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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-21
JOHN AlcxANoER'S MOONLIGHT FuIIll6
BY J. II. l..

"I'll be goshed if I milk old Brindle
again, or split another stick OF wood, SO
there =" And John Alexander threw thu
ak down with = vim worthy of . better
cause.
For some time this young American Of
twelve years, had been getting up new
Declaration of Independence, and had
darkly limited to his patient mother, that
it was his stern: leterminatio to become
q 'Rover on the high seas" He had not
climbed into the hay-mow.a and read on the
sly-''Life before the mast, .'The three
jolly sailors" and "rhe Red Rover" for
nothing. One day, he demanded money
of his father for journey to Boston,
where he supposed any number of sea
captains might be found ''shivering their
timbers - and "blastipg their eyes, for
just such willing hands as he meant to be.
His father was surprised, and not .
little vexed 1T his sons new ambition, but
concluded to pay no attention to it. hop
ing that John Alexander would give up
all idea Of becoming sailor, and settle
down in time on the old homestead.
Two days had past since John Alexan.
der's request for money, and all had gone
on as usual excepting that Mrs. Baily had
tried her darling appetite with apple fit.
tiers, and found them to fail, for the first
time in her experience, to serve as a
"balm for every woe." At the close
the third day, our hero chopped the
kindlings very fine made the above dec
laration, and went to bed quite early~-his
confiding parents congratulated them
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Democratic Victories.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nav 4.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May A.
The city election was unusually quiet
and a large vote was polled The demo.
crats make a clean sweep--ciecling the
mayor, clerk and twelve aldermen. This
is the first time the democrats have car.
ried the city since reconstruction There
Is great rejoicing--cannon firing etc
The majority is 4j0.
SHELBfvILLE, lND May 4.
a democratic mayor was elected for
the first time in forty five years The
democrats carried the whole city.
NEw ALBANY, May t.
The municipal election in this city re
suited in complete triumph Of the dem
ocratlc ticket, except one councilman.
JEFFERsoNyILLE, IND May 4,
Notwithstanding the great excitement.
and the intense interest manifested in the
city election to-day, it passed off without
any disturbance The entire democratic
ticket is elected, ranging from one to
three hundred majority
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Y.s- Tho Now Work. Sun conclulnS nc

ES- The New York Sun concludes, as
the result Of an interview BY one OF its re-
porters with llal,tead, Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, that the Liberal movement
Of 1872 is now started over again with
extraordinary precautions sgainst sur
priscs and accidents such as occurred al
Cincinnati. when Ilalstead and his friends
wcr, out generolled and out voted.
Charles Francis Adams is now to be the
candidate for President, and no mistake,
with William VI Evarts as alternate and
the nomination is to be made in season
to compel the Republican party, broken,
disorgauized and desperate 10y that time,
to adopt the ticket ms the only means of
saving itself from total destruction Just
as the Democrats were compelled to
adopt the nomination of Horace Greeley
three years ogo. This is the programme
of Mr. Ilalstead, and this i. his new de
parture, which will, like the former ut
terly fail.-HemPhis appeal.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
RAILROAD MEETING AT FAYETTE-
VILE.
Company Organized and Stock being
Subscribed Literally
IFrom the rnrettcriIle Democrat. !


From the Fayetteville Democrat
In pursuanc" 10 previous notice large
number Of citizens of Washington county as
semhlcd at the Court House, saturday. April
9th. 1915 To advise on the subject of a rail-
road communication with the Atlantic and
Pacific road north and the Little Rock and
Fort Smith road south
Hon. L Guntcr was called to the Chair
and Judge a. j. Hale chosen Secretary.
The Chairman explained the object OF the
meeting in a clear and logical argument IN
favor Of adopting some means whereby rail-
road facilities can be afforded Us.
Judge l., Gregg being called for, came for
ward and entertained the meeting with avery
forcihle argument tavoring individual contri-
buttons in aid of any practical scheme, and
said that he would contribute literally and
would be wlllingto be taxed also. to effect so
great AN enterprise for our country.
Capt, !. G. Crosse warmly advocated rail.
road. lie explained that he had been in cor
respondence with parties connected with
railroads. who favor the idea of IL connection
by rail via this place.
Prof. \. II Gates of the A. /. L. and Capt
q. l.. McLung also delivered strong and log
ical addresses in favor OF the enterprise
On motion. committee of three were ap-
pointed by the chairman, consisting of ]. e..
Crosse. Il l. Stirman and Prof Gates, to draft
a plan OF organization of u company. in fur
therance OF the project who in a short time
returned with Il report which was unanimous
" adopted for TEMPORARY organization
! On motion of Col. Stirman. Hon. T. NJ.
Gunter was unanimously chosen rs President.
f.. Is. Moore was chosen Secretary Judge l..
Gregg. Treasurer; and the following Board
of Directors chosen; Prof, y f. Gates, DR.. Z.
NJ. Cox, GSWN Reed. Cortes Jackson and
Joseph IIolc0ElA with instructions to open
books or Subscription to stock in said road.
Each share in the stock of said road was
fixed at 500
On motion Of Prof Gates it was ordered
that the Directors be instructed to take dona-
tionS OF lands without regard to valuation
On motion of Col. Stirman. the Secretary
was ordered to open books at once for dona-
tons OF money or lands. Quite number
came forward and literally subscribed. show
ing that they meant " business" "
On motion of +. b Moore, mass railroad
meeting ofthe county was called to meet at
Fayetteville on the 18th ofJune next. and the
Countic, Of Beptnn. Madison. Crawford and
Franklin, are inyited to participate in the
meeting by representatives.
On motion the Fayetteville Democrat Ben
tonyile ADVANCE Van Buren, Pres and Ozark
Banner are requested to publish the proceed
ngs OF this meeting.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
,"2 2. NJ. GUNFER, Chairman.
a. j. HALE, Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Railroad Connections.

We wish to direct the special attention OF
our citizens 10 the proceedings of a meeting
Of the citizens OF Washington county, held at
held ut Fayetteville. on the 9th ult., which
will be found IN our paper to-day All will
see the Importance ofsuch connection made
at this point with the Little Rock Railway.
With a little effort on our part. Van Eurcn
can be made the great "storc house" rs it
were, for the produce Of nll the Mountain
Counties going South. And give us an outlet
to St Louis and the world by the Atlantic
and Pacific Railway. We hope delegation
will be sent to meet the citizens of the Conn
ties interested. at the meeting called to assem-
BILE at Fayetteville, on the 10Th of June.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
The Independent Element.

The New York Sun says, The indeprnd-
ent voters undoubtedly hold the balance OF
power; hut they are not organized. and. from
their very nature. cannot be organized into a
compact Disciplined manageable political
army. Acting In localities, they may he OF
great use in elccting the best men. and defeat
ing the worst Irrespective OF party names
Int as a'wholG IN the presidential election OF
1876 their votes are bound t, be given tn the
democratic candidate; and the idea of Mr..
Schlrz aud Ids friends. with whom he dined
on Tuesday. that in this election they can be
made to hesitate between the two parties Is
altogether mistaken. Their minds are already
made up"
Theabove is true, the great mass of the in
dependent or conservative vote is bound to
be given to the nominees of the national de-
mocratic convention. IN the last campaign
the democracy yielded, and graceful, too. to
the wishes of the liberal element of the coun-
try. in accepting the nominations of Greeley
and Brown rs their candidates. And it Is no
more than just and fair to expect that with
able and judicionS candidates for the Presi-
iency and Presidency. by the democrat
ic party, the large proportion of the liberal
or independent vote will be east for the NOM
inees OF that party.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Self. Dcpcndence not Independence

A grievious and deplorable error seems
often to take possession of the heart of man
! kind They seem to think that when a man
/ has become rich. that then he Is independent
! Let us see II we can discover what ndepend-
epee, or non-tlependence. more strictly speak
ing. means Non, IN the Latin, means no or
not and therefore non dependence means no
dependence or not dependent. what do we
mean by dcpcndenty To rely upon any one
for support or favor. Now, when under
obligations to any one, in proportion to the
magnitude ofsuch obligations are we depend
ent The man who owns a large store we'll
supplied with large stock OF goods, is indie
pendent. you say. Wen. We viii see. Sup
pose his customers all abandon him and 90
to some other place to trade. what will the
man do with his goods? They will lay on his
shelf and decay. and why? Because those
on whom he depended for their sale, have not
come to buy. There is. and ever will be. as
long as the world shall stand, a feeling among
humanity of mutua dependence. We love
TO depend upon each other; to feel that there
are those who lean upon rs for support, COM
lolt anu 'blINoilllbll' lllS lctliHS bluus US,
with holier and nobler tie. to humanity
and makes rs more keenly susce ptibIe to the
woes and surerings of our fellow-men
Self-dependence is the support and main
tanning of ones self by his own individual
exertions There is not the young boy in our
town who does not look forward, with feel
ing akin to delight, to the time when he shall
g. earn his own liying"-when he will be
twenty -onc, and his own man." We look
in memary's glass, and back comes to our
mind a happiness that we have never since
known. We remember the first wages we
received after we had finished our trade. We
felt proud we were earning our own living.
we were >elf-dcprndcnt' But we were not
independent. 1t we had had no one to en-
ploy MS. we could not have earned our living.
No. we are all dependent upon each other,
and to this fact wcOwe much of the happi-
ness Of life. Dependence is the green oasis
on the great desert ofhuman existence. When
we arc tired ofthe journey through the sandy
soil how sweet to rest in its grassy glades.
But at the halt in liie's race we are more de-
pendent than ever Kind friends close our
eyes, robe MS in the vcsturc Of the grave and
Law us to rest in the mansions Of the dead.
We can be self-dependent: never indcpend-
cnt.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11

u" Judge Parker, the new Judge for the
T. 5. Western District Court of Arkansas
passed up OH the Ella Hughes. Tuesday morn.
ing This is the Judges first visit to Arkan-
sas and appears well pleased so far with it
The Erentug star is the title ofa new eve
ming daily, just started at Little Rock. We
have the second number on our table. Ii
bears every appearance Of n successful launch
out Col, Dan O'Sulivan, is, we believe u,
the head of the Star, which is a guarantee
that it will be an interesting and readable pa
per. Success to the Star, and may it long
slime
Mrs. Matte IIayman and child returned
home on the Maumelc from visit to hci
sister, Mrs, DR., Lincoln. at Little Rock Old
Grandpa Haymnn was as pleased to see the
baby, as is boy with tin whistle
We hope there will be no backwardnes.
in accepting the invitation Of Mr.. Kennedy
to meet at the court house. Monday night
An evening can be spent pleasantly as wei
as proftably. ',
u. S. Marshal Pagan, Mai Elias Rector
and Col Jas O'Chnrchill, 'were over Satur-
day from Fort Smith,
tgg~ Mai L, c. Boudlnot pissed through
Sunday on the stage. for Fort Smith. Busi
ness in the United States Circuit Court call,
him this way.
Crawford County is well represented or
the United States grand and petit jury at Ft
Smith.
Henry +. Mckee passed through Sunday
for Fort Smith
Liable Southmayn goes to Little Rock, to.
day.
Slime, IIayman and John Hathaway have
charge Of the eugines Of the steamer Mau
mellc. Good enough.
The steamer Maumelle. from Cincinnati, ar
rived, Sunday, with a fine trip of freight and
passengers
t7g" Col Ed. Brooks passed up to his home
Fort Smith, Tuesday from Little Rock
sTy" Dudley L. Jones, Of the firm OF Jones
Mcdowell q Co. Little Rock, was passen-
ger up on the Ella Hughes, Tuesday.
t3S- Tip Ross is home again on visit
.S'- Dr. Cathey and Fayette Lockc,o of Alma
spent Sunday in Van Buren,. Capt. Dave
Brodic was up Wednesday.
cS" Flour and corn. by d. c. Williams and
Lynch, is the latest importatons to Van Bu-
rem from st. Louis Fla mcrs that should not
be done the coming year.
~ Harmony Councils last theatricals
neted them so which i first rate consider
ing the hard times
.B- portion ofthe colored people Of Van
Bmen had picnic at Flat Rock, Wednesday
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Van Buren City officers.
PUBLIC PRINTING.

In as much as there has been some doubt express
ed to what is by law required to be published we
here, by the valuable assistance of friend-earned
! in the law-present synopsis of such sections as
bear the subject All publications are by the lat
est act, required to be published in the
LOCAL COUNTY PAPER,
having bonafde circulation. The scetionsr cfcrred
! to are in Gantt's Digest.
Section 65. Provides that notices of the order Of
the County Court, for calling in county scrip, to
deem, cancel or reissue, to be published two weeks
in succession the last insertion to be 80 days before
| the sitting of the court
Section 60 Notice to creditors, that letters of ad-
ministration have been given, if ordered by the
court.
Section 100. Publication in no heirs are
known, weeks.
Section l29. After adjournment Of Probate Court
clerk publish list ofadmnstrators and executors,
who filed their account currents for settlement.
Section 23S. Provides for the publication of cita-
tons, either by publication poster-3O days before
return day
Section $50. In actions for settlement Of estates
| of deceased persons, notice to creditors must be
given by publication court may order further no.
| tice.
Section 100. Nonresident distribuoe. to have no.
! tice of application for distribution, by publication
6 weeks.
Section l76. No lands Of estates can be sold for
payment of debts, till notice of the application for
such sale has been published in newspaper four
weeks before the application is made.
Sections 7S7 and 7sS. Notice of confirmation of I'll
tie by purchaser when the land is not redeemed,
published weeks.
! Section "a 6. Advertisements Of estrays, horse,
mare, mule jack or jennct, il appraised high as
$50. Clerk responsible to printer for fees.
Section 267s. Notice of execution sales Of real
estate, two insertions at least, before day of sale.
Section 3i6S, Provides for guardians Of insane or
drunken persons, to give notice Of appointment
times weekly.
Section 3il0 Such guardian, before sales Of
wards land, shall advertise the court may direct
! Section 3s60-6l. Commissioner shall advertise
in the county where the land is-any confirmation OF
! swamp land.
Section 1928 Warning orders four weeks-in case
of non resident defendant, in attachment other
suits-by clerk or justice of the peace, the case
may be.
Section 5202. Clerk to publish notice of redemp-
tion of land sold for taxes. 81 for each tract.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Miss Garuncr's school Picnic.

The pupils Of Miss Leila Glrdners school
will have n pic mic on Friday next at Lees
Creek. Mr. Charley Drcnncn has very kindl,
rendered the ferry boat to take the party to
the grounds near Fosters Ford. The boat
will leave the landing about 9 o'clock. Eve
rybody is invited, but must not forget tn,
very essential, ~ell-flled basket Invitation
has been extendEl to the brass band. and tn,
young amateur string band. The latter ha
accepted, and the pupils are very hopeful tha
the 6, rmcr will do likewise.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
{" Paying the Fiddlers.

From the Little Rock Gazette of Sunday We
get the following:
A case which will attract considerable at
tention came up before Magistrate Peek YES
tcr,lay. 1t was that OF Geo. Wchr VS.. Henry
Page. The plaintiff sued defendant for sad
dies. brides. etc. valued at S2i6 56. purchased
by the defendant for the Brooksitcs during
the rebellion Of last year The defendant adj
mitted the purchase. but pleaded that the sale
was void as to him on the ground OF public
policy, A jury was impanneled and the
question submitted. T.. w. kimba,l repre-
sentcd Col. Page and Frank I. Vaughan Mr.
Wehr. The jury. after being out some time
brought in a verdict for the plaintiff The
trial lasted shout five hours, and was very in,
teresting The case, we believe, has been M
pcaled.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11

b. ESr A telegram from Washington 30th
'ult conveyed the gratifying intelligence
that Judges Brooks and Dick, in their
charge to the grand juries in North Caro-
lima, declared the criminal features Of the
civil rights act unconstitutional. as no
law could say men are socially equal.
H- Asa Hodges residence, near the
pcnitsntiary, valued at S30000 will he
sold by United States Marshal Torrans
Monday under a decree Of the United
States court.
EE Out Of the $50 students in Ober
lin College, G33-nearly one half-are
women.
Es- Hard words are like hailstoncs in
summer, beating down and destroying
what they would nourish if they were
melted into drops.
There's an end gvpsies in France
They say that they are Prussian spies.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
A Happy Prince
LLucy Hooper's Paris Letter.


am told that the Duke of Edinburgh
has settled down into a model husband
aud father having sown all his wild oats,
and showing no disposition to recon-
mence that Improbable act Of husband
ry, 1t is said that he passes hours in
playing with his little son and in the com
pany of the Duchess As the royal fam
lily Of England have refused to yield to
the Grand Duchess in the matter OF pre-
cedence, aud still insists on her yielding
the pass to the Princess Beatrice on all
public occasions. Her Royal and Impe-
rial llighness appears at court cercnioni-
ais and festivities as seldom as possible.
and leads life of much more quiet and
domcsticity than usually falls to the lot
of married princesses / am told that
she is the most highly educated and ac
complshed lady at the English court,
though her manners lack the grace and
sweetness, and her person the beauty,
which distinguished the lovely Princess
of Wales.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
t. 'Illn III

rg- The Hartford Times of the 27th
ultimo publishes the complete official
ote.of Connecticut, as declared by the
State board of cauvasScrs. The MAORI
ties are heavier than usual, and the total
vote, l0l 243. is the larges, vote that was
ever given in Connecticut. Gov Ihger-
soil has 53,7j2, the largest vote on the
ticket, and the largest ever given by Con,
nectcut to any candidate, and his plu
raity rises to the figure Of $3.50, while
his clear majority is no less than 652l.
The majority against Mr. Greene, the
Grant candidate, is 2,439. The demo
Gratis elect five of the eight sherifs, and
10y aggregate majorities over the republi
can candidates amounting to 5022. Also
fifteen of the twenty one senator's by ma.
iorities aggregating 5O2l.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
SheriH's Sale.

+ WILL sell at public sale. at the Court
l. House door. in the Town Of Van Buren,
County Of Crawford. State of Arkansas.
On the cath Day of May, 1873,
and between the hours of judicial sale. to the
highest bidder for cash in hand the following
described tract of land. situate in said County
and said State. to-wit:
DescriptionS f a fractional. Sec. |, Town
0. Range 80. containing l25 acres.
Fractional n 4 5 W Sec. 6. Town. 0,
Range 20. containing 5l-lO0 acres.
to satisfy an execution in my hands. issued by
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Sebastian
county. on a transcript Of u judgment filed In
the Clerks Office Of said County. which iudg-
ment was rendered in the Justice Of the Peace
Court Of G.. =. Swift on the 2lst day Of March.
1873 In favor of G X. Ammcru Vs. j. Il. A.
llendry. Said tracts Of land was levied upon
by me as the property Of II. A Hendry by
virtue of said execution.
JOHN +. WINFREY. Sheriff,
BY THOMAS w. DAVIS Deputy Sheriff.
Van Buren April 2s. ls75-w3.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
No Occasion for Haste.
Springfield Republican. ]

In one or two of the speeches at re-
cent dinner in New York there was per-
cep,ible accent of impatience Dissats.
fed with the existing parties, the speak
ers were evidently for organizing a new
party out OF hand. If they did not say
so in so many words, they made their
meaning sufficiently clear ..
We perfectly understand and respect
the feeling of these gentlemen. 1t is a
very natural one under all the crcum
stances. But we do not share it. Grant.
ed that the existing political organza-
tons have outllved their usefulness, and
that new deal is desirable; it does
not follow that it is either the dNty or
policy of dissatisfied voters to forthwith
rush OIL and found new party. Indeed,
there are reasons for fearing that such a
procedure ON their part would 90 far to
wards defeating the very objects they
have in view. There is a time for all
things even for founding new parties.
We are still in the spring of 1875 1t is
a good year and more to the meeting of
the national conventions Nobody can
tell what will or what will not happen
during this interval For thePresent, at
least the proper attitude for the dissatis
fed citizen, as it seems to us, is one Of
EARNED observation. His true plan is
to wait aud see, A year hence our poll,
tics may present very different and sur
prising aspects.
And certainly, if there is any class OF
American citizens who can well afford to
possess their souls in patience, it is the
independent voters.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11

tE- The Gazette. of Saturday, says; "Gov
Garland has received an invitation to deliver
the Grafton at Memphis, on the occasion OF
the Joint decorations Of the graves Of ex fed
raj and confederate soldiers on the Goth inst
The duties of his eXcelency at home are Sc
pressing that he will be compelled to decline
the invitation"
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11

FS' The examination Of Messrs VIM
Walker, John Prtchard X Kidd and
other deputy marshals, for the killing OF
Henry Nave, sometime ago at Fort Glib
son, before Commissioner Churchill, last
week, has been removed to Fort Gibson,
G ~. To obtain witnesses
Since writing the above we learn that
the object Of taking testimony at Fort
Gibson. is to forward it to Washington.
Fort Smith independent.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
Press Association.

The annual meeting Of the Arkansas
Press Association meets at Little Rock on the
I'd of June. 1t is desired that fun repre-
sentation should be had at that time: The
Gazette has the following:
The annual m setting Of the Arkansas Press associ-
alton will be held at the rooms of the chamber OF
commerce, in the city of Little Rock, commencing
Mt 10 a. m, on June "a. Every member of the state
press is earnestly invited to attend and become a
member of the association -
j. n. SMITHEE, PRESIDENT.
JACOB FRoLIcH, Secretary.
rs Papers throughout the state are requested ia
COPY.
The Van Buren press., 1875-05-11
r1y. Miss Ida Greeley. eldest dauob

ES' Miss Ida Greeley, eldest daughter
Of the late Horace Greeley, was married
May lst to Col Nicholas Smith, of Gov.
ington, Kentucky, at the residence of her
aunt in New York, Mrs. John r. Ccvc.
land, Rev. Father Fari ell, an old friend
of the Greeley family performed the
ceremony according to the rites Of the
Catholic church There were present a
large number Of invited guests, including
Judges, and military and professional
men. After the ceremony the bridal
party embarked on the steamer Abyssin-
ia for Europe