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The Van Buren press., 1868-10-09
VAN buren, FERRY
LARGE FOUR HORSE FERRY BOAT
U. S. Mail Stage Route,

'INllE well known anil long established Fer
i nv at VAN BuREN, Arkansas. Is now
under the charge of the subscriber. The Pro-
prictors having recently put on u Nee Four
Horse Boat, and with careful aud experience
ed Ferrymen. they feel confident that they
can give universal satisfaction 10 the travel
ing public Their aim will be H. meet the in
creasing demands Of the large emigrant tray-
al To and from Texas.
The st Louis and sherman. Texas, L. ;,
Mails are carried over this Perry, which Is I
good guarantee that it l. the shortes, a. vel
aS the best route for travrl of all Kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and best boat on
the river and can cro,s 200 wagons and teams
per day and M detention on either bank need
be expected Enclosures tor Stock aud Sheds
for the accommodation of travellers ART being
built on both sides Ut the river aud no pains
will be spared to accommodate the public We
shall strive TO continue 10 make this the popu-
lar route to and from Missouri and Texas.
v. B,--feyrg acc0ai,ts must be settled
mosthiy-no deridt0,, from ms rule.
II. c. HAIMAN, Superintendent
Van BureiL Ar. ISIS. II
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rc- A child about two years of age,
daughter of'G.sWNq Hcni'se DC Stafford,
was poisoned ON Monday by eating
matches, and lies in a very critical conM.
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Es- You can frequently hear a drunk.
en- yagabond, on our streets, telling the
negroes that ." If Seymour and Blair are
elected that they, the negroes, will be re-
handed back to slavery again. Such
miserable dogs are not worth the room
they OccnnX. - ----- Ill -----
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II + n r Y W. SMITH A.,
EXCLUSIVE DEALER IN

Cigars and Tobacco,
HAS always on hand the choicest brands Of
Cigarsand Tobacco, selected especially tC
suit connoisseurs Of these articles; also, q
splendid lot Of neat MccrSchaum Pipes,
averaging in price from 81 to $50. ,ta.s
One call at tho store will insure future
customer Hi
HENRY w. SMITH,
Sign Of the Big Indian on Washington It.
Fort Smith. June 2S-ly
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and prosperity Of the Third Compression
al District OF Arkansas, Viz:
Hon, Jesse Turner, of Crawford Gen
Cabel, OF Sebastian DR.. J. I. Stirman, 81
Yell; Hon. Roht. G Newton, of Pulaski
Hon A. NJ. Wilson, of Washington
Hon. w ". Watkins, OF Garrett: DE-
Alexander, of Little. River, Gen. j. T.
Edwards OF Sebastian; Col J. Barnctt, OF
Sebastian r.t -lst,
ReSoiwd, That the thanks of this con
vention be rendered to the President and
Secretaries of this meeting, as well rs 10
the Citizens of Clarksyille, for their hos.
pitality and the use of this hoase. -.f> /
On motion, the convention adjourned
sine die. 4-
~ Late 81 Louis papers, may be had every
morning at the Store of l.. Gran. In a few
days will be offered for sale Magazines and
papers Of all kinds. Our young friend DIcs
PIERsoN, supcrintends
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GAINESVILLE DEMoCEAT.--This is the
.title Of anew Democratic paper recently
started in Johnson County Its meehan-
hcal execution is very nice and its edito-
bas welliwritten We wish. it abundant
success. HAROLD BoURIAND, Esqs is. its
,Editor, and j. SJGKtr. Publisher ''i
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nj Gpt.P. Nry ani. mo Ssale. ,sia c. G
cot & Co.. are @g AyeRfs at Lille Rock
Tle ria rsssirs subscriptions for ne Press.
rs. N PsitugiH C Co., ia Nee Iorg amJ
ya,toa. are authorized 70 rseeiee gdrcst9bg Jon
~, Press, h those cites.
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saNsf ..
(" Just now, however, the majority of
the Germans are welded to the Demo
cratic party They have been driven TO
it by the Republicans They love lager
beer It's their natural beverage. They
love it in their infancy as asubsututc for
their mothers milk. They eripk it all
their lives long, aud fhcy always drink
just as they ARE about to die, IL is good
in the morning and in the evening, It's
especially good for them on Sunday
Then they gather with their children,
their wives, and their friends around the
foamiug bcakcl. and drink health ny the
gallon, The privilege Of these SUNDAY
festivals the Republicans have taken away
from them They hate the Republicans
m consequence, and mean 20 votcagainst
Grant Coliax and Griswold," nova Sosi,lsI
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,EF BY referring TO, our advertising
columns, it viii be noticed that the Van
Buren, Agricultural works" are now
prepared 70 receive cotton for Ginning.
They viii offer IA good Inducements to
planters having cotton 10 gin, as any
bthef min, and warrant general satsfac-
bon to, all If YOU don't believe it, try
Fllcn and see, 1871 .EsF ..s...r
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re-. The GDsa~.S.. with Captain Il. :.
lERkKis,,'i in command, and Al. j, CRoN
H., in the Office, may he looked for nj
bur landing before another issue Of the
yresss Passengers and shippers will
take notice, and merchants have their or
tlers ready. Prompt and reliable is a
characteristic feature of Capt Ycrkes
pnd his polite Clerk IF passengers will
Cake our advice, they will any time wait
4 week to make a trip with these gentle
3manlv officers. q. .er.e HE
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The German Vote Given Up by the Radi.

The New York Sun, a Radical paper,
speaking Of the wholesale detection of
the Germans from the Radical party,
saws. 'f
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Law OF Humanity, IN relation 10 social
evils. An ESSAY Tor Young Mem on Phyaol-
ogical Erors aud Abuses, Incident to Youth
and Early Manhood, with thehumane view OF
Treatment and cure sont in seaied letter en-
yclopes, free Of charge, Address Dr.J Skill
lin HOUGldroS, Howard Association
Philadelphia ~ ~ .r.d aug. 1%ls ut
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N~ Tic steamer GiDSOn, IApt DOM
poabufh,, arrivcd liereyTuosday
nd went up to FortGibson with hertrip,
he myIbq l9pkql tp,1 back to-day Or
MORROW certain. We learn TINT the
''oson has bcen purchased hy the Ar
fansass aRiye3rs Packet, Company .4, vi
N .S'TY t-fr-
n ES' Col WILLIAM w FLEMING, an old
Fld respected citirtn Of fort Smith, died
nat city last week. For many ycafs
has been the proprietor OF the ~.
sna'IGS Hetsb .4sw@sbsrisdi with Ma
"l AYp%sriag .ssa.lnalg-b,s ssa ~ 4
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Dancing School. DE Morse has
been cnliycning our town for some time
@past with his splendid performances on
.the violin, and his class Of pupils to
Whom he is teaching the terpsichorean
|art His class is full and learning rapid
py.+ Dancing, which implies elegant and
graceful carriage, is branch of educa-
*ion too often neglected by parents
prof. De Morse Is an excellent teacher, a
Splendid fellow, perfect gentleman and
I" lightning ON the fiddle o. p.
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TURNED LoosE,-Thc steamer 1maJ-
can on Wednesday last, came to our land
hg with n host of military officers and
Citizens of Fort Smith, Among whom
%as'Cok LuGENBErL and staff, who goes
n Little Rock TO relivc Gen. Smith land
relief to- thecitizcns Of the State ii will
a tool Our old friend Wheeler, senior
~ the Herald, Hon. b. I. Duval, Gener-
EdSards,suld others were along. 4
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officers of the Seymour and Blair
90 Club of Van Buren,. afA =
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-11
The Benedts Of AdYeFtslalg..

The indianapolis Journal Of Friday
says: The retail sales of the New,
York store of w. & H. Glenn, Of this
city, for the month of May were
$62. OO0.a llsI .af" siiatl as
Herein may be seen the direct and
positive advantages of advertising.
No house in the West advertises more
literally than that of w. & H.GIenn.
There is rot a nook or corner in the
State in which the house is not known.
There is not a house in the West,
with the same capital, that retails as
many goods; and the proprietors
themselves attribute all their success
to their system of advertising and the
fact that they do just what they prom
Use In their advertisements.
Let some Of the old fogy business
men of New Albany profit by the ex-
ample of the Messrs. Glenn. Dull
times will flee away before the power
Of a well directed system of advertis-
ing.-N. 4. Commercial.
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Il deceptIOnsY

A WORD OF CAUTIoN.-Onr readers
should be cautious in eating squirrels,
especially fox squirrels, during the
locust season, as these rodents eat the
locusts. DIR. Wright informs us that,
in DBL, nc knew one family, and the
inmates of a large boarding house
among them COL r.. w. Thompson,
made quite sick, with every symptom
of poisoning, traced to the eating of
squirrel pie. This was the year OF the
locusts.-T FL. Erpress.
Was Col. THOMPSON made sick from
eating squirrel pie. or tho much SOUR
rel pie? The Express will excuse us ,
but really the idea hat fox squirrels
fatted on locusts are more dangerous
eating than any other species, fatted
in the same way. is rather foxy.
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sible, we will staad an eqdany good
chance to lose the vote of several of
the Southern States marked down in
the above table IS certain, ao9 :
These figures are encouraging in
their character. They show how Ger
tainly victory is for the Republican
party. if its members do their whole
duty LButSthey also show that indifI
ference or supineness on our part will
give the victory to the Democracy,
and throw the country into the same
hands through whose management it
was plunged into a terrible civil war.
Indiana, in particular is the turning
point in the-b battle, VShd here We may
expect TO meet our opponents in
force. But prudence, firm
ness and energy, will give US victory
again as in the past.
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A WELL informed gentlemen of
Georgetown township in this county,
which was formerly about equally d.
vided between the two great parties,
tells Us she will nov give an almost
unanimous Democratic vote. George
town probably contains more soldiers
in proportion to population than any
other township in the Second Dis
trict. and nearly every one of them
will vote against the Radicals. Our
informant says that if the other town
ships do as well as Georgetown, Floyd
County will give fifteen hundred ma
jority for Hendricks, Edgerton. and
the Democratic nominees for Presi-
dent.-N. A. Ledger.
We are surprised to see the Ledger
confess an intention to import voters
from Kentucky thus early in the can
vass. Past success in that business
has made it shameless.
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IHE Fu01leEo Qho0tst4h 4AdaaRepQ-
lis will close on the 18th i9st7 The
Examinations viii begin On Friday Of
this week.
RE4. 4. \. SINS dgE7aefs the annual
sermon at the COMMENCEMENT of
stOckwell Collegiate Institute. to be
held oFthe46th inssaE A4aF I
GoystBAKER speaks at Lebanon,
on Friday, and before the Boone
County G~OPEYentiop at Z;msxiIle,, on
SatnFaaFiLsf To.svsIa has 4ofasTfzT
TIE yearly State C%on1vse.nntiioaani 10 aOf
Sp iritualistsrwiI be iheid at Masonic
HalIaT1diaaBpolisQ commenE5ngUdae
18th, and 'ddontin1ess four days.
ProminentHqspeaker are expected
The mostof the raiiroads9 will carry
delegates at half fares Tsvo Hoo aoiic
THE Churches and Sabbath Schools
of the Capital1aresi in thesmidst oftheir
strawberry suppefs and pienics,9 I ~ "a
A NATIONAL CONVENTION of the
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity convened
at ten o'clocks in the Senate Chamber,
at the State House, yesterday. The
programme contemplated an informal
meeting at nine O'clock! A business
meeting continued during the day. In
the evening, at eight o'clock, H.Cs
GUFF1N was to deliver an address, and
&c. P, JACOBS read apoem. aasad 4.
+ The match Between the Athletics.
5of:Philadelphia, and the Actives, was
played yesterday at Camp Mortoug
The Philadelphians number seven
teen, including Nj. Smith. the active
President of the club, CHARLIE
GRAFFEN the correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Mercury; f. H. HAY
HURST, Esq, their efficient scorer,
and the business manager Of the trips
besides the regular nine, two or three
substitutes. and several other mem
bsrs Of the club. 1aa ss sas Da -
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-11

The Terre Haute Journal thinks
the report that Mr.. VOORHEES, is in
favor of Mr.. CHASE for President, all
nonsense; Mack the correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial, originated
the report, and insists thatit .isotrue.
Democratic papers, that have been
copying his letters asstrue statements.
in other particulars, caunot consist
emily repudiate what no says of DIR,
VOORHEES,. go Saa, Ist5
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The GosneI for the PeopIe.

The action of the First Presbyter-
ian Church of Cincinnati, the oldest,
and heretofore considered the most
aristocratic and formal Of the Protes-
tant Churches of that citt, in declaF-
ing all its pews free to the public, and
adopting the system Of contributions
or collections in place of rental pay
ments, is attracting very general at
tention in the newspapers and by the
public This action was brought
about-6y the strong conviction so ap-
parent in hat city as elsewhere, that
the Churches are doing very little COM
,paratively to bring under the influence
approaching the masses of the people,
especially the poorer classes. The
Ministerial Association Of Cincinnati
has been for months past discussing
the question of how the preaching
of the Gospel can be made more prac-
Stical and attractive to the people,
how the masses may be reached and
brought under the inhuepees of the
Churches. The action of the First
Presbyterian Church appears to be
one of the results of that agitation,
and it is very generally commended
as an example which, may be profita-
oily followed by other Churches. 1t
is contended that if Protestant
Christianity is for the poor as well
as the rich and those who are well
lto-do in the world" all barriers to
its acceptance and to the privileges
and blessings sefers should
be removed.on eye g9dl Ind5 boaalia~ 4
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yIa Gook tifhEo Bafne IlFlefdll

Many Republicans are delpding
themselves with the idea thatoUt the
nomination of GRANT ard go1F4x Il
equivalent to an election. They seem
ito think hal no effort will be required
Jon their part to win the victoryII In
this they are much mistaken. The
Confederate Democracy are going to
make exertions greater than Wthey
have ever put forth. heretofore, to
gain success. They know that defeat
this year is Generalization and the
entire disruption of their party,
which will follow in the footsteps of
other great parties long since gone out
Of existence. They see, or imagine
they see, signs of success, and they
viii leave no exertion or scheme un-
tried to achieve ii. AA39aA0
In order that Republicans may
know which are the salient points of
the contest, a few figures may not be
out of place for their consideration.
The whole number of electoral votes
in the reconstructed Uqion will be
316, of which 159 will constitute a
majority. The States now formally
in the Union throw 247 votes.
OF the seeded States, it appears
probable that all, except Vir-
ginia, Florida, and Texas. will be ad-
mitted in season to participate in
the Presidential election, and if so,
they will add so votes, making the
number of votes actually cast 297.
How will they be cast? Mr.. GREELEY
holds it morally certain that the fol-
lowing States will choose GRANT and
COLFAx electors by decided MAORI
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Treatment OF Kentucky Union Sch
dierS at Home. -

The telegraph has ALREADY an
nounced the death ofthat bold Union
soldier and true Kentucky loyalist,
Col. LEoNIDAs MEroAIFE, 9 He died
at his residence 10 Cincinnati, where
he has lived since. the close of the
war mimic agRgT
2 Cox MBTCAEFE's experience has
| been that of hundreds Of Kentucky
Union soldiers. Attic breaking out
Of the war, having noesympathy with
Kentucky Neutrality. he promptly en-
tered the 'Upion army, and served
with gallantry and courage to its
close. During these -four years of
war and civil commotioa id his native
State, be never swerved f9nsbs un-
qualified devotion to his eeuatfy and
its flag. He had no sympathy Or pa
thence with the thieving guerrilla
bands skulking within the Federal
lines, or stay-at.home rebels
openly protesting their loyalty, but
secretly aiding the rebellion ali they
dared. On all occasions he admins
tered TO- these men the justice de-
manded by the laws of war and which
they had richly deserved. When
peace came, and-withI t the-compheee
restoration Of the rebels to full ad-
thority in the State, a systematic per
secution vas commenced against
him. Suits were instituted in the
State Courts for, acts done under
military orders in the line Of his
duty as a soldier, threats of personal
violence were made against him. his
life was exposed to assassination, and
he was ostracised in a great measure
from society" In such a state of
affairs, although ahbrave man, who
could not be .aBed by any rebel, he
found it necessary for the peace of his
family. and to save himself from pow
erty, to remove to the friendly shores
of Ohio. And there, within sight
eff the State of his birth, and for
which he had risked his life, he ended
his days.
Colonel METoALFE's case is by no
means an isolated one. We can name
dozens of prominent and gallant Ken
tuekians who have been driven from
the home of their childhood for no
other cause than that of faithful SER
vice to their country during the late
war. Freshi in the minds of our read
ers is the fate of the late Lieutenant
HAMPTON, who, driven from his home
by guerrilla outlaws Of Hopkins
County, he came over to Indiana soil,
hoping for peace and safety for him
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a PRIEST SENT TO JAIL.-In the
United States Court at Louisville
yesterday, in the case of the United
States against the persons engaged in
hanging the negro at Frankfort some
two or three months ago, Father
Young, a Catholic priest, was put
upon the stand as a witness for the
United States. He refused, however,
to testify, and Judge Ballard sent
him to Jail for contempt of court
NeW A bany C5mnsercial.
Why the priest should refuse to
testify is inconceivable, unless it be
on the ground that he got informa-
ton at the confessional, whose secrets
it is unlawful for a priest to divulge.
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ZAWA
A man named Moses Jonns wac m1F-
dered on Thursday orF7d@y. m his
lhouss1n Brooknsfd, Madison Gounty,N New
York, snh ms body cast into4sweA- HeI
wssnrst robbed and then ~butchered With
an az. q I5zTG 3 N100a
Z While a roke- Of Buffalo, named
Church, v@saspgaged ssa1mazinG qR nn1s
casa account. on the eth inst, one Fill
bzick entered MS once andas1nuck hiDsoa
the head %ilh-s-stope. pficting q severe
wound, and knocking HIM ~sensese#AA
negro boy who Witnessed It Faised. the eH.
1aofmurder, and, pursuing h1m WIZ po-
heenan4 aFEsstsd hAm,liHd 10 tnsm,rosss 9
EsIn suITixaA se6uEfy white fShF baqglaFs
Were bsiRg HsssEedbY RpsqnaA Of dmcsE4,
and citizens of fugttiyesA pamsd
James SAA4tASSa resldeat OF Gfss6eCountEr
ran into aswampIaRd AEsdsateRepfht5
: psfs wben f s%its : 5 5gff a39s e 5ssI E SbssS Ss' 9hat
he broke hisrehayNbsFall .pnEhIiu6
Tits understood that the bill providing
the appropriation for the purchase OF
Alaska will SOC be reported f~avorablyeey
thet House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Mr.. W~ashburne and others having ahated
their opposItionDpTObabIy gu the strength
of a late dispatch saying that h weather
at Sitka is charming, and the people there
are finding gold by handouts 5 coo.
There appears TO. be little reason TO doubt
that King Theodore committed suicide. A
soldier of the SD regiment swears that he
saw the Abyssinian monarch shoot him.
self, and surgeons who examined the body
testify that the. fatal wound must have 4
been self-iniic ed.
General Carver, formerly OF Minnesota,
who was in Washington p years ago ad-
vertising the Utopian scheme-as IL was
then thought-of a Pacific Railway, left
Washington on Tuesday for Fort Laramie,
to enjoy his first trio over the new road.
He goes, at the age of SO. to found a new
city-to bear mis- name-near the present
terminus OF the line.
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Z GOVERNOR BAKER. of Indiana, is
proyinglhimselfShs briek60 inIregaFd
to enforcing the law concerning Co
burn and McCoole. The friends of
= the manly art of self defensePBaim-
perfume the Governor to let the two
men off; and the strongest argument
used is thai the representatives of the
prize ring have suffered enough.
mot one day before they Rave served
their term" says the Governor, and
so M foofdanddbobufn must be con
tent to faithfully fulfill the forty days.
This is thhGiptrpdueti6n of a new
IS 7tOfobe put down. every offender
against the law must be taught by
forty days i'm prisonment that Society q
is determined to put an end to the
brutal exhibftion @PdtslHrg Com +
nlercgqI N.aQ44 Ef--l Ba4 tl5H1 zfsfT E49
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self and fSmffy-BaEsF . to=0ST

SET and family B9t -eTen -te@oNF
own shores did che FsbSl6snds pur-
sue him. and gave him no rest until,
In ! cowardly and bloody assassina-
stfon, they ended his life. There are
many brave Kentucky soldiers who
are now exiles in Ohio, In
Illinois and other States, who
dare not return to their old homes.
AND the spirit of prescription and
Fvenge has not gstdied oqt,6Witbin
the last month We have met Several
ofd soldiers who are contemplating a
rEAdnge to a more healthy" locality,
they will be respected for their
serF ice to their country, rather than
ostFacized from society and business
on aeeepat-of The spirit of rebel
malignity still rahkfes fn-th4b breasts
Of the enemies of the Union in the
old Commonwealth. No man who
was conspicuous for his loyalty or
earnest in his devotion to the Gov
eminent in the lste war meets with
any sympathy or recognition from the
secession chivaIry who now rule the
State. 10
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r.uCOIfax.s


1 The Naw York E0angaltsG shasE the
followihg:1IFssAfa
b Of Mr. iColfax we can speak front
PERSONAL knowledge and personal q
friendship We have known him for
yearSana regardhimW With aastr0ngB&
feeling than we have for almost any
one else in public fife. He is a man
without astaiRHpurs, upFightg hp1-0
Orable In every relation-strfctly tenn
lP Po one a oFJ 56g SdB BflIg $gH has E 3 @d1y
personal friepds, and the reason. is
aobvious-Sn0 naB 40 congress, dufing
the dozen years he-bas been there,
has doneAB r4ahy kind tlfi5gsAs0Ev
much to please 6yeEybodg,5 Without
amy dispdragemeht to the distinguish
ed nam put in competition with his,,at
we yet believe no one could have beenIa
selected which would have been more
universally accepted. t-