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The New York herald., 1870-03-03

flock sheep, while being driven down Eleventh
avenue, was run into by train Of cars on the Hnd-
son River Ra,lroad, ana seventeen Of them we're
Killed. They were The property OF b. I. Mcdonald,
OF Lvingst0n county, NY
The New York herald., 1870-03-03

Still no hdings Of the missing vessels City OF Bos
ton and Schmidt Among the steamers which have
been lost at ana never heard from are the Presi
dent CITY OF Glasgow, the Paclnc, Cnlted Kingdom
and EiDerniAn.
The New York herald., 1870-03-03

John Mclaughlin, of IFS Mott street, while in the
bakery 2os Grand street yesterday had an arm
badly lacerated by being caught In machinery.
near which he was playing.
The New York herald., 1870-03-03

The proprIetress OF the house No. 80 East Thir-
teenth street denies that Caroline Mackey arrested
for playing the panel game, as reported in the
HERALL Tuesday, Is or ever was resident at the
premises named. ON the other hand, the lady IN
question instigated the girls arrest
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY Is, 1870.
rr The Fort Smith Herald of tn,

~ rhe Fort Smith Herald Of the
1eth, has an excellent article on the usur-
pations OF Congress, in regard to the In
dian, Territory West ofus 1t concludes
with tie following most judicious advice
to the Indian Tribes, which they should
not delay in taking advantage of;
ave wish to say few words to our
Indian friends. In view of the present
aspect of affairs in regard to the Indian
country, would it not be well and prudent
for the leading men of each tribe to call
general council, and begin to make
preparation for the protection of their
people, so as to secure to each member
Of the tribe. or nation, that right in fee
simple of such portion ofiand as may be
agreed upon. There Is no time to lose,
and delay in this case will be dangerous.
Protests and petitions will do no good,
for this is a generation that know moth
ing Of General Jackson, or his promises
History repeats itself, because human ma
ture is the same in all ages of the world,
and man is governed by the same pas
sions, appetites, desires to get gain, and
as the whites obtained the Indian country
in the East, so they will eventually get
possession of the land the Indian now
inhabits."
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
sg- The Mountain Echo, a week or

EI- The Mountain Echo, week or
two since, in noticing very gentleman
ly article on the Sch.ol Funds of Benton
and Washington counties in the Benton
vile Trdreler, trelts the editor, Mr.
CARALoFF. to dish of characteristic
slime-and taunts hin with being pea
nut-poddler. The 1rareler winds up a
reply to the LINDSEY Bard, as follows;
peddling peanut is at least an hon
est pursuit, and sometimes is the step
ping-stone to wealh. if not inteifered
with by bogus MONEY spenders, like some
who have stopped inour quiet village not
long since-if our friend the Echo re-
members. Then it is not quite so dis
graceful as kicking woman down, in a
dark street, and in attempting to escape
from the police, to stumble into the ca
nal, and be saved from drowning by Mike
Williams-familiarly known about the
docks in Boston as Sandy Mke-all OF
which we hope the Echo does not recol-
lect, for the recollection must be very
disagreeable.
AS we have said. we dislike person
alitics, but when necessary we can tina
some damaging history, which future DIS
cuSsionS may call out. So come on
Play your card; trump ifyou can. We
will be ready, only come little sooner
Mail your paper in time"
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

H The thirty sixth annual meeting
Of the Massachusetts Anti Slavery Secie
ty was held recently in Boston, in Horti
cultural Hall, with John L. Sargent Prcsi-
dent, in the chair Resolutions were
adopted rejoicing iii the near prospect of
the ratification Of the Fifteenth Amend
ment.
Wendell Phillips, in speaking Of the
New York Tribune, said he =" would like
to strip Horace Greeley and put him out
upon the prairie and say to him. Root,
hog, or die and leave him there to work
out his own manhood on his favorte
theory He said what was wanted was
not soldiers in the South but man in
Washington. Place such man as Ben
Butler in the White House and the coon
would come down." Senator's Trumbull
and Ross were characterized by him as
"half-baked lawyers and halfhedged
statesmen, who tried to pick up the
crumbs that fell at the feet of Senator
Sumner"
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
DIED.

At Fayetteville, Ark, on the 7th inst, at 5
o'clock, D. m., ut her residence. Mrs. ALLIE
REAGAN PErri0nn~ .Nife of Col. ). Il. Ietu-
grew
| She left her homdon the 9TH of December
last with her husband, who was going to
Nashville, Tenn, on business. They went by
way of st. Louis, returned by Memphis and
the Arkansas river arriving at her home on
| the 9TH of January. Col. Pettigrcw was sick
when they returned; on him, however the
disease did not Sufficiently develop itself
| for his physician to determine its charac-
ter. In about two weeks Mrs. Pettigrew was
attacked, which soon proved to be small poN
! in its most malignant form. defying alike uu-
rcmitting attention and medical skill.
! Death came without any usher, scorning all
ceremony and at an unpropitious hour seized
his victim and with unreienting hand bore
her away from her husband and friends to the
gloomy mansions of the grave. Yet she met
her fate with christian fortitude, fully assured
of happy Immortality. Shortly before the
final struggle she assured her weeping hus-
band of her entire reliance and full faith in
the attoning blood of Christ, and although
she suffered, rs all do who die with this dread
fu! disease, she retained her faculties to the
last moment. The last sentence she uttered
was II think that | shall go to sleep" and
her pure spirit went to the land of the here
after, spotlcss as a flower that Chambers over
the walls Of life and blooms in eternity.
To the husband It may be an occasion when
ever and anon, the eye refuses to drop Il tear
and the heart to expose Its sadness, but when
the eye will not weep or grief will not speak,
- They but whisper an Ger fraught heart,
And bid it break.
Young, beautiful, gifted, she was not the
one we would have supposed. in the midst Of
common danger, death would have selected
for his victim, yet the tide Of time returning
hoarse, bears as 4 wreck all that is mortal Of
the pure and beautiful ALLIE. At her home
and by the side of her husband her mission
was ended and she did 90 to sleep. quietly,
swcetly. trustingly, reclining upon the bosom
of her God, The tear of affection falls upon
her grave and the prayer OF afiiictloH follows
her spirit and gives TO her that which love
claims for the woman who lived for her hus-
band and friends, and died as became true
christian. We strew upon her grave the flow
ers of love and the cypress of sorrow.
mplshments were native to hor mind
Like precious pearls within n glaspiug shell,
And winning grace her every act refined,
Like sunshine shedding beauty where ii fell
l-FdyetteriHe Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

"WHo KILLED Cock ROBIN "-The
New York Sun, DANA's paper, is discuss.
ing with the Boston Transcript the ques-
ton, "Who killed the Republican party
in New York" The Hub editor says,
their own domestic chickering's, their
newspaper quarrels, ctc.--that's what did
it. The Sun, however, dissents. 1t says
1t is not the Republican newspapers
that have broken down Republcanism in
this State II is Gen. Grant He is the
assassin Of the Republican party in New
York, and he has done his work thor
oughly and well. 1t was weak before he
took itin hand; he might have made it
strong and successful; instead of that
he has Knocked it in the head
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
The Question Of Crawford County Taking
$780, 0,0Q0 Stock in the Little Rock
and Fl. Smith Railroad.

There will be an election held in thu
different voting precincts, in this county
on MONDAY the 14th of March next, wher
and where all legal voters of this county
are requested to vote upon the question
of subscription 10 said road.
In accordance with the act of the Leg
islature of Arkansas, approved the 23d
July, 1865, the President and Directors
of this road have petitioned this county
to take 100000 stock in said road, to
he paid in bonds of this county, due in
thirty years, with 6 per cent. interest
from date--intercst payable annually
Said bonds not to be issued to said com
pany until said road is completed to the
Eastern Border Of this county and grad
ing commenced in this county.
The question is, how shall we vote ?
There seems to be but one answer and
that is, that we will vote "roR sUBscRip-
TON" This road will be built--it is to
the interest of every man, woman and
child, in this county, that it shall be We
have the opportunity of assisting in this
matter and owning shares in this road,
with but little expense TO us Individually.
We will all have an interest in it /; all par
ties owning property will have to pay
their share of the interest on these bonds
So those who desire To be made rich by
the road, without assisting in the enter
prise cannot succeed in that way. We
will pay according to our respective abii,
ties The road, when it reaches this
point, will be in short time paying a
sufficient dividend to pay the interest on
these bonds and when completed will
soon pay enough to enable us to com
mence sinking fund, to redeem the
bonds by the time they are due; SO VIC
will have to pay but little on them by
taxation. We feel that every man will
find it to his interest to go to the polls
and vote "roR SUBSCRIPTION
As to the present and future prospects
of this road, we subjoin the following
letter from the Chief Engineer of this
road, to our County Court, which shows
what has been and is being done on the
road, and what we may expect.
A
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
xyA Mempbis paper tells this

Ey A Memphis paper tells this anec-
dote: An anxious looking chap wan
dcred into the Mayors office the Other
day and asked permission to look at the
for Office are entered. The Clerk bland
ly asked, "What Office are you running
for, sirT To which the other replied,
(" Wall, ] dunno thought I'd look over
and go for any vacancy that might turn
up, I'm beastly fond of orfs."
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
RI We learn that II Irc,

EE We learn that 1t. Locus S, WIN.
DIE, of the 10th IT, S. Infantry. who was
married ut Fort Smith on the 22d ultimo
to Miss ELLA NJ, daughter of II. NJ
johnson, and who passed down the river
but q few days since with his bride, was
lying dangerously sick at Little Rock
when the steamer DardaneHe left. Con,
sumption, fatal disease, had its never
yielding grasp upon him, and all expect.
ed that life with him was of short dura
tiou--but not so short.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
------------, --S%A~~

ET We visited Van Buren, last Satur.
day, found Dunham and the Press as usli.
al in high glec--and were pleased to
note the crowded streets and stores full
of customers, every body was busy and
things generally looked lively and brisk
we rejoice at the evident prosperity OF
our sister city,and return thanks to many
friends for kindness on the occasion.
Now. Major that's just like yourself
Who ever heard of true blue Irishman
but his heart was in the right place. The
heard sometimes gets little out of gear
but the heart beats true Come again,
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15


Ey- The Mountain Echo of the 26tll
ult, which from some unknown cause did
not reach us until the 1lth inst, belches
| forth another characteristic TRADE against
our city, and ourself in particular. EveI
since DR., WuITe gave the LINDSEY Bard
Puritan " that powerful emettic, he has
"puked" forth nothing but venom and
filth on the heads of our good people.
He seems to know us, individually,
and until the following caught our eye,
we could not for the life Of us, tell where
we had even seen LINDSEY Bard, or to
give him local habtation:
Dunham of the Van Buren, Press is
bird of magnificent plumage. 1t was a
happy thought of his after soaring from
the precincts of eathersiield, Connec
ticut, the location Of the State pententia-
ry, to alight amid the paradsical beauties
of Van Buren Arkansas. '-Echc.
Speaking Of Weathersfcld, reminds,
and quickens our recollections. Yes, you
are the fellow, we romember-have seen
you before, on time, looking through
the CRATES, from the inside, Of that old
State Institution. How did you get out,
slippery Thought you were in for life
What have you done with your striped
broechcs =? and how do you look now, any
how ?---llair grown out?-used to have
you head shaved smooth up there, you
know! Only youthful indiscretion. "
Good bye, LINDSEY Bard, why there
is such a bad odor about you, that the
Herald has even "gonc back on you "
and the cold man " is ready to jump in
to the river (knec deep) with shame for
having ever mentioned you name.
Go, villainous compounds, and when
the ID calls for his own, you are enti-
tied to a seat at his right hand.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

EDr Hon Y DELL, of tho Fort Smith
New Ere, passed through, Thursday, on
the ST. Louis Stage for Washington. He
probably, has got a snuff of the expected
Indian Territorial Bill breeze. Where
the "carcass is, there also, will be found
the wolves" Dell wouldn't make bad
Governor. But We fear he is one of the
kind that has had "his day"
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
ET The Alert Hook and Ladder Co.

EI The Alert Hook and Ladder Co.,
Of Fort Smith, viii give grand Masque
,rade Ball on the 22d Of February next.
This promises to be the largest and most
distinguished Ball that has been held in
Western Arkansas Tor = long time. And
ftom tAe ~sll koxn character Of the Man.
ayers having II in hand, we feel confident
u will he . success in every particular.
"sving ALL"
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

ET Clara Barton has addressed the
following brief and striking epistle to the
returned soldiers Of the country "When
you were weak and was strong l toiled
for you. Now yon are strong and am
weak, Because Of my work for you,
ask your aid. ! ask the ballot for myself
and my sex. AS l stood by yoa pray
you to stand by me and mine"
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
EY- Col. JOHN Il. IIuMppRrYs

re- Col. john T. lIuMrnRrYs, was
over, a day or two since, looking after
the interests OF his clients. Col. John,
went home, We fear, with the impression
ON his mind, that having dealings with
the black man is "mighty unsartain F"
business these days
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

BY referring to the
Common Council proceedings of Dec.
10th, with a .fuN board present, it will
be noticed that, on motion of Alderman
ROBERTS, the Dram Shop License, was
reduced from One Hundred dollars 10
.jiffy dollars. Comment, unnecessary.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

Our mail arrangements from St Louis
are miserable failure. Although the
contract specifies for mail six times a
week, still, we do not average over three
mails. This is not new greiyance-but
an old chronic case. Win Col SCnAuR-
TIE give this matter special attention and
see if there is not a remedy within his
mower
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
LOW FOR CASH
Close out Consignment

- light running horse iron axle WA
n CONS, Pennsylvania make
ONE Virginia CORN SIlELLER, suited
for hand power or horse power; by hand will
she'll 200 to 800 bushels per day by power
400 to 500 bushels.
win be sold low for cash.
Jan 25.70 ID. G. WILLIAMS & co.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

Es- Our young friend GEo. z Gross,
who has been for some time past with
ID. c. Williams 4 Co., was a passenger on
the Fort Gibson last week en- route for
Louisville and Cincinnati for the purchase
Of goods, with the view of setting out
for himself. GroRor is worthy young
man, and VIC wish him success.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15

Ig-" Father Cooke" of the Water
bury (Connectcut) Ame'7edn, says, MS
a septuagcnarian," that he has never seen
so mild winter rs that of 1870.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
JANUARY 10th, 1870.

Hon. JOSIAH HARRELL, Judge Crawford
County
Sir The President requests me tc
give YOU short statement of the prog.
ress made and being made with this rail.
way. A contract has been made by the
company with ali association Of Eastern
capitalists, represented by Warren Fish
cr, Jr, of Boston, Mass, for the con
struction and equipment of the entire
road from Little Rock to Fort Smith
One of the undertakings on the part of
the company is, that County Subscrip
tons, payable in the Bonds of the respec-
tive counties, shall be procured, amount
ing in the aggregate to 100000, 1t is in
consequence OF this condition that the
subscription from your county is now
asked for, petition for which to your
court was sent up yesterday. Under this
contract with Warren Fisher, Jr, the
work has been commenced and eighty
miles sublct to grading contractors. The
first ten miles is completely graded. The
second ten miles is SO nearly completed
that in less than four weeks the grading
forces will be removed. The third ten
miles is in an advanced state. The fourth
and fifth ten miles has been commenced
The sixth ten miles will be commenced
rs soon as the contractor and his forces
arrive. They are on the way here and
expected daily. The seventh ten miles
has been commenced, and the eighth, be
ing let to the same contractor, viii be
started az soon as some few amendments
of alignment are made. Engineers are at
work at this now. Another party of en-
ginecrs is at work making the surveys
from the end of the eight miles to Fort
Smith AS soon as the amendments
spoken of are complete, the party now
engaged on this duty will be ordered
above, so as to complete the location to
Fort Smith and put the remainder of the
grading under contract, at the earliest
moment. Track laying was begun last
week and the grading of the various di-
visions is so timed rs to permit the track
to progress without cessation The rails
for the first twenty miles are partly de
livered at Huntersvillc, and the balance
are being shipped from New Orleans in
such lots and at such periods as to make
no delay. All the chairs and spikes for
first twenty miles are here A locomotive
and twelve ears on Barge, is due at mouth
of White River to-day, and will arrive
here during the coming week. | have
adyiccs of q second engine and twenty
additional cars to be here February 10Th.
The cars will be running over the whole
of the first twenty miles by the lOth day
Of March
The company has purchased about 40
acres ofland at Huntersyillc for grounds
for engine houses, shops, etc. And have
secured water front OH both sides OF
the river, with view to erect an Iron
Bridge for the accommodation of the or
binary travel as well as OF the railway,
and the plans of this structure are pre-
pared. All the contracts and arrange
ments are made with the view Of com
pleting the entire road to Fort Smith du-
ring the year 1872.
Your most ob't serv't,
A. L. ROBINSON,
Chief Engineer.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
Little Rock and F. S. Railroad Co.
SECRETARI'S OFFICE.

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. Is. 1862
NOTICE Is hereby given that at a meeting
~ of the Executive Committee of the Board
o, Directors Of this Company held this day,
the time for payment of the call of ten per
cent. of the stock subscriptions made on the
2d day of September last. was extended three
months from the 10Th of December.
Stockholders are notified TO make payment
on or before the 18th day of March. 1870 to
either Of the agents named in my former no.
tice, dated 4th September, 1869. who are au-
thorizcd TO receipt for payments.
j. H. IIANEY,
Sec'y and Treasurer. pro tenn.
jan i.'703w
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
Railroad Meeting at viney Grove, Wash
ington County.

We extract the following proceedings
of an enthusiastic Railroad meeting in
Washington county, from the Fayette-
willie Democrat.
The meeting was organized by elect
inc DIR Smith, President, Capt Sam
Marrs, Vice President, and William
Mitchell, Secretary"
The following resolutions were adopt
ed, as expressive ofthe sense of the meet
ing
Therefore be IL Resolped, That we are
gratited to see the interest manifested in
the " Border Road by the citizens OF
Benton and Crawford counties, and by
the friends of the Little Rock and Fort
Smith Road.
Rcsoiced, That the citizens Of Nncy
Grove and vicinity, pledge themselves to
give their a,d and hearty support to said
Road, in whatever shape or under what
ever plan may be adopted by its friends
for an organization of company, and
for the commencement of the Road as
soon as the Springfield and Fort Smith
Roads shall be sufficiently advanced
Resoired, That the liberal action of
many of the citizens Of our county in be.
half of the North West Border Railroad,
commands our admiration and best wish
es.
ReSolped That we regard it to the best
interests Of our Western counties and of
the State, to induce by all reasonable
means the building OF the Kansas City
and Galveston Road, through our West
crn counties, and to this end invite our
newspapers and public men to ventilate
the subject.
Resolved, That We arc in favor Of the
stock in this Road for Washington coun-
ty, to be taken by the county
Ger The Philadelphia Age relates that
when President Andrew Jackson was told
that Purscr Randolph, who was dismiss
cd from the navy for detalcation, had
been arrested for his assault upon him,
he exclaimed: Yes, and | greatly re-
eret it, and have ordered his release If
| had Not been mterfered with, ] would
have punished the scoundrcl on the spot
| do not want the aid of the law to pro
tect me, or redress my wrongs. My dear
mother, God bless her, when | was boy,
gave me this piece of advice, Never to
sue for SANDER, ndct for assault and
battery, or permit personal assault to
go unpunished on the spot' and God
knows have most religiously adhered to
it throughout my life;' and dashing a
long stemmed white clay pipe, which he
had been smoking, on the mantle piece.
by which he was erec.ly standing, he
broke it into atoms.
The Van Buren press., 1870-02-15
That Colored United States Senator.
MACK" the Washington correspon-

"MAcK," the Washington correspon-
dent Of tie Cincinnati Efs7i.iTsji', writing
under late date, says:
"The colored gentleman recently elect
ed Senator from Mississippi is expected
every day, and he will doubtless take his
seat this week do not agree with thoss
who have denounced his election IS 8
degradation Of the honorable body oil
which he is to be a member, for the rea
son that think that honorable body is
about in the condition of a politician who
once told me that if | supposed | could
injure him by abusing him, was greatly
mistaken. For" he added, "Im so
badly played out now, that you can't
kick me down any further you move
me at all you must elevate me- think
the introduction of few first class boss
BARRIERS, head walters and whitewashers
in the place of some or the Radicals and
carpet -baggers now representing New
England and the South in the Senate
would greatly improve the character OF
that body. An intelligent contraband
would be vastly better than Sumner, for
instance, and . very ordinary field hand
might take the seat of Drake with great
advantage to the public service. 80 let
the Humble Cufy come on. 1t is pro
verbally difficult to injnrc the flavor OF
rotten egg--and if Gun changes the
moral and intellectual flavor of the Sen
ate at all, it will not be for the worse
Let him appear at the bar Of the Senate,
let him approach the Vice President $
desk in trinmphal procession, linked arm
in arm with Sumner on one side and
Chandler on the other, with Dick Yates
to bring up the rear. Let him take the
oath Of Office; and if he but live up to it
he will do what none Of his white Radi-
CO! associates have ever. attempted.