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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-14

REsPrTEp.- The Governor yesterday
granted respite to John Robertson, SEN
fenced in Stafford county to be executed
for murder on the 10th instant, until the
2Sth Of December.
Robertson, it will be remembered, is the
murderer of the Limerick family. The deed
was committed on the 2jth of August last.
The Lmcricks resided about three miles
from Fredericksburg; and the first that
was known OF their horrible murder was
the discovery that the house had been
burned down on the morning after it was
committed. The charred remains of Mrs.
Limerick were found in the ruins, and that
Of Mr.. Limerick was found about quarter
Of mile from the house. Convincing cir
cumstances afterwards led to the arrest of
Robertson. 1t seems that he did not ex-
pect a reprieve, as he confessed to the full
particulars of his guilt few days since.
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COAL AND WOOD.


,a.t.r COX E-cAnr0N HILL, SOFT
~ ,-... r.,,.. r,,r,,,... for sale bv
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..v..,y t.,1L cn.I COMPANY
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...a. en- i, = tn county, will sell cxcin-
... .a ri.ah."i 4" u.~"Fei - consumers sup
,,rr... ;1igr SOFT COKE
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tvI .... hr,.r ,u,.-iauily on hand full
.mn'. 49,, 1t,.,.I~ ..rti,. ut sNTIIkA
,r r I..t.l,'i. and baapr also
-, ..n...r. ..,,. Intensive. cyal operaturs
I. ~. W. rI.,t,fisIt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-14

EUM-SOLE BOOTS AND SHOES
" FOR MEN AND BOYS will last longer than
four pairs of leather soles do not need resoing:
boys, or ali who wear out leather soles soon they
are Invaluable. One trial will convince all that
they are what they are represented to be. For
these and any other kinds of GOOD SHOES, call
on JOHN C. PAGE, JR.
2-2v corner Ninth and Main streets
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RICHMOND AND DAyyILLE RAILROAD C0APAsY,(
RICHMOND, November 1855.
JNTEREST.-This company is now
l. prepared to pay interest on It's bonds, on which
interest is due from January l. 1865 TO Jniy 1890
Holders OF bonds Of the company who have not
funded tn cir claims for interest to January lss1,
and May l, 1896 are requested to fund the amounts
due In six per cent. bonds OF the company, upon
which they will receive interest from May !, 1885,
no 2-eod2w J. ID. BLAlk, Audit0r.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-14

CROQUET II A T.-New style hat
~ for young men.
oc q POWHATAN WE1SIGER.
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I",EiFl&G ANOTHER SUPPLY
49,! " ".1e beautiful Parlor Suites, Rosewood
<-r., '.'. ~ ErDcatslie and Plush-slylss OF
o,Lsr A.. ..a..4 Louis XIV. Hapsleon H., and
1e "ha choice patterns.
FRENCH Il CRENSHAW,
,.yss '"fhtf Ninth and Main streets lup statrs).
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PLANTERS NArIosAL BANK, l
ID 4. IL N "

NfECKLENBURG COUNTY COURT,
Nl SEPTEMBER II, s.-On motion OF J. G.
Hutcheson, one OF the securities OF William b.
Hughes, administrator OF Robert T. Hughes, de-
ceased the Court doth order that the said william
b. Hughes be summoned to appear before this
Court Al the ne xt to show why he should
not be redhired to give new bond and security as
administrator as Aforesaid
copy-Teste:
oc c9l-wlw& r y CLACK. Clerk
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FORM OF PROXY.

The transfer book will be closed on the LIST De-
cember until after the annual meeting.
no l2-eOdtd J. ID. BLAIR, Auditor.
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lust RECEIVED, large and beau-
- tiful assortment OF MEMS, YOUNG MEMS,
BOYS, and CHILDREN'S HATS.
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FURNITURE, ETC.

II = III. CJ>STANTLY RECEIV-
a.. d." m'ng 4e. critilou Of Furniture, Carpet
!.,.,'. --..t nut Furnishing Goods, TO which We
''' 'A' l..sLUgu Of purchasers
FAhECH i CREESHAW,
rvy. 'Vrhsr Ninth ani III ain streets tup stairs).
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" b. wsLWaGE ( Co, New York.
-. IS ..I-s f.n No 7g5 west Broad street and
,..t L.--. .lrAEoui, Va.
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Wars, national resources, political contests, rei-
gious conventions, amusements, the Contra! Park,
lis swans, gondolas. &c, have been d-cnsscd-
this letter Is Of tho Mysteries of New York In
the car, steamboat, saloon parlor, AT dinner, in the
street, everywhere do hear some story with rela-
tion to, or an inquiry u to the meaning Of, those
mythical words, posted, printed, and advertised
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BOOTS, SHOES, HATS. SO.

rr Y. A.-THERE YOU ARE, RIS-
/. TORI, and sUND0WS-new style HATS for
young men-just received.
'''e POWHATAN wEIslGHR,
no6 s6 Main street.
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BY order OI Tue BOatd.
r. H. TALLEY, Secretary.
MAycHEsTER, November 8. 1896. no lot
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T AIDES, MISSES, AND CHILL
IL DREN's FuRs, Just received, the latest
STYLES. [oc 27l POWHATAN WEISIGER.
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NOTI CE TO THE lad IFDS.--We
~ have just received a large and nne assortment
OF Ladies' very hns
KID HEEL ROSETTE Slippers,
CONGRESS and
FROST-LACE CATERS,
which we should be pleased to show our friends
and the public.
Give a call If you wish something really nice,
and at reasonable prices.
PUTNEY & WATTS,
au9 corner Main and Thirteenth streets.
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VUHN DUDLEY, HAT M AN UFAC-
81 TURER AND DEALER, UNDER THE q
SPoTSWOOD HOTEL, RICHMOND, VA,
has now in store q new and complete assort.ANA
Also, 4 splendid assortment Of LADIES' FURS Of
the newest styles, and at very moderate prices.
The assortment Of HATS comprises the Cambridge.
Clipper, Winton, Rambler, Rstori. French Dress,
Dasher, Morton, Driving, Brighton, iow's This,
Brighton, Stanley, Neptune, Tudor, Driving, &C.,
&c, with complete stock Of GENTLEMENS,
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
us. Marshal's Sale.

us. Marshals Sale.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIcA,l
West. Dist. of Arkansas.
DY;virtue Of writ Of venditione Expo =
Id mas, issued by the clerk of the United
States District Court for the Western District
Of Arkansas to me directed. shall offer for
sale at Public Auction. at the front door ofthe
Drug Store of L. c. White, in the city Of Van
Bnren. Arks., on Saturday. the 14th day Of
July next at 2 o'clock In the afternoon for
cash, the following described property, to-wit:
4 bbls. Whiskey,, rarFnu
2 setts Double Harness, -iltk.i k
2 Two Horse Wagons, l1tiiJ@E
horses.
LUTHERC. WHITE. U. s. Marshal.
Van Buren,, Arks- June q, 1865 2 u 2w
Shoes and Boots.
MEN'S calfand kip peg boots and brogans
IVl Boys and Youths kip and calf brogans
childrens copper-tOed .."9l
" and infants morocco boots.
Ladies fine sewed cloth and kid g..
Morocco Balmorals
pcggcd calf lace
AL! fresh, new stock for sale wholesale and
retail by l DC. WILLIAMS.
June % 1866.
Hfh ---~ ------.-.-'---''
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
To the Voters of Arkansas.

FELLOW CITIZENS: There being three va
cancies in the Supreme Court Of this State to
be filled at the election in August next. an
nouncc myself us candidate to fill one of the
vacancies. Lg
For more than thirty years ! have been a
resident of the Territory and State OF Arkan-
sas-always connected with my profession
either as lawyer or Judge. For the best
part of the last twenty-five years. have filled
the Office of Judge in this Circuit. that | dis
charged its duties to the satisfaction of the
people am assured by their frequent appro-
val.
Should your choice fall on me as one Of the
Supreme Judges. can only promise to dis
charge my duty to the hest of my ability.
JOHN J. .CLENDENIN.
Little Rock. June IL, 1866.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

"BLiss-viLLE."-Comc, now. Panty" old
fel., don't come down so rough like on our
polished and correct Deputy Governor. He
had right to build town, or buy town
ready made, and call 1t after It's founder or
purchaser. lie Is perfectly honest In all this ;
so, now. you just let him alone. lie was cllo-
sen by the voice Of the majority Of the SOW
creign people to bc our rice-head-centre. He
is a good boy! he keeps his nose clean, and
his coat sleevcs--hc don't whine and he Is n
good boy-he knows the naughty boys are
going to turn him out ofschool as soon as they
can, andlike prudent man he wants to have
something to 90 on. His only falling Is being
In the fashion OF his set. They have mixed
up dates little, and think we are living In
the days of "Sparta." hence they are trying
to become accomplished In the art o.
ciolating property generally.
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Tho Overflow.

The River has been higher during the pas'
few days than 1t has been known to be fol
twenty or more years. It OverflOwcd it,
banks below town, and submerged parts OF
many of the cotton plantations in the "bot-
tom" We have not been able to learn posi-
lively the extent of damage to crops, but fear
it will sum up heavily. The destruction can
not be estimated by dollars and cents" The
pecuniary loss will probably be heavy, but
the heaviest blow is to the energies Ofesoul OF
the farmer and planter. This is the first crop
since the wars bloody and devastating foot
steps swept over our land. Men who came
home penniless, and men who were shameful
robbed while at home had staked all in this
crop. Almost all were compelled to so In
debt for outfit and supplies. They have been
forced to live almost from hand to mouth, y
saving every penny and using the strictcst
economy to get along, thus far, with their
crops. When these men looked on at the stea-
fy approach of this mountain of water, saw il
inseduously and stealthily creeping and
destroying the work of months-when they
felt the utter impossibiity of making success
full resistance to the mighty giant, what won
der that their hearts almost died within them.
Feelings and emotions produced on witness
ing the slowly approaching footsteps of such
terrible calamity, are such as can be produ-
ced by nothing else. Fire may fold our hou-
ses In It's gloomy embrace, and send them up
ward In smoke and meteor-like circles, and
we may feel the utter hopelessness of staying
its ravages, but the reflection may come, that
by proper care 1t might have been avoided.
In the case of the flood no care could have
prevented-it comes irresistibly onward--no
obstacle can stay its sfow-everything is swept
before 1t. There is some beauty In the fiery
god as he mourns the funeral dirge of hopes
inundated upon his flaming altar; there is
none in the noiseless approach of Overfowing
waters. None can say "this far shalt thou
come and no farther; here shall your proud
waves be stayed" The towering waver new
or obeycd the voice of but one, and lie
spake as never man spake." We are truly
glad the waters are subsiding. and trust those
who have suffered may pluck up courage now
and make the most of what misfortune has
left them, Where cotton Is destroyed. corn
may be planted yet and do well. Let each
help his neighbor all he can, and we will come
out at the end of the year free from debt, and
with something to 60 on. five couldn't fight
the monster. we can repair his ravages.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
Yell County.
DARDANELLE, ARK, June

DARDANELLE, ARK, June II, 1866.
j. S. DuNHAM: DEAR SIR: see in your pa
per of the 10th inst- the name of JONAS NJ.
TIBBErTs as Candidate for Congress from
this District. From twenty years acquaint-
ance with Col. Tibbetts, | do not think that we
could do better than to elect him, and under
the present circumstances, am of the Opin-
ion that he is the man for us at this time.
heard the sentiments of quite a number of
our citizens, and they are of my opinion-all
say elect Tibbetts. am quite certain he can
get the largest vote in Yell County that has
ever been given for any Congressman. We
are all peace and quietncss here. The crops
are In bad condition, owing to so much
rain, the low bottoms are now under water.
Our wheat crop was generally short; say halt
crop, all told. n u
see Jesse Turner Is announced as q candi-
date for the Senate from your district. From
a long acquaintance with Mr.. Turner, / am
certain you have selected the best or as good
man, as you had in the two counties. Thom-
ason and Wilcox for the Legislature will be a
credit to your county, would be proud to see
them both elected; the fact Is every county
should select the best material they have. for
great deal of responsibility rests upon the
next Legislature. We intend to send II. w.
Pound, Of Dardanclle, for our Representative
he is the very best that we can do,
and don't want to do any better. for there are
but few men that rank him in legal attain
mentS. d.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

eB- BY referring to our advertising columns
our readers will notice the card of Maj. John
HrNRY & Co., of New Orleans. Maj. John
Henry is familiarly known to every house
hold In this whole western Arkansas and In
dian country as the senior partner of John
Henry, Williams 4 Co. The Major is now
wholesalng Boots and Shoes, and will till or
dcrs on as favorable terms as any other house.
PLANTERS, going with their cotton this fall, to
New Orleans should cut out the card Of this
House, and give them a call when there.
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To the Voters OF the State of Arkansas.

Iacccpt the call to become candidate, at
the next General Election for the Office OF
Judge of the Supreme Court. " hist ! can.
not but feel diiiident of my ability to fill that
position fully, and with entire satisfaction to
myself and Others. think may, without un-
due assumptions. promise that If elected, Twill
devote whatever of capacity lmay possess to
the faithful. honest and impartial discharge
of the duties of the office.
/. E. BARBER.
Little Rock. June Z, 1856.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

QUESTIONS or INrEREsr.--Is 1t Perjury to
take tho Attorneys Test Oathr after having
been an assistant Enrolling Officer" In the
Confederate service? i.
Is 1t perjury to take that oath after attemp-
ting to raise battalion for the Confederate
scrviceY h.tN @
Is itperjury to take that oath after selling
horses and assisting in the purchase of horses
for the useOf the army ofthe State of Arkan-
sas' when declared in rebellion or for the Con-
tedcrate States? i1fNtte
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
DENTAL.

ET- DR.. CASE has arrived In town. Any
one needing the services Of this accomplished
and skillfl Dentist must call Immediately. as
he will remain in town but few days. lie
may be found at the residence of Mr.. Dixon
on Main-S.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

s
In rdcation Of the Circuit Court Of Washington
County. ArknnsdS. on the chdncery side there
Of on the 18Th day Of June 1866.
Thomas w. Frost as adm. Complainant.
Daniel II. Boone n.
John c. Powell Ha i"mai
COAIES the said complainant as the adj
" ministratOr with the will annexed of the
estate of Benjamin +. Boone de-
ceased, and files his bill and his affidavit that
the said Daniel Il. Boone and Ann Eliza
Boone are non-residents of the State of Ar
kansas. 1t is thereupOn ordered. by the un-
dersigned. clerk of said court that the said
nonresident defendants be notified of the ma
ture and tendency of this suit. the object of
which is to foreclose their equity of redemp-
tion in certain real estate by them mortgaged
to said deceased to-wit: /l
The nw14 Ofthe ne4 Ofsec. 30, in Township
l6, north Of Range Is west; the sw1 ofsw14
of sec. 70, and the nw4 of the nwL of
sec. %, Township north of range
2s west; the sea of the se4 of sec. IS, Town.
ship l6. north of range % west: the
ne14 of the neI. the swL of the nell, and the
nw14 of the sea Ofsec. 30, Township 16. north
of Range % west; the se1 of the enwL of sec.
30, Township 1G, north of range 2S west, the
ne1 Of nw1 ofsec 30 township north of range
S west; & sw14 of se1 of sec. 10. township 16
north of range % west; se4 Of the swI of
sec. lG, north of range % west; situate in the
county Of Washington in said State; they
will appear before the Judge of said circuit
court Of Washington county, in chancery sit
ting, on or before the 4th day of said term at a
court to be held at the Court House in said
county, on the first Monday in August, A. d..
1866. and plead, answer or demur to said will
or the same will be taken as confessed and a
decree entered accordingly, and that this Or
der be published, &c. tfhF
G. w. REED, Clerk.
A true copy from the record attest.
g. w. REED, Clerk.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
Horrible Murder Of DR.. A. w. Webb
and Son.

and Son.
We are permitted to make the follow
| ing extracts from private letter, in re-
gard to the murder of DIR. Webb and son
at Little Rock. lis of the date ofJune
14th:
"A gloom was cast over our city yes
terday morning by the announcement OF
the murder of DIR. Webb and his little
boy Mott, under the most appalling and
heart -rending circumstances. These
double murlercrs entered the window of
the deceased's house, and with an axe
committed the horrible deed after killing
both father and son, they took the key
of the safe from the Doctors pocket and
robbed it of about $4,000 in Green
backs and gold. Suspicion rested on the
Doctors negro boy. He was arrested
and tried yesterday, but they could find
nothing against him. No one heard the
murderers when they entered the house.
Whoever they were they were well ac-
quainted with the premises, for they tied
up the watch dog~-and he was a very
fierce one unlocked the back door and
made their cgress from the house through
that way T'he' housekeeper was sleep
ing directly over the room where the
murder was committed and never heard
a sound of it, and did not know of the
horrible act till the next morning. What
will Little Rock come to next ?"
Fiym the Little Rock Pantogaph Of 14M.
The chopping axe with which the ter
rible deed was done, was left lying on the
floor. The murderer or murderers, for
the probability is there were more than
one, made their entry and exit through
the front window, which they had raised
by means of plank, which was left be-
meath the window. The precaution seems
also to have been taken to take up loose
plank near the door, to place on the
ground below the window, so as to pre-
vent any footprints being left. DR.. Webb
was seen as late as IL O'Clock last night
on the street. and when his dead body
was discovered in bed early this morn
ing it was quite cold, giving grounds for
the belief that the murders were commit
ted between the hours of twelve and three
and, perhaps, while the heavy rain was
falling. No tracks could be discovered
about the gate or window. DR.. w. had
been for more than twenty years prac-
titioner of medicine in this city, and is
reported to have accumulated large
amount of money, which was the evident
object of the murderers!@
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

-" You do wrong to fish on Sun
day." said clergyman to lad he saw so
doing. "Well, sir" replied the boy, :" it
can't be much harm, for I amt cotched
nothing" .,
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
7 IST Of Letters remaining unclaimed in the
Post Office at Van Buren, June | 1866.

lSI OF Letters remaining unclaimed in the
IL Post Office at Van Buren, June l, 1866.
'ro obtain any Of these letters, the applicant
must call for advertised letters give the date OF
the list, and pay one cent for advertising. If not
called for in one month, they will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office Place the postage stamp on the
upper right hand corner, and leave space between
the stamp and direction for post marking without
interfering with the writing 49,
"N. B.-A Request for the return of letter
to the writer, if unclaimed within thirty days or
less, written or printed with the writer's name,
post-office and State across the left hand end of
the Envelope, on the face-sde, will be complied
with at the usual prepaid rate of postage, paya
bic when the letter is delivered to the writer-Sec.
% Law Of S63 -
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

cB- Wewould direct the attention of our
readers to the advertisement Of II. +. MCKEE
Il Co., Of TT. Smith. Thisis one ofthc largest
business houses in the State. and commands
lacilitics for offering goods as cheap as Little
Rock or Memphis. Give them call.
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23
Jeff. Davis not admitted to Bail.
WASHINGTON. June /

W
This morning Judge Underwood, in
chamber at the United States Attorney
Generals Office, heard the arguments of
Messrs O'Connor and Shea, counsel for
jeff. Davis, why thesprisoner should be
admitted to bail. Attorney-Gen. Speed
replied on thepart Of the Government
He, Judge Underwood, refused to admit
Mr. Davis to bail on the ground that he
had no authority to do so, the accused
being prisoner Of war. ..r...ti =
New YORK, June 12.
The morning papers have the following
special Washington telegrams Senator
Fessenden's attack upon Mr.. Sherman's S
bond and debt consolidating bill has kill
ed the bill-it would have secured to Jay
Cooke d Co., about forty millions of dol
lars as commission agents.
New York, June 9.
The report of themajority of the Re-
construction Committee laid before Con-
gress yesterday, declares that the lately
rebellious States can only be restored to
their political rights by the consent of
Congress, and that the Governors ap-
pointed by the President have no power
to organize civil courts. Italso declares
that no Constitution has been legally
adopted in any of these States except
Tennessee. The report further repre-
scnts that Tennessee is the only one of
the States at all qualified for representa-
ton in Congress. The minority who dis
sent from the conclusions of the com
mittee arc Senator Rcvcrdy Johnson and
Representatives Henry Grider and An
drew j. Rodgers.
co" We clip from the Little Rock Panto-
graph, the following very complimentary no.
tice Of the House Of G. G.. ScoTr & Co.. Of
that city:
stake walk down Markham street. and
you will be interested by observing thrifty
and splendid business houses, all the way
from McAlmont's Drug Store, down to c. G.
Scott's very large wholesale house by the low
er ianding-where you may find the most
substantial business firm in the State, and an
af1able coIps Of clerks among whom is jim
mie Lawson, Messrs. May and Neil dispensing
all manner Of family supplies in any quantity
desired. This house has been doing the most
extensive business ofour city for the past year,
and Is operating on such basis as secures sue
cess. The firm of G. &. Scott e. Co. Is known
and has been for many years throughout the
entire State and has the highest confidence
Of the people. 1t likely to stand for years
to como as monument of the progress and
prosperity of our city. I{lsT
sB We arc again indebted to the house of
c. G. SCorr & Co.. Little Rock, for late papcrs
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

tB" Only some six thousand gold watches
were returned to the government Assessors
when there should nave been at least one mil
lion, hA ' l7hi
The Van Buren press., 1866-06-23

sBH We are again indebted to the house of
G. G. scorr e Co" Little Rock, for late papers
by the steamer Hail. efr-st UgN