Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.


Denis Maurice O'Cannor, says London
dispatch, dated Jul Y 26 h. home rule mem
Der OF parliament for county Sligo. Is dead
The weekly statement of the Bank "i
England, says n London despatch dated
July 26th, shows an increase in bullion OF
4l7,oOO; proportion OF bank reserve to liza
bility, IA per cent.
Additional advices from Durham, says =
London despatch dated July Goth. says.
relative to the death of King Cctawayo at
the bands of insurgents, state that ali his
wives and many of his children were also
killed.
The jury in the case of eN-Treasurcr
Polk, says Nashville dispatch dated July
26th, brought in verdict OF guilty of en-.
bezzlement, fixing the penalty at impri>-
onment in the penitentiary Tor twenty
years and fine to the full amount of the
embezzlement.
Detroit. Michigan, our old home, is where
we will hold the next Press Convention.
ID. VI If We don't eet there before
will be there then, and again see our old
friends and dear relations.
Mcssrs. Hamilton ant HAYS have bc,i,
assigned. at their request. a. core >pnnI-
ents Of the Press of the State OF Arkansas,
1T the Louisville Exposition. They nrr
also willing to assume any duty Tending t-
promote that interest AT nominal cost.
and distribute state papers tree. Th,
Mansion Will send her quota weekly.
The Grand Emancipation Celebration
will take place at Grand Il Elpids MICHIGAN,
August list, with gran banquet at night.
The committee will spare no pains to make
the occasion one OF pleasure to all. Com
mittec of arraugcment-.l.,I j. Adams. u. y.
Moore, G. III. W ilSon, T.. Robertson. Andrew
Sims. IL. Daily. J. c. Craig. Charles smith.
and Thomas Wright.
The colored voterS in this city says
Lincoln. Ncb.. despatch dated July 2Gth.
met in convention today. \ mcctin" OF the
delegation will lie held soon to name some
colored citizen to I've agreed upon tnr
place in the state delegation 20 the nation
al convention. Considerable discussion
WAS had in the convention upon the sub
ieCt OF the welfare OF The race. 1t was de-
cidcd that the Liberia emigration scheme
Is impract;cable.
The Washington. ID. g., Rec has picked
out Hon. Robt. z. Lincoln for presiIcn', L,
Now if every thing politically was LETT to
| the Washington people to say. rs they gem
| orally assume. then all we would have I"
| do, would he to tall in line. hut being II
| free people in a republic like ours, we take
| the liberty to have say so in lhe matter.
| Both gentlemen proposed may be good
| men, but there is one thing certain, we
| want no swell-headed bigots for president
| of these United States. If you want n
! black man, take one that will represent
F., blacks. One who is not ashamed OF U.S..
The North American Review for August
opens with very spirited discussion OF the
| subject of "Moral Instruction in the Pub
! lie Schools" by the Rev. DIR. K. Hebcr
| Newton. who Offers . practical scheme for
! conveying ethical instruction without re-
ference to religious tenets, and the Rev.
! DR.. Francis j.. Patton, who maintains that
the Bible must be made the basis Of all
moral teaching. Henry II. Lloyd exposes
the tricks and frauds of speculation in
grain which operates to make .Tea,i dear.
| and maintains that they should be re-
pressed by law, as being Gagrantly in op
| position to public policy. Charles i. W III
| gate writes of "The Unsautary Homes oi
the kich,'' and there is II Joint discussion OF
''Scicnce and Prayer by President Ga:
| lusha Anderson ami Thaddeus 4. Wak g.
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