The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-02-04
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
Sam Jones, the noted revivalist,
will shortly tackle Chicago. Public
| sympathy Is decidedly with Jones.
Dakota is advertising for 10000
girls, and promises to furnish them
with husband on ninety days notice.
Wonder II Senator Payne intends
pouring Standard oil upon the
troubled waters OF his senatorial ca
reer?
Dormon B. Eaton, civil service
commissioner, has rendered his res
ignation to the president, to take
effect March 3
Salvation Oil, is what you want
II kills pain and cures the worst cnse
OF rheumatism, neuralgia, sore throat,
hoarseness, and headache. Take no
just as good" Price twenty FIVE
cents a bottle.
| One thing Ohio needs above all
else is an election law similar to that
passed by the state of New York.
But Ohio will not have this thing
until she possesses an active states
man of the Tilden school.
Washington Territory, like Da
kota, is knocking at the door for ad
mission to the Union under the name
Of Tacoma. 1t had 27,497 children.
In its public schools last year, and
spend nearly 100000 for their ben
eft.
Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota,
several years ago gave his wife the
choice between block lot in Min
neapoIls or nice new bonnet. DIS
regarding the traditions of her sex
she took the lot and recently sold it
FOR 100000.
A big petition was presented to
the Portland, Me-, city government
last week against permitting roller
skating Kinks. II was charged that
two elopements, two family estrange-
ments and twenty three cases Of
serious Immortality were directly
traceabe to these Institutions in
Portland.
They are having high old time
in the~Ohio Legislature In the sen
ate the Democrats have small ma
iority which the president Of the sen
ate, a Republican. attempts to over
ride by arbitrary rulings. The row
is oyer tue Hamilton county contest
ell election cases.
Senator Payne has written letter
TO the Ohio legislature, demanding a
thorough investigation of the charg
es Of bribery recently made against
him. The charges have very ugly
look, but the republican Statesman"
who made them don't seem to be in
a great hurry to look into them.
The Court Of Claims decided the
case OF the Cboctaw Nation against
the United States and rendered a
judgment in favor Of tie Nation for
1886, sos. This case was sent to the
Court Of Claims by an act of Con-
gress OF March 3, 1881, providing
"ascertainment of the amount due
the Choctaw Nation.
The senate was given over on
Wednesday OF last week the address
es Of prominent senators in culogy
OF the late Vice President Hendricks.
Senators Voorhees,, Hampton, Sher
mao. Evarts, Ransom, Spooner, Vest
and Harrison paid glowing tributes
to MIR. Hendricks memory, and
spoke highly Of the many good traits
in his character which encearcd him
to his friends and gained respect for
him from his bittcrest political en-
emies.
Party feeling seems to be warm
ing up in both the Senate and House,
and the session will hardly pass off
without some red hot debates. In
the Senate the Republicans are
bracing their majority up to a
contest with the President over the
offices, tearing no doubt that If par
tisan feeling is not appealed to he
will gain too much strength from his
reform policy In the House there
10 always CeTtutll amount III gas
that must be blown of before the
members are ready for work. and |
the sooner the occasion is furnished |
the better Will be the chance of |
getting some work done during the
session.
There is no longer any doubt that
tue Administration will have an am
Pile number OF able defenders in the !
Senate. The eloquent Vest has got
ten over his sulky mood add has
ranged himself in the front line.
Hard heated Beck says his silver
speech has been misconstrued. that
he did not intend to attack the AID
minstration, and that, in fact, he
will prove himself one of its warm
est supporters. The trenchant Voor
bees. in the debate on the Name
postofiices, turned the guns Of the
Republicans against them. And
Gray, the new Senator from Della
ware. has proved that Bayard's alb
sence has not left yawning chasm.
The menace OF organized Democrat
ic opposition to the Administration
has vanished into thin air, as we
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