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Manhood How Lost, How Restored.

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The celebrated author, in this admirable essay 4,
clearly demonstrates from thirty years success.
ful practise, that Che alarming consequences Of
self abuse may be radically cured without the
dangerous use Of internal medicine or the appli
cation of the knife; pointing out mode of cure at
once simple certain. and effsctual BY means Of
which every sufferer, matter what his condition
may be, may cure himself eheaply privately and
radically.
.Jy"'Ihs Lecture should be in the hands OF
every youth and every manin the la
Sent, under "rlain e. Vad-
dress, postp W.
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EF The Cheyenne is new and beau
tiful boat, in the New Orleans trade but
unfortunately for her owner, she is run
on the ""picayune" system, Evidently,
they have no desire to enlarge their busi-
ness on the upper Arkansas.
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Eyr The Philadelphia Age makes thi

oslN 1874. T
capital point ma.t .aI q
A musical amateur was travelling in
Europe, and saw n notice that Handles
great Oratorio of tho Messiah would be
that day performed He went in and
found bcggarly account Of empty boxes
and a beggarly troop of strolling must
clans. Sir" said the traveller to the
head man, ''can you with your company
perform that great musical composition,
the Messiah 7" "Wcll," said the man
ager, "not just as it was but wehave al !.
tered it to suit themselves " That is the
way the Radicals have treated the great
political composition, the Constitution of
the United States. y They don't perform
it as it was they have altered it to suit
themselves!
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Interest, duty, and gratitude com
.nedIo induce the nation to call YOU to
ne Chief Magistracy The qualities which
you naye displayed in the field are those
which are specially demanded IN the cab
met, and the glory which crowns your
arms will, We trust, be succeeded by the
higher glory that will crown your coun-
sells. n.ia t
The principles which have triumphed
in your election, executed with the calm
wisdom and undertaking steadiness which
have marked your military movements,
must result in the restoration of the States
70 their proper relations, business to its
proper channels, rights to all citizens,
peace to all our borders, and the public
credit and the national honor to their
proper cminence in all the markets and
courts ofthe world, go. ....r..r,
As 'amatter of feeling, not merely of
form, we desire to express to you our de
termination to pray fyr your health, hap
piness, success and salvation, and our
hope that your spirit and example, both
in public and private, may evince the
faith of Christian From yourlofty emf
hence a holy life may be felt, with power
to the remotest extremities of the land,
and through all ages TO come.
Trusting that from the hour of your
Inauguration justice will everywhere
through the land secure quiet, cali forth
capital, stimulate industry, energy, and
invention and that the nation viii steadi-
ly rise to higher, nobler, more Christian
civilization, we are, sir, your obedicnt
servants
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Quarterly Meeting.

The First Quarterly Meeting of the
Methodist T.. Church, for Van Buren, Sta
ton, J. J. ROBERTS. Presiding Elder, will
embrace Saturday and Sunday, the 10Th
and 18th of January, All are invited to
attend - I.E.t... L.L--. ,
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Gg'We are under obligations to f.
WALwoRrH and JAS. \. ScoTT, clerks of
the steamer Americon, for late Little
Rock and Memphis papers.
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1900

Ess- Mrs. President Taylor was only
once seen by visitor to the White House
who Numbered into her sitting-room and
found her seated by the fireplace knitting
a stocking and smoking her pipe.
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TT All those desiring Daily or Week
" Papers, can have them lef at their
dwellings, or stores every morning on the
arrival Of the mail. by leaving their names
at the CITY NEWS ROOM, at the Post
Office building "a - .....rt
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- Comfort for Democrats, in the new
distribution of the loaves and fishes. Bless
ed arc they who expect nothing, for they
shall not be disappointed.
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ES- We are under obligations to Maj
FRANK G.. WATSON, Clerk Of the Leni
Leoti, for files of New Orleans papers.
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ES- WILL GRAVES, Clerk of the Ben
Jonson, will accept our thanks for papers.
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Al Of which selected with especial care
for this market. Having bought these Goods
for cash. greatly below the market value. am
enabled to sell them below the market prices
in this part OF Arkansas
Thanking my numerous friends and custo-
mers for their Kind and liberal patronage
with which they have favored me in the past
respectfully solicit continuance of the
same, and shall always esteem II a great pleas
ure 10 show goods and aim to study the Inter
ests of my customers as well rs my own.
Al Goods marked out in plain figures,
al Lorest Prices enabling those ,cho
cannot come personally, 10 buy through
their children and SERVANTS, as cheap as
then icould Themselves.
| also call particular attention tss large
consignment of
Stoves and Tin Ware,
Just received which is to be sold at st. Louis
wholesale prices, with freight added.
The highest market price paid for COT
TON, HIDES, BUTTER, EGGS, and
all merchantable country produce,
Respectfully,
N. F. CORNELIUS.
Van Buren,, Oct. %, 1865.
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ing work compile
book will be hant Dr- H..
OF about 300 pages, bouau IN dark cloth,
and sold for FIVE dollars per copy
As the publishers are Advertising
Agents, their issuinga work containing
SO much information, usually jealousy
guarded by those in that business, shows
that they are confident of their ability TO
be Of service 10 advertisers or they would
not so readily place in their hands the
means of enabling every one to commun-
icate direct with publishers if they SO de
sire.
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ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
LITTLE Rock, - ARKAN
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NoY. 1865. Publishers.
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RIVER NEWS.

The River Is declining slowly with full II
feet IN the channel, from this point out.
,N .... "a Arrived.
Tuesday American, Little Rock.
Economist " I"
Wednesday, Cora s., Cincinnati.
Friday Van Buren,, Little Rock.
saturday Ben johnson, New Orlcan$
Sunday Lcni lcoti, 'a. Z"
N' AnnerinsnsS tito Rof
xtNA I'm
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E. c. POWELL & CO.,
s now receiving,
80 bbls choice Sugar,
100 sacks best Rio Coffee,
- bbls. and half barrels MolasssA
$ county scrip Vinegar,
% Mess Pork,
casks clear Bacon Sides,
% boxes Candles.
% superior Soda.
kegs New Castle Soda,
100 Nails, 'f
% coils Rope,
20 pairs Trace Chains,
Is doz best Plantation Hoes,
100 Kegs horse and mule Shoes.
ROPE h BAGGING,
for crop Of 1865.
Van Buren,, Msy9. &c PA co.
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ing si8Ig The YAK Neltrack slippsd sad IN
before an advsncikJ easina 4 'gsatlsmss
passing at the time savsd bic lie daGsias
him from the track, and Ssstino 0 M
looking for his prcserysr, no recognised n.
win Booth No woris vsrs spetsa. ~
Booth walking rapidly away. Wsvivs
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Van Buren
TIN SHOP.

fSNIE subscriber wishes to give notice 10 his
friends and the people generally, that he still
continues to manufacture and keep on hand good
assortment of - ... ....- oil. ~
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Dry Goods,
Boots and Shocs,i
Hats and Caps,
Clothing,
Tin. Stove and Hollow Ware Line.

-rrE ~ 90. Ior91-
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Any persons desiring to ship By this line
from the north east OF west 10 any point on
the Arkansas river. should have their goods
from New Orleans should consign TO Mem
phis and Arkansas River Packet Company,
Napoleon"
Join D. adams
fan. Prcsidest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-11

nvor not to take any percentage out" General
laughter IN which the officers Of the court joined az
heartily as the rest.l
A BLOW WORSE THAN KICK.
Lawrence Levi q gentleman with not very be-
nign expression Of cOuntenance, whose ancestors
crossed the Red Sea, was quietly drinking glass OF
soda water In front OF street soda water fountain.
This was all proper enough. Some boy, OF crowd
OF Juveniles gave (which at the skirt OF his coat
while In the height Of his enjoyment as the gracefully
cooling soda water gurgled down his throat. THIS
was not the proper thing exactly. Mr.. Levi turning
around and seeing boy standing by very demurely
arrested Levi. The boy Edward Smith, SAID he had
nothing to do with pulling Lewis coat tall.
II fine you twenty dollars" said the Judge.
"DO you mean It, Judge" wCh sort OF bewil-
dering amazement, asked Levi.
81 mean exactly So" said the Judge. 81 fine you
twenty dollars. repeat the amount for fear you
may have misunderstood me TO say hfty dollars.n
II pays no fifty dollars by mistake" said Levi,
''but II Is hard blow"
"A blow harder to you than the kick TO the bOy,''
answered the Judge. al mean 1t to be hard so that
yOu will not be likely to forget it,"
MISCELLANEOUS CASES.
Most OF the alleged assaants were let on lightly.
The severest penalties were sending John Burgess
two months TO the Penltentiary for frequently re-
curing assaults lately upon bis wife, John Samson
undertook TO pitch Robert Coy about ON the end Of
o pitchfOrk. He was fined ten dollars for
Tierney paid twenty dollars for the lux
ury OF exercising his muscles upon Charles b.
Tucker, without first obtaining the consent OF the
latter. Patrick Farley paid like sum for Ike en-
tertainment, Mr.. August Clapp in this second case
being the victim.
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the PUBLIC HEAL TN.

street CIeaning-Five Hundred Dollars Per
Week to DO Spent By the Board.
DR.. Harris, Sanitary superintendent complains
that one Of the greatest dinicultes In the way of
abating nuissnces is resolution Of the Board that
corhpels him to furnish copies Of his reports on
nnisances to parties interested in advance Of s pre-
sentstion TO the Board. Parties affected have thus
an opportunity Of preparing for Defence laying their
ropes, consulting counsel and when the matter
comes up for hearing the Board are unprepared for
action. the repeal or the RESOLUTION IA urQed
The Sanitary Superintendent of the Metropolitan
Board OF Health has been recently coRitattn9 upon
the cause OF 30 much filth and QarbSpo coliecttng
upon the streets, and a. result OF his rosenrches
has discovered thst the Metropolitan police force
are IN y great measure responsible for their
unclean conditiou. The streets under the
contract are cleaned but twice per week. Dir.
are not enforced BY the police who pcrrn,t
careless people to throw garbage upon the thorongh
fares where Is permitted to he exposed TO the rays
OF the sun for days. producing unhealthy doors and
disease He Is preparing report upon the subiect
covering the entire ground OF street cieanness 10
be submitted at the next meeting OF the BOard on
wednesday. In This connection 1t NAV be
worth recording that the ofhcers of the
Board have found It necessary to assist
in cleaning the streets OF the city, and they con-
template the expenditure q $500 per week
points most require this expenditure the President
OF the Board and the superintendent Of the street
Cleaning Department. yesterday made an extended
tour OF the city, and assurances have been given
that next week earnest endeav0rs will be put forth
10 aoate the puisances Of dirty thoroughfares
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THE OCEAN BANK ROBBERY.

RumOred Capture Of One Of the Burglary
Mysterious silence Of the Bank OGlcia,s and
Detectives.
At an early hour yesterday morning rumor was
circulated upon the streets to the effect that OF
the burglars had been arrested, west OF Chicago,
brought to this city and locked up. The Central
ONCE the bank and other points where 1t was
known information could be obtained were visited
by anxious depostors, but the answer was in all
cases. IL have not heard OF the arrest OF any one"
1t Is fact that at about halfpast nine O'Clock yes
terday Mr.. Davis, counsel or the bank, called at the
police headquarters and was closeted with Mr..
Kennedy for about an hour. At the conclusion Of
the interview these gentlemen left the Superintend
ent's ONCE uncovered, under the preence OF exani
ing the building. The establishment was quietly
best known TO the superintendent About
noon the bank was visited, when Mr.. Mar-
tin president Of the institution stated that
had an hours interview with Mr.. Kennedy and that
detectives Kelso and Elder had visited the bank.
sergeant Keso on being referred TO, stated that he
had not been near the bank yesterday but had sent
one OF his officers there. He denied all knowledge
OF an arrest but stated that he was not aware OF the
names OF Captain Jourdan and Mr. McCord, of the de-
tective squad were mentioned in connection with
the reported arrest; but the former knows nothing
After the publication in one OF the evening papers
OF certain circumstances gwen above the I'm
preston gained ground that an arrest mad been
&c is believed, does not propose to trass
his own officers In working up the case
and that the prisoner, through his fundamentally
or YonKers, where Mr. Kennedy and the chief 81
private detective agencies with which 1t In beIleved
by many he is Identified, will have an opportunity
.o ns tue :ns . y secure ss ;S
their lost securitleA
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

COURT RECORDS ARE NOT ALWAYS CORRECT
In the issue of the HERALD OF Sunday, July 4, an
nadvertence occurred in the report Of the before
Judge Barnard, entitled Kate Clark FISHERY VIM.
Stanton, which merits explanation. This consisted
of InnunendO on the part of the writer In
sinuatng that Mrs. Eliza J. Bevins might not be en-
titled to the usual MRS" Of married lady, which
nsinuat0n dd Mrs. Bevlns gross injustice. 1t seems
the report originated in the fact Of the refus oil on
the part of Mrs. Bevns in late com plant against
Kate Fisher at Essex Market Court, to answer the
question direct when put by the Judge whether she
was Mrs. Bevins or not. Mrs. Bevins claims that the
question designedly mpertinent, having no bear
ing the before the court and for that reason
answer was refused. The evidences presented by
Mrs. Bevns sufficiently establish the injustice OF the
nsinuatOn conveyed in the report
THE WEATHER YEsTERDAY.-The following record
Will show the changes in the temperature for the
past twenty -four hours, in comparison with the cor
responding day OF last year, indicated by the her
mometer at Hudnuts pharmacy, HERALD Building,
nj
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The exodus OF the habitual pleasure seekers from
the metropolis to take up their quiet summer resi-
dences in suburban retreats begins to tell upon the
qualify of visitors to the Park, but in nowise ap-
pears to diminish the number. The great crowd
that gathered there yesterday was of the de'ni
monde, and the haul ton had but meagre delega.
ton. Yet the scene was animated in the extreme.
and the rambe. mall, common ana all the
by-paths and terraces leading from the
music stand were filed by people OF all
kinds, conditions and dispositions. There was
the elegant gentleman OF leisure, with eyeglasses
and mutton chop whiskers, dressed with a curious
mixture OF white and velvet. and touch Of the
suauten mode, minus, it must be said, the fOrte''
IN re; there was his female counterpart with
slight attack OF the Grecian bend chary OF her aris
tOcratc smiles, but beamlng all over with grace
and beauty In keeping with the virgin freshness OF
the verdure and the light and balmy breezes that
were abroad; there was the honest mechanic, with
his numerous family resting after the tolls OF the
week; there were plenty of shop girls, in neat
and t modest attire nort and fe
infrm and aged; the loungng lazzaroni;
squalllng babies, ragged urchins nurses and an
army of nondescripts made up the singular medley
Of pedestrians. or fashionable equipages there
were few, because these dazzling concomltants of
Newport and Saratoga; but now and then fine
turnout dashed by, while many stable teams, I'm
provsed with cheap LIVERY gave AMBITIOUS persons
cent display. Harlem lane, always the theatre OF
the finest trotting and the scene OF hourly contests
between professionals and amateurs, witnessed its
usual fast driving. The jockeys already in training
for the Ia meeting made the dirt ny
as they trotted hard against two min
utes while this famed stretch was equally notice.
able for few decrepit mays, evidently their last
legs. What shall be said Of the musicY II good,
for Dodworth's band does not know how to play
any other. A fine piece was the gal0p, "Sleigh
Bels;" and ringing and sonorous was the marcn,
"Sword of my Father" The "Passion Flower
Waltz was received with great favor and the other
pieces were executed admirably. The rolling
face of the Park had yesterday attained q degree
OF rural beauty beyond which further
stage OF the season can excel. Those who admire
lawns and the matchless subimty OF the undulating
sward and all the other fine effects of elegant land
scape gardening found natural beauty Of tnts and
English park. not even In the Bots de Bouogne. The
animals at the Arsenal the geological collection,
fine bronze OF Ward the drinking fountains, the
lake. the curve, the ball ground and other sights had
their quota OF visitors who did their sightseeing III
fine style.
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POLlCE INTELLlGENCE.

ALLEGED HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Adolphus Berenz,
Emanuel King and Paul Barber, Germans, were
brought before Justice Dodge yesterday morning
upon the complaint OF Theodore Bertrand, who
charged that while passing the corner Of Thirty
the prisoners with an accomplish not yet arrested
knocked him down and forciby took from his per-
son twenty dollars in money. They pleaded not
guilty but were committed to answer.
FfbisRs ri P1RfLExfNd PhEbicAMENr. George
Ege pedler arriving at the dignity Of horse and
wagon left few days since his steed and vehicle
standing IN the street. They did not stand there
long before two other pedlers, named Andrew
Barnes and Abraham Keppler us Mr.. Bgle charges.
jumped into the vehicle, and catching up the reins
drove away. The whole establishment including
the harness. was valued at $780, Yesterday the &C
cused were arrested and taken before Justice Dow
ling At the Tombs. Barnes pleaded guilty to the
charge q larceny, but Keppler denied any fmplica-
ton In the affair. Both were committed to answer
In default OF 81 900 bail each.
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The WALL STREET USUaERs.


Twenty.Five Brokers Indicted-No Arrests ~
Yet.
Daniel has come to judgment among the Shy
locks Of Broad and Wall streets, and great is the
CONSERVATION among them in consequence. They
have exacted more than the conditions Of their
bond, and at last the claws Of Venice' will be en-
forced against them. The District Attorney ex-
Judge Garvin being made acquainted with the
criminallty Of their proceedings has laid the whole
matter before the Grand Jury, and that body has
found true bills Of indictment against twenty-five or
the ShylOcks who are to be daily found where
merchants most do congregate. The charge
against these parties whose names are withheld
and exOrbtant rates Of interest. The inquiry into
the facts connected with the charge has resulted In
eiciting the most startling information and evidence
about the operations OF the parties implicated
The action of the Grand Jury has not been under
taken moment too soon, but 1t is never too late To
remedy an evil and this cheek to the usurious exac-
tions OF the money lenders, though long coming,
Is the more welcome now that 1t has at last come.
The modus Operandt OF their nefarous trafc was in
1t appears that the clique or ring in the habit
daily OF going to the banks and obtaining loans or
all the money they had on hand, wing the regular
rate Of interest and leaving the principal as security
They thus placed the banks In the position OF not
that the latter were obliged to call at their Offices
and pay at the rate OF 2S2 per cent for the amounts
The result Of the tight money market thus erected
has proved to be so disastrous as to stop building
and other operations and also to check business
generally. The action Of the Grand Jury has already
had the salutary effect OF easing the market BY
ducing the exorbtant rates to six and seven per cent
Che action OF the Grand Jury IN the suppression
OF the evil and towards the punishment Of its
Offenders so lar Is right; but to make 1t encacous
that action must receive the active co-Opera-
ton of the honest and upright men OF the street.
system of fair dealing must be established.
o rigid standard Of financial morality must be ad-
hered to, and by this means only can the dishonest
Shyocks be driven OF the street, As yet no arrests
have been made but there is no doubt that true bills
have been found against twenty-five brokers Let
there be no hanging fire in this matter Let the
boards OF these ShylOcKs be pulled and their gaber
dimes spat upon. Let the law take It's course, and
let them be brought to Judgment and conoign pun
ishment II amenaDle TO law. The evil Is griev-
Gus one to the community and grievously let them
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