The Russellville Democrat., 1885-11-26

for Europe to enter upon the duties |as Consul at Elberfelt. Germany, was not citizen of the United States when he took his oath, and that it will be necessary to recall him. It appears that Mr. Fosters naturaliza Ition dates only from November 4, 1885, so that when he took the oath of office he was not citizen of the United States.
 A noted Kentucky woman, was Mrs. Rhoda Howard, who dled re gently in Owingsville, was probably ss,~1ssdisst person in the United States. Authentic records make her age l16, and she removed from North Carolina to Kentucky as early as II794, with her husband, Jesse De- board. He died, and she married Henry Settles, who lived until 1S40. Tier last husband was James How ard, who died in 1916. He was a revolutionary soldier, and she drew q pension from the government up to the time of her death.
 or noted battlefield, the Atlanta. Ga, Constitution remarks: "The battle-ground of Missionary Ridge has been converted into strawberry patch. Yankee colcnists have climb ed with hoes where Yankee soldiers rushed with bayonets, and the earth has reddened after each invasion. On these sunny slopes the gardener finds his ideal home, and the berry laziIy perfects itself. Land that went begging few years ago at $2 an acre now commands $250 an acre, and where natives starved on 300 acres, now are New Englanders grow ing rich on ten acres.
 Senator Vance, writing from Gam brun, his mountain home in North Carolina, Tn allusion to the Courier Journal editorial interview with him self, says Of an alleged hostility to the President: ssI do not know of any Democrat disposed to make war upon the President because in the discharge of his duty he is execut-s ling law of Congress. Surely l am not. Should I at any time refuse to support the administration my con stituents may rest assured the diff erence between us will be in regard to some great issue uf principle, and not the mere distribution of patron age"
 The terms of twenty five senators will end in March, 1SS7-one each in the following named states: Cali lorna, Connecticut, Delaware, Flori- da, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Mas sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virgin ia and Wisconsin. The democrats will gain senator in Virginia, and ought to gain one in Indiana, Miehi- gan and New Jersey, with bare chance for gain in Connecticut and Wisconsin. Owing to the genius for mismanagcment developed in Tennessee, there is q possibility of losing senator in that state. A remark of Mir. Wise, the Repub- lican candidate for governor of Vir- ginia, that if Fitzhugh Lee, the Democratic candidate had been named Smith he would never have been heard of ss candidate for that exalted office, incites the Lvnchburg Virginian to say:
 We'll, if Smith is not as good a name as Lee. it is certainly as good name as Wise. Virginia was found ed by Smith. Two of her gover- nors have been Smiths, and more than that, he was at one time lit- tie stage driver, if not "little cart driver" One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence was a Smith. There have been nine Smiths in the senate of the United States. A Smith was first attorney general of tho United States, then secretary os the navy and afterwards secretary of state. Eight of the Confederate generals were Smiths. Smith Is one of the most ilustrious names of Eng land, and Scotland furnishes Adam Smith, the great politician econo- mist. So there is no discount on the Smiths.