The Van Buren press., 1874-02-17
NEWS.

- Sol Il rOTHey pttuiSeo IL" e"e w 90"
ington Sunday Chronicle, that before the
holidays of 1875, John c. Breckinridge
will be back in Congress, and also speaks
a pleasant word for that distinguished
Kentuckian.
A Washington letter calls attention
to the fact that not q dollar has ever been
missing from the department OF the comp
troller Of the currency, where ladies' ex-
elusyely are employed As clerks.
- The Robert Somple, with tow OF
four barges, ran into the Cairo and Full
ton railroad bridge pier Sunday morning
BY good management the barges were cut
adrirt and Goated below, putting the Sem
Die to some little trouble but doing no
damage. The Semple left the next eve
ming for New Orleans, with 2o,Ooo tons
of coll-thc first that has gone the mar
ket below.
- The following gentlemen compose
the new Supreme Court OF Texas, APP
pointed by Gov. Coke and confirmed by
the senate Chief justice, 0. NJ. Roberts,
associates, Geo +. Moore, X. A. Reeves,
and T. j. Devine and the following ad
dtienal appointments Secretary OF the
State, "a w. Derry; Attorney general
George5W. Clark inspector of penten-
tiary, o. 2. Campbell.
The Fannin county, Texas Enter,
prise is responsible for the following;
q, wall of the governors mansion at
Austin, a portrait Of President Grant was
suspended, present to Mrs. Davis from
the president himself When Grants
letter to Davis was received, the COVER
nor's wife took down the picture and tore
it into fragments, saying: Thus is the
republican party destroyed by its natural
defender
Judge James A. Colbert, chief JUS
tce Of the Chickasaw Nation, died at his
residence on the Goth ult
The authorities of Belefonte, Boon
county, Ark , huve levied q special tax of
S2500 each on liquor saloons, billiard
tables and ten pin alleys. The ordin-
ances goes into effect the lst of May.
Judge Benjamin c. Franklin, one of
the founders of the republic Of Texas,
and the chiefest opponent Of the late Sam
Houston, died recently at Galveston
Judge Franklin arrived at Velasco in the
Mexican province of Texas Galveston
then having no exstence) about forty
q years ago; took part in the revoluliona-
ry councils of the colonsts; j)ned the
Texan army under Houston, and carried
y rifle in the famouse little battle Of San
Jacnto-a battle which was at once the
overthrow Of Santa Anna and of MeXi-
can power on this side of the Rio Grade,
! At the time of his death was State Sena.
to elect.
e The advance corps Of the Ohio 81
| loon.prayer army reached Wheeling, w.
! Va on the l0th A committee of ladies
S have requested and obtained permission
, to hold prayer meeting in one Of the
r principal saloons
: A Columbus, Ohio dispatch Of the
10th, says The success Of the woman S
. temperance movements at other points
. . has brought disciples of temperance here
to organize, and arrangements are now
being made for a grand attack at that
point Dido Lewis has been called on
:. will start the movement
Fifty pairs of sheets that had never
been used. and more than $4,000 in gold
and silver coin, were found in a chest
p p belonging to the widow of the late Jabez
q Hubbard, Of Mddletown, Conn, a. few
9 days ago, after her death The money
f had been lying there for twenty years,
p and would have amountd to about SI2,-
\ 600 if it had been put at interest
f The departure of Jefferson Davis
t from New Orleans for Liverpool has
S started a rumor among eX confederates
8 there that his preparations for the trip
l were FASTENED by the fact that Gen. Jo-
4 seph +. Johnston's book on the war is
= about to appear Davis friends induced
0 Johnston to take out one chapter, but he
is almost merciless in the exposure Of
Davis in 8 mpetency, or worse.
- An interesting trial is in progress at
Kalamazoo, Mich. Charles f. Stuart, Of
Of that city, has sued the board of edu'
cation in order to prevent its collecting
a tax for the support Of the high school.
His plea is that schools in which langua
ges other than English are taught cannot
|, be legally maintained by city or state,
-Ex Governor Seymour writes in a
private letter which has found its way TO
< the press When you go to Albany
A visit the Museum of natural history. ge-
f oogy, etc in the Stste Agricultural Hall
= and ask the keeper to show you piece
T. Of coral stone, which has to my knowl
D edge been dripping oil for twenty years
t in that building 1t may throw syme light
e on the " oil question, "
|, - The experiment Of tea growing in
California is said to promise success
, The climate Of a large part of the tea dis.
trct Of China finds a parallel in that OF
:he central Southern States, and there
seems to be no reason why Hyson and
i, BOhea should not come from cotton and
old rice fields The necessity for ocean
transportation would be done away with
and the native fragrance Of the leaf would
thus be preserved.
- The Connecticut Republican State
Convention nominated Henry b Harri.
son ior governor, and John +. Wait for
Lieut. Governor.
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