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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
A Great Discovery.

MT. Wm. Thomas, of Newton, Ia., says: "My wife has been seriously affected with cough for twenty-five years, and this spring more severely than ever before. She had used many remedies without relief, and being urged to try Dr. King's New Discovery, did SC, with most gratify- ing results. The first bottle relieved her very much, and the second bot tie has absolutely cured her. She has not had so good health for thirty years"
 Trial Bottles Free at J. ". Wells' and w. s. Hinton, Atkins, Drug Store. Large size $l.00.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
How RaisIns are Made.

Malaga, Valencia and Smyrna raisins derive their names from the places whence they come. Of these, the Smyrna black rnisins are the cheapest; the Malaga being held in the highest estimation. and fetching fully third more than any other description of rasins. In Andalusia, in Spain, there are two distinct vines the Pero- Ximenez. which was imported in the first instance from the borders of the Rhine by German some two hundred and fifty years ago, and the Muscat, which Is indigenous. Opinion as to the respective merits of the two vines varies; but their cultivation is conducted in the same way. manure of great strength being liberally supplied. The growth of the vines is different from those of Southern Italy. In Andalusia, they creep along the surface of the ground as strawberries do. thus gathering all the atmospheric heat; the branches appear like roots, and the grapes, though white. have golden tingc. The vintage is very carefully conducted. the fruit not being all gathered at once. but the same ground gone over three times. so that all the grapes are proper ly ripe when picked.
 The grapes are prepared for the market in three different ways--by simple drying in the sun; by washing and by steam drying. In following the first method. which is tho general process in Malaga divisions arc COB structed of either brick or stone, In an inclined position. exposed to the suns rays. These divisions are built in at one end with a triangle formed of masonry, and so arranged that the sun always shines on it's contents. The interiors of these compartm ents are thickly spread with fine gravel to absorb
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
RHEUMATISM ROUTED.
A Case from scrivon County,


 Tn the editorial columns 0f the Telephone, published at Sylvania, the county site of Scriven county, Ga, in the number bearing date August IA, the editor, Col. Wm. L. Matthews, Jr., has the following in reference to remarkable cure of rheumatism by Swift's Specific:
 We know Q gentleman in this county who, stz months ago, was al- most hopeless cripple from an at- tack of rheumatism. He could scarcely hobble across the room, used crutches, and said himself that he had little if any hope of ever recov- ering. We saw him in our town .sSpp, week, walking about as lively afes oi other man, and in the finest he. de and spirits. Upon our inquirsa Fl to what had worked such a woi,n.r,, k ful change in his condition, h'fron piled that Swift's Specific had c, pre- him. He said he was on the evstatc starting for the Hot Springs in ses sw' s' of relief, but was persuaded by sa;s s of his ncighbors to try Swifts 5 cific, and after using dozen anec'd half bottles, he has been transform from a miserable cripple to hapT i, healthy man. He is one of our monSSi, worthy aud successful citixens, and is none other than Mir. k. E. Lam bert.
 For sale by all dru2gisis.
 Treatise on Blood and Skin Dis eases mailed free.
 THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Go. Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ga, or l57 ". 23d St., N Y
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and depressed spints, loss of appetite, general debility, disordered blood, weak constitution, headache, or any disease of a bilious nature, by all means procure bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be surprIsed to see the rapid improvement that will follow; you will be inspired with new life; strength and activity will re. turn: pain and misery will cease. and henceforth you will rejoice In the praise of Electric B,tters. Sold at fifty cents bottle by J. w. Wells, and W. s. Hinton, Atkins.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
 ,ANnaoihee at Dardanelle. Ark, Dec. 20, lsse- sellee is hereby given that the following nam s~sstler has filed notice Of his intention to ssssss hnh proof In support Of his claim. and as sa AaiV proof will be made before the hcgie- ss-s receiver at Dnrdahelic. Ark, on 9th wy february 1886, viz: . d. srfs NJ. Garrigns, Hd entry, No. IS S02. ssw sw k sec 24, Tp 2, 10 west. h Ahnvs the following witnesses to prove ~sAf land vx:
 ssg GarrIgus. ]. r. Rowland, Wm. Bailey Fa sse Garrigus, all of Caglesyiiie. Ark.
 bt A. c. LEniAG. Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
How SIX wentlnto s75ooo Once

One,filth of ticket No. 46.709, which drew the Capital Prize of $75,. GOO, in The Louisiana State Lottery <, Nov. 10th, was held in Traverse City, Six persons sent together for 6fths Of tickets. When they camo each took one, and that held by Mr. 10. seph Phol, worthy young salesman with Hamilton & Milliken, drew one flf.h of the Capital Prize of e75,- GOO, and it was collected through the First National Bank of this city, $l5, ,060---and divided. All of the lucky ones will make good use of the money. Traverse City { Mich Fla gle. Dec. 2Q,
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
What is the Scudan.

The name bears different meanings, according as 1t is used by the Arabs or by the Egyptians. The former apply it to designate the interior of Africa gen. orally, and, following them. the geog- raphers of Europe have given this name to all the countries along the southern edge of the great Sahara, from Senegambia and Sierra Leone on the west. to Darfur on the east. Etymolog- ically, Soudan means simply ''the Blacks and is corruption of the Arabic name Balad-us-SudGn, ''the country of the Blacks.
 As employed, however, by the Egyp- tians, .'the Soudann means not the im- mense tract of Africa just described, but tract to the east of it, which com prises the countries, except Abyssinia, on both sides of the Nile, south of the second cataract, which have during the last sixty years been formed into an Egyptian province bearing that name. The dependent province or empire-fo be 1t understood, the Soudan is not Egypt, any more than Algeria is Franco comprises much of Nubia, all Sen mar, all Kordofan, and all Darfur.
 A report recently made to the British Foreign Office gave its length from north to south, or from Assouan to the Equator, at about one thousand six hundred and fifty miles, but this makes it begin at the first and not the second cataract of the Nile; It's width, on the same authority, from Mas sowah, on the Red Sea, to the west ern limit of the Daiiur Province, is from twelve to fourteen hundred miles. It probably, therefore, does not fall far short, if at all, of the dimensions of India It is inhabited by two totally distinct races. The northern half by almost pure Arabs, most of them nomad tribes, protesting some form of Moham- mechanism, and the southern half by ne- groes, who, though officially classcd among Musselmans, are really Pagans, and are. roughly speaking, all sedentary and agricultural. Up to 1919 the Soudan was divided into number of petty kingdoms and chioftaincies; but in that year Muhammad Ali, the then Khedive, sent his son Ismail to conquer the country. From that timc to tho present the Egyptians have gone on ex- tending the borders of their nominal sovereignty, but have never yet man. aged to obtain an undisturbed footing in any of the vast territory they claim. The seat of the provincial government is at Khartoum, at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile.
 Khartoum can be reached from Cairo, from which it is some fifteen hundred miles distant by the Nile-the railway stopping short at Assiout, less than three hundred miles fom Cairo--but the quickest route is by the Red Sea from Suez. to Souakim. which may be re- garded as the seaport of the Soudan, and thence by caravan route of about two hundred and eighty miles to Berbcr, where the Nile is touched, and from that point southward for about tue same distance to Khartoum.--N. r. Obserrer.
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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

The assistant treasurer in New York city has to sign his name. on
 an average, 1000 times day That
 was what appalled, MT. Bigelow.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

The desks in the United States senate chamber arc of polished ma hogany and were made before most Of the senators were born.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
$1,ooo Reward!

Mrs. Gen. Augustus Wilson. of Pai- sons. Kas., who was appointed by the State of Kansas lady commissioned to the Worlds Fair at New Orleans, in answer 10 the inquiry of areporter, said: "l can not speak too highly of Dr.. TURNER TREATMENT. My sufferings nearly distracted me. My stomach was deranged and ,ny nervous system was completely broken. I suf- fered from partial paralysis, rheuma- tism and neuralgia. Added to the above symptoms were loss of memory, voice. appetite and lack of nerve force. My family physician did me no good, and by the advice of a friend, bought Dr. Turner'e Treatment Two packages completely cured me. think inc treatment is wonderful iii it's effects, and recommend it in all cases Of gener- al or nervous debility, and diseased condition of the stomach, kidneys, liver and bloo3."
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

Cyrus W. Field is disgusLed with the Andre monunen. investment and will not spend another dollar in repairing it.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

A surgen in Norwhich. Conn. was waited on recently by a man who said he was possesscdfby devil. and wanted 1t out fright away The frightened surgeon told his patient to be seated while he got his instruments ready. and then rushed out for tho police, but when he returned the lunatic had escaped. - Mcw Haven Register.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

A writer in a juvenile magazine lately gathered number of dictionary words as defined by certain small peo- pie, of which the following seems to be genuine: "Dust--Mud with the juico squeezed out Fan-A thing to brush warm off with. Ice Water that stayed out in the cold and went to sleep. Monkey--A very small boy with tail. Pig-A hog's little boy. Salt---What makes your potatoes taste bad when you don't put any on. Snoring-Letting tff sleep Wakcfulness--Eyes all the time coming unbuttoned.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
Mystic Societies.
PRESBYTERTAN CHUROH.

GA. Dannelly Chapter No. p Q. E: meets frst Friday night in each month. Mrs J. Thach. w M., Miss Clemmie Holmes, Sec.
 Russellyille Chapter No. 16 K. A. NJ. meets third Saturday night in each month J. M. Harkey, Ii. P, A. Williamson. Sec.
 Palestine Commandery No. ', meets first Monday night on or after full moon. Geo. '. Kjp,baII E. C.. W, J. Reynolds, Recoidcr . Russellvilc Lodge No 2T4, A. F. anu A. Ms Y meets frst Saturday night in each month. w. NJ Peelcr ". NJ, $. F., lobe, Sec.
 Ashley Lodge No 535, K. l.. or II. meets second and fourth Friday nights each month. R F. Jope Protector, J. F. Munday. Sec
 Banner Lodgc No 1853 K. of II. meets first md second Friday nights eacn month. J. ". Fruit, Dictator, Arthur Erwir, Reporter.
 Chosen Friends Lodge No. 36l .D. 0. r. meets A. rst and third Monday nights each month. NJ. H. Baird, \. G., w. Reynolds, Sec.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28

"A London lady has sequeaths' &5oo. 900 to the Pope.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
IS86--E1irec ctory --i886
 Caurt 9th Judicial Oistrict.
r,uror uo1pIse COURT:

TIME OF HOLDING COURT; ponc County-First Monday in April and COUNTY COURT:
 At Dover. on the4th Monday in March and 1st Monday in J January, July aud October.
 PROBATE CoUKT:
 ,,pover on the 1st Monday in May and 3d Mon,iay in January, July and October. Church and Society Directory.
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IT F MIlner. pastor. Preaching every Sab ham at 1l h. m, and 7:30 p. M. Prayer-mcet- inr every Thursday at 7:3O. p. m. sabbath School at a. m. every sabbath.
 BAPTIST 0HURoH. R.R.Womack, pastor. Preaching every 9d and ath sabbath at Il am. and7 80 pm. Pray or meeting every Tuesday night Sabbath school Q A. m. every Sabbath
 METHODIST CHURCH, SOUTH, & s. Rev, pastor. Preaching 2d. 3d and 4th snndays at ii m. and 80 pm. Prayer meet ing Wednesdays, 7:3o ?. m. sabbath school 9:30 q. m.
 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. E. R. Jones, pastor. Preaching lat and 3d sabbath. II q. m. and 1:SO D. m Prayer meeting Thursdays, 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school q. m.
 CHRISTIAN CHURH. Preaching the ist and 2d Lords Day in each month by ii. U. Dale. Sunday School at 3 p. m., each Lords Day, anu prayer meeting Mon nights. All are invited.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-01-28
Atains 9irertory.

D A. NRR, dealer in General Merchan' II. disc and Cotton Buyer.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
rELEGRApHIC MELANGE.
AN IMMENSE LANDSLIDE ON AN ALA.
sAMA MOUNTAIN.
Another One Occurs in Pennsylvania, and
Is Run Into by Freight Train-Two
Men ki!led-Four Raftsmep Drowned
in the Ohio River.

STERLING, Ala, Fe6. IA big landslide,
involving large 20 ton Of famous noun
tain in the vicinity of this city, took place
Friday. Five miles from Sterling is what is
called the Scraper mountain, and the north
side Of it is great barren waste with huge
powders pro citing over level land Any
one on the top of one of these can look
straight down on the wa ers of the Chat
tooga river.
About one mile Of this part Of the mount
an began breaking loose Friday, and with
a trem endous roar rusAei TO the valley be-
low, where il en9t.el -,raat mass of rocks
and trees About quarter of a mile of
tha slide fell into The Chattooga river, max
ing cordQl..e dam ana causing the water
t. back distaucc of several miles.
About : oclock the water broke around
the Side and rl,had with terrible force into
its regular Channel be.ow. At the place
where the Side iefJ the mountain side there
is perpendicular wall OF about 3jJ feet,
and about City feet from t1e top there is a
great hole twenty feet N diameter, which is
supposed TO be an entrance to a cave.
1t IS sail the noise made by the sliding
was heard a distance OF ten miles, but terri
bic as it was there was no life lost or pro
perty damaged Tine cliffs and bowlder,
have been threatening u break down even
s,rce the heavy freeze, bat no one expected
so serious a result as this. \ few adven
turous people are making preparations tc
sale the mountain and explore the suppose
ave.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
Mrs Bayard Passes Away

WASHINGTON, Fec. Mrs. Louisa
Lee Bayard, the wife of Secretary Bay
ard, died at her residence at $50 yester-
day morning, of congestion of the brain
This is the second time within the bret
space of two weeks that death has visited
the household of the secretary. Mrs Bay
ard has been in feeble health for several
years, and the death OF her daughter TWO
weeks ago completely prostrated her,
from which prostra,ion she never rallied .
Late Saturday night her physician sad
her dei tn was imminent, and so the pub
lie here were in measure prepared Tor
the sad news Mrs. Bayard's remains
were taken to Wilmington, Del, this
afternoon. There were no funeral SER
vices in Washington. The interment
will take place at the old Swede church,
where Miss Bayard was buried two weeks
ago. Several members Of the cabinet aie
expected TO go to Wilmington and attend
the funeral Expressions of coincidence
are heard on all sides for the secretary in
his great af1llciion. Political and person
al friends, aud men whose intercourse
with him was limited, are alike sincere in
their regrets for the sorowful events
which have crowded upon him during the
past two weeks. Tie president, cabinet
officers. members of foreign legations,
senators and many public men during
the day either called al the secretary
home, or sent messages of coincidence to
him. The president has recalled his in
4 .I
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
ROCK ISLAND, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1856.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
The Negroes Tell How They Were Fired
Upon by OFFICERS.

tpbh ny cHfti7.
DALLAS. Tex, Feb. 1.-The horrible
shooting reported from here Thursday
night was indeed a terrible affair Only
three persons were shot, but the develop
mcnts are sensational, and attracting almost
universal attention as the investigation pro
ceeds All the parties shot were coloTed
The remarkable feature of the tragedy is
that neither of the officers received
scratch. Officers who have made thorough
investigation of the premises assert that all
the hullet-holes found in the houses SLOW
that they were made from shots fired inward
from the door of the cabin, through whicn
the officers entered
The story Of the negroes, which surround
ing circumstances make appear credible, is
far different from the statements of Duncan
and seeley Briefly it is as follows, as taken
from the testimony of Rolert johnson,
brother Of one of the parties shot: hal
Just come from work at the ferry and stood
by the fire. In a few minutes two mon
rushed in with pistols in hand and saying,
Hi Hi Hi.' began shooting | had never
seen the men before tn y shot Jesse Bonner
down. | rushed out at the door, and so did
my brother. As he ran, man on the out
side shot HIM. In the shooting they killed
jesse Bonner and shot his little girl 1t
looked like they wanted 10 shoot everybody.
| The shots were SO fast that could not count
| them; don't know how many were fired
Jesse Bonner, his wife, and little daughter,
| Margaret Young, and M brother were i'll
| the house when tie men began to shoot
| None of US did any shooting There was
one pistol in the place, but it was in the
other house
| Duncan and Seeley are still in custody at
the county Jail, anl the araGd jury are now
in session, and are inve tigating the tragedy.
The opinion prevails that indictments for
murder will be returned against Duncan
and Seeley. Public opinion, as expressed
on the street ana in puDlic pacas, is NOT
complimentary to them in connection with
the tragedy.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

LONDON, Feb. THE queen has ac-
cepted the resignation of Lord Salisbury
and his cabinet, and has summoned Glad
stone for consultation Lord Salisbury
returned TO London Friday evening from
Osborne, closely guarded by detect
ives. 1t is said that the queen.
before summoning Mr. Gladsto one,
hesitated between him and Lor |
Harrington, and ordered the ministers not 10
surrender their seats o. office until Monday.
The suHmoning Of Gladstone, however dis
tataful 10 the queen, was necessary
Wind cation of the constitution as well as a
royal submission to the popular will TIE
sovereign has no politics, but the sovereign
Is woman. ahd while she may echnicaliy
perform her task, according TO precedent
and the unwritten law, il can not be doubted
that she faces the hydra-headel specter oi
Liberalism, Radicalism and Parnel.ism with
feeling akin TO horror
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01
THE poucEmAN3 LITTLE CLUE
Called into Use Upon the Heads of the
st. Louis City Council.

Sr. LOUIS, Feb. Until daylight
davrel Saturday morning police officers
were in charge OF tha st, Louis municipal
assembly There was sush fearful uproar in
the assembly friday night, caused by the
quarrel of the rival gas companies, that the
mayor ordeted $ uaA Of officers to the
scene. The fight was 50 fierce and the feel
ins ran 50 high that the aldermen many of
whom are the mere tools Of the rival gas
eompanies-wcre resorting 10 blows This
only way to secure an ad ournment was to
club the city fathers o1t of their room
This the mayor ordered the police to do,
and the police dii it. The officers used their
clubs quite freely, and it is reported that
many of the aldermen have sore heads.
The di3sraceful fight is the talk of the
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

SCOTT HAVEN, Pa, Feb. IA freight train
on the Pittsburgh, Mckeesport &
Youghiogheny railroad ran into a land slide
early Saturday morning and was badly
wrecked. Conductor Graham aud fireman
Elliott were buried under the debris and are
believed to have been killed.
A later dispatch reports Elliott and Gra-
ham as both dead Engineer George lie
kibbea and Brakeman William Mailer
were painfully, but not seriously, injured
The tracks are covered with debris, and the
trains are all DELAYED
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

81. Louis, No. Fea. When Gen Sher-
man vas shown u coaT OF tha Fry letter,
published in these @ispa5aheS Friday, IA.
said: Il coull take the liJ.e, like fry took
my letter, and pick cut 4 passage here aGa
there and make it TIE wickad-st hoa,l in the
world. The letter hal escaped my memory,
and did not think | ever wrote the words,
and as,zed Gen. Try thses TINS to inform
me where be saw it, and ha reused When
in 1852 Gen Grant nee3ei a friend | was
that friend: ana now. when Gen. Grant
needs no friend Gen. Fry steps i'll to claim
that rriviloCe.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

NEW o2K, Feb. LIN the fourth nights
play tet~een schaeser and Vignaux, the
Frenchman for the first time took the lead,
with to,al score of 200 to 2,331 for
Schaefer The score for the night was:
Vignaux, G47; Sehaefer, 537 Vignaux's
average, q 1924; best run 137. Schaefer's
average, 90 9-24: lest run, $50. SchaefeI
has accepted a challenge from Vignaux tc
plly another match Of either 5000 or 1905
points, for 81. jG1 a side, at tine conclusion OF
tie PRESENT match.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-01

WILMINGTON, Del. Feb Information
from vaious sections of the peach growing
districts OF tie peninsula gives assuran
that the trees have not thus far been af-
fected by the cold weather. The prospects
for good crop next season are very good
up TO this time An extensive grower in
the lower part of the peninsula has exam
ined his trees since the extremely cold
weather and finds them not only entirely
uniniured, but unusually hardy The own
ers of several other large orchards have
made inspections with similar results. Al,
however, unite in the opinion that the trees
had narrow escape Growers say that
this is a peach year, and, unless something
later befallssthe trees, all are hopeful Of big
yiplls