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The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

Nor QUITE DgAp.-An old Union
soldier tells this story ola mules last
kick.
In the first division, second corps. we
had mule noted for his wonderful kick
ing powers. In fact, he was ready to
give any one kick, upon all occasi-
ons. On the road to Richmond be got
his leg broken in bridge, and was taken
out of the team aud shot, and was, to all
appearances, dead, when soldier ran
up, sezed the mule by the tail, and ex-
claimed
Now kick q
And the mule, having just one kick.
let him have it. breaking the soldiers
jaw, and sent him rolling in the ditch,
The soldier never heard the last Of being
kicked by dead mule.
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An Energetic r,o.~.

"Speakiug about mules" remarked a
six-foo otter in Arkansas, as he cracked his
whip at market ave got a mule Mt home
which knows as much MS do, and |
want to hear somebody say I'm half a
fool" No one said so, and he went on.
"I've stood around here and heard men
blow about kicking mules till I've got
Disguised. When you come down to
kicking, want to bet on my mule. A
friend came along and took dinner with
me the other day, and, as he seemed a
little down hearted, took him out to
see Thomas jefferson, my champion
mule l was telling the good man how
that mule would flop his feet around, and
he said he would like to see little fun.
He'd passed his whole life in the South,
but had never seen mule lay his whole
soul into a big time at kicking. "Well,"
he said after borrowing some tobacco,
II took Thomas out of the stable, and
backed HIM up agin a hill, gin him cuff
on the ear, ana we stood by to see the
amusement 1t was a good place to
kick his durndest, and what dye s'pose
he did /? In ten minutes by the watch he
he was ont of sight. In five more we
couldn't feel him with twelve-foot pole.
and-and-" the crowd began to yell
and sheer, and the narrator looked around
and asked "Does anybody think I'm
lying? Would I for one mule Right
here under my arm is apound OF talloW
candles which are to light the hole for te
90 in after Thomas and ! got word no
an hour ago that the hind ieet of a null
were sticking out Of bill thirty Mint
miles as the bird flies from where my
mule went in. I'm shaky on religion
gentlemen, but our family never had
| liar in it.
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

Nothing destroys the appetite so
quickly as the announcement that Jones,
of whom you have just agreed to accept
ten cents on the dollar, is going to Eu-
rope with his family to spend year. In
the bright lexicon OF cheek there's no
such word as fail.
Il have my opinion of that man,
remarked local philosopher the other
day, who, when ask him to take a
cigar goes hunting around in the fifteen
cent box.'
"Well, Pat, Jim didn't quite kill you
with the brick, did he p "No, but
wish he had" "Why sof' $50 that
could have seen him hung the vii
! ain -
The Van Buren press., 1878-04-30

When Mark twain wrote about minor
who was "docked' for time lost while
being blown up, nobody believed it,
But later case has given us faith in the
truth of NJ. It's statement Now York
school superintendent deducted tive
cents from teachers salary because she
was absent one minute during the
month.
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Van Buren, Grange, PHI.

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ular meetiI gs, first Saturday OF eact
month at 8 o'clock, A. NJ, at Lemley,s Hall
miles east of Van Buren,. Ark. Patrons IL
good standing are fraternally invited.
HENRY SHELLEY, w NJ
u. I W EST, Secretary.
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M ACHINISTS
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CITY WHARF,

VAN buren,, ARKANSAS
For |. & +. Grcenwald's Steam Engines.
Boilers and Mill Machinery ofevery descrip-
tion. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Also, for James Bradford & Co.'S Mill Stone
Manufactory, and Mill Furnishers. Cinn.,O.
REFER TO
Col, J. ?. KING. Mulberry Mil, Franklin Co.
u MooRE, PYArr * SoN FIGURING Mills, Boonsboro
LANES MALEcoAr, FIGURING Mills, Billingsly,
W. II. RHEN, Rheasyille.
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Merchants, Yaa Buren--Williams & whitfield, J
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sehn Austin. White d liaAley,
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FIR TIE r NAL.
MASONIC


fINliE regular Convocations of VAN BuRgN CHAPTER
l. No. 3, r. A. NJ, held at Masonic Hail. OF
Monday Evening after Saturday or before the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing ar
respectfully invited to attend.
j. @. KENNEDY, II, p.
W. ii. IL. SHELLEY, Secretary, decltf
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10. O.. f..

CRAWFORD LODGE, No. 6, of ODD FELLOWS
~ meets every Friday at 7 o clock, p. Nj. at then
Hall in Eagle Block.
HoMAS VI. MCGEE, N. G.
BERKELEY NEAL, Sec'y.
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Yearly advertisers will be required to pay quar-
terly, and all others when their advertisements are
ordered out.
Transient advertisements must BIO paid for in adj
vance.
When the number of insertions is not specified ad-
vertisements will be inserted till forbid, and charg-
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Der of insertions should always be specified,
Legal advertisements will be inserted at the nsu
al rates, but no certificate of publication will be
given until the advertising fee is paid.
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Crawford Lodge No. 6, 10 O. F., Degree
of Rebekah, meets the first Thursday night of eve
~ month, at odd Fellows Hall.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02

Every now and then, with sort Of PREF
odical regularity. the Pacific Railroad Com
panIUs perform some act which revives tho
idea of the public necessity OF the cwnersh;p
of these lines by the Genera, Government.
They were built by public moneys aud aided
an9 sustained in every way by the popular
purse and act; and they shoIid DO the prop
arty Of the Government by y hose bounty they
were built, 1t ID an anomaly for the Govern.
ment not to own what was constructed by its
own means; and certainly rhe theory that the
central authoritY should be supreme in the
management OF such rOats as these IS strength
ened BY just such abuses of power as is here
with alluded to:
New York, July 81. - The advance in
freight on first class merchandise over the
Union and Central Pacific Railroads was the
subject Of general comment IN business circles
today tIerChants who called at the Union
Pacific freight Office were informed that lower
rates would ne made on a written contract by
them to ship all their California freight by
rail routes, and that otherwise from nine to
twelve dollars per hundred pounds would be
charged. Some Of the heaviest shippers were
loud in thcir dcnurciation Of the policy pur-
sued by he U0Ion Pacific and Central Pacific
roads Local Representatives. of California
houses sent dispatches yesterday to thoir
principals that they we're holding back ship
n,eI.t7 and advised that StHhl.s, General
Freight A-tIt Of TIL Central Pacific, lie secu
ana Avral -t,uents for freight he made upon the
best poss bic terms. A leading dry goods mcr-
Giant said to-day: This a1Yauce OF freight
ratas by he P9'liic roads places cur merchants
in a bad position. There Cali tie no profit on
good. purchased in this ,lty Ter che California
market n the cNtravagr.nt freight rates nov
charged 10y all ra. routes. Heavy goods can be
sent hy clipper Ships around Cape Hurn or by
Pacific Mail steamers If their rates are not ad-
v;4ced. We shall lay our grievances before
Congress in Doc8mbcr and see what rahefthere
is il that direction. At present. unless the
railroads restore the old raTe5, New York
merchants viii sar1 all l'Eht goOts to Cali
foryna by express and heavy goods by sea.
\ prominent Director ot the Pacific Mai!
Steamships Company said: ''Our company
viii not Increase is rates N first class freight
from FIVE dollars hundred pounds. 1t ls not
q"IlG clear ii We can avoid Advancing the rate
te SO during the m0rth Of August under orr
cr-.1raIt Win the Union Pacific road. The
,i<ty DAYS notice fog the cancelation of this
,.nsGlact which We have given does NOT cA-
Idrr until September / an not inclined 10
regard the recent advance bv the Pacific Raj
road Companies as a deli lnre to tie Pacific
Vail Company, and am satisfied the major
~ of the Directors agree .ltA me thai tn
true policy Of the Steamship company Is to
send one or two vessels out every week full
Of fre Int 1T moderate rates. rather thin send
n en- t.:ir sniy I:,rtIy loaded with heavy
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
CONVICTION OF ANOTHER OF TIE
MORE MURDERERS


san Buenaventura, Cal. July 81 After
ten hours discussion of the Cnrlee case the
jury sent for the Judge at 8 O'Clock this
me- ming, ana desired further instruction on
the point Of what constituted reasonable
doubt. His Honor Informed them he knew
Of 10 language in which the matter could be
more clearly dctued thaA in the instructions
and Charge, and he could help them no fur
Their in defining the term Defendants at
torney asked that further instructions be
handed the jury, and with these they once
more retired. At half past 10 o'clock the
j3ry returned iuto Court with a verdict of
guilty, fixing the penalty at imprisonment
for life Friday next has been set for SEN
tenca. 1t is understood that the jury at first
stood > for acquttal
The empanelment of a jury to try Lord
will be proceeded with this afternoon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.

Bangor, Maine, July 81 THE Republicans
of the Fourth District have renomiuated
Llewelien Powers for Congress.
Lewiston, Maine, July 31.--The Second
District Republicans have nominated ". 7.
Frye for Congress-
Portland, Maine, July 31.-The First Dis
trict Greenbackers have nominated q. II.
Cove for Congress.
Omaha. July 31-The reason assigned by
the Union Pacific for doubling first class n,er
candise rates is that they want to compel San
Francisco merchants to ship exclusively by
rail and abandon shipping by water. How
ever, double rates can be avoided By making
contracts Hitherto San Francisco merchants
have shipped nearly all bulky merchandise by
water from New York, while light goods,
which they wanted in hurry, have been
forwarded by rail.
Detroit, Michigan, July GA terrific
wind and rain storm passed over this city
about 2 O'Clock to-day, doing considerable
damage The fat gravel roof of the east
wing Of the moulding shop of the Detriot
Stove Works became overloaded with water
and fell III. There were about thirty en-
ployes in this part Of the building, but only
one was seriously injured, Damage to the
building 81 500.
W dSnlHgGOl, July OI-JOhI L." oIlIItLIS
ton ex Governor of Dakota, has been ap-
pointed Collector of Internal Revenue Of
that Territory.
letter received by General Sherman to-
day from General Ord states that General
Mackenzie has not crossed into Mexico as has
been reporteod The river is SO high that
neither party can cross, Everything is quiet
on tl,e border
New Orleans. July 81 The Board Of
Health reports tbrty-oue new cases and five
deaths for The tTcnty-four hours ending at
noon.
Chicago. July 3l.-About 100 tugmen
struck to-day, but the matter Will probably
be arranged Tomorrow.
STOLE Wl.o1E TowH -Cnder the head Of
" Artie Erace Heard From the Cold Hill
Nc2~s Of last evening publishes the following
telegram:
San Francisco, August 1. William Turner,
alias Jones, ras arrested on a schooner to-da!
charged with grand larceny in carving of
thu greater portion OF the movable property
in the town of Rio Vista He got away with
5000 SACKS Of grain, Il coils Of rope, 100
feet "t hose and ne town library comprising
several cubic feet IF literature. He brought
Tie plumber here in the schooner and portion
Of Il vas fourd at the junk store Of Law
rerre johnson, who was also arrested.
SHORT or RrrIoHS Says the HlI"r StIte
Of v ednes0av:
The B4nnucks have been stealing horses on
Clover Greek. Oregon, and at the crossing Of
Snake river. near Old Ferry. Gen. Wheaton
IS ordcrcd with his command to Boise, and
Howard vas obliged, in consequence OF the
scarcity # his ratons, TO leave the Indian
rrail aul, =. t. the AIalheur Agency re
nam bod. Of the hostiles is supposed t. be
n ti.>, vicinity If lrUnSides.
FATAt ACCIDENT SAYS the Reno Journal
OF yesterday;
A freight train ran into handcar upon
which were several Western Union line
repairers near Emigrant Gap on Monday last,
dumping them OF very unceremOneously.
One of them, r, Yerington, received wounds
which resulted in his death. Frank Bell has
gone to take charge of the remains.
NsNrEa1E
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
NOTICE.

Their" will be held Regular Communication Of the Ne.
vada Lodge N Perfection. No. 3,
FRIDAY, AUGUST ,, lS78.
and sojoruns Brethren good standing rtIu,
10 be present. by order.
GEO r. HILL, r. P g. NJ.
). A. JOHNSON F. G.. Scc'ty.. jy28
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
THE CRAWFORD PLAN.

NE a:rt,"prise NJ yesterday proposcs to
ynhmit 'he question Of srlecr'ns Hepu"Ican
candidate for Governor to +1r party, al large,
J, The Primaries The suggestion is nov # 4
novel character It is born IF what Is known
4. Tho Crawford County Plan "a plan
y itch. once tried, is forever abandoned. The
r,ssons put forth by the Enterprise for adopt
,ng the plan are not as logical and apparent
as they might be. We are reminded by that
7aper that the important feature OF the com
arg election viii be the choice of Congress
Representative and Senator. Why,
With this view, that paper deSlgnates the
Governor AZ the Office to submit to this
eective plan, it is not clear to the iEquiring
hiad. Why not submit the question OF tho
Congressional candidates, If an, 10 this
mathodl
This Crawford plan was once tried in this
r,anty. The amount of friction, allied 70
Tie temptation to vote outsiders, made :. deal
If unhealthy excitement The rvalries
s1,coby awakened ana the ennlities which
a.ts provoked would not down at the
General election The fact Is, no political
party should ever be exposed - such strain
aa this 1t invites and soll,fos factions,
l~,.Is bitterness and sets ,a,n.bers Of the
,. rsy to fighting thclc battles (Hh;ch should
~ conducted within tac partys Encsl, in
:Tnrenr2 Of the ar"nv.
I. s very far and generous .2c the eGi7or
~ 80 Eui,.,r- p, I,.-,,,-t. tIs~ ht rr, MIN,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
UNFORTU NATE.

Fha Gold Hin Ne,rs Of last evening, refer
,la; to the files of the Enterprise, quotes
FROM an editorial article in that paper, where
81 me Crawford County Plan advocated by
yesterdays Enterprise is denounced IN IN
u-dsured terms The Wears concludes its
cou.lo~nts as follows: "Let Republicans who
are frightened at the double loaded matter in
this mornings Enterprise compare the senti-
mems therein expressed with the above arti-
cIa. IN view of the fact that the editor Of
the i,aterprise is himself an aspirant for the
Gubernatorial nomination, such Inconsistency
As IS manifest i'll these two editorials on the
sauu. subject, is at least unfortunate,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02

BLAZE Rock joe. The &Irer State of j ly
81 has the following
Joe Bartlett, generally known as ''Black
Hcek joe who formerly resided in this
county and had the reputation of being good
Indian i-hter, hats been pardoned out of the
Oregon Penitentiary, 10 which he was SEN
fenced for number OF years for stabbing q
man in Raker county, and is now engaged in
fighting the Indians. He was pardoned by
Governor Chadwick upon the petition of citi.
-ons of southeastern Oregon, who have great
confidence in him as guide, scout and Indian
Sghter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
'GF BAND OF HOPE EVAPoEAIES

icy have lad Band OF Hope at Dayton.
"a- Hope taat BANDED them together WIS "a
A.g4 to abandon the use Of tobaccn. How
H., hopes Of this baud o: @nt,>-oc.'lnea ~crv
suddenly eyaToratyd the Tyou County Iln~
of iu!y 81 says
ICY had a lew ra,,,. "a, -, last n .@,."{
- 4 Band Of Hope n tA;s city. Mha.
",.,- Derhan, the superintendent. "as X
...: a,steriu3 the oath TO some hall dozen
al"noers who hai fallen from grace since the
q. ,ous meeting, Soma Scotch snuff VAS
,..s: 4 around ani each Iacu!htr took pinch.
l'a.. effect cat be imagined, ana the exercises
a-r. so,,a interrupted b. the "psjtt. ps1Jt.
p'..'.' Of the shutters. This caused Eene'a'
tir~ty, and the Superintendent vaiuly en-
4 .v.,,ed to restore order. FINALLY he got his
a.a3 uo, AS al, lows Say, and ordered ali VIII
s..la not refrain Iron, Sa:>2,',E 70 90 outsid~,
whoa every member w;,lA,d ,'nt, leaving the
San--u teu1cn5 alone. DI.usted with the
i, s,;..ass Of his efforts 10 In@uIl anything
H." decent regard for the p!opr.eties iii ON
h2.i Heathens, he threatens to disb,ua I'll"
,--s..utzatiNn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
INFORMATION WANTED.
S,AMUEL MURRAY CARR, CAPITAL,

SAMUEL MURRAY CARR, CAPTAIN
- in the New hampshire regiment commanded by OK.
Governor Hartman deserted his wife in 1861 Murray
assumed the name OF H. n Carter and went TO New York
children, Lizzie Floren ted y years, and his sons
Fred Elmer and Frank " ton Carr the boys being young
or than their sister Cart with the children and BuTpee
woman left New York o. he steamer Henry Ciauncey,
having purchased throug tickets Wellington New Tea
land 1t is reported tina The children
Catholic school and George Z. Lane from San
Francisco to New Hampshire in 1867 that he had recog
nlzc1 tarr alias Carter thcatcr in that city. Carr
alias Carter has since been heard Of in Texas being said
that ne and Lane faro dealers there In Texas
also in Colorado Carr known Steele Cars wife is
nurse in San Francisco, heart broken seeking
her children, and desiring obtain her offspring,
6egs the press to circulate the above Amy intelligence
regarding Carr particularly his disposition Of the
children, if forwarded to Fl. r. MGEIS editor Of the
MORNING APPEAL, Carson City, Nevada will be thankfully
received and promptly transmitted to the mother.
July 27th. 1874
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
WORK on THE NEW FUMES Says the
Lyon County Times Of Wednesday:

WORK on THE New FLUMES Says the
Lyon County Times Of Wednesday:
Work on the proposed new wood, lumber
and timber tunc from Lake View to the Com
stock has already been commenced, the con
tracts for the lumber which will be required
in building having been drawn up last Mon
day The branch fume to American Flat
mnst be completed before next winter; but
no definite time has yet been fixed to begin
work on that part Of tho fune which is to
run to this city 1t is the intention OF the
projectors to have both ready to bring down
next springs wood, but the main fume being
a private enterprise of Gen Marette' ;, there
may be some delay in building it, In the
branch dume, however, the Virginia and Gold
Hill Water Company are very largely inter
ested, and it will he built with the utmost
possible dispateh.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
HokSE THIEVES Cherry Creek

Hokss THIEVES The Cherry Creek
Indepen,ie,a Of the 9th has the following:
About two months ago two individuals,
named Case and Davis, came through this
country from Utah and passed on west, TAX
ing with them from the Shelburn range one
horse belonging to MIR. Gilbert, and two from
Mr.. Fields. These parties are supposed to
be members of band Of horse thieves
operating between Utah and California, steal
ing horses at each place and driving them to-
wards the other. Mr.. Gilberts horse was
lame when he got to Eureka, where it is sup
posed the thieves sold it. OF the other two
animals Dir. Gilbert has heard nothing. Both
are MARES and each has 4 connected FF Oh
the shoulder.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02

ARCHERY. Says the Gold Hill Neors OF last
evening; Many of the ladies of the Com
stock, the arch dears, have dropped their
heanx md taken to bows and arrows. The
fact IL they are practicing for the archery con
best, which will take place at the Caledonia
picnic, for beautiful centennial water urn,
presented by Captain Dali, of Dalrs Grove.
There Is no more graceful or healthful past
time than archery 1t is now very fashion
able in the Atlautic States, and archery clubs
arc 20 he found among the ladies of every
considerable town"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02
WANTED TO EXCHANGE.

WANTED TO EXCHANGE ONE Hun
w dred ard sixty acres Of land mile and half
from Reno for house and lot i'll Carson Enquire this
office. ieiaH
ss-Refcrs to John D, Hersey, Real Estate Broker
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-02

E%sULTED Fatally, Concerning the case
Of an operation for stone npon little b. in
Virginia City, the Chronicle of last evening
says: For some time past Bobbio Vincent,
= ,I.yec year-old son Of Thomas Vincent, has
been Suffering from trouble of the bladder.
Yesterday afternoon pra, +. NJ. Conn, Van
I'nd,, Grant and Johnson performed an
operation and rcInoved the stone while tie
child was under the influence OF chloroform.
The STONE was extracted in ten minutes. l.
was b inches iii circumference, and weighed
- grams. The boy seemed to be getting
along quite well for several hours after the
operation, but during the night he grew worse
and did at an early hour this morning"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-07-04
PETER COOPEit'5 VIEWS.
He Doesn't Believe in Either
Hayes or Tildnn, but in the
Grccnback Cause.
From the New York Star.

From the New York Star.
A reporter interviewed Peter Cooper
at his residence, No. 9 Lexington av-
cnup. Mr.. Cooper believes that the
dcpo,itlon Of Hayes might endanScr
the peace Of the country, but he does
not believe that Mr.. Tilden has the
ghost Of Il chance OF being chosen at
Che next Presidential election. lie
thinks that the country has so far al
vanccd since the preparation oil the
"urcut fraud' that no man who does
not profess faith in II National curren
cy, the abolition of National banks,
and some scheme that will keep those
VIII ar. willing to work employed at
fair wages, could possibly be elected
by a iair vote OF the people, lie thinks
that enormous frauds were committed
bv the Republican, party, and that the
title Of Hayes IS tainted; but he also
thinks that n large proportion OF the
colored vote cast for TiIden was OBJ
tanned by bribery and intimidation,
He therefore concludes that neither
HAYES nor Tillcn, but an honest rep
gcsentative of the people, who believes
in grcenbucks and the ri2hts OF labor,
is entitled to sit in the Executive
chair.
Grant, in Mr.. Coopcr's opinion,
might have had a chance Of making a
successful run in 1850, but he sold out
to the National bankers, and thereby
ruined his prospects, losing the contl-
dcnce Of the great masses, who are
now, aud will then, be in ar overwhclm
ing majority.
Mr.. Cooper is confident that the
members Of the National party have
settled their differences, and laid aside
their petty chickering's, and are now
working tremendously for the cause.
He believes that the cause Of which he
has for many years been the faithful
apostle, and in the interest OF which he
has circulated over 100000 of pam
phlcts, at a cost Of over $4,000, will
eventually triumph. When the people
find out the way they have been swim
died hy the National banks, he is con
WINGED they will no longer submit to
the imposition, and the;r present quiet
udc can only be accounted for by their
ignorance. He hopes, however, that
the revelation which is sure to come
may be Of a bloodless and peaceable
character.