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The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08
Servitude.

The information before us, Is TO the effect
that President GRANT has turned Arkansas
over to Senator CLAYTON. Every one who
now holds Federal appointment and does
not wear the Clayton collar, must expect to
have his head severed from his official carcass
Beautiful republic! admirable republican
government! Gin form ~, the fruits Of few
years under the miserable rule Of the rcpub-
lican party. The republicans Of Arkansas
and they are the only officials, now belong to
Mr.. Clayton. He is to dictate every thought
and action, and woe to the unlucky man who
has trace of the spirit of political freedom
in hi, composition, for it will cost linn his Of
flee With the Governor in his pocket and
Grant and bis soldier, at his elbow, Clayton
is now political autocrat of Arkansas.
Now, You republicans, who have dared to
say auCht against Clayton, tremblc for your
fate. Open not your paltry mouths in yindi-
cation Of honesty in office, or in opposition
to fraud, corruption, and open swindlinS
The day of reckoning is not far Off The
champion OF broken pledges is now rampant
Nothing can save you but abicct scrvility,
Let not Democrats th,nk for a moment, that
these gentle.len will not seek salvation by
thus Gowing in submission There will be
no hesitation on their part, We hear OF one
already, high in position, who has siguiied
his Willingness to bow the knee They have
served too long in the political bandits camp,
called the Union League TO hesitate for
a moment, to sacrifice honor, opinions con-
science, to their interests. Many of them
must, of necessity, fail to secure offices, and
after the election they may, quietly, say some
hard things against their kennel keeper, but
before another election they will obey the
lash of the whipping i'm And these claim
the name of republicans! Great God of our
country! win the people permit such men
to rule our country? Heaven forbid!
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

TIE RIGHT SPIRTT.-The editor OF the
Dardanellc Chronicle, after spirited contro-
yersy with the Little Rock Gazette, on the
question Of the new departure" closes A
very sensible article as follows:
"Ies, Brother Blocher, Brother Peek or
brother whoever you may be who controls the
columns OF the Gazette, ii this is what Is meant
by The new deparbre and al that Is meant
we are in, soul and body--if this is what you
mean by proWeSSlre democracy, drive on the
chariot We are ready to take ride. We will
strike hands " ith you till After the hurly-
burly is done, Till after the battle is lost and
won, Here is our hand and with it our
heart till the day after the next presidential
election. Take it, it is offered upon our coun-
try altar. Peace, peace and harmony in our
ranks with shoulder to shoulder breast lined
with breast and shield joined to shield, and
the victory will be ours
Our friend BARRY's heart Is all right al
though at times, under excitement he over
slips the bounds Of prudence. We all have
but one -Radcalism--and let the uni
ted efoIt of every good citizen be given to it,
utter eNtermination Capt. Barry labors un.
der mistoke in supposiug that Mai. T. c
PEEK Is now connected with the Gazette
Maj. Peek has no connection, we are reliably
informed, with the Gazette but Is acting ex.
clusivcly As the Secretary of State Centra
Committee. Mr.. J. n SNYrHEE has editoria
charge Of the Gazette, and conducts its dutic,
with untiriug industry and marked ability
and is entitled to the credit
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

tS- From the Little Rock RsJUbilcdu of
the lst we notice that Col, II. l.. McCoNNELL
who has occupied tho editorial chair of that
paper the past three months, let that morn
ing for Memphis, where he was to meet Sena-
tor Clayton. 1t is rumored that slate has
been fixed up Of the changes to be made in
the Federal offices of the State, who are not
in fellowship win the Minstrel wing Of the
party, Before leaving Little Rock, Mac was
surenaded and made a speech. evil be of
duty two vepks
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pASTARDLY OUTRAGE.
Attempted Assassination of Judge Gil
breath!
HIS HOUSE IS FIRED INTO IN THE NIGHT, AND
ONE BULLET PASSES THROUGH HIS Bed
INTENSE EXCITEMENTl


INTENSE EXCITEMENT
On Saturday night last, about l2 o'clock,
while Judge Gilbreath was in bed aud asleep
with his house doors all open. some wretch
whom it would be base 1attery to call cow
ard, fired several shots from navy revolver
into his room, one of which passed through
the bedstcad in which he was sleeping enter
ing at the foot aud ranging toward the head,
about six inches above the bed clothing, pass
ing within few inches Of his head from his
bed 1t passed on, and buried itself in the bed
IN which his daughter and her little boy were
I sleeping. The Judge was awakened by the
first shot, and Ned through the back door
when n charge OF buck shot was fired at him
from shot gun. Fortunately for the Judge,
as well as the parties who nstiguted the at
tack, he was not hit.
The only cause for this attack is, that the
Judge had imprisoned W.. .Gilllaud for con-
tempt. The utmost excitement was mani
Tested by our citizens on sunday. as the news
of the outrage spread from house to house
and, as II by common consent, the respOnsi.
bility was all laid to the door Of two or three
men, with unanimity rarely equallcd.
The feeling is quite prevalent throughout
the county that such conduct as this cannot
be tolerated in a civilized country, and it re-
quires but few words to induce the people
to mete out swift and summary punishment
upon the Williams, as well as their aiders anC
abettOrS.
! The Echo further says that:
| 4 call has been issued for a mass meeting
| Of the citizens Of this county, at the court
/ house, next Saturday, at IL o'clock. We ap
! peal to all the law abiding citizens to attend
/ Calm, prudent counsel is needed, and every
/ citizen is interested. With the officers Of thC
/ law, whose duty it is 10 enforce the law anC
preserve the peace, arrayed against the courts
and its DEGREES deiiantly set at naught-witI
bold attempts at the cold-blOoded aSsassina
/ tion OF our civil magistrates--with threat
| against the lives Of OtherS-With open. bare
faced predictions that " brains will be spilled
before the county records. the property ofth
people, will be restored to their proper Gus
todian, and that a body OF men are ready Il
any time to enter the town and teardOWn tn
Jail To release u certain priSOneT-With such
condition of affairs, it behooycs the good citi
2ens to take counsel for the security and safe
~ of Themselves and their families, as well a
to preserve the fair name Of the community
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REMEDY ros CsArtSe ~-ITse alum "

REMEDY roE CHArtNG. - Use alum va,
ter; nothing is better n, n remedy and
also rs a preventive, than lotion OF al.
um in water. 1t should be applied wlth
a soft linen or cotton rag might, before
retiring. a piece Of falum, as large as a
hazel nut, dissolved'in half pint of wa.
ter, Is sufficient. 1t will quickly heal ex.
coriated skin, and harden the unabraided
cuticle. The e of this for years, with
the most beneficial results, is sufficient
authority for the trial of this simple
remedy, 1t is good also for tender feet
and soft corns.
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. PULASKI COUNTY MovING.-Thc Democra-
cy Of Pulaski County have called Il mass
meeting for the more thorough organization
Of the party, at Little. Rock ON the 4th day
of September. Hon. Il, 4. HOWARD, oneoi
the most promising young democrats in the
State, is to speak. Let the bali roll on till
every county and township in the State is
thoroughly alive to the important work be-
f,ro Them
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johnson County to the Front

The masses of the people of johnson Coun
iy, opposed to the present rulers of the State,
II will be noticed by Card of the Chairman
of the County Committee, in our paper, are
preparing for vigorous campaign. Let
there be harmony and thorough organization
all along the line. All good men have but
one object to obtain-relief from the burdens
andsnisrulc Of radicalism, State and Nation
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

ED- We direct special attention to the al.
ycrtIscment in our paper OF the "universi-
" Of Nashville This is one Of the oldest
apd best Institutions In the country. The
annual session of 1871. ~, opens Sept. 4, ISL.
The Law Department session, commences
Monday, Oct. 4, 1871 and ends June J, 1872.
The large numberof 4s2 students were in at
tendance nj the last session. Gen. 4. KIRBY
SMiru. II al the head of the University
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sdy- The Duyal Journal takes us to task for
copying a noticed the State Agricultural
Society, of theirs, in our paper without due
credit. 1t was an accidental omission. In
the hurry of getting to press, and wishing to
call attention to the Society that week, we
clipped the article in question, cutting off
two or three lines, and adding the credit by a
pasted slip, but somehow it got detached, and
we had not noticed the fact until our atten-
ton was called to it by the Journal
We give due credit to the journal. We fire.
quently notice extracts copied from the Press
in our exchanges, without credit but never
supposed they meant to appropriate them
willfully without credit, concluding it was
an oversight. If Intentional we admired
their good taste and judgement in making
use Of our articles, and we say nothing. 1t
is all wrong, however give credit to whom
credit is due.
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MONTICELLO, Aug. /, 1871.

HoN. JAS Brooks: There was an at.
tempt made last night to assassinatc
Hon. f. A, Fulton. by John + Murray,
(colored), imported from Chicago fol
that purpose, so believed here. Murray
is now confined in the county Jail, await.
ing trial. Fulton ives shot in the bsck
The ball passed through the left lung,
and he is considered in dangerous con-
dition.
There is warrant out now for the ar
rest Of Hon, Herbert Marr, as accessory
to the deed, Great excitement is exist
ing here on account of the crime among
all classes, both white and black.
(Signed) c. II. MAScEs.
Fulton ia colored man, member OF
the last legislature and supported the
" Brindle Tail " faction Of the Rcpubli.
can party Marr is n white man, member
from the same county, aud present super
ntendent of public instruction for the
Tenth judicial district
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

Ef'- 1t is thought n million bushels OF
wheat will be harvested in the Walla
Walla valley Of Oregon, realizing = rev.
enuo of 100000 in gold
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

~" Gen. PlcR0s, with his presses and Of
iice for his new paper AZ Fort Smith, passed
up on the Little Rock Sunday.
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AITEMrT AT ASSASSINATION.

The editor Of the Journal this morn
ing received the following communica-
ton from Hon. + II Mances Of MCnti-
cello, Drew Co. The Journal says, shock
ing as is the announcement the authority
is of a character that precludes u doubt
Of the facts stated.
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08

t9y- j. II ROGERS, Esq one oCthc talented
rising young lawyers of the bar at Fort Smith
vas in our city on Wednesday.
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FORT SMITH, ARK


/ would respectfully call the attention of
the citizens of Crawford, Washington and
Benton counties and public generally, to our
large and well selected Stock of Staple and
Fdacy Dlu Goods, Dress Goods, IrimmiHgS,
LaceS, Groceries, Hlrdlcare, QUeeas1care, Glass
,oqre Boots and Shoes, Hats &c. Also, Can
ton Mattings and Oil Cloths, which
we are now receiving by every boat.
These Goods were all bought when goods
and cotton were at their lowest figures, and
we feel confident that we can and will sell
them at lower prices than ever before offered
in this market.
Our stock will be found full and complete
in all its branches. Our motto is
"SnlaH Profits and quick Sales
and our terms,
POSITIVELY CASH.
Give us call and you will be satisfied
that WE MEANswHAT WE SAY.
NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.
Very respectfully,
ii. A. MEYER.
Cor Howard-st and Gar. Ave.
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Sabbath School Picnic,

The Van Buren sabbath School, will have
a Pie Me on Wednesday next, to which we
cordially invite all friends who desire to
spend pleasant day in The country to be
present with us. Convcyances will be pro-
vided for Il G members Of the School. All
other persons will provide their own. The
School will meet at the Methodist Church at
s O'Clock, prompt Wednesday morning.
CHAs. + HARVEY, Superintendent.
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LITTLE ROCK, Aug t.

Es- We get the following by way Q.
St IOuis.
The Van Buren press., 1871-08-08
Public Mass Meeting of Johnson County

All opposed to Radicalism, as exhibited by
the corruption and pecuation Of the present
Administration, both State and National are
hereby requested to meet their fellow citi-
zens at GLARS VILE, on Saturday. Sept
81, 1871.
BY order Ex. COMMITTEES
JOHN W. MAY, Chairman.
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ID CoII,s Nsw Advertisement.
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IRISH.
PreparalIoHs for the. Celebration Of ST.
PatFlok's Day.


st. Pstrick's Day this year falls on the
18th Of March and on Friday Of this week,
That day Is AZ much Of a national holiday
here as tt ever was in Ireland, because our
Irish felloW-CitiZens are remarkable for
so much vim, such Dig natures and whole
sOuled energy, that they manage to make
their enthusiasm contagious. Friday next
will therefore be q holiday in Memphis
a holiday Of no mean magnitude. The
preparations are already perfected. The
atDernlan Society, the Oldest and most
respectable Irish organization in the
city, acts as a sort of master spirit in this.
The programme is simple, though extern
sive. In the FIRST place, there viii be a
procession with bands, banners, notices,
etc. The Hibernians, the Irish Literary
Association, the Emmett Guards, the So
dality, the Knights Of st. Patrick, and all
the other Irish societies will participate.
There viii be a ball in the evening.
Bishop Fitzgerald, of Little Rock, will
preach at nOOn in st. Patrick's Church 10
the CelebratOrs Of the day.
LECTURE AT ST. PETERS.
In the evening, Father Byrnes viii de-
liver 8 lecture on Ireland, - in st. Peters
Church. IL may be proper to state that
the collection TO be taken up at st. Peters
that evening will be for the benefit of the
Orphan Asylum. Besides being a fluent
and pleasing speaker, Father Byrnes is a
deep searcher into Irish and other antiq-
Uities. His lecture on Ireland may, there
fore, be expected to be q thing Of elegance
and learning, well worth listening to.
There is no doubt that the splendid choir
Of st. Peters will treat the congregation
to a few pieces Of Irish music, which,
though set TO words that cannot strictly
be called holy, yet is holy itself, mas
much as il speaks of those fine feelings Of
the heart that reach perfection only in
true and noble nEtures.
TEE LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
The members of the Irish Literary AS
ISOLATION, after celebrating the day &C.
c0rding to the above programme, will re-
tire, with austere and aristOcrstic exclu-
~siveness, to their hall, and celebrate"
the memories of Irish genius, in wit, in
in song and In music. It has
been the custom of this hOurishing sOci-
ETY. 20 do unusual honor and homage to
the great departed genius Of Ireland.
That custom will be kept up this year
with, if possible, additional glory.
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TIE NORTH AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF NEW YORK.

We take pleasure in calling the attsn-
ton OF our readers 10 the NINETY-FIFTH
s~ENI-ANNUAL STATEMENT Of this sterling
old cOmpsny, showing assets OF owe
three-quartsrs Of a million dollars in solid
assets, When it is taken into considera-
ton thstt the past year Wss rather a try
ing one for underwriters, the success
achieved by the North American can be
considered remarkable, and is eminently
due TO the care and supervision exercised
Ovar its business by It's officers, Messrs.
&. W. Blocker, the President who has
been in the service Of the Ompa for
nearly fifty years., r. II. Carter, Secrs-
tary, and J. Griawold, General Agent,
with their assistants, forming together q
corps not surpassed by any company in
the country. The North American has
long enjoyed an envisble reputation for
the fidelity and prOmptness which
pervadas is transactions throughout. It's
rates of premium are as low as common
surste with perfect safety, and losses are
adjusted promptly and equitsbly, and
paid 80 the agency where policies are is
sued.
The COmpsny's interests in Memphis
are in the hands Of our friends, II. T..
TOmlinsOn & Co, No. II Madison street.
Mr.. TOmlinsOn has for the past eight
years been identified with Memphis, and
achieved in that time an enviable reputa-
uOn as an underwater. He is fair and
square in his dealings, prompt In the adj
lustment of losses, generous to q fault
and q Memphian by large investments, in
many home enterprises. TOmlinson will
never do half as we'll as we wish him. His
enterprise and business tact are 8 psrpet-
usl example to younger men.
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sessed Of devils" There being no visible
Gauss' what could it be- but sspirst OF the
We are all disposed either to denv b
Well-attested facts as these or others like
them, or else, like the Africans. bslieve
them TO be supsrhuman. TocharRe hun .
pug, ~eoIlusious fraud, or, accept them -
proofs, strong as Holy Writ, Of the pres
encs OF spirits.
The Brinkley ghost story. in which
many take an interest, may be. an
doubtless is, an unmixed, silly humbug
or a revelation Of honest facts, PrObabie
facts and palpzble frauds have stood side
by side, and stalked hand In hand bv
moonlight, in all times Of ghostIv emf
denies. But in either sqent-fraud or
fact-thst disembOdied spirits, fmmatsrial
essences, shadows unreal, as we on earth
count realities without form or substance
" local hahltatiOu or that these
pointed with solemn pOmp and shadow
tipped fingers TO a PTeseTUe jar, and then
retired to some ghOstly eminsnce TO grin
at the gaping crowd, excited by the mo
mentous disclosures OF a preserve Jar
why, believe, who viii Perhaps it Is
better to believe that than to believe
nothing,
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CrImInaI C-aart-FnppIn. Iudas.

The following cases are set for trial
during the week: 1876. go Fuller, keeping
d gaming house; l6l, J NJ SchOOles, selling
liquor Ia place of amusement; 429, W +
Goodyear, letting house for purposes OF
prostitution; $40, Michael Foley, extOr-
ton; 5S2, Angelo Marie, carrying CON
cesl5d weapons; Gle, Angelo Marie, as
sault with intent 10 kill; GA, John Hill,
murder; l016, John Smith, carrying con
cgalsd weapons; 1929, Charles Collision,
murder; 1886, John COsgrOve, murder;
1896, Moses Bolton, jr., malicious trespass;
1917. William BridgsWaIsr, grand larceny;
1893, James Dunniger, robbery llO3, John
Bel, robbery; llO5, Charles Smith, petit
larceny; HOS. James Upton, robbery:
lllg, VIM Foster, falling to settle as ad-
ministraJOr; lI2l, VIM Brown, same;
1924, W B Gre8nlsw, same; lI30, E 5
Hammond, same; ll53, James Gallagher,
same; ll35. Fred Cole, assault and bat
terry; 1856. Fred Cole, carrying concealed
weapons; lI65, Louis Lazz2retti, fail
ing to settle as administrator;
lis0, Louis A Parker, bigsmy;
ll97, Thos LahiG, violating revenue law;
l237, J n Earrls, violating revenue law;
1857, Wm Fisher, receiving stolen goods;
q ID Irwin, receiving stolen goods; II
Eschman, retailing on Sunday; 90 Lucs-
RIM, retailing; George Nesbitt, retail
ing; John Oakley, retailing; + Lszzs-
reua, retailing A Lena, retailing; Il
Weatherbee, retailing; - Perstti, re-
failing; Jacob StOrtz, retailing; + Seibert,
retailing; p Duaey, retailing, II Heuck,
retailing; Wolf Whitman, retailing; Geo
keefe, retailing; Bingham, retailing;
ING Marie, retailing; H Aehle, retailing;
- Myers, retailiugg Church, retailing:
q Csrhuns, malicious mischief; John "A
Levy, violating r6venu8 law: Julian Bed
ford, carrying concealed weapons; J q
horne, carrying C0lCsalsd weapons; John
Kelly, carrying concealed weapons; John
Kelly, assault with intent 10 murder; p
n BUrkett, assault with intent to muir
der; Michael M~EloWney, assault with in
tent to murder; w y Roberts, murder:
r Savage, murder; 2 + Sullivan, muir
der; Henry Clay, robbery; Larry Glib
bOns, assault with intent TO murder; Ed
assault with intent to murder;
MOIlis Jones, robbery; Chss Elish, lie
gal cohsbiting; David Marsh, robbery;
James S~ChO0ies, carrying concealst!Wea
pOns. Witnesses in any of the above
cases must be- in attendance promptly.
on bond must also aDDegr-
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GRAVEs-PosToN
The Old Excitement Reylved-Ths Case
Brought into GoaFt Again, Large
and Fresh as Ever.
The Ground to be Travelled Over Again
MOfs Argument, Hars Witnesses,
More Excitement

TEE REASONS FOR ASKING A NEW TRIAL,
The case of Graves and Poston was
again before the Criminal Court yestsr-
day, on a motion for a new trial. The
counsel for the defense now are Messrs,
Humes, Sale, Young and Bullock. The
grounds for asking a new trial are
numerous. They may be put down cate
gOrically as follows:
Frstly-The judge did not charge cor
UsCtly as to the law of alb.
Sec0ndiy-One of the counsel for the
defense was refused q hearing by the
Thirdlv-The officers in charge Of the
Jury were not sworn.
Fourtbly-Hinted that the jury was
tempered with.
Fifhly-One of the Witnesses Costello,
is an alien.
Sixthly-Another OF the jurors, Swee-
uev, is not a free holder, and therefore
unfit to sit on a jury according TO the law.
John Bullock was the first witness put
on the stand. He saw no had been as
signed a certain branch of the case, the
principal part Of which was hunting up
points of law, that he was unfit to speak
At the time his turn same around, but OW-
ing TO the earnest solicitations Of Mrs.
Graves he resolved TO deliver a speech
"W IT WOULD Kill Me-"
That when he offered TO speak, he would
not be allowed by the Judge.
He was cross-eXsmined at length by
General Wright, in the course Of which
be denied that he had given up the case
for a bad job. He was going TO stick to it
till the defendants were
FREED OR HUNG.
He denied that he kept away from the
Court because he was not paid up" ex-
nT.F-1H 80 Eau---hr - that no $4,000 -
him in the case and the reason why he
did not make his appearance in Court
more frequently during the trial.
Colonel Avery, Clerk of the Court, and
his assistant, Mr.. Capsrs, we're sworn, and
they testified that it is part of the routine
business of the court to "swear in" the
officers that get charge Of juTies; that
they had no distinct recollection Of going
through the performance in this case, but
they had no doubt that the usual ceremo-
MES had been gone through in this as in
every other case, They knew nothing Of
any "tampering" with the jury by means
of newspapers or otherwise.
Sam. Tighe, 10 OF the jury, was inter-
rOgated. He said that there was no out
side influence brought to bear upon the
jury thag he knew of. There were no
papers allowed in there. Their verdict
was fixed up half an hour after they had
retired, but they kept arguing about the
question whether they should recommend
the prisoners TO mercy until halfpast 10
O'Clock.
Charles Stewart, a Deputy Sheriff in
Of the jury, was examined as to
whether any influence had been allowed
reach the jury from without in the
way Of visitors, papers, documents, etc. 4?
No, there had not.
The case was continued over to Friday
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