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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

Both sides of the Atlantic are interested I'D
the assurance of the English Postmaster-Ueh-
eral, Nj. Fawcett, that he means to make IN
qniries with regard to improving the ocean
mail service. Some slight changes IN 1t woulo
improve il SO much that if any inquiry Is maze
il is almost sure to result in mole convenient
system. Mr.. Fawcett would greatly please
American merchants if he would send his mail
bags Ivy the fastest steamers as our fost-
master, Mr. Pearson, sends his. freight from
Europe often reaches this port IN advance VI 'no
bills of sac and lading, and our merchants
have to pay storage on the goous u''
these papers get here his eApenso
would be avoided if any discretion was exer-
cispd by the English authorities in selecting
their mail steamships. The service between
Queenstown and London is exceedingly bad, as
chr LoDdon correspondent has recently pointed
out. The mail train from Queenstown starts
east at 1880 a. m, and if the steamships no
not arrive before that hour their mail-Dags
frequently are delayed forty-eight hours before
reaching The British metropolis. III Mr.. raw
ce,t really wants 20 improve the service he
has a plenty of chances for reform.
The decisions in the Supreme Court OF the
limited States in the bond cases" viii De
of great interest to lawyers, although 1t mas
generally been the opinion of the profession
that the conclusions which have been reached
were inevitable. The States Of New-Hampshire
and New York, as assignees of certain OF their
citizens, holders of repudiated Louisiana bonds'
sued the last named Commonwealth Tor pay
ment. Il is the opinion OF the Supreme Court
that the suits were not really the suits OF the
States but in effect the suits OF private citi-
zens for whom the plaintiff Commemorative
were acting merely as collecting agents. There
fore the proceedings were contrary to the Aith
Amendment of the Federal Constitution, when
prohibit~-the citizens of one Commonwealth
from suing any other State in the Union. Id
the other important case an effort was made oy
private individuals to compel the State officers
of Louisiana to pay certain bonds with certain
moneys which the Constitution of 1879 forbade
to be expended in that way. The Supreme
Court holds substantially that it cannot compel
the officers of any State to break the laws OF
their S ate. That would be allowing the Ju-
dietary to usurp the legislative functions
Justices Field and Harlan dissent from this
view, a circumstance which will afford respect
able consolation to the counsel for the defeated
plaintiffs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06
Put into the vernaouar of the rank and Tile OF the
party, it stands: "Give us them Offices"

David Davis passes out of politics with the SIN
cere respect Of men of all parties. His unique po-
stion between the two great political parties sub
jected him TO much innocent ridicule, but nobody
ever questioned the honesty OF bis motives or the
patriotism of his purpose. IL was fortunate Tor the
Senate and for the country that man so just ana
30 eminently qualified to occupy the chair was IN
political attitude to be available for 1t at so critical
q time
Don Cameron Is said to be contemplating the pup
LEGATION ola physicians certificate that the attack
of toothache which he had during the closing days
Of Congress was very severe one.
We observe that those amiable but destructive
persons whose mission in life appears to be the pre-
mature killing off of Presidential candidates. have
begun operations afresh on Senator Edmunds. His
election as President of the Senate Is made the
cuse for tbs outbreak. They are nominating him
for the Presidency every few minutes and will keep
II ND until he comes out. he did in $780, and re-
quests them to let HIM alone. There is no more
certain way to destroy all Presidential possibility
in a man than TO nominate him for the Presidency
every time his name happens to come into especial
prominence II is not improbable that the Adams
family might have had third President in it before
this ii too unanimous admirers had not set the coun-
try laughing by jumping up every time there was
lul in politics and shouting: nominate Charles
Francis Adams ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

sides be left to run their course 10 the gaiiows
with none to lend a saving handf surrey,
this is something worthy the consideration oi
our philanthrOpists
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

Some of the recent legislation of Congress
does not 20 into effect immedIately-a 1act
which probably is not understood by good
many careless readers. Letters cannot be sent
for 2 cents before October, nor will unstamped
checks be cashed at banks before July l.
The tax of bank capital and deposits, how
ever, ceased March 8; while the changes in
the taxes OH tobacco will begin on May
But this does not mean cheap cigars and
cigarettes for the million.
II ever any fraud was utterly annihilated it
was Virgins when his great February storm
did not come. But incredible as IL may seem,
there are people outside of lunatic asylums
who do still believe in him. According to a
report from Atlantic City some of the resi-
edents of that plasure resort are getting ready
to leave their homes so as to be out of the
tidal wave which Virgins has predicted for
this month. Great is the power of persistent
humbug!
Congratulations to the Rev. DR.. Howard
Crosby upon the twentieth anniversary of his
pastorate at the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
Church must not be considered as due only
from the persons who attended the large meet
ing held in the church last evening. DR..
Crosby has earned the thanks and good wishes
of all the residents of this city, not only for
his Ia5ors in behalf of religion as pastor of his
church, but for his efforts for the cause Of edu
cation as Chancellor Of the University of the
City of New-YoTk, and for his energy and per-
severance in the interests of morality and tenn
perance as president of the Society for the Pre-
venton of Crime. He has often been misun-
dergtoOd and r0undly abused; but on the whole
his good works are well appreciated.
Governor Cleveland has wisely decided to
let the law take its course in regard to Nc
Gloin, the murderer. THIS young man repre-
cents a class in the city whose rapid increase
forms one of our most serious criminal prob
lens. His former companions make up the
gangs who lounge street corners in the
rougber parts of the city, fighting and insult
ing peaceable men and women. irresponsible,
constituencies, reckless, glorying IN their mis-
deeds, they are always ready for crime The
growth of this class is direct menace to life
and property. But can nothing be done for these
wretched specimens of humanity McGloin
is beyond the reach of philanthropy or senti-
ment; but must his old companions, and many
more like them who are springing up on all |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

The Brooklya UnioH-Ar0as announces that IL has
passed under the control of Mr.. John Foord. and IL
TO be hereafter an Independent Republican news
paper. fayoriYg Civil Service Reform and opposing
n Protective Tariff Mr.. Foord IS reputed man Of
decided ability, and it is evident that he
realizes to the full the magnitude of the
task he has undertaken in Brooklyn, for he
saws "that there IL community of similar
sizo in this or any other civilized country which
has now to content itself with mediocre type of
journalism" This sil insure him pleasant greet
ing from Mr. Kinsella.
Speaker Kcifcr's farewell act, are likely TO make
n deeper impression than his farewell speech.
A practical railroad builder who has constructed
and equipped 2 800 miles of road in the last three
vears writes ms 10 say that be has heard since the
passage of the TmfI bill from nearly all the manu-
facurers that supplied him with material. The
almost unanimous declaration, no says, is that they
are we'll sati fed with the BILL are grateful for its
passage. aud believe in better trade and greater
confidence as the result of It.
1T IL th, same old party" That appears 10 be
the general verdict the conduct of the Democracy
daring the late session of Congress The glorious
old concern had its colors flying all through the
session. aud they are dying nov with the familiar in
scripton, recast for present usage by the Hon b. f.
Butler: "The Government belongs 10 its friends y
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Buslnrss Noflres.

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Brummells celebrated Cough Drops are psea
nv over 200 people daily relieve coughs and colds Keep
a box la your house.
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Nssu'aooris Daily Gribnns.
eounoeo HORACE eELEY
THE NEWS THIS MOANING.

NETWORK, TUESDAY. MARCH c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

Speaker Kcifer's farewell act, are likely TO make
deeper impression than his farewell speech
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-06

FoREIGN.-In the House of Commons yesterday
statements were made relative to Irish, Egyptian
and postal affairs; Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Fawcett
were pres4nt. Six arrests have been made In
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
HOW THE LAND LAYS.
"A B 'Ief statement About
"EOrlcited Lamdn in
Arkausas.

Inquiry as to the status of what
are known as "donation or tax titles"
to lands in eastern Arkansas pro-
duces the following result.
The state claimed these lands for
nonpayment of taxes and they We're
known as "forfeited" lands, and if
the forfeiture were hgal the state
had a good and valid title and her
donors or vcnders would acquire
such title. But it seems quite clear
that if the forfeitures were illegal
and void or vodable then the state
acquired no title and could convey
none. The constitution of the state
requires that call property n n n n
shall be taxed according to its value.
n n No species of property
shall be taxed higher than another
species of the same value.
The statutes of the state require
the assessor to assess each tract of
land at its actual cash value and to
append to the assessment roll an af-
6davit that he has assessed each sep
arate tract its actual cash value.
In the "ovcrdue tax suits, brought
by the state in the several counties
in eastern Arkansas, it was in proof
that these lands We're not assessed
in this manner, but that all wild
lands in the county were assessed at
at one and the same valuation, in
some cases at 81 and others 50 per
acre, while some tracts were worth
S5 and others not five cent an acre,
and in many instances no affidavit
was appended to the assessment
roll. For these and other Illegal
ties the courts set aside the forfeitures
as to the lands held by the state.
The same legal propositions and the
same facts would be presented in a
suit by the original owners against
the donors, and it seems quite clear
would avail such owners. Upon a
recovery, however, the donor would
be entitled to his money taxes paid
and permanent valuable improve
ments, to be Offset by rents and
profits, including timber sold.-[Ex.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
SPEAKING of leyees. which is

SPEAKING Of levees, which is re-
ceiving considerable attention from
the people residing along the lower
part of the river, the Memphis Ava
lanche has the following to say:
"a levee system to be of perma-
nent value to the people in the bot
tom lands must be combined with an
outlet system. Let Gov. Lowry call
the Mississippi legislature in session
and submit for its consideration a
common sense plan of opening up
and clearing ont every possible out
let and then building levees along
the river and along the outlets. BY
giving the flood waters their natural
outlets the hight of levees necessary
to protect the adjacent lands from
overflow would be comparatively in
considerable. After years oc costly
experiment and periodical disasters
caused by broken levees the people
will be finally forced to adopt this
system and the sooner
they set to work on it the better,
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

In every State in the union, ex-
cept, perhaps, Arkansas, the leading
newspapers an creating boom, for
their State Institutions of learning,
by publishing the programmes of the
commencement exercises-devoting
whole columns for the epurpose-and
giving the educational interests of
their State a boost upward. The
Arkansas Industrial University, the
only Institution of the sort in the
State situated at Fayetteville, held
its commencement last week, and
though honored by the presnce of the
Governor and Committee of visi-
tors, appointed for the purpose, the
newspapers of the State are silent
on the subject, or nearly so. The
following from the Little Rock Dem
ocrat, which we copy verbatim Is
about all we have so far seen as to
what was done on that occasion:
There was very large attendance
during the commencement exercises
of the Arkansas Industrial Univer-
sity last week, and the exercises
were of an unusually interesting
character. On wednesday Hon. II.
NJ. McVeigh, of Mississippi county,
deliverd the annual address before
the literary societies, which the Fay
etteville Democrat describes as a
most brilliant effort. Gov. Berry,
in an address replete with whole
some advice and wise instruction
delivered diplomas to the seven grad
yates. The examination of the sew
eral classes reflected great credit up
on faculty and students.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

the body. This is shopping good F"
luck for the boys. The following
particulars of the find is from the
Memphis Appeal;
"The steamer Belle Memphis,
which arrived yesterday from st.
Louis, brought the remains of Capt.
Gus. Coleman, who was lost 5 weeks
ago from his tug Tilda at a point
about 100 miles above here, and for
the recovery of which a reward of
5000 was offered, together with the
money found upon his person. A
fisherman named II. II. Hopgood nd
a young man named G. II. Powe ell
while attending to their lines ca me
upon the body floating upon its back
in the chute of 30, near Isabel bar,
some 1S or 20 miles below where the
accident occurred. The glitte ring
of the late captains watch-chain first
attracted the attention of the m en- in
the skiff, and pulling down to the
floating object they were atonce sat
isfcd that it was the body of Capt.
Coleman. The two men then towed
the body to Plum Point, then cross
ed over to Elmot where a box was
made for the remains. Besides a
gold watch and chain, S241 in paper
money was found on his person. The
body was sent to this city ly the
Belle Memphis, and on her arrival
here the family were notified and ar
rangements made at once for the
holding of an inquest and the burial
of the remains. Justice Spelman
held the inquest at the elevator, and
returned verdict in accorda pce with
the facts as have already been stat
ed, Capt. George Winters, who was
master of the tug at the time of the
accident, being the chief witness.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

GENERAL CROOK, who followed
the hostile Apaches into Mexico, re-
turned on American soil on the 18th
having been successful in surprising
and capturing the entire camp of the
enemy, consisting of 3S3 Indians,
men, women and children. The
chiefs captured were Chato, Bonito,
Geronemo, Natchez, Loco and Mana.
General Crook so completely sur
prised them that he had but one man
wounded, and he but slightly.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

ELSEWHERE will be found the
prospectus of the Washington Week
ly Post, the great National Demo
crotic newspaper at the Capital
Discussions of the most important
issues connected with the approach
ing presidential campaign are already
being agitated, and from no other
source can the voters of the country
get more comprehensive information
on all the leading issues of the day,
than from the Post. Send for it.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
CARDS AND ADVERTISEMENTS;
~ INV. NJ m. I3 m. IL m

ex- Advertisers by the year will ee eerestricted
to their legitimate business.
tr-Yearly advertisements may be changed on
reset four timea during the year free OF charge'
ry,-par,ies contracting for yearly advertise
ments and disseminating from any cause, VIII DC
charged short time rates, as per time inserted
SEE RATES.
.R-Foreign advertisements, sent thtougn
vance, or deposit made with some one whow
we may designate.
sH-Marriages and deaths, not exceeding zen
lines. will be published Ms news, Tree OF charge'
hnt obituaries. tributes OF respect. funeral nou-
ces aud Invitations charged as advertisements
sy~Aii personal matter, letters or communl-
cations setting forth Individual schemes OF IN.
tcrests to be promoted, emanating from parry
or narties organizations or societies, VIII DC
charged for as other advertisements.
rsr-In all legitimate demands Of the demo-
cratic or Conservative party, or OF the great IN
,ers.ts of the general nuhllc upon our columns
.he TIMEs will not tail Of its duty.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

HENRY PATE, white man, who
halls from Texas, after drinking free
ly at the saloons in Covington, Tenn,
left in company with negro named
Ike Hempkill, taking a bottle along,
out of which both drank on their way
home. That night Pate fired three
shots at Ike, killing him instantly.
OF course Henry skipped, and has
not been heard of since.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
Official Directory.
COI-NTY OFFICERS:

COUNTY OFFICERS:
County and ProbatcsJudge-S. s Semmes.
County and Circuit Clerk-Ben. IL Baechus
Sher iff and Collector-W. b. 1iaskins.
County Examiner Leon Rousseau
County Treasurer-J. W Uzzell.
County Surveyor-J il. Caruthers'
County Coroner-J. N. Lawrence.
County A ssessor--J. NJ. Riggans.
MONROE row NsuIP.
Justices OF the Pcea-J mes Liston, W. 4
eioss.
Constable George Joyner.
MUNICIPAL OFFICEAss.
Mayor-Alex GoOdrich.
Rccorder-Ilugh j. McVcigh.
Aldermen-James Liston, Peter Briokey, Geo
i. Stowell, II. q. Dunavant, jas. ii H-miltoh
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
j. w. u.

We have received many COM
plants from our subscribers who get
their papers both at Golden Lake
and Louise Post-oflices. We take
it for granted that Uncle Sam pays
the Post Masters handsomely for
their services, and if they don't, or
won't attend to the duties of their
offices promptly and properly, the
citizens should report them to the
Department and have them removed.
We attend to the addressing of each
copy of the paper sent out, in per-
son, and know the fault is not ours.
EDITOR.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BY mutual agreement the different denomant'
tions will hold divine services IN the Union
church as follows
MrrHoDIsr-Re T. B r. James, first and
fourth sabbaths Of each month, u osceola
Second Sabbath at Mil Bayou and Elmot
Third Sabbath at Sandy Bayou land Carson
Lake.
BAPrrsr-Rev. W. II Barksdale, OF Memphis
second Sabbath In each month.
CHRrsTIAs-Rev. Mr.. Jones, third sabbath IN
each month.
PREsBYrERIAs-Rev Mr.. Cochran, OF Mem
phi-, fourth Sunday in each month.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
PLUM POINT.
THE GREAT WORK AT THE REACH
How II Has PRoGREssE ED AND
THE PROMISE OF SUCCESS.
THE Loss BY HIGH WATER Con-.
PARATIvELY SMALL.

A correspondence of the Memphis
Appeal, writing from Plum Point,
says
Thinking, perhaps, the many read
ers of your paper would like to know
something Of the great national work
at this reach. / will attempt to give
them few items concerning it. The
fleet employed by the Mississippi
River Commission is composed of
four steam tugs and towboats, two
survey boats, twenty-one steam pile
drivers, six derrick boats, four mat
tress boats, fifty barges, one large
steamship and the Mississippi River
Commission construction boat No. 2,
as headquarters, and two powerful
hydraulic steam graders, wth ca
pacity each of 100000 gallons of
water daily. The whole work is su-
perintended by Capt. J. ID. G. Knight
a gentleman eminently qualified in
every respect to carry on TIE work
to speedy and successful compile
ton. Lieut.. 7. w. Symonds, who
has been in command here for the
past six months, left this place for
Mexico on the 7th instant, where he
has been ordered to re-survcy the
boundary line between the United
States and Mexico. 1t is high
compliment well and worthily be-
slowed, and his many admirers here
wish him abundant success in his new
field of operations. Several hundred
men are employed on the works at
present, and when the waters reach
low stage we learn that the force
will be largely increased. The work
done by the commission at this reach
has so far proven success in almost
every particular. Last springlduring
the flood, wheh the rushing waters
dashed against the dykes and revet-
ments with fury which seemed born
of despair, many avowed friends Of
the work predicted a certain doom,
and were heard to say that an awful
fate was inevitable; while the wild
howlings of its enemies, as they
shook their hoary locks at the coun-
try at large, and Kissed and sputter-
ed and laughed in perfect carnival
of horrible expectant pleasure at the
outlook, was calculated to make the
the bravest hearts and warmest adj
vocates feel despondent for awhile.
But there is always a calm after a
storm. When the waters subsidized
and soundings were taken, it was as
certained that the loss was compare
lively small, the channel had been
deepened, and the banks had been
protected by the revetments and
formidable bars which had been a
terror to steamboatmen removed,
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

A GANG of Counterfeiters were ar
rested few days since in the hills
of Van Buren, County. Their names
are Rees Fitzpatrick, Thomas Frank
lin, John Dilbeck and James Sands.
They were engaged in making and
circulating bogus silver dollars, half
dollars and quarters.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
Two noaters were {,

Two noaters were found few
miles above town, early during the
week. One was an unknown, with
his eyes bandaged and his neck bro.
ken, showing foul play, The other
proved to be the body Of Capt. Gus.
Coleman, and was found floating in
the chute of Island 30, by Messrs.
Cornelius Powell and II. II. Hop
good, who are entitled to the $500
reward offered for the recovery of
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

THE citizens of Jonesboro held a
large mass meeting at which it was
decided to celebrate the Fourth Of
July with a big Barbecue, in which
the entire county is to participate.
Why can't the citizens of Mississippi
County follow suit.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

CovINGToN, Tenn, was visited by
small sized tornado, last week,
which blew down shade trees, un-
rooted houses, and tore things loose
generally.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16
Respectfully,
j. w. UZZELL.

p. S. don't get the shines "
regularly. 1t has been three weeks
since the last reception. You don't
send, or mail, mine to "Louise," do
you? If you do, please stop that
not the paper, but the Office. Col
den Lake is my Post Office, not
Louise.
Crops look bad-too much cold at
the start, and now, too much rain,
grass and weeds. Health generally
good. The people of Frenchman's
Bayou are improving in several re-
spects; they are pcaceable, law-abid-
ing and more industrious.
J. w. u.
The Osceola times., 1883-06-16

THE Hon. Poindexter Dunn, Rep
resentative in Congress from the first
Arkansas District, has arrived home
from Washington, where he has been
for some time past working against
the attempted land grab by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Mr.. Dunn has done good service in
this connection, which should be ap-
preciated not only by his immediate
constituency, but by the people of
the whole country.-[Forrcst City
Times.
Col. Dunn is not one to shirk a
duty; of this he has given abundant
proof, and his constituents are not
likely to allow this fact to vanish
from their memory,