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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-16
The Healing Pnnl.

An Essay for Young Men on the Crime
OF Solitude, and the Diseases and Abusea
which create impediments' TO MARaIAaE.
with sure means Of relief. Sent Ia Eealed
letter envelopes, free Of charge. Address
DIR. y. sKILLIN HOUGHTON, Howard
Association, Phiiadeiphia, Pa.
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The Ope4 Pol1r Sea.

The open POJ1r Sea.
By DR.. J. /. Hayes. In one volume 81 so.
Fine edition, 81 IS.
/" The volume As everything hat could be
desired am respect OF mechanical eNecua
ton. The Illustrations, which are an after
sketches or desert ptious by Br. Hayes,
have All additional charm thrown around
Them by tho pencils OF DarleV, White, and
Fenn, ana are, without exception, spirited
and artistic. Tho maps enable tho reader
to follow the course OF tho e7z pedition with
ease; aud as regards typography, 40 need
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Valuable Real Estate for Sale
At AuotIog.
On Saturday, Dec. 18th, 1859. at9P.M.
AT THE COURT HOUSE DOOR.


TAR. WALHER's LATR REST-
- dence and garden lots, corner or
First and Walnut Streets will be offered
in four separate lots. Three lots front on
First street. two OF which are 25 by $50 feet,
and one 25 by 100 feet: aud one other sub-
division fronls on Walnut Street. so feet
former residence Situate thereon. y
Also, two fine brick stor rehouses, with
metal roofs, on Third street, begw cen
Main and Sycamore, now leased at rent
OF VI, loo per year, pay able monthly.
Also, 321x by I44 feet, southwest coruer Of
Seventh and Oak 1t eets, with a frame
per month.
Also, 30 by IA feet, on the west side OF
Oak Street. near Eighth, with a frame
dwelling thereon, renting az twelve dol
lars and nifty cents per month.
Also, go by l44 feet, vacant lot, a5toin.
ing the tast-namedl lot. The street rail-
road will run within ffty yards OF the last
two Lots named above.
Also, the west half OF Block No !, IL elm
acre. adj DIN .ng Hoelseher's brick yard on
the west.
LANDlIE UNION TOWNSHIP.
Also, the southeast quarter Of the north.
west quarter of Section 3, Town 8 south,
Range IL west, containing about forty
acre.. This IS a tract OF rich river bottom
land, covered with valuable timber. ea
TERMs.-One-thIrd cash; the residue in
Two equal payments, by note, at nine aad
eighteen months, secured by mortgage
upon the premises, waiYing the benefit Of
reileI laws, ana providing for the ueual fee
OF attorney. Title perfect.
JESSE W. WALKER Agent.
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Late washington Nerve.
Nominations Sent to the
Senate.
Congressional Proceedings.
Shooting Affair at Glover
port, KY.
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Lieut.. Worden Drowned at
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Hist0lg Of England.
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Mrs. Cdudie's Curtain Lectures.
BY Douglas JeTrOld. with Illustrations


BbccIOtI.
by X. b. Baintino. In one Volume, beau
tifnlly illustrated. 81 %.
"Thlt IL one OF tho few modern tales
which have attained "a classical reputH~
ton. Like Paul and Virginia and
Elizabeth. or the ENiles or Siberia, Pic
cioia' Is regarded as book TO keep, not
merely to read and throw aside: its style
and sentiment combine TO give 10 perTma-
nent Literary value; AZ AS n household. n
human book appealing % the most res
fined and elevated faeliBga.h - Boston
Transcript.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23
Salt for S3 25 per sack, at
POWELL & DICkSON'S

EEr The Hon. Zadoc Pratt, one of the
wealthiest millienaires ofNew York,w
as long ago as 1886, was member of
Congress from Greene county, in that
State, has lately married third time
His new wife IS Miss Grimm. of New
York City, sho is lady, "who, for the
past three years, has been dependent on
her own resources for livelihood" She
has been during that time connected with
The Tut, Field and Farm-a sporting
and agricultural paper-in one Of its sne,
chanical departments. The husband, who
is in his seventy-eighth year, has wisely
concluded that his immense wealth and
fortune were no more than fair consid.
Grafton for ryouth, virtue and beauty The
lady, therefore, accepting the gallant
Colone1s offer, becomes the mistress OF
an estate valued at three or four million
dollars, with an carly prospective OF ere
long being one of the wcalthicst widows
in the State.
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laws or ordinances s.; to be taxed as cost e

laWs or ordinances s.; to be taxed rs cost e
gainst the defendant.
FOR each civil suit brought, prosecuted or
uelehded, in which the city Is a party, no per
cent; cent on amoant il controv erSy lsott SsScred
SlOoO nor under $40
-, for each attendance'on the meetings of the
81. - ''f""ou'
No corr p.n<ation shall be allowed 10 me
MY Solicitor for any legal advice given to the
council, when there is no suit pending.
:, Res9lced. That the City Rccowlcs report to
tnc CITY Council the financial condition of
.nIs city, commencing and ending with his
'crih Oh Office Just expired. Gf. 1'iff aHt
HeSotred, That new City Script be issued to
.. Hinkled & Bros. lost or stolen from them
TO Tire amount of S3950, on condition that
thcy refund to the City Treasury the same A.
mount in case the original be found or pre-
sehted Tor payment on or before the ex pira-
lioh OF one year from this date. -. y
Fhe new City Council elect being present
they were sworn in aud organized as the law
directs.
on motion old Council adjourned and new
council elect organized and resumed business.
GEO. L. WHITE Recorder.
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BALLoU's MONTHLY MAGAzINE.-Wc are In
receipt of this marvelously cheap and hand
some Magazine for December. Its table of
contents is varied and charming. embracing
the usual fine variety of serials sketches, sto-
ries, poems and attractive engravings. The
publishers announce IN the prospectus for the
coming year, a serial story for adults, by the
popular Magazine writer, james Franklin
Fits, and a juvenile serial by the young peo-
pies favorite, lIoratio Alger Jr. The price Of
this periodical is marvel tocvery ybody-a
hundra,I pogo si.-ss olAssiil.st.-Asa M"ss~i'o
for 10 cents, or $3.50 per year, is indeed won
derfully cheap. Elliott, Thomes & Talbot,
Boston, Mass.
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Pubisher', Conveution..

convention met pursuant to aaiour,me,,
a' O'Clock p. M, October 18th. 1869.
MIR. Tabbs Gross, delegate from tbo ,,,,,r
sas freemaa, took hts seat in the conwenr;on
an became a member of the association
committee on permanent organizatio, rc-
ported the foltowipg.i ssf TI IN
l. Inc undersigned publishers and nronr;o.
!ors on rewspapcrsih Arkansas. 4 gree to- tnitc
,n tiie formation OF an association. tn no ON
titieu " The Press Association
=. Inc ofieers -oftlic association sl,a,, oo,,
sist oi u president, vice. president and secro-
tary, who shall be elected annually and bnid
their position until their successors arc duIv
elected and qualified. '''''
.. Inc meetings of the association shall he
heid annrafly at Efttle Rock. ahdat such time
Us thG president shall designate. ...'I -
!. f. me opJect OF the association shall be for
Che mutual protection of publishers. and Ia
promote, encourage and forward the nnhlisho
ips business, JtIftE T0f~rfff -
The above articles We're signed by the fol-
lowing delegates
woodruff 4 Blocher, Price & Barton.
IoTrans q Townsend, S.W. Mallory,
j. l. Bowers, Tabhs Cross
JAS. W. Siler, II T;n,n,,o
wyatt u thomas Blackburn &. Story,
Edwin Bancroft.
fof permanent officers the committee re-
ported the following
John y: Price, president; James Torrans
yice-presldent; w. Z. Woodruff, ,r. secretary
report OF the committee approved and adopt
Committee on advertising reported the fol.
loving schedule of rates, as the minimum
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The largest quantities of Dry
'Ods eyer offered in this city, At.
POWELL & DECISIONS.


#lR NHps a, IianJS 0RG,ss Qo. .+4Inah1 course Of
q. than twenty years this Company have grown
&r very small beginning, to be the most cclebrat-
/ nd extensive makers Of indguments of the Organ
j yelodian kind in the world, producing and 'fnd-
II demand for several times as many instruments as
i other makers. Four large elephant tusks must
/ AT up every week to supply them with ivory for
h, 50 they mast besaid 10 consume tive large ele-
$1as per week. Their Organs rank highest not
in this country, but in Europe, where the de
.sal for them is rapidly Increasing.
hs remarkable success is undoubtedly owing
5ndy to their superior skill in this speciality and
very important Improvements they have offec-
10 this class Of instruments but il is the result,
pot in equal measure, perhaps, Of adherence to,
energetic pursuit of certain principles Inacx-
7 rees With tom are tlj 10 Do the very best work
~ ayaing themselves fcyery improvement and
lag careful TO suncrno inferior instrument to leave
Ii factory and 2) to scii always at small remun-
ii,e profits, having fixed prices which are alike to
Any one buying an Organ made by this Compa-
has the satisfaction Of knowing that he has one Of
best Instruments of the class which can be made,
this at the lowest price at which such work can
Afforded -
hi a T-zTss ~O~ e. 4 - -.
me new Cuy iIrug store in Van
'en supplies eountry dealers physicians
planters with new fresh drugs Gerry cheap.
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committee on advertising, reported the fol-
loving schedule of rates, as the minimum
price for nd dyertise r,ents 3s5 4

Special notices double the above rates. Edi-
torial notices 20 cents per line for the first and
10 cents for each additional insertion. All
transient advertisements cash in advance
Marriage and obituary notices not to exceed
. lines free, over five 20 cents per line.
Committee recommended that the daily pa
per' and weekly papers hayinga large circu-
lation, be permitted to charge higher rates.
Report adopted. ~ .Hi o. f.-st.a9--
Mr.. Torrans submitted the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolred, That any publisheror proprietor,
WHO shah publishadvertiseia iae,ts at less rates
than those adopted by this Association, shall
not be admitted to membership.
Ressloea, That all publishers and proprie-
tors of Arkansas newspapers be and are here
by invited to become members of this asso-
ciaton, and that they be admitted to member
ship on application to the secretary at Little
Rock, who shall require them to adopt the
rules of the association.
Resolred That all publishers are hereby re-
quested to notify the secretary of their ac-
ceptanec or rejection ofmembcrslip immed-
ately. + Il gt FH n-
Res6lcal,, That no spuGs' OF editorial no.
tices, except notices calling attention to new
viii UC lIlstlltV III JOuGUuls
of the association unless paid for at usual
rates. IS
On motion committee of five. consisting
of W. L. Woodruff chairman; James Torrans
j. /. Bowers, i. Bancroft, and I. 5. Martin.
were appointed TO compile a constitution and
bylaws for the government of the assoca-
ton to be reported at the next annual meet
ing. s .a... r-.
+ Convention adjourned. ,,t".
The following journals were represented in
the convention. and became members of the
association: Little Rock Republican and Ga
sette, Pine Bluff Press and Republican, White
River Jomaal, Arkansas Statesman, Arkadel-
phia TrHuae, Washington Post, Randolph
Express, Magaolia Eo,eer and Arkansas free
man .f ..at
ANOTHER UNDoiNG--As the newly
chosen / anui sloture of Now YeiJ1 10 bss-o
cratic, it will probably repeal the rattica-
ton of the Fifteenth Amendment passed
by the last Assembly The Republicans
pretend to believe that this cannot be
done This would be most singular if
true. The proposed amendment is, as
yet, mere proposition Reconsideration,
and any States action on it is subject to
reconsideration as long as it remains in
this condition.
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.',iis.7 q TAyBURE.y = ~ !"
! STEAM FERRY.
.buaol .lsws + ! enie fst g ~ Z
! Y. s. Mail Stage Route.

=
fJyHE well known and long established Fssd
l. ,ry Mt VAN BUREN,, Arka tsas. p tn.,
Ander the charge Of tie subscriber. The II
ljrictors having recently put on Large M !
Steamboat, and with careful and expert 'ss
ed Ferrymcn they teel confident thst ti'sa
can give universal satisfaction g the TIA ssii
Ing public. Their aim viii be to fneetth
crcasing dauiandsof the large crniyrshtts
ei tOsarid from Texas. ysr ~ m si..Ei .
The ST.. Louis and sherman, Texsx ~.
Mails are carried. oyer this Ferry, which
good guarantee that II Is the shortest ~
az the best route for travclaof All kinds ~ ".'s
Tlhs Ferry has thu largest and best boss s''g
the river and can cross 200 wagons and trH, ~
per fay and no detentionon either bankp,.
be expected. Enclosures for STOCK and S 4.
for the accommodation of travellers afe ". =
built on both sides Of the river ai1d. no pax y
VIII be spared 10 aacomnIpdate tle pqblics y Nj
shall strive 10 to make tb bls the poi, sa
lar route to and from Missouri and Ttxas
II. C. IIxYMAN, Superin,snd0
Kyan Euren, Ar 800. IA si;s.ss s,ev
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he Van Buren, Press
an BUREN,, ARKANSAS.
. rxroRrUsxTE, 0ccuRENcE.-Oner
I. veek a man living some four or

UNFoRrVSArLg oeeeNENcE.-ohe
!, week aman living some four on
Lies from town, by the name Of
Wrrsr, was killed. The circum-
.s of the killing, as near as we OBJ
bem, we're: Weese at times was
4 to crazy turns, and when in these
.,.mefully abused his little mother
,,urhter, some 10 or IL years old,
.;ng and other inhuman tortures.
Iaioa to the ears Of the neighbors
| ,iu that vicinity, it was arranged be
them, at certain time to go to his
and secure him and take him to
| puren for confinement. Two of the
/, by the names Of Co.trell, who were
| 'nroe Of the %rast of-the party, on
.oc at Wecse's house found him
IN the act Of torturing the little girl
!nrjag with fire; on demonstrating
/ him, IL e m2alacp she rushed at
l. and drove them from the house and
t|ucd them; one of the young men
Ion tel his horse and got away, the
.fs horse had got loose, and seeing
! was no escape from the infuriated
claims in self defence, drew his pis-
md shot him twice, from one of which
nds he died in few days. Weesc
living alone with his three children,
little boys and the girl. 'a, 3-r5. tii
,mes Cottrell was held, on examina-
Saturday before Justice LYrrLE, to
his trial at the Circuit Court.
Is-Jss-3yfsIEas, in the beneyolence
er heart, has taken charge Of the
lren and will give them a mothers
and attention. A father that would
re a child like that little girl was
scented to be, II not radically insane,
red to be torn to pieces by inches.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23
RIVER NEWS.
.....s..Ax44-

The River rose two and n half feet last week
.nu mas since fallen abont foot, and Is stlll
sung very ,slpwly. The Guage shows Il
'~He Of water of ~, feet above low-water
"ark' Weather cool and cloudy.
ihere Is sufficient atcr for small boats and
"e !. Fort Smith may be, ookcd for to-day lor
io.morrow. g5b'7r m .aoll :
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New, Wholesale and Refill DRUG
store just onansd at Van B"ran. on Aiain
street near N, Lynch.s Store liuU
:, r--+rrrrr- --4trr'fTTTp mn I

fU The body Of yopns, ,El}lNE, El}lNE, who
Fas drowned in the river, which we no.
iced last week, has not been recovered.
Is was not drowned at the ferry or from
|ae Ferry Boat as was, understood by
HOme, but The accident occurred at least a
nile above the ferry. No accident has
occurred on the Ferry Boat since it has
been in Mr.. HAYMAN's charge.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23
Little Rock g. Fort Smith Railroad

y Hs f
OFFICE OF THE SEc'Y AND TREAs'f,
Little Rock and TT. Smith X. X. Co.i
Little Rock, Ark, Sept. 4, 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Stoekhold-
~ ers Of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad Company, that All additional assess.
mept or call of ten per ceht. upon the capital
stock of the company has been made BY the
board of directors, at a meeting held on tiis
ID inst. said call payable Oh OF before thel5th
of day of December, 1860.
Payments, may be made to either Of the
following named persons:
A. j., Ward Vnn Burcn, alafqlf
j. J. Walker, Ozark.
MoreMl Rose, Clarksylllc, i0
David West. Dover.
j. l.. Shinn. Russcllvillc.'
Anderson Gordan. Lewisburg. af
Or the undersigned at Little Rock.
Stockholders are advised that the work Is
now progressing IN n satisfactory manner
and will undoubtedly be completed IN the
shortest practicable time. The only resource
reserved by the company to meet It's current
expenses II the amount TO be received on Its
stock subscriptions. II Is therefore hoped
that every stockholdcr will hereafter be
prompt In meeting the rcquisltous OF The
board. t e.a ,ft MA
BY order of the Board Of Directors az
j. II. UANEY,
sept 3m Secretary and Treasurer
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THE MOUNT AUBURN.
Young Ladies' |nstituteI

TIAS beautiful and convenient location
l. / upon the cmincnce from which lt takes
its name. Its history has been record of un-
interrupted prosperity. -.sft- trH
Its course Of instruction runs through three
departments of four years each. Special or
elective courses Of study may be pursued rs
far ms students may wish. Peculiar adyanta-
gcs are thus offered Young ladies who have
already taken the ordinary English studies.
The best of instruction i given ip music.
drawing and painting. modern languages and
o,her extras. None but the most competent
teachers are employed. -f.i.. ..l
Apparatus Is furnished for every depart
ment. Libraries containing several thousand
volumes of standard books are always acces-
sblc. Physical culture Is carefully attended
TO. t '.''''
For catalogues or further information ad-
REV. A. J. ROWLAND, President.
OIL. II. WHITE, Treasurer. ,E
., No. li3 Racc-st., CINCINNATI Ohio.
aug l7,G9-iy
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EOis SALE.

MORE than One Xundred Lots, in the
En of Van Buren,, and number OF
lua6is Farms in Crawford County.
S9"'I.' JESSE Turner,
Agent for the owners.
feb l6, ,'G9-1m
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Coudcil Room, City Van Burcn.

NOVEMBER /, 'G9
City Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment, u
Present-JonS I. LYrLE, Mayor;
Aldermen-Alvis Smith, James A.
Dibrcll, George Austin, John Austin.
Minutes of the last meeting read and
adopted. W a'
Resolred, That the incoming or succeeding
couneilmcn be allowed 80 cents for each time
they attend a meeting of .he Council and be
fined 81 for each time they fail to attend any
meeting Of the Council. when duly notified
of such meeting. But in no case the emolu-
mcnts ofsany councilman shall not exceed
$50 in any one yeaialor their services as such.
Resolued. That the Mayor shall be allowed
the sum offs for each time that he attends n
meeting Of the Council and be fined the sum
of So for each time that he fails TO attend any
meeting fthe Council; but in no case shall
the emOuments of the mayor exceed $iu for
his services in the Council as such mayor.dj SO
,Resolped, That the Recorder deliver the
Taxi Book to the City Constable and take his
receipt for the same and charge the same to
the account of said Constable. iau.u.. I1 --,I
n Recorder filed settlement with City Consta'
bic up to Goth October 1869, which was adop-
ted, ordered to be filed and recorded. -.F
Recorder his monthly statement of amount
and Kind Of funds received and disburscd
from 1st October to lst November 1862
Account Of J. l.. Jones, was presented al
lowed and ordered paid, for the sum OF SI,l6.
Council adjourned.
tnr .-'''e,,fr GEO. r, WHITE, Recorder.
Sos .fIII .Hf Hf TuiT1I7I " trtfH. = 80,
.,.I.7d ,Hi a..s.nt,f. NOVEMBER s, 'G9.
City Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. co, f.G q uu,dU .hFI7. 3 .-.Uf
,1 re' l"'8,go PRESENT: ilW. ...
.',,' ,'... JonS T. LITTLE, Mayor;
g John Austin, George Austin, Chas +.
Harvey, James A. Dibrell, Alvis Smith,
John Ilinklc. ~. Fl. q0r rr.
di Minutes of last meeting read and adop-
trd 20 tJ1fp riiE Dos - ttf .t8i ''''i 'i' '..'
The following accounts were presented, al
lowed and ordered to be paid: .'''
! To.John wallace. o.r u 500 90
"H 1"IJ, l.. Jones o ~
u " Michael Lynch. oo ~
" william Bowlin, y ~
'..i ar. G. Hathaway, ~ 10
/ nc lcCS ~ tHt ll-Ny'''hS ""'NN y - ~
ed by ordinance rs follows: r.I.f
FEES or CRY RECORDER.
For each license Issued, TO be paid by
the applicant for the same) ,.-. ~ w
For furnishing Poll Book for each c. NJ
lection, ....r..r.3' Wv Wv
Recording each ordinance ! wv
Recording each settlement W.
Eacn case tried before the Mayor w
Annual salary, I.i,. % --'o'Y -oY w
,l.ia FEES oFfIrf MAR'llAL'i,- g, 90
For each arrest. oit...,.... ,.. i... =, Nv
Committing each prisoner to Jail, e9
Serving each subpome, ,u.y @u.4U4 So So
Serving each summons. I..yi.i-., U ~
Milagn' opt-ile city limits per mile /, 90
Spnl'',,pni'ft 49, 20 nn,onth. 81 90
Other services for assessing and collecting
as allowed by law TO county oihcers'
FEES OF CITY ATTORNEY.
For each conviction ofviolation of city ny
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Coffee and Sugar put down to
the lowest notch, at
POWELL & DECISIONS.
-~~N<A-~

GS- Attention is directed to the card
in our paper Of Rowland Il VALE, Claim
Agents, Fort Smith, Arkansas. They
are highly recommended and have great
facilities at Washington for successfully
prosecuting claims and making collec-
tions.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23

For cheap Drugs and everything
usually kept in Drug Stores 80 to the New
City Drug Store in Van Buren, on Main st.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23

4 WELL MEIrED SCCcEss.-Thc experiment
\ establishing and maintaining literary
feekly in the West has been demonstrated to
Pa fact, and we heartily congratulate the
fading public ohlits Discrimination. 1t was
|hdscd u aboldside,, when the whole land was
'ooded with pictorials, illustrated weeklies
Fnd hebdomadals of all kinds from the East
I start an enterprise of like nature in the
Fest. BUT thes H. Lo,iis NlomsI Jon,adl has
|eachcd its third volume, and besides being
arefully edited in all its departments has n
'fllliant array of home writers, who, coptrib-
Ne regularly to its columns. We understand
Is spublisiers contemplate illustrating the pa
ler, shortly,whieh will add greatly to its ap-
tarancc. The subscription price is but 81 SO
va annum for single subscriptions, and at
much lower rates Iinclubs, which puts Il in
he reach OF all, Address, Sheffield & stone,
w and al Locust street, st. Louis, Mo-, for
list of their club rates and a sample copy.
The Van Buren press., 1869-11-23
ARKANSAS GAZETTE,

I.,rrrr Rock. ARKANSAS
tEstablished a. d. lsl9)
.f.,. .. TERMS: SUBSCRIPTION.
WEEKLY-S2 per annum ;.sl forslx months
one extra copy free Of charge will he fiirnl
ed to the gettcr-upof every club OF ten
scribcrs nj any one Post Oiice.
DAiLY-Sl0 per ahnum; 81 per mon
any less time. Address,
WOODRUFF Il BLOCHEK
Nov. 1865. fupI'slers