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The New York herald., 1878-10-12

cuy IL, ,vuu,up .,,us .rou. SCUM Jerry 10 olxly.
seventh street is twenty-elght minutes and IL 10 gen
orally urged that IL should not be over twenty or
twenty-two minutes. Mr.. Bishop. who mas succeeoed
Colonel Peton vice president and acting msnsses
said yesterday that knew the demands OF The pub
lie could not be fully satisfied yet on account OF the
insuicsncy OF rolling stock In addition TO the
seventy i've cars used the east side line shr-
ty-fvs new paror cars would be soon received, ana
seventy i've moro cars would be needed. "pocket"
was being put In at Franklin square, SO that trains
coula be started at more frequent Intervals, from
Tomorrow, during the ve cent hours-say every min'
ute ant quarter. AS as the average delay at
every station could be reduced to twenty or thirty
seconds the running tme would be reduced i've
minutes. Mr. Bishop says that when sufficient cars
been placed on the road the number OF passen-
gers admitted Will be strictly confined 10 the number
OF seats in every car.
TO EiGHry-SISrH STREET.
In compliance with the suggestion urged by the
HERALD tne station at sevsnIy-sxlh street has al.
ready been taken in hand, and the management
nro,ss nat the OF The shall
90 hand In hand with the construction OF the road
Mr. Bisnop says the next section 10 Eighty -nintn
time IRON South Ferry Will be thlTiy iy-tw0 minu tes,
Tue residents OF the east side. between sixty.
seventh and Nlnetleth strosts arc extremely
anxious that the opening OF this additional section
shall not be delayed beyond the date gwen by Mr..
Bishop tNovcmber u, and the popular dissatisfaction
lay ed beyond that date The iron work Is all up
nearly 10 Eghtelh street, and tnere seems TO DO no
reason why trains sh0uld NOT De running 10 Egntys
nlnth street by the lst OF next month. At present
many people are compelled TO take the horse cars at
The terminus OF the Elevated road at Sixty-seventh
street, Their groat inconveniencs and a. an addi'
tioIal expense.
THE CHATHAM STREET BRANCH.
Loud and emphatic disconte tent Is expressed 1T the
delay Chatham street branch which, IL Is said,
IS largely the dilatornsss OF tho contractors,
Kcllo q & Maurice, at Athens, Pa, where the iron
work for this short section IS beng manufactured.
Mr. Bishop exhibtcd 10 the writer telegram from
these gentlemen stating that they would ommence
with tho erection Of the work "ncxt week" and
ne declared that the had exercised all possi.
be pressure upon these gentcmen In order TO urge
them or In their work.
The following figures will show the immense suc.
cess OF rapid transit on the east sIde:-
The New York herald., 1878-10-12
HAUNTED BY HIS WIFE.

william o'Donnsil, tailor, Irving at No. 1877 Baxter
street, yesterday committed Tor examination as
TO his sanity oy Judge Duny At the TomDs Poco
Court The complainant is o'Donnsll's son, who says
that his fathers manner since his wfe's death has
been very peculiar. Ae talks nationally other sub
jects but frequently great annoyance and alarm
in the household BY nght excursions around the
house In search OF his wife. Sne appears 10 min
aud then, ana ne goes la pursuit Of her around
the house and out In the yard. He encounters nor
occasionally but she refuses TO speak TO him. Young
ODonneiI when questioned about his mothsr's DEATH
could remember whether ~ occurred IN last June
The June OF the year before. 1hey lived Pearl
street tnen, and his notner ciubbed, he SAID by
drunken policeman, and never recovered from her IN
The New York herald., 1878-10-12

September 20 and October O, when there appears q
great failing OF in the traffic. wero sundays, but even
then over 81 900 people travelled the first and
35 QUO on the second Sunday.
THE SECOND AVENUE LINE.
The above figures prove that the Second avenue
line Is sure In advance of abundant patronage, Tor
II is estimated that considerably over onshalf OF the
passengers carried Sxy.seventh street live east OF
Second avenue or Immediately west Oi IL. ihere Is
earnest popular demand the side that the
Metropolitan company should take their Second av.
enue line in haud without delay.
The New York herald., 1878-10-12

MORE COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE EAST SIDE
ELEVATED BAILwAY-ME. BISHOPS PROM.
IsEs-rnE SECOND AvESUE LINE IN oRsAT
DEMAND.
There is great complaint on The east side at the
sowness Of the elevated railway In that portion OF the
The New York herald., 1878-10-12
GERMANlA SAVINGS BANK.

Six OF tho trustees OF the Germania Savings Bank.
OF Morrisania who have been sued by william J. Best,
receiver, have made written oilers OF compromise tor
pro rdta share OF tner several iiabiics In tue suit
recen lily begun by OF the depositofs TO recover
$3.50, 000 alleged to be illegally Invested by tbem
There In all about tweDty-threo OF the trustees
and the liability ranges from 81 500 70 $4,000. fho
SIX trustees have offered SAC, 900. Mr.. Wiiiiam r..
Fero OF Cnittendcn Fiero, mas submitted this oer
on part Of mr. Best, the receiver, 10 the Supreme
The New York herald., 1878-10-12
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The following resolutions have been adopted by the
Ioard oi Fire Com mmssi ners:--

Resolved That schools OF instruction be ordered fol-
lowsFOr foremcn on Mondays aud lhursda sand Tor the
engineers OF steamers Tuesdays AMI Fridays ut two
o'clock r. NJ each grade be divided into
the Cnie OF department aud to meet at hsadquae
alternately ~ the 0ays named. The foremon to he IN
sucted by e Chief Of Department such oiccr as he
designate IN all matters pertaining to their duties AS
officers The engineers OF steamers b. instructed by
chie. OF battalion Ia charge OF repair snops In all
pertaining TO their duties and general
hre duty
esoived That the classes Of the Of sappers aud
miners the meetings forthwith interrupted Dy the
alterations and repairs TO headqusrers directed Dy
Wednesday Of week Tor Thursday, ana that in the
u thu Instructor the same be conducted ny the
chsi Of the corps.
Resolved That the instruction begin with the
neut th. coming month that excuses for ABSENCE
either OF the meetings Oe accepted except sickness
or duty that in OF the Chief OF De-
paftment shall have authority 10 postpone or omit any
o tue meetings.
The New York herald., 1878-10-12
THE SOCIAL SOLAR SYSTEM.

"You want 10 be free and only Ave months q
vile? why, my girL tho honeymoon Is not ended
YETI
..lts stars I've seen with him instead Of honey.
moons, Your Honor"
''8ettsr 20 noine and raise son and see II that
WON'T heal The breach between YOU, said the Court
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
OUR EAVORITE MONTHL1ES,
a Word About Them.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly and
Sunday Magazin G, the April Numbers of
which are now ready and may be obtained
at most any book store, at all nowsdealers
or postpaid from Frank Leslie's Pub
fishing house, 537 Pearl Street, New York
on receipt. Of price, % cents each. are in
deed marvels of excellence and cheap
ness.
Having but recently called the atten-
ton Of our readers to our notice of til e
last number of the SUNDAY MAaAzINE, we
will now confine ourselves to brief
synopsis of the April Number octhe Poe
uLAR monthly 1t contains as follows
" The Rio Grande Frontier, and our Re-
lations with Mexico" by Egbert T. Viele !;
"How Elections are Conduct, d in France,
by William Staughton Chase "Oppres.
Sion of Christians the Cause Of Turkey s
Fall'; The Application of Heat to the
Warming of Public and Private build
ings,' by Professor Charles A. Joy
'Parisian Saloons Of tue Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Centuries" by Henry Barton
Baker Stories by the author Of " That
Husband of Nine" s. Annie Frost, Eta
w. Pierce, the author of That Lass
Lowrie's," and others; also numerous
interesting paragraphs on variety of
subjects to please everybody. 100 Illus
trations and 12S quarto pages Annual
Subscription to either the MAGAZINE or
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50 per volume Volumes and IL. of
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so to lie had Volume l.. for 81, Volume
H. for 81 so, post paid.
The two semi volumes Of either Of the
above mentions books contain at least
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tratons- volumes to be treasured in the
family.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
RIVER NEWS.

The river still continues to decline
and navigation for the large boats is diff
ticnlt. but with plenty of water for the
Little Rock packets.
The Magmsl.e arrived Thursday
night and returned to Little Rock, Fri
day, with good passenger and freight
list both ways.
fhe Ashland arrived from New Or
leans, Friday morning, and returned
Saturday, receiving As bales of cotton.
The Florence Meyer is due from New
Orleans, the last OF the week. but un-
less there is rise, will hardly get up.
IL she does get up, will make trip
from TT Smith to Cincinnati and return
The Fletcher, went up this morning
and goes down this afternoon.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
Whom Shall We Trust?

When afflicted with complication Of
disorders, and the limited resourcea Of
the family physician have been exhausted
without benefit the all important question
is, whom shall we trust? Many phesi
clans are bidding for the patronage Of
this class, and it becomes the afflicted to
lhroughly examine into physicians
claims, and know upon what they are
based before trusting him. 4 V, Pierce,
NJ. d., of Buffalo. N Y, is one of the
most successful and widely known of
authors and physicians in America. He
has recently erected Grand lnvalids'
Hotel, in Buffalo, at the enormous ex
pense of nearly half u million dollas it
being the most complete and elegant
santariums in the world. DR.. Pierce
has originated system Of diagnosis by
which he is enabled to distinguish most
chronic discases without seeing the pa
tent. This scientific system is fully de-
scribeed in his Common Sense Medical
Adviser, which is sent to any address on
receipt Of 81 so Address II. " Pierce
NJ. d., Grand Inyaids' Hotel, Buffalo,
N. Y.
The doctor is endorsed by the clergy,
as well as by the medical profession, of
the land. We have space for only the
following among the large list to whom
he refers:
Hon A j.. Boreman, FIX Governor Of
West Virginia, and late U. S. Senator;
c. II. Fairchild. NJ ID, Seneca, n Y: W
b. Cousins. NJ. d., Alba, Iowa; NJ. j
Mcclellan, NJ d, Garrattsvlle, n Y. !;
W. f. Hazleton, NJ d, Veazle, Me !;
Geo Dieterich, NJ d., los Vine Street,
Baltimore, Md j ii Sherrod. NJ D.,
Paoli, Ind T. J. Casper, NJ. D. Spring
field, Ohio; ID. L Wells, NJ. ID, Bristol,
n H; n Camp, NJ. ID Baladau, Mo.
| w, Rhodes, NJ H., Northumberland
Pa. Joseph S. Bnrr. NJ, d., West Lay
faytte, Ohio Rev Z N, Harmon, Elsah,
H.. Rev. Isac n Augustin, shiuman,
Ill. Rev Thos o Kelley, Newman. Kan;
Rev l.. Weston, Burklin. Mo-: Rev.
l. A. Dawson, Homer, Ill. Rev. W. s.
Long, Graham, N. c.; Rev. Andrew
Adams Calhoun, Ga. Rev A. z. Moore,
7l2 Washington Street, Boston, Mass,
Rev. | A. Thayer, NJ d, Baconsburg,
Ohio Rev L p Profit, Palmyra, ILL.,
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
THE PENNiLESs MAN
Canticlcs by Galiban.

Blessed il the man who is penniless,
for he is never strieken--for dol
lar.
The deadhead aunoyeth him not.
neither is he pursued by the book
agent.
He is not grasped by the lightning rod
seller. The lunch fiend tnrneth away
from him. The trinket vender passeth
him by. He is not asked to invest in
church lotteries.
He hath no friends to cocktail he is
poor and hath no enemies.
When he riseth in the morning his
stomach is not rebeilous from over feed
ing neither doth he chnk his silver and
say: "How shall ! get rid of these
dimes Z"
When he eateth he is not vexed by a
multitude of dishes. His bowels. by rea.
son Of his sparinguess, are not troubled
with revolutions.
His lands will never take unto them.
selves wings, neither will the fire devour
his water lots.
He is not perplexcd about taxes, Meth
er careth for the rise of lumber,
/
He toileth not for gold, nor orateth
| like Jones on silver
| He hath no ties for money, therefore
cayeth not to demonetlse, nevertheless a
dime he will not ref use, nor turn away
| from a five center.
Yes, gerkin will he relish, and storm
the outworks of n steelclad biscuit.
lie loveth none but himself; he is self
| ish yea, fond of fish, clans in showder
oysters raw and Holsters in vinegar, vii
be not despise.
He maketh his liar in a bar room he
squatteth on keg while it is day, and
sleepeth in barrel at night.
Where the scent of whiskey is, there
he is found; he snutfeth the lunch will
frenzy, and crieth: Ha, ha E. at the chinl
/ of glasses. He livcth like ringtailed
smoke, and dieth like u spotted jehosa
phat.-Boston Post.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
A Small Boy on Tobacco.

Tobacco grows something like cabbage
but never saw none cooked, although
have eaten boiled cabbage and vinegar
on it, and have heard men say that cigars
that was given them election d'vs for
nothing was mostly cabbage leaves
Tobacco stores airs mostly kept by wood
en- Indians, who stand at the door and
fool little boys by Offering them bunch
of cigars which is glued into the Injun' S
hands. and is made of wood also. Hogs
don't like tobacco; neither do I. tried
to smoke cigar once, aud ! felt like
EPSON salts. Tobacco was invented by
man named Walter Raleigh. When the
people first saw him smoking, they
thought he was a steamboat and were
frightened. My sister Nancy is a girl.
dun't know whether she likes tobacco
OF not. There is young man named
Leroy who comes TO see her. l guess
she liks Leroy. He was standing on the
steps one night, aud he hal a cigar in
his mouth and said he didn't know as
she would like it, and she said Leroy
the perfume is agreeable. Bat when
my big brother Tom lights his pipe, Nan.
cy said, Get out of the house you hor
rid creature; the smell of tobacco makes
me sick" Snuff is lnjun meal made Out
of tobacco. took a little snuff once
and then | sneezed
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
Overcoming Temptation.

One night ut a late hour, DR.. Bcntly
was disturbed Mt his stndies BY rafting
sound among some wood. which. sawed
and split had boen left ty q teanster, the
afternoon previous. to late to be housed
He rose, went cautiously to the window,
and saw woman filing her apron with
wood, which she hastily carried away
He resumed his seat, and commenced his
study. Shortly after the same noise oc-
cured and, on looking out second time,
he saw the similar operation; the woman
filling her great apron to the utmost linn.
its Of its capacity. When she had gone
he returned to his book with tender pity
in his heart for destination which
sought relief in this lonely, dreary, not to
say sinful manner.
By. and.py he was startled by heavy
crash Of falling wood, hurryng up to
the window, beheld the poor woman cast
ing the very dust from her apron. He
remained motionless, his gentle heart
filed with eommiseraion. She swiftly
departed, and soon returned heavily To-
den with wood, which she threw on the
pile as il 1t were the " accused thing
TIE doctors compassion aud curiosity
were now intensely excited. He follow
ed her retreating fig re until he discover
ed her residence, and this ascertained who
she was. What she was, was no mystery
to him; the last hour had shown him her
virtues lofty height He Gale early the
next morning on Mr.. B., the wood
dealer, and directed hin to send half q
!, ,,rJ ~ IA; a hast .,,nJ auwod aud auiit IN
Mrs -, but by no means to let her
know from whom IL came, which wsa
readily promised. Mr.. BIS teamster,
who happened to be within ear shot,
though out Of sight, was not SO bound ;
aud when he tipped the wotd into the
poor widows yard, replied to her eager
( inquiries as to who sent it by relating
, the conversation hc had overheard.
The conscience stricken mother, feeling
/ that her sin and repentance IN the lonely
darkness Of that midnight hour we're un
. derstood by another heart besides her
own, hastened without delay to the house
of the benevolent man. to express heI
! gratitude aud her sorrow and. with deer
|, humility and bitterness, told him the TEN
tation, to which her extreme poverty hat
reduced her Of breaking the eighth com
3 mandment.
Though my hoasc was dark ant
. cold, til ugh my heart was wrung with
anguish at the sight OF my poor SILVER
ing ones. could not keep it; my con
i, science would not let me"
j. Say no more. my dear madam sait
g the good man; . saw you beat the de
' vii in two fair fights"
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
List of Jurors.

The following is the list Of Grand and
Petit Jurors drawn by the Jury Com
missioners for the Spring Term OF the
Circuit court commencing on Monday
April, the
GRAND JURY.
Martin Barker, John w. Mullen, Rob
tr Rank NJ, William Stills, G. G. Adams,
Alexander Gooding, Hourly Boyd, E. Is.
Pride, John w. Miller, Robert NJ. Little
john, NJ. L. Locke, George Meadows, W.
r. Boiling, Stephen Dyer, Robert h.
bottson.
ALTERNATEs.
Henry Ramey, W. r. Ivey, W. A. B,
Davenport, NJ. Lynch, }. W. Sangster,
E. Ii. Robinson, John l.. Londen, L. c.
White
PETIT JURORS.
Henry A. Meyer, James W. Tapp,
John GalIispie, John W. Carey, Alvis
Smith, Milton A, Cato, Alexander Lacy,
+. c. Oliver, f. NJ. Taylor, John S. Mat
lock, Leander Elkins, G. G. Waters, Zill
Coleman, Abraham Gordon, +. r Nc.
Kibbcn, Louis johnson, George w
Bears, George Wells, William Chastain
Robert 2. Morrow, Ii. P. Dea !, Thorn.
as Spelce, George G. Lytle, r. M. Deeh'
crd.
ALTERNATEs.
Harrison B. Hale, j ohm w. Allen. W
ii. Byers, r. INTRUSION, B. w. Black
David Green.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26

Maj. John Crawford, Auditor of the
State, called at our office, during our alb
sence. The Major is at home when he
comes to Van Buren,.
Maj. Hartman, Superintendent Of
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway,
was over the road, on q special, last
night, and went down this morning.
The lilacs, that breathe out on the
air delicately-sweet perfume, are now
shaking their gaudy leaves in the gold
en- sunlight.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
Astonishing Success.


1t is the duty Of every person who has
used BosonEE's GERMAN SYRUP to let
its wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Cough, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung diseases.
No person can use it without immediate
relief Three doses will relieve any case
aud we consider it the duty of all Drug
gist to recommend it to the poor dying
con umptive, at least to try one bottle,
AS 40, 900 dozen bottles were sold last
year, and no one case where it failed
was reported. Such medicine as the
GERMAN SYEUP cannot be too widely
known. Ask your Druggist about it
Sample Bottles to try sold at 10 cents
Regular size Is cents. For sale by K.
WALL IT
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
New Millinery, Hats, Flowers, &c.

Mrs. Decherd will receive and
open at Rooms next te the Store of
ID. G. Williams, in about two weeks,
a beautiful and choicely selected
Stock of Goods in her line. Know
ing pretty well the tastes and wants
of the Ladies of Van Buren,, she
has taken particular pains in her
selections to please them.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
" Bottom Farms
FOR RENT,
Apply to
SAM. MARTIN.
Van Buren,. March /. 1878.
Rey nolds' Tobacco Company

This Company, having been thorough
ly recognized, and having added new
machinery, aud made a complete over
hauling of the factory, are now manu-
featuring various grades of Tobacco, and
solicit the custom and patronage of the
Arkansas river valley. d. c. WILLIAMS
of Van Buren,, is their authorized agent,
and stock may always be found at his
store. If
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
The ower.gardens about the to

N The flower gardens about the town
arc CONNIE icing to look very pretty, and
nrc highly complimentary to the floral
tastes of our citizens
Tho brass band, under the leader
ship Of Charley Rubbing, serenaded the
people of the town, from the Court
House cupola, the night Of the l4th. 1t
was q musical treat and was delicious
surprise.
Don't leave your lamp burning,
when you go out, for when you come
back, you may not be able to tell just
where you live.
Since nigbtpoliccmcn Poag has
commenced going his rounds, a fellow
has to tear himself away from the side
-of his "juico-spicey' at quarter to 8. If
he. is caught out after 8, Poag catechscs
him very closely. We think our friend
should not be too severe on fellow, if
shc "should chance to fondly linger by
her side till TO-"
"A lamp exploded at Mr.. Turner'S
residence, last Friday night, causing a
fre-alarm, and a considerable excitement
Y Nothing serious however.
The Literary Society was pretty
well attended
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26
Weather Predictions for the Week Ae'
cording to Tice,

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
falling barometer, and rising tempera-
ture, fair, ending with cloudy, threaten
ening weather.
Saturday and Sunday, rising barome
ter, falling temperature; clear or fair
weather.
Monday, April LIST, fair and pleasant.
Tuesday, the I'd, falling barometer, ri
sing temperature. Cloudy and threat
ening, with heavy storms in places.
No fires.
No lamp-explosions.
-Incendiaries vamoosed.
-Night-policemen now.
Our people can sonambulizc now.
Burn out your chimneys so they
won't burn you out.
Bishop Pierce, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, holds Divine Service
at the Presbyterian Church, next Sun
day morning and night.
The cupola on the Court House is
being got ready for the clock which has
already been ordered.
In to-day's paper will be found the
announcement Of Mr.. l.. G. Southmayd
for County Clerk. Mr.. Southmayd is
one of the best business men in the
county, and too well known for us tc
add word.
Capt. Il. G Whitesidcs went dowr
the road, Friday, with carload of cat
tic for Memphis.
Look out for the opening by Mrs
Ben. Decberd OF her spring styles OF
millinery, in the course Of two weeks
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26

We learn that Dir. West is about to
erect a steam grist mill and cotton-gin on
the Stoneroad place, in this county; it
will be a great convenience to that
neighborhood.
-Bcrkley Neal has purchased two
lots on the corner of Thompson and Web
s,cr streets, and will erect q livery sta
bic thereon
Mr. VIM. Hofstetter has purchased
the two lots on Broad-street, adjoining
the premises of Gen. Thomson, and in
tends erecting upon them a brick resi-
.dence.
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26

EE- They had jall-delivery at Fay.
ettevilie, on Wednesday morning last
The Democrat says at some hour be-
tween midnight ard day, John Winlsler
VIM. Perry and Charles Corp, confined
in the Jail at that place, made their os-
cape by cutting piece out of the wall
of the cage, and then making their exit
through the west window
The Van Buren press., 1878-03-26

New USE or Sour MILK-A New in.
dustry has started in Mansfield, Mass
II is no less than the manufacture of jew
elry out OF sour milk. This seems u
strange anomaly, but il is fact. The
Milk comes in the shape of curd from
butter and cheese making counties in
New York, and looked, upon its arrival, 8
good deal like popped corn; but before
it leaves the shop it undergoes wonder
full change, and received the name Of
African coral. The secret in making il
up is carefully guarded, bit it is certain
that it has to be heated very hot, during
which coloring matter is introduced
followed by very heavy pressure
Some Of it is colored black aud called jet
while some appeas as celuloid. 1t makes
very handsome jewelry, and is made int
all kinds and styles known the trade
Scientific News.