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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
The CALHOUN TRouBLrs.-Tho

THS CALHOUN TRouBLEs.-The
Monticel'onida contains the following
on the recent troubles in Calhoun
county:
The development Of the recent term
of the Calhoun circuit court puts
rather a different phase on matters
from that reported by the Little Rock
Republican. These terrible ku-klux
democratic outrages, this roasting a
colored man alivs, and shooting the
guard, are about to turn out to be
minstrel outrages. Mason, the tool
of the administration, fled from justice,
and his little band of colored coadju
tors were dispersed by the sheriff, by
orders from tho court. Forty-three
true bills were found against colored
men for burning the jail. "Some of
Mr.. Tatum's friends" were examined
by the court, and the evidence clearly
established their innocence.
After a careful examination into
what the Republican is pleased to call
the "ku-klux" side, the attention Of
the court was turned to the Minstrel
aspect of the affair. A bill was found
against Mason, the supposed leader,
and he could not be found, he had
fed the county.
The general impression in Calhoun
is that it was a concocted plan of Ma
son, Wilkins, and others of like kith,
to secure martial law and bring the
militia into the county.
Mason came into town with a band
of armed negroes and stationed them
in the court house, but his honor
Judge McCown peremptorily ordered
the sheriff to put them out. Late in
the evening he again appeared at the
head of his band of armed negroes
and refused to disperse at the com.
mand of the sheriff acting under or
ders of Judge McCown. Finally
some Of Mason's friends carried him
of by force, and the sheriff finally
succeeded in dispensing the negroes.
Judge MeCown's course in the mat
ter is highly commendablo. He
showed a full determination to give
the matter q thorough investigation.
and to punish the guilty parties let
them be white or black, Dem ocrat,
Minstrel, Brindle,Tail or what not.
This is all we ask. II is all the pco.
pleof Calhoun desire. 4 fnithfui, fair
and impartial execution of the law is
all we demand.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

BosToN, April 17.-Special revenue
officers have seized the stock of liquors
from the siore of Geo. w. Torrey q,
Co., valued at $4,000. The cause
of the seizure is a refusal to produce
the books of the firm on a summons of
the revenue supervisor. The firms
counsel desire to test the constitutions
ality of that portion of the revenue act
requiring the production of business
books of firms.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

TIE CoNVRNTIoNs. Arkansas will
have more state conventions this year
than any state in the Union, and what
is still greater novelty, three of them
will be republican. Within.one months
time we will have four. First will be
the Minstrel republican convention.
Right on the heels Of this comes the
Brindle Tail republican convention.
In less than one month from that, on
the 18th of June, we are to have the
liberal republican convention, to be
followed on the next day by the demo-
cratic convention. SO that all tho
political lights of the state, of what-
ever shade of belief will very probably
visit the capital at some time during
the months of May and June, all bent
on saving the country. If the country
is not saved it ought to be. There is
an old adage, however, that too much
doctoring is generally fatal to the pa
'ient But it is to be hoped that this
will not prove the case in this instance.
Gazette.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

The Fayetteville Echo, a strong rad
ical sheet, thus defines its position on
the Grant question:
When we become satisfied that Gen.
Grant proposes to back Gov. Hadley
in his Infamous schemes to carry this
State for himself and colleagues.
whether the legal voters desire it or
not, if it carries the State into a revo,
luton, or that he makes political conf
dents of, and appoint to important
official positions men in whom he
openly avows he has no confidence any
further than they can be bought, as
Gov. Hadley has done to our knowI,
edge, tken we will oppose his renom,
ination and reelection.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

New YORK, March ia special
from London on the 10th slys: "The
arbitration is at a complete standstill
until reply is received from Washing
ton to the English protest. The ma
ture of the protest inspires but little
hope in the success of future negotia-
tons" The Tribune says the reply
goes out in to-day's steamer. A copy
of the American replication to the
British case was received by the state
department yesterday, but was not
read or discussed.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

On Saturday, the 4th day of MAY.
the Hon. Joseph Brooks the old head
c9ntre Of Brindleism, and Col. Jno. A.
Williams, are to be here to address the
sovereigns on the political issues of the
day. The Honorable Joseph has been
called by most every cognomen known,
we believe, such as cold joe" "Saint
joe" the prophet joe" sold Drin-
die tail, and we don't know what else,
but we see by his posters that he is
going to open the "sealed book" when
he gets down here, and we expect to
listen to some choice reading from its
sacred pages. OF Col. Williams we
know nothing further than that he is
said TO be an able and eloquent speaker.
The battle rages-and while it is
altogether confined to the camp of the
enemy, we say let it rage.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
Hon. D. B. Battle has been 8

Hon. b. B. Battle has been SUM
moned to appear before the Clayton
investigating committee at Washing
ton, d. c., to tell what he knows about
the way Mr.. Clayton secured his own
election to the U. S. Senate. We
know nothing of what Mr.. Battles
testimony will be, further than that it
will be candid and straight forward to
the extent Of his knowledge of the
matters on which he may be inter.
rogated. He left this morning.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

INDIGNANT ABOUT T.--The radiS
cal leaders ere indignant because the
democrats keep so quiet as to their
future action. 1t is peculiarly per-
picking. The leaders are reduced to
their fighting weight and are spelling
for a contest. The democrats sit quiz
etly by and look on, and so the radi-
calls are compelled to display their
lighting qualities upon each other.
They must have contest with some
one, and as the democrats do not seem
disposed to pick up their profered
buckskins they fall upon each other in
true pugilistic style. 1t is not for the
democracy to interfere in these pleas
ant exchanges of compliments and
ordinations. 1t is not in their pro-
vince to even act as an umpire in the
contest, any further than it involves
the question Of principle. That good
to the country is to come out of the
conflict we are perfectly certain. 1t.
affords, as well, an encouraging evil
denco that the Grant and Clayton col-
lar is not to be longer worn by the
Independent men Of the party.-Ga.
s-ite.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
STATE PoLrcY.-We make the fG-


STATE Policy. We make the fd-
lowing extract from a correspondent
of the Gazette, writing from this place
The Gazette endorses the ideas of the
correspondent, in full. After depre.
eating the idea of a coalition with either
of the three wings of the republican
party, &C goes on 10 say:
Now, the question occurs, if we see
fit not to make nominations; and not
to coalesce with either faction Of the
republican'party, what alternative is left
us? We have simply to be "passive,"
as ii is termed. Let us abandon the
field entirely, aud let the convention,
in an address to the people, assign their
reasons for so doing. IF we become
satisfied of the fact that the party in
power will repeat its conduct in the
matters of registering and voting, it
would be nonsense to make nominal
tons. No decent man cares to be a
candidate at an election which he knows
is to be mere farce, and no decent
voter would care to participate in it.
Not even the most sanguinc, uncom
promising democrat would care to drag
the skirts Of the party through the bogs
and mires Of radical election. 1t is
folly to say that the radical party dare
not repeat these frauds at elections.
What they have done in the past they
can and will do in the future. They
have no restraints upon them. The
enforcement act had been tried, and
they eluded it. And if there were any
state laws Furnishing ofenses of the
kind they would be dead statutes in
the hands of radical executive officers
and courts to enforce them. Clayton,
too, we have reason to believe, will re-
turn to his constituents(D Dwhitewashed,
and will be thereby licensed to repeat
his past election frauds, with a prom,
ise of full pardon from his master.
This course, upon the part of the
democracy, would leave the fight en-
tirely with the ''party of progiess'--
"the party of great moral ideas" The
members of the democratic party in
this event, would be free to vote as
they saw fit between the rival candi,
dates. There would be no compro-
mise of principle in this. Having no
candidates in the field, we would feel
free in the exercise of our choice in Sc.
lecting tie least Of evils. This, too,
would leave the people in the different
counties free to organize for the pur,
pose of electing the best men for Offices
governed entirely by surrounding
circumstances. In the event the dele
gates in the state convention should see
fit to make 10 nomination, this would
seem the wisest course for the parry.
a DEMOCRAT
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Next Monday week will be the day
for holding the railroad election. Don't
lot little political quarrels and skir-
mishes make you forget tina. this is
something Of substantial and lasting
importance to those who have or feel
any interest in the genuine prosperity
of the country. Work has commenced
south Of the Arkansas river-iv must
bo aided and encouraged to the very
extent of our ability.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
The Little Rock Gazette says:

nc lhttc isVOh o"~c"o says As
meeting of the Democratic Conserva-
tive State Central committee yesterday.
there were present Gordon n. Peay,
j. F. Pagan, r. a. Howard, II @.
Newton, Thomas Fletcher and Geo G.
Watkins.
The chairman, Col. Peay, presented
the following resignation of Maj. Thos.
c. Peek as secretary OF the committee:
Col. Gordon N. Peay, Chairman DEM
ocratic Conservative State CentraE
Committee:
Dear Sr:-Private business cons
pelling me to be absent from the state
for several months, / would respect
fully ask that my resignation of the
office of secretary of your committee,
hereby rendered, he accepted
Very respectfully,
THos. G. PEEK.
On motion of Gen. Pagan the resigS
nation was accepted, and II, A. Howard
requested to act as secretary pro TEN.
On motion the committee proceeded
to the election of a secretary. VIM.
E. Woodruff, Jr. was unanimously
elected to fill the vacancy and the
secretary pro lem. instructed to inform
Mr. W. of his selection.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
ACCIDENT

AccIDEST.-Yesterday morning
Judge Page took his derringers from
his pocket to examine them, and found
that one of them was cooked in his
pocket. On attempting to LET down
the Hammer ii fred, taking effect in
his left hand, and inficting a very
painful wound. This occurred in the
reading room of Baldwin's hotel.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
w. P. PARKS, Act. See.

A portion Of the delegation of radi-
Gals that went from here to Little Rock
some time ago, to save the country,
have returned. We have been una
ble to learn whether they saved it OF
not-hope they did.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

We have been permitted to see n
letter from Mr.. Morley, chief engineer
of the. Cairo and Fulton Railroad, to
Capt. NJ. d. Kent. of this place, from
which we learn that in all probability,
work has already been commenced on
the line south Of the Arkansas river,
the place for the bridge having been
finally settled upon. Mr.. Morley
proposes to send Mr.. Hughes down
along the line very soon, to make a
final location of the line, and we make
no doubt now that the work will he
rapidly prosecuted to completion. II
we are not mistaken, the prospects are
very bright. a.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

NoTIcR TO QUrr.-we are in
formed that on yesterday a petition
was presented to George II. Martin,
county judge, and NJ. d. Kent, county
attorney, requesting them, in rather
strong terms, to resign their respective
offices Immediately. The petition had
attached the names of about two hun.
dred and twenty men, all colored.
1t has been said that radical Office
holders sometimes die, but never re,
sign," and that is about the way the
matter stands at the present writing.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

WAsHINGr0y, ID. c., April r
TIE following is the latest Information
received here relative to the Cincinnati
convention. Maryland ia already up
and armed for the fight, and viii send
delegation to Cincinnati headed by
ex Governor Bradford and ex-Repre-
sentative II. w. Hoffman, late collec~
tor of the port of Baltimore under
President Lincoln, and other promi,
nont and distinguished non-oliice hold.
ing Republicans.
Pennsylvania will elect her delegates
to Cincinnati from among her leading
men. Republicans will also be chosen
from the ranks of the party who were
the original founders of the Rcpubli-
can organization in that state. They
viii present ex-Governor Andrew G..
Curtin's nomination as candidate for
vice president.
Ex representative Kellogg of Illi-
nois, formerly minister to Guatemala
under President Lincoln, is on tho
war path against Gen. Grant, and has
stated that the state of Illinois will in
dorse by large majority the Cincin-
natl nominees.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Some man says, in written notice
posted on the street, that his fine horse
can be seen in town next Saturday.
We take this occasion to suggest
to him and others, that theTELEGRArH
is the medium through which business
men communicate with their customers.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

The following is section five of arti-
clc one of the constitution cf the State
of Arkansas:
"Tho citizens Of this State shall hayo
the right to keep and bear arms for
their common defense"
We think all good citizens ought to
be aw-abiding.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

together inside of their own party, and
any interference might be met as it
usually is in the case of a fight between
husband and wife. Our advice there.
fore, to those who will listen 10 our
counsel, is hands off," Meanwhile.
let US keep our own house in order.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

PoLITICAL.-The election to take
place this coming fail, is to be general
one. All national, state, county and
township officers are to be elected.
The best policy to be pursued by the
people may be one thing in the national
canvass, another in the state, and per.
haps still another in the local and
county matters. Nationally we look
to the Cincinnati Convention for a
more satisfactory definition of the sit
uation. With regard to state matters
we look to the June Convention tor
important developments. With regard
to the probable and proper course for
the people to take in the election of
county officers, we think each county
ought to manage that matter for itself.
And we believe that the time has now
come when the people of this county,
at least, are ready to unite in an effort
to secure the election of honest citizens
to the Offices of the county. The time
when we must act, is approaching, and
although perhaps, it is too early to be-
gin the canvass, we ought to begin to
gel our house in order, and be ready
to execute whatever plans for the cam
paign may be decided upon.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Only six out of one HUNDRED and
thirty German newspapers in this coun-
try sustain Grant. They remember
how the president supplied arms to
France to conduct the war on Father
land.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

The sale of land for delinquent taxes
will be Monday, the 18th day Of May.
We have not yet boon able to see the
delinquent list, as it is published in the
official journal for this county, which
is printed at Camden, in Ouachita
county, and we have not had a copy
of that sheet for two weeks. We don't
know who is to blame for its failure to
come to US, and we don't care much.
Ever since we have been trying to
publish summary of the legal adver,
tisements, we haze been unable 10 get
that paper with any thing like decent
degree of regularity. Wchad intended
to publish the six hundred dollar ad.
vert;sement gratis, il we could have
had il in time, and could have found
room in our columns for it. Though
thousands Of acres Of the land in our
county are advertised for sale for the
non-payment Of taxes, we have not the
least idea that three dozen copies of the
paper can be found in the whole county.
This little game of the plunderers,
however, has well nigh played out, and
after the next election, when the people
of the State once more take charge OF
their own little internal affairs, the in
fanny known as the printing bill will
be wiped from our statutes. But many
a carpet bag has already been filed.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Commenting upon ex-Secreiary
Welles' article in the Gaiary for April,
the New York Tribune says: "lf Mr..
Lincoln had lived we should have been
spared the recital of both ku-klux OUT
RACES and carpet>bag frauds, north and
south, and in the six years which have
intervened since his death, might have
been in complete harmony, and that,
too, without losing any of the beneficial
reforms which have been secured. .
These calamities are clearly charge
able to radical rule.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

The United States have about five
thousand telegraph stations, seventy
Eve thousand miles of line, and over
seventy thousand employees, and trans
mits over eleven million five hundred
thousand messages annually
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Circuit Court for Lafayette county
will begin at Lewisville, on Monday,
the 9th day Of May.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

When the constitution was adopted
there were seventy-iive post Offices in
the United States. Now there are
1880.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24
SOUTHERN RAILwAYs.-.The Shreve.

SOUTHERN RAILWAYS. The Shreve-
port, La, Times, in a lengthy article adj
dressed "to the property holders Of
Shreveport as to the prospects Of
their dosing good portion Of their
trade by the competition of railroads
running northwest,says; "See what is
taking place to divert that trade which
wishes to come here AMI has habitually
come. New and tempting channels
will be open to large part oft. The
Houston and Great Northern will, in
all probability, be completed to Hen
derson or Tyler Cos it may choose one
or the other routes) in time to take of
the crop Of the present year. The In
ternational will doubtless be in running
order by the fall of 1872, to Fred8nia
on the Sabine. The Texas Central
Mt its present rate ofproyress will have
its trains running regularly to Dallas
by midsummer. The Missouri, Kansas
and Texas road, it is thought, will be
so near the Red River at Preston by
October next, that it will take away
the trade of Hunt. Fannin, Wood,
Graysou and other adjacent counties.
THIS is no exaggerated statement of the
prospects of these roads. 1t is based
upon sound and reliable information. "
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Chickens, (political fowls, are COM
irs home 10 roost.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-04-24

Texas has a population of S1S,579,
of which T5G, l6S are native born.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28

has comfortable house woliid take one,
grca: many could he provided for. |
will find Accommodations for two until
they can tnd employment or a homo
If THEW own. and II my house was
larger would provide for a dozen. and
am satisfied tina; many single men
would contribute lnoney to aid III pro-
viding for them. II the people in the
East should contribute the means to
send a numbcrof Young women here,
the least we can possibly do for the
honor Of the Territory is torcceive them
and provide for them.
People who talk about the evils Of
the Chinese cmmigration. now is the
time TO prove your patriotism. Some
persons say they are glad to get q
Cinnamon for cook or house servant
because they can't get Il white girl. Now
is the time to stop that talk. Help to
bring thousand white girls here, and
there will no longer be the excuse for
hiring Cinnamon servants. hope this
enterprise will be brought to Il success
full issue, and all that l can possibly do
to aid it, will he glad and cheerfully
done. Respectfully Yours,
EDWARD ELDnIDGE,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28

A story is told of citizen Of Dan
bury, Conn, who was broken of the
wretched habit of swearing in n novel
manner. He was an inveterate cursor
and gambler. At every meal he neg
lected n blessing, and swore at every
thing, from the gravy to the teapot.
His oaths discolored the napkins,
soured the bread and curdled the milk.
His wife, woman who evidently be-
lieved that the hair of dog would
cure the bite, stood this unseemly con-
duct "until forbearance ceased to be
virtue. One morning he was un-
usually cross and profane, and was
about to take fresh start at some
thing else, when his wife suddenly
broke out with series of oaths that
made the old gentleman get up and
leave his chair as though some one had
introduced pin between the canes.
As soon as she ceased he breathlessly
remarked: We'll, 1 swear, if it has
got so that you can swear, it is time l
quit" And he did.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28

The Courier says our paper has
very limited circulation, Of course,
it knows; and it would be folly for us
to deny any assertion of that modest,
unassuming sheet. We have made a
comfortable living, however, from our
business, without the aid of official
pap, and pay our bills without being
forced to do SO, and have done this
for as many years as the Courier is
months old. That journal, as financial
scheme, puts us in mind of the old con-
tenental muskets, likely to do more
damage at the breach than at the muz-
zle. 1t is, at least, the experience Of
some of.the stockholders, who have been
kicked out of pence and patience by
the " Internal machine" u /
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28

IRREaULAR.-The overland mails the
past week have scarcely ever arrived on
time' and several have failed altogether,
arriving with the next days mail. A
land slide on the railroad, near Olaqua,
was the cause Of the first delay, but we
nave heard none assigned for the sub
sequent delinquences. If this is con-
sidered fair trial of the new service by
rail, we prefer the old--the slow but
sure stage coach.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28

O. Judge Orr of South Carolina accepts
the Russian Mission, and expects TO sail for
Europe about the middle of January.-PreSs
kilograms, Goth inst.
OF course, Orr accepts! To decline
would contravene his entire political
history. Orr is man of brains, guided
by no principles. We remember him
as a fre-eater before the war and a
member of the National Congress;
Speaker of the Confederate Congress
at Richmond; Andy johnson Governor
of South Carolina; Arm-in-arm" Rep
resentative of South Carolina in the
johnson Philadelphia Convention, with
an ashamed Massachusetts man hang.
ing at his side; Judge of the Supreme
Court of South Carolina, elected by O
negro legislature; member of the late
office-holders' Convention at Philadel,
phia, which nominated Grant. Time.
sewer, sycophant, without faith. with
out principles, despised by men of al
parties, q trucker, trickster, q polit.
ical zany, the appointment of Orr tc
the Russian Mission is an insult alike
to the American people, and to the
Gar of all the Russias.