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r —w—p—p——pp————i £bt %xt r». I*. «s silt. DOItor. H K 8 ARC, ARKANSAS: '..ttnrtay Morning, April 25, 1888. MtK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. VOR TflK HAW AT I.AROt : ,1. II. TV ALKER, ol Washington Co. JOHN R. FELLOW £ .af Ouachita. rsMfT iustkiut: ROBERT 8. OAt.TT, of Prairie. •KOo*t> dwtsHOt: A. B. WILLIAMS, of Hempstead. T1U1U> P1STNICT: .1. E. CRAVENS, of Johnson. »■_uii.'H'JBiii" 1 'i-.-i .msa* ■ RUN KMiXOt RAN. We have ]u*t Iwen shown a letter from Col. Wm. Martin, addressed lo Hr. John Martin of this place. It is dated Middle River, Honduras, March 30th, 1868. He gives a more practical description of that country than any we huve yet teen ; says It is all non sense to think one can set down and make a living. A man must work as well there as elsewlicrp, to live. We give liis owu wovds. “The truth is, it is a hard country, as yet, on women and children. The sand flies, called in the i a s hi c.'. in its. are so very thick that it is impossible to sit still or sleep with out a very flue bar. The general im pression is that they will disappear as we clear up and burn off our lauds. Let this inconvenieuce be overcome, mill n will be, 1 think, tlie Quest coun try I ever saw ; certainly the moat plea sant. It will be one or the other, very gooil or very bad. in every sense oftbe word. I will plant my crop in June. ] have throe bauds besides myself; will have three or four more soon ; they hire for $8 per mouth, and will clear onc eighth of an acic per day. It will be useless for one to come here now, for it is too lute to cut the brush lor this year's crop. The best time to come is the last of December oulirst of Janua ry, without a man intends to do as most of the Americans do, run all over the country and sec nothing, for you can see no further in this brush than you can in the Pigeon Hoost. I am about the only one that lias come het;o and settled at once. The more I sec of the country the better I like it. One ought to commence cutting brush about the 1st of January. I expect to get in about six acres in rice, four in corn, one in potatoes, one in yams, one and a half iu sugar corn, and a little in yampas potatoes, Ac. I will cut my first crop of rice the 1st of October, corn in Sep tember, yams iu October, sweet pota toes !u December,&c. Tlic other pro ducts of this country it takes to reach maturity : Pine Apples two years, plan Slims eleven months, bananas eleven months, oranges five to seven years, coeonnuts five years; besides there are a number of other tilings that are eata ble. I went to Livingston, in Guata mala, a few days since ; it is a beautiful place, and 1 think a family could live there for almost nothing. 1 have bought six hundred ami forty acres of land on -Hi'Idlc river ; it cost me one dollar per acre, with the cost of survey added; tin per cent to l.c paid cash, the bal ance in two, three, four and five years, without in'.cres. We get our laud low on account of wishing to start what is « ailed the Hatch Colony, and they^ave us land at the same price as the II. Col ony ; there is no more sold at that price. There are two gentlemen here from Arkansas, nice men, with their families; so we call our settlement Arkansas. We have this advantage over the II. Colony ; we pay no money on our land till it is surveyed, and I think it will be fall before they get here. This is a bad country to come to at the wrong season, unless a inau has money. It is too late now, and those wishing to tunic had best defer it till next winter. Sasr* Uur clever brother of the quill | Saudcr*, <>! the “Helena Clarion,” picks ns up ou a local Advertisement for rugs, which appear* in our paper, and asks us if we would'nt like to have old clothes too, to which we frankly an swer yes. in these hard times with itudical Legislatures and Radical favor ites, absorbing the fatness of our pro fession ; when honesty is at so heavy a discount, rags are good, but old clothes would he a God send, ns some thing tangible might be realized in the way of barter. But iu this we are not so fortunately located as our brother of the Clarion, having not with us so many dear friends of those who han ker after the clothes. But that rope end business: please Sunders don’t; go slow ou that, Brooks might take a hint, and you and 1 might go into that busi nrs ■ on most too large a scale. We have received by mail in pamphlet form, the full proccedings'of the Municipal Court iu the celebrated Avalanche contempt case. We have not had time to read the speech of the learned gentleman for the defence, but from a hasty glauce, taken in con nection with the judicial decision and the opinions of the press, we do uot hesitate to say that iu this instance at least, the liberty of the press has found support iu law and iu the hearts of the people, while radicalism has been scourged, and the meanness and tyran ny of Judge Hunter severely rebuked. 9 t fai The would be Legislature, up to yt sterday was still in session. We have often been asked why we did'ut pub lish the proceedings. We answer: they have done nothing to publish. We give i in another column two days' proceed- ; lugs just to show the style of the eon- j cern. iu consequence of a little ditll- I cully about pay, which is a teudersub- 1 Ject to the gents, they want to adjourn, which if they succeed in doing, will he the most important step taken by that body. *r»,. Impeachment goes ou slowly; the friends of the measure are not so juhilsnt as they \gere; the managers having fulled altogether with their tes iJm"Ay and argument to make a esse. Tilt; PRETIABIJD l,E(;l»U- I TIKE. < SENATE. I April 20,186,8. After roll call, motions and resolu tion* being in order, Mallory moved that the member from Craighead, Ibtvid M. Goodman, be now sworn in. Goodman presented his credentials, and was duly sworn in. Hutchison moved that the senate meet from day to day, at 10 o’cloe.k a. m., cxeept otherwise ordered. Car ried. Hutchison asked leave of ab sence for Milieu for fourteen days, on account of sickness in his family. Secretary called tlie roll of absentees, and Evans, Mason, Millen, Portis, Tho mas aud Vance were found absent McCown offered a resolution, that the secretary be authorized to employ a journal clerk. After a running de bate on this subject between McCowu, Barkman aud Stevenson, Snyder mov ed that the resolution be referred to the committee ou judiciary. A division being ordered the roll was called, when teu members voted aye, aud eight no. go the motion was referred. Hell offered aud read, by leave, the following joiut resolution, which, un der the rules, lies over oue day: Whereas. The geueral assembly of Arkausas did couveue at the Capitol, ou the 2ud day of this mouth, iu ac cordance with the provisions of the constitution; and Whereas, The other co-ordinate branches of the government, viz: the executive and judiciary have not yet assumed, nor cau assume, the duties of their respective offices until the law of congress has been fully complied with ; and not, by reason aforestated, make any laws, or take any action biuding on any body; and Whereas, This very fact has a strong teudcucy to prevent a prompt and tenor- ■ getic action on the part of this ussem- , bly, to enter fully upon those duties required by their constituents, aud the welfare of the stale; aud Whereas, The expensesof this gener al assembly are, until tbe government is fully organized, totally dispropor tionate to tbe services that cau possi bly be performed; and. Whereas, This the first general assembly of the State Arkanas under a republican form of government, ought j to set a high example of integrity aud disinterestedness, aud be actuated sole- j ly to labor for the good of the people;! therefore. Be it kesoi.vei>, That this general assembly do adjourn on Thursday, the ! 23d of this present month, until'such j time as it may convened by the proper j authorities. Adjourned until to morrow morning ; at 10 o'clock. hocse. April 20, 1808. | Gunther presented a petition from eighty-three citizens of Arkansas, pray ing that the loyal citizens of Sebastian county be accomodated by tbe consoli dation of tlie two circuit courts of Sebastian at Greenwood. Referred to committee on memorials. Tears, from special committee, was permitted to submit a minority report, , showing that K. R. Poole was not eligi ble to a seat in the house from the first district, ns the said Poole holds the office of U. S. commissioner; (lint lie did not qualify as a voter under the new constitution, although present at lhc state polls while the late election was being held ; and that lie i9 not a registered voter of the state under the reconstruction acts. The report con cludes with a resolution decaring A. M. Johnson entitled to the seat. [Poole was a member of the latd con stitutional convention, so-called.] Tbe report was tabled for the pre sent, and the majority of the committee > instructed to submit their report to morrow. C’oolidge offered a resolution, requir ing all officers and members to qualify, lie said he hai\ understood that the sergeant-at-arms had not qualified. The speaker said the resolution was not necessary, ami lie directed the per sons contemplated to be affected by the resolution to appear before the stand. The sergeant-at-arms and enrolling officer came forward and were sworn \ la. I Exon's resolution, directing the speaker to appoint a special committee to report upon the Blind Institute at Arkadclphia, was adopted. Britton offered a resolution, directing the speaker to appoint a special com mittee on registration. Lies over one day. Beasley gave notice of a bill to make slander a penitentiary offence and also finable. Coolidge gave notice ofa bill to regu late free schools. Britton gave notice of a bill to repeal an act entitled “an act of pardon and amnesty,” approved March 1st, 1S(!8. Houghton offered a resolution, that no member shall draw pay while al,- i sent on leave, unless bis absence is cau sed by sickness. Muueos was added to committee on immigration. LeaWe of absence was granted Whit son for six days, from Wednesday next. After one hour’s session, the house adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. __ SENATE. April 21, 1808. Senate met pursuant to adjournment, j The journal of yesterday was read, and, after some verbal corrections were made in the third preamble of 1 Dell's resolution, offered yesterday,, 1 approved. '■ Dell asked leave to make some re- ' marks, which being granted, be pro- j u reeded to say, substantially, “that we were in a state of suspense injurious to 1 us; that a mouth or six weeks must * elapse before we can hear definitely from the military authorities; that the r officer sent here by Geueral Gilleu, to i i inquire into matters, had only returned i h a few days ago; that General GUlcui would require seme time to examinu j the election returns, as would also ;; General Grant; that an expense of ti some $25,000 would be saved to the impoverished people. He was aware a that objections would be made that by r adjourning we gave over the field to c >ur enemies, mid would act ns it' we I uirselvcs were undecided; lie wn« j ipen to conviction, but it looks like we ! ire nfrnid of doing what is right; be ivnstlie Inst man to lie Intimidated by popular clamor, etc." The resolutions then came up on ;hcir second reading, when Me Cow n moved to refer the resolutions to the committee on ways and means. A di vision ordered. Ayes, 19; noes 1. So the resolutions were referred. Dell offered a resolution that the sec retary of the senate be authorized to have printed for the use of the senate, two hundred copies of the names of the senators, with the districts they repre sent, names of counties composing said districts, post offices, and occupa tions of the senators. Hadley moved, is an amendment, that the same should he attached to t^ list of officers and the rules of the scuate. Amendment accepted. Hunt asked leave of absence for ten days, from the 23d proi., for Dell, on account of sickness in his family. Granted. The clerk of the hense appeared, and informed the senate that th^house had :ouourred in the resolution of thanks jo the district commander, and to the )ffieers under him, for their services in he late election. Young gave notice that at some fu ure day he would introduce a bill to establish a system of free schools in the itate, and also a bill to incorporate the leaf and dumb institute. On motion of Snyder senate adjourn :d till to-morrow. HOUSE. April 21, 1868. J lie house opened wiin :i prayer oy iteasley. Brashcars, from select committee on lie contested election case from the irst district, submitted a majority re tort giving the seat to A. M. Johnson is against F. K. Boole, for the reasons hat the latter is an United States com nission ; and is not a qualified elector, tot being a registered voter under the ^construction acts, and having failed o take the oath prescribed by the new onstitution and vote at the state polls t the late electiou. Cattersou moved the consideration if the report be postponed until Fri lay next. Upham moved as an ainend nent, to receive and act upon the ma ority report at once. A long debate lere followed, in which Cattersou, ’oolidge and Williams favored post loncmcut and Whitson, Butler, Bears, teaslev, Stansberry, Kyle, and Heed hvored immediate action. The ques ion arose, wlmt constituted a qualified lector. The speaker proceeded to five his views, when Butler suggested hut he leave the chair and take the loot', which the speaker did, calling (vie to the chair. The speaker then ndcavored to show that Boole is a [tmlified elector although he lias never ■oted. After some further debate the ayes nd noes Merc called on Cpliam's roclulment, and it was adopted : ayes 7, noes 14. The resolution as ameiid d was adopted. Coolidgc made the oint of order that the resolution must ie over one day. The speaker sustain d the point of order. Fenno moved o suspend the rules. Carried by the leccssarv two-thirds vote. The reso ution giving the seat to Johnson was lieu put nud passed : ayes 50, noes It. ohuson was then sworn in. Cattersou gave notice that he Mould ile a protest against the action of the louse. Sims offered the following: Whereas, it is currently reported hat several members of the house are irciipying official positions under the 'nited States government, or arc not lualitied electors; therefore 11k it resolved, That the speaker or he house appoint a special committee, i chose duty it shall be to examine into J he antecedents of the various mem-1 lersofthe house and report whether j ny of them arc holding offices or are mt qualified electors, so as to dtsqual fy them from seats in this body. Lies over one day. Coolidere irave notice that he would t sonic future time move h reconsld ratlou of the vote adopting .the rcso utiou directing the clerk to supply! iieinliors and officers with stamped en-1 dopes and stamped wrappers. Gibaou gave notice that be would in-, roducc a bill to-morrow, prescribing lie qualifications of persous to engage n certain pursuits or to follow certain ■orations. Houghton's resolution, to forbid ! numbers absent on leave for any other attsu titan sickness, from drawing per lient, rnys ou motion of Wells, tabled. 1 Britton s resolution, for the appoint nebtofa special committee on regis ration, was udopted. Knight gave notice of hills, rcgttla Ing exemptions and homesteads; and ixittg rates of interest on money, ron raots, judgments, mortgages and other omtuercial papers. The followiiigcoiniiiitteewasaiiuoun ed to report upon the Blind institute t Arkadclphia: Kxou, Kyle, Harrison, tawiiugs and Coolidge. Ten dais leave of absence was gran- ' cd Beidiu ou arcount of sickness. Adjourned until it) o'clock to-inor- ■ ow morning. -The journey uiea shoe tuskers of, ‘liiladelphia here resolved to strike. -A special venire for et»ty to ry Jcfleretui lUvts. has been waited. re irnable ou the -d uf Ma, -A a order has been »-e«l by the far Beparttueut scodtog aaotko* regiment f inlautry into Alabama. -General Shcrmaas r*»tdener i« St ,ouis was robbed of a quantity of m! > er are on Tueabav night by W» ur* ■ Tbe MusH'urt Suit debt baa bw« ■duet d witbiu a brief periid. front about ■irty lire uulli * dollar* to t gbuoo ml out. -Work is progressing en tbe new *a» eositut bridge at Niagara Fail*, wttb a roapect of baring the floor laid t v lbs rat of J uoe. --Arkansas furnishesaitif tal legato II in the State who kat natural ten da ing the war ou either atho, t‘> nfederate r Federal BY TELEGRAPH! WASHINGTON. Washington, April 20. Brevet Major General Buchtnsn,; commander of the Fifth Military Dis trict, and Assistant Commissioner for the Freedmen’s Bureau for Louisiana, has issued an order forbidding agents of the Bureau from taking any active part in politics, he having received in formation that certain agents were so engaged. It directs that they cease at once to meddle in any manner with politics, or forward their resignations, and that any agent failing to comply with this order, will be summarily dis missed. General Grant, this morning, receiv ed a dispatch from General Cauby, commanding the fcjycoiul Military Dis trict, announcing that in twelve dis tricts, registering 50,000 votes, partial returns from the poll lists give 2(5,000 votes polled. Partial and unofficial re turns from nine districts give 15,03(5 for the Constitution and 5,747 against it. The heavy rains have so much imped ed travel that these returns are mainly from points at or near the telegraph lines. Horatio Bridge, paymaster United States navy, and chief of the Bureau of Prisoners and Clothing, has been retir ed, under the law of Congress retiring officers at sixty-two years. New' Orleans. New Orleans, April 20. The count of votes is uot yet finish ed in this city, owing to the number of independent tickets. The offices arc divided nearly equally so far as heard from in the city. The Democrats have a small majority, but the parish of Or leans is lost. v> cst isaton itouge gate . U00 against the Constitution. The vote is very close, and the result will not j probably be known before to-morrow night. Louisville. Louisville, April 20. The river is falling slowly. Freights are at optional prices ; espe cially to Southern ports. To Xew Or- ' leans, twenty to forty cents per bun-' dred, as per classification. Georgia. Augusta, April 91. The election is progressing without1 any collision. The negroes, with hul few exceptions, voted (lie Radical tick et. They march in squads from the country to the polls with banner* fly ing, and vote tor Bullock. The excite ment is intense, and hut little is needed to bring about a fearful collision. About 2200 votes hove been polled, nearly 2000 of which were negroes. The total registered vote in the county is 5500. Savannah. April 21. The election is progressing quietly. CoLUjcurs, April 21. The election progresses quietly ; to tal vote yesterday was 704, of which 207 were Radicals and 407 Couservu-, tivc. Many negroes voted tiie Demo cratic ticket. Macon, April 21. ; The election proceeds quietly. The negroes have the polls pretty much to themselves. Yesterday 1050 votes were polled, only 400 of which Were white. : Sew lurk. Xkw York, April 21. The Tribune’s Washington dispatch states that (iov. Hahn received tele grams from Xew Orleans last night that the Republicans voted solid for the regular Stato ticket. In twenty-one ! polls in New Orleans, the majority for the Constitution is six hundred and thirty-two, which renders it probable that the Republicans have carried the city. There is no doubt whatever as to the result in the State. CharleNlon. Charleston, April 21. Official returns, as far as received, of the recent election show 34,000 votes j 1UI UUU UglllUSl l111 C UlIslllllllUll. Ssih Francisco. San Francisco, April 20. Mexican advices by steamer state that General Corrona luul arrived at Siuola, auil assumed command of the military forces acting against Martinez, and had issued a proclamation, calling on the people to sustain him in putting down the malcontents, and restoring the le gally constituted authorities. 1'ortirtb Congress-First Session SENATE. Washington April 20. The Court opened at eleven a. m. All the managers were present, and in response to the question from the Chief Justice, Mr. Curtiss stated that the counsel for the President announ ced their evidence as closed. Mr. Bingham said the managers might desire to place on the stand one or two witnesses who had been suh po'iicd early in tlie trial, hut not appear ing hitherto. Mr. Butler offered to put in evidence a portion of the Journal of Congress of 1771 slid 177f>, relating to tlie draft - of the commission of Washington as General-in-Chief, and its form as issu 'd. Al-o a letter from Hie Secretary of tlie Treasury relating to the practice ol that I *« part incut in making ad inter im appointments. Postmaster General Handutl was re called, and produced copies of tlie indictment of Poster Blodgett, Mr. Itoiler offered Blodgett's suswer to the notice of his removal. Mr. I.sarts objected, saving, ‘'Blod gett it not on trial. * The managers thru offered to show i that ladii tun ut teas procured by dis loyal enetoies af Blodgett's. Mr. flirts maintained that it was not roles ant. But if it was wished to put Riodgstt ow tho stand, he was pre pared to prove that tho charges were | true. tksacasl*. without division, refused to adasit the nidcsts. M* Boiler offered the order placing , Genera! HUrnasn ia command of the Department of the Atlantic. Mr. Maris ohjseted and said it was ill rebuttal of uo evidence that had ad duced. The Senate then, by a vote of 14 to i 85, refused to receive it. Mr. Butler then announced that the evidence for the managers was closed. The Court then adjourned until Wednesday and the Sedate went into executive session. Mr. Morehead introduced the follow ing. which was agreed to: Wmkrease, The great loss of life and injury to persons by the recent railroad accidents, and the destruction ot cars by lire, call loudly for remedy ; there fore, Resolved, That the Committee on Commerce he instructed to inquire in to the power and authority of Con gress to make regulations iu relation thereto, and if the power exists, the propriety of appointing inspectors of ttic rails and other matter used iu the construction of all Cars for the carriage of passengers and the mails. Mr. Maynard presented a joint reso lution of the Tennessee Legislature in relation to the navigation of the Ten nessee river, which was referred to the Committee on Commerce. The House met at eleven o'clock. On motion of Mr. Harlan, the Secre tary of the Treasury was instructed to communicate to the House the names of all persons who applied for appoint ments in his Department, the offices applied for, and the names of any m«in ber of Congress recommending the same ; and iu what casses the appoint ments had been directed by order of the President or his Secretary, since February 20, 18C8. On motion of Mr. Schofield, the Committee on Foreign affairs was in structed to inquire into the propriety of providing by law that no claim of British citizens for the proceeds of cap tured and abandoned property, shall be allowed by Mie Court of Claims, or by any Executive Department,' until the claims of citizens of the United States for spoliation bv rebel cruisers, fitted out by British citizens at British ports, shall be adjusted, and provision made for their payment; and that the com mittee report by bill or otherwise. Jenkes, from the Committee on the J Revision of Laws, reported a bill 1 amendatory to the Bankrupt act. It extends the provisions of the second j clause of section 33, until June 1,1869,1 and amends it so as to read, “in all proceedings iy bankruptcy, commen ced after the first of June, 1869, no dis charge shall lie granted a debtor whose assetts shall not be equal to fifty per cent, of the claims provoc. against his estate, and upon which he shall be lia ble ns the principal debtor, unless with the assent in writing of a majority in number and value of his creditors, etc.” It also gives the Register in Bankruptcy power to administer oaths. The bill was ordered to be printed and recom mitted. "Washbnrne, of Illinois, from the Committee on Appropriations repor ted back the Semite bill, making an appropriation of $10,000 for defraying the expenses of the Impeachment trial; $4.for the miscellaneous expenses Ol" the Senate, and ? 17,1)00 for extra ; Capital police. Washburuo said the j committee had stricken out the other] Items of the bill, and proposed to add $13,000 for the paymeut of the laborers, who had had no money since last De cember. The bill passed. £a>" The following significant order reached our city through an unknown channel, safely vnscouccd in the skull of an infant, which w as said to have been strangled by its mother as a peace ottering to the Holy Supulehro of the Thrice Grand Cyclops: To the Paithfpl, Grektixo: t t t t t t t The Sacred Serpent who envelopes with his mystic coil the dyed garments of Bozrah, and with his sleepless eye guards the sepulchre of the dead where rosts the sarcophagus of our fallen braves; he who rankles at the heart] and envcnoms.tho soul of the accursed Gentiles to our principles, calls upon his tried and trusty ones, Remember, « s a • «• j i j: l.* 1... I Vs 11 t 1 Ylil' IUUI l| it IUWU I. \ \ I dear Father love, sweep as a be.om of destruction through the camp of the j Syrians and revenge his most cruel ! murder 1 Ye have endured the dews j of heaven until seven times have pa-sed ( over you ; now, behold the day comcih j when the oppressed must come forth as ; a lion seeking his prey, and as the j strong man armed for the fray. Assemble your cohorts 1 count vour spirits of valor! Let all who pale at sight of strangled innocents and gory ! locks retrace their steps. Send your strength to him who guards your brightest hopes, your cherished de sires. Remember the O. A. The en trance is by the way of the E. and through the lowest depths of Jordan. There we quench our thirst. Re expeditious! Our time is short! Our deliberations must be brief! Our cauldrons are heated! B. B. is ours. O. G. I)., G. G. 0., 11thDiv. K. K. K., Little Rock. Njnw GOODS!! We are now Receiving and Opening our smijsra stock, CONSISTING OF DRY GOODS, Hats, Bools & Shoes. ALSO—A large lot of II t« G.\. LARD, A IH'LK FORK' W hieh we will sell Cheap for Cash, and Cash. Only. THOMAS, GILL & CO. Dm Are, April 1th, lRtiMm O.liUlA 1*01 \IM UK 0\ HIDE*. .•MM Ml shoulder, wad llama. Hr.. I'urk. Hump Fork and Jolra JC8T RECEIVED AND FOR SALE BY hTCWART, UWVKNE <t (V. At a called meeting of tlie Teachers if the Des Arc Sabbath School, held at he Methodist Church, Monday, April lOth, 0 o’clock, a. m. On motion of .'apt. Bcnj. lJIakeney, Win. C. iln/.en vas called to the chair, ami Miss Emma Henderson was elected secretary. 1 he jhauman, in an appropriate manner, explained the object of the meeting, to ae the arrangement of a programme tor :he celebration of “May Day. The School will meet at tlie Metho dist Church, at 8 o’clock a. m., proces sion to he there formed, under the su- j pervision of the Marshall of tlie day, the teachers having charge of their re spective classes, to inarch down Buena : Vista street to the Harvey Housef thence to the Pittman place, the grounu selected for the celebration. Mrs. Dr. Walsh was appointed chair man of committee to procure banner. Master John O. Blakcncy, Misses V ir gic Walsh and Julictt Carr, were select ed as banner bearers. An address will be delivered by Rev. Ben. Oair, at 10 a. m., after which an hour will be devoted to social recrea tion, when dinner will be served by a committee composed of the following ladies: Mrs. Jno. A. Frith, Mrs. Dr. Walsh, Mrs. R. M. McPherson, Mrs. Beuj. Blakcncy, Mrs. A. D. GWynne and Mrs. W. H. Harvey. On motion, the Committee .on Invi tation was instructed to request Col. A D. GWynne, to act as Marshatl of the day. On motion, same Committee were in structed to extend an invitation to the Literary Schools of Des Arc and the Baptisli Sabbath School, also tlie Wat teusaw and Hickory Plain Sabbath Schools to participate with us in the Celebration. On motion, the Secretary wn^ in structed to request the Citizen and Crescent to publish these proceedings. On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die. Wm. C. IIAZEN, Pres. Emma Henderson, Seet’y -Twice as much money is spent an nually for amusement as lor educational purposes. Where is the Republican sim plicity of the earlier days of our country? -Massachusetts proposes a law to make it a penal offence to employ operatives In manufactories more than sixty hours in any one week. T. E. EMERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND GENERAL LAND AGENT, AUSTIN, I'RAIRIE COUNTY, ARK. Rpeoial attention given to the collection anil securing claims, buying ami selling lands, paying taxes, examing titles, &c. april 11 Saloon, Buoaa Yista Streot, O E S A R C , ARKANSAS ALT. hinds of Liquors, Vines, brandies, Segars, Tobacco, &e., constantly on band M. HOLSllOlbEU. 5000 SUBSCRIBERS WANTED! 7 0?. 1 868, —TO THE — DES ARC CITIZEN! ESTABLISHED IN 1854. THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR! NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE! Great Inducements to MAKE UP CLUBS. Best Family Paper in Arkansas. The Citizen is presented to the people of Arkansas as large in form as any Dem ocratic weekly m me male. Aimougn independent in all things, and neutral in nothing, it is emphatically a famut XTS^TSFaFSF., And now ranks as one of the first in the State. Tho greatest care will be taken to make its selections choice and instructive. A new feature will soon he added by pub lishing a story each week, or if too long, running it through two or three numbers. The political complexion of tho (.'itiron is white—opposed to negro suffrage and a score of other Radical tenets, and while opposing them shall advocate the principle that white meu should rule white men. In times of great political danger every man should take a paper, and it is more than probable that tho present yoar will witness more political excitement and ex traordinary political events than any pre vious one of our nationality. Let the people assist the ('itixen by joiuiug in md making up clubs, and they will there by render it a powerful auxiliary tu their warfare against hateful negro suffrage and the many other evils the Radical party iosign thrusting upon the Slat# Read the following club rates, which ire lower thau those of any other Weekly west of the Mississippi fiver: TEEMS—CASH If ADVANCE single copy on# year .. $ S .V) feu copies ” it) <»! Twenty copies " M >Mt (And oue to getter up of club) PUB THE t AMPAIUX. Prow Julj lit *» I>*c«tktb«r III. Siugle copy #1 OM Ten copies ' 3D j We ask of the frieada of the t'lUaea, md of the eaaae, to exert themselves in | forming clubs m every locality Mousy can be seal xt out risk tu tegts iered envelope. Address 1*0 JS k MATIIKWS, JV» Are. Ai\ ' THE HAZARD POWDER < 0-, MANUFACTURED AND DEALERS IN Sportlmt. X«tt«> and Tnrgrl Gunpowder, * li, kegs of 25 lb, *u(l iu canisters or lb and 1 lh each. Their principal brands ire as follows: — '•ELECTRIC" Gunpowder, in canislersot tin each. , ., “AA1ER1CAN SPORTINO” in canisters ot 1 In and kegs of 5J lb eac'... DUCK SHOOTING, in canisters ot 1 lb each. KENTUCKY RU LE, in canisters of 1 lb and 6 lh each. „ ,, , KENTUCKY RIFLE, in kept, of lb, 1-| and 51 ench. . MINING AND BLASTINGPOWDER, tn kegs These Powders have stood the test of more than twenty-five years' trial, and are guaran teed to give the most thorough satisfaction. They can he purchased from all dealers in , guns and sportiug materials and lrom our lo cal agents tbrounhout (he United Stales, or wholesale ot the otfiee of the company, No. 8U Wall St„ New York. A. G. Hazard. President. Titos. S. Port:, Secretary. IMPORT A NIT AWlioifWCEMEMT! A Beautiful Illustrated Book, worth a thou sand dollars, sent free to any address on re ceipt of 25 cents, by addressing Professor John Vanderpool, No, 255 Winthrop Place, New York City. Davison’s Thornless Black Hasp berry. Origin—How and where to got plants, with full directions for its profitable cultivation, all for leu cents. Address Rev. Mr. HOYT, Gaines, N. Y. CA. BULK LEY, Granville, Washington , Co., N. Y\, dealer in old coins. Send 2 red stamps for circular. Every Hody Read Tills I RENOWNED COUGH AND LUNG- REMEDY For the cure of Consumption and all diseases that lead to it. Read what Dr. Doran says: RrsnsviVAaiA, Logan Co., 0.1 Aug. 14, 1857. f Messrs. J. N. Harris & Co.: 1 willsay that 1 have been dealing in medicines for the last fourteen years, and have never before found preparations that would equal your "PERRY DAVIS' PAIN KILLER" and “ALLENS LUNG BALSAM." They not only sell very rapidly, but give the most perfect satisfaction in every case that has come to my knowledge. In my practice I very seldom prescribe a pa tent medicine, but with your “PAIN KIL LER” and “LUNG BALSAM,” having entire confidence in them, and knowing that they possess valuable medical properties, I freely use them in my daily practice. Especially have 1 used the “ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM,’ and with the most unbounded success. As an expectorant it is most certainly far ahead of any similar preparations I have ever yet known. The “PAIN KILLER” is the most standard medicine 1 have for sale, and many families ir. this v cinity would as soon think of being out of beef or bread as without a bottle of “PAIN KILLER" in the house. Yours truly, ISAAC A. DORAN, m. i>. Sold by all Medicine Dealers. Wortliy of»II Fhrmors At t ent ion ^Browning's Excelsior Phosphate is without doubt tho Beat fertilizer in the market, and is the only fertilizer that varies in its compo sition, according to the crop for which it is intended to be used. Pamphlets giving full particulars, furnished free of charge, by ad dressing the manufacturer, Oeo L. Browning, 20 Market st., Camden, N. J. The manufacturer is a practical farmer. $5 00. $10.00 $20 00. $30,00 $40 00 1 PREMIUM Club Lists now ready. Choice i varieties Grape Vinca at wholesale prices, post and express paid; from ••llanmores” cel- , ebrated Grape Vine Nurseries, adjoining 1 “Chaa. Downing. Esq.” Newburgh, N, Y. Descriptive wholesale price and club list sent free. Address John W. Han more, box 81. j Newburgh, N. Y. PATENT BRASS PADLOCKS, Of all stzes, for fruit boxes, milk cans, barns, j Railroads, Stores, gates. Cattle yardte, &c. j Strong, safe, durable and do not rust. Cutn- | logut'S mailed, H. RITCHIE & Co., Newark, N. J | EGGS ALWAYS FRESH.— Prof. Hall, 488 2nd, Ave., New York, has preserved by his process at J c ut per dor.. 11000, dozen eggs for one man which were sold as fresh eggs in Feb. (Scientific American, Aug. 31, 18t>7.) j County Rights, $500, Individual Rights in unsold Counties, $25. ORDENTGWN FA MALE COLLEGE, Furnishes the very best Educational Advan tages in connection with a pleasant home. Board and Tuition $208 per year, for Cata logue address Rev. JOHN M. BRAKELEY, A. M., President.. TRESSES -Seclry’s Hard Rubber Truss Cures Ruptures, retains the most difficult with safely and case; never i usts, breaks, moves or soils; always new, Sold by all Druggists. Send for Pamphlet, 1347 ChesuutSt., Philadelphia, | ____l rnilE DISTINGUISHED 1 RACE HOUSE AND STALLION, JACK MALONE. The sire of Muggius, Duke of Orleans, Mary ■ Wynn Chickamauga and others, will make his next season at my stables, AT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. Mares carefully kept during tho season at J five dollars per month. Mares failing to produce may be returned gratis next season. W. G. HARDING, Nashville, Tenn. Champion Machine Company, HPIUNGFlKLiD, O. MAXI.’FACT 1’RK15H OF Wlilteley’s Celebrated CHAMPION Mowlnic and Hwiyina Machine., SLLK HAKI.R8, HANK RAKERS. DROP PERS, ANK SINGLE MOWERS. Warranted superior to all Others. SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR. Looms for Weaving Face Side up. The Bridesburg Manufacturing Co. are pre pared to furnish their new improved Looms for weaving goods face side up. They also offer their well known Cotton and Woolen Machinery, including their NEW SELF-ACT ING MULES for Wool, nt reduced prices. Address, No. 60 North Front street, Philadelphia, Pa \TOYL'S BUFFALO MILL FURNISHING ESTAULISMENT.-Manufactures French Burr Mill 8tou«s, Portable Grist ami Flour iug Mills, Corn Mills and Feed J/ills for Farm and Plantation use; Smut J/uchiues and Sep arators, Improved Turbine Water Wheels, Proof Staffs, Hoisting Screws, Spindles, Flour Packers, Iron Bolting Reels ami .1/ill Picks, i with every description of l/ill Gearing, from the best patterns now in use. Constantly on hand a large supply of Bolt ing Cloths. Send for catalogue and descriptive circular. Address, JOHN T. NO YE, _Buffalo. N. Y. J. W LOAN, NATIONAL. MARINE AND FANCY FLAG i MANUFACTURER, NO. 07 WEST PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE, Ml). I i EFORM FOR LADIES MADAME U JUMELS MAMMARIAL BALM and PATENT BREAST ELEVATOR, devel- j opes «h** bust physiologically. Depot, 907, < Broadway. New York Send statfip for par ticular*. Sold at Druggi»t» and l.adies fur bishing stores everywhere. ^JANHOOD AND THE VIGOR OF YOUTH RESTORED IN 4 WEEKS SUCHT.^A GUARANTEED, I K BU UkD'8 Essence of Life restores laoniy power, from whatever cause arising. ih«‘ effects of early pernicious habits, self ’***■' rmpoieaay aud eliiuat^ give way at van* talkie wonderful medicine, If taken regularly aeeordiug io the directions (which sr* *«o»p!e and require no restraint of business or pleasure.) Failure is impossible. Bold in j b (ties, at $1, or 4 «)uantitie* in oue for $9. 1 la be had only of the sale appointed egeut in America. ’ HIHIfAK <51 HI TZ IN. 2D* 2d art N Y. MKS. ». A. Ill |tk BEGS leave to inform the Ladi(s of Are. and ibe surrounding cuuntrv 11 ihe i' now prepared lo do all Bound aua work, in the latest and most fashionably , it low prices for cash. ‘'“fie, I»e» Arc. Ark.. April 4._im MAYNAHD STOUT!NG mF , ,,k Manufactured by Massachusetts Arm, Chicopee Falls, .Mass. These celebrate.' °' I get and sporting Hides, which foroooveniel^" accuracy & penetration, bare secured a r-L” I .at ion beyond that of any other V' rrj, ■ ,JUV f arm; tuny be obtained directly fioin ti,, lu^ nfaclurcrs. on the most favorable term.. r!‘ collars with description, pricelist and Tiu UKT REPRESENT AT IONS, will by request by letter, addressed as above, CLOVES LEAF FLAME mj| M anufactured exciu«ively ... . us, under REYNOLD’S I’ATKNTg fw ! tempering Steel, possess the following nip, rior qualites: 1. They ure tempered the same in the <*„ ter as at the edges i. They hold a due cutlery temper until it, iron is worn out. 3. There are no soft spots in them. 4. One of those Irons will ontwear four ir five Irons tempered the old way. 5. They arc sold at the same price of other Irons. ti. Every Iron is warranted to possess the above qualities or no sale. We hereby authorise all Hardware Dealers to allow their customers to try onr Irons, and if not perfectly satisfactory, refund pries paid and charge Irons back to us. Every PLANE IRON made by us bears onr CLOVER LEAF TRADE MARK. REYNOLDS, BARBER & CO., Steel Temi-erixg Works, Auburn, N. Y. Female Delight. English Female Bitters English Female Hitters English Female Bitters English Female Bitters English Female Bitters Cures all Female Complaints Cures all Female Complaint* Cures all Female Complaints Cures all Female Complaints It satisfies old and young ll satisfies old and young It satisfies old and young It satisfies old and young It satisfies old and young For Painful Menstruation For Suppressed Menstruation For Profuse Menstruation For LeucorrUcea or Whites < For Falling of the Womb It delights Husband and Wife It delights Husband and Wife It delights Husband and Wife It delights Husband and Wife It delights Husband and Wife As a Female Regulator As a Female Regulator As a Female Regulator As a Female Regulator As a Female Regulator Adils Strength and gives Beauty Adds Strength and gives Beauty Adds Strength and gives Beauty Adds Strength and gives Beauty A ids Strength and gives Beauty Prepared by Southern Physicians Prepared by Southern Physicians Prepared by Southern Physicians Prepared by Southern Physicians Prepared by Southern Physicians FOR CHILLS AND FEVER. Use Dromgoole & Co.'.* King of Chills Use Dromgoole & Co.'s King of Chills Use Dromgoole & Co.’s King of Chills Use Dromgoole it Co.’s King of Chills Use Dromgoole it Co.’s King of Chills It makes permanent cures II makes permanent cures It makes permanent cures It makes permanent cures It makes permanent cures For all forms of Chills and Fever For all forms of Chills and Fever For all forms of Chills and Fever For all forms of Chills and Fever For all forms of Chills and Fever Cleanses the tftonmch and arouses the Liver Cleanses the Stomach and arouses the Liver Cleanses the Stomach aud arouses the Liver Cleanses the Stomach and arouses the Liver Cleanses the Stomach and arouses the Liver FOR COUGHS A YD COLDS. Buy Amygdaline Pectoral Buy Amygdaline Pectoral Buy Amygdaline Pectoral Buy Amygdaline Pectoral Buy Amygdaline Pectoral Relieves Cough and Pain Relieves Cough and Pain Relieves Cough and Pain Relieves Cough aud Pain Relieves Cough and Paia For Croup and Whooping Cough For Croup and Whooping Cough For Croup and Whooping Cough For Croup and Whooping Cough For Croup and Whooping Cough The best Expectorant known The best Expectorant kuown The best Expectorant known The best Expectorant known The best Expectorant known FOR YOUR KIDYLYS. Use Ext. Bearberry, Cubebs and Buchu v sc n\i. iicurucn y, V/Uir-'ns iimi itiu'iiu Use Ext. Rearherry, Cubebs and Buchu Use Ext. Bearberry, Cubebs and Buchu Use Ext. Bearberry, Cubebs and Buchu Never fails iu Kidney Diseases Never fails in Kidney Diseases Never fails iu Kidney Diseases Never fails in Kidney Diseases Never fails in Kidney Diseases Far Gravel and Urinary Deposits For Gravel, and Urinary Deposits For Gravel and Urinary Deposits For Gravel and Urinary Deposits Eor Gravel and Urinary Deposits Cures Incontinence of Urine Cures Incontinence of Urine Cures Incontinence of Urine Cures Incontinence of Uriuc Cures Incontinence of Urine Cures Weak Back and Gleet Cures Weak Back and Gleet Cures Weak Back and Gleet Cures Weak Back and Gleet Cures Weak Back and Gleet Cures frequent desire to Urinate Cures frequent desire to Urinate Cures frequent desire to Urinate Cures frequent desire to Urinate Cures frequent desire to Urinate FU IlIFY YOUR BLOOD. With Constitutional Monarch With Constitutional Monarch '\ ith Constitutional Monarch With Constitutional Monarch With Constitutional Monarch Removes all Impurities Remove* all Impurities Removes all Impurities Removes all Impurities Removes all Impurities Use Great Southern Preparations Use Great Southern Preparations Use Great Southern Preparations Use Great Southern Preparations J, P. DROMGOOLE A CO., Proprietors, Memphis, Tenn Sold iu Des Arc, by B. F. JOHNSON, and Druggists everywhere. DISSOLUTION, The law firm of Morton A Vaughan wjfsthia day dissolved by mutual consent. The busi ness of the firm will remain in the hands, and under the coutrol of II, P. Vaughan, who is authorised to manage and settle the business connected therewith Dea Arc, March 17th, 1868 GEO K. MORTON. _HORACE P VAUGHAN. NOTICE) 1 S hereby given that the uudersigned. Ad I miuistiator of the estate of Samuel J. Bailev, deoeaaeu. will apply to the April tern* uext, hereafter of the Court qf Probate, of 1‘rairie County, Arkansas, for an order to sell [he real estate belonging to said estate, for he purpose of paying the debts of said ca ate. NATHAN BIRD, Marob 28. 1168 Administrator %