury took a
vote as to whether they should have the bal
lots or not. 1t was decided to do so, and
the foreman went TO Judge Blodgett and
asked for an order on Clerk Ryan to produce
them. The order was issued and the Judge
told the jury to return when they desired to
inspect the ballot, and he would instruct
them as to the restrictions he had promised
to impose. At 2:35 p. IN. the deputy county
clerk came into the court room with the
ballots of the Second Precinct of the Eigh-
teenth Ward. The grand jury then received
further instructions from Judge Blodgett
and retired to examine the ballots.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
TRADE AND FINANCE.


lEI-kokAN Off9CE. Nov. n
6RAiE- Corn. soc. Oats, 2ses &c; retail sso.
"A heat: Ilzl0son. -. reu iong De1gy. "a. sslloTt
berry. - kye. 5o lbs sbel 3sc.
fLoUR AND FlcsI,-i'sstss. > 80 wholesale: IS %
Eetali patent. 81 80 Wholesale. - 40 reslis mid
dlin4ss. per ton, slo uU Nho,lf.le. 81 IA IA ckt
Drsli Ier ton els ca Wholesale, nstikic l,ef cat
Mts and 1ei. pf ton, - % Niiolssslie. 81 80 ser
cNt
PROVISIONS par side s. oQs "a. Ne1js
se oe5s -. scarce kAlnbs % u)5u so mutton. -
95 30. Dressed Aogs. - vJEs5 ~. PORK. ter bt,l
lness, Sle % hams Is.se5 l3c; ehoiloofs, stz itc
smoked betf, lte' iacon- iz.sc. senAlson oaz,c
per 10. Lard; JleTces. luc kettie
bUrIEB AND tIlEfsE-bulter: Tubs aud Jar<
Da &c, creamery. t0os. .c- Clsssse; Hui cream
IA &c. halt crszlLl. Sac.
fouLTaY -Sprlng chicken. Alive. s6ia, per
10. fowls Alive. sUecs dresseo- ~ loc. sus'kess.
Abe. eesiOc. drsssssd. lvSs lze- DncKs. arsssed
II &C.
Esos-Fresh. loss. &c; basket loss. &c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; : - %, sweet POTATOES.
per Dbl - 51es la Oniols. fs,s ba. s.sliox.
s0c; silver skins. :so4o0e. besss. per ba ssc.
tabbaee. Ief h0ndrsaa. - uue1s "a Squash ,,ar
nunuTeo. s54 v0. lnTni's. per bu. zsc. kelery.
ger doz. .dts &c. CmnDe9gs. 81 oO pei bn.
hAsh nuns slae .l>uI bu. @5ts &uo. Grlpas
hosEY-M nils clover. i2ssci dark. s6sc: strain
ed. sc.
sAIT-syracnse. barred. 81 2s; saginaw. s. 10.
SEEDS 4 lnotily. 81 sossi ssioiosef. - ues
nIDas-ors-.ll. per 10. &c: part cured. sessz fuli
cured, e1s0e4; ury hides ana ksps. 80 l<c calf
SKINS. green or cured. loc; deacon lss piec<.
1Dk1 J1C.
oHEEP PKLTs-Shearlings or Summer skins per
piece IOes15c, fad peils. sO9 sOc. "a hlnisr pss;k
sl DD8l -.
WooL-flne washed. 20g &c: coarse washed ia
i5c: unWasbeu -.
dA1- sl1slA. DAled sis per ton whols~alss soe
31c per cWL
SIRAw-f'er load. S9GL
MooO-tiana- selling al $3.50 pef cord Tor block.
split wood. sz-s5.
CoAL-Stoge and nut. s7.25 per ton. egg and
CRATE. o7.0O per ton.
hKRosEsk-Matsr white. per gallon. Isss. LOCAL
test. los.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
STOCKHOLDERS IN COUNCIL.
The Ticket Prepared by the Mills Party
is Elected.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The annual meeting
of the stockholders and bondholders of the
New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad,
for the election of board of directors, was
held this afternoon. There was but one
ticket i'll the field and that was prepared by
the Mills party, the committee of which was
represented by Mr.. j. G. Mccullough, who
cast the vote. OF the S7O,0OO,OO0 of stock
voted on S4O,OOO,OOO were controlled by the
Mills party. No opposition was made to the
ticket. The following is the list of names
of the gentlemen elected: John King, Will
liam Whiteright, j. G. Mccullough, Ogden
Mills, William A. Wheelock, James
A. Raynor, w. B. Densmore, Vim. Libbey,
George NJ. Graves, VIM. l.. Strong, j. Low
Der Welsh, Henry H. C9ok, George w.
Quaintance, CORTLAND Parker, James G..
Goodwin, William N. Gilchrist, Jacob
Hayes. The only members of the old board
who are reelected are Messrs. Strong,
Welsh, Parker and Goodwin. Mr.. King
voted as representative of S20,0O0,0 900 of
bonds. The new board organized by elect
ing Mr.. King, president; Mr.. G. G. Lincoln,
treasurer: Mr.. w. r. Mcdowell, secretary;
Bowen, vice-president; executive committee,
Messrs. Mccullough, Cook, Porter, and
Welsh
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
ANOTHER CREMATORY.
An Address on the Advantages of In
cineration.


LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. 23.-The second Gre
matorium completed in the United States
was dedicated here to day. The body of
Christina Besler, of Jersey City. was success
fully incinerated. The ceremony opened
with prayer, after which the building was
formally delivered to the society by DIR. M.
L. Davis, chairman of the building commit
tee. In handing over the building. DIR. Davis
referred to the Importance of cremation and
pointed out the increasing dangers from
crowded church yards. He also pointed out
newly discovered source of danger from
tho castings of earth-worms. Those, in
grave yards, modern research has shown,
contain specific germs which propagate a
disease known as splenic fever. Recent
scientific discoveries have shown that the
soil of cemeteries in which were buried the
victims of yellow fever, are alive with or
ganisms, identical with those found in the
vomit vnd blood of persons who had died of
the disease.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
a TIMELY WARMING.
a Fakir's Scheme to Do Up an Un-
suspecting Stranger Fooled.

A young man arrived in the city yesterday
the G.. r. & l. Before leaving the city for
the north, fakir named Frank Adams, ac-
companied by pal, seeing that the y. m.
from Illinois was a stranger, determined
upon making his acquaintance, and sue
ceeded. The trio were seen 10 enter the
West Bridge street depot between eight and
nine O'Clock last evening. They seemed
we'll acquainted, and the strange
Y. m. acted as though he was
we'll satisfied with his newly friends. Deputy
Sheriff Goul entered the station. and, MOTTO
ing Adams, suspected scheme afoot. He
accordingly watched them. After talking
with the stranger sometime, they excused
themselves and went outside to have con-
sultation. Mr.. Goul took advantage of their
absence to inform the young man Of the
character of his acquaintauces. When
Adams returned he was quite surprised
at the sudden change of humor that had
come over what he had sized up ss a
sucker. He tried to coax him outside
but t.ae young man would not 20. Enrseed
at being thus deprived of his prey, snd
guessing that Goul had hand in il, Adams
turned upon him and abused him shsmefnlly
by word Of mouth. It is fortunate there was
no officer near By. 1t is matter Of dis
couragement to the police that thsre is no
lav by which justice can be meted out in
cases like the above. There are lot Of lazy,
good for nothing thieves Ia the city who
make their living BY laying for unsophissi-
Gated counsrymen. They ere q pest. an eye
sore, aud fellows like Adams should be
donated ball and chain insfsad Of running
Al large unfnolesfed
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26

New Counsel Engaged - Vigorous
Legal Contests.

Legal Contests.
T. e. Barkworth, of Jackson, has been
employed to assist the prosecution in the
Holcomb trial. Yesterdays Detroit Nescs
says:
The defense made one of their most vigor-
Gus fights yesterday in the nature of an OBJ
lection to allowing Sheriff Winney to state
Just how Holcomb looked and acted at the
celebrated interview that took place in the
room of Detective Harris in this city some
time last January. Harris made up his mind
soon after he came on the case last January
that the circumstance pointed 10 Dan Hol-
comb as having guilty knowledge of the
tragedy. On this theory the Plnkerton man
made point to get Holcomb into his room
and then and there confront him with the
38 revolver story as he had heard it, and from
this interview the astute detective expected
great things to result. The plan as
originally arranged was to include Judd
Crouch, and it was expected Judd would be
there, but for some reason or another the
latter didn't get there, and Dan had 70 con-
front the three men alone, Sheriff Winney,
Detective Harris and George Hay, another
Pinkerton man. Dan didn' 'tsay word about
the pistol in public till confronted with the
story that he had had a SO revolver up north
when he was there in October, when
he had stated at the inquest that he never
owned or handled one in his life. The in
terview was a terrible one, no doubt, to Hol-
comb at that time, and there is no doubt but
what Dan was greatly affected and acted
strangely, and it was to meet this point of
how he acted that the defense did the best
they could to stop the sheriff from stating
just how he did behave on that occasion. If
the defense made strong fight the people
also did their best to get the matter before
the jury. The point is ar interesting one for
both sides, and the decision of Judge Grid
ley on the question is looked for with inter
est by everybody interested in the case.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26

QUEBEC, Nov. PA number Of leading
ladies of Quebec, including the wives of ex-
Judge j. L. Taschereau, of the Supreme
court; Hon. F. Langelier, mayor of Quebec;
Senator Pelletier, Judge L. B. Caron, and
others have signed collective letter. which
has been forwarded to Lady Lansdowne,
begging her to intercede with the Governor
General for communication OF the sentence
of death passed upon Mrs. Boutel, who
stands respited until Thursday next
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
Am OLD REpRoBATe.
Arrested for Attempting 70 Steal .
Horse in MARYLAND.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. e5.-Nm. Millcxs
was arrested to-day at Cslterlon for al
tempting 10 steal horse lie has figured
on police dockets al various times under =
number of aliases ar horse-illlef. ne was
discovered tonight. he Was ans ~ d party
Of eix who broke lall al Lawson ie leso3,
where he Was Incarcerattd for hofse-ssoallnS.
A dispatch was received to-day from Nash
lngtoD describing the stoltn team and tnisi.
The owner of the team was sent for aud has
recognized liloHs a. tie thief. Marshal
Grey also received a dispatch from The Var-
den of The Trenton, \. j., penltentlar.s six-
lng description of the PRISONER Who ess'ap-
eo from thai prison last August, which cor
responds with Alllows' appearances. he IL
seventy years OLD.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26

Nsw YoRK. Nov. 25s-The following fele-
gram has been received here:
BosroS. Nov. 25.--Ths story published in
ko-day's New York papers that The knights
of Honor Reporter charged X. j. Beckridge.
of Louisville, KY, with stealing $4,000 ~
false. He has about that amount IN his
hands which he is required TO pay over TO
the new Supreme Treasurer. and the case Is
In the ct,nrta. Upon those facts, we presume
the story has been started. We have bad no
intimidation of a libel suit in the matter be-
ing commenced against us.-knights Of
Honor. HPfos-fer
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
FanatIcism and Death.

WEsTFIELD, Mass, Nov. 25.-Six miles
northwest of here lives Isaac Bronson, wife
and grown-up family, all spiritualists. Last
week the woman came to her husband and
asked him if he would feel sorry to have her
spirit depart, only to revisit him occasional
ly. He said "no." She swallowed poison
and went to bed. He sat beside her and
watched her slowly die in great agony with
out aiding her, and then went happily and
told the neighbors, most of whom are spirit
ualists also. He is not sorry, and does not
seem to fear the law
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
Attorney-General Brewster's Report.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Attorney- General
Brewster has completed his annual report.
IL contains number of suggestions and re-
commendations looking to new legislation
amendatory of existing statutes. Our Grim
inal procedure is faulty. In criminal cases
the pleadings should be simplifed, and a
uniform system of challenges provided, and
trials should be shorn of technical objec-
tions and numberless dilatory motions, that
can now be .interposed to prevent a speedy
trial. He favors the erection of United
States prison. centrally located.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
ACos,IyCoon.

HsmLrS, w. v, Nov. 25-Two brothers
named Kincaid freed a coon on Sycamore
Greek. and after vainly trying 70 capture the
animal, bniIt a FIRE By tree and lay down TO
wait until morning. During the night they
fell asleep aud the tree taking FIRE burned 0ff
and fell on them. Both we're horribly burn
Ell, one being killed almost instantly and tie
other diving ss1ou after
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26
A Renewed Strike Threatened.

TAUNTON, Mass, Nov. 25--The weavers at
the Whitterton mills who struck yesterday.
and returned 10 work this morning again.
went out this noon against the advice of
older weavers. The management threatens
to close the entire mill if the weavers do not
return TO work tomorrow. This will throw
80 out of employment.
Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1884-11-26

sr. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 25.-S'xteen Of the
forty horses captured from horse thieves
near Glendive have been seized by special
inspector Of the United States Treasury De
partment, on a charge that they we're snug
0ied across the Canada line II IL the first
seizure of the kind here, and is chiefly note
worthy becanse horse-thieves have frequently
avoided Judicial proceedings by claiming
that stock found In their possession came
from Canada