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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s, 1869.
City Taxes.

Tax-paying has grown into such al
every day. common place affair, that il
il seems likc time wasted to even mention
the subject. Nevertheless, we propose
to PROFOUND few questions to the au'
thorties of our City Government upon
the tax question. Among other things,
the General Incorporation Act, approx
Ell July I'D, lsGS, provides in section
Il, that . they" Incorporated cities or
towns), " shall have power =
to levy and collect an cd rdlerem tax,
not to exceed two per centum Of the as
scssed value of real and personal proper
~ for ordinary revenues, on all real
personal and mixed property within the
Corporate limits" etc. The BYLAWS and
Ordinances Of this city, reyised July
1869. provides for the collection OF "a
license Tax on various articles, callings,
etc, but no where does this compilation
show us the existence of any ordinance
providing for the levying and collecting
Of the general ad calorcm tax, now being
levied There is, unqucstionably, an eN
uress power conferred by the Act ofJuly
sd, 1853, on al corporations of cities
and towns, acting under that act, to levy
nd collect this !" al paloreia tar for or
linary revenues" but the Constitution
,unfers the same power on the State,
could the State levy and collect any tax
without a Revenue law, putting the pow
r, thus granted, ipto active operation,
and-pointing out the articles taxable and
he object Of the tax. The Constitution
urther provides Act 10, latter clause
of Sec. 5, And every law imposing u
lax, shall state distinctly the object ofthe
same Here we are assessed IAN al
catorsm tax for general purposes with
ont "law :" Of any kind, so far as we
csn ascertain. The General Incorpora-
ION Act does not grant an action, but a
negative power, which can only be put in
operation by an act Of The CITY Council.
Can the City Fathers post us, as to the
law under which they propose to collect
The tax, now being asscssed5
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Call for State Convention Of the Repub
lican PARTY of Arkansas.

At meeting of q number of Republican
Members of the General Assembly of Arkan-
sas, held at the City OF Little Rock, on the Stii
of April, 1869, the following Preamble and
| Resolution, among others, were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS. In the bad management of the
state Government. under the unWlse Admins
traton of Governor Powell Clayton, ana III
the rash, reckless and improvident legislation
of the General Assembly, under the control
of the Governor and his partizans. the kepub-
lican party of Arkansas has received wounds
from the effects Of which the most energetic
and untiring efforts o! its true friends anu de-
tenders can alone rescue Ii. and save IL from
threatened defeat and overthrow therefore.
ResOlced, That in order to aid in carrying
out the PURPOSES and designs herein indicated,
and to give characterstrcngth and permanent
cy to our organization, we deem it highly eX-
pedient to establish. as soon as practicable. a
newspaper at the State Capitol. that will be a
true and faithful organ and exponent, not OF
Individuals, CLIQUEs AND RINGS, nut OF tlc
true principles, doctrines and policy OF the
Republican party and of American freedom.
And that for the establishment of such pa
per we will henceforth use our utmost en-
deayors. ANA lend all the material aid in our
power to bestow, and that the following
named citizens of Little Rock, to-wit: Hon.
Liberty Bartlett, Dr. r. q. Jennings. and
Thos. G. Peck, Esq. he requested and author
lied to solicit contributions and receive sub
scriptions for the establishment of such pa
per.
t. NJ. JOHNSON, Lt-Goyernor and President
of the Senate.
JAMES Z. PORTS, Senator 10Th District.
ID
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Crawford County Agricultural and Me
chanical Association.
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT.

The undersigned members the above As
sociation would respectfully request your at
tendance ut the Court House, in Van Buren,
on Wednesday the 9Th OF October tor the par
pose of MORE THOROUGHLY ORGANIZING AND
PERrEcTING the designs and objects of the As
socilrion. We DO not deem arguments nee
essary to convince you that every worthy and
cnterprising citizen in Crawford County
ought without hestancy, not only become a
member, but use his best endeavors to pro-
mote its success The objects being to devel-
ope the vast resources Of our section: First,
by the acquisition of knowledge; Second, by
the use and improvement of agricultural arts
and implements; Third, by the elevation Of
the laboring classes, to the first dgpitics in
the scale of being; thereby promoting our
country's greatest welfare.
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COMMITTEE .
CoLuMBus, Ono, Sept. II, go.

DEAR DuNHAM: | am detained here a
few hours waiting for a train East, and
being alone and nothing to do concluded
to drop you few lines. After leaving
Memphis find the crops very poor; even
in the boasted Miami valley the corn is
not near az good as it is in old Crawford.
The more | see of other countries, the
more ! am impressed that Arkansas is q
magnificent country, and not rs much APP
prcciatcd as it ought to be. Every little
town in Ohio appears to be the seat OF
some kind Of manufactory. That is our
great want in Arkanaas as-manufactories
On the steamer Fort Gibsoa, on which
! came out of the Arkansas river, there
was shipped about ten tons Of broom
corn tor st. Louis, where it is ready sale
at $3.50 per ton. | am told an acre of
cotton land will produce over ton. II
that is the case, it is more profitable than
king cotton and how much more
profitable if manufactured into brooms
and sold at home.
While at Cincinnati the strong minded
female celebrities Of the day, were hold
ing a Woman's Rights Convention"
could not resist the desire to have a look
and dropped in to see and hear. l saw
Miss Cady Stanton, who was making Il
speech when | got there, Lucy Stone
Mrs. Livermore, who is an excellent
speaker, and host ofothcr ladies', whose
names / forget. Several were dressed
| in Bloomer costume-among them the
celebrated Mrs. DR. Walker, who was 9
Surgeon in the Federal army during thl
war, and who 50 importuned President
Grant and his Secretaries for office, that
she drove them from Washington. She
is the most comic looking being, with hen
bloomer, ! ever saw; Of medium height
rather slender, very pale and care worn
her hair was plated in five or six cues
and hanging down her back, q Ia China
man. She delivered long written speecl
but | was SO far off | could not catch the
jst it. When she got on the street al
the little urchins followed her. as if she
was an elephant.
must risk being called ungalan
when | say, that | was not favorably i'm
pressed with the fifteen or twenty ladies
called thestrong- minded, who occupied tht
platform. They looked to me like dis
appointed, restless and sour lot ofladies
they have not that charming contontec
or happy look that all our Southern Ia
dies have OF course when several reso
lutions were put to the meeting, no moj
dare say mo" and they passed unani
mously, | felt like saying mo-" bu
discretion preoa2ed. By-the-bye, sup
pose they had the right to vote, how
many young ladies would go to the poll.
and acknowledge they were over twenty
one? | presume very few. Young Ia
dies never get over eighteen, in this coun
try,
Ohio is in the midst of hot campaign
the political chaudron is boiling over
Most of whom | talked with, think there
is no doubt Of Pcn0cton's election.
hope they may be right
1t is getting too dark to write more
and must stop aad bid the Press adieu
l..
p. 81 wish they would hurry up tho
Rairoad-freight cannot be shipped from
Cincinnati for less than $3.50 per l0(
pounds. l..
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Ezs- The Baltimore Gazette says tn

Ey- The Baltimore Gazette says tha,
The merchants OF the South are now pre-
ferrcd in tho Eastern markets over those
of the West. 1t concludes a labored ar
.cle, in which the reason of this fact is
given with sufficient clearness, with the
following paragraph:
"But whilst the West is living beyond
its income, and-unlcss some moditica-
ton is made in the tariffs destined 60
grow poorer yearly, the South is getting
rich. She has learned lesson by the
war. Poverty has taught her economies
she never knew before Two millions
and half Of bales Of cotton last year
lifted her fairly to her feet. Three mill
ions of bales this year, with more rice and
more sugar, will give her larger command
Of money than she could ever before call
her own. Her people have wiped out
their debts; her merchants have bought
sparingly, either for cash or on short
credits, and now that she is making large
profits and spending but little money, she
is greatly courted by those at the North
who previously Stunned and denounced
her Now, when her merchants visit
there, they are welcomed with unusual
warmth and as the Post quietly remarks
the closencss with which they transact
their business seems TO give comfort
and assurance to those of our great houses
who do business with the South. Sc
King Cotton has once more taken pos
session Of his scepter. The West has
had its day. The turn Of the South has
come, and thus the whirligig of time,
brings about its revenge"
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Eg- As we are swift TO give credit to
the Packet Company's boats, so we shall
not be slow to call them TO time when
they do not give our town a halfa show.
The Gibson on her last trip disappointed
several Of our merchants, who were de
sirous of shipping on the day she was
here. More particularly were they anxi-
Gus to get Off two bales Of cotton, which
were ready and were being hauled to the
boat when she left here. AS the Packet
Cos. boats have no set time when they
will leave here, they should give our mer-
chants (that is, if they want the freight of
Van Buren, a liberal time in which to get
their shipments to the landing. The boats
can stop at Fort Smith from twelve to
twenty-four hours, and we venture to say
the shipments from there will not amount
to more than those from Van Buren,. We
cannot think Captain Eugene intention
ally gave our merchants the" cold shoul-
der" and must still believe there was
some misunderstanding. We shall see.
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Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
BY the invitation of Mr.. G.. III. MEADE,
Chief ENGINEER of this road. we made a


BY the invitation of Mr.. G. ii. MEADE
Chief Engineer of this road, we made 8
visit, recently, to the works in progresson
this line, while at Little Rock. Finding
| in the Little Rock Gazette, an extended
notice, expressing what we saw and heard,
better and more to our satisfaction, than
an article we had prepared ourselves, OF
our observations, we give it entire with
our endorsement
In company with Captain G. II. Meade,
chief engineer, Captain j. ii. Haney, sec
retary, and our gentlemanly contempora-
ry ofthe Van Buren, Press, j. s. Dunham,
Esq, we paid a flying visit to the scene
of active operations ON the above road,
on Friday evening. What We saw con
frmcd everything we have said on this
subject heretofore In the field of Judge
Clendennia, Immediately in the rear Of
his residence, the first party of workmen
was met. From here, extending over a
distance Of two miles, gangs of men are
at work, grading as rapidly as possible.
The squad on this end is moving toward
making their way westward. About 100
men are now employed. During the pres
cnt week mile and a half of the road
will be ready for the cross ties. Although
one would never suspect it, in travelling
by the wagon road to Van Buren, the to-
tAhU nf thn annpfrU ia naanilNrlN
adapted to the construction of a railroad.
There will be no cut Of more than six feet
until The Palarm Hill is reached Here,
for about one hundred feet, there will be
a cut of about % feet, the deepest on the
entire route.
The next gang Of hands will be placed
on the western terminus of The tirsttwen-
ty miles and work this way The line Of
the road is already chopped out OH this
section. Five hundred Norwegians and
Swedes have been ordered from an immi-
grafton society at Chicago, and the first
instalment is expected in two weeks. In
order to induce laborers to engage in
this werk, their wages have been increas-
ed from 81 to Sl.25 per day, and ratlons.
There seems no good reason to doubt
that this first twenty miles will be com
pleted by the first ofApril next. As soon
as the grading is completed to the river,
the ties viii be put down, the iron laid,
and construction trains placed on the
read. Contracts have been awarded for
bridge tmbers, and cross ties on the en-
tire section. Mr. c. c. Reid, of Clarks
vile, has contract for $4,000 ties. He
now has about fifteen hands ut work, who
get out about 250 per day. Machinery
has been ordered by Mr.. Reid to saw the
ties, when the number will be increased
as fast as steam and labor can do it,
Many bids have already been received
for the building of sixty miles more, and
the contracts will be awarded ON the 1st
October. At the same time the contract
for the construction of . bridge over the
river at this place win be given out.
There are several bidders on this work
also.
The above is "a hastily prepared resume
of what we saw and heard. All of this
has been accomplished within the past
five weeks--and we feel no hesitancy in
asserting that as fast as men and money
can do it, the whole road will be put
through
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~ Capt w. b. FARR, representing
the House Of Edmonds, Pettigrew d Co.
Tobacco Commission Merchants, of Mem
phis, is visiting our part of the State, So
liciting orders. We can recommend Mr.
FARR as q gentleman every way worthy
Of confidence and he will offer induce
mcnts to tobacco buyers not often met
with.
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Ef'" " The Times" new paper, pub
lished at Dardanelle and edited by II. l..
Mcconnell, Esq, makes its appearance
on our table. 1t is understood that the
Times is to represent the radical wing of
the Radical party Of the State. We enter
it on our exchange list.
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EH The Little Rock Gazette, of the
18th, says: eve are pleased to note the
arrival Of Mr.. A. =. Robinson, of New
York, who takes the position of chief en-
g;noor Of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad"
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Es- The Waco (Texas) Register says
We 10 not consider ourselves over ex-
citable or enthusiastic in politics, but if
Gen. Hamilton does not sweep Texas
like Walker in Virginia and Senter in
in Tennessee, then we are willing to be
put down poor prophet
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Nyy- The Conservative Republcans, +,

Es- The Conservative Republicans, of
Sebastian county, hold meeting at Fort
Smith on the I'd Of October, to appoint
delegates to n State Convention at Little
Rock, to be held on the 18th, under the
auspices of the liberal Republicans Of the
State
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Ny- Between Mr.. Gro. RUDY and Mr..
HENRY GLASS, we were presented with the
bigges. Watermelon that has fell our lot
to put eyes on for long time. 1t meas
ures feet inches one way, and : feet
inches the other.
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,rnor and President

In pursuance of the foregoing resolution
the undersigned committee diligently pro-
ceedcd to the discharge of the special duty
with which they were entrusted, and have
made such satisfactory progress as to justify
them in calling II State Convention of the Re-
publican party, and those who are willing to
unite and cooperate with them on the basis
of the foregoing resolution, and the broad
platform of Universal Suffrage and Universal
Amnesty to consider upon important PROPOSE
tions, looking to 4 further and more COZ Dlete
and efficient organization of the party.
\ st may perhaps, be deemed by some, Il
stretch of the power and authority vested in
Us, to call State Convention; hut in view of
the pressing emergency of the times aud he
imperative necessity that exists tor prompt,
vigorous and immediate sction, TO rescue the
country from threatened and impending ruin,
we are satisfied that every patriotic Republi-
can III the State will cordially approve of and
endorse the step we have taken,
Therefore we recommend and suggest, the
holding of q State Convention in the City of
Little Rock, "Wednesday the 18th day of Octo-
Der 1899, that being the ID day of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, to be COM
posed of delegates from the various ctunties
of the State.
As such Convention is intended to be mere
ly advisory and preliminary in its character,
it is not deemed necessary or prudent to limit
the number or prescribe the manner in'which
delegates shall be elected or app0inted-this
primary action being left to the discretion OF
each county to determine for itself.
1t is desirable, however, that as many dele
gates should be sent AS can make it conven-
lent to attend, and it is to be hoped that the
vast Importance of the interest involved will
be sufficiently appreciated by the good and
true men of the country as 20 censtfie q full
representation from each and every county
in the State, and such demonstration made
as to ensure the success ofa movement look
ing to such vitality important results.
| 1t is also desirable that this Convention
should embrace representation Of all tn,
solid, substsntiated patriotic, and conservative
elements Of the country, and to that end, We
cordially invite all TRUE Republicans, of al
colors, races and nationaities, and all other.
of all other parties who are willing 10 co-opc-
rate with them on the basis of the foregoing
resolutions, and the broad platform Of uniyer-
sal Suffrage and Universal Amnesty, to unite
in sending delegates to said Convention.
Having already received assurances from q
large number OF Republicans in all sections
of the State that this call would be cnthusias-
ticly responded to, we feel justified in asSur-
ing the friends of the movement that the
ConYention will be SUCCESS.
LIBERTY BARTLETT,
r. G. JENNINGS,
TUOS. c. PEEK,
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~ The citizens Of Benton county
will have Mass Meeting on the Cd OF
October, to appoint delegates to the State
Liberal Republican Convention, at Little
Rock on the 18th.
The Van Buren press., 1869-09-28

ET Mr.. WILLIAM WHITFIELD, Of the
House Of d. c. Williams d Co., returned
from the East Tuesday night This
House is receiving new goods, the result
of his purchases.
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re-" 1t is pretty general understood
at Little Rock, that Governor CLAYTON,
will ut the proper time, come out fat
footed for universal suaiage-white as
well as black--and will be prominent
candidate for the Senate of the L. :. i'll
the place of Ak. Mcdonald.
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University Of Nashville,
Medical Department.

rNlIE Twentieth course of Lectures will
L commence on the First day OF November
next. The Preliminary Course commence,
on the First Monday in October
Theory and Practce-Wnl. X. Bowling VI. ID
Obstctrics-Chas. X Winston. VI. ID.
Chcmistry-J. Berricn Lindsey, NJ ID.
Surgery-Wm. T. Briggs NJ. ID.
nstitutes-Thomas l.. Maddin, ". ID.
Clinical Medicnc-Wm. l.. Nichol. VI. ID.
Materia Medca john n. Calender, NJ. d.
Anat ,my-Thomas B. Buchanan, NJ. ID.
Surgical Anltomy-Van ). Lindsey, NJ. ID.
Dcmonstrator-llenry NJ. Compton, NJ. d.
FEEs.-The American Medical Association
at the meeting in May last at New Orleans
passed ir-rcsolution that no school charging
less than Sl20. (while it favored ny large
majority Sli0,) should be represented in that
body, nor should graduates of such school,
be recognzcd-thcrctor the ticket for the
full course of lectures Is $40; Marticuating
50; Dissecting $40; Graduating $50.
For additional information apply to
j. BERRIEN LlNDSLEY.
I'm Dean of the Faculty.
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H NJ. LrScu ships, ON the american
to-day, the two first bales of cotton this
season from this place. 1t goes to Bal
timore.
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School Trustees,

DT Is important that each Trustee in the
n Fifth Judicial Circuit shall have his an
nual Report made out and ready to forward 10
me on or before the 10th day Of October next
See Sec. al Com. School Law. In consequence
of changes made in re-districtmg there may
DC por,ions of territory left without any
Trustee. When such eases have occurred 1t
is necessary to Immediately elect or have one
appointed in order. that the school district
Population may be properly enumerated and
returned to me. Unless this is done, such 10.
caltics will not receive any of the State
FUNDS, as have no other basis upon which
to found the apportionmcnt than the number
OF children In each district asrcturncd by the
trustee.
+. Il. HENDERSON, Circt Supt.
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Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad

aLittiO ANOSA ~ 4 Va 1 'ri2EibiI Iauiiio ouA'
OFFICE or THE SEc'Y AND TREAsR,
Little Rock and 1T. Smith K. Il. Co.}
Little Rock Ark, Sept. t. 1869.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Stockhold-
" crs of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Railroad Company, that an additional assess
ment or call of ten per cent upon the capital
stock of the company has been made by the
board of directors, at a meeting held on the
I'd inst, said call payable on or before the 18th
of day of December, 1869.
Payments may be made to either of the
following named persons:
A. j. Ward, Van Burcn,
j. j. Walker, Ozark,
Morcau Rose. Clarksyille,
David West, Dover.
j. l.. Shinn, RuSscllville,
Anderson GOrdan LcWiSburg.
Or the undersigned at Little Rock.
Stockholders are advised that the work is
now progressing in Il satisfactory manner
and will undoubtedly be completed in the
shortest practicable time. The only resource
reserved by the company to meet its current
expenses is the amount to be received on its
stock subscriptions. 1t is therefore hoped
that every stockholdcr will hereafter be
prompt in meeting the acquisitions of the
board
by order of the Board of Directors.
j. II. lIANEY,
sept 3m Secretary and Treasurer.
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Eg~ Apples are beginning to be ship
ped from this point quite freely. Good
shipping apples bring readily a dollarpel
bushcl.
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Ec" Attention is directed to the change
in the advertisement OF the Packet Com
pany's Boats. The boats in this line Of.
fer to carry freight and passengers to and
from the State Fair at Little Rock, the
next month, at half rates
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rF POWELL d Dickson are receiving
New Goods. See their advertisement.
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LIBERTY BARTLETT,
X. G.. j JENNINGS,
TUOS. G.. PEEK.

Little Rock, Ark, Sept. II, 60.
The newspaper press OF the State are re-
spcotfulIy requested to give this call notice
in their respective columns.
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Pay for yoW paper.
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III. s. Hymal, representing this House,
will pass up and down the river between this
place and the Rock during the coming Fall
and Winter; and will make liberal advances
on cotton consigned to Bussey & Co.
sept 2l, go Gin