The Russellville Democrat., 1885-10-22

governor.
Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton will write a
history Of the civil service-reform
movement.
1t is sad to think how much ener-
gv is now being wasted on the late
war that might be used in pushing
the pillow.
Elk Governor Moses, Of South Car
olina, will be out ofjaiI just in time
to be vindicated BY an election to
office in November, 1883.
John S. Wise may not be elected
Governor of Virginia, but this cam
paign has demonstrated that he
knows back door when he sees it.
Eek. Gov. Moses, Of South Carolina
carpet bag fame, has been sentenced
10 three years, Imprisonment in the
Massachusetts prison for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Thirty counties in Kansas have
nominated Prohibition tickets, and
it is expected that at least an equal
number Of Prohibition tickets will
be chosen in additional counties.
In view of what they have been
accustomed to heretofore. il will
probably be pardoned the Republi
can organs for doubling that the
President will take no part in the
New York election.
With John S. Wise bringing re-
proach upon the ticket by public as
saults on men who oppose him and
the Virginia colored men publicly de-
nouncing the contemplate rule Of
Malone, the campaign of the latter
can't be said to be exactly floating
in any specially serene way.
There are still newspapers in the
country bearing the name Of Wing.
There is one in Bangor, Me-, which
is Republican in politics, and one in
Richmond, Va, which supports the
Mahoneites, and one in Eutaw, Ala,
which is Democratic, and also one in
Quincy, III. which is Republican.
1t is stated that there are 139
medical schools in the United States
and Canada, containing about $4,000
students, viz: 10000 regular. 1900
homeopathic, $50 eclectic and 80
physio medical students. The total
number OF doctors is about 100000,
or on an average one to every 500 in
habitants.
The refusal of the President to &C
cept the resignation of DR.. Hamil.
ton as Surgeon General of the Ma
rine Hospital is the best possible
solution OF a problem which promis-
ed to be annoying, il not difficult
The Office is in no sense political
and the Presidents refusal TO so con.
slider it will do much toward giving
his wise action the position of pre-
cedent.
When the Senate meets there will
be list of between 500 and 60(
postmasters appointed during the re
cess, to be submitted for confirma
ton. In addition, 1t is estimated
that during the session of Congress
the terms of at least 600 postmastcrs
will expire, so that The nominations
of over 1000 postmasters will como
before the Senate during the next
session. There are 1885 presiden
tial postmasters in this country.
| Elk Senator Jonas, of Louisiana
files modest but effective excep
ton to the charges of Senator Eustis
by stating that a majority of the
Democrats of his State approve the
Presidential policy. There was q
general belief when they were begun
that the hostile criticisms Of the
Louisiana Senator were the result Of
a spoilsman's disgruntled ambition
and no proof has yet been offered te
establish the falslty of this belief.
The recent successful attempt al
Meudon, France, to navigate bal
loon in the face or the wind, is 6
triumph in eronautics that mus
direct renewed attention to tina,
still crude art in the hope of com
pletely solving the old problem o.
AERIAL travelling. In this experiment
the balloonist, Capt. Renard of the
French army, steered and propelled
his balloon against breeze Of 81,
miles an hour and, after some ma
neuvring in the air, brought 1t tt
J the earth in safety.
To avoid the many mistakes which
have been making such serious in
roads upon the population of North
ern States, the Georgia Legislature
has framed what is known as the
scarlet wrapper bill. 1t provides
that bottles or packages containing
sulphates Of morphine or other dead
~ poisons shall be put up in scarle
wrappers, and that the name of the
particular poison shall be placed
thereon in white letters. A strong
penalty is imposed for violation o
the law which, If universally obeyed
will allow people to have prescrip
tiop filed in a Georgia drug store
without taking their lives into thcil
hands.
i, That the drift of emigration il
n. IL a.