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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
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 D1- A bright little boy was asked by a lady if he studied hard at school. He replied that he did not hurt himself atit. "Oh,' said the lady, you must study hard, or you will never be Pres ident of the United States" 'Yes, ma'am,' he replied, but I don't expect to be; I am a Radical, and the last one of ''that sort" has just been elected.
 nyThe city clock of Galveston, Tex as, was recently sold on execution for debt. Thereupon the city papers an- nounce that the city finances are in a terrible 'muddle," denouuce the May or, and call upon him to resign. The question is, what will the purchaser do with the clock?
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

By the law of Ohio 62 pounds is q bushel of clover seed, and g pounds a bushel of oats. In buying or selling the weights given above, however, are the universal rule.
 A box A by I6 inches, 9 deep, con tains 1 barrel.
 A box 16 by 161a inches, 8 deep, con- tains bushel.
 A box by s1a inches, s deep, con- tains peck.
 A box by inches, 4i5 deep, con tains 1s peck.
 The standard bushel of the United States contains 2150.4 cubic inches.-- The imperial bushel" is about GS cubic inches. Any box or measure, the con- tents of which are equal to 3l50.4 cubic inches, will hold bushcl of grain. In measuring fruit, vegetables coal, and other substances, one-fitth must be ad- ded. In other words, peck measure five times even full makes one bushel. The usual practice is to "heape the measure"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

a4- The other day, in Schenectady, an old lady, with two bandboxes in her arms, came to the track of the Central Railroad, and inquired at what time the next train was due. On being in- formed that it would pass through the city in half an hour, she quietly dump ed her bandboxes on the pavement and sat down, remarking that shed wait till it passed she didn't want to be run over and body couldn't be too keer- ful ?
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
s~ Contrast Kentucky with Tennes

~Contrast Kentucky with Tennes- see. The formerrgk kes 90,OO0 Demo- cratic majority, the latter gives Radi- cal negro majority of about half that number. Kentucky is at peace; its State bonds are as good as greenbacks 1; it rests in the sunshine of unequaled prosperity. Tennessee is negro hell, and hardly day passes without re- cord of some bloody atrocity commit ted inside of it's borders--a rape, rob- bery, riot, or some gross violation of peace and order. Which condition is preferable?
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

SAGGINo DooRs.-Doors long in use often pinch at the top and have to be planed off This is a bad practice, be- cause it takes off tho paint and injures the shape of the door. Instead of this get some washers of tin or sheet-iron made to fit the central rod of the hinge. As the cause of the sagging is. gener- ally, the wearing down of the hinge, these washers will relieve the difficult ty without marring the paint or the door,
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
The BOrder Editor.

The editor of the Owykee Avalanche, by way of describing his agreeable voca- ton as conductor of frontier paper makes the following interesting reflections ::
 Oh, the felicity of editing paper :. Charming, agreeable, in horn. Fasci- hating, attractive occupation, but so diff cult to appreciate. How nicely and ele- gsntly one gets along without an "onpleas- antness. For instance, in recent issue we referred directly to a rufia known as Capt. Prescott and incidentally to guer- fila named Al Cage, We did this in jus tice to ourselves and community at large. The other day while quietly seated in our sanctum, taxing our brain for more copy, in response to the everlasting cry of the devil" the two above named williams, one of them armed with a hatehet, and the other with bowie knife of large dimen- sons, made violent attack upon our per son. The only alternative was to fight or die We accordingly seized a large knife, about two feet long, used for cutting pa per, and bled our assailants pretty freely. They sued for mercy We spared their worthless lives and told them to dust, and they got up and dusted We would take this occasion to state, that if ever they or any one else attack us with the intention of going us bodily harm, we will shoot them dead in their tracks, or cut their throats from epr to ear
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

pa-A Texas paper says the eggs of the cotton-worm are deposited in the cotton stalks, and that if the latter are gathered and burnt during the fall and the winter the eggs will be destroyed and immunity from the worm secured.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

have been added for taxation, we do not wish to be understood as objecting to the principle of equalizing taxation by making every species of property bear it's due proportion of its burden, for we think the principle is correct, but merely as pointing out the fact that the amount of taxes will thereby be increased and more money raised than will be needed
 In answering objections to high as- sessments, the assessors say that the rate per cent, of the State tax has not yet been fixed, and that it will be fixed low if the assessment is high. This might do, if the State tax was the only tax but it happens that there are other taxes, the rates of which are fixed for instance, the convention tax is fixed at one-fourth, the militia at one-eighth, and the school at one-tenth per cent, which if collected on property valued double it's worth would be tantamount to raising those rates respectively to one-half, one-fourth and one-fifth, and it's operation would be to raise more money than the aw-makers contem- plated.
 We earnestly solicit dispassionate consideration of the subjects of this memorial, and relief from the evils of which it complains, trusting that any efforts you may make to perfect the laws, to preserve the peace. to bring about good feeling, and to advance the general welfare, will be crowned with success. Never was there time when wise counsels were more needed never when patience was more requir- ed-never when mildness and forgive ness promised more bounteously of blessings.
 With the firm purpose of obeying the laws and sustaining the govern ment and but one desire, that of the good of the State, we respectfully subscribe our names.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

rH-Proelamation is made of a treaty with the Indians in Kansas, providing that portion of them shall remove from that state to the reservations south in the Indian country, while oth- CT portions will become citizens. The Indians will be duly compensated
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

Take Cure cf the Griadstone.-A grindstone should not be exposed to the weather, as it not only injures the wood work, but the suns rays harden the stone so much as in time to render it almost useless. Neither should it stand in the water in which it runs, as the part remain ing in the water softens so much that it wears unequal and tout of true"
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

RA~ As a beginning to retrenchment of the expenses of the Government, the New York Times urges that President Grants salary shall be quadrupled. Of course, if man who gets S25,000 a year ought to get four times as much, egch subordinate Radical will see still better reason for like increase in his emoluments. Tht is the reasoning of the Times:
 The salary of the President is $25,- 600 year. It was fixed at this sum in the early days of the Government. At that time it represented five times as much, if not ten times as much, as it represents now. It is altogether too small to support the President in pro- per style, and to enable him to meet his necessary expenditures as Chiei Executive of the nation. Il ought to be, at the very lowest, $l00000. We have no doubt that the next Congress will take some action in this matter. President Grant should not be com pelled to live in the cheap boarding house style.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

pas-The State Treasurer of Georgia has received S25,000 from the earnings of the Western and Atlantic Railroad for October.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24


 ADVANTAGES OF YEARs.-You are getting into years. Yes, but the years arc getting into you-the ripe rich years, the genial mellow years, the lus- ty luscious years. One by one the cru dties of youth are falling off from you, the vanity, the egotism, insultation the bewildcrment, the uucertainty.- Nearer and nearer you are approach ing yourself. You are consolidating your forces. You are becoming mas ter of your situation. On the ruins of shattered plans you find your broken thwartcd purposes, your defeated as pirations. become a staff of strength by which you mount to sublimer heights. With self-possession and self-command of all things, the title deed of all crea- ton, forfeited, is reclaimed. The King has come to his own again. Earth sea and sky pour out their largess of love. All it's crowds pass down to lay it's treasure at your feet.-Ike Marvel
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
Our JoD Printing Department.

We have supplied ourselves with a good assortment of Printing Material and are ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing. on reasonable terms.
 We are prepared to print Pamphlets, cata- togues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball Tickets, Bill Heads. Blanks of every descrip- ton, for Clerks, Sheriifs. Justices of the Peace, Constables, Sc.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

sss-When Austria convicts journal ists of press offenses, 1t adds fasting to imprisonment as & penalty.
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
Dr. R. B. SHELBY,

YyENDERS his professional services to the
 l. Citizens of Des Are and surrounding country. in the practice of Medicine and 0b- stetries. He hopes from an experience of over fifteen years iu Southern practice, to merit a share of public patronage.
 Office one door East of Burney's Drug Store. marcA2e- lses-Iy
Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
1T. M. GIBSON, Attorney at Law AND C. s. CLAIM AGENT,

X RKANSAS having been added to the ju- A risdiction of the Court of Claims at Washington, the undersigned hereby gives notice that he is prepared to receive and col lect all claims held by loyal persons for Stock, Forage Supplies and Property of any and all kinds taken by Federal officers or soldiers for the use of the government. Come and see me. Fees moderate. No charge for advice.
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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-11-24

J. c. J0NSON, 0fhce--West Point, Arkansas
 JNO. M MOORE, Office--Searcy, Arkansas.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30
waysana Msans be instfdctsd q z, rel

ways and Means be instructed l., re.
porbf without slinreosssary DELAY. q
pilk leyylngf @ tax Of, at least ten per
cent. on the interest OF bonds of the
United States, To sbe assesaed and
collected nually by the Secretary
OF the Treasury and such subor-
dinate officers as are scharged with
the duty of paying interest on, the
bonded debt of the United States.
i, Price inquired if that included
bonds held: in foreign countries.
Cobb replied, it did, and demanded
previous question. House refused to
record previous question. Wash
burne, of Indiana, moved to Law the
resolution on~the table, which wee
rejected-yeas "a, nays 1O6. Price
moved to refer to- the Ways and
Means Committee the previous aues-
ton; which was seconded. Bntler
asked what would be the effect of
this vote. The Speaker replied. il
would be to refer the resolution with
out instructions. Butler-"Is not
the Ways and Means Committee
privileged to report at any time?"
The Speaker-"It is" Butler-.sBut
every body knows they will not re-
port the resolution back, unless they
are compelled to do so.' In answer
to further inquiries, the Speaker ex-
planned, that as the previous question
was not operating, if the House re-
fused to refer the resolution, the
question would recur upon its pass
age. The House refused to refer the
resolution. Yeas 81, nays 80. The
question then recurred upon agreeing
to the resolution-92 yeas to 81 navs
The Democrats-except Sitgreaves-
voting aye.
The deficiency bill reported in the
House to-day, appropriates $4,000
for reconstruction purposes.
A great many delegates to the De-
mocratic Convention are here-near-
ly all of whom visited the President.
The Presidents family departed
for Tennessee. to spend the summer.
Gen. Breckenridge is at Toronto.
Canada, where he will remain some
time.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

A worse system of slavery than
ever existed in the South, has lately
been brought to the notice of the
Massachusetts, Legislature. Nearly
all the factories in that State are in
the habit of employing children be-
tween ten and fifteen years of age, at
q mere pittance of wages. Accord
ing to the representations, they work
them sixty hours per week, and in
some instances they have been kept
at work during entire nights. The
children are represented as suffering
greatly under tie atrocious system ;
all being pale, unclean, bare-footed
and ill-clad. Yet, with this social
sore under their very eyes, the hu-
manitarians of Massachusetts, can
weep over nothing but the wrongs of
the fat, lazy, ignorant negro. When
MIR. Dickens penned the character of
Mrs. Jellaby, he little thought he was
typifying the humanity of 80 large q
commonwealth as the State of Massa-
chusetts.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New YORK, June 90 --Noon.-Stocks
active; Governments steady. Gold
1915. Wheat favors BUYERS. Mess
pork 2S. Lard-steam i6hM163I.
Cotton BIZ. Freights quiet.
New YORK, June 29.-Cotton
quiet and steady; sales 800 bales, at
BIZ. Flour dull and 5(01Oc. lower
State superfine 6.75@725; South
ern grades declining-common to
fair extra 9.O0@10.5O. Wheat dull
and slightly favoring buyers-new
white Georgia 2.7O. Corn droop.
ing-Western mixed LOB; white
LOS. Pork 272s. Lard heavy
Kettle i7(9l7A: Groceries quiet.
p. M.-Gold stronger, at 4O15.
Southern bonds weaker and declined
under the continued pressure to sell
BALTIMORE. June 29.-Cotton firm,
at 30%. Flour and wheat dull and
unchanged. Corn firm-white l.12
@l.13; yellow 1.12. Oats and rye
dull and unchanged. Mess pork
29.G0. Shoulders III.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-Flour dull
Corn deelining-ear S2@s4. Mess
pork dull, at 27.5O. Bacon neglected.
Shoulders 1911; clear sides 1615.
Lard 16.
CHARLESTON, June 29.-Cetton
quiet, but unchanged; sales II bales
-middling 81.
AUGUSTA, June 29.-Cotton market
dull; sales 9 bales middlings 29I%.
SAVANNAH, June 20. = Cotton
steady-middlings held at 3OL631:
no sales; receipts 236.
MOBILE, June 29.-Sales of cotton
30 bales; market closed quiet mid
ding 2S; receipts 33.
New ORLEANS, June 29.-Cotton
dull but steady-middlings 90; re-
ceipts I10 bales; no sales or exports
Gold 39H@3a11s. Sugar and molas-
ses dull. Flour dull-superfine 700;
treble extra 8.50@9.5O; choice 10. 90
(@12.5O. Corn dull. at 9O695. Pork
29A. Bacon dull-shoulders 13;
LoNDeN, June 29-3P. M.-Con.
soils 943s(9943l. Bonds 1871.
LIVERPOOL, June 29-3 p. M
Cotton quiet, but steady; prices the
same.
LIvERrooh, June 29-Evening.-
Cotton closed steady-uplands IL
(@113s; Orleans 11lI@115E; sales
lO,OOO bales. Breadstutfs dull.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

The American Tract Society, in
rty-three years, has issued 22.S7T !,
359 volumes, 273, 951, sos tracts and
lo6; VOC, 600 period odicals, and, together
with the institutions it aids in foreign
lands hos issued ppblicat tions in III Il
languages and dialects. BY its
system OF Union Missionary Oolport-
age: q i has in twenty -hoven years,
}gisated site 9,S5l,5l9 families, of which
I, 323, GA were Protestant families.
living habitually absent from ;eyange.
lcal preaching. It has held or
addressed 297, ,075 public meetings. IS
and q a.e .,eeironlated by sale or grant
ll,267,775 of its volumes. This be-
neyolent labor has been performed
principally in the destitute parts of
the country. No one agency has
published and circulated so much
sound religious reading among the
masses OF our country or contributed
more to their moral or religious inn.
provement.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

ANOTHER RAILROAD OurRAeE.-We
learn that on Friday night, while the
freight express train on the South
Carolina Railroad was approaching
Branchville, the engineer felta shock,
and on stopping to ascertain the
cause, he found that the cow-catcher
OF the engine had thrown an iron bar.
which had been placed transversely
across the track, into the ditch. On
further investigation another bar was
found some distance from the first.
placed in the same position. A negro
man subsequently came to the con-
d"ctcr, and stated that lie the ne
gro) had discovered the bars, and had
endeavored to remove them, but had
been driven off by some persons un-
known, who pelted him with missiles.
The informer was considerably bruis-
ed and bleeding profnsely, as he said,
from the effects of the pelting which
he had received. Charleston Courier.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

The CRY FINANCES 1t is under
stood that the ease in the money
market has enabled the city to re-
arrange its floating debt, and carry it
ut reduced rates of interest. Some
months ago, the city was paying
eighteen per cent. per annum for
money borrowed; this was afterwards
brought down to twelve per cent. per
annum, and now the city is paying
only seven per cent. per annum. All
these loans are secured by the deposit
of collaterals.
The market for city securities is
still firm, and on Saturday large lot
of city stock was bought at forty
seven.-Charleston Neucs.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

The Chinese embassy will remain
in Washington about three weeks, to
close up the diplomatic propositions
with which they are entrusted, when
they will again return to New York
and stay for a day or two. They will
then leave for o short trip to Sara
toga and Niagara Falls, and, return
ing direct to New York, will take
their departure for Europe. Their
foreign engagements will consume
the greater part of two years.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

An attempt is to be made TO raise
$80, 600 among the coloredpeopIe, for
the purpose Of purchasing a home.
stead Tor the head Of the Freed me men,s
Bureau, Gen. O.: o. Howard. s'
In 1S4S, there were not 200 orange
trees in the entire of California;
They are now to be- found in every
part of the State, and yield an i'm.
mense revenue. rE
The Boston Post says if Logan
would remove from the Capitol. in
stead of rem owing the Capitol, it
would be public advantage.
Nineteen negroes were drowned
last week in the Satilla River, Geor.
gia, by the capsizing of sail boat.
Most of the party were drunk.
No fireworks in New York on the
Fourth-the Legislature having fail.
ed to make the necessary appropria.
tions.
Fifteen cents was the fare from
Albany to New York, by steamer
Friday-the result of lively com
petition. r
The ice machines ut New Orlean.
make thirty tons day, and it sell.
Tor seventy-five Gel g hundred.
.Ugly Jim Mere...th," of railroa a6
notoriety, is on visit to New York
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Post relates that soldier
of the Twelfth Infantry, now station
ed at the capital, was complaining
very bitterly because he had been
deprived of his vote by the radical
party. He said his poor old woman.
who had handled him on her knee,
would be sorely grieved to learn that
her boy had shed his blood only that
lazy negroes might be elevated above
him. He then commenced CRITICS
ing Grant as General, when a COM
rade interrupted, "But, friend,
Grant whipped Lee" "Faith, and
he did" was the reply, under the
inspiring song of We're coming,
Father Abraham, with 100000
more" adding, My father told me
when I was boy, that swarm of
bees could kill a horse" Silence
reigned in Warsaw.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN CHERAw.-
we are in receipt of two letters,
giving accounts of terrific confia-
grafton in Cheraw, on Saturday
morning, the 9th. About 2 n. m. :,
the watchman discovered fire on the
outside rear end of Mr.. H. Nj. Tom
hnson's store, on Front street, which
soon was beyond control. The flames
communicated with the adjoining
store, North of Kendall & Dockery.
and South to the store occupied by
Alexon & Stubbs. The house adj
joining, occupied by j. III. Vile
neuve as a marble yard, soon fol.
lowed. The store of W. L. J. Reid
d Sons, above that of Kendall &,
Dockery's. was also burned. Tom
linson's stock was general and full
The others mostly had provisions.
But very little was saved. The fire
was still burning at the time our
correspondents wrote, but was not
expected to extend beyond the
buildings named above. The fire is
supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary. Charleston Merc,ry.l la-t
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-30

An alteration occurred on Thurs
day last, ut Ninety-Six, between two
citizens of that place, Mr.. King and
MI. Nathan Ingram, and which will
likely result in the death of the lat
ter. The difficulty arose at the Ma
sonic celebration on the previous day
with son OF MIR. Ingram, and the
quarrel having been assumed by the
father, he received several shots.
which it is thought will be fatal.
NEGRO CRIMINAL MURDERED BY
NEGROES. Es.-Alexander Randolph, q
freedman, ravished q negro woman,
near Balton's Depot, Miss, on Sun
day, and then murdered her. He
was arrested on Monday, nd while
under guard that night, tie negroes
OF the neighborhood came ND and
shot him.
The captain, steward, two Chinese
cooks and one messenger of the
steamboat Selma, were drowned on
"Wednesday, by the sinking of that
vessel, at the mouth of the Brazos
River. The steamer was loaded with
cattle for New Orleans.
Two winners at the Derby have
come to grief through an old Scotch
statute, which enacts that no person
shall win more than q hundred
merks, S26, at play or horse racing.
within twenty-four hours. The sur,
plus goes to the poor of the parish.
a. Mr.. Davis, while coming down
stairs in the Lennoxville Hotel, Mon
treal, on the 29th, with his child, fell
ndinjnred his back somewhat severe
ly: From this cause he was unable
to attend the sconvocation at the
Bishops College. e
Out of seventy-nine new serials
started in London since january /,
only seven now live. y fsf:t Ff,c .