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Nevada County picayune., 1886-08-04
Judicial.
PRIMARY ELECTION.

The Democratic primary election in this county passed off very quietly Saturday. From best au- thOritC we learn about two-thirds vote was boiled.
 In this, Missouri township, the vote was l9S. Here, Leake re. ceived 7S majority for Clerk; Hale S2 majority for judge; Phillips = majority for Sheriff; Blake III ma jority for Trearurer; Parker III majority for Assessor; Reeves re- rceived 16j votes. For township of flces, D. J. Montgomery and John : Fishers were nominated for J F., and George McGrAw for Consta. ble. Mir. NJ. NJ. Spears was elect ed central committe eeman from this township.
 The result of the vote as to who nominated can not be well asccr- tained before Saturday next, when the returns are all in and counted. However, enough is known to in- sure the nomination of Phillips for Sheriff, Blake for Treasurer and Parker for Assessor. The race for Clerk and Judge is rery close and result not known. Bridewell car. ried the county, we learn, for Sen atOr.
 Az we go to press. we learn that it is thought Lcake received about 25 majority for Clerk, and Hale about 8 for Judge. Next week we will give full official vote.
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He is Poor.

The Savior of this world was buried by a charity fund, Columbus died in chains and poverty. Vim. Penn was imprisoned for debt. Thos. Jefferson died A bankr Ipt. Men who devote their lives to the public good can't watch penny traps. The editor of th. rsrer has built two Academies ont of his own means, has educated hundreds of your z gentlemen and ladies, who are filling palpits, school rooms, and pleading at the bar, thus extending widely our influence in blessing mankind Our whole life has been one of sclf-sacrf"e for the good of the pub lie Yet the pcnny-catchng skin-fiint of the PIcAYuHE thinks Us unworthy of trust be- cause VIC have failed to hoard pennies. And why have we failed. Simply because an internal conspiracy has contracted our cur rency and reduced the people below tho ability to ps,ronize Academies or to educate their children.-Dispa,ch.
 The above hypocritical, self1anda- tory, siurring article of Capt. An slcy's was very uncalled for, inas- much as the editor of tho PICA- YUNE has never written one line criticising his private affairs. In his attempt to belittle us, he not only makes himself ont poor, as the heading to his article indicate, hut one of the best men that ever lived. IL resembles strongly the cry of the Pharisce of old, who prayed on the street corners of Jerusalem. saying: "l thank God that I am not as other men are, extortiouers, unjust adulter' ers, or even as this publican; l fast 4wicc a week; give tithes sf all I possess" The Savior said of :hcsc: "woe unto you scribes, Pharisecs, hypocrits." We doubt not Capt. A. has done much good most men have some good in them.
 The assertion made in the above that we said he was unworthy of trust because he failed 10 catch pennies is false. As said hereto fore, not one line has tue editor of the PicAYUEE ever written con eerning Capt. Ansley's private af' fairs.
 As to the contemptible fling at us, we have little to say--Captain 4. being an old man has our pity. it is true we own our printing out
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Well, Hardly.

At present Arkansas is making strides that promise to make her the empire State of the South. Immigrants are pouring into her fields, factories are springing up in every direction, taxes are low and the laws are faithfully and inpar- tially administered. And this un- der the rule of the Democratic party. Does the period that ex- tended from 1868 to 1874, when the party of grand moral ideas held sway in every county in the State, present in retrospect the same sort Of picture?-Ft. Smith Elevator.
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GEO. ". REEVES.

In the last Dispatch, tho 2Sth "Wheeler' produced q list of char ges against me and they are false. 1 presume that he is an honorable man and as he cannot prove one ot them, he surely uiil dcsist from making false statements for politi. cal capital. take il for granted that be is real nice man, and therefore correct him. He has merely been misinformed, and would not tell lie for the world.
 GEO. W. REEVES.
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 We quote the following from the last issue of our dearly beloved contemporary, the Prescott Dis patch:
 IfJndgc Thomp'on, the peoples csndI- ddrtc for State Senator. is in truth and fact Il "carpc. -btggpr," ball1t-box suffer- and "black Rcpublican." as villtully published by tho Pic,YUSE of hat wock, how and why k it that over 900 ofthn best men and D"tno' crats in Hope township, where Judge Thompson ha7 lived for a long time, voted for him for county jnl2e as against the reg ulag nominee of tine Democratic party. We ngain a,k why? Tho yo," of itself speak, volumes in behalf of Judge Thompson.
 Four years ago when Capt. F. M. Thompson offered for county judge he received the support of perhaps 100 Democratic voters in De Roan towhship. The office of county judge is county office and strictly non-political. On this gronnd Capt. Thompson received those votes. The o;tice to which Judge Thompson now aspfres ls that Of state senator. This office is in every sense Of the word a DO. litical office. For this reason, and on these grounds, and in this race Judge Thompson will not receive Democratic votes. If to have re- ceived a small Democratic vote four years ago speaks volumes in behalf of Judge Thompson," then the fact that he will not again receive that support certainly speaks volumes against MT. Thomp- sons senatorial aspirations. If any one should think of support ing F. M. Thompson on personal grounds we would call his atten. tion 10 the fact that it is possible the General Assembly may have to elect a l.. s. Senator. Docs any Democrat want to send a Re. publican as U. $. Senator from Ar. kansas? To provide against such possibility we urge you to elect only trne and tried Democrats to the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas.
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THAT was au old threadbare jest, in last weeks Dispatch, about the
 PIcAYuNE being campaign docu- ment for Greenbackers, It bears the ear marks of Ansley and Gar land, and was no doubt gotten up by one or the other of them. Ans ley x Co.,, can't stop writing their fraudulent articles--there are scv- eral in every issue of the Dispatch
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FROM eye witnesses, we learn that F NJ Thompson, republican candidate for tie Senate was bad scalawag just after the war; for office, he not only turned over to our worst enemies, tho Republi. cans, but melted and armed the colored men in Columbia county, against the whites-Democrats. Will sensible men longer cling to the Greenback party, after endors- ing, and the ring promising him its supportl Reason promptly an- SwerS no.
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fit, office and residence, free from incumbrance. but we came by it honestly-by hard labor and care ful management, not having re- ceived ono cent by inheritance or otherwise. We now and ever ex- pect to earn a livelihood by the sweat of the brow. We, too, are poor.
 Captain Ansley, in the last lines of the above, lays his misfortune to a "contracted currency.' We cannot think so, when we see so many that have prospered-start- ing ont with nothing. Men are ever ready to make excuses for their errors or sins. We are le- liahly informed that Captain An sley began life under very favora- ble circumstanccs-that by mar riage he came into nice property, and was well of. If he has run through it all, as he ii.timates, he should blame no one but himself. But VIC will say to him, fortunes can be mendcd and made over again in this glorious free country, and he should, therefore, not grow Respondent, nor tearhis aethcr gar meat, because others are prosper ing.
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TIE Knights of Labor and Wheeler organizations are good things, and so recognized by Dem ocrats generally. But Democrats of this section are not trying to de- ceiye and eutrap these organiza. ,ions by hattery or appeals 10 prej- udice, as the Greenbackers are doing. Powderly, the grandest la hor organizer of this continent, and leader of the K. of L., is good Democrat, and will probably be the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor of Pennsylvania.
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Col. J. NJ. MONTGOMERY has another communication in this is. sue exposing Grecnback misman- agcment, and showing up Ansley and Pittman's deception in its true light. Thus two of the bosses are again brought to confusion.
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Now, that the Democrats have "chopped out' to stand, they will go to work in earnest. We hope our people will stand up squarely for the peoples party; Democracy is particularly the Southernors' party.
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 THE Texarkana Independent takes mp the cudgel and starts out to make q nasty fight for Republi' can Thompson, for senator from this district. Saturdays paper contained some low flung allusions to the PICAyUNE, because the word carpet-bagger had been used in speaking of Mir. Thompson. We pass them by as beneath the no- tice of gentleman, considering the source. The word carpct-bag- ger was wrongfully used by us by mistake, but the Independent makes no allowances for error; we suppose fl is past making anything of the kind,is perfect C0-in its own estimation. If the Independent wishes to support Mir. Thompson and work for his election, let it go at it right. The PICAyUNE is able to hold it's own against it and the Dispatch combined.
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AS yet no showing has been at tempted to disprove dark corrnp- ton and fraud in the Greenback nominating convention. The boss es are ''quaking in their boots' for fear the party at large will not stand by their ring meth ods.
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WE have heard a number ofvery prominent Greenbackers who were at the Greenback convention say they will not vote for the nominees picked out by the Court House ring-the bosses. The rank and file of that party in this county will do likewise.
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Mn JNo PITTMAN, Greenba ok
 nominee for Judge, says he is not dependent upon the Judgship for a living. We are glad to hear it. So Mr ?. is getting weak kneed.
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VERY oiten.the charge of the "Court House ring is without foundation, but not so in Nevada county. The ring is living reali- " hcre-composed of the Green back leaders, who combine 10 se- cure to themselves the best offices.
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WE are told that the Republi,

WE are told that the Republi cans in Nevada county number about 700 voters, and the Green packers only about 300. It is strange to us why Republicans will yield to a minority, giving it all the nominees for office, How. ever, we are informed that the col ored Republicans, over 600, say they won't be controlled any longer by the Grocnbac!l clement, as it has always fooled them.
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CoLoRED REPUBLICANS say the Greenback party of this county has bossed them long enough, as they always fail to get any of off ces, will. hereafter vote as they please.
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Ansley and Terry we expect are in the same fix. The ringsters read their doom.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

For Governor, SIMON r. HUGHES, of Pulaski. For Secretary of State, F. B. MOORE. of Washington For Attorney General, DAN W. JONES, of Hampstead.
 For Treasurer. ". E. WOODRUFF, of Pulaski.
 For Auditor, W. R. MILLER, of Pula.ki. For State Land Commissioner, PAUL NJ. CORES, of St. Frsncis. For Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. E. THOMPSON, of Drew. For Associate Justice, B. B. BATTLE. ot Pulnski.
 Judicial.
 For Judge, 9th District. A.B. WILLIAMS, of Hcmp,tcad. For Prosecuting Attorney, THOS. E. WEBBER, of Miller.
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0. $. Jones whines terribly Tn the Dispatch of the 29th, because I personated him and he had no opportunity to reply. He say s "that am ignorant of the first principles that characterize gen tlemen." Probably so, when meas ured by his standard. But his narrow guagc is like his politics, not much of a criterion. l mcn- toned his name a. one of the "hrm,' and if this hurts, he had better retire to private life. l spoke of that "yaller dorg," and II that ofYends, then he had better raise his qualified type of suffrage. "You cannot make silk purse out of a sow's ear" consequently l doubt the propriety of wasting much time or ink over his species. Therefore, in the future l shal orbear; and while in the days to come, 1 must live on, condemned by 0. $. Jones, l shall ever feel, that just in proportion as his class condemn, shall rise in the esti- nation of all whose opinion is worthy of respect.
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TIE MATADOR.

"sampson-the people-has al ready one aye open, yea, nc IS half erect. and gracious, how the lawyers tussle to lay the old man back on his couch. Too late, gem tlcmen. too late, look out for the jaw bone. Dispatch.
 We suppose the jaw bono' of distraction is the Dispatch; but the jaw-bonc which Sampson used was seryicable. only after the ass quit using it.
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 "Neeada county gets s4,l33'0o (of the school fund) making a per capita of v 1-i cents. Last year the per capita was 74 l-2 cents. "- Dispatch.
 Some how, when the above pa. per quotes "lggcrs,,' they invarl- ably tell some good thirg, which that "cuSsed old Democratic party'' mas done for the people. More figures, Bro. Dispatch.
 'aIt IS the impression of many oi our friends that the PICAYuNE IS doing our cause much good in this county. .o--Dispatch.
 Judging from the number oF re- gently reformed Greenbackers, the PIcAYUNE congratulates itseli that it does much good. Help out the good cause, "Wheeler." Reduced rates to Greenback clubs.
 "Has the public forgotten that q bill proposing 10 regulate railroad frcights, at the last session of the l legislature was stolen from the committee table and never traced up?2-pispatch.
 Nor has it forgotten that Messrt Ansley and Norwood helped tc lore bin "to tax railroads,o bS voting against it. when they as legislative trustees of the people, power betrayed that trnst.
 "Ihcv Democratic laWyers) or canized a club and urged upon then to be little apostles. to stir mp tho people and bring them into ranks Dispatch.
 But the Democratic party chose it's nominees in a fair primary, Vhil, the Greenback ringsters met in { little Court House conclavo anC put ont g ticket, which in two wei known instances, was not tlei partys choiee-Boss Greenback ers 10 the front-little grccnback CTS, fail in! PICADoh.
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Feeling From the Drouth.

FoRT WORTH, TEX, July 24.- Throughout yesterday wagons load. ed with families and their effects from tho western counties were streaming thorough the city. They are fleeing from the drouth prevail ent in the western counties, and have come here in quest of work t. They give most gloomy accounts of the condition of crops and the lack of water for stock. It has not ra'ned in some ofthese drouth. stricken counties for over year. Hundreds of families are abound. ing their cattle and homes and going eastward to keep from starving to death. The situation ia critical.
 Rain seldom falls in this drouthy district during August, and by the time ram comes it is feared there will be nothing left in the country
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress

We are authorized tn announce Thos C.. McRao as Il candidate for reelection to Com rress from this. the Third District, subject in tha actinn of fhr district convention.
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THE PICAYUNE was in error in stating Mir. F. M. Thompson, Re- publican candidate for the Senate from this district was carpet bag ger; the word scalawag should have been used, We suppose it is in order to apologize, and we here do so-to the carpet baggers, as a scalawag is worse and lower in political lore than carpet-bagger. To all carpet-baggers will say we are sorry of our offence, and will not offend again if we can help it..
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Tonaaline is giving general sat isfacton in my practice. It is do. ing all that is claimed it will do. G. C. Seitert, NJ. D., Cantrall, Ills.
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You are not old, yet your hair is getting thin. Your friends re- mark it, your wife regrets it. Par kers Hair Balsam will stop this waste, save your hair and restore the original gloss and color. Ex. ceptionally clean, prevents dand. rnit, a perfect dressing.
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REEVES TO THE FRONT.

Editor P1CAYuSE:-My dear friend, John Anslcy, in the Inst is- sue of his valuable paper, is very much alarmed, lett l should tell q lie, and deny the quotation mnde relative 10 Thornburg and Nor wood. He need not be alarmed. I considered the language l used the most forcible figures at my command, descriptive of the dis, tance between Geo. Thornburg and any man who denounced him as demagogue. Had Bro. Ansley and others, who are prating about this remark, heard 1t used from the palpit in describing the vast difference between good and evil, they would never have criticised it. If my integrity is to be shat tered (as he says) by the use Of vivid portrayals, pnngent terms and striking Illustrations, then ] say let it go, for intend to use such language to convey my ideas as snits me. so long as can do so and adhere to truth and justice. No, Bro. Ansley, "l cannot tell a lie," l did it; l am guilty, and ] am responsible for what gay and do. GEO. ". REEVES.
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Prod cts.

Tho principal products arc corn, cotton wheat, oat. rye. barley, miliet, broom corn sorghum, sweet and lri'h potatoes, turaiPt in fact vegetables of nearly every varieir grow here to perfection. Experienced trui grower. s..ure us that we hazard nothing la swing that no locality csn grow \ greater variety Of fruit, and to greater perfection, than Nevada county. The genial climate of thi. county, neither too cold in winter nQr too hot in summer, i, peculiarly adapted b the clllt1re of tho rronc
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Dsraaa Cpnntu gisaynas.

PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY
 J. w GARDNER. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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Soil an Climate.

The county is remarkably well timbsrs- Its most valuable wood. ar. yellow pine. sv. cry variety of oak and hickory, sweet, blNs and tupelo gum, maple, mulberry, ash, val nut, birch. beech, sycamore, linn, dogwood hsckberry, holly, red and water elm. per. shannon, cypress, beach. bois dare, blses locust, honey locust, wild cherry, red bud and sassnfrns
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stock knisink.

No oportion of the Southwest is beits' adapted to stock raising than Neveds county, On Prairie Dc Anne and along the streams. cattle, horses and mules thrive and do vel tho year round on the native grasses. Hor can be raised here almost without any ears at all. They fattcn readily in the fall upon tho ahundance of mast in the woods.
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Schools and Churches.

Of Prescott for the whites are pronouncea " the State Superintendent of i'nhic lnslfue' ton and others, the best in the state. eieep' ing those of Little Rock only, and v's's1ls from tho Northd eclare them equal to .uo schools in towns of like size in any oi "' Northern states. Besides the healthy ahaM cessihlc lo,ation, a moral and cnrrPrsnuPP town, and magnificent modern schooi Vunu ing with its seven large well lighted ana ,.n .lated rooms. seated with the best lolom5 and lock desks and all arranged to be hes'1 with furnaces, VIC claim the special hesai tnge of having an ablo and experienced iacu,l iI ty, A large assortment of maps, gloocs sap ,harts; chemical, botanical, philosophc"' mathematical and astronomical appara.". large geological and entomologicsl cao"r,,. a large and well selected library Tree 'o p pls; systematic pena,apship; frequent se,.r n.;c tAc leeture., excellent advantages 'h n, nai;s. painting and drawing; vocal music aiiu a,t. ."a thenlcs as A daily exercise, ana ", 'hsr,. lnNh ing normal class for the lealnlng "i paI"; ,'.,; The enroInent during the present se9'" ,S, year rurs up to near 800 pupils, anu
 daily attendance about 2S0.
 The county is reasonably well suppr;srr por;or with mail facilities, only afew of the ins.'t 't neighborhoods being remote rom ara hccs. The post offices in the county nyy.nS. Bells Store, Bodcaw, Bvughton, bouI'"F pour Elm. Store, Bluff City, Caneyt Clayton pel's and mot, Falcon, IIonasville Ianosou's sce, Prescott. Prescott is a money order o''
 Prescott.
 Prescott, the county seat, was I'iu .;,w. and settled in September, 1875, " ,siS s ated on the St Louis, Iron Mohn''IIa atls Southern Railway, 90 miles south oi shout Rock, and has population of 2ooo' mv nn'lrr. l20oO bales of cotton gre received per a" new The public buildings consist of pIs .boyy brick Court House, finished below snu sIyt co,t stairs in native pine, oiled, the bul'o;in'I inc ing near S2o,O00; splendid new Js.D,n ,nab. different church edihces; and the 'ineSt strhly lie schaol house in the -s.tte. snd V "7 oredi;ahlc school house for tho Of"'
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Sailroads.

Tho st. L)ais, l-on Mountain < South.r, Kalwav, the great Southarn route from si Louis and tho Norih and E.a. through Ar. kansas and Tcxas to Mexico aud Califnrn, penetrate. the rGrihern pat of the countr, entering 1t on tho cast sii. near Bourhtoa station, and going out on the west st Enne. \ distance of fifteen miles. Tho Ouachits < Choe:an Railroad, proposed road now b.. ing surveyed from point on the Ouscha river, near Camden, to point on the line ot Inc Choctaw Nation, near Ultima TnuIs must, by a stipulation iii the charter, pss, br the town of Prescott, and through the countY from the southeast to the northwest.