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The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-12

The burning question in Washing
ton social circles now is, will the
new administration Danish the
punch bowl.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-12
Tn Fall River. Mass. where com

In Fall River, Mass, where com
plant is made Of starvation wages
in the mills, and prices OF labor have
been cut down two or three times,
81 100000 year is spent for liquor,
and the saloons pay $4,000 year
for licenses. Comment is unneces-
sary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-12

The political situation: One, two,
three-bounce!
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-12

Legal blanks for sale at this office.
The Russellville Democrat., 1885-03-12

The DEMOCRAT 'tscooped" all its
contemporaries in the April fool BUSH
ness this year, and yet correspondent
writes us to lick the printer for dating
our last issue April 9th. How true
fame hangs upon brittle thread.
Such is life.
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"UNDER the soothing influence OF
$13,5000 a year just voted by Con
gress, Gen. Grants health has begun
to improve. We hope it may con-
tinue to do So There is nothing like
the proper application at the nick OF
time. State sDa0l.
Cap, never poke unjust imputa-
tons upon dying man. Grant is an
old hero at whose wish millions of
dollars can be furnished by the bust
ness men of this country, TO either
save his life or relievs his necessities.
His vigor as warrior conquered
brave armies, his magnaminity as a
brave man captured the hearts of his
surrendered opponents, and their
prayers and best wishes now attend
him. Grant never slammed for sue
cess, or "bowsd the supple knee that
thrift might follow fawning." His
tory will never record of him that he
ieigned death for paltry gain, after
he had so often faced death for bis
country's good.
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ffs la ovrs on the east side of LAX,
Michigan are dlling with ice again
The frst number Of the Mansfield 10 j Dali,
News was issued under date Of March 4.
Ellis Hardy was convicted Of murder i,
the first degree at Marietta, O., but the cour
set sside the verdict on the ground Of insufl
cheney Of evidence, and none additional be-
ing secured Hardy was dismissed.
A kind Of epidemic consumption has broker
out among the Usage Indians of the territory.
Joseph Meredith was instantly killed on
the o. and M track, near Sedamsville. by
being struck by an express train
An employee Of the Grand Rapids Mich.l
veneer company entered steam box whoss
temperature was 200 degrees, and was suffo
Gated.
The national bank examiner reports that
the capital Of the United States National
Bank, Of New York, Is intact, with surplus
Of 100000
Thomas Scott, a farmer living near Mt
Vernon, o., and bachelor aged eighty five,
committed suicide. He said he was of nc
use in the world.
A large consignment of prison-lnade arti-
cles from the United States has been seized
in London, Ont, the importation being in
violation of a law that went into effect few
days ago.
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BarbarOus Executions i'm
China.

A common mode of execution in
China is to tear off the nails of the
toes and fingers, thrust bamboo
spikes into the eyes and riddle the
whole body with iron wires heated
in the fire. Another peculiarly dia
bolical invention is CAGE, just high
aud wide enough to enable the victim
to stand in it. It's whole intericr--
top, sides and bottom, excepting
just space enough to rest the feet on
lis garnished with the spikes made
of bamboo, and when the prisoner is
placed in it the cage is suspended
Unless he keeps his body perfectly
rigid the cage oscillates, and with
the least oscillation the spikes enter
his naked body. He cannot crouch
down, or change his position in the
least, nor make use of his hands
No food is given him. The moment
he commences to feel sleepy, to lie.
lax his muscles, inuumerable bamboo
I oints enter into his flesh and the
pain is So acute that sleep is imposi
BILE. Finally he dies rather from The
want of sleep than { om pain, one of
the most .ideous deaths imaginable.
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The Rage Of u LiOness

PARIS. March 9.-The great lioness
in the Winter circus heve attacked
Edward Williams, lion tanner, while
he was putting her through her regu-
lar performance in the cage last night.
The scene at once threw the vast au
dience into horror, and for a while
the people were spellbound Will
Jams made Almost desperate struggle;
and the fight between him and the
snraged beast lasted for some miu-
utes, during which he was terribly
lacerated, the lioness bounding about
the cage bowling with rage. The
circus attendants. who ran to Will
iams' assistance with iron bars and
prongs, while they finally succeeded
in saving his life, goaded the lioness
to such ferocity that her actions TIN ew
the spectators into panic, and they
rushed pell nell from the place, the
ae i crushing the women and chill
dren down, and, in many cases, pass
ing over t"em.
Daring all this excitement the lion
tanee preserved his self-coptrol, aud
gradus 'ly neared the gate of the cage,
his person torn and mangled and
bleeding from inumerable wounds.
At favorable moment, the door was
opened, and Williams quickly slipped
out and sprung it behind him. The
moment he touched the ground be
sank down from exhaustion into a
prolonged swoon. He had to be re
moved to hospital, where his inju-
ries were pronounced very serious.
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GOING SLOW.

From the present outlook, Presi-
dent Cleveland will not hasten the
retirement of the mass of officials,
but will feel his way cautiously, and
act whenever he deems the proper
opportunity has arrived. Those who
have any idea that they are likely to
be retained in office, notwithstand-
ing their politics, will find them
selves woefully mistaken. There will
be but little attention paid to the
smaller offices until after the adj
journment of the Senate-then be
we all ready for the axe. We ven
ture the prediction that the lst of
July will find very few Republicans
in office.
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EX-A UDTTOR MILLER.

Mr.. Joseph S. Miller, ex-Auditor
of this State, is being strongly urged
for the position of Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. Mr.. Samuel Ran
dali and large number of prominent
democrats are pushing the work very
vigorously, and as we are informed
are likely to be successful. If Mr..
Miller secures the position it will
harmonic the democrats of the Kan
awha district and doubtless remove
from the way of the present incum-
bent his strongest compititor for
Congress.
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GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES OF CAR.
P, rs We are determined to 90 big
business in carpets this spring, and to ac-
compliah that in the first place we have
bought very largely for CASH Down, and
in the second place we have gol through
our entire stock and marked prices down
from to rs cents per yard, on our entir O
stock, for instance: carpets that sole last
year for 50cts ie ucec to 40cts, from 60 to
Scots, from so to 65ets from 90 to 75cts,
and BRUSSELS that we sold last year at 81,
now Toes. We can sell you an excellent
Brussels ut e5cts. We have. also, some
very gre eat bargains in Rag Carpets rang
ing in price from So to 60cts. We mean
to o big business in this inc this spring,
and as We have no extra expense connect
ed with this branch of ur business, can
afford to cut pric. to the very bottom and
Intend to do it. If we can't save you
from five to ten cents yard we won't ask
YOU to buy. No trouble to show goods
and give prices. Yours Respct.,
EMMERT d FIERY
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Observation-Disclosures took the edi-
tor to this peaceful village on Monday
last. 1t was our first visit, in local
way, for many years. We found many
of the good old friends still around
here and there gray hair and deepening
lines on the steadier countepance, but
all happy and contented. The inner
self found comfortable solace at the
hospitable board and with the agreeable
and kind family of our former towns
man, Mr.. James w Robinson. We re-
greet that the passing moments and the
performance of attending duties pre-
vented more extended social inter
course. There are numerous improve
nents apparent, attended with evident
Astounding thrift. which we trust will
always continue with the good folk of
Shanghai.
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"a Happy Man.

"Give a man this taste (for good
books), and the means of gratifying it,
and you can hardly fail OF making
him happy man. You place him in
contract with the best society in
every period OF history, with the wis
est, the wittiest, the tenderest, the
bravest, and the purest characters
which have adorned humanity So
So VS. Sir John Herschel, and being true,
9s it is. happy men" ought to be on
the increase. The advertisement of
John B. Alden, Publisher, in this issue
is worth the attention of all lovers of
good books.
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DYSPEPSIA.

Sedentary habits, mental worry, nervous
excitement, excess or imprudence in eat
Jig or drinking, and various other causes,
induce Constipation followed by general
arrangement of the liver, kidneys, and
stomach, in which the disorder of each
organ increases the iniirmity of the others.
The immediate results are Loss of Appe-
lite, Nausea, Foul Breath, Heartburn, Flat
ulence, Dizziness, Sick Headaches, failure
of physical and mental vigor. distressing
sense of weight and fullness in the stomach,
and increased Costiveness, all of which are
known under one head as Dyspepsia.
Inevery instance where this disease does
not originate from scrofulous faint in the
blood, AYERS PILLS may be confidently
relied upon to effect a cure. Those cases
not amenable to the curative influence of
AYERS PILLS alone will certainly yield if
the PILLS are aided by the powerful blood
purifying properties of AYERS SARsAPA-
RILLA.
Dyspeptcs should know that the longer
treatment of their malady is postponed,
the more difficult of cure it becomes.
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Tuesday, March 10.

The lung plague among cattle is raging
in Missouri.
The revised Old Testament will be ready 10
America about May 10.
The governor of Dakota vetoed the bill &c
remove the state capital
The liabilities of Isaac Zeiller e. Sons Gin
cinnati, are returned at $S4 DOL o.
Peter Wolf, near Brooksburg, Ind hung
himself on account of poor health.
The republicans of Steubenville, o., nomi
mated Henry Opperman for mayor.
Assistant Postmaster Rhodemal, of Dallas
Tex, was acquitted Of embezzlement.
The cost Of the Inauguration was s10,00t
more than the committee first figured.
The defalcation of L. ID. Reed, ex- treasurer
of Clinton county, o., is about $S5,000.
Forty of the Wabash strikers returned to
work in the shops at Fort Wayne, Ind.
There were l42 deaths from pneumonia In
New York City during the week ended
March T.
Three Of the prisoners who escaped from
the state prison at jackson, Mich, were re
captured
Orrie Goss, Of Seymour, Ind, committed
suicide by taking morphine. She is fifteer
years old.
The imports Of general merchandise al
New York for the week ended March were
S., 1872 600
The formal transfer Of the treasury depart
ment to Secretary Manning was made Satur
day morning
A heavy force of troops have left Quay
mas, Mexico, to fight Cajeme, the Yaquis
chief, and his forces.
David Verify, farmer near Springfield, O.,
became insane through fear he would gel
none of his sister, Mrs Edmiston's $50, zoe
fortune
The president has sent the senate the fol
lowing nominations: Charles l.. Fairchild
New York, assistant secretary treasury
John c. Black, Ill, commissioner OF pensions
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MARRIED.

On February 18th, 1885, at White Post,
Clarke county, Va. by Rev. o. G. Beail.
JAS. w. FUNK to Miss MAGGIE v. Can
wALLADER, both Of Frederick county, va.
In Hagerstown, on Thursday, February
=. by Rev. j. SDangler Kieffer, d. D. Mr..
GEORGE W: MILLER to Miss NErrIE A
RiMEL, both Of this place
In Eharestown, Tuesday March 81
1885, by Rev. DR.. A. c. Hopkins. Mr.. W. S.
MERCHANT and Miss MARY f. VBANNoE.
daughter OF the late Hiram 0'Bannon-
both Of that place.
AT the NJ. e. Church, South, Parsonage.
Monday 2. 1885, Mr.. SAMUEL PINE and
Miss DALLA TRIGG, both of Berkeley coun-
ty.
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Thursday. March IL.

Dakota's state capital will not be removed
An earthquake gave the shake to Lam
caster Pa.
Mccartney and Sullivan will fight four
round contest with soft gloves March 80.
The boomers throughout the west have left
for the land they so covet in the reservation
The first formal cabinet meeting of the adj
ministration has been held. All the members
were present.
The $505, 900 of Dayton, O., water works
bonds were sold to Blake Bros e. Co, of Bos.
ton, at a premium Of $1,3l3.
Central American states have formed re-
public, with President Barrios, of Guatemala,
as supreme military commander.
An English estate OF about S400, 900 ia
waiting the claimants, who are New York
ferryman named Rawlins, and his sister
The Pearson cAden troubles in North
Carolina have been settled by a committee
Of the house. McAden was severely CEN
sured.
Harry Haddox had his left hand terribly
crushed while coupling cars in the yard Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Parkersburg,
w. Va.
At Detroit Annie McCrae was removing
ashes from a kitchen range when her dreas
caught fire. Doctors pronounce her recovery
impossible
bloody fight occurred in the North Caro-.
lima mountains between shsriR's posse and
negro robbers. The sheriff and two negroes
were killed
Police Officer ]. ]. Mahony was attacked
and seriously injured by roughs in Chicago.
He succeeded in shooting two Of his assail-
ants, one probably fatally.
Joseph Bohlman, of Cincinnati, O., while
running pipe along the roof of the Glib
son house slipped, grasped the electric light
wire and was instantly killed.
There will be a consultation Of physicians
next Sunday for the purpose of devising
means to tone up Gen. Grants physical con.
dition, and aid DR.. Douglas tn the general
Treatment
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CHICAGO, March What do you think
Of the cabinet?,n said Gen. John c. Black, OF
Danville, as he sat surrounded by the mem
bers of the thirty-seventh annual reunion
II am disposed to think highly of the mem
bers, especially the secretary of the interior
He notified me of my appointment as com.
missioner of pensions. OF course | accepted
The kilograms that passed between us were
two and as follow:
WASHINGTON, March g.
To Gen. j. c. Black, Palmer House. Chicago
The President thinks your official connection
with his administration will contribute 10 It's
success and desires me 10 ascertain If you vii
assume the duties OF Commissioner of Pensions
Icordially join in his request lSigned
IL. Q. c. LAMAR"
CHICAGO, March g.
ITO L. Q. C. Lamar, Secretary Of the Interior
II thank President Cleveland and and yourself
II my appointment will contribute to the success.
of the administration shall accept the position
Telegraph when should arrive in Washington.
lSignedt ~ G. BLACK"
THE Office was unsolicited so far as
know, continued Gen. Black, land feel thai
under the circumstances it is my duty to ac.
cept the position. OF course | am out of ths
senatorial contest at Springfield, and have
been since my letter announcing my with
drawaln
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THE SONG OF THE GOSSIP


One old maid,
And another old maid,
And another old mad-that's three
And they were gossiping, Pm afraid,
AS they sat slipping their tea.
They talked of this,
And they talked OF that;
In the usual gossiping way,
Until every one was as black as your hair,
And the only white ones were they.
One old maid,
And another old maid,
For the third had gone into the street.
Who talked in "A way of that third old maid
Which would never do to repeat.
And now but one
Dame sat alone,
For the others were both away;
81 have never yet met" she said with a
groan,
"Such scandalous takers as they!v
Alas! and alackl
We're all of a packi
For no matter how we walk,
Or what folks say to our face or back
It's sure to breed gossip and talk.
-Hoaper's Young People.
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WASHINGTON Notes,

WASHINGTON, March senator Teller
being absent from senate, on motion Van
Wych, further consideration land leases
granted TO New Orleans, Baton Rouge and
Vicksburg railroad, was postponed until Fri
day.
The court martial appointed for tine trial
of General Hazen chief signal officer
for conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline, consisting Of state
ments rejecting upon the secretary OF
war, convened and all the officers
were present. The counsel for Gen. Hazen
challenged Gen. MacFeeley on amount of an
old personal and official controversy calcu-
lated to bias him against the accused. Gen
MacFeeley was excused. The charges and
specifications were then read, and plea of not
guilty entered to each. Three specifications
allsge three acts Of disrespsct and insubordi-
nation, the first being the statements in Gen.
Hazen's official report, questioning the pro-
priety Of the secretary's refusal to authorize
a second expedition for the relief of Greedy.
The second that he made these and other
criticisms, in a letter written to the secretary.
The third is that he furnished for newspaper
publication information concerning thes G
criticisms Counsel for Gen. Hazen asked
that the first two be ignored as irrelievent to
the charge After argument the specifica,
tions were sustained and court adjourned
Congressional delegations from North Car
lima, Illinois, Florida and Kentucky waited
upon the president to recommend appoint
ments. Justice Harlan, Minister Foster and
Senator Voorhees, were also among the
callers.
crat and has been auditor of his state for
eight years
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REsIGNATION OF Mr.. CLEMENTS
Our people generally will regret to learn
that Mr.. VIM. M. Clements has tender
ed his resignation as General Saperin-
tendant of the B. & o. r. R.. to take
effect April 1st. The cause is said to
be conflict Of opinion with other Of
icials. There is possibility that the
Directors will decline to lose the service
of SO old and valuable An officer.
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The gJ 81 of the Yankee girl of
the. are small, tapering and beautifully
shaped; her | / are as beautiful as the
y, and she is without her frown
is a t, and her figure excites | of
surprise, and hankering to ~, her.
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1t is said of Bob Ingersoll that he
likes to go into a gorgeous bar room
and enjoy himself by setting for an
hour at one of the tables. But while
the Others are imbibing Intoxicating
beverages Robert goes through the
motions of getting on a spree on vi
chy water. He objects as much to
punishment in this world with head
ache rs in the next with fire and
birthstone.
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SATURDAY, MARCH IA, 1885.
IT is estimated that Clevela nd's in
auguration cost over $1,000,OO0.

THE British lion and the Russian
bear growl at each other suspiciously,
and your Uncle Samuel, if he ex-
pressed the emotion which expands
his capacious breast, would say simp-
ly: $50 it, lion! Go it, bear y
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AYERS PILLS,
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GETTINGER l. HOKE'S Glove, Hat and
hoe Emporium.
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Room FOR rem,

occupied by Mr.. K. j. Simpson, ON Queen
street, next to Presbyterian church, suita-
able for office or store, is for rent on rea-
sonahle terms. Apply for information at
this office.
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Pills

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than before.
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SEMI ANNUAL MEETING.-The reg
ular Semi-Annual Meeting of the Stock
Holders of the Citizens Mutual Build
ing Association, will be held on the ev-
ening of the first Wednesday in April.