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A. C. MATHEWS. V
DES ABC, ABKANSAB:
Tuesday Morning, July 28, 1868.
Hull until Democratic Tlcfecl.
FOB PRESIDENT,
IIoraLio Seymour,
or NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JFrunci« P* Blair* %Jr.»
OF MISSOURI.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
rou Tint STATE AT LARUE :
j. D. WALKER, of Washington Co.
JOHN R. FELLOWS! »f Ouachita.
FIRST district:
ROBERT 8. GANTT, of Prairie.
SECOND DISTRICT :
A. B. WILLIAMS, of Hempstead.
third District r ,
J. F.. CRAVENS, of Johnson.
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C'oKOttKfSlONAL PxMOVKATIC Kx. CuK. I
Washingion City, May 20, 18*>8. /
The undersigned requests the chair
men of all state, county, city, township
or ward democratic and conservative
committees, associations, or elubs, to
furnish the Congressional Democratic
Executive Committee with the names
of members of their associations, for
reference daring the pending presiden
tial campaign. Documents will be fur
nished by this committee, on orders
accompanied by money, at the follow
ing rates:
For sixteen page documents,in wrap
pers, and franked, §12 per thousand.
For eight page documents, in wrap
pers, and franked, $7 per thousand,
or at the same rate lor a smnner
number. In particular cases they will
be furnished gratuitously.
Communications may bo nddrossed
to Hon. Samuel J. Randall, M. C.,
Washington City :
By orflb'Y. J. R. DOOLITTLE,
Chairman Congressional Dem. Ex.
Committee.
Samuel J. Randall, Secretary.
Democratic and conservative jour
nals will please insert the above notice
conspicuously. ,
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS.
We can do no better at this time
than take a look at the coming politi
cal battle-field, to see what the chances
arc for success, either for the Demo
cratic or Republican party. That the
Democrats have the advantage in po
sition and chance, wo verily believe;
but we do not mean by this that the j
Radicals are a contemptible foe in num
ber at least. A careful review of the
political indications in the various
States of the North and West leads us
to the conclusion that if the Democrat
ic party arc as active and wide awake
as is their custom, they can secure for
Seymour and Blair from 160 to 172
electoral votes. This will secure their
election. We make this calculation
entirely upon the electoral votes of the
Northern States, the Southern States
being so controlled by the Radical par
ty as to leave no shadow of chance un
der present rule for fair representation
iu the electoral college; and now when
it turns out that, mavlmps, some of the
Southern States will give Democratic
majorities, that is sufiicicnt excuse to
justify a law excluding thorn from rep
resentation. This, however, is a blow
too much, for it leaves the Democracy
a smaller vote to gain In the North in
order to secure success. This bill late
ly pnssed excludes somo thirty or more
votes, which votes are indirectly given
to the Democracy. With these things
duly considered we cannot but con
clude that the prospects for Democratic
success are good. But in order to se
cure this It is needed that work should
be done. It is an evident fuct that the
Radicals are scared, and do not hope
to succeed unless they work; and that,
too, hard. Horace Greeley, the great
prophet of the party, sayk:
Too great confidence iu the success
of Grant and Colfax we especially do
precate. That they Will De elected, we
do most heartily believe; that they
must be elected, whether the proper
effort be made or uot, we do not believe,
and we would warn every friend of
otir cause and its representatives
against the delusion. It we should
generally conclude thut we cannot be
beaten, and thereupon coniine our ex
ertions to shouting over our anticipat
ed victory, we shall awake, when too
late, to find ourselves badly beaten.
It is useless to believe that the Radi
cals thus advised will not work. They
will work, and tlie only hope of the
Democracy Is to outwork them. Doth
tickets arc as strong as they can be,
but we honestly believe that Grant and
Colfax will be weaker iu November
than now, and thut Seymour and Blair
will grow stronger day by day. In
this matter of the election wo of the
South are interested if we have no
voice, and it is to us a matter of con
gratulation that the hopes of the Dem
ocracy arc so bright.
The Vicksburg Ilcrald, In its
confidence of the ability of the Democ
racy to carry Mississippi, urges the
Governor to issue a proclamation for
holding an election. It says of the
electoral college resolution:
But what right has Congress thus to
attempt tlie abridgement of this clear
right of any Houthern State? As the
Northern Slates wjll vote lor and eleet
their I’resideatial ♦lectors, ft is the
privilege and duly of every Southern
State to do I he same thing. And we
arc in favor of having the matter tested
at once. And wo urge upou Gov.
Ilumphreis the necessity of issuing a
proclamation to that effect at once.
NT The White C-ounty Record says
the people of Searcy have resolved to
bold a grand ratification meeting iu
honor of the New York nominations,
Mid give a fret* barbecue on the 1st of
August next. We expect it will be an
interesting occasion, as we hear it ru
mored that Messrs Hindman uiid fel
low - 'i ill t>e present.
ffto of the Electoral College
■trsotiitlon.
The following is the concluding por
tion of the President’s message, vetoing
the electoral college resolution, sent iu
on the 20t» lust. It lias, however,
passed the Senate by 4o to 8, and the
House by 134 to 30:
The true meaning of the resolution
is that no State, a portion of whose In
habitants wcrcengngcd in tho rebellion
shall be permitted to participate in the
Presidential election, except on the
terms and conditions prescribed in the
resolution. Assuming this to be the
true construction of tho resolution,
this inquiry becomes pertinentMay
those Northern States, a portion of
whose inhabitants wore actually in re
bellion, bo prevented, at the discretion
of Congress, from having their electo
ral votes counted ? It is well known
that a portion of the inhabitants of
the States of New York ami Vivginia
were alike engaged in rebellion, anil
it is equally well known that Virginia,
as well as Now York, was at all times
during the war, recognized l>v the Fed
eral Government as a State in the Un
ion, so clearly so that upon the termin
ation of hostilities it was not even
deemed necessary for her restoration
that a Provisional Governor should be
appointed ; yet, according to this joint
resolution, the people of Virginia, un
less they comply with the, terms It pre
scribes, are denied tho right of voting
for a President and Vice President
while the people of New Y ork a portion
of the inhabitants of which State were
also in rebellion, are permitted to have
their electoral vote counted without un
dergoing the process of reconstruction
prescribed for Virginia. New York
is no more a State than Virginia, and
one is as much entitled to be represent
ed in the electoral college as the other.
If Congress has the right to deprive
Virginia of this right, it can exercise
the same authority with respect to New
York or any other State, and thus the
result of the Presidential election may
he controlled and determined by Con
gress, and the people bu deprived of
their rights under a Constitution to
choose a President and Vice President
of the United States, ns if Congress
were to provide by law that the votes
of none of the States should be receiv
ed and counted if cast for a candidate
who differed in political sentiment
_til. - _1..4.. aI* imo --
Such legislation would at ouce be con
demned by the country as unconstitu
tional, revolutionary and an usurpation
of power, as no power exists in the
Constitution authorizing such a joint
resolution as the proposed law, the on
ly reference being that one would be
palpably unconstitutional and revolu
tionary than the other. One would
rest upon the radical error that Con
gress has the right to prescribe terms
and conditions as to the rights of the
people of the States to east their votes
for President and Vico President, and
for the reasons thus indicated, 1 am
constrained to return the joiut resolu
tion to the Senate for such further ac
tion thereon as Congress may deem
uccessarv.
[Signed] Anduf.w Johnson
The following is the resolution ve
toed and passed by tho partisan vote
given above:
Hesolved, etc., That none of the
States whose inhabitants were lately
in rebellion shall be entitled to be rep
resented in tho electoral college for
the choice of President and Vice Pres
ident of the United States, nor
shall any electoral votes be receiv
ed or counted from any of such States
unless at tho time prescribed by law
for tho choice of electors, tlie people
of such States, pursuant to the acts ol
Congress in that behalf, shall have,
since the 4th day of March, 18(57, adopt
ed a constitution of Stato (fovornmout
under which a State government shall
haye been organized and shall be in
operation, and unless such elections
shall have been held under the author
ity of such constitution and govern
ment, and such State shall also bccoim
entitled to representation in Congress,
pursuant to the act of Cougrcss ii
that behalf.
It will be seen from the reading o
the resolution that such States ns hav<
adopted a constitution, have an organ
ized State government iiv operation
and arc represented in Congress, wil
be entitled to cast their votes in tin
eleetoral college. This will inclnd
seven of tho Southern States, onl;
leaving out Mississippi, Virginia am
Texas. Mississippi lias already passei
against the constitution, and as no pro
vision was made for the reassemblinj
of the convention in ease of its defeat
it is very likely that nothing will b
done witli her until after the election
Tho constitutions to bo submitted b;
the State conventions of Virginia am
Texas have not yet been voted upon
but if ratified, well and good; if not
tlicir votes must not go against Grant
Their purposes in this rosolutfon nr
I YlBl Ulu UllUUglJ* Jt (• UKILC I^WHUPOUVI
j a constitution as is submitted, (whid
is always written before its couveutioi
I assembles) and returns nothing bu
1 curjiet-bag scalawags of nigger-regi
i incut fame, without a home, am
j “whose occupations arc gone,’' thei
j they can count on the votes of tha
State for Grant. But where there r.r
1 enough of true men to put their fee
{ upon these odious instruments, the;
! are too fearful of the result, even whei
I they have all the advantages of di*
\ fiauehisement and unfair registration
| to allow a vflte. The people of till
country are not so blind hut what the;
| can see the ends aimed at by thus
wicked and govurnmeut-destroyinj
politicians, and they will wait no ion
gor than next November to give then
the terrible rebuke they deserve.
The Democratic leaders have
for three months past, been threateninj
to nominate Mr. Chase—whom, las
May, one-half the Republicans woul<
cheerfully have nominated. On tin
other baud, the Republicans have jus
nominated, by acclamation, Mr. Grant
whom only a year ago they feared tin
Democrats would steal from them by i
previous nomination.—Anti-Slaverj
Standard
The Democrats never had any idci
of nominating Mr. Chase, for the verj
reason that he would have been ac
ccptable to the Radicals; and tho feari
of the Radicals were certainly unfonnd
'cd In regard to our stealing as small f
thing as Grant. _
Greeley devotes a half eolurai
of the Tribune, o tho biography o
Gem Grant and says more for him it
that space than the truthful hlstoriar
ever will of the suinc character.
Mgr Grant is ou his way back from
the far West. Ho has spent a verj
short time with his Bqnaws and pap
pooscs, considering how necessary il
is that he should keep ont of tho waj
■ luring the campaign. Obey orders
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TO WEST POIWT A«D BACK.
Intending to attend the barbecue
given by the people of West Point and
vicinity on the 22d inst., wo left home
on the morning of the 2Ut, in order
that We might have time to look over
the country, inquire iuto the condition
of crops, Stc. Arriving at a desirable
point within two miles of West Point
j by noon, we took on the usual amount
i of rations, Stc.—which &c. means some
times one thiugaud sometimes another
i —and then sallied out in company with
our old friend Major Poe to take a look
at tilings, wc being a stranger in “these
I parts.” We were particularly pleased
with the flattering prospects for large
! crops—which wc saw on every hand—
! and more pleased to learn from gentle
men to whom wc were Introduced by
our escort for the evening, that every
where throughout that whole country
crops were splendid; it being an aver
age estimate that there will bo three
times as much corn made as will be
I needed for home consumption,
j On Wednesday morning early, wo
j shoved iuto town, not that it was ne
j cessary to go so early, but for fear
something might happen that we
wouldn’t see; here we met several gen
tlemen of our acquaintance, and Were
introduced to others that treated us so
kindly, and with all were such perfect
gentleman, that we soon set West Point
down as a good place, and her citizens
as clever, accommodating and intelli
gent a class as it has ever been our
pleasure to meet. As early as eight
o’clock, from every direction, the peo
ple of the surrounding country came
pouriug in, and by 10 o’clock it was
estimated that full twelve hundred
people were in town. As it had been
previously advertised that there would
be several speeches, we all repaired to
the designated grove and awaited the
orators; we cannot, wc know, do jus
tice to the crowd tlierc assembled—es
pecially the ‘fair’—in this description.
But we can say we were grcatlly
pleased to sec so many women who
had at heart the good and pleasure of
their fellows. Here on the right might
be seen the old grand mother houored
in her age and given a privileged seat;
there a bevy of laughing, roguish-eyed
damsels, toying with their fans, and we
sadly fear with the heart of their beaux
too, some of them; rarely have we
seen so many of the mothers, wives and
daughters of the country at a gathering
of this kind. The speakers having ar
rived, the marshal calls to order and
introduces Maj. J. N. Cypert to the au
dience. Maj. Cypert is a blnnt man,
saying wliat he thinks, and as bis sub
ject was the political issues of the day,
it may be imagined that the rads were
not much petted; he spoke about forty
minutes, giving graphic descriptions
of the workings of radicalism in the
national anil state legislature, dealing
them here and there blows that were
appreciated, and frequently applauded
by the audience. The next speaker.
Gen. i). McBae, was then introduced
Gen. M. began in an easy and fluenl
style, interesting the audience, and sc
dealing with the industrial pursuits oi
the country ns to show himself a prac
tical as well as polished 'gentleman
! He said that however much interest
I might under other circumstances at
! tach to the subject upon which he wa*
then speaking, be felt that the remark*
of Maj. Cypert had led the minds o
the people into politics, this being tin
| theme lie would like to dwell upon
j he closed his speech with hot and iner
I ited rebuke of that spirit of radlealisn
I that had paralyzed industry, and well
' nigh ruined the country. X. B. Gai
i was then called, and in response die
1 the best he could under the clrcum
! Btauccs, firing in the bushes at tin
' gamo the other speakers had scared up
Mr. Joe House, a young man of mucl
I promise, then delivered an addres
I j upon education, which was very ap
I propriate, and gave evidence of mucl
! talent. Speaking being over we rc
! paired to dinner, and here we take oc
I casion to say that we have never sect
I n better dinner, either in quality o
' | quantity. While the ladies were callni
I j we canvassed a little, and learned fron
> several gentlemen that in that town
* I ship there was but one radical. Every
• I body seems fully satisfied with Soy
: i incur and Blair: in fact, a more thor
1 ougli 1 yJJemoc rat i e community we hav.
1 never aeon. Wc regret tlmt space wil
1 not allow us to speak in detail of tin
■ many pleasant things that were sail
' and done during the day ; of this, how
1 ever, we are satisfied, that socially a
1 we have chosen to treat this nfltiir, i
I will be long remembered by the gooi
: people of West Point, while to us i
II was a time of pleasure and profit. Wi
' returned home on the next day, feeling
1 ! that we had made friends and fount
' much pleasure ou the trip.
nt.vt'FAtnKixt;.
Our people arc gradually awakening t
; the necessity of turning more of their at
' tention to manufacturing interests. I
• might have been years—bad it not beei
1 for the great revolution in our labor sys
tern—before much progress would havi
> been made in this branch of industry
! But it would have been made, neverthe
[ less. Goorgia is one of the finest cottoi
' producing states in the South, and not
withstanding that fact she was far ahc&i
' of all tho other cotton states before thi
1 war in manufactures. This interest is i
necessity to tho well being and defence o
, a government—especially so in cortaii
contingencies—and statesmen have eve
fostered and proteoted it, even when i
1 conflicted with other interests and favorei
one section while it wrought a hardshi]
1 to auother. Naturally, Arkansas scorn
peculiarly adapted to the manufacturing
interest. Her climate, productions, tun
her, and tho uutold wealth of her mineral
ail oombine to make her so. And thi:
interest will not long lie dormant. Jus
as soon as her energies have somewhat re
I covered from tho exhausted condition ii
i which tho war loft them, cntcrpriies wil
| be set on foot that will be pushed forwarc
| and made to keep pace with her growtl
' and increasing strength. Already Littli
ttcjk |ias lak-m the initial in tin- move
ment and is inarching right straight for
ward. From her papers wc learn that a
company is being formed for the purpose
of manufacturing cotton, and we may
hopo soon to hear that the enterprize will
prove a snccess What town will next
follow Little Rock in building a cotton
factory? Shall it be Fort Smith, Van
Huron, or Camden? It will most certain
ly he one of these unless Dos Arc shows
more enterprize than of late. Are wc to
stand still and allow other towns that have
not half the local and general advantages
that we have to step forward and take our
place? Wc cannot possibly believe this
community is so blind to its interests.
Already we have saw, shingle and planing
mills that supply the home consumption,
and find it neoossary to employ a large
steamer for the purpose of carrying the
surplus to Memphis and Alton. We have
a flouring mill that will turn out one hun
dred and twenty five barrels of flour daily.
We now want a cotton factory that will
supply the demand of the White, Blaek,
and Little Red river valleys and the
country dependent upon these rivers at
this time foT transportation. We arc not
sufficiently acquainted with the cost of
putting the necessary machinery to give
the figures, but are satisfied that we are
able to accomplish the end if we will only
use the menus we have. Wc invite cor
respondence upon the probable cost and
the plan to be followed in putting this
enterprize on foot. Let us hear from
some one who knows enough about the
matter to give facts and figures, and we
are confident that ob soon as our people
learn these they will set to work in earn
eat. WTc merely give this article to start
the ball, wc have no idea of letting it Btdp
with this.
One of our Radical exchanges,
the White River Journal, was taken
with a fit of conservatism last Wednes
day and made use of the following ex
, V _ _ _.J A- ik.
IIAUIUIWMI I ItUlfJUiUJV »•» VV *■** '•
“common carrier bill,” soinotimo since
enacted by tlic general assembly :
We neither cudorsc or approve this
act. In the older States, it has never
been found necessary to pass any spe
cial enactment for the protection of
Irish or German immigrants, and wc
do uot think our blaeks any better than
white men.
If they have money enough, steam
boats will be provided with as good
accommodation as thev may desire to
pay for. All the legislation in the
world will not compel white men to
eat and sleep with them. We, to free
them, have buried a quarter of a mil
lion of the best white men in the na
tion, have made a quarter of a million
of white widows and orphans, have
many of us wasted our best years, and
shall carry to our graves the battle
scars received in their cause.”
Now there is not a particle of all this
that is orthodox Radicalism in expres
sion. You have always claimed that
you fought for tlic Union alone, and
that freeing of the negroes was a mili
tary necessity. Hero wc arc told some
thing that sounds very much like the
truth: that is, ttiat ail the blood and
treasure expended by your party were
in the cause of the negro. Now voi
Trill neither endorse nor approve thi:
measure. You will neither travel, ea
i nor sleep with those you hnvo madi
your equals in the highest privilegi
timt can be bestowed upon the citizei
of a republic. Which is the greatci
privilege, to vote for and hold thi
highest office within the gift of tin
, people of Arkansas, or “faro equal t<
first-class?” Besides, have you no
. promised all these things to them foi
■ their votes, without which you woulc
be dead dogs to be drug out of tbi
. kennel ?
. | matter, and when convalescent, taki
’ your smelling salts along, and eat, am
i drink, and sleep with, your “man am
j brother,” hugging him up as closely ai
. you do the delusion of Grant’s elootiou
' STILL IXCBEASING.
Sinco our Inst issue we liavo enteret
sixty-odd names upon our subseriptioi
books. Wc do not speak of this boast
ingly, but to let our friends know tha
we are encouragod in our work, am
that it is well with us. It is our ain
to publish a newspaper in the completi
sense of the word, uot one filled ui
mm ivug, iua> nuii.li O) vi
; with trashy sentimentalism, but om
j which will present nil the most import
( ant news of the week, at the same tiim
I paying due attention to the wants o
those who sometimes relish a ohangi
, of plates. In the make-up of our papei
' we try to anticipate the wants of everj
J class of readers ; and we hope we wil
t not be accused of 6elf-adulatiou whet
[ we express the belief that scarce anj
, one can read It through without beinj
| paid for his trouble. In ordor not t<
be behind any other papor in eutor
prize, we propose to send the Citizxi
from this time until the first of De
cembcr for the small sum of fifti
cents. This barely covers the cost o
the material used, but we would bi
glad to furuish as many copies as om
press can print iu a week at this price
We hopo our friends everywhere wil
interest themselves in our behalf ant
aid us in circulating the paper whor
over it can do any good. We are con
fideut our friends will find but littU
trouble in procuring ten or twoutj
names In a neighborhood at this price
Any man who wants to read a papei
at all will not object to paying such f
trifle. Send iu your names immediate
ly so that you will have the papei
during four entire mouths.
Accident.—Wc regret to learn thai
Booth Ellis, living iu Searcy valley
whilst engaged in feeding a threshlnj
machine, on Tuesday last, had his lef
arm torn oil'just above tho wrist. Th«
bones were so shuttered and flesh si
badly bruised and torn, that it wai
necessary to amputate it above the cl
bow, which was accordingly done hi
l)r. TroUman, of this place, assisted b\
Oarleton, Snipes, Sherman and Crane
—[Searcy ltecord.
Queer Frkak"of Nattk*.—Mr. A
N. Simmons sent to our office, on Mon
day last, a chicken with two distiuct bo
dies. four legs and two pair of wingi
with one neck and head. The two bo
dies and the four legs and wings wen
well developed, and the bird presenter
; a queer appearance. It was dead ai
fbr time it w,v received at the office
Wbnl tlse Virginia Carpet-Bag
gers are Alter.
The House of Representatives ofVir
glnia has passed * bill, reported by the
Reconstruction Committee, whiqh PC®*
vides for the election in Virginia in a
manner so repugnant to the carpet-bag
gers of that State that they have sent a
delegation hereto prorurc a modifica
tion of the bill by the Senate. Their
expectation is, by misrepresentation
and haste, to extract from that body, in
its closing hours, legislation which will
brand it with indelible infamy.
There arc two points on which they
desire changes to be made. The House
hill guards (he purity of the election by
declaring that no person shall act as a
member of the Board of Registration
who is a candidate for office at the elec
tion to he held under such registration.
The object of this provision is apparent
at a glance. The carpet-baggers want
their candidates to have a chance to
act as registrares, and power given to
exclude all votes they cannot control.
Will the Senate assent to this gross
^"Sut^the carpet-baggers go further,
Thcv desire to cut off from the privilege
of voting some 25,000 persons entitled
to vote under the existing reconstruc
tion acts. Under those laws a fresli
registration is to take place two weeks
before any election, and all illegal
names then to be stricken off, and the
names added of all persons having a
legal right to vote. This lias beer
done under the law in every State oi
the South save Virginia. In that State
there has been no registration of voters
| since last snmmcr, and as many thcr
j failed to register, the carpet-baggers
I and especially Mr. Wells, their candi
! date for Governor, admit that there are
25,000 persons not registered who are
entitled to be registered.
The question is whether tlio existing
reconstruction laws shall be changed se
as to deprive those voters of the righ
to register and vote. If the chango be
made, it is a deliberate exclusion o
Conservative voters for the purpose o
carrying an election—voters who an
not disfranchised by the eonstitutiona
amendment or by the rccoustructiot
acts.
We take it for granted that Senator
such as Messrs. Trumbull, Morton, Fes
senden and Edmunds will havo suffi
cient regard for their reputations t<
refuse to commit this palpablo ontragi
and fraud. Messrs. >ye and Cotines
_111 .. Vtn nnnlnn i Kir nn Cliol
motive, but even they may halt whet
they stop to think what additions
weight this proceeding will Impose 01
Grant and Colfax in the President™
election. As they arc expecting to ex
elude the vote of Virginia from th
Electoral College, thcro would seem ti
be the strongest motive of interest ii
abstaining from this infamous proceed
ing.—[National Intelligencer, 17th.
Tlie Speech which Turned tb<
Tide for Seymour.
In the National Democratic Conven
tion on the 9th Geu. McCook, of Okie
said :
Mu. Chaikman—I arise at the unani
mous request And demand of the dele
gation from Ohio and with thoconsen
! and approval of every public man i
the Plate, including Geo. II. Pcndietoi
to again place In nomination again;
his inclination, but no longer again;
his honor, the name of Horatio Sey
incur, of New York. (Cheers and ion
continued applause.) Dot us vote, Mi
Chairman and gentlemen of the cor
: vention, for a man whom the prosi
j dency has sought, but who has nc
sought the presidency. (Applause.)
I believe in my heart that this is the soli
; tion of the problem which has been er
; gaging the minds of the Democrat!
' and conservative men of this nation fc
1 the last six mouths. (Good, gosit >
t nclieve it will provo a solution whio
i will drive from power the vandals wh
i uoiv possess the capital of the nntioi
(Applause.) 1 believe it will receiv
the uuAuimous assent ami approval (
the great licit of States from the Atlar
tic, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohii
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missoui
and away West for quantity to th
Pacific Ocean. (Appiausp.) I say h
has not sought the presidency, and
ask. not demand—I ask that this cor
. vention shall demand of him that, sinl
ing tiis own inclination and the we
1 known desires of his heart, lie sha
| yield to what wo believe to be the a
i i most unanimous wish and desire (
, the delegates to this great eonventioi
(Great applause and three cheers.) I
my earnest enthusiasm 1 had almoi
forgotten to cast the twenty-one vot;
of Ohio for Horatio Seyinoufc) Tr<
mendous exciioincnt and cheers fc
Horatio Seymour.)
Man Killed.—We learn that a ma
named Harmon was shot and killed b
another named Johnson, near Sulphi
. Houk, on Tuesday night last. The pni
ticulnrs, as wo l'earn them, are as fo
lows: It appears that the two me
were farming together and living i
the same house. They became dissath
1 lied with the arrangement, and had fr<
, quent quarrels. Johnson was in til
habit of walkiug in his sleep, aud o
the night in question, at a late lion
1 walked into Harmon's room. Th
■ latter arose from his bed, remarkin
, that "the matter had as well be settle
r tlieu ns at any time," and drove John
son out with a chair.—The latter retret
1 ted to his own room, and got in hoi
• when Harmon threw tho chair at bin
• striking Johnson's wifo, who lay b<
i side him. Johnson seized, his piste
and ran after Harmon, who went int
his own room and shut the dooi
Johnson forced the door opon and sh(
; Harmon in the neck, killing him install
, ly. He afterwards fled and hns nc
been captured.—[Batesvillo Times.
Joy-An order has been issued carrviti
• into effect the law of Congress makiii
eight hours a day’s work for civilia
■ laborers, workmen and mechanics in i
. employ.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TOWN ORDINANCES.
r*ssei> Jvki 30, 1868.
licit Ordained by the Town Council nf Tire An
That lh« otfioo of Sexton be and is bereb
crested ia sad for the town of Pea Are.
Be it further. Ordained, Tbat.it shall be th
duty of tho Sexton to take charge of th
Grave Yard, in the Corporation of Des Ar<
and keep the same closed and cleared of tin
dergrowih aud such things as may be necoi
vary to keep it in good order, and also to di
graves: and for each grave to charge a res
satiable price, which price shall not excee
five dollars.
Be it farther Ordained, That this Ordinanc
shall not prevent or debar any one from th
privilege of digging or haviug dug a grave o
graves iu said grave yard.
Be it Ordained by the Town Council of Des .4r,
That any persou or persons defacing, df
stroyiug. or in any way injuring the torn!
sloncs, headboards, palings, or anything bt
longing to the graves, or fencing around th
grave yard, shall be deemed guilty of » ntii
! demeanor, and on conviction thereof, shal
he fined uoi less than one nor wore than fifty
| dollars at the discretion of the mayor,
Be. it further Ordained, Thai any person n
ptrsous turning, or placing stock or beast r
any kind inside the enclosure of said grav
yard nf Pes Are, shall be alike liable to th
above tine
1. N. HEpi PETI1, Mayor
r f, Keir. Re order
des arc
MALE & FEMALE
SEMINARY.
The Trustees having employe) Mr.
B. I). Perry to take charge of the School,
the first Session will comraeuoe at the
Methodist Church, on the 10th day of
August, 1868
Rates or Tcitibn, ter Session or Five
Months.
Primary Department.$13 00
llighcr English Department. 15 00
Ancient Languages.. • 20 00
Incidental Foo.). 1 00
Board can be bail at $12 per month.
Onc-lialf of the tuition must be paid
at the middle of the Session, and the
balance at the close.
For further information, apply to
the Principal. jul28-tf
COTTON PLANT,
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ACADEMY,
Cotton Plant,
WOODRUFF COUNTY, ARKANSAS;
Under the auspices of the Helena District,
, Arkansas Conference, of the M. E.
Chnroh South.
THE Second Session of this School, under
the care of l’rof. Tlio*. H. Shel
(OR, with an efficient corps of Assistants,
1 Will commence the
I First Monday in September, 1868,
i and oontinuc twenty weeks.
[ • CHARGES PER SESSION:
| “Tuition from $12 to $25. Music, Tainting
! and Drawing Extra.
i Tupils will be charged from date of en
trance till the close of the session.
’ Deductions made only in cases of protract
' ed illness.
' Board, including Washing Eights, &c.,
1 from $10 to $12$ per month, half in advance.
From the location and productiveness ol
the country surrounding the School, it hide
fair to be second to none in the State.
5 il. M. COUCH, President
Board of Trustees,
T. It. Shkltox. Secretary.
‘ jul28-1m__
’ 1ST OTICE
I IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I will as
, administrator of the estate of Russ Ev
Ians, dcc’d, make application at the
{) next term of the Probate Court of Prai
t rie county, to be begun and holdcn or
the second Monday of October, 1K<!8
, for an order to sell all the real estati
’ belonging to said estate ; and also th<
’ reversionary interest of the estate in
I the N. W. k see. 15, Township 4, H. ;
l West, less 21 acres oil' east side, all o
i which will be sold to pay debts of salt
estate, ,T. 11. GRAY, Adm'r
’ ju!28- Estate Russ Evans, Dec’d.
j HICKORY PLAIN
\ MALE and FEMALE
' INSTITUTE,
0 KICSOIbY PLAIN,
C
1 PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS
. milE exercise* of this InMifule will be rc
. JL Burned the fti-M Monday in August, undo
(he supervision of
R. H. CROZIER, A. M.,
'! assisted by a corps of competent teachers
Rates of tuition—$13, $18 and $23 pe
term of fire months.
'■ Surveying taught practically, with the
r Compass.
Musio on the Piano Forte, $20. Use o
Instrument, $5.
a Hoarding, $10 or $12 per month,
y For further particulars, address l’rincipa
r or any member of the Board of Trustees.
D. F. REINHARDT, President
. Board of Trustees,
a C. M. Guess, Secretary,
D juI21-2t.
NOTICE
„ TS HEREBY GIVEN, that ia pursuance of i
. 1 dcorce of tho Circuit Court of I’rairii
’ county, on tho Chancery side thereof, at ihi
February Term, 18(58, of said Court, I will a
1 Commissioner in Chancery, on tho loth daj
* of August, 1868, proceed to sell at publio ou
* cry, to the highest bidder, for cash, in tlx
' town of Des Are, in front of the office o
l> James E. Gatewood, in said town, to-wit
l, Lots one (1) and three (8) iu block twenty
- nine (2t>) in the town of Des Arc, in Prairii
1 county, in the State of Arkansas, according li
0 the plat of said town. Said sale being bat
to enforce vendor's lien on above describcr
^ Lota, in a certain suit in Chancery in Prairii
Circuit Court, wherein A. Stewart &Bro’san
£ complainants and Gao. W. Yaden ct als. an
defendants.
* J. E. GATEWOOD,
jul31- Commissioner.
B _
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Money sent by mail at our risk! Address C.
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MALE and FEMALE
SEMINARY,
Austin, Trairle County, Arkansas,
Prof. W. A. Garner and Lady,
will commenoo the first Monday in August
18'»8, and continue twenty-weeks.
CHABRES, m Sl.sSltS.
Tuition, from $ld to f-fi.
Incidental Fee. fiO cents.
Board, (including Washing and lights )
from $10 to $1- per month.
l'upils will he charged from date of ra.
trance till the close of the Session.
Deductions made only in cases of protract.
ed illness.
Wit. 8ACNPEKS. Pres
Board of Trustees.
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CHAS. A. CLARK, Treasurer.
W. H. FULTON, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.—A. McDonald, C. G.
Scott, John Robins, G. R. Weeks, Fred
Kramer.
CONSULTING DIRECTORS.—S.
L. Griffith, W. W. Adams, Dr. P. O.
Hooper, H. E. McKet.
The patronage of the public throughout the
State is respectfully solicited for this
HOME INSTITUTION.
J. F. FAGAN, Affent.
JgrOffioc in the Bank Building,
jnn13
• GOOD ITSWSf
To all Whom It May Concern
A Large and well Selected Stock of j
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS, I
To be sold out regardless of Cost Trices |
FOR CASH.
Come One! Com© All!
See for yourself and buy a Gbod Bargain |
before it is too late, being determined to sell
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sible. Consider, then, your own interest: f
times arc hard, money scarce; and, in view of j
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STATE OF AKKIWIS,T
COUNTY OP PRAIRIE. /
In the Ctrwit Court of said county, on the
Chancery Bide thereof, before the Clerk in
vacation.—July 1st, 1868,
Sarah 11. McDermott, complainant,')
vs. £ Dill for
Marcus M. McDermott, defendant. J |Divorco
This day comes the complainant, by her
solicitors, and files her bill of complaint in
this behalf, praying therein a decree for di
vorce from the defendant; and it appearing
by affidavit annexed to said bill that said de
fendant, Marcus M. MoDermott, is » non
resident of this Slate: it is therefore ordered
i hat he be notified of the pendency of the sumo
against him by publication of • copy of this
order iu somu newspaper printed in thiw
State, for the number of times and within th^
time prescribed by the statute, ar\d that un
less he appear in said court ou or before the
third day of the next term thereof, to he be
gun and holden at the courthouse of said
county, in the town of Hrowns\ille, ou the
third Monday in August, A. D. 1866, and fil« ^
exceptions, plead, answer or demur to said
bill, the same will be taken as coufeased
agaiuet him and an interlocutory decree en
tered accordingly. ^
Wm. GOODRUM, Clerk.
A true copy from the record.
Attest VN. ftQDDRUM, Clerk