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The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24
Henry Ewing

The 81. Louis Democrat says Of the death
Of this gentleman, late editor of the 81, Louis
Times Mai Ewing will be remembered by
nsny Arkansians. ne the hdjutant General
ogGeu Marmaduke:
No death has occurred in llii, community
for wears, it Is probable, which has given rise
to such a universal preston of regret ana
vmpathy AS that OF Maj. Henry Ewing OF
che Times, which we chr0nlcled Yesterday
All through the day his late residence, at
twentieth aud Olive streets, was hesirged by
ladies and gentlemen, some OF whom we're to-
tal strangers, but all of whom brought Kind
words Of coincidence and sympathy aud prof
fcrs of assistance. A large number OF persons
chiefly journalists paid their respect at The
Times office and begged the privilege OF as
sisting in the last duties. Yesterday the
mother and sister Of the deceased arrived
from Nashville. Tenn. The young widow
who Is 90 sadly bereft, hls been most of the
time unconscious since tha dcccas0 OF her
husband. and cannot be aroused from the
grief In which she Il sngnlted. She has the
deepest sympathies Of hosts Of friends. who
are esger to be OF some assistance 70 her
Many tokens Of regard In the way ofb0uqUets
and baskets Of flowers and wreaths have Dcen
sent to the house. and now lie In proiusion,
scattered through the apartments
Nal Ewing was man OF considerable
property. and leaves his family ubnndantlN
provided for Among his effects are life in
surauce policies for $4,000. During his III
uess one OF these policies--for s500O-would
have expired but for the atteption of one OF
the decea>els personal friends Hn Insurance
man. who caused It. 10 be continued by inmc
liately forwarding the premium
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. O . .

Can Judge Wheeler see farther enough
ahead yet, to take Il stand, either for GOV.
Baxter and the People, urJudgc Mcclure and
the unScrupulou> Ring that surrounds him ?
-- Van BWea Press
Does Brother Dunham. mean to say that all
journalists are under the necessity of taking
stand, either for Baxter or. for Mcclure? II
SO, then, We beg to be excused. We are not
for Baxter bCcause)we regard him as an un-
scrupulous usurpcT We are not for lure
for the same reason. Does the Pres. dare to
couple the interest Of the people with that
of BaNtcrS \ notorious minstrel. who was
placed into office by the basest frauds and
Nilest schemes of this same Mcclure & Co
Baxter and Mcclure are chips from the same
bloch-Whittling> fom the same stick -Nolt-
ticcHoHt1H.
Now, friend BARRY, don't put yourself in
the attitude o! warning for man and ignor-
ing the people. We don't think Baxter was
fairly made Governor by Republican appl.
anccs, but we have to recognise the fact that
he is now discharging the functions of that
high Office, and if he will give the peoyie a
good government, then We say bully for his
COED acts. We propose to publish a paper
In the interests Of the people, aud if they are
served We don't propose to be frightened by
cries Of Inconsistency in politics, or any other
cry equally thin. Our position in this, as in
other emergencies, cannot be misunderstood
We are with the taxpayers and care Tor no
individual, office holder or other
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f,ibles of men. aImonish us all TO beware
how We condemn. Before We uncOnditonai-
lv condemn another. hastily. we must resolve
To demand no charity for ourselves Let us
then Brother knights, resolve 10 ever Judge
with candor. and with charity, advancing oui
shields Of defense, to hide the faults OF our
hrntLrrn from the gaze of the world. while
we strive to correct them. by wholesome ad-
monition. within the sacred precincts OF our
Castle Hall. Let us see,
That the chastening> ofmild reproof, may
meet uuWittiug error
And charity not be a stranger at the uoafd
that il spread for brothers
And NAV we. to-day, in presence OF THESE
friends. renew our VOWS of friendship 10 eaei
other and fidelity 10 our Order. Let us de-
tprmine to make il deserving of commenda-
tion, and let II. fiIl the pages OF its history
With unnum bercd acts Of FRIESDsHIP' CHAR
~ AND BESENoLENCE.
Atlll5 call sounded for the Tournament
After considerable excitement, in the way ol
tilting it was announced that ht. John H.
Ogden, ir, had taken the frat prize and was
designated 70 crown the Queen Of Love and
Beauty. Kt. J. p. Grady crowned first Maid
of Honor kt. W. r. Englnd, second. kt Geo
Wood third. The Queen selected was Miss
Jesse Ward, Miss Fanny Dunham first Maid
OF Honor Miss Rosa Williams second and
Miss Estella Wallace third Maid Of Honor.
After the crowning came dancing and then
dinner.
The order tenders its high appreciation OF
and thanks tor the services Of Mrs. Hiram
Brodie, Mrs. 5. c. Hanley and Mrs j ". Wal
lace IN preparing the beautiful Arch over the
Throne. To Mrs. Col. Bob Newell for the
pennons used 10y the Knights in procession
And to Miss Rosa Williams and Miss EMILY
Lynch for the crown and beautiful wreaths
used for the fair brow Of the Queen and her
attendant Maids.
After the Pie Mic was over the crowd
moved in procession to town and at the foot
of Main street broke ranks and all returned
home well pleased with the first gala day Of
the knights Of Pythids in Van Rurcn.
Iyanhoe Lodge is composed of some Of our
best men aud has a brilliant future. A. for
ourselves, We give our best bow in acknow-
ledgment Of the salute given as the column
passed our office. The Lodge arc under many
obligations to Col. Bob Newell who command.
ed with all the GOODNESS of Mai jor General
and by hi' quick perception and fine iudg-
meut made every thing move smoothly and in
good order.
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who Is anything for office or pclt, and in
whom no one has any conildtnce, don't Hike
it because The Clerk OF this County, has failed
10 furnish the Nelc Era the Delinquent Tax
List for publication. and intmateS that the
Clerk il holding the li,t over for us. IL so,
we know nothing of it, and i'll certainly very
clever in him, and at the same time does some
little justice To the tax payers Of the County,
who have the expense to pay. for ;he List
mlght as well he published in Colorado, SO
far as reaching those directly concerned As
in the Era But the first intimation Of the
faiure of the Clerk to furnish the List we
got frem ono Of the Fort smith papers--and
By following up the luimation it was, we
learnt Of the utter contempt DBLL was held
by leading republicans in Van Buren,.
The County will save two hundred dollars,
wc understand by not having the List pub
lished this year, which would nearly all come
out of the treasury rs The list, like that Of Sc
bastian County, represents nine out Of ten,
rs having left the state or worthless. Dcll's
craw will miss that much, which accounts
70. the milk in the cocoanut."
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Cherokee Judge 0usted,

Col WM p Ross. head chief Of the
Cherokees, at Gibson, learning that the
trial OF Walford, who shot Henry Nave ;
boy while in ted, had progressed at Tala-
quah, and believing that Judge Rowe.
who wss trying the case, was not acting
impartialy, had the Judge suspended IN
til the matter could be referred to the
Executive Council which was called to
meet on Friday last;
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But II was not so with him who now oc-
cupies the gubernatorial chair He sueaked
and skulkcd from one lucrative position TO
another never letting loose Of the public tit
since he avowci rcpublicani.m, and, instead
OF defending his party rs an honest man
should, spent hj' time in apologizing for his
connection with it 1t is true we supported
him for governor Foolish heas sometimes
set on viper's eggs until they hatch them. We
did not support him as a matter of choice, but
from eXpedicnCy. The man who purchased
GOV. BaXter's nomination and paid for 1t.
pledged us to control the thing he used rs a
steppng-Stone to n higher position, and that
he would control him in the interest of the
party and the supremacy Of rcpnblicaniSm,
lie has not done so and cannot do so, because
there is no way of making a man, void of
truth and honor, keep his pleges L Il. Re-
pUblicdH
Now, who purchased BaXterf and what
does the thief Justice know about the nego-
tiation and sale? Did Dorsey buy him? Spit
it out Mac. Let tho people know. You are
public Journalist and you owe it to the pco-
pie to tell them of any wrongs pcrpetrated
by your party. Baxter seems to be trying tc
serve the peoFie, and you pronounce him &
descrtcr from your party. Did your party
propose to war upon the people? and mus
members Of "your party" desert it., before
/ they can labor for the good of the pcopleI
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

CIVIL RIGuTs Judge f. North Cul.
lon, OF the Fii.h district court, New Or.
leans, rendered decision of $1,000 dam.
ages in The case of Josephenc Drevir
against the owner of the steamboat Gov.
Allen, for refusing plaintiff, a colored
woman, cabin passage and such accom-
modations as were extended to white Ia
dies. This is the first decision under the
State law relative 10 common carriers
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24
Editor VS.. Judge.

john Mcclure is the Chief Justice Of Ar
kansas. lie obtained that position through
the republican party, lie was As complete
nothing TO the people Of Arkansas, wien first
elevated to the Supreme bench AZ 1t was pos
.iblc for an unknown lawyer to be. The re-
publican party believed him competent to fill
the place and sanctioned the selection. lie
has not heretofore given ground for disSatis-
faction IN his high oilice, But John Mcclure
has also taken upon himself editorial re-
sponsibilties. He i. the acknowledged con
troler of the editorial columns OF the Little
Rock Republican, by which We mean that the
articles he does not write himself are written
by Others to express hi. opinions. Nobody
censured him for having his own views on
the railroad bond bill He had a right to his
individual opinion, as other people had. But
when he essayed to dictate to the party his
iusolcnCc was resented. He lad no more
right to dictate to others than they had to
dictate to him. He forgot the relative posi-
tion Of creature and creator, as many weak
men do when they find themseves in high
places. He forgot that the party made him,
and not he the party. The party has the right
to command - Yres, but will not sub
- "'' aaipIH 81 lHhI1 I9s
! 'pas. u... ~. on him no right to
make n test OF nuclity for the party, plant
himself upon u, and wage war upon all the
party VINO tld not choose 10 recognise lt. HIS
warfIro upon the Governor j. iUeAcusabir.
The Governor is not responsible to John Me-
Clure.
We confess that We do not like to see a chief
Justice AT the head of party organ, but when
one assumes it, We insist thai he shall bear
himself becomin gly in both positions, as both
are charged with grave responsibilities. We
cannot therefore be blind TO the gross deccp-
tion recently practiced by the chief Justice
either as editor or judge. within the past
few weeks he has declared as an editor that
the writ Of g'to JcdiTaHto could not issue
against the office Of governor. \ few days
since he cecidcd as a judge that it could issue,
Now who has been deceived? Have the
readers Of the Republican been misled
through their confidence in their favorite
journal or has the judge proclaimed his own
infamy by carrying upon the bench his bitter
personal venom which could not lind place
in the quiet deliberation OF the sanctum? II
Mcclure has that proper degree of fSefrcspcct
which we have heretofore accorded him, he
will not be slow To yacate one or the other of
these positions. Indeed. he might rclinquis ii
both with ne little credit to himself
The Fayetteville Ne,cs pays its respects to
Poker Jack, Chief Justice, etc after the above
STYLE.
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Arkansas Dead.

The Winchester (Va) News, ia report OF
the decoration services in that city on the 9th
Of June. thus refers TO the respect paid the
Arkansas dead, buried in the Confederate
Cemetery at that place:
Miss Emily Mcsmer and sisters had charge
of this lot and, in some respects, it was more
admired than any lot in the cemetery. The
shaft was cntwined Ni.h very heavy gar
land of evergreen, through which choice roses
we're interspcrscd. Each grave was plcuti-
fully supplied with rare towers worked into
various drN i.,S
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tS' The good citizens of e reenwo ooi are in
dignant over the return, recently, of Dr. Z
+. Chapman. who eloped with Molie Pugh
from that place, sometime in March last and
went 10 California. Both had families. An
Indignation meeting was held and the parties
invited to make haste to leave the settlement
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

tS- The shah of Persia landed in England
on the lSth, and reached London the next
night. He passed through the city, attended
by brilliant suite and escorted by military
and civic professions eNtraorSuary splen.
dor. Immense crowds were collected to Wit
ness the spectacle, and the enthusiasm was
unboundrd.
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;ST We are indebted TO Hon. H. X BRAD
BURY, Of Maine, son-in-law Of Dr.. l.. c.
WHITE, for files Of California papers Mr..
Bradbury and wife are spending the summer
at Santa Barbara. Cali. Many friend. here
will be pleased to learn that the health Of his
wife il very much improved.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24
.E Cholera at Cineinnati.

~ Modoc Jack and his tribe, finding they
cannot control and use Gov. Baxter who was
elected by republican appliances" have
turned about to abuse him. 1t is but the
death howl Of this corrupt defeated crew and
will soon be over.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

S Advertising has created many
new business has enlarged many an oid
business; has revived many dull bust
ness; has rescued many lost business
has saved many a failing business; mas
preserved many large business; and
insures success in any business.
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TUESDAY, JUNE "a 1873.
Special Net.ce

After the l.t OF July all papers put ~ the
Pos, olrlce will require postage paid ~hc,heI
in the County or not
Those of our subscribers who have hereto
fore had their papers put In the Post once
viii find them at this office, until otherwise
ordered.
Any OF our city subscribers who IAN TO 2et
The Press by the carrier VIII please notitt Us
that we may remedy the complaint.
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- <<@s .

sS- Memphis dates OF the 18th say there
were over Is 5deaths that day--ll ofthem from
cholera.
On the 18th the number OF deaths largely
eNcesd any day since the cholera appeared,
the total being thirty-thrce, of which nine
teen were cholera.
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ES- Georgia has a peni,en;iary con.
Wet who has served thirty -four years, and
the other day, when they talked of turn
ing him out into the cold world, he sat
down and wept
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sS- Mall, and passengers 90 from here to
New York. by way Of Memphis, in four days
and three nights. Eighteen or twenty hours
Of this time i, occupied by Stage to Clarks-
Vile. Our St Louis papers are only one day
uarlivr
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sy~ In the Supreme Court. Of New York
on the 18th, William Newman recovered s39.-
800 in gold from George Goddard the latter
being charged with driving the former from
his store in Arkansas in lsGl
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IL The Little Rock Gdsette OF Friday the
Soth. says. &" over $4,000 Of the $4,000 re-
luired for the cotton factory has been OBJ
,ained. No difficulty is apprehended in rais-
ing the remainder"
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ty- Boles monthly Land JoUHoli, the lat
eat candidate for public favor Hon. Tuos'
BcLEs and ALFRED II. BoLEs Editors narda-
nelle. Ark. Circulated free
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tB- 1t is expected the Cairo and Fulton
Railroad will have the cars running to Arka-
aelpha by the 4th Of July. Gauldng is hap
~ and proposes n jo!liIcation.
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Icy Gov. B.YrsR has appointed Or. O. 7.
IlooPEn Trustee Of the Insane Asylnm, Also
Maj T c. PErK justice Of the peace for Big
Rock township, Pulask county.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

eB- Vaughan, Indicted at Helena on the
charge Of completely with the Hindman mur-
der, Is To be released on bail.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

IT Mrs. Knott Of Oregon, claims to have
raised Capt. Jack. Gen. Davis desires to raise
lim sgain-wth a moose.
Piece Of interesting moose to Capt Jack.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

ES- Mr. II. NJ Il. Hunter is ov men
toned as the probable Conservative can.
dida,e for Governor Of Virginia.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

SF- Prince Jerome Napoleon has left
his card with President Mcmahon, who
sent his compliments.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

IL Cotton. upland millling was quoted in
New York on the 10th at II cents
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24
Hotice

nELEGATES to the Railroad Convention,
~ to be held as Fort Smith, July 4th, 1873,
arc requested to report on arrival in the city,
at the Mayors Office. in the fishback Block.
n. FULLER Chairman
Reception Committee.
Fort Smith, June lS 1873.
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cT- The Little Rock Repsblicaa Of the lsth
says:
The Hon. Joseph Brooks yesterday illed
his complaint in the Circuit Court claiming
not only the gubcrnatorial chair, but the per
quisites and emoluments OF said office. lr-
repressiJle 10 the word.
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NOTICE..

4 IL persons are hereby forbid Trusting.
n crcdting or rharboring Sarah !. Mortem
my wife, on my account, as | am no Longer
accountable for any contracts she may con
tract. she having left my bed and board.
Witness my hand this 2 day Of June, 1873.
JOHN W. SNOW.
Crawl ford co., Ark June Is. 1878. 2w.
The Van Buren press., 1873-06-24

We sro in continual receipt Of largo and fresh ad
dons to our stock and purchasers are assured they
can always find full and complete assortment. /.
which, we offer low for cash. lune 1877
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
NAPoLEox's RELIGION. -Shortly be

NAPoLEoN's RELIGION. Shortly be-
fore his death the late Emperor Napoleon
gave an expression of his religious views
to correspondent Of the Paris Univcrs.
He declared that he was firm adherent
of the Roman Church, and believer in
the doctrine of Papal infallibility. His
idea was that, 30 long as the Catholic
Church remained one, it was neces-
sary that it should have King. The
Pope was its King, and Napoleon's no
ton of royalty was synonymous with
that of infallibility. His opinion, given
at that time, confirms the impression
that he would not have sanctioned Vic
tor Emanuel's occupation of Rome, if he
had remained in power. The result Of
Napoleon's downfall, therefore, was not
merely the unity of Germany, but that
of Italy as well.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
Severe, but True.

This is the New York Worlds opin.
ion of recently-punctured humbug:
In himself, Mr.. Colfax is nothing.
A more illustrious embodiment of zero
never strutted his brief day in our poll
tics. A smaller bit of bladder was never
blown into 80 big O ball. The memory
of Mezzofanti if surcharged with the ms
and outs Of our public history for the
last quarter of q century could not ex'
hume from its rcmotest labyrinth q
single thing this dish of skim-milk has
done. No great speech, no sharp say
ing, no noted bill, no policy, even OF .
day, ever emanated from Mr.. Colfax
tongue or BRAIN"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07

girls were seriously injured In escaping from
the building three hrsmen were killed, and
dozen moro injured, by the falling walls....
GAINESVILLE, Wis, Orcntt 4 Piercc's elevator,
containing 10000 bushels Of grain, was de-
stroyed. New Orleans. La. six squares
bounded by st. Cloud, Dauphine and Mande-
vile streets and Washington avenue, embrac-
ing 400 houses-were burned loss, S250, 900,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07

EVILS OF SLOTH.

Invent by the field of the slothfrl ana
by the vineyard of the man void OF I'M
derstanding, and 10, it was all grown
over with thorns, and nettles had GOV,
cred the face thereof, and the stone wall
thereof was broken down. Then ! saw,
and considered it we'll; I looked upon II
and received instruction. Yet little
sleep, little slumber, little folding q
the hands to sleep; SO shall thy pover'y
come as one that traveieth; and ths
want as an armed man. Solomon.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07

BRET HARTE has set his heart on New
ark or Orange as dwelling place.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07

when Matthews remarked that it came
in good time for either he or I, referring
to the appeal of Conner, Chairman Of
the Indiana Republican Committee. for
money to aid in the arrangement for the
canvass, already in active progress. The
bill was passed around from hand to
hand and examined.
Father-in-law Matthews also remem.
bered this novel addition of $1,000 to
Schuyler's income, and all the little
minute circumstances-crceDt the date
Of its receipt. Schuyler (says step.
father Matthews) held up the letter
with the 81 900 and said IA thousand
dollars from gentleman almost a
stranger to mew Then the mother
spoke unto her son and said <: "Read
the letter, Schuyler" But the writer Of
that mysterious missive, the peculiar
Nesbitt, had enjoined upon Schuyler not
to disclose the contents thereof, but to
keep the matter profound secret, "as,"
says Schuyler, neither his family nor
any one would ever know unless told
them" Nevertheless, the secret which
the singular Nesbitt had kept from his
own family, and which he enjoined
Schuyler to keep from all the rest Of the
world, this "dead secret" Schuyler I'M
hcsitatingly proceeded to reveal to his
his half-sister, his n1eti1cr,
and possibly divers servants Of the
breakfast table, who, having eyes, could
see that interesting $1,000 bank note,
and ears could hear the letter which
Schuyler proceeded to read. Nor did
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-04-26
How Rich Men Began Life.

Cornelius Vanderbilt began life with
an oldpirogue, running between Staten
Island and New York city, and carry
ing garden stuff to market. With two
or three thousand dollars raised from
that source, he entered upon steadily
increasing enterprises until he amassed
the enormous sum of $50,000.000.
Alexander 7. Stewart first bought a
few laces at auction, and opened his
way to success in a dingy little shop in
Broadway, near the site of his present
establishment.
Daniel Drew, in his early life, was a
cattle driver at the munifcent rate OF
seventy-five cents a day, and he has
now driven himself into an estate val
ued at from $25, 100000 to $4,000, 000
George Law, forty-fiye years ago,
was common day laborer ON the docks,
and at present counts his fortune al
something like $l0,00O,00O.
Robert L. and Alexander Stewart,
the noted sugar refiners, in their boy
hood sold molasses candy, which THEN
widowed mother had made, at a cent a
stick, and to-day are worth So, 060, 00C
to $1,000, 900, apiece.
Marshall o. Roberts is the possessoI
of S4,0O0,000 or S5,0O0,000; and YET
until he was twenty-five he did not
have 800 he could call his own.
Horace B. Clafin, the eminent dry
goods merchant, worth it is estimated
from Sl2,000,000 to S15000,000. com.
mencad the world with notbino hut on.
ergy, determination and hope; and see
how magnifcently he has invested
them!