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Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22

The notorious convict farm law
is of late becoming very obnox-
ious to the whites as we'll as the
blacks in Arkansas. In Desha
county, some time ago, in order
to get justices costs. a poor white
man named VIM Sharp, was con-
victed under a charge of receive
ing board under false pretences,
sentenced to pay $40 fine and
costs. The poor man had moth
ing to pay with, SO he was sent to
the convict farm and beat to
death because he did not know
how to work. The people rose
up in their might and killed a
negro driver or two and the boss
man (white) was admitted to bail
under bond of $4,000. The
people think he is guilty of MUIR
der and should be hung. Last
week they rose up in their might
and condemned the parties ad-
mitting him to bail and passed
some strong resolutions in a mass
meeting in which we heartily ae-
cord.
Resolved, That it is the sense
Of this meeting that the official
conduct of b F Merritt in grant
ing bail to said murderer is high
ly reprehensible and deserves the
utter condemnation of all honest,
upright and fair minded men
throughout the land, and as such
we hereby denounce it as at vari-
ence with all principles OF jnstice
and right, and in open antago-
nism with official integrity,
Be it further resolved, That the
conduct of the Sheriff OF Desha
county is simply an outrage on
common justice and right in the
acceptance of such a bond; and
that we denounce the act as not
only illegal and unprecedented,
but in utter defiance of the ends
of justice, the judgment and in
tegrity of all the people of Desha
county, and mockery of the
judgment rendered by the jury of
inquest.
Resolved further, That in de-
nouncing the action of constable
G w Hundley and Squire Joseph
H Jones, of Red Fork township,
for taking the law in their own
hands, by which this atrocious
was committed, and ask
that the grand jury to thoroughly |
investigate their actions.
Be it further resolved. That the |
said bond, taken by the sheriff in !
releasing the said Werner, is not
such as the law requires, mas
much as one of the signatures |
Raspberry to the affidavit as to
the qualification of property is not
the same signature IS the one
signed to the bond.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
GET HOMES.

Judge Gibbs advice to the col
o:ed people of Arkansas to Ell
deavcr by all possible means to
secure homes of their own at
the earliest possible period, while
public lands were attainable in
this state, should not go unhe
ded. There are thousands Of
acres Of state and government
lands yet open to homesteaders,
inst as fertile as those now being
occupied by thousands of colored
families as renters, to be had for
the asking almost. Thousands OF
these fertile acres lie on the south
side of the Arkansas river,O the
line of the recent survey of the
Little Rock and Choctaw rail-
road, which will doubtless be
built at no distant day. Persons
locating on them now, will soon be
within easy communication with
the rest of the world, both by
river aud rail. Here is a chance
for good homes at very small
cost, with no grasping landlord
to turn you out from year to year,
meantime coniscating your crop
under a mortgage. Cclored friends
think of this.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
SCHOOL BOOKS, SCHOOL
BOOKS.

Messrs Wilson & Webb, de-
sire to call the attention of the
public to their large and varied
stock of school books, stationery,
etc, etc. They have on hand the
largest assortment OF every de-
scription OF stationery that has
ever been brought to the city.
Parties wishing to purchase or
change their childrens books,
would do we'll to call on them be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Re-
ligious and scientific literetnre,
wall paper, Giants digest. acts OF
Arkansas, ,Sandford's copying,wri-
ting and colored inks, always on
hand at prices to suit the times.
2O6 Main street, l. title Rock. Ark.
Sept. %. 2t. +
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
PREMIUM TO AGENTS.

Every agent that will send us
100 subscribers at $1.50 per year.
or its equivalent in cash, at any
other rate, we will forward at
once free on board, one of Will
sons Oscilating Sewing Machines,
worth $50 Any person forward
ing us loo subscribers at $1.5O
per year or the equivalent in cash
at any other rate will receive on
demand, free on car, one of Bea-
ty or Clough & Warren's organ,
worth 1925. Other persons will
receive their paper free if they
send us 5000 for subscription.
Postmasters, rs per ct.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
NEGRO VALOR

"Wili the press of the country
have the kindness to request that
persons who served IN tho army
or navy during the war, and who
expect to be at Louisville, Ky,
during the sitting of the National
Convention, send their names and
address to the undersigned. My
purpose is to call a meeting OF
survivors, who may be at Louis
Vile to talk over the matter of
the contemplated monument to
the Negro in the Rebellion: Very
respectfully, Geo NJ Arnold, sec
retary national soldiers and sail
or's league, SOC T street, Wash
ington D C."-(N Era, Charles
ton, S &.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
HAYTIEN REVOLT.

The revolution headed by Gen.
Bazelais against president Solo
mon, has been slowly but steadi-
ly progressing. Since yesterday
the report of movement on the
north side, has been received.
The steamer Elder, bought by the
olutionists, arrived at Jackmel
with a number of Haytien refu-
gees on board will appear before
the ports of Aux Cages, Jerimie
anl Miragoane." BY this it would
appear that the blockade declared
by Solomon against these ports
is somewhat previous.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
N0TICE FOR PUBLICATION.
No. 945.

ANO. Oto.
Land Office at Little Rock, Ark, !
September 13, 1888. J
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN following named settler has
fled notice of bis intention to make
final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proofwill be made be-
fore the Register and Receiver al
Little Rock. Ark., on October ~,
1888, viz: Abraham +. Files, who
made Homestead Entry No a5l5,
for the f half N w quarter Section
II, Township N, r l3 west.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous resldence
upon, and cultivation Of said land,
viz: w Carey, of Little Rock, Ark;
James Smith, Of Little Rock, Ark;
J Riles. of Little Rock, Ark; J kel-
Icy, of Little Ro k, Ark.
NJ W. GIBBS, Il 'g'ster.
G.. f.. KELSEY. Receiver.
September 15-5t
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
The Democrat has mapped out

The Democrat has mapped out
work enough for the grand jury.
at its next session, in the matter
OF overhauling the .'fakering
squires," to occupy it's time for a
fortnight at least. We hope that
they will hew to the line, and
meantime let no guilty man es-
cape. The matter of examining
the justices dockets we hope will
not be referred this time to an ex-
squire, who of all this bad lot
needed the worst sort of over
hauling, as was done by the last
grand jury.
Fl j Ketcher L Co., the hard
ware dealers, No 3O2 East Mark
ham street. have on hand the nov.
elites of the season. They have
for sale at very low prices, the
American range for hot and cold
water. THE ROYAL AMERICAN is
the leading novelty. The Elber-
son heater and the Kentucky
Bell are all meeting the approval
of our most advanced citizens.
Call and see for yourselves before
purchasing elsewhere. +
1t begins to look as though the
next grand jury should pay some
attention to the prosecuting a1-
torney and his assistant. If they
arn't about as deep in the mud as
some of our crooked squires
somebody ID doing a vast amount
of lying.
The rumor that the county in
vestigating committee has uncov-
cred a large amount of official
"dirt' in the course of their "ru-
minating" through the countyrec-
ords lacks confirmation. At least
they haven't so informed the
press "scouts."
Last Wednesday was the day
set apart for the Arkansas and
Texas delegation to set sail fol
Louisville, but on account of the
lateness of the north bound train
on the Iron Mountain road, the
number was very small. The
party consisted Of Messrs. Sim.
kens. Rideut, Murray and
Misses Lucy Mason and Ella
Danly and Mrs. Danly.
G w Keats brought into our
Office last Wednesday, a sweet
potatoe ten inches long, eighteen
inches in diameter and weighing
five pounds. Bro Keats raise
more,
All children should go to Alex
Borgs book store at 1l9 Main
street for their school books, as
he has all books that are used in
the schools.
On next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday are the days set apart
for the grand opening at Gus
Blass & Cos, They are only
waiting for the presents. So don't
fail to 60 there, as they have eve
rything that will suit you.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22

Volume one, number one, OF a
useful periodical called the Amer
iran Journalist, published at St.
Louis by Geo II Morrill, & Co.
This is one of the best publica-
tions in the country. The first
copy is we'll supplied with men
of the hour. We will be pleased
to receive it regularly, for which
we will be pleased to send the
Mansion in return.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
ATTENTION, ATTENTION.

Messrs Davis& Son, will Sell
school books, stationery. ETC., at
extremely low prices. They have
on hand one of the best assorted
stocks of school books. station
cry, hymnbooks, prayer books,
bibles, slate pencils, toys, ETC..
that has ever been offered in this
market. All they ask is call and
e canine for oryourselves, SOC Main
street, Little Rock, Ark, Sept.
%. ct. +
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
NOTICE TO ALL WHOM 1T
MAY CONCERN.

We have been creditably in-
formed that the Deputy Sheriff
of Hampstead county, has
charged Geo II Martin of Wash
ington county, with being the
father of a communication pubs
lished in the Mansion of the 1st
and 9th inst, headed "Howard
and lIempsted counties" am
prepared to make official affidavit
that I had no communication
with Mr.. Martin whatever, and
he knew nothing of it to my
knowledge. 1t was left on my
desk intact, as you see it pub
lished. [ am confident that it was
correct. l suppose there is too
much truth in it and it hurts.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
NOTI FOR PUBLICATION.
No. 949
Land Office at Little Rock. Ark,
Sept, 1S. 1888.

Sept. Is, 1888. !
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
following named settler has filed
notice OF his intention to make final
proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof w II DO made before
the Register and Receiver at Little
Rock, Ark, on October 2G, 1888,
viz. James f. Bullard, who made
Homestead Entry No. 1882 for the
f half S + Equarter section 20, town
ship 2 n, r II west:
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation OF said land,
viz: james Mote, of Little Rock,
Ark; Thomas Fletcher, of Little
Rock, Ark :; William Bashear, OF
Little Rock, Ark:. Richard Hooper,
of Little Rock, Ark.
NJ. W. GIBBS, Register.
G. E: KELSEY, Receiver.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22

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 ma
tienal appointments of their state.
The convict farm laws brought
all convicts ON a level, although
the law was only made for the
its catching all for the
trifling matter of coat. Here is
what the Little Rock Democrat
oflast Saturday says about it.
"a revolving spectacle = A
white woman handcuffed along
with a negro woman passing
the streets en- route to
he county farm.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
WANTED.

WANTED.-Al postmasters in
the state to act as agents for the
"Manslon," liberal commission
allowed. On receipt of first remit
tance all necessary documents
will be forwarded.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22

GALvEsTsN, Texas, Sept. 2, So
Henry Simkens,
EDITOR MANsIoN:-Dear Sir
Stop all subscribers that have not
paid according to your books,
until | hear further on the sub
ject, then | will see where [ am
going to, but [ am good for all
your money.
GEO. r. SToRRs, Agent.
These Texas subscribers who
claim to have paid their subscrip-
tion and their paper has been
stopped, please don't blame us,
as we have followed the instruc-
ton of our agent. See him i'm
mediately at 198 Bath avenue,
Galveston, Texas.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
DISSOLUTION.

The firm of Cohen & Vol
mer has been dissolved, and Mo-
ses Cohn is now steadily employ
ed as clerk in the shoe store of j..
Kempner.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22

Liederkranz Hall, in Louisville, KY, has
been secured as the place for holding the
National Colored Convention, for term of
thrao days.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
READ THIS.

Teach your children music; tney nIre ;h;e
naturally a great talent and love Tor TINS
ennnbling. refining, and we may rightly
add. Divine Art-and the opportunities are
now within the reach OF all, ni since 6aier mi G'
400 Main street, Little Rock, will rent
nianos from 81 so to So 90 per month, and
organs from 81 to -; he has always oeen
a most liberal patron and encourages gesront ont
love of music, Call on II. q. Hollenberg'
Inc april 7-tf
oh say, young man, If you "ant 10 .aS of
The lameness of your horse, you should pro-
cure a bottle of kendall's SPAWN cure al
once, for nothing is better Tor man or peas''
See advertisement.
Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-09-22
Railroad Time Table
Arrival and Departure of Trains.

Memphis & Little Rock.
Little Rock No 12:1O am
Little Rock Nos 1905 pm
Memphis Noe $50 pm
Memphis No - 1880 pm
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
DIR. j. BRADFIELD'S
Female Regulator
WOman's Best Friend.

1t is well known to physicians, and alas I
too well known to suffering women them
selves, that they are subject to numerous
diseases peculiar to their sex, such as sus-
pension of the Menses, painful and scanty
MenStruation, liberation and Falling of the
Womb, attended with an endless train Of
sympathetic and constitutional disorders,
which embitters the whole life, and which
have long been considered incurable. But
at last the remedy has been found in
Dir. j. Bradfleld's Female Regulator.
1t is not "cure.all" but a remedy for one
class of diseases, all of which pertain to the
womb.
Any sufferer from the diseases mentioned
can take this remedy and thus relieve her.
self without revealing her condition to any
one, and without subjecting her womanly
modesty to the shock of an examination by
physician
To bring health and happiness to the
homes of suffering women is a mission be-
fore which royal favor sinks into insight
canoe. What earthly benefaction can COM
pare with one which protects from
THAT dire disease whose ruthless power
Withers beauty's transient fiower?"
which gives ease for pain, Joy for sorrow,
smiles for tears, the rose of gealth for the
pallor OF disease, the light. elastic step, for
dragging WEAKNESS, nights Of soft repose for
hours of tossing restlessness, bounding vigor
for languisGng dullness, the sweet lines of
full grown beauty for the sharp and wither-.
ed form of emacation, long life of physi-
cal, mental, social and domestic enjoyments
for few sad days of pain and gloom, end.
ing in an early grave? Such is the mission,
such are the results of DR.. j. BRADFIELD's
FEMALE REGULATOR, which is hence truly
and appropriately styled "Woman's Best
Friend"
/ "Whtes," and all those irregularities of
the womb so destructive to the health, hap.
piness and beauty of women, disappear like
magic before a single bottle of this wonder.
ful compound. All who suffer from any Of
these diseases are most earnestly invited to
give this great remedy trial 1t has cure d
thousands and will cure you. Don't fail to
try it. Price small size rs cents. Large size
$1.50. Manufactured by
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
Beavers Helping California Mi
1erS.

1t has been discovered that beavers
are at work constructing a dam over
Feather river at Oroville, near the cape
claim, just above the large bridge.
The industrious little builders have
already cut down good sized cotton
wood to be used in their work. AS
beaver dams are never carried away
by floods, it may be possible that the
one building over Feather river will
hold back the debris that is washed
down from the mines much better than
any dams that have yet been put up
by scientific builders, i Chico Record
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
CLUB PREMIUMS.

To any one sending us a club of 5
new subscribers to the STANDARD, with
S. in cash, We will send postpaid or
deliver at j. B. Ritchey's Drug and
Book Store, any one of the following
beautiful and valuable books. They
are beautifully bound in cloth, gilt,
price S1.00 each.
Routledge's Red Line Poets Cow
per, Milton, Wordsworth, Southey,
Goldsmith, Burns, Moore, Pope, Scott
Herbert, Campbell, Shakespeare, viii
lis, Chaucer, Mrs. Hemans, Shelley,
Coleridge, Hood, Lord Lytton's Poems,
Sacred Poems, Comic Poetry, Familiar
Quotations.
Miscellaneous books: Ivanhoe,
Children of the Abbey, Life of Napo-
leon, Scottish Chiefs, Pilgrims Pro
gress, Robinson Crusoe, Tales from
Shakespeare, Waverly, Thaddeus OF
Warsaw, Rob Roy, Last Days of Pom
peii, Arabian Nights, Child's History
of England, Swiss Family Robinson,
Vicar of Wakefield, Adventures Of
Don Quixote, Gulliver's Travels.
preferred, instead of one of the
books, we will send an extra copy OF
the STANDARD one year to any one
sendingus a club Of FIVE new subscri.
hers
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
Tennessee Productions.

Commissioner Hawkins, of the bu-
reau Of agriculture, statistics and mines,
has received report from the depart
ment of agriculture, Washington, in
which it is stated that in 1882 70, 1885,
900 bushels of corn was raised in Ten
nessee. 1t was sold at an average price
of AZ cents per bushel and yielded $780,
638,2l2.
Wheat-s,971 200 bushels, 81 cents
per bushel, $7,963,79 oats estimated
to be the same as 1880, 81, 936, 093.9O,
paying an average of Il cents per bushel.
Rye-Seventy nine cents per bushel;
value of crop, $120,571.11.
Buckwheat-sold at 68 cents; value
$22,73412.
Barley-Sold at the rate of &c cents
$20,412.92.
COtton-Eight and eight-tenths per
pound, Sl3, 1912, $3.50.
Tobacco-Average of y cents pei
pound, 50, 1O2,37S,92.
1t will readily be seen that this re
port does not include large number
of itemized productions from Tennes
see, but even those mentioned aggre
gate $50, 799, S7450.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
Late Flowing.

Fall and winter blowing bas many
advantages. Among them may he
mentioned pulyerization Of the soil and
destruction of insect and vegetable life.
The turning up of the earth in the fail
affords an opportunity for the frost to
work through the soil. This, as every
one knows, loosens the ground by sep.
arating clods and hard places. 1t
raises the ground up. How often have
farmers in clay soils seen their wheat
roots raised out of the earth and when
dried blown away. The atmosphere
does good to the winter blowing. 1t
tempers it, so to speak, and makes it
better for the spring crop. And then
grass and weed seeds and roots are de.
stroyed and turned into mold instead
Of pests the coming year. Eggs of
insects, also, and larve are destroyed
by myriads in the freezing cold
Kansas Farmer
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20

Edward Wilder's Compound Extract
Of Wild Cherry is one Of the most val.
liable Of all the medicines before the
public as a curative agent in consump
ton, bronchitis, layngitis, asthma, aud
all the tain Of pulmonary diseases, in.
Guiding water fever and pleurisy. The
value Of the wild cherry bark has long
been known TO physicians, and it has
gained remarkable renown amongst the
most distinguished medical men as a
wonderful tonic and sedative. 1t is
magical in its effects on debilitated
states Of the stomach or general system
attended with irritation or nervous ex-
element 1t allays all violent action
of the heart, and is the only medicine
which removes and cures the hectic fe-
yer of scrofula and consumption. This
great and powerful medicine is presen.
ted in its pureSt and most efficient form
in Edward Wilder's Compound Ex-
tract, and has already created a revolu.
ton in the healing art by the numerous
successful cures resulting from its use.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
FORSAKEN
@, f. MEADE.

THE following is suggested by an item
which went the rounds OF the Eastern press,
to the effect that young girl, who, ruined
and deserted by her lover, wandered to the
residence where he was wont to spend his
evenings, and was found dead on Christmas
morning beside the iron railing outside the
parlor window:l
All, yes Pm dying, know
Freezing out here in the snow;
While glad Christmas bells
Such a joyous story tells
OF good cheer,
To those happy hearts within
Free from sorrow, care and sin;
And like sweet runic rhymes
Come the welcome vestal chimes
To their ear.
To forsaken ones like me,
Like wrecks upon the sea-
Only waiting for the tide
Der our troubled hearts to glide
To be free
From the thraldom oil lie,
Filled with naught but care and strife,
Those gladstone, changing bells
Sound but our parting knells,
1t may be.
Yet my God he only knows
But from out these drifting SHOWS,
That my weary soul may rise
Like o vapor to the skies,
'Mong the blest
Where my heart.wounds all shall heal,
And ri hear the gladstone peal,
OF celestial Christmas bells
That from golden vestal wells
Melodiously.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20
Japanese Crepe.

In order to introduce our japanese Crepe
goods we will send postpaid to any address
on receipt of fifty cents, or II three cent
stamps, the following: window banner,
size 1924 inches, with rich color and deep
border; tidy, size ski inches, very hand
some: lamp mat, q inches in circumfer-
ence, perfectly lovely; wall screen, large
and handsome. Address f. Florence a. Co..
P. o. box 1860, South Bend, Ind.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-01-20

Rain is injuring the Cuba tobacco
crops.
The mineral output of Utah last year
exceeded $40, 100000.
The amount of silver dollars in circu.
lation January l was $3S, 90S,23S
Gambetta's brain weighed FIVE pounds
nine and twenty twenty fourth ounces.
There were 6,73S failures in the
United States last year. Liabilities,
SOL, 100000.
At least 10000 looms and 100000
spindles are idle in the cotton and wool
en- mills of Philadelphia and vicinity.
The Treasury Cattle Commission esti-
mate that it will require 50, 100000 to
wipe out the lung plague amoung the
animals in this country.
An oil well that yields from ten Ia
fifteen barrels Of heavy lubricating oil
day has been opened in Wayne
county, KY, near the Tennessee line
The Committee of sixteen have
agreed to recommend to the Legislature
that the debt of Memphis be settled or
the basis of fifty cents on the dollar
with six per cent interest. The deb
aggregates S5,OOO,O00
An apparently well,informed CORE
spondent of the New Orleans Time
writes that the cane crop of Louisiana
in 1882 has produced $50, 900 hoghead
: of sugar and $50, 900 barrels of molas
ses.
1t is said that can occasional meal o
corn, burnt on the cob until each kerne
is black, or as long as it can be burne,
and have the corn retain its shape,
greedily eaten by fowls, and the resul
in general Improvement in thei
health, and greater average numbe
of eggs produced"
The Public debt statement shows tn
decrease during December to be ST.
413, 222,S5; cash in the Treasury
1912, 1924, DIG, At; gold certificates on
standing, S64,616,S4O; silver certil
I Gates outstanding, S72, 84S, $50; certif
S Gates of deposit outstanding, 1925
D refunding certificates outstanding, S46-
$50; legal tenders outstanding, $34t
b 6Sl, Ol6; fractional currency outstan,
U ing, 81, O22, 074; cash balance availabl,
d $40, 037, 1881; decrease since Jur
II 80, $S1 ,37O,7S3 So.