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The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
PUBLIC SPEAKING,

The citizens of Crawford county will
be addressed on the county site question
at the following times and places, viz
Lees Creek, June 10, and Jasper June
IA, Hon. Jesse Turner and Il. H. South.
mnyd.
Cedar Creek, June 10, and Upper,
June 20, Berkeley Neal, Esq, and others.
Shepherd, June q, and Mountain, June
%, Hon. B. J. Brown and Mr.. w. L. Tay-
lor
Lafayette, June q, and Vine Prairie.
June %, Hons. j. Warren and Hugh F.
Thomson.
Alma, July 5 and Richland, July 6,
Hons. j. Ii. Huckleberry and G. Will
cox.
Van Buren, township, at Black Oak
Grove, July IL Van Buren,, July 8, Hon.
John B. Ogden and others.
These appointments are made for days
on which the county assessor has ADVERT.
sed to meet the people, that no time may
be unnecessarily lost.
A fair division of time will be made
with any one who iavors removing the
countryside to Alma.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

The courtesy and fairness Of the Van Blu
rem Press and few other 'refom' sheets
iss frequently evidenced by crediting to
the Gazette matters Of state interest first
published in the Star. They are not al
ways to blame, however, as the Gazette
does the stealing first, with an etfronte
ry which is as brazen as it is character
istic. -[Evcning Star.
What do you have reference tns !
we hsve credited the Gazette with any
thing sou have said, we ask the Gazette
pardon,
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
Notice..
STATE OF ARKANSAS, /
County of Crawford.i

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County of Crawford,}
At the April Term of the Probate Court o.
Crawford County, the following person flee
his accounts current, for settlement, a:
guardian, the slme being ordered continu-
ed and publication made according to law
viz:
Calvin Phelps filed his annual account cur.
rent for settlement as guardian of Reuben
Ii, Phelps and Ollie l. Phelps.
All persons interested in the above named
settlement are hereby notified to come for
ward and file their objections if any they
have. on or before the second day of the neXi
term of said court, or they will be forever
barred from excepting to said accounts OF
any item thereof.
In witness whereof have hereunto sci
my hand and official seal this 10th
day OF June, 1877.
ED. "A. SCOTT, Clerk.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

No. BY reference to the Mark Lane
Express weekly review of the English
grain trade, transmitted BY telegraph
last night, it will be observed that Eng
lands wheat trop is expected to fall
short about one million quarters the
present scason, and that therefore she
will require nearly half million bush
els Of that cereal from foreign countries.
Russia, India and America are looked TO
70 supply the deficiency.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

e. Tho ever-watchful and faithful
public servant, Hon, Jesse Turner, went
to Lees Creek and Jasper Townships,
10 fill appointments to speak on tho
county seat question. There is no mau
that is moro ready to do work for his
town and county than is Hon Jesse Tur'
nsr and no one enjoys the confidence and
respect Of the citizens Of the county more
than him.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

e. Our young friend, Cummings, Of
the Ozark Banner, is trying, with his
IDLY tongue" to entrap Bro. Wootten,
of Texarkana Democrat, into the clutch
~ Of some beautiful widow with a
Aock Of sheep. We tell the doctor to
beware that CLOCK ofsheep" may turn
out to be house full of lambs" We
can but acknowledge that Bro. Cum
mings dropped down on good thing, but
that u one of a thousand. Keep your
"eyes peeled" Doctor.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

Er If it wasn't for those editors who
don't live within the call of Uncle Jerry
Kennedy, we would like to thank "Bog.
gy" Johnson for a bottle Of cognac bran.
dy, designed to wet the whistle of Bro.
Gaudling and "sich.' However we will
venture to say that it pas good, and that
E. Simpson 4 Co., New York are the i'm.
porters, and a more liberal set of gentle.
men don't do business anywhere.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

IoNpoN, June 1.-THE result of tho
engagements before Kart, is awaited
with much anxiety. The fortress is be-
lieyed capable Of holding out against a
long siege, it having been specially well
provisioned and garriaoned.
THE RUSSIANS
Will find it more difficult to capture than
in the Crimean war, when Gen, Williams
repealed superior force of Russians for
three months. This time tho Turks are
armed with needle guns and Krup can
non.
WHY nLTI WAS EVACUATED
The reason for the recent evacuation
by the Russians of Olti is now apparent.
They wanted to concentrate all their for
ees before Kars. The battles reported
are evidently attempts made by the Rus
slams to get foothold on the heights
across the river at Arpacha overlooking
the citadel and town.
LOSSES OF THF BEsEIGERs.
a dispatch from your Constantinople
correspondent says it is claimed there
that the Russians were repulsed at each
attack with loss, SO far, Of over FIVE
thousand killed.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

say'Bro. Thos. II. Bascomb, OF the
Prescott Clipper had "wife to marry"
and could not get Up to the meeting Of
the editorial association, on the 9th, Con
gratuiations, Bro. Bsseomb that's night,
4" Business before pleasure
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

~ The little town Of Salem, North
Carolina, with two thousand inhabitants
has gathered and sent to market, during
the past three years moro than three
million pounds Of blackbcrries, for which
tho gathorers received nearly half mil.
lion dollars.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

They have wa:crmelons already in
Florida, and ii is not an unusual thing to
meet boy sneaking along the roadside
With his arms doubled up across bis stom.
aoh as il a troop Of cavalry had charged
over it.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

nsy- Bro. Denton, of the Batcsvilla
Guard dubs the editor Of the Argus " the
little lion OF the northwest" We should
not be surprised if he was some " lion"
as we have heard of his having bout
with the tiger.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

~ Tho European war drags along
slowly. Bat the Russian bear, is gradu
ally surrounding the Turkey. Sooner
or later they must come to the desperate
embrace, and the result may lead to a
war of the other powers.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

~ We aave received the FIRST mum
Der Of the ARKANSAS Lac Journal, edited
by A, c. ketrhum. Esq, Little Rock, and
among the contributing editors We notice
the name of Hon. Jease Turner, of Van
Buren,. 1t is a Journal that should be
literally supported and find its way into
every law office in the State.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

rF Our Alma Brother, DR.. S., is on
the stool Of repentance. We shall keep
him on probation 1--WE believe that is
what they call it) until after tho 10th
"Doug" will lead the tune, " Come, yo
ransomod sinners, home" And other
guilt-stricken sinners will como right to
the front and take the mourner's seat.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

A prim Boston editor asks: Is it
proper Tor young ladies to be seen upon
the stage f"Nies. provided they sit close
to the driver, and don't let their feet dan
gle too much over the sides.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

SJ~ The Hot Springa excursion over
tho Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway
"panned out" about 90 tickets on arr.
val At Little Rock
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
WHAT II WILL COST.

Below we give the amount of tax that
will have to be collected in each town
ship for one year, for building the Court
House at Van Buren, and Alma The
very low figure of s30,000is the estimate
to build at Alma, and we venture to say
that to build at that point will cost dou-
bic $4,000 before respectable building
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1877.

~ Gov. Miller and wife were in at.
tendance ut the Arkansas Industrial
University Commencement Exercises,
the past week, at Fayetteville,
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

a The vote in the recent election
held IN Georgia, on the question of hold
ing constitutional convention was car
ricd for convention y 10000 majority.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

ment, and made so odous that no party
will dare 70 attempt its repetition lie
who is elected president must be lnaugu-
rated. Until this is made sure, no dem
oerat can be seduced from his devotion
and allegiance in any way-not by the
allurements of office, nor even by strong
appeal.
My fellow citizens, my home is in the
West, and my associations have been
with people OF that section. Among you
| am personally almost unaequainted, yet
am received by you with open arms and
cordial greetings. Need say that am
gratitiel because of this act ? 1t has
more than personal significance. Does
it not proclaim that we entertain no sec
tional political sentiment, or sectional
policy? Some may think we should
have an Eastern policy, and others n
Western but it seems to me that a New
Yorker and an Indiauian should under
stand it better than that, and our legisla
lative and administrative policy should
be as broad and comprehensive as the
industries and trade and commerce which
1t may affect. Does the trade Of great
cities of the Atlantic stop with the
mountains T? Does it not reach beyond
the Mississippi, and across the Missouri
Every new home that is built upon that
receding border--every new farm that
is made in the shadow Of the Rocky
Mountains, and every additional bale of
cotton that is produced in Louisiana AID
Texas, adds something to the greatness
and wealth of New York aud Boston
and Philadelphia and Baltimore. Is
there a New Yorker who, as he walks
up and down this great Broadway, hears
AID feels OILY the throbbing Of local
commerce ? Let such a man break over
the
NARROW BOUNDS
and habits Of his life, and visit the great
cotton aud grain-growlng sections, nor let
hjm stop until he hears the waves of the
Pacific dashing against the golden shores
of California, and he will be better able
to understand and appreciate the magni-
tude aud complicated relations of inter
ests which are affected by the financial and
commercial policy of the country. Sue
cesstul enterprise and development in re-
mote parts OF the country are certainly
aud almost as directly connected with
the prosperity Of this city as are the per-
manent aud valuable improvements upon
your more distant streets.
| have said this under Influence of the
sentiment that IN respect to production
and trade, the East and West AID South
are one, aud that a wise aud Just policy
will alike and almost equally promote
the prosperity of each, if your judg-
ments should be as comprehensive as the
influence Of your commerce and as far
reaching as the distant line of your
trade.
The proceedings terminated with brief
speeches by Gov. Robinson, Lieut-Goy,
Dorsheimer and Senator Mcdonald OF
Indiana.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that was an
~ pointed at the May Term, 1877, of the
Court OF Probate in and for the County of
crawford. State OF Arkansas, Guardian of the
person and estate OF SoLoMsS BAsu.M.
This May 25th, 1877.
.. THOMAS j. RAsuAM
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

rE The machinery Of tho Fannie
Moore sold at Cincinnati for 1900.
Capt. Alex. Perry was the purchaser.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19
CNn DC completed :

Ras' Amt he mad? This is what Bro
Gaulding says:
" AT the next meeting Of the Press As.
ISOLATION, we will have to try orr friend
Durham, of the Van Buren, Press, by
drum-head court-martial, for neglect Of
duty. After we had all arrived safely al
home, and were settling down to work
he coolly informed us that n basket OF
champagne awaited us at Van Buren,, a
present from Doggy" Johnson, that
prince of good fellows, who represents
the house of E. Simpson & Co, New
York. Now, Durham. that's too bad
especially when so many of the boys
would have appreciated so highly the
sparkling beverage We are as much
obliged to Doggy" and bis house, how
ever, as if we had received the wine, but
1t docs not make the offence the less CD
your part Drink to the health of the
Press-Gang, Durham"
We will say nothing about that "nose .
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

Why is lady of II brief summers
ike the Snltan's Asiatlc possessions, eh +?
Because she is a minor.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

n9~ The Little Rock Gazette reports
loss of $4,000 in the vicinity of that
city by the recent rise in the river.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

BsE" Subscribe for the Press.
The Van Buren press., 1877-06-19

TNotc Agains, Removal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-21
A Cron of Centenarians.

Jacob M. Jacobs, of Oswego, rounded
off his century last Wednesday, and
walked about the house, read his news
paper, and smoked his pipe like any
brisk collegian vi 20. He entered the
navy in 1910, fought under the heroic
Lawrence, and saw service on Lake On
tario in 1914; and for many, many years
he has smoked very, very old pipe.
Very hale and hearty is this old man
whom neither gunpowder nor tobacco
has had power to kill. On his birthday
he shook hands with 800 friends without
feeling fatigued. Nay, more, he sat and
listened to odes composed by his grand
daughters, and was quite fresh the next
morning. These tough old fellows In
Northern New York die hard.-NeD
York Tribune.
Here she is. All the way from Georgia,
gentlemen, Mrs. Elizabeth Wheatley,
aged 104 years. She reads without
glasses, and walks visiting quarter OF
mile and returns the same day. She was
married in her 10th year, and has raised
three sets of children, eleven in all, five
of whom are living, the Oldest daugh-
ter of 81 years of age. She has raised
UUTet DdlTb u tWlub VI hOi Wv " "AAN WV
sets of grandchildren. Never did day 8
washing, nor made a pot of soap, has
cooked but few meals, and MIXED COW
a few times. Her hair is black-she has
been widow over fifty years, converses
fuently, and is anxious to move to Texas.
Chicago Times.
On Saturday week ago Mrs. Marga-
ret Gray, the Oldest person in all this
section of the State, having arrived at
the wonderful age of 116 years, died at
her home in Cabarrus county, n. @. She
was the daughter of Michael Garner (fa-
miliarly known as old Mike Garner), who
is said to have been the wealthiest man
who ever lived i'll Cabarrus county.
Mrs. Gray was the wife of Beverly Gray,
and was the mother of sixteen children.
Having been born in Cabarrus in 1851,
and raised in Rocky river neighborhood,
she has spent her entire life in the coun-
ty, and, it is said, never for once crossed
the line. -CharLOtte (N. CO. Observer.
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Do NOT GO HOME Saturday night with
ont copy of THE CHICAGO LEDGER. You can
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Dickens, Little Folks

Nothing has given the writings of Charles
Dickens 80 strong hold upon the hearts Of
parents as the well-known excellence OF his
portrayal Of children aud their interests These
delineations, having received the approval OF
readers OF mature age, the different child char
acters have been detached from the large mass
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originals have proven to the general public. A
series of twelve volumes has been prepared,
presenting among others the following char
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"Litile Nell, from The Old Curiosity Shop !;
THE Child Wife," from David Copperfield !;
"The Boy joe" from Pickwick Papers, ETC.,
etc. A new edition Of the first volume OF the
series, Little Paul, from Dombey and Son,
has just been issued, illustrated by barley, and
attractively bound. The other volumes will
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any volume will be sent with years subscrip-
ton to the New York Tribune (weekly) for
$780, or any two volumes with a years sub
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Hartford, Conn.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-21
A Remarkable Dog.

cold Frank" is hunting dog that
used to hang around the newspaper
offices Of st. Joseph, Mo. Mr.. Joseph
Crane took "Old Frank" to his house.
Mr.. Crane had an old hen, with seven or
eight chickens that had been Matched
out a couple of weeks. For some cause
the unnatural mother deserted her Off
spring, and for nearly a day they wan
dered around unprotected. The dog
noticed the helpless condition of the
young brood, ana he Immediately took
them under his wing; and he has since
continued to care for them in the most
affectionate manner, leading them around
in the daytime and curling himself
around them at night. The chickens
are doing well, and seem perfectly con-
tented with their new protector.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-21
History in Our Common Schools.

Our attention has recently been called to a
History of the United States for the use of
schools, by Prof. ]. @. Ridpath, which is not
only the best we have ever seen, but embraces
features Of rare value never before incorporated
into any history. 1t is written in style OF
great elegance, but simple and easy Of com
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illustrated with chronological charts, progressive
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1t is as much unlike an ordinary school, his
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have made the most elegant aid attractive
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Wife of the General of the United States Army,
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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-13
/ Ell 8 G r A p HIC
'Fosn Yesterdays or~Senian
CALIFORNIA.

5 SANTA Rosa. Jan. 1.-The name o.
The suicide reported near Timber Cove
: Martin McConville.
= whale upwards of fty feet long
lie 6sachcd about FIVE mile. .hovc
Stuart Point
i sensation WAS caused Ia this vicinity
~ the cowhiding Of yoon. man who
had acted unsAirly towards . y.u. ~
lady. The chsssising vas done by .
lady well known in San Francisco. .
vla,ive of the girl.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-13

armed men on the streets, and installed
himself Is recorder Of mortgages for
the parish Of New Orleans. A New
York hickman can not be more solicit
tou. for passengers than are the Demo-
cratic ssrceuts-a, arms If Nichols Leg
islature, SO that Republican nemo ers
dare no. venture out for fear of being
arrested and used as quorum.
NEW YORK, Jan 1I.-Panama dates
to the 4th inst. are received. A bloody
battle was fought a. Galte. Ecuador
on the l4th ult, between the constr
tu.ional army. $500 strong, and the
revolutionary forces. which lasted
about three hours, aud ended IN con'
plete route of the former and captur
Of their command err in chief, Cen APP
srico. The total number killed on
both sides was about 400. and much
larger number wounded. When the
news reached Quito. President Barrere
left tl,s place and took refuge at ths
Columbian legation The white citi'
.ens have pronounced in favor Of thu
revolatiouists. The revolutionary
forces will probably enter Quito on the
25th ult., which event, it was expected
would put an end to the war in tina
Republic.
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LONDON, Jan. IA telegram from
Constantinople. dated Thursday even
ing. says: 1t is stated that. at to- days
sitting Of the conference. Baron Won
Wertber declared, in the name Of Ger
many, that no further concession could
be made. The Turkish delegates did
not present their new project today
for an understanding. The next sitting
Is fixed fo- Monday. 1t ia generally
believed here that the European pleni-
potentiarles will not then present an
ulttmatum. but will make fresh COM
municaton to the Porte finally sum-
ming up the intentions of the powers.
declaring this communication to be the
last. and demanding that categorical
reply be given at the sitting following
its presentation. If an understanding
10 then found to be impossible, the
plenipotentiaries would quit CONSTANT.
nople.
A Paris correspondent OF the Times
says the statement is confirmed that at
the beginning Of the week Bismarck
sent Baron Won Werther . very curt
dispatch. criticising the extreme slow
ness Of the conference, declaring the
plenipotentiaries had gone too far ir
their successive concessions TO the Porte
aud regrettinG that Werther had JONES'
in the concessions Bismarck at tn,
same time sent to his minister not.
, directing him to communicate the dis
patch to Lord Derby.
LONDON, Jan. 1l.-Business at Stool
E-..1 -~..--~-A .,sto@s>s ut ~SaASanS, II az,
The prevailing opinion is there will b
no war. Cousols are strong wing l.
the che"pness of money and the grow
ing opinion that England will not tax
part III any trouble that may occur be
tween Turkey and Russia.