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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
OF ARKANSAS,

COI Aff Of fhifHfE.
 La the Circuit Court cf Prairie County, fe the fs5raary Term tAerecf 4. D. 1867. William L. Raulston, Plaintiff
 vs. Debt by Edward c. woodsoa and Benja- Attachment min F. Coulter, Defendants.
 FTNHIS day comes the plaintiff by attorney, Il and it appearing that said defendants answered the said action of the said plaintiff, are nou residents of the State of Arkansas. defendants he given, by publication of copy of this order for two weeks succcssively in some newspaper printed in this State, the last insertion to be at least thirty days previous to the next term of this court, of the penden- cy of this suit which is an action of debt by attachment for the sum of six hundred and seventy six dollars and fifty eents the debt as sworn to, and from several writings ohiigato- ry, executed by the defendants to the plain tiff. That an attachment has been issued against their Estate, and that unless they shall appear by themselves or their attorneys on or before the third day of the next term of this court, to be begun and holden at the court house in the county of Prairie aud State of Arkaasas, on the third Monday in August aexi, and answer tue plaintiff ia the premises, judgment will bc entered against them, and their Estate sold to satisfy the samc
 ws GOODRUM, Clerk.
 A true copy from the record. Attest: Wv GooDRuN,
 jalls-2t Clerk.
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
Notice is Hereby Given,

That they will meet in the various precincts herein described in Prairie County, Arkansas, as follows: White River Township, Des Arc, commencing June 2lst, ending June 26th. Pigeon Roost, Hickory Plain. commencing June 2Sth, ending July lst. Caroline, Austin, commencing July Sd, ending July sth. Centre. Walnut Plains, commencing July 10th, ending July 18th. Centre, Ycakle's, commencing July 10th, ending, July 16th. wattcnsaw. Dcvalls Bluff, commencing July 18th, ending July a3d. La Grue, Belcher's, commencing July 25th, ending July a7th. Hamilton, Hord's, commencing July 30th, ending July Slst. Rich Woods, Pettis Place. commencing Au- gust lst, ending August 9th. Clear Lake, Morris Church, commencing Au- gust Sth, ending August 10th Prairie. Brownsville, commencing August 18th, ending August 3lst. For the purpose of registering all voters under said bill in said Townships. Hours for registration from to l2 A. N., and ts P. NJ, of each day above named.
 T. NJ. GIBSON,
 T, J. MASH, Registers.
 JOHN JACKSON.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
July 20, Is67--2t
STATE OF-ARKANSAS,}
 CpJYNTy nE NtnNpnE

STATE OF -ARKANSAS,}
 COUNTY OF MONROE. In the Circuit Court ef Monroe county, Arkansas, on the Chancery side of said Court, in vacation thereof July 17th 1867.
 Simon P. Hughes, as administrator of the estate of Baker II. Bateman, deceased, complainant,
 YS.
 William Hicks, administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Ridout deceased, Martha $. Ridout, John Par rot and Martha c. his wife, William Ridout, Eliza King, George King and Mary his wife, Amanda Ridout, Pold Ridout, Robert l.. Ridout, George Rid out Alice Ridout, Emma. Ridout, and William Hicks as administrator de bo- his non of the estate of John Ridout, deceased, defendants.
 This day came tho said complainants and filed their bill of complaint herein with the affidavit of one of complain ants solicitors, that George King, and Mary King his wife, defendants to said bill, are non-residcnts of this State, and the object of this bill being to en- AuiSC thC NCuucL lltli III iaNOI Oi silltt conplainants, upon certain lands in said bill described, and to subject the same to sale for the payment of a resi- due of purchase money due from John Ridout deceased. It is therefore, on motion, ordered that said defendants, George King and Mary King, his wife. be notified of the pendency of this suit by publication of this order according to law, and that unless said defendants shall appear on or before the the 4th day of the next term thereof, to be held on the ninth day of September, 1867, at the courthouse in the town of Clarendon, in said county, and plead, answer or demur to said bill, the same will be taken as confessed and decree entered accordingly.
 Attest: PARKER c. EVAN, Cik.
 Pr. D. Trigg, D. C. A true copy from the records.
 Attest: PARKER c. EVAN, Clk,
 Pr. D. Trigg, D. c Hughes X Smith, Sols. jul20-2t.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
ID E = A R c MALE AND EEMAlE ACADEMY.

Y1ylIE fourth session of this School will open l on Monday, the 9th of August, under the charge and direction of B. D. PERRY, assisted by competent Female Teacher.
 Terms, per Session of Five Months. orthography, Reading and Writing, Sl4 % The same with Arithmetic, Geography
 Grammar, Philosophy, Algebra, Ge-
 ometry, Chemistry, Rhetoric, Book
 Keeping, &c., Sl6 % Latin and Greek, S20 %
 No incidental expenses.
 N B. The tuition must be paid st the end of each month, or you will be notified te keep your children at home.
 Des Arc, July 20, 1861. .--1y
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
KNOCKING UNDER.n

This is a kind of modern expression or phrase, understood to mean that one yields to another in something, or in some way; and by some, much import ance is wont to be attached to "knock- ing under" It is supposed to mean something analogous, to yielding or conccding position in law, ethics, principles, or habits. To illustrate.-- The South felt aggrieved by the policy and practice of the North, and resolved to break up the political connection or association with the people of the North, but the people of the North de- nied the people of the South the right to sever their political connection with the union of states, (so-called.) An is sue was made, and the people South and North agreed to arbiirate the mat ter in issue, at the point of the bayonet and sword, or by physical force; the war came aud lasted four years, when the South felt incompetent 10 continue the struggle longer, and knocked un- der" or yielded, stipulating in good faith, to quit the war and return to the pursuits of peace. The North accepted
 the terms of the South, and agreed to
 receive the people of the South back
 into the Union, (so-called.) This is one instance of knocking under" as
 understood by that phrase or term
 Again, one states his opinions or views in theory or practice, touching morals, modes of life, or agriculture, and an- other disagrees from the premises of the former, and brashly assumes other and different grounds, and claims that the former iS wrong, RADICALLY wrong,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
STATE OF ARKANSAS,l

 In the Circuit Court of Monroe county, Arkansas, on the Chancery side of said Court, in vacation, July 17th 1867.
 Susan NJ. Harvick, as administrator of the estate of William Harvick, de- ceased, and John NJ. Smith, as admin istrator de bonis non of the estate of Benjamin T. Atkins, deceased, com plainants,
 vs.] Bill to enforce vendors lien.
 Harriet M. Stewart, as executrix of the will of John E. Stewart, deceased, Louis Augspath, and Mary his wife, Robert Stewart, Sophronia Stewart, Charles Stewart, Gertrude Stewart, Caroline Stewart, and Junius Stewart, defendants.
 On this day came the said complain ants, and filed their bill of complaint, with the affidavit that two of said de- fendants, George King, and Mary King his wife, are non-rcsidents of this State, and the object of the bill being to enforce the vendors lien in favor of said complainants, upon certain lands in said bill described, and to subject the same to sale for the payment of a residue of purchase money due from John Ridout, deceased. It is ordered that said defendants, George King, and Mary King his wife. have notice of the pendency of this suit by publication of this order according to law, and that unless said defendants shall appear in said Court, on or before the 4th day of the next term thereof, to be held on the ninth day of September next, after the date hereof, at the courthouse in the town of Clarendon, in said county, and plead, answer or demur to said bill, the same will be taken as confess ed and decree rendered accordingly. Attest: PARKER c. EVAN, Clk. Pr. D. Trigg, D. C.. A true copy from the records. Attest: PARKER C. EVAN, Clk.
 Pr. D. Trigg, D. C.. Hughes X Smith, Sols. jul20-2t.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
Mexican Items,

We extract from Rio Grande papers some additional particulars of the judi cial butchery at Queratero, which we condense thus:
 Miramon, at the time he was inform ed of his sentence, smiled and said {: "This is nothing but the result of ten years that have been playing the leader"
 A correspondent says that both Es- cobedo and Trevino owed their lives to Miramon and Mejia, and could have saved those of tbc latter if they had asked for it, but that they were the most active in causing them to be shot.
 Before being shot they embraced one another. The emperor stood in the middle, Miramon to his right and Me- to his left. X few moments before the emperor was suffering from dysentery. He walked to the platoon of sergenats who were to shoot him, and gave to each an ounce ; then his last words were, that he "hoped that his blood would be fruitful for the Mexican peo- Miramon said that he twas no traitor, that those who had tried him were the traitors" Mejia was the only one who did not say one word. They all died bravely.
 The Saltillo correspondent of the Ranchero gives the following addition al items:
 Upon the death of Maximilian being known in Queratero and San Luis, many ladies changed their attire into mourning.
 The body of the emperor was em- balmed, and taken charge of by the Baron de Magnus, Prussian minister.
 Maximilian, in his will, leaves to the families of the unfortunate Miramon and Mejia one hundred thousand dol lars each.
 All the official accounts published here in regard to the trial of Maximil- ian and his officers, goes to prove that he was not tried, but murdered. After the murder of Col. Maxine Campos, the shooting of the brave Mendez, the late shooting of Maximil- ian, Miramon and Mejia, they speak of the great magnanimity of the govern ment of Juarez, which has now in re- serve at Queratero, in the special charge of Escobedo, forty-nine prisoners, among whom are some of the most ca pablo and honest civil and military officers of the country. These forty nine men will be given a sham trial, and all shot by twos and threes, to quench the bloody thirst of the Juarez government.
 Mexico is taken and still the presi- dent will not go to the city until he gets through with his wholesale mas sacre of intelligence and courage. He feels, and that with just reason, that influences would be brought to bear on him which would prevent hecatombs of victims, cooly set aside for sacrifice, I from being executed. So you may, by every mail, expect to hear of the death of some good Mexican citizen-first at this place, then those of the City oi Mexicoi
 The next on trial before Escobedo's tribunal at Queretaro are Col. Mariana Monterde, Mariana Reyes, Don Juan and others; all notablcs. The next news we will get is that they have been executed.
 If you but register the names of the victims of political opinion in this country, which flourishes under the name of the republic of Mexico, you will always be able to fill column of your paper by every mail.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
STATE OF ARKANSAS, l
 COI1NTY OE MONROE

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 COUNTY OF MONROE. In the Circuit Court of Monroe County, on the law side thereof. Rice, Ware X Engel, Plaintiffs. ] no,,hv
 vS. Mathew D. Johns, Defendant. A' ' It appearing from the declaration filed in this cause, that the defendant is indebted to tho plaintiff by account, in the sum of one hundred and eighty-four and 80.100 dollars :; and it also further appearing from said de- claration, which is sworn to, that the said de- fendant Mathew D. Johns is nonresident citizen of the State of Arkansas, and ttat the writ of attachment has been levied upon the lands and personal property of said defendant in said county, for the purpose of subjccting the same to sale, to satisfy said debt and costs of suit. It is therefore ordered by the plain tiffs that the said Mathew D. Johns be noti- fed of the pendency of this suit. by publica- ton of this order pursuant to the Statute in such case made and provided, and that unless said defendant shall appear in said court, on or before the third day of the next term there of, to be held on the second Monday of Sep tember next, in the court-housc in said coun- ty, in the town Clarendon, and make defense. Judgment win be had by default against him in said suit, and his property sold to satisfy the same.
 ROBERT c. CARLTON, Sheriff
 Monroe County, Arkansas.
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

Ds65. We this week commence the publication of a series of papers writ ten by Hon. B. H. Hill, of Georgia, on the situation. They are clear, calm and conclusive, recommending themselves to every reader. In these papers Mir. Hill gives his views plainly; discusses the questions ofinterest to us manfully and with such ability as to make them of great interest. They will be found on the outside of our paper, where they will continue to appear until the whole series is completed.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
STATE OF ARkANSAS,(

STATE OF ARkANSAS,(
 COUNTY OF PRAIRIE. a M Me Praiie Cireuit Court, on Ae Caancsry side tereef, ia raeation July llth, 1867. Seaboyn W. Jackson and Stephen
 Mills, late partners in trade, by Bill 10 their firm, name and style of enforce Jackson & Mills, complainants. vendors
 vs. lien. William T. Beacham, defendant.
 This day comes the complainsnts by their solicitors Can't X Bronaugh, and file their bill of complaint against William I. Beacham, defendant; and it appearing from the aiida- vt to said bill attached, that said defendant is nonresident of the State of Arkansas, whereupon it is ordered that notice be given to said defendant by publication of copy of this order for two weeks sueeessisely in tho Des Arc Citizen. a newspaper printed in the State of Arkansas the last insertion to be at least four weeks previous to tue frst day of the next August term of this court. of the pendepey of this suit. the object of which is to enforce vendors lieu on the north eas, quarter of section f34, thirty -four, in town ship Isl three north. in range seven west of the fifth principal meridian, containing one hundred and sixty acres; and that he shall be and appear on or before the third day of said term, to be begun and holden at the court house, in and for the county of Prairie. on the third Monday, being the 10th day of August, 1867, and plead, answer CT deGns to said bill, or the same will De taken ss confessed against him. and deerec entered accordingly.
 wa. G0ODRUM, Clerk,
 A true copy from ,he record.
 Attest, VA. GoopRum.
 julis.st Clerk.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

CRoPs. -Notwithstanding the late ness of the season, the extreme wet weather and the many circumstances that seemed to set in against the farmer ; the prospect for good crop is very aattering. Corn in this section and elsewhere, so far as we can learn, is looking very fine. In the older States they anticipate fine yield of corn ; while the wheat crop is better than was expected by any in the earlier part of tiie season. Of cotton we can learn but little ;; the general opinion however is the crop will be light.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
RECONSTRUCTION.

No folly has yet proven ltselt so great as the efforts made by the radical party to reconstruct the Southern States. Reconstruct, according to the best au- thorities, is to build up; and if their object was really what it purports to be; if they desired to bring the coun- try back to its past position if princi- pie was the great controlling motive that moved in them the spring of ac- ton, this work would have been ac- complished ere this. Of what benefit have been amnesty oaths2 What is the true meaning of, or what is to be ac- complished by "an act for the more ef ficient government of the rebel States" Do all these things tend to reconstruc- ton, or are they not each a blow to cripple the South and bring her more directly within the power of that party whose sole object is individual gain and party spleen. We were told at the time of surrender that we should be protected, and honest men thought that this meant peace. Other measures were adopted, and requirements made, sll of which we accepted in good faith, but with no satisfactory results. Now they come to us with oil upon their tongues and tell us they mean we'll Brigadier Generals are appointed to rule over us to set aside law l; to disre- gard the customs of the country--to take from officers their rightful au- thority, making themselves dictators !; all for what--"thc more efficient gov ernment of the rebel States" How arc the States better governed; does it improve our government to tax us for registration, and give us no guarantee that it will in the least degree benefit us. We agree with all that thorough reconstruction is consummation de- voutly to be wished for, but with us the great enigma is how shall this be reached. We are told to register, to vote for convention to frame State constitution, accepting the constitu- tional amendment, and our State shall be admitted into the Union! with all the privileges thereof. But we are not of those who believe these things. If the radical party would keep faith with us and acknowledge and abide by the great truth, that a maj jority in the State shall rule the State, then might we have some hope. A majority of the regis tered voters in the State are certainly anti-radical. These, if allowed to vote for members of convention, would certainly elect such men as would re- fleet their sentiments. A constitution framed by such men, while in its gem eral terms it accepted and acknowl- edged the situation, if it failed to sat- isfy the party in power, would be of no avail and judging by the past, we ask what benefit would accrue to us. We arc not of those who oppose con- vention, nor, do we now advocate the measure. We have but to say with our present blindness, regarding what the radical party mean by reconstruction, or what they intend to accomplish by the measures now before the people, it is premature to say that acquiesence IS for our good. We have waited and watched for good to come out of evil and lost in fog as we are, we must vel wait for the dawn of the day, that we may see to work.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
DIES ARC ? E NJ AL E s ( H 0 OL

MISS ELLEN PENNEY will open d School at her residence, known as the Black house, on Monday, 5th August.
 Terms of Tuition. Elementary Eng. branches, Read sing, Writing, Geography,
 Grammar, etc, per session of
 five months .............Sl Sl5 % Higher Eng, Philosophy, Chem-
 istry, Rhetoric, Mental Science,
 Physiology, Geology, Algebra,
 etc. ...-l...,... ........- SlS UU French and Latin, (cxtra,) per
 session n................. Sl5 OOI Music .................... .$25 % Use of Instrument. nt.,..,-....,.. S5 % Drawing and Painting, in water
 or oils ,........ .,........ SIS % Incidental Expenses . ....... Sl 00I
 Charge made from time of admission, and deduction made in case ofprotract- ed illness.
 REFERENcEs.-Bishop 1T. c. Lay, c. G. Scott, Esq, Little Rock; Henry, Williams X Co., Van Buren, Arkansas J. J. Polk, New Castle, Tenn; Gen. Albert Pike. jul20-U
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

The Press and Times says: A short time since man named Frank Dow, hailing from Portland, Maine, came to Nashville, and engaged him self as a journeyman gas filter on Church street, near the postoffice. He also endeavored to be appointed en- gineer of the new fire engine, the Wm. Stockell. Failing in the last scheme, he borrowed a diamond ring, worth eight hundred dollars, from friend, to show of at choir meeting, and ab- seconded, carrying it off with him.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

At the dinner given to Governor Ward, of New Jersey, on Thursday evening, Brigadier General Oakley re- sponded to the toast of "The army,o and in doing so made the following remark: If the noble Phil. Kearney had lived he would have been appoint ed Commander of the Army of the United States after the battle the sec ond Bull Run. This know from off cial documents now on record.v
 An elevator is to be built at Milwaukie, that will hold 1,250,000 bushels of grain.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
The Sewing Machine Result.
WHEELER < " ILS0N
 CARRY THE DAY.

Especial Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat.
 NEW YORK, July 3, lS67.--A dispatch received from Paris this morning, gives the award at the exposition for sewing machines. Messrs. Wheeler < Wilson are awarded the first Gold medal for greatest excellence over all others ex- hibited. There were eighty-two com petitors. The greatest interest attend ed the announcement of the result.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
Administrators Sale.
ON ThurseIay I5th Auxust. i

nN ThurStI0y I5dh AuENSf, 1867 O win sell to the highest bidder, in front of J. M. Burneys Drug Store in the town of Des Arc, Arkansas, Lots Nos. l, ?, 3, 4, 5, 6, in Block No. 36, E. s. of said town of Dcs Are as the property belonging to the Estate of Jennie Windsor, dcc'd to psy debts.
 TERas.--0a a credit of six and twelve months; ten per cent. interest from date.
 HORACE P. VAUGHAN, Adm'r. July 20, 1s67--tds
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

-Bcnnett, of the New York Her aid, has war on his hands. The Asso- ciated Press have answered his bonn bastic notice of withdrawal at the end of the year, by requesting him to leave at once. Also, Ben Wood has come back on the old man trying to crush his Evening News by penny Evening Telegram, by starting q penny Morn ing News, containing the Herald dis patches. -
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20

The condition of the First Ma tional Bank of New Orleans is worse than was anticipated. So far the Re- cciver has secured less Sl20,000, and has certified to debts of the bank amounting to nearly S400,000. Nearly all the notes which the bank held were protested As soon as they came due, and are generally considered worth legs.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-07-20
STATE OF ARKAN6AS, l
 COUNTY OF PRAIRIE. {

In the Circuit Court of said county, on the
 Chancery side thereof, at the February
 Term thereof, 1861. 7.--Thc s,h day of May,
 1867.
 E. E. Dismukes as Adm'r of the
 Estate of Jno. A. Fsrr, Decd, Bill to
 Complainant. enforce
 vs. vendors Msrtha A. Thomas and Samuel lien
 A. D. Hart, Defendants.
 M 0W on this day comes said complainant IN by his solicitors, and the defendant Martha A. Thomas, although duly served with process for more than thirty days before the first day of the present tcrm hereof, and being now solemnly called comes not, but wholly makes default and complainnnts said bill of complaint remains against her wholly undefended; it is therefore considered and ordered that the matters and things in com plainants said bill contained and set forth be taken as confessed against her and it further appearing that Samuel X. D. Hart, one of the defendants in said bill has not been served with process herein it is therefore ordered that this cause be continued until the next term of this court. and that said defend ant Samuel \. D Hart be notified of the pen dency of this suit, {the object of which is to obtain & decree 10 subject certain lands de- scribed in said bill to sale for the non-pay- ment of the purchase money due thereon, by publication of copy of this order in the Des Arc Cittsen, newspaper printed and publish cd in the county of Prairie in this State, for the number of times and within the time pre- scribed by tho statutes; and that unless he shall appear in said court within the first four days of the next term thereof, 10 be be- gun and holden at the court house in the town of Brownsville on the third Monday in Au- gust. ls67, and then there file exceptions. plead, answer, or demur to complainants bill, the same will be taken as confessed against him and an interlocutcry decree entered ac- cordingly.
 4 true copy from the record.
 Attest: Wv, GO0DRUM,
 jull3-2t M Clerk.