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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
A Special Eea;ure.

Chas. $. Stltit, whose advertisement ap- pears in this issue. Is making a special feature of cheap watches. Ne cali ;he attention of readers generally to Mir Sutits prices and will say that he k one of the most reliable merchants of this city. Besides the watches advertised. Mir. Stifft is prepared 10 fili orders for anything usually kept in a hrst-class lew ely establishment and will guarantee his goods. both in price and quality.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
Gentle Spring.

In the spring the young m an's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a new suit of clothes NJ. Pollock X Bro.. Io4 Main street, can satisfy the most fastidious. Their stock of clothing and gents fur nishing goods is the most complete ever brought to the city They can suit the tastes of everybody. from the esthesie dude 10 the no less exacting professional man. If their shelves do not contain your fit they will make you suit which will suit, and at prices with which other dealers can scarcely compete.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
THE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER

Is sold by the following newsdealers in Little Rock:
 MosEs WoRMsER. Capital Hotel. CoeHRAs X BELL, Capital Hotel. A L WARD. Adams House, (. 1HEINE. Union Depot. WILSON X WEBB, 2Io Main St., SMITH a Co. 70, Man St, A. BoR5.. IIe Main s.. A. DATES < >oSs. 4ia Main St., | <. iCNGKi>b. 7il Main st. Nj. HiCkET. Cor. s,h st. and Rector Ave. DENIM. HoJ>E NEw> STAND.
 N ARGEATA: II. Nj. CkBY & Co. at the pos,ofhce,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

John Drees. who fer some time has been doing large business in game chickens. eggs, pedigreed dogs etc. has just imported from Antwerp. a collection of pigeons, which for beauty and breed. are probably not equaled in the south Mr. Drees takes pride in his business and those who patronize him. may do so with perfect confidence that his goods = will turn out exactly as represented.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
P. I. O'BRIEN,

Merchant tailor, Ii6 West Markham street, has received a large stock of the latest styles of piece goods consisting of cloths, doeskins, cassimeres. English and French suitings and worsteds.
 Spring stock has just arrived. Call and examine.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
Dressmakers buy 1.-the New Home.

Lemp's St Louis Lager Beer has wen it's immense popularity solely on G,s mer- its. None but the puEest ard bes, ingre- dients enter into its manufacture. and i, can be shipped any distance IT any eli mate without injury. Dealers who have sold this beer will no, have any other Henry Buerger IS the Arkansaw agen, for this popular beer. and to him all orders should be addressed.
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Stamps

of larger denomination than three cents will nor be received at this office in pay ment for subscriptions or on any other account. Newsdealers, postmas,ers and others who make remi,tances to us will please remember this.
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An exchange prints half column of advice 10 persons who do business with banks. 1, does not contain even a hint that it would be we'll 10 look up the rec ord of the cashier and see how much of poker player he IS. An oversight, prob ably y.-Pttk's Snn.
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For the finest cigars in the city " Bailey < Eakin.

LA. lungkind. 7il Main s.. keeps a full line of drugs. fancy ,olle, articles. etc Peruvian Bark Bi;ters and the AKKANs AN rRAvELER. he ggea: an,i5i,:ous reme- lies. are sold there.
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The tables of ;he Southern Palace, JOS Main St.. are the best supplied in the city. When you want iirsi-class meal call al Southern Palace.
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Spring Cleals.ngs

Of houses are necessary. thoagh seldom pleasant; so are spring overhau ,ngs c. ,he svstem. < good wife always attends To the former. and BroWn : Iron Toaie is equally as c'hcien, N iih the alter. Look for B. !. I. in large letters :i.e front ei the euissae V Fst- per Of every bottle cf Browns Iron uHie that YOU buy.
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lfyour newsdealer does not keep THE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER for sale ask him to order t for you.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

The r" New Home received the only award made on sewing machines by the State Fair Association. 1882. Sold by NJ. w. Shaw. sole agent. lo7 r., Main street
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Go ,o the Southern Palace. JOS Main street. for tirst-class meal, fruits, nuts. confectionery, cigars. tobacco, etc.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Go 10 he Southern Palace, 4oS Main St., for fruit and confectionery.
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THE ARKANSAW TRAVELLER. RRID6 BENH1M, PR0PRxE ToRS.
SOLD BY ALL NEWsDEALERs.

THE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER has a larger actual circulation than any daily or weekly paper in the state.
 The present advertising rates in this paper are as follows:
 Single co.,mn-siso 90 an inch first insertion SI.oo an inch each subsequent insertion. Double column, twIce above amounts. No Special positions given
 Cuts on wood not taken.
 Advertisements less than one inch, 70 cents . line each insertion.
 Reading matter notices among pure reading matter, as cents line each insertion. No discounts given on long contracts. Circulation is increasing very rapidly. and while we bind ourselves 10 carry out contracts al prices for which they are signed, rates are likely to be increased al any time. One weeks notice is required for change or ,iisconiinuance of advertisements. New ad scrnsements must reach this office one week in advance of the date of paper in which they are desired 10 appear.
 Advertisements payable quarterly or month y strictly in advance.
 Address READ & BENHAM.
 Little Rock. Ark.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Everybody says so-,he New Home is the simples, and bes, of all sewing ma chimes
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Old papers ,5c per hundred, at this office.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

God save the Queen is very orna- mental m England. bu, God save the Car and i1eces. would be useful as well as ornamental n Russia just now.- Iht Eye
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

\ newspaper article is headed :" Let Us Smile We read II. and found that they speak of " smile" in a literal sense. We thought Il was an invitation 10 !" take some,hing We do not like such sur prises.- IesteyH CoU.mfyfidI 7raveisr.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Confectionery in the greates, variety at the Southern Palace, JOS Main street.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Every bride wants one-a New Home
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Ladies praise 1.-the New Home
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Soda water. fruits. nuts and coniec,on- cry at the Southern Palace, JOS Main street
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Another large shipment of Frank Siddall's Soap received yesterday at Bailey X Eakin's.
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 CAPITAL PRIZE
AarRuXiN NATION FKizEs.
LIST OF PRiZE

iefl7 Prizes. aa9oar.rg .o :sos.soo
 Application Tor rates n c,t.ss s.o..d be made on.y io ife o;flce .: the Company T Ne~ Orleans
 CT fnF,,er in:eta.si .s=z.s1ite eicar.v e;via : f.:.l address. S-ne or,.-Fs bv Express. Reg !sierei Letter U Moaey order. addressed only tn
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Wilson & Webb keep all the latest styles of stationery. Their counters are filled with all the popular magazines. newspapers and periodicals, and they are Headquarters fer blank books, writing fluids. etc
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

The most delicious summer 1 beverage known, prepared Pine Apple Lemonade, for sale by Bailey & Eakin.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Nath. Alderman. COT. Fifth and Center streets, has one of the best arranged and eosies, bar-rooms in the city. Everything is new, neat and clean, and nothing but the bes, wines and liquors are dispensed from the bar. Cigars, and chewing and smoking tobaccos are also prominent fea- lures of his trade. When in want of any thing in his line, call on Nath.
 Mir. Jones, it is apparent from the tes- timonies l find on my premisies this morning that you've commenced early enough to have a good many things come up already" What do you mean, Mir. Sharp?" mean, Mir. Jones, that all these old tomato cans and broken pieces of crockery must have come up from your side of the fence and got over into mine-1 very common method of trans planting, but one which hardly meets my approval. Hereafter you'll oblige me by conhning the practice of rotation of crops to yoar own premises. "- Yos- keys Ga-fsf<.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

Ho, coffee and sandwiches at Ellen bogen K Elkan's lunch counter. The bar is supplied with the best liquors and cigars. Cool beer always on tap. Billiard and pool tables for the convent ence of patrons.
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ZHazaxzzge5 TGu-<
 Commissioners.

Incorporated in Is6s for 2s years. ty ,h, Legislature fer Functional and Charitable parposes-s.ih o4p.:ai of sroooooo--,o which 2 reserve fGrd c; over Sssoooo has since been added.
 By an oyer@ @he,airg popular vote ;s fran ehise vas made a FAri of the present State Constitution adopted. Decemter , A. l.. rs-o
 7As e.Iy Ieas. yr sI sa.cl o. aaG eg4ay ( : ty hh< ftet.t ef a.. Nfsfs.
 II ncs.fr ,1.,I1t or h1askeon<s
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The on- S ho would honestly edit should al~ays he willing to credit. To clip siihout end.
 And TO credit append. Is not the square thing. We have said il.
 -N,so le>k Bopk kseeer
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For Rent.

Newly furnished rooms for one or two gentlemen. at cI9 Rock street.
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Imported Pigeons.

Old papers ,5c per hundred. al this ofiiec
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II nf. fr ' ..les oy bo!

Its Grand Single Number Drawings take place monthly.
 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FORTUNE. Fifth Grand Draw ing, Class F.. at New Orleans. Tuesday. May 8. rss3--Isoth Monthly Drawing.
 CAPITAL PRIZE. S7s, ,ooo. 100 GOO Tickets al Five Dollars Each.
 Fractions. in Fifths in proportion
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
AndersOn's Postal Telegraph Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Representative
Anderson, of Kansas, has revised the Postal
Telegraph bill introduced by him last ses-
sion and will soon introduce it In the House.
By its provisions the Postmaster General is
authorized to construct, maintain and oper-
ate three main lines of telegraph. The
Northern line will extend from Bangor.
Me-, to ST. Paul; the central line
from New York to Topeka and the
Southern line from Baltimore to San
Antonio. The northern main line is to
be ,720 and the branches 1861 miles, total
1881; central line 1,437 miles and the
branches 97S, total 2,415; the Southern line
1896 miles and the branches 1,41S, total
3,314; grand total, 8, 110miles at amaximum
cost of $500 per nile, making the total cost
So, 644, 900. 1t is provided that all telegraph
lines which since 1865 have been or shall be
constructed by the Secretary of War for the
use of the army shall be, when no
longer needed for military pur-
poses, transferred to the Postmaster
General for the use of postal tele-
graph and be a part thereof; also, where
junction can be made with the wires of any
railroad or telegraph company which re-
ceived grant of public lands or bonds or
credit OF the United States, the Postmaster
General may in his discretion cause the
connection of the postal telegraph there
with, and all postal telegraph messages
shall be transmitted over said wires at Gov
eminent rates and in the manner prescribed
by law. The bill provides the
issuance by the Secretary of the Treas
ury of $6,000,000 three per cent bonds of
500 each, redeemable at option in ten
years, not to run more than thirty years, to
be offered for sale in open market in New
York, the proceeds of the sale to be applied
to the construction and equipment of a
postal telegraph by the Postmaster General,
who shall hold sufficient reserve of said
bonds as surplus over the cost of construc-
ton as may be necessary to meet the inter-
est for five years. Ample provision is made
for the redemption of the bonds, the capt.
tai thereof to be reimbursed by profits, and
all fiscal details properly arranged in con-
sonance with the rules of the Treasury De-
partment The local offices are to be under
the control of the postmaster, and sta
tons established only in Government post
offices,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
BLAZE In A SLEEPING CAR.
The Passengers Rescued by Chopping
Hole in the Side of the Coach.

The Passengers Rescued by Chopping q
Hole in the Side of the Coach.
TROY, N. Y, Dec Sat one o'clock
yesterday morning. while the late New York
express on the New York Central & Hudson
Road was passing point short distance
south of Castleton, fire was discovered in the
sleeping-car attached to the train. The
flames were first noticed in the ladies'
parlor. The train was run into Castleton
and stopped, and the passengers were
hurried out of the burning car. All es-
capped injury with the exception of one man,
who was terribly roasted in his berth. He
was taken to the hotel, where he now lies
in dying condition. His name is not known.
Another man lost his hat, in which he had
placed $3.50. The fire department was
called out. The flames were extingushed
after the car had been almost ruined. There
were twelve passengers asleep in the
car when the fire was discovered and
the utmost CONSERVATION prevailed
-Four of the passengers were asleep
and were almost suffocated by the smoke
before aroused. The doors of the car were
found locked and the windows fastened
down. An ak was obtained and an opening
cut through the side of the car by which
escape was effected. Two men were some
what bruised and SO overcome by smoke
that it was deemed best to leave them in a
hotel at Castleton. p G. Murphy, of
Buffalo, agent of the Nickel-Plate Rail-
road, was also hurt, but not seriously.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
ALLEGED RUSSIAN CRUELTY.

An Imprisoned Nihilist, in a Letter Writ
ten in Blood Relates a STORY Of horrible
Iniquities.
LONDON, Dec. 8.-A Paris correspondent
forwards second letter written in blood by
a Nihilist in the Troubletskoi fort at St.
Petersburg. 1t describes the narrowing
treatment of prisoners, and says their food
is often moldy and sometimes putrid
Dysentery and scurvy he says are prevalent,
and the doctors are afraid to touch the pa
tients. Few medicines were prescribed,
and when ordered were generally counter
manded. The prisoners, the letters says,
rot away and exhale odors of dead bodies
before life is extinct.
The number of those who go mad in con-
sequence of their sufferings is daily increas-
ing the madmen being strapped down and
whipped with the knout by the keepers.
Fierce yells resound throughout the night,
and many of the prisoners have committed
suicide. 1t is said one woman was outraged
and then poisoned.
Rats are the worst enemies of the prison
ers. A woman with her young babe was
obliged to be constantly on the watch and
fight night and day to prevent the rats from
devouring jhe child. The use of combs and
soap is forbidden, and the prisoners, espe-
cially the women, whose hair is allowed to
grow, are literally deyoured by vermin.
The jailers are only kind to those having
money. The prisoners who refuse to reply
to questions are tortured, and cases of the
violation of women are frequent. The writer
especially appeals to the civilized world in
behalf of the women in the prison, whose
situation, he says, is far worse than half of
fhn mon
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Rev. JOHN O. MEANS, well known as
Corresponding Secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board, died at Boston on the 9th
OF. heart-disease.
ON the Sth Ben Brown, negro waiter,
was arrested for robbing the Eldridge man.
sion at Norfolk, Conn, of 5000 worth of
diamonds and jewelry and $500 in gold.
FRIES occurred in Massachusetts, as fol-
lows on tho 8th: The Athena worsted-
mills at Millbury; loss, 800, 000 The An
nisouam cotton-mill at Rockport; loss,
$2O0, 600; and fiye-story building at Bos-
ton; loss, $150,0OO
THE Mount Hickory rolling mill at Erie,
Pa, was destroyed by fire on. the 8th,
causing loss Of 500, 900.
CARL ScHURz, owing to difference of
opinion with his colleagues touching
editorial treatment of public Questions, has
severed his connection with the New York
Evening Post.
The failure Of the Manufacturers Bank
of Amsterdam, N. Y, is announced.
THE store of Bacon & Co., of Boston, was
entered by burglars few nights ago, and
jewelry valued at 900 was taken.
WHEELER Ell. PEcKHAM, recently APP
pointed District Attorney at New York,
has been compelled to resign the position,
owing to i'll health. Peter B. Olney sue
ceeds him.
WHILE hunting on the 10th on Niagara
River five men were downed by the capsiz-
ing of their boat
A DRUNKEN hackman returning from a
funeral few days ago drove his vehicle
into Newton Creek, near Greenpoint, L. l.,
the horses being drowned and one man IA
tally hurt.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
LATER.

Mr.. SHERMAN presented a bill In the
United States Senate Oh the 18th to encour-
age closer commercial relations with Mex
leo, Brazil and the Central and South
American republics. Mr.. ingalls, offered
petition for pensions for ex-prisoners of
war. At the executive session Walter Q.
Gresham was confirmed as Postmaster. Gen
eral. In the House bills were introduced to
make trade dollars legal tender; fora Con-
stitutional Amendment to suppress polyg-
amy; for the admission of Arizona as
State; to abolish the duty on salt; to re-
peal the internal-revenue laws to increase
the pensions of one-armed and one-legged
soldiers, and to admit Utah as State.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, offered reso-
buttons inquiring about the purchase of
public lands by foreign noblemen. Ad-
journed to the 14th.
DURING the recent gale in Chesapeake
Bay the Baltimore schooner Mary Anna
foundered, and the crew of ninemen per-
ished. Four were swept off tho deck of
the craft, and five remained in the rigging
and were frozen to DEATH
GENERAL MARTIN was elected Mayor of
Boston on the 18th, defeating O'Brien,
Democrat.
Four quarrelsome persons refused re-
| Gently to leave w. H. Fields still-house,
on the Cumberland River, when Fields
shot all four, one dying instantly, another
the next day, and the remaining two were
mortally hurt.
| THE magnates of the Hungarian Diet
| have rejected the bill to legalize marriages
| between .Teyys and ChriStiaus
THE courthouse at Butler, Pa, was
of the 18th, but the records were saved.
Loss, $4,000. Two firemen were hurt, one
| fatally.
| In a difficulty a few nights ago at
Jewett, Mo-, between Gil Boyer, Bart
Kelly and William Berry, the two former
were killed outright and the latter was
mortally wounded, having since died.
COLONEL j. r. POWELL, wealthy plant
er of Washington County, Miss, was shot
dead on the 18th by Charles II. Robinson,
| during a dispute.
! Poor persons assembled in such throng
on the 18th to receive aims from the rela-
tives of deceased Moscow merchant that
crash occurred, many being killed and
several injured.
THE Department of Agriculture at
Washington on the 18th estimated that the
cotton crop would exceed 100000 bales.
THE Grant County Bank and H. Craw-
ford's Bank at Silver City, N. NJ, sus.
pended operations on the 11th.
THE Commissioner of Agriculture at
Washington in his annual report on the
18th says that the total value of forest
products for the past year was 800, 00o, 900.
He urged the value Of forest culture,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
Exposure OF an Alleged Fraudulent
Ring in New York.

NEW York, Dec. 10.-The Tribune has
a three column leader on frauds in city
contracts. It says: Investigation of de-
parment records by Tribune reporters re-
Veals the existence in this city of ring of
contractors, whose methods are similar to
those of the canal ring, which was broken
up eight years ago. A system of UNI
balanced bids has grown to start
ling proportions in the Department of
Public Works, under the eye of Commits
sioner Thompson. Misleading estimates of
work to be done are the rule rather than
the exception, and favored contractors sue
coed in obtaining secret information as to
the real nature of the work which these
misleading estimates cover. They are thus
enabled to put in unbalanced bids at figures
which result in serious losses to the city,
The extraordinary nature of these bids may
be imagined when it is known that the
Department of Public Works is
now paying on several contracts
still in force all the way from
one cent to eight dollars per cubic yard for
exactly the same kind of excavation. Hon
est contractors are driven out of the field by
the ring. These outrageous street contracts
result in the vacation of assessments on an
extensive scale, throwing the whole burden
OF the expenditure on the city. By the va
cation of assessments resulting from these
abuses the municipal treasury has suffered
to the extent of about six million dollars in
the last few years"
The method is absolutely simple Street
opening or a sewer, for example, will re-
quire excavation-so much in rock, and so
much in earth. The engineer states ap-
proximately the amount of each, and bids
are invited. An outside contractor makes a
straightforward bid, allowing him a fair
profit on each. An inside con-
tractor makes bid considerably
higher on one and very much lower
on the other, resulting in the lower average.
He thus gets the contract. Then it myste-
riously turns out that the work on which he
made an unreasonably high bid is far more;
the engineers deceptive estimate and the
contractors secret knowledge of the real
facts work together, and the unbalanced bid
becomes as thorough a piece of burglary as if
the City Treasury had been pried open with
a jimmy.
The Tribune grives details of several con-
tracts in which the city was Swindled, the
following being fair illustration: Bids
were invited for regulating and grading
Ninety-ffth street, from Tenth avenue to
Riverside drive, and setting curbstones and
Tagging sidewalks thereon. The depart
ment called for bids on 1880 cubic
yards of earth excavation and 81, $40 cubic
yards of rock excavation. j. Brady bid IS
per cubic yard for earth excavation and a
quarter of cent per cubic yard for rock
excavation. His aggregate was $15,6
1t being the lowest, he received the contract.
1t is estimated that he will receive $112. 600.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-14
A ScandalOus Story Refuted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The scandalous
story recently published about the $500, 600
Cherokee appropriation of last spring, and
the expenditure of $22, 500 of tin bribing Sec
rotary Teller and Senator Dawes, is unusual
ly diaphanons, because the methods of
transferring money from the United States
Treasury to the Cherokee Treasury are such
that Phillips, agent and counsel for the
Cherokees, could never have touched it i'll
transit, either to enrich himself or to corrupt
any one else. The money was transferred
in precisely the usual way. The Secretary
of the Interior wrote to the Secretary of the
Treasury, asking for the remittance of $780,
900, as provided for in the act of March 3,
1883, to theAssistant Treasurer at st. Louis,
to be put to the credit of the Treasurer of
the Cherokee Nation. misunderstanding
New then issued his warrant to the
Treasurer for the amount e. o. Graves,
Assistant Treasurer here, then made out a
draft and sent it to St Louis, where the
amount was deposited to the credit Of the
Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation, who, of
course, was the only person who could
draw one cent of it. Secretary Tel
Ter holds the certificate of d. w. Lipe,
Treasurer of the Cherokee Nation.