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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-02-17

10 Flsl CcL-URI- Prof Aeassz lie pre-
pairing ST illustrated work Of the american
salm0asle. ineiuaing Al. the trout sui salmon,
as well as whitedsb. Of this country. To enable
him 70 make this v0rs complete, be requires
live specimens of every variety OF trout, salmon
and whitedsh found on this continent The
American Fish Culturis's' Association are en-
deavoriuc 20 help him in this undertaking, and
request al engaged % missing nsh q sem O..
Prof AEassiz any specimens Of these varieties
tha may come within their rclch-shve. il
possible if not deld-sud especially any rev or
rare specimens thst they may discover. san
pies Of the winuulsa. lard locked salmon, and
the rsrsr kinds of the AXE trout, and SCI
trout are rarticu' srly requested. All specimens
g. ouli be directed 20 Prof AgsssiE, Musecm q
Coz parsdve Zoology, Cambridge, Mas. AMI
shoaii be labeled with the name 10 full, Of the
exac, ,3cality from watch they are taken.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Col. James II. Clanton, said to
have been in all probability, the most
popular man in the State of Alabama,
was killed at Knoxville, Tenn, on the
9th of September, by one Nelson,
once n federal captain, son of the Hon
T. A. II. Nelson, one of the Judges of
the Supreme Court of the State of
Tennessee. Atslast accounts the cow
ardly assassin was at large but being
closely pursued by the sheriff and two
own brothers of the criminal. We
hope ere this he has been captured,
and that he will receive the full meas
ure of Justice, and in due time suffer
the penalty of the law he has SO shame
fully violated.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

ToMPKIN's BLUFF.-We learn that
Mr.. W. X. Bell, of Fulton is now in
the vicinity of Tomkin's Bluff, the head
of navigation on the Little Missouri
river. with n view TO establishing a
large warehouse at that place for the
storing and shipping of cotton and the
storing of up-freights. Mr.. Bell is
"the right man in the right place" and
if he succeeds in the establishment o.
his house, which we have no doubt he
will, he will certainly do good busi~
ness there for himself and for all those
who avail themselves Of the navigation
of the Little Missouri, for the trans
portation of cottGn and Supplies. We
bespeak for him the confidence and
patronage of the community, Tomp-
kin's Bluff is the place heretofore
known as Butchers Landing.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO TIE
PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS. We find the
following in the Boone County Record,
of the 20th September. 1t is the first
information we cver had in regard to
this road The project requires no
argument toconyince the well informed
mind that it is good one.
We are glad to note the arrival in
our town to-day ofCol. w. p. Egan,
president of the st. Louis, Springfield
and Little Rock, railroad company,
also Col j. w. Gills, one Of the direc.
tors Of the same company. These gen.
tlemen are well informed of the pros
poets and importance of sh.s road, and
are fully alive to it success.
The incorporators and board ofdirec-
tors of this railroad company have
made appointments preparatory to
making a canvass for aid from the
counties through which the road will
be constructed, asking each county to
become a stakeholder, and have n voice
in the management of all its affairs.
Each share of stock of one hundred
dollars viii represent one vote, and the
subscription asked for from each coun
ty to be voted upon by the citizens
thereof, will be for one hundred thou-
sand dollars. and the election tor the
same will take place on the 27th day
of November next. The road is to pass
through the counties of Boone, Marion,
Searcy, Van Buren,, Conway and
Pulaski, with an extension to Fulton,
on Red river, through the counties ol
Perry, Yell, Montgomery, Clark and
Hampstead, which will make this line
one of, if not the most important road
in the state. The company proposes
building narrow-gauge road. Mar
row-Eauge reads cost eighty per cent.
less than the old wide gauge, and can
be kept up with much less expense.
A survey of the route will be made as
soon as practicable, as it is the desire
of the company to commence work
next spring.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

We must work out our own saivation'
and If we succeed in this, we achieve
triumph not excelled by any in the
annals of war-a triumph of law over
tho bavonet-of order over anarchy,
and of republicanism over imperialism
Sucb a triumph as this would not only
rodos,ud 10 the honor and good repute
Of our State, but wOBld open up the
only certain way to career of future
usefulness and prosperity.
Respectfully, q.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

FIRE IN LITTLE Rock. Tho Ga
zette of the Sd inst. says; Last night
about II o'clock, Il fire broke out in
the frame building on the corner of
Markham and Scott streets, adjoining
the Anthony House, totally destroying
It. The Anthony House narrowly
escaped. All the window frames and
shutters on the east side were burned,
and but for the energetic action of the
fire department the whole building
would have been consumed As 1t Is
It sustained considerable damage,
amounting to not less than sl'ooo'
The building which was consumed
belonged to the owners of the Anthony
House. 1t was an old frame house,
worth, probably, s1,50s. The corner
room was occupied by Mr.. II. j. Mead,
agent of the Howe sewing machine
and his brother, agent of the Wheeler
& Wilson. The latter had about three
dozen machines in the house, and was
insured for 81, 800. We did not learn
how many the former had. Five or
six machines only we're saved. The
building was owned by Col. Gordon N
Peay, Judge Clendenin and some other
party whose name we do not know
We did not learn whether there was
any insurance on it. The fire was
evidently the work of an incendiary'
as no one occupied the house after
night. DR.. w. A. Cantrell had hi,
office in one room of the building, and
sus,ains a considerable loss in the way
of books.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11
II is said that three members of th

II is said that three members of the
congressional ku>klux committee are
now in our State for the purpose of
investigating the special subject of their
appointment. We hope they will make
their Investigations thorough. They
should examine Clayton and Hadley,
and then examine the speeches they
have made for the last two years in
Arkansas, New York City, Washing
ton City, and other places, upon diff
ferent occasions and under different
circumstances. However, they must
have some other witnesses as these
would impeach themselves to such an
extent as to destroy the whole of their
testimony.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

We are indebted to r. b. Williams
and j. II. Lowry, students of Wash
lagton and Lee University, for copies
ofan address delivered before the lit
erary societies of that institution, on
commencement day, June %, 1871,
by Joseph w. Taylor, Esq, of Ala
bama, on the subject of the Lee Monu'
ment, or a plea for the conversion OF
the University into Memorial uni-
versiiy by the people of the South to
constitute their final and crownlng
monument to the memory of General
Robert +. Lee. The cause is wor-
thy one, worshily advocated, and we
would be proud to see il success.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11
"Will the Cairo and Fulton railroad


"Will the Cairo and Fulton railroad
eyer be built" Scarcely day passes
that We do not hear the above question
asked. Those who know the great
value of its franchises, have for years
been answering the question aihrma-
lively, but it seems now 10 be a sore
subject. They are getting tired of the
unnecessary and iuinous delays that
have been brought about by the specu'
lations and frauds of the rings Of poll
ticians and spectators who have all
along controlled its destinies, to the
,S detriment and financial ruin OF
the country. For iRe last IN Inty years
the road might have been builfV az any
time by the honest use Of the mea ~ II,
the hands of the rings. But ins' eau
of doing so, the franchises have beS
squandered, fortunes made by indi-V
viduals, and the people ruined. Now,
when railroad project is mentioned,
the first thought that suggests itself is
swindling. AS to this particular road,
its franchises are still amply adequate
for its completion, and the substantial !
assistance of the people is not necessary
The people can do it no good. Ibey
have relied upon the building 'f the
Cairo and Fulton for the l'st twenty 6
years, and in consequa'ce ot .his y 7
efforts have been aade to build my :
other road Jrthe Cairo and )niton :
had never seen chartered, We yould at
this r-,ment be in possessiopof ample !,
sshities for travel and treisportatlon'
Two or three other railroads would !,
have been completed tothis place no'o'
This is truth, and it becomes the people
to reflect upon thse things, and to
prepare themselv:s for such action as
will enure to tleir interest. We can
not build an, long line or main trunk
road. We can build narrow gauge
road to Camden. Shall we do it?
The tine for talking is measurably
passed. Action is necessary. VIII
we act?
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

The interest manifested by the people
of late in the building of railroads IN
our State, seems TO be taking shape
and substance that will soon make
itself felt and understood. The Cam
den and Red River railroad will be
built tchenerer the people are convheed
that those IN ,chose charge tIe money and
the icork are TO be placed, intend 10 make
an honest and faiagul application Of The
monev to the ,cork. We know whereof
we speak. Confidence is the one thing
wanting, and we say to those who are
laboring and toiling in efforts to secure
the building of the road, that to estab-
lish perfect confidence should be their
first aim, and to this end all their
efforts should be directed. Establish
confidence, and the people will raise
the money in a twinkling:
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

DIR. L. c. Chisholm, Of Nashville,
Tenn, President of the Tennessee
State Dental Association, is now at
Winn's Hotel, where he may be con-
suited on matters pertaining to his
profession. lie comes well recommen.
ded as a christian gentleman and
eminent Dentist.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

The New York World is rather sar~
castle on tho exploded Warmoih
Walsh duel. 1t says: after mature
deliberation Gov. Warmatb has core
to the conclusion that the moral senti'
ment of the communtty and his ooth. OF
Office equally restraia him from fight
ING a duel, and besides that his expo
sure of his precious life would not be
convincing evident that he did not tell
the flo which bis adversary accuses
him of telling. If it weren't for these
Considerations there rs no selling to
what desperate extremes his impu.slye
valor might Lead him.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Mr.. Foster Blodgett, who claims to
be a United States senator from Geor'
via was arrested at Atlanta on the2'th
ult, on a warrant charging him with
being Ga common cheat and a swindler,
and for defrauding the state road out
Of s3S, ,3lG.l0.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

The New York Post says: "We are
informed that Mayor Hall has under'
taken to suppress Harper's Weekly III
the streets as libelous and indecent.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

The vintage in California this year
is estimated at eight million gallons,
exclusive of brandy.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Cotton was active and in buyers
favor. in New York on the 9th at wi
Gold, 1l44.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

people" could have been seet-asteA"'1.-
any quantity of proof. A majority OF
the court finally announced its ruling,
to the, effect that the action Of the
commissioners was beyond the con-
troll and supervision of the court-that
that court had no authority or power
in the premises other 'hang to file the
report. In fact the counsel who rep
resented the people were unable to
obtain from the court any knowledge
of what the record entry in the matter
would be. 1t is but an act of simple
justice to say that associate justice
Jason Tyson dissented from the opin'
ion of the court, and desired his pro-
test to be entered on record. What
followed we do not know, as we retired
from the court room just then, with a
very large sized disgust on US. We
suppose, however, that the court pro-
cee,sed to the naming of the newborn
city, and possibly made an order for
the sale of lots. We heard associate
Justice Meeks suggest the name OF
Lincoln, but as that individual has
some time since gone To- his account,
and Is of no more u1e to the living, we
are inclined to think the chih was
named for some living martyr. How
would Rossville do? BE all that as il
may, the child was born, and doebt'
less ehristened, but whether Il lives
and does well is another question,
We are very strongly Inclined to the
opinion that public buildings will no
lift their magnificent proportions tC
the sky, having their foundations on
that "forty," very soon.
We shal! see what we shall see.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

10. Adams has accepted the DEM :.
ocratic nomination for Governor Ok
Massachusetts,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Read the advertisement Of the Tele-
graph Land Agency.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

At the request OF some oil 'he hiei'
chants of this place, Capt. X. b. lyus
and Mr.. B. w. Green visited Capt.
T. II. Tennison last week, on the Little
Missouri river.
They found him with his snag boat
at Tate's ferry, about six miles by land
from the mouth of the river. He had
commenced work at Gosnell's Bluff, in
Nevada county, and was working down
stream, expecting to reach the mouth
NV or before the 18th of November.
The work, as far as the above named
gentlemen could see and judge, was
weTl and effectually done. The chan
mel is cut and cleared out to an average
width of eighty feet in high water,
allowing. in the language Of steamboat
men. n "thousand bale boat to navi-
gate the river with perfect safety.
Every stump and log likely to be in
the way has been removed, and all
timber leaning over the banks cut
down and. cut up, so as to be carried
out on the first rise.
As soon as he reaches the mouth, he
!, will return up stream, and clean out
10 Nacogdoches Bluff, and if there Is
orNkyh yAcy left from the appropr'a'
ton. he will c$~Sae the work to thu
C.. r,niscn assures the planters
,na I. .aess men of the community,
,h.,.6e rates of freight to and from
re1pkin's Bluff, heretofore known as
utcher's Landing,) will be no more
ian the rates for the same class of
-efghts to and from Arkadelphla.
hat, although it is fifty miles farther ..
rom Camden to Tompkin's Bluff than
rom Camden to Arkadelphia, he con-
ilers the navigation in the Little
iissouri river that much better than =
n the upper Ouachita. He also be-
eyes that the rates of insurance from '
'amden to the above point will be )
established at not exceeding one-half .
he rates now established from Camden
o New Orleans.
About 2500 bales of cotton were
hipped on steamboats, last season out
f the Little Missouri, and at time
yhen nothing had been done to facili'
ate the navigation, and not dollar
# insurance was paid by any company
or losses sustained during the season.
Owing to the improvements now being
made. the risks in future will neces~
ariIy be very slight. Arrangements
will be made to carry all up and down
'reights on through bills of lading, and
boats will be ready to enter the trade
IN the first rise.
The above is simply statement of
he facts learned from Capt. Tennison.
The Importance of them will be readily
recognized by planters and shippers
who will no doubt gladly avail them
elyes of the incr, ased facilities offered
~ this route.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

cN y IS lrfeNOcaDly tuIheu o'0i
radical rnIe.A acts crA be r~S3slaSs
to satisfy them that they are mistaken.
If the conservative vote of this county
can be induced to ''turn out to man,
we have n sufficient majority to elect
every county officer, There Is no
doubling the fact, that the radical party
thought they had thoroughly mongrel~
lied Hampstead county in making the
new county. They Aattered themselves
in all probability, that our majority
was now so small that they could easily
overcome it by the practice Of fraud,
without being detected. But If the
plan of organization, as recommended
by our party, be thoroughly followed
up, it will be impossible for them 10
overcome our majority, however small
it may be, and escape detection.
Now for the facts thst we yet have
a majority in this county. 1t must be
remembered that the line between this
and Nevada passes t,roeyh three town
ships formerly portion of this county,
leaving a portion of the territory of
these townships yet in this county, in
which there are Included probably one
hundred voters, mostly white. These
three townships, Red Land, Missouri
and Terre Rouge, at the last election
before the change in counties was CT
feetod, gave conservative vote Of 43E.
This count is made FROM copy Of the
Telegraph giviAg the returns Of that
election. There were at that time $50
registered voters in this county who
failed to attend the polls, 24l of whom
were in the five townahipsyet included
in this county, nearly all of whom, too,
were white conservative voters. Be
side this it was estimated that at least
100 more were at home, qualified
voters, who failed to apply for regis
tration papers. Despite all this, the
conservative average majority, in the
county, reached l20. Remember, too,
that the radical party Of this county
has suffered diminution Of its strength
in the Looping off of territory; for
respeetablenamber of negroes and some
white radicals have been thrown into
tie new county. If these facts be
carefully collated, it will evidently APP
pear that the Conservative party of
this county have a clear majority over
the radicals. And in view of all these
facts, | would respectfully urge that
no time be lost in the appointment of
suitable canvassers for the different
townships. 1t will take probably some
time to effect n wise choice in this
respect; but much depends upon their
selection, and they should be put upon
their duty as early as possible, as a
proper discharge of this will require
much time.
And in this connection, would
respectfully insist that whatever may
be the result Of the elections in other
States, should be no cause Of despon>
dency on our part This result is from
local preiudices and issues which may
have no bearing on the general elections
in other States, and should have an adj
verse bearing upon the Democratic
cause. il should not relax the efforts Of
the people ofour State. Remember that
our mission is to reclaim Arkansas from
carpet bag and negro domination, and
we arr not dependent for our success
in this upon the efforts of other States.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Ata meeting of the county court of
Nevada county, last Saturday, report
of the Commissioners long ago appoint
ed by the governor to locate the county
scat of that county. was filed, making
said location on the Ross tract of land
near Cor on) what is known as the
Abbott place, several miles from the
centre Of said county.
A prayer, in the name of "the peo'
pie" was fled. asking to be made
parties defendants to the proceeding,
and trereupon setting forth a large
number Of causes why the report OF
the Commissioner should not be con-
firmed, concluding with = prayer that
the matter be referred back to the
Commissioners, with instructions to
make the location Gas near the centre
of the county as an eligible location
may be found" according to both the
letter and spirit of the law. Mr. Ross
had made donation of forty acres OF
land to the county, on which to locate
the county seat. 4 plat of the county,
made by the presiding judge OF the
court, was introduced, showing that
said location was not as near the centre
as other more eligible locations where
more land had been ofered-in on'
place one hundred acres.
Ni, - 5Isc--...isl allegations Of "th'
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

Mr.. William NJ. Lawton, OF Char
lesion, S. c., now in England, writes
TO friend in Barnwell, South Carolina
as follows: "If our crop of cotton
falls below 3, 100000 bales, high prices
will surely rule the coming season, but
it must not be pressed too freely on sale.
The consumption is very large ana
spinners fully employed. l know OF
one firm Of sea island spinners who are
clearing $4,000 per week at their mills
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

The official Journal, the South Ar
kansas Journal, of the 9th inst, the
first number we have received since its
consolidation with the other official
oroans comes to us with the following
statement:
The Washington Telegraph COM
plains that it does not receive the Jour-
nal, in exchange. Why, Captain, you
have been on our exchange list, since
YOUR first issue, and we assure you it is
no fault of ours, if the Journal does
not reach you. Ofcourse, we exchange
with pleasure.
We confess that we were,beginning
TO think that we had been left out in
the making up of the exchange list of
that paper, and intentionally so, but if
the paper continues to come we have
no more to say about 1t, and if it does
not, then we will try to ascertain who
steals it. Our legal notices make up
of department of our paper which is
great interest to our readers, and with
out the use of the ofBcid paper, it is
difficult for us to get the necessary in
formation to keep up that department.
The infamous printing law, without
which there would not be one radical
newspaper supported and maintained
in the State of Arkansas, was enacted
for the especial benefit Of such, and il
= order to cripple the influence and in
Iced to destroy the very existence on
democratic journalism in the State.
Being thus wrongfuIly deprived of our
ust rights by the mean and low en- /
leavors of a meaner and lower party
o crush and destroy US, we call upon
he people of the county to extend Us
hat measure of encouragement which
hey think our efforts are entitled to.
We are determined to continue in
the field, and we expect to fight it out
on this line. We intend, to the very
best of our ability, and according to
our best judgement, to oppose the hid
eous monster of radicalism in all its
forms and phases, and we intend in
the coming canvass to contest every
inch of the ground and to leave no
stone unturned. We look upon the
canvass of 1872 as the most important
one through which the American peo-
pie have ever passed. and in fact we
believe it will be decisive of our fate as
a free people. VIII our friends hold |
up our hands? VIII they as one
man, put their shDult5ers to the wheel
and come up to the help of the lord
against the mighty?
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

A SRTANGE Discovery IN A nos
rr, V,uIr.-For several days past
colorcd man named Abe Hunter and
severol assistants have been engaged
in excavating and cleaning out the pri'
w vault of Buckeye Hotel on Broad
street In the debris they removed
,bov found all sorts Of domestic utensils,
old RAGS, several bottles Of whiskey'
and almost every imaginable article
seen about Hotel. But at great
depth the workman came across
bulk wrapped up in several coarse
sheets, which proved to be that OF a
man. The bones, in an advanced
state of decomposition, were wraPPe"
securely in what seemed an old over
coat and fastened with bed cord.
still undecayed. Anothed piece OF
cord, fastened to stout STICK was
found fastened ahout the arms ana
laws of the body, as if for the purpose
of lowering the body to its repu'SlVe
receptacle. On top Of this mass was
=, -..-..o .hoato old -.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-10-11

bags, tnware, stones, gravel, and every
other description Of debris, seeming to-
indicate design end particular care
in covering and concealing that which
lay below.
Near or about the body, was found
a memorandum book, in tolerable
state of preservation, containing sew
eral postage stamps Of the kind used in
1852, and several letters Of recommen~
dation from well known printers and
editors of this city at that time, recom-
mending NJ. +. Bryan, the well known
Mayor of London, and now editor OF
che Madison county Democrd.-Co-
l,mbus (O) Dispatch.