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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-18

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CORNER THRDAvE- TwENTYsiXTHsr
NKw-foKK. June %, 1861
DvDEyD-A semanuua dividend Of SIX PhR CENT
Tree from Government taxi all from 81 20 oJV,
ain be paid on and after the third MONDAY IN July.
Deposits before July 10 H das interest IRON te @
Bank open daily from 10 and MONDAY NEDhES-
DAY. and SATURDAY EVENINGS. from q % 9 O'Clock.
WN. g. BBBNs Secretary. SPESl Ek r. GREEN, President
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MARKET SAYINGS BANK,

NEW-YORK SAVINGS BANK, Eighth-aye.,
~ FoureentSN cent interest free Of az p, On OF
from IS 10 5000 Deposits made on or before July ~ VII draw
interest from July H. Il. BULL President
/ II j r. kEELER Nlre.presheni
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METROPOLITAN SAVINGS BANK,
VA Nos and Iirlave. y. Y, opposite Cooper Institute
THE USUAL DIVIDEND az the SIX PER CBNI annum,
free win be- psd deposition, AID after July TO- 1908
DIVIDENDS withdraw will draw interest from Juy
DEPOSITS before July 20 viii draw interest iromte s
SIX PER CENT, ALL SUM iIam - 70 $50
ISAAC 4. SMITH, President
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J1O TNVESTORS.-FOr SALE, $j03,0O0 NEW
i YORK COURTHOUSE BONDS. favorable terms IN sums to
secured and cheapest Investment now IN the market
4 Co No. p Wa-st
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bHFENWlCH NAYINHs BANK No. . SIth-aVe.
July INTEREST for lS6S.-lnteTest at the
- Of SEVEN PER CENT PER ASNuM will be paid 800
PER CENT larger deposit for three
previous ur 1863 and vii be paid credited J 90
Bank open daily from 10 a and MONDAYS Wednesdays
Fridays % D.. b. +. WHEELWRIGHr Preslen-
yoHS $ DcKERsos, Secretaries
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s. and TRADERS SAVINGS

No. 231 BoBey.
SIX PER CENT INTEREST free nom taxi allowed all o.
from IS TO $1,000!
Deposits made on July 20 viii draw interest from Juy
Open daily from 10 to and on MONDAYS and WEDSES-
ON 10
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
Re Firm.

Stand by your colors, until the colors fall. Stand to principle, stand to rights, stand to the last hope, for the tide may recede and leave you to enjoy the privilege of escape. The radical mis- creants seek our blood, our degrada- ton. and the degredations of future generations. But let us hold Arkansas, as the citadel of our local hopes. Let
 us stand firm upon the last line held out to us, and ''die in the last ditch.' Then if necessary. let us RALLY, and drive every radical from our midst, and
 make our little fortress peaceable place, waiting for an attack. Let Ar kansas be firm and true. and if the
 United States should elect Grant and Colfax. let her citizens be prepared to
 meet the emergency. Let them in the
 first place. elect their own representa- tives, of true and loyal blood. to state offices, and then if swindied and de-
 trauded as they have been, dive into the anarchy which they are now ex- pecting. Go on as if you were inhabi- :ants of separated territory, as con- gress and radicals proclaim, and elect in Arkansaa your friends. Trust no radical, trust nobody bu. yourselves. Be firm, a..d fear hoi. One little stronghold may collect around it mighty numbers. If We must live un- der the infamous rui. of that military despotism which may cGme, let us do 1t like men, snd anticipating their ne- furious designs, let us look to our own state, and put up our house the best we can. Let us endeavor to put the state in better hands than we now have. Let us place every obstruction in the way of radicalism that we eau. and preserve, if possible. the last plank between our feet and the deep dark gulf of destruction, over which the de- mons would force us to tread. Stick 10 Arkansas, ye Arkansians, and bear the flag bravely through. Ifall others fall Arkansas may stand as the forlorn hope to which the defeated hosts may rally, and inspired by her example. may yet reap rich victory.-Camden Herald and Eagle.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

~We would like to know what senaeless numbskull 1t was that made such 8 muddle In last week's White River Journal, in attempting to com ment on some editorial matter from the Citizen. He must have seen Ku Klux, or been sitting mp late of nights listening to some old grandmother ia Africa telling her stock of ghost stories. We are sure that if some of the fun loving youngsters of Deval.'s Bluff will post few of their number on the river bank to prevent his jumping in the stream, aud rig up another of their number with an old confederate wool hat that has sgoue to seed," loose fit- ting black hunting gown and rowsers, mount him on . long cared mule, corn stalk in hand, and let him dash down upon the Journsl office one of these moonlit nights, they will capture the unknown animal. Many would like to see him, measure his ears out of idle curiosity. but would prefer to have him stabbed st some distanee of where his brayings will not disturb the quiet of gentiefolks. Try it, boys, but don't let him jump in the river. One of the same sort had to bs pulled cts here not long sincs.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

IMPORTING REBELs.-It is currently. reported that the Democracy are i'm porting rebel soldiers from Kentucky into the Ohio river counties to carry this Congressional District against Raum. We advise Republicans to be on the alert and for every rebel Ken lucky vote offered at the polls, let radi- calls take rebel scalp. Brute force is the only argument that these scoun- drels will listen to, and is just what they deserve, if they thus attempt to interfere in m Illinois election.-Du Quoin (lll.) Tribune.
 Referred to the Radical papers for comment. as they are supposed to have some manufactured thunder on hand for the Ku Klux.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
SEMI-OOCASIONALLY,
~ The Wilmington (N. C.) Jo,

~ The Wilmington (N. O. Jour- nal says: "The reports that we have been enabled to gather in regard to the cotton crop of this section, and in fact the whole State, indicate that the yield will be about equal to that of last year. The number of acres under cultivation is much less than was the case last year. but the yield to the acre has been decidedly better. On the whole our farmers have done well with the indifferent labor they were enabled to secure, and have cause to rejoice that their fortune has been thus good.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

~Ths New York Times complains that "the Democratic organs keep up their clamor against military despotism, forget ful of the fact that all these governments have been superseded by the newly form ed State governments In answer to this, we would rsk the Times if it thinks a bayonet any loss bayonet for being in the hands of an ignorant nego than of a white soldier. Let him understand that we complain of something far worse than military despotism." When that was withdrawn from the State government it was like substituting the devil for witch N O. Tmes
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

FROM "A HEAD The following let ter from A. Head, to a friend at head
 quarters is too good to be kept for pri- vate use alone:
 PORTLAND, Aug. 6, 1868. Major-Dear Sir: There is at "head- quarters" and has been for some con siderable distance of period within the
 recollection of the oldest inhabitant, a scroll. bearing upon its broad face evil dence of the indebtedness of our rev cred but abused Uncle Samuel to one youth to fortune and to fame unknown
 and surpamed Blank. Ipurchased this
 voucher sometime since, to enable him to pay for bread for his suffering family and whisky for himself. and now yonr petitioner comes into court and desires that you should grant the prayer of the aforesaid petitioner, as 1t is seldom he ever prays. Mr. - has my power of attorney to lie and steal for me in my
 absence. and will attend to any of my
 business that there is any necessary for. am coughing away delightful sum-
 mer, the weather being cold enough tor m umbrella, and most of tn" time too foggy to set a hen. It is good weather for mackerel, bull frogs and ducks, and
 encouraging for consumptives who lives opposite a ''coughin' warehouse. By facilitating the 4going matter (not
 the cough but the voucher) you will
 relieve. from room No. 222 poorhouse. Your friend and humble servant, "A. HEAp."
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
Prom the Louisville Csurier. Oct, 2t. Enlargement Of tho Louisville
 and Portland Canal.

ana ROrgt000 C0D0us We have already mentioned tho fact thst Brsvet Major General 0 Weisel has established his headquarters in our city, and is vigorously pushing forward the improvements of the Tennessee river and the tnlars ement of the Louisville and Portland canal.
 The plan of General Weitsel, which WAS adopted by the Government, for the improvement of the canal, provides for the construction of strong crib and dam across the crest of the rocks. at the head of the falls, in front of this city, to raise the low water mark three feet. and another strong crib dam across the head of Falling Run pool. to raise the low water mark between it and the foot of tie falls. so much that at no stage will there be less than six feet of water between them Both of these dams are to be provided with suitable sluices the lower one will have sluice way next to the Indiana shore, two hundred feet wide, in which the water shall be confined by return of the crib dam parallel to the Indiana shore. This return will be 200 feet long as the fall produced by this dam, in extreme low stages of the river, would be about four feet. Boats could navigate up this sluice in the very lowest stages.
 The upper dam improves. Grassy Flat shoais one of the worst Instructions in low water between this c,ty and Cincn- nati, while the lower dsm improves the river up to Big Eddy Neither will raise the high water mark more than two inches.
 The two dams will reduce the fall, in extreme low stages. to twenty five feet thus diminish ng the lift of the locks by one foot It is estimated that the upper dam will cost about seventy five thousand dollars and the lower one about hundred and seventy.fve thousand dollars. The upper dam saves three feet of solid rock excavation along the whole line of any canal that could be built This item. in the extension of the Louisville and Port land canal, amounts to $270,50O The lower dam saves, in the same work. all the channel rock excavation below the locks amounting to Sl90,000 Thus deductlng the coSt or these TWO udRlS rom tne amount they save, there is clear gain ol s235 500, on this route alone On the Indiana side the gain will be much greater because on that side they make a route which comes just below the falls, as suita blc as the longest one. coming out at Fall. ing Run. The lower one furthermore gives an unobslructed ferry communities tion all the year round between New Albany and Portland, as well as the Louisville. which will be great benefit to the intercourse between these points
 The work of surveying the upper dan will be completed on Saturday, and the lower dam will then be located During this winter General Wetzel proposes [, get all the materials in readiness, so as to give out the contracts next spring. Owing to the high stage of the river for some time past, the work of surveying the up per dam has been delayed. The impor tance of this great work cannot Do over estimated.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
OUR lNpuCEMExTs.

h order that we may in the next two months double our subscriptions lists, and that the new subscriptions may all expire as the same time, we offer the CIffxRn from this time until the let of January, 1870 at oar regular rates. that iss single copy @ 50, ten copies for so %, twenty copies for $50 co. The time is at hand when ev- cry man 10 making his arrangements for new year. and we wish to pre- sent the claims of the CITIZEN upon the people of this and surrounding counties, and ask them to assist us in the work we have undertaken. The country is now in more prosperous condition than at any time since the war. and we feel confident that the people are more willing and better able to give us that help which will enable us so forward and publish g much better paper in the future. At the request of n large number of our patrons we have commenced and will continue the publication of the legal advertisements the people are now forced by an unjust law to give to a designated Radical paper. This of It. self will make our paper well worth its cost, as everyone in the least inter- ested in land matters will be benefited that much by being informed of what is going on in three or, more counties. Our paper is being sent to quite a large number for the campaign whose time will soon expire, and we would be glad to have them renew their sub scriptions for the new year and do what they can for us in inducing their pcighbors to take it also. We are confident that our present large circu- lation can be more than doubled with in the next two months if our friends will assist us in the work. Our list is now increasing faster than at any pre- vious time, and with the inducements we are offering to clubs we expect to swell it beyond any former propor. tions. We ask our friends to go to work at once and make mp clubs in every neighborhood and secure home paper as cheap or cheaper than can be had elsewhere. Remember that we will furnish the CITIZEN from this time to the 1st of January, 1870, for
 Single copies 2 5C Ten copies - ....... 20 ~ Twenty copies ................. 50 U
 And one copy extra for the person who gets up each club. We know that if our friends will make the right kind of effort club may be made up in every neighborhood in Prairie, White. Monroe, Woodruff and Van Buren counties. Go to work and see what you can do for us between now and the first of next year, and we will labor with all our ability to give you a paper more than worth its cost, while you have the proud satisfaction of knowing that you are assisting home enterprise.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
Fer Congress. CHAS. s. CAMERON, nr rroaa oounrv
~To-day is to be enacted by the

V~00y bO " " Vo0ShVO " ssS people Of these United States the grcatest political drama in which they have probably ever participated. From the lakes ef the north to the Gulf oi Mexico, the people from every city, town, village and family are to-day to seal their political destiny, either for peace and quiet or for misrule and tyranny. Whether the great voice ol the American people will to-day say Seymour or Grant shall be president tt is of courss impossible for us to cay, but there certainly could be no greater difference in the administration of gov. ernment than would be made by these two men. Differing as they do. the one % an executive officer would be sll that the other would not, hence il the one is capacitated by principle and disposition to administer government wisely the other would do 60 unwise- ly. Believing as we do that the pru- dence, honesty and wisdom of Horatio Seymour is beyond dispute, and that the party which he represents is i'm measurably superior to that one to which he is opposed, we can do noth- ing less than conclude that the election of Grant will bring upon the country untold woes and that in him the Amer ican people will be made to feel they have a monarch instead of an executive officer. These views we have enter- tained since the nominations for the Presidency were made, nor have we hesitated to advance them upon every fitting occasion. Weaccepted Horatio Seymour as our choice, and his princi- plcs as our preference and for near four months have been doing for him and his election all that we could. In this particular we may have fallen short of our duty. But we believe we have dealt honestly with the people and that our readers will 90 judge us Coming as in this issue we do to some of our readers in time perhaps to be reached, we ask to be heard in behalf ot our party and candidate for the lasl time. That the democratic party has beea active we admit, but they nigh, have been more 50, it is not too late yet to accomplish something for oul party, ourselves and our government Let every energy he bent and every possible vote occurred for our candi' dates in order to defeat the purpose o1 radicalism in our midst. They art wide awake, their energies are not asleep and all that they can do will bt done. Already have they with impi' ous and unwarranted hands plotted out from the privilege of franchise eleven counties in our State and strick' en hundreds from the rolls of registra. ton for no other purpose, than to se' cure the election of their candidate and 1t is fair to conclude that this is being done every where throughout the whole south. We have no language sufficient to condemn such villainy aR~ shall not attempt it. It is our purpose to call upon all democrats that may bt reached by this number of our papei in time to come out like men, vote like men, work like men and if our colors go down (which God grant they may not do) let us go down with them, be- lisving that the cause for which we struggled waa righteous and our war fare honorable.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
NOTICE,

All persons indebted to the late firm 0 Hslen & MePherson, must come forward an, se,tle-we can give no further indulgence The busiDess of that firm must be settled up The notes and accounts of Hazen < Mcpher son are ia our hsnds.
 GATEwOOD & THOMAS. Csrassr cs, 1sSs, ,-oete7-&
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
Trust ,a's Sale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that by vir- IN tue of the provisions of a certain Deed of Trust. made and executed on the 5th day of Feb'y, 1868, by Elijah P. Hammon ami J. R Hammon. his wife, unto T. B. Kent as Trustee, and Thomas F. Greer and Harvey A Greer, under the firm name ana style of T. F. Greer < Bro.; which said Deed of Trust was filed for record in the office of the Clerk and ex-oihcio Recorder of Prairie county in the State of Arkansas, on the 27th day of Febru- ary 1868, and duly recorded in Record Book R.. page All.
 will on the 5th day Of December, 1888, in front of Greer's brick store, in the town of Des Arc. in the County of Prairie, >rkansas, between the hours of 10 o'clock A. m, and o'clock p. m. of said day. sell al public auction the following described tract of land situate in Prairie county. Arkansas. viz: The ! of the N W and the N W ! of the N W and the N E | of $ W | of section S6, township N, R 6 W, containing l60 acres.
 ALso-one bay msfe, sgsd abou. seven years
 Terms of sale-CAsH.
 T. E. KENT, Trustee.
 Des Are. November 8, lS6S.-4t
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

nrThey talk about General Grants There is more electricity in a black cats back in cold night than in his whole stolid nature. Prep- tice.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03

sGr Forney says that the radicals have "monster meetings" Their par ty is a monster--not so much in size as in character.-Prentice.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-03
D6-The following will explain itself. If the name and proof is required, it can be bad by calling at this office:

OEVAIL MN.
 Messrs. Editors :-I can, without fear or favor, vouch for it with all the proofs that the scallawags need, that a true Democrat and northern man was offered in the National Hotel, the sum of one hundred dollars to canvass and stump in Arkansas county for the Radical nomination for Senator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-30

The LIoroR QUESTION IN ENGLAND-The %anti-li-
quor agitation has been resumed in England. Its
adhetents are trying Ia get through Parliament Il
bill limiting the sale of liquors on Sunday to the
hours between one and three. afternoons, and eight
and ten. evenings. and are holding public meetings
in support thereof. At one of these public meet
ings. recently. IL was stated that i'll 1866. twelve
millions of gallons of British spirits were drunk by
the population of England. Scotland and Ireland.
which was IL great deal too much 81 O0O, 900 duty
was paid ON foreign spirits and 60 900. 900 for the
malt tax aud about sI.2500 600 on foreign wines.
or about s. per head of the population 1t was
also stated that there are 10. 900 drinking shops in
the Kingdom. and only $4,000 churches, that was
tn say. for one church there were five opposition
shops. Ii was believed that every one of these
public houses received ESQ on each Sunday. But
suppoSinS that each of the 1000 licensed houses
in London receive but eI each, this would give an
aggregate sum OF EIi,oaD. which was snbstracted
principally from the homes of the poor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-30
KAUAI. Nav, 1865.

Mr.. EDTToR What is the greatest national evil,
under which we suffer, if it is not lack of moral rec
titude in Hawaiians? The young men do not lack
abilities to fill place in the Government offices, some
are even accomplished and talented hut on trial
they are found incapable from want of high princi-
pies. OF late two natives of good abilities and supe-
rior education have been deprived of Office on account
of malfcasance in office, viz. the Circuit Judge of
Mani and the Magistrate of the village of Koloa-
Both these men are understood to have behaved badly
and the latter is said for a length of time to have de-
frauded the Government by false quarterly reports.
and to be proved a defaulter for quite a large amount
of money. Now, Mr.. Editor, it is my firm belief
that as long as no punishment is melted out to such
persons, as long as no stigma is attached to them for
want of rectitude, just 50 long will this turpitude be
an every day occurrence and increase. Is there no
man III the Government whose special duty it is to
see that such men are prosecuted; or is the fellow
feeling amongst officials so strong that even those at
the top of the ladder are willing to screen the smaller
fry? Yours, FIAT JUsTITIA RUAT CGLUM.