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The Van Buren press., 1870-06-28
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP. !
Crawford County. June 23d, 1870. !
Mn ENRON -.


Mr.. EDIToR:-
am not much In the habit of writing piec-
es for the paper. and so must beg indulgence
for any mistakes l may make. | want to say
word to the people of oar county about the
coming election. | don't like to see the town
people and country people at outs. and they
ought not to be, and don't like to have my
politics managed by a ring" either in town
or in the country. think tie people can
Judge for themselves who they want to put in
office, without having the thing cut and dried
as it used to be. There was a meeting in Van
Buren, not long ago and committees were ap-
pointed for some purpose or another and no
doubt this was II cut and dried business.
didn't like it and am rot going to be led like
a lamb to the shamblcs The people of the
county intend to move in this matter them
selves and can lead themselves. Rings have
managed our politics long enough Judge
Bowen was the first ring master, and we see
he only wanted to make place tor himself
and now he does not give the interests of our
people one thought Let the people beware
and not be trapped again.
| may write again il you see proper to
print my letter.
Truly, NJ
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Eg- GRAN Goes, from j. B. SHAw's
Place, at the Mouth of Clear Creek, pre-
sented us a cotton bloom, on Saturday
afternoon, from that plantation.
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FOR SALE,

MORE than One Hundred Lots, in the
town Of Van Buren,, and number OF
Valuable Farms in Crawford County.
JESSE TURNER,
Agent for the owners.
feb 1G, G,'69-4m
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~ Paints, Oils Glass and Turpentne
heap, at SMYrH's Drug Store.

ry- We direct attention to the adver.
ement of w. II. BLESSING, Livery and
ed Stables, at the Planters Hotel. II
II want a No. | turn out for pleasure
Ie or transportation to the back coun,
:, this is the place to get it. Good
rses and attentive attendants
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Eg- Letter from Delaware, c. ~, re.
ceved, but too late for this week. Will
appear in our next issue. Also, "More
Anon "
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Gg- DoUGHERTY Il GLASS, have just
received by wagon, a good lot of BED
STEADS, CHAIRS, &c. Give them a
call, as they will soon be disposed Of
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For cheap Drugs and everything
usually kept in Drug Stores go to SMYrn's
City Drug Store. Van Buren.
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sS- When in need of FANCY TOILET
ARTICLES you will find them cheap at the
CITY Drug Store Van Buren.
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sT- A game of Base Ball played between
the Frontier City of Fort Smith and Clipper
Club of Van Buren, at Van Buren, on the 23l
IF lima
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tg- New Wholesale and Retail City
Drag store i constantly in receipt OF New
Goods for sale cneap.
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EF- The Little Rock Gaxette Of the

2Ist says:
The company's packet Colossal, arriv-
cd direct from New Orleans, on Sunday,
with ll20 bars of railroad iron for the
Fort Smith Railroad. This is sufficient
to lay about three miles The boat re
turns at once for another load
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tzy" The place for country dealers physi-
cians and planters &C.. to procure FRESH
RDUGS and MEDICINES, is at SMYrH's
City Drug Store. Van Buren,.
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VAN BUREN,. ARKANSAS.

* 8. NJ PettingAl G Co., in NeD York and
c,ton. are authorized to rece''s aa'ert's'ngJor
|, Press. in those cit'es.
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Ey- Jasper Morgan, of Middetown,
Ct, never called n doctor until Nav 10,
when he was in his sSth year Then he
called one, and is consequently gathered
to his fathers.
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TELEGRAPH NEWS.
WASHINGTON. June IS.

1
HousE.-The Speaker submitted the
credentials of B. +. Whittemore, from the
First Congressional District of South
Carolina, which were read
Logan objected to Whittemore being
sworn in for reasons he proposed to state
to the House, he did not want the matter
referred to any committee, the House
was committee enough to judge of it.,
He objected to the oath of office being
administered to this man, because he had
disqualified himself from being member
Of this body.
Farnsworth argued that the matter
should be reported to committee, so
that the action of the House might be
based upon the full presentation. of the
facts and authorities
Logan did not want it to 90 to a com
mittee to be pocketed till after the ad-
journment Of Congress He wanted the
question settled by the House now
There was no necessity for the eXamina
tion Of a committee. 1t was not case
of contested election. 1t was q mere
question of qualification
S. The Speaker suggested that as the day
was assigned to business Of the commit
tee on claims, that this matter be post
poned till Tuesday next, after the morn
ing hour.
After further discussion the question
was postponed until Tuesday next.
WASHINGTON, June 90.
SENATE-The Senate resumed the con-
sderation of the post Office question, be.
ing an amendment of Ramsey to abolish
the franking privilege.
Summers amendment for one cent
postage voted down; yeas 10, nays 80.
Amendment for two cent postage Of
fered and advocated by Nye. Amend
ment lost, 90 to %.
Drake moved an amendment allowing
$500 for each member Of the Senate and
House for POSTAGE rejected
Amendment to allow that all newspa-
pers be sent free to bona ide subscribers
within the limits Of the United States
lost, 23 to 35.
Spencer offered an amendment abolish
ing the franking privilege, and not to
take effect till October 1st, agreed to 35
to 23.
WASHINGTON, June 81.
HousE Logan offered resolution
reciting the action Of the committee on
military affairs and the House in report
ing a resolution declaring Mr. White
more, by selling a military and naval ca
detship, unworthy offs seat in the House
recting his election and presentation OF
his credentials, and resolving that the
House decline to allow said Whttemore
to be sworn in as a representative in the
4lst Congress, and directing his creden-
tials to be returned to him
After discussion, Poland endeavored
to obtain a reference Of credentials to the
Judiciary committee, but Logan declined
to admit such a resolution, and moved
the previous question under operation
of which his resolution was adopted, Ii
to "a Roots voted in the negative-alsc
Butler of Mass, Farnesworth, Jacks and
Kelley.
New HAVEN, Conn, June 90
The proposed amendment to the State
Constitution striking out the wort
white" was rejected by party vote il
the Legislature to-day: Yes-ll9; Nays
SO Two thirds not voting in the af
frmotiya
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New HAVEN, Conn, Jun

New HAVEN, Conn, June 20.
The proposed amendment to the State
Constitution striking out the word
white was rejected by party vote in
the Legislature to-day: Yes-ll9; Nays
SO. Two-thirds not voting in the af
firmative.
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, January H. Senate
The Senate took up Mr.. Summers finance
bill looking to the early restoration of spe-
Gle payment. Mr.. Sumner said there were
more important matters pleading for con-
sideration than the complete restoration Of
the South.
Mr.. Sumner presented O protest signed
| by thirteen persons against the admission
of Virginia.
Mr.. Thurman said every one of the sign.
ers were ofice-holders who would lose their
offices on the admission of the State.
The Virginia bill was then taken up and
discussed until adjournment with quite bit
ter elimination and ,recrimination among
the Republican senator's.
Adjourned without any definite action.
House.-The resolutions of the New
York Legislature Withdrawing its ratifca.
ton of the fifteenth amendment were pre-.
sented and tabled.
MIR. Garfield introduced bill abolishine
the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and
Abandoned Lands; and bill repeating
the act of June, 1862, defining additional
causes for challenge, and prescribing ad-
ditional oaths to grand and petit jurors Of
the United States.
The Virginia bill was resumed. Mr..
Farnsworth, in discussing it, said it would
almost be better to follow the Bible recon-
mendation and "swear not at all +" than
to have this eternal repetition of oaths,
which exclude intelligence, worth, and
wealth, from public Office.
Mr.. Paine, another member Of the Re-
construction Committee favored the hill
Without action, the House adjourned.
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There is young man in Princeton, Ind,
whose four great-grandmothers are living.
The manufacturers of Cardiff giants will
be bowling for protection shortly.-Neao
York Post. --. ..
The Chicago river is frozen, and the
people there have begun to breathe through
their noses. s.s
Grant denies saying in his message that
the United States was the first Of all ma
tons. He meant the freest. Well, it is
rather free with fellows pocket.-Ne,o
York. Democrat.
J. B. Stilson, Don Piait, and George A..
Townsend, made calls in company. AS they
stood at different angles around Chief JUS
tice Chase, the latter said d" Gentlemen, l
suppose this is to be a photosculpture."
Mr.. Chase will probably make himself
the next President by holding the fifteenth
amendment null and void. The Almighty
has spared Chase for some wise purpose,
we deyoutly hope.-Napoleon Ohto) North
eeSt.
Mrs. James Mccoy, of this city, has been
s. NaDpItIf-cCuUOl tCaSACI 1ol lNCuly-HSe
consecutive years, and during that time has
been absent but two Sundays, when she was
detained at home by family afliction-Cir-
clertne (Ohio) Democrat.
William Winfield died on the 28th ultimo,
at the residence of his brother, Matthew
Winfield, in Greene county, Ga, at the age
of eighty-four years. He was born near
Williamsburg, Va, moved to Georgia in
early life, and was for long time, during
middle life, q leading citizen OF Greene
Columbus Sun.
A short time since an attachs Of the
Blade received visit at his residence from
gentleman and his wife, who reside in
Kent, this State. This couple are somewhat
advanced in years, the husband being sixty
nine and the wife sixty-fve. They have
been married nearly forty.thgse years, pa-
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AltSKA.-Sitka is the LARGEST town in

M.AsKA.-Sitka is the largest town in
Alaska, Il town of about sixty houses and
eight hundred inhabitants, chiefly Russians,
of the lower class but divided from it only
by stockadc is an Indian village of nine
hundred souls more. The products of the
regions round about are limited to fish, furs,
and timber. Potatoes, turnips, radishes,
and onions can be raised, but they. are
small. They have there over thirty varie-
ties of indigenous grasses; but hay cannot
be cured--not sun enough. Coal is found
within thirty miles Of Sitka, but it it so BIZ
luminous that it has burned out the smoke
stacks of steamers using it. Gold is found
in several localities, but not in paying
quantities. The mountain tops behind Sit
ka arc white all summer; but along the
coast there, near the sea level, it seldom
SHOWS, even in winter, and the thermometer
hardly ever falls below the freezing point.
About the 23d Of December at Sitka the
night takes up the whole twenty-four hours,
and about the 23d of June the evening day
light blends into that of the morning.-Neu
York HerGid
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-01-13

The name Paul, or Acher, signifed the
"little one.". The author of the Acts stated
his name to be Saul, but he appeared, in
fact, to know little about it. The Rabbits
maintained that his name was Elisha Ben
Abniah, which signifed &C. the saving Deity,
the son of the Father, God" But it was
easily ascertained that this pointed to Paul's
theology, and the fact was that he was
known to the world under his assumed
name only. Little was known of his youth
except few spurious stories in the Talmud.
Quite young, he studied law at the feet of
Gamaliel, in Jerusalem, and under the
same master he studied and imbibed pas
sion for the Greek literature.-Rev. Dr..
I{';co
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0nthe Alcoholic Compound termed Punch,
BY John T-nd-ll, IL. D., F. B.. S-The
following extract from an article With the
above title, In Exeter Change, Is capital
imitation of Professor Tyndall's style: !
!" Experiment has proved that the Juice
of three or four lemons, and three-quarterB
Of pound of loaf-sugar dissolved in about
three pints of boiling water, give saporous
waves which strike the palate at such inter-
walls that the thrilling acidity of the lemon
juice and the cloying sweetness of the
sugar are no longer distingishable. We
have, in fact, q harmony of soporifc notes.
The pitch, however, is too low; and to
heighten it we infuse in the boiling water
the fragrant yellow rind Of one lemon.
Here we might pause, if the soul Of man
craved no higher result than Lemonade.
But, to obtain the eliminating saporosisy
of punch, we must dash into the bowl at
least pint of rum, and nearly the same
volume of brandy. The molecules of alcohol,
sugar, and citric acid, collide, and IN en-
tirely new series of vibrations is produced
tremors to which the dullest palate is at
tuned. In punch, then, we have rhythm
within rhythm, and oil that philosophy can
do is to take kindly to it's subtle harmonies-
1t will depend, in some measure, upon pre-,
vious habits, whether the punch when
mixed will be taken in excess or in modera-
ton. It may become dangerous ally of
gravity and bring a sentient being to the
gutter. But, on the other hand, it may
become the potent inner stimulus of q
noble outward life"
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RELIGIot,s Inror Iscr ~ r,

RELIGIOUS INroLERAscE IN CANADA
hIoTiNG AND THE DISTURBANCE or A
PREAcaEs.-Moatreal, January l1.-Last
night Father Cheriquy, who has once or
twice been disturbed while conducting rcli-
gious services, again preached in the French
Protestant church in this city, which was
crowded to excess. A large number Of
roughs congregated outside and kept up a
continual yelling. When NEAR the close Of
the services several stones were thrown
through o window Of the church. ]. The 30
lice charged on the mob and scattered them
and afterwards escorted Cheriouy through
the crowd md guarded the building from
further violence. No one was hurt inside
Of the church. The audience was quiet and
orderly,
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Domestic Markets-rBY TsnEanApu1

NEW YORK, January 12-Hoon.-FIou Sc. lower
ead m ls lever PoEa
1s301sso. -.
Ereaing: Cotton favors buyers; sales LOO
bales at ssac; Flour heavy and s@lac. lower 81
southern, %. G@Sa. Wheat heavy white State
SIS winter red and western, 3L6s.. Corn l(12c
lower but sssiye mxsd 5000 &
$2s. 2s. Lard dull and unchanged. Whiskey, cid
*l.os. Groceries dull. Tupentine, 4e0ss}
BALTIMORE, January Election heavy and
eHsnd G 5T ehos S sna
Corn firm shIte, sl@siss; yellow. sc5s:e oat:
au at sho ays s' ase e Iasd auss a
Whiskey sl0SI02
virgin" virginia IS, Isl; 1865, IS; lss7's, 81 North
Carolina s's-New, "a bid. i
CINCINNATI, January 1e.-Gorn steady at saG
nominal. Pork ofSered at SAL Lard-Kettie, iotc.
Shoulders, lsc.; sides, ls36lec.
LOUISVILLE, January ls-Corn, Csc. Pork, ess.
Shoulders, lssc.; clear sides, l6tc. Whiskey nom
inal at %. t....
WLa5SGrox G., January , Isa.sp 81 st tut,
dull; No. : TO No. /, $l.ea@ba.s7i. Txr steady at
Bliss. Cotton dull at 22332sc. sa
@sasc.; sales, 200 bales receipts, Liz bales.
AUGUSTA, GA, January I2.--Cotton opened
with fair demand, and light offerings at 3afc.;
sales, COS bales receipts, I'D bales.
SAVANNAH January 12.--sotton nrn ut &c.; re-
ceipts, 2,a2s bales sales, 100 bales. ~
MOBILE, january I..-Cotton In fair demand,
and closed quiet at s.c sales 100 bales receipts,
5sl bales exports, us bales.
NEW ORLEANS, january H. Cotton duh and
easier at 24Sc.: sales 200 bales; receipts ,s1s
bales. Gold, l215. New York sight, b@H discount.
Foreign Msrkets-EBY TELEGRAPHl.
LONDON, January H. oon---Consols, al
United States bonds, ST. Sugar quiet Rostn, IS.
Cd. 0es.
JIyERPooI, January le-EooD.-Cettoa quiet;
uplands, lIsd Orleafis lid. estimated saick
ID, 900 bales. Red western wheat, Is. Id07s. lid.
Lard heavy.
LIVERPOOL, January l2-Ereatfg.- Cotton dull;
uDlandS, HAD; Orleans Hid; snies, To- coo oales,
including e,eeo for export and speculation.
PARIS, January Ia.-Botrsc opened and closed
quiet. Renses 7Sf. SOC.
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The Prince BoNApARTE TRAGEDY
Paris, January 1.-THE city is greatly
excited over the tragedy which occurred
yesterday afternoon. Prince Bonaparte'l
version of the unfortunate affair is fur.
nished to the journals to-day by M. Paul
Cassagnac. He says the Prince made the
following statement to him on his honor
" M. NJ. Fouvielle and M. Victor Noir came
to my residence with menacing air, with
their hands in their pockets, and presented
letter from M. Pascal Grousset,. 7 said
1t is Rochefort and not his creatures that
SEEK Read the letter. replied Noir.
| had my hand on my pistol in my pocket
Are you responsible for it p I asked. Al
this | received slap in the face from Noir,
when drew my revolver and fired at him.
Fouvielle crouched behind chair, and
from the protection that it afforded aimed
his revolver ut me, but he could not get it
to go off. fred at him while he was in
that position, when he ran out Of the room
He stepped in the next room, and again
turned his pistol towards me. I fired at
him again, and he aed."
The Journal 0ticiel of this morning con-
tains decree convoking the Chambers, for
the purpose of bringing action before the
High Court of Justice to decide upon the
charge of homicide against Prince Bona
parte. The Prince belonging to the Empc-
ror's family, the examination must be held
before this court. The Journal, in its ac-
count of the transaction, says that the Min
lister Of Justice, as soon as he heard of the
affair, ordered the arrest of the Prince, but
five hours before the order was issued he
had surrendered himself into the custody
Of the Commissioners of Police of Antenil
and had been taken to the conciergerie.
The Office of the MdrselldiSe, Henri
Rockefort's newspaper, has just been
seized e O'Clock P. NJ by order of the Go
vernmcnt.
\ communication from the Procureur
Imperial was laid before the Chamber de-
manding the arraignment of Rochefort for
an outrage against the Emperor, and ex-
citing disorder and violence. The demand
was referred to q committee. 1t is reported
that Olivier has issued orders permitting
the free return to France of Ledru Rollin
and other persons in the same position.
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They had fine skating in Philadelphia
and New York on Monday. The several
parks were thrcnged with skaters.
There is to be a military escort for the
United States mail between Cheyenne and
Denver City in consequence Of the recent
robbcries upon that route. .@
The ship John Beitram, at New York,
from Hamburg, had nineteen deaths and
four births during the voyage. She sailed
from Hamburg on the Sd of October last,
and from Queenstown December 7th.
Mrs. Augusta J. Evans Wilson, Of Mo-
bile, author of "St. Elmo" and "Vashti,"
was in u train which was thrown from the
track near Cleveland, Tenn, on Friday, and
was seriously, if not fatally, injured.
Frederick Manager, who died at Etna,
Licking county, Ohio, few weeks ago, was
eighty-two years of age, had been married
three times, and was the father Of twenty
two children-nine by his first wife, one by
his second, and twelve by the third.
The pyramids Of Egypt prove to the
world that an artificial stone can be made
from the sands of the desert more endu-
ring than the solid quarries of nature that
rock-rib the earth and were in existeDsc
when Adam was baby.--Don Piatf.
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Cattle Markets.
-~~-

MONDAY, January 10, ls7o.-At Communipaw
Market this morning the cattle were cditc as good
rs those quoted last week, yet the average prices
were fully &C. Up b. lower than on said sales days.
Trade was lively and general satisfaction pre-
vailed. Prices quoted were as follows: Prime
buIlocks 17ic p h.; first quality, 16sc. a. b. Sc
cond gualty, l5c. @ls3c. Q b. third quality,
highest price quoted. l7sc. q h. lowest price
quoted &C. D. this days lsIe a.
8, 1870, l.s07 hogs, average weight 100 h. sold at
sia.lo cwt: !; BACON hogs, dressed. sold this
hogs SOLD at l5c. q B. Trade dull.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MONDAY, January a-P. A-The receipts OF
Beef Cattle Mt the avenue drove yard reached 600
head this week. The market was moderately &c
tive and prices were fraction higher, extra
Pennsylvania and Western Steers selling at 9sG
an NEW Gh Of 81 ars 80 s as 10 az
Sheep were lower 10 900 head sold at the differ
eDt yards at Ga@7c. q d gross, as to condition.
Hogs were dull and CSC. per 100 rs. lower; 3, SOC
head sold at $l4@8l4.5 80 per 100 bs.. net.