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The Van Buren press., 1873-08-05
THE MODOCS
WAShINGTeN, Ju.

AShlNGToN, July ~.
The question Of the fate Of the Modoc
murderers lately tried by a court marshal
in California is at last put to rest by
semi official authority, dispatches an
nouncing that the military commission
appointed to try them has awarded the
full penalty of the law, and except in case
Of executive interference the sentence OF
death by shooting will be carried into ef-
feet as soon as it shall have been approx
BY the president All G. those charged
with capital offences have been found
guilty. The sentence of thu court mar
tial was unanimous, ana Gen jeff c,
Davis is earnest in the expression of his
hopes that the law will be allowed to take
its course The papers in the case, there
is every reason to believe, are now in
Washington, but as Secretary Belknap
does not return till Thursday there is lit
tie probability Of their contents being Of
fcially made known until after that date.
The signature Of tho president will un.
doubtedly he a.ixed or withheld accord
ing as the review Of the court martial
proceedings by Secretary Belknap shall
be favorable or adverse to the records
before him There are many facts in
connection with this case. of interest to
the public, which will be shortly divulg-
ed. 1t is thought, however, by army Of
ficials Of high ra.k, that tho finding Of
the court will be promptly indorsed
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Cotton Factory.

There i, to be a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors of the Cotton Mill
company, at the rooms OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, at 4 p, m, to-day We are advised
that the additional stock, sufficient to pur.
chase grounds and erect buildings, asked at
the last meeting, has not yet been secured
This does not speak well for our city. In this
instance Mr. Callahan only asks Of our citi-
zens to subscribe sufficient money to purchase
grounds and erect buildings. The directors
Of the company, Messrs. ID. +. Jones, II. L.
Fletcher, John Stoddard, s. l.. Griffith, ID. +,
Shall Thomas atferty, Fred Kramer. G.. f.
Pencil and Max llilb, will make raid Oh the
city to-day to endeavor to complete the
amount Of subscriptions required. They
want Sl2 900 and certainly that amount can
be raised by O'Clock. The merchants and
business men have subscribed literally now
let the property owners act The factory
must be built. There must be no failure. II
Is the Initial step OF our manufacturing busi-
ncss-Somcthing that must be done in order
that Little Rock may continue on the high
road OF progress 1t will not do for this pro.
jcct to fail. So be ready to subscribe when
called upon. II. Gazette, July 30.
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school Trustees.

The Arkadelphia Stamford calls attention
to the fact that an election is to be held ON the
81 Saturday OF August, at o'clock p. m" fol
School Trustees in each district. The Trustee:
elected are required to meet on the lst Mon
day of December to elect County Superin-
tendent. We agree with the STANDARD when
1t says;
This IL a subject that invites our most Sc
rious consideration, and we hope our citizens
and the people throughout the State inter
csted in educational interests. will not be un-
mindful of the meeting and election ON the
third saturday in August next. Let us have
good trustees, and our system will he per-
fected, and the mental callbre OF our county
superntendents elevated at least to an ordin-
AIRY standard
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UPHILL WORK.

The Republican, Of the 3Oth ultmo, com.
menting on the efforts to establish n Cotton
Factory at Little Rock, says;
We feel like saying something-llke getting
mad-when we think of it. Only thlrty
thousand dollars wanted to establish a cottoi
factory here. and In city with $4,000 00(
worth of real and personal estate it cannot
he r-scd. What "A commentary upon oul
public spirit and desire to advance our inter
ests.
The directors will make one more effort to-
day to raise the pitiful sum Of twelve thou,
sand dollars to insure the building ola cottOr
factory in our city. This one, If it is built
will be the fore runner Of others, If it fails
we cannot expect or hope that men from
abroad will bring capital here to invest il
manufactures when cur property nolders re
fuse to invest this ptiful sum to secure tn,
first one.
Little Rock has over $4,000 ,00'
worth of property. Will it let the building
Of a cotton factory fail now, for the want o
$4,000. and thus rctard the era when manu-
featuring shall commence by term of years
perhaps forever? We shall see to-day,
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tT- SPARKS says Judge Wheeler & Co. took
"milk" along on the Alma trip to counteract
the Impurities of the water of Little Frog,
and refers us to our cid friends Geo. Austin
and ID. c. W. Now, we have known George
wouldn't mind preventative for Little
Frog" or any other water; but for" ID. C.,
we never mistrusted that he ever wanted
milk in his. But the most circumspect
sometimes are led astray-and it only admon-
shes us to watch well the company we keep,
lest we fall by the waysidc.
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A CARD FROM MAJ. ADAMS.

In addition to the above spondence
between the governor and myself of this date,
| state most emphatically that every Charge
made against me in the article in the Repub-
lican OF this date, headed, What Harot
Says of U.s." is utterly false, and the writer
Of the article an infamous liar.
JOHS y. ADAMS.
Little Rock, July %, 1873
Here is the testimony of both Adams and
Baxter, denying McClure's charges. Now
where is the witness that desires to testify
against them? Let him come to the-front u.
once or we fear we will again have to de-
nouncc John Mcclure as an unmtigated liar
and slanderer.
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The Fourth of July Railroad Convention
What It has accomplished 80 far.

The Railroad Convention at Fort Smith, on
the ith of July, selected a committee of three,
WIN. NJ. Fishback, J. II Clendenu and }. 5.
Dunham to confer by letter with Henry c.
YOUNG, OF Springfield, Mo and gather some
thing definite rs a basis of action, and the
practicability of building a Railroad from
Springfield, Mo, to Fort Smith. The propesi-
ton OF Mr.. Young, may be the very best rs
well as the most liberal, that can bc had. If
so. in our opinion. it will be sometime before
a Railroad reaches TT. Smith from this point.
Build the Road Bed, Bfii3es, dc. lay the ties
and Mr.. Young will guarantee TO put down
the iron, and put Oh the rolling stock to that
town The letter of Mr. Young to the Ith Of
July Convention. was nothing more than
giided bate to Halter the Convention into
the belief that his route was the most accept
able, rs well As the most feasible for It's con-
sideration. And the efforts 50 far ofthe Con-
yenton have proven barren of any practical
good.
We have not time or space to refer to this
subject further at this time, and give the cor
respondence between the committee and NJ &.
Young, that all interested may judge ior them
selves
FoRr SMnn, july 9th, l>13
Col. Henry c. YOUNG
Dear SCI have this day forwarded to
your address the proceedings of the Conven
tion of the Ith Of July, ult. rs directed by the
Board Of Commissioners, from which you will
gather ut once, how the Convention Con-
strues your proposition and what they pro-
pose TO do with it.
That there may be no misunderstanding,
IL would be well for the Board of Directors OF
your company to meet at once and TO say deii-
nitey,
First Whether they will build the proposed
Road from Springfield to Fort Smith upon
condition that the ieur intervening Counties
in Arkansas. subscribe, in individual and cor
porste bonds, sereH hundred thousand d0(iUS2
Second. Especially ,cuhM ,chdt timer (thc
time to be madc conditions OF the bonds)
1t Ia useless, | imagine sir, for mc TO add
that neither individual nor corporate aid " i'll
be given. except upon condition that the
Road be completed within an early given time
to some point agreeable to the several Coun-
ties res espectiyely, who may be called upon to
vote aid.
The Board will wait reasonable time for n
definite reply from your Directory before
comforting with any other company. But as
early reply (and it should be definite as
well a. from responsible source as practca-
bic. Is respectfully requested
have the honor to remain, sir, very re-
specially,
Your obedicnt servant.
". NJ. FisuBACK. Chairman
of the Board.
n B.-The Arkansas River Bridge Is not Of
course intimated here.
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Hy- The Washington Telegraph .

ES- The Washington Telegraph gives
the following account of terrible TRACE
DIV at Rosston, Nevada county: "On
Saturday evening last a difficulty occur
red between DR.. Wm. Nixon and young
Samuel Ross, in which two men were
killed 1t appears, from the statement
Of our informant, that when DR.. Nixon
and young Ross were about TO become
engaged, Col Henry Ross, the father OF
young Ross, came upon the scene and
attempted to draw his pistol, which be-
came entangled in his clothing. Upon
this DIR, Nixon fred upen Col. Ross, the
ball entering the left breast, the wound
proving fatal in about six hours after
ward Several shots were fred in quick
succession, one Of which struck young
man by the name Of Franklin Nance in
the left ear, entering the head, from the
effect Of which wound he has no doubt
died DR.. Nixon made narrow escape,
one shot passing through his under
clothing and grazing the flesh. Col.
Ross vas much respected by his acquain
tances. and his death is seriously lament
ed Young Nance had nothing to do
with the difficulty, and his wounding was
purely accidental. This was truly most
unfortunate affair, and is very much re.
GREETED. We are not in possession OF
the particulars that brought it about. y
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Icy The Gazette, of the Goth, says

mittce. of which Mr. John Rcgler Is chair
man, to solicit subscriptions for a specia
premium far the best band of music In attend.
snee at the next State fair. Mr.. Rieglsr il
hard at work, and already has considerabl,
amount subscribed. The amount lie desire,
to raise is $500, and if possible, larger sum
He is in communication with bands in st
Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, Louisville ant
Chicago. This premium is good thing, ant
We hope large one will be subscribed.
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TT The many friends of Capt. Lou

IT The many friends of Capt. Lou.
BRowS in Van Burcn, will be panied to
learn of his death at Matches, Miss, on
the 2lst ult., of the dropsy, He was a
brother of Capt. jerks Brown, and his
mother resides in Van Buren. Capt,
Brown was a Lieutenant in Woodruff s
battery during the war, and stationed
here for several months.
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GovERNoR's APPOINTMENT eglstrars
Washington county. Robert +. Braden, Presi-
dent, j. q. Benbrook, James Mccullough.
Stemler, have been recommended to the
Governor for Registrars OF Sebastian county
Benton county, Board Of Registration w.
W. RrYSoLps. President, James W. Simmons,
PerrY Dixon.
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SHOOTING MArCH. Before the winding up
Of the Thruston-king match, week or two
since rifle shooting match, was made up
between b. +. FARMER. of Mulberry, on the
one side and ALvIs SMITH, Of Van Burcn, on
the other. On Thursday next is the day set
and the little town of Alma the place for the
trial Of skin, designated. Both are good shots
and We look for superior shooting on this oc-
Il
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SrRISGfIELp, Mo, July 2S, 1875

SrRISGFIELp, Mo, July 2S, 1873
CoL. ". NJ. FIsnBACK, Fort Smith, Arkansas {:
Dear Sir--I am in receipt OF your letter of
9th inst, and should have answered long ago,
but have been confined TO my bed from sick
ness for the last month.
think understand the resolutions adopt
cd at your Convention and will here suggest
that do not see the necessity OF convening
of our Beard Of Directors until you shall have
organized your company and have full power
and authority to contract. Whenever this Is
done, we will meet You aud II possible close
the matter ut once. This, | expect Is all |
could say unless you were prepared TO enter
into a contract. We will ohligatc ourselves
to take the road bed. nhea .faished, and put
the iron and rolling stock Oh at once. We
prefer you should prepare the road bed All
we would want in the construction of the
same. Is that 1t be done under the control vf
our Engineer.
We DO not care what the road may cost II
Il cost less than my estimate, your State has
the advantage; If more Ii does not disdrpolnt
u.s. but leaves the master as first proposed,
that Is to put the iron and rolling stock on
so soon as graded and prepared to receire the
iron.
You seem somewhat hasty in asking def
mite reply that you may not be prevented
from negotiating with other companies. do
not want to be the means of defeating you or
delaying your movements
What have said is plain and | think fair
to your State. have full authority f,r say
inv what do say, by entry Of record made
at our last meeting brought the matter up
myself and it was fully discussed, Now |
shall be frank with you In this matter and
ask that you be equally so with me. We want
to make your town apont. In all my nego-
tiations, have kept your town constantly be-
fore me and urged that it be made point,
' 4 n ~
feel confident this Road can be built and when
built In my opinion. Fort Saith viii be Che
second city South-West Of st. Louis. There
are two other lines we can get so as to con
meet with our main line, hut will do nothing
until all hope is gone Of arranging with your
people.
YoR must excuse breyity | am SO weak
this morning can scarcely set up and almost
blind with dizziness Of the head. Write me.
Yours truly, Henry c. YOUNG.
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t4-It can't be possible that the WHEEL
xRs, Of the Independent have given in to Gov
Baxter. The Junior is a member OF The
Board Of Registration. Has the Independent
been rayishcd by the usurper' Pit was bold
in hiaS have entered the enemies camp with
his blandishments and carried off an old sain
OF consistency. Five dollars day, is not te
be sneezcd at, these hard times, however.
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tn Mr. JoHN HISKrE, senior partner OF
the House Of J. Hinkle L Bro, has been very
sick for the past week from congestion Of the
lungs. The many friends of Mr.. Hinkle will
be glad to know that he is Improving slowly
We hope to chronicle by another issue that
he is able TO be up and about the house.
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ty- Mr.. Baxter, at the suggestion of some
body, has appointed +. @. Whitesides. II,
Meadows and j. j. Warren. registrars for
Crawford county -. s. Herald.
And the democrats Of Crawford are salts
fed. The President is a democrat, and one
member a Brooks reformer. and one repub-
lcaD-sll good men.
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tE The many friends Of Hon j. ID. WALK
NE. will learn with regret that he is Danger
ously III In Carol county. From the Fay
etteyjllc Democrat we learn that his wife wa
sent for on Tuesday night to be with him.
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FATHER RYAN on BEACREGAHD.--ta
Ryan, editar-in-chief OF the Morning Star
and Catholic Messenger Of New Orleans. one
of the ablcst papers in the Union, handles
Gen. Beauregard without gloves on the score
OF his new movement He asks; "Wonld
Gen. Beaurecsrd, who is a Catholic as well as
a Southern man. allow child Of his 10 90 to
school and associate there on terms Of equal
ity as scholar with colorcd children
Would he do it? Let him answer. And II
he would not, l. 1t honest; i it sincere? Is II
straightforward to commend To others a
course of action which hc himself would re-
fuse to follow"
These are pertinent questions and we fancy
the General would be sadly puzzled to give
an answer that would satisfy his new politi-
cal friends and his own conscience at the same
time -.>hrerport Tunes.
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EXECuTINE OFFICE.

LITTLE Rock, July %, 1875
MAJ. JoHS ID. ADAMS
DeT SU: In reply to your note OF this
date, | have the honor TO say that have care
fully read the article in this mornings Re-
publican headed what a llarlot Says Of Us
and do not hesitate to say that you never
did, at any time, use the argument to me that
is imputed to you in said article The public
printing was given to the Gazette upon my
own motion. Respectfully, yours,
ELISHA BAXTER
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A Life Miracle

A Mrs. King had surprise at Shaw
neetown the other day 1t was all accl-
dent that Mrs King happened to be at
Shawnectown She did not intend to go
there but the steamboat Jennie Howell,
on which she was travelling, struck snag
and sunk in the Ohio river. Several of
the passengers were drowned, and among
them some children, Mrs. King had a
child on board whom she mourned as
lost, and was taken to Shawneetown
without her babe The Jennie Howell
sunk deep in the water, and the next
morning men went to the vessel to re-
cover the bodies OF the lost Soon after
daylight mattress was discovered float
ing in the cabin, which was filled with
water nearly to the ceiling. Upon eN-
animation child, little boy, was dis
covered on the mattress sleeping as peace
fully as if nothing unusual had happened
His bed was not very dry, for it had sunk
q good deal from soaking but still sus-
tanned its living freight. In due time the
child was sent to Shawnectown, where
the other passengers had been taken the
evening before. Its coming made an
excitement among the wrecked travellers,
for more than one mother had lost chill
dren by the disaster 1t was touching
scene when Mrs King recognized the
child as her boy whom she had mourned
as lost foi nearly twenty four hours. The
preservation Of Moses in the bulrushcs
was not so miraculous as the safety of
Mrs. Kings boy. lie had been tossing
about on the waste of water in the cabin
all night, and was brought to his mother
alive in the hour Of her deepest woe
81. Louis Republican.
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OFFICIAL PAPER.

The Van Buren, Press has been desig-
mated by the Governor, as the Official
Paper Of Crawford County to publish all
Official and Legal Advertisements In.
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A careful perusal of the above reply Of Col
Young is especially requested from the pub
lie hope those gentlemen who favored the
fourth resolution Of the Convention, will nou
understand Col. Us. proposition.
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s8- The river reporter Of the Memphis APP
peal, says Capt. DEsMrKrs. lately deceased of
Dardanellc had his life insured for $4,000.
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t$- The Little Rock Gazette of the 29t

.y- The Little Rock Gazette of the 29th
says:
Judge May decided last week. at the Con-
way circuit court, on a petition FOR mdnddmHs
to compel the collector Ia take State scrip in
payment OF the one hundred dollars sinking
fund tax. levied against liquor dealers, brought
by Col. Jordan +. Craven and Col. Chas. c.
Reid. ir. that five per cent. certificates were
receivable for said tax. and granted man
sigg,Rs for the same.
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sEs- In all probability, John Childers will
be hung at Fort Smith, ON the 10Th Of this
month.
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Nailed to the Counter.
From Little Rock Gazette, July 2l.


When we stated the other day that John
Mcclure, editor Of the Republican, was an
unmitigated liar and slanderer we knew
whereof We were writing. He RESPONDS In
yesterdays paper in his usual bluf1nH style
and among ether things says
John ID. Adams was the man who asked the
printing of Baxter for the Gazette, ana ne
made substantially the following argument
That its prorrietors prevented the democratic
convention from indorsing the reform ticket I;
that it openly took issue with the cehtIai
committee of the democratic party as TO the
effect of the resolutions adopted by the ueii-
ocratic convention; that while ii hau Ine
Brooks ticket at the head of its columns IL ulu
more to hurt him with its party than II could
have done by opposing him openly the own
ers OF the papers prevented the Forrest Elty
convention from indorsing the BROOKS sflcket )
that it put up the Hunter ticket in the inter-
est Of Baxter, and that although 1t dld not re-
ceive the support they had reason to suppose
it would, it tended to demorallZe, ana ana de-
morT,lize; that they declined propositions
which were mate by Brooks friends-to ouy
the paper after the withdrawal of the Hunter
ticket which were very advantageous, be-
cause they wanted to elect Baxter; that their
course kept many democrats away from the
polls, and induced others TO vote for Baxter
who would not have done so, but Tor their
action that they declined an offer OF twenty :
five thousand dollars to support the railroad
bill. and had stood by Baxter in the nRht
made upon him BY Mcclure; that but !or
their action and influence TIVE legislatures
would have been formed that they helped 20
defeat the election bill and tho metropolitan
police bill that Mcclure was NOT supporting
! Baxter's adminlsFqtio and that ne heeded
an organ at the capital To espouse ms cause :;
that they had been promised one-third of the
public printing, and had not got it, and that
they would stand by him in the future fthe
patronage asked for WAS granted.
II Mr.. Baxter and John ID. Adams will con-
sent to be examined. under oath, we will make
both of them admit what is here stated, or
prove by one who was present and heard the
conversation that they have sworn falsely.
Our information as to the grounds on which
the claims of the Gazette were placed-to
public patronage-comes from gentleman
of uuqucstioned veracty, who was then in
the executive Office and TO whom the same
arguments were afterward presented by one
Of the proprietors Of the Gazette.
Well. we have placed John ID Adams and
Gov. Baxter both on the stand, and here is
what they say:
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Is The WeeLiy Adrdace, is the name of the
new paper to be started at Bcntonyillc, by
Messrs. IlYNEs 4 IsHAM.
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sy- We give our editorial space this week
TO the Railroad communications.
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LETTER TO GOV. BANTER.
LITTLE Rock, July %, Isl.

LITTLE Rock, July %, 1873.
Gov. ELISHA BANTER. Executive Office
Sir: notice in the Little Rock Republican
OF this date an editorial article, in which it is
charged that | made application to you to
give the public printing to the Gazette, and
which pretends also to state an argument |
made to you in that behalf. | enclose herein
the article in full Ia the statement true in
any particular? Please answer this morning,
and obligc, Yours truly,
JoHN ID. ADAMS.
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DIED.
PROC IAMATiON BY THE GOVERNOR

WHEREAS, By an Act Of the General Assembly, % OF
This state approved on the 18th day of July, A: -
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. 1T is
made the duty OF the Governor 10 designate by proc
Iamation such newspapers in each and every yu-
IciaI Circuit County in the state as IN ms yude
ment the publication, attachments NONRESIDENT no
tees sales of lands by deerees, execution, mortgage
deeds of trust and for taxes, By Sherihs collectors,
Cerks and all other officers together with all o'hsr
required by law to be made ana pup
iished in a newspaper shall be published
Now, THEREFoRE. /, ELISHA BAXTER. Governor OF
of the State of Arkansas, in compliance with the pro
visions of said Act and for the purpose therein IN
dicatsd do hereby issue this, proclamation. de
signaling the Pass, newspaper printed ana pup
shed AT the Town of an Buren,, in this state, as
newspaper in which, for the time being al legal Ad-
vertSements required by law in and for the county
of Crawford to be published in newspaper shall be
made Such portions Of former orders or proclams'
tons as are in conflict herewith are hereby revoked
''''- In testimony Whereof, have hereunto
(-,-) set my hand, and caused the seal OF the
l. : State to be affixed, at the City Of Little
--l Rock this Both day of June, A. d. 1873,
ELISHA BAXTER, Governor.
BY the Governor
J. NJ. JoHNsOs,
Secretary Of State;
By Frank Strong, Deputy.
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@Pay for yesr payer.
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Your obedicnt servant
". VI. FIsuBACK
REPLY.

n B.-The Arkansas River Bridge Is not OF
course intimated here.