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The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
Proclamation by the Governor.

WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge of the
w Executive that two citizens Of the State of Kan
sas we're killed in Crawford county in this State in
April last, by John Richmond. DR.. Jack Richmond,
Laiayett shultz and Bud Morris. and that tho said
Jack Richmond, Lafayctt shuln and Bud Morris
arc still at large,
Now therefore /, Elisha Baxter, Governor of the
state of Arkansas by virtue of the authority vested
in mo by the constitution and laws of said State do
hereby offer reward Of TWO HUNDRED Dol.
LARS for each Of the said three persons to.wit; (;
Jack Richmond Laiayett Shult1 and Bud Morris
and their delivery to the proper authorities of The
said state.
In testimony whereof | have hcreunto
(~-~l set my hand and caused the seal of the
h. ;. State to be affixed at Little Rock, this
l-,-) Gith day Of September, A. d. 1873
EIISEk UAX'rEU
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
REGISTER-REGISf GER .

The President OF the Board OF Registration
Is at Richland Township to-day. the 23d-on
on Thursday. the 25th, at Vine frair'c ahd
M Van Barren on the 29th and 3cth. Don't
fail TO register. lfyou have missed him IN
his rou,ris at your precincts, meet hiin At
Van pureg. The Beoks for all the Townships
will! be opened AT Van Buren,
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
u A Milwaukee, Wis i, dispatch Of the 9th

The knights Of Pythias celebrated the in
stitution OF their order In this State to-day
with grand banquet and ball, which wa.
largely attended by members from other
cities, especially from Chicago. Some one
unauthorized BY the officers OF the order, la
vited Senator Carpenter to be present at the
Newhall House and deliver an oration. But
when Matt presented himself In the evening
crammsd with his speech to the lips. he re-
ceived hint from the officials that his speech
would not be listened TO, and that his pres.
ence was not desired by the members or All
order which inculcated morality AS one of 1t.
fundamental principles and the crestiallcn
Senator departed under the escort of his law
partner,
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
M A r r ! e D.

On tho morning ofthe 7th inst, at Plea,ant Hill
Ark. by Rev. A. |. Stewart, Mr.. CALVIN w, BALD
RIDGE to Miss TKxAs THOMPSON.
Across the threshold led.
Aud every tear kissed of as soon as shed,
His home she enters. there to be a.lisht
Shining WITHIN when all without is night
A guardian angel ore his life presiding.
Doubling his pleasures and his cares dividing.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
HEADQUARTERS ARK. STATE GUAKps)
of SER,srIAN tOrNrY ARK


of SkBAsrIAN COUNTY, ARK
Fonr SMITH, ARK, Sept II, ls13. }
By virtue Of an oi1a17s this day issued by
Major General Il. G. Newton. commanding
Second Division OF Arkansas State militia.
shall proceed without delay t. organize the
State Guards for Sebastian county.
Il. L, PuLLIAM.
Colonel commanding.
Through tie attention ofCol II. T., Pulliam
We are enabled to furnish the foregoing or
asrs, whereby Col Richard T.. Pulliam has
been appointed to command and muster in
the stale militia. Ofconrse II Is not official I;
but we publish 1t so that all interested may
know OF the change. Like all ether appoint
ments and changes, some folks like it-and
some folks don't.
F~r our own part, had we the appointment
ola man to amy post OF honor. trust and re-
sponsibility, we could not make "A better se-
lection than Col. Pulliam; yet we DO not rel
ish the game much. .-Heruid.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
Eop. Joserh Brooks

Filled his appointment at this place yesterday
afternoon The heavy rain the hight before
aud the threatening storm during the morn
ing,no doubt prevented some from attending,
As twas, but few were present and no great
enthusiasm manifested. Mr.. Brooks Is one
OF the most forcible speakers IN the State, and
handles his subject in mastery manner.
Want oi lime and space prevents further no-
tice this week.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

tY- Are the Ladies Of Crawford county
preparing for the Agricultural and Mechanic
al Fair, on the 9th, 10th and 18th Of October
next. Ii depends, very greatly, upon then,
whether 1t Is = success or failure. We trust
they will realize the fact and conduct them
selves accordingly.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
~ A Columbu s. c., dispatch Of the lltl

~ A Columbus, s. c., dispatch off, nth
says;
The fight between the Legislature and the
Supreme Court Is nsarly organized. There is
no doubt that Immediately upon the meeting
OF the extra session on October 2lst the Nor
ton-Bliss case will come up. The leaders Of
the General Assem- bly, insist that the Supreme
Court shall not arrogate to itselfthe power to
adjust the debt. and are determined to exer-
else that power themselves. This will OPEN
the question Of consolidation Of the debt in
which scheme New York parties are acting
In conjunction with parties here. The fight
may lead to an impeachment
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

lsn's that address BY the reform committee
calling on the people OF Arkansas to meet IN
convention and demand a constitutional con-
vsnticn. getting little staley We observe Il
Is still published In the minstrel Hot Springs
Courier Il. II. Gasette.
We notice that our friends at Fort Smith
very quietly dropped the call without any
response to its appeal.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

t. The Gdsettsls urging the city Fathers
to at once inaugurate energetic measures for
the protection Of Little Rock from the yellow
fever. 1t has information which is reliable.
that yellow fever had reached Fulton Little
p--t ~ uopwvv" scu,trxc anu mas
reason to become alarmed.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

a. Sid Wallace. for whom there is two
hundred dollars reward offered for his arrest
by the Governor, rides In and out OF Clarks-
vile at his pleasure, so we learn. The Sheriff
should be made to do his duty or qui. the
field.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

Tng EFFECTS OF ARAILRoAp.-Arkadelph
/. in hourishing condition. The Standard
says twenty business and one hundred tene-
ment houses could be easily rented before
January. Trade is pouring In from new
sources, and business Is three times greater
than a. any previous year for the season.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

eI- Col. A II. Ryan. of Little Rock, who
by his gallant conduct recently saved two la
dies from drowning at Falmouth, Mass, has
been presented gold watch by the citizens
Of that place.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
OFFICIAL PAPER.

The Van Buren, Press has been desig-
mated by the Governor. as the oficial
Paper of Crawford County to publish all
Official and Legal Advertisements in.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

sF- From private letter frsm Clarhsville
we learn that two pistol shots were fired into
tho Clerks office on Saturday night last For.
tunately. however, the Clerk, Mr.. Green, was
not injured.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

ey- One OF our merchants while in New
York few days since, was assured that the
Little Rock 4 Fort Smith Railroad would be
finished to Van Buren, this winter We hope
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

@- A new democratic paper is to be start
edssme tine next moa.h at Batesv!l!e gaae!
ths management OF Frank d. Denton ard
James Ellis.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

Judge HAM presiding, commences lis Fal
Term, ON Monday next, the 29th.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

III From the Little Rock Republican, we
learn that Geo. b. Haddock has resigned the
clcrksliip Of Perry county.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
~ Tie Cherokee Advocate Of tie 1871

Il Tie Cherokee Advocate Of tie 18th,
says:
A brutal assault was made one day last
week upon the person Of the United States
Commissioner At Fort Gibson, MIR. Babcock,
by United States Deputy Marshal. Mr..
Type OF this Nation promptly interfercd to
prevent thc runiau from doing very serious
Injury. at which point our Information ends.
Very likely there was an arrest.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
NOTICE.
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

ADh' ~ . IVA OnS SALE.
Rl virtue Of M order Of the Honorable Probate
ID Court of Crawford county. made ut the Juiy
term 1872. and renewed October term 1872 will. on
the " "
First Monday. 9th of Oct, 1873,
soil to the highest bidder at the Court House Door i,
Van Burcn, the following lands belonging 10 the
Estate OF David Henderson, deceased, to pay debts
to-wit: ' ''
NE a Of n W ia.N W ofNEil.sw !,
ofN L i. n + a OF SEA. NV LofS
"a SW ofSw andpart ofSE
"a Of $ W a, all in Sec Is Town.
ship 10, Range 81 West
Terms Of sale-one. third cash, onc.third in nj,
months and one-third in II months Note al ten per
cent. interest with approved security and lien on
land Tor deferred pay ymcnts required ~ WI
THIS land Is situate near and East of Driun,ns
Springs. Good uplanI " ''P'"s
l.. C. WHITE. ADM
a, Estate OF David Henderson. der'a
Van Buren,, Ark. Sept |, 1874, WV ~
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

offer for sale the W Il Of the n W Il, and the "a Of
the -, and the n 4 of the 5 l. a of section s.,
and the a of the a of section q. all in Town s.
Range 81 West. containing $50 acres, belonging to
the estate OF Thos u. Lacy, deceased. for the pay
ment of debts Of said estate.
Purchaser to give bond with personal security. to
be approved by me, and lion to be obtained on the
land.
sale TO take place at the Court House door. Van
Burcn, Ark, between the hour. of 10 n. m. and 3
p, m, on said first Monday of October, 1873, on a
credit Of three months. JNO. NJ, LACY.
Adm of Estate Of Thos. NJ. Lacy, deed.
aug.iw6
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

tY- A New Orleans dispatch of the 10Th
says that there is much anxiety in commercial
circles regarding the failures In New York
but the business about the banks Is as quiet
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

A Picayunc's special IRON Shre"cport' to-
day, says five me nbers Of the Howard asso'
citation from New Orleans have arrived. The
fever is increasing in the suburbs. a relief
train from Texas tomorrow, will bring the
mails, but take nothing out. 1t is estimated
that the present population is three thousand
one thousand sick and convslescing.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
Administrators Notice.
SALE OF LANDS.
First Monday in October Next.

VWEl.NE months having elapsed since tho follow
ing lands were offered for sale pursuant TO an or
der of the Honorable Probate Court of Crawford
County, Ark, will on the
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
IN THE TENTH DISTRICT,

Composed OF the counties of Pulaski and White,
and so much of ths;eounties of Faulkner and Lo'
noke as was taken from the county Of Pulaski
vice Hon. W. W Warwick, member Of the house
Of representatives, appointed chancellor of the Pn-
lasAi county chancery court; and Hon. J. M. Muir
ply, member of the house of representatives, ap.
pointed a member of the board of supervisors Of
Pulaski county.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
IN THE NINTH DISTRICT,

Composed Of the counties of Crittenden, st
Francis and Woodruff, and SO mucI Of the county
Of Lee as was taken from the counties Of Crttender
aud st Francis, vice Hon. Asa Hodges, senator
removed from the district; Hon. William l.. Cope
land, member Of the house of representatives, ap
pointed assessor Of Crittenden county; Hon
Charles +. Brown, member of the house Of repre-
sentatves, appointed treasurer of St. Francis coun
ty and Hon John II. Johnson, member of the
house Of representatives, appointed assessor o
Woodl uff county.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT,

Composed of the counties Of Searcy. Pope
and Conway, and SO much OF the counties oil
Baxter and Stone as was taken from .iEe
county of Searcy, and So much OF the county
of Faulkner rs was taken from the county OF
Conway, vice Hon. a. b. Thomas, senator,
now United States pension agent; and Hon
Benton Turner, member of the house of rep
rcsentatives, appointed sheriff of Faulkner
county and Hon. Iancey b. Shapard mem
Der Of the house of representatives appointed
prosecuting attorney cfthe Sixteenth judicial
district.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
IN THE FIFTEENTH DISTRICT,

Composed Of the counties Of Lafayette and Lit
tie River vice Hon James Touaus, senator, ap.
pointed member Of the board Of supervisors Of
Lafayette county; Hon. Myron d. Kent, memb,r
Of the house Of representatives, appointed circuit
judge Of the Thirteenth judicial district and Hon.
A. n. HawkiAs, member Of the house Of represent
atves, appointed member Of the board VI super.
visors Of Little River county.
IN rnr SIXTEENTH DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties Of Union and Calhoun
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23
IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT.

Composed Of the eouates Of Newton, johnson
Yell aud Sarber, vice Hon. John N. SarLer mem
Der OF the house of representatives appointed Uni.
ted States marshal for the Western district of AR.
kansas and Hon, J. A, Shrgley member of the
house of representatives, appointed receiver pub
lie moneys Of the United States. u. 9ardanclle
Arkansas.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

Composed Of the counties Of Arkansas and Prai.
ric, so much Of the county of Lincoln as was taken
from the county Of Arkansas, so much Of the coun
ty Of Dorsey was taken from this portion of the
county Of Lneolr, and 80 much Of the county Of
Lonoke as was taken from the county Of Prairie.
wee Hon. p. Q. Dooey, senator appointed circuit
Judge Of tho Twelfth judicial circuit
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

CHOP Second door below the Pest Office and oppo.
- site Smith 4 urady's Store, Main Street.
Watches and Clocks repaired to order In q worL
man like manner.
Van Burcn, Sept l6-u ;. NEAL,
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

Composed Of tho counties of Scott. Polk. Mont
-gomery and Hot Spring. much Of the county of
Grant as was taken from the county of Hot Spring,
and so much Of tie county Of Garland az was tax.
en- from ting counties Of Hot Spring ard Montgom.
cry, vice Hon. George G.. Latta, member Of the
house Of representatives, appointed prosecuting at.
torney Of the Fifteenth judicial district.
The Van Buren press., 1873-09-23

IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT,
Composed of the counties Of Benton and Wash.
ington, vice Hon A. Caraloff, removed from the
district
IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT,
Composed Of the counties of Crawford Franklin
and Sebastian, vice Hon. James A. Davie, member
of the house Of representa- appointed assessor
Of Sebastian county.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-30
SILVER WEDDING,

Mr.. HEzEKIAH G. CHESTER and LAURA, his
wife, celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary
OF heir marriage, at their residence in Rumr
los 'Nsaatsd'iyl ttel 18Th iisi.1 Itwasi an
occasion of great Interest, and will not soou
be forgotten by those who were present.
The marriage occurred In the Presbyterian
church at Rome At the same time, also, Mr.
Albert CHESTER since deceased, younger
brother of Hezeklah, was married to Miss Ann
M. Lee, all ue parties being r. sidenls of Rome;
T!'e marriage OF both couple was solemnized
by Rev. Joseph Chester, now of Cincinnati, an
elder brother OF Hezl kiah. and Albert, all three
being sons of Dea. Erastus Chester, of Rome,
who is yet living, and though past his iour
score years, is stiH iaAihe enjoyment of good
health, and WAS present to participate in the
festivities of his occasion.s AIRS, sPhebc VIII
cox, also, the aged mother of Mrs. Laura
Chester, was present. With one exception, sht
is supposed 10 be the oldest person in ih,
town of Rome, and yet she has the perfect
usssef sai-hee 6letAqes, and $as abtsaipIpuhl
With children and grand. children In the scenes
of this memorial occasion, There wes present
also, Mts, Ann M Chester, widow of The late
Albert. Though in personal appearance she
was so youthful, yet in the hqbillments of heI
early widOwh0Od, she stood in sad contrast
with the other pair, whose bands of wedlot
were still unbroken.
Early in the afternoon, the invited guest,
began TO assemble-old and young together
filling the house in every part. The youogcl
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-30

Thirty marriages a day in Philadel-
phia, argues something more than broth
erly love to the Boston Post.
See how wonderful are the ways-ef'
nature in Illinois. A pair of boots costs
just two loads of potatoes, and to raise
the potatoes wears out two pairs of
boots. .'T s,a.n -a.f sr ..fdT
An extensive landslide in Oregon late
ly carried all entire township into an ad-'
joining county, and the residents of that
wandering town now refuse to pay their
taxes in the county they slid FROM. be1
cause they are not there, nor will they
pay them in the county into which they
Slid, because they don't belong there.
| A liquor-dealer at Niagara falls, last
week, thought to make hit in the adj
vertising line by hiring peripatetic Hi.
bernian to carry about the street
Transparency setting forth the goodness
and abundance of His liquors. A tenn
perance party, however, chartered boy
to follow, with Transparency, readinga
"Cursed is he that pntteth the cup to
his brother's lips" "oJe 70 el m g,
New servant (catechising her mistress)i
-sFaith, mem, I'd like ter ak yersonel
thing more. Is yer husband blondeoorl
brunette?'' Lady lin surprise) )-sWhy,
what has that to do with your becoming
nv seryant?'' Servant--eBeka mum,
| don't ike to live in the house with a.
blonde man. They are too loving,
num-" fsr IRA s5khs4a6. ..ttss f,.,r ,,,.,l
+ At the recent burning of a hotel IN
rairie-du- Chein,. Wis, it is recorded
that ''seyeral of the servant girls leaped
from the third-story window into the
arms of Captain Hobbs" Some of the,
male boarders tried to attract Hobbs at
tention, but they finally had to crawl
down a lightning-rod. ~
The Paris Figaro is nothing if noc.
Smart and its efforts to that end often
lead it into elaborate and gorgeous
blunders. Ard il SO happened that the
Shah was highly amused at seeing a
copy of the Figaro the other morning, /
containing on the front page long let,
| ter in Persian CT ar lcters. The writing
was perfectly correct, but, unfortunate-
| ly, it had been reproduced by photo
graphy, and all the letters were rcters
ed. His majesty and his suite all laugh-
edheartily at the oversight. si9a 3 l1hFl
"a faithful brother III q Fairfield, =
Conn, church, recently prayed for the
absent members stwho were prostfzte e4s'
on beds Of 4sicknsss ana chsiIs7o3 Nel<.
mess" @rfS', ~ -
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-30
- ABpIAs OHIO, SATURDAY AUGUST 3d. 1873.

But earnestly. w 'ask the editor and CORES.
pondent Of the Fsrcs, Do you want all drink
ing people who wish spree, TO como 10 Ash.
taDuia for IN win It he an Advantage--a
blessing To Tic ciiyS Will II elevate the NOR
ais and reibe the general tone OF society 7
WIN II enhance The value Of property II it
will, then help on the work 81 not, help cfe-
ate 4 public sentiment which win lead men TO
seek more honorable employment than the
selling Of any beverage thar will produce
drunkenness. Whether or not envio1s or jeal-
0us, we certainly crave no rivalsbip in wbis-
ky or whisky rings. and only wish our "deie
CATIONS" 10 AshtabuIa hal TO go teh-yes, a
hundred times farther, before they could find
,hat which grntifies their depfayed appctiIe,.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-08-30


upon the platform, one ,of, the gang turn
ed upon the passengers and began to
curse them for set of towards, saying
that they were abettors Of horse-thieves,
ETC, and, putting bis hand to bis hip,
and drew his revolver. but before he
could raise his hand TO a level, ofe ofthe
passengers shot him twice full In the
breast The fellow fell dead in his
tracks. The others fed amid shower
Of balls w bich brought a second one
down, apparently dead The passengers
then pi icked up the dead man, laid him
by the depot door, put his pistol on bis
breast, jumped aboard the train, and it
rapidly speeded them away. lrs 7ram
AT Independence they received dis
pateh- that the second one shot was
wounded, but not killed. The conduc-
tor said this was the third occasion upon
which the train had been boarded by
this or a similar gang on the pretence Of
hunting for horse-thieves, but really for
the purpose Of plumber. %.
There is no doubt that the rufiians are
the remnants Of the old bushwacking
gangs which infested, that part of Mis-
sour during the war. EaciI man was
heavily armed with two navy revolvers.
A few doses such as they received ON
Wednesday night will probably put a
stop To the business; but il is not every
traveller who likes to wage a hand-to-
hand fight with a set of desperadoes.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
KANSAS CRY Aug. 2l.--A bold
attempt was made last evening to cap
ture the pay-car of the Hannibal & St.
Joseph Railroad, between Cameron and
this city. The engineer when few
miles out from Cameron, saw gang of
men piling ties on the track. Reversing
his engine at once, heput back to Can.-
eron. This morning a guard went out
from this city to escort the car to this
place. For long time back horses
have been seen tied to trees near the
railroad between Breckenridge and Cam
cron. They were observed to be well
kept horses and fast-traveling stock. The
! Company having received information
that an attempt would soon be made up
on one of their freight trains, sharp
watch has been kept forthe robbers. 1t
is thought this is the same gang who
robbed the Rock Island train in Iowa a
few, days ago. Most of the gang live
near this. city, and are well-known des-
peradoes. r uy
| Another attempt was made night be-
fore last to capture or damage the train
of the Atlantic & Pacific Road north OF
Leavenworth. There were several shots
fired at the engineer, and nearly every
window in his cabwas broken by bullets
No clue is yet obtained to the perpetra
tors of the outrage. fftrH .i-sfp
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Attempts to bob Raflroad Trains I'm
D Missouri. J.G b. l.9t4 l1|

D Missouri. J~g g. 449I4 -ai
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. u
LAWRENCE, Kan, Aug. 2I.-One of
our merchants, Mr.. w. 1immons, gives
us the following account Of a fight bel
tween the passengers and gang Of ruff
fans on the Missouri Pacific Railroad
last night, in which, he participated. II
occurred on train No. !, from st, Louis,
which reaches Kansas City about ii
O'clock at night. The passengers took
supper at Sedalia, and the train was
within some miles of Holden, when the
engineer sounded an alarm, and the
train came to a halt. Some distractions
were found on the track, and, while they
were beng removed, a gang of eight or
teniruffians got into the forward end of
the rear ear! 2As soon as the train start
ed, thecondactor, Mr. Hall, came into the
car and called for their fares. They re-
fused to pay, said they were a vigilance
committee in search of hOrse-thieves,
and that theywere going TO search the
passenpers.a The conductor told them
that they could do no searching on that
train without proper authority. They
swore they would, land displayed their
weapons; said they had come prepared.
The conductor immediately turned to
the. passengers and said that if o suf-
icient number of them, We're armed to
stand by. him, he 5would see that the VII
lains were thwarted, as, their evident purT
pose was robbery. Mr., Simmons imme-
diately, drew his reyoler and said, that
for one, he would stand by the conducS
tor. Other gentlemen followed this, ex-
ample, until there were fifteen pasen gers
With drawn revolver in the rear end Of
the car, headed by the conductor, con-
fronting the gang Of tafiiahss The wc;
men aud the non-combatants made for
the forward cars and were Suffered BY the
ruffiahs to pass. The detefmined bearing
of the passengers awed the scoundrels,
and. while they were paileying and APP
IparentIy undecided as to what to do,
Holden was reached and the train stop
Lped. The rufiians then moved in a body
Ito,lsaxetheooaTasdr rhe passengefs Tearing
I,thay. Msxla 6gsrstzon them sthruagh the
windows, lfpllnRed selcsslysapnce