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The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
STATE POLITICS.

--J. P. Byers, candidate for Con gress in the Fourth Congressional District, has withdrawn from the race. He was third choice in the primaries of his own county.
 The Democratic County Con vention of Lonoke county instructed for all of the present State officers except Auditor and Superintendent of Publlc Instruction. No choice was expressed for these.
 Prairie county sends delegates to the State Convention to vote for Prof. J. H. Shinn for Superintend- ent of Public Instruction.
 Monroe county goes for q, .hs present State officials except Files and Thompson. Miller gets the vote for Auditor and Shinn for Su- perinte ndent of Public Instruction.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
FUNERAL OF GEN. LEWIS.
Sad and Imposing Obsequies, and
 a Procession Two Miles Long.
Dallas lTex.l News.

Dallas (Tex.) News.
 Gen. L. NJ. Lewis funeral was the largest, perhaps, ever witnessed Tn Dallas, the procession reaching near ly two miles. The remains were laid in state at the Presbyterian Church, which was crowded by people of every denomination, anxious to pay a last tribute of respect to the memo 1 ry of brave, true and pure man. The church was draped in mourning and the casket beautifully decorated with floral offerings, one of the pret tiest of which was placed by Miss Grace Rector Mitchell whom the de- ceased General had baptized daugh- ter of the regiment at the late Con- federate reunion. At the prcsenta ton ofthis appropriate tribute every person present seemed sensibly moved. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Hughes, who took for text the scene of the transiiguralion. He referred to the old Jewish dispeIsation as full of types and shadows of the new, which was ushered in with peace aad love at the transtignration, with Moses and Elijah called up in evidence. Such witnesses he contended proved that the Redeemer had come, and also proved that the soul was lmmor- tai. He, MT. Hughes, thought that those who pass away are not far separated from us, though not yisi- ble to corporeal eyes The Bible, he contended, teaches cmphactially that there are such things as minis tering spirsts, and he believed that when our work was done on earth we would not cease to take an interest in the things of earth.
 The procession formed in the fol lowing order: Mounted police, the band, military commanded by Capt Cooke, ex Confcdcrates, Grand Army of the Republic, Free Masons, hearse, family of the deceased, citi zens.
 Many honses closed to enable their employees to attend the funeral, and there was an universal expres. sioo of sorrow for the departed sol dier, divine and benefactor.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
77 EXCUSE us. if we have mentiont

EXCUSE us, if we have mentioned Prof. J. Hazen Shinn's candidacy for Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion. We were talking of a man of Arkansas blood and bone, and one born on Pope county soil, and yet a man to do honor to any state. He loves his native state, and places his talent and energies at her command. If ne were less qualified than what he is Pope, county could still afford to push the claims of her son. But in view of hls consumate fitness, the pleasure will be shared by the state in calling this honorable specimen ol Arkansas manhood into tue impor- tant trust of the public school dc partment With m indomitable Ar kansas man working for the develop ment of schools Tn Arkansas, there will be no such thing as fall.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
LITTLE Rock SUN-Colored

LITTLE Rock SUN-Colored peo- ple's organ: We sec that the county treasurer of this county has notified all those who hold county scrip that there Is money in his hands to re- deem at par. Taking into consider ation the fact that only q few years back it was hard to sell county scrip 1t any price, it would be hard to make one believe that there had been any crooked work Tn the manage mont of our county affairs. The Sun takes the position, and makes the broad assertion that, as far as hon. esty and ability are concerned, this county never had the equals of the present county officers in the last twenty years.
 Our people have . similar remem brance on the subject of scrip and taxation. Now scrip is almost dol lar for dollar and taxes reduced tc the lowest ebb. The Sun is right ir It's observations about crookcdncss aud county officers. The days ol crookedness passed away when de mocracy come into power.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
Liberty not LicentIousness.

Correspondence of the Democrat.
 Simonides, celebrated poet of Ceos, said: "Talking frequently changes opinion, but silence never" The same may be said of writing, that is, if the writer has anything to promulgate. One of the greatest, i! not the greatest, difficulties that has been encountered, and still to be en
 countercd, in the progress of civill- zation, is misunderstanding and | misapplication of the principles Of civil liberty. Some persons con found liberty and licentiousness, and say: T have right to do this," and, q have right to do that" regard
 less of the wellbelng and happiness of others. Liberty guarantees to a man certain absolute rights, and cer- tain qualified, or conditional rights. Absolute rights are, such as the pos session Of property, the free exer- else of opinion. We have the right of free speech, provided our utter
 ances are not contrar; to the princi- ples of civil government, and do not antagonize law and order. Some parties now in Chicago understand the condition of this right. While we have the absolute right of the possession of property, we only have a conditional right to the use of property. We have no right to use property for the snbyerting of the principles of justice and morality, or to interfere with the happiness and prosperity of our neIghbors. Liber ty says: "l'll use property for the enhancement of my own pleasure, if that use does not interfere in any way whatever with the haplness and prosperity of others" :" Licentious ness, says "Pll use property to the satisfaction Of nay own appetite, for my own individual pleasure, let oth- CTS take care of them selves" Liber- ty says: "I'il exercise the right of speech so long as my utteranccs do not antagoulze the pfinclples of pfobity, truth, and justice" Licel tionsness says: I'll speak what l please regardless of others, regard less Of trulIl.s Liberty says: "I'll make m hcnest living" Licentious ness says: live got to have living, don't care for the happiness and prosperity of etbtr people, l am not working for them, I am looking out for number one, I'll sell whisky, I'll
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
THE WHEEL.

The Wheelers of Lawrence coun. ty met on May 25th and nominated full county ticket. Hon. Franklin Boswell of Newport was nominated for Circuit Judge.
 The Little Rock Gazette's John son county correspondent writes "The Wheelers are lessening their power in this county every day on account of their close utilization with the Republican party, and are thus driving the Democrats back to their own party.
 The State Wheel has arranged to hold it's State convention, to day in the hall of the House of Represen- tatives.
 The Cleburne county wheel has instructed for Rube Carl Lee for Congress from the 2nd Congression- al district.
 "A number of County Wheels. have held their meeting n accord ance with President Isaac McCrack- en's proclamation, and those who have instructed their delegates to vote against nominating State Wheel Ticket, are Yell, St. Francis. Independence Howard, Prairie and Phillips, while Marion County Wheel refuses to even send delegate, or to have anything to do with the ticket if nominated
 Hon. ". R. McLane os Franklin, county, elected to the legislature two
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

THE Morrilton Headlight showed olendid enterprise in it's illustrated xtra, giving fine report of the ex cution of Lee Barnes, at Dover. sob Leigh Is live man, with 8 nose or news.--Gazette.
 We will agree with our contempo ary, if it be shown that Speaker James G. Carlise's consent was ob aimed for hls picture to be used tc represent Barnes on the scaffold Otherwise it might change to be . matter of impotence instead of en tefprise.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

years no on thc E. of '. ticket, an- nounccs through the Ozark Democrat that hereaftcr lie will act with the democratic party.
 The Wheol-enterprise, the organ of the State Wheel, comes out decid' edly in opposition to the scheme oi |pmtting out State Wheel ticket. It holds with all the wiser and more conservative members ofthc order, that to introdnce politics into such an organization is to disintegrate and destroy it.
 IN Monroe county meeting o1 subordinate Wheels was held and Il decided not to put out ;s Wheel tick es but "instructed Wheelers to vote for certain men in the democratic primaries. We would ask the Ga zette if that has the appearance of [ republican ticket?--Morrilton Sta (Repub.
 Not quite so much as the follow ing:
 The Boone county Wheel has de clared in favor of Col. John G. Fetch CT for Governor. His name was pre- scented in a vigorous speech by Mr Samuel Murphy. Mir. Murphy Q Boone, is leading republican of th 1 fifth congressional district, and want to succeed Col. Peel in tue house l Of course Murphy has crept into tn Wheel, and IS anxious for the Vince to pus state ticket in the field.
 It's the difference of circumstanc es, 1t may be remarked, that make the difference in appearances.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

The jury in the Maxwell Preller murder case at St. Louis, found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree. Pending motion fol a new trlal, sentence has not been pronounced.
 President Cleveland and his bride are comfortably domiciled in pleas ant cottage at Deer Park, Md, in the AlIeghany mountains. As the hotels are not open, they are enjoy ing the seclusion that the honey. moon demands.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
IT will do to cultivate as a sent

Ir will do to cultivate as a senti
 ment, and weave beautiful figures about, this thing of talking about so cultivating the various indian tribes as to fit them for state. hood in the Union, but this is all it IS fit for. There never was anything more barren of practical results. or prom. ise Of any. The government has been in existence for over hundred years, and has developed in thous and ways at marvellous rate, and the great current and spirit of this development have almost wrapped the indian up, but still he IS the in
 dian he ever was. He gives us just the same trouble. By dint of hun. dred years contact with the white man, and by imbibing hls blood, one or two Of the tribes have prized up n little n the scale of civilization and law. But these are just as far from . desire of union with the states as any others. The wall which sepa- rates the indian from the wLite man in civilization and moral status may have had breech or two, but in his sympathies never Congress may waste time and breath and act the booby till dooms day over the indian and he will be the same creature to clothc and feed at one tune and fight at another. The indian territory may be State m the Union some time, but it will be when the govern ment has taken matters in it's own hands, and made 1t territory first, and there is no reason under the sun why 1t shouldn't do so now, and put it under tho same protection of law and the administration Q. justice as other territories. In other words the governments policy ol denling with the indians had ax we'll be kpieed a little bit any way with nom non sensc and not made out of Continent in whole cloth.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
KusseIlville, Pope Co.,, AriS., ],

Is an industrial commercial city, beautifully located at the foot hills oi Boston Mts, 70 miles above Little Rock, on l.. k. < Ft. s. By, and three miles from the Arkansas river. Melrose cot ton factory, blow and wagon factories, gins, saw, grist aud plaining mills, carder, foundry and marble works, etc. Population l,200; high school, six churches, masonic temple, euterprisinu newspaper, refined society. Country diversified by plateaus, bottoms, hills. valleys, living streams and numerous medicinal springs; soil brown, alluyial la nplandz; black, waxy or dark sandy lvani lil bottoms; farmers raiso cotton. e1fii, grain, gfass, fruit, and stock !: niagn ileei,t tlmberlands; rich coai tiel5lSs pEqs|Qcing best quality of coal i'e lway aud river. Splea- s'l1l fof capitalists or home-
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

AS THE state canvass moves on, the prospects of Pro-. Josiah H Shiun, brightens for Superintendent of Pub
 lie Instruction. Pope county of course will take delight in seeing one born on her soil and true to her love stepping up to rank and posi-
 tion, and that too upon the founda. tion of merit alone. When his quail flcations are first class, why shouldn't an Arkansas ~boy be invited up the same as anybody else, and he vii
 be. The impression now rightfullJ obtains that Prof. Shiun has nc equal for the place he seeks in point of qualification, and he hasn't. The greatest public service to be done by an officer Ill the school department is upon the rostrum. Prof. Shinn fits that place exactly, as he does every other place ID the public schoo
 machinery, and the beauty of it is, he does it not in dry perfunctory, routine style, but with energetic force and power both in public speech and public work, exactly h the mos
 practical and useful plane. w speak not against other men, but il favor of Shlnn for his superior quail fications as we know them. and i
 the hope of seeing our public schoo department electrified by the pow CTS of an energetic mind just suite
 to the work as in tho days of Dentor
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
Go Away from Home to Hear the
 NaWS.

Lee Barnes, who was hanged at Dover, Ark, last Friday for IT nurder, we learn, lived at Palmer in this county about five years ago. He married daughter of Mir. Gabe Moss on Rock Creek, Tarrant county and his wife was regarded as an ex, cellent lady. Barnes, however, was 8 hard character, and had, according to hls confession, been guilty of sev eraI murders, besides the one fol which he was hanged, as we'll as other violations of the law.-Ellis County (Tex.) Telegraph.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
NOW HAS FAITH.

l had been troubled all winter wit cold and pain in the chest andHSt m relief from remedies recommends b. Druggists and Physicians. AL the sam time was advertising pr. Bosanko' Cough ard Lung Syrup. had littl faith but thought to try 1t as a last re sort, now 1 believe even more thai they tell me of it's curative qualities From The News, Elizabethtown. Ky. Sold by J. Nj. Harkey s2 Bro.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

WASHINGTON correspondents say kansas has not one drinking man her congressional delegation. All members i1 both houses are so [, industrious and most attentive their duties.-Exchange.
 A very high compliment and truth l as high. There will be no dam dene, if that delegation is allowed
 remain just as it is. Arkansas ight to be proud of a delegation xe thls, and she is.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

WE have been interviewed by the candidate since our last issue sharp ly, both state and district with the county boys swinging the corners.
 Last Wednesday night Prof. Shinn. the coming man for Suserlntendent of Public Instruction, and Auditor Files took us on surprise, but we
 whooped em up quite snug little crowd to give audience to the news which they come to tell. The re
 marks of both these gentlemen were
 well received. Prof. Shinn's clear and forcible statements of the duties and responsibilities of the office he sought and the plans and methods in
 his mind for the develoFAent of pub. lie schools in Arkansas, showed his complete acquaintance and mastery over the school question, that it was his native element. Close upon the heels of these gentlemen, on Satur- day last came Mcclure of Dardan- ellie, candidate among his neigh bors for Auditor and Prof. Russell of Little Rock, for Supt. of Public Instruction. Of course we all be lieved our staunch democratic and deserving neighbor of Yell when he told us he wanted us to stick to him in this contest, and many resolved to do so. Prot RusselPs modest and gentlemanly announcement was we'll calculated to gain for him hls re quest to be remembered as second choice. But the tug of war come when the prosecuting attorneys made thelr appearance. The applause now on this side then on that lndi- cated the keen interest felt in this office. This office always has been the scenes of the sharpest combats, and this race bids fair to be no ex- ception. The people feel deep in
 terest in the style of man who is to represent the state in the prosecu
 tion of crime, and it is we'll they should. This opening gun between the candidates for this office showed both to be men of ability and of a ready tongue, and capable so far as talent is concerned. An occasion like this of course was not needed to tell us of Hardy Carter, and in fact you will never find out hls worth on the public stage or in campaign. The place tv estimate his worth, his strength and legal acumen and his integrity and fidellty also, is in the court and with questions of law and right among men. There, there is none abler, better verscd, truer or more yigilant. But our acquaint
 ance was not so familiar with his opponent, Mir. Bourland of Ozark,
 who was found to be gentlemanly and far in debate, and earnest and emphatic in his style, and with enough vim to ensure lively times in the campaign. if nothing more.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
NOTICE FOR puBLlcArloN.

LandofIiee at Dartianclie, Ark, Jtne T, lsse
 Nottce ls hereby given that the following naBaed settler has iiled notice Of his inttnlo; Co make final proof in support of his ei2lna and that said proof WilI he made before v county Judge at Dover, 4 Fk., duly l9 lest, Y.
 Edward O. StrOne. lid entry Ne. i3,93 ssy' the ss Sw L Aal c N and N sec. s' tp. 10. u "A Mest,
 He names the fOl10win4 ritnesses 4 f.fe hts continuous residence a5yon. ailA culs1 sli'H Of, said lAud. vixs 4,
 John 4- iiopp. John X. Russell HatFet e' ArkMnsns.
 July S-5t A. C. LEAIIlsG, Re gisess'
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
corresponaenee Of the pen0erat.

DOVER. June LA special term of the circuit court was held here on Monday 3lst ult., for the purpose oi trying the man Francis, who was ar rested some tune ago on suspicion, and who subsequently acknowledged that he had stolen twenty four dol lars from MT. Burris, of Appleton. He was awarded one year in the pen upon his plea of guilty, after which the court adjourned Judge Gun ningham shook hands with lis many friends on Monday, and announced the fact that he wanted to be adopt ed by the people as the Judicial or. fling for another term. He will be rc adopted. The Judge IS young man; talented, gifted, learned in tho
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1886.

ND the President, sensible man, owed it--the Arkansas Valley te right of way bill, and there large qualification in the Arkan- delegation at Washington, and II Arkansas when it was done, Arkansas said louder than any y when he was married: "Wish much joy."
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09

Eureka Springs elegant new hotel, the Crescent, was opened with great eclat A special train of ex- cursionlsts from St. Louis and large number of persons from points ID Arkansas were present. The hotel is located on the summit of the Crcs- cent mountain, 600 feet above the springs. It is built ot stone and brick, four stories high. and cost $200,000. It has l25 rooms, furn ished with elevators, gas, baths with hot and cold water from the relebrat. ed springs, aad all modern improve. ments and conyeniences.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
Correspondence Of the Democrat.

LONDON, June 1.--Notwithstand ing the dry hot weather, our people are cheerful and hopeful, the most of them having their crops in excel lent condition. The health of our community is quite good k. Mir 5. w. Swan has commenced to build a splendid two story residence. Sev- eral other residences will be built this summer. |. Several good citi- zens from other parts of Pope county speak of locating here. Society is fully as good here as anywhere VIC know of. although there are some people in almost every town who are disposed to grumble about society not being good enough. Such ought to go to work and improve society or move to where they would be suited and also suit the people. We have two hourishing Sunday schools, prayer meeting once aweek, and preaching almost every Sabbath. Right here would say that we are much in debt to the citizens Of Georgetown, for the success oi our Sunday schools and church interest. -. Dr., $. c. Burgess, has, after looking over considerable portion of eastern and southern Ark, and a portion of La. and Texas, decided to permanently locate here, he has bought lot. and Mir. A. N. Zachary has contracted to build him good house, which will be ready to occupy as soon as possible Miss Dora S0sbee, of Santos, was visitor to our town last week, guest of Miss Ethel Beard. .. Our depot agent makes frequent visits to Cabin Creek, sometimes says his mother was sick, but we arc inclined to think that there are other causes of attraction, which are growing quite interesting, but that's all right xe have been along there too. ]. MT. Jas. II. Frye, of Dover, has engaged to teach our free school, to commence first Mon
 day in July--will move here. Jim is much welcomed to our midst, not only on his account but also on ac count of his amiable wife, Miss Nora we used to call her. All good citizens are welcomed to our midst.
 CITIZEN.
The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-09
Correspondence of the Democrat.

Correspondence of the Democrat
 ScoTTsyILLE, June 4.-I wish to make some corrections in your pa per which came out in your last for June the 2, 'S6 It is Jack T. Bull lock that announces himself for coun- ty and probate judge. There IS nc such man as John T. Bullock. The Item in regard to me being stop ped on the road near Scottsville by two parties has been considerbly en. largcd, no body halted me ca the road, but two parties passed before MT. Davis and myself, and when we got even with them they asked, ol one Of them asked Mir. Davis if he had seen a hack, while the other was talking to me about sick patient l was going to see mp the creek. The boys were not excited which of course they would have been, it looks like, if they intended to rob hack. 1 never said they intended to rob Wears hack. The hack did not pass up that night, but these men were Tn the most public place of the road between three dwelling houses, the furtherest not more than one hun dred and fifty yards from them. 1 did not even know Of a hack passing up that way until about two or three days after A man with whom one was working explained to me the next day that they were looking for some "dcmimonds" not U. $. Mar. shals who were to pass up that way. The excited public is always ready to suspicion a great deal and havs made great sbugger boo" about this matter. Mir. Davis will tell just what I have told and what ever else is added you may know that 1t is . falsehood. BELKNAr.