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BATESVILLE GUARD FRANK 0. DENTON, EDITOR, THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 1877. PERSONAL. I trust the readers of the Guard will exense the deviation that I feel called upon to make, from the paths of journalism, by indulging in person al matters ; but as one Ed Martin, . who styles himself the editor of the Pocket Mirror, (a dirty blacksmith sheet,) has made persona! thinsts at me, by au insinuation that 1 had, in some manner, swindled Capt. James R. .Minns, of Big Creek, during my term of office as sheriff of this county in 1866- ’6B ; also that I have cheated one Alf Prichard. Byway of expla nation, 1 have to say that, during said teim of office, Capt. Morris instituted a suit, before a justice of tho peace, against W. U. May (1 believe), and said suit was taken to the circuit court and a judgment being obtained, an ex ecution was issued and placed.in my my hands ; the defendant’s lands was levied upon, advertised, sold and pur chased by Capt, Morris, to whom 1 made a deed, as such sheriff, upon the payment of the court’s cost, my cost and Robert Neill’s clerk's cost. If theie is any ciror committed, or wrong done to Capt. Mortis, ho Ira— never mentioned such to mo or Rob't Neill. 1 have not made an examina tion of tho papers, but write from memory. The first intimation I over had of this was from Dr. Martin him self.at his residence last summer. As a fiiend, the Doctor stated that there were in mors of some wrong done to Capt. Morrie, but he could not loarn the particulars. The Doctor profeesod to boa warm and strung friend of mine then, and said ho would try to find out all about it and lot me know. This was the first and last that I heard of this. Now, I juat say that if Dr. Martin repeats or says that I swin dled Capt. Morris, he repeats what ho knows to be a low-down, contempti ble diity lie, and that ho is a vilo cal umniator ; liis innuendoes arc lies, wil ful and malicious lios. As to tho Pritchard case, (note in tho drawer) Mr. Wm. B. Padgett, per haps, knows as much, or more, about the note than 1 do. Tho circumstance? are these : In *7l or’72 Mr. Pritch ard came to mo and stated that Pad gett held a note on him and would t rcss him, and asked mo to sec what I could get the note for. 1 saw Mr. Padgett and he agreed to let me have it at about 860 less than the amount of tho note. I saw Pritchard afterwards ami he asked me to get tlic note ; that he would pay me for tho samo in the coming fall. I obtained tho note from Padgett and gave Pritchard the benefit of Ilie difference. 1 waited npon Pritch ard that fall and the nejt fall and winter, and no pay. I then sued Pritch ai.t upon the note ho had executed to me, being the amount I had agreed to give Padgett. I gave the note that 1 had icccived from Padgett to Pritch ard, and thia was why lie gave mo n new note for amount I had made my self liable for, and for which I had to sacrifice real estate to pay off. If Dr. Martin, or any other would be falsifier, utters anything elec to the contraiy, they are liars. Wo do not make this explanation to gratify tho spleouieh dirty face of tho Mir’or, nor to satisfy the fiog editor that wisely looks anil continues to cioak. As he seems to bo stolid with malcontent, wo will let him continue to croak. When wo cannot speak of a person in a gentlemanly way, we try to have nothing to do with him ; consequently, wo shall not, in tho future, burden our colt.niDs with distasteful reading to our pations, by taking further notice of the Mirror- F. D. Deni ox. The Pocket Mirror says that wo have undertaken to rule tho Democracy of Independence. Not a whit of it. We let tho Democracy of Independence rule ns, as has been attested. You have started on a wild chase to rule or ruin. You can bo-stuffod, but yon can’t stuff the people of thia county by such false ns ertions Go on with your *■ wheeping, whaling and smashing, ” an 1 deliver yon i self, as yon seem full of tcrrcstial buucotnb or ’•tic.” Now, we don't care a cent about your being delivered from the Guard, for as you have paid us for one year's subscrip tion (for which wc are thankful) to the Guard, wo shall continue to send the same regularly until the 11th of Jan uary, 1878, Providence or yon per mitting, notwithstanding the "returned letter,” which caused yon so much trouble, false labor and doggerel. The terrible Strike has subsided, as ter ten days of tumultuous rioting. Happy, indeed, should all good citizens feel at the termination of this fierce mob-destroying element that showed its head at Pittsburg and Chicago, and at a time of profound peace in the South. Had there been a strike against a reduction in tho South, it would not have been made with the aid of tramps, thieves or non-laboring classes that inaugurated the mob-violence at Pittsburg and Chicago. We are glad to announce the amicable settlement on most of the roads. The laboring class of St. Louis do (.<yvea well of all peaceful and law abiding citizens, for their steadfast op position to every semblance of law lessness, thus saving and securing the protection of life and property. This proves to the world that the citizens of St. Louis can, and will, have peace, and be protected in their property. Dr. Martin must be the jack he mentions in 2nd fourth epistle, that it little white,istber black an l more read by himself. It must be him. He must bo in a close pen, by Lis raying as be brays. CAPITAL AND LABOR. | The exchanges from all sections of the country speak of tho great uprising of the laboring masses to wage war against the oppression of capital upon tbeir imlusrty. This Labor Strike (so-called) has threatened the peace of the common wealth to such an extent, that our na tional government has been called upon by the executive of the several states, where tho strikes has assumed the largest and most dangerous propor tions, to aid them in putting down, by tho force of arms, this organized re volt. It is tho first time, within the history of onr country, that the me chanic and laborer has turned aside from his peaceable vocation to assume a fierce and determined attitude, to compel his employer to pay him a just and equitable price fpr the fruit of his toil. These circumstances are well worthy tho attention of tho patriot, and it behooves every citizen to inquire into the alleged giicvaneos of tho la borers. Whosoever has traveled through tho great manufacturing dis tricts of Now England, or has visited that quarter of the largo cities where tho poor classes reside, could not fail being startled at tho pinched faces of children und youths, showing plainly tho marks of hunger and disease, or the care ami toil-worn countenance of their parents. It was not th ns in for mer years ; but a great change camo about after the panic of 1873. Ever sinco'that period our industries have been in a languishing condition. It would lie superfluous,in connection with this article, to engage in idle specula tions as to the true causes of the pan ic. Suffice it, that it came upon us as a thunderstorm upon a midsummer day. Amongst the industries mostly effected, were the radioed, iron anil coal interests. Tliere was, first of all, a veiy material shrinkage in the earn ings of railroads. Competition set in amongst the trunk lines, ami the rates, on both freight and passenger travel, wero reduced to such an extent that they couldn’t make enough to pay inter est on bonds. This state of affairs was very unsatisfactory to the Directors and .Stockholders. Something had to bo done. The varied indust iica of tho country were in Such a eonlition that a largo increase in freights and travel could not Ire reasonably expected ; and thus they hit upon the only expedient left them, i. e., of reducing the enr rent expenses of the road. That a wealthy Stockholder may receive hie : usual dividend; that he may roll in the l attributes and appearances of wealth;! that a bribing fund may be eet aside to eectne favorable legislation for his road, be votes a reduction of 10 to 20 per cent, on the wagee of the employ ees. The Directors seek to justify their action in poj nlar estimation, by asserting that the cost of living is loss. Do the facte warrant the anertiou * The principal items us expense, with the laborer, are flour, meat, coffee, su gar, shoes and clothing. The first five articles enumerated arc as high, ami some even higher, than they were five years ago. It is true yon can buy a gold watch, piano or a point lace shawl for less, because tho import duty on these was reduced; but tho forty-second congress put tho duty on coffee and tea, which a previous congress had rc movou. Tho legislation, for the last five years, baa had a tendency to make the rich richer, ami tho poor, poorer. What doos it mean ? It means the enslavement of tho working masses, who produce every dollar that is add ed to the nation’s wealth. In the course of time, we will have no mid dle classee. Tliere will be the cod fish aristocracy on the one side, and abject poverty on the other. Can a nation proeper where society is composed of such elements f The laborer now is paid scarcely enough to keep body and soul together—not enough to buy coal in the winter to shelter Ids loved ones from the piercing cold ; not enough to buy a sufficiency of clothing. It is a daily etrogglo for broad. Hie chil dren grow tip ip ignorance, which be gete vice, and the result of it will be, this will become a nation destitute of learning and tho comforts of the high er civilization. Nature in this conn try is so lavish of her choicest gifts to man, that it is wrong to place it within the power of greedy corporations to plunge thousands into misery. What triumph bas Christianity, or tho ever advancing civilization of the nine teenth eentury, to boast of, that al lows a state of affairs to exist where a large portion ol our lellow-tuen are on the verge of efarvation. It ie the plain and God-ordaiuod law that every man shall have the same chance in the race of life, to be protected in the acquisi tion and peaceable possession of prop erty and to seek happiness. Society owes it to every man to eee that bio la bor shall bo rewarded in anch a man - tier that be may be enabled to provide himself with tho ncceesarieo of life, ami to be enabled to give bis children such a moral and intellectual training, that will make them equal with the balance of bio feMows in the race of life, Theoo privileges have been taken out of tho reach of the working class es, and hence this revolt. The intel - ligent masses do not seek to Wiest ac quired possessions from the wealthy. They want clothing, shelter and broad for those depending upon them, and enlightenment for their posterity. Bloodshed, violence and arson have been committed, but tho laborer who seeks to have his wrongs redressed and recognised in a lawful manner should not bo held responsible. That many Lives have been lost and much property destroyed, is to bo regretted by tho philanthropist and tho humanitaiian, as tbeso facts detract the sympathy of' many from tho just ami righteous came of the laborer. Tho lawful dem onstrations, however, which bavo boon made by tbo Strikers, were only the murmurings of a clamorous multitude. It would be well for the oppressors of ihe people to take heed thereof, or, as they have "sown the wind,” as surely 1 will they “reap the whirlwind.” Mx I Hon. L. C. Gause, Congressman ■from this district, is reported very sick at Washington City. Query : Was Dr. Martin tho Lon don barber ; and did be try to shave somabody in his Mirror ? We thank tbo Mirror for tho extra pains taken in advertising os over tho county. Hope it will continue, ns it adds strength to us every day. Our subscription has steadily increased since it began warfare on the Guard. for private, not for public or political reasons. Tnr. bottom lias been knocked ont of tho Strike, and every indication now points to a peaceful solution of the railroad trouble of last week. Al ready many roads are in running or der. Had there been »o mob law, with riots, loss of life and property, tho strikers would have triumphed. Col. A. C. Ketchum, publisher of the Arkantai Law Journal, at Little Rock, will soon commence tho publi cation of a monthly journal, entitled, The Church Guide, which will be de voted to the interests of tho Episcopal church. Such a journal should, and no doubt will, be well patronized. lios. R. W. Johnson, formerly U. S. Senator from this state,and for sev eral years of tl.o law firm of Pike & Johnson, Washington, has returned to his old home, and will hereafter bo engaged in the'practiec of law at Little Rock, in connection with Gen. Pike & Son at Washington. This is an able firm, nnd deserve well of tho citizens of Aikunsas. Pike & Johnson render ed tho state great aid during the Bax ter and Brooks troubles. From the Carroll County Bowlder we learn that the people of that county are determined to have a fair this fall. They have organized an association, and every preparation is being made to make it a success. This is tho host enterprise that could bo inaugurated in e county, and when properly managed will bring forth good fruits. County fairs arc incentives to encourage stock 1 raising, both as a pleasure and as a 1 business that will prove profitable to - those who take pride in fostering such laudable enterprises. -Carroll county ia noted for the good horses, mules, hogs and cattle raised within her bor der, and nothing will tend so much io encourage her farmers to improve their 1 ' stock and farms as a Fair Association. 1 We anticipate a good show us live - stock, and a lively competition fur premiums, at her fair this fall, । A ngnsla Bulletin: Tho residence of Dr. T. D. Chnnn, some two miles this side of Cotton Plant, was totally , destroyed by fire early yesterday tnoro ing. But little of the furniture was •■aved. i Augusta Bulletin : A sad accident occured at De View this work, in the : killing of young Gentry, son of Win. Gentry, by tbo careless handling of a > base ball bat by Frank Adams. Mr. 7 Adame, in striking a corncob with hie bat. dirt not notice the close proximity i of young Gentry, and he was struck on the head, causing death in a few hours. In the state of Mississippi there are ninety-two newspapers, whore combin ’ed circulation is about 60.000. In Arkansas there are seventy newspapers, , whose eombined circulation is about 30,000. Mississippi has 828,000 poo ' plc ;so that it circulates one newspaper । to every fourteen souls. Arkansas has 486.000 people, which gives it, in pro , portion to its population, abont the t same newspaper circulation art Missis ( sippi.— N. K Sun. f i The Arkansas Editors and the Texas I PaclQc Railroad, I i At the sth annual meeting of the r Arkansas Press Association, hold at , Fort Smith, Juno 7rh, 1877, the com mittee on railroads made tho following . report: , RAH.ROADS, f Your committee to whom was as . signod the duty of suggesting some action in regard to our railroad inter > eata, beg leave to submit tho following i as their report: > Reeoleed, That railroads arc simply I the best of all highways for trade and travel between state*, counties and communities; and os they are always - tbo inseparable companions, and often , the pioneers of civilizations, the press i should encourage their construction i whenever they can be bnilt without i overloading the people with debt. i 2d. That the commerce of the «n - ion, and particularly the necessities of . Stales south of 36th parallel, do r maud the speedy construction of s ■ grest highway from the Atlantic to . the Pacific, through Texas, with i branches ciossing the Mississippi ri , ver st St. Louis, Memphis, Vicksburg i and New Oilcans. Bd. That, as tbo proas of the South , and West can arouse the people of f those sections to the imporisnce end i necessity of the Southern or Texss Pa - cific Railroad, it will be deroliet to its - own and all other interests if it does - not from this time forth, take an open . and unequivocal stand npon thia lead- I ing question ; and that it should urge I npon our congressional representatives . tho simple justice of securing for tbo j southern portion of the union the same > liberal action with regard to this ratl -1 road which congress has heretofore I taken toward the Northern ^ud the ' Union Pacific railroads. r 4th. That all our State papers are i requested to publish these resolutions, , and that copies of them be sent to the [Heading papers of Memphis, St Louis, i Louisville and Cincinnati, and also to • chambers of commerce of those cities, i A. C. Mathews, > L. Roussan, Jese B. Moore, f Committee, i A true copy : ' Jacob Fuoi.ich, Sec. Ark. Press Association. 12THYEAR. | 1877. THE I&7S. ST. LOUIS TIMES AN EIGHT PAGE NEWSPAPER, With Twelve-Page Sunday Edition Hand eomely Printed, and Published Daily, Tn-Weekly and Weekly. NEW MANAGEMENT. After a somewhat eventful history, thia well know and well-established journal has passed into tho hands of an entirely now man agement, Mr. B M. Chambers having become its purchaser nnd solo proprietor on the 18th of May, 1877, with a view of adding largely to its capacity nnd usefulness as n metropolitan newspaper and organ of sound publtc opinion. Politically the Turns will adhere closely to the principles and doctrines of tho Democratic Party, as tho best basis of stability to the Government and prosperity to the country ; and in its general conduct will bo devoted to tho Social, commercial and industrial welfare o’s tho people, having in view to this end tho dissemination of The Latest News, Tbo Soundest Policies, The Most Useful Knowledge, The Best Literature, The Most Wholesome Morals. SUBSCRIPTION RATES-. daily times. Daily (including Sunday, single copy, one year $12.00 Daily (w : thout Sunday) einglo copy, cue year 1000 Daily and Sunday, in clubs of five.... 10.00 BUNDAY TIMES. Sunday Triple Sheet, single copy 1 year 2 00 TRI-WEEKLY TIMES. (Including tho Sunday Tizxs ) Single copy, one year. 5.00 WEEKLY TIMES. Single ccpios, ouc ytar, iu advance ... 1.50 In clubsof-lcu “ " .... 1.25 Special Arrangements Made With Agents and Postmasters. HOW TO SEND MONEY, Remittances should be made by PoPt-OOicc Money Order, Registered Letter, Bank Draft, or by Express ; otherwise it will bo at send er's risk. For sample copies address B. M, CHAMBERS, Prop’r., ST. LOUIS, MO. NEWPORT. JACKSONPORT, BATES- VILLE 4 FORSYTHE PACKET, H/gyrw ...EM? I Str. “ALBERTA." Leaves Batesville for Newport every Tues day and Friday al 8 o'clock a. m. Returning, leaves Newport for Batesville every Wednesday and Saturday at 8 o’clock a. m.. mnki: g connections with trains on St. I*, I. M. 4 S. IL R, also with Memphis pack- Wc will make occasional trips nbovo Bntos villo. ALBERT B. SMITH. No 26 Commander SOUTHERN HOTEL BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS. Mrs. L. D. Hardy, Proprietress Thia hotel fa now open tn thr public, wi»h the iiF.HiirancO that every ilToil will l»o math io give Halislutliou to all who may p^Uouixo Lho bouso. The tallies will be supplied with tho best that the market affords. Stephen's mail lino of stages arrive and depart daily for tho railroad. By careful attention to tho wants of my gtioals, I hope to merit a thureof tho public imlrouago. MRS. L. D. HARDY. Feb. 27th, ’77 -Crn T. B. PADGETT, BATESVILLE, - ARKANSAS, —-.AND: — TAX-PAYING AGENCY. Will Buy and Sell Lands. Collect CUinin of every d cacii plion, ut t' nd to I lio Redemption and Donation of Landa, pay Taxes in lode poudouco and tho adjoining counties, Furnish Abstracts of Titles. Parties entrusting mo with the collection of Claims may rely ujiou every effort being used FOR THEIR PROMPT COLLECTION. Office ia Court-house, first room on left hand side. [No. 1 JULIUS TINGS ^nce of v ' Newton M. Alexander's, WATCHMAKER & JEWELER BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, DEALER IN WATCHES, Clochs, Jewelry, SPECTACLES, ETC. । Special attenciou given to repairing. At the ' old Bland of W. A. Crouch. Ily FARMERS ! LOOK HERE ! D. E. WHITE, BATESVILLE, . ARKANSAS, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Wagons, Buggies, FARMING IMPLEMENTS* ETC., ETC. Machinery of Ml kinds repaired on short notice. My work will show for itself. All work must bo cash. At the old stand near Minikon's livery stable. D. K. WHITE. No 12-6 m BOBEBT P. WEAVES, —WITH— H. T. SIMON & MORSE, WHOLESALE Fancy Dry Goods, AND NOTIONS, Cor 7th Streets Washington Avo» St. Louis, Mo. JVew York Office, 315 Broadway; 30 i^LOOK TO YOUR INTEREST If GLENN & HICKERSON, Dealers in GENERAL MERCHANDISE, BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, 1 They Carry One of the Largest and Best Assorted I i2 6m Stocks in North Arkansas. Bargains ! Bargains ! Mathews & Son., PINEVILLE, IZARD CO., ARK DEALLRR IN DRY GOODS! GROCERIES, BOOT'S. SHOES, HATS, CAPS, VVOODENWARE, HARDWARE, and in fact everything generally kept in a COUNTRY STORE. Our goods have boon bought at the Lowest Pr i ces, and will bo sold accordingly. THE CASH SYSTEM has been adopted, and we nro now prepared to offer our customers ‘Heller bargains Than Ever. AHB BBS ns 1 Before buying elsewhere. is 3" MATHEWS & SON. ARRIVED DURING The. Fast Week THE LARGEST MOST COMPLETE —STOCK of— — ^“—■caps,. GROCERIES. IN FACT MOST EVERYTHING Kept in a general atoro that is to bo found in Batesville. 4 pounds Coffee, sl. Coal Oil, 40 cents. And everything else in proportion- Geo. M. Miniken. Noll ly. EUGENE R. GOODWIN, Druggist and Apothecary, BATESVILLE. ARKANSAS, DEALER IN PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS, DYE STUFFS, WINDOW GLASS, - Putty Heavy ALSO A. NXCE3 LOT OF TOILET ARTICLES ^r Extracts, Fancy Soaps, Brushes, Ac., Ac. TOBACCO AND CIGARS OF THE BEST BEtAASJiDS School Books A Stationery. ALL OF WHICH IS OFFERED LOW FOR CASH Prescriptions carefully compounded by competent clerks at all hour., day or night. All persons indebted to mo are request to call and settle immediately, or accounttwill be placed in the hands of an officer for collection. Ko b V l E. R. GOODWIN. THE OP ORE MAXFIELD. EDWARD MAXFIELD. THEODORE MAXFIELD & 880. Igrl kK\B * ■ fIH ■ GENERAL MERCHANTS, Are now receiving at their new stone fire proof store nouse, a large and complete Stock of New and Seasonable Goods. They are selling at the lowest possible prices, and guarantee everything as rep resented. Call on them If you either want to sell your produce or buy goods. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Batesville, Arkansas, March 29, 1877. TABI TAB! TAB! haa been declared by Russia against the Tuiks and by me against HIGH PRICES! I take pleasure in informing Ibe public and my friends and old patrons generally, that I can still bo found at my old stand, in the Institute Building, where I keep constantly on band a well selected and seasonable stock of goods, which having been pnr* chased entirely for cash, 1 will sell as LOW AS THE LOWEST MY DRY GOODS DEPAKHtEWT COMPMBES Standard Prints, Bareges, Lawns. Piques, Jaconets, Muslins, Linens, Checks, Wh te & Striped Osnaburgs, Sheetings, Ticking, Cottonades, Jeans, Flanne Is Ginghams, etc. LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF CLO THING IN THE TOWN. Boots and Shoes of the best Manufacture and latest styles, Yankee Notions, and a nice lot of Dress Trimmings, also Crockery * ware, Hardware, Tinware, etc. Having unsurpassed storing facilities. I am prepared to handle or buy all sorts of County Produce, inch as Cotton, Wheat, Flour, Corn, Meal PELTRIES, For all of which I will pay the highest market price, or ship for consignee’s account, making liberal advances on eame. ONE ft All COME UNO BEE ME, IF YOU WANT TO TRADE 1 To my old customers I will say, let our dealings in the past be a guarantee for fair and square transactions in the future. Thanking all for liberal patronage in the past, I would request a coniin* nance of samo in the future. RESPECT FULLY, SIMON ADLER. May Ist, 1877. INSTITUTE BUILDING. BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS,