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1) KS ARC, ARKANSAS:
Saturday Wonting, Way 23, 1868.
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FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
FOlt Tt!F. STATK AT t.AItOK :
j. D. NVAI.KKR, of Washington Co.
JOHN R. FELLOW? afOuachitn.
FIRST district:
ROBFJiT S. <t A NTT, of Prairie.
second district:
A. B. WILLIAMS, oi Hempstead.
third district:
,T. E. CRAVENS, of Johnson.
HIIV STtM) W12
In view of the oircumslanves that
irrouud us, the ii«!c til:" hft» l,cc"
.one, (lie much <"llt °"Kbt *° bp ,lonP'
and the sl>»rfntss of the time allotted
,is to <to, (lie question naturally pre
sents itself, ‘•why stand we idle?" or
why vainly indulge in tho illusions ol
liOpc that brighter,* happier and more
prosperous days will dawn upon us in
the ordinary lapse of lime, independ
ent of effort or exertion on our part.
Look around us in any direction and
behold the vast amount of rich, fertile
lands unimproved, almost unclaimed.
Much of this land lias been forfeited to
(he State of Arkansas by reason of
non-payment of taxes, much of this
land still owned and held by men who
have scarcely money to pay the taxes
on it from year to year, nnd who would
be glad to dispose ofit at the old Con
gress price per acre. Most of the
lands unimproved and unoccupied in
Arkansas is above overflow, well lim
bered and highly productive ; and if it
were possible to place these lands in
Middle Tennessee, or in central Ken
tucky, they would command readily
from sixty to eightv dollars per acre;
and yet they nrc being forfeited for
taxes. Well, the question comes, What
can be done lo improve tlicso lands
and thereby enhance their value, or
put them upon the market and realize
fair prices for litem? The answer is,
many things can he done lo attain the
end. First, let us by word and deed
encourage immigration into our State
by holding out inducements calculated
to influence immigrants to come among
us and settle upon these fertile lands,
and mix and mingle their sweat with
the soil, and the result will be cotton
factories will spring up, machine shops
erected, mills built, schools of a high
order will be opened and established.
Again, let the farmers turn their atten
tion to the cereals by sowing wheat,
rvc, oats and clover, plant more corn,
grow more hogs, sheep and cows, and
thus become self-sustaining and self
supporting. We have in the county of
Prairie thousands o! acres of land in
Grand Prairie and other prairies, level,
rich, high, and easily drained, where
draining is necessary, and the few ex
periments made iu tlicso prairio lands
by sowing wheat and oats, as well as
planting cotton, have proved a success
beyond the calculations of those exper
imenting.
In order to induce companies and
corporations having capital to coine
and help us to improve ana build up
one of the richest and most productive
States in tlie Union, let us organize
immigrant associations or societies,
draw maps and charts of every comity
in the State, setting forth the natural
advantages in the way of navigable
streams, railroad advantages, mineral
resources, mid the various properties
and qualities of the soil of Arkansas.
Those who have never visited our
Stale, or traveled over it, can form no
correct idea of the untold wealth that
lies imbedded in our mountainous
counties, or the depth and genial fer
tility of the soil in the level or eastern
portion of the Slate, as it embraces ev
ery variety of soil and produces in
abundance every variety of grain, and
a? for timber it beats the world; but a
popular error lias gone abroad that
Arkadsas is a sickly country, more so
then other States, but the wniter lias
found it for near three years the re
verse, as ho lias enjoyed better health
here than lie did in States of a higher
latitude. True, chills and fevers pre
vail in some localities, mostly the re
sult of intemperate modes of life. Hut
to the point: we of L>es Arc want rot
ton lactones, machine shops, He., in
our growing town, anil some of us
have more lots in town than we are
able to build upon or improve, anil
some have tracts of land adjacent to
our town. Let ns donate a portion of
these lots, blocks and tracts, to such
capitalists us are willing to come and
put up such improvements as our ne
cessities demand; or, let us take stock
in such enterprises by giving our land
and lots, instead of money, in aid of
such enterprises. We have a boautiful,
quiet, healthy town, with intelligent,
enterprising, moral men engaged in
the different pursuits of busines. In
short, no place on White river presents
so many advantages as lies Are. Let
us bestir ourselves and go to work and
make our town what it ought to be,
and whnt we think it will be, the first
town in the State; and the sooner we
go to work the sooner we will attain
the destiny manifestly ours.
j®- The Dcs Arc Crescent has sus
pended publication. Messrs. Bancroft
—& Ilolt, of Devall's Bluff, having
bought the ofiice will rchiove it to that
place, where they will publish the
White Liver Journal, the first number
of which will make its appearance in
about two weeks. We regret to lose
from our midst our friend Buruett,
who for more than two years has made
the Crescent a good paper. Let him
go where lie may he has our best
wishes.
-Thad Stevens said Johnson was
the “father of assassination ”
The Louisville Journal replied by say
ing:
•Johnson was not ibe father of Thad
Stevens’ children by a Negro wench.”
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VETT I’RF.SIDI’VT.
Gathering infonuation from every
■source worthy of credit, we ronclnde j
the race for the Presidency will be
close. There can bo no reasonable
iloubt that Grant will carry the Repub
lican banner, and make a strong run
for tlie White house. He will be the
man every day lessens the chance ol
Colfax, Wade, and the host of others
whose names have been mentioned in
connection with the Republican nomi
nation. The great party of moral ideas
see plainly that to lie successful they ,
i must unite all their strength, and that,
i too, upon a man who, as a man. will hr
I most popular. It is doubtful whether
l Grant fills the bill entirely, but he is
| certainly thWr best chance. The Dc- j
I mocraoy "’ill make every effort to sue
cent, and their most available man will
I be put forward. Pendleton is certain
I tlie favorite, hut doubts arc enter-1
tallied as to his ability to beat Grant.
Some of tlie most Influential of the
party urge the nomination of Hancock. ;
upon the ground that, as a war Demo
crat, lie will not only carry all of Pen- j
dleton’s strength, but enter the Radical .
lines and receive thousands of votes 1
that would otherwise be given to
Grant. Such being the condition of;
affairs it amounts to almost a conclu- I
sion that Grant and Hancock will be :
the opposing candidates.
As a journalist wo are naturally j
expected to give to our readers such
information of a public character as
may be developed from week lo week.
That we oflcu fail to make our paper j
as interesting as it ought lo be is true.
Hut there are few persons who really
| understand how hard it is io make a
j newspayer readable for every week in
| tlie year. Just now there is so little
I about which an editor can write in
! structivclv or Interestingly, that it is a
task to assume to write at all. In
looking over our exchanges in order to
clip something for our readers, we find
that matters of a local character are re
I ceiving almost the entire attention of i
I journalists. Politics have been dished
out to the people until they are sur
feited. The results of impeachment
being the only exception upon this
subject, wc can give no information
beyond that already given to most ol 1
our readers. 'he acquittal of the *
President upon the eleventh article
leads his friends lo confidently believe
tliattbe final result will be in his favor.
This opinion is strengthened by (he
declaration that several prominent Pc- ’
publicans have already declared for ac
quittal. Of one thing wc are certain,
that is (he Radicals arc terribly disap
pointed in their expectations of results
from this high-handed procedure
against (he head of the Government.
PROPS.
An inquiry which we hear even
hour in the day is, How aro crops?
The answer in every case is the same :
Corn is looking fine—never saw a bel
ter prospect in my life. Colton i.
looking very well, hut the late cool
nights have retarded its growth some
what. This is certainly cheering news
to us, and more so, wliou wo learn that
from every section of the country it is
the same tiling. We have not seen a
paper this spring complaining of the
crop prospect. True, here and there
is a little scolding for some men who
have planted too much cotton, which j
evil, if it be an evil, will bo remedied
another year. Taken altogether, there
seems to be a general satisfaction with
the prospect of a rich yield for the f ir
mer this fall. May (lie hopes of the
most sanguine he realized.
The ISritlsIi Coufeilcrnlc Colton
Loan.
The London Money market Review,
! April 4th, contains a very interesting ar
j tide on this loan of £2,500,000 made to
j the Confederate Government during its
i existence, and announces the fact that in i
■ vestments continue to be made in the '
| bonds, with the anticipation that as the '
market of them are limited, a further
rise was not improbable. The article is
chiefly designed to show the legality of I
the loan, us sustained by the decisions in I
England aud z4mermu, the latter by the
United Stares Supreme Court, the case of
! Mauras versus the New England Marine i
i Insurance Company, in which the dc fatto 1
j character of the Confederate Government!
j was admitted. This decision, it is held, :
seems to have the effect of settling the
I question as to the legality of issue, ami 1
: may account for the recent purchases of
the stock. The successive governments
' of France and Italy, and the mure recent
assumption of the debts of Hanover aud
nfhflp iiettv flurliiNn Ktntiis bv fir
Prussian conqueror, are cited as t Ire gen- !
oral custom of recognizing the debts of
the government which has been suspend
ed. In conclusion, the writer says:
“Honesty is always the best policy, hut
in the present ins!uuce it is unquestiona
bly so; for the repudiation of this paltry
loan of £2,500,000 is a stumbling block
in the way of the public investing in Amer
ican securities, while its repudiation anni
hilates the credit of the Southern States.
I So long as it is not recognized, uo new
| loan to the Southern States can he nego- 1
; liuted, either in England, franco ur Jlol
| laud, as the bonds would not be quoted ,
' on their respective exchanges.
It may bo jiopod, however, that all mat
ters of difference arisiug out of the un
happy war, such as the loan in question
and the Alabama claims, will, before long !
be adjusted. Were Americans to buy up 1
this loan, and then* come to an agreement
in regard to it with their own Government
the matter would be simplified; and this
will probably be the result; indeed, it is
suspectod that a number of the purchases
lately made are on American account, and i
it is rummored that there are orders to
buy up the stock whenever an opportunity
offers. In and case, we soe no reason to
alter the opinion we expressed before the
rise commenced, that the stock is a good
“lottery ticket,” tbo purchase of £117 10s.
of the stock for 6 10s. being attended
with but little risk. A stock never dies "
-A llcpubliean lawyer in Connect!- !
! cut is credited with the remark that ’ ‘ the
| evidence against President Johnson is not,
I enough to justify Bonding a vicious hoy to :
the reform school.”
-The publio are cautioned agaiust
tilt operations of ouo Lee Mayer, who is !
traveling in the Western States, represen
ting himself as an agent of S. AT, Pike it
Co, and other firms of Cincinnati
i
IJY TELEGItAPllI
Washington.
WashiSgtok, Mn.v IS.
'I'll as el c< t Comm it lee on the Don no 1.
Washtmrne seem inclined to ask to bo
discharged.
The Impeachment Manager* were in
session of day, taking testimony rela
tive to tlie alleged improper means
used to iiifluenec the vote pi the Hen
ale.
It is understood that Hon. Daniel
W. Vouchee,*, of Indiana. M. Perry
Fuller, of Kansas, and Don. Kwiug,
have been summoned as witnesses by
the Impeachment Managers.
Nashville.
Nashvii.i.e. May IS.
The State Board of Finance lias
agreed to a proposition to pnrehase a
million dollars of State Bonds, to be
paid for by the issuance of goldboaring
bonds, at a rato not exceeding seven
per cent, interest, provided the pur
chase can be made at much a price ns
will ccrtaiutlv reduce the State debt;
also, to sell similar gold-bearing bonds
to relieve the present pressure on the
Treasury ; to meet the demands on the
School Filed; to pay the debt due the
Fourth National bank of New York;
atjd the interest on the State debt, pro
vided said bonds can be negotiated at
par, at the rate of interest authorized
bv the law creating “the Board of
Finance. An agent inis bcch appoin
ted to negotiate the sale.
Washington.
New York, May 19.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says that General Dent states that Gen
eral Grant has written a letter which
will be handed in duetimeto the Presi
dent of the Chicago Convention, de
clining the nomination for the Presi
dency. In the letter General Grant
states that the onlv motive which could
induce him to accept the position
would bo an anxiety for the complete
restoration of the Union, and ns the
Executive of the nation lie could aid
materially in promoting that end ; but
as the object is now almost accom
plished, and will soon be wholly com
peted, ho would rather retain the
position he now holds, lie, however,
hopes the wisdom of the convention
may unite on a candidate who will do
honor to the party and good for the
country.
Foreign.
Liverpool, May 19.
Cotton, dull ; estimated sales. 5000
bales; uplands, lSl^d; Orleans, 18*4d.
Havana, May 19.
Additional advices from linyti state
that President Salnave had only one
hundred and fifty soldiers with bim
when he took refuge in Port au Prince
from the Cocas, tv ho have been press
ing him so hard. In their desperation
bis sharpshooters abandoned him and
declared in favor of tlie rebels. Some
accounts even assert that they made
him tlicir prisoner.
New York, May 19.
The Herald lias telegraphic advices
from Mexico of the lJth. It was
rumored that Romero would soon
leave for Washington. The Mexican
Congress had decided to grant no more
railroad concessions, and New York
parties interested therein had left for
home.
Detectives were ferreting out con
spiracies at the capital.
An attempt to kidnap Juarez at Chc
pultepeo was reported.
The plan of funding the receipts of
(lie treasury proposed by Romero is
not sanctioned by Congress.
All foreigners aEtlie capital are high
ly indignant at the recent outrages
perpetrated on six Americans at Mou
terri.
i\rw Worn.
New York. May 9.
A large nice!ing at Cooper Institute
last night, presided over by Porter
Cooper, resolved to form a society for
the protection and elevation of the In
dians in the territories.
The Board of Aldermen of Brooklyn
are considering a resolution to visit
Cincinnati, to examine the bridge over
the river, with a view to facilitate the
bridging of East river to ibis city.
A stage driver yesterday recovered
$5000 from tho Merchants' Union Ex
change, for damages caused by collision
of one of their teams.
COSfiltEMIOHn.
SENATE.
Washington, May 18.
The coast survey report was presen
l«wl uinl olcrt n. cmTDcf <*<1 nOHV of flll>
constitution adopted by the Virginia
Convention.
Indefinite leave of absence, at the
distance of Mr. Edmunds, was given
Mr. Cl imes on account of illness.
A number of hills were presented
for reference.
The net making an appropriation to
supply the deficiency in the appropria
tion for executing the reconstruction
laws in the Third Military District
was passed.
Mr. Drake moved, as a privileged
question, to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate refused to concur in
the resolution for an adjournment un
til the 25th instant, and, after a discus
sion, the House was requested to re
turn it to the Senate.
Mr. Harlan rose to a personal expla
nation, and read an extract from the
Washington correspondence of the
Baltimore Sun, giving the substance of
a dispatch from Mr. Harlan to Bishop
Simpson, saying that "Brother Willey
is lost,” (laughter) and also a reply
from Bishop Simpson, saying, “Hi other
Willey is a Christian, and cannot palter
with his soul; pray with Brother Wil
ley.” Mr. Ilarlan said that iu justice
to that Senator and himself he desired
to say that there was not a word of
truth iu it, as he had not had a word of
correspondence with Bishop Simpson
since the impeachment was commen
ced.
The concurrent resolution having
been returned by the House, Mr. Trum
bull favored postponing it, and called
up the bill for the admission of Ark
msas.
Mr. Dixon thought it inadvisable to
afford all opportunity for raising tlie'
question of tho Arkansas Senators’
l ight to vote on impeachment.
Mr. Fessenden said it was not con
ceivable tliat nn\ Senator would be so
lost to alia me as to present these gentle
men’s votes on tho subject of impeach
meut, In case they were now admitted,
and advocated taking np the bill, and
said that be thought if that were done |
with then other business coultl he done,
and that he, was, in any event, opposed
to an adjournment.
The Senate finally refused to take tip
the hill, by a vote of It! to 24. and
agreed to adjourn from the evening
until the 2.~)lh instant, by 23 to lit.
HOUSE.
Hills were introduced for reference,
as follows:
For constructing an act for the col- !
lection of abandoned property, and the i
j preventton of fraud in the insurrec
tionary districts.
Proposing an amendment to the |
Constitution of the United States mak
ing foreigners, wlto have been resi-j
dents of this country fourteen years, i
eligible to llie Presidency.
A hill for tlic construction of a tcle
grapli line, tinder the direction of the ,
Postoffice Department, front Washing
ton to New York, and appropriating
$76,000 therefor.
To amend the Constitution of the
United States by declaring vacant the
officers of all the Judges of the
Supreme, Circuit and Distiict Courts
of the United States who have held
j office eight years, and their successors
to he named and elected hv a joint
convention of Congress, which shall
| prescribe tho mode of election, and
i appointing the Judges of inferior
j courts.
To amend the Homestead law by
I nenvittni, tlmt l.tll'McS wllO limCIlCI*1
j cancellation of abandoned homestead
j entries shall have the first right to en
j ter the land.
Sir. Eggleston offered a resolution
| providing for a select committee to
| investigate the circumstances councc-j
j ted with the recent letter of the Mis-1
[ souri ltepresentnlives to Senator Hen
' derson, and whether or not it was
j written to corrupt or improperly inti li
enee his decision. Mi. Eggleston said
' that he introduced the resolution at the
. request of the Missouri Uepresenta
tives, and flint he desired not to he np
I pointed on the committee.
Mr. Paine moved to table it, which
j was rejected by Sit to In.
The resolution was then adoplcd.
I and fho speaker appointed Messrs.
. Schofield, Lawrence. Kldridge, Coburn
and Ferris as the committee.
Boyer introduced a resolution that '
i whereas the Managers of the impeach
; ment have been by the rules of the |
House constituted a committee to j
investigate whether improper infln>
i cnees have been used to affect the
determination of Senators in the arti
j elcs of impeachment; therefore.
I T?fsot,vep. That flic Speaker is lifi'C
I by instructed to appoint two addition
al members of said committee from
those members of the House who voted
against impeachment.
The House, bv 2S to 08, reiused to
consider the resolution.
Banks, from t lie Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported a bill making
| an appropriation of S7.200.000 to carry
'out the treaty for the purchase of
Alaska.
Washburne, of Wisconsin, presented
la minority report signed by himself, j
declaring the country alluded to of no
importance to Hie United Status, and
! that it is inexpedient to appropriate ,
money for this purpose. The bill and j
report were ordered to be printed.
Mr. Banks gave iiolicoth.it lie would
ask for action on it in the second week
^ in June.
Mr. Stevens, of I’eniislvania. offered
ja resolution requesting the Senate to
'send to the House an official copy oil
the last day's proceedings of the Court
of Impeachment. An exciting debate I
sprung up. in which Stevens said lie !
had no accusation to make against the
Senators, hut that there had boon some- |
where a deep damnation, no one could
j doubt, mid he wanted an opportunity
! to see who xvas guilty and who was!
| not.
Mr. Boss (Illinois) asked the gentle- j
man whether the Senators would have
been justified in perjuring themselves,
in order to secure the conviction ot the
President.
Mr. Slovens—“Well,sir 1 don’tthink
it would hurt them much.”
Mr. Woodward, alluding to the
| remark of Mr. Stevens, said “the desire !
j seems to bo to influence tbe Semite,
| mid show it how to vote,” and charac- j
: terized the attempt as “disgraceful and
indecent.”
The resolution wit's adopted.
fieJUThere can no longer be a doubt that ■
one of’ the first sulijects for legislation j
contemplated by the Radicals at the eoa- j
elusion of the impeachment trial, is the
reorganization of the Supreme Court.— i
Having possession of both branches of
'’ongress their tuciics aic of the simplest j
kind, they find it cheaper, and easier to |
remove opposition than to encounter it. ;
and accordingly intend making a new ur- |
rangemeut of districts and circuits by
which Chief Justice Chase and every
other occupant of the Supreme Court not
in harmony with Radical interests, will I
be legislated out of office. This style of
statesmanship, though open to a few tri- I
fling objections on the score of justice, j
right and patriotism, is yet emimently I
practical’ \Ve know it is in many instan- 1
ees, cheaper to buy the judge than to fee
the lawyer, and what is the use of defend
ing usurpuiions before the Supreme Court
when the Radicals can so readily make j
the same court particep* critmnis ? Thus !
one by one, every safeguard of liberty is
slipping sway from the people, who will
leuru, possibly only when too late, that j
the chains that they are forging for the
South will bo riveted on their own limbs
—N. O. Times
-lu Richmond, Indiana, a two hun
dred pound nigger fell from the second |
story of the Star grocery, and lit on Mr. i
Charles Plummer who was working in the
room beneath. It was a soft thing for
the daikcy, but rather rough on Mr.
Plummer, who was smashed all of a heap, I
1
Hi Hirs Saturday at
WauhlHitton.
tVi-roapondcnoc of ihe ].wu srille Courier ]
W ASHiNu ros Muv 56.—-In tlie Senate
prior to tint meeting of tlie Court, t rtini
bull, from tlie Judicial Committee. re*
ported bin k the Arkansas bill, reeom
uiended Us passage. Hendricks want
ed to make a dissenting report and the
hill vkas laid over.
After fillffmstcring to evade a vote
on the other articles, the conspirators
succeeded in carrying an adjournment
to the 2t>th. Their cowardly dodge
meets with contempt.
They declare there has been corrup
tion and intend to investigate it.
They counted on l’nss, and were
donifouuded at his defection.
Impeachment is dead. Johnson is
virtually acquitted. Hadicalism lias
gone to-, and the country is safe.
lo Trluinphe.
Washington May 16, Midnight.—From
dawn until late in the night, the city
has been the scene intense of excite
ment, such as never witnessed oofore
au<l will never be again. At an early
the Senate was littcrally packed with i
men and women.
Sumner's motion to vote first, on the
eleventh article was adopted. The in
terest centered mainly ou the vote of
doubtful Senators.
Anthony’s vote of “guilty” was fol
lowed by a buzz in the galleries, but no
loud demonstrations.
Cameron said guilty before the Chief
Justice. Everybody smiled.
When Fessenden's ttanio was called
that Senator rose and streatched his tall
form to its full length and stood erect,
lie placed his thumbs in his pants’
pockets, listened to the rcaning of the
of tlie questions by the Chief Justice
and responded in a clear, ringing tone
“not guilty.’,
Fowler repeated his vote of “not
guilty,” as the first was not heard dis
tinctly.
Henderson rose nervously at the call.
He had expressed no opinion on tlie
eleventh article, and when he said “not
guilty" the President's friends breath
ed freer.
Intense but suppressed excitement
was Celt wlien lloss' name was called
for. On his vote depended the fate of
tlie Executive and country. “Notguil
tv” lie said, consternation seized on
>i..— i, a;n\,..........
how Willey and other doubtful Sena
tors voted, for Ross secured ncquital
on the article nml impeachment was
dead.
Wade's vole excited no remark, for
it was known that lie was without del
icacy or decency.
The vole slicing announced, the rea
son for voting ou the eleventh arti
cle became apparent. Tho conspira
tors knew if this could not secure
conviction, the measure was defeated,
and to prevent acquittal they now
moved to postpone the vote ontlie bal
lance tlicof articles, which after filibus
tering, was carried.
The cowardly dodge to evade tho is
suo provoked contempt trom all; hut
the unscrupulous majority were intent
only in first breaking the force of the;
result, and then wanted more time for
trickery
They would not have voted to-day
hut they believed that ltoss was with
them, and Grimes would not he there i
and were caught in their own trap.
After the adjournincut the crowd dis
persed. and the Representatives return
to their own hall: tho Democrats he-,
iug jubilant, and the Radicals sullen
and cursing and gnasuiu^ their teeth.
Shortly after the Managers met
and agreed on a resolution sub
requently passedby the House to in
vestigate the allege!, influence used to
defeat impeachment.
As there is i;o foundation for the
charge it Is accepted ustho belief that
the Managers contemplate concerting
measures looking to new articles of
impeachment. Tlie preposition gives
rise to great indignation, hut will end
more shamefully than that now before
the Senate.
Tho President received the congratu
lations of his Cabinet and friend, to
one of whom hjj) said that lie regarded
the verdict not as a personal triumph,
hut as the triumph of Constitution anil
law. and the cause of the people, and
that n confirmed his belief in the
strength of a Republican form of gov
ernment.
There is a rumor to-night entitled to
some erudeuce that Grant has notified \
the National Radical Committee that
he will not accept tho nomination for
President, lie is deeply chagrined at
the result of impeachment and had, |
threatened previously if the President
acquitted lie would pursue this course.
The Radicals are in deep tribulation.
1 state on good authority that Jeff.
Davis' trial will be postponed until fioxt ,
fall.
Wiial may be Apprehended.
Although in a moral point of view,
and for the present moment a great vie- ;
tory lias resulted in the acquittal qf the
President, we are far from feeling that
he is secure from the vindictive malice
of his enraged adversaries. To carry
their nefarious schemes is yet in their
power, and it would be unreasonable to
suppose they would not use that power.
To refuse to consider the remaining ar
ticles,and so keep Mr. Johnson from his
undented right to averdict of acquittal f
will bonothing in their estimation.
They arc busy taking testimony! For
what purpose hut to reopen the ease
witn uexv eviaencer jvow suppose
they admit Arkansas and other South
ern Shates with Iheir carpet-bag Sena
tors. get up new articles, and try again
dc novo, making a wholly new ease,
what doubts remain of the result? It
would be shameless. Hut how will that
make any difference, when three-quar
ters of the then Senate will go iulo the
trial determined tooouviet ? We do not
feel that the President is out of the
woods. lie is safe, indeed, from the
present Senate. Hut a new trial may
he inaugurated, with new Senators, in
iu which acquittal will bo impossible.
So far as his individual fate is concern
ed, his friends may, therefore, well en
tertain fears, since ids foes will pursue
him without scruple. But iu dorng so
we iua/at least eougratulato ourselves ,
that they must sink under a new and
still more damning disgrace. As Aliey
are beginning to fall out, (hero isTiopo
they will go to pieces. Th(yKsWill bo j
dethroned if there is a remainiug vir
tue iu the American people, and it is
not possible the nation should sink un- \
dor the rule of its least intellectual as
well ns well as basest men. If, through
a Democratic victory next fall, we do
not return to the old principles and
and paths of our fathers, Mexico, Bra
sil, Spain, Turkey or China, will bo a
preferable home for all worthy men
and citizens of this country.—Memphis
Ledger,
--The population of Brooklyn, New
York, is 100,000.
-The Filth Avenue Hotel in New
York will be th» Pendleton headquarters
during the sitting of the Democratic Na
tional Convention- The Ohio and Indi
um delegates have already secured rooms
there.
-James Weber, while attempting to 1
drive a team across a bayou emptying into J
he Cumberland, a few miles above Nash
ville, the other day, was, together with ,
lie horses,drowned.
STATE NEWS.
Thu Camden Herald and Eagle, of
he 8lh inst , says:
Some time during the night of last
PYiilnv ih^Jtnre room attached to the
residence W lien. 'I. I*. Ihx'kerv, ot
his city, was entered l<y some untfc'vu
visitor, who appropriated lo ids use a
barrel of hams, a barrel of sugar, and
nearly a sack of coffee- a pretty good
haul lor one evening. I he tliicl is sti ll
rt large with no information as to ids
identity.
The Monticoilo Gordian of the Olh
inst., says:
The ioeusts have suddenly made
their appcarenco in myriads, and the
air is made dreary with Iheir incessant
song. They appear to be harmless,
spending their brief existence, ill sing
ing. Horticulturist had better look
well to their orchards, ns they arc said
to be destructive of apple trees.
The Hamburg Times, of tlie Ot li says :
From every part of oureountry we
have the cheering news that the young
corn and cotton never looked liner, and
that the prospect was never more flat
tering.
The planted crop of corn is large—
larger we think than that of last year.
We have urged our farmers to plant
liberally in corn and not lo be deluded
by the cotton syren. We rejoice to
know that, under favorable circum
stances, the supply of this staple in our
country will be most abundant this
fall.
Assassination.—On Wednesday last,
the body of a man was found on the
Fort Smith road.about live miles from
the city, on the north side of the city.
Coroner Webb held an inquest over the
body, and the jury returned a verdict
of deatli resulting from a leaden bullet,
which entered the occipital part of the
cranium, penetrating (lie lower lobe of
the brain. The man appeared to be a
Frenchman; lie was remghly dressed
and bad with him a basket of eggs.—
As yet his name lias not been discov
ered, although it wdTdd appear that he
lives near enough tlie oily to bring
marketing hither, lie was evidently
assassinated by some unknown person.
—[Little Sock Gazette 171h inst.
Cohn Shipment.—The shipment of
corn trom this county is becoming 10
ue quire an lieiu, aner urning imo i uu
sidciution ilie fact that last year ami
tho year before corn was brought here
from Cincinnati and St. Louis to sup
ply the demand.
W. V. England iius shipped up to
this time 2,000 sacks, equal to 4,000
bushels of corn, anil is still sacking.
A. M. Callahan & Co, have shipped
300 sacks equal to 000 bushels. They
probably have three or four thousand
more bushels to ship.
John W. Wallace lias shipped 550
sacks equal to 1,100 bushels, and lias
500 more to ship.
II. C. Hay man hits shipped 500 sacks
and is still shipping.
Anil not less than live or six thou
sand bushels have been shipped from
points below town in tho county. It
will be fair to presume that 10,000
sacks will be shipped from Crawford
county this spring. This, considering
the disadvantages the people were put
to, is doing very well. Next year we
expect to see double the amount ship
ped.—[Van Hureu Tress.
Drowned.—On Wednesday, about
12 o'clock, the steamer Cleaner left the
wharf for Little Hock. Lieut. Charles
M. Clark, of the 19th, infantary, with
two soldiers, took passage on her for
Little Hock, for the purpose of briging
to this place some deserters confined in
that city. When the boat .was going
down tiie bend below here,and not far
above Van Huron, Lieut. Clark fell
overboard and was drowned. After
he disappered under the water lie was
not seen to rise, as is usually Hie case
witli persons drowning. He had on a
heavy pair of cavalry bools and spurs,
with his sword and pistols belted
around bis body. One of the soldiers
who started with Lt. C returned in the
afternoon of the same dav, from Van
Huron, bringing the intelligence of his
being drowned. A party was immedi
ately dispatched to search for the body,
but their efforts were unavailing. The
flag in the garrison was lowered to
half mast on Thursday as a mark of
respect for the deceased.—Fort Smith
Herald.
Days or Grace.—As the senate ad
journs to allow an attendance on the Chi
cago convention, which meets to morrow,
tho bill for the admission of Arkansas
meets with another delay. lllien the
Senate reassembles on the 26th, impeach
ment must be disposed of. Then when
tht bill comes up again Senator Hendricks
lias an amendment to offer, which, if it is
even not adopted and does not cause the
bill to be sent back to the house, will de
lay its passage several days. Alter this
the President may retain it ton days and
then return it with his veto. It will be
seen then that about thirty days must
elaps before the Arkansas bill finally be
comes an act of congress.
This calculation is made on the conces
sion that it will be the policy of the radi
cal party to admit the excluded states be
fore tho presidential oontest. This policy
has not yet been determined upon, and
possibly may not meet the sanction ot the
Chicago convention. So, if even \vc are
to be doomed to mis rule, we shall have
before the infliction of it at least thirty
days of grace.—L It Gazette
■— — ^ ♦ m — - —
iUtltltlED
On Wednesday eve. 13tli Inst., at
the residence of the bride's mother, b
W. A. Verser, Esq., Mr. Joe. Dv-iloyt
Miss Mollie Eagle, all of Piui«'*-'•
On Sunday the ITtli inst-^Wille res
idence of Will Eagle, Esq^tfr. Robert
Eagle to Miss Vie RoUrTisoii, all of
Prairie.
DIED.
On Saturday, ltiili inst., at. Hicks’
Station, Ark., Mr. Charles Raw son,
aged about 38 years.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE
IS HEREBY GIVEN, That iu pursuance of
a decree of ihe Circuit Court of Prairie
sounty, ou the Chancery side thereof, at the
February Term, 1808. of said Court, 1 will, as
Commissioner in Chancery, on the 13th OF
JULY, 1898, proceed to sell at public outcry,
to the highest bidder, for cash, iu the town
Df Brownsville, at the courthouse door in said ;
own, section 29, and the E A of S E \ of sec
tion 19; and W i of 8 W \ of section 20; and
E J of N E J of section 31; and W .] of N W J '
)f section 32, ail iu township three north, ,
range five west, containing 990 acres; said >
♦ale being had to enforce v. udors lieu on
ihove described lands iu a certain suit in*
Chancery in Prairie Circuit Court, wherein .
Robert Dortch, as administrator, &c., et al.
ire complainants, and Surah McCombs et al.
ire defendants.
W. J. 1> RON A UGH,
Commissioner.
May 19th, 1868—98-21 _ !
NOTICE.
Having purchased the entire interest of K.
\ and Marlin Walt, iu the firm of Walt & Co.
,t Des Arc, I will couduct the grocery and
ilauiation business, under the same name i
,ud style, Walt & Co., for my own account
aid risk. Major 11. C. Luuford will remain
,4heretofore. C. WALT.
Dos Arc, May, 1898.
Distort TIO.\.
The partnership heretofore existing *
jetween John T» Wilson and Win
'ook, under the name, and style ol j
Wilton *V Cook, 1ms been dissolved by
ntifual consent.
JXO. T. WILSON. L
Wm. COOK- I i
'April 1, 1808. # I
Those knowing themsnlves indebted |«
o ns will please romc forward at once u
vnd settle, as I have charge or the books \
uid accounts. | 1
mav 2-4-t V»* i. COOK. Ij
—t---—
DaihaJne 1*. Myers, William Myors, James ,
H. Myers. J Hugh Myers. Edward Story.
Mary Story, Sarah Story, and Sarah My
ers, heirs at law of Lawson Myers, de
ceased!
TAKE NOTICE—That we will apply at <
ilie July Term ol the Probate Court of Prairie
county, Arkansas, a Court to be begun and
holden on the 8th DAY OF JULY, A. D.
18t»8, to have dower assigned the said Catha
rine P. Myers in,the north east quarter, sec
tion twelve, in township three north, range
eight, containing one hundred and sixty (
acres, and for partition and distribution of J
the remainder of said lands; and also for the
distribution of the personal estate, Lrlonging ;
to the estate of the said Lawson Myers, de- j
ceased, for the benefit of the heirs of said
estate,
DAVID MYERS
ELIZABETH MYERS,
as guardian of Sallie Myefs,
May 14 th 1868—23-It
Memphis, Tkxn\, May ‘Jth, 1808.
NOTICE.
We have this day sold .4he stock of dry
goods, groceries, &c . iti our house at Des
Arc, Ark,, to Mr. C. Walt, who will continue
the tame business, and is fully authorized to
sign onr name in settling the old business.
Major It. C. Lanford will remain with the
new firm ns before. We arc very thankful
for the many favors shown our firm during
our business in Arkansas, and ask a continu
ance of the same to C. Walt and Major Lan-!
ford. Parties indebted to the old firm will
please settle as soon ns possible Any liabil
ities due by the firm will be paid on presen
tatioiw-due or not due.
MARTIN WALT.
Witness:—IJ. C. WiLon mylO
good wmm
To all Whom it May Concern. |
’
—
A Large and well Selected Stock of
f
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
To be sold oat regardless of Cost Prices ,
FOR CASH.
Come One! Come All!
Soc for yourself •• 1 buy nMbod
before it is too late, bring det-crurut*4 »o sell
on: our en > ire stot k in a - ;.;n a i.ne ;v- pos
sible. Con-ud.-v. t'u'n, you o*v • interest:
times ure h vd, money scarce; a i l, in view of
these facts you will do well to call at
jF. GATES & URO.
To buy your
DryGooild. Clolhiiig, Shots mid
Itouls. SudtUts and i:ri<l !(■.,
Guns, Riilt'S and 1‘istois,
Carpets, Hats iiud
Caps,
And many oihe. things too name'
mention; nil to be sold to suit these
limes, and money saved in the [tut
your Itry Goods bill is
/
Money/' Made.
X
/ So doa t forget to call soon, in order to get
the best selections snil choice of goods.
V. GATES & B120.
inyUi
W. J. ROGERS
ATT0RMY AT LAW,
BROWNSVILLE. ARKANSAS.
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Wc hereby authorize all Hardware Dealers
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if not perfectly satisfactory, refund price
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SELECTED KANSAS LANDS1 -
AT AIXTIOIS!
In tracts not seceding 160 Acres. k
Sale commencing June 2d, ISOS, in f j
City of LawreuoF. Kansas.
i.ic •
The subsev her w-;> sell at auction,
highest bidden a>. above, in ihe Coy. . ,f ■ v
renee. eoiumencMig June 2d, i
SIXTY THOUSAND AC!’. MS OF LA v,
of »v!Tei» is ‘ t Osage County. Kan^
lands are a part of > c etdeh A
Fox Indian Ueser va.ion, abound’ '
, . . . -ng in caoice
wlccuour o, .n.b«r. a e gene; wp|,
•^"Vdt" .° • R -e Hnct qua.
vu's.ofA'1'1’ 6,,,, c.ven.ivj do
l,u nc Ka. Ea-.eit^Division, is in close
P*0X11,1.... ...■ ,!u. r„,„ inV(in,,.
Lawrence and (. hr * , , •> ,u ^ ;
(bo. 1, built and in o ..era.ionl. while',heNoo
^UlityU.I... ,,, , W,.«|, and the V.
c.h°n. 1 S.111,,1 Fo liailwav, rtm
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TI^'m-iT^ *, : . “««3Tl
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.0!V““ '“r«o equal pay men. a will, annual
"* jf llond given for deed on full pnj
(at opl.on of purchaser) one-, .ird
..ilancc in iwn e.p.ul ).ayn.ents, wiih
l interest, secured by bond and mort
Situatc, these lauds are.iu tbe cen
(i.e State, and contiguous to all its
cities, and surrounded by railways.
. probably such facilities tor securing choice
i select ions 'of lands for ncaial cttlcmen: and
! lton.es were never atfordvd any stile bere
1 lofore belli in Kansas Maps and li».s of
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game, Kansas.
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