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VAN BUREN FERRY.
LARGE FOUR-HO FERRY BOAT
u. S. Mail Stage Route,

'INIE well known and long established Fer
l. nv at VAN buren,, Arkansas, is now
under the charge of the subscriber. The Pro-
prietors having recently put on Nec -Four
Horse Boat, and with careful and experience
ed Fcrrymen, they feel confident that they
can give universal satisfaction to the travel
ing public. Their aim will be to meet the in
crcasing demands of the large emigrant tray
el to and from Texas.
The st. Louis and sherman, Texas L. S.
Mails arc carried over this Ferry, which Is a
good guarantee that it is the shortest as well
is the best route for travel of all kinds.
This Ferry has the largest and best boat on
the river and can cross 200 wagons and teams
per day and no detention on either bank need
be expected. Enclosures for Stock and Sheds
for the accommodation of travellers are being
built on both sides of the river and no pains
will be spared to accommodate the public We
shall strive to continue TO make this the popu-
lar route to and from Missouri and Texas.
". B.--FeTy accounts must be settled
monthly-ao deHaHoa from his rule.
II. c. IIAYMAN, Superintendent.
Van Buren,, Ar. 1868. If
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LIQUID MANuRE.-Judgc Graves, said,
at recent meeting of the Herkimer county
.(N " Farmers Club as reported by the
Utica Herald, "that the best fertilizer he
had ever used in his garden for vines was
prepared in the following manner A
barrel was set up in the ordinary way for
8 leach. In tc this, we'll rot'ed horse dung
was firmly packed, and water thrown in at
the top. As the water leached through it
was caught in receptacle, end applied
from time to time to vines as they seemed
to require their growth was extraordinary.
He recommended this plan to persons who
were not successful in growing cucumbers.
There would be no trouble in growing Gu
dumbcrs, when this plan Of manuring is
adopted, and the yield of fruit will be enor-
mnua W
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THE Book BUSINESS But few persons
have any proper comprehension of how
vast is the book business in this country.
Take one item" for instance, as illus
trative: Mathew Hale Smiths " SUNSHINE
AND SHADOW IN New YORK." which is
the exciting work Of the day, has already
reached the enormous sale Of $4,000
copies within thirty days. The publish
ers (J. b. Burr & Co. of Hartford, Conn.
use two tons Of paper day and run six
large roller presses constantly to supply
the current demand. This is doing a
wholesale business with one book alone.
This is a large work too, it must be re-
mcmbered, between seven and eight hun
dred pages royal octave; and yet it is
said TO rival in rapidity of sale the most
popular of DICKENS Works of old.
Think of the countcssness of the small
books published Surely ours is read
ing country.
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fE To the liberality of Capt r.

fE To the liberality of Capt r, S.
LITTLEJonN, we are indebted for our
Christmas Turkey. Onr faith and pa
tience, Captain, has been severely tried,
but for stcadfast hope, we have been
rewarded. We almost felt sure it would
comc-it was only matter of time Our
kindest regards, Captain-may you live
a hundred years and for twenty Of them
may you not forget to send the annual
Christmas turkey to the Press
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PROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.


The executive mansion was a scene OF
unusual gayety and pleasure TO night
Three or fonr hundred children were en-
tertained by the Juveniles of the house.
Senator Morton has replied to Gree
ley's letter, addressed TO him on the 2lst,
and concludes his response as follows:
The fact is, our bondholders under
stand perfectly well that whatever may
be said on the question, that neither
bonds bonds or any considerable part of
them can be paid in coin while the cur.
rency remains deprecated, and that it is
folly to talk about paying the bonds in
gold if the government cannot procure
gold enough wherewith to redeem the
grccnbacks, and that the redemption of
notes and return of specie payment is a
necessary precedent to the payment of
the bonds in gold, and they look much
more to the return ofspecie payment and
the establishment of our finances on a
solid basis than to mere form of con.
tract, and as to how they should be paid.
The gold payments should begin with the
debt that is due, which is the currency,
and not by using the bonds that will not
be due for fourteen years. The currency
lies at the foundation ofthc whole fiuanc-
ial structure, and if it be unsound the
structure above must be insecure and dan
gerous, when it becomes good by being
made convertible into gold, then the ma
tional debt may be funded by which one
third of the present volume interest can
be saved, and the nation will carry her
burden with an eyen increasing case until
its final dircharge shall come.
MEMPHIS, Fec. 30.
About one hundred and fifty negro mi
litia came ON the Itrain from Hopefeld,
yesterday morning They have gone to
Marion.
Gen. Ayers of Rousscau's staff, left
yesterday for Little Rock to investigate
the military operations
Cotton excited at al.
The militia is at Marian and Mound
City. They number about 800 and are
under one Watron Of Helena.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 39-M.
Cotton excited, sales 10000 bales, up
lands l0J, Orleans IL.
NEW York, Dec. Bon.
Gold 34f; cotton excited, low mid
dlings 25I, uplands 26l.
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lrs~ The Gem, from st. Louis came TO
our landing on Tuesday last. Whose
gem it was, we are unable to say; but
one thing was very observable, that was,
it was an exceedingly rusty looking gem
At TT. Smith, we learn, one Of the Clerks
of the boat was shot in the face and bad
ly wounded by policeman Porter 1t
seems the young man had got away from
home, out here in the woods, and was
hourisbing his pistol about, opened fire
on Porter, shooting off part Of his mus
fash, little dreaming that that was game
two played at, sometimes, when Porter
returned the fire, give the Clerk severe
If not fatal wound
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RIVER NEWS.

We had heavy rains last wcck,which caused
rise In the river here Of fully twenty feet
II commenced to fall yesterday and Is now
slowly declining.
Since our last report the only arrivals, out
side of the regular packets from Little Rock
arc Importer and Cheyenne, both from New
Orleans.
The Cora s. isdus frcm Cincinnat,an will
probably be found at our wharf TO day on to.
morrow. ''i
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&C. Attention is directed to the card
in our paper Of ROWLAND d. VALE, Claim
Agents, Fort Saith, Arkansas They
are highly recommended and have great
facilities at Washington for successfully
prosecuting claims and making colloc.
tons. Promptness in all business mat
tiers entrusted to them, will be their motto
and they ask for share of business,
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R<Ladies aro won

4T Ladies are won't to suppose they
look we'll in proportion TO the dash and
variety Of dress. No mistake could be
greater. Half the women look better at
the breakfast table, in their neglige cos.
tune, than at any subsequent period OF
the day. In general terms, the more a
women has on the worse she looks, OF
course, We do not mean that the less she
has on the better, since this would be en-
dorsing the present nude fashions What
We mean is, the golden mean-simplicity
combined with fitness and taste.
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Nor DISPOSED TO STAY.-Threc hog
thieves, who were serving out the sen
tcncc Of the court, in the Jail at this place
broke out on Tuesday night last. They
were confined in the upper room anG
made their escape by tearing away par
of the stone wall on the back Of the build
ing and then lowering themselves down
The question is asked, have we a jailor
And what has become of the sheriff! II
the captaincy Of the "melish is better
thing than the Office of sheriff Of Craw.
ford county, why not resign and let a bet
fer man have the position and one that
win give bis attention to the duties Of the
office?
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Et- Attention is directed to the Mem
Phis and Arkansas River Packet Compa-
MES new advertisement a change of
boats and officers Wcnotice Capt. Jos.
BENNETT, an old stcamboatman, on the
roof of the Fort Smith.
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1g- Sixty millions Of government
bonds and territory twice the size of
Great Britain have been given away BY
the Rump Congress TO the Railroads.
national poverty being a national bless
inp
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G1- All those desiring Daily or Week
ly Papers, can have them LEFT 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
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Ey- Messrs. WHITE a. HANLEY are

Efr Messrs. WHITE IL HANLEY are the
Agents of a. w. RYAN d Cos. Saw and
Planning Mills, and will receive orders
for anything in the line of dressed or un-
dressed Lumber, SASH Blinds, Doors, etc
etc. All orders left with them will receive
prompt attention. See the advertisement
in our paner
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ES~ See the notice of a meeting of the
Stockholders Of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Railroad Company, to be held at
Little Rock on Saturday, January 23rd.
A full attendance is desired.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-01-05

Ge- The New York Times shows itself
alive TO the times by the following para
graph:
Who can estimate the political power
which could be welded by a corporation
owning consolidated railroad line from
here to San Francisco, with capital of
say S500,OO0,00J? Such corporation
IS extremely probable We used to fear
the Slave Power" Will our Railroad
Barons" be less formidable?
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Es- The Springfield Republican says /:
Murders are coming thicker and faster
here in law abiding New England; there
is no need of going to the South to Snd
atrocities" Where's Brownlow's mclish Z
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Ev At a meeting of the Democracy o

TT AZ meeting OF The Democracy OF
Crawford County, the following gentle
men were elected delegates to the Little
Rock sth of January Convention:
Hon. JESSE TURNER, Col. NJ +. LOCKE,
GRAN. Wilcox, Esq, b, j. Brown, a. J,
WARD, Capt JISKs BRowN, l.. c. SoUrH-
MAYD, HARVEY STEWARD and H. f. THoM-
AsoS, Esq.
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give have received No. Of the
-Nouat Auburn Iadet, holiday edition,
containing twelve pages. This number,
like those which have prccededit it, contains
articles from members OF the school, and
shows in part the work done by the class
rs.
The Iader is published by the Mount
Auburn Young Ladies Institute of Gin
cinnati, and is edited by the Senior Glass,
assisted by Rev. A. j. ROWLAND, Pres.
This School stands in the front rank OF
Female Seminaries III the entire country,
and we advise all having daughters to
educate to send for Catalogue The
next session will commence Monday,
February lst.
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INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPERS. "A school
teacher who has enjoyed the benefit of a
long practice in his profession, and watch.
ed closely the influence ofchildren, states,
as the result of his observation, that,
without exception, those scholars of both
seNec who have access to newspapers at
home, when compared to those who have
not, are:
l. Better readers, better in pronuncia.
ton, and consequently read more under.
standingly.
2. They are better spoilers, and define
words with more ease and accuracy.
3. They obtain partial knowledge of
geography in almost half the time it re.
quircs others, as the newspapers has
made them familiar with the names OF
most important places, and national gov
crnments, etc.
A. They are better grammarians, for
the newspaper has made them familiar
with every variety ofstyle, from the com.
mon plate advertisement, to the finished
and classical oratory Of the statesman
they more readily apprehend the tcxt,and
consequently analyze its construction
with more alacrity.
g. They write Better compositions, us.
ing better language, containing more
thought and more clearly expressed.
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R1- The Choyonmo now and ho""t;s,i
boat, arrived at our landing early Sun
day morning. We believe she is in the
New Orleans trade.
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Eg- 1t is reported from Raleigh that
Robert M. Douglas, son of the late Ste
phcn A., will be appointed by Grant TO a
lucrative position abroad, tG
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ES- The speaker who, the other eve
ming, after saying that an honest man is
the noblest work of God, added, so is q
woman, COMPOUNDED the sexes rather
more than the sense Of the thing.
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"A Bank robber in New Orleans
was detected by the mark Of a tack in his
boot. We know Of one robber Of banks
in New Orleans who can be detected by the
squint OF his eye.
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All of which selected viii. 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 ita great pleas
ure to show goods and aim TO study the inter-
c.ts of my customers as well as my own.
AH Goods marked ont in plain figures,
at Lowest Prices ! enabling those rho
cannot come personally, 10 Dug through
their children and scrrants, as cheap as
they could themselves.
also call particular attention to large
consignment of
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Eg- Slandering an old customer
speaking against Time.
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Another Fire at Lewisburg.

For the past few days rumors Of an
other conhagrstion at the little town of
Lewisburg, in Conway county, have been
frequent on the streets, but until to-day
we had been unable to trace the matter to
any reliable source We are now in pos
session of indisputablc evidence of some
of the most horrible acts committed by
the militia that has yet been laid to their
charge The following statement was
made to us by reliable citizen of Con-
way county, who is now in the city, a
refugee from home
1t appears that on W,edposdem nioh'
last, the 10th, about o'clock, Gibbons,
with four companies of militia, command
ed respectively by Gray, Williams, Roane
and Matthews-the company command
ed by the latter are egrocs-entered the
quiet little village with demoniacal yclls,
shooting in every direction, and marched
up TO the store OF Messrs. Breeder d
Casey, fred a number of shots through
the door and then set fire to the building
by pouring out upon the floor q can of
coal oil and setting it on fire. The flames
rapidly spread and soon communicated
to the store house of Messrs Howard Il
Wells, which, together with the former,
was entirely destroyed. Colonel Eagan's
store, adjoining, was saved by the almost
| superhuman exertions of the citizens,
through the useof wet blankets placed
upon the roof. During the burning, Mr..
Casey, of the firm Of Breeder Il Casey,
was shot down by some one of the muir
derous villains and his body thrown into
the burning fames--his pockets rii!ed Of
money, watch, etc, and his trunk burst
ed upon and entire contents appropriated,
The militia, both white and black, while
the fire was in progress, consumed the
time in riding the buildings of their con-
tents, reserving such articles as they de
sired for their own usc and burning such
as could not be used.
The town is now occupied by these
ruilians who perambulate the streets
shouting, shooting and cursing, and no
one allowed to 60 outside without pass
Previous to these occurrences the citizens
had organized a company to keep the
peace, were sworn in by the Sheriff, who
informed the authorities ofhis action, and
assured them that he could execute the
laws without military interference, but
no attention Yves paid to these assurances
These arc the facts; and the whole
matter just resolves itself into this
These outrages must cease, or every
mountain pass in the State will be made
a Thermopol@, and 800, 1000 white people
be terribly avenged Gazette.
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Law of Humanity, In relation to social
evils. An Essay for Young Men, on Physiol-
ogical Errors and Abuses, incident to Youth
and EarlyManhood, with the humane view OF
treatment and cure. Sent in sealed letter en-
velopes free of charge Address Dr.J Skill
LIN IlOUGIlTON, Howard Association
Philadelphia, Ia aug. OIL.
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ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
LITTLE Rock, ARKANSAS
Established a. d. 1917

TERMS: SUBSCRIPTION.
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one extra copy free of charge will be furnish
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any less time. Address,
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Nov. 1865. Publishers.
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Van Buroh
TIN SHOP.

VINHE subscriber wishes to give notice TO his
friends and the people generally that he still
continues TO manufacture and keep on hand good
assortment of
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TIN WARD,

made from the best Of material, and warranted a
wholesale, cheaper and better than that brough
from the north
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-14
Tho Indiana LegisIalure

The Fifteenth Amendment comes uI
in the Indiana Legislature to-day. AL
indianapolis special to the Cincinnati
Enquirer says:
The indications are that the Legisla
ture will be left without quorum
The Radical members are determined to
press the consideration of the Fifteenth
Amendment on Friday in both branches,
and they will insist upon it, with the ex'
pectation that the Democratic members
will resign to defeat it.
In the House to-day the Radical mem
bcrs filibustered on the motion to con-
cur in the Senate amendments to the
Morgan Raid Bill, with the intention
to make the consideration and vote
upon the Fifteenth Amendment the con
diUion of concurring in these amend
ments.
The Democratic members defeated
the passage of the Specific Appropriation
Bill this afternoon, Mr.. Davis, of Floyd,
speaking two hours against time,
until the adjournment for that pur-
pose. He has the foer in the
morning, and if the Radical caucus de-
termine tonight not to pass the Morgan
Raid bill tomorrow, and postpone its
consideration until after the hour on
Friday afternoon, when the amendment
is made the special order, their legisla-
tion will be brought to a close. The
designations of the Democratic mem
bers of the House are all made oat, and
will be presented tomorrow morning, II
the Radicals adhere to their policy IN
regard to the Morgan Raid Bill.
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AualyZing z n Woman.

A celebrated Parisian belle, who had
acquired the habit of whitewashing
herself-so to speak-from the soles of
her feet to the roots of her hair, with
chemically prepared cosmetics, one day
took a medical bath, and on emerg-
ing from it was Mortified at finding her
self as black as an Ethiopian. The
transformation was complete. Not u
vestige of the supreme Caucasian race
was left. Her physician was sent for in
alarm and haste. On his arrival he
laughed immoderately, and said: "Mad-
ame, you are not i'll; you are no longer a
woman, but a sulphuret. 1t is not now a
question of medical treatment, but of
simple chemical action. | shall ana.
lyze you. Come, shall submit you to
bath of sulphuric acid diluted with
water. The acid will have the honor of
combining with you; it will take up the
sulphur, the metal will produce q
sulphate, aud we shall find as preci-
pitate, a very pretty woman" The
good natured physician went through
with his analysis, and the belle was
restored to her membership with the
white race. Young ladies who are
ambitious of snowy compilations should
remember this, and be careful what
powder and cosmetics they use-if they
use any at all.
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wHEE11NG W. VA. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY A. 1869.
A Modest MulaftO.

In his speech before the Anti-slavery
Society on Tuesday evening, FRED
DOUGLASS made it q matter of savage
complaint that "if he were to stand
up before an ignorant Ohio audience
and demand if they wanted to be ruled
by 'nigger' their unanimous and in
dignant answer would be No." And
the doctrine of FREDERICK, taught him
by his white-skinned allies is that these
Ignorant audiences" whether in OHIO
or elsewhere, must be educated by hre'
sword and desolation into saying "Yes'" /"
whenever the illustrious Congo demands
an acknowledgement of his superiority