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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

1t is with pleasure that we announce
to our readers, the opinion that the rail-
road prospects in our State were never
so bright at any time before. We are
assured that the Cairo and Fulton road
is under contract, and that the char.
acter and known ability of the parties
who have the contract, insures its early
completion. The continuation of the
route through the State Of Texas, There
known as the InternationaD is not only
under contract, but is being built with
a rapidity and energy that bespeaks
the very early completion Of that por-
ton of this great through route. We
have information which we consider
perfectly reliable that sufRciency of
capital has been secured to finish the
whole road.
The Mississippi. Ouachita and Red
River Railroad Company has been re
organized under the Presidency of j.
NJ Lewis, Esq; whether for better Of
worse we do not know, but we believ,
the general impression among thos'
who know him best, is that he vii
build the road.
Other roads in various portions o.
the State are being projected, and upon
the whole, aside from enthusiasm and
everything of the kind, we say without
hesitation that the prospects are bright
fog glorious future for the Stale o.
Arkansas.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

According to the decision of the
Massachusetts, supreme court, adverse
to the eligibility of female justices of
the peace, the sex has nothing to hope
in the way of official preferment, until
by masculine grace it is voted a new
constitution. All the enginery of the
battle should be brought to bear upon
the constitutional barriers that inter-
pose. There is no climbing over sY.
. o.
crawling under them. s,g..,s0a s0a the mora
'l"e .nS0men spend in laying claim
10 privileges of one sort an another for
which there is no legal authority, the
further they postpone the day of their
deliverance.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The Pine Bluff Republican says;
From every portion of the country,
come expressions of preference for SEN
ator Clayton, as the next republican
candidate for Nice-President. 1t can
but be matter of congratulation to
his friends and supporters in Arkansas,
to know of the exalted position which
the senator holds upon the people of
the whole country. Arkansas we fear
will have to surrender him to the whole
nation.
To which the Gazette responds.
Arkansas would be very glad to give
up all claim she has upon the ex-im>
peached ex-governor but rather than af-
fict the nation with such foul incubus,
it were better that she bear her troubles
alone. No doubt it is a matter of econ
graduation TO the men. he purchased TO
secure his election as United States
senator to know their masters villainy
is so highly appreciated by "the peo>
pie of the whole country" What a
beautiful spectaclel The great" re-
publican party, the "party ofprogress,
the party of freedom" having to de-
cend so low to procure an available
candidate for vicepresident as to take a
man against whom an indictment is now
pending in the United States court for
violation of his oath of Office; a man
who, had he his just deserts, would now
be housed in the penitentiary. This
is no extravagant assertion. The proc
is ample. Has the republican party,
indeed, sunk SO deep in shame as that
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
Paris July 4.-The general estimate

Paris July 4.-The general estimate
of the supplementary elections shows
that one hundred and forty deputies
we're elected, ofwhich one hundred and
twenty are Republicans, eight legiti-
mists, and twelve Bonapartists. The
official returns will differ but little from
this estimate. Faidherbe, Gambetta,
and Danfert are each elected from three
different assembly districts. The ma.
jority of the Republicans elected belong
to the moderate wing of the party, the
propotion being ninety-fve moderates to
twenty five radicals. The unexpected
strength developed by Republicans in
the provinces discourages the part ans
of monarchy, and the failp.e of the
imperialists surprises rs body, but the
weaknesss of tho legitimists produce
quite a Sensation. 1t is feared the
assembly will be more divided than
ever; that it will be impossible to OBJ
tain a compact working ofthe majority
or determine which party has a balance
of power
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

| A STRHNaE SToRy.-On Wednes-
day evening last, Mr.. Wm. Martin,
ferryman at Wards Ferry, on Li'tie
River, came out to the hills on this
side, having been set across the lake
by some gentlemen who CHANGED TO be
there fishing. Upon arriving at Es'
quire j. ID. Bakers, where his wife
was staying, he reported that on that
evening about Que or two o'clock, two
men, strangers to him, had appeared
on the bank of the river as though
they wanted to cross, and upon being
interrogated as to that fact, one Of
them answered that he believed he
would, when the other asked him if
his name was Martin. He answered
in the affirmative, and one Of the men
Immediately attacked him with knife.
Martin scufiled with his antagonist un-
til he finally got to his gun, which
was lying in the skif' lie then fired
upon him, killing him instantly. He
fell into the river, and was lost sight
Of. The second party now advanced
to the conflict, and Martin succeeded
by using his gun as club, and also
piece of plank or board in killing him.
He likewise fell into the river and was
lost to sight. This is Martins story.
The next morning (Thursday) four or
five men proceeded in search of the
bodies of the two men whom Martin
says he killed. They have thus far
failed TO find them; but they came
upon the body of another man who
had been drowned. 1t appears that
he had taken his clothes off and hung
them, together with his saddle-bags,
on a bush, and had undertaken to
swim over and get the boat, Martin
being gone. In his saddie-bags and
clothing was found papers which show
his name as Seth Catlin. Also two
hundred and eighty dollars in specie,
sixty.ive dollars in greenbacks, and a
sight draft on st. Louis or Cincinnati
for eight hundred dollars. He also
had in his possession deeds to a guam,
tity of land in Texas.
There is a good deal of mystery
connected with the affair, and further
developments are anxiously waited for.
LATER The man Martin was ar
rested by Sheriff Vance, brought before
Justice Brooker for trial, and by him,
we believe, ordered into the custody
OF the officials of Little River county.
Up to the time of going to press, we
have no explanation of the mystery
which envelopes the whole tragedy.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
REVENUE COLLECTED TIE Par

REVENUE COLLECTED THE Pre-
SENT Fiscal YEAR.-The amount OF
internal revenue collected thus fa:
during the present fiscal year is almost
Sl39, 100000, and the Commissioner
estimates that it will amount to about
SAG, 900, ,000.by the first ofnext month
This is $4,000, 900 more than Mr..
Delano, in his report last December,
estimated would be collected this year,
and shows an increase Of about 16 per
cent. in the business of the country
from which internal revenue is derived
As the production of whiskyhas great.
ly fallen off, the incresse in other
branches must have been considerably
greater.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Row WITH THE MIaTIA.-We
learn that on the 18th inst, Captain
L;ghtfo"t's Company of Militia para
ded at Alpine, in this country, and on
young man making a remark detri>
mental to their proves, they went for
him in the most gallant style, when a
general row took place, in which sew
eral persons were pretty severely bruis-
ed and battered up. One old man
was a quiet locker on, when one of
the Militia knocked him down with a
rock, and he in retaliation gathered
another rock and went for Pete Franks,
striking him in the breast, and cup,
setting his apple cart" coming very
near killing him. Pistols and knive,
were freely brandished, but no one
was killeI.-Ahadciphia Stutdard.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The Courier-Journal furnishes the
following scrap of history. There is
some consolation in it;
No political party has held on to
power in this country for a longer
period than twelve consecutive years.
The democratic party, in the person
Of Andrew jackson, achieved a signal
triumph in 1928, and in 1910, in the
person of Martin Van Buren,, it suf>
fered signal defeat. "Log cabin and
hard cider" "iippecanoe AMI Tyler
too" were invincible in that memorable
campaign. The contest Of 1914 will
never be forgotten by the present
generation of Kentuchians. 1t re-
suited in the defeat Of their great, their
idolized Henry Clay, and the elevation
of the democratic candidate, James X
Polk, to the Presidency. In 1913 the
wings were restored to power in the
person of Gen. Zachary Taylor. In
1852 the tide turned and swept the
standard.bearer of the democracy,
Franklin Pierce, into the presidential
chair by an immense majority.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Cur WORMS. 1T is very annoying,
after having set out a nice lot of sweet
potato or cabbage plants, to see them
cut down, one by one, by these worms
We have tried ashes, lime, SCOT, and in
fact almost everything we have ever
heard of, but never found anything eff
fectual until by accident, we found three
or four of the worms one morning gath
cred under a small board, which haG
been left by some children on sweet
potato hill. Acting upon this hint, we
placed small peices of board, large chips,
etc, all through thepatch; and we trap
ped them by hundreds. The boards
must be lifted early in the morning,
and on very warm days about noon.
A little care for few days will clear
these pests out of a garden. One trial
will satisfy any person of the merits of
this plan. -Kansas Farmer.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Honorable Mr.. Brougham of Eng
land, son of the present Lord Broug'
ham, and nephew of the late Henry
Lord Brougham, and Nau thegreat En-
lish statesman and writer, has arrived in
Virginia, where heproposes to buy lands
and settle. He will bring his laborers
and servants with him. 1t may not
be generally known that the Broug'
hams are related to Patrick Henry,
General Joseph f. Johnston, the
Southalls of Albcmarle, and many of
the distinguished citizens Of Virginia
of the past and present times.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Some portions of our streets are be.
ing greatly improved by private enter
prise Mr.. Winn has filled up that
low muddy place in front of his hotel
with nice fresh sand. The appearance
is greatly improved. Another well
has been dug on the main street, and
improvements and repairs have been
made, of which we will not now speak.
If there were a good well on every
corner, supplied with good pumps, and
about fifty feet of hose to each pump,
insurance would be cheaper.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
II. A. CARRIGAN.
WASHINGTON, ARK, July 10, 1871

WASHINGTON, ARK, July 10, 1871.
j. f. Borden, Esq, Gen. Agent
Penn. Cattle Insurance Co.:
Dear Sir-I take this method of
rendering you, and through you the
company you represent, my thanks for
the prompt and satisfactory manner in
which you settled for the loss of mule
recently sustained by me, and insured
by you on the 18th of March last.
| am, very respy,
Your Ob't serv't,
II. A. CARRIGAN.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

a few weeks ago we noticed the
fact that one of our agents paid for and
read ten different newspapers, that his
wife and children were intelligent and
well informed and his home happy.
One of our subscribers, who is likewise
scientific farmer has reminded us
that he pays for and reads more than
ten newspapers and periodicals, and
also reads lesson in the bible every
day. We know that his wife and chill
dren are intelligent and well informed,
and his home a happy one, too: but
then hew as unfortunate in failing to
secure an agency for the Telegraph.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The county site Of the new county
of Nevada has been located by the
Commissioners at the old Abbott place,
directly on the Camden road from this
place. We learn that there is good
deal of dissatisfaction on account of 1t
among the people, and that an effort
will probably be made at once to
move il.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

We call the attention of farmers and
others who own and keep stock of any
kind, to the following copy of receipt
and note from the Hon. II. A. CARR.
gan. These documents explain them
selves:
WAsHINGToN, ARK, July 6, 1871,
Received, of j. +. Borden, General
Agent tor the Pennsylvania Cattle
Insurance Company, One Hundred and
sixteen Dollars, being the amount of
risk taken by said company upon the
life of one certain dark brown Mule,
ma ned kate" mentioned and describ
ed in Policy "No. 00l," bearing date
10Th day of March, 1871.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

"Kate" writes from Bridgeport,
Conn, to a Boston Weekly, saying
81 married where | did not love, and
now | love where | cannot marry, O,
what shall do2' 1t is evident Kate
never heard of Chicago, or she would
not be bothering editors with her
troubles.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
TELEGRAPHlC.

w ASlNblO lON, cuiy
ton special says it is stated that 'ne
president on Saturday, at 2 O'Clock tel
egraphed to the Attorney General 10
make out papers for the pardon of T.
C. Bowen, and forward them to Long
Branch at once. This information
was recei ied by Bowen, and he was
given to understand that if the papers
were sent last night he would be llber>
ated on Tuesday. On the contrary 1t
is asserted that District Attorney Wash
er, who prosecuted the case, and At
torney General Akerman refused to
recommend Bowen's pardon, that the
opinion of the Attorney General, tor'
warded to the president last night was
to that effect. Akerman declined to
give any information whatever when
questioned in regard to the case.
Nashville, July 4th.-A passenger
train on the Nashville and North
western railroad, which left here at
$50 p. m. yesterday, composed OF two
coaches and one sleeping car, met with
deplorab!e accident at Harpeth river
about eighteen miles from Nashville
After the locomotive and baggage car
had crossed the bridge over the river,
the bridge gave way and the remainder
of the train fell with it into the stream.
Fifteen persons, as far as known at
present, were killed and twenty-three
woundcd.
Sioux City, July The steamer
Far West, plying on the Mssourirve''
was attacked by Indians few days ago.
and riddled with bullets.
New York, JulyS "A Washington
special says it is now known here upon
,emi-offical authority that the commis
sioner ofthe internal revenue, General
Pleasanton, has resigned his Office oil
account of misunderstanding between
him and Secretary Boutwell,. As soon
as his Withdrawal was handed in it was
accepted Ivy the President, and General
c. a. Author, of New York, was short
" after ten lerel the position. lie ex-
pressed his inability to serve, however,
andit became necessary to make anoth>
.r selection. No one has yet been
chosen, but it is thought that Deputy
commissioner Douglass will be appoin'
ted.
LONDON, July 8. Count Chambord
is now at Chateau ChambOrl. lie re-
fuses to see the Orleans princes until he
consu.ts the people of Frah1e. Hs
proclamation calling upon the people
to rally arounl the Bourbon throne
creates great excit, ment, and unless
the authorities interfere it will be an
initation of Napo!o)n's Strasbourg
p!D5ramne.
The Times publishes a lettor vindi-
eating the conduct Of United States
Minister Washburn during the siege Of
Paris by the versailists, and stating
in the most positive terms that WASH
burn was never in favor Of communists.
The French national assembly is en-,
gage in the discussion of the bill re-
Gently introduced providing for the
election of the consuls and meneraux,
an fixing day on which the same
shall be held.
Count de Chambord has gone to
u D,,,oo, a., Dol,.;,p,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

People who advertise only once in
three months forget that most folks
can't remember anything longer than
about seven days.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

A contract for furnishing sixty
miles of ties for the Cairo and Fulton
road, thirty miles in Missouri and
thirty miles in Arkansas, has just been
let to Colonel White, of Morley.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

The Missouri, Kan.as and Texas
rosii mas been finished to Pryor creek, a
point thirty-fve miles norlh of Fort
Gibson, and within two hundied miles
of the Texas line.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Rusticus, in commenting upon the
present style of female coifiure, says:
at must be very poor soil that re-
quircs 50 much top-dressing."
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12
s"s rrS BY TELEGRAPH.

Il MEMPHIS, July 2.
734 soi to 2tlc. Flour Sc 50. Corn
sod onn,r 63 to Gic. Hay, mixed S2I. Rrar
c.ui pard II to l2c. Pork, $40 80. B,.
Apd shoulders, Il to &c; sides 81 to 9,s
lies, IS to 81 50.
II ST. Louis, July &.
Cor, ,onr 81 to 81 80 Wheat. 81 I5toi 25
whi bin bulk, 50 to SIC. Oats, 50 to 55c
s,-Nsky, 92". Pork Sl5 80. Bacon
ysnoulders, 7de; Sides . to 9lc Cotton, 2Oe.
20c.
Louisville, July E.
Colton-nidlling held at 2OIc. Flour
extra family, s. % Whisky 9Oc. Corn.
7Jc, shelled: Mess Pork, SIC. Bacon
shoulders, q sides to 9l. Lard, 100 to ia.
Cincinnati, July z.
Cotton -middlng, 2OI to 2Oic. Flour
family, 90 30 to So 75. Corn, 75c. Mess
pork, sl5 30. Lard, 100. Bacon shoulders,
7c' sides, 7lc. Whisky, 81.
New York, July 8.
Gold, ll2s to ll3, Cotton, 2Ill
Liverpool, July 3.
Cotton-middling uplands, 9ld; midding
Orleans, ~ to 9si.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

California will elect State officers,
members of the Legislature and three
congressman on the FIRST Tuesday in
September.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

A light frost was reported last Thurs
day morning about Charlottesville,
Ind.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

"Our soldier statesman, President
Grant. ."-Republieaa.
For what base uses adjectives may be
employed.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Colfax touchingly denies that he has
reconsidered his determination to re,
tire,
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-07-12

Counterfeits are out on the Ninth
National bank of New York.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-12
SIIssoWs AGED LOHER.
KAssed In, Spite OF HcrselG-The Qpeen
OF Song in q Police Court.
From the New York, Sum-

80 teiom 'us W. 80. IT,, o.,
Justice Scolt was yesleIuay ca,eu upun ~ ~
ad)udica,e IN einguIar case, .ine nenoaS ". ",
which, will remain with him as long as ne
lives. The complainant is none otner itnan
Christina Nilsson, the renowned s0mes!Iess,
and the defendant one Charies Ineodole
Busch, a German musician i ., Inree ,e c;a, sc9Ie,
whose heart nao oeeh piercad Will WIN ouEia no
shaf,s until ms ageo neau nau surneu ai ;. nae.
Missions complaInC agsnst .ne sdniie tS sa ,Gxei
was prelefreu Va iom' ala sGe th Wsse mar
the blushng lasnee' ana allea 'he Essex st mar
Ket court roon VIII mus ~. h,,o, ,o,a ,ho
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-12
FRANCBAND THE POPE M
.lslssz 'Fsi -2---.s ~, .A'-a~ -
lTbt.r. .Infervicyved-What He thinks of
the situation In Rome sand tho RT-
mored Flight OF the Pope.
CORRESPONDENCE of the New York worid.l

CORRESPONDENCE OF the New York World.l
PARIS, November 20.
have not said word about the probable
dIoht of the pope to France, because De-
lisyed had evidence that no such event "as
about to take place. How grounded 10 truth,
my opinion was may see from the g,Ior0 too% w
this subject. It is communicated by N: st.
Marc Girardin to the Journal des Qeba's:
I,The instructions have given our represen
tatiyes In Italy In the las think) extremely
improbable fort pe,l probg2&l sTent of the
SPope's askfng an asylum H. trncA are very
simple AndSery clearss Wa.express mo opin-
Ion. no wish, no desire, either one way or
the other, about the resolution the Pope
NAV think proper to take. God will EN-
liphten his vicar by the voice OF events
and We shall not mingle Whit tne voice OF
the French Government. There wi l be on
our side neither insinuati0n, nor suggestion,
nor discussions. All we wish the POPE 10
know thoroughly is, that If he asks asylum
from France ne would be received here with
the most respectful cordially, with the SIN
cerest veneration. He would find safety and
defence everywhere. We tell him this IN The
name of the government, and we know we
speak In the name or France, less some eX-
ceptions who asapply numbers By noise. The
French Government, France, is still, thank
God, sufficiently independent at home and
abroad to be able to procure ior the Pope In.
dependence by hospitality. at this moment
do aot Judge what France has done 10 times
past to procure the Pope's independence by
projection disayow on this subject none
OF my old opinions; and let the good Pope not
dream that the hospitality which we do,
not offer him, but which we sh0ld give
him full and unreserved-let the Pope not
dream that this hospitality would oblige
ma TO the least exertion OF our strength at
home or abroad. No. At home four police
men would suffice 10 marshal IN ribbons
those who came to kneel for his benediction.
He Would be free, absolutely tree, ireeto owe
,,s nothing, soifreel as 10 be able. TO cause us
some petty ecclesiastical embarrassments
easier thsn If he were in the Vatican. He has
bnt 10 speak the word and everything would
be ready to receive hun. at first thought OF
Offering him Avignon, but the monuments
d there retain iradtlous; more than theanhaol-
tants do. Therefore offer him 'the Chateau
de Pau, the chateau of the great King tHenry
Iv) who became Catholic. the moment ne
reaches Civita Vecchia he will find our M
gate; on 1t he would be impregnable. But
once more, do not believe the Pope THINKS
ofiquitting Italy. 1t is enough that ne knows
that he may come to France If he so pleases."
..,...,..--. LEONE EEONI.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-12
LsAD ACCIDENT IN SPARTANBURG
| a Co,oret; .HIan Crushed co Death.
From the carolina spartan.l

from the CaroIoa SPARTAN
' On last Monday our citizens were shocked
nv a horrid catastrophe, produced by the fall-
i1p of the entire brick front Of the new store
hII,dng which ls In course Of construction ION
Main street, east of the Courthouse. between
the store of Messrs. Massie Il Smith and the
law Office OF Messrs. Evins 6 Bomar. Edward
Cleveland, colcred man, was crushed to death
beneath the massive heap OF bricks, which fell
with terrible crash, shocking TO those even
who did not witness the work OF death Whlcn
IL carried with 1t. In q few minutes the orfck
were removed from the spot where Cleveland
was seen standing. and his crushed and nie-
less body was found among the ruins. A
small negro boy. who was standing In front OF
the building miraculously escaped with severe
hut not seyious bruises. This boy was stand
ing where the facing OF one. of the windows
passedi over him, bis body coming IN
contact only with the window sssh:
Had he been one foot to the rlghI
or leff.N he would have shared the awful
fate of Edward Cleveland. A, .gentlema 6y the
name OF Camp, who was passing by, heard
the cracking Of the wall, andsonly had Time
to take shelter behind q large shade Tee
which alone saved his life. he escaped Win
a bruised leg. This building, located at one
Of the most freQuented points on our main
street. and the day being sales-das, and q con-
siderable number of persons on the streets,
person would not have contemplated us falling
Without counting on q, greater destruction OF
lie. hat so few were killed or wounded ID
indeed providentia:. The fear and anxiety OF
those who gathered around Was terrible, moi
knowing who or how many might De ourieu
beneath the rubbish. ,a5a1is' !s'' sf' ''@