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The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1877-07-24

The ORIGIN OF TIE fourth OF July
"What do we have Fourth Of July fori
asked Broadway boy Of his ma.
Fourth OF July2 Why, Freddy, I'm
ashamed Of you. We have Fourth OF
July TO celebrate the-husband. declare
| can't think for the moment what it is. y
"Why. don't you know why we cele.
brate the Fourth Who was it discov
cred America 2"
christopher Columbus ?" exclaimed
the mother and boy simultaneously.
Fright; and when did he discover it p
why, on the Fourth Of July. Of course,
replied the mother; "but I've got the
worst memory about these historical
facts"
That's it," said the wise father, en-
columbus discovered
America on the Fourth Of July. and the
nation celebrates the day in honor ofthe
event Freddy. l want you to study up.
l should feel awiully mortified had you
asked me such question before com.
the Cam,len Post.
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w ords Of Wlsdosn.

Omission Of good is commission of
evil.
1t is absurd to be serious about triaing
matters.
He that lends to all shows good will,
but little sense.
The memory should be a storchouse
not lumber.room.
You may gather arich harvest of know.
ledge by reading; but thought is the
winnowing machine.
Keep the horrors at arms length. New
or turn blessing round to see whether
| it has dark side to 1t.
The great master of even Q single 10,
strument of music is indeed wizard
He claims US in the slavery OF delight,
and is the only despot that rules over
willing captives.
| Advice 10 offensive, not because 1t lays
us open to unexpected regret, or con.
victs US Of any fault which has escaped
our notice, but because 1t shows that "
are known to others az we'll as ourselves
aud the oflicious monitor is prosecuted
with hatred, not because his accusation
IL false, but because he assumes the su
periority which we are not willing te
grant him, aud has dared to detect what
we desire to conceal.
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EEA Mrs. Greene of Montgomery
Texas, contracted the opium habit, and
could not break herself of it. She was
in the prime of life, and healthy in all
other respect, but opium had become q
part OF her neediul diet. The advertise
ment of Connecticut doctor reached
Texas. He made pills, warranted to cure
confirmed inebriates and opium eaters,
and called them by the seductive title
"The Opium Eaters Hope The
friends of Mrs. Greene sent for the pills
and directions for their use. They come
and the lady swallowed the "Opium Eat
crs' Hope" In iorty-eight hours the
nostrum cured her. She was stone dead
Certificates OF this cure from the lady's
brother and other surviving friends are
now going the rounds Of the papers
They are regularly sworn to, and as leg.
itimate az certificates of cures and insur.
ance received usually are,
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In carving . turkey in the presence OF
strangers it 10 q breach of etiquette to
stop moro than twice to spit On your
hands and get new hold.
A Mother once asked . clergyman
when she should bsg!a the education OF
her child, which was -four years old
= Madame, was the reply. "you have lost
three years already. From the very 6rst
smile that CLEANS over the infants cheek
your opportunity begins"
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NOV THEREFORE, In compliance with
~ the aoove Order, and In pursuance OF
law, l hereby give notice to all holders OF
warrants or outstanding scrip Of Crawford
County, Arkansas as aforesaid. to present said
warrants or outstanding scrip to the County
Court Of said county at the Office Of the Clerk
Of said county In the town Of Van Buren,,
Arkansas on
Monday the 23d day Of July q. d. 1871.
for the purpose In said order setforth. OF
thereafter be forever debarred from deriving
any benefits from their claims.
JOHN +. WiNFREY,
Sheriff Of Crawford County.
Van Buren,. Ark. April Goth, 1877.
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little Rock and FIT Smith Railway
Timetable.

rr,inslcave Van Buren, for Little Rock dali
10 Sundaysexcepted. at 1897 II. III.
Trains arrive at Van Buren,, from Little
Rock at 6:l2 p. M. daily, except Sundays.
Trains run by St Louis time. which Is 20
,,;nntes faster than Van Buren, time.
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Murder Will Out.

A few years ago the august Flower"
was discovered to be certain cure for
dyspepsia and Liver Complaint A few
thin Dy-pcptics made known to their
friends how easily and quickly they had
been cured h, its use The great merits
OF Green's Angus Flower became hrral-
,led througn the country n> ne Sufferer
t. .nu,her, until. withoat advertising.
its sale has become immense Druggists
in ever, town IN the United States are
selling it, No person suffering with sour
stomach. sick headache. costiveness, etc +,
can take three doses without relief Go
toE Wall, and get n b title for 70 cents,
and try il. Sample bottles 10 cents.
dwell, | do declare / had no idea that
nv doctors bill would be such an a
mount" said gentleman to his friend.
How much was your'" doctors billf"
ouoth the friend, "Why, I haven't had
a doctor in my house for over year, l
think any how, not since we began to
take Brady's Family Bitters. every
body takes it."
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Raitt's New Meat Market.

Is the place to get II good Roast,
Steak, Chop, etc. Butter and all
kinds of Country Produce. His
motto is fair, square dealings with
everyone. Try his Bolona Saus-
age. Market at Miller's old stand.
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Sheriff Cabell of Logan, came up
on the train last night for ebony, and
look him down on the train this morn
ing. "a.
The County Court Judge Chaplin,
and his clerks are busy registering the
outstanding County Scrip, commencing
yesterday.
The Van Buren, String Band, sur
prised their Alma friends with sere-
made last night. Notwithstanding the
fact it was unknown to the citizens of AL
ma, the Band was handsomely entertain
ed. ......,r..,.....-...........-........4. ..z.
M. Lynch, Austin & Ward and sew.
cral others are purchasing wheat.
The cheapest quickest and best way
to get over the mountain is, to take the
Fisher mail line, on the arrival Of every
train from Little Rock.
The sickness in the country keeps
DR.. Bourland busy.
Mr.. Allen, nephew of Mrs. Jesse
Turner, is here on visit to the family.
Mr.. Louis Graft will please accept
thanks for sample of Grapes from his
vineyard. Although bad season for
grapes, he will have few for sale.
We had the pleasure of call from
Judge Walker Of Fayetteville, "Little
Dave" and were better pleased to see
him looking in such good health. He
left on the stage last night for Evans
vile on his way home.
DR.. White is putting 8 new fence
around his house.
Mr.. F. r. McKibcn returned home
from trip to Kansas last Friday.
-Rand's New York City Business
Directory for 1877. The second volume
of this valuable and indispensable work
has just been issued by the Publishers,
Messrs. Walter Heugh & Co., Of 8 Park
Place, New York. No pains or expense
has been spared in the production of the
present volume, to make it compleate
and reliable. In typographical appear
ance and binding, certainly it is fine
specimen of bookmaking. 1t contains
over one hundred pages more matter
than the last years volume, which has
added largely to the cost of the product
ion of the work, and compelled the Pub
fishers to issue hereafter only the full
cloth bound edition at One Dollar per
copy, upon the receipt Of which sum
they will forward the work to any ad-
dress in the United States or Canada, by
mail, postage pepaid.
Col. Bob Newell, the energetic and re.
liable raveling agent of Udell, Schmvid-
ing d Co of St. Louis. wood and willow
ware dealers, has just visited our city in
the interest of his excellent house. Col.
Newell Is we'll known in all tho towns and
cities of Arkansas and has, perhaps,
worked up more business for St. Louis
than any other one man sent from any
house in the City of Mounds" We
hope our merchants will, in future, deal
literally with Col. Newell, who will, we
assure them, do the fair thing in every
respect Pine Bluff Press.
Hin. W. ID Jacoway of Dardanelle
came up on the train Saturday night and
spent Sunday in Van Buren,. Glad to see
" Dodge" looking in such good health.
Glad to know that friend Ribling is
waking up the slu,nbcring brass band tai
ent OF Van Buren,.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS, I

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
County Of Crawford IS
hereby certify that the above and forcgo.
ing 10 fsl! and true copy taken from the re-
cords Of the County Court OF Crawford Conn-
ty, Arkansas. In the matter of the Reg.stra-
ton and Classification OF the warrants and
serips Of said county.
Witness my hand and seal Of said court.
this 10Th day Of April, 1877,
ED. A. SCOTT, Clerk.
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Friend is Off large Specification. BY
friendship We mean the grestest love and
the greatest usefulness, and the most open
communication and the noblest suffering
and the most exemplary faithfulnoss and
the severest truth.
A Man with purchased teeth il apt IL
leave false impressions on his bread and
butter.
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Onelawn mower or less makes little di'-
ference where there are lots,
Gems sherman and Sieridan will take
in Big Horn on the 2Jth inst.
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"a Subscribe for the Press.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE RESULT IN SOUTH cARoLINA--A MAD
SENATOR - RADICAL DIscoMFITURE
AND PARTISAN PREDICTIONS.

THE RESULT IN SOUTH CARoLINA-A MAD
SENATOR - RADICAL DIscoMFITURE
AND PARTISAN PREDICTIONS.
WAsHINGToN, April 10.--After the
,very positive statements yesterday by
Senator Patterson that Chamberlain
wo aid hold on to the State House, the
action of the latter to-day in abandoning
the contest occasioned very general sur
prise in official quarters. Patterson at
an early hour this morning was made
aware of the course that Chamberlain
intended to pursue, and went about i'll
republican circles swearing at Chamber
lain's want of pluck. He asserted that
Chamberlain up to last night was de-
termined to hold ON and fight Hampton
by legal means, and he said he could not
account for the sudden change in his
| policy. 1t is pretty well known tonight
that Chamberlain did not really intend to
yield up to-day, and that his purpose was
only shaken by the receipt of numerous
dispatches from Washington, all advis-
| ing him not to prolong the contest, and
that it would be idle to fight the Presi-
dents Southern policy at this time. Pat
terson was not consulted by the repubh-
cans who were telegraphfng Chamber
lain, and therefore was not aware OF
what influences were being used to in
duce Chamberlain to submit with good
grace to the decision of the Pres id ent
and his administration,
The members of the admi Illustration are
in high spirits tonight, although Cham
| berlain's address is not relished, but
spoken of with severity. A very large
class of republicans openly take sides
with Chamberlain, and condemn the
course of the administration in severe
terms, and predict that within nine
months the Southern policy will have
proved dead failure and the President
be compelled to take back track, or the
republican party in the North will be
long by means of violence and fraud that
it seems sure to die without such stimu-
lating pabulum.
A high official is authority for the
statement that the President rendered
Chamberlain while here the mission to
4 to France, and that 1t was declined on
the ground that the acceptance of such
an appointment would be regarded by
she republicans of South Carolina as the
price for his deserting them. The same
person says Chamberlain has no longer
any intention Of leaving SoTIth Carolina
andsreturning North to practice law.
Senator Gordon received dispatch
from Gov Hampton tonight saying that
ali was II ;iet at Columbia, and that he
was in possession at last of his rights,
1t is conceded on all sides that the Set
tlement Of the South Carolina trouble
will have au important bearing upon
matters in Louisiana, and enable Gov.
Nichols to ouSt Packard much easier
than he otherwise would. 1t is believed
the members of the Packard Legislature
will now be quick to desert and join
Nichols, in which event matters will be-
come settled without the further inter
vention of the Hayes commission.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
CHAMBERLAN'S EXAMPLE,

IT PROMISES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
WITHOUT THE AID Ole THE CoMMIs-
SION.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Dispatches
from New Orleans state that the surren-
der of Chamberlain promises to solve the
Louisiana difficulty without the aid of
the commission. They confirm last nights
advices in stating that Warmoth is ready
now to head general revolt from Pack
ards Legislature, which will take twenty
or thirty members over to Nichols. The
effect of Chamberlain's course has been
to thoroughly demoralize Packard's sup
porters. and assurances that the Southern
policy of the Administration would be
!repudiated by the Northern Republicans
when Congress meets seem to have little
weight with them. Governor Kellogg
declares that Packard will stick to the
last, that he is man of more nerve than
Chamberlain, and has just as good title
to his Office as Hayes has to the Presiden-
cy. The opposition to the Administration
from Blaine, Butler and Company, if
their friends here are to be believed,
promises to be formidable. They are
confident that Morton will be with them.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
DECISION OF THE CsNTENNrA1 sufr

DECISION OF THE CENTENNIAL SUR
The United States Supreme Court
decided the ST 500, coo centennial ap-
preparation suit yesterday in man.
ner not perhaps anticipated by the
centennial board of finance, In view
of the favorable decision of the court
below. The decree of that court is re-
versed, with directions to enter a de-
cree directir G payment of the 81 500, :
900 into the treasury before any divi-
sion of the remaining assets among the
stock kholders. The court in rendering
this decision hold that the act of ap-
preparation requires the payment of
the d ,bts ssnt the n the reimburse
ment of the United States before tue
distribution of the profits to the stock
holders. They hold that there is no
mistake as to the meaning of the stat
ute. Therefore the stockholders will
have to make up in pau lotto resigna-
tion what they will lose in money on
their stock.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
some ancient iitany to the GOOD and True

some ancient fitany TO the t3ood and True
one is pelpetually baffied by unwelcome
recollectors of Bulwer's "Zanoni," and by
the insidous thought that luncheon will
be ready when we return. The Bulwer
we may repress. Sickly sentiment has no
place beside such facts as are presented
by columns sixty feet high, roofstones
weighing twenty tons, and an age greater
than the whole Christian era. But the
knawing of hunger in the sharp air ofthe
desert Is irrepre ,sible. We bid farewell to
Denderah, we threaten the Arabs individ-
ullly with heavy umbrella, turn deaf
ear to "baksheesh," and not even delay
ing to inspect the other ruins, making the
best of our way to the boat. The fields
are wide and rough. There are no paths
The only donkey to be hired has a sore
back, like most Egyptian donkeys, and it
is impossible to mount him. The tall
sailor walks with firm tread on his bare
feet through che hard burrows, and ex.
tends his strong arm with lofty and
contemptous pity. 1t is not far, but the
sun is hot above the lowest stratum Of
air shivers over the green fields, the hards
men have wrapped their heads In theil
brown garments and are asleep in the
long grass. Even the sound of "baksheesh
begins to grow faint, for midday in Egypt
may not be resisted. The last hundred
yards to the waters edge seem like miles
But it makes up for good deal of fatigue
to have seen the most perfect example
remaining Of an anciet Egyptian temple
London Saturday Rerie,o.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
sCAREDINTO HYDROPHoBIA

BRooRLYN. April 10.-Henry Will
kinson, yeuug man IL years of age,
residing at 304 Twelfth street. was bit
ten by little terrier dog about nine
days ago, at 98 Whitehall street, New
York, where he was employed. The
wound was slight aud il soon healed.
On Sunday night, while at prayer
meeting in the Eighteenth street M .
E. Church, he complained to a friend
that he was sick and experienced great
difficulty in breathing. Shortly after
leaving the church he had convul-
tioD. After reaching his home aud
getting to bed he had several more
C ,nvulsions, and several doctors were
called in. During conscious interval
he spoke about having been bitten,
and commenced to snarl and snap like
a dog; he also frothed at the mouth.
He was unconscious most of the time
during the day; last evening he was
somewhat better, and strong hopes
were entertained of his ultimate re.
covery. His friends state that the con-
vulsions we're brought on by reading
q highly sensational article of child
having been terribly bitten by two
ferocious Spitz dogs 10 the viciuity
of Prospect Park, and that hydropho-
bia was developed by intense nervous
excitement and recollection OF the
incident with the black and tan dog
where he vas employed.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
POSITION OF JUSTICE BRADLEY
ON THE ELECTORAL CON-
MISSION.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Con-
gressional Record issued to-day makes a
volume of 10S pages, covering the re-
marks of members of the electoral COM
mission on the consultations thereof as
reduced to writing by themselves, in ac-
cordance with the resolution of the COM
mission.
Associate Justice Bradley, who was so
often specifically referred to by the press,
took the ground that Congress cannot in
stitute a scrutiny into the appointment Of
electors of State. 1t would be taking
it out of the hands of State, to which it
properly belongs. This never could have
been contemplated by the people of the
States when they agreed to the constita-
tion. 1t would be going one step further
back than the instrument allows. 1t is
| the>business and jurisdiction of the State
to prevent frauds from being perpetrated
in the appointment of its electors, and
not the business or jurisdiction of Con-
gress, The State is sovereign power
within its own jurisdiction, and Congress
can no more control or review the exercise
of that jurisdiction than it can that of a
foreign government.
] Ho lnNeSJlSdtlOllS HlduO ny lcSlSldIlNt
committees, in the loose manner in
which they are usually made, are moi
only not adapted to the proper ascertain
ment Of the truth for such purpose, but
are totally unauthorized by the constitu
tion. As methods of inquiry for ordina-
ry legislative purposes, or for the purpose
of laying the foundation of resolutsons
for bringing in an impeachment of the
President tor unconstitutional interfer-
ence, of course they are competent, but
not for the purpose of receiving or reject
ing the vote of State for the presiden-
tial office. The are not made such by
any constitutional provisions or by any
law. Legislation may be based on the
private knowledge of members, and d
resolution to bring in an Impeachment
may rest on ex-parte affidavits or on gen.
eral information, and therefore the evi-
dence taken by a committee cannot be
deemed incompetent for such purpose
but is often of great service in giving in.
formation to the houses as legislative
bodies, and to the House of Representa-
tives as the grand inquest of the nation
But the decision TO receive or reject the
vote of State is final decision on the
right of the State in that behalf and of a
most solemn and delicate nature, and
cannot properly be based on the deposi-
tions Of witnesses gathered in the drag
nets of congressional committee.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
RIMS DOINGS,

New York. April 1o.-Three months
ago John Peterson married young
woman, and occupied rooms at 1e2 Oil
yer street, which he had furnished with
more than ordinary comforts. From the
day of their wedding Mrs. Peterson in
sis, | on having lager beer or wine upon
the table three times a day. He graft
fed her whim and she acquired a grow
lug taste for strong drink. When he
returAed homs last evening his wife
was missing. She came in late "a night
very much intoxicated. When he seold-
ed her she seiz d burning lamp from
tne table and, striking bim in the face,
t4lsd him 10 the floor With chair
she brok ort all the wind ws, shattert d
tue ,Jo,tnr.s, and destroyed the furni'
tnra sl., " taken in a state of deiir
i'm t.rr,. Oak street .,,,lice station.
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
.HEIiIFFnS SALE.

- BY virtue Of writ of Levari Facias to
me directed will be expo ed to Public sale
a the Deer Park Hotel, now kept by John
f. Lewis, in the town of Newark. in White
Clay Creek hundred, New Castle county,
Delaware on
FRIDAY, THE 18th DAY OF APRIL, 1877 /,
At 2o'clock, pm,
the following described Real Estate, viz
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land situate lying and being in Mill Creek
hundred, In the County of New Castle, and
State of Delaware, bounded and described
as follows, to wit: Beginning at stone In
the Hop Yard road, corner for lands of
Joseph Carpenter; thence running along
the middle of said road, which divides this
land from the lands of the Roesville farm
south sixty -one degrees. east seventy two
and one tenth perches TO a stone at the cor
ner of said road forty -one perches west of
the creek, being corner of lands late of
Uriah Drake; thence running with said
brakes land and binding thereon north
nineteen degrees, east one hundred and
thiry nine perches to chestnut tree north
of Muddy Run in line OF said brakes land
thence binding upon said line north three
and one-half degrees, west seventy-six and
three -tenths perches TO q stake sixty three
and three-tenths perches west of the creek
thence north fifty y-seven and one-half de-
grees, west forty one and seven-tenths per-
ches to stake in the centre of said run
thence down said run flowing and binding
on the several courses thereof thirty perch
es to stake or ash tree on the west side OF
said run, and from thence forty -four perch
es to high water mark on a stone heap on
the west side Of the old dam or mill pond
and in a line of lands OF Joseph Carpenter
thence running with and binding upon said
lands south thirty three and one e-half de-
grees. west one hundred and fifty-nine per-
ches home to the place OF beginding, con
tanning within said metes and bounds six
! ty-two acres and seventeen Of land, be the
same more or less.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty of William b. Higgins and Ida V.
Higgins, his wife, and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriff's office, New Castle,
March 20, 1877. m22-3tawts
The daily gazette., 1877-04-11

SHUFFLE BOARD MATcH.-About
200 persons assembled at the saloon
of Mr.. Ryan No. lO4 Market street last
evening for the purpose of witnessing
a champion shuttle board match be-
tween two players Of this city, ami
two of Philadelphia.
The first match was four handed one
between Stroud and Renshaw of this
place, and Nichols and Gibson of
Philadelphia. best six in eleven, six
of the games to be played here, and
the remainder in Philadelphia. Six
games were played last evening, which
I ssulted In tie.
The second match was a single hand
ed one for prize between Stroud and
Gibson, best in seven, three to be
played here and four in Philadelphia.
The game last evening resulted in
favor of Stroud he having won: he
three.