The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1886-03-18


list Or about $500 Iudian depreda-
tion claims. The total number of
claims call FOR an amount approx
mating $4,000, 900.
Ia resigning the senate chaplaincy
Rev. Dir. Hnntiey calls attention to
the fact that The salary Is but 5000
per annum, prayer being the only
thing that that body has ever shown
disposition 70 be economical With.
The Ohio legislature has adopted
resolution for celebration Of the
centennial anniversary Of the first
permanent settlement in that state
BY an exposition on the fair grounds
ia Columbus in September Of next
year.
Notwithstanding Senator Ed
munds' answer to Mr.. Cleveland s
message has been delivered, the gov
eminent at Washington still lives
and reports OF great damage to early
crops and vegetation have not yet
come in.
II would appear that many OF the
republican organs have taken more
pains to hunt out the number Of
'sI's" In the presidents message
than they have to study its logical
arguments in support OF the consti-
tuition.
Iowa was formerly good for at
least $4,000 republican majority.
The fact that this majority has been
reduced to about $4,000 may be ex
planned by the fact that the Iowa
farmers are reading up on the tariff
question.
The first genuine attempt at re-
peal OF the civil service law has fall
ed. The spollsmen seem to have
about as much success butting their
heads against the reform bulwarks
as the senate is having in its fight
against the president.
Minister West, who is the guest
of Lord Lansdowne at Ottawa. ex-
presses the belief that any movement
toward reciprocal trade between
Canada and the United States would
fail because of the deadlock between
President Cleveland and The senate.
In the State treasury Office at
Montgomery, Ala, is the Bible kiss
ed by Hon. Jefferson Davis when he
took the oath OF office as President
of the Confederate States. Hundreds
OF visitors call to see 1t annually,
and it is regarded with especial in
terest by northern visitors.
Pat Ford and John Murphy were
hanged in New Orleans for the muir
der Of Captain Murphy on Dec. /,
1884. Both men were inscnsible
from the effects of belladonna, and
their bodies were supported by OF
ficers while the moose was adjusted
on tue neck Of each.
In the city of Philadelphia there
are eight women physicians who
have an annual practice OF abont
$4,000 each. There are twelve
whose income averages above &c.,
600 each. There are twenty two
admit that their annual resources
from-their profession is about So, 900.
A Washington special to tue Post
Dispatch of the 18th inst. says "the
House committee on education had a
sharp fight this morning over the
Blair educational bill, and finally. as
predicted in these dispatches, voted
to table it. This practically kills
the bill"
The labor organizations are so
rapidly acquiring strength that the
time is not far distant when monope
listic and grinding corporations will
be unable to play hog upon the
| workingmen. 1t is hoped that the
swelling Importance Of power will
not cause the laboring men to desire
to play hog upon the employer.
Grover Clevcland's great phrase
"innocuous desuetude" which APP
pearcd In his recent message to the
senate promises to go into history.
1t is not thought to be Mr.. Cleyes
lands words, but more likely those
of Secretay Bayard or Dan Lamont.
But the words are being embalmed
IN poetry and prose, and has taken a
place with Samuel Tilden's famous
"usufruct."
The change Of the guage of all the
principal roads IN the South, which
is announced to take place on May
3lst, will be the largest piece of
work of the kind that was ever exc
cuted in day. There are $4,000
miles of rail to be changed, and the
work will commence at 5 a. m. OF the
3lst Of MAY, and will be finished at
4 p. m. on the same day. Four men
will be stationed 10 each mile. The
cost OF the work is estimated at
$4,000.
A series of colossal land frauds
have been discovered, where houses
were placed on wheels and moved
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