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Vor,. XVTt.-No. BU PKICE THREE CIvaI'8. IHK WK-MDKK Forocr?t for Vlrclola: Generally fair; light variable wind*. 4 COAL Wo Would Like to Have j Yonr I Ordert* for Coal ?>, ami Wood. EARMAN & FLIPPO, los Saleui Avenue S. W. 'PilOlIC We Are ? Tho Lirgosi aed Cheap";Bt ^ Uno of j? [icntltcr Goods d Bvor soen In Ro&noko. La dies' r.ndGjntl men's Dt?sb ^ Cases, Cull ?.nd Collar, \ N c t n.GlovoanJ Uandker S cnlef Boxc-3. All durable " go ia '..id &*? roroorkably lc%- pricis. Kolbing moro I? (p suitable (or a prc?cni. d Sitfti-g&Stf ? - s>ti*5y>;^x?<:ic^tSjj<? 4 business notice I V. ? w - R * The oilier stockholders having nurchas- >J *? cdjtbe interest of :Mr ?) Panyo 1homson * 2 lu tbo stock and good will ?f Um 'l'homp- m 2 aon-Prlco Co:.:;i;o y, cnil hl? rcslgutttlen ;t> 2 ai General Mfcuai;cr having boon accepted, >J hl? connection With tho Company tor ml * natea aa ot fbie dato. <?? 2 The Dame cf ihr concern will rcniuln Wf 2 michanirtfl for tho present. g 2? linder the new management, every w 2 effort will be mado to conduct a llrat clan * 2 Uools and Stariuticrv busliKH?. ,J Your attention nt this time ls'attracted, "* **? partlcnlerly, to our splendid display or W 7*. Christmas iroods. embracing all klude ol ry 2 Holiday Stationery, NovoUleajln ?llver, * ?' Uold apd China), Fancy LompITl'Ictnres, *? J): Handsome Calendars, Im nr.et .Writing * 2 Ca <?+, Pocket Hooka, Card Cases, Chll- ?v J dreu't Ucok* and Toys, Five O'clock Tea 2 l'otaflri Brnsa, Copper und Nickrtl), au nnusnally Inndsomo Iii": ot Bibles, Wj 2 Hrtnwds arid Church Publications Gold *> ?j Pens, Fountain Pens, aad any nmnber of ? " choice article* tnltabvB for tbtwllolldayr :-.mo it:ir p'.o'-i Qoncral Staffbnery and JJ Oillce Snuiillei Is especially attractive at 2 il'io ^caiotj. 2 Very retpectfnlly, 2S " liOMl'SON-I'HICK CO. ?>. K. H FISHBUnN, ?. Treamrer. Dec. i, 1896. M, m v > * ^?>'?^^^??il^^??'y?'?wl>??'y???g?'^ ff Now horo and ready %^ for ycur inepection. % I'rloflo this yoa:1 -jol lower than ever bo fore. @4 Wo will have our'^. p Opening 0) Thursday, December 3, -|j ?: - i I EDWARDS. green i ?",) nianufaeturlns Jeweler, g 6 SALEM AVE. g Xfavo "OABHOSETTKS" made now f >r Che IJoll<ld.\!i. PHOTOOKAl'HEH, 313 South JcrTerion ri'.rcet. Over I'oetofUce. OO-<?-O-<? O-*0 O S*-?> O i> ?&? ? \ Why the f I HAiNES BROS. PI???S 6 J Are Go?d! { ? They rank with the l>p?t piano? nn ? A the m?riiv:?aciico wiedged by music- A ?A lass and the trade. Y A Thcv hnvj been used for years by A. w individuals in thlaclty and have stood ? A tlietf>:. ? A '? They nee J no introduction to Hoan- W A. oke iteopi". Walch the different tc*tt- A sa munUb thr.? will aope?r dally In the W A local ci'.mirie of this paper, A 9 They w.ll shosv themselves what W fthsv are. You need only to examine ? thftu j. (A Wc c"i3'.m, and cm chow certificates W V from people you will accept as Judj?es, V A that they aro t!ie best on the luurKei 9 T in our city. A A^uln, we can. and will, sell cheap fl V Pianos, but will not deceive you in ? Q reference to irrade when you come to ? buy, ni'il wUi'inako prlro aroordingly. ? M'bis. of cmrfc. docs not refer to our U I.KADi:TtS, ss they are strictly high V ?rade. ? 9 J.E.ROGERSaCO., | > <?. II ,J r IVcrson Street S Gold Dollars f0, , it ,.y ^ at !)> each (^ WonH be cheap and should A ?a1. atirnci hiiyers Wc hnvu **. oven "C".;cr values to offer Vk :l x mTa s line I ^ On Sale Tuesday. ^! Dot.': forget ns In yonr rounds. ? ?ft - \u I H. C. BARMSS, I ' "Ho Putz Uo Prescriptions." a ROAKOKE, VA., TUESD The President Uses Some Very Plain Language in Regard to Cuba's Unhappy Gondition. He Leaves to Gongress the Solution of the Problem. He Thinks the Present Tariff Law is Sufficient and Gives the Trusts a Very Hard Rubbing Down. To the Congress of the United States: As representatives of the people in the legislative branch of their Government, you have assembled at a time when the strength and excellence of our free insti? tutions and tin.' fitness of our citizens to enjoy popular rule hare again been mnue manifest. A political contest involving momentous consequences-, fraught with feverish apprehensions and creating aiz l gresslvcness so Intense as to approach I bitterness and passion, [has been waged throughout the land, and determined by the decree of free and independent suf frage, without disturbance of our trnn (plility or the least sign of weakness in our national .structure. The Pcople'd Will. When we consider these incidents and contemplate the peaceful obedience and manly Submission which have succeeded a heated clash of political opinions, we discover abundant evidence of a determi? nation on tiie part of our countrymen to abide by every verdict ol the popular will, and to be con:rolled at all times by an abiding faith in the agencies established for the direction-of the affairs of their Government. Thus our people exhibit a patriotic disposition which entitles them to demand o! those who undertake to make and execute their laws such faith? ful and unselfish service in their behalf as can only be prompted by u serious ap? preciation of the trust and confidence which the acceptance of public duty in? vites. In obedience ton constitutional require? ment I herein submit to the Congress certain information concerning national affairs, with the .suggestion ol shell legis? lation as, in my judgment, is necessary ami expedient. To secure brevity ami avoid tiresome narration I shall omit many det-iiis concerning matters within federal control, which*,* though by no means unimportant, an: more profitably discussed in department report--. I shall also further curtail this communication by omitting a minute recital of many incidents connected with our foreign re? lation-, which have heretofore found a place in executive messages, but are now contained in a report of the .Secretary of State, which is herewith submitted. Turkey'* Hideous Condition At the outset, of a reference to the more important matter affecting our re? lations with foreign powers, it would afford me satisfaction if 1 could assure the Congress that the disturbed condition in Asiatic Turkey had during the past year assumed n less hideous and bloody aspect, and tint either as a consequence of the awakening of the Turkish govern? ment to tin* demands of 'hitinane civiliza? tion, or as the result of a decisive action ! on the part of tthe great nations having j the right by treaty to interfere for the j protection of those exposed /to tin? rage | of mail bigotry and cruel fanaticism, the j shocking .entiti es of the ^situation had been mitigated. Instead, however, of welcoming a softened disposition or pro? tective Intervention,we buye been afflicted by continuous and not unfrequent re? ports of the wanton destruction of homes and the bloody butchery of men, women j ami children, made martyrs to their pro- i fes&ton of Christian faith. While none i of our citizens in Turkey have thus far j been killed or wounded, though often in ! the midst of dreadful scenes and of dan- I ger, their safety in the future is by no | means assured. Our Government; at home and our mildster at Constantinople have left nothing undone to protect our | missionaries in Ottoman territory, who j constitute nearly all the individuals re- j siding, there who have a right to claim ! our protection on the score of American citizenship. Our BiTorts in this direct ion will not be relaxed, but the deep feeling . and sympathy that have been atoused i among our people ought not to so far blind their reason and judgment us to I lead them to demand Impossible things. I The outbreaks of blind fury, which lead | to murder and pillage in Tin key occur suddenly and without notice, and an at? tempt on our part to force such a hostile presence there as niight be effective for , preventionpr protection would not only be resisted by the Ottoman government, but would be regarded its an interruption of their plans by the great nations who assert their exclusive right to intervene in their own time and method for the security of life and property in Turkey, i Several naval vessels are stationed in the Mediterranean as a measure of can- j tton and to furnish all possible relief and refuge in case of emergency. ClnlniH For Indemnity We have made claims against the Tur? kish government for the pillage and de? struction of missionary property at Mar poot and MaraSh during the uprisings at those places. Thus far the validity of these demands have not heed admitted, though our minister, prior to such out? ages and in anticipation of danger, de? manded protection for the persons and property of our missionary citizens in j the localities mentioned, and uotwith standing that, strong evidence exists of j actual complicity of Turkish soldiers in the work of destruction and robbery, t the facts as they now appear do not per- 1 mit us to doubt the justice of these claims I and nothing will bo omitted to bting I about their prompt settlement. A number of Armenian refugees have'| arrived at our ports, anil an order has re- ! cently been obtained from the Turkish government permitting tlto wives and ' children of such refugees to join them \ here. It is hoped that hereafter no ob? stacle will lr.? interposed to prevent the escape ol nil those who seek to avoid the I perils which threaten them in Turkish 1 dominion. Our recently appointed consul to Erze? rum is lit his post ami discharging the ? duties of hi, office, though for somo nn nccountnlile reason his formal exequatur from the sultan has not been issued. I do not believe the present somber pros pact in Turkey will be lent; permitted to offend the sight of Christendom. It so mars the humane and enlightened civili? zation that belongs to the close of the nineteen; h century that it seems hnrdlv possible that the earnest demand of good people throughout the Christian world for its corrective treatment will remain minus we red. , 1 Tlio Cuban Question. The insurrection in Cuba still con- I tinties with all its perplexities. It is difficult to perceive that any progress has j thus fur been made towards the pacifica? tion of the island, or that the situation of affairs as depicted in my last annual message has in the least improved. If Spain till holds Havana and the seaports and all the considerable towns, the Insur? gents still roam at will over at least two thirds of the inland country. If the de? termination of Spain to put down the In? surrection seems but to strengthen with the lapse of time, and is evinced by her | unhesitating devotion of largely increased military ami naval forces to the task, there is much reason to believe that the Insurgents have gained in point of num? bers and character and resources, ami are none tlie less inflexible in their resolve not to succumb, without practically se? curing the great objects for which they look up arms. If Spain has not yet re? established her authority, neither have the insurgents made good their title to be regarded as an independent state. In? deed, ;is the (outest has gone on, the pre? tense that civil government .exists on the Island, except so far as Spain is able to maintain it, has be?n practically aban? doned, Spain does keep on fool, such a government, more or less'Imperfectly, in the large towns anil their immediate sur rounding suburbs; hut t hat exception be? ing made the entire country is either civen over to anarchy or is subject to" the mil? itary occupation of one or the other. Uovorumout ?m I'npor Only. It is reported, indeed, on reliable anthority,that at the demand of the cotll mnnder-in-cliicf of the insurgent army the putative Cuban government has now given tip all attempt to exercise its func? tions, leaving that government con? fessedly (what there is the best reason for supposing it always to have been, in fact,) a government merely on paper. Wer? tho Spanish armies able tonntet their antagonists in the open, or in pitched battle, prompt and decisive re? sults might he looked for, and the im? mense superiority ol tho Spanish forces in numbers, discipline and equipments could hardly fail to tell greatly to their advantage. Hut they are called upon to face a foe that shuns general engage ments; that can choose, ami does choose, i its own ground: that from the nature of I the country, is visible, or invisible at pleasure, anil that lights only from am- ! buscade and whea all the advantages of | position and numbers are on its side In a country where all that is indispensable to life In the way of food, clothing and shelter is so easily obtainable, especially bv those horn and bred on the soil, it is | obvious that there is hardly a limit to the | time during which hostilities ot this sort may bo prolonged. Meanwhile, as in all cases of protracted civil strife, the pas? sions of the combatants become more and more Inflamed and excesses on both sides, become more frequent and more deplora? ble. They are also participated in by bands of iiiauradurs, who now in the mime of one party and now in the name of the other, os may best suit tho occa? sion, harrass the country at will and plunder its wretched inhabitants for their own advantage. \s liolc?til<> Annihilation. Such a condition of things would Inev- ; itahly entail immense destruction of j property, even if it were the policy of | both patties to prevent Itasfar as prncti- ! cable. Hut. while such seems to be tint original policy of tho Spanish government j it has now apparently abandoned it and j is acting upon the same theory as the in- j surgents, unmelv' that the exigencies of the contest requires the wholesale annihi? lation of property that it may not prove of use and advantage totheenemy. Ilm Islitml Rutlied. It in to the same end that in pursuance of general orders Spanish garrison* lire now being withdrawn from plantations and the rural population required to con? centrate itself in the towns. The sure result would seem to be that the indus? trial value of the. Island is fast diminish* ing Olid that unless there is a speedy and radicnl change in existing conditions it will soon disappear altogether. Tnat value consists very largely, of course, in its capacity to produce sugar?a capac? ity already much reduced by the inter? ruptions during the last two years. It is reliably asserted that should these in? terruptions continue during the current year and practically extend, us is now threatened, to the entire sugar producing territory of the Island, so much time and so much money will be required to re? store 'he land to its normal productive? ness Iba: ? is extremely doubtful if cap? ital can be induced to even make the at? tempt. t liis Country Interested The spectacle of the utter ruin of au adjoining country, by nature due of the mosl fertile and charming on the globe, WO". Id ciuMge the serious attention of the government and people of the United States in any circumstances. In point of fact, they have a concern with it which i.; bj no means of a wholly sentimental or philanthropic character. It. lies so near to us ns to be hnrdly separated from our territory. Our actual pecuniary in i con luuvd ' n page '-t , DAI AY, DECEMBER ? FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. The Closing Session Reconvened Yesterday. Washington, Dec. 7.?The re-assemb? ling of Congress to day lor the closing session of the Fifty-fourth Congress was an occasion cf unusual brilliancy and in? terest. The Senators were rather late in arriv? ing. The venerable, white-haired, white moustached *Mr. Harris, of Tennessee, was the first arrival. He was joined soon after by Mr. Faulkner, (Dem.) of AVost Arirginia, ami tin- two eliatted while the galleries filled. Mr. Palmer (Hem.) of Illinois, came about 11:30 and was a cen? ter of interest from the galleries owing to his prominence in the recent campaign. Mr. Tilhnnn (Dem., S. C.) also came in for eon si d era! ?e attention as he went to his desk and busied himself writing. Exactly at IS o'clock the "Vice-Presi? dent entered tho chani bor and going to the desk ol the presiding olllcer gave a tap which brought the Senate tc order, while the blind chaplain, Rev. Dr. Mil burn, delivered an impressive invocation. The roll call showed seventy Senators present. Mr. Gullom was the first to receive rec? ognition and his resolution that the House of Representatives be notified that the Senate was iu session and ready to I proceed with business was agreed to with? out comment Mr. Hale followed with a resolution that tiie daily hour for meet - ! ing he 12 o'clock meridian, which was agreed to. Mr. Sherman made the customary mo- J tion for n committee of Senators and | members to wait upon the President and upon its adoption tho presiding ofllcer J named Mr. Sherman and Mr. Smith (Hem., N. J.) as tin Senators of the com? mittee. At 13:15 p. m. the Bennte took a recess until 1 ..'clock. At 1 o'clock there was a further recess for thirty minutes, j At 1:30 the Senators who had watted on the President had not. returned ami there was another recess un'il 1:45 p. in.' Senators Sherman and smith walked down the middle aisle of the Senate when the session was resumed ami the Ohio Senator briefly reported that the Presi? dent luul been waited upon and would communicate his views in writing. Sec? retary Prudcil, of the White House stall', immediately stepped forward, and made the fprhiaUannouuoement of a commu? nication from the President. It was tak? en to the presiding oflicer's desk, where the seal was broken and thereupon Ceil. Cox, secretary of the Senate, began read? ing the document. Most of the Senators remained in their seats while the reading ol the Presidents message proceeded and followed it with close interest throtltch the early stages. Sir Julian Paimccfote. the British am? bassador and tho new Turkish minister, Moustapha Bey, weie present. Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, was not in attendance during the day. but two of the'secretaries "of the Spanish legation carefully noted the ref? erences to the Cuban conflict, Minister Hatch, of Hawaii, and Mr. Cooper, the Hawaii minister of foreign affairs, were listeners, although the message contained no reference to the Hawaiian islands The reading of the message closed at 3:35 p. m.. having taken just one hour and fifty minutes. The President's clos? ing references to trusts and monopolies was carefully followed by Mr. Sherman, author of the anti-trust, law to which the President referred, Aftei the usual for? mality of laying the message on the ta? ble the Senate on motion of Mr. Hale t Hep., Maine) adjourned. While the secies attending the open? ing of the House were both brilliant ami interesting in the crowds that thronged the galleries' ami the conspicuous per? sonages present, the proceedings them? selves were distinctively routine. Votier the rules the floors are not clear? ed until fifteen minutes before the hour for assembling. Pages were ssurrying about the carrying to the seats of mem? bers '.lowers and floral pieces from con? stituents or admiring friends. This heightened the brilliancy of the House I landscape and tilled the air with the sweet, keen ssent. Hut, in the midst of this general rejoicing their was an air of sadness as members glanced at the black [ml! which covered the conspicuous desk of the late ex-Speaker Charles P. Crisp, the Democratic leader. On it, were some cut flowers. His portrait in the lobby in the rear of the House was [also wreathed with cala lillics. As :he hands Of the clock pointed to 12 j Speaker Reed quietly entered tho hall and ascended the rostrum; Ke was at? tired in a black frock coat and looked bronzed and vigorous. The silver mace, j the emblem of authority of the House, w is lifted to its place on the green mala? chite pedestal to the right of the rostrum j and with a sharp crack of tho navel the Speaker called t he House, to order. Kev. CowdeUi of Michigan, the blind chaplain of the House, offered the invo? cation. His prayer was simple but im? pressive. The roll call showed the presence of 271 members. As soon as the Speaker an uounced the presence of a quorum and that the House was ready to proceed to business a dozen members demanded rec? ognition, but the "Speaker first receive 1 the usual message from the Senate Stat? ing that tin- Senate had a quorum pres? ent and was ready to proceed to business, J. William Stokes, from the Seventh Congressional district of South Carolina, and Charles .I. Hoatner. from the Fifth di-ttict of Louisiana, were sworn In. The usual formal resolutions were adopted, providing for the appointment AW Kinds! til Prices! l.nrtresl s:,,ri< of '?Kvorjtlilnjj Musical" llotweeu Klehntoiiit and KuomvIMo. NO NOTES TO SKIN WITH US. Manufacturer** ttranoti [foaso, illftttaDND MUSIC GO. ?. T. JSXtUXaS, U'g'r.', Itonnoke, v-.. 5, 1896. Fl I of a committee to joiu n similar commit-' I teo of the Semite and inform the Presl I dent that the 1 louse was ready to proceed to business and another directing the . clerk to inform the Senate that the House was prepared to proceed. The Speaker appointed Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, Mr. Payne, of New York, .tud Mr. Turner, of Georgia, to constitute tho committee. The selection of Mr. Turner was considered a significant indication that the Georgia member would succeed j ex-Speaker Cri sp as a member of the com? mittee on rules. In Order to await the report of the committee the House, on motion of Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, took n recess until 1:30 p. m. At 1:90 p. in. the committee not hav I ing returned from the White House, the House took further recess until '2 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the committee appeared. Immediately afterwards Mr. Pruden, the President's executive clerk, presented the ntcssage which'was read by the di? rection of t he speaker. The opening words of the message con? gratulating the country on the result of the election created a broad smile, the Democrats as well as the Republicans seemingly enjoying the anomalous polit? ical condition which allowed a Demo? cratic President *.o felicitate himself upou a victory gained under the banner of ] the Republican party. The President's I expressions on Culm anil Venezuela were listened to attentively. The reading ot ! the message occupied one hour and forty ; minutes. At its conclusion on motion of Mr. DingUy i Hep.. Maine) the mes? sage and accompanying documents were referred to the committee ol the whole on the state of the Union. Mr. Turner (Dem.. Ca.) then informal? ly announced tho '?untimely death" of his late colleague, ex-Speaker Crisp,'and state ! that a: some future day he would ask the House to fix a day for paying a tribute "to his distinguished character aud eminent public services." A resolution presented by him reciting that the House bail henrti with profound regret the announcement of Mr. Crisp's death was adopted, after which, at 8:43 p. in. as a further mark of respect the House; immediately adjourned until to? morrow. AGREEMENT ACCEPTED. Venezuelan Congress io be Galled in Extra Session. Washington, Dee. 7.?Secretary Olney received a cablegram from Senor An drnde, the Venezuelan minister to Wash? ington, who is now in Caracas, stating that the Venezuelan government had ac? cented the agreement reached by the United States and Great.Britain for the arbitration of the boundary dispute and ihat an extra session of the Venezuelan congress has been called to consider the treaty. MR. BRYAN'S Hot IK. The Brilliant Orator Enters the l-'ield of Lite rature. Llncol, Neb . Dec. 7.?A representative of the Associated Press learned to-day that tho title ot William.I. Bryan's book is to he "The First Battle." in the pre? face he states his reasons for writing the work In the following words: ?'The campaign of 180(1 was a remark? able one, whether we measure it by til'.' magnitude of the issues involved or by the depth of interest aroused. I have been led to undertake the present work by a desire felt by invsolf and expressed br? others to have the more important inci? dents of the campaign put into permanent form for the convenience of those who have taken part in tin- contest and fo" the use of those who shall hereafter de? sire to review the struggle. The amount Of Work (lone by the advocate- of free coinage is bevond computation and the number of those who took an active part in the contest too great for enumeration. These facts, together with tin- difficulty of choosing between so many meritorious speeches have compelled me to limit the quotations to the addresses made and pa? pers Issued by peisono standing in an olllcial or semi-official capacity and to the prlucipal speeches delivered*"by my? self. 1 have added a brlol history of the campaign including a discussion of the election returns and the significance thereof. It has also been thought best to narrate the pu t taken by me in the sil? ver agitation prim- to the convention and at. the request of the publishe rs I have concluded a biographical sketch Ivritten by Mrs. Bryan." 1: is understood here that the publish? ers, V,'. it. Conkey vSi Co., of Chicago, will issue the book in the early part of Jan? uary. MR. BRYAN'S VIKWS. I.iir-oln, Neb., Dec. 7.?A representa? tive of the Associated Press called upon w. .1. Bryan this afternoon and showed him a copy of the President's message, "Mr. Cleveland's message,'* said Mr. Bryan, "is too important a document to be commented upon in piecemeal or as a whole. 1 do not care to express myself on the message until I shall have had time to carefully read and digest .: See yourself in one of our handsome triple mirrors. We have also a line vari ety of hand mirrors, best French beveled plate, polished cherry am! ebony backs. Prices are moderate for tho high chi-s of goods. A very .suitable present lor a Christ mas reminder. Beautiful limps, latest style, lowest prices. Gravott's Fair, Salem avenue. You need good coal ;?> keep you warm while indoors, and a "ootl buggy robe to keep you warm while out lor a drive. Both these articles you will ftud at the Farmers' Supply Company, market, squill e. Do you riile horseback? You can see tho finest lino of saddles over brought to this city at Farmers' Supply Company. Don't fall to examine our line of bngcy robes. Beat in the city. Trices the very lowest. Fnrir.er.?' Supply Company. Farmer .' Supply Company, market - pi ue, can furnish you any kind of coal Unit you tuny desire -niea and clean. ri/I. ASSOCIATED PRESS TEI.EOHAM0. ALL TUE NEWS OF TUE WOULD. A COWARDLY OUTRAGE. Peaceable Negroes Shot Down by Arkansas Desperadoes. ~ Little Rock, Dec. 7.?-A special to ther Democrat from M?hern, Ark., says: Lust Tuesday afternoon, about midway between Canulen anil Uearden, on the line of the Cotton Belt railroad, occurred I one of the foulest and most dam nabln I massacres of negroes that has ever blacki I ened the record of that locality. I A gang of section men composed prin? cipally of negroes w5th a white foreman, were engaged in their labor of improving the road bed, when a gang of unknown, persons made (heir appearance upon the scene and without warning bsgan to im mediately fire i'ito the crowd of helpless and unsuspectiug negroes, which resulted, in the deatli of ftre of them. The foreman claims that he did not rec? ognize any of the assassins. Many be j lieve that he knows who they are, but ? on account of the probability of petso?al danger to himself lie is afraid to give out. - any information that would had to their arrest. The section of this* last murder is oc? cupied by the saw mills and Is 11 lied with laweless characters. The sheriff of Ouuciiltn county is ex? erting himself in every way possible to apprehend the guilty ones and the Cot? ton Belt Company lias offered a reward of !?250 for the capture -?f the murderers. If they uro captured it is believed that the courts of Ouachita county will mete out swift justice to them. COL FELLOWS DEAD. Passing Away of the Eminent New Yorker. New York, Dec. T.?Col. John R. Fel? low*, district attorney of New York and a former member of Congress, died to? day alter a short illness. .lohn R. Fellows was born in Troy in is;-.?, in 1850 he went to Cnmden, Ark., at the invitation of an uncle, who was n merchant in that place. He Studied I..W , and until the civil war practiced his pro I fession as a partner of Walter I.. Bragg, I who many years later w as made an inter-. Estate commerce commissioner, lie was ' an elector on the Bell and Bverett ticket I in 1800 and made speeches throughout I the State. After the election of Lincoln, I he urged acquiescence in the result, but j when secession was declared yourg Fel? lows enlisted in the First Arkansas retr I iment. After battles around Corinth he was promoted to a colonelcy and was assistant inspector general at Fort Dud son, La., when that place surrendered. He was a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island in Lake Brie, off Sandusky, until the spring of l!St?, when h ? was sent. South for exchange, but was t.ot released until rhc close of the war. Sine A then he had been prominent hi New lork Dem? ocratic politics. AFTER A FORGER. Richmond, Dee. 7.?Detective James. H, Roche, of the central office, of Brook? lyn, arrived in Suffolk this morning to secure S. Y. B. Shriner, alias Vernon Webb, wanted for fornery in Brooklyn. Webb will return with the officer this cveuiut* without requisition papers. SUGAR DIVIDENDS. New' York, Dec. 7.?The directors or the American Sugar Refining Company have declared a regular quarterly divi? dend of 1 :i I per cent, on the preferred stock and o per cent, on the common stock. Cl IRISTMAS PL RA SU RES. What could give more pleasure in your* home, especially during the Christmas liolidfys, than a due plnnoior organ? Tn vestigate the inducements [offered by thu Hobble Piano Co. , For buggy, aurry and wagon harness, bridles, blanket-, etc , go to Farmer's, Supply Company. Nothing would make si nicer Christinas present than one of those handsome robes at. Farmers' Supply Company. Some dealers sell a combination of coal and slack; We sell them separately. Farmers' Supply Company. The Partners' Sup ply Company,market square, not only carry a full line of farmers' supplies, but many things for our city friends?hay, chop, bran, corn, oaf -.etc., at the lowest prices. The United States Government reports dhow Loyal Baking Powder superior to all olhers. I 828,: Rafoa* I I IT? OKm Pianos f $ A light and elastic touch, the very %\ o> acme of perfection. & ? Great power and volume of tone, com- X ,-,\ bined with a rich musical quality, fa <*?> that delights and captivates all mus- * fa* ical connoisseurs. fa A beautiful bass-regisler of remarkable /(> <S depth and grandeur, due to the Behr ^ system of stringing. fa Unequalcd evenness of scale, not even & <ft the transition from the middle to the ^ lower register being perceptible. fl\ Magnificent exterior; the ca:.es eclipse <k al! others in attractive appearance, * fa* and are models of architectural skill fa />> and beauty. AS o> Made in all the fancy figured natural e> $ wocds; a great variety of styles to Jj? r\\ select from at ... o> <t>_ s tfTC- y ? ? Hjoboie^ Sole Dealers n <? V/ factory ZPrtcas. g> * Casy Payments. -J xt> 9/o fit to rast. ?>