Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-15
MesSrs Gus & Lewis Rlass re.

day and brought one of the lar
gest and best selected stocks OF
fancy and staple dry goods that
has ever been brought to Arkan-
sas. Satins, velvets, silks, etc,
In fact, every thing that belongs
to first class establishment. +
NJ W Shaw, who was very sick
a few days ago, is we are pleased
to say, up and able to attend to
business again, and says ne is
prepared to furnish city and coun-
try with a new home sewing
machine as cheap as any first
class house in the country. Cali
and see HIM at 4O5 Main street.
The second number of the first
volume of a five column weekly
journal published at Shreveport,
La, by Thos. B. Price and Cald
ID Hicks, is On our table called the
Chief. We are pleased to see
that the people of La, are mak~
ing up their minds not to be be-
hind in journalism, if they have
got everything else they want.
Maj J w Galloway, chancery
clerk, called at the Mansion office
last Tuesday and subscribed for
the Mansion. The Major thinks
its our fault that he didn't sub
scribe before. AS we cannot call
on every body, those who desire
the paper and are not waited on
by US or some of our agents, will
please drop us a postal card ask
ing for a sample copy.
DIR. Porter informs us that
Bishop Turner could not come to
Little Rock, as he had intended.
as business complications at Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, detained him be-
yond the allotted time. Instead
OF preaching here on "Wednesday,
as advertised. he left on that day
for California, where he expects
soon to hold conference.
From Solomon's letter else
where, in this issue, the colored
people of Texas are satisfied with
out a single national appoint-
ment, and from the purport ofthe
resolutions adopted at the Arkan-
sas state convention, the colored
people here are satisfied with one
national appointment, viz: Hon
NJ w Gibbs, U S land commits
sioner. If there is anything to
the contrary. we expect the dele
gates to express it upon the floor
of the national convention. We
are not surprised at the people of
Louisiana being satisfied, as they
hold nearly all the prominent na-
tional appointments of their state.
We are informed by private
communication from Prof. Ham
ilton and Hays, the Louisville
correspondents of the press of Ar
kansas. that an editorial excur-
sion will be given by the differ
ent railroads through the ingenu-
ity of those gentlemen, from Ar
kansas to Louisville, leaving
here via Memphis and Little
Rock railroad, Sunday evening
Semtember 23d. at $50 o'clock.
All editors proprietors and their
wives, sweet hearts or lady
friends are invited to take the
free ride. The object is to meet
there on the day that Arkansas
will have their chief exhibits,
Sept. Goth.
CENTER PeINT,
Howard co. AK, Aug 9, 'S3.
EDITOR MANsIoN:-Dear Sir: !
send you $50 subscription for
twelve months. for the Mansion
I cannot do without it. 1t is a
welcome guest to my school with
the little folks and then to their
homes to the old ones. Old and
young hail its arrival with as
much ecstacy as your late remit
ting subscriber. | have been try
ing to get up some subscribers
for the Mansion and think ] will
SuCcoeu dS SOOH do lIISy bSSill W
sell cotton. shall do all | can
for the Mansion and hope it may
find it's way into every house in
Arkansas. | don't want to miss
single copy, send it to yours.
etc. > 4 MCDONALD
BLEDsoE's LANDING, ARK,
Sept. 8, 1888.
EDITOR MANsIeN:-Dear Sir
Enclosed please find one dollar
for Mansion six months. Your
paper Is of the leading force here
among my colored friends, they
all prefer it to any other paper.
Several are, expected shortly TO
reach down in their pockets and
find a 81 so for the tavorite Man.
sion. You have my heartfelt
thanks for the regular manner yon
have sent me your paper. |
would have remitted sooner, but
I am just recovering from a Sc
we're illness. In future | will be
more attentive and will send you