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OKS A 1! C. ARKANSAS:
Saturday Homing, March 11, IsOS,
krt-'iK -x*.! MnamiswA-viwuri i — — ■
FOR I*REMI*EM'1AI, ELECTORS.
« —.—
K«'K Tlllt SI ATK AT I.AKIIF. :
.1. I). WALKKK, of Washington (’<>.
JOHN II. PKLLOWS st'Ouachita.
KIHST district:
KOliERT b. GANTT, of Prairie.
SECOND DISTRICT :
A. I!. WILLIAMS, of Hempstead.
THIRD DISTRICT!
J. K. I'RAVKNS, of Jolmson.
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IIORRST T i I.K.
People of Pcs Arc and vicinity, people
of Prairie county, you nre now 'voting,
and on Monday must vote in this town
ship ii]ion the adoption of that instrument
which the Radicals call a constitution.
Arc you ready for it? have you examined
it closely? if so wo will not presume to ask
you will 3 on vote for it, for we are per
suaded that almost to a man the white
vote of White River Township, if not oi
Prairie county, will be polled against an
instrument so detrimental to our best in
terests and so unjust ill its provisions, and
so incomplete in its construction. Rut
lest you he too tardy, too negligent of the
high and important duty devolving upon
you in this issue, we would admonish you
he ready, he early at the polls. See that
yonr friend and ncighltbr is there to vote
against this proposed constitution. Pircet
your attention to the military box; vote in
it and no other. Let your ticket read
plainly AGAINST CONSTITUTION.
Remember that the polls arc open in each
townshio lint one dav miIv: tell vour
neighbor this that he may not bo deceived.
Lot every man in White river township
be at the polls early Monday morning
prepared to cast his vote against this con
stitution. Too much attention cannot he
given to this matter. Remember, every
man Monday morning at Pcs Arc.
( OTTOS VS. ( OKS.
In previous numbers of this paper we
have urged upon the people of Prairie
county, and of Arkansas, to abandon the
idea of raising cotton to the exclusion of
corn and other small grain. During last
fall and winter we had concluded that the
determination was well nigh fixed in the
minds of the people to raiso more corn
anil less cotton; but we_ now greatly leer
that the recent advances in cotton will in
duce many to plant this year, causing
them, in all probability, more serious
losses than were sustained last year. We
cannot help but think that the pres
ent prices of cotton are inducements held
out by Northern manufacturers and capi
talists to draw the producer into their
snares, sacrifice bis labor and fill their
A
pockets with the gains that should he his.
Whatever the price of cotton may be now,
the farmer may be sure that next season
will be no better than the last, so far as
their reward is concerned; and he who
will continue to raise the staple, and buy
corn aud meat, will find himself soon, it
not now, a baukrupt.'VTho time for the
cotton raiser to make money in this conn
try is past, and the only policy well do
monstrated hv the results of the last two
years is to raise abundance of corn and
small grain, make our own meat, take care
ot ourselves, and*leave northern and east
ern manufacturers to find other means ol
support than feeding upon the gains wrung
from the honest industry of the Southern
planter. Plant corn, plant corn. ' Let
those who are now engaged in ugrieultu
ral pursuits plant corn, and as an uuusual
dull seasons is before us, lot all who can
not otherwise find employment, draw upon
that hank which never fails to pay ti
handsome per cent, on all investments
1 jet old men and young men turn theii
aiicmioti 10 me uuiiigoi me sun, n wu
yield income. Ii cotton fails to pay foi
its raising corn will not, neither willothoi
small grain, nor the many cereals which
abound with cultivation in this country
There is dignity in the labor of the farm
cr; let the calling bo not despised by those
who in former years stained not theii
hands with work; hut who, through the
changes of time, find themselves compel
led to work or starve. To such the grea
broad surface of mother earth is truly
charitable Let but a reasonable degret
of skill and energy be brought to tin
Work and she will abundantly pay foryoui
labor. Young men, go to work, eleai
your farms, let cotton alono, plant corn
feed your pigs, (your wife will attend t<
the poultry and dairy,) and our word foi
it you will never regret it; nor will you
when the hardships of one year are past
complain like the cotton raiser of hart
times
On Monday last, Mr. J. M
Campbell, local editor of the Memphis Av
alanehe, was arrested and put in jail foi
contempt. His whole olfetiso, it seems
was the publication of an article copier
from another journal of the city, in wtiicl
Judge Hunted and another prominent rail
ical id' Memphis were charged with steal
ing a sum of money from a negro. Truly
our brothers of the Avalanche have a hart
ime of it
tt&~ In the late local election at Mem
phis and Shelby county, the Radical)
carried the whole ticket with one cxccp
lion, the Conservatives electing one Jus
t ice of the Peace.
-In the black and tan convention
Friday, the ungto Cromwell ottered i
resolution declaring the presence o
.fetferson Davis in New Orleans dc
triiiiciital to law ami order, and order
iug him to leave Jat 11 is is it a witliii
twenty-four hours. Another coIoiti
delegate opposing the resolution, sab
tills convention was not a vigilant''
committee. Pdat'klmm, of Claiborne
denounced the proposition a- barbae
tins. It was tabled by a vote of fifty
lour to five.
••HOW COME9 IT.”
“Ilow comes It," that some men lmve
-o far gone astray from their earlier
! I raining; degenerated into habits Unit
would make their parents blush with
-Imine, did they know that their sons
had acquired such habits as character
ise some of them in this our day and
place. "Oil 1 that we could see ourselves
as others sec us." Hut let us state our
points: In I)os Arc, it is, and has boeh
common for two years, to see certain
would be social fellows going around
from day to day, and from place to
place, dropping in as if wishing to buy
something, and even pricing articles,
| and tlien drawing a long breath and
i bringing the teind over the fare, and in
a sang froid tone, a-k : “have you any
tiling good on hand, or "have you any
thing opened," 1 feel a little bad and
think a little would help me ;”“l would
buy sonic, tail have no money." The
merchants and business men arc too
generous and liberal, most times, to
bluff such fellows off,as would behest,
by lolling them to go to the saloons
and buy, or if they have no money, to
quit drinking till they are able to pay
for what they drink. Do such men ever
think that the business men note such
characters and put an estimate upon
them; especially upon such as they
know to be able to pay for their liquors,
but are too close and stingy to treat
themselves or others. Jt is to be re
gretted that there are such men in and
around Dos Are; and they are well
known, and thev ought to let shame re
form them. There is another class that
arc as annoying aff the Gadflies, eter
nally running up to you and asking “if
you have any tobacco, or give me a
chew of tobacco or a pipe full.” This
would be excusable for a few times,
but every day, from week to week, from
month to month, even on for years—it
is out of all reason, patience and for-1
l.n.,,..,, .... ir n,,i.;„ i.,.,-1
guagc is too plain or exaggerated, let
him, it' he lives in Dos Arc, stop and
think for a moment, and lie will agree
that men and boys ought to buy their
whiskey and tobacco, or quit chewing
and drinking. It is enough these hard
times for each one to buy his own whis
key and tobacco, and he that cau'tdo ft
ought to quit. ZOROASTER.
AFFAIRS AT THE N.ITIOSAI
CAPITOL.
Special telegraphic correspondence to
the Louisville Courier.]
Washington, March 4.
The radicals have passed the Rubi
con. Their impeachment articles are
before the senate. They are committed
to the measures beyond recall, and they
must now justify these extraordinary
proceedings to the country as prudent
and patriotic, or stand condemned for
their reckless and audacious acts.
'flic articles, as amended yesterday, :
were formally presented to-day to the ^
senate. The seven managers wore an
nounced, and afterwards came, follow-:
ed by the house, democratic, members ;
properly declining to participate in the '
j mockery of justice.
j Mr. liingham, chairman, read the nr- '
' tides, but, notwithstanding the import
I anec and solemnity of the occasion, it
: made no nunc impression on senators,
| members or the crowded galleries than (
i any ordinary event. At the beginning,
j Mr. Hendricks reminded Mr. Wade of
the courtesy due the speaker of the
| house, w hereupon Old Ben took tile
* hi lit. Senators sprague ana Patterson,
I of Tennessee, sh pi sweetly during the
i reading. Thad. Stevens stood erect for
; awhile with his colleague, but became
i so exhausted ho dropped into a seal.
! Butler clutched his felt hatconvulsive
1 1 y, and squinted more rascally than
ever, if that was possible. Pomeroy
j took his newspaper. Conkiing, who
(prides himself on his maulv beauty,
! read a book attentively. Fessenden
| chewed hits of paper, and Bout well,
, another manager, who had taken a
] fresh quid before entering, was more
! intent on extracting the juice thore
I from than hearing (lie articles in qties
j tion. Howard seemed studying tlie
! communication from the chief justice,
j which was a delicate rebuke to bis
olliciousncss in preparing prematurely
rules for the court of impeachment
Chandler chuckled now and then.
Rcverdy Johnson yawned, while Sum
ner looked positively happy, as though
negro sull'rago was the law of the laud,
and as if there never had been a certain
Prussian Baron in the legation at
Washington. Ashly and Schenck
wove there, too, and exchanged appov
| ing winks occasionally. This is no
ti »i... ........i, .i..
chamber.
The reading ofthe articles concluded '
! Wade informed them (lie senate would t
take clue order, whereupon Colfax rose, •
! and with one or two extra winks put ;
himself at the head of his radical
cohorts and marched hack (o the house.
On the way there Thud. Stevens said
to gome members who were carrying
i hint to his chair, “hoys, what in the
| hell will L do whom you are dead. 1
| won't have any hotly to carry me and
his friends laughed because it was so
' funny.
Chief Justice (/'base’s communication
, to the senate in dissenting from the
i rules adopted, and rebuking them for
! hasty procedure, has aroused the an
ger of the impeachment radicals, and
i they denounce him in hitter terms to
i night.
Howard Sumner & Co., are bent on
i ruling the senate to aid their designs,
| hut other radicals express their appre
I henslon that the dissent ofthe chief
justice will lead to sonto trouble not
hitherto anticipated.
There are ten or twelve radical sena
tors who only desire a decent pretext
i to abandon the vile abortion.
1'had. Stbvcna dneR not conceal his
chagrin that he was not selected chair
man ol the managing committee. lie
only obtained his place thereon at his
earnest request.
, The new great democratic gains in
New York, New Hampshire and
Maine, together with cite intelligence
. that the latter slate indorsed the wes
tern liuauctftl policy and Us author. ;
Mr. Pendleton, creates alarm among ■
radicals, and a corresponding feeling
of satisfaction among democrats.
Judge Curtis, of Boston, and Judge :
Black had a consultation to-day with:
j the president. Geo. Tickuor Curtis
and Thurman, of Ohioo, are also spoken
of as his counsel.
-Major rt. H. Hillyer, formerly of j
the Confederate army, committed su- i
i icidc about a week since, uoar Heckle's
j handing, Marengo county, Alabama.
; lie rode from his '.residence to ai
store near by, purchased a vial of mor
phine, and look about half of it before
leaving. He then mounted his horse,
hut had not proceeded far betoro he
j fell otf. He died in a few hours.
j -It is ascertained that the wheat
, crop in Middle and part* of Hast Ten
. ncssee was seriously damaged hv the
. February frosts, and that the yield will
hi' linn'll lighter than last year.
18 V TEIsKClUAl'IIIj
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington. March !>.
Mr. Field closed the argument to-day
n theMot arille case. The motion on
llie Georgia injunction ense will lie ar
fiicd on tlio regular motion day, next
Friday.
FROM ISI»14 \.41’OMS.
Ikihanatoms. Mareli !).
At Anderson, Indiana, on Saturday
afternoon, George Htoclbrr murdered
William and Mary Eurogh, by stabbing
them lo the lieart.
l'It.>VI II41HIOR.
liANdon, Ms;.. March 9.
Tlie city election to-day resulted in
tlic choice of A. I*. Mason (Ecptddiean)
for Mayor. Vote, 171ft to 1317, which
is a Republican gain of 157 since the
last election.
FROM N4ltlim,LG,
Nashvii.i.e, March 9.
The proposition to subscribe stock
to the Nashville and I’aciHe railroad
was defeated in Davidson county at
the election on rial unlay. K carried in
Wilson county.
The Radical ticket Is reported defeat
ed in Williamson county, and in the
towns of Murfreesboro and Siielhv
ville. in Davidson county, tho Radi
cal ticket, including three negroes, was
elected.
James Tlritt was shot and killed a
few days ago near Wavcrly. Tennessee,
by some unknown party.
The wheat crop of M iddle Tennessee
promises to he very tine.
eo>«;Ri’ssiax*L.
Washington, March 9.
SENATE.
Rcvordy Johnson presented the cre
dentials of George 11. Vickers, Senator
elect from Maryland, and asked that he
he sworn. Mr. V inkers was advancing
lo the l'rcsideul’sdesk for that imroose.
when Mr. Sumner rose ami olfcred a
resolution referring the credentials lo
the judiciary committee with instruc
tions lo inquire if the government of
Maryland was sufficiently republican
in form to allow her to seud a bcuutor
!<> Congress at this time.
Alter debate, Mr. Sumner withdrew
the resolution, and Mr. Vickers look
the oath and afterwards his seat.
House bills were introduced and rc
f rrcil to reduce the expenses of the
navy by retiring all officers on reach
ing the age of sixty ; no further promo
lions to be made to grades created
since 1859; (lie Naval Academy to be
suspended after the present, season.
It also declares that the present debt
dial! not, lie paid by this generation.—
Also declaring it lo be the duty of
Congress to provide for the payment
jf claims of loyal citizens in the laic
rebel States for subsistence, etc,, taken
front them by the Union army.
Petitions were presented of one liitn
Ired and lifty destitute negroes of
Georgia and Alabama, asking fora do
nation of one hundred dollars each, to
■nable them to emigrate to Liberia;
jf various publishers, against passing
.lie copyright law ; also, for the aboli
,ion ot the office of Vice President of
In: United States. All tabled.
Mr. Colliding introduced a resniu
ion authorizing the construction of a
railroad and a t, legraph lino from Now
Orleans lo Mobile, and having the same
en ured to the (.iovernmont as military
'.lid post roads.
-Mr. Wilson called tip the joint reso
lution restoring Alabama to represen
tation in Congress, and moved its ref
erence to the judiciary committee.—
Ua rriod;
Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to pro
vide for Lite conversion and funding of
interest bearing debt, and to amend the
banking laws of the United States,
which, on Ids motion, were ordered to
be printed and laid on the table. It
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasu
ry to issue coupon or registered bonds
sufficient to redeem the interest bear
ing debt, except the five per robt and
forty year bonds. It provides that
said bonds shall be payable in fifty
years, bearing six per cent interest for
t wenty years, and five per cent for .the
remaining thirty, interest payable semi
annually, and principal and interest,
payable in coin.
Tito third section provides Hint said
bonds shall lie used solely for the re
demption or exchange of existing
bonds; and such exchange may he
made until January, 1870, under regu
lations to hr prescribed by UioSecreta
ry oft lie Treasury.
The fourth section lays a fax of one
per cent, per annum on the new bonds,
and directs the Secretary of tho Treas
ury to withhold it from the payment
of tlie interest as it accrues.
The fifth section directs till Socretn
ry of the Treasury to ascertain, as near
ly as possible, the amount- of tax paid
by each .Statu through its citizens and
corporations, and pay annually to each
Slate ilie amount of tax received from
its citizens, tho corporation tax to be
in lieu of State, municipal and local
taxation on tiie bonds.
The sixth section provides for n
gradual reduction and final extinction
of said debt us follow s: First, by ap
plying annually to payment of 'the
principal all taxes paid on bonds held
or owned out of the United b tales.—
Second, by directing the Secretary of
the Treasury, for first decade, to re
deem annually, by purchase in coin,
ten millions of said debt; for the sec
ond decade, ton millions annually ; for
tho third decade, forty millions annu
ally ; for the fourth decade, eighty
millions annually, and so on until the
whole debt is redeemed.
The seventh section authorizes an in
crease of the national currency tob’^iO.
0iK),000, and directs tho preference of
tlie issue thereof to sections of country
not adequately supplied w itli banking
iiicilities.
Tho eigtli section directs tho Secre
tary of the Treasury, when the whole
amount of currency exceeds $700,000,
000, to retire and cancel as rapidly ns
possible until the outstanding notes
are reduced to #900,000,000.
Tho last section directs each bank
ing association to hold its coin, inter
est received on bonds, as a specie re
serve until able to redeem its currency,
and not to use said coin reservation for
any other purpose.
According to the tallies accompany
ing tho sixtli section tho iutcrost bear
ing debt, now amounting to #2,000,
000,000, would be in 187s tm reduced to
Sl,InS),000. and the interest to $100,
iJ00,000. Tho whole national wealth,
according to the ratio of its increase
from l.vfo to 18119, will have increased
from #22,000,000.000 to #37,000.000.0,'U
in is*)#, and tho debt would he #1,700,
(100,000. in lb'JH the debt would be
#1,.it(0.000,000, and the public wealth
#00,000,000,000. In lOUSlhe debt would
amount to #700,000,000, and tlie public
wealth U) S.203,UOO,(»UO,UUa
Mr. l*rico said this was an alarming
declaration, and lie wished to have
s<)tuo more particulars. Ho wished
the gentleman tVom Illinois in state
whether the eeTtitleatcs showed date*
and numb.*-* and denomination* of tlio
bonds represented as destroyed.
Mr. Logan replied that the ccrtitl
■ ales in question showed preeiselx the)
same cluiraetcr of facts and figures n* !
oilier similar certificates ill the Treas-,
urv.
Mr. Price remarked that the giqvtle
),i:m I'rom Illinois would 'CO the object
in asking the question if he hid certi
fied to the destruction of eighteen mil
lion dollars worth of bonds, tilld if the
bonds Were still In market itfwtis the
most stupendous swindle he had heard
of Jately.
Mr. lfaum inquired what had become
of (lie bonds.
Mr. Logan said iie didn't kuoxx’ and
didn't pretend to explain it.
HOUSE.
A hill to incorporate the Mississippi i
r,e,vcM»aud Railroad Company, and to
aid in (lie construction of levees on the
Mississippi river was offered.
The House proceeded to the consider
ation of a resolution offered last Tues
day by Mr. Loan, instructing tile Ju
diciary Committee to inquire into the
political status of Texas.
After some remarks by Mr. Loan the
resolution xvas adopted.
Mr. Newcomb offered a "resolution
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
report such an amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States ns shall
settle tlie qualifications of electors im
partially and uniformly in nil the
.States. Adopted.
Mr. Cook offered a resolution declar
ing that the General of the armies shall
send to the Hoiise'all papers in his of
fice relating totho City Council Of New
Orleans and Jefferson City, Louisiana.
Adopted.
Mr. Ilroomrill offered a resolution
declaring the Mouse never lias, or nev
er will surrender (lie rigid to withhold
appropriations for carrying out trea
ties annexing territories. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Judd offered a resolution direct
ing the Secretary of State to furnish
copies of the correspondence, nego
tiations and treaties lvith any German
States since the first of January last,
relating to the rights of naturalized cit
izens.
Mr. Rurr offered a resolution declar
ing that a sound financial policy re
quires the withdrawal of the interest
bearing bonds, and I lie substitute for
greenbacks.
Air. Spalding moved to lay the reso
lution on the table. Negatived, 5ti to
Co.
The House refused io second Iho pre
vious question. Then, on motion of
Mr. Allison, it was referred to the com
mittee on Ways and Means.
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TtSK I5.4XHUC.PT ACT.
It is said that the names of some fire
hundred persons have been registered
as bankrupts in the District of West
Tennessee. By the signature of the
i resident, March 2, 1807, the bankrupt
act became a law. The filing of peti
tions to take benefit of the act was to
begin June 1, and by the provisions of
the law all persons making application
were to have the full benefits of the
act without 'limitation ; but in the sec
ond year of its operation no person
was entitled to the benefits thereof, un
less lie could sliow assets amounting to
one-half of his indebtedness, or could
obtain releases BuUicicnt to reduce bis
remaining indebtedness so that ho
could pay fifty cents oti the dollar.
The New York World says:
“The question now is, when docs the
second year, entailing these restric
tions, begin ? March 2, HSUS, one year
from the date of the law, or June 1,
1 ilkS, a year fro u the date of filing the
petitions? Every one is at sea on the
subject. A resolution was some time
ago introduced in flic Senate to amend
or explain the act so that there should
lie no mistake about it, and pu-itively
declaring the second year to .begin
June 1. But this went to some com
mittee, and thence, possibly, to the
waste basket. Alcfmwhiie, in this
.Southern District of tho State of New
York, out ol'8,0t)0 estimated bankrupts,
from 1)70 to 1)75 only have taken bene
fit of tho act. But of the whole 8,000,
perhaps one-lialf are now clear and
free, because the law broke down the
fence between the creditor and debtor,
and opened a fair field for compromise
and setu lenient without resort to law
itself. There would have been a rush
::t first, no doubt, to take advantage of
the law, especially astlic limitations of
tlio second year were to bo so much
restrictive, but business generally lias
been so bad as to present little induce
ment to those who might desire to re
enter; so bad. indeed, ns to preclude
many from raising tho funds necessary
to get through bankruptcy, and then
there were the very complicated cases
requiring a longer time then the most,
liberal provisions of the act extend.
Hut it is very desirable that Congress
should at once determine whether the
second year of the law begins now or
June 1.”
imii, ill I 11\ niFOWivoui c|’' ' i>n iCpinm
t.iou by Congress, we are informed that
nil petitiou.rs who tile their eases with
tin; Clerk of the United Slates Courts
in this city before the (li st day of June,
1868, will not bo ret]Hired to pay titty
I per cent in order to obtain their dis
charge. The provisions of tiie bank
rupt law relating to this point arc con
tained in suctions thirty-threC and fifty,
and are as follows :
Seo. 3ii. And be it further enacted,
That up debt created by the fraud or
embezzlement of the bankrupt, or by
Ids defalcation as a public officer, or
while acting in fiduciary character
shall be discharged under this act; hut
the debt may tic proved, and tiie divi
dend thereon shall tie a payment on ac
count of said debt, and no discharge
granted under tins act shall release,
discarge, of atTect any person liable for
the same debt for or with the bankrupt,
citherns partner,joint contractor, in
dorser, surety or otherwise. And iu
all proceedings iu bankruptcy, com
menced after one year from the time
this act shall go into operation, no dis
charged shall be granted to a debtor
whoso assets do not pay fifty per
rentum of the claims against his estate,
unless the assent, in writing, of a ma
jority in number and value of bit credi
tors who have proved their claims, is
tiled in the ease or before (ho time of
application for discharge.
Seo. 50. And lie it further enacted,
That tliis act. shall commence and take
edict, as to the appointment of tiie ofli
j core created hereby, and thcpromulga
' tIon of rules and general orders from
mil al ter the date of its approval; pro
vided. that no petition or other pro
ceeding under,this act shall lie tiled,
received, or commenced before tiie
I lirst day of June, Anno Domini eigh
teen hundred and sixty-seven.
it would seem from the terms used j
in the above sections that the intention i
was clearly to allow those persons who ;
were in failing circumstances one ;
>’ear iu which to avail themselves of
ihe benefit of tiie ait, and not nine
months and the words ‘ from the time I
this act shall go into operation” musl
lie construed to refer to tiie period
I front which operations tinder (he act
by parties interested might be eom-j
ineneed, namely, June 1, as before this
time the act had only a very limited ef
fect. and tins not iu operation for any I
bencticiul purpose to the bankrupt, i
As far us vvw have been able to learn, .
tiie above construction is the one given j
to the net by the large majority of offi
cers ismlottorueys engaged in proceed- '
iny* under it,— Memphis Bulletin.
j-Hull Hughes, llw houittor, died;
I at Boston Thursday.
TE1MBMEE HGH s.
-—Jhe Jackson Whig of the 7tli
•ayg:*lr. Paul Valentine, a citizen of
his county, lost his tile recently in
lio following inanncr: Having brought
i iomi of cotton to this market and
<old it for a good price, lie was return
ing home in company with his brother,
when near Thompson's shop, three
miles west of the city, in the exuber
ance of his feelings lie commenced
dancing in the wagon, and losing his
balance fell to the ground, breaking his
neck in the fall.
-The Riimc paper says : We leant
through a reliable source that a shame
ful and abominable outrage was com
mitted by a negro near Pinson Station
recently, on the person of a young mu
latto girl, only fifteen years old. The :
demon hid himself near the railroad
track and us three negro girls were
passing by he rushed out from ids hid
ing place and seized the youngest, and '
uotwithstanding her erics tlie fiend j
proceeded to violate her person in the
most ehockingmanner. He was arres
ted and will probably furnish another
instance for the exercise of executive
clemency.
-The Bolivar Bulletin, of the 7th,
says James M. Goodell, a young man
of rather handsome and prepossessing
appearance, was convicted of stealing
a coat, and sentenced to one year’s im
prisonment in the States prison. A
motion win made for a new trial, hut
was overruled by-the court. Four col
ored gentlemen were given permission
to occupy quarters in the Slate's prison
also. They were convicted of larceny,
and go tip for three years each. Res
pectively they answer to the following
names: Joe Taylor, Henry Collier.
Claih Mask, William Moore. Two or
three of “the same sort were dischar
ged.”
The same paper says : Several Ilarde
nianiuns have been nabbed and placed
upon the Federal jury at Memphis:
among whom are Ksqrs. Bills, Rose.
McClelland, Capts. Hancock, ltosson,
Brooks, Well ons, A. Fos. Fleming, J.
1. t.raham, Owens, and “ye local. In
the language of the old gentleman who
was being pursued hy a huge bear,
'•Here we come I" Moses is here I
-An old and well known citizen
of this county, Henry W. Duncan, Sir.,
who resides on the Hatchie river, some
Iw’elve miles northwest of Bolivar,
was found drowned in a small creek
near hi* residence on Monday morning
of last week.
—Speaking of (lie riot at that place,
concerning which the Radicals have
let off so much gassy indignation, tiie
Murfreesboro Monitor of the 7th, after
giving a faithful narrative, says: The
facts we have recited clearly prove,
that instead of the Conservatives dis
turbing a Radical meeting, the Radi
cals themselves were the aggressors.
They took possession of the place of
meeting selected hy the Conservatives
and harangued the people in a violent
and threatening manner, telling them
that they were rebellious and were
banded together to defeat the opera
tions of the law, and that they deser
ved to have and would have the militia
quartered upon them. Of the seven
negroes wounded, two received serious
hurts, but it is thought they will re
cover. Several whites received trifling
wounds.
-The Knoxville Ilcralil of the 7th,
speaking of allairs in Roane, says: Un
fortunately lor the labors of the court.
Hie jail was again broken on Wednes
day uight, and all the inmates escap
ed, one of whom had just been senten
ced for fifteen years for horse stealing.
The Kingston jail, constructed entire
ly of heavy blocks of stone, bolted to
gether with heavy iron bolts, was for
a long time considered the most se
cure jail in East Tennessee, but it
seems to be a failure at last.
-The Knoxville Press and Herald
says: ‘•Lieut. Haynes in command of a
detachment of the 5th United (states
Cavalry, left last evening for Tazewell,
the scene of the late Radical whisky
rebellion. Col. Abernathy and the
United States Deputy Marshal of this
District,and a United States Detective,
accompanied the expedition. It is re
ported by good authority that the
Union League of that vicinity have
boldly threatened to mob all United
States oUlcers that visit that locality, if
they have-received their appointment
from the' President. Where is the
militia P’
-The following particulars of the
end of the career of the nturdercr of
llickncll, we find in Iho Banner of the
7th: From a gcittlinan who witnessed
the execution of Powell, 'alias Walker,
alias Watts, wo get the following
interesting particulars with regard to
liia last moments: Having arrived at
it. .. ..a .i. __ _ i ...
this world, ho r«<i listed a lew liiiiintes
to engage iu prayer, which of course
was granted. His prayer was fervent.
He “said he was not prepared to meet
his Hod, and invoked tbo Great 1 AM
to have mercy on his wiekud soul, and
to save his last victim—‘'that poor boy
1 so cruelly murdered, and to save the
souls of all others that fell hy my wick
ed hand." After this prayer, null when
the rope wns being arranged to a limb,
he desired to make a clean confession,
which lie partly did. He said when he
saw liicknul! coming lie placed himself
behind a-tree and let him pass on a
few yards, then taking deliberate aim
shot him through the head near tho
ear. His victim reeled and fell, and
commenced begging for his life, tell
ing him to take everything he had, hut
to spare his life. The assassin told
him no; that dead men told no tales.
He confessed to having killed a man in
Kdgetield, one in Maury county iu
JUUi2, one iu West Tennessee several
years ago, nnd one in South Carolina,
ile desired to tell more, but the “boys”
told him to mount a horse that was
brought up and stood under the limb,
so thsrt the rope could be put around
his neck, as they did not want to hear
any more. They were in a hurry to
give him the justice he deserved in this
world, and knew that God would mete
it to him in the next. As the horse
was about to be led out from beneath
him he exclaimed. “God have mercy 1"
One of the “boys” replied, “God may,
hut we won't.” The next instant he
was dangling between heaven ami
earth.
-The following postal regulations
having been agreed upon between the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada, will take oiled on the first of
April: 1st. The authorized weight for
a single letter shall lie fifteen grammes
(hy the metrical scale) in the Domin
ion, and half an ounce in the United
States. 2. The postage on a single
international letter shall he six cents, if
prepaid at the office of mailing, in
either country, and ten cents if posted
unpaid : for, other titan single letters,,
the same charge shall be mode for each
additional fifteen grammes, or half!
ounce, or fraction thereof. .3. Each
Post Department shall devote to its
own use, as at present, all the postage
which it collects, whether on prepaid
letters sent, or on irtipaid letters re
reived.
-Chief Justice Chase entertains
no intention of peotrfltetinsr the im
peachment trial. The friends of the
President argue dial the trial will not
he finished during the next four or live '
mouths.
Tit MU TE or Hicsrr.tT.
TO Til K MKMOKT OF OUR DF.I'ARTFH FH I F.NI> A HI*
BROTHER, COL. SAMUEL R. BROWN.
The subject of this sketch, was born
in Knox comity, Tennessee, the 8th ot
April, 179!.'. In the (wenty second year
of his age. ho removed to the western
district of Tennessee, and located with
in the limits of the territory now com
posing Shelby county; and, at the or-j
ganization of which county, was elect-'
ed Sheriff. With manly firmness, and
conceded ability, he discharged the du
ties of tins office with merited commen
dation. Afterwards, was elected Clerk
of the Circuit court of Raid county, I
which position he tilled for twenty-one j
consecutive ycurs, to the entire satis- j
faction of the court ami bar, as well as
all with whom ho had to deal, lie was j
ever accommodating, corteous and po- ;
life as an officer; socially, a genial |
soul, a pleasant and agreeable friend ■.
and companion, tic was not only a J
mason in fact, but in deed and in truth ;
and in all his walks in life demeaned
himself as such, lie was an officer of!
St. John's Lodge, No. 103, at Raleigh, j
Shelby county, Tennessee, in 1845,
which place be lilletT with credit to
himself, and honor to the lodge. In
]850 tie left Tennessee and settled in
Prairie comity, Arkansas; where, by
an upright and manly course of deal- ;
ing, lie won the esteem and friendship ■
of all who knew him. On the 17th day
of February, 1808, brother Brown de
mitted from the lodge below, to join
tho lodge above, leaving a host of rela
tives and friends to mourn his lo«s.
Therefore, at a regular meeting of
White River Lodge, No. 37, of F. A.
M.. convened on the 0th day of March,
1808, the following preamble and reso
I..,!--.. I ........ 1 .
Whekkas, It hath pleased God to re
move from our midst, by tlie band of
death, our worthy brother, Samuel U. ■
Brown, who departed this life the 17th
day of February, 1SH8, in the sixty
ninth year of hi* age. Be it
Besolveo. 1st, That in the death of
brother Brown, the community has lost
a worthy citizen; society, a patron of I
many virtue*; his children, a kind and
generous father; the cause of masonry. I
a valuable friend: ami our lodge a
faithful member.
Kesoi.veo, 2d. That, in memory of
our departed brother, the members of
this lodge wear the usual badge of
mourning for thirty days.
Besoi.vf.o. 3d. That a eopy of these
proceedings be furnished the family of
the deceased :a!so the Dcs Arc Citizen
l'or publication.
n. T. VAUGHAN,
SIMEON IIOUNE,
T.B. KENT.
-Dull business lately drove a Chil- ]
lieothe merchant, for pastime, to ling- |
ging the kitchen girl, and his wife has ,
kicked up a . rumpus about it.. If lie j
hud only invested a few dollars in ad- ;
vertising, the local paper says, he
would have bad enough business to
keep him out of mischief. Moral—If I
you don't want to hug the girls, mfd j
get caught at it, advertise.
-A fruitless at tempt was made, last
Saturday, by a party of some twenty
convicts to escape from the Frankfort,
fventuckoy, penitentiary. They over
powered the guard, and by the aid of [
a rope ladder two of them actually sue- !
ceeded in gaining the top of the outer
wall, when the insurrection was quell- j
ed.audull the prisoners wore locked up j
One shot was tired, but nobody was ;
hurt.
-A squad of cavalry left Nashville
Friday for Uineoln county, to enforce J
the laws.
NEW IWftK IiSEJIKM S.
GSHTEAL HOTEL,
03 end OB Adams street,
MEMPHIS, TEIV1V.
jfeaEC' This House, formerly known ns the .
il AK 1>W K.’K. has recently been enlarged by
the addition of the adjoining building, be- ’
longing to l>r. Watkins*, giving it the capacity
to rank among the first-elfts.i houses of the
city. The entire building ban been furnished
tar i I h nuar fnrnil iiavtwilu ittat tllljlate flttt
proprietorship of G. 11 Mkolin, J. M. Ret- I
i.enuu. .1 wo. R. Watkins, an<l A. Haiciit, of
Elinira, N. V., an experienced hotel man.
The location is most desirable, being about
(lie center, and also the most healthy portion
of the city.
We promise the fare to be ns good anti well
prepared as that of any other Hotel. :
The rates of board have been reduced to '
$2 50 Per Day, or $12 00 Per Week
The Lining Room is under the charge of j
Motts. J*. i\ i\;oU, laic of While Sulphur
Springs. Virginia.
The Office is under the charge of Jno. Nail,
of Haywood County, and Thus. J. Shaw, of
Kayetw County. 1
We respectfully solicit the patronage of our
friends and the traveling public,
fcfcftlf MELLON, RUTLEDGE A CO.
Star Confectionary and Hilliard
Saloon, ,
BUENA VISTA STREET, NEXT DOOR TO
BURNEY S DRUG STORE.
W’here can be found at all times cakes, can
dies, oysters, cart fruits, raisin#, nuts, cheese,
and all the “little delicacies’ generally found (
in first class confectioneries.
Attached to the bouse is a large and com
modious Billiard Saloon, where those fond of
participating in the game of Billiards, can
have an opportunity of mo doing at twenty
five cents per game.
f^rGive us a call and you will go away
JAMES M. RULISELL, <
0. T. THOMPSON.
Regular Now Orleans and White
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i
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t 1W* .a This »tearner inis been put in good c
'*v'vn»is»lrti repair and well furnished for the
Accommodation of passengers. She will run
regularlv throughout the season.
THOMAS, GILL & CO.. Agents.
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Will repair Old Harness, nr make new ones. 4
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M. C. <iART,A W’A P.K CD.,
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PHENTON P RICHARDSON, Peti
tioner.
VS.
Robert 0. Carlton as public Administrator
of ;Monroe county, Ark., mid upon the
UMat 1 of C. W. Richardson, and Iv
tiatt C. Anunon, aud Kmuia Aniinun.
bis wife, Willis Richard «.m. Ciphers
Richardson, Benjamin T. Lewi- and
Sarah JLewis: Heirs jitlaw of i aii b V.
Ricliardsou, deceased, Defendants.
Said Petitioner having on (he 4th day t
of March I8l>d, died in the of??-- • the
Clerk of the Probate Court of .V inrue
county, Ark., her petition fur dower in
Certain j^nds belonging to the estate of
C. V\ . Richardson dec’d, as described ia
sum pouiiui, cnu u appealui,.r ir rn uu
affidavit this day tiled and now attached
to said petition that Benjamin T. and Sa
, rah Lewis and Alpheus Kichardflon are
non-residents of the State of Arkansas, it j
is therefore ordered by the clerk of said
court in vacatiou, that the said non-resi
dent defendants shall have notice of the
tiling of said petition, by publication < :
this order in some newspaper printed in
this State within the time and for the
number of times prescribed by law. and
itohm* they shall appear oa or before the
t'-'UrUi day oi our next April term of the
1‘robatc court, at u court to be lmldon at
the courthouse in the t wn of Clarendon
county aforesaid, on (lie 13th day of April
1 St>S, and answer said petition the stum
will ho token as eon fussed and a decree
rendered aeeordimrly.
In testimony whereof I have sot my
hand and affixed my official seal, this -ltli'
day of March, 18f>K.
Park kb C. Kwan Clerk.
A true eopy from the record.
Attest: FAKKBR 0. Kwan, Clerk.
NOTICE
T 8 hereby given that l will noi pay a err*
L iiuii note again si Jas. nix, payable to
Thbs. finggs, for the sum of one hmider and
fifty dollars, far the reasons herein mentioned:
>u*id n,»le, as I can prove by good witnesses,
has been paid.
M. A. IIIX, Adm’r. of the
march 7, >UM8-2t Estate of J»-. llix
P’OU SALE.
X)NK Tw|nty fivo Horse Power portable
Swam Hn . krio, in running order, and nearly
new; also, »n^\c l ent Corn Mill, c *> able cl
griivlinR' rw uty bushels of com per h"ur.
The above will be '•■obi on terms to suit ihe
times. For particulars, enquire nt the Pea
Arc aVill. march 7, 18l>8-tf.
•ixo# P #n;nrs v«. w. smitu.
U1LI8E8 Si S^SITII,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
xaAK,>~
HEAL ES-ivTK AGENTS,
CLARENDON, AllK.
ADAilN ISTIIATOB’S NOTICE,
rjio all men whom it may concern, take no*
L tiog, Uuu I will at the next' term of the
ProtbU* Oburt of Prairie county, lo beholden
at Um town of Brownsville, in said county,
commencing on the 13th day of April, 1808,
m< ply for an order to sell all the binds bc
! »i• , og t, lov x fate of 11. Al. lhtmes, dee d,
in said county* to pay debts. *
T. J. UAKNF8, .Mlmr.
O late it. M. BitffiCS, dcc'd.
MaxkU i UU, 1808. — It