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Year: 1875

ARKANSAS. One af tlIes grstifyjng s&as pf 'tlnstinits in Arkansas and ve claim h ns one oE the many good results 'd tte present. administra- tion by Gov. Gafland-is the rap idly increasing degree of mutual good feeling between the white and black population of the state, and the new feeling of contents ment, and spirit of industry manifested by the latter.

 That there has actually Nand truly been . better feeling be- tween the two races in Arkansas, since the new regime, and that the. colored people have shown more of a spirit of contentment and industry than was ever before known, is too patent to require any proof. This we call a good sign; indeed, an excellent sign for without friendly relations be- tween the white and colorcd pop ulation of our State, and spirit of industry and frugality among the latter, VIC can make but little headway in agricultural pursuits. And upon the. successful prosecu- ton of our Agricultural interests, to a great extent depends the prosperity of the people of our State.

 We therefore hail with no small degree of satisfaction this new state of feeling; and we commend the good sense of the colored peo- pie in the disposition they eyince to settle down, abandon politics and go to work to acquire an hon. est living and gather up some property. In this effort we wish them eminent success, and we hope the white population will en- courage them to be frugal, indus trious and honest.

 Politically, the colored people in Arkansas, have no earthly cause to complain. We seen ii stated a few days ago in some pa per, that the colored office hold CTS in Arkansas at this time, un- der the Garland administration, number more than they have un- der any other administration since reconstruction, not even ex- cepting Powell Clapton's.

 The success of the blacks in the various pursuits of private life, cannot be secured by, and will not be the result of, any measures inaugurated by legisla- tion. Here their own good be- havior, their own industry and frugality must be brought into use; and we hope they will re member this and act accordingly The condition of the colored peo. pie needs much improvement and while we are confident the white people will do their part toward bettering their condition the colored man must remember that the efforts of their white frieds will do no good unless they themselves, do their part. Let the good feeling which has sprung up between the two races be encouraged, and the better qualities of the colored race vii be developed.
Year: 1875

From Mir. A. B. Carroll, the city weigher, we learn that eight thousand four hundred and eighty eight bales of cotton have been weighed at the city scales since the beginning of the last cotton season.- Pine Bluff Press.
Year: 1875

A CURIOUS decision has recently been made
in New Jersey to the effect that cows tail is
not part of the COW. A milky mother of the
herd was grazing at large near town bound
ary line, and was taken in charge by the
pound-keeper and impounded because of her
errancy. TIE owner complained that not
half the animal was over the line, but that
the major portion of body was in another
town, and so exempt from seizure by the
pound-keeper in question. The astute j. p.
ordered the COW to be measured in order to
settle the vexed question. The owner of the
beast insisted that tie tail, as the head and
body, should be measured, but the court
ruled to the contrary-thus deciding Ethat the
tail was not part of the COW.
Year: 1875

THE English papers, perhaps spurred by
fear of increasing emigration, now aver that
the English laborer is in pretty comfortable
circumstances anyway, and vastly better of
than his fellows on the continent, or even in
America. He is practically untaxed unless
he uses spirits or tobacco, has employment at
fair wages all the year round, and is free from
the burden of military service. But the labor
er takes issue with the papers, and contends
that his lines are not cast in pleasant places
and be oughtto know if he is happy and con-
tented.
Year: 1875

ONE of the Washington correspondents
makes this remark: Randall, of Pennsyl-
vania, jolly companion and convvial good fel-
low, no longer has steadied himself to the line
of duty admirably this session." Now this
is too bad. The Democratic victory is even
greater disaster than we at first supposed.
If responsibility is to take the mirth out of
man let us do away with it. Weed the DEM
ocratic party of its jolly good fellows and
there will be precious little left oft worth at
Year: 1875

THE Maine Farmer intimates that the Au-
gusta correspondent of the PRESS is infu-
enced in his opinions by his commission as
member of the Governors staff. On refec-
ton the Farmer will probably regret having
suggested so trivial and absurd "a thing. A
gentleman who has earned a military title by
good fighting service and conspicuous desert
in the field, is hardly likely to be unduy
elated by an ornamental title of no higher
grade than his real rank in real war gave
him.
Year: 1875

FIRE AT NORTH CoNwAY.-The elegant
summer residence of e. B. Bigelow at North
Conway, which cost over $4,000, was entirely
destroyed by fire Friday night. The house was
unoccupied and occasional fires had been built
to keep it dry, and defective furnace was
probably the cause of the fire. A heavy gale
at the time prevented saving anything of the
building or its contents. Insurance not known.
Year: 1875

sloping surface was difficult to hold. A narrow
plank walk led down to the galiows The sun
shone brilliantly upon the ica and the red wall Of
the jail, but a keen and uncomfortable wind was
blowing. A scm-crcle of policemen surrounded
the gallows, and back Of them the crowd slowly
gathered, 200 or more altogether coming into the
yard. Those who had been excluded surrounded
the fence and pecred through knot holes and peep
holes cut through the boards, and the constables
within hammered on the fence against them and
ordered them vainly TO go back AT last, the Jail
yard being half full, stir arose as precededby the
two clergymen and the Sheriff and followed by u
posse, jarvis and Jackson came out plnioned
Both, at the express desire of Jarvis, wore new
suits Of black cloth. Each had little noseSay at
bis buttonholc. Jarvis smiled broadly as he pass
ed through the crowd, looked up with half laugh
at the moose as he came under il, and then stood
under 1t smiling, facing the crowd. The nooses
were adjusted, the ccrgymen and the Shenii babe
the men goodb and the caps were drawn dowii-


The axe of the Sheriff was heard moment later
in the half minute Of dead silence, cutting the rope
that held the weight, and the two black bodies
sprung into the air. Jacksons neck was broken
at once, so the doctors said afterwards. Jarvis
was hauled up two feet, and the rope brose. iie
fell on hls feet and tottcred half paralyzed by the
shock, but was quickly supported by three men,
and swayed helplessy about between them Two
or three in the crowd said "shame" under their
BREATH but nobody spoke aloud. Jarvis muttered
something inaudibly to the men about him, who



A man clambefed out upon the beam from which
Jackson was swinging and passed down rope
hastily, and then descended. That took minute.
The man below to whom the rope was passed let
it slip from his hand, and it flew up again and dis
appeared. Jarvis muttcred again inariculary. a
second time the executoners assistant climbed
out upon the gallows beam upon which dead
body was hanging, and passed the rope down
again. That took another minute. No mistake
was made this time The moose was securely fas-
tened to the rope, and the men had hardly time to
step away from around him when Jarvis was slow
ly hauled up by the neck and strangled in tie ar


The crowd, half Of which had no business to be
present, had enough of hanging that time.


Life was pronounced extinct in Jacksons case
in eight minutes and in the of Jarvis in twelve
minutes after suspension. The bodies were con-
veyed in coffins to the house of Jarvis's widow in
South Oyster Bay, and will be buried at Jerusa-
lem.


The Sheriff says the ends Of the broken rope
locked as if it had been partly cut in two. Under
him the arrangements Of the gallows were manag-
ed by the New York professional hangman who
hanged Mechella ut the second attempt year
ago last Friday.
Year: 1875

The address of Ex-Judge Kent at the
opening of the session of the Constitution
al Commission is much to be admired for
the Difference with which it treats OUR
present constitution and the prudence of
its suggestions in relation to changes.
Long familiar with the merits and demer-
its of the present instrument, and master
of every part of it, this able and expert
enced iurist enters upon his work with a
circumspection and fidelity to his trust that
command for him deep respect among the
people who are to be affected by the work
in which he is engaged. We trust the
Commission viii pursu, their labor in the
spirit of the Presid cnt's op address.
Year: 1875

The DetIoit Free Press Office keeps boy to do
nothing but sit on chair and yell shut the door :"
People who come up stairs on business are thus
saved the pain Of hearing seven or eight mon yell
ont in succession
Year: 1875

The message Of the President relative to
the necessity of providing additional sea-
coast defences created sensation in the
House The Committee on Military Al
fairs, to which it was referred. immcdi-
ately called special meeting for its con-
sideration. The members Of that COM
mittee state that it is true that the sea-
coast defences at present are in very
weak condition. and that our armament
would be utterly worthless in the event OF
attacks by foreign foe. They say, how
ever, that they wish to be more thorough
ly advised as to the necessity of immedi-
ate armament before they shall report ad-
dtional appropriations at time when the
people are about to suffer from the bur
dens of increased taxation to provide cur
rent expenditures.
Year: 1875

Mr.. MooDY says the devil goes to
church more than any one else. Yes,
and he wears creaky boots, goes late and
snores half through the sermon, is the
first to rise at the opening and the first
to sit at the closing Of = hymn. That's
him
Year: 1875

The verdict for the plaintiff in the
Green Bay railroad suit was surprise to
Everybody, IS the natural inference from
tho long time the jury remained out was
that they would disagree. They were
out from half past nine o'clock until hall
post four in the afternoon. It is under
stood that this will not end tho matter,
as the defendants are entitled to = review
Of the case before . full Circuit bench,
consisting Of Judge Dillon, Judge Miller
and Judge Nelson, which cannot be had
until the June term. -. e"
Year: 1875

Yes, there is no doubt about it,
times are dull, but this monotonous
CRY of dull times is getting to be
dullest Of the two. This cry meets
us in every walk Of life and we
often hear it from people who use it
with certain JUNCTION as it were, as
though they rather liked it. This is
especially so with that class OF
chronic delinquents who are always
behind with their little bills and
with whom times have been dull
since their infancy. We opine that
the someWhattoo settled conviction
that times are dull iu q great meas
ure retards the growth of better
times. There is too great lack
Of confidence, and capital is over
shy of investment and remains idle,
except in the hands Of 4 few reck.
less speculators-to draw it mildly,
for we came near using a different
term-Who by their eXtravagant
operations and frequent collapses
unsetlIe values and demoralize the
business Of the country.
Year: 1875

IN addition to the laundering at
Cape Fattery Of the steamship Pa
ci6c, by which nearly two hundred
lives We're lost, the story of which
is told by the sole survivor this
morning, comes the announcement
of The burning Just outside the har
Dor of Galveston, of the City OF
" AGO. The passengers and crew,
some tlftypersons, took to the boats,
but as q gale was blowing at the time,
they drifted out to sea, and their
fate is as yet unknown. Added to
this comes the story Of the rescued
sailors of the schooner Rich,
wrecked off the coast OF Cuba re-
Gently. On one Of the small islands
in that section these castaways
found the hull Of an iron ship, and
on shore, in temporary shelters, the
dead bocies Of several persons, the
entire absence of food showing only
too plainly that they bad met death
by starvation. With all these hor-
rorS comes a rumol from Boston
that two briggs and five schooners
from that port have been lost with
all on board. Surely this is
startling addition to the already
long list OF disasters at sea which
have been recorded within the last
few years.


! ate telegrams say the impress
sion prevails that none of those on
board the City Of Waco escaped in
the boats, as at first believed, but
that every soul on board met death
by fire-a truly horrible theory,
that may yet prove taIse.-Pioneer-
Press, Noe. 10.
Year: 1875

A candidate for Il vacant vicar
age i'll England announces an inven-
tion Of his own which may prove to
be useful. 1t is a peculiar arrange
ment OF the pulpit, with q clock to
give warning. When at the end of
the half hour the clock sounds
an alarm, it the preacher does not
conclude within three, minutes,
down comes the pulpit, with the
parson and the rest Of the append
ages,
Year: 1875

On Saturday Gov. Ingersoll settled the Senatorial question for the present by ap- pointing ex-Gov. English Senator till the session of the next legislature. This is an unobjectiOnable choice and secures @ sound anti-infationRt just where he is most wanted. Mir. English will no doubt continue in the Senate through the entire coming session, as Congress does not often remain long together during the summer of the presidential year.

 The political success of Gov. English is . singular instance of advancement by reason of disregard of the usual party ties. He owes his election as governor to the fact of his having risen superior to the demands of mere partisanship in his earnest support of the war for the Union, in his votes for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and in his much more important because decisive vote for the Fifteenth Amendment. In 1872, again, it was chiefly through his influence that the Democratic members of the legisla- ture, of whom he was one, cast their solid vote for o. s. Ferry, a pronounced Re publican, but considerably more Liberal" than Gen. Hawley. No doubt this action was largely occasioned by Mir. English's personal dislike of Hawley, but it was nevertheless very liberal move for lead ing Democrat to make. The event show cd that his policy was not only a liberal buta wise one, even from partisan point of view. The sectional feud occasioned by the election of Ferry broke down. the supremacy of the Republican party in Connecticut. The liberal action of the Democracy in the summer of '72 encour- aged the Republican support of Mir. Gree ley in the fall of that year and, by turn ing such Republican strongholds as Der. by. Daubury, Torrington, and WInches, ter against us, gave the Liberals control of subsequent legislatures. As. matters have now turned, the course pursued by Mfr. English in 1872 not only secured his party 8 great advantage, it has given him . seat in the United States Senate.

 We are glad to see that Gov. Ingersoll takes no partisan advantage of affairs ty assembling the present Democratic legis- lature in extra session for choice of Sen. ator. It is right that the people should be consulted next spring and, if it were understood beforehand that Mir. Wm. H. Barnum IS to be the candidate on the one hand, and Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, on the other. we could send the latter. in spite of the New Haven prejudice against him. It is position he has honorably earned and which he lost because of his frank hatred of political iobbery. No doubt sectional prejudice and the clumsiness of our political and legislative machinery make the thing impossible. but we should very much like to see the square issue fought out between politics of the Hawley kind and politics of the Barnum kind.
Year: 1875

FALLS VILLAGE is minus 8 dogs and 2 cats by strychnine, from which we infer that strychnine does not agree with dogs. Is it difficult crop to raise?-A miserable scoundrel hailing from this place recently had . poem printed at the Poughkeepsie Telegraph office and didn't pay for it. He also committed several minor offences such as trusting up one arm behind him aud begging on the strength of his muti= lation. shooting at depot agent with q pistol. and was finally locked up.
Year: 1875

Cheerful looks make every dish a feast. How can person look cheerful when suffering from the bangs of collie. cholera morbus, rheumatism, and many little ills the flesh is heir to. Use Renne's Magic Pain killing Magic Oil it makes you hear better, see better. taste better. feel better. and will actually make you feel cheerful and look handsome. It works like charm. 5as ~s-
Year: 1875

To ALL, particularly invalids, spring is trying
season. Indications of sickness should at once be
attended to. Fatal diseases may be caused by al
lowing the bowels to become corstipated, and the
system to remain in a disordered condition until
the disorder has time to develop itself. An ounce
of preventive is worth pound of cure, Is an old
and truthful saying. Therefore, we advise all who
troubled with the complaints now very prevalent
headache, indigestion, disordered liver, want of
appetite, nausea, feyerish skin, to take without
delay, Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know of no
remedy 30 harmless and decisive IN Its action. 1t at
strikes at the reot Of the disease and produces
a healthy tone to the system. People never need
suffer from any disease arising from q dsordered
condition OF the liver II they would take this excel
lent medicine when they feel the first indications
of the malady. Families leaving home for the
summer months should take three four boxes Of
these pills with them. They have an almost in
st.ntaneous effect They will relieve the patient of
headache in one or two hours, and will rapidly
cleanse the liver of surrounding bile and will eec-
tually prevent bilious attack. They sold by
ell druggists
Year: 1875

BAIL-The Friendship Fire Company will
give ball at the Opera House on Friday even
ing next which will probably close the ball sea-
son. 1t will be the twenty-sixth ball of the COM
pany. which hopes to be able to gather ex-
perience from the former ones for the benefit
of that which il yet TO take place.
Year: 1875

SCHOOLS AT THE BEE Believing that the
Spelling Bees help the cause OF education,
the managers have resolved to admit public and
private schools at reduced rates, provided seats
are engaged previous to O'Clock Thursday
Year: 1875

The subjoined translation from an
editorial in leading Japanese journal
is full of practical good sense, worthy
OF nation of much higher civilization.
The growing commerce between Japan
and our Pacific States and thus with the
Union, causes an increasing interest in
the progress of that peculiar people.
We quote:


Many among US are desirous that our
civilization should take equal rank with
that Of Europe and America. But. as
our country is poor and the people ara
Ignorant, we must first promote agri-
culture, so that the land should yield
more abundantly. We should promote
commerce, We should promote the ed
ucation Of our children and compel the
indolent to be Industrious; and when all
this has been done it will be time to talk
about rivalry with foreign countries.
But our scholars who desire all these
changes Immediately are like those who
would set a child to hard labor, or who
imagine that the poor should abound in
luxury like the rich. We do not mean
to say that we are in the same condition
as we were several years ago. But as
we have said before, the first and most
important thing to be done is to build
schools, aud to secure the diffusion of
useful knowledge among the people;
then to make an advance in commerce
and agriculture, so as not to be deco.
rating the outside only aud doing so
much expensive work in vain. Our
scholars'of European science ought to be
assisting both the Government and the
people. This is the manner in which
they will best show their patriotism. And
we entreat them, too, to have little
more patience, and to cool their ambi-
tion that all these changes should occur
at once. Let them prepare the way for
them, so that when they come we may
be ready for them and they may be
really to our profit.
Year: 1875

The sea depends on the disintegration
of rocks on land for salt. Rains wash it
and hold it in solution as particles are
liberated by violence, decomposition and
gradual action of many natural forces
All streamlets and rivers, therefore, are
constantly transporting salt to the sea.
II there is more than can be held in so.
luton, then it accumulates in masses at
very deep points. Thus the salt mines
at Portland and the vast horizontal beds
OF pure salt in Texas, as we'll as that
mountain of rock salt in St. Domingo.
were collected at the bottom of ancient
seas, which are now dry land remote
from water. There are places in Africa
where the process of disintegration of
salt from rock is regularly going on, but
there IS not water power enough to force
1t onward to the sea. Hence the sarti-
cles are spread abroad and mixed with
the soil The negroes of Northern Afri-
ca having discovered its distribution
where there is no water TO dissolve it in
the ground, leach it. In that way they
separate the salt. Salt pervades the
earth. 1t exists in the grasses and most
vegetable products on which animals
feed. In that way they derive enough
IN most countries to meet the demands
of their natures They require as much
as civilized humanity. With them salt
is necessary, as with ourselves, for keep
ing the organs of vision in good condi-
ton; Stop the supply and blindness
would ensue.
Year: 1875

parture, leaving, as if in mockery, two
days provisions.


| was so worn with my Imprisonment
that it was long time before | could
rise aud try to release my bride.
resolved to loosen one of the rivets
which bound her iron belt to the rock, il
possible, with my clasp knife.


worked for hours but With very poor
success. Poor Flora was in terrible
condition; fright and despair took away
her little strength, and she was barely
conscious most of the time.


BY noon, next day, she was free, but
despaired of her life, even il we should
be rescued, for she was so weak.


The provisions which they had left
we made last three days, but at the end
Of that time made up our minds to die,
for there was no fruit upon this dreadful
barren island, and though we scanned
the horizon daily We could see no ship.


The sunset of the fifth day, however
Providence sent the good ship Aibatross
to our rescue. Under the kind care Of
the captain and the passengers we both
recovered. We reached India in safety
and were married Immediately. re
turned to England last week, but on try
ing to find Captain Gark found that he
had disappeared. mean to find him
and punish him before return to India.


So ends the most remarkable state
ment of facts we ever heard. The pa
per from which we make this extract adds
that the police are on the track of Cap
tain Gark.
Year: 1875

The farmer in white gloves stated that
since his death, some months back, al
though he ought to be in heaven, he was
detained elsewhere on account Of owing
a sum of fl5 to friends of his, and
begged Of his wife TO give him the
money. The woman in full faith handed
him 9lO, and promised to give him the
rest in a few days if he came for it.
Meanwhile she went and told the priest
the circumstances of the case, and this
gentleman, seeing the fraud, made
proper arrangements for dealing with
the poacher Of the ecclesiastical manor.
When the ghost, in complete burial cos
tune, arrived for the bank note, he was
at once received by couple of police.
and proved, as ghosts do in our day, to
be mere pretender. he will How have
to answer for his misconduct before q
magistrate.