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The New York herald., 1874-12-08
Maritime Miscellany.


STEAMSHIP AssorsroaD tBr), from Antwerp for New
York which % put oaf. 70 honaop Ny = s,er being
Indus, ls' had bow stove in and lost cutwater. ''
BAsE IMoT BT from Cow W., Pay for New York put
charge tor repairs.
BARK FAspE tBr), which grounded on the Horse Shoe
and niIed with water while being towed out Of Mira
charged, preparatory to an attempt to hoat her.
san sna for
BRic ELIZA STEVENS Vineyard Haven from Turks
Island for Boston, had heavy weather and lost and split
csas to Mass salt op Into
ing She reports having had heavy westerly gales the
"s
waTks broke or three stanshons ana started others
stove in forward house doors: flng The house win
washed overheard CHIEF ofcer and man the mate
the G :d q. ba 0S Sssf
cabin win water neay az ,s the pr0vsSn,
repair with ali despatch.
BRIG vARsux HILL Of and for Boston from surinam,
cas-. Sser'Hx % . sorS aarns which heS
na GsH
sys ss.s & %sp ss's
from New YORK Tor Para and put into Bermuda Sept u
SswSa5ypsIi i Sss OS ESsn Manson tons bur
as ana S ess nssrs nsurd Tho
scun WILLIAM. from Elizabeth City for Wilmnrton,
NC % as GSss ns souaa m M Last
3ieAt under water IN midcnanne.
s to Tsn Ss ess r Sn
gotten of without damage
scHR ISAAC GOODWIN Of Yarmouth, Ms which strand
ed the entrance Of pctou harbor has been boated
loss both vessel and cargo less than anticipated
ScHR FLlRT, of Prince Edward Island, wrecked at
Cape George previous to lst Inst
ScHR D PATcHIS OF Castine, which arrived at that
the pre- vious night near Herring Gut. striking on
msiassi and doing othe. damage: Tho los, aying
started cutwster The vessel showed no lghts
snpBuILDSc-At Milibridge, Ne Mr. Ezekiel Dyer has
the stocks in his shipysrd fine vessel Of about 5
She to built the best Eastern hardwood hacme-
intended for the general irsigntny business She viii
be named the keusens and will be commanded by
o%ned ~ Jon zossn S q News YorE Mr Dyer
intends nave her OF early IN the spring.
LAuxcHKD-At Harboryilie, Ms, Nov 2b from the yard
Surssss 81 o. oson She
v Ill be commanded by Capt Huffman
Notice 70 Mariners.
cHILl-rIcHIpAsauI BAy-Locos rsLAsD-ERxcfrox OF A
BEACON
beacon been erected on the highest part Of Locos
The beacon IS mas, IS feet high, surmouuted by an
iron crosspiece, with barrel at each end and vane
The mast vane and barrels are painted white, and
visible tor or niles, making good mark for the
port OF Pichidanqu hitherto 50 difficult TO recognize
Spoken.
B.5s Bsa,h sav m !Sn i.SW Portland for
Basnos Asrs Oct iss lon from newport '''
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ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHTEsTONE TELEGRAPH LINE

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITEsTONE TELEGRAPH LINE
Steamship Oceanic Grl, Jennings, Liverpool Nov, c
and Queenstown 9th, with mi and passengers TO
Cortis Dec lat 10 lon ~ ~ passed Bremen steam
ship bound E 9th lat 10 8 lon 6s AZ steamship Celtic
steamship Bolivia (Brl, hence for Glasgow.
steamship City OF Brooklyn (Br), Murray, Liverpool
Nov rs and Queenstown 9th with mdse and pas
to ohm Dale. Dec lat 49, Ion A ST. passed German
bark steering east showing signals QCMs 9th. lat H.
Ion 66 81 exchanged night signals with Anchor line
eanshp bound east 7th lat A. Ion Is o. wed night
signals TO steamship bound east but received reply
steamsnip Henry Chauncey Rathbun. Aspinwall Nov
g. with mdse and passengers 70 the Pac Mail steam
ship Co.
steamship Herman Livingston, Mallory savannah
Dec 3 with mdsc and passengers 10 W IL Garrison.
teamship Charleston, Berry. Charleston Dec L. with
mdse and passengers ~ w 0untard Co.
steamship George Elder, Lawrence, Norfolk, with
mdse end passengers TO the Old Dominion Steamship
Co.
ship Brothers Apap tof Falta), Farrugia Smyrna 9s
days with nase W order; vessel to master Passed Glib
ratar Oct 10.
Bark MeIbonrne tof Yarmouth, Ns, Scott, Dartmouth
90 days. In ballast. 10 Boyd Hlnckcn Is anchored in
Gravesend Bay for orders. Had heavy southeriy and
westerly gales drring most OF the PASSAGE was rs days
from Ion 20 W. Nov Is lat III So lon oil ~. supplied with
provisions bark Adam Von Koss Of Rostock, 65 days
IRON Gloucester for New YORK
Bark Adoiph fngler new, 700 tons, strout. Mbrdge
In ballast. 10 master -
DAYS. with log Tood 10 nDrrsy. Jr.
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Nathaniel Bayles.

Nathaniel Bayles, one OF the oldest residents OF
westcnester county, died at his residence IN
Tarrytown on sunday after . brief illness.
Alt. ougn In his eghtv-thlrd year deceased was
noted Tor his robust constitution. and on TUESDAY
OF last week accompanied the Board Of County
Supervisors on rhe annual visit OF the members
TO the county poornouse Deceased was Wen
known throughout his native county OF west
CHESTER he having been elected county
Clerk 1928. an once which n,ss ne ne ,oln,1 aea
c,erk was located al Bedford. and IL was
during the incumbency OF Mr.. Bayes tnat 1t was
transferred to White Plains. Deceased was one OF
company in the county named, ana was man
who possessed considerable wealth aud innuence.
The remains will be Inferred IN the famny burial
ground at New Rochelle on Thursday. a-A.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND SHIP CAPTAINS:

Merchants shipping agents aud shio captains In
formed that BY telegraphing to the HERALD London
Bureau No 46 Fleet street, tbs arrivals and depart
from European ports ami other ports abroad, Of
American and all foreign vessels trading with the
United States same viii be caolsi this country
free Of charge and published
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ability ana o citizen universally respected. In
the DAYS Of the late Judge Rockwell. he was a
member or the Court o. oyer ana Terminer and
Sessions by virtue his once as a Justice OF the
Peace. where he was much esteemed. lie leaves
surviving . widow and several children.
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scnr Rips'eadsr tof salcombe,. csnham. csphalcnis
SEPT II by s s sa. S.sssa os Srar MH 70
schr John N Colby. Wilcox. lndidnoia - days with
ssr john aS o Wight sea onse with
lumber to slaght 4 Petty; vessel TO overton Haw-
sehr Tom Williams Edwards, Brunswick. Ca. sdays
wn a%Ss % { aSrSs Kss 70 Days with
cotton % order; vessel TO VIM Marvel.
aoassof s' saisn vrsns With wood to
HavenA
Passed Through He'll Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
schr jacob Housman: New London for Ney York;
sehr Oliver sconeid, Dissosway. New Haven for Alex
sshr h Ell Hall PowsiI s Boston 70 Tor pSsdsphi.
Ysrk wh M nsh 70 Rogers Eawsrd '0f
schr James PheipA Coggswell. New Haven for Vir-
schr Harriet Lewis sesres, Somerset for New York
schr George Brown Gedney, Fall River for New
sc6r Twilight Robinson, New Haven for baltimore
schr Hattie Perry. Chase, New Bedford for Philade-
sssr ADRfgss Aep S Ney LomdUn on ,Ss Ssr FORK
sehr Isaac Merritt Andrews, Boston tor New York:
scnr VIM Young. Sumner, Port Jefferson for New
schr James Bayies, Nicksrson. Port Jefferson for
schr Nary Richardson. Stephens. New Haven tor New
schr Mail Mead, Greenwich for New York, With stone
.schr Richard Morrer Sydney. Greenwich for New
schr Haze. McNamee, Greenwich Tor new YORK. with
stone TO order.
Brg Arabera Br,, Brady. New York for Halifax, Ms.
schr a Baiiue, Aiien Georgetown. Dc for Boston.
sasy sew
schr Brazos Stokes Sew York Tor New London.
I s' *
a s%S ssSS os osyp S Portland
Steamer LiecGa. Young. New YORK for providence.
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OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ANTWERP, Dec 6-Arrived, steamship Swftzerland
tBelg, Won der Heyden, New York
AMSTERDAM, Dec S-Arrivcd bark Maria Rose Ger.
Schultz Philadelphia.
BRISTOL Dec 7-Arrlved steamship Arragon (Br), Sy-
mons New York.
BRExERHAvEN, Dec 5-A Arrived, bark Mercur (Nor),
Frevold. New York; schr O Newns, rutland, Mobile.
Sailed I'd, steamship Leipzig Ger, Hoffman, Bat-
via Southampton; 18th. bark Athena GER. He'll
mer. Baltimore.
BoRpsAUx, Dec 4-sailed, bark Pegase (Fr). for New
Orleans
CALCUTTA Dec 5-sailed. ship Vancouver Br), Scott,
Boston,
GLASGOW, Dec 7-Arrived, snip County Of Argyle BD.
Miller, New York.
HoxG KoSo Dec b-Arrived steamship Colorado,
Morse, San Francisco via Yokohama
LIVERPOOL, Dec 7-Arrived. barks H Routh, Martin,
Savannah, Albina, Dagge.t do.
Arrived 5h bark Brazos Fuller Gaveston 9Th, ships
Prussia Rch New Orleans; Pride of Canada tBr) Ly-
all New YORK; 7th Garibaldi (Nor), Hoyer, Charleston
Put back 7th ship Golden Rule. Hall, for New orlea
LONDON. Dec 6-Arrved, barks Min tBr). Peters, New
York; Ferraro II GtaD, Russo, Philadelphia
LoxpoxpxRRY, Dec 7--Arrived steamship Caspian
OBJ, Trocks, Portland land proceeded for LverpooD.
Lrssos-Arrived. bark Maddalina dtal, Paturzo. New
York.
MArsxrLLHs Dec 7-sailed, steamship Assyria (Br).
Greg, New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 7-Arrived, bark Batagiia dtaD.
Roecatagliata, Baltimore.
ROTTERDAM. Dec 6-Arrived DARK Luctor 81 EmerRo
Dutch. Haasnoot New YORK.
Sailed 4ih, bark Preciosa Nori Jacobsen United
States.
Tarsrr-Arrived, brig shasta, Brown. Richmond, Va,
after being ashore
Arrived at port In the United Kingdom Dec Z. Cy-
clone from United States. tship Cyclone Marshall ar
rived at st George NIB, Oct IL from Boston, and is pos
sibly the vessel meantl
Loxpox, Dec IA telegram from St Thomas nys the
axaranan mas put In there leaky.
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stedman Wright.

Mr.. stcdman Wright welLknown citizen OF
Long Island, died on sunday last at his residence
On New Utrecht In the SEVENTEEN year OF mis- age.
MI. Wright Was q meg Of much more than ordinary.
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SAILED.

Ship Asia r) for Liverpool; barks Jedaneste Dubro-
vacki Aus Cork Meteor fNorj. st Johns. NP Juventa
tGerl Queenstown or Falmouth brig Sportsman, Para.
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NEWS.
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS
OGce,
Salts. DERIVATION.
Sfedue.

DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORx FOE THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER.
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The Rev. Joseph Kimb.n, ID. d.

The Rev. Joseph Kimball, d. D., pastor OF the
Reformed church in Joralenan street, Brooklyn.
died at Newburg In this State on Sunday, OF brain
disease. Dr. Kmbal was attacked by the disease
from the effects Of which he died while preaching
IN mis- pulpit last May, and he was completely in
capaciGated for pastoral labor from that time until
his deaih, He was ndty-four years Old and was in
she ministry for thirty years being among the most
prominent clerGymen OF his denomination. The
funeral will take place on Thursday.
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OBITUARY.
Peter h. Anderson.

Mr.. Peter 3. Anderson, prominent citizen OF
Brooklyn, died at his residence in that city on
Sunday, at the age OF sixty-nine years. The de.
ceased was formerly IN the stone business at tho
corner OF Pacific and Columbia streets. He retired
IRON business some years gince. He was foreman
OF Old volunteer Washington Engine Company No.
] for many years, and Chief Engineer OF the Brook.
lyn Fire Department from February, 1s49. to Peb-
Tuary, 1853 lie was active and prominent In or
gsnizlng the Fireman's Trust Insurance Com
pany, and was q director in that Institution from
March, lS49, TO his death. He was also director
IN the Old Dominion steamship Company. OF New
York. be leaves wife and q son and daughter.
Ne was In all respects estimable and public
spirited citizen. The funeral services OF the de-
ceased Will take place on Wednesday afternoon,
1t ms late residence, NO. 119 Elliot Place.
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He commenced walking at Oh. 46m. 5s., and con-
elHded his htieth mile at 10n SIN. 1885, making
12h. I'm. 25s. since he commenced, but as
H. 49m. 2ls. was given to rest he walked the hfty
miles Ia 10h. 2sm. A.. He concluded his sixtieth
mile shortly after twelve p NJ, and then retired
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Foreign Ports.

AtooA Bar, OCH, ctH-In port bark Lyttleton !Br.
Hosmer dlsg; scbr Jeanne dare (Pr three mAsted),
AspiswlLI Nov 26-Arrivsd schrs Sophia Hanson, Ad-
arms san BIAS And sailed 27th TO retnrn) 18th, frank
treat Downing Port Lmon, to sail next day for the
west coast: Julia Decker Cooper (or Freemanb New
YORK via San Andreas snd sailed day for Boca del
Torol.
2sh Chas Patt, Cobb, Pensacola Hth bark PiskataQua
In port Nov 8 barks Blomidon tBr) Card TO sail In
days Eliza White Wotton, disg; brig Kodiak, Peters
Wig Tor berth schrs Abbott Devereux Rich and Albert
smith Leayitt 20 sail tor - In days; Chad wick,
Atxina nd stebhen Harding Harding, wta for berth.
RoapKAUx, Nov y-Saued, steamship state Of Mime
sora (Brl Hamlin, New Orleans direct
BEkNupA Nov 29-Arrived brig Helen o Pmnney,
Boyd. Cadiz fpr Gloucester, Mass zee MiscclIanyl.
GATANIA, Nov BIN port bark Nineveh, Wyman. for
Nesslna 70 nDisn lnG for unitad ssasAA s.sA-
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MISCELLANEOUS.

ss;s' sss,sss, g g Soos .
will buy First Mortgage Premium Bond
tho
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION COMPANY OF NRw YoRRs
EVERY BOND
purchased on or before Monday. JanuaryA
wild participate In The
THIRD SERIES DRAWING.
TO be held on
JANUARY l. 1875
Capital Premium $100000
The proceeds Of the sales OF these Bonds win be used
for the erection OF Exhibition Palace 70 be-
hth to street. Third Fourth
THESE BONDS
viii mako splendid Christmas New Years pressnA.
as there risk OF any loss.
Every Bond will bs redeemed with
PREMIUN.
Address for Circulars. tui Information and Bonds
MoRGENTHAu. BRUNO CO.,
Financial Agents.
2sPARK ROW. NEW YORK. tP. o. Drawer 20,
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THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION COMPANY
NV YORK.
SECOND PR4MIUM ALLOTMENT
This 10 to certify that at the allotment publicly hel6@
this 7th day Of December 1874 at steinway Hail. in
city Of New York the following bonds drew premiums
q specified bclow:-
One bond. serie .25a No.
One bond, serie l.25s. No 49,. 29............. 1lOO0
One bond. serie 2.2l7. No Co.. o.............. 5000
One bond, serie l.25s, No 6s. 6s............. 5000
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All the remaining $500 Bonds Of the 40 Series drawn
October 1874 viz Series 20, llo 1890, 1858, 1892 1895
227, s7oo 27 27ll 2s $50, $685. l72 Ass9 1854, 1916
4ssa, 5o4 $751; s5a esa 6lsa ssos $780, ese $685. $751;
7o 1873 7sl 1929 so7 ss7s $780, sss 1885,, $685. s22s
ss9-wIli receive s2l each
The bonds will be redeemed according to section three
Of the g Conditions so 81 te Loan ana are
MoRGENrHAU, BRUNO CO.,
No. % Park row, New York
r. A. ALBERGER President
WIN G. MOORE. Treasurer.
REUBEN >. TODD, Secretary
my presence and the 2, ine
by the above officers Of the n.suMher is1%
TURNER foasAN Notary Public City and County Of New
BsoLUrE DIVORCES OBTAINED FROM nCf!.t,r C0ERTs-
no tees In advance; advice ree EbEmiCK + KING
s'a'e' Counsellor -ar.Law II Broadway.
A BsoLUTE DIVORCES OBTAINED From DIFFER
sta Legal 1eseso1 m ensrS Sc
saiifin Hnt sisor S.ass e sfsn,sS
no THE coSFE1TyoSSEEEoYo 1fry ~ ooIJs4RY, TsARE,
We deem proper to say through press that after
two changes our extra ane Cream son n
Common goods 6y witch notice
qsrt a epa sstd
markets to The damage OF obber and retailer; Wmie
we can very well understand the motive ana sn0ulas
perhaps accept the compliment paid 70 our
unwilling to have buyers Ignorant o. tnS irn. ~
and I'm position Some conspicuous IN our hn. y. uus
ness are also using our trade marks "hordcaux
Each Of our e extra snc Cream Bon Hons bears An
g. 'Ss % rsSr a sSppsd cocs" whom
have direct corresponds nee
n.uu.ear.r. "aLsASa q sSs asss.. ana rare Coz
|. fcctonory.
20 CoTtlandt street,
corner Church, New rOrhs
Manufacturers and Pr0pflrt"HSs
Cream Fable Uboaosn
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thereby certify that the above was ned n b
same by the above oicers OF the Industrial Exnlbop
Company. before me- this 7th day o. Decemnet, ios M
York.
The Arizona sentinel., 1874-04-18

LEO Or 'rOS1 AUE.
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 fiction. Rd
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 Books lsction. - Q. no"Ao ns i.rs, saeds, etc. (see list ia Post Newsnited to- lbs, cent eseh 2 Oficel Taction. 6 ounces FOREIGN. tLatters per each, half oancs; Austr,,i Newspapers per each4 osnces . .aa,. ftters, CT. each half ounce. 10 { rh;u. wspapers. per each. ? cents.
 .. Letters per each half ounce, Relsibs Newspapers, per each 4 ounces,
 onALetters, per each half ouncs. Rem Es. Newspapers, per each, 2
 ., letters. per each half ounce, Is p...,krwepspers per each, 2 cents. ."a.. IAmerica-Lrtters. per esch haIt Tan. To cents. Newspapers, per each onncl,s. ? cents.
 v ou" rtters. per each half Ounre, 10
 "INrwspapers, per each. 2 cents .an,kk-Letters. per each half ounce, Ts"b T,u Newspapers, per each. 4 cents. per each one third of rr. hce, 10 cents. Newspapers, per on cents. E o" In Statss-Lptters, per each half. G", % 7 cents Newspapers, per each ou., ce, 1 cents
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oiice is hereby given that sIl debts for \ 5trtisinR due the ARIZONA SENTINEL
 Pr to September 18th. 1873. ere pay |le Co C l. MinOr, and from and affrr lt date to Wmt J. Berry. AT unps'd ]pscriptiGns to the " Sentinel" are pay Ie 10 Wm J. Berry. who willalso com
 te all subscriptions paid to C. L to October I2tb. 1o53. Fer hs having -claivas against the Senn- l'' ffiee prior to the l2th inst VII pfs |nt them tor collection to c. l. MinDs. ryfspr1 e. L. MIN0R,> : l- ' VIM. J. RkRRx. sssssf
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ls s'ss,s 70 2HE NerVOuS & Debilitated
 OF BOTH SEXES.
No Charge for Advice and Consul
 t0tiOn.

DR. J. B. DYoTT graduate of Jeffer- son Medical College. Philadelphia, author of several valuable works, can be consult pd on all diseases of the Sexnal or Urinary Organs. (which he has made an esprcial study) either in male ar female no matrer from what cause originating or ot how long standing A practice of 30 years enahlps him to treat diseases with success Cures guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Those at a distance can forward letter de. cribrpp symptoms and enclosing stamp to prepay pnstage.
 ESend for the GUIDE TO HEALTH.
 Price 10 cents.
 J.. B. DYOTT, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. iO4 Duane Street. New York City, New York.
 jan31-1y
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08
PERSONAL.

The report Of the death of the Hon. Dudley
S. Gregory, OF Jersey City, is untrue, though
he is seriously i'll and not expected to recover.
Messrs. Morton, Brownlow, Buckingham,
Pratt, sprague, Bayard and Johnston were
about the only absentees from the Senate
yesterday.
Joseph Bancroft, cotton manufacturer of
Wilmington, Delaware, and prominent mem
Der of the Society of Friends, died yesterday
in that city after a lingering illness.
Generals Sheridan and Pope, with other of
ficers, were in conference with General Sher-
man at st. Louis yesterday. The subject of
their deliberations did not transpire.
Hon. Eben s. Poor, we'll known in the leather
trade, and prominent in the Republican party
as a member of the Senate aud House of Rep
resentatives, died in Boston yesterday.
A dispatch from the Hague announces the
transfer of Mr.. Bernhard De Westenberg,
present Minister Resident of the Netherlands
at this capital, to the Dutch Legation at
Rome.
The characteristic ease, confidence and good,
clear voice of Speaker Blaine, yesterday, were
III stIlhlbS COutIdsG " tue utpOEILutuL anu
manners Of Vice President Wilson, who was
apparently nervous, ill-at-ease and weak in
voice.
Professor Trip, who has lectured forty
eight times in New England the present sea-
son, passed through Washington yesterday on
his way South. He will lecture during the
winter months principally in Virginia, where
he has several engagements.
RepresentAtive-elect White, the only Repub-
hcan elected to Congress from Kentucky, was
on the floor of the Senate yesterday, and was
introduced with considerable flourish and iocu-
larity by the Democratic Senators from that
State, Messrs. Stevenson and McCreery.
Mr.. H.V O'Connor, formerly of THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN and New York Herald,
arrived in the city yesterday, and will remain
during the season as correspondent of the New
York Telegram. He looks well ,-and was warm
ly greeted by his many friends, and congrat
ulated on his recent marriage. Mrs. 0'Connor
accompanies him.
Mr.. Beverly c. Tucker, of Virginia, is about
to take up his residence in Washington as
agent for the sale of West Virginia coal and
agricultural lands. Mr.. Tucker will be we'-
coined by host of old friends. He gave a
hospit able entertainment to the Hon. Josiah
Quincy, president, and large number of dele
gates to the convention in Richmond last
week.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08
THE ARKANSAS QUESTION

President Grants message embraces one
concise point which at once disposes of the
pretentions of the Garland revolutionists
in Arkansas torecognition as the legitimate
officials Of that State. The point alluded
to IS to be found in reference to the fact
that article 13 of the constitution of that
Estate (Which was adopted in 1868, and
'uPon the approval of which by Congress
"the State was restored to representation
"as one OF the States Of the Union) pro-
"vides in effect that before any amend
"ments proposed to this constitution shall
''become part thereof they shall be passed
" by two successive assemblies, and then
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-12-08

to provide for the appointment Of commission
Of engineers to investigate and report a perms-
nent plan for the reclamation Of the alIuyiaI
basin Of the Mississippi! river subject to mum
dalton" l appointed q commission Of engi-
neers. Neither board has yet completed its
labors. When their reports are received they
will be forwarded to Congress without delay.
L. s. GRANT.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Dec. Z, 1874.