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The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
The Literary Society.

The meeting of this society, last Fri
day night, was very well attended by
our citizens, although the exercises were
mostly with reference to the formation
of the society, as at the previous meet
ings there had not been a sufficient num-
Der present to render such an act prac-
ticable.
The evenings exercises commenced
with the reading Of " The Ancient Mar
ner,' by Mr.. Bryan. We would, how
ever, in this connection, suggest-with
due respect and with good intentions
that these long poems be omitted in the
future exercises of the society, as they
become wcarisome.
Mr.. Lockwood read Longfellow's llia'
watha, and it was very much of a treat.
This was followed by the reading and
adoption of the constitution and by
laws. Then a recess was taken, after
which the officers were elected.
Granville Wilcox, Esq, was chosen
President and Prot. Bryan, Nice-Presl.
ident. There was also u Secretary and
Assistant Secretary Treasurer, Librari-
an and Chorister.
This was followed with readings by
Miss Maude Love and Mr. Wilcox; both
excellent. Music is to be interspersed
with the other exercises, and the future
meetings promise to be very interesting.
We hope to see this laudable effort en-
couraged.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
as- The Fayetteville Democrat saws

1s- The Fayetteville Democrat says :;
\ few Of the State papers, advocates
OF scaliag, in speaking Of ExGov,
BaXtcr's candidacy for the United States
Senate, say that Arkansas owes Mr.. BaN
terra debt of gratitude. While we have
insisted all the time on paving every
dime of the States Just Indebtedness,
We are in favor OF scaling this debt
ii II amounts To Il seat III the United
States Senate, as claimed by the papers
above alluded to"
Are we to understand that The candi
date for the United States Senate put
forward by the Democrat, is opposed to
the " sealing" of the debt Of the State
As the Democrat assumed TO say that
Judge Walker tedS not the writer of the
so-much talked of letter to the Gazette,
in favor Of the Adams Rcdtield plan of
settling the debt, he may, perhaps, be
wise enough 10 tell us how his candidate
stands On this question.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
A Novel Accident.

The Fayetteville Democrat says A
young man by the name of Munsey, liv-
ing near town, met with rather a novel,
though serious, accident, Monday night
last. While eating his supper, he swal-
lowed his teeth, which lodged in his
throat. DR.. Fortner was called in as
soon as possible, but he failed to dislodge
them. On Wednesday, Drs. Pollard,
Fortner and Wood performed the oper-
alton, opening the throat and removing
the teeth. The operation was highly
successful, and at last accounts the man
was doingas well as could be expected
The teeth were set upon plate which
caused them to lodge in the throat.
MoRAL-Take out your false teeth, be
fore eating, and gum it,
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Death of Hon. 0, P, Morton,

Hon. O, p. Morton, United States Sen
ator from Indiana, died at his residence
in indianapolis, on the lst inst, after a
protracted illness, at the age Of 81 yesrs.
Senator Morton has occupied promi-
nent place before the country, for many
yerrs, and while we, Of this section OF
the. country, could not greatly admire
his public acts, now, that he is dead and
gone, we have only to say, let the
dead past bury its dead The funeral
of the dead Senator was to have taken
place yesterday, and the President, Cab
met, and Congressional Committee were
to be in attendance.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Trustee S Sale !

WHEREAS, Charles G.. Scott and Caro-
W line l.. Scott. his wife, Henry c. Ro-
Bards and J p. 5 RoBards his wife, by their
certain deed of trust, dated the lst day of
June, II. d. 1874, and to me executed and, re-
corded in the Recorders office of Crawford
County, Arkansas, in Book L, for deeds and
mortgages, on page la, rs and l76, and re-
corded in said County in book y, on page
80, and was recorded in the Recorders Office
for the County Of earber, in said State, in
record book B, on pages 81 81 81. 8 81, since
the recording which, the name of said county
OF Sarber has been changed To thai Of Logan,
did convey to the Undersigned, IA trustee,
the following real estate, to-wtt:
Lots six 49,, nine t9i ten (lO.) eleven ID,
twelve (l2l. thirt en- C3J and fourteen q A. in
Block ten tl0): lots 6, 7, and in Block Is {;
$40 feet of the south end of Block . in Dren-
mans addition to the town of Van Buren, !;
lots 3, 4, ), 6. I, s. o 10, H. and II, in Block 33
lot 4. Block "a, all OF Block as all situate and
lying in the town OF Van Buren,, in the
County of Crawford and state of Arkan-
sas.
The north west quarter Of section thirty
one 81, township nine 80 north. range thir-
ty one l3l) west. containing f3 2I-l0O acres
The north -west quarter of section seven. %
township eight (Sj north, range thirty west
The east half OF the northwest quarter o.
| section eight tS) in township eight 81 north
range thirty one t3l) west; the west half OF
the northwest quarter of section twenty
eight (2S), and the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter and the southeast quar-
ter OF the southwest quarter, and the north
Mest quarter of the southeast quarter of see
north. range twenty-nine 90 west, all ID
Crawford County. Arkansas,
AS" the east half section five ~ til,
east bali west half section five (5); the west
halt Of northeast quarter Of section four "a
the west halt OF sonthw st quarter. section
! four ~; the south hnlfof northwest yunrtrr
section tour J.. all IN township five ~ north
range twenty -cyeni21) west, all in Sarber
county, since called Logan County. State OF
a Arkansas.
Which conveyance was in trust to secure
the payment of prOmiSOry notes. described ir
said deed of trust; and whereas the notes de.
scribcd in said deed Of trust are past due and
the greater part of them remain unpaid, now
therefore, |. the undersigned trustee, At the
request of the legal holders Of said notes and
in accordance with the provisions of said
deed will on Monday, the 2Gth day Of No.
yemhcr a. d.. 1877, between the hours pre-
scrl bed for Judicial sales of that day. at the
Court House door in the town of Van Ru-
rem, in the State o; Arkansas proceed to sell
the property above described. at public ven.
due 10 the highest bidder. for cash in hand to
satisfy said notes and the expense 4 this
trust. or so mDoh thereof as may be neCcSsa-
ry to pay of balance on said notes. interest
and costs. A. j. WARD. Trustee.
Van Buren,, Oct, goth, a.d, 1877
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Es- Among the nominations scnt to
the Senate, recently, was that of Ed
win Stoughton, to be minister to Russia
He is n New York lawyer.
kr nr itvury =, IalutvI, v>pvlu
aocouu,ant, employed by the city of New
York, to g over the books, gives this
as his estimate of the amount of money
lost to that city by the Tammapy-rirg
frauds " have estimated the frauds to
which the city was subjected during this
period Of three and a half years from
January 1865 to July 1871, at between
S45,000,O00 and 100000.
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xAs o

Es- 1t is with great pride. as an Ar.
kauSian, that we refer to the display of
faunels, shawls, cassimcrcs and Jeans
cloths exhibited by the Powhatan Manu-
featuring Company, Of Lawrence County.
THIS enterprislng county has done more
in developing the real home resources of
Arkansas than Little Rock with all her
boasts of being the leader of everything
of that kind in the State, and the exhibit
made by the Powhatan Mills is one of
which any community might boast of
with commendabe pride. That a large
amount of success may attend this enter
prise, and that the Powhatan Manufactu-
ring Company may prosper and extend
Its field of usefulness all over the State
is our fervent PRAYER Gazette.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ssy" The Gazette of Tuesday says
Aboht 8 o'clock, Saturday night, our
venerable friend, Capt. Sam. Houston,
Of Clarksville, was garroted in front of
the Western Union Telegraph office, on
Scott street, aud robbed of his watch
and chain His cries of thief" brought
officer Mahon to the rescue, and resulted
in the capture Of the bold highwayman,
but without the watch. The party will
be interviewed to day, by the grand
jury.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
NOT ICE.
GAINESVILLE, October l, 1877.

GAINESVILLE, October |, 1877.
There will, on the 18th day of Decem-
ber, 1877, at Clarksville, before a board
composed of J. f. Mitchell, NJ. D., J. W.
May, attorney at law. and Prot. Row
land Doggett, be a competitive examina-
ton Of applicants from the Third Dis
trct-ot Arkansas, for recommendation
and appointment in the corps of cadets,
of the United States Military Academy
at West Point. Appointees must be be-
tween the ages of seventeen and TWEEN
ty-two years, to be weIl-versed in read
ing, writing and arithmetic. and to have
u knowledge of the elements Of English
grammar, Of descriptive geography, par
h;.tor,l."a 81" 4f, the United States, and otthe
iiiAl'iN M Inc ! Yea STaLGS-
JORDAN f. CRAyENs.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Esg- On Tuesday last we had the plea
sure of call from Mr.. S. n. Van Praag.
Of the New Orleans Times. We found
him wide-awake man, and an excellent
representative of live paper The
Times is welI-eonducted paper and it
gratifies us to know that quite n number
of names were added to its subscription
list in Van Buren. We should be glad
10 number it among our exchanges.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

A prominent minister Of our town called
on one Of our excellent Swiss shoemakers
few days ago, to have his boot mendcd.
The work was promptly done, and he
praised 1t considerably and asked the
shoemaker what the bill was, proposing
to pay it, when the reply came; You
shust 20 breach like HI sharg you
notln. by tam.-Prescett Dispatch.
If all Russia and all Turkey should
come to engage in the strife, there would
be 81 600. 900 Russians fighting 4j, ,OOO,.
600 Turks
A woman may not be able to sharpen a
pencil or hold an umbrella, but she can
pack more articles into trunk than
man can into one horse wagon.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

fas- Our Representatives in Congress
have been appointed on Committees, as
follows: Hon. T. NJ. Gunter, Chairman
of Committee on Private Claims, and on
Committee Oh Indian A Affairs Hon. J.
+. Cravens, on Revision of Lands, and
Reforms in the Civil Service. Hon l..
c. Cause, on Expenditures of the Troa.
snry, and on Public Lands
Hon. W. l.. slemons, on Post Offices
and Post Roads
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ra" All railway postal employees are
hereafter to wear blue uniforms. The
ordert from the Postmaster General says :
" Ordered that each railway post-otlice
clerk, route-agent, mail-route messenger
and local agent be, and is hereby requi-
red to provide himself uniform within
sixty days from this day, the same to be
worn at all times when on duty, and to
be made according to the accompanying
specifications"
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

say- \ dispatch from New York of the
3lst, says that an Arctic expedition will
be started early next year, for the pur-
pose Of recovering the relics Of the
Franklin expedition, and obtaining the
reward offered by the British govern
ment.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
. . -

Seg" GOV. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania,
refuses to testify before the Grand Jury
in Pittsburg, in regard to the riots at
that place. lie says he does not object
to giving all the facts in his possession,
but denies the right Of a coordinate
branch OF the government TO compel the
attendance of executive officers.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
a - " =

Et'- We find the following in the Lou
VlIIe Courier journal, and with that
paper we learn with pleasure of the re-
covery of C"l johnson The disln,
gulshed cX senator Of Arkansas, Hon.
W. johnson, was stricken in this city
some eight or ten days ago with a severe
attack of malaral fever while on his way
east We learn with pleasure that he is
mnch improved; and was able to pro
ceed yesterday on his journey He is
one of the Oldest puplic servants OF the
south, and served during long career
with influence and without reproach "
From the Washington papers we
learn of the arrival in that city of Col
Johnson l. r Star.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Commissioner S Sale.

DY virtue of a decree of the Crawford
d Circuit Court, made at the September
Term thereof, a. d. 1877, in favor of Luther
G. White, against Jasper p. Grady, Euphe-
mia B. Grady, Joseph }, savage and ELIZA
beth A. Savage, will, on Monday. 10Th day
OF November u. d., 1877, between hours pre-
scribed for judicial sales at the Court House
door in the town of Van Buren, at public
auction to the highest bidder, therefor, sell
the following described lots and improve
,nents thereon situate in the town OF Van
Buren,, County of Craw ford, State OF AIkan-
sas, to-wit: Lots No, A, 5, and e, Block NO
10 McGee's Addition to the said town of Van
Barren. Said sale to be made on credit OF
three months; purchaser or purchasers to
give bonl. With approved security, and lien
to be retained upon the lots for the purchase
money
This November 9TH. A. D.. 1877.
JNO. J. BURROW, Commissioner.
nov 6-3w
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Res~ Ex-Gov. Q. S. Hadley has been
confirmed as Postmaster at Little Rock.
~. Tho nf,i.i.l rotnrn nf,hO con0-n

ES- The official return of the Govern
ment gives the number of killed and
wounded aud missing on the Russian
side from the commencement Of the hos
tilities to the 27th of October, as 81 ,942
men. The losses during the week pre-
ceedlng the 25th of October, not inclu.
ding the engagement at Dubrick, were
li2
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ss- The public building at Washing,
ton are officially announced as IN ere fire
traps. Some of these days the United,
States will be minus her aecords and of
ticial documents
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Rsr- The louisville Courier Journal
says " Barnum's Circus is in Washin g.
ton, so look out for an adjournment Of
the House"
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

rS- The celebrated race-horse, Gold
smith Maid, has been withdrawn from
the course. She is said to be twonty-one
years Of age.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Commissioner S Sale.
nov G-3w

DY virtue of decree of the Crawford
ID Circuit Court. rendered by the Srptem-
Der Term thereof. a d., 1876. which judgment
and decree was reinstated at the Fall term OF
said court, beginning the 2ith day OF Sep
tembcr. "A. d., 1877, in favor of Luther &.
White, Internal Improvement commissioner
in and tor the County of Craw ford. state of
Arkansas. against John B Ogden, Will, on
Monday. the 2Gth day of November, a d.,
1877. between the hours prescribed by law
for judicial sales, at the Court House door in
the town Of Van Buren,. at public auction, to
the highest and best bidder therefor sell the
following dercrbed lots, situate in the town
of Van Buren,. County OF Crawford, State OF
Arkansas, to-wit; Lots No. 10 anu IL. Block
No. rs. Said sale to be made on credit OF
three months, purchaser or purchasers tc
give bond with approved security. and n lier
to be retained upon said lots for the purchas,
money.
This November 9Th. a L., 1877.
JNO. +. WINFREY, Commissioner.
nov 6-3w
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

RD~ GOV. Miller and family made a
visit, last week, with Hon. Jesse Miller,
of Mulberry. General Miller is an un-
Gle of the Governor.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

s's" Indications point to the tall
sycamore Of the Wabash" Hon. Dan.
W. Voorhees,, as the new Senator from
Indiana, to fill the uuexpired seat of the
late Senator Morton.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Wild geese and ducks are flying
about in large numbers, and now it is
time for the mighty Nimrods to put on
their acooutrements, and going forth to
the fields Of conflict, and be supremely
ba bi1y
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
. ~~-.

sag~ The Little Rock Gazette SAYS :
There are men of valor in the ranks OF
the reputation press Of Arkanaas-gi.
ants little and great-but, in square
toed engagement with John Barlcycorn
they always get worstcd"
We rise for an explanation.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Iy owen Wright, colored, who bru-
tally outraged white married lady a
month ago near Crawford, Ala, was
taken from the Jail by party of 100 citi.
zen5, on the lst, who carried him to the
woods, aud, it is said, burnt him. His
victim fully identified him
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

eg~ Gen. n, B. Forrest, the great
Confederate cavalry officer, died at the
residence Of his brother, Col. jesse For
rest, in Memphis, on the 9th ult.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Es- The committee on appropriations
in Congress have reported a bill for the
benefit of the army, appropriating So,
$4,000, which has been referred to the
committee of the whole, and made the
special order Of Wednesday (to-morrow).
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ss- The total number Of bills intro
duccd into Congress to the Goth ult.,
was $50 There seems to be no posi-
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ra~ Owing to being absent part Of
the past week, several matters prepared
for this weeks paper have to go over.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

saJ- President Hayes, and Cabinet,
have been on a visit to Richmond, Va,
where they were enthusiastically re-
ceivcd.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

BsD~ In Canada they are having too
much snow, and we are having entirely
too much rain.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

l@- The President has appointed
Thursday, the 10Th day of November,
as a day Of Thanksgiving.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
80

Es- The extra session will probably
extend to the middle of the present
month.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Somebody says: Every failure is a
step to succese This will explain why
the ofteuer some men fail the richer they
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Es- The strike in the coal-mines are
ended, labor has been resumed, and quiet
prcyails.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

rF Father Ryan, the great Southern
poet, lectures at Little Rock, Thursday
night.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

ps~ New York has to pay S260,000
for the suppression Of the railroad riot
men.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Ey The venerable Wm. Lloyd Garri-
son is out in the New York Times with
a terrible philippe against President
HAYES.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

Ig The family of Senator Morton
have received large number of oftelegrams
of sympathy from prominent persons and
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

We don't believe in miracles but YES.
terday deaf mute was given a hearing
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
ID l T. ID

WlLllAhS-In this county, on the Goth
Of October 1877, In the 10Th year Of his age,
JOSEPH T. WILLIAMS son Of the late Wheat
Williams, formerly OF Butler, Alabama.
Butler, Alabama paper please copy.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

IE The President has nominated
John Welsh, Of Philadelphia, Minister
to England.
The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06

"
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08

There is one danger in writing ont
speeches which grave senators s6ouiG
not loose sight of. 1t sometimes hammer :
lilal the 'ilrlng OFF, of the speech is post
pohed from one cause or another until
new lactS render its theories obsolete or
ullenable. This seems to have han
pehed with Senator Wright when, in a
recent "eliort" he argued for and claimed
the now abandoned republican idea that
tne vice President is returning board
ol one II would have been much better
lo[ lle.oi Mr' Wright to have suppressed tn at
speech Than to have fired it off in this
dlscordant and absurd way. '
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
January ~. 1927.
The GOuermor of Oregon.

Gov. Grover has not been made to
back down from his position by the Rad
cal Senators who summoned him TO
Washington.
They have found him to be man of no
small ability. His answers have quite
shaken them in their hopes; and Mr..
Morton already feels that the sword he
hoped to use upon the Democrats wounds
ms own party in its most tender parts.
Governor Grover well answers that he
dAD1d not We a certificate to man who
was iRcapacitated to receive vote that
"he woulI not Formally proclaim i any
man elected to an Office whom he honestly
believed to be ineligible. Oregons vote
must be counted one for Tilden and two
Tor Hayes, That is according to the con-
sttution>
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
A Good Han for the Place.

Mr.. A. f. Gordon of the New Bruins.
wick Times is a candidate for the Secre-
taryship OF the Senate. We hope he will
get it. He well deserves it. He has lab
ored hard for the success of the party and
he is gentleman of talent who is an
honor to the Democrats of New Jersey.
Jersey City Herald.
Mr.. Gordon was raised in this city.
served his time on the oldWhig Delaware
Journal with Messrs. Porter & Natf, and
we well remember him as a trustworthy
young Democrat who frequently gave the
Wings some very severe wraps over the
knuckles through the columns of the
GAZETTE. We join the Herald in wish
ing he may be elected Secretary of the
Senate,
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
"""se MHckey and GOV. ChamberIa,n
Threatened Exnos,

7 OMMAhiLGsroN, ManiLaI' 5. G., Jan. Judge T.
and Coy. Chamberlain have 6eeu esretuny' s,i,y
moned before the Senate con@raisiomnI Hu,nI
committee. Mackey, it is said has mo- mo-
thed Gov. Chamberlain by letter fbat re If
he does not withdraw his claims l'tT 10 ~ -
gu6ernatoral office before the 1st 81 'irf of
February he will make public documme nm fi
now in his ,(Mackey'sJ possession the he
contents OF which would consign Cham
bcrlain to the ponitentiary. ~'ii'''ii-
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
WATER DEP
- ASAe DASI nm VI L
NO. 1000 MARKET STREET, VIII. DFT.
December 18th, 1876

~ u IVVU VI y IN FL STKEET, NJ r, DEJ
Decent Der 18th, 1876.
NOTICE TO WATER RENTERS
Inc bills for 1877 are now ready, and paw
able at the Registrars office, 1000 Market
street; The law requires that all bills paid
on or before the thirty first of January. 1s77
the face of the bill, those paid during The
month of February, five per cent. addition
al, and those paid during the month of
March ten per cent. additional. and ali bills
remaining rem a, unpaid on the first day Oh April, !,
1871 the Registrar is required to have The
ferrules Withdrawn and suit Instituted for
the recovery OF the amount due. and The
wateG Will not be let into such premises IN
~ liIl,1u Such arrears with assessments and two
dollars for drawing ferrules are paid.
rSrOffice hours from 8 A NJ. to p NJ
dec 22-tomarl Pn1fs,ro-
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
NOTICE.

NoTi,CE.
~ NILMINGToN, DEL. Dec. %. 1S7G.
Inc annual meeting of the Farmers Mn
tual Fire Insurance Co ofthe State of bel
aware, formerly of Mill Creek Hundrcdl
no. 8S3 Market street, Wilmington Del o,,
Monday the Sth day of January. 1877, al 10
O'Clock, a. m. , at which time the election for
seventeen Managers of the company will be
held, and one years interest on ali denosit
notes will be payable. The Agents OF the
Company are authorized to receive the dues
of the members. '''
VI, F. G. .STOTSENBURG President.
w. a. LAMOTTE. Secretary. dec23-tm
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE OWN
Frs ~ " ~ ~

Those who sell or transfer Real Estate and
90 e, not wish to pay the tax ofiS77, will oblige
at our office, that we may assess il to tha
proper owners. EDMUND PROVOST
EDWARD FARMAR'
oa,. City Assessors
and King StS. Hours. a m TO - M 81 AEC to
- ''N' " o T. ih' dccli-tf
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08

COL John S. Mo shy authorizes the
that he never said, as attribu-
TED to him by Washington correspond
eht OF the New York Herald, that he
could raise regiment in Virginia to
hight for Hayes, and that he wrote TO the
Heratd contradicting the statement.
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08

Inc interest account for the last ten
years has averaged little over s12o 600
ooo year, the highest amount having
been paid in 1867 s143, ,7Sl ,591. 1t is now
Sg5 600 UOo
The daily gazette., 1877-01-08
NOTICES..

THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
Il Delaware Society for the Prevention of
cruelty to Animals, will be held at the Of
nee OF the Society, No. West Sixth street.
from 10 3 o,clocS, on Tuesday afternoon
me 10Th inst, to eject President, fifty Vice
PRESIDENTS, Secretary, Treasurer, and TWEEN
~ Managers, to serve the ensuing wear.
q. W. NIELDS, Secretary.
On The close of the election at 3 O'clock
therc Will be meeting of the newly elected
lnaragers for organization inys. 10 II