The Van Buren press., 1871-08-22
FROM OVER TIE RIVER.
FoRr SMITH, Ark, Aug. IL,

Fort SMITH, Ark, Aug. 1871.
DEAR DUNHAM;
promised TO write 10 you few lines
when | last had view of your democratic
phir but hot days, hot nights, ana a eonsid'
cradle sprinkle of those little fellows called
steeters, at night, have so completely taken
up my time, slapping at the little yarmnts
and trying to keep cool. that could not get
/ my nerves screwed up to writing order.
/ Now then, you have my excuse-Shat do
you think oft? Although ! could not write
| have been busily engaged in watching since
| came here, events as they occur. At times
Deputy Marshas are as thick here as hGstg
pudding. as the Yankees used to say. and when
I they get in they bring lots OF prisoners, and
then there ia a hustle about the Commission
er's Office. and then there is calm. until IN
other batch Of prisoners is brought in. | un-
derstand there are one hundred new eases eu
the criminal docket. have not hear. or anE
Ku klux yet-but the Indian Country v.I
be pretty well secured by the time Of ncNt
term of The L. :. District Comt. "L0! the
poor Indian" The civil docket will be pret
ty extensive, including bankrupt cases.
THE NEw PAPER,
not of the new departure" order, but a
Clayton- Hadley organ, will soon be issued,
and is to have nine counties to support it, Of
fcidily. of course. Some suppose it will Kill
the Era of, lock, stock and barrel.' But
DELL don't kalkuiate any such thing. and if
he does die, hell ,dte hard, can assure you.
The Era was the first radical paper to hoist
the UniUeySal Amnesty Banner in the State,
and it will | am told, 90 for that doctrine,
tooth and toe nail" besides, retrenchment.
low taxes and honest men for office in the
state. 1t is going It in full on nelC state
depdrture-which must win with him that
class of men who were considered the SOW
regns in old democratic times-but, now
known in these radical days as the people
the same term rs applied to them in all the
Kingdoms of Europe, The proprietOrs of the
Helc Paper are from Chicago, that fast place
for everything under the sun--eyen for mar
riages and divorces. If st. Louis don't wake
up soon, Chicago, with its enterprise will cen
ter all the trade and business of Northwest
Arkansas. She. Chicago. mean is stretch
ing out her aims in this direction, and is
nearer here, than st. Louis. Keep your eyes
wide open, or you will be caught mapping
over in your little town.
THE BRIDGE
is all the rage in town now, and Van Buren,
with Iogtown thrown in, will be lost lchen
the Bridge is finished. The lcind-work is
nearly done. and then comes-something
else. as the clown said in the circus At first
the bridge, wrought iron You must know was
to cost S200000 that Is what was rumored on
the strcets-then S2jO.0O0-then 100000
and now it has got up to about Sl.1OO,
900. Iou see the mason work was left
out Of the first calcUlations-and there is
whcrc the big sag Of lcity bonds dollars has
80 come in--RJAt you see, as John Arbuckle
saws. When the bridge is huilt y here, there
will not be greasy spot to be found of Van
Buren,. Well, we shall see what we shall see
soon.
THERE Is SOMETHING
of a muss in and about Greenwood, caused
by free fight in sulphur township, between
some coal miners and farmers; also in Cole
township. some disturbance mt a School house.
These disorders are the result of hot weather,
bad whi,kcy and bad blood. The Sheriff
says, all these disorders are by new comers
and not from old settlers Of the county. We
| have had a very pcaceable county heretofore.
/ The Sheriff has called out twenty militia to
keep the peace. OF this we will see.
am yours until
CONE AGAIN.