, 1869-02-23
ARKANSAS.
informal improvements.
0hoap Public Lands.
Frcjectea Railroads and state Sub.
Sldles.
"sott" Thing ontho Nativos'
Morally and l'Gli.tu'.
Froiu Our Et,ect4i Ccisefp,ntrnt.

thoroughly ll1rE 10 lHr htcfha'slcso VI lAe Aou1
III the II AZ u, iht,IEat improvements. a. Cen
esal Railroad Ian provides ior issuance to
euch roads, Rn The State Commissioners may
t1,em r>seut ial 10 tle future development ot
thr State, torty-year seven per cent bonds to
the anuuht OF soc pr uliac to roads lav-
luz q land @raut. and <lo,O1O per
u4ile to those not having such
provision. A bill uow brlore the
Grsler4l Assembly, aud certain to pass,
lrotidc. still further pecunfary Inducements
for The construction Of tuch roads. kuy
hues Of railroad which may be constructed
parallel to, aud adapted to tho purposes Of,
lcsce tor any o1 the rivers In the State, conc
within the provisions Of the act. Such lIucs,
60 adapted TO the purpoacs OF 4 leycc, are to
be euETeyrd by S-ate Easinccss, aud csti-
mates made upon tht came at thc amount "
would cost the State to construct suitable
!evee tot the purposes Of the rountry through
which II may run. For thr am ,unt decided
Upon, the Stale autho'fti.s issue tn.the road
what u iierc H. own a; swainp land scrip. >.
The Slate Ii still the owner vi soine snstl-
Ions OF land. donated " tbs t'cnefalsI oycEn-
been original selected by State Commission
crs cou,ain y.tsl unlouute oi the anest land
iu the Sta;c. Land. within 1ve miles OF
nayi.abls rCA!u arc sold NJ Is cents, lli
1Q0bt CfET i've HtlES III ~ EtuLs fJCl HErE,
"Sw amp lsna Scrip CIR land warrants for
the leea,ion Of these 1ands, therefore, are
issced III The railToad companies for the con-
sttue;ion ui q levce. This scrip can BE-
1eca'rd Ut any time in sach lands Of
the stale rs may lie selected. Until
such iitle SIS thus redeemed In land the scrip
draws 5 per ccu1 interest. levied yearly upon
The various cou.ties through which ths road
Nlay run II not thus suangr tAkcn up 1p1
retired il sueh lands, A. the expiration Of
thirty years the scrip Is 10 he redeemed by
the stntt.
Crun some Of the contemplated 1lccs, this
act NIL auold u>si-talwc to the companies
to the 3tllounl Of stycsa! thousand doi!nr, per
Mi':. Sr Is this alt Au additional net
provides for i sill: further issue Of sub scrip
ior such eomi,anies constructing aud Keeping
olcn bitches for dfIiuace Hf The country.
NAlLtI,An LINES ut,sT CERTAIN or STATE AID.
AS there is here at present. US elsewhere, a
coed deal Of fa lruaa maa!a, and the law
on1y auth"rizcs aid to the extent Of S5U miles,
the!v Is MUCH solicitudc manifested As to
which lines shall stcnre I'll. sam-. Dy law
tic statc Con ntnIssioners aro 10 selc:t such
rr1Itc> deemed most .fsc stsaI to he develop.
III nj ii The State. Erry naturally between
the claitna II concudlny lines lt Commits
sioucrb are III sotnctnlng ui Il 4unndary.
First and Iercnlnst. without tlptll,t, is tho
contemplated line III thr Srw Madrid, Hope
Held X lIe!cs,a Lcscc Rltlr,ad, md slnlinr
rhud from N.ln'enI', Ut the mouth Of tnc
As6Ansa., ur iAal steam, r'1 Pine
Dsud. to Little Rack, where II
As the first os these 1iue-, It Is ra,inllc'. will
pcrtuacHtiy redeem ts,Nu "vceft"w futiF
thrcc aud y half m!lli,ns uf nrrc. Of thr rich.
est lshds IL tue Slate, uni The Arkn,,f ~ ful~
ley ituad tliii'lon flptc, Il Is in,tlY rhicu-
lalcd that the Stntc cn1l %eit Alfufl every en-
cournErmcnt ls,.,lhlc to t,:ss"w. Umn ,1,',rl,
t'f the ilnca al shrac routes. the legislation ]
1urc rcicrssd t, Will aIr,r'l mulrrAi Md,
to thc a'n,unt ef hrvsraI thnu'n1l
iu fully t:o.WO Irr inflr.
Mc1nl'l!s not being particularly III llrar.
Urlctn |. to tc l"hrd ait.r. Through ail II,
III r1tcn.iun n! :hc 1.uu Mnuntat,l. and a1so
for direct iire HON Lstt.e Rock to tAat
po;t,t.
t'h!cAg" 1,"lny looked upon as the oht:ct
}ut,t North, ii. eIsta,re Is fully determined
nl'Un, Tor either the Cniro u,it Fultnn Or
lon4 sthtf {vazsb!e route 10 that city aad
tLu Hast, ns ntso st. Luui-, ..u bueh llus mud
lie lrpu MDHHtntn.
such are liz l,nes likely 10 receive State
old. nDtl cons lu.nily tue iUute. certain Il,
be built il such assist lnce Ut lcast clll ctlrct
thc Asnc.
IAsKEt. stEAHrgHs vs.. GULLnsLE REpELg.
4 Als'F! II t.'Ia by ot,r ot unr Kcrfc,enla-
tfves, n> lately occurring In hi district. which,
Tor iml'udcut k;.u11y ''u the oilr hanu anu
guaItblc crcdu1tty On the "lhcr, /. hard To
hvat. In the tosuR u! Denmark auh Fair.
y!cw4 in the sc.ion vi coul!gy where t,,t
wntcTs nf The Listlr Rel md Whit River.
init ~: I" loyin. esnhrare, ia wealthy SIT
tlrInctt Of ifnir.!la'.osca fcLn:ls Vi the ollot
eeho!. 3ianc-,, .,!sI ct,i.keEvs.lse sa..l.. they
had perfect horrsr n nil st'olllnS carpet.
bsSse:>. seall l.~ags. yauk.u kalrAls ara
XIV i nnyns,pas as railroads, tpellsuy.
bnokb nnd "tellol 1narme'' ior them
a hhog, 1ilne stnrc thr'r naua} t,iuah.s,lity
wne st''4iewhst diatu' bth BY The advent u ]
eaurlc af gculi,,a'n frotn ltlc g".d Old tnSl
OF st. 1.pula. AZ the gcntltr!rn III uncstin.
cls.I1,ud IL t,e MET, ot n.raus, ,na,lu,aclurrr.
Oh Ii tltitItnnth rcaG. I'll Iar. I, tnncGl To tht
"fiIGt :uMt!ics," served II tae Cuufcu,r.lt.
aEu.y, aid 1au,ncl the ralie.tIs aud Claylon',
militia, they wc1cat "n,. 1ak.:. Into conf
t!encr Is aa"NA on tue gs.ose, They wcrt
Extensive lnRnn'aetulcrs OF mattresses, pill
lows, het*ters, Ec> In IN abufar.urinc th'
yarioEs aPftrttt,agrs betoaGtlg to he'd, tic,
haa found, FROM e1svrteucc, That oil
feathers were lar prefcra'lc for their speeia
rurpo~es TO new. llartng q lxrsc stuck !,
ncT feathers Oh llsnd, they hal concluded I
endeaEnr to exchange thcM for old. Havln.
leard That ueiShoutf fluu1 wAs ia.nuu, iur lin
beds, they lad c1uc1uIeu 10 1uaae il u yi=i
with Ill eye 10 business, 10 all sucu eltize,l
uish new beds and pillows. co npiete, in licl
oi the cid. Tl.y had large stock a. land
H., aut ttW lIltc. ,f..Tu I he river. and Huuft
take all Feathers otl:-rcd, and within 80 y
three days rc1uEn the uew in exchange
ps5,pitz an;. shs sizs Of liIc sudgson, MAJ !
n;bb:cd With right good vii
Hiring couple + teams, hnuse after hons
AID Les5ahurfiool at1er ner.hborhool Wa
visited oy these liberal Manufacturers. /
had sen the rise aad fail Of two or tire
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., in tac:~pillows
holsters, all sn7ed alike AND soon the wa.
oEs were loaded to oyer1owius. O5e poo
widow, after seein:; her oals bed thus vau;sl
IstsstS;d. fsren:sd, aud, mounting AeE hoEt
train. OvcrtakipE the loaded wagons se
eta1 miles OF, sht made known b.
fears. The prntestatious Of respect
Di;its. The promise, Of having. her ne
donation Of new ten.dollar erccnback,
consideration ot her lonely condition., prove
nlo1c than i match for her ouspiriOns. at
she returned heme to wait patiently for Il
rttuEn Of tho manufacturers. She suudoub
etiy waiting still, as somehow they {aited
put iu au appearance. Upwards Of fo
tlousand pounds Of tine old feathers, til
spirited SWAY, Tic IayoTi,c beds, pillows III
holsters, the Pride Of tue Oil Antiouat,
lousekcepets aud comfort for tho weary,
all gone. .Thy i'm dollar hill, too, was Ia
eoun,sr1eit; lmagme th=lr wrath, pity ths
: LEGISLATIVE, soHE1ETE, LONGEVITY. FEcC:
D1TY AND nT11rh lTEIs.
Among the many distinctive features
the Arkansas Legislature, Is one, at lea
that attracts urIrersa1 attention, and tt
lsthe almost total absence Of any membc
that eau be called in aug sensa of the wo
drinking e.cI,. During daily visit Of sol
Two montls1 have never seen a IN IN that 4
7,eere,} ryTn under the intiurnec nj linn
t.onnnaratir, 1y r.w car hc r.il.l even !. N,
ct"tts .,r;nt, rs ), ,r,aii- z,.rr manr do :,
e1rint At ii r,,err ar. .c,er.i mrn,,,
eTen Sho n.rer srank n ,r,n af aisoa,
Nonnr, IN thr,T liz" Sat i,
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