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Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Hon. Thos C. McRae was given a magnif- icent welcome by his constituents upon his arrival home from Congress. Up to this time be has no opposition, but will be re- elected by an increased majority whether he has or not. Benton County Democrat
 Although there is now no regular ly organized opposition to MT. Me Rae, the Republicans may put out a man few days before the election. Let every man stand guard-we must poll our full strength, and increase Mir. Mci1ae's majority.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
Worth Hundreds of Dollars.

My wife used only two bottles of Mothers Friend" before her third confinement. Says she would not be without it for hundreds of dollars. Had not half as much trouhle as be- fore. Dock MILES,
 Lincoln Parish, La. Write Bradiield Regulator Co.,, Atlanta, Ga., for particulars. Sold by Hugh Moncrief.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

President Harrison has been "swinging round the circle"-mak- ing tour through the West. His junketings means he wants the Re- publican nomination for a second term, but he has been such com plete failure as Chief Executive that his party can't afford to again nomi- nate him.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Early last week, the noted outlaw and train robber, Rube Burrows, Of Alabama, was captured. While in prison, under guard, he fooled his captors and secured pistol and at tempted to escape, when he was shot and killed.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CAMDEN, ARK,
 Nctnher 13. 1S9n.

VNVVVNI 'N'VV' Notice is hereby given that the following named settled has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before County Clerk of Nevada county. Ark- h Prescott, Ark. on November P, 1890, viz: Perry C. Hays, of Nevada county, Ark.' H. E. No, sos, for the NJ SWi Sec. 70, Tp' II &, R. 20 West.
 his continuous residence upon and cultiva- ton of, said land, viz: William NJ. P. Mitch. el, Henry J. Cummings, John P. Tunncli and John l.. Eagle, all of Lacland, Nevada county, Ark. J. k. HUDSON,
 Register.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Sheriff w. II. Briggs, of Howard county, is missing, and his friends are very uneasy about him. About the 9th inst, he went up to Little Rock with about S6 300 on his per son, and it is thought he was mur- dered and robbed as he disappeared after being at Little Rock a few hours. Detectives are trying to find him
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

No man in Congress dld more ef- ficeDt work than our conscientious Representative, Hon. Thos. c. Me- Rae. Then go to the polls and vote for him and get your neighbor to do cn
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

It is announced that the engage ment of Mir. Wilkinson, of New York, to Miss Winnie Davis, has been broken off.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
We are afraid that our Democrat

We are afraid that our Democratic contemporaries are 'too previous" in welcoming Judge Mitchell back to the Democratic party. We would be glad to see him come back, but as vet have seen no timber at the stream to rebuild the bridges he burnt behind him" few years ago. -TTexarkana Democrat.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
,, of Washington.

McRaes majority two years ago was about 1000. Let's make it 10000 on the 4th of Novcnb,r [Nageota "aaaer.
 Yes, by all means increase his majority to 10000. Instead of 1000, it was G,l93 two years ago. Let every Democrat turn out and vote, and see that all his friends vote for McRae.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Appropriations made by the Fifty first Congress for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 1891, aggregates about S461, 109, ,06i, an increase of S65,- 57l ,545 over those made by the Eff tieth Congress, covering the same period of time,
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Swift's Specific is entirely vege- table medicine, which has ever cured blood poison, scrofula, blood humors and kindred diseases. Send for our book on blood and skin diseases mailed free.
 SWIFT SPECIFIC COMPANY,
 Atlanta, Ga.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
CORRESPONDENCE. News and General Topics from Our Special Scrloes'

[NorE-Correspondents will please wri'e upon hut one side of paper and make proper names very nlaiu. Communications should reach this ofnce py Saturday or Monday--Tuesday morning at iates' Be brief-long articles often have to be cut do"n' or left out, if paper is crowded.-iE EpiloH'
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Col. Adam Clark, of the Arkadcl- phia Standard, is candidate for Sergeant Arms of the House of Representatives of the Arkansas Legislature. He is a deserving gen tleman, and we trust will get the pIano
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Texas will have railroad commits sion. By all means Arkansas should have one, too, and the next Lcgisla- ture will have to grapple with this 1.nnrtinr,
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Times scythe continues to nov down the great as well as the lowly. The past week has witnessed the death of Justice Miller of the Su- preme Court of the United States, and ex-Cabinet Minister, A. W. Belknap, of Washington.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
BUYS COTTON and PRODUCE

will buy your and produce, giving highest market price therefor No need take long trip to Prescott Hope- guarantee do well by you, pay good price your and sell you goods low either place.
 cordial invitation given everybody to call and inspect my goods Respectfully,
 Oct. go. B. T. LANE, Laneburg, Ark.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Keep it in mind, the Congression- al election comes off Tuesday, Nov. 4th. Turn out ahd vote for McRae.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

The reason the PICAYuNE is the most popular paper, has such a large circulation, and is growing so fast, is because it is by far the best paper in the county-better printed, contains most news and reading matter.
 Live merchants always advertise, when they can do so Tn live news poper. The PICAYuNE offers the best medium of reaching the people Of any paper in South Arkansas.
 Go to W. l.. Webb and get one of those good buggies, while you can get them so cheap. He is closing them out now at cost.
 Rolled oats, oatmeal, cracked wheat cnd hominy flakes at sam r. White X Co.'S.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Sentence has been pronounced up- on Woolfork, the Georgian who mur- dered a whole family, and he will hang on October 29th.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
Cor Loads of Bran New Goods,

of every kind and proposes sell cheaper than Vii not allow Prescott Hope underse me. lust try me can suit you kind of goods in both style and prices
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
Nillisville Warblings.

sam Wreyford, learn, is not any better.
 Weather fine for picking cotton, and farmers are making good use of it, too.
 Mrs. Mattison (the old lady) fell last Tuesday, the 1th, and broke some of her ribs.
 Sorry to hear of the death of MT. and Mrs. J, E. Henry's little child, Friday morning, October 10th.
 A sad affair happened in Waldo on Wednesday, the 8th inst. Mrs. Greer, wife of Mir. Tom Greer, of Waldo, caught a-lire and was burned so badly that she died Thursday morning at o'clock.
 am requested to announce to the public that Hon. W. V. Tompkins will speak at Herring X Bulls store, at Wilisville, Saturday, October p, at o'clock p. m. A full turn ont of the people is earnestly requested. All opposing candidates are invited to meet him at the above place, and a fair division of time will be ac- corded them. Come one and all, and let's hear Democracy in its purity. DIC OoTON.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
HG~ ,. es ss" CURED

By taking Hoods sarsaparllla, which, by t'c remarkable cures it has accomplished. las proven itself to be potent and peculiar medicine for this disease. If you suffer from scroiula. try Hoods Sarsaparilla.
 Every spring ny wifo and children have been troubled with sorofula, my little boy. three years old, being terrible suaersr. Last spring he was one mass of sores from head to feet. We all took Hoods SarsapaxtliA and all have been cured of the serofula. Ny little boy is entirely free from sores, and aii four of my children look bright and healthy" w. B. ATHERToS, Passaic City, N.J.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists, si; six for ss. Prepared ossy by C.I HOOD & CO. Apotheearies, Lowell. nsss.
 100 Doses One Dollar
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16
SCROFULA

Is that impurity of tho blood which produces unslghtly Jumps or swellings in tho neck; which causes running sores on tho arms, legs, or feet; which develops ulcers in the eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or deafness; which Is the origin of pImples, can cerous growths, or "humors;" which, fastsn- ing upon the lungs, causes consumption and death. It is the most ancient of all discases, and very few persons are entirely free from it
Nevada County picayune., 1890-10-16

Editor PICAYUNE As 1 went up to Prescott Monday, l noticed in the Carouse bottom new bridge over a slough. l thought surely the over seer knew that said bridge would wash away with the first little fresh ct, but upon inquiry found that Judge Robinson had let the contract for two such bridges.
 MT. Editor, as a tax payer, we enter our protest against such fraud ulent expenditures of the people s money. Judge Robinson knows that such bridges won't stand and he knows that the people who travel that road won't be benefited at all The contractor knows it, too He has lived on said stream long enough to know that such bridges are not worth a cent. Judge Robinson and his contractor may not have been of the old time Radical type, but from she looks of that bridge they were grafted and grew from Radical stem. D. J. NELL.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
Fon THE FAnMEn.

Senator Pierce's Hili to Create an Agri-
cultural Investigating Comntssion.
Senator Pierce has sent up q bill which
is OF general interest to the farmers in the
entire country. It creates an agricultural
commission, and the bill provides that the
president shall appoint seven commission.
ere, at least four Of whom shall be prac-
teal farmers, whose duty it shall be to
take into consideration and thoroughly in
vestigate the causes of the present de-
pressed condition of the agricultural inter.
ests in the United States, including the
laws relating to the inspectors of
grain, regulations governing warehouses
OF elevators used for storage or
shipment of farm products, the possi-
bility Of providing Cor interstate inspection
Of cereals, the relation of railroads aud
transportation rates to prices Of products,
the influence Of the tariff on the prices Of
necessaries of life and its effect ON the
agricultural industry and generally such
consideration OF the subject matter Of this
inquiry as in the judgment of the COM
mission shall best secure the object speci-
fed in the title to this act. In the course
OF their investigation they are AUTHORIZED
to visit various portions Of the country and
are to be paid at the rate of $40 per day
when engaged in active duty and actual
travelling aud other necessary
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
TOLD IN A

HE San Francisco p~resbytery has voted
against . revision Of the confession of
faith.
PROMINENT oil men met in Pittsbure
for the purpose Of organizing to fight the
Standard Oil company.
The Russian bishop Of San Francisco
will be recalled. He will be succeeded by
the archimandrite Of st. Petersburg.
PREACHERS at Ottawa have condemned
from the pulpit the action Of the governor
general IN PLAYING hockey on Sunday.
The strike Of the Dundee (Scotland)
dock laborers was terminated by the
masters c%onceding the demands of the men.
In the election for Patrick, Scotland,
Parker Smith. %unionist. received Alas
votes, and Mr.. Tennent, o Ola stone ill.,
eral. received 1929.
AsEcRET meeting Of flint glass mann.
factursrs Yves held in Pittsburg, at wh,cl,
it was decided to form q trust, but definite
action was deferred.
The Parnellite members OF parliament
held . meeting aud 70 elected Mr.. Parnel!
chairman. A vote OF confidence in Mr..
Parnsll was adopted.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

like figure of a woman stood by a win.
dow. apparently gazing ont into the
radiant night. She slowly turned al
our approach, and VIC stood face to
face with the ghost of the murdered
wife. For q time i could never tell
how long dead silence reigned. Then
these words were pronounced in a
chilling tone that seemed like an echo
from the tomb:
"1he sea giUes up its dead"
My companion sank upon his knees
in pitifnl, abject terror. ooh, Gene
We've, forgive, forgive mel" he cried.
"My God, / have suffered-how / have
suffered! Pity and forgive mel"
The attitude and the cry of uumis-
taxable anguish were, to my mind, SUI
ticient evidence of Tracy's guilt.
While we were both completely
dazed, the apparition vanished. When
the villain had somewhat recovered,
and become VAR of all that he had
betrayed, he tried in a confused way
to account for his exclamation, but /
was not disposed to lose the advantage
so gained, and SO affected to possess
absolute proof of his crime.
Finding denial useless, he confessed
all and pleaded %eloquently for his life.
His evident remorse affected me.
called in Rose, and the result of our
consultation was that We agreed to keep
to ourselves all knowledge of Trac.,'s
crime, upon these conditions: The
criminal was to devote $1s 5000 -
out Of his annual income of 800. O0O-
to the sick and destitute OF the power
ty-stricken portions of New York, and
he was to live an upright, regular life.
He was to personally superintend,
each year, the distribution of this
money, and at the least deviation from
the terms of these conditions we were
at liberty to denounce him to the an
thorities. To make everything secure,
we had exacted a written confession
from him, to be used as evidence in
case he violated the terms of our con-
tract.
When we were alone together again
I tried to induce Rose to explain the
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

Pta4 toEtxt6ft aSohlession. 0hnnnlv
shook her pretty head 10 all my MEAD.
tpes, but refused to Join me in nv new
feelings Of regard for Mr.. Tracy.%
New weeks later I was deputed to
invite sOur Murderer" a. hose and /
called him, to an evening entertain
ment ut our house. There VA I'd lie
music and tableaux. My part Of the
performance, Rose said, was merely ia
sit next to Mi. Tracy in the audience
and prevent him from leaving the
house IN any event, for. as Rose sig.
~nificantly observed. Something might
happen that would brighten him. .
Upon the evening Of the entertain.
ment the company assembled at about
y o'clock, MIR. Tracy and myself being
assigned seats in the rear Of the Others.
The tableoax, interpreted with music,
went on successfully for an. hour. then
the programme changed and the staoe
manager made this announcement:
Ladies and gentlemen, we are fa.
vored tonight by having in our midst
the great materializing medium, DIR.
Slayton, recently from London. where
he suffered considerable persecution
for the sake of his supernatural Pow.
ers. He has kindly consented to give
us o slight exhibition of his remarka-
BILE ability to communicate with the
unseen world. He promises, however.
not to fsighsen ANYBODY who has rot a
guilty conscience"
This speech was greeted with laugh
ter and applause. a d The int;oductiou
OF DIR. Slayton was generally believed
to be q capital joke, part of the a,u,,sc.
ment OF the evening. But the veri a
Die Doctor soon aprea Ell upon ;le
stage, to the snrp.i.e of my coinpa,iol
and myself, who were familiar with his
appearance, he having been one of oil,
Iellow-voyagers upon the fateful jour
ney from Euiopc.
Nothing very terrifying occurred.
Some familiar airs were played by nm.
seen agencies, and bouquets of natural
flowers We're bestowed upon some oi
the ladics-fowers that came from
nowhere, apparently.
Presently Mr.. Tracy aud myself
we're requested by a messenger to lie.
rair to the library. We crossed the
hall and entered the room, which wa.
illuminated by the silvery light of the
full moon that shone III. ougI the long
windows.
We We're not alone. The phantom
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21

peesss q ~ seed essin couamissjoo: Ienoe.
iltoeones.ssv selatinsto q ssstisssd stoe ~.
ssSsS r. md n.. Crew &C., ssa, rsssFvsssoss; sutAes:
rsnte q convtcts q taels Saxninss. Amsodtng
ehaPtsc ~, lava q len. relating 70 ortosiaS
is, ISL Bi siiSs p:.ssa s ssosssia y; s sas 8. s; I; ssr:
and tax ,tion Of realroad property. FrovilinS
fcr the sals % incumbfanes d homesteeds
Creating . board Of charities and cofrecttoos.
Puntshtng the counterfeiting OF trade marks
and Advertisements Nemorislising conaress
tione. Adjourned.
In the house bills were introduced: To carry
into eMect section 4. Of the Constitution to %.
Hills; 70 apportion lands granted to the state:
70 amend section !. chapter 49,, session laws Of
1857 to provide for the construction Of dykes,
creating Artificial rsssrvoies;to amend section
go. compiledlaWs OF 1851: TO amend subdivision
I. section 1919. compiled laws; to authorize
the erection Of coutt-housss and jsils. The
Ssi,s II on spproRrtAtion, Introduced two
RESOLUTION to tndsanitsly postpone che Mcin-
tyre blu to apportiou public lands was lost.
III h non,s T SM, into ns9s so%%ntts:s q TIE whole &c
chair. Along debate followed and 6naliy the
rate OF interest was axsd on chattel mortgages
Adjourned.
In the eensts on the 18th several senate bills
ms,noriaii4ing congress- asking for .iesislstion
for the relief Of former settlers OF the Winnie
bago md Grow Greek reservations passed. The
president appointed Senators Greene, Ktttridee,
Johnson, Gavin, Proctor, Norton, and Byrne .
s isa sss,,. on lava, the bin :gpropri.s;
inassinsry public schools. Btls introduced:
Amending section I, chapter lis, laws OF 1855,
relating to the trsspass OF animals. Appropri-
sting money to cover tho deficiency IN certain
bills pas:ed: Authorizing Lawr,noe county to
around ice holes.
In the house bills were introduced: By the
temperance committee, an act to prescribe
penalties for the unlawful transportation Of
Intoxicating liquors to provide for the better
enforcement OF mechanios' liens: to provide
Tor Ming chattel mortgages. II this bill be-
comes . law all chats mortgages will be fled
in the sownshtp whore they are given: Bills
were passed to p. Deserve the waters In
the ris siou. river; authorizing the .ievying Of
expenses Of the constitutional convention t o
submit the question o; the permanent capital;
authorizing. the commissioner of school and
pubic lands to make selection Of university
lands; making railroads responsible for con.
tracts OF agents to carry into effect the pro-
Visions OF section l. article y, Of the constitu.
tien.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
HORRIBLE HUMAN SACRIFICES.
The Butchery -Often practiced by the Saw
e OF Africa.

ages OF Africa.
The victim 10 placed on Q block Of wood,
with his legs stretched out stiff in front Of
him. Beside each ankle Q small stake is
driven firmly into the ground, the same ct
the knees and at the sides, running up un.
der the arm.pits. These are then firmly
bound together by cords, securing the body
rigidly In it's position. His head is then
placed In a kind Of cage formed by o ring
of cane fastened round the neck, with nu-
merous strings attached to it, which are
drawn up over the head and tied together
in y loop. A plant young sapling is now
stuck in the ground about twelve feet from
the victim and bent over toward him until
the extreme end is caught in the loop, and
all the strings round the ring are drawn
taut and the neck stretched stiff by the
strain.
The executi0ner then makes his appear
ance, escorted by the young men and wo-
men of the village, each holding over him
q pain -leaf, forming q kind of canopy. On
reaching the victim they fall back and leave
hun there alone. He wears q cap formed
OF large black cocks tails; his face is black.
ened with charcoal down to the neck: his
hands and arms are also blackened up to
the elbows, and the same with his legs down
to the knees. Around his loins he wears
several wildcat skins. Standing in front
Of his victim, he makes at first two or three
fsints with his knife, to get a proper swing.
Then, deliberately bending down and tux
ing o piece OF chslk, put there for the pur-
pose. he draws a thin line around the neck,
and putting q little fine sand on his hand.
SO as to get q good grip, with one
quick blow with his knife, sewers the head
from the trunk. Ustil just before the K
ecution the whole village is wild in expec.
tatton OF the event. Groups of dancers
are to be seen, drummers are at work, aud
every kind Of musical instrument adds to
the tumult. The head, after being severed,
is jcrked up In the air BY the released ten.
sion Of the pole.
Then, upon the sight Of the blood their
vllest and most inhuman passions are
aroused. They act like wild beasts, clutch
at the head, smear each other in the face
with the blood, aud a general scrimmage
always ensues, resulting, more often than
not. fatally.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-21
TnEY YELL FRAUD.
The Organs II tho P~elyga,nsus MsrSrehy
0oeuay Feel Their Dornnt.

The Organs - h relygasneus Wsrirehy
Seesly Feel Their Dsgsat.
Discuesins the election che Herald, the
organ Of the church, says: I'VE don't be.
ltsve there l. IN Intelligent, honest man ia
the community who thinks 10. q moment
that the liberals have any such
numbsr Of legal voters a. cast bal-
lots for the ticket Monday. fraud, illegal
registration, disfrAnchisement Of legal
Mormon voters aud f%imfamming were
practic.d blythe liberals openly aud with
out opposition. and BY these means only
have they carried the day. Il unqusstion-
ably was . crooked election. To what ex-
tent the crookedness was carried we do not
pretend to say, and the whole truth will
never be known"
The Deseret News says editorially: @The
municipal election Of this city was carried
BY liberals (Gentiles) Yesterday BY q ma
iority Of 800. The procsssesb by which this
result was reached 10 notorious. The sue.
cesseul party, in whose hands, under the
Edmunds law. was the entire manipulation
ofthe election business, ran special trains
over the Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
and registt red gangs Of men clear to the
Colorado line Who had not the qu.li6ca-
tons Of electors. being non-residents.
After the lists were made up fully ore.
half OF the peoples registered voters
were challenged by citation to appear
before the registrars and show cause why
their names should not be stricken of. The
names Of those who from any cause failed
to apl ear we're removed from the lists. The
Others were treated in contravention OF the
decisions OF the supreme court Of the United
States. Yesterday Others who had never
been notified found when they appeared at
the polls that their names had been arbi-
traEily removed from the registers
list without even o challenge at
the voting places. All the lib
erals challenged for cause were permitted
to swear in their votes, while in two
Of the precincts at least not one challenged.
member Of the peoples party was permitted
to do this. Had it not been for such dis
honest methods the peoples party would.
have carried the day by at least fifty. 1--WE.
There 10 . large mass of evidence, :largely
In the form Of ahadavits, which proves the
trrth OF the foregoing statement. The
peoples committee has not yet determined
or not whether 1t will contest the election
In the cou,ts. The great majority Of the
people feel that they have been shamefully
robbed Of their rights"