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Year: 1869

The receipts of hops over the n.
& D. Railroad at Nashville for this
season. up to this time, says the Ban
nes, will exceed the aggregate total
Of al the previous receipts since the
close of the war. The passenger and
freight business over this road is very
good at present.
Year: 1869




Your readers are more or less familiar
with the name of Two Bear, the greatest
Indian chief in this portion of the country
OF the Yanton band of Dakotas His party
met with great disaster short time since.
They were out on a hunt and were camped
at the head of Knife river. All day pre-
ceeding the night on which misfortune
came upon them, they said the air was full
of smoke, but being calm day could not
tell the direction from which it came
About midnight a brisk breeze sprang up
and before they icould get out of their
tepees the fire was down upon them 1t is
scarcely possible to describe the scene of
confusion that followed or the suffering
endured.


The fire consumed six tepees, and burn
ed over 90 Indians, besides many of their
ponies. Nine Indians have died, and there
is band of 40 tepees out on the prairie
that have not been heard from since the
fire. Most of the badly burned, also the
ponies were left with this band. Their
provisions and blankets, in many cases were
entirely consumed and their suferings in
consequence are great.


Two Bear says the fire was worse than
his fight with Gen. Sulley out at the White
Hill. If the suffering was confined to the
warriors alone it would not be SO bad, but
it extends to women and children | saw
one baby with its left hand nearly burned
to crisp, the fingers were burned off to
the second joints and the stubs drawn back.
The little thing could not have been more
than eight months old, its face and head
are also badly burned. 1t was crying bit
terly, the mother was mourning most pit
fully. The sight was truly distressing.


Two Bear has gon. to the Grand River
Agency to see if he cannot get something
for tepees, as the weather is quite cold,
having frozen to the depth of an inch on
barrels of water standing out doors =
Yankton Dakotian.
Year: 1869

The announcement in London Of the death
OF Mr.. Raymond creates deep feeling and sor.
row. The Pail Mall Gazette euloglses Ray
mond as publicest and journalist, aud says
his death creates gap which cannot be filled.
Ihe Telegraph says in private life he was
amiable, courteous, loyal and hospitaole. and
beloved by all even when opposed to many in


In the House Of Commons Sir John Gray
asked If there was any reason to apprehend
further trouble in Ireland and IL the military
force In that country was to be strengthened.
Mr.. Fortescue, Chief Secretary for Ireland,
stated tha the Government was informed that
Johnston, prominent leader in Ireland had
called meeting to celebrate the 18th Of July.
This was not an act OF hostility to the Govern
ment, Dut the pracuce OF increasing the mill
tary force in Ireland about the time of this ar.
niversary was never more necessary than in
the present year.


In the House Of Lords, Earl Grey gave NO.
tice that he should move TO omit in the Irish
Church bill that portion OF the preamble
which provides that the property or proceeds
Of said Church shall not be neld or applied for
the maintenance Of any church or clergy or
reported that the Cambridge boatmen will
withdraw from the match with the Harvard
Club.


A banquet was given on board the steam hip
Great Eastern AT Brest Sunday night. Toasts
were given in honor Of the Emperor Napoleon,
Queen Victoria, and President Grant, and TO
the union Of France, England, and America.
At an early hour yesterday morning the shore
line an d deep sea cables were splIced, and al
daylight the whole expedition put to sea- The
Great Eastern iipaying out the cable with ease
and rapidiiy. Dispatches received from on
board the steamer show that the work rs going
on without interruption.
Year: 1869

The following Is the substance of the letter
written by Father Hyacinthe to the " Eyangeli-
cal Alliance" meeting held in New York Oh
Thursday:


Father lIyacinthc said that he felt gratifcd
at the honor shown his discourses in Paris by
their republication in English He would have
been glad to have had them more worthy; but,
such as they were, he committed them to the
world. He added that he presented them to
America and those Protestant churches of which
his talented translator was one of the headS-
He was proud OF being a Freuchman, aud hoped
France would soon initiate the country which
she had done 50 much to liberate during TIE
revolution. He said he continued faithful to
the Catholic Church. II he bad entered pro-
test against her usurpa:ions one could Judge Of
his love by the bitterness of his lamentations
However. he was none the less sensible to the
sympathies of the churches of other faiths in
the stand be had taken. Icdid not think that
churches separated from the Catholic commu-
Mon are beyond the pale Of the Holy Ghost
Whatever may divide rs now. we will be uni
ted in the space Of time, and all live in hopes
of the same eternity and love Of the same God
We are all laborng in common for The great
Church Of the future Men had laughed his
ideas to scorn, but that he had expected. AZ
ter expressing himself further, he concluded by
saying that be looked forward % one God, one
faith, one baptism. aud one shepherd, aud
signed himself Brother Hyacinthe"
Year: 1869

The Border Railroad running from
Van Buren, to Fayetteville, Bentonville
and to the Missouri State line, in the di
rcction of Cassvillc, Mo, is now begin
ming to attract considerable attention.
since the building Of the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad has become fixed
! fact. We have the assurance that the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad will
be completed to Fort Smith within eigh-
teen months; and the early completion
Of the South Pacific Railroad of Missou-
ri to within forty five miles Of this place,
makes it of the utmost Importance to all
who are interested in making the connec-
ton between the Little Rock and Fort
Smith and the South Pacific roads, to
commence looking to their interests, and
see what can be done towards building
the North w est Border Road.


The first important step to be taken is
to see who is interested in the building of
this road None will deny the fact tia'
every citizen in North West Arkansas
has a deep interest in the connection be
ing made between the two roads; and the
citizens of South West Missouri, together
with the city of st Louis, should feel 4
like interest. Complete the Border Road
and the commerce Of st. Louis will be
increased at least one hundred per cent
in Arkansas; which will at once be seen
by sagacious minds of ST Louis, com
mercial men who will lend material aid
in the early completion Of this great
thoroughfsre And the same can be said
of Little Rock, Memphis and New Or
leans it will open to the above named
cities market to them heretofore un-
known, and one that would soon repay
them for the building the entire Road


Before we can ask our friends to assist
us we must first make an effort at home,
and show all those interested that We
mean BUSINESS, that we can and WILL
take hold Of the enterprise and place it
upon a basis that will. insure its early
completion.


The first important step that should he
taken is, let the Commissioners at once
open books for stock subscriptions, at
Fort Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville ahj
Bcntonville, appoint public meetings, gCt
the people aroused to their interests, and
get all The stock subscribed that can be
had Immediately. Sebastian, Crawford,
Washington and Benton counties, can
each subscribe five hundred thousand
dollars. If all will put their shoulders
to the wheel the North West Border
Road will be built within two years. And
with the completion Of the Pacific and
Great Eastern Railway of Arkansas
which is now fixed fact, North West
Arkansas will be the most favored coun.
try in the South W est. We have every.
thing to make us great and happy peo.
pie with the exception Of Railroads. Let
Us have them; they will bring to our peo
pie prosperity. wealth and happiness -
FaysHsrWs DaM0crdt.
Year: 1869

Private advees from New York City
intimate that Clayton was a universal sut-
frage man while there, and that he was
understood to mean that he would SO an.
nounce himself on his return to Arkan.
sas. Now you see it and now you don't
That policy probably paid there but i,
doesn't here, he thinks.


That's nice little joke Who can
tell us how the Governor does stand :
We strongly suspect he is looking for
some soft place, and of course wishes to
know how the cat will jump
Year: 1869

REMOVAL OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
A response was received by the Natona
Capital Committee from Gov. Harvey, OF
Kansas. He says that he will be present
in person at the approaching convention
and that he will also appoint a strong
delegation to represent that State


The response Of Gov Geary, of Penn
sylvania, would seem to be not in favor
Of removal until the national debt is paid
No delegation from that State will b,
prcsent.-St L9uis Republican, 30M
Year: 1869

From the above our readers can readily see.
that the Free School Sy stem is alive in our
county. Let all help by word and deed, and
soon every hilltop will be crowned with n
shool house and each child afforded abundant
means to become well educated.
Year: 1869

The day fixed upon for vote Of the
qualified electors of Mississippi, to be
taken on the new Constitution, is the
Both of November. Separate vote is to
be taken en- the disabling and dsfranchis-
ing clauses, as was the case in Virginia


This gives the people fair chance to fix
upon themselves good Or bad Const.
tuition. In this course GRANT shows fair
ness, and it only remains to be seen,
whether he intends to wither the hopes


OF the people Of that State, by course
similar to the one proposed for Virginia.
Year: 1869

SECRETARY BoUTwRLL.-Aeting Secretary
Richardson has received Information from Sec
retary Boutwell, TO the effect that he will no
return here this week. 1t is highly probable
that the Secretary will remain ia Groton until
tue latter part OF next week
Year: 1869

Don't it? The man who says it don't
pay to advertise is, just as likely
as not, doing it in some way
all the time. If tho merchant hangs
few of his goods outside of the
door-he is advertising. If the cab.
met maker hangs a chair or other ar.
ticle of Furniture at bis shop door
he is advertising. If man loses a
horse or a cow and tells every one
he meets, he is advertising his
loss. The Doctor who has boy to
run into Church and call him out is
advertising.


A man cannot do business without
advertising, and the question should
be, the best way to advertise. If you
have a lot Of personal property to
sell, which is best to write out a few
notices that not one in in fifty will
stop to read, or go to,the printer and
have a lot of well displayed posters
If you are in business Of any kind, is
it not better TO keep q regular stan
ding advertisement in your home pa
per, that will stare your friends and
customers in tho face every week,
rather than trust 10 the old togy idea
of-"Oh, they all know me?"


But says Mr.. Saveall, advertising
costs money. Very true, and as does
everything else; and it is a good
thing that advertising docs cost some
thing. If it dos not, every little
worthless concern would stand as
good chance for being known as
the very best and most useful. If
you want tho people to know that you
have anything to sell, advertise it in
your home paper first, then in your
neighboring papers. The man who
has a reputable business, and spends
the most in a liberal system of adver-
tising is the one who makes the most
money. This is q truth we'll verified
by the experience of those who have
tried it. A wagon may be made to
run without greasing, but it is hard
work; so a man may manage to
scratch along without advertising,
but he will be very apt tossee his ad.
vertising neighber going ahead of him
at a 2.40 gait.-ladepensieae, Gruysiil.
M .i. ....
Year: 1869

RAISING PorAToEs.-A correspond
ent gives the following as his plan for
raising potatoes: Plow your ground
deeply, harrow downssmooth, mark
out three feet apart, drill or plant in
hills as you like, cover shallow with
dirt, on top Of which place straw iii
partly rotted all the better) ten OF
twelve inches thick. You have now
nothing to do in the potato patch
until digging time, when you raise
tho straw and take out the potatoes
which will be found in large yield
and nice and clean.
Year: 1869

-a d


Whenever a church SO g far mis-
takes the end Of its. existence as to
suppose that its main business is to
keep itself warm and comfortable by
the enjoyment of it's ordinances, 1t is
certain to discover it's error sooner or
later. ordinanoes win prove deceit
full cordials to men who will not work
the work of God. The warmth
which once they found in the services
of the Lords house, will die out of
them, and professors will shiver, even
in the midst of them, MS we some
times shiver before 2, fire, when we
seek for that heat without which
would come at once, were we BY Wig
orous exercise to accelerate the circu.
lation.
Year: 1869

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Every day I see more clearly the
Importance of more earnest work
for the salvation of q dying world,
and lament the little effort, even by
ministers, made to. spread his truth
abroad and snatch souls from end
less woe. ~ I am satisfied that we de-
pend too much on what we are
pleased to coll special efforts of
few weeks in the winter season,
and then let 20 of the sinner until
another special time arrives, while
in the intervening season many are
called to pass from time to eternity
with no preparation therefor. 1t
ought not so to be-.
Year: 1869

I have visited churehsa within a
few months where there was set
tied pastor, and those members told
me they received no visit from the
said pastor for years. I have heard
Others say they had been ,sick for
months and the spiritual adviser
never made his appearance. What
are ye doing, ye who pretend to be
ambassadors for Code Where
dwellest thou r Are you staying
at home, where your. children are
are crying for bread, and your
church-members starving for the
bread OF life, peradventure some of
them dying, aud no one to speak
words Of cheer rs they leave this
earthly shore Can you ever for
give yourselves if God will forgive
YOU: -.
Year: 1869

Certainly last night the lady managers Of the
entertainment that is now going on at Odd Eel.
lows Hall, had no reason at all to complain of
lack Of patronage, for all the evening the two


arge rooms were filled, and place at the re-.
freshment tables was at one time quite difficu
to find. The special attraction was a children's
ball, which was given under the kindly vol
unteered direction of the well known Prof. Vegas.
In order to make room for the dancers the re-
freshment tables, which had been previously in
the ball room, were removed to the supper room
in the rear.


BY 8 o'clock the little dsmsels and their atten-
dant juvenile cavaliers had assembled in such
numbers that they quite filed the room, while the
"grown folks" to whom dancing was interdicted
until the children's ball was over, formed deep
fringe around the pretty vsriegated patchwork
which the many colored dresses of the wee win.
some lassies made. The children kept their ball
up until ten O'Clock, when, tired out with their
play, they reluctantly acknowledged the sway of
the sand man, and yielding their places upon the
floor to their elders, went home to live over again
the evenings pleasures in the sweet dreams
which The sleep of childhood knows.


But the children were not alone in their pres
ence at the fair. Children of larger growth
were also very numerous and proved themselves
very appreciatiye of the efforts made by the lady
managers by purchasing very literally. Ger
tsinly, as with each article they bought they OBJ
tanned the satisfaction of having done deed of
charity as lagnisppe, all their investments were
very profitable to them. Theirs were bargains
out of which both seller and buyer made some.
thing.


The donations which our people have sent to
this fair are some of them very beautiful and of
such value that their presence is token of great,
coed feeling on the part Of the donors. We yes
terday mentioned some of the principal ones In
the list, however, we failed to place a very hand.
some pyramid sent BY the steamer Belle Lee,
which formed the center of attraction on the
table upon which it was placed. Nor must we
forget to chronicle the fact that the Hancock
Club again sent superb gift to the table which
bears their name-a large and handsome cake.


Tonight will be the closing one of the fair. We
can assure our friends that although the attend.
ance was so large last evening. there is still
enough left to satisfy the wants Of every visitor
who may call. 1t is probable that being Saturday,
there will be but few entertainments to attract
the young folks, aud it ia therefore to be hoped
and expected that those whom other engagements
have heretofore prevented from attending the fair
will tonight find time to pass an hour or two
there. The dancing will commence early, and
will close in time to allow every one to get home
before Sunday morning, and such inducements
ought to draw q crowd.
Year: 1869

OF all the returning, that one after
the funeral il the saddest. Who will
say it ID not 90, who has followed a
loved one to the grave7 While he was
sick he went In and out, anxious, sor-
rowing, suffering. The solicitude to re-
Llieve, and care for, and comfort him en-
crossed us; the apprehension of our own
dissolution, in case he should be remov-
ed from US, almost drove us wild.


While he lay dead under the home
roof. there was . hurry and hustle in
preparation for the funeral rites. Frien ds
are sent for, neighbors are present, the
funeral arrangements are discussed. the
mourning procured. the hospitalities of
the house provided for, all is excitement;
the loss is not yet perceived in all it's
greatness. fsea a sa hna


But after the funeral,'-after the bus
tie has subsidized aud things begin to
move on as usual then it is that we be-
gin to know what his befallen US. The
house seems still and sepulchral though
in the heart of the city; and though its
threshold be trodden by familiar feet, il
deserted! especially the roo m in which
he struggled and surrendered in the last
conflict There are his clothes. there
OOoRoS
there his ever vacant seat at the family
board. During his sickness we had not
so much noticed IT, ese things, for we
hoped ever that he might use or occupy
them again. But now we know it can
never be, and we perceive the dreadful
vacuity everywhere


Oh how cheerless the night shadows
come down after the funeral No moon
or stars ever shone 80 dimly; no dark.
ness seemed so utterly dark. The tick
ings Of the clock resounded like bell
! strokes all over the house. No foot
step is now on the stairs or overh cad in


the sick chamber; no nurse to come and
say, he is not so well and asks for you,'


no indeed; you may sleep on now and
| take your rest. If you can. All, poor


heart 1t wilt be long before the sweet


rest you once knew will revisit your


couch. Slumber will again bring the
| scenes through which you have just pas
sed and you will start from it but find


them all too real. God pity the mourn


er after the funeral! q. uo11
Year: 1869

CHAMBER OF CoMMERCE.-Thc rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce are now on the
first floor over tn" First National Bank.
The SccretaTy's bulletin Of the daily trans
actions ut the Corn and Flour Exchange
will be found at the door leading up to the
Chamber and at the door OF the Corn and
Flour Exchange. The annual meeting OF
the subscribers to the Chamber OF Com
mcrcc will he held on "Wednesday evening
next at ) O'Clock for the election of Il preSi-
dent and directors and the transaction OF
tlcr hllSinrSS.
Year: 1869

NEEDS ATTEHT1oS.-Thc attention of the
police authorities is called TO the condition
of the bridge over the outlet between the
Dock and the river between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets. Several horses have
been Injured in crossing il, and there is now
great danger to those who attempt TO drive
nt.r ir
Year: 1869

THE SOUTHERN DEAD AT ARLINGTO,
From the National Intelligenc,
A little narrow bed of earth


Hold, now their PROSTATE forms,
Last to the land that gave them birth,
And deaf to her alarms.
Their folded hands can jpin no strife,
Their hearts can feel no hate,
Sure soldiers brave and true IL lite
Deserve a soldiers fate.
How bOollesS is n warfare made


On mute aud helpless men;
Who never more can grasp a blade,
Or strike one blow again.
Tie womeR # their people love
Their deeds in battle done.
Dear memories Of those who strove,
Aud whose short race is run.
Now by their cold pathetic dust


They crave to come to come and weep
And emLlems bring of love and trust
To Leautify their sleep./
Gods blessings come to all alike,
For all his flowers bloom,
Shall it be lett for man to strike
The garland from the tomb
Year: 1869

Men will wrangle for religion
fight for it, die for If anything but
live for it.-LaoOR.


We may judge of men by their
conversation toward God, but never
by Gods dispensations toward them.
Palmer.


1t is easier to 60 six miles to hear
a sermon, than to spend one quarter
of an hour in meditating upon it
when | come home.-Phtlip Henry.


The reason why so few marriages
are happy, is because young ladies
spiend their time in making nets,
not in making cages.-Swyt.


The most ridiculous of all animals
is a proud priest; he cannot use his
own tools without cutting his own
! tingers.-LdcOn.


| Bad men are made the same use of
as scatfolds; they are employed az
means to erect u building and then
taken down and burned Cecil
Year: 1869

THE municipality of Chicago has
just completed a practicable tunnel
for wagons and foot passers under the
river at Washington street. Being
divided by the navigable river, whose
active harbor business kept the nu-
merous bridges almost continually on
the swing, the communication was
much obstructed both on land and
water, This tunnel remedies that
difficulty on one principal street, and
is believed to be the pioneer of a sys-
tenn that will abolish the bridges on
all the great thoroughfares. Thus
egresS will be made free in every di-
rection, and the city may spread out
equally over all the e&panse of fiat
prairie which surrounds that city.
The Chicago papers speaks of 1t in the
Chicago style, as if it took rank be-
fore the seven wonders of the world !;
but it really is a great work for Chi
cago, and is very creditable to that
place.