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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09
SCHOOL.

MRS. s. C. RUSSELL Win open her M School at the Presbyterian Church oa the First Monday in February. rca- sonable number of scholfts---boys and girls solicited. Rates of tuition S2 %, $a 50and S3 70 per month. Having had considerable experience she guarantees satisfaction | Des Arc, Feb. ?, 1867
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09

t.Hr The Supreme Court of Alabama has decided that the Emancipation Proc lamation of President Lincoln did not take effect in that State until May, 1865.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09
B EA U r Auburn, Goldel Flsxeq
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09
STATE OF ARKANSAS. l
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CoUNPf DE PRAIRIE. N
 hi the Pro6afe conrt cf sdia County, 5ef9-e the Clerk, in tdeaaoa ef said Cosu, Pa day Of lMarch, l867tTii .assa9a aN3 sef Elizabeth Jackson, Petitioner. 1s.fn 4ts.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09
DIR. ALLEN

. Des Arc, Feb. l, IsG7-1m
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-03-09

t. U retteIS Gill, the former n be prccluded fropH e. and if not preso& Tom the date thereofH &1rred and precluded fi sEefif if stiZh estate.
 HOkA-as" P. VAUGHAN,
 Administrator. Des Are Eeb 1 lSf--1,p
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MUNICIPAL AFFA1Rs.



Tho Ancient Rights Of the City-Ne Agree
ment on the Tax Levy.
The Board or AldsrmeA met yesterday afternoon,
Alderman shannon presiding.
Alderman Low offered The following resoutioa:-
Resolved That the CouBseI Of The Corporation and tho
Clerk OF the Common Council DO and they are hereby
instructed and Dr. e b. OCAlahau, J. X Broad
bead, LID J. II: Moore; Henry Dawson, and Joas
Baldwin, be and they hereby seveyaiiy requested
20 ascertain and report % HIS Honor the MAYOR
the character and extent Of the various rgnb fran
cnlses and properties Of wh-h the corporation x Zoe
City OF New York hes been legally prspris
tor whether The same shall been derived from sne
ancient charters or either Of them from subsequent
ant; when and In what manner and by shai authority N
law 81 all, any either Of such rights, franchises
and properties have been invaded ssizsd 70 wpa sx
tent a. all they Or any Of them have been threat
ened and what effect any. such seizurss Or thr'a-
which the c,ty has entered into with ~ ersden OF
b0ndnoiders
Tho resolution was adopted unanimously.
The report Of the conference COMMITTEES on the tax
levy mp and showed that they were in favor Of
inserting the item Of 100000 for archlng Fourth
avenue and that they could MOI agree with the Board
motion made and carried 70 appoint another
conference committee. s4 $1,000
Of fifteen minutes was then taken allow the
oommtsee % ooDfer with tho Board Of councilm =.
On the retsrn VI the conferences committee they
ported that they could with the Board Of Coun-
oiinon on the item question motion 70 reconsider
the action Of the Board a. the ia meeting ON oonoung
with the Boasd Of C0unCtlnon On The tax levy WAS
offered and adopted
Alderman HinDY moved that the Board concur With
the Beard Of Counciimsn the amendments V the TAX
levy. The melton was lost a.
june.
Alderman Losw objsesed 70 90 long . recess q ~
The motion, however, was carried
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SUPERIOR cauaI-QlAl rERn-p11 !.


Anosher City Railroad Sait-9lO,0OO Dam.
ages Chained for Personal Iulury.
i. i Before Judge Robertson.
DeAa Bwpas o. TAe EieAA Avenue Railrood Com
D0S-1hs pisintta sues for the recovery OF $4,000
asages for injuries received the 18th day Of Nove
bsS, 1884, and resulting, u claimed, from the negl
os Of the defendants servant Kappears that on tho
evening OF the day IN question the plaintiff who was
IN osnpelled crutchcs in consequence Of some
sscsien Of her limbs, returning from church. and
aonasd the conductor Of OF the companys cars
sasp She entered The car sad requested seat but
ss requested that the should 10 sgain stopped
aow her take another and less crowded While
cstinG OF tho step, but bsfors she had
a1ghsed, the conductor pulled TOE bell strap.
1ho started, and the plaintiffs skirts having become
anged by the steps o tho car she dragged dis
1nnco OF eight or ten yards the pavement Since
taas time she has been under constant dical
support the injuries claimed TO have resulted from the
IAN and dragging along the street. consisting Of
SPINAL disease and congestion OF the lungs attended
with splitting Of blood
The piain,if, IN her complaint also complains Of the
structure Of The steps OF hs OF this company which
are composed Of several st bands Of iron, with open
spaces between forming sort OF work, aud which
she alleges should be composed Of piece Of metal
ether MATERIAL without openings of any kind. and
should also be round at the instead OF square,
NE defendant sets up general denial OF all the material
With vseN 10 showing that plaintiff cjnribut TO her
INJURIES BY negligence ner part while getting on tne
60 Case still For plaintiff, w. w. Badger: for
defendant J. w. Ashmead
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eAcer. Saunders MAS also sacsred and locked up On
examination the vehice was found n CONTAIN quantity
sf harness, which Mr. Grant identid - his properly,
and upon subsequent inquiry appeared thsl the horse
and buggy belonged 70 Mr. Giles Of Ssaten Island,
from whom u had been Tired the day that III and
Saunders appe AIRED ~ Mr. Grants able phe Jury
dered verdict conycting Bell who remapded for
sentence Saunders will have separate trial.
Two More Harness Thieves Convicted.
Two negroes named Henry Thompson and Charles
Jones, tried under an indictment charging them
with having stolen . set OF harness from the
stable OF Mr. Wearden, At Greenpoint, early
tho morning Of the Gath OF March last II appears
the prisoners Uncovered al the Greenpoin
ferry by o1cer OF the Forty seventh precinct
who arrested them and found bag containing Mr..
weardons harness In the possession OF Thompson After
remaining out short time the jury returned verdict
Of guilty, with q recommendation 70 mercy" TIE
prisoners were rcmanded.
Plead Guilty.
Michael Welsh plead guilty to grand larceny and was
remanded
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,'rnwell Rhett and George s Boutwell,, NJ C., are
a wA.nineton
Mrs Jefferson Davis has returned to Fortress Monroe
General Dodge s lying III at Council Bluffs from the
effects OF hss wounds.
Bishop Nottingham, Of Maryland, Is now visiting
some Of his relatives at Orange, N. J. He purposes
visiting Europe shortly for the benent or his health
General W. r. Innis. J. W. SchIoes OF Nashville
Tenn samuel Tate, Of Memphis and r. NJ Gilmore Ok
Alabama are stopping at the ST Nicholas Hotel
General d. W, G. Clark, Of the United States Army;
II. Harris OF Albany, and Colonel c. r. Marin. Of Calf
fornia are stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Captain James N. Fraiey OF the United States Army
samuel Bowlcs. Of Springfield Captain Eimhurst and
Captain Rookie Of the British Fftyh rcriment and
r. W. Hunnewel, OF Boston, stopping al tho Bre-
wort House.
Commodore Calhoun. OF the United states Navy. and
g ID. Day. OF Montreal are stopping the Clarendon
Hotel
DR. Lemon, Of Montreal; Colonel n. Eaton. Of Cnba.
and Major HASKELL Of the United States Arny are stop
ping al the Firth Avenue Hotel
Rriasdier General y whiiuesey. Of Washington: W.
q King, 81 Washington, and Henry Wells, of Aurora
stopping ~ tho Astor House
List Of Americans REGISTERED in Paris for The week
ending 2s,h April, 1867 From New York-Israel
Barum r. 4 Lock~ood, Marshall Pepoon and wife
". ~ Peckham, w: wychcn, A. ". Colgate, W. /.
Brooks, wsa W. Clarke, Mr. Hoarn and wife MA Al 9.
daughters, T. n roo,e and family 7. n. Mason sos.
toni n sanders and family, W. A,heron, J. r. os.
Wheeler and WIFE, J. \. Beal ami re- @. s cuhIs, q.
1. Person Mrs. X. II. Whitney, Mrs. r NJ Chapman,
". Todd. n Appleton, George r Pratt A. o.
Hills Brcoklyn--C. I. fhehaild. Albany. ~ Y.-D
!. tharics ard tanThtsr. Raw Mr. Braeeman. Correl
Homphcy. pnlladclpha--J w. Towne, wife aud two
daughters; m. Blanchard. Cine nnatl--w shillitt A.
r. neigbwy. Columbus, Oho--n. N. McCracken. N -
McCracken Dayton. Ohio e n. Wood and wife,
hamilton, Ohlo--B Wilson 81 ious--S W. Frazer
BuiIAo--6. = Hazard aud wife PuisburE-I. Freeman
ouiks. Balumore--f Bcrns Jr syfacuse-L A. BAL
lard Staten Island. Hsr-t and wife Cambrid g.
G. A. LongcllSw Morirca--J. ~ Siney london
" Mcdowell Brad ord, England George pcscl Dfcs-
den-Wt Vnoge Parts-~James Hand, United States
Consulate. Frankfort sur hein-W. w. Murphy, United
etatss Consul General
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wEsTCHEsTER 1NTELLIGENCE.

SPECIAL MEErISG on THE BOARD or TowS TRUSTEES or
MormsA sn-A special meeting Of the Board of Town
Trustees held Wednesday evening, al the Town
Hail. Morrisania the proceedings Of which were OF
rather important character In relation to petitions
presented from residents Of East Morrania Mo,haven
and Melrose complaining Of the unhealthy state OF their
respective localities by sunken lcs stacnant
WAFER and Insufficient drainage II resolved To appv
10 the Metropolitan Board Of Health for advice how
far their REMEDIAL powers extended A profile OF
Union and Halsey Streets and district Assessment
specification Of the same vas received and approved
the Ire was authorized 70 obtain money on town
securities for the purpose Of paying Mes-rs Van Brunt
Co 50 900 OF their bill ISL Asa II, against tne
town. tor grazing streets Ia heirose aud also TO pay
bill for furnishing lamp posts and lamps The contract
for grad ng westcheser Railroad street was gwen IN
Green Wright resolution Adopted directing thai
street and from six,h 10 seventh street to form
connection WITH the sewer 10 be built In seventh sree
from Franklin avenue TO Mibrook.
IN TRYING Posrriox occurrence took Mace ves
ssrday morning a short distance from Harlem bridge.
Mo Haven which narrowly escaped resulting seriously
II appears that while man named Edward Merritt
driving horse and heavy wagon loaded with furniture Of
cvery description getting OF the track ona NJ ,he
front wheels caught In the rail- causing tho axIrtrce 10
break and hurting inc driver ana furniture with much
10 the road. Fortunately, the former was almost
nnhurt; but alas for the latter came 10 ry,ef with
crashing results. The unlock, driver who had ins
came from the locality q woy hcrssh nosoriety wa
cnatfcls strewn all The road but was finally sss
sisted by number OF sympathetic persons In roving-
these articles 10 the sidewalk the wagon 10 repair
ing shop.
TIE SOUTHERN MISUNDERSTANDING operations have
been commenced At the lower end Of the proposed
Southern boulevard owing 20 resolution passed al
meeting Of the commissioners hcld recently 70 the effect
every possible Effort should bs 10 tne
work with energy and exped ton A number OF men
were employed driving tne boundary stakes throughout
yesterday.
ACCIDENT TO A LABcRKR-A hborsr naned Patrick
uuisrsw. residing ~ kornsana sustained severe fsss
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Conviction for Burglary.
q Judrs Thomson and 9uperylsors Bic

Conviction for Burglary.
Before Jadgs Thompson and Supervisors Bloom and
Foran.
man named william Boil, indicted for burglary with
one James saunders placed on trial yesterday
morning II appeared that In February last, both Den
and saunders took horse and boggy 10 the stable Of
Mr. Grant, Douglass street. South Brooklyn, represent
ING taai they belonged 10 q party In New York. The
property remained in Ar Grants stable until The night
o. the I'D ~ March, when Abe men left On
The sane night the stable burssriously
entered and robbed OF quantity Of harness valued AZ
about $500. During the night Policeman ftzsnnons,
o. View York. discovered horse and buggy containing
man driving from the direction Of Catherine ferry,
ana another party on the s6swak Keeping with the
vehicle the officer was AZ the time aware OF the
rvbuery ~ Sfants stable but he haled the man the
pugFy, Who paid no attention 70 him. but drove on.
fhzsimmous however. stopped the horse whereupon
toe inmate 81 the buggy who turned oo be Saundcr
Jumped into the street. and. company With tho party
the sdewark tseil, took 70 his heels.
Bel was subsequently, arrested hy anetnG
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Oelebraeion Of Oar Nasissal Aanivcrsaxy-Iho
Tax Levy.
me Beard - yesterday afssnoea, ~ President.
Mr. Brinkmss, N The chair.
resolution Was introduced appointing committee d
I'VE Of both branches Of che Common oouns fos tbs par
pose Of making suitable arrangsns0s for The csserson
Of the approaching asnveary u national isdspend
enes, and that the sum Of - b appropriated
therefor and thai Vie Comptsosr b authorized - pay
Ill hills contracted for that purpose which ngned By
majority Of she committee Il was laid over.
IHn TAI LEVY.
On motion the levy taken nom the table, and
tho Board adhered 70 their former action A COM
mittoe Of conference appointed, and - was an
Douncea that the committee Of the Aldermen were N
attendance ready with them, the Board took
recess tall quaStespast four O'Clock.
Upon the sembiing Of the Board committee from
the Board Of Aldermen made their appearance, when
the chairman alderman Hardy announced that the
Board unable agree with the recommended ions
made By the joint conference committee. new con-
ference committee appointed and the Board took
recess for half hour, ct which time the chairman
Of the committee reported that they could not agree
After PASSING number Of unimpOr>ant general orders,
tho Board adjourned ell Monday.
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UNITED STATES commlssloNfRs cuusr.

The Charge Of Conspiracy 70 Defraud the
Recommendation Murphy Held for Trial.
Before Commissioner Jones'
The case OF william and Cornelius Murphy and John
H Smith came up again yesterday morning at ten
o'clock before Commissioner Jones II will be recol.
lected that the defendants charged with having
conspred to deraud tho revenue in having removed and
allotted in the removal Of Ave barrels Of whskey
. short time SINCE from the defendant Smiths dstil.
icry Green lane, which had placed under seizure
aud over which toe two hurpnys were appointed rs
submitted went TO show that whiskey was run ofis
from barrels subsequently filled with wafer) one night
Ssn was on asy Keeper SS s s.a ss' CC,
ccding. Tho case for the prosecution having
been rested yesterday, the Commissioner offered 10
allow Cornelius to be examined his behalf: bot
this offer wss not taken advantage OF Mr.. johnson,
counsel for the Murphys moved for their discharge re-
marking that there must be some evidence 10 show
there bad been an agreement TO this whiskey
from the jursd ton Of the officer who had paced 4
under seizure. The fact that II taken ont no
evidence whatever. There must be something 10 show
that they knew Of the removal while the only evidence
produced that Mr. Murphy (wiliam) Was In the dis
tlery that night the other Mr.. Murphy was not lie
was seen coming away from the establishment that
evening after bong relieved for the day Where then
was the foundation for the charged
Assistant United States District Attorney Magran re-
sponded briefly, remarklng that the question came
down 10 whether not the Murphys AZ keepers
The fact that the whskey disappeared evidence TO
show that they default. but was Impossible for
the prosecution n that there spsracy
the true accepation OF the word. II the duty OF
the Murphys TO show why the whiskey had disappeared
Even Come ius proved that the whiskey was there
when he le In thesevening being relieved would
not be altogether exculpafed.
Commissioner Jones read the evidence Of the Deputy
Marshal, which has been published in these columns
and remarked that, under the umstances IL vas tar
70 presume that Cornelius Murphy not the place
when the liquor was removed He had offered this
evidence 10 show that he had le there ana IL was fair
% presume thai he did not return 20 far A. cornsns
concerned the Commissioner did not see any evil.
dencs which would warrant the presumption thai he had
consprcd with anybody 10 srun on y this whiskey nor
the removal or had talked TO anybody about il As 20
whether he liable 70 civil action for The loss xas
Commissioner 10 consider. He had no doubt
however that William had conspired with some one TO
run or the liquor and he would therefore bold him
for trial Smith not being present. also declared
held. and his subsequently reopened and set
down for the l4th inst
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A Sharp Encounter with an Ugly Customer.
Tfrom the New Bedford Mercury. May 81
Captain MaIoy OF bark osccoa 3d. OF this port, Ia
letter 70 tho agent gives graphic account Of an
counter with whale on the 10th Of Decembrr last We
quote as foilows:-
About three hundred miles northwest from s.
Ncnolas, whales close the ship, lowered the
boats as SION az possible and soon tho second mate
struck large whale In few minutes Tire third mate
struck and got stove The whale then went 20 the
ond and knocked the bottom out OF his boat The
0rst mate then brought the third mate and hm
The ship then sent him or 10 bring the second mate
and his crew 70 the ship as quick ~ possible, a.
the whale was intending mischief In the meantime,
the whale was Al work on the sarbcard boat and soon
made bad boat Of her. After getting oil hands
board, the first and second mates being anxious try
him a,ain, went OIL but didn't get cnance 10 kill him.
In fact they had much they could do 70 keep clear
called the boats board
Not liking tue idea Of bong done BY q whale con-
cluded 70 20 at him with the ship: Got all ready and
made for him. Getting he turned and came for us
striking the shp on her port bow with hts jaw his head
tearing OF considerable copper and sheashinv The
shock he gave the ship heavy, taking some OF the
men on their feet and giving them considerable Of
have gone through her easily cat would through
paper About the time he struck gave him bomb,
he did not seem TO like the OF the ship and
got out OF the way fast be could As he pas sed
gave him another bomb and two lances but these
famed 70 kiln HIM. Again tried him. but he kept clear
Of ua
Il being late sent boat on to mako the wreck Of the
after the waist boat Ave miles 20 The Iceward
Ar getting her on board 90 being then dark worked
~ the windward all night and the NEXT morning saw
him again with the wreck OF the boat sin 10 him
Al $50 A. N. we lowered two boats well manned and
zen At him. After hard tussls got him under the
OF frieuds and took him aongside He was verv
large whale,hc largest think ever saw but he was
very poor. got lis barrels out OF him; had he been
fat he would have made $50 barrels easy HIS length
was % feet; spread OF fukcs. 10 feet inches aud
length OF jaw Is feet inches. ! found on cutting
him In that his jaw badly shattered by his raid on
our bow. lost 10 the urht boat entire, with ali her
traps except the and line In all twelve oars one
"a IN, paddles, buckets tubs. &c
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A oUeEa ELops MEaT IN NEW JERSEY.

Sixth Commandment.
Correspondence Of the Newark Advertiser
MOUNT HOLLY, May Q, 1867.
The s,aid honest farmers Of the soody country few
miles above this been somewhat startled by
elopement eraoraaire from their midst the facts Of
which We plcan Yellowstone Charles Chafy, pain
farmer Of y residing vaaf the village Of Reckscsstown,
becoming enamored Of the wife Of Thomas Pierce,
with whom runor has he has maintained intimacy
FOR year Two past finally resolved TO desert home
and family 70 unite fortunes with the youthful
vie OF his neghbor. With this object 10 view Chany
recently mortgaged his farm for 81 200, sold Off his
stock and taking about 500 belonging 70 his wife, left
home osensiby to go to the city 70 purchase govern
ment bonds. but really 10 meet Mrs Pierce and her
husband In Ne~ York, thence TO take steamer for CALI
fornia The story that Chay 10 pay Pierce 50 600
for his wife, delivered the Golden State: and II Is
now known that the trio sailed from New York last
week for the Pacific coast. Cnaiy leaves wife and SIX
children, two Of the latter being married. Mrs. Pierce
has child, which she took with her, and 10 well sold
at $4,000 Chafy formerly active member Of The
Methodist church, bus wandered from the fold Last
winter, however no and Mrs. Pierce among the
converts the Baptist faith BEING baptized the mill
pond Ia md with nearly hundred added
70 the church His farm Is probably worth from elS 900
70 $50 00o upon which his wife and children will
tinuo resids brother OF the infatuated old gentle
men II raia 70 have followed the party to California
Pierce eft unpaid bills behind, and his creditors
hopeful that he may get his 80 900 and return The
AMIR has afforded fund Of gossip for the country round
about
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SUPREME couRT-SeHsaAL TEan.

Lmportant Question OF Marine Insurance.
Before Judges Leonard, Ingraham and smith,
.ames s. Beams u.s. The Casssmbian Isssuance Com
sry-In 1862 the defendants issued two policies OF
marine in favor OF the plaintiffs assgnor one
hsurng the bark Cora for pear from June To- 1854
@ the other insurng her freight, valued ~ $4,000 for
eDe ear also
The fresn. policy stipulated that tho vss.sl was not
0enser the MIN nver tn China, higher than the Kimpa
- % ase the Nm liver a. an me Cora sailed from
ssrSS % 1855 arrived sSsro suoadsd az oaas .oa
s.ed for Shanghae bas With cargo for Fu chau Fu.
& mou.h Of the Ian Ho, on the voyage 10 Nov.
ehuane, and aoo or he return from thai por which
a1sed IN oss for winch The plaintiff recovered judg
n Dora some time amer the loss reached ~ ca.u
"a s.d Tho wreck was sob there for 1884 This de-
~ ssssal hon accrued 70 the defendants from the nsvL
oston By The vessel Of the MIN river and Il I'd.
n.s s ~ % ne Cora ora wsss :.
ASm and 70 any other place than tho Mn river. Il
yss eight hundred miles distant from that whore The
Sos - tbe Man diverges from that 70 Hong Kong
On the Trial the defendants claimed that the ntenon
- sail for the MN vsr released Thorn from AL liability,
esn tho loss occurred before thai intention had been
No before this court yesterday ON an ap-
Ia from the judgment agaDss the defendants sub
enntiaily tho same grounds as those claimed on the
81
Yor the responder. u held that IN tho casa Of voyage
pet cses, though deviation uiates the policy, 10 veil
aaAed that An intention 70 dsviats does not do and
~ the insurer IL liable for al damages sustained be-
se the vessel reaches the Of divergence In this
eAse the Cora had taken In cargo to leave q.
TSchauf on the prohibited river but that facs has
oson repeatedly held n be immateral Numerous
esores were cited 10 support Of thls principle, and u
v forther conten&ed that by analogy. intention
oreak the warranty not 70 tho Min river did not
epraie - an Immediate breach; and the loss having
happsned before the Cora reached point OF dverg
esce, when s could there DO actual BREACH the de-
1saAAnas became liable
Case argued and papers submitted Decision reserved.
Dor the appellants Dudley Field for the respondents
John n PArsona