Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-01-25
STATE AND OTHER NEWS.

tnrouSnout the State should remember the State Convention, to meet in this city on the 27th inst. It is important that every County should be represen- ted, and that there should be full ex- pression of the Democracy of the State. The defeat of the negro suffrage scheme ofthe Radicals, can only be effected by prompt and united action. Let there be hearty response to the call of the State Committce.-Little Rock Con- servative.
 RADICAL NoMlNATIoNs.-The State Convention assembled at Little Rock last week made the following nomina- tions:
 Governor-Powell Clayton.
 It. Governor-James NJ. Johnson.
 Supreme Court Judges--Lafayette Gregg, James T. Elliott, John Nc Cure.
 Secretary of State-R. J. T. White.
 Arditor-James R. Berry. 0
 Treasurer-Henry Page. se
 Attorney General-J. K. Montgorn- cry.
 Supt. Pub. Instruction-W. H. Gill lem. D
 ~We are informed by gentleman of this city, that trace has been dis covered of at least one of the murder CTS of the man found in Mazzard creek short time since. We forbear from disclosing any more at present; but murder will out" is most likely going to be verified in this instance also.- Fort Smith Era.
 Parties living near here are anxious to learn. the kind of wearing apparel the murdered man had on, also the color of his hair, and whether or not it was inclined to curl. The Era will oblige by furnishing the information.] ED. CITIZEN.
 %The Raleigh (N. C.) Sentinel says no white man can travel the roads after dark without imminent danger to his life from lawless bands of armed ne- groes, and calls upon the military au- thorities to put an end to this terrible state of affairs.
 ~Maior General Frederick Steele, long in command of the Department of Arkansas during the war, died in San Matteo, California, few days since.
 p@- At the recent Republican Con- vention at Little Rock, Mir. Bancroft, of Prairie county, presented the follow ing resolution:
 Resolved-That the delegation to the National Republican Convention be instructed to present the name of Gen. U. $. Grant, as the first choice of the loyal people of Arkansas, for President of the United States.
 H0- At a recent execution sale, near Fayetteville, Tenn, sixteen bales of good cotton sold at six cents per pound and sixty barrels of corn sold at eighty cents per barrel, or sixteen cents per bushel. Other articles sold in propor- tion. s1- The De Kalb (Miss.) Flag an- nounces: "One gentleman-yes gentle man--has paid us three dollars for the Flag for 1868, and another just as clev- ei', has brought us some "taters. Several persons have promised to let us have some corn. Since writing the above, we have received twenty-four pumpkins and load of shucks." This editor calls these receipts "signs of prosperity!"
 D&-On Wednesday morning the 18th inst, Stanton issued orders as Secre- tary, and was so recognized by Adju- tant General Townsend, and all other officials of the War Department.
 n~In the House on the 14th. the Ways and Means committee reported back the Senate amendments to the House bill, repeating the tax on cotton, with recommendation that the House inonconcdr in the Senate amendments, and ask Q committee of conference. The Senate amendments propose to suspend the tax only for the year 1868, aud they were noncOncurred in.
 n@In the Charleston Convention an ordinance was introduced exempting from execution property to the amount of $25OO. Also resolution declaring the public good required that all idea of further confiscations or disfranchise- ment must be abandoned, which was laid on tho table.
 ~The case of Wm. H. McCardle, on appeal from the U. s. Circuit Court, : was brought up in the Supreme Court on motion. The only matter discussed was whether the case should take pre- cedence of other business, which, after the hearing, was taken under advise- ment.
 n~General Sewell reports officially from vicksburg an unsettled state of affairs and great destitution, but no starvation, and that few plantations will be worked this year, but more at tention paid to the cereals. He says few contracts are made, but no concert exists to force work for low wages. He thinks rations will be necessary for the river districts of Louisiana, Missis- sippe and Arkansas. He states that an agent of the Bureau absconded from Lake Providence with S5000 belonging to the negroes.
 s~ The telegraph announces the election of Mr. Thurman, late Demo cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio as United States Senator. He is man of eminent abilisy, of sterling integrity