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The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

kF In'Georgia recently white man
and coiored woman, who had been
married under a license duly issued by
the Ordinary, were in State court con-
victed of adultery and sentenced to i'm
prisonment, on the ground that marriages
between the white and black races are
forbidden by State statue, and are there
fore illegal and void. They sued out a
writ of haJeas corpus, and had their case
taken before Judge Erskine Of the United
States District Court, claiming that the
law under which they had been convicted
was in contravention OF the first section
Of the Fourteenth Amendment, which
provides that no State shall make or en-
force any law which shall abrdge the
privileges or immunties Of any citizens
of the United States. Judge Erskine de-
cidsd that the validity of the statute in
question had not been affected by the adj
option Of the amendment, and that the
pretended marriage Of the parties was H.
legal, and their conviction just and pro
per under the laws. According to this
decision, the marriage Of a white man to
q black woman is neither n privilege nor
a right ~ Y. Sun.
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ET "What's the matter. Uncle Jerry ?"
said Mr.. ----, as old Jeremiah r. was
passing by growing most furiously.
a Biatterl' said the old man, stopping
short: "why here I've been Juggling water
oil tho morning for Dr. Cs. wife to wash
with, and what dye spose ] got for iti"
"Why, suppose about ten cents, an.
swered Mr. "Ten cents! She told me
the Doctor would phil tooth for me
some time.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24
First in The Field.

Mr.. JAMES d, HAWKINS, it will will be no.
ticed, announces himself a candidate for City
Marshal, at the approaching election MIR.
HAWKINS Is one Of our beat young men,
prompt and reliable and would make capt.
tai officer, and we commend him to the voters
Of the city without regard to politics.
Capt. wM BowriN. who has made one of
the best end most efficient Marshals the City
has ever had, declines to be candidate for
reelection.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

TExAs.-The people of Texas have
redeemed their State from the hands Of
the csrpet-baggers, The news is that the
Democrats elect all four of the members
OF Congress, and that the majority in the
State is 10000.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

tEGen. JAS. + AGAIN, of Little Rock, drop
pod in our office on Monday. The General 10
agent Of several Of the best Insurance Com
panies In the country and will present them
to the favorable consideration OF our citizens.
lie proceeded on to Fort Smith, but will re-
turn to our town in a few days, and we Aope
to see more Of him.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

IL Messrs. STACY, HANEY and MEADE,
connected with the l.. r. & +. S. Railroad
Company, were in our city last week on busi
ness OF the road. They have been over the
entire line Of heroad, making an examina-
tioA of the work, and talk somewhat sncour-
agely Of the prospect Of resumption Of work
on the road.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 1871

FRIDAY, oct. ~, 1871
Conference met according to adjournment,
Bishop H. n. McTyre presiding.
Conference was opened with religious SER
vices by Rev j. &. Daily. Roll called by the
Secretary. Minutes read and approved.
The examination OF the characters Of Ed
ers resumed Rev. b. f. Hall character pass
cd aud transferred to the White River Com
ference. Rev H. A. Barnett located at his
own request
Rev, Z. c. Jones contiued on the supsrnu-
merarv list.
The characters of SlI the Elders passed.
The examination Of the characters Of the
undergraduates were taken up.
Rev. Nathaniel Futrel passed first and Sec
ond years.
G. Ill. Ford passed and continued in third
year.
w. Il. Whlttenburg passed second year and
elected to Deacon's order.
G. +. Fair passed and continued Deacon
one year
W. }. Dodson passed first year.
T. A. TAFT, Local Elder, passed second year.
Ahos' - Reyholus passed ana continued on
first year.
s. ii. Babcock passed fourth year and elec-
ted to Elders order
r. A. Allison passed and continued OH su-
pernumerary list.
W. Corley Local Deacon, passed fret year
Jerome Harrelston passed first and second
years and elected to peacon's orders
|. T. Rice passed aud continued Deacon
ofone year.
Hour for adjournment having arrived, Con-
ference adjourned by bensdction to meet
Tomorrow morning at So o'clock, a. u1.
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II Capt. JEFF BALDWIN spent a day or
two with Us last week. Capt JEFF, left his
"fest At Lewisburgh, to which point he re-
turned on Saturday, to await "the moving Of
the waters"
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

tE Judging from the resolution Of the
celorsd citizens of Fort Sruith, the Patriot
does not find "wool" pulling so easy an oc-
cupation s anticipated.
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SATURDAY, Oct. q, 1871.

'F"'N"phi, !, WV 81 lo1i.
Conference met according to adjournment.
Bishop II, N. MeTyre presiding
Conference was opened with religious SER
vices by Kew. L, c. Jones
On motion the calling Of the roll Of mem
bers was dispensed with during the remain
der Of the session.
Minutes read and approved.
The examination of the characters Of the
undergraduates resumed.
j. NJ. King character passed and dlscontin-
ued at his own request
G. Il. Brice passed first and second years
and elected to Deacon's orders.
JAS. A. Walden passed second year and
elected to Deacon's orders.
Vanburen Tate passed and continued in
third year.
j. ii. Hall passed first year.
f.. Dawn passed first and second year
Ak. Mathews passed and located at his
own request.
Jas. NJ. Shinn, W. II II. Oyl.r, Jas. Cruise,
G. ODanielS, Thos. Sutton, NJ. w. Vance, W.
II. McVay, j. j. llinson and W +. Baxter.
were elected to Local Deacons orders. Also
Ruben Carter, colored, elected to Local Dea-
cons orders.
Ii. NJ. Redus and j. G. Hawkins elected to
Local Elders orders.
W. j.. Whittcnburg, T. A. TaG, G R. Brice
andJ A. Walden received into full connec-
tlon.
Jas l.. Hays, Jss. c. Daily and Z. NJ. Col
lum admitted on trial.
The hour Of adjournment having arrived,
Conference adjourned by benediction, to
meet Morning at sIs O'Clock, a. m.
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II Col Gro. Il. WHITE the best Recorder
the City have ever had, is again candidate
Tor reelection. We here of no opposition.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

IL Mr.. d. Dickson returned home from
the East on Sunday. We are indebted to him
for late papers.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

nS- We are authorized to announce JAMES ID.
HAWKINS asa Candidate for City Marshal at the
approaching election.
eE- We are authorized 10 announce GEORGE =.
I WHITE asa Candidate Of Town Recorder, at the
approaching election.
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&c O 0 /
lady rider, q ''
"man rider, y
.boy rider, under IL years saaoie
TOURNAMENT.
Successful Knight crowns Queen Of Hon
or.
Second successful Knight crowns FIRST
Maid Of Honor.
Third successful Knight crowns Second
Maid of Honor.
Fourth successful Knight crowns Fourth
Maid Of Honor.
MASQUERADE RIDING.
Rest character rider, TO be judged by a
committee Of ladies.
Slow Mule Race-Suitable premium
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ET The Rev. II. II. Withers, breaches at
the Methodist church tonight.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

tE- We are pleased to notice the safe arri-
val home Of Capt. J. Q. CuuRcruL and iami-
y.
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- The New York Sun tell us that in
his early days poker was a favortc diver
sion with Gen. Grant. We are inclined
to think it is favorte diversion with him
Jet, AT any rate there is no doubt that
he will leave the White House with ful !
nd.-Louisuille Courier-Journal.
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with this Conference In building up our Con-

with this Conference In building up our Con-
ference school at Quitman.
Resolred, That the resolution adopted At
the las. session CT the Conference, Exsag the
Law representation in the District Conferences
be so amended as to make all the official
members Of the Quarterly Conferences mem-
bers of the District Conference.
Report Of the committee on books and perl
odicals received and adopted.
Report of tho committee on Sunday school
received, amended and adopted.
N. B. Pearson. character passed and his re-
lation changed from Superannuate to Super
nume.ry.
Report of Joint Board Of Finance, received
and adopted.
Claims Of breaches on conference el5.5o1 90
Receipts lO,oll w
Dedcietes 5,49l no
Collected OF bishops claim 431 ~
Collected on conference fund. Z3S W
Resolution adopted rendering the thanks OF
this Conference to the Rev. j. j. Roberts,
chairman of the joint board of finance for the
prompt and efficient manner In which he has
discharged his duties for tn. last four years
Resolutions adopted tenderinS the thanks
of the Conference to the members Of the Pres
byterian Church for the use Of their church
during the Conference; also to citizens OF
Van Buren, and vlcenity, for the kind and
hospitable manner in which they have enter
tanned the members OF this Conference during
their stay among them, and also to the good
friends in the country who have taken such
good care Of the horses.
And to Mr.. J. 4. Dunham OF the Press, for
his kind proposition to publish the proceed
ings Of this Conference.
Conference adjourned by bsnediction, t.
meet at 2,s o'clock at the NJ. L. Chcrch.iss,4
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24

tE Mr. Il. c. POWELL, We are pleased to
see back at his old stand looking WELL
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Special Notice,

nereoy Notify all persons who have un-
=. settled Book Accounts with me to come
III anu settle. by note or otherwise, at once
,ho anu save costs, as will surely place them in
attended to. N''''' u ho'
as am now selling Goods exclusively for
.Aon or PRODUCE. all old accounts MUST
be settled mp,
april II, 1871. NJ tyrcrr
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Notice..

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
~ signed will present a petition to the Hon
orable County Court. of Crawford county,
Arkansas, at the next January Term thereof
praying that change may be made in the
Road leading from Van Burcn, to Moore s
Rock. commencing at or near the corner Of
the Field of James Hawkins and running due
South to Rose Lake thence South East
olono O.. ID Lake to the line dividing sec.
and : thence East on said section line, divid-
ing section &. s AM. 9,3 and 10 until it in
tersccts said road.
JAS. II. HUCKLEbhRRf, ct. al
Van Buren,, Ark, oct. % n.
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tE- The following original gingle from, the
Chicago Republican, reminds us Of the Hap
py Family "in Sebastian County -

"Thcre wonst was two eats at Kilkenny,
Each thought there was one cat too many;
So they duarrelcd and ft,
They scratched and they bit,
Till. excepting their nsils
And the tips Of their tails,
Instead of two cats there warn't any"
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"A love letter picked up in Spring
field had the following paragraph: my
best loved one. chewed the postage STAN p
on your last letter all to thunder, because
l knew you licked it on.
The Van Buren press., 1871-10-24
MONDAY. October % 1871.

MoNDAf. OctoDcr s3 1871.
sla o'clock A. NJ, Conference met according
toadjoarnment Bishop II. n. McTyre pre-
siding.
Religious services by :. ID. Gains.
Minutes reall and approved.
Samuel McCurdy from the NJ. f. Church
credentials As elder, recognised and subject to
be employed BY the presiding elder.
Next Annual Conference to be held ct Ben
tonville.
Committee on education made their re port
received and adopted.
BY permission Of the Conference Rev. Z. a
Moses addressed the Conference ou the i'm
portance of endowing and building up the
Quitman Colle& &under the fostering care Of
the Conference. The following resolutions
adopted:
Rssoired, That Rev. J. NJ. Harrell superin-
terdant of the Indian Mission Conference, be
invited to use bis influence and cooperate
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Abstract of the Minutes of the Annual
Conference Of n. E. Church, South,
Assembled ct Van Ecron.
VAN BuKrs, Ark, Oct. Is, ISL.

The Annual Conference Of the NJ. +.
Church, South. convened this morning at 8
o'clock. A. NJ in the Presbyterian Church,
Bishop II. n. McTrRE presiding.
Conference was opened with religion, ser
vices by the Bishop.
The roll called by the former Secretary, Rev
II. X. VI ithsrs.
There was very full attendance both Of
Clerical and Layman.
Rev. G. II. Gregory elected Secretary.
Revs. II. r. withers and II. N. Grsdade As.
sistant Secretaries.
NJ w. Steele, lay man. elected Reporter.
The Conference then proceeded to business
Committees were appointed on the following
subjects; Public Worship Sunday Schools
Education, Books and Periodicals and Tenn
perance.
The hour of meeting and adjournment Of
tho Conference, was fixed at sl1a O'Clock A. NJ.
and IL NJ.
Rev. 5. d. Gaines transfer from the Hell
ston to this Conference.
X. w. Blew, Associate publisher Of the
Western Methodist, and Rev, j. NJ. Harrell, SUI
psrintendent Of the Indian Mission Confer
ence. were introduced to the Conference and
invited to seats.
The examination Of the characters of Ed
ers were taken up.
The hour Of adjournment having arrived,
Conference -adianrned- ~. ueneaiction, to
meet tomorrow morning at sla O'Clock 1. NJ.
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 1871.
At Sls O'Clock, A. NJ, Conference met ac
cording to adjournment, Bishop IL. n. Nc
Tyre presiding.
Conference opened with religious services
Roll called. Minutes read and approved.
Rev ii. Puckett transfer from South Geor-
gia, and Rev. +. Hall, transfer from the Lit
tie Rock Conference. were introduced to the
Conference by the Bishop.
A report from the Trustees ofOuitman Col
legc was read, showing the school to be in a
very prosperous condition and an increased
and growing interest in the school, The re-
port, with other papers, referred to Commit
teo on Education.
The examination Of the characters of Ed
ers were resumed.
Rev stephen Parrish placed on the super
annuated list. Rev. John Burly placed on
the snpernumerary list.
Rev. W. NJ. Mathews located at his own re-
quest.
The hour OF adjournment having arrived
Conference adjourned by benedlction TO meet
tomorrow morning at So o'clock, q. IN.
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New Goods
J. NEAL e. CO.,

A RE now receiving their FALL and WIN
IA TER SroCK OF GOODS, to which they in
vte the attention of purchasers.
oct. PHI.
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Pay for the Pre".
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-09
stablished in 1840.
TIE OfFUIvA WEEKLY COURIER
shi 4. 4. HhRhIG6 HzaiR46s. EDrroa. .s1
" WI; p. p sll4'w'rI.L CALDWELL lLooai Editor.
Thursday, 4 Fsbruaryi 9Th, 1871

From the Friday's daily, February ,.
Tomorrow tho 4th inst, two mis-
take not, the people Of Cedar Rapids
vote upon the proposition Of lsHying
: tax pfope and one-half per cent in
aid oftths Cedar Rapids 4 81. Louis
r. 4. Wc shall await newAot the
result cf this vote with. great Rntsr-
est, for though we voted the same tax
hers last Monday, We know from the
best authority thst the building
the road depends very much
if not entirely upon success-
ful vote in Cedar Rapids and
other places along the line.-
This gap of rosd between this city
and Cedar Rapids oorpleted, the
coming season, gives q continuous
line Of road from Dubuque To ST.
Louis, also = connectou at Cedar
Rapids with the road north to st.
Paul, We hope the success We
initiated last Monday will receive no
check elsewhere. We mnst have
this work 60 forward TO completion
this yssr. It ID the all important
enterprise which 10 TO continue, for
1871, the steady march Of progress
with Ottumwa and Surrounding
country. e
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oTTuAwA NAf11O COUNTY IOWA s

Wc notice Senator Harlan has
laid before the Senate : petition ask
ing for reliefto thousands of settlers
~ the upper Dcs Moines valley, who
have been disposssssed oftheir homes
and lands, upon which they had
settled in perfect good faith many
years ago. This iss move Id the
right direction. These settlers took
up their lands supposing that ! U.
9, patent was certainly good, and
bnilt themselves in many instances
good houses and barns, broke, and
fenced these lands and cot out fruit
trsss, and made Ill the improve.
ments psrtaining "a oindustricus aad
good hasbandry, and finally Il
'turns outthat the Government had.
heretofore granted these sams lsads
TO . corporation. Simple justice
loudly demands that the govern.
ment should make ample rspsration
and that without stint. Indeed IL
will stand ~ . burning zdisgracs II
the government docs not promptly
and fully make liberal repAration 10
these greatly injured parties.
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The bill repeating the income tax
originating in the Senate, and passed
BY that body, it is claimed, is i'm.
proper, because bills relating to rev.
enue, cannot, under the constitution,
originate in the Senate. See part of
Section z, Article |, of the Constitu-
tion, which reads thus:
"All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House of Represen-
-tatives; but the Senate may propose
or concur with amendments, as on
other bills"
Whether this BE- fatal to the bill or
not, we are satisfied that no bill can
be passed at this session repeating
this tax in the popular branch of
congress. Coming more frequently
and immediately from the people ~
do the members of the House, they
feel more keenly the present voice Of
the people upon this subject, which
We think is against its repeal.
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General butler and our friend
Judge Loughridge Of the Judiciary
Committee of the House, stand side
hy side and boldly announce that un-
der the l4ih amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution the women OF tho
country are now legal voters; that
the right is fully theirs by the or
ganio law of the land, and cannot be
abridged. Both of these gentlemen
are skilled in the law, and no doubt
take this advanced ground as tho re.
suit of honest opinion. Certainly,
the brilliancy, beauty and blandish-
monts Of the distinguished metropo.
Titan ladies, Mrs. Victoria G. Wood
hull and Miss Tennie q. Claflin, vino
appeared before tho Committee,
could not have warped the sound
jungmeat Of two SO distinguished
lawyers. Unquestiorably there is
room for debate on this question, at
least, in favor of the ladies.
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Beginning Lifo on tho Rum.

60G1nnln& Lilo on tho Kun.
When We chronicled the wedding
of that romantic couple on tho ID.
N. v. Exprsss train, We know s0me-
body would think up something To-
match il. or leave it IN the larch.
It has been done. In tho Cincin-
natl Chronicle of the Gath. We find the
record OF little affair that trans
pircd on tho Panhandle railroad.
On the Friday evening preceding,
whom the express train was betwecns
Steubenyillc and Dcnnison, conduc-
tor Drury was notified that = lady
passenger desired 10 speak with him.
Upon arriving at her side no found
her evidently in some trouble and
embarrassment. To his Affirmative
responss TO the query, whether he
was . married man, the lady stated
that she was on her way from Gin
cinsti to meet her husband id New
York, and that . crisis was impcnd.
ing, involving the appearance Of an
additional passenger. This clarified
the conductor, Of course, but, with
heart Is big as an elephant, he set
TO workt to make the lady comfort.
able. All the passengers we're has
6ly shu6led into another car, and
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or later be met. ~ In the mean whiis
the pioneorstin this dirsction will bs
sure Of their reward il These vast
prairies have becn given Us as fair a.
man ever locked npon, btt. the
Gixsr has'lsft some things lbr man to.
DO besides 70 destroy, One of these
things is tree planting. When shall
ws begin together and in earnestIf->,
Interior ~ 3 iA' aiisss'AsEo !,
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The Cb,ceso Republican says the
chagriu OF the st, Louis Democrat
over the election Of Frank Blair to
the Ssnate-an event which is but
the natural result Sits own political
engineering lis strongly suggestive
Of q little story which Mr.. Lincoln
used TO tell when he wanted 10 IL
lustrste . marked case Of parental
repudiatiou. II was that Of BiA
Reynolds mare. This anninnsl had
just passed through the psiss and
perils Of maternity. and wAs about to
indulge in its joys and its bopes,
when, booking around, ,she beheld in
her offspring tho unsightly form Of
a mule sols. She prieksd mp her
ears, ran off, and wa nsscr after
ward been or heard Of but herowner
was beard 10 remark thatsks . nssdn't
have bsen SO uppish about the mat
.er, for she alone wss to biams for it.
The Democrat is lettsto mako the
aDDIlCAtlOD. .---sss+----s
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The Railroad war in Appanoose
county 10 in stats quo, and seems only
to be Numbering. Tho claimants,
who are the belligerent party in this
9as, VFeis Csntertillc on Friday,
ID fcrce, and although DO actusi out
break occurred. . rsid on the road
seemed to be imminent. They claim
that Aller and Taylor (the latter one
ofs6s 8rnlofs fsnsll, Aiken L Co., )have
notlived up to the compromise agreed
upon, and that they are determined
70 hsvs their money from somc
source, or they will stop the work,
and thatno trains shall ever run into
Csnterville until they get it. We
hope that no disturbance will be
created, but we fear that unless the
contractors pay up what these men
claim that u, will end in serious
trplbls.i Oo Friday the track was
laid to Charlton, 4 miles from Gen.
steFyill> ahd they expect to reach
Centsrville by the middle Of next
week. Alarge number of hands wore
paid off on Friday, and and dischar-
gsdeapdas fast - they got their
money, they got gloriously drunk
(Which is rather mysterious sffair,
- thars ispo liquor sold in Center
ville.) Tho hands now employed
We learn are to be paid only 81 per
dsy. r IL ,I.{7
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I, The SPIRIT ,of ths West, Abba, gives
the following account Of q settlement
made of the vexed Steele affair.
For tho Credit bf the good people OF
our neighboring county We are glad
no blood haa haen shed.
On Monday an arrangement was
slfsst41 hat1oen II. TX. Steele and
family, and the creditors of the bank
formerly run in the name of D.
Steel tbM VII IL al probability be
s9tQeske1t- 70 far Sas tho creditors
are concerned. The terms 90 near
- We can learn are as follows:
aH.sKs Steele and family give up
all their property in this state, save
the Homestead which belongs to
QSVN9qDAp, auH on .thatshe gives
mortgage Of something over 33, 800.
This property is TO bo turned over TO
three persons elected as Trustees BY
the creditors, who are to dispose Of
theproperty to the very best Of their
ability, and divide The proceeds. The
aTrusfess elected are Horny Miller,
Thos. Brandon and Martin Clever.
There 10 no telling what per cent. tho
property will, pSy hen sold. The
leatimAtes 90 given by different per-
sons vary. The propositions J. ~
Aboveare the same as were agreed to,
two or threc weeks ago.
gs5gHf.H bfs ' : =
As the matter now stands We feel
satisfied that the creditors will come
out many dollars short, besides the
valuable time they have lost while
trying to effect q settlement. We
can only utter our bitter contompt for
theam4u who would take years 70
gam the good will Of the people in
order TO, at the proper time, rob them
OF their hard earned gains, and yet
we have still moro contempt, as has
every honest man, for the party who
has stood mp and worked against tho
settlemont Of this matter.
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The Dubuque Times gives an &C
count Of celebration Of tho fall OF
Paris by the Germans Of that city,
in which little EPISODE occurred
which camc noar making consider
able disturbance. While tho pro-
cession was marching through the
streets one John Obendorf espied in
front Of r. Spcchts store y French
flag displayed surmounted by the
Harp Of Erin, and regarding it as a
studied affront made tor the offensive
Gag and tore it down. Tho upshot
ofthis was an arrest Of Mr.. Oben.
dorf, made by the Marshal undor
various and snndry difficulties, and
his arraignment before the Mayor.