The Van Buren press., 1876-06-27

ern district of Arkansas, passed down on the |
Hughes Sunday morning, with nine prison.
ers for the penitentiary, in Virginia. They
are part of those convicted at the last session
of the United States court at Fort Smith.
Maj. Robert W. Newton, Milt. Rice and
Geo. S. Scott, of Little Rock. came up on the
construction train. Wednesday morning. on
their way to #. Smith. Business In the Uni.
ted States Court takes them there.
Our old friend Hugh Finn is prancing
about terribly, because he fails. at times. to
get his paper We are as mad as you are.
Uncle Hugh. 1t is not our fault. be assured.
The Press is mailed regularly, every Tues
day.
-" Weeping. sad and lonely" for the boss
has gone to st. Louis. to attend the conven-
tion.and Miss Fannie has gone with him. and
loneliness fingers about the Office. We wish
them both pleasant trip, and Fannie oceans
of fun.
DIR. Yarbru requests us to say that he In
tends spending few days, professionally. in
our neishboring town. Alma- next week
Those desiring dental work should avail them
selves of this opportunity for getting their
work done.
-vn,iu I" ris.,s II s-i-. had the pleas
ure of meeting our good friend Dr W. II.
Barry. of Hot Springs, who, in company with
DR.. Jas. A. Dibrell, Jr., of Little Rock. had
lust returned from Centennial trip. Both
are looking well.
Maj. George r. Hughes, Chief Engineer
of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad,
Is with us again for a short time. Our citi-
Gems, as well as ourself, are indebted to him
for favors, The Major is one of Arkansas
best citizens, as we'll as No engineer
Columbus street leading to Main, shoulp
be cl sed. The passage for wagons and teams
is narrow, and If this street is used as high
way, some serious accident will occur. VIII
our Mayor and Council give this matter lit
tie attention?
Col. P. K. Roots. the popular and genial
Cashier of the Fort Smith National Bank,
passed down on the train, Wednesday night.
He will look in on the National Democratic
Convention. and pass on to the Centennial
Exhibition
"A considerable commotion was manifest
ed. in town. last Thursday, by the movements
of the sheriff in attaching all the property In
sight of the Arkansas Valley Stage Company.
Col. White the agent here, sent the mails out
on private conveyance. Thursday night, so
that there was no detention in that respect.
We learn from letter, which We puS!!s!
In another column, that arrangements have
been made by Which a sufficient number of
box and fiat ears will be furnished to trans
port all who may wish to attend the coming
celebration on the 4th of July, near Frog
Bayou. Tickets for the round trip, will be
only 25 cents.
--Our young friend. Jack Finn, Of Evans
vile. called on us, Tuesday last. He feels
confident that they will turn out -four at their
mill that will be equal II not superior to. all
other mills in that section of the country.
We are glad to see Jack looking so well. and
will be pleased to see him. when hs comes to
Van Buren,.
The last we heard OF the T" old Boss"
he was putting hsmselt outside Of huge piles
Of ice-cream at the festival at Ozark, Friday
night Fannie and Dick and Jimmie made
this congealed delicacy disappear with the
velocity of sun -dissipated mists. May their
pleasure increase as they continue their jour
ney.
Our friend of the Hundred Eyed" COM
plains of the balmy- music" that loads the
air from the throats of infuriated picanin-
nies" in his surroundings. We wish he could
be in our neighborhood. 1t is the liveliest
place In the town. Nigger-babies always
crying, numberless CANNES barking and how
ling; African maidens lavishing benedic
tions upon each others heads; stone battles
between promising juveniles Of both races
piercing screams, the natural successors Of
sundry and divers applications of the chast-
ening rod; and the shrill and sclf-important
commands of Ethiopian mater .familias to un-
ruly primitive sons and daughters. Such
concentrated conglomeration of nocturnal
and durnal noises never were heard before
nor will be again, at one place at one time
Babel might well be applied to this imme-
diate locality, for it is confusion worse con-
founded" Come down, neighbor, stay an
hour, and share its enjoyment with us. The
boss has gone, and the" little lady" too, and
while we acknowledge to being the eating
man. yet there is no fight whatever, in us
The busy mosquito, so light on the wing
now visits our couch with his musical sing;
and when kind sleep about us does cling, he
chases 1t way with his infamous sting. IT'S
rather hard, when tired and worn, when wea-
ried with labor, and very forlorn, that this in
famous creature. with murderous bite, should
dare to disturb our bliss In the night Our
face we have washed in coal l-oil and grease, In
hopes 1t would tend the bites to decrease,
but oh, all the anguish and grief and distress.
that mosquito does give us, we cannot ex-
press. Under the clothes these hot, breath
less nights, we have covered our head. to be
free from his bites. How we sweltered and
suffered, and cen smothered there, beneath
all those clothes, with only hot air; how we
tumbled and plunged, and most lost our
breath, and vowed we would put all mosqui
toes to death. In anger, at last, we kicked of
the clothes, and determined In wrath to d.
rectly dispose Of ev'ry musqnito that lodged
on our nose. Then how cruel We slapped and
abused that feature. IL on it did light this
musical creature. But amid all this plunging
and sweating and fighting, these miserable
wretches sill kept up their biting. But tired
with fighting and needing some rest. we bles-