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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23

| Shreveport has raised a militia force of
seventy men for quarantine duty The
Shreveport papers notice repeated violations
| of the quarantine. All persons entering that
| town from infected points are banished, and
| those bringing them to town In skiffs heavily
| fined Or made to work on the streets.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23

A French protectorate over Tuns is now
conceded to have been agreed on by the
Great Powers" France ought to have
something for keeping quiet, and slice
added to her arid possessions in Africa is not
much to speak Of. By an industrious system
OF irrigation, Tunis may be made to yield
small revenue from dates and yams but it
will never be made profitable as dependency
till the proprietors introduce the cultivation
Of that umbeIIiferous esculent, the peanut
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23
Baton Rouge as state capital.
[St. Landry Democrat

II Baton Rouge is really desirous Of becom-
ing the State capital, her people have certain
y Re s95e Red ING st Wrong N way aoqnt IT, AfavR al
we're waited on by about $50 men and small
boys, mostly colored, each OF whom insisted
upon US going to some particular hotel or
boarding-house, and all appearing to have an
full use of umbrellas and walking canes, we
managed to escape from the crowd of runners
and gained shelter under the roof of the
boarding house. The fare and accommodation
We're about the worst that could possibly be
desired; the rate of board ranging from So so
to So per day. according to the elasticity of
conscience of the host. Oh how we wished
for a square meal at Austin Lacombs. If the
people want the State capital removed to a
country town, better bring it to ODeousas
where strangers will be we'll served at liv-
ing prices. No Baton Rouge in ours.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-23

The Carver Borgardus Match Fails
Through.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-Judging from the
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Cotton Futures.

The Charleston News "pitches in" to
the " future" COTTON aamhlino as follows
In New York the game Is to refuse adj
vances cotton. 80 as to f,rce holders to
sell it at what it will bring Coupled
with this is the incessant gambling in
|" futures There are hundreds of social.
ed cotton brokers in the New York
exchange who have no customers of their
own, and precarious living by follow
ing the lead Of the heavy operators for q
rise or fall. These small fry make more
noise than the big fishes, and, in their
way, do as mueh mischief. Whether they
deal in a hundred bales or thousand,
their prey is the southern planter. The
price of cotton in New York is OF ragu
lated by the present and prospective sup.
ply and demand, but by the au1acity of
the gamblers in the cotton exchange 1t
is true that they are sometimes caught
mapping, when prices insist on going the
wrong way. But this is of no advantage
to the planter. Out of him is made the
money Of both I" bull and bear" Who.
ever wins, he loses. On crop of four
million bales, one cent pound. repre-
sents over seventeen million dollarse
And the southern planters lose, not ont
cent but two cents or three cents no
even seventeen million, but thirty four
million or fifty one million, by the gam
bling cotton. In England it is already
proposed to prohibit dealing In cotton
that has no existence. The southern states
are more deeply interested than England
is Yet they do nothing. They are under
the thumb of New York, and seem conten,
to remain there. When there is a petty
office to fill, whole county is in hub
bub. There is the silence Of death OF
starvation when the stake is cent or two
cents a pound on cotton. ...
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
The Dripping Springs Literary Society.

The Society met Dee. eth. The en-
ercises commenced with the reading of
an original composition on dancing by
w. w. Horn. The captain wants an OPP
ponent on this subject to defend the az
firmative side,
Then came Miss Matte Harrell with
reading, & Comforts Of Religion
Dudley Bourn then stepped to the
front, with that nice sarcastic poem,
Nothing to Wear
Miss Lille Warden read the beautiful
parable, Death and Sleep" The ex-
cessive loneliness OF the bcauty-ladoned
production was only oXcelled by the
touching and sympathetic rendering
of the golden words by the sweet-voiecd
girl, and the appreciation of the audi.
ence was manifested by the enthusiasm
with which the reading was received,
Master Y. Drenncn then read that ex-
cellent apostropho to The Ole Hat
bldioSue- ouiSlNS oy tit'oS'
Matte Harrell and Fannie Warden.
This amusing colloquy sent thrill OF
Joy through the mental atmosphere OF
the society, and, like beautiful prism,
threw out upon the cloud-monotony the
glst of vari-eolored hucs. 1t was SUI
perbly rendered, and delightfully."- anu
sing, and reflected great credit upon the
Misses Matte and Fannie.
On motion of c. n. Warden tho fol
lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the Literary soci-
ETY. of Dripping Springs, unanimously
return our thanks to Judge Granville
Wilcox, editor, and Messrs, Cass & Thay-
or, proprietors of the Van Buren, Argus,
for their mindfulness and kindness May
the Argus long live, and live life OF
triumph.
W. W. HORNE, PRESIDENT.
DUDLEY BouRN, Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
U Go and get Bargains at
CIosing-0ut Sale of GEORGE
AUSTIN'S Stock of Goods, at old
stand. Selling regardless of cost
to quit business.
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GS- John Bright wrote lately note
which contained this passage: "lf chill
dren at school can be made to understand
how it is just and noble to be humane
even to what we term inferior animals, it
will do much to give them higher char
acter aud tone through life. There is
nothing meaner than barbarous and cruel
treatment of dumb creatures, who can not
answer us or resent the misery which is so
often needlesslyin afflicted upon them.
Ey- Mr. Hamlin, the oldest senator
now serving, is sxty-eight. Mr. Dorsey
is the youngest; he entered the senate
when only thirty years old, and seved
five years. Mr.. Edmuds, who is forty.
nine, is the senator who looks oldest.
Ey- The Freeman's Journal, Catho.
lie paper in New York, which claims to
have the most trustworthy information
from Rome, declares that there is no truth
in the stories that the Pope is dying, and
says that there is no reason why he may
not live for years.
EE- Senator Anthony, of Rhode Is
land, sent a thirty pound turkey to
Senator Eaton. 1t was eaten by Ea.
ton.
Eg- Two months ago they hung over
the gates for an hour. Such nights as
these they smack, SILVER, and away be
goes on dog trot.
Es- Boiling hair in solution of tea
will darken it., says an exchange; but
some folks don't like to have their tea
darkened in that way.
EE- Don't try to do too much A
Nam street man undertook to make his
wife learn to eat with his fork the other
day, and now he wears a beefsteak on his
eye, The pathway of the reformer has
always been good deal like Jordon.
TT"We would like to know why it is
that young man can sit down, heave a
sigh or two about the size OF cider bar.
rel, aud then dash off dozen pages to
some angel of about seventeen-year. old
plumage, bnt when he begins to write to
bis mother he can scratch himself bald
headed and then not get over a page and
a half
EE 4 Madison ayanue young lady
has compiled list of her gentleman ac.
quaiutances, and entered their names in
a handsome paror album. She playful
~ calls it her him book
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Astonishing Success.

1t is the duty of every person who has
used BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP to let
its wonderful qualities beknown to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Cough, Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung diseas es.
No person can use it without immediate
relief Three doses will relieve any case
and we consider it the duty of all Drug
gist to recommend it to the poor dying
con3umptive, at least to try one bottle,
as 1000 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 +,
w ALI If
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

Had a pleasant call from Prof. Good
ing, of Evansville, during the holidays.
The Professor is one Of the good men OF
the State, and we always like to take
him by the hand.
Bro. Gillem, of the Pennywit Mill,
has his coat off, just waiting f = the Lit.
tie Rock drummer to come up for more
wheat. We are afraid that $780, cts
laid him out. Van Buren, is the best
market in the west to sell wheat IN
Briug it right along. Cash dow" for
from one bushel to thousand.
1t is an awful bad job the street.
committee made in the alley back OF
Ormcs saloon.
Sam. Abbott and wife, and George
Gross left on the train, Wednesday NOR.
ming.
Pete Orme was the particular star
Of the masque ball.
Col. J. A. Lockhart has been elect.
ed President of the Literary Society.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

The steamer Maumelle has confined
her trips to between Little Rock and
Dardanellc, making two trips week.
That is good for Dardanelle.
The steamer John G. Fletcher, Hen
ry Hennegen, master, is advertised to
enter the Little Rock and Van Buren,
trade, and will make regular trips be-
tween the two places.
Mr.. John r. Stott, who has, with
his family, lived in Van Buren,, for three
or four years past, has been persuaded
bya sister, living in Nevada county, to
pack up and take his family to that coun-
ty to live. John is a good farmer, and
a good citizen, and we don't like much
to have him go, But, as he will, VIC com
mend him and his family to the good
people Of that county. His father we
have known for five or six years, and
we are glad to say that he and his fami-
lily will remain, feeling satisfied that no
better place than old Crawford can be
found for him. Success to you, John F.;
but if it is not success, pull up and come
back.
Mrs. Estis left on the Ashland, Tues
day, for Vicllsburg.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Jurors Certificates Not Receivable IL
Payment for Taxs
The Attorney General of the State, in
answer to Judge John W. Stayton. has
this to say about certificates ofindcbted

answer to Judge John W. Stayton. has
this to say about certificates ofindcbted
ness Of counties:
ATTORNEY GENERAL 5 OFFICE, J
LITTLE Rock, ARK,
December y, 1877. \
JOHN w. STATION. Dear Sir Your
favor Of 10th inst, to the Auditor of
State has been rcfcrred..ssto this Office for
consideration. An examination of the
Act of March Sth, 1877 the Constitution
and the case Of Parcel VS.. Barnes 4 Bros.
25th Ark, 962, leads me TO the conclusion
that the jurors certificate are not receiv-
able by the Collector in payment of taxes,
They can only be so used after the Coup,
ty Court has acted upon them aud war;
rants issued therefore In so far as the
act Of March Sth, 1877, would seem to
make them receivable Immediately af
ter the Clerks certificate is issued, it is
in my Judgement unconstitutional, not
only as being in violation OF Sec. 10, Art
l6, but as n legislative interference with
the constitutional prerogative of the
County Court. Yours.
w. L. HENDERSON.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

j. w. Carey will be himself again in
q day or two, ready to sell you stove
or a tin-dippcr.
Everybody goes to McKibben's
for he sells " dog gone" cheap.
Collector Winirey will start out tn,
first of next month, to gather in the
taxes on the levy Of 1877.
Tho steamer Mary Elizabeth is ad
vertiscd to leave Cincinnatia, on tn,
10th, for this river.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

Tho "poor mans triend'-thats
Capt. Il. G.. Whitesides. The captain
killed, Tuesday, fifty fat hogs, that av-
eragcd $50 pounds a piece, and ON
Wednesday he sends man to Van Blu
rem witha wagon-load of bacllbones and
ribs, and distributed them among his
poor friends. I" Sides is one Of the best,
as well as most liberal hearted men in
the county, and stands ready at any and
all times to divide with the poor untortu
mates, that mover had, nor never will
have, anything This is not the first
time the Captain has hit US in the bread
basket, and we hope it is not the last.
-Uucle Jerry Kennady and his good
wife of Fort Smith, had their annual
Christmas reception, as usual, this year,
We judge, from the papers, that most
rybody and his wife made call. May
they both be spared, as one after anoth'
er of their callers slip away to be known
no more forever, to enjoy many Christ
mas greetings, down the dim future.
Rem. Smith, of Fayetteville, is in
Van Buren,, and will assist r. S. Rob
erts in putting the tin roof on the Court
House.
Van Buren, will have, when compile
ted, the most commodious and handsome
Court House in the State, and we would
suggest to the amateurs of the town to
raise funds sufficient from exhibitions, to
put handsome, substantial fence about
the yard.
Sorry to learn that the venerable
Judge Wheeler is not able to be at his
office.
We are indebted to station-agent
Payne for the amount of cotton shipped
this season, by rail, up to 1st Of January,
1910
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

Our popular young friend, Sam.
Harris, Of Dardancllc, spent the holt
days in Van Buren,. "Sam" has excel
lent judgment, and we admire his good
taste. Hope to see him come often, and
if he is as tenacious as that " little tel-
low" Goss, he may be as successful.
--Ex-conductor Buckner, late of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad,
has NOW position tho Pine Bluff
Railroad. He will be found a gentle
man, and one that knows his business.
Misses Watt, Martin and Wynne, OF
Alma, were up on visit to Miss Rose
Williams, last week.
1t looked like old times to see the
Ashland full of passengers, on her re-
turn trip, Tuesday.
Col. Fitzhenry, of the Fort Smith
New Era, dropped in on Van Buren,
from off the Rose City, yesterday after
noon.
Capt. W. A. Britton arrived in town
yesterday, from Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
IMMIGRATION SOCIETY !!
Meeting Tonight.

A meeting of the immigration Soeie-
ty of Crawford County will be held
at the room Of the County Court in
Van Buren,, this (Tuesday) evening, at I
o'clock. Everybody is invited to at
tend, as matters Of the utmost import
ance to the welfare and prosperity OF
Crawford county will be discussed. The
meeting will be addressed by several Of
our LEADING citizens. Nv
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
RUSSELLVILLE STATION

Travellers on the Little Rock IL Fort
Smith Railroad, should bear in mind
that the Russellyille Hotel has changed
hands. and is now conducted BY Mr.. j.
w. CUMMINGS. 1t has been newly and
neatly fitted up, and you can get as
good meal there as you can at Little
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
RIVER NEWS.

z The steamer Rose City, from Little
Rock, arrived Sunday morning, and went
down Monday afternoon.
The steamers John G Fletcher. and
.Maumclle turned back from Webb CITY,
u The Ashland left Little Rock for
New Orleans, with 200 bales Of cotton.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

Es- Mr.. James S. Key, of Baltimore,
a son of Philip Barton Key, who will be
remembered in connection with the Sick.
les tragedy, has abandoned the law for
the stage, and is to appear, in connection
with Miss Louise NJ. Pomeroy, in the
Southern cities. t..|"
IF Hawks can dy at the rate of l5C
mics an hour.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

Dry Goods, Groceries, Cloth
ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps and
General Merchandise, can be pur-
chased lower than the lowest at the
popular Gone Price, Cheap Cash
Dry Good House of F. II. Nc
Kibben.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
STATE OF ARKANSAS, J
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, )
LITTLE Rock. Dec. 20. 1877

LITTLE hOCk, Dec. ~, 1900
The pressure upon the Executive, for
the extension of clamency to coLvics,
and the difficulty, in many instances, OF
determining the merits of the case pre-,
scented, render absolutely necessary the
adoption of some regulations in the mat.
ter of applications for pardon or CON-
mutation of sentence.
The following rules, therefore are es.
tablished:
l. Public notice ofapplcation for par
don or Communication must be given, in
the county where the conviction WIS
had, for at least three weeks before the
application is filed, and satisfactory evil
dence of compliance with this rule must
accompany the application.
2. The application must invariably be
in writing, and must set forth, specitcal.
ly, the grounds upon which pardon or
commutation is asked.
B. The application must in all cases be
accompanied by statement, of the
character prescribed by Section 1913 of
Gantt's Digest, from the Judge before
whom the conviction was had, as well
as by the written opinion of the Prose
cutting Attorney acting in the case as to
the merits of the application; or. in de-
fault of either one OF these papers, by
allidavits showing that the officer has
been requested to furnish such statement
or opinion, and has refused, or, for more
than two weeks, neglected to do so.
4. No application, whatever, for elem,
ency, will be at all considered until redu.
ced to writing and signed by all the par.
ties making it. W. r. MILLER,
Governor.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Little Rock and TT. Smith Railway
Timetable.

Trainsleavc Van Buren, for Little Rock. dali
ly, Sundays excepted, at 1887 a. IN.
Trains arrive at Van Buren,, from Little
Rock at 6 IL p. M. daily, except Sundays.
Trains run by St. Louis time which Is 70
minutes faster than Van Buren, time.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

- McKibben says he is selling
more Goods than in any previous
year, and we know his low prices
will secure the trade.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Raitt'S New Meat Market.

Is the place to get a 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
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08
Applications for Pardon.

The following rules have been adopted
by the Governor in relation to applca
tons for pardon or communication Of
Sentense.
The Van Buren press., 1878-01-08

OF the number of bales shipped by river
we have no information.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-20
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.

ITO THE EuREKA GIANT MlNE.-No. 44s.
u. 5. Land Office, Eureka, New July y,
1siS.-Notice il hereby given thatW. W. Mccoy.
whose postofiee address is EurckG. Nevada, has
this day filed his application for q patent for one
thousand n .00Ol linear feet of the Eureka
CLINT Mine or vein bearing silver with surface
ground, two hundred [209l feet in width. sit
uate, lying and being In Eureka Mining Dis-
iriet. county OF Eureka, and State Of Nevada,
and known and designated by tie field notes
and official plat On file in this office, MS Lot
Number one hundred and ~forty-six (l461. The
exterior boundaries Of said lot No. l36. being
aafOllows, to wit Variation 1875 deg. east.
Commencing at a post marked Ne. i. U. S.
Survey l46, whence the flagstaff in the town of
Eureka bears n. 4 deg. ) min. f.. 1910 feet.
Ruby Hin No. bears N. ~ deg. 81 Inin. W,
g. 0G feet. Post No. 2 OF r.. r, Survey No. 80,
Stella Lode bears 5. 10 deg. 81 min. f., 29i feet.
End the Eureka Giant shaft bears n. ~ deg. ~
min. w, AL feet. Thence running LIST course
S. COS deg. W.. 200 feet TO post marked No. 2,
T.. S. Survey No. las: thence I'd course N. l0A
deg. W, 1000 feet to post marked No. 5. Z. 3.
Survey. No. lag; thence Sd cuurse N. GaA deg.
f., 900 feet 10 post marked No. Z, L.. s.. Survey
No. If6, and thence 4th course $. 20 y deg. e.,
1000 feet TO post No. !. the place OF beginning,
containing 4 59-1O0 acres. This claim IL bound
ed on the southeast by tie Stella and Fannie
b mines. The location Of this mine is duly
recorded in the Recorders Office of Eureka
Mining District, on page lof, in book A, OF
the Mining Records Of said District. Any
and all persons claiming adversely any portion
Of said Eafeka Giant mine OF said ground ~ here
inbefOre described. are required to file their
adverse claim with the Register Of the United
Nevada. during the sixty days period @. publi-
cation hereof. or thty VIII BE barred ly virtue
OF the provisions OF the statute.
jyl0-g0d ID. b IAIMIEI.. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-20
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

FT'O THE MAY A QUEEN M1NE-No. 49,.
Il u. 5. Land Once. Eureka, New. June 10,
1878. Notice IL hereby given that the Silver
West Consolidated Mining Company. by ia
duly authorized agent, Thomas j. Read. whose
postafhee address is Eureka. Nevada, has this
day hled bis application for a patent for eight
hundred taOOl linear feet of the May Day Queen
mine or vein. bearing silver, wit, surface
groand two hundred t2o0) feet in width. situate,
lying snd being In Eureka Mining District,
county OF Eureka. and State of Nevada, ana
known and designated by the field notes and
official plat on hle In this ofhce as lot No. IA.
The exterior boundaries Of said lot No. ~
being ms follows. 10 wit: Variation iG% deg.
east. Commencing Ut a post msrked No, Us.
Survey No. ia. whence the flagstaff in iMs
town OF Enress bears n. n deg. % min. T.,
e0,i70 feet; kuk Hili No. ] beHrs n. 0 deg. 81
min. T., 1s.lai feet; 4 srruee-pine tree, thres
feet in diameter, marked u. T.. standing III tie
mouth OF the Excelsior tunnel bears $. " deg.
T.. COZ feet. thence. running frat course s. s7h
deg. T., .00 feet, 10 post marked No. 2, U. h.
Survey No. ia. This pest stands ON the west
srn boundary Of Z. \. Survey Ne. 1s2. Ex-eisioy
and Carlo Zeno lode. whence pos, No Of said
Huguonot survey bears y. ~ deg. r., 80 feet
Thence, I'd course \. IN deg, W, so feet,
along the western boundary Of said survey No.
40. 10 past marked No. 3. q. 5. Survey No. ~;
thence. Sd course, y. Nh deg. w. 400 feet 70
post msrked No. {, U. y. Survey No. IA; and
thence, sth ccurte. ", Az deg. T.. t0 feet, 10
post No. I, the place Of beginning, containing
Q G7-ieo acres. This claim - bounded on the
east by the Excelsior and Carlo Zeno MINIS,
snd on the west by tie Gas Light mine. The
location of this minc Is duly recorded In the
Kcct fdcr's Office Of Eur,ks Mining District.
on page "a. In Book D.. Of the Mining Records
II said District. Any and all persons claiming
Adversely any portion OF said May Day. oneci
mine. or said mining ground. ns herein
before described, are required to hie their al.
verse claim with the Register Of the United
States Land ONCE at Eureka. tn the State q
Nevada. during the sixty DAYS reriod of pub
lfeyft.t hereof or thsx will he HAIRED ly VII.
tue of the provisions Of the statute.
je20-tud u. b. IMMEL, Register.