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Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Hon. r. C.. Mcitae.

NASHITUsH BLUFF, Feb. 2i, 1886,
 Editor PICAYUNE: see inyour last issue that a bill introduced by the Hon. Tbos. c. McRae, protect ing homestead settlers has passed the House and is now ready for the Senate. 1 must say for him he proves himself by his works, and proves himself to be the people, s man by looking to their best inter. ests. While contending for tie justice and principles of the peo- pie, he should he upheld by every good citizen of the country, spec ially the homeless and laboring man. A great man is best seen in his great works, and we love to praise the lllustl;ous man of the past for his good works. This is what we can say fer the gallant Col. McRae. Few men can bear the scrutiny of public career better than "our Tom,a and we are proud of him. He has large claims on his people for admiration and ap- preciation for his working ability. He has the personal courage to claim for his people their rights, regardless of politicians or men.
 A. G. STUART.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
THE Fsyettyille Democrat seems

TIE Fsyettville Democrat seems to think the discussion among Arkansas papers about working the public roads with convict labor ont of order, that such thing IS impracticable. We do not think so, and see nc reason why bill al- lowing each county to work it's public roads with the convicted criminals and jail birds, can not be gotton up.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

LAST week we received copy of the Columbus, (Ind) Herald containing our article written q few weeks since, refuting the slan- derous letter written that journal about Arkansas, from Gurdon. The editor of the Herald in com menting on the article copied from tue PICAYUNE said he had no in ,tention of injury 10 Arkansas, and therefore cheerfully published the article.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
PATENTS
ats, Trade Marks and CopyriEh..

Caveats, Trade Marks and Copyrights Otained, and sll other business in tho l.. $ Patent Office attended to for moderate fces Our office is opposite tho Y. $. Patent of fee, and We can obtain Patents in less tim than those remote from Washington.
 Send model or drawing. We advise ss to pstentsbiIity free of charge; and We make DC charge unless we obtain patent
 We refer hero to the Postmaster. tho Supt. of Money Order Div. and to official. of the |. <. Patent Office. For cireutsr. ad. vice. terms and references to actual clients in your own state or county, write Lo
 C. X. SNOW & co,
 Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D C.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

ATTORNEY-G GENERAL GARLAND acknowledges there Is strong ground for the charges made against him in the Pan Electric Bell telephone suit, that "there is much in it worthy of thought, (well we ".hould smile'0 but says he will take steps to meet this, etc., as soon as Congress makes an inves- tigatiOn.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

A monument will soon be put over the graves of General and Mrs. Robert Toombs at Washing. ton, Ga. It will be draped shaft twenty-five feet high, and come direct from Italy.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

PERSONS in need of money are reminded that II. Crittenden of Montclair. N. J. offers $500 to any one that will prove that the earth revclves on it's axis or that it moves around the sun.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
shave.

There are rumors of strong lob hies at Washington to oppose all Legislation intended 10 restrict the occupation of public lands by al iens. It is said the extent of the schemes for land monopoly is not lalf known,
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFIcEAT CAMDEN, ARK. ]
 Fphrltor,- 9 IGAF }

ItUTudTA /. lNNh,
 N0TICE TSHEREBY GIVEN thnt thc W tollowing-namcd settler has filed mo. uce of his intention to make final proof in support uf his claim, and that said proof will be made before tLc Judge of Nevada conn. ty, Arkansas, at Prescott, on March 6th. 1886, viz: Carlton W. Clark. Nevada connty Ark, Il ]. Entry No. 7275 and lI674, for tGn' W. NV See, 10, Tp TO- SIR 22 w. origi- W additional. -- He names the following witrnsso. to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiyn- ton of, said land, viz: John Ward. Chester Buchanan, llance J Buchanan and Isaac |. Harris, all of Prescott Nevada county Ary
 W. k RAMSEY, k gi,ter,
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

THE bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter passed the House Friday and will probably go through the Senate and become a l,w. The Arkalisas delegation yo- ted solidly for the bill.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

THE Senate has passed bill ap- propriating, s250,00o for Gen. Grant. It is 10 be hoped the House will kill the bill.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

ONE of our most valuable eX- changes, the Pine Bluff Press Ea- gle. came out in bran new dress last week. improving its appear ance very much. It is a high ton ed, moral paper, and ever stands up in defense of law and order. We wish it continued success.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

HENRY WATTERsON, the famous editor of the Louisville Courier J Journal, who has been dangerous ly ill is impro wing slowly.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

SENATOR JONES' bill dividing the eastern district of the State federal court into two divisions, is favorably received by the press.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

The PrctYUxE fight for the principles of DEMOCRACY
 which alone can afford prosperity and happiness to measure
 that may party but will do in ne and not outside the party party has been the party o the people since organized and the best interests of all classes conserved by its holding tine res of government While co,endng principles of the party the PICAYUNE will not indulge personalities against those opposing it, but will endeavor 0 be as conservative possible.
 The PIc>yrE be othe best country weekies Will do all that possibly be done to advance the mate rial prosp sry of Nevada and adjoining counties
 The special attention county matters and the will he given through its
 dents Every will have full opportunity of furnishing from any seclon
 The PcAYuNn believing that the agricultural class furnishes sus backbone thereof will devote special department Any who fell disposed contribute tHis department Wi be glad receive contributions for it.
 of the most important of this speea Department charge of Prof J. " C"nger, will kept up parties may contribute it, they desire 4A-5 an -A-dv9-tiGl-ag ag Medium fhe PeAYUNE superiors and affords fine opportunity all wishing reach the people of this section It has
 fs3NA rEEE CIRCULATION spE NEAR fG0o, very reasonable Parties dsamce will do well to cor { csp9nd, and secure space n lis columns.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

TIE Blair educational bill is meeting strong opposition in the Senate. Many Southern Sena- tors oppose it as unconstitution- al, and Northern Senators are mak- ing objectionable amendments to killit. lift passes t will be q close shave
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Educational Department
]. ". CONGER, Editor.

We give below an interesting article from Miss CoHnevey. It Is we'll worth the careful reading of all teachers:
 Methods of Reading.
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

MAxwELL's trial is set for May ct
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Nevada and contiguous counties.

NEVADA COUNTY ronulation shown by the o number she has avotlng capacity of 2SOO The valuation ofWoperty in the county s gvenih at over &2 G(reO0 PRESCOTT the county scat,
 las population of nearly 1000 and gets
 more trade than town between
 Little Rock and Texarkana
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03

All kinds of legal blanks for sale at..this office
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
z'Iac Job $pGsacc

casS and complete and work executed at LOWE PRICES SIo0t0 worth new oh type of latest styles, recently been added Louis and Little Rock prices will be du catcd.
 all Communications for the paper and all letters
 NEVADA COUNNY PlCANUNE,
 Prescott, Ar,
Nevada County picayune., 1886-03-03
Post Offices.

The county is reasonably well supplied with mail facilities, onlv n few of the interior neighborhoods being remote from post of fees. The post offices in the county are Bells Store, Bodcsw, Boughton, Bourlsnd's Store, Bluff City, Caney, Clayton. Delta, En- met, Falcon, Houesvlle, Lauesburg and Prescott. Prescott is a money order office.
 Prescott
 Prescott, the county seat, was laid out and settled in September, 1873, It s situ- ated on the St Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, 96 miles south of Little Rock, and has population of 1000. About l2o00 bales of cotton are received per annum. The public buildings consist of fine n, W brick Court House, finished below and above stairs in native pine, oiled, the building cost ing near S20000; splendid new jail; the different church edifces; and the finest pub lie school house in the sts,te. and highly creditable school house for the blacks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

A special from Halifax, N. s., says that
in Annapolis County, where the contest in
the recent election was very close, one or
more of the ballot box es are missing. As
aresult the secessionist candidate, Attorney
General Longlev, m ay be counted in.
Valparaiso advices of the 22d state that
the steamer Cachopol, on her voyage to
Coquimbo few days ago, encountered
heavy weather. A p anic occurred among
the deck passengers, who lowered boats, all
of which foundered, six passengers being
lost The greater part of the deck cargo
was thrown overheard. The vessel arrived
safely at Coquimbo on the Goth.
A dispatch from Prague, Bohemia, states
that a ferry-boat capsized and a large
number of persons were drowned while
crossing the Suzawa river on the 23d, fifty
persons being thrown into the water.
Twenty five bodies had been recovered.
A frightful oolliery explosion occurred
on the 25th at Rochamp, in the department
of the st. Saone, France. Twenty-four
men were killed and sixteen entombed
alive.
The University of Edinburgh conferred
the degree of LII. D. upon DR.. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes on the 25th. The title was con-
ferred in the presence of distinguished
company.
An enthusiastic reception was rendered
the exiled French Princes upon their arri-
val at Dover, England, on the 9th. The
party consisted of the Count and Countess
of Paris, the Duke of Chartres, the Duke of
Orleans, and fifty companions. The Comte
de Paris has issued manifesto protesting
against his expulsion from France in the
name of justice, and asseverating his pas
sionate attachment to his country.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
Gatlinu,s New Life pestroyer.

WAsHINGroN, June 27.-Dr. Gatling, the
inventor of the famous Gatling gun, is in
the city. He will soon have ready a new
form of his machine gun specially devised
for use by the police in our great cities.
It will be constructed on the same principle
as his large street and field gun, but will
be very light and compact The barrels
of the gun are only twelve inches long,
and the whole thing, when mounted on
a police wagon, will not weigh more than
fifty pounds. His idea is to have two or
three of these guns mounted on a police
wagon which can be driven rapidly to the
scene of a threatening riot. Each gun will
fire at least 1000 shots minute, and the
DOCTORS notion is that the mere knowledge
that such weapons are in the possession Of
the police will of Itself prevent any violent
action by O mob.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
EATON. OHIO. THURSDAY. JULY ]. 1885,
SIX PERsoNs pRowNED.
A Sailboat with q Pleasure Party Aboa
IL Capsixed.

A sailboat with Pleasure Party Aboard
Is Capsixed.
PRovIDENCE, R. L, June 27.-E. J. Farm
or, his wife, Mary c., and daughter
Mamie, aged 6; Mr.. c. W. Girsch, wife and
three children, both men being members OF
the firm of Farmer, Girsch & Co., engravers
and printers; also, VIM. g. Brayton, their
travelling salesman, and his wife, went for
sail down the bay at 2p. m. in the sailboat
Wanderer. They reached Bristol safely, and
Island. The wind was blowing strong and
Mr.. Brayton, who was sailing the boat,
was unable to manage it. About p. m,
when entering Potter's Cove, the boat cap
sized, and six Of the party were drowned:
The four children were in the cabin, and
were not again seen alive. The names OF
the other victims are not known at this
writing Later accounts add the name OF
another victim to the list of drowned, that
of Lottie Garland, twelve years of age.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
soBBINe UP sERENELx.

The Ono Vessel, the Cornerstone OF the
Republican Navy, Described ~ . "Ms-
rine Crazy-Quilt."
One would have thought that enough
had been said about John Roach's no.
torious contract vessel, the Dolphin.
But that frisky craft turns up again as
lively and saucy as ever. The Sem
ate, in a spare moment from its PEN
sion hobby, thought it would be good
thing to waste more time over this
wearisome subject of the Dolphin.
Secretary Whitney, in compliance with
Senate resolution, has laid before that
body mass of information concerning
the vessel, which the Republicans, last
fall, vainly endeavored to utilize for
political capital. The boasts of the
New York Tribune that the vessel sue
ceeded in weathering storm on her
last trial cruise are considerably quail
fed by the report of Captain Meade
on that trip. who designates her as a
marine crazy-quilt, the general plan of
the ship and machinery being unsatis-
factory and wholly unsuited to the
needs of a navy. The report of tho
civilian experts was still more damag-
ing, declaring that the Dolphin is not
fit to contend with bad weather such as
is usually encountered by our coasting
steamers. She was strained by the seas
she encountered on her trip to Fortress
Monroe, and her crew were not in
clined to risk their lives on board of her
again.
It will be seen, therefore, that the
Republican Senators have very poor
material for political capital in the
Dolphin. Their brethren in New
York made notable efforts, last fall, to
persuade the people that the only OBJ
lection to this notorious craft was on
the part of the Secretary of the Navy,
who was resolved to sacrifice that lib
eral Republican contractor, and con-
| tributor to campaign funds, John
Roach. But the contractor made q
very sorry martyr, and not even q
ghost of an issue could be made out of
| him or his marine crazy-quilt The
wonderful change which has taken
place in year in the management of
| the Navy Department has removed
every trace of Chandlerism and job
berry, and when Congress sees fit to
strengthen the hands of Secretary
Whitney by thorough reorganization
of the system under which the depart
ment is conducted, there will be no
delay in carrying out, in the fullest
and most satisfactory manner, the
great work of creating navy worthy
of the Nation. The era of knavery
and peculation in the department has
been succeeded by wise, business-like
management, and the taxpayers may
now expect proper return for their
money, which was out of the question
when Robson, Roach and Chandler
ruled the department--Albony Argus.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
A NOVEL CONTEST.
The Demonstrating Performance Wit.
messed BY Quaker City Knights.
lPhiIadelphia Record1

The Button-Bursting Performance Wit
messed BY Quaker City Knights.
Philadelphia Record.l
Seven fat cherry pies, each nearly foot
in diameter, rested in as many plates in
row on a high, narrow table in Quaker City
Hall, Broad and Columbia avenues, on
Thursday night. Nearly three hundred
members of Apollo Senate, Knights of
Sparta, sat watching the pies curiously.
The Senate, which had just held its quar-
terly meeting, had gotten through with its
business and the Senators were awaiting
the announcement of the committee on
amusements, of which Mr.. W. J. New aters
was chairman. The pies did not suggest
to them what sort of an entertainment had
been prepared, but when seven hungry
looking newsboys filed into the room and
began also to eye the juicy pastry it was
evident what was about to happen. 1t was
tc be pie-eating match, and the boy vino,
without the aid of knife, fork or fingers
devoured his pie, was to receive one dollar
in cash in addition to the fifty cents he
had been paid to enter the contest.
The seven pies had been made to order,
and were fairly bursting with their rich
and ruby contents. Mr.. McWaters tied
each boys hands firmly behind his back,
and then stated the conditions of the
match, which were to be eaten from the
plates, each boy to Ego as you please"
but without in any way assisting each
other. If the plate fell upon the floor, and
the pie did not tumble out of it, the con-
testant could get down on all fours and
continue in the list. At signal seven
heads were ducked into the seven plates,
and such devouring of cherry pie COM
menced as was never witnessed before in
the neighborhood. When the line of faces
were turned up after the first attack to
masticate the enormous mouthfuls tbs
| spectators exploded into a roar of laugh
| ter. Blood-red noses and chins, and
mouths with patches of pie-crust
| sticking all over them, made
such a grotesque sight that one of the
members of the Senate burst his buttons
off. One of the contestants had pulled his
plate off on the floor and was on his knees,
biting away in a most furious manner.
The contest lasted five minutes, by which
time James Dougherty, lad of sixteen,
had eaten up every crumb, licked his plate
clean and looked like a painted devil in a
pantomime. Two of the boys lost their
pastry on the floor, and the other four
finished in half a minute after the cham
pion had called ''time." He was presented
with a silver dollar, made how, said he
would match himself against the town as
rapid consumer of pie, and retired with
his defeated companions to n wash tub
The members Of the Senate went home te
get the buttons sowed on their clothes,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
Gasoline Explosion.

CoRRY, Pa, June 27.-This evening Mrs.
Mark Sheldon, after returning home from
a drive with her husband, went into the
kitchen to light the gasoline stove. Mr..
Sheldon was standing on the stoop. In
stantly horrible explosion occurred, and
Mr.. Sheldon turning to go into the kitchen
was confronted with his wife in a sheet of
flames. After an awful struggle the fire
was put out, but not until Mrs Sheldon
was burned nearly to death, her whole per-
son presenting a sickening appearance.
There are yet hopes that she may recover.
The house took fire and, with its contents,
was burned to the ground.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
Strange Freak of Lightning.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, June 27.-The light
ming played a curious freak here Friday
evening. 1t struck the head house on the
surface, and the fluid passed down the wire
rope into the mine below. distance of one
thousand feet, and, coming in contact with
miner, drove it with great violence into
the body of his laborer, Daniel Monahen,
in f1icting probable fatal injuries. Evans
tainted from the shock.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01

burg, W. Va, on the 22d Judge Bond
American Bell Telephone Company in the
graph Company.
Minard Van Hyde, aged ten years, and
Willie Dozer, aged eight, were drowned in
25th, while bathing
The Roane Iron Company, the largest
iron industry in the South, have decided
to resume work at their rail mill in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, which has been idle for
five years. The works are to be remodeled
into Bessemer steel rail mill 1t will
have a capacity of $50 tons of rails per day,
and will give employment to one thousand
men.
The Kentucky Republican State Execu-
tive Committee held long session at
Louisville on the 25th and decided to NOM
mate candidates in every Congressional
district in the State. A call was also made
for John W. Yerkes, of Danville, to oppose
Joseph Barber, the Democratic nominee
for Judge of the Supreme Court.
The warehouse of the Consolidated Tank
Line at Peoria, ILL.,, containing 10000 gal
Ions Of oil, burn ed on the 25th. The burn
ing oil commun icated with the freight
house Of the Peoria & Pekin Union railway
near by and this was also burned, together
with thirty cars aud a large quantity of
freight. The total loss will approximate
100000.
A disastrous railroad wreck occurred
near Des Moin es, Ia, on the 25th. An ex-
ira train crashed into the broken section
of freight train, smashing the caboose
int cplipforo nf tho oiobt lroe n In h0r-
ers who were asleep in the caboose four
were killed, two injured and two escaped
unhurt. The engineer and fireman saved
themselves by jumping. Five cars were
demolished, three of which were loaded
killed.
In th Criminal Court at Parsons, Kan,
on the 25th William Quarles, Edward Hol-
lis, W. L. Buchanan and Albert Jaystall,
all of whom participated in the late South
western railroad strike, were found guilty
of conspiracy, and sentenced to pay 500
fine and costs and thirty days imprison-
ment in the county Jail. Counsel for de-
PENDANTS filed motion for new trial.
Dispatches from Decatur, Rockford, and
other points in Central Illinois report a
severe hail and wind storm on the 25th,
which did great damage to crops.
1t was announced on the 25th that the
manager of the Elder Publishing Company,
of Chicago, had completed arrangements
with Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, sister
of the President, to go to Chicago and take
charge of the editorial department of Lit
erary Life.
In theraces at Muskegon, Mich, on the
25th the PAGER Ned Hunter, with record
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-01
Mail Pouch Robbed,

ANN HARBoR, MICH, June 27.-The
through mail pouch to Ann Harbor from
the East, which arrived late at night and
was locked in the baggage room till morn
ing, was stolen last night and rif1ed of its
contents. The open mail bag and the scat
tered letters were found in a neighboring
field. Drafts to the amount of 81 900 were
left with the mail not being available,
while as much more in cash is believed to
have been taken.