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Proprietor**
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J. L. SHIRK,J. W. HlMSBl.L.J. P. HUXDAY.
H. r. Jobe, Boiium Sinm.
J. K. BATTENFIELD. Editor,
BC*SKL1,VIM.E, ARE.
mrRsnat moRkiko. may as, urn.
—The town of Milton, Penn., w*»
almost totally destroyed by fire on;
the loth.
—Chief justice Sanford E. Church,
of New York, died very siKldenly on \
the 14th inst., of appoplexy.
—Capt. lfenry C. West, a former
Arkansian, well known throughout
the State, died in Memphis on the
11th inst.
—The Little Rock public schools,
owing to (he hot weather, have enly
one session per day—opening at $
o’olock nnd cloning at one o clock.
—Articlee of association were M- i
ed in the office of the Secretary of
State, incorporating the Arkadelpliia,
Dardanelle and Russellville railroad,
last week.
—The Clinton Ranner learns that
F. R. Adams, the man accused of
robbing the sheriffs office of Faulk
ner county not long ago, has left the
country*
-It 13 8*1U tuer« la * turni;iu«nuu
between the Blaine and Sherman
foreea which will prevent Grant from
getting a sufficient vote at Chicago
to secure the nominaton.
—Congressman Siemens has ad
dressed a1 letter ho his constituents
in the second district
withdrawing from the race a« a can
didate for re-election.
—Won’t the St. Lonis Post-Dis
patch have a large dish of “boiled
crow’’ to eat when Mr. Tilden gets
the nomination at Cincinnati? The
question is will the Dispatch take it
or will it bolt?
—OUr talented young friend Mr.
Earnest Jennings has vacated the
editorial chair of the Atkins News
and turned the quill over to Mr. Os
Wald C. Ludwig. We sincerely re
gret to lose Mr. Jennings from the
editorial ranks where he was useful
and graceful to the profession. W e
wish him unbounded success in his
private business which demands his
whole atteutiou. To the new edi
tor we extend a cordial greeting.
—At a late meeting of the Cham
ber ot Commerce. Hon. Jiohn Craw
fbrdi-Col. Zeo Ward, Mayor Fletcher
and D: L. Grey were appointed a
committee te work up subscriptions
and material aid for the Russellville
and Harrison road. The well-known
energy and zeal of these gentlemen
in all matters of public improvement,
leads us to believe they will be suc
cessful in their work. The'-^Boone
county road must be made a success.
—L. R. Democrat.
That’s what we say up this way—
it must be made a success.
—Hon. E. P. Watson, ef Benton
county has come out in a strong let
ter in favor of the Fishback amend
ment. In all due deference to the
reputation of that gentleman for
ability, Ac, we must be allowed to
aay that many of the expressions he
uses have more of the sound of phras
es used by the demagogue than the
reasoning of a logician or statesman,
and his appeal ia more to the preju
dice and hatred of the people for
past administrations than to their
calm consideration ef the real virtue
of the measure which he advocates.
Had we the space to spare we would
cheerfully publish the gentleman’s
letter.
—Nine State conventions have
been held since the 5th iust. The
result may be summed up briefly
thus, Ohio is for Thumau; New
Hampshire is four for, and six
against TUden; Wisconsin Is divid
ed between Washburn, Blaine and
Grant; Mississippi is likewise di
Tided; Grant gets about two-thirds
and Blaine the remainder of the
Tennessee delegation; New Jersey
and Delaware are for Blaine; Mary
land is for Grant. New Hampshire
is divided between Blaine and Grant,
the former having a majority of the
delegates. Sir hundred out of the
Seven huudred and fifty sir dele
gates to Chicago have now been
chosen. Out of these six hundred
delegates, if New York and I’enneyl
vania east their rotes solid for Grant
ho will hare 35*> votes, leaving him
yet 44 votes in the minority.
—A joint committee of gentlemen
from the Little Bock Electic Society
and Arkansas Historical society have
for some tune had in hand the task
if investigating and determining up
in the correct pronunciation of the
State. The Joint committee was j
composed of Messrs. Jno. R. Eakin, 1
H. C. Caldwell, Leo Baer N. John- ;<
ion, U. M. Rose, Thomas Welch, C. 1
B. Moore, S. W. Williams, E. H. Eng- (
Hah, and N. W. Benjamin—gentle- (
men whose ability to make the nec- i
rssary research to arrive at a correct
determination of this question cannot ,
be doubted. They have reported in
favor of Arkan-sa*. the accent be
ing on the first and last syllables,
giving the broad Italian sound to a
in the last syllable, the final a being
silent, They also recommend as fol
io vs: that this joint committee, or
one formed for the purpose, be in
structed to visa all proper efforts to
procure from the next general as
sembly a joint resolution to the same
effect, and that they transmit the
enme, when passed, to the publishers
of the principal lexicons, gazetteers,
and school geographies in the Unit
ed States. The report had the en
tire sanction of the committee.
—Gen. John McDonald, the hero
of the whiskey ring frauds, under
Grant’s administration, has staled to
a Chicago Times reporter that in
case of Grant’s nomination at Chica
go he will make disclosure* and pro
duce evidence to substantiate the
tame showing up the whole infamous
connection of the Grant adminietra
tlan with the whiskey ring fraud*.
He asserts that no man in this coun
try holds such a powerful lever in
his band as he does; that he went to
prison on an understanding and an
idea to sav* the country from the
mosi ingQblUi Bliaiuo
that ceuld ever have covered any
country; that he need not have gone
any further than the court room
alone; and when the reporter aaked
him “do you mean to eay you went
to prison by agreement and to save
Grant,” he replied “I mean just that
in effect.” He stoutly affirms his in
tention in case of Grant’s nomina
tion, to let the whole story come out,
and he says it will sink the Grant
crowd under a load that will kill them
so dead that a grave-digger wouldn't
waste his time on them.
COUNTY INSTRUCTIONS.
—St. Francis ceunty has gone for
Miller.
—Hempstead county went for
Churchill and Moore.
—Saline county gave her delegates
instructions for but one state officer
—Shoppach.
—Jeficrsoa county sends delegates
to the state convention instructed
for Grace for Governor.
—Clay county has instructed for
Miller first choice, Churchill second
choice, Holland, Lear, Moore and
English.
—Crawford county last Saturday
instructed for Miller, Crawford,
Cockrell, Denton, Lear, Frolich and
Woodruff.
—Miller sends delegates to the
State convention instructing for
Churchill first choice, Miller, second
choice, Frolich, Crawford. Woodruff,
Lear, Denton, Cockrell and Fnglish.
—Benton county instructs for
Wilson as governor; Frolich for sec
retary of State; Pittman for Supreme
■judge, and Fancher for state land
r-nmniissioner. F. H. Foster. J. M.
Ilobbs, John W. Simmons and J. H.
! McCliuton are the delegates to the
State convention.
THE GOVERNORS.
From data kindly furnished us
by a frisnd, we find instructions for
the gubernatorial aspirants as fol
I lows:
i For W. R. Miller: Monroe 3;
Lawrence 3; Clay 2; Philipa 6;
! Stone 2; Yell 4; St. Francie 3; Van
I Huron 3; total 26.
For. T. J. Churchill: Arkanaaa 2;
Desha 1; Millar 2; Lonoke 4: Saline
3; Pulaski 7; Clark 4; total 23. .
For A. M. Wilson: Washington 6;
Benton 4; Pope 4; total 1ft.
For W. P. Grace: Jefferson 4;
' Hot Springs 2; total 6.
For J. N. Smithee: Sharp 3.
For W. M. Fishback: Crawford 3.
The fifty greenbackers of Ver
mont, who met in state convention
I at Montpelier the other day, elected
! ten delegates to Chicago and adop
ted nine resolutions, or within a
small fraction ot one resolution lo a
man. If all the delegations go
equally equipped they will have to
| put up their platform on the open
^ prairie.
i If Mr. Washburne isn't guilty of,
'duplicity towards Grant," as he aars
! he is not, and won't be a candidate
1 “under any circumstances,” as ho
says he will not, he is certainly
guilty, under all circumstances, of
duplicity |towanls the public. He
has authorized the announcement on
more than ons occasion, that he was
emphatically in favor of Grant's
nomination, yst is now lending him
self to and unscrupulous and turbu i
lent scheme to defeat Grants norniaa j
lion, [
THE MAN TO NOMINATE. <
The man who In 1876 got a larger 1
wpular vote than any other man ]
rho ever made the race for Presi- ]
lent of the U. S.—Sami. J. TUden—
s now the man for the national
lemooracy, when the Cincinnati
onvention mceta, to again place at
he head of the democratic ticket,
fie is the man whom the hundreds
>f thousands of voters who voted
’or him before demand. Jehn Kel
ey and Tammany may be against
lim, for well they know that under
die reform administration which Mr.
rilden will inaugurate, they will
itaad no show at the public crib, but
die solid rank and file of the party
will eland only the more firmly by
Mr. TUden as Kelley's imprecations
igainst him grow hotter and hotter.
Kvery democrat ef the rank and file
reels that he was robbed of his vote
in 1876, and feels now that in no
way san his rights be so completely
restored and the robbers so fully
reprimanded as to simply go to the
[Kills again in 1880 and do over again
the glorious work done in 1876.
If Mr. Tilden is not cheated out
his nomination at
Cincinnati in June by scheming pol
itical wire-workers, he will be the
next president of the Uulted States.
THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.
Statistical figures concerning the
vote for the Presidency will be in de
mand this year. There will be
many a dispute among dablers in
pOllllUB as WJ uuw lUC VUW »wuvi
tween candidates of years past.
Many will have no authority at easy
canvsnience to refsr to. So as a
matter of convenient reference we
give below a table showing the pop
ular and electoral vote for the vari
ous candidates from the year 1824
until the present time. Cut out the
table and paete it in your diary for
reference:
- i——y FoiUEsrTr^pirFnri
Y’r] Candidates. I Party. I Vote. IVt
1824 Andrew Jackson. Democrat 159.879! 99
1844 John (J. Adams, Federal, 106.321: 84
11*24 W. H. Crawford, Republican 44,282 41
11<S4|Ifeary Clay, “ 48,587, 37
18281 Andrew Jackson, Democrat, *47,931,178
1828 John y. Adams, Federal. 309.097 83
1832 Andrew Jackson, Democrat, 687.509,219
133*!Henry Clay, Nat. Rep., 530,It* 49
1832 John Floyil, Whig, .:... >11
1839,William Wirt, “ .j 7
1833 Martin Vaa Burea Democrat, 761,549,170
1836 W. H. Harrison, Whig, | 3
1886;Hugh L. White, “ ' 73B.6B6 *?
IK*: Daniel Webster, “ ( 14
1836 w. P. Mangum. “ I Ill
1840 Martin Van Bnrcn Democrat, Lt28.702: 48
1840IW H. Harrison, Whig, 1,*75.017 934
1840..I. G. Birney, Liberal, 7.069'
1614 James K. Polk, Democrat, l,S3i.S43 170
HtU!Henry Clay, Whig, 1,299.068105
1844iJamesG. Birney, Liberal, 62,300 ..
1848|Zachary Tavlor, Whig, 1,880.101 163
1848, Lewis Cass, Democrat, l,*S>,544| 127
lKlh .Martln Van Boren Free Soil, 291,263
1*1*7 Franklin Pierce, Itemocrat, 1.601.174 264
18*2 Winfield Scott, Whig. 1,386.578 42
185* John P. Hall*. Free Soil, 156.149
1856 James Buchanan, Drmosrat, 1,838.1*9 174
1866 John C. Fremont, Republican 1,341.262 114
1866 Milliard Filmoro. American, 874.534 8
1880! Abraham Lincoln. Republican L866JB8 180
I860;Steeh, A. Douglass Democrat, 1,375,157; T2
18*0 J.C. Breckeatidge “ 845.763 39
1880 John Bell, Union. M6.961! 12
11411 Abraham Lincoln, Republican 1,210.0417 212
1801 G. B. McClellan, Democrat, 1.808.723! 91
1868 J. 8. Grant, Republican 3.015,071 214
1868 Horatio Sarmonr, Democrat, 2.T08.616 80
1872 U. s. Grant, Republican 3.397,070 286
1879; Horace Greeley, Liberal. 2,841,079
1872,1 harles O'Conor, Democrat. 29,406 ..
1872 James Black, Tempera’s 5.608 ..
1876 R. B. Ilsves. Republican 4,033,960 186
1876 Sam'l J. Tilden, Democrat, 4,984.885 164
1876 Peter Cooper. Greenback, 81.740
1876 G. C. Smith, Prohibition 9,529
1876 Scattering, 9,636
MR, TILDEN REVIEWED.
His Strength, his Record as a Ite
tormer, Ac.
From the Searcy Record.]
Messrs Editors;—Since I retired
from the editorial ebatr, I have
bothered no one—tried to attend
to my private butinese and make
s little bread and meat for my nu
meraus offspring—have succeeded
in getting the bread. While I have
U-™ ~ antlA... T hava
been doing considerable thinking
upon the great national questions
that are agitating the whole country,
(the presidential). 1 have listened
attentively to the arguments of a
great many gentlemen in favor of
their favorites for the chief execu
tive. I have tried to ascertain what
particular claim Messrs Bayard,
Hancock, Hendricks and others
have, over the great leader of 1876,
Samuel J. Tilden. But I havo fail
ed to see any as yet, and as I declar
ed for tne latter gentleman last fall
in the columns of the “Watchman”
1 have seen no reason to cause me
to forsake him how. The objections
now to Mr. Tilden have narrowed
down to this; like the man that
didn't like Dr. Fell; the reasons why
he couldn't tell; but this be knew, he
did not like Dr. Fell. There can be
no objection to Mr. Tilden, in a true
uatioual sense. He has proven him
self in all his acts, pre eminently
qualified for a leader, ia national
affairs—I have only to refer to his
able administration of the State of
New York. Then he proved him
self to be the greatest man to break
up scoundrelism of the age. He
broke up the strongest and most com
plete organization that ever existed
in this coantrv, and thereby saved
his state over eight millions of dol
lars per annum. Does this not show
statesmanship? These facts wers
presented to the American people in
1876, and he was elected by the lar
gest popular vote that was ever given
to any president. Then why his op
(Kisition now? I fear that the de
signing politicians see in tliis great
mind a man that will not tolerate
rings and become a pliant tool to help
carryout measures that would uot best
subserve their own personal interest.
The great fraud, known as the elec
toral commission, is now couoeded
to be the greatest imposition that
has ever been perpetrated upon the
citizens of the United States. Sonus
>( the favorite* and aspirants for
he Cincinnati nomination (if they
lid oot connive at it) permitted tbs
)lrd of prey to fasteu its talons into
he principles of right and justice,
knd removed them from the seat of
.he nation’s capitol, and placed the ;
grandest fraud in their place that j
iver disgraced this government Mr. j
rilden being honest himself confidsd j
bis causa to the leaders of his party,
tnd was quietly robbed of his rights
—and the expressed will of a majori
ty of a quarter of a million of the
tree citisens of the nation cheated
out of what was Justly dus them.
Mr. Bayard sanctioned this fraud.
His heartiest supporters sanctioned
this commission. I hope the State
of Arkansas will again do herself the
honor of casting a solid vote for Til
den, as she did in 1870, and I hope
old White will do the nice thing,
(as aha generally does) of sending
up her delegates instructed for the
great New York Statesman, and let
him occupy the place that to day be
longs to him.
It is said that he can’t carry his
own State on account of the opposit
ion of that corrupt organization
known as Tammany! Let’s look at
the figures, and sea whether ha is
likely to carry his own Stats or not.
Qen. Dlx was elected on the rebub
lican ticket by a majority of fifty five
hundred votes. Yet when this
weak man Tilden was pittsd against
him for governor in 1874, he chang
ed the majority from tha republican
side to a democratic majority for
himself of 50.317, making a change
of over 105,000 votes; is this weak
ness? The cry was that he could
not carry his State for president in
1876, that the majority for him for
governor waa caused by local issues;
but when the count was made, lo,
and behold! this weak man was
a x e a. • _i. no AAn __ a_
auvau ui uta uppuucua uw.vvv
and getting 81,247 more votes than
Gen. Grant (the American tramp)
did in 1872. Is this a weak man?
Again Mr. Tilden received 146,159
more vote* than was cast for Robin
son, and Cornells vote was 70,000
less than that cast for Hayes. Cor
nell represents the republican influ
ence in New York and allowing the
traveler 25,000 more than Cornell's
strength, then subtract Kelleys vote
and Tilden has a majority. But it
is not reasonable to suppose that
Kelley as a bolter in the national
convention can carry half of this
strength. If John Kelley is to dic
tate to the five million of democrat
ic voters of America who shall, and
who shall not be president, then it
is high time that we begin to cast
about and weigh anchor, and set
sail for some other port politically,
and bid adieu to American freedom,
and when we get away exclaim law—
dy! We assert that Mr. Tilden is as
strong to-day as he was in 1874 or
1876. It was said that he could not
crush the -Tweed ring. Yet the
Tweed ring was crushed, and for
this gigantic effort, John Kelley says
he is a bad man, and will not do for
the standard bearer of the democrat
ic party, in 1880; when he attacked
the canal ring, composed of promi
nent democrats and republicans,
who were reaping their thousands by
fraud, many admired his pluck, but
donbted his judgement. Yet this
great canal ring was crushed. In
1876 when he was nominated or
about to be in St. Louis, the old cry
went up from his enemies that he
could not carry New York. Yet
this grand old statesman carried
his state by 33.000 votes, the largest
vote that was ever cast for any other
man in local or national elections.
Mr. Tilden received over 700,000
more votes in 1878 than Mr. Grant
did in 1872. A weak man is he!
Some think Seymour Is more popular
in New York. Well, let’s see Tilden
received 92,160 more votes in New
York than Mr. Seymour, and in the
United States by 1.596.716 more
votes than he; and yet Mr. Tilden’s
enemies would have ua behave he is
lea* popular.
I could fill your columns with
praise and true statements of the
greatness and popularity ot this
great statesman oi'it next president,
Veni, vidi, vici. Y’ote for Tilden.
A. T. Holletmon.
Democracy.
We are much disappointed over
the results of democratic
msetings through the county. All
the results that we have been able
to sum up have been to instruct del
egates for a primary election as a
proper way to ascertain the wishes
of the people fer our county officers.
The democracy of our township has
done the same, and, we are not to
blame for it, as we worked againet
it.
Democracy certainly implies for the
people to rule, and, convey* clearly
the idea for the majority to rule.
Now we understand there are run
ning for the nomination, some ten or
a dozen for the same office. These
men all being good men, will, ol
coarse, each get a good vote, and
thia being the cate will put forth a
man the nominee of the party, with
lees than three hundred votes. 1
am decidedly in favor of organize
tion and am going to support the
nominees, without any refsrence to
personal feelings, but I do think we
must organize better or else we sure
ly will fall to pieces. The people,
the majority must rule or lei its sur
render the name democrat. We are
for conventions, and are
for the delegation being
chosen by a majority of their
constituents, and then when they,
the delegates, meet to decide as to
the nominees, let them declare no
man the aominee untill such person
shall have received a majority of all
the votes of the delegation. 1 am
not seeking office now, and should I
ever do so it will be this way. Of
course it is too late to do any thing
now, but let ue "prepare for war
in time of peace.” We know there
is complaint that delegates some
times sell out. Now let us figure
some on this matter. Let us suppose
one-third would sell, which we do
not believe, then there would be two
thirds good boDest men left, and a
majority of this two-thirds ol hon
est men, must of necsssity be for
the man who ie made the nominee.
On this plan we Would have a man
that had received over a third of the
honest votes. Now if the county
votes 2,000 this would require at
least a representation of 700 votes,
while the primary nominee may Dot,
and perhaps will not, get half of
this number. N. W. Kchh.
Ccttoe.
At the conclusion of our last week's
review of the cotton market of the
official cotton week middling cotton
in New York quoted 12§c, declined
during the Week to life, New Orleans
quoted 12fc, fell to life; Liverpool
quoted “$d, fell to 7d; Memphis quo
I2c fell to 1 l^c. This account shows
that the wavering condition of the
market for the last few weeks has
at length resulted in a “break.”
The Bulls, who had sustained
their position with
great inflexibility, were at last com
pelled to yield. It was clearly dem
onstrated that England was working
fully up to it’s spindle power, and
could not, if the call was ever so
pressing, extend it. This showed
the limit beyend which England
could not go, while there was a gen-j
eral concent at home to increase the
cotton estimate above what the bu
reau so obstinately reported it to
ward the conclusion of the last sea
son. Trade is everywhere improving,
»nd should Etirone escane war we
may look for a favorable condition of
things, so that there is no need of
depression. But there is need for
taking warning and not planting
cotton thia sprius beyond all warrant.
Let the planter remember that Eng
land has this season run to tho ex
tent of her spindle power. Any
growth, therefore, beyond the amount
of power ia a growth beyoud possi
ble consumption; it will therefore be
a supply beyond demand, and the
only result of over planting will be
to gratify England by supplying
her with cotton at her own price.
The Liverpool correspondent of the
New York Bulletin examines the
prospect of the cotton supply and
consumption up to the end of the
present season, and says: “Lastyear
the receipts at the ports on March
31st amounted to 4.140,000; this year
totaled 4,470,000 bales—an increase
of 330,000 bales. Comparing the
stocks at the interior towns for the
same dates, there ia a further in
crease of 140,000 bales apparent, or
in all an increase this year over last,
on Mar. 31st, of 4i0,000 bales.’'
Comparing with last year there was
i a falling off in February of 81,000
I bales, of which 62,000 was received
j in March, and up to the end of the
I season the probabilities are that
there will be slight diflerence be
tween the figures of the two years, so
that this year’s crop will exceed that
of last year by 470,000 bales, giving
a total crop this year of 6,543,000
bales. The writer then estimates
the consumption of cotton, from
whieh the conclusion comes, that
the Liverpool stock ot cotton at the
end of the season will be 259.000
bales against 250,000 last year. The
fact that the India crop this season
is so good that It competes with the
American lower grades has only to
be taken into account. The conclus
ion is “we shall finish the year with
quite as large, if not considerably
larger, stocks than last year. With
this view there is no prospect of
much improvement on the present
. rtf traliina nnr i>ot of anV aori.
.O —-7-^
ous decline, for there is always the
probability of a pincn when stocks at
the close of August are below 800,
000 bales.—Memphis Appeal.
Should Arkansas Repudiate
Her Debt?
There is now before the people of
Arkansas a constitutional amend
ment forever prohibiting the gener
al aeecmbly from levying any tax
for the payment of either the princi
pal or intereat of what are known at
the railroad aid bonds, levee or Hoi
ford bond*, certain evidences #f in
debtedness outstanding against the
State. We print elsewhere a strong
letter from Senator Garland, counsel
ling the people of his state to vote
down this amendment, and we trust
they will follow his advice. If these
bonds are legal he telle them the con
stitution of the United States for
bids their repudiation, and the pro
, posed amendment would be null and
; void if it were adopted. But if they
are not legal they cannot be enforced
f and no amendment is needed to pro
tect the State. Senator Garland
adds that if the repudiating amend
ment is rejected and the people show
that they are ready to deal justly
with their creditors he has no doubt
the State will be able to make a mu
tually satisfactory arrangement with
it's creditors, as some other States
have done,aud he warns them that
in any case repudiation is the least
profitable of all courses.
If the people of the State are wise
they will take Senator Garland’s ad
i vice, which is entirely sound, and
which comes to them besides from a
citizen to whose wisdom end firmness
Arkansas owes a greater debt for her
present peace and prosperity than to
any other man in her borders. It
was a great good fortune for the peo
1 pie of Arkansaa that in the most crlt
ical period of their history they had
Senator Garland for their governor.
—New York Herald.
—Justice's blanks and Chattel mort
i gages for sale at tlua office.
FOUR DOLLARS PUR DAY.
ifuw Much the Enumerators Can
Make in the Several Counties
of the I>istrict.
Supervisor Chrisman has received
the following interest.ng letter:
Department or the Interior,)
Census Okvice,
Washington, April 20th, 1880.)
Frsncis M. Chrisman, supervisor of
Censns, Second district of Ark.
Sir—This office is now piepared
to announce the rates of compensa
tion which will pe paid to enumera
tors in your district in the approach
ing census, viz.:
In tb*> counties of Montgomery,
Folk, and Scott, 4^ cents per name
and 20c per farm.
In the counties of Sebastian, Lo
San, Yell, Perry, Saline. Garland,
tot Springs, Pike, Clark, Pranklin,
Carroll, Boous, Marion, Newton,
Searcy, Van Buren, Stone, Isard,
Sharp, Fulton and Baxter, 3£c per
name and 16c per farm.
In the remaining counties 2Jc per
name and I2£c per farm. fThose Cos.
are Benton, Conway, Crawford
n U v ■ . J • V
rsuianor, wuuuauu
ton, Pops, Pulaski, Stone and Wash-1
ington.—Rep.]
The following cities and towns are
not included in the above rates, and
in these the rate will be 2c per name;
Arkadelpbia, Clark Co.
Dardanelle, Yell Co.
Fayetteville, Washington county.
Fort Smith, Sebastian county.
Hot Springs, Garland county.
Little Rock, Pulaski county.
For each death reported, 5c.
For establishments of productive
industry reported (manufactures) as
follows;
For each establishment returned
on the general schedules of manufac
tures, 15c.
For each establishment returned
on the special schedules of msnufae
tures, 25c.
These rstes are all subject to the
provision of law, that no enumerator
ahall receive in excess of four dol
lars (4), the maximum per diem au
thorized in every case east of the 100
meridian, for each day of actual ser
vice.
In as much as the records of the
ninth census (1870) show that in the
rural districts of Ark., the average
number of names enumerated per
day was 130, and of farms 13, it i9
believed that at the
rates authorized above,
there should be no dificulty in an en
*rgetic and capable enumerator real
izing the full amount allowed.
Very respectfully,
Fka.vcis A. Walker,
Superintendent of Census,
Deflth of Mr*. W. W. Moore.
The Fayetteville Democrat bring*
die sad intelligence of the death of
Mrs. Isabella Moore, wife of W. W,
Moore, and mother of E. B. and \V.
B. Moore, editors of the Democrat; *
She died at Eureka Springs, on Wed
nesday, May 5th, in the 65th year of
her age. We knew Mrs. Moore welt
ind Would bear our tribute to the
memory of a true woman. In all
the sterling virtues which edorn her
»ex, ehe was a conspicuous example.
Noble, generous, self sacraficing. a
devoted wife, loving mother, Kind
neighbor, and true Christian, she was
beloved of all who knew her. In
this the saddest alHiction of their
lives we extend to the bereaved our „
warmest splnpathies.—L. R. Demo
crat.
We, too, knew the most estimable
lady well in our boyhood days, and
we add our condelenoe to that of the
Little Rock Democrat editor, and
tender our sincere sympathy to the
bereaved household.
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ArkansW" Cotton.
The beet short-staple cotton raised
in this country comes from Arkan
sas. We have seen staples of this
cotton which measured two and A
three eights inches in length. This
is within an eigth of an inch of the
length of the sea island cotton of
Georgia and South Carolina. The
short-fibre cotton, from Mississippi,
•ccassionally measures from 1 3-4 to
1 7 8 Inches.
Much of this Arkansas cotton is
Is marketed in St. Louis, being
brought North by the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain A Southern Railway.
This is one of the reasons why St.
Louis is becomimg a favorite market
with New England spinners who^
desire a high grade of cotton. The
population of the fertile Arkansas
Valley has increased more rapidly
this spring than any other part of
the Southwest. A large part of this
vally is tributary to the Little Rock
A Fort Smith Railroad, which hands
over the cotton to the Iron Moun
tain and to the Memphis A Little
Rock Railroad. The cost of produc
tion of cotton, in Arkansas, is esti
mated at from 60 to 75 per coni,
of the cost in the Carclinas.—New
York Cotton Journal. ^
F. W. FBSMBBr,
DEALER IN
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