The Van Buren press., 1874-02-03

barrels of -four, and the meal from 23O,
2l4 bushels OF corn.
The new legislature Of Texas is com
posed Of 26 democrats and radical Sen
ators, and Of 80 democratic and 10 rad
cal representatives.
The world failing to end in accord
ance with the last prediction Of the Ad
ventists. their newspaper organ, TN
Wotchmans Cry, comes out in new type
and every preparation for permanence
" After ALL" says its editor. may tno'
he true that we are simple minded, fool
sh people the world At large esteem Us
to be, and our hopes u mere dream 2
There is intense feeling in San Fran
cisco about the attempt Of the School
Boar,l 70 force negro children into the
schools for whites The laws Of CalitOr
MIA require that negros shall be educated
in separate schools, but majority Of the
school board of San Francisco has lie
cidcd that such discrimination is against
the spirit aud meaning of recent amend
ments to the Federal Constitution
- At Galveston, on the "a ult, at the
criminal court, the case of the State vs..
j. u Helm, charged with the murder of
John Ferguson. was called, and owing to
the non arrival OF witnesses, Helm was
held. While waiting Johnny Ferguson,
son Of the murdered man, approached
the prisoner between the railing and Ia
bic nnobservcd, and pulling out u five
shooter shot the prisoner Helm in the
head, killing him almost instantly -
Young Ferguson was arrested, and is
now on trial.
A fire broke out at Helena. Ark , at
l O'Clock the morning, 26th, in the third
story Of Miles building on main street,
said to be the largest frame house in the
south. 1t was soon destroyed, together
with the two story brick stores adjoining
occupied by Bartlett a. Co and Ross d
Elder on the south side, and Charles Will.
lam and G.. A. Wesden on the north side.
The large carpenter. shop Of James Man
ming, was also burned. But two rooms
in Miles building were occupied, and the
fire was evidently the work of an incend.
larry. The total loss is estimated at fifty
thousand dollars; insurance, S2S,OOO.
The great African explorer, Dr.
Livingston, is dead. Intelligence of the
sad event has been received in London
1t took place in the interior Of Africa,
while he was travelling from Lake Bembec
to Unyanyembee, and was occasloned by
dysentery. His body has been cmbalmed
and is being conveyed to England by way
Of Zanzibar.
1t is understood that the physicians
OF Boston, New York and Philadelphia
and other cities have combined to secure
the bodies Of the Siamcsc twins at any
price, for autopsy
The people Of Wilmington,N.C are
greatly enraged that the place selected
for the sinking of the Vrginius should
have been right at the mouth of their
harbor. and in the channel and track Of
their commerce. Lying where the wreck
does, it eadangers every ship that passes
in or ont Of that port. The opinlon is
unanimous that the vessel was designed
ly sunk.
OHio's New GovERNoR In his habits
Gov. Allen rs a model of punctuality and
carefuness. He rises usually at seven,
DIRE ssing himself lcisurcly, and at eight
o clock is to be seen with his family at
the breakfast table. Breakfast over, he
receives visitors ut his rooms for an hour
AT half past nine he goes 10 the Execu
tive office, where he disposes of whatever
business may be in waiting for him. He
signs no Official document without first
fully acquaintng himself with its contents
and no document requiring his signature
has been laid over for single day since
he entered upon the duties Of office. At
twelve o'clock he returns t. the hotel.
and at one he rlnes AT two O'Clock ne
again returns to the tliocc to remain until
four. when it is closed The rest Of the
day and evening he spends in his room
at the hotel, always relireing by eleven
o clock CHM Enquirer.
- NJ. T. Smelser. city editor OF the
aud & +. Robinson. an at.
tache- Of the Register, who fired some
three or four shots at each other on the
nj .ht If the 30th. were brought before
Jas,ice Speilman ana discharged. there
being no prosecuting witness.
A New Orleans special received in
states that Gov. Kellogg has
issued a reQuisition ON the governor Of
the District of Columbia for ex. governor
Yarmouth, ON tho grounds of alleged
transactions connected with
the State treasury. Yarmouth is in New
York on his way to New Orleans.