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ossortment of Priutia, Materiel and are ! V-' *“ r”U^J
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing. '. _ . _ . . _ ■. . _, ._' ■ ■ ,■ *_'■ Persofral rommunication* charged double.
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taken, Bill Haads. Blank, of every d.scnp -.= ~=^ , ;; ■ ■ ., -.--- , . . _ -wt-tts . » ^ T time, will be inserted till fo,bidden, «i,d
.n, for Clerk,. Sborir., Justices of the ^OTJTME 2 DES AEC, AI1KAN h AS. NOVEMBER 16, 1867. jSJ~ {J 1VT RK 35* c**ftrKc^ <or accordingly.
MEMPHIS BUSINESS DIKE!TORI'.
CHOATE A CD . Hardware, Iron, Steel,
Stores, Etc , 232 Second Street.
DA VIS .V B VUG ll. Cotton Factors, Gro
cers and General Commission Merchant:
No. 17G Front Street.
JAKANKKAND, A. K . General Dry Good:
’ Commission Merchants. 231 Second St.
ijliSHEDx A Its. aibicand .'-tone Works.
' corner Adams and Second Streets.
ITJlLdElU'. tlt.wEtl at WALKED, Whole
r sale Importers of Dry Goods, Drugs.
Hardware, etc.. 274 Second Street.
ARDWlCK House,- l.. C. Hardwick.
pro(M-ietor, Nos. 61, 63 A 63 Adams St.
ONTESTJ. VvT A. A CO., Cotton Factors. OciT
eral Commission Merchants. 263 Main Si.
Moon. kOBttf A.. Cotton Factor and
Commission Merchant, 276 Front Streel.
-s fXS SFir CD iTHIGBEE. Wholesale Drug
jyj gists and t'hemists. 3d! A 303 Maitt St.
OOltES. S.Ml I II A HO . Dealers in Sad
dlery. Hardware leather 312 Main St
MITCHELL. MADAME A co . .'luiiuei.«
and Dressmakers. N E. cor. Court Square
MFrCHfcLL, HOFFMAN A CO.. Dealersin
Furniture, 3 tB Main. A 36 Monroe St
MENKEN URO'S, Dealers in Dry Goods
Clothing, etc.. 263 Main St. cor. Court
MVTrTTEWS K ALEXANDER. Agents for
sale of Agricultural Implements, Seeds,
etc.. 272 Second Street. ^
TVED.TlAGS.iUEiZ ,v to . Dealers in
Segars, Tobacco, Pipes, etc., oorncr
S-coud and Jefferson Streets.
■yjEW MAN. MRS. A. Dealer in Millinery
Goods, 156 Main Street.
NEWSOM. JOHN. Grocer, Cotton Faclor
and Commission Merchant. 182 Front St
O KG ILL URO 5 A CO , Hardware. Cutlery.
Nails, Castings, etc . 312 Front Street.
P')E. R. R. A CO.. Colton Factors and Gen
eral Commissi.>n Merchants 182 Front St
PhESkkTnsTTi • i.vi.-iiii.- s FUST) Dealers
in Railroad and General Machinery Sup
plies. 351 M tin Street,_
Rocoo" L A CO W holcsale Grocers and
Confect toners Second Street.
UOhSEL. U. .1 . »iroc«t. Ooiimi Factor him
Commission Morel..ml. 3lfi From Street.
SHAW. jra I CO, Huivtn. Iron. Steel
Stores, etc., 2*3 Second Street.
rniYL.Ol.OAY A lit 'l'L.VND, Cotten Fac
L tors and Commission Merchants, 3.41
Front Street. _ _ __
6LF. ST> RfZTTtcaier in Wines. Liquors.
Clears an i T d>a.. H Frniv Sn-,."i
VITIlKELElt. I’iC.v .. ' «». Damans in
\\ Wood and W illow ware. 33d Main Si.
» % TOllM LLFY. JOY .'c 00.. Cotton Factors
\ I Slid '’rod. Meridi .tits. 31" Front St.
OtldilA it imUSb. C- It 0 uloway Fro
prietor. cor Main and Teffersnu Street
Geo. W\ Maberry.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
SOLtCI T O K IN CHANCERY
—AND—
OEYERII. I.IYI) A«E\T,
COTTON I’r.NT,
WOODRUFF COUNTY', ARKANSAS.
WLL attend the ffircuit and Probate
'surfs i'o" the counties of Monroe. Si
Francis an 1 W.. .dr ift'. mai24
J E. GATEWOOD. J. S. THOMAS,
GVTEWO D & THOMAS,
ASiro&wi'ga At raw
OES ARC, ARKANSAS.
ft t. !» HEDlTBPKTfl. T. BUKRKE.tT
HEDGEPETH & K'NTt
aVvORTIRYS AT LAW.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in all of the courts o
Prairie county, and the circuit courti
aflW- 0f |he surrounding counties. mar24-fim
§ JAMES H. PATTERSON, LUCIAN C. GAUSE
Aujusta. irk. Jnck*onport% IrA*
SIDNEY S. GAUSE.
Patterson. (Jause & Bro.,
[ATI ORNEYS AT LAW
Jarksonport and Augusta, Arkansas.
I Will practice in the Counties of Woodruff
.. "-Jackson. Independence, White. Lawrence
^HLmdolph. Green. Craighead and Cross, am
|jnilend to special cases irr any part of th<
* jfltate. Address either office niylS lj
'%TM. R. COODY. U. MCRAE
GOODY & MjEAE,
AYY&mW’SS AY RAW
[ SE4KC V, WHITE (OISITI,
AHKANHAS.
.Hrill practice in all the courts of Arkansas.
iuar24
.jjjfeL F. CLARK. HAM W WILLIAMS
JOE W. MARTIN.
X CLARK WILLIAMS & MARTIN,
Altorae^s at Law,
*
A i r r i. e rock, tRKixs is
117 ILL practice in all tb. Courts, proseeut
^K jA| Claims of all kinds, collect debts, am
^et as Krai H*tate an l ftrnrral Ayent*.
pOrrice— Vl.wkbam direct, near State lloii-e
april28-tf
-‘
W W. II1CK8, Formerly of the firm of Cypert l
Hicks.
Igr H, U, FIELDING, Formerly of Athens, Ala.
HICKS & FIELDING.
ATroasm at law,
Searcy, WUIte Co., 4rh»»»a*
WILL praicieo in tKi* and tho adjaccn
oounti.d, in the District Courts, and Ku
premt) Court of the State.
-We have in connection with our L^
OrncE an ACTIVEOLTT-DOOH COLLECTING
AGENCY. Claims entrusted to us will h
promptly attended to. and if not immediate!,
collected will be at once secured if possible
Claim against the Govern m int for oropert
taken by the S forces (whether receipt*
furor not)—-Bounties Pensions, Arrears c
Pay Ac promptly attended to.
uiarSJ ’ HICK* A FIELDfNO.
PROFESSIONAL CARIIS.
j OtO. K. MORTON. H. ». VAOO«AN.
liOr.TOlT & VAUaSAH
(ATTORNEYS AT LAW
AKD
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
WILL practice in the Courte of the counties
of Prairie. White, Jackson, Weodrnff anil
Monroe. Particular attention given to the
collection of elaime any where in the State.
sep7tf. *
DR. ROBT. H. TRCZCfAIT
Tenders his professional service* to
the citizens of Des Arc and vloinity.
Office—At Johnson & Davis Drug
Store. _ ««p21
" “dr. all a xf
Offers his services to the citizens of
Dos Arc and vicinity in the practice of
medicine. Thankful for past favors,
and by attention to business lie expects
to share a liberal prtronage.
Office—One door cast of Burney’s
Drug Store. _«ep21
a. s. QANTT. V *■ BRONACOH.
GANTT Sr. BRON AUGH,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Will practice in the countiee of Prairie.
While, Woodruff. Monroe. Arkansaa and Pu
laski. Prompt attention Riven to the collec
tion of claims Taiee will be paid and titles
nvestlftnted for non-residents. aprl4-8m '
THOMAS J. MARSH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
A.t La w,
I) E S .! R ('. AREA NSA S
Partculur attention given to the
collection of all kinds of claims agaiust :
the Oovernmeut.
Office—On Buena Vista street next
door to J. M. Burney's drug store.
may-o
WM- T^JONES* j
as aaw,
BROWNSVILLE, ARKANSAS.
WlfJ practice in the counties of Pulaski,
Prairie, Monroe, Woodruff, Jacjjson and
: White Prompt attention given to the collcc
! tion of claims. aprl4-ly
DR. Z. W. BURNS?,
{RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, j
Being permanently located at Des j
Arc, will continue the practice of his I
profession in all ils branches. Special |
l attention given to the treatment of!
acute and chronic diseases. sep21 j
F. LEPTIEN,
Watchmaker and Jeweler, I
DES ARC, ARKANSAS, j
I AM NOW PREPARED TO DO ALL
kinds of work in ray line. Mend
ing, (Meaning. Ac.
-Thankful for past favors. I solicit a
continuance of the patronage heretofore be
stowed on me. feb28-tf
JAMES J. GALLAGHER.
Attoi ney at Lnw,
coTToy ri.ixr. woodruffco. ark
Will practice wtiere called.
sepSfMf.
DR. J A. HOC ME 1.41'NS office, is
now at Johnson & Davis’ Drug Store:
( can be be consulted at his room at the Harvey
House. He will give his undivided attention
to Chronic Ulneatics of every doeerip
i ion.
The best of references can be furnished, by
applying to
DR. J. A. R0U8ELAUX,
junl-tf Des Arc, Arkansas.
W a a a <Ui.v wa w
1NT ursery.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
F BUIT TREES,
ONE AND TWO YEARS OLD,
FUR SALE IN 18G7-8,
BY JOHN 1). MOKROW k SON,
PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS.
I I AVI NO been engaged in this business for
I L the l*ts«t seventeen years, iu Mississippi
and Arkansas; and haring studied it closely
we claim to have acquired a knowledge of the
FuriTs adapted to our climate. We refer the
public to specimens in our Orchards, and Or
! chards sold by us, in this aud adjoining
i counties. Address
John D. Morrow Jt Son,
jttlt2J-Gm Des Arc, Arkansas
X. II. HARNETT,
1 B5&&OT88 1AS»^
And General Repairer.
W ill repair Old Harness, or make new ones.
Also, repair .Saddles Shop—opposite **citi
8E N OK* IOK.”
Des Arc, Ark., May 25, 18G7—tf
i:.\Ti:iiTvi.\Mi:.\T!!
i
■ rpilK 1'NDl.ltSIONED HAVISO M 1
, I opened a II»|IN« of Enter- Sg
lulmildlt. mi ltuena Vi,la 8treet, near
t lie Si earn Vj out Landing, for ike accominuda
lion of
TRAVELERS AND BOARDERS,
- ; By the day. week, or month, solicits the pat*
’ ronage of those visiting Des Arc. The fare
will be a* good as the market affords, and
’ | terms moderate.
* ttive ine a tri&V, and I will endeavor to give
* satisfaction.
BENJAMIN HAYLEY.
Dv« \re \rk . klarrh 28, 18G7 - 13b
PROFESSION IL VIRUS.
ROBT. 8- ANDERSON, WM. J. THOMPSON
Jachtonporr, Ark. Auqurta, „tr*
Andenon A Thompson.
ATTORNEYS AT LA'V,
Taoksonport and Augusta, Ark
Will attend the Court* of Jaekson. Wood
ruff, and adjoining Counties, aad to speci.:
eases in any section of the State. Addrce*
eitber office. BtavlH ly
a. o ricEtTT. t. M. baxsai n.
PICKETT A BAMSAUR
ATTORNEYS IT LAW,
AUGUSTA. ARKANSAS.
Witt praetioe in the counties of Woodrufl
Jackson, White afid Craighead. Special at
tention given to collections of all claims eu
trusted to their care apvG-ly
.1. C. JONSON. Offioe—West Point. Arkansas
JNO. M. MOORE, Office—Searcy, Arkansas
JONSON A MOORE,
Attorneys at Law,
SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY
—AXW
General Land and Collecting Agents,
SEARCY. ARKANSAS.
Will git©prompt mention to apjr htisines?
in th© counlies of Independence. Jackson
Woodruff, Monro©, Prairie, White, Coo wax
and Van Buren. nuir9
J R. P. ALDRIDGi:,
i m m a rt it n TT 1 m f I TIT
U lUttlUI n l bAW,
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Will practice in the Circuit Courts ot
Woodruff county, »ud the Circuit Court* ot
the serealh Judicia District, and give prompt
atteation to all buniueas entrusted to hi.
care. janl'J
N. W. WILLIAMS. T. M. OIDSON.
WILLIAMS & GIBSON,
ATTOIUTSTS AT LAT7.
Des Arc and Dovall's Blnfl. Ark*
WILT, practice in Prairie and adjoining
Counties AH business confided to their car
will be promptly attended to. scpt-1 tl.
cTajudso > ,
nmmm asas
Manufactnrer of
SASH. DOORS. BLINDS,
And dealer in
GLASS AND PUTTY.
rpil.XNKFDL for past patronage and solicit.
JL a continuance of the name,
janltfl-ly
A WELL 8ELECTED STOCK OF
FRESH DRUGS,
MEDICINES AND CtSYClS,
School Books and Stationery,
Paints, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Window Glass. Per
fumery, Patent Medicines, Wines. Brandies.
Whiskey, for medicinal Purposes.
Dromgoole’s celebrated Southern Remedies,
invariably for cash, at small profita.
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-MEMPHIS AND WHITE ttlVKU
PACKET CO.,
The steamers Rowona and Commercial
will form e Semi-Weekly l.ine between
Memphis end White river.
LEAVING MEMPHIS
Every Tueeday and Saturday at 5 o'clock
p. n.; returning,
LEAVE DKS ARC
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 6 o'clock, a. m.
J.NO n PA VIS, toft
Mercantile Agencies—Imj ortr.nt
Decisions.
Tin* following decision, Pondered I.'
fudge Nelson, in ti c United States dm
trict court of New York, strikes at tin
root of mercantile agencies, and wil
be likely to revolutionize flic business
Under ibis decision, every man, whos.
c; edit is injured bv reports given on
by mercluinlile agencies, may sue to
ind recover damages:
John Beardsley & Horace Beards
ley vs Lewis Tappan.—This was
motion for a new trial on a bill of ex
captions. This ease was commence,
in 1840, and was tor libel and slandei
19 appears in the opinion. It was trie,
in November 1851, before Judge Belt
Yiid Messrs. Cutting Owen and Og
den Hoffman being counsel lor th
plaintiffs, and B. F. Butler lor the d.
.elidant. The trial lasted over a .or
night. It may be recollected that du
mg It Benjamin Douglas, the nrinagiu
agent of the defendant, refused to d
vulge the name ot the correspondem
who had given the intormatinn, am
was committed to prision for contutiip
of court and tlie trial went on witliou.
bis testimony. It resulted in a verdie.
or the plaintiff'oi adJ.OJJ. The deleit
dant moved lor a new inul, which mu
tion was beard by Judge Nelson, n
November, 18e4. 1 be lollowiug is In
opinion denying the motion :
Nelson, C. J.— L'nis was a suit agains.
Tappan for libel and slander of tin
plaintiff's in respect to their credit as
inercaiitiln firm. r.;irrviiw on liusin.m.
ill Norwalk, liman couuly, Ohio. 'll.
defendant resided in New York, am
had established in that city a inerenn
tile agency, the object of which was t<
procure information of tlie pecuniar;
ability and standing of merchants ii
the country for merchants iiitlicciii
to he cgfumuuicutcd to (lie latter in
confidential manner. The deiendam
had some twenty clerks who partioipa
ted in the business ol the establishmcn
and were, of course, privy to the in
formation obtained, whether lavoralm
or unfavorable, to the character an
credit of tlie county merchant; and win
participated in the communications o
the information to their customers o'
customers' clerks.
The defendant communicated through
his clerks to several customers and t<
their clerks facts seriously allecting tie
credit or the plaintiffs house ; and tin
main question in the case, on tlie mer
its, is whether or not lie is exempt iron
the consequences o; the publication, o.
the ground of its privileged character.
The court charged the jury (hat if thi
defendant himself hud communicated
the information to a person applying
to him for the papers in good faith, th
communication might luive been a priv
ileged oue; but that the publicity given
to it hv recording the libelous words ii.
a hook, to which others had access, am
to whom they were communicated
though standing in relation m cierka
deprived the communication o. its oil.
erwise privileged character. This li
no doubt a very important qm-stioi
and involves in its practical operation
whichever way it may be decided, in
terests of very great magnitude. ()
the oue hand, to legalize these estah
lishmcnts in the manner mid to ther\
tent used by the defendant is pbiein
oue portion o (lie mercantile column
nity under an organized systi m u
espionage and inquisition for the ben
fit of the other, exposed, from the vn >
stature of the organization, to pervei
sion and abuse ; an 1. on the oiler,
refuse to legalize them, may lie in>iric
iug injuriously the right oi tiiquii .ti.
into the character and standing oi th
..i_i_s. Hi i • » :
eiiDioine i wonidg > «■ «■ *' * ■ •
ness transacti ns. We arc stron.'lv in
dined to tliink. if tiie establishments
are to be upheld at all, tlie limitation
attached to them by the court below i
uot unreasonable, to wit, that it mils
bean individual transaction, and no
an establishment conducted bv an u..
limited number ot partners and clcra
The principle upon which privilege!,
communications rest, which, of them
selves, would otherwise be libelous
imports confidence and secresy be
tween individuals, aiul is inconsislen
with the iflca of a comiuun’cation mud.
by a society or congregation of per
sons, or by a private company or cor
poratc body.
The other objections-in the case an
tcchuical in their character, not involv
I ing the merits. We have looked into
11lieui and are of opinion they arc no.
; available to thr defendant. New tri i
i denied.
Kor plaintiffs, Mr. Lord ; for defen
; limits, M
IJBACTiri’L aNt> I Ht'E.— 111 an urtic r
in Frazier's Magazine, tliis briel but
beautiful extract appears:
'Kducition docs not commence with
the alphabet. It begins with a mother’s
look—with a father's smile of approba
tion or sign of reproof—with u sister's
geutle pressure ot the baud, or a broth
er’s noble net of forbearance—with
bird's nests admired and not touched—
with creeping ants and almost Impos
sible emmets—with humming bees ami
great bee-hives—with pleasaut walks
and shady lanes, and with thoughts di
rected in sweet anil kindly tones and
words to mature to acts of benevolence,
to deeds of virtue, and to tlie source ot
I all good—to Ood himself. ’
-Major St. Paul, editor of the Mo
: bile Times, bus been arrested for libel
[ on truslavus Morton, one of Pu Radi
I cal spawn of that locality,
Indncements to Imigrat'on.
If our landholders are in earnest in
Itoir often expressed desire for iuitni
ratiou, we would suggest that they
ive a practical deinoiistratlon of the
let, The next steamer from Hamburg
is due nt New Orleans by the middle
i the month or a few days thereafter,
md it is important, if we should secure
i portion of its passengers, that landed
n-oprietors make their propositions at
o ice, so emigrants may know what to
Xpert in coming here.
Messrs. Lewis and John G. Fletcher
11 vc proposed to donate one hundred
ml twenty acres of land each, in tracts
>■ forty acres, to actual settlers; and
dr. Geo. IS. Morrison offers to allow j
idustrious emigrants to settle Upon a
i id of one thousand acres of as good i
ud a» is in the county, and w ill agree
i make them a deed for one-half that
ey have cleared and put in cultiva
iiu at the end of live years. We trust ;
.at the liberal propositions of these .
rcntlcmcn will evoke others. We ;
vou.d say here that it is not expected 1
Iiir even desired that laud should he
donated. All that is asked is. that land
owners will bind themselves to sell on .
iberal terms, and by deferred pay-!
units giving the emigrants a long
imp, say live years, to complete their
• it itdingers.
Mr. Fred. Kramer, of the bouse ofj
Kramer & Miller and agent for the
il miburg line, lias consented to receive
liese propositions to the end that the
n itter in iv be given a practical, tungi
i.e shape, therefore let over) land owu
r tInit is willing lo hid lor emigration
•educe his propositions to writing and
land them to Mr. Kramer at an early
; iy. Now is the time for action, and
a this way it is proposed to disepvcr
exactly to what extent our land owners
a e willing to encourage immigration.
:>o something at once in this matter, or
•ease hereafter professions of a desire
0 invite immigration. There has been
enough desultory talk on flic subject
mil now we want aetiou, not to-mor
row bu ibis very day, and want it in
t lie shape of a writ ten proposition with
our name signed to it. We would
mention here also tb it if any one needs
1 gardener, artisan of any description,
laborers or bouse servants, let them
life a written application with Mr.
Kramer at once. We want to get, if
possible, titty families out of the next
• of •migrants, and. if we succeed,
•ve wid have accompli-dicd more to
wards turning the tide of immigration
hither than will lie effected by years of
talk. We learn that these emigrants
ire mostly from a country where the
in d is protected from overflows by
like-, and that being accustomed to
corking in a low, marshy country, the
.iroee-s of acclimation in our bottom
a I- w ould most probably not tie se
vere.—[Little Rock Gazette. 7lh inst.
Model or Jeiusalkm.—One of the
ii wsp.aper correspondents of the day
.heir n imc is "legion ’ for they are
,iiany) thus alfudesjo a part of the Ex
hibition of I’aris:
there is a "Tract House ’ with a large ,
issortincut o tracts in some twenty
1 tl'erent languages. Persons who ran1
,,.eik several languages are in attend
iirc to sell and distribute tracts, and j
mverse with people. Near thisunoth
r house attracts attention. Over the
mu' is an inscription in Hebrew.—
hi- attracts among others the visiting .
|-iaciite. Within lie finds upon a large
ilde a complete model of Mount Zion
ad tin* Temple portion of Jerusalem,
owing its houses, streets, alleys.
millings, tin- l'cmp.e area, its walls
mil surroundings. On anutlier table j
s a complete model of the Tabernacle
n lIn- wilderness, with its curtains,
uruiltire, holy place und holy of holies ; i
ihu court with it; pillars, hangings,
■tc. Here, again, German, French,
Arabic and other languages are spoken,
mil brief lectures given to spectators
■ ilculated to interest them in the great
i ut Its here represented, it is a place
■ if much interest, and many listen to
religious lessons who could not be
•cached in any oilier way.
♦ -
Thk Frown Trial.—in the United ;
'tales District Court, held at Little
buck last week, Hon. Henry C. Cald- i
well, presiding, the ease of the United
Slates vs. Henri C. Brown, United
States Deputy Collector, indict' d for
einbcz/lcuiciit, terminated, after a long
md closely conducted trial, on the 5th
instant.
The jury were out but a short lime,
returning a verdict of guilty, and tix
j ing the amount embezzled ut iSlti.UUU—,
the sum charged in the indictment.
Judge Caldwell granted a lew days ,
j to the prisoners counsel to make up
[their minds what lurlher action they
would take if any before find sentence
should lie pronounced.
Also, the ease of Win. Hotfmaii, for
merly U. S. Deput yCollector at Cam
den. who was charged with embezzling
public funds, was closed, after a trial
j of two days, by the jury bringing In a
verdict of guilty, and finding the
miouiit embezzled at $10,000.
-Ill the Tennessee House of llop
i reaeiitntives, on Tuesday, a hill passed
the first reading preventing the sale of
pictures of Southern gentlemen. This
unique measure is entitled “a bill to
l promote loyalty."
-Two bundled and thirty-seven
negroes have reported to the Freed
' men’s Bureau in Richmond as having
been discharged by their employers for
i voting the Radical ticket.
The Editorial Profession.
A viscous characteristic of the news
paper is its denial of leisure. A very
ijysiphns is the journalist, “Up the
high hill he heave* a huge round stone.”
Once begun, there is no cessation possi
ble, no little concession to fatigue or
unusual inertia. The compositor has
his substitute, hut not so the editor, for
whom vacations are hard to get; he
may babble of green tields, and long to
thrust his nose into the grass and smell
the fresh earth of June, hut he is al
ways otto of those who do not leave
town in summer. lie cau find no de
light in books, lie never reads, for
types are an enemy lie hates, and wishes
at times that lie might never see then,
again. The pen is insatiable ; to-day’s
work can never be thrown over upon
to-morrow. There is no time to read
anything, or to go below the surfaco of
any thing. •
lie is forever kept from doing any
thing worthy of bimaclt by his constant
fatigue, and by being denied any time
for thorough work; lie is a sculptor
who does not more than strike out the
rude outlines of a statue before be
must leave it for another block. The
editor’s life is a bundle of broken at
tempts, a perpetual beginning without
finishing. The energy and the con
structive ability which might, with
time and leisurely study granted, write
something worthy of living, is frittered
away upon little details, aimlessly, ex
cept to earn one's daily bread, and sat
isfy the daily appetite of the public for
something new. The journalist makes
half baked bricks, but never constructs
it bunding. Home was not built in a
day, but the newspapers must be.
The best newspaper men arc the lair
average workers who never vary or fail
in llic emergency. Of course, versa
tility is valuable, and so is speed; but
the indispensable qualities are pluck
and endurance. In the language of
the turf, wind is worth more eventual
ly tliau mere speed of foot ; and with
out endurance all of the qualifications
are like gold in an exhausted swim
mer’s pocket. No mail who lias a drop
of the Harold Skimpole or the old
Turveydrop blood in him should ever
step inside of an editorial room; if he
abhors practicability and small details,
when lie proposes editorial work, he
is a thirsty man going to settle in a
desert. Such an overwhelming throng
of details, snob an inconceivably unin
teresting routine, is not to be found
elsewhere, unless in the fairy-tale task
of picking up the fallen leaves of Oc
tober, and replacing each on its own
m ig.
It is a mistake to think editorial work
chiefly original composition. This is
hut a small part of it, and there are a
dozen good writers where there is one
good editor; but the writing alone is
enough to overhear a man. Almost
every cultivated man has times when
he would like the opportunity of pub
lic expression which newspaper affords,
and it would be then easy for him to
write, and write vigorously; it is even
probable tlint many readers could write
bettor than some editors, just ns it is
certain that the best conversational
aid ity which discusses public ques
tions would greatly improve public
journals if it could be transferred to
their columns, liut reiteration tells.
It is a verj easy matter to write a news
paper article, say you? Not quite so
easy as you imagine if you have never
tried ; but grant that it is not very hard.
There is an old puzzle a),out a inau who
circle ti nil,' to lift Ills pftlf cvcrc ,1'iv.
which hu could easily do, and so he
went oh until it had become a bullock.
Cube fob Rattlesnake Hites.—A
Tennessee paper notices the following
simple remedy for the bite of the rat
tlesnake, which should be remembered
by everybody living in localities where
the poisonous regtile abounds:
A little girl, of this Slate, was cured
of a rattlesnake bite recently, py the
use of a strong decoction of white ash
leaves taken internally, and also ap
plied to the wound. The dceoetion
was not used until the day after she
was bitten there would have been no
swelling at all.
There is a species of black snake,
not poisonous, which always lights the
rattlesnake when he meets him, and
always kills him. Hut in the encount
er he generally receives many wounds
front the fangs of ids antagonist. These
lie cures by chewing white ash leaves
and applying his saliva, charged with
their juice as a sort of lin iment. The
instinct of the reptile suggested the
remedy to man.
Singular Death of an Army Offi
cer,— A young officer was at a large
party given in Leaven worth, when per
ceiving a toad, lie took it tip and at
tempted to frighten the ladies with it.
Alter a time he threw the frog on the
ground, and then happened to touch
Ids face with his hand. A trifling pim
ple which he had on his fai r instantly
commenced swelling, and the most vio
lent agony speedily forced Idni to re
turn to Ids quarters. Every effort was
made to stop tiie inflainatrou, but all
operations failed, and the unfortunate
officer expired after two days intense
pain.
-It seems that the rage for im
peachment has invaded the “sister Re
public” of Mexico, and Vera Cru/. ru
mours by way of Havana declare that
the removal of .Tam er, is contemplated,
“if Conservative influent rs should pre
vail iu the approaching Congress.
A National Thanksgiving,
Thu following proclamation ban been is
sued by i be President:
“In conformity with • recent cus
tom that may now be regarded as
established on national consent and srpro- !
cal, I, Andrew Johnson. President of the
United States, do hereby recommend to
my fellow cititeua that 'Thursday, the U$th
day of November next, be set apart and
observed throughout the republic as a.
day of national thanksgiving and praise
to the Almighty liuler of nations, with
whom are dominion and fear, ami who !
makes peace in His high places, resting ’
,and retraining from secular labor on that I
day Let us reverently and devoutly give
■hanks to our Heavenly Father for the
mercies and blessings with which He hue
orowued the now closing year; especially !
let us remember that He has covered our
laud through all its extent with greatly
needed and very abundant harvest; that
He has caused industry to prosper not on
ly to our fields but also in our forests.—
He has permitted us to multiply ships up
ou our lakes and rivers, u'nd upon the high
seas, and at the same time to extend our
iron roads so far into the secluded places
of the coutineut as to guarantee speedy
overland intircourse between the two
oceans. He has inclined our hearts to
turn away from domestic contentions and
commotions consequeut upon a distracting
and desolating war, and to walk more and
more in the ancient ways of loyalty, con
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blessed the peaceful efforts with which we
have established new and important com
mercial treaties with foreign nations, while
we have at the same time strengthened
our national defences and greately en
larged our national borders. While thus
rendering the unanimous and heartfelt;
tribute of national praise and thanks- '
giving which is so justly due to Almighty j
God, let us not fail to implore Him that I
the same Divine protection and care which
we have hitherto so undeservedly and
yet so constantly enjoyed may ho contin
ued to our conn ry and our people through
all the generation forever.
in testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed Done at the j
city of Washington the sixteenth day ol I
October, in theyear of our Lord one thou j
sand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and j
of the independence of the United States :
the ninety-second An DHL tv Johnson.
By the President.
W. H. SxWard,Seel of State.
--The following is from the Poca
hontas lJiandurd of the list nit :
A very sid and unfortunate accident |
occurred in our county on Thursday
of last week, by which Mr. 1). C, Moore, |
a minister of the gospel and a member j
of tile Methodist Kpiscopal churchcnme i
to his death. He together with his
*ous had been gathering cornj and in ;
consequence of the appearance of rain 1
immediately, Mr. Moore urged the j
young men to hurry up with the wagon I
while lie and oue of itis sons put up the
gap through which tlie wagon passed.
11is son having a gun set it down while ;
putting up the fence—done with the
fence, in tlie attempt to take the gnn
up, the hammer struck against a bush j
causing an explosion, the hall from the 1
gun passing entirely through the old |
gentleman irom one side to the other, ;
causin'' his death in a varv short time.
The distress of the young man connec- i
ted with the accident is lamentable,
indeed his neighbors say that lie is S
inconsolable;
Hear and Hull Fhiht.—A crowd of I
about four hundred men, women and
1 children repaired to the fair grounds ,
yesterday evening to sec the fight be-!
tween the grizzly bear and Mexican
bull, which hud been so extensively
advertised. The two animals were se
cured to the seperate cuds of a chain,
and tliis was secured in the middle by 1
a long rope to a strong stake driven
thinly into the grout'd. At about 3
o'clock the bear was let out of bis cage.
The moment the boll saw bruin be
made fiercely for him, knocked him
down and trampled him badly. Three
or four bouts of this kind occurred, |
ceeli time the bull having the advan
tage, until at length he thrust one of
his horns into the bear's mouth. This
was too much, and, by a powerful ef
fort, the bear broke bis chain and tried
to escape, making directly lor the spec
tators, who had formed u ring around
the arena. There was immediately a
terrible confusion. Women screamed,
children cried, men halloed, and made
the most hasty preperations to get out
of the way. The hubbub added to the
fright of the hear, so that he could only
rear up on his hams and paw about,
untcl his keeper, a Mexican, caught
him with a lasso and got him back in
his cage. The Mexican then offered to
ride the bear lor a purse of sa50. or he
would fight the bull with a knife for
S100. Nobody seemed inclined to in
vest, and the exhibition closed, and the
crowd came to town.—[Omaha iiepttb
liean, Oct. 20.
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-The Washington Chronicle feels
Van-anted in slating that Mr. Johnson
intended to make changes in his Cabi
net. and actually went so far as to write
a “circular letter'' to various gentle
, men, offering them positions therein.
This certainly ueed»co*iinnatiou.
I’roop Heading.—All printers amt
editors, mvs the St. Louis Dispatch,'
Will appreciate the following remark*
on this subject. If the readers of
newspapers understood one-hatf of t1ib
difflch'ties in procuring accuracy, in
stead of wondering and scolding et
mistakes, they would be surprised that
there are not many more. Ilcw few
leaner* appreciate the services of ir
proof-reader! He is one of the most
important agents in the production of
a eort eet literature, and one of whom
uo reader seems to think. His Is the
most thankless of all the employments
among men. Let him bring out a pa
per withont faults for weeks and weeks
in succession and nobody thinks of
him. But let him allow an error to go
uncorrccted and immediately he is
known only to be censured. He lias
no (hanks for his laborious patience,
but blame if he is not faultless, lie is
certaih ofotie oftwo things—forgetful
ness or ceustire.
In general, human life is fnueh after
tliis fashion. A man goes on through
years of blameless living and no one
notices or thanks hlto ; bht an error, a
mistake, a Slip will attract to him the
attention of censure. None but God
knows wiiat struggle*, what careful
ness, with watchfulness, have been nec
essary to secure the propriety which
lias marked his course for years; nor
what circumstances of trial created the
weakness Which caused him to let go
liis hold for a moment. ‘‘God is not
unmindful," is the blessed assurance of
the Holy Scripture. Let us take the
“proof" of last year and correct for the
' v* '“v ut'fc ue uu [miiui
mil forbearing towards the faults of
others.
*:V\ hat s done wc partly may compute,
But kno\ not what's resisted.”
A Bashful Loveh.—-Cousin Kate
was a sweet, wide-a-wakc beauty of
ibout seventeen, and she took it into
her head to go down to Long Island to
see some relations others who had tlie
misfortune to live there. Among these
relations there chanced to be a young
swain Who had seen Kate on a previ
ous accasion, and seeing, fell deeply in
nvc with her. lie called at the house
on the evening of 1 er arrival, and she
met him on the piazza, where she was
enjoying the air in company with two
or three of her friends.
Tho poor fellow was so bashful that
he could not find his tongue for some
lime. At length he stammered out:
‘•How’s your mother?”
‘•Quite well, thank you.”
Another silence on the part of Jo9h
during which Kate and her friends did
the best they could to relieve the mo
notony. After waiting about fifteen
minutes for him to commence to make
himself agreeable* he again broke tho
silence by—
“How’s your father?” which was
inswcrud much after tho same fashion
is the last one. and then followed
mother silence like the other.
“How’s your father and mother?”
again put in the bashful lover.
“Quite well, both of them.” This
was followed by an exchange of glances
inti a suspressed smile.
This lasted sonic ten minutes more,
luring which Josh was fidgeting in his
seat and stroking his Sunday hat. But
at length another question came—
“How’s your parents?’’
This produced an explosion that
made the woods ring.
&d~Hou. Thomas A. Jcnckes, author
ll .. 1»_1_A I ..1 ...1. 1.1. .. . »
with wonderful diligence to get it
through Congress, is one of the first
applicants under it for relief from in
debtedness. During its pendency in
Congress, and at the'time of its passage,
Mr. Jenekes was accounted one of the
wealthiest men in Providenre; but the
heavy defalcation of a friend aud asso
ciate, not exposed nntil after his de
cease, who was esteemed one of the
most honorable men in Rhode Island,
and other heavy losses which followed
by the indirect influence of the first,
loss, reduced him to bankruptcy. Mr.
Jcnekes being a man of wonderful vi
tal energy and splendid legal abilities,
will soon emerge from the financial
shadow under which he is now suffer
ing.
-Tho people of Xcw York have
decided, by SO,000 majority, that Con
gress lias no rigi.t to enact laws “out
side tho Constitution,” ag Thud. Ste
vens expresses it; and also that Con
gress has no right to assume powers
which belong to the Judiciary aud the
Executive.
-The Vicksburg Times of Satur
day says the fever is making very little
progress, the new eases being very un
frequent. ft trusts in a tew days to be
able to announce that fbe city" is free
of Bronze John.
-A eotempornrv says: “The Re
publicans ot Xew York are moving
earth and hell to carry that State.
Particularly are they trying to inovo
the latter plane, which indeed they are
quite sure to eaten.
-It ss stated that the Congression
al Committee to examine the election
eases in Kentucky have virtually aban
doned the investigation, with a single
exception the members elect have
proven their loyalty to the satisfaction
of every member of the committee, who
will report in favor of their admission.
-The number of marriages in Ver
mont for five years ending with 1S66
waa 11,6*0, aud of divorce* tUnwv* thai
period ,>71, or one iu twenty? a
healthy tnoru* vifeibit. truly.
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