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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-04
The Girls of ManilIs.

A midshipman writes in Scribner's
Monthly of ball in Manila as follow |:
Promptly at eight o'clock we drove into
the widows basement we assembled the
stone stairway, and a scene of splendor,
brilliant colors, and black eyes burst
upon our view. The Mestiza girls were
sitting in row on one side or the room,
about forty of them; some decked in
gay plumage, yellow, pink, and green
being prominent colors, others dressed
in sombre hues they were mostly very
pretty, with 1.-the, graceful figures; and
eyes as black as coal. The gentlemen
lowered near the doors of the grand
sala, like hawks eying chickens at the
first note of the music hey all made a
pounce for partners. As / saw that
bouncing was the go, made dive for
pretty yellow and green, ratified off
sentence from the fifteenth lesson in
Ollendorf, "WiIl you do me the favor
to bailar connaigof" and started off on
dance I had never seen before, but
which was easy to learn it was the
Habonera, sort of walking embrace
to slow music you make step to the
right, rise on your toes, step to the left,
rise, swing round, step to the right, and
SO on; then, when you wish to balance,
you wink at some fellow, stop in front
of him and go through the ladies' chain,
then clasp your partners waist and take
the other lady's right hand the other
fellow does the same, and now with the
music you sway up to the centre, sway
back, and revolve in an elliptic at the
same time, after the manner of the
planets. After swaying six times you
drop the other lady's hand and gradually
sail off again with the step and turn.
The sirls cling unite closely and gaze
up occasionally, Spanish fashion. When
ever the couples ran against each other
the girls sang out with a sharp little
chi r. which was very amusing. They
have q great way of kissing each other
all the evening, and the fanciest kisses
I ever saw first, both kiss to starboard,
and then to port. The first time 1
noticed it, young damsel kissed my
partner good-by as she started to dance
with me. ! was astonished, and said
we were not going far, which made
them laugh. found that the girls In
contiguous seats kissed good by before
every dance, as if to say, "You will
elope this time, sure" When the time
for supper came, fell into the line,
and escorted a blooming Philippine to
the table. 1 asked q resident American
what should help her to, and he said,
emphatically, "Ham and turkey Give
her plenty of ham and turkeyp 1 gave
her full plate, which she soon des-
patched and called for more. Every
body ate ham and turkey. The gentle
men acted as walters, and afterwards
sat down together. Spaniards are ter
rible eaters. And no wonder, on this
occasion, for they came to the ball at
eight o'clock and danced until five A. N.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-04

A SooTCH granite monument at Cam
bridge City, Indiana, was recently
struck by lightning, the current follow
ing the shaft to the limestone base, tax
ing out every pal ticle- of red color, and.
leaving a white Zig zag strne shapdt al
i inch in wild Xes monument was moi
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-04

appear to be more numerous than the
men, every man having from two to five
women in his suite. Their position is
q low one, as appears from the fact that
although there are separate names for
"man," BROTHER" and "son," there
is only one word" beycheynumma"-
for woman" "sister," and !" daueh-
ter" The terms husband" and "wife"
are of course unknown, as are the ideas
which they imply. The relations of the
sexes are strictly animal, and "might
makes right" The men. he says, not
unfrequently fight with spears for the
possession Of q woman, while the women
fight among themselves about q man,
their weapons being heavy slaves, with
which they beat one another about the
head till the blood flows. These quar-
rels probably arise when decided pref
erence is shown to one woman over
another by their lord. The men have
no clothing whatever, not even opossum
rugs or other covering at night the
women wear fringe Of cords extending
from the waist half way e---.hA thi0h-
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-09-04

better name, Free Classic. It is gener-
ally adopted by short fat people with
high shoulders. It consists for the
most part Of shapeless cream cofored
cotton or woollen robe with a gold
girdle. On stout figures the effect is
by no means attractive. A model attired
in night gown which has been properly
damped and draped no doubt looks very
we'll, but night-gown over reasona-
BILE amount of under garments is merely
ungainly and shapeless. Dresses of
this pattern must be either ugly or in
delicate. Good artistic and good fash
ionable dressing both involve expense,
and neither of them can be we'll carried
out without thought, knowledge, and
money. We are very unfortunate in
having no national costume. 1t would
save us from much that is unbearably
hideous in the dress of the lower orders,
and perhaps enable them to have clean,
serviceable clothing, instead of trum-
perry secondhand finery. If our middle
class young ladies are to do cooking and
housemaid's work they, too, should
have picturesque costume.
Women should either adopt uni
form, as men have done, or else dress
making should be elevated into the posi-
ton of fine art and treated MS such.
It should be undertaken by people of
culture and refinement in the same way
that cookery has been. There ought to
be a school of art dressmaking. There
are always large number of ladies who
say they have got no work to do. Here
is an opening for them. Their first step
ought to be to petition Her Majesty not
to insist upon ladies who are delicate or
spare in figure wearing low dresses at
morning drawing rooms. Their second
one ought tn be to abolish the use of the
word fashionable" in It's preseDt
s6ense. and to substituse Tor It the word
becoming" which would indicate both
economy where it is necessary and mag
niacence where It is suitable. Satur-
day RevieW,
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Town Officers.

"A Citizen" in our pepper to-day, sug-
pests that a meeting Of those interested
in having a good and stable, economical
government, meet at the Court House,
Saturday night next and select suitable
men to Gil the various positions called
for under the charter of our town, We
have but one word and that is, that the
very best men be nominated and elected
men who have the good of all and de-
sire the advancement Of the town--men
that will show spirit Of enterprise, as
well as economy, in the management Of
the affairs of the town
Van Buren, should be improved--it
won't do to hold our hands aud say it is
too hard times to repair and mend the
waste places, but VIC should improve our
streets here and there to the utmost Of
our ability The Railroad is approach
ing and Van Buren, should put on her
best appearancc-that those following in
the wake of a great railway enterprise,
may be tempted to abide with us.
Think of these things, fellow citizens,
and attend the meeting Saturday night
and put in nomination good ticket,
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
LOUISIANA.
Plnchback on the Rampage.

The New Orleans Pcayunc says those
"ncarcst the throne" Of Kellogg give
out that April 10Th will be the date for
the assembling Of the Legislature in ex-
ira session. The same paper says:
A letter was received Yesterday by u
prominent colOrcd statesman in this city,
Of the Pinchbacl wing, in which the re
jccted senator gave vent in most nm
mistakable manner to his feelings and
disclosed q potion of the programme
which he coutcmplates pursuing His
rage and Indignation against Kellogg
have no earthly bounds; he brcalhes a
fire and vengeance which no mundane ap
pljauccs are calculated to alay, and there
is only gloomy prospect Of his unload.
ing bis burden Of revenge even in cross
iGg the SyX,
The reluctance Of Kellogg to re ap-
point George Paris as tax assessor re
ccivc. particular mention in this letter
Pinch says that Kellogg will not dare to
refuse, ana II ne does, ne must render u
terrible accoaut He expects to return
to the city Ivy the latter part Of next
week, and though coming as defeated
man, he will assume the panoply Of a
conqucror and make triumphal Gentry.
He wants his friends to get him up a
public reception, and conduct him from
the railroad depot to his home in all the
pOmp and circumstance of brass bands,
torchlights and an enthusiastic body of
processionists who must receive particu-
lar instructions to hang their hats on the
horns Of the moon. and shout regardless
of cost or consequences. All this being
done, he will foot the bill himself
Then he proposes to devote himselfto
the work OF creating new party--a par.
tv whose oath OF fidelity shall be to swal-
low Packard raw, and toast Kellogg over
slow fire and cut him into little slices
as an especially dainty dish He still
thinks he can unite the colorcd element
on his side throughout the state, and
force all dSailectel carpet baggers ofthe
Kellogg Packard stamp into an uncondi
/ tonal surrender,
In addition to all this, he proposes to
unfold number of tales, and make
things howl generally.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Arkansas New United States Judge.

We find in the 81 Louis Republican
of the Goth, the following notice of the
new United States Judge, appointed for
the Western District Of Arkansas. The
Republican, no doubt, is well qualified to
judge Of the qualifications and merits Of
Judge Parker;
THE Arkansas JUDGESHIr
Hon. |. G. Parker Of Missouri is to be
judge Of the United States district court
for the Western district Of Arkansas, in
stead of chief justice of the territorial
court Of Utah, as at first arranged Mr..
Parker is well qualified for either posi-
ton. He is 4 stannch Republican, but
he is withal conscientious man. lie
represented the Ninth district in the For
ty- second and the Forty third congresses,
and served his constituents faithfully and
crcdtably. In the low condition in
which the Republican party of Missouri
found itself last fall, it was thought un-
advisable to nominate Mr.. Parker for re
election, and he therefore dropped on; OF
position He is one Of the few retired
Republican cx-mcmLers of congress
whom the administration is making
places for. 1t is to be hoped he will do
something to elevate the federal judiciary
in Arkansas, so greatly debased during
the last few years.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Tribute of Respect.

At called meeting of Natural Dam Lodge,
L. ID. of r. \. NJ, was held on Saturday
March 9th. 1873, to pay the last sad lies to
the memory of Bro. Alexander Graham, af-
ter having accompanied his remains to their
last resting place, \ committee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions expressive of their
sorrow for their loss The committee pre-
scnted the following resolutions.
WHEREAS. 1t has pleased Almighty Cod in
his alllicting providence to remove from thi
world our deceased brother, \. Graham.
Therefore, be it
Resoired, That we deeply deplorc the death
Of our brother and Heighbor, cut down 50
suddenly in our midst. We sorrow that an
other column Is broken, and those among
whom he wrought shall know him no more.
In the death Of Brother Graham we have lost
worthy brother good neighbor. and the
country a valuable citizen.
ReSeIred, That We extend to his gricf-strck-
en- family our deepest sympathicS in this their
hour of trouble, aud may the comforting
hope that they viii meet him again beyond
the span Of our mortality, sustain them and
give them strength to bear their great loss.
ReSo!rca. That the lodge wear the usual
badge of mourning for thirty days, and that a
copy of these proceedings be furnished the
Vau Buren, Press for publication. and copy
sent to the family of the deceased.
r. I. (; coH5T6cK. ) HhS5; Committee.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Thanksgiving Day.

Thursday, at the suggestion of Gov.
Garland, was duly observed as day Of
thanksgiving All the leading business
houses of Van Buren, were closed. At
the Prcsby byterian church a meeting of the
various denominations was had, in which
the Rev. John lIarrell. Rev Mr.. Hunter
and Rev. Mr.. Kennedy took part No
set sermons were had, but prayer, sing
ing and remarks by Mcssrs. llarrell aud
Kennedy. The singing was most excel
lent and we are ready to compare our
church music with any other town in the
State.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
MORE KILLING AT GAINESVILLE,
ONE OR YOUR LIFE.
We copy the following from the Little
Rock Gazette Of the cath:

We copy the following from the Little
Rock Gazette Of the oath:
GAINESVILLE, March p, 1875
EpToRs GAZETTE The pleasant little
/ town OF Clarksyile has been thrown into
fever of excitement by a fatal tragedy
which was enacted here this afternoon,
! lust before sundown John McFaddcn
shot and instantly killed George ID.
BACKYARD wat.hman at the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad depot. The
facts, rs far as we are able to learn them
are as follows, as given by eye witnesses
B.ackard and a man named Martin were
playing cards in the rear room of Chas.
E.sou's saloon, when john McFadden
came IA and said, George, III bet you
a dollar that Martin wins the game.
Blackard accepted the bet, receiving a
two dollar bill from McFaidcn and Civ
ing him a dollar in change. Martin lost
the game, and Blackard pocketed the
money; whcreupon, McFadden demand
ei dollar, which Blackard refused to
give up Is lie had won it fairly. Both
parties then stepped outside the saloon
into the alley adjoining, when McFadden
said, " George, | am going to have that
dollar drew his navy revolver and
commenced firing He fired three shots,
only one Of which took effect, the bali en-
teriug the heart and passing completely
through llGc Uony,, Blackard died with
ont groan MeRdden' ran through the
alley, passing the bleeding body of his
victim, and attempted to make bis way to
the brush, but was fortunately intercept
ed by OIney Nelson, who jumped upon a
horse and, se!zing double. barrcled shot
gun, captured the murderer before he
crossed the railroad track. Sheriff Arm
strong and fully two hundred citizens
were on the dead run after McFadden,
bat, without q doubt, the community are
indebted to the pluck Of young Nelson
for the satisfaction Of knowing that JUS
tice will have an opportunity to work its
legitimate end | had a conyc. sation
with the prisoner tonight, and his story
differs very little from the above facts.
The dead man, who was about thirty-fye
years OF age, leaves a wife and two little
children to mourn his untimely loss.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Rhode Island Politics.

a Providence, r. despatch Of March
26, says: The republican state conven.
ton was in session all night, and this
morning nominated Henry Lippit, of
Providence, for governor, 10y just the
requisite number OF votes. Henry +.
olsson, of Little Compton was nominated
for lieutenant. governor, X. Waddeman
for secretary of state, Willard Sayles for
attorney. general and Samuel Clark for
treasurer. The last three are the present
incumbents. The chief reason Of the
prolonged struggle was the opposition Of
the temperance men to Lippit.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
TOWN ELECTION.
Van BURES, ARR March 29, 10.

VAN BURKN, ARR March 29, 10.
j. 5. DUNHAM, ESQ.
Dear .Sir-As one of the citizens in
tercsted in the welfare and prosperity of
our town, would take the liberty of sug-
gcsting that all the good meaning citi-
zcus Of this place be requested to meet
on NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT, at the Court
House, for the purpose of selecting a set
of town officers; business men Of re
sponsibility, willing to serve tor the
good Of our town at large, as from all
probability the Fort Smith d Little Rock
Railway will soon be passing through
our streets, and some questions Of i'm
portancc to US all may have to be prompt
ly met and juiiciously decided.
Very respectfully yours,
A CITIZEN.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

EF Attention is called to the an.
nouncement Of j. w. Houck rs candi'
date for Town Marshal for the Town of
Van Burcn. Mr.. Houck has made q
prompt and capable Marshal. While ex.
ercisng forbearance and kindness toward
turbulent persons and violators Of the
law, he has never hesitated to do his du-
ty promptly in all emergencies. If n
meeting is called to nominate ticket W,
hope he will receive the endorsement OF
that meeting.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Executors Notice,

| ETTERS testamcntarv having been issued
IL to the undersigned on the 18th day of
February. 1879. on the Estate ot Hiram Bro
die. deceased, all persons having claims
against said Estate are hcrch, notified to pre-
sent the same properly authenticated, to the
undersigned within one year from the date of
said letters or they may be prccludcd from
any benefit in said Estate. and if such claim,
a. c not presented within two years they shall
be forever barred
All persons knowing themselves to be in.
debtcd to said Etatc, by note or otherwise, are
hereby requested to come forward and pay
the same.
JuuN :. BRoDIE.
w II. u. SHIRLEY.
EXECUTORS Est, Hiram Brodie, decd.
Van Buren,, Ark, March |. '1j-iw.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Cabinet Changes.

A Washington special to the Chicago
Times says.
The attorney general will be the next
one to go. 1t is pretty generally under
stood that the president, and he is only
waiting the adjournment of the senate,
in order to make transfer. His Office
could not stand one days honest invcsti-
CATION IL he should remain in the cahi
net he would be the fast object Of Demo
cratic attack
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Dental.

Dr. II ID SEAL will return to Van
Buren and remain UedHesd0y ard IhUs-
dag Of the present week.
VIII visit and remain at ALMA Friday
and .Sotarddy of this week.
And will visit OZARK on the jh Of
APRIL and remain the fist week of Cir
cult Court.
All needing his services will give him
a call.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
9th Of April.

An error crept into the advertisement,
last week, of the MayoL ordering town
election under the new law Where it
reads 10th of April should read the 9th
making the time Of election on the str'h
ofApril instead of twenty sixth as print
n3
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

DIGGINe FOR MONEY What are you
digging for'
| am digging for money.
The news ned-illcrs collected
'Wearc told You are digging for mon.
'Wch,' l amt digging for any thing
else.
Have y0u any luck
First rate luct-pays very well-yoL
had better take hold.
All doffed their coats and laid hold
vigorously for time. After throwing
out some cart loads the question arose :
When did you get any money"
Last Saturday night
why how much did you gctE
Four dollars and a half
Why, that's rather small
It's pretty wcll-six shillings daY is
the price for digging cellars, all over the
town.
The spades dropped, and the loa(ers
disappeared,
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
. -

Speaking Of the travelling orsomd
a lecturer said The voice of woman
can be heard further than that Of a man
. Yes, and oltcncr, said disguised look
ing man, who was not happily fixed at
homo.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

T.~ Ata meeting Of Confederate sol.
diers the other day in Atlanta so many
were dubbed with titles that the follow.
ing appropriate resolution was intro
duced " Resolved, That the President
appoint a committee of one to inquire
whe'herlh there were any surviving privatcs
lf the late war
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

- At q dinner party in town last Au-
gust there were two sisters prcsen,--onc
a widow who had jus. emerged from her
weeds, the other not long married whose
husband had lately gone out to India for
short term. a ydung barrister present
was deputed to take the widow into din
ner Unfortunately he was under the
impression that his. partner was the mar
red lady whose husband had just arrived
in India The conversation between them
commenced by the lady rcmarkng how
extremely hot it was. Yes, it is very
hot, returned the young barrster Then
a happy speech suggested itself to him,
and he added, with a cheerful smile,
But not so hot as the place to which
your husband has gone, The look with
which the lady answered this happy
speech will haunt that happy youth till
his death.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

TE, On Innrsl. :. n

EF On Thursl.y a white man and
two negro mcn-all well drcsscd--eutcr
ed saloon on Broad street, not tar from
The thcatcr, aad the white man called tor
three brandy cocktails The Industrious
dispenser Of spirtuous comfort briskly
compounded the fluids and set before the
negroes two glasses I called for three
glasses, y said the white man Yes, >
replied the bar keeper, I'm sorry we
cannot accommodate you, but we only
sell to gentlemen y The negroes grin
ned and imbibcd, and then followed their
cXaspcratcd friend and brother to the
street.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

ET The person who took possession
OF our editorial room, Friday night, will
do we'll to call on us before our mex, is
sue and make proper amends A word
to the wise, etc.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

rT What has the Hon. Robert w
johnson done, that the Little Rock Re
publican should take to complimenting
him and the party Of which he was the
ackno wledged leader before the war.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

comfortcd, in his retirement from congress-
ional honors and cmoluments with some
soothing syrup, in the shape of postmaster at
Pine Bluff.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
STILL ANOTHER.

The following is from the Clarksyillc
Van Guard Of Saturday:
a man by The name OF Dick Johnson.
shot and killed young man named
Christopher, last Thursday. The KILN,
was done in saloon on the Railroad,
about ten miles above ClarksyiIle The
murder was committed, we are informed,
without any provocaion whatever. John
son was arrested and brought to town
and lodged in jail, there to await an ex-
animation Of the case.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

Iy- The Democrats Of Little Rock
have nominated John G.. Fletcher for
Mayor, John L. Hicks for Treasurer and
Capt II. S, ierkes for City Judge.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

- Oh, I've loved before, said De.
troit woman to her fourth husband, as
she took handful Of hair from his head
because he objected to hang out the
weeks washing
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
Notice..

NOTICE is hereby given that application
" will be made at the next term of the
County Court, to vacatc all that portion Of
road No. Gl living west of the II e /. %. t
10. 30; and also for an order of review for n
new road, commencing at or near II e 32,
t TO- + 30, thence through the n W ; -, t O.,
+ 80, thence through the II e of the n " 4,
: ), thence through g Of n W. ). both in
t ., 80, to intersection with Little Rock road,
JNO, {. BETTON
March Il, 1873. and others
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

Ec- The Railway is progressing finely
and will be finished to Ozark in May
next Then. we are in one nights ride
Of rail travel.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

- Mr.. Spinks is not going to do any
more in conundrums He asked his wife
why he was like a donkey, and she said
because he was born so and he says that
the answer is very different from that.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

sR;~ Col John Houston is in town, and a
witness in the Wallace case. lie takes his de-
capitation as postmaster of Clarksyille, very
good uaturcdly.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30
TOWN MARSHAL.

We are authorized to announce JOSEPH
W. HOUCk a candidate for Marshal of the
Town of Van Buren,, at the election on Tues
day next.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

tS' The trees are putting forth their bios
SONS, the =" air with vocings sweet loaded"
and birds, with siyery songs, fill the atmos-
phcre with music soft aud dear.
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

Ie- The Mississippi, Ouachi.a and
Red River Railroad, including all their
property is to be sold at auction on the
20th day Of April
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

tS~ Col. J. IL. Clcndcning, of Fort Smith,
has been confirmed postmaster of that place,
vice V. Dell
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

;3- Our old friend, DR.. j. =. Mitchell, Of
Clarksyile, has been in attendance on the
court, the past week AS witness in the Wal
lace case
The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

ET The special session of the United
States Senate of the Forty fourth Con
gress adjourned on the Oath inst until
December next