The Van Buren press., 1893-01-07

mrs. senator james n. Jones
will present q handsome gold med
al to the musical department of
Galloway College annually for the
ensuing five years.
In the Ohio congressional cleo.
tions the Democratic candidates
had q plurality Of more than 1O,-
600, which shows that the State is
really Democratic. Mr.. William
Mckinley will please take notice.
And now comes the Courier
Journal into court and deposes
that Kentuckians do not drink
whisky. We shall expect soon to
hear that ducks do not swim and
that Republicans do not steal Sem
atorships.-Appeal.
We wish TO thank many news
papers of the State for their kind
expressions of sympathy in the
disastrous loss to US Of the VAN
BUREN PRESS, and we hope to
prove worthy of their many ex-
pressions of good will for us.
The Little Rock papers bring
the startling announcement that
Rev. Sam'l. II. Buchanan, who was
for several years secretary and
treasurer of the board of trustees
of the Arkansas Insane Asylum,
lie q defaulter to the amount of
$5,O33.4O.
Hon j. M. Peel, ex.Prosecuting
Attorney, son of Congressman s.
W. Peel, died at his home in Ben
tonville on the morning of the Goth
of December. He was o prOmls-
ing yonng attorney and his death
is regretted by q large circle of
relatives and friends.
Complete returns from the
Twelfth Senatorial district show
that A. 8. Erwin is elected Sena-
tor over his opponent, 7. G. Trim
BILE, by AT majority. Senator
elect A. 8. Erwin was elected to
fill the unexpired term of his
brother, Senator M. NJ. Erwin,
deceased.
State Aunditor-elect @. B. Mills,
has re-appointed three of the old
force in the auditors office,
Messrs. Glen McCulloch, of Boon
boro, chief deputy; DR.. McColloch
of Malvern, book-keeper; 0. s.
Rieff of Fort Smith, warrant clerk.
Capt. 7. G. Moore Of Magnolia, is
q new appointment and he will act
as general assistant.
"Anybody who chooses to be-
lieve that there are $4,000 legi.i-
mate claimants on the Govern
ment bounty now living, twenty
seven years after the close of the
war, is, of course at liberty to do
80, but to most people this will
seem Incredible" says the Phila-
delphia Ledger; and the Ledger
is the most reputable Republican
journal in the United States.
The Republicans are raising
Cain because the Mexican war
pensions were increased $720, 900
last year. The reason why they
are raising Cain is that most of
this insignificant sum will go to
the South. They see no objection
to spending $2OO,OOO,0OO, provid-
ing it goes to the North.-Mem-
phis Appeal.
Senator Carlisle's friends now
say he will decline the proffered
portfolio of the treasury depart
ment under Mr.. Cleveland. At
least, that is his present intention
and unless strong pressure is
brought to bear npOn him of such
a nature as to make it hard to re.
sist he will remain a senator from
Kentucky.
Charles Williams, colored, who
was charged with ravishing a
neighbours 11-year-old daughter,
Alberta Watson, colored, at Lit
tie Rock, has been tried in the
Pulaski Circuit Court, and the .ju-
ry found him guilty. and assessed
his punishment at l8 years in the
penltentiary. The limit Of the law
is 81 years.
The only aspirant so far for the
Office of Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, says q Washington dis.
patch, is Hon. s. w. Peel of Ar
kansas, and a great deal of quiet
work is being done by his col
loo r~,,oc ~ %hn Houco a,,I Nono<o