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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-12-15
SWEET POTATOEs


7 IGHT Il MITCHELL arc Offering School
4 ! Books at a great reduction from last years
price, for Cdsh. They propose u give the pur-
chaser the benefit for the Money.
7 IGHT 4 MITCHELL offer Note Paper and
4 j Envelopes cheaper tor the quality than can
be bought in the Valley.
I IGHT & MITCHELL furnish all the prepared
1 Paints in the market-ranging in price from
Sl.50 per gallon to $3.50. White Lead, Linseed
Oil, Tarpentine-all strictly pure, very low.
I IGHT g. MITCHELL have for sale all the best
I Blood Purifiers. Also have Pepsin and Pan
creatiHc, Cor Dyspeptics.
7 IGHT MITCHELL are preparing the best
/ 4 Shoe Narnish ever sold in this county. Re-
tgrcnces-H. D. Middlekauf and Free Press.
Sept /, 1917.
DAIRY Salt for sale by
| Nov. 3, 1877. w. EBY.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-12-15

7 ALSO have a full line Of Ladies. Misses and
! Children's Work, Of City Goods. an descrp-
tons c. W. TRUSSELL.
Sept Is, 1877.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
GEO. w. HILL,
pres't State Teachers Association
Rev. H. R. Withers "reminiscences OIL
the Past.

We copy part OF very touching re
miniscence of the Rev. r. r. Withers
from the pen of Bro Mcclure ofthc Ar.
kansian. Mr.. Withers has many warm
friends in this part Of the State:
Our old and esteemed friend of many
years standing, Rev. Ii. r. Withers, OF
Rosevllle, has been in our town assisting
in the meeting going on at the Metho
dist church, for a week or more past
During his stay he was frequent visi
tor at our office. We like to hear him
talk or preach--it takes us back to the
long, long ago, and mellows our heart
with the love and fond affections of our
youthful days. Old friends and loved
ones Of early life seem to gather around
us and make us forget the many trials
and sad conflicts we have had in more
mature years. With a bound we leap
the bitter ravages of war, the hardships
it occasioned, tho pinches of poverty and
the swapping of heartstrings at the loss
OF dear oncs-trials then unproven, and
as then young man, with young wife
and our first offspring, we sit by our
tircsido in Pine Bluff surrounded by
plenty, comfort and friends. Bro. With
ers, then young man, mot nearly deaf
rs now unmarried, visits our family,
spending an hour in pleasant converse,
and, before leaving, he takes " the Bible
that lay on the stand" and reads some
of It's wise counsels and precious promi-
ses, and then offers up to God petition
for His protection and blessing. On
leaving he admonishes circumspection
before God and man. He was faithful
to his ministry, dear friend and advi-
sor, though we were not of his church.
Miss Katie Stanford was also a friend
and frequent visitor Of our family, and
greatly loved by us. Their marriage is
well remembered On liie's Journey
they set out together early in life and
are still Journcying on together. Years
have flown since then. His locks, and
ours too, are frosting, betokening that
our bodies are ripening for the charnel
house. and soon be and us, like many
others we have known and loved, will
have passed away, We have been friends
In life-sbsll wo not be friends in the
world to come.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
The India Famine.

London dates of Aug. 9th, says Adj
vices from India state that the harvest
prospects are somewhat improved, but
severe distress will probably continue
for some nsanths Hangar Thara 10 eon-
siderable anxiety in Southern India. An
appeal to the British public, issued by n
public meeting in Madras, says the rain
fall continues to be insufficient. A pop
ulation of twenty millions is affected,
and numbers are absolutely depending
on charity. In the Madras presidency
alone 100000 persons daily receive as
sistanee. The mortality is increasing.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
PRESERVING
Meats, Fish, Vegetables and Fruits

With this process Fruits of all kinds can be
kept in open vessels. from season to season,
without danger of fermentation. obviating
the expense of Theoretically sealing. Moth
ing deeterious to health Is used. as can be
Seen by reference to the certificate Of DR.. G..
+. Brown and ii. PERNoT, in m, possession,
and which have the permission to use. 1t
is simple, cheap, and requires little time and
labor. The cost does not exceed three cents
per Dbl, for green corn. two cents per bushel
for Tomatoes. Cucumbers, Okra. Peas, Beans
and all kinds OF Fruits, for trifing sum. 1t
is especially adapted to the preservation of
Grapes, Peaches and Melons. Meats, and
Fish can be preserved etlectually the same
way at a cost not exceeding &c per 100 lbs
Persons using this process will effect large
saving in their household expenses and have
fresh fruits, meats, vegetables. etc, AT ALL
SEASONS OF THE YEAR IL is 30 humbug-
speaking and knowing from personal expe-
rience-and will at no late day take the entire
place of either canning, drying or any other
process.
Samples of Fruit and Vegetables. put up
in Van Buren,. can be seen at the business
houses of - 9 Williams, Austin II Ward and
johnson King.
Ftr ;.ui, rsi.hel is the duly authorized
Agent 10 sell H0'E FAmii} nnH to1uty Rights
FIR the Go,uri", Of crawford. Washington
and Franklin, and viii canvass the city ol
Van Buren,, this week. viii give personal at,
trnion to satisfy any one layorng me with
their patronage.
Respectfully,
J. G. WILLIAMS.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

EF There is not a woman in the lant
who will not think Pittsburgh chcaply
lct of with a fne of la,000, 900 for the
Hhamcit has brought upon the American
character. II lowers the valac of Amer.
lean citizenship perceptib'y to know thai
in an American city mob ofmen could
be gathered together capable of carry
ing coffin to the house of an unprotect
ed woman at night with savage threats
that her absent husband should be
brought home to her in it before morn
ing.-[World-
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

9Y-A Chicago, dispatch Of the sth
says: Official information has Just been
received at the military headquarters
confirming the rumor received here a
few days since, regardinga fight between
the Indians and the United States troops
in Texas. 1t is ascertained that dis
astrous encounter was had on the Staked
Plains. in which there were two officers
and twenty six enlisted soldiers killed
The remnant Of the party continued its
march after having suffered this loss,
and has since reached Fort Concho, with
and additional loss of five privaters and
forty horses and mules. Tho unfortun-
ate command was without water for
eighty-six hours, and the suffering they
endured in consequence was terrible.
Further particulars concerning the dis
aster are wanting, the dispatch being
very brief. But it is thought that full
details will be received in the course of
a few days, when the names of the kill
ed will be learned
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
School Elections.

Next Saturday is the day designated
by law for the election of one Schoo
Trustee in each and every School Dis
trct, as well as fill vacancies, should any
have occurred and also to vote upon the
amount Of tax to be levied for schoo
purposes. Last year more than one hall
the Districts in the County failed to levy
tax, consequently they are without
schools We hope every District will
vote the tax.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
A Striking Catechism.

Why did they strike?
Because of reduction of wages.
Why the reduction
Because of the falling off of freight
business and the reduction of revenues.
Why the falling off of business and
diminution Of revenues
Closing of factories and cessation of
productive industries.
Why the cessation reproductive indus
tries
Withdrawal of capital from industrial
enterprises. .....H
Why the withdrawal of capital?
The timidty OF capitalists: the gener
al doubt and uncertainty about the Gov
ernments policy with regard to the re-
sumption it always threatens and always
prevents
Why this Government vacilIation?
To permit the "rings" that regulate
the Government policy to make fifty per
cent out of the fluctuations and contract,
! ton.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

Bro. Durham has our kind apprecia-
ton for late conrtesies. We have had
some little spats with him, but have ev-
er esteemed him as gentleman and
wide-awake newspaper man. Shall spat
him again when we feel like it and have
something to "spat" for, and he has the
same privilege towards us. Your" hear
ty welcome back to active editorial
work" falls not on dead ears, and may
prove to you that we are close reader
of the Press.-Iadepeadent Arkaasidn.
Here is our hand, Bro. Mae" with
success to the Arkansian. Go for us
whenever it plcaseth thee---we like an
open, manly fighter, that does not sneak
behind dignity and fight you to your
back.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
The Cost Of the Strike.

The loss to business for five DAYS or
the trunk lines occasioned by the strike
is figured up by the New York City
Journal Of Commerce at s26, 250, 900. This
estimate includes the destruction of pro.
perty of the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore and Ohio railroads. The cost to
each of the five railroads per day for the
suspension of the traffic averaged, say,
$4,000, TO which add $4,000 for losses
by interruption Of other roads, and the
total is s25o,000 per day, or s1,250000
for the five days. Ten million dollars
is the estimated loss sustained by the
Pennsylvania railroad AT Pittsburg and
at other points on the line s5,000,000
is the estimated loss on the Baltimore
and Ohio road, and to this sum of Sl5,-
900, 900, Sl0,000,000 more may be added
for losses TO other railroad property,
making the grand total Of figures given
above.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
" The Ozark Banner. u

From. the Banner Of the 9th inst, We
notice that the proprietorship ofthat pa
per changes hands after that date-Mr
and Mrs. Cummings retiring. We regret
to lose Bro. Cummings and his good Ia
dy from the newspaper fraternity, and
in their retirement they have our best
wishes that their lives may be cast in
more prosperous and pleasant places.
This is the announcement:
This will be the last issue Of the Ban
ner under our management. The paper,
we suppose, will continue to be publish
ed at Ozark as heretofore, and not more
than one issue, we hope, will be skipped
between this and the next. Our Vale
dictory will appear in the first number
under the control of our successor
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
A Good Word for Local Papers.

The New York Times says: " on
might as well forget your churches ana
school houses as to forget your local
paper, 1t speaks to ten times the audi
ence your ministers do. 1t is read Gag.
erly each week from beginning to end II
reaches you all, and il it has lower spir-
il aud less wisdom than sermon, it has
a thousand times better chance at You
going, as it does. to almost every house,
you owe it to yourselves to rally literally
to its support, exact from it as able and
high toned character as you do from
anv e5inrator in Yonr midsi 1t is not he
meath your notice aud eate--tor Il - Fonf
Representatives JUDGED, in it's character,
It is the contamination Of the importance.
interest and welfare Of you all. 1t Is the
aggregate of your own acquaintance, and
YOU cannot ignore it with out most mis-.
erahly dcprecatlng Yourselves
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

IT, The Chamber of Commerce of
Memphis Oh the Sth inst, appointed a
committee to memorialize the Secretary
OF War to place one or more nag-boats
of light draughtin the Arkansas river to
remove the snags which have wrecked
so many boats during the past season
Resolutions We're also passed asking
Congress to repeal all duty on cotton
mill machinery; also, the adoption by
the General Government of q judicious
system oflevees, outlets and cut-otfs fo,
the reclamation and protection of lands
On the Mississippi river and its tributar
ies, and inviting the cooperation of all
towns and cities from Cape Girardeau te
Port Eads
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
lt7sn Ey-t,oy. Moses Of South Carolina

IA" Ex-Gov Moses Of South Carolina,
is meditating turning States evidence.
Jail, he wrote in a private letter to II
friend "For the last five years have
been singled out by many of the leaders
of the Republican party as a scapegoat,
on whom has been thrown all of the
odium which belonged to those leaders.
| have borne it all, because | loved my
party more than loved myself. Here
after my first duty on earth will be to-
ward myself and my family, and my first
step in the performance of that duty
shall be to make atoncment to my State
| for whatsoever errors, shortcomings, OF
even sins, may have been apparent in
my political career. Selfdefence can
shame no honorable man, and IA Just re,
sentiment aginst those VINO have sought
to injure us can only be esteemed rs part
ola noble nature"
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Notice..


rs hereby given that ut the July Term. of
l. the Probate Court of Craw ford County,
the following Executors. Administrators and
Guardians. filed their accounts for settle
ment. to wit:
B. J. Brown, admir- Of r. +. Perkin est
John O'Bricn, admir- OF Margaret Young est.
Jesse Turner. admir- OF W w. Woosley est
Jesse Turner, admir- Of VIM. Wilson est.
j. Brown,cx't, G. Hayes, cxt'x of Samuel
NJ. Hays est
John $ Brode, W. II. II. Shibey, ext OF
Hiram Brodie est.
H Clabc Howell ext Amasa Howell est.
James NJ. Hatley, guard Cynthia Sherman.
Calvin Phelps guard Ollie |, Phelps.
" Reuben II. Phelps.
Jno. F. Bushmire guard G. H. Eichman.
:" J. + Eichman.
" Henrie ia B Winkler
W. p, Iadcn, guard Richard Morton
j. J. Warren, guard Mary l.. Edwards
Ollie NJ. Edwards.
Therefore. all persons interested in the set
settlement above accounts are called upon
to come forward and file exceptions, IL any
they have, on or before the second dav of the
next term of said court, for said county. OF
they will beforever barred from excepting
to such accounts or any item thereof
Witness my hand and official seal
Il 81 this 4th day Of August 1877.
ED. A. SCOTT. Clerk.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
State Teachers Association.

The following is a partial list OF The
papers and addresses TO be delivered be
fore the State Teachers Association, tc
be held at Little Rock, commencing OF
the Goth of August
Address of Welcome-Prof. J. NJ. Fish
Response -
Higher Education Of Females-Gen.
l.. M. Lewis, A, NJ.
Co-education of the Sexes-Prof. n. P
Gates, A. NJ.
Hygiene in tho School Room-Prof.
R.H. Parham, A NJ.
Philosophy Of Teaching-Miss Ida Joe
Brooks, A. NJ.
A Poem-Pof. NJ A. Cohn.
Institute Work-Prof. NJ. W. Martin.
Faults in Teaching-Rev. Isaac A.
Clark, A. M.
The Study of Mathematics-Mrs. NJ. Z.
Warner, A. NJ.
Language-Prof Junius Jordan, A. M.
Normal Scohols-Miss NJ. f. Mcbride,
A. NJ.
College Reminiscences-Prot. W. j.
Preston, A. NJ.
The Mineral Resources of Arkansas
Prof. Charles f. Wait, A. B.
Our Public ssa9ol-Pr0f j. W. Thorn
pson.
The Old and the Modern Schools
Prof. o. F. Russell. o..
Natural Science in the Public Schools
Prof. Henry A. Reynolds.
The Moral Phase of Education-Rev
T. W. Hayes, A. NJ.
Geography-Prof. Charles E. Steele
What Is 1t to Educate PROF. j. II
Galloway.
School Discipline-Prof. C. E. Bride
well, A. NJ.
Paper-Hon. J. Z. Corbin. A. B.
Paper-Dr. J. B. Bond, A. NJ
Paper-Prof. T. L. Harvey, B. S.
Presidents Annual Address-Geo. w
Hill, A. NJ.
Other ladies and gentleman will pre-
sent papers and essays, but not know
ing their themes, their names are no
published at this time.
All teachers and friends of education
who are not members are cordially in
vited to become members of the associa
ton.
Teachers coming and going over th
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railway will be charged one fare for tn
round trip; those over the Little Rocl
and Fort Smith Railway will be CHARGE
one and one-fifth fare.
Teachers attending the Association
will be entertained without cost, an,
will be assigned to their boarding pac
upon reporting their name to Prof. J. NJ
Fish, Superintendent Schools; officer be
tween Second and Third, east side Main
street.
The Association will meet on the morn
ing of the 10Th of August and continu
!. in session three days.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

As'A Washington special to the Gin
einnati Gazette, says the war department
authorities say that the United States
troops, recently moved from the South
to Pennsylvania and Northern cities, will
not be sent back South. 1t is not be-
lieved that there is any need for keep
ing soldiers in any Southern state, aud
il is thought to be a better policy to hold
such United States military forces as are
available for that purpose at points in the
North from which they can be readily
removed for any section where they may
be needed.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

Has~We have learned, says the Lewis
berg State, through the local agent of
Land Department Of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railway that DIR. Chowinski
who was here recently searching for
lands on which to settle colony of Poles
has created great Juror in the North
west about Arkansas, and that there
will bea very heavy immigration ofthese
industrious and hardy people to this
part Of our State, this fall. They are
indeed, already arriving in small parties
but about October the heavy migration
will set in. Then will our forest wake
to the stroke of the woodsmans axe.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

sas-lf we can get time we are going
to Dardanele to spend day, as we are
led to believe from the Independent Ar
kroslan, that Yell County, Dardanelc in
is the "land of milk and hon
cy.' Wcknow that Josh Toomer, Dodge
Jacoway and old man Parish and host
of other good fellows live there, grow
-" fat and saucy' and We want to see
them, and learn how they do it.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
An Interesting Historical Fact.
From New York Daily Sun,

After the argument upon the Florida
case before the late Electal Commission
in Washington, Judge Bradley wrote
out bis opinion and his decision in full
lie completed it at about 6 o'clock in
the evening on the day before the iudg
ment Of the Commission was to be an
nounced, and read it to Judge Clifford
and Judge Field, who We're likewise
members of the Commission. 1t con-
tanned first an argument, and secondly,
n conclusion. The argument was pre-
cisely the same as that which appears in
the published document; but Judge
Bradlcy's conclusion was that the votes
Of the Tilden electors in Florida were
the only votes which ought to be count
ed as coming from that State.
This was the character of the paper
when Judge Bradley finished it, and
when he communicated it to his coleag-
ues. During the whole of that night
Judge Bradley's house in Washinton
was surrounded by the carriages Of visi-
tors who came to see him apparently
about the decision of the Electoral Com
mission, which, as we have said, was to
be announced the next day. These visi
tors included leading Republicans as well
as persons deeply interested in the Texas
Pacific Railroad scheme.
When the Commission assembled the
next morning, and when the judgment
was declared, Judge Bradley gave his
voice in favor of counting the votes of
the Hayes electors in Florida ! The ar
gument he did not deliver at time but
when it came to be printed subsequently
it was found to be precisely the same as
the argument which he had originally
drawn up, and on which he had based
his first conclusion in favor of the Tilden
electors.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

I hereby certify that Mr.. A. II. Smith
(now in Texas who acted P. M. for Mr.
M. l.. Yeatman sometime and by whom
the office, including stamps, &C., were
turned over to me, and myself examined
the papers in the Office and found that
Mr.. NJ. l.. Yeatman was due the U. S. a
balance not exceeding ten dollars. Tha,
as the papers belonging to office were
very carelessly filed away, there may be
receipts, overlooked or not found by us
against the above balance and should
there be a balance thrill be promptly paid
E. J. BRUIsrER, ?. NJ, Butler, Ala
July, 10, 1877.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

Only SIS of the 81 Assessment on each
member made at the Press Association
last June at Fort Smith, for the publica-
ton Of the minutes &c. OF the last meet.
ing-has been collected, sS6aro still due
and without which il will be impossible
to have the same printed. Some yalua
BILE matter win appear in those minutes
which opght to be publishad for future
reference, What say you Y-SeWey
Record.
Why, publish the names Of the delin-
quents; that is what WE say.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14
The STATE OF ALABAMA
thoctaw County.

fHE STATE OF ALABAMA
ChoctaW County
To Whom it may Concern:
We the undersigned citizens Of said
County, hereby certify that NJ. l.. Yeat-
men was citizen of this County from
some time in the year 1868 until some
time in the year 1877 that we became
acquainted with him soon after he be-
came citizen of this County, and were
well acquainted with him while he re-
manned a citizen of the County. That
he was Editor and Proprietor Of news
paper most Of the time while a citizen OF
the County and was elected Justice OF
the peace, and served some time in that
capacity at Butler the County Site of
this County. And, that his character
and standing in this community so tar as
we know, was that of a Gentleman.
B. II. WARREN, Judge of Probate.
J. c. CHAPMAN, Clerk Circuit Court
O. G. ULMER. Com First District.
W. I. LLNoIR, Com. Fourth District
W. J. SMITH, Com. Third District.
J. W. BRUIsTER, Com.Sec'd. District
r. B. SMITH, Co. Treasurer.
w. WOODWARD, Sheriff.
W. NJ. MEADoR, Tax Assessor.
SIS. MILLEN, Co. Supt Ed.
W. BAILEY.
W. w. WALLACE.
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-l--- - - ---- - : = -
N. l.. YEATMAN.

We have heard good deal said, the
past two orthree weeks, of the atiidavits
etc., in vindication of the editor of the
Alma Herald, from an attack made on
him by the Butler, Ala, News, and copi'
ed in our paper. 1t is right that MI
Yeatman should be heard in his defence
in our paper, and we cheerfully give
place to the following certificates, sent to
us for publication, leaving Mr.. Beggs,
editor of the News, to make his own de-
fence. which if done we shall fee in duty
bound to give to our readers 4:
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

sD~The statement of the MteHtgencer
based on returns from the vote cast in
the state on the capital question Tuesday
is that no point has received q majority
and that therefore a second election will
have to take place in October 1878,
which is the date of the next general
election in West Virginia. The compel
ing points will be Clarksburg and Char
lesion.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-08-14

S@-By grapevine" we learn that l..
Il. Witch has commenced sait, in JUS
tice Court to be heard today, against j.
w. Cummings editor and proprietor Of
the Ozark Ranner, for SANDER. If the
evidence girea us by some Of the very
best citizens of Ozark was true of Wit
aich, the Banner will wave triumphant
over any assaults from that quarter.
Cry aloud, Bro. Cummings, and spare
not.