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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-03
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The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
a Findish Husband.

From Dr. Carter, of Ozark, we leaan
the particulars of a fearful crime recent
ly enacted two miles from Altus, Frank
lin county, a station on the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railroad.
A man named Howard, accompanied
by his wife, attended a dance, last week,
Thursday night, and while there she dan.
ced with a man not particularly admired
by the husband. He became jealous and
whipped his wife in the presence of the
spectators. Not yet satisfied he COMPEL
ed her to go home, and there again he
beat her. Her cries attracted the atten
ton of the people, who hurried to the
house, but on arriving there he had sus.
pended his fearful work. The next day
he went to neighbor's and told them
he believed "Mary (his wile) was dying
A number of people accompanied him
home and on arriving theirs found the
poor woman dead, and her throat and
breast disfgured, showing the marks OF
blows. He was arrested, and although
efforts were marde to lynch him, was
safely lodged in jail at Ozark. Il. r
Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

cg Whether cotton is king, or not the
Nation thinks that the COW is evidently
queen. Tho value of the butter and
cheese produced annually in this coun-
try is estimated at $50 600, ,000-only one
fifth less than the value OF the corn crop.
The factory system is increasing this pro-
duct rapidly, and has led to n large ex-
port business. The increase in product
during the past year was 33 per cent,
and the dairy products exported during
the year were worth s27, 100000. The
freight paid from this country to
Europe was over 100000 which
would alone support weekly line OF
steamers. The carriage of butter and
cheese paid the railways s5,OOo,O0o, and
that of milk paid nearly as much more
1t seem startling, at first glance, that
dairy products should alone contribute
ten million dollars year to the revenue
of our railways. But the business is
still capable of greater development, and
it is possible that the amount will be
sweled to thirteen million dollars the
coming year.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
CHANGE OF PUBLICATION DAY.

In order to serve, as we believe, the
best interests Of the citizens of Van Blu
ren, we change our day of publication to
SATURDAY. In small town like this, it
is better, where there are two papers, that
they should not follow each other SO
closely as the two papers in Van Buren,,
The Argus having changed its publiea-
ton day from Thursday to Monday, for
reasons best known to its proprietor
the day before our issuc-we make the
change of the publication-day of the
Press to Saturday. In doing so, we
have no fears but that the most of our
subscribers in the county will get their
paper the ,oeek of its publication.
Our paper will, hereafter, arrive at all
points of the county on SATURDAY, and
will contain all the latest county and
foreign news of interest. Advertisers
will take notice, and hand in their ia
vors by Friday morning.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

,Iacksonport Herald The poll-tax
collected for 1877 in this State, was less
than $4,000. Less than one half of the
voters OF the State pay a poll-tax. More
than one-half pay none, and yet elect all
the officers from constable to governor.
1t remains to be seen il the present leg
islature will do anything to put an end
to this, which to say the least of it, is an
outrage upon the government support
ing people of the State.
Let us have law that will require
every citizen to pay tax before being
entitled to vote.
Washington Post 1t is pity to send
to the states prison for life woman who
could write so beautifully as did Mrs.
Cobb, Of Connecticut, on the occasion of
the burial of the woman whom she and
Bishop, her paramour, had poisoned.
She not only wrote but recited the lines
at a memorial service in her honor by
the Good Templers. The following is
the poetry:
sHEIs NOT DEAD,
Although the coffin lid has cIosoc above her gentle
1dcC,
Although she ne er again will sit in her accustomed
place,
| Although | ne or again shall press her brow,
| cannot think that she is dead feel her presence
now.
Although she sleeps above the hill, whore gentle
| phyrs blow,
Although the blue-vcined vioets around the head
| stones grow,
Although the bitter, burning tears from meath my
| eyclids start,
s,ll she i, not dead to me; she lives within my
! heart.
Springfield Republican: The worst
case Of bulldozng yet reported from
Georgia is the request Of the coored
military companies Of Savannah to be al
lowed to take part in the obsequies OF
the late Democratic Congressman lIar-
fridge.
New York Star; We are sorry for
Gen. Hawley lie has been standing on
his toes for the last half dozen years,
trying to reach the United States sena
torship,and now comparatively obscure
political acrobat vaults right over him
and gathers the ripe persimmon. Tho
generals only consolation is that he is
still young,
Portland Argus; Senator Teller says
he shouldn't have tackled Senator Thur
man if he had known he was loaded.
Washington Post.-The increasing pop
ularity of the whipping post is a feature
OF interest. State legislatures are CON
sldering bills providing for its adoption.
The outlook for lazy, idle thieves is not
so encouraging rs they could wish.
We notice W. II. Furbush, the color
cd member of the Legislature from Lee
County, gives notice that he will intro.
duce bill TO carry it into effect in this
State.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

ET From the Boston Globe, we learn
that there is now being formed, in Lynn,
Mass, company of shoemakers, who
propose to send a committee through
the Southern state to find a goo cd location
in which to start large shoe factory.
The company will consist Of about one
hundred shoemakers, with their families
They will each have small capital tc
work upon, and their place of location
will be wherey the receive the most en-
courageme ent. Thecommittee will frs
go to Texas, and from there through The
Southern states.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
Hg- The treasury department has il

Es- The treasury department has is
sued an order which is Of Importance to
the steamboating interests. The secra-
tary in letter regarding the appoint.
ment of n minor as an engineer on a
steamboat says: at is proper that a
man should not be entrusted with the re.
sponsibilities, such as for instance per
tain to the position of licensed steam.
boat officer, until he is legally responsi
bic for his actions, namely, when he is
twenty-one years; and as this considera
ton should govern the administration
of law in all the supervising districts,
the department decides against the is,
sue of a license to u minor.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
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Shot on Sight.

/ From Little Rock, dispatch OF the
! l4th, to the Globe Democrat
Last Saturday night, a bloody affair
occurred in Grant township, johnson
County. DR.. Kidwell, in company with
two officers, one of whom was Il young
man named Sheppard, went from Madl'
son county over to Johnson, In search
of two horse-thieves, whose dcpreds-
tions had created something OF sensa'
ton in Madison. After spending the
day in searching, the parties, at night,
went to the house of n man named
Griffin, who, it was supposed, knew
something OF sthe whereabouts OF the
thieves. Griffin, it seems, had received
several very threatening letters, warn
ing him of impending vengeance or ret
ribution of alleged illegal acts, and thus
warned he kept himself prepared for the
emergency OF unfriendly visits. when
the men arrived at his house, and called
him out, telling him that they wished to
ascertain if he had concealed two horse
thieves, he became alarmed, and selzlng
double barrel shot. gun, and thrusting
it through an aperture between the logs
of the house, he fired, sending eighteen
buckshot in the breast OF young Shep-
pard, killing him instantly. The unfor-
tunate young man was not SIX feet from
the muzzle of the gun, at the time OF the
discharge. Griffin Immediately fed, elu-
ded his pursuers, and escaped Next
day he came back into the neighbor-
hood went to a house, and announced
his willingness to surrender, as soon as
the doctor and his companion returned
to Madison county, but, up to last ac-
counts he had not been arrested.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
rF- Samuel Morris, Charles Road

rF- Samuel Morris, Charles Road S
and Thomas p. Cope, delegates from the
Society of Friends of Pennsylvania, had
an interview on the 10th, with Mr.. Hay
es in regard to the treatment of the In
dams by the Government, and expressed
their opposition to the proposed transfer
to the management of the Indians to
the War department. In reply Mr.. Hay
es stated that the transfer would pro.
badly not be made,and that the Govern
ment wished to deal fairly with the In,
dams.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Ey The Philadelphia Times says :
The choice of Gov. z b. Vance to be
United State senator from North Caro-
lima, as consequence of his nomination
by the Democratic caucus last night, will
greatly strengthen the Southern repres
entation in Congress, and it will not be
denied that North Carolina has choser
her ablest man for the place. Gov
Vance ought, in fact, to have been in the
Senate long ago, but it has been his lucl
to come within reach Of the prize twice
and then to fail.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

EE Cotton factories and cotton seed
mills are constantly increasing in the
South. A little establishment near
Westminster, Ga, of which the machin-
cry cost only $1,000, turns out about
s270, of manufactured goods daily, and
employs eight hands at fifty cents day
The village consumes the product, and
the owners, who are also planters, obtain
vastly higher price for their cotton
than if they shippedit.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Ep' indianapolis dispatch of the q
says: Both houses Of legislature voted
for United States senator this afternoon
at 2 p. IN. with the following result in
the house, for the long term; Voorhees,
81, Harrison 3s, Buchanan 2. In the
senate Voorhees, 26, Harrison %, Buch-
anan l..
For the short term MrVoorhees re.
ceived the some vote in both houses, and
Hon. Godlove S. Orth received 81 votes
in the house and % in the senate and
Gen. Shackleford received | vote in the
house,
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
Militia Expenses Some TriAing aaccura-
Clpc

In recent number OF the Fort Smith
Elevator, great injustice is done Gen,
Newton. and particularly so to Gen
Armstead. The following from the Lit
tic Rock Democrat explains the matter
satisfactorily;
In an article in the last issue OF the
Fort Smith Elevator, upon Auditor
Crawlord's report, it is stated that under
the head OF troubles in Scott county,
there arc found the items of payment OF
So, 2,604 Is to r. &. Newton, Major Gene
raj and $3.50 to IL. b. Armistea +,
Brig igadier-General, etc.
Beyond tho insignificant error OF mul
tiplying the amount charged to Gen.
Armistead, by ten-a mistake that often
happens in the most innocent neWspa-
per offices, especially when charging up
extravagance-the Elevators statement
is borne out by the Auditors report, in
which appear the two following items
"Nov. IA, 1876, r. G. Newton-For services as
Major General Arkansas State Militia, Scott
comfy. $2G0il6.
" March Z 1877. II. =. Armistead-For servi-
ces as Brigadier General, Mastering ollieer,
and Special Paymastcr sioo.oo
The vouchers on file in the Auditors
office and of which these published en-
tries profess to be abstracts show moth
ing to correspond with the abstracts
Gen Newton was paid Gin scrip the
amount mentioned in Cor. Garland S
administration, for services rendered IN
the course Of two years, in the 0rgant-a-
ton of $4,000 militia. 9ssiby y "A week
of this time was spent in Scott county.
$3.50 mot 81 500 was issued to Cen
Armstead " to be used in the payment
of officers and men," lie dishursed, as
special paymaster, s39S.55, and returned
the balance with his vouchers of eXpen-
diture. Gen. Armistead neither received
nor charged dollar for this service, and
has never charged or been paid dollar
for services in connection with Scott
county or otherwise, during the present
administration.
The difference between 7,l04.l6, and
S39S. 50, in the matter of expenses on
account Of Scott county troubles, would
appear to be of sufficient importance to
Justify the Elevator in publishing cor.
rection. 1t is well to be sure you are
right, before you 90 ahead.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
rE- In the Senate OF Alabama, no

EE In the Senate OF Alabama, now
in session, the following resolutions were
adopted;
Whereas. Interference by officers OF
the United States in popular elections is
justly regarded by the people of this state
as an evil of great magnitude and, where
as, the manifest purpose of such interier-
enee in part at least is to influence and
control the action of the state in selec-
ting electors for President and Vice
President of the United States there
fore, resolved. that the committe on for.
ign relations be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law ioi
the election of President aud Vice-pr
dent by the general assembly until the
acts OF Congress authorizing interference
by Federal authority are sescinded.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
as- We notice, in the pickens, soutI

Rs- We notice, in the Pickens, South
Carolina Sentinel, the death of Mr.. Car
ter Clayton. He was aged 73 years, and
was brother Of the wife of our old
friend, Uncle Mat. Dear, of this town
ship. The Sentinel, of the 10th says:
We are paincd to announce the death
of Mr.. Carter Clayton which occurred al
his residence in Central township, on the
9th inst, in his seventy-third year. Mr.
Clayton had been in feeble health, TO,
some time, and had been confined to his
bed for near a month before his death
He was one OF the best citizens IN the
county, and leaves a family and 4 large
circle of relatives and friends to mourn
his death.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

fF Charles Francis Adams has pur-
chased property at Kansas City to the
amount of $4,000 on which to erect cot.
ton mills and cottage houses for work.
men. He expects to obtain his supply
Of cotton from Texas. The Chicago
journal of Commerce, commenting on
the fact says wherever cotton mills have
been erected in the South or West they
have fourished and proved source OF
wealth to their proprietors.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

The seventh ballot was taken on FIT
day, which we got by telegraph, but the
scattering votes were not given. The
contesti is evidently settling down to be-
tween Walker and Johnson and where
Bells votes and the scattering ones will
be cast, it is impossible to tell, at this
distance from the contest. We shall
probably hear something definite, this
afternoon.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
sr
d l T. D..

MATTHEWS-Ded at his residenc in Se-
bastian county. Ark, on the 18th inst. OF
pneumonia, Mr.. David d. Matthews, in Slst
year of his age.
Mr.. Matthews was recently from Johnson
Missouri, and came to this part OF
the State. with the view to settle himself and
provide homes for large family, most ol
which have families of their own.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That appli-
~ cation will be made, by me. as commss-
ioner of the estate of Augusta l.. Siaber, de-
ceased, for the sale of the
Southeast quarter of section u, in town
ship ., north of range 81 west, containing
100 acerS OF land,
situate in Crawford county. State of Ark
ansas' to the Probate Court of Crawford
county State OF Arkansas, to pay the debts
OF said deceased on the first day OF the next
April term, a. d., 1870 Of said court.
JOSEPH WINTERS,
Administrator of said estate.
Van Buren, Jan, Il, lS19. iw,
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

EF A correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser notes the interesting fact that
Indian corn, transported four and five
thousand miles by land and sea, in vast
qeantitios, and sold in tho English mar
ket for about one cent pound, are a
part Of the proceeds returned to US
In irish and Scotch oatmeal, which our
grocers are selling at eight cents q
pound,
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

H The republicans OF Connecticut
elected Hon. o. II. Platt to the Z. S.
Senate The first formal ballot result
ed as follow: Hawley, 55; Jewell, 80
Harrison, i5; Miner, 81 Platt 20 Bar
mum, total, l49. Thirty fifth ballot
Haw ley, ~; Platt, rs; Jewell, /;
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Fort Smith Independents We are in.
debted to the Van Buren Press, for a
supplement containing the Governor
Message, in advance Of its being promul-
gated to the Legislature. 1t reached here
on Wednesday evening.
Nothing like enterprise, " old man."
We like to have our readers know what
is going on and il shall be no fault of
ours, If they do not. The message was
too long to print in our paper, and was
too good to let pass and we knew our
old friend, Wheeler, as well as our read
ers, wanted to see it, so we ordered 1t
printed in supplement, and sent to
them on the day Of delivery Fort
Smithers that want to know what is 60
ing on outside of its corporation should
take the Press.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

~ The Arkansas City Traveller, OF
the 10th, says: "A party has sent to Lit
te Rock for twenty thousands feet of
pine lumber to be shipped to this place
on the first rise Of the river by the steam
p ! ose C!s.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Regarding the encroachment of the
general government on states rights the
St. Louis Republican says: The federal
legislature and Judiciary have arrogated
to themselves such unlimited authority
that that the small tigment of states
rights left untouched is too insignificant
and unimportant to be thought about.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
VAN BUREN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
SHIBLEY, MOORE Il co.


Coffee to pounds for s,'oo' oo
Brown sugar (best) 10 pounds for i'no'
Rice, 10 pounds for A''o'
Salt 81 80 per Dbl.
Nolasses and syrup so to 75e per gal.
Brown domestic, best yard wide, sac.
calico g 614c.
PRODUCE MARKET.
Flour, $500 to 1915 per sack
Pork, Sc.
Potatoes Irish) so to 6Oc.
(Swe,D GO to 75c.
Corn in ear, 3oc.
Corn meal, IS to 40c.
Oats, 25c.
Wheat, 10 to 90.
Chickens. $l.50 per doz.
Butter. l2la to l5c.
Eggs, l5c.
Cotton. 634 to s14c.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

ETAlbany, N. Y. dispatch of the 2Ist,
Tie legislature to-day nominated Roscoe
Coukling for United States senate-Con.
king 20; VIM. Dorshcimcr 12. Assem-.
bly--Conkling 95; Dorshcimcr %. Pc
ter Cooper 2.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

adg- O. II. Plat, the newly nominated
senator from Connecticut, is the man
who, during the war, had GOV. Tom.
Seymour's portrait taken down from the
wall of the state chamber and put in the
cnllar
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

D0r Joaquin Miller, who is now lect-
uring, says: II never get second call
to town, but l haven't got around yet,
and new towns enough are being started
to keep me going.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

EE The loss by the yellow fever,
through the distractions of crops by neg
lect, steppage of trade and other causes,
is estimated at $500, 100000
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
BaIIoting for u. S. Senator.

As our readers are considerably inter
ested in the senatorial election, we have
condensed the balloting, as below, in ad
dition to our regula. legislative report
which gives the names of the members
and tho way they voted
EIRsT BALLOT
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

~ When Mr.. Conkling attacks Mr..
Hayes. he dose not wish to be regarded
as alluding to "tbe President OF the Unit
ed States"
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

ET The Alabama Legislature is COM
posed of II planters, "A lawyers, 4 mor-
chants, four physicians, miller and |
insurance agent.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

| A new brake has been invented,
which is to do away with brakcmcn, and
is to be applied by the engineer to the
driving wheels of the engine.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

- The Dallas Commercial claims
that Texas exports this year will bring
back S60,000,0OO.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

GsaF"The Gov.Gcn'l of Canada and Prin-
cess Louise, travelling in cog, arrived at
Niagara Falls, on the 9th.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

RE- Maine has grown 100000 BUSH
els Of wheat the past year, against 27S,-
600 Bushels in 1869.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

E% Are we to see the handsome face
of the weekly Pine Bluff Press, no
more
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Eg' Col. Ftzhugh, cx-doorkeopcr Of
the House of Representatives, has been
elected door-keeper Of the Texas senate.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Dss- Late foreign dispatches indicate
fears of an approaching general plague
in Europe.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

TgWe are Indebted to the Little
Rock Gazette and Democrat for our leg
islative reports.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

~ The sum of 500 OoO,O is said to
be represented in the wine interests of
California.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Ey State scrip is quoted at Littlo
Rock, buying at 76t to ~, and selling
at so cts.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

1s The people of the United States
all sections OF it-know nothing of
hard times as compared with the con
dition OF affairs in E-rlaud.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Es- At Tallahassee, on the 9th, the
Legislature elected Wilkinson Call sena-
tor, TO succeed Conover.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

M A II r &c d.

HARVEY-MALONE-At Dardanelle, on
the morning of the oath inst. Mr.. CHARLES Il.
HARVEY, of Van Buren,, and Mrs. MATTE Ma
LONE, of Dardanelle.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
~ 49,

Is- The Rev. Jack Walkingsticl is a
Cherokee Baptist clergyman.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

Ter Hon. Matt. Carpenter has been
elected U. S Senator from Wisconsin.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

" One of the students at the Chapel
Hill On. c. college is the son of the Sia-
twins--or rather one of them.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25

~ Hon. John A. Logan has been
elocted Senator from Illinois.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
DESCRIPTION,

Pink Dean is about 6 feet high, ~ years
and, weighs about l75 pounds, sandy com
pleeted, or red headed, and has beard nearly
red. about inches long; has blue eyes and a
good many ircckles on his, face and hands He
is slow Of speech and Is Supposed 30 be lurk-
ing in the Cherokee Nation.
The Van Buren press., 1879-01-25
PROCLAMATION blythe GOVERNOR
Two Hundred Dollars Reward.

WHEREAS It appears that on the night
w OF January l7th 1879 in the county of
Crawford, one PINK DEAN, assaulted, with
intent to kill, and dangerously wounded, Will
liam Thrields. by shooting him with a mus
ket and whereas. the said Dean absconded
and secretes himself to avoid legal process,
Now, therefore, |. William X Miller. Cover
nor of the State of Arkansas, by authority
vested in me by law, do offer reward of
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
tor the apprehension and delivery of the said
Pink Dean to the sheriff OF Crawford county
Arkansas.
In Witness Whereof, have here
ST. unto set my hand, and affixed
rs the seal of the State. this 2lst
day of January, 1879.
By the Governor
JACOB FRoLIcH Secretary Of State.