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Year: 1876

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: The names of many good men have been placed before the people of the State through the press, as candi- dates for the various offices to be filled at the next election.

 hope it will not be deemed presumptuous in one who never helped at "slate making" to offer the name of one honest, faithful old citizen for one of the minor offices. Dr. John Kirkwood, of Little Rock, would fill the office of secretary of state as we'll as any other man. He has been a friend of the people of Arkansas, and I have no doubt would accept the place and fill it to their satisfac- tion. OLD SETTLER.
Year: 1876

Elsewhere in to.day's paper will be found the resolutions adopted by the Democratic S.ate Central Committee, calling a state convention on the 14th day of June, for the purpose of nominat- ing candidates for the state offices to be held on the fourth day of September 1876, and also to choose delegates to attend the, National Convention to be held at St. Louis on the 27th day of June, 1876; also, for the transac- tion of any other business which may come within the scope of the powers of the convention which may be deemed necessary. We also publish the address of the committee urging upon county executive commit tees the importance of prompt acton in the premises.

 As nomination will amount to election it is of vital import ance that the counties send up delegates who will cast their votes only for candidates who are with out spot or blemish, who have a record free from all cause of re- proach and who are known to be true in their devotion to the state's interests. These qualities, combined with ability, should be the prescribed qualifications of every candidate. We trust our county central committee will be active and vigilant, and we hope the people, who are the source of power. will also take sufficient interest to discharge their duty and to see that the work is started from their hands in the proper shape.
Year: 1876

that end your committee has call | ed a convention to assemble at the state capital on the 14th day of June next, and urge upon all who have the interests of the sta' I and party at heart, to take

 in the effort necessary to t91t that convention in the aq sense represent the sent IS and interests of the whole party. As each individual must suffer by the maladministration of pubic affairs, so is he under obligations to assist in shaping events SO as to secure pare and compc- tent administration.

 Your committee urges prompt action in this matter, first upom the county executive committees. In counties where call for con vention can not be regularly made from any cause, it is suggested that as many as three members of the party in fair standing. in each township might unite ln a joint call Cor township and county conventions, giving ample notice, and thus etiectually organize the party without the intervention of mass meeting for the selection of al executive committee. As to the exact mode of organizing no positive direction is given; but the hope is strongly induiged that such organization may be eff fected as that the will of the party may be fully reflected in all the conyentions-township, county, congressional and state. In such cases do not wait for some one else to act; act yourselves and see .hat others do.

 It is an important era in our history, and the destiny of the country for years to come is to be determined. The same corrupt dynasty under which Arkansas suffered so long has now possess ion of every department of the federal government, except the flower house of congress. That is doing faithful work, and Ar kansas has four representatives to give her voice expression.

 You will be called to vote not only for candidates for state off ces, but also to appoint delegates to represent you in the National Democratic convention for the purpose of choosing candidates for the highest executive offices of the general government, and with the prospect, for the first time in many years, for giving your preference expression at the general election. The occasion is propitious, as we'll as important. Let each member of the party do his part as an individual, and the beginning at least will be secure.

 SOL. F. CLARK, Chm,

 J. T. TREzEvANT, JR. Sec'ty.
Year: 1876

MIR. EDITOR: We notice almost all the small fry west of us are hoisting B. J. Brown for Congress and continually assert that he was promised the nomination by the Clarksville convention in 1874.

 What 1! wish to know is, What authority did the delegates to that convention have to make such a promise? No promise made by them at that time to Jack Brown to induce him to support Wiltshire can be binding or obligatory.

 Now, Mir. Editor, the truth of the matter is B. J. B. is a candi date almost every election for some office, and never having been to congress he has come to the conclusion that he must go, and if he can't make it any other way he will take the back way and come up on the promises made by the Clarksvllle convention two years ago.

 Now, Sir, we are decidedly in favor of a man from the north west for congress, bnt not B. J. Brown. There are plenty of men in this part of the state that are as deserving of merit as he is. Col. J. E. Cravens for instance. Everybody knows his emminent ability, his integritry, upright ness and many other virtues, and more than all this, and man that the office must hunt, not 2 man that hunts the office. And the people intend to send him or some man like him to congress, and B. J. B. and all other office seek CTS had as we'll take back seats, for the voice of the people will certainly be heard and needed in the coming election. H.
Year: 1876

THE Hot Springs Telegraph hits the nail squarely on the head in the following:

 "The national banks arc a fraud and a swindlc upon the people, and the sooner the law creating them is abolished the sooner a heavy, useless burthen and dis grace will be taken off the shoul ders of the laboring classes. Our motto is: Repeal of the resump. tion act; the abolition of national banks; for the government to re- ceive grecnbacks for all dues and demands; enough currency to sup ply all the legitimate demands of trade, and the issuance by the government of bonds bearing 3.65 per cent, interchangeable at the pleasure of the holder. These are our views, and we will not support any man for congress or for the United States senate, who is not in favor of a similar plat form"
Year: 1876

Our article in last weeks paper concerning the fraud which was practiced upon portion of the taxpayers of Pope county by A. s. Fowier9 in the collection of the taxes for 1872, has had the effect of sliciting some little light on the subject. We are now informed that tke county part of the tax collected by Mr. Fowler is in the hands of Judge A. J. Bayliss, as 8 dcposltary, and is held by him subject to the decision of the suit for an injunction against Fowler, now pending in our cir cult court. This amount then is in safe hands. The county court can have nothing to do with it, until the ease pending against Mir. Fowler is decided. Then the County Court can, and, we are as- sured will, call on Mir. Fowler and his securities for a settlement and the amount of the tax erro- neously collected will be refunded to those who paid it. Thus far the thing is pretty safe and sure for those who were fooled into paylng the excessive 63 per cent, but while it is safe and will be sure after while, it is a great in justice and pointed wrong to keep the sufferers thus long out of their money. This suit of in junction should have been pushed and brought to final hearing and decision long ago, and there has been remissness of duty some where that it has not been done.

 We hope the proper persons will see that it Is brought ur and final action had at the May term Pope Circuit court.

 As to the other part which Mr. Fowler collected currency and State scrip part-which IS a larger item than the county part, that, too, must be looked after. If it was paid to the state by Mr. Fowler, the parties who paid It should apply to the county clerk for certificate of the amount er- roneously paid, and present said certificate to the state authorities for refunding. If the proper and just reclamation cannot be obtain ed this way the bondsmen of Mir. Fowler should be made to reim- purse those who suffered by the illegal acts of their principal. Those who are entitled to re- clamation on this score slould take the matter into considera- tion and demand the justice which they should have had long time ago.
Year: 1876

The finances of Arkansas is a subject winch is of interest to all our readers in the state, and many out of it. It is also a subject of which little is understood, and it will therefore be interesting to the general public to get light on this subject. The Little Rock Evening Star, with characteristic enterprise proposes to publish a series of papers on this subject from the pen of Gen. w. D. Bloch CT, which will be of much inter est. We know of no one better fitted to the task of giving 6 cor rect and truthful exposition of Arkansas finances in detail, than
Year: 1876

A title bond is in the nature of mortgage from the yendee. If before payment the vendor exc cutes deed, his mortgage then is gone, but his equitable lien for unpaid purchase money remains.

 But if he has assigned the note before executing the deed, quere, whether the lien of the assignee is gone. This point is reserved.

 Waiving trust, if the assignee himself assign to second as signee, without recourse, the lien is certainly gone from said sec ond assignee. An equitable ven dor's lien for purchase money does not pass to any assignee, and a vendors lien on title bond does not pass to an assignee of the debt without recourse.

 Decree reversed and case dis missed.

 State vs. Secly. Appeal from

 Greene county.

 This case came up on demur- Ter sustained to an indictment for assault and battery. Opinion by English, c.
Year: 1876



 In an indictment the name of the person injured must he stated if known, and if unknown to the jurors, the indictment must so al- ledge. The allegation is material and must be proved on trial.

 The use of initials to first names in indictments is not to be en- couraged, yet on demurrer, the court cannot know that they do not constitute the entire name of the party. If, on trial it appears that the party is sufficiently iden- tified by the initials, or by any description of him annexed, that is sufficient.
Year: 1876

A Democratic candidate for
Congress in Mississippi boldly an
uounces that he is for making the
Government pay tho dcludcd me-
grocs every cent they were swind.
led ont Of by the infamous Freed.
mans bank. And that Congress
man will answer to his name when
tho next Congress assemblies.
Year: 1876




No better selections could have been
made: Colonel Murdock McRae, the
head of the ticket, has been long and
favorably known to the citizens of
kObesOn county. He represented
them in tho House of Commons in
1862, and in the Senate IN the 1866,
both of which places he filled with sat
isfaction to his constituents, with
credit to himself and to the honor and
best interests of the State and county
He WAS chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners in 1870 '72, and
he was mainly instrumental in arorsing
the citizens to the necessity of
capturing the Lowrey gang, and
in inaugurating those measures
by which that blood thirsty
band was afterwards .xte, min ated.
He has always guarded the honor and
reputation of Robeson with jealous
care, and has ever been quick to re-
sent any insult cast upon her citizens.
He is one of the best and most sue
cessful farmers in this section of the
State, and has for many years been a
regular correspondent of the Bureau
Of Agriculture at Washington. He is
O GENIAL, affable and clever gentleman
at home and abroad; polite and win-
ming in manners and generous and re-
fined in sentiment. He has fine
mental requirements, is ready de-
batter, and will make an honorable and
influential Representative.


Alfred Rowland, Esq, is a young
and rising lawyer of brilliant abilities.
He is we'll known throughout all parts
of the country; is of an old, honorable
and influential family, and extensive
and highly respectable connection. He
is ready, forcible and impressive
speaker, possessing in a rare degree
nil those captivating gifts of oratory
that carry conviction and command re-
spect and enlist the attention. He
is refined and cultivated gem
tleman, with polite and winning
address. Mr.. Rowland is one of the
most promising young men in the
State, and bids fair at no distant day
to shed great credit and honor upon
hi State, county and name. The
other gentlemen on the ticket are the
old incumbents of the offices to which
they are now nominated, and have
over and over again been hOnored by
their fellow citizens with their suf-
frage and support. Their incorrupti
b,llty in Office and their pure and
stainless private characters are we'll
known and acknowledged by all.
They are gentlemen of high moral and
religious cultivation, and of unremit-
ting devotion to duty and will make
for the county what they have hereto
fore done, capable, prud ent and hon
Orable officers,
Year: 1876

DEAR JOURNAL: No one, [ am sure
who has visited this "locked~up-


treasure house" of our State, particu-
larly by the route that / did. on the


line of the Western North Carolina
railroad, can fail to realze it's vast
Importance to the State at large, to the
East as we'll as the West, in fact TO
every portion of the State. This
mountain region of our State, the most
wonderful perhaps on the continent, is
now and ever has been locked up
against nine-tenths of our own people
Year: 1876

Fire in a School Building.
NEW YORK, October 16.-A tre broke out
yesterday in the public school, situated
at 10S Broome street. 1t was discovered
in stairway during recess and thus a
panic was prevented. Loss about 1000.


The Produce Exchange
decided to close on the 26th inst, and
make the day centennial holiday for
the purpose of allowing members to
visit the Exhibition.


Coal to south America.


The Reading Railroad Company have
sent shipment of coal to South Amerl-
ca, where they hope to find an extensive
market.
Year: 1876

From the New York papers of yesterday I


That the system of terrorism which the
Southern Democrats are employing to
build up ''solid South" is not confined
to one State, or applied only 10 one race,
private letters received by mercantile
houses from their agents and CORE
spondents clearly prove. Politicians are
often led uncOnsciously into exaggera-
tions; newpaper correspondents may be
accused OF partisan bias; but the testi-
mony of resident merchants, and of busi-
ness men travelling through the South,
with none but business objects in view
is surely trustworthy so far as it deals
with positive knowledge. We have re-
Gently seen with what fury testimony of
this nature is resented by the Charles
ton Democrats, who threaten to drive
from the city anv merchant or mechanic IL fc:.S;c
who transmits to the North any evidence
of the prescription which prevails. Elk
tracts from private letters are sent to US
continually, all telling of the vigilance
with which Northern business men are
watched, and OF the ruin and danger that
would attend the authorship of these ex-
posures If discovered. The travelling rep
resentatiYe of a Cincinnati firm reveals
a similar condition Of affairs In Missis-
sippi, where the Northern man who
dares to avow himself a Republican is
exposed to perils scarcely less than
those which prevailed when the slave.
power was supreme. The proscriptive
spirit is also quite as bad In Texas and
other parts OF the South. The battle to
be fought out in the South Is, therefore,
not simply a battle between white and
black, or, as the Democrats choose to
state the case, between intelligence and
ignorance. 1t is conflict between
brutal despotism and the common rights
Of American citizenship, and it extends
to the social and business relations OF
everyday life as we'll as to the exercise
of political privileges.-[Times.


We advise the National Democratic
Committee in this city to lose no time in
printing Mr.. Blaine's speech last night
delivered here, and circulating it among
Year: 1876

At one time at Libby Prison we observed
that the guards were few and careless in their
manner of performing their duties, and we had
ascertained that there were but few rebel
troops in thu city, and those here we supposed
must be such as were unfit to be sent to the
'front.' The idea occurred to some of us that a
forcible escape might be possible and we looked
over the ground to ascertain what the chances
were.


In the second story of each store-three of
them-of which the prison consisted, there was
large doorway closed up by folding doors
which we could open at any time, and these
were about eight feet from the ground and
wooden framework of canvas awnings ran
along in front of them. By these doors, and
with the help of the awning frames, we could
make sudden and powerful rush upon the
few sen;inels upon their beats before our win
dows, sieze their arms, capture the officers
from the outside, and make ourselves masters
of the prison.


So far the project could be easily executed.
The next step was to be rush for an arsenal
in another part of the city. where we knew
quantity of arms was kept, where the guard
"~o INV SsAohSs anu UC easily ONeIpOW-
cred. While this was going on, part of our
number, with such arms as could be obtained
were to run rapidly to Belle Isle and oyerpower
the guard and release the thirteen thousand
prisoners who were confined there, who were
to be instantly formed into companies, battal-
ions and brigades, under officers already told
off for that purpose, who were at once to march
out of town towards the North, having first
destroyed the telegraph lines.


All this was very well upon paper, but there
were dithculties about it which many of the
officers were too impatient to consider-they
wanted to be of, anyhow. We were Informed
about the arms in the arsenal, but knew moth
Ing as 10 ammunition. There was no way of
rapid and free communication with the island,
and the transportation OF soldiers from it TO
the main land would be difficult enterprise
and its success would, aG the best, be doubtful
But our arrangements and plans were brought
suddenly to an end. One fine morning as we
looked out of our front windows, we saw a
vacant piece of ground just across the street.
occupied by the troops, tents and field gans OF
a battery. The guns were unlimbered and in
position for instant use-upon the prisoni Then
we knew there must be traitor among us. and
we looked wonderingly in each others ewes
Who could he be? And there were little knots
of us gathered about in corners, talking busly
put not above our breath: who could he be?
Ihe prison officials said nothing; we asked no
questions and seemed not to notice that there
mad been any change. But we soon learned
that one of our number, who had been a vio-
lent New York pro slavery politician before
the war, with whom we had held little inter-
course, of whom we had always entertained
suspicious, had negotiated the day before to be
taken out of the prison and sent to the hos
pital! Then we knew who had betrayed us.
We all felt as sore and vexed about the be-
trayal of our plans as if they would have been
certainly successful, of which there was room
for grave doubt.
Year: 1876

the opening of school exercises are acts of
formal worship, and that we have no right to
prescribe form of Protestant worship for
Catholic children. On the plea that iI,iber-
ality was practiced an appeal will be made
to the feeling of fair.play. Once in power
the allies can easily go further in their pro-
jects. 1t becomes the friends of the public
school system to prepare for this inevitable
conflict, to throw aside everything that ham,
pers, to clear the decks for action. ALI abuses
that can influence fair-minded men against
the system should be done away with, and
all reasonable pretexts for opposition be swept
away.
Year: 1876

FULLER Investigations into the expert.
ments of M. De La Baste in the manufac-
ture OF elastic glass, establish the fact that his
temperins process is applicable only to glass
OF even and accessible surface, such as strips
or sheets, and that it cannot be used for bot
ties. This will be severe blow to those who
were anticipating the advent Of pocket-fasks
that could, like an opera hat, be squeezed in.
to any shape, and henceforth the new manu-
facture will provoke little enthusiasm in
Maina
Year: 1876

From the Undivided Surplus a Dividend will be ap-
portoned to each Policy which shall be in force at its
anniversary in 1876.
have carefully examined the foregoing Statement
and find the same correct.


ISAAC f. LLOYD, Auditor.
Year: 1876

FINAL NOTlCE-TAIES FOR 1875.
l. This is the last appeal We shall make to
delnquents for City and school Taxes for
lS75; bills having been rendered and called for
several times, and notices sent by postal card.
Some few have p id no attention to these re-
quests. while some Others have promised and
have not paid Now, on account of the short
time We have to settle and the City urging us
for the money, we are obliged from necessity
and for our own protection, to levy On the
goods and chattels of each DELINQUENT and
having commenced to do so. We ill COL tinue
to make levies and sell until the taxes are
paid. Those having no property and who
are not alb C to pay, will please call at the
collectors Office and make satisfactory ar
rangemente; and to those who are able to
pay and will not we say that we 90 not in
tend to pay for them. and We ask them to
give this their attention. If they do not pay
there is nothing for us do but pay the city
taxes OF take them to tail, and the latter we
will positively do.


Onice No: 70 East Sixth street. between
Market and KING


Hours from A. NJ to IL NJ, from to and
to p. NJ.


EDMUND PROVOST,
Receiver Northern District Gncludlng all
north OF Cth street EnwARnp,p,,Pp


Receiver of Southern District uncluding
all south OF sixth street.


NOTICE TO REAL ESTATE OWN


ERS.


THOSE WHO SELL OR TRANSFER
REA l. ESTATE WILL OBLIGE THE
UNDERSIGNED BY LEAVING A NO
TICE THEREOF AT OUR OFFICE
THAT WE MAY ASSESS IT TO THE
PROPER OWNERS.


EDWARD PROVOST,
EDWARD FARMER,
mar2jtf City Assessors.
Year: 1876

EVERY day Russia affords new demon
strations of a fixed purpose to make
war wI.h Turkey. Yesterday. we were
told she had closed her Black Sea ports
with torpedoes and warned away the in
habitants of that coast to the interior.
To-day. We are informed that a ukase
has been issued ordering that, after
January lst, customs dues shall be paid
in gold or in coupons negotiable
abroad This is evidently intended to
strengthen the credit of Russian bonds
i'll the Continental markets and thereby
prepare the way for new borrowings
Unfortunately. however. for the Imperial
exchequer. this device is an admission
Of doubt that the Government may
not be able TO pay its interest, inasniueh
as it is an express contriyanee TO give
currency to the interest coupons in that
very contingency. How such an adnis-
sion of the semi bankrupt condition of
the treasury can help Russia to borrow
comprehended- Apparently, the Car
needs new minister OF finance as much
as he needs money The ukase also or
ders that. after the date above mention
ell, common carriers shall be relieved
from responsibility under contracts for
for purposes of great war, is not easily
pariy delivery whera s;re,,pnsfa ncaS IN
tervene over which they have no con-
troll This is virtually saying that the
Gar intends 10 be in the field at the
opening of next January, and vessel
owners and railroads will be indemni-
fled against interruptions arising from
naval or military operations EVIDENT
ly, the Car desires it TO be understood
that war is foregone conclusion and
yet, as when governments 90 to war
they are not wont TO trumpet their in
tentions. there is room for a suspicion
that all this preliminary display of pur-
pose is designed in some measure for
diplomatic effect. The Car has been
very demonstratiye throughout in iuti


mating what he would do in case his
method of settling the Turkish question


was not accepted; and it seems but too
likely that he may be afforded an OPP
poriunity of comparing his ability wi h
his great threats