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The Van Buren press., 1877-01-09
Crawford Lodge, No. 6, l. O. o. f.,
has elected and installed for the present

-CraWloru Lodge, NO, D, l. " " r.,
has elected and installed for the present
term, the following officers:
Charles Ribling, N. G.
J. w. Cary, V. G.
+. r. McKibben, Secretary
H. Pernot, Treasurer.
Mr. D L. B)urland, and bride, OF
Ozark, arrived on the train, Friday night,
and were guests of DR., A NJ Bcurland
They had quite number of calls from
our citizens, serenade from the string
band, etc.
rg~ You can buy MORE GOODS for LESS
MONEY at McKIBBEN's than at any house
in the city.
The young gents of Alma will give
rTs,T bail on Friday, * .ed, at "T!l'
den Hail." at that place Van Buren, it
is said, viii be well represented by lad
and lassie "
Friend Hill has returned from St.
Lonis, and is hungry for more pork.
There is some little talk to the effect
that a young man, who has lstely return
c from Boonsboro, will soon lead to the
altar one of Cane Hills beautiful daugh-
ters.
-" South Carolina was booming"
yesterday noon Two of big Mary's
"soiled doves got by the wool, and
made Rome howl" for a short time. No
marshal in sight.
b@~Every one is pleased with Mc-KIB-
BEN's low prices.
The thermometer has been ranging
from zero to 10 degrees below, during
the past ten days. In 1864. so an old in
habitant says. the mercury was IL de
grees below.
We intended to congratulate the
Ozark Banner on the new CO partnership,
but the Conway Traveller dried us up as
follows:
His bread of life is now baked Brown,
His colors are the Banner
Long may 1t wave DER Ozark town.
Flash like a red bandanna.
He works up like Long Primer type,
Amid life's busy hummings;
His dreams Of bliss have now grown ripe,
Don't let it be short-Cummings.
MIR II. C. Hayman purchased, yes.
terday, AT executors sale, for parties in
Ohio, the five lots formerly owned by the
Van Buren, Manufacturing Company"
The parties purchasing, we are informed,
design putting up steam. works for the
manufacture Of agricultural implements,
etc. The site is one of the best that
could be selected for manufacturing pur
poses, being in close proximity to the
river and the railroad depot, and posses
ing the advantage OF chimney stack of
brick already erected. The price paid
was $500.
pay- The prices of dry-goods, groce-
ries, boots, shoes, hats, caps, and clothing
are LOWER at McKIBBEN's than we have
ever known them before.
-" Dave was up, Sunday and Mon
day, giving the boys the last shake
Sunday was delightful day, in fact
the W rmest we have been favored with
for the last two weeks. But the night
brought a violent wind, accompanied by
slight snow, and Monday morning
came with "sunshinc and shiv'ring with
cold.'
Two hundred bales of cotton from
Myers landing has been shipped at AL
ma, on the cars, this season.
The critics of the Argus, are as liza
BILE to make egreous blunders as every
one else, although they don't think so.
They printed Programme Tor the color.
ed Concert to be held Wednesday night
January 10th, for Wednesday, 10 Of De-
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ALWAYS HoPE when there is life; the
hope is DR.. j H McLean's Strengthen
ing Cordial a. Bood purifier; it will im,
part life to the body, strength and vitali
ty to the muscles and nerves. purifies
your blood DR.. j. H. Mclean. 3l4
Chestnut, St, Louis.
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"A frugal wife said to the doctor who
in cutting open the SHIRT Other husband,
who had just fallen from apoplexy
"Please cut along the seam, doctor"
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Take Notice !!
LITTLE ROCK & FT. SMITH RAILWAY,
Office OF the Land Commissioner.
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. !, 1876.


Little Rock, Ark, Oct. l, 1876.
TO PURCHASERS OF RAILWAY
LANDS: .s.
HAVING understood that tho Assessors
IL In The various Counties nre now asss4s-
Ing the Lands donated to the Little Rock spd
Fort. Smith Railway, and some OF tho Cou1.
ties having advertised portion Of these
lanls to be sold, and in some cases sold the
same for Taxes. adopt this method Of an
nouncing to all parties interested. that they
need have no anxiety on the subject. Prop
CT legal steps will be taken to test this quea-
tiea. the case carried to tile Supreme Court ot
the United States, and every effort made to
obtain decision from that tribunal before
the time allowed by law for q redemption
shall expire.
should that Court decide adversely to the
claim Of this Railway to Exemption Of its
Lands from Taxation, then this Company
will redeem the land sold for taxes prior to
the sale Of lands by the Company. 80 a. to
give to the purchaser, clear and unincumb-
cred titles.
w. ID. SLACK,
oct lG 3m Land Commissioner.
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FOR SALE
ON
Liberal Terms

rT,IIE following Town Lots In Van Buren,,
l. and tracts OF Land In Crawford County:
n totraN9 u vl3gpQ 9p "a in block n.
Do Ec-,s.-Sd 90 y
do !, % -, i. -.
do q do g. - = :
do 0. -, II. IA, do IL.
do II, do IL.
do l,2,a4, 5,G.as,9, 10. II. 4, In
block 63.
The + y Of n y Il and w a ofN E Sec.
l3, I o, range 81 west.
The N II u offs El4 and 8 W u OF SWl<
See. Is. Town 10. range 81 west.
The Il !. Of N Il d, Sec. %. II 10. r q W.
The N lsof N Il u. See. Z. r 3, range 30 W.
The Il OF N Sec. 20. TO, r 81 W.
To Rent, also the Rector Farm, on Frog
Bayou ;the Wilson Farm In the river bot
tom, etc.
JESSE TURNER.
nov q 2w aF
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RIVE r N EwS.

river navigation played out.
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Ia All Job Work, cash OH deliv-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-17
The Charter Oak Insurance 60.
In the Courts - Decision OF
Judge lInftIcc.

HARTFORD, Conn, July 10. AT hear
ing before Judge Pardee, to-day, on the
question Of appointing n receiver for the
Charter Oak Insurance Company, Chas.
E. Berkins, counsel for Insurance Com
missioner, and A. =. Hyde, for the man.
agement for the company, asked for delay
on the ground that an effort was being
made TO rescue the company by placing
it in the hands OF an entire new board OF
directors, and that arrangements might
be made 10 as to render receiver un.
necessary. John Il. Buck appeared in
the interest OF large number OF policy
holders and argued that the policy hold.
erS are the only ones who are likely to
suffer by the delay. He urged pirmpt
action. There was danger that the
policy holders would lose by letting their
policies lapse while the question Of at
tempting to save the company was pend
ing. An action should be taken to settle
this point.
Judge Pardee said that there was force
in this suggestion. The injunction was
modified TO allow, il necessary, payments
OF wages Of employees, for taxes, TO pro-
tect mortgages and liens, and for the
transportation Of materials in carrying
OIL business at West Virginia.
The mine hearing, on the appointment
Of receiver, was then postponed until
Thursday, next week. 1t is stated that il
could be decided at that time whether a
new management could be secured and
the deficit made up, SO as to save the com.
pany.
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CINCINNATI.
Charleston Chamber OF Com.
merce Visits Cincinnati.
EggIest0n Proposes 10 BECOME
Intimately Acquainted with
Them Before They Leave.

CINCINNATI, July l6.-A delegation
from the Chamber Of Commerce, Of
Charleston, South Carolina, arrived on
the steamer General Lytle this morning
and are being entertained by committee
OF prominent business men OF Cincinnati
and the Chamber Of Commerce upon
being presented upon the floor Of The
Chamber this noon, President Eggleston
addressed them as follows:
Mr.. President Of the Charleston Cham.
Der OF Commerce, lam pleased to meet
you and your associates, and az a repre-.
sentative Of the CINCINNATI Merchants Ex.
change to bid you welcome and to assure
you that all we can do TO make your
visit pleasant and agreeable will be cheer.
fully done. You come comparatively
strangers TO many Of us and before you
leave us we propose 10 become intimately
acquainted with you. We welcome you
as the representative Of the mercantile,
banking and manufacturing interest OF
Charleston. We welcome you as citizens
Of Charleston. We welcome you as citi.
zens Of South Carolina; yea, more, we
welcome you as citizens Of the United
States Of America, the greatest country on
the globe, washed on the east and west by
the two great oceans, and on the south
by the Gulf Of Mexico. As citizens Of the
Palmetto State, we welcome you to the
borders Of the Buckeye State. As resi-.
dents Of an ancient and renowned city,
we welcome you to the blooming Queen
City Of the West, and our wishes are that
when you and your associates return to
The land OF cotton and Of flowers, that
you may say OF Cincinnati, as the Queen
OF Sheba said oil King Solomon and his
temple, "Behold, the half was not told
me p
Mr.. Trenholm, Of the delegation, re.
snonded.
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What We should Eat This HOI
Weather.

The question, do we eat too much in
summer, ia being discussed. The Phila,
deIphia Ledger thinks we do, and believes
the great mistake in summer diet ia that
It does not take the place Of the winter
bill OF fare, as II should. The habit OF
most people is simply to add summer lux
ures to the winter diet thus imposing ad.
ditional labor on the digestive organs
which in reality they are leSs able 10 per.
form than In winter. There is doubtless
logic in lllS, but as rule the consump.
tion Of flesh ia much less in summer than
In winter for the reason that the appetite
does not crave it SO keenIy. Overlooking
the stomach at any season Of the year is
injurious to health, and especially SO in
hot weather when the digestive organs
are In relaxed and Ecmi.torpid condi.
tion, and disinclined to perform any ex.
ira amount OF labor. A Apurely vegetable
diet during the summer months might be
beat adapted to the constitutions Of many
persons, but there are others whose
physical condition absolutely requires a
iudicious blending Of winter and summer
fare.
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tory In the arst place, II was not the
steamer Messenger that committed the
outrage on the feelings Of the people Of
Wheeling by mocking their calamity in
the manner recorded above, but the steam.
er Pennsylvania. In the next place, she
was not coming down from Pitts.
burgh but up from Cincinnati when
she committed the frat outrage.
The history Of the affair is as follows:
The accident to the bridge occurred on
Wednesday, May 17th, 1854, and the
steamer Pennsylvania, Of the Pittsburgh
and Cincinnati line, came up the river on
the next day. In passing the ruins Of
the bridge she lowered her chimnies, as
II in derision Of the great calamity that
had happened 10 the people OF this city.
This insulting act had the effect, as a
matter OF course, OF arouSing wide
spread feeling throughout the whole city,
especially among the boys, and this feel
ing made itself manifest on her return
down the river on the following Saturday
evening, at which time the following ex.
citing occurrence took place. We quote
from the files Of the lNTELIoEScER Of
Monday, May %, 1874:
ave mentioned on Friday that the
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati packet, Penn.
sylvania, in passing up the river lowered
her chimnies at that portion Of the river
recently spanned by our Suspension
Bridge. This was done in derision and
exultation over the destruction Of this
noble structure, and though but silly
and contemplate act, was highly insult.
ing and provoking tO-our people, for il
touched them on subject which has
awakened the deepest feelings in our
midst. We had hoped the matter would
have ended here, and that the Captain Of
the Pennsylvania would certainly not re.
peat the insult. But rs he came down
on Saturday evening just at dusk, he had
the chimnies Of his boat again lowered to
the deck as he passed the wreck Of the
bridge. This was adding insult 10 insult,
and exasperating an already indignant
crowd which had collected on the wharf,
but we regret that any demonstrations Of
violence to the boat were made,
though the officers richly deserved
n severe rebuke. It seems that
the boys throughout the town had been
discussing the first insult ever since the
boat went up, and at the sound Of her
whistle on Saturday they started up in
all parts Of the city, like the host OF Rod
eriCk Dhu, and ilocked 10 the wharf. The
Captain, Us il conscious OF his guilt, stole
TO the outside Of the City Of Wheeling,
which was lying at the wharf. The boys
commenced pelting her with stones, but
owing TO the protection afforded by
the City Of Wheeling, could not
get fair sweep at her, and did not, we
believe, do much damage. The Mayor
notified the Captain that, in the excited
state of the crowd, it would be prudent
for him to leave as soon as possible,
which prudent advice he took and put
out, Captain McLure, with magnanimity
which we think will never be recipro.
Gated, put the City OF Wheeling out at the
same time, and kept on the inside OF the
Pennsylvania, thus shielding her from
the assaults Of the boys until.she got be.
yond the reach Of their missiles"
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A will Upset by the Courts Two
Negroes Become Heirs TO q
large Estate after Awhile.

NEW YORK, July 16.-John D. Lewis,
Of the dry goods firm Of Lewis, Haniland
& Co., while riding in the Central Park
a year ago was killed. He left will be.
queathing 5000 to different parties and
directed the income OF his estate, about
$250,000 in unincumbered real estate, to be
paid to Miss Lizzie Barton Taylor, until
she was lawfully married. II she had
any children the estate was 10 20 to them
and il not married or without children,
when she died, she was to be buried in the
same grave with the testator, and the es.
tate be expended in decorating the grave.
It was suspected that Lewis had negro
blood in his veins and the will was con.
tested by Henry Lewis and Mary Smith,
brother and sister, both full negroes and
claiming to be half brother and half
sister OF deceased. On trial it was
proved that Lewis was the son Of Vir.
ginia slave woman and Canadian, the
mother having fled to Canada during the
existence ot slavery in the United States.
Judge Barrett to-day, in the Supreme
Court, gave decision in the case. He
sweeps away all the provisions Of the
will except that giving Miss Taylor the
income OF the estate til she Ia lawfully
married, and whether she has children or
not the estate goes 10 Lewis and his
sister,
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Eminent Scientists on a Tour
Through the West.

sr. LOUIS, July lG.-Prof. Hayden,
Chief OF the United States Geological Sur.
vey; Col. James Stevenson, OF Washing.
ton, and Prof. Joseph Leidy, Of the Uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania, arrived here
last night, and will be Joined this after.
noon by Sir Joseph Hooker, President Of
the Royal Academy, London, and Curator
Of the Royal Gardens at Kent near Rich.
mond, London; Lieut.. Gen. stearchy, oI
the Royal Bengal Engineers, and also a
member OF the Royal Geographical So.
ciety, and Prof. Asa Gray, OF Harvard
College. After spending day or two in
examining Henry shaws Botanical Gar.
den in this city, the party will start for
Colorado on scientific exploration, after
which they will proceed to Utah and
California, Sir ]. Hooker and General
Stearchy will make comprehensive re.
ports Of their tour 10 the English govern.
ment including comparisons between
the botany and geology Of this country
and India.
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WASHINGTON.
Registered Bonds Delivered.

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The printing
division delivered 10 the loan division to,
day S25, 100000 registered 4 per cent and
s., ,OOO,O 900 coupon bonds.
SPANISH SEIZURE OF THE RISING Sun
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
The Treasury Department has received
from Barnstable, Mass, an official report
Of the seizure Of the Rising Sun, Of that
port, by Spanish armed vessel of Cuba,
The report ia substantially the same as
heretofore published. The Department
has also been officially acquainted with
the arrest and confinement Of Captain
Dunham OF the schooner Ellen Bishop.
FIFTY-FIRsT CALL FOR 500 bonds.
The Treasury Department to-day is.
sued the tiity-frst call for $50 bonds OF
1865. The consols OF the 1865 call is for
ten millions, OF which seven millions are
coupons and three millions are registered
bonds: The principal and interest are
payable at the Treasury on and after the
10th OF October next. The interest will
cease on that day. The following are
descriptions Of the bonds:
Coupon bonds dated July lst, 1865,
viz: $50, No. 1900 to 2,4OO, both inclu.
sive; 500, No. 1900 to 10000, both
inclusive; $500, No. 27,0Ol 10 81, 900, both
inclusive; 81 900, No. 81, ,OOI to ca ,OOO, both
inclusive.
Registered bonds redeemahle at the
pleasure Of the United States after the lat
OF July, 1870, are as follows: $50, No
7Ol TO 900, both inclusive; $lOO, No. G.,
4Ol to $3.50, both inclusive; $500, No
6.2Ol to 6,l50, both inclusive; 81 900, No
l6,5Ol to 1880, both inclusive; $4,000
No. 5,O5l to $500, both inclusive; $4,000
No. 4,453to 1854.
Up to this evening the subscriptions tc
the new loan aggregated Sos, 100000, oi
which S63,000,0 900 were through the Syn,
dicate and $1,000, 900 through the Treas
ury OF the United States and Assistant
TreasHrers.
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BRArrLEBoRo, VI, July 16.-The me.
mortal services 10 the late Mary r
Birchard, cousin OF President Hayes, and
one af the victims Of the Ashta6ula dis.
aster will be held at Fayetteville,
Wednesday the 18th. The President had
intended 10 be present; he writes express.
ing regret at his inability to do so, and
giving as his reasons that the crowds and
necessary confusion incident to his com.
ing would detract from the solemnity oil
tho oc,,asinn.
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ENGLAND.
a "Times" View OF the Rumored
Crossing.
Capture OF Rustchuk Necessary
tolls Success.

LONDON, July 10.-The Tmes, in a
leader, says: II would not be surprislng
il the main hody Of the army should not
attempt to cross the Balkans till Rust
chuk be brought at least to the verge Of
submission with that great fortress and
railway to Varna in their hands. Inya-
ders may be able to do much which would
be worse than rash 10 attempt now; or, is
II any answer TO the calculations that the
COssacks have already penetrated far into
the country. Our telegraphic intelligence
from Pera contains the surprising re-
port that body OF those swift horsemen
have crossed the Balkans and gone as far
south US the railroad station between
Yambadi and Adrianople. But such an
can only have been made for
the purpose Of ascertaining the practical
difficulties Of crossing the Ralkans, and
the CosSacks may withdraw as quickly as
they came.
II will be impossible TO measure the
progressive power Of the Russian forces
until they have laid siege 10 RuStchuk
and fought great battle for possession
ot the line 10 Varna.
The IimeI, referring to the reported
death Of Yakaab Kahl, says that he was
the chief rival OF Russia in Central Asia.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

Et.Gov. William Dennison Of Ohio is
ready to take the chances Of the Repub.
lican nomination for Governor.
The irrepresSible Tom Scott turns out
to be at the bottom Of the Philadelphia
scheme for a junketinG tour Of all the 3s
Governors.
Mr.. Blaine has called the Maine Re
publican State Convention at Augusta on
the 9th OF August; the call merely invites
"lhe Republicans Of Maine, and all Others
who propose to support the candidates o.
the Republican party in the pending
election" to send delegates.
From an important letter from the
members of the Louisiana Returning
Board to the New York Herald, Of Sat
urday, it appears that no indictment has
been found against any OF them, nS was
reported, but that, while the District
Attorney had lodged information, the
Grand Jury, for weeks in session, was
finally discharged without finding true
bill.
The disbanding Of the Republican
party in Mississippi is a matter Of no
consequence. The party can never hope
to achieve any success in the Southern
States so long as it attempts to keep up
the color issue. When once the two par
ties in tile South coalesCe the coIored man
may look hopefully TO the inture with the
certainty Of an early "split in the party"
on some other than the color issue. The
New York Times takes this sensible view
Of the case, and says it has been argued
in Mississippi that the only way in which
politics can be relieved OF violence is tc
"divide the bull.dozers," and adds thai
the opportunity to teat this policy may
be at hand.
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TO THE DAILY LNTELLIaENcER
THE CAPITAL.
Discussions at Pruntytown and
Grafton.
Hon. Iohn Kenna and Gen. GOf
Wrestle with the Subject.
Kenna No Match for the General.
Grafton and Taylor County Solid
for Clarksburg.
Special to the lnleIlISenccr.

Special 10 the lnleIlIGsnCer.
GRAFTON, July 10.
The Hon. John Kenna and Gen. GOT
had a joint discussion at Pruntytown to.
day and at Grafton tonight. There were
large audiences at each meeting. Mr..
Kenna led at both places, and each re-
piled. Undoubtedly the discussion made
friends for Clarksburg. Gen. Golf did
his level best, and won. Mr.. Kenna is a
fine speaker, but no match for the Gen.
eral.
Taylor county will give almost her
entire vote for Clurksburg. Therei is more
enthusiasmt than l have ever seen outside
Of political meeting. A great victory
for Clarksburg ia conceded by all. B.
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Proposed Rates of Composition
on Columbus NcWSnaDerH,

COLUMBUS, July 1G.-The publishers
and employing printers Of this city have
unanimously agreed upon the following
scale OF wages, 10 take effect on the 2lst
inst: Piece work on morning newspa-
pers, 35c per 1000 ems; evening newspa.
pers, S2c per 1000 ems; week hands, $l4.
The present scale is 40C per l 900 ems for
night work, and 81! for day work. The
opinion prevails among the printers that
the Union will not submit to reduction.
The matter will probably end in a com.
promise similar to that Of one year ago.
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Wnr Rctmccn I,niIron,Is.

LITTLE Rock, July 1G.-FOr several
days past trouble has been brewing be.
tween tho Memphis & Little Rock Rail.
road and the 81. Louis, Iron Mountain 4
Southern Railroad in regard to fixing the
rates to Eastern points. The matter cul.
minated to-day by the Memphis people
making cut in the rates, as follows;
From Little Rock 10 Louisville 81, to
Cincinnati 50, and to New York $24. The
ST. Louis men have made no cut so far,
but it Is confidently asserted that they
will retaliate tomorrow.
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Bold Attempts at Arson.

BosroN, July l6.-A sieries OF bold at.
templs have been made during the past
few days TO act fire to several public
buildings on Back Bay for the supposed
purpose Of robbery. Unsuccessful at.
temph were made on tie new Trinity
Episcopal Church and Exeter street
school house. Yesterday the police ar.
rested John Allen, Of Providence, on
whose person was found material which
fully identified him as an incendiary.
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Lager Beer on Its Annual Exhl.
bitiOn - Premiums on Color,
Taste and Smell.

New York, July l6.-The annual ex.
hibition Of lager beer, by the brewers, be.
gan to-day under the auspices Of the Ear.
onemus Vernu Of the State Of New York
at the Concordia assembly rooms. Forty
five brewers and fourteen States were
represented. A grand procession takes
place tonight over the exhibition, and
the samplIng will last three days. The
first prize will be for superiority in all
respects, nextfor color, and next for taste
and smell