The_ Constitution a 1Union.
W. II. miEA. Editor.
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DES ARC, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 18G1.
FOR THE CONVENTION,
Hon. 13. C. TOTTEX.
In the absence of the editor, who is now on
a visit to St. Louis, for the purpose of pur
chasing job material, we hope the subscribers
of the Union will make all due allowances
for the general lack of interest and appearance
of the paper this week.
SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
Special Correspondence of The Constitutionalist.
FOURTH DAY.
Montgomery, Ala., February 7,1SG1.
The Congress met this forenoon at eleven
o'clock. Prayer was offered by the Rev. G.
W. II. I ’etrie. of the Presbyterian church, as
follows:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, with
profound reverence do we bow before thy Di
vine Majesty, acknowledging thy claims upon
our worship, and beseeching thee to receive
our supplications, through the grace that is in
Christ Jesus, our Lord. Wilt thou be pleased,
in thy infinite goodness, to bless and protect
these thy servants, the representatives of sov
ereign States, here assembled with sacred
trusts, that they may be adequate to the im
portant duties they may bo called upon to dis
charge. Bless them this day in their delibe
rations, and be pleased to grant that they
may adopt those measures which may be pro
motive of the safety, honor, and welfare of
the people, and may conduce to the honor
and glory of God. Avert from us all impend
ing evils, and overrule all things so that our
people may realize their highest hopes and
have their most ardent desires fulfilled. Mer
ciful God we beseech thee to hear our suppli
cations. and accept us in the name of the
blessed Redeemer, unto whom, with thee and
the Holy Spirit, be equal and everlasting
praise. Amen.
The journal of yesterday was read and con
firmed.
Mr. Withers—Mr. President, is there any
business before the House?
ine i resident—A one.
Mr. Withers—I have been informed that
it is probable that the committee which is now
in session will be ready to report to-day. at
twelve o’clock. I make the motion, there
fore. that we take a recess till that hour.
The motion was agreed to.
At the hour of twelve, Congress again met.
and was called to order by the President.
The President—I beg leave to lay before
the body a communication from the Legisla
ture of Alabama, which I ask the Secretary
to read.
The Secretary read as follows :
IIorsE of Representatives, )
Montgomery Ai,a., Feb. 6, 1861. /
To (he lion. Howell Cobb, President of the Southern
Congress :
Sin : The undersigned have been appointed
a committee, on the part of the lluu<e ot
Representatives of the State ol‘ Alabama, to
communicate to the Congress of seceding
States, now in session in this city, the in
closed act of the State of Alabama, placing
at the disposal ol the Southern Congress, or
the provisional government, formed by them,
by way of loan, live hundred thousand dol
lars. lor placing the seceding States in a bet
ter condition of defense against any attack
that may be made upon them by the Federal
Government of the Cnitcd States.
W e have also been directed, bv the same
bodvr, to tender to the members of Congress
seats on the floor of the House of Represen
tatives.
We are, very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
David 1Iib3ard,
The annexed is a copy of the act referred
to, in the above communication :
An act to appropriate five hundred, thousand dollars to
the cause of Southern independence.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Alabama, in General Assembly convened.
That the sum of live hundred thousand dol
lars be, and the same is hereby appropriated
and placed at the disposal of the Southern
Congress now in session, or of the provisional
government of the confederacy of seceding
States, which the said Congress may establish,
by way of a loan to said provisional govern
ment, or confederacy; and that the governor
be, and is hereby empowered and required, to
pay out the said sum of five hundred thou
sand dollars, in such amounts, and at such
times, as the said Congress or provisional
government may direct, taking duly accredit
ed receipts for the amount so paid out : Pro
vided, that it shall be left to the discretion of
the governnr to pay the said amounts in coin,
or in any currency of the State of Alabama,
or in bonds of the Mate, or in treasury notes
of this State, authorized to be issued under
the authority of any law of this State.
A. B. Meek, Speaker II. R.
J. D. Ratueu. President of the Sen.
Approved Gth Feb. 1861.
A. B. Mooue.
Mr. Hill. I move that the communication
be referred to a committee of three. Adopted.
Mr. \Y itliers. I offer the following resolu
tion :
Resolved. That the Governor and the mem
bers of each house of the legislature, be in
vited to occupy seats in this congress, during
open sessions. Adopted.
Mr. Memminger. There being no other
business before the house, I move that the
congress proceed to sit with closed doors.
Congress went into secret session at a quar
ter past twelve o’clock. 1*.
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All in the Draw.—A laborer walking
along Front Row last evening, in passing a
clothing store, put his hand through a broken
pane in the window, and drew forth a fine
vest. The proprietor of the store witnessed
the operation. “ called for a sight,” and start
ed after the fellow, who took to his heels.
The race was a spirited one, the Israelite, hat
less and of lightweight, holding his own with
a vigor that astonished everybody. The
rogue had the heels of him, however, and sud
denly darting into an up-town grocery, he
made his way through it and was lost to sight.
The proprietor of the vest was completely
“ blown.” and could only ejaculate “ Tauin
rascal!’ [Memphis Avalanche.
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The Southern Rural Gentleman, pub
lished at Grenada, Mississippi, is one of the
leading Agricultural papers of the South,
issued weekly at 82 50 a year, and ever filled
with interesting and useful reading both for
the planter and mechanic. Address J. L.
Davis, Grenada, Mississippi
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The “ rat printers of Buffalo have made
arrangements to celebrate the approaching
anniversary of Franklin’s birthday. YY’e
fear the spirit of the old philosopher will not
honor the occasion with its presence.
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* ‘I stand upon the soil of freedom,” cried
■gi, a stump orator. “No, you don’t,” exclaimed
B his shoemaker; you stand upon the soles of
shoes that have never been paid for.”
[Corrcsponcncc of the New York Herald.
PEACE C0.\ VEXTIOX AT WASIIIXGTOX. \
Washington, February 4.
The Peace Congress convened to-day at
noon in Willard's hall. It is probably one of
the most dignified assemblages of men ever ;
gathered together in this country. All appear .
impressed with the solemnity of the crisis, j
and to recognize the fact that the eyes of the
: nation are bent on their deliberations.
Iowa, under the authority of Governor
I Kirkwood, has requested her Senators and
Representatives to act as commissioners to the j
peace conference. They have the matter in 1
consultation, and are as yet undecided bow to !
act. the prevailing impression being that their ;
duties in Congress and to the State will bar
her their participation in the proceedings of
the conference.
The Vermont delegation have declined i
accepting the invitation of the governor of!
that State to participate in the peace confer- j
cnce. They do not recognize the authority i
that called the conference.
Ex-Governor Vroom. of Xcw Jersey, peace
commissioner, arrived to-night. lie, like the
rest, is at a loss what to do. They say every- j
thing looks dark, and it is intimated in Repub
lican quarters that things will look still darker '
! before they leave.
The proceedings of this body will be j
strictly private. fi be first question likely to j
engage its attention after its organized is the j
vexed point of the status of the seceding ;
States. Refore proceeding to the discussion
i of the various projects of settlemant, the cen
! tral slave States are forced to the inquiry as i
to the relation the States that have gone out
1 sustain to the Government at Washington,
j All of the central slave States are on record
1 against coercion, and if it is to be the law of
’ the in-coming government, there is no nsc in
i discussing what will satisfy the States that are
! in, for they will never permit the strong hand
of Federal power to be used against their
erring brothers. Here is the rock on which
the deliberations of the Gongrcss are likclv to
irreparably broken up. The particular ques
tion has to be organized as a condition prece
dent to any discussion as to an adjustment.
The central slave State men ask what is the
use of spending weeks to arrange a basis of
pacification when the whole edifice falls on
the first stroke of the Federal hand against
l f ♦Virtir nrn imt Hi Kn
creed we will discuss plans of settlement, and
we believe one can be arranged satisfactory to
! our people, but not otherwise. So it seems
that a question vital to the deliberations of
the Congress comes up in limi'ni, and may
disperse it at any moment.
The peace conference is not likely to achieve
I the least possible good. The citizens arc
indignant that the meetings should be held in
j a small hall with closed doors. It is regarded
more as a dark lantern convention than one
to whose deliberations the largest publicity
should be given.
Thomas J. Turner, one of the Commission
ers from Illinois, was a member of Congress
from that State with Mr. Lincoln in
1847-40.
The State Commissioners have as yet made
! no formal order concerning the conducting of
' their procedings with closed doors; the major
1 itv. however, seem to favor the exclusion of
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the press and the public, at least for the pres
ent, considering that this will secure more
freedom for the interchange of views. It is
evident that they will act slowly to-night; a
number of them arc in consultation with
! members of Congress.
T lie report that Virginia has demanded the
withdrawal of troops before entering upon
, peace negotiations is not well founded, but
' creates some uneasiness.
A committee are here of secessionists from
| Maryland to protest against the admission of
the delegates from that State.
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The Democratic State Executive in
New York.—The most earnest and determ
ined feeling against any attempt at coercion of
the South, and a full belief that the policy
would destroy the Union, characterized the
proceedings of tlie late Democratic or Union
convention in New York. As a specimen of
its spirit, we copy the following:
“James S. Thayer next addressed the con
vention in a very eloquent strain, taking the !
bold ground that Northern men will not allow
the coercion of the sovereign States of the
I South lie declared that the dangerous
I stream into which the Republicans seek to
I plunge the people by the cry of the Union,
j the Constitution and the enforcement of the
| laws, leads to the ocean of coercion, and lias
! no other outlet, and that the people of the
| North will demand that the revolution shall
begin at home, if it is to come at all. lie
instanced the case of William Tell, who. hav
ing dropped an arrow after a trial of skill on
! an apple placed on the head of his son. had
replied to the question of Gesler, ‘ It was
for thy heart, tyrant, if 1 had harmed my
; boy,” making the application to those who
! sought to array the North against their breth
I ren or the Pouth, and declaring the lirst ar
row driven to the heart of an American citi
zen would be the signal lor a cloud of arrows
to darken the heavens in the North.”
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A Modern Hercules.—A letter from
Warrington, Florida, to 'flic Pensacola Ob
server, thus describes a private in one of the
l companies:
“ Professor Day is just six and a half feet
high in his stocking feet. llis weight is
three hundred and ten pounds, and he meas
ures seven feet in the girth. He is the tall
est and biggest man in the regiment, and is
noted for his great strength as well as his
huge proportions. lie has been known to
i shoulder a six hundred bale of cotton, and
has frequently taken a whisky barrel by the
j chimes, raised it an arm’s length, and drank
! at the bung-hole. On one occasion lie threw
a mustang pony and his rider over a ten-rail
fence. For this offense lie was tried and con
victed in the circuit court of Lauderdale
county, and lined 8500. This remarkable j
man is the youngest and smallest of seven
i teeii brothers. llis father is two and a half
I inches taller than lie is. but is not so thick.
llis brothers arc taller, but none of them are
j so stout as the professor. It is nesccssary to 1
i remark that his lather has been twice mar
; ried. and has eight children by bis first wife,
j and nine by his present wife.
The professor is the principal of the Mari
! on high school, and is a learned man in every
sense of the word. He is master of six lan
guages, and as a mathematician he has no
superior. lie is, besides, one of the best men
living, and is noted lor his good humor. He
has never had but one fight in his life, and
then he killed a horse, and nearly murdered
a man.
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A New Currency.—Out in California
there has bccu a new currency introduced to
take the place of the more cumbrous gold.
Recently in San Francisco a gentleman was
| called upou fora contribution tosome charita
ble object, lie subscribed without hesitation
$1,00U. hen the day for collection came
lie promptly tendered a certificate of owner
ship ol 1U5 feet in the “ Dig and you’ll find
it” claim of Esmeralda. This sort of paper
is called C tuh wild cat.” There is no limit
to its amount, and no holder can grumble at
the security ; for all he has to do is to go to
the ledge and get the gold for himself. i
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT LITTLE ROCK.
On Tuesday morning (the 5th inst.) our
city was thrown into the highest state of1
excitement, by the unexpected arrival, on
the steamer Frederic Notrebe, of a body ol
troops from Helena with the avowed pur- i
pose of taking the United States Arsenal
at this place; and the arrival of additional
troops in a few hours l iter from Jefferson
county, on the Key West, increased the
excitement ten-fold. On Wednesday, more
troops from Phillips. Monroe and Prairie
counties continued to arrive, and by dusk
there was a force of over four hundred men
well-armed with Minnie rifles quartered in
the town.
As our citizens were not apprised of any
determination to take the Arsenal, and were
ignorant that troops had been requested
from a distance to take it, their unexpected
arrival produced quite a sensation. The
city council was called, and on application
to the Governor, was informed that the
troops were not here by his orders. The
troops themselves were of a different opin
ion, and came here, as they thought, at his
command, but whether so or not, they were
here to take the Arsenal, and ?y were
determined to accomplish that object before
leaving. The excitement consequently con
tinued to increase with every fresh arrival
of troops until the citizens of the town
met and made a formal request of the Gov
ernor to assume the responsibility of the
movement, in the name of the kftatc. to
demand the Arsenal of the officer in com
mand of it. It was believed that Captain
Totten would surrender to the authorities
of the State, rather than have a collision,
but not to a body of men disavowed by
the Governor and acting in violation of the
law, and that as the troops were determined
on taking the Arsenal at all hazards, there
would of course be a colilison, and proba
bly much sacriticc of life. Consequently,
the Governor consented to act, and imme
diately made a formal demand upon ('apt.
Totten. In the meantime, lie ordered the
three regiments of this and Saline counties
to hold themselves in readiness tor any
emergency, and assembled and armed as
many of them as could be got together on
so short a notice. Yesterday evening our
streets presented quite a military appear
ance. about 1.U00 men being on parade un- ,
tier arms.
To the Governor’s demand for the sur
render of the Arsenal, Cant. 'Totten asked
until yesterday evening at three o’clock to
consider, which was agreed to. At the
time appointed, Capt. 'lotten made known
his readiness to evacuate the Arsenal, and
alter the details were agreed upon, it was
finally arranged that, at 12 o’clock to-day,
the Arsenal should be delivered to the au
thorities of the State.
'1 bus the difficulty has been happily settled,
and, as far as we can learn, to the entire satis
faction of the troops. The Arsenal will be
delivered up at 12 o’clock to-dav. and we un
derstand it is the intention of the Governor
to station there permanently one of the com- (
ptuiiesof fifty men, from Phillips county. 15y
tlie close <>f the day we suppose must of the
troops will have dispersed to their homes, and
our troops will have dispersed to their homes,
and our city will have relapsed into its usual
quiet.
The above is a hurried account of the affair
given upon the best information we could get.
\\ e have delayed our paper purposely to ob
tain it. but have not time or space for a more
extended notice. In a future number we !
shall allude to the matter again.
Capt. Totten, we presume, will soon take
his departure, and. as he lias been regarded !
almost in the light of a citizen, his father and
mother having resided here for more than
twenty years, lie will carry with him our re
grets for the necessity that compels him to
leave, and our warmest wishes for his welfare.
There is no truer .Southern man than Capt.
Totten, and during his stay here he has won
the respect, esteem and confidence of every
one.
The prompt and gallant manner in which
our citizens in every direction responded to
the call upon them will he a source of pride
to every Arkansian. Their spirited conduct'
shows the stuff they are made of, and proves,
that in the hour of peril, there are many
brave hearts and stout arms ready to stand
forth in the cause of the J'tutc. Arkansas is
far from being defenseless so long as she has
such sons.
The following is a list of the troops now
assembled in the city from other counties.
They were commanded by Albert W. John
son, of Phillips county, who seemed in till I
things to be tlie chief. Ex-Gov. John S.
Roane was chosen commander upon their
arrival:
Helena Rifles.—1\ R. Cleburne, Cap
tain; R. 15. Lambert, 1st Lieutenant; ( lias.
Rridewcll, 2nd Lieutenant; L. L. Polk, bid
Lieutenant.
Phillips Guards.—W. S. Otey, Cap
tain; S. P. Hanley. 1st Lieutenant; John
Clcndennitig, 2nd Lieutenant; and R. A.
_A kj. I .1 ,1 III I * • Zt
jsuii-'u, i wvm mu m.uiii It Hills l
and Phillips Guards.
SoUTH-WESTKUN G CARDS—C.\ VALRY. —
J. W. Scaife. Captain; 11. 1>. Macon, 1st1
Lieutenant; Jesse Cowen, 2nd Lieutenant;
John It. Swan, 3rd Lieutenant; and Pr. Dar
ling. Surgeon.
LaGranoe Cavalry.—Thos. Gist, Cap
tain; John Kelly, 1st Lieutenant; Albert
Jones, 2nd Lieutenant; Phillip Gilbert, 3rd
Lieutenant; and Dr. Phillips, Surgeon.
The above four companies of infantry and
cavalry are from Phillips county. 'J be cav
alry companies came across by land, over one
hundred and twenty miles, by forced marches,
and arrived on the opposite bank of the river
early Wendesday evening, and crossed over
before night. 'Ihe following is the Jefferson
county company, composed of over one hun
dred men:
Jefferson Volunteers.—C. II. Carl
ton, Captain; L. Donaldson, 1st Lieutenant;
Jas. Hawley, 2nd Lieutenant; W. 11. Dujiuy, !
3rd Lieutenant.
Also about twenty five men from Prairie
county, under Col. Glenn, and other volun
teers from Monroe, and other counties, enough
to swell the entire force in the city to at least
4UU men, all armed with Minnie rifles, fur- ,
nished them by the State.
In addition to this force, the Governor or
dered out the two regiments of this county,
and the regiment from Saline. Sonic of the
Saline county soldiers arrived yesterday, and
we are told many more will he here to-day. j
If the orders are not countermanded, we sup- j
pose, there will be 1,500 or 2.000 troops in
town before to-morrow.
STILL LATER.
Since writing the above, companies of men
from Monroe. Prairie, White, llot Spring
and Montgomery counties have come in. Men
continue to pour in from all parts. The
whole country seems to he in a blaze of ex- j
citcwent. Capt. Totten lias evacuated the
Arsenal, and moved his men several miles be
low town, where lie will remain until lie can
get means of embarkation.
[Litilc Dock True Democrat.
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On Tuesday last, Mr. James Slaughter was
found dead, lying upon his face in the road,
some ten miles south of Panola, Mississippi.
He had no marks of violence on his person,
and is supposed to have fallen down in a fit.
He was last seen on the Sunday previous.
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CONDITION OF TM.VGS LV FORTS SUM
TER ASD MOULTRIE.
New York, Feb. G.
A salute of thirty-four guns was fired to
day in honor of Virginia.
The steamer Marion, from Charleston, ar
rived to-day. Among the passengers are twen
ty wives of soldiers of Fort Sumter, and sev
enteen children, who suffered severely from
sea sickness during the trip. They repre
sent the garrison at Fort Sumter as in excel
lent health, not a single man being on the
sick list. The strongest union pervaded the
company, and they looked forward to an at
tack with confidence in their strength and
ability to repel an attack. There arc seventy
live soldiers and thirty laborers, all of whom
are now busy in mounting heavy Columbiads
on the ramparts and in the fortress yard. The
majority of the soldiers are of foreign birth,
about half of them being Irish and a large
number (Jcrmans.
The garrison is now supplied daily with
fresh meats and provisions of all kinds from
Charleston, although only enough is brought
in tor each day’s me. T he supply of salted
meats and camp rations is ample enough for
a long siege. No reinforcements had been
received when the Marion left, and, from Cap
tain Adkins’ statement, it would appear that
great difficulties would be met in enteringthe
harbor at Charleston with reinforcements or
supplies. The Charleston volunteers are dril
ling daily, and they, with the aid of laborers,
are placing Men,trie and.othcr forts in the
best state of defense. There are about 3,000
soldiers now in the intrenchments, and their
number is constantly augmented by arrivals
from the interior of the State. It is repre
sented that whatever work is done in the way
of rendering Fort Moultrie capable of repell
ing an attack, that she cannot be made to
command Sumter in any event, or be able to
damage that fort by her cannonade.
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ITiom Mexico.—The schooner Red Fox
arrived at New Orleans on Saturday from
Tampico on the l^tli vdt., bringing $U7,22U
21* in specie, consigned to New Orleans par
ties. T he correspondence of The Picayune
sums up the intelligence to date of the schoon
er s sailing. T hough the Liberals are in pos
session ol the capital, the Reactionists con
tinue a desultory and desparate warfare in the
northcrij interior.
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hlc positions in the Sierra, and had defeated
a Constitutional Colonel. It was expected
that he would next attack San Luis Potusi,
and possibly take and plunder it. Cujin, the
blood-thirsty brigand, had been shot.
1 he noted Lozado was at Tepic, hut it was
hoped that the expedition sent against him
would bring him to terms.
Uusine-s at Tampico continues dull.
News Irom the interior was received at
lampico on the 17th. stating that Mejia had
captured the town Uio Ycrdf*, and had al
lowed a two hours’ sack. The principal com
mercial establishments had been robbed of
everything; whilst the freebooters, loaded
with their ill gotten goods, were to march on
San Luis, which city is open to them, there
being no garrison to repel their attack, and
winch will probably be sacked also. Mirumon
had left Puebla, so that in the end the occu
pation of Mexico may prove a drawback to
the Constitutionalists, instead of a benefit.
Mejia had 100 0 men when he attaceed Uio
\ erde. hut his army will immediately increase
when it is known that he allows his troops to
sack defenseless cities.
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Interesting Intelligence from Texas.
The last copy of the Weatherford (Texas)
White M an gives an interesting account of
the recognition of the white woman taken by
1 loss in the recent Indian light. She was
taken prisoner when she was a eh Id nine
years old, twenty-live years ago. After recall
ing her infancy to memory, she was able to
give an account of her captivity, the murder
of her father and several other whites. She
also said that slu* had lived with the Indians
ever since. Her home is north of Santa Fe
She ha* three ehildreen, two of whom are left
at home. Slie adds the following:
All the Coinanehes get together in the fall
and conic down to get horses; the friendly
llescrvc IJulians always help to steal; Caddoes
ijuit stealing with Coinanehes; Coinanehes
and Caddoes fight now; friendly Coinanehes
always come to help steal, 'lake horses to
Santa Fe and sell them to white men; some
of them swap to Mexico; all the Indians on
Sweet \\ aker Fork of lied river, the fourth
prong on tlie south side above Uig Witcliita*
think there is about five hundred; the little
boy the Indians took was killed before they
came to me; lie fought the Indians and did
not want to go. and they killed him.
1 he \\ bite Man has accounts from Young
and Pale Pinto counties of abundance of fresh
Indian signs in both of these counties.
Collision.—We learn from The New Al
bany Ledger of Saturday, that a eolllision
occurred on the Louisville, New Albany and
Salem Ilailroad, at 1:10 p. M., on Saturday,
a mile and a half north of Corwin Station.
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neiHLuu me uccommouaiion train uounu nor h
and an extra freight bound south. A brake
man named William Stewart was instantly
killed. No other person was injured. One of
the locomotives was much damaged, the other
slightly. Two freight cars were broken up,
and others slightly injured. The cause of the
accident is attributed to the following facts:
For several days the unusually large freight
business lias required the running of many
extra trains, hoth day and night, and during
Friday all the trains were more or less delay
ed, in consequence of the two rear ears of a
freight train being thrown from the track
near Little M ea bridge, on Thursday night,
by the falling of a brake bar, lcsulting in a
general tearing up of the track on the bridge.
1 he operator at Corwin had a special order to
hold the passenger train coining south and
the accommodation north at his office, for
orders from the drain Dispatcher, until tlie
extra height bound south arrived. The order
was repeated back in the usual form. The
passenger train received her order and left,
meeting the north bound accommodation at
Linden; hut when the accommodation arrived
at Corwin, the operator there forgot his order
to hold that train until they had left the sta
tion. The result of his heedlessncss and care
lessness is above stated.
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Mifitary Statistics.—It appears from
the returns received at the War Department,
that the military force of Georgia, South Car
olina, Alabam, Florida, Mississippi and Lou
isiana combined, is 841,000. d hesc returns
were severally made from the years 1858 and
1850. The returns for 1801 were only from
the following States: Massachusetts, 101.200;
llliodc Island, 18,541; Connecticut, 51.570;
Virginia, 148,155; Minnesota, 24,480; New
\ oik, 419,000. 1 he aggregate of the whole
country from those imperfect returns, is 8,
108,0u0, of which about 2,500,000 arc in
fantry, 20,000 artillery, 80,000 cavalry, and
between 19,000 and 20,000 riflemen.
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Clearances at Charleston. — A
Charleston correspondent of The New York
Journal of Commerce, says that shipping
from that port under the new Government
continues as secure as ever, and notices the
clearance and departure of four large ships
for European ports. At a later date, on the
20th and 27th ult., five ships were cleared
and sailed for Liverpool and Barcelona.
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[Correspondence Cincinnati Enquire#
0.1/ ir.l SUING TON.
Washington, Feb. 6.
All interests now center in the peace con
vention. as it is now termed here. President |
Tyler, on taking his seat as the president of I
the convention, yesterday, made an eloquent
address, lie said that our ancestors had made
a mistake in not having fixed upon every filth
decade for a call of a general convention to |
amend and reform the Constitution. On the
contrary, they had made the difficulties next
to insurmountable to accomplish amendments t
to an instrument, which was perfect for five |
millions of people, but not wholly so as to
thirty millions.
He thought their patriotism would stir-)
mount the difficulties, however. If they would
accomplish one triumph in advance, the tri- !
uinpli over party—if that was done, and the i
country rescued from danger, one long shout .
of joy and gladness would sound throughout
the land. Much feeling was manifested by
the convention during his remarks, and at the
conclusion the members flocked around him
with words of congratulation and confidence.
Mr. Chase, of Ohio, assured Mr. Tyler that
they were ready to follow when \ irginia led,
as she pursued only the path of virtue and
honor ; and all expressed themselves as being
confident of success and continued prosperity
for the Union.
The convention met at noon to-day, and it
is believed that the commissioners presented
their credentials. Connecticut representatives
arrived last night, and those from Missouri
and New York reached here this evening.
Full delegations from Tennessee and Illinois
have not yet arrived.
The session of to-day is believed to have
been occupied with the discussion of the pro
priety of employing a phonographic reporter
to take an accurate report of the debates, and
also the propriety of having carefully revised
the report made up by the secretaries for pub
lication, in order to prevent garbled or one- j
sided statements from going abroad to pieju
dice the minds of the public as well as to al
lay public excitement on the subject ui their ;
deliberations.
It is believed that the Convention can -
hardly get fairly to work until next week.
New delegations arc arriving daily, and then
are a multitude of preliminaries to lie arranged
and disposed of, before they can come to the
/.<,n£1 ■ it.I,of tin* onlv iiiip-rinn mum which !
J I »
there bids lair to he any considerable ditlor
euce of opinion—the territorial slavery ques
tion.
The Republicans are beginning to be con
vinced ot the true result ot the \ irginia elec
tion. It is the Crittenden Compromise, and
nothing less, for the South.
1 should have stated that it is ninety-eight
Northern men, instead of that number of Re
publicans, that are in favor of compromise.
1 have just been informed that eighteen of
the Republican Senators are opposed to any
kind of compromise whatever. The leading ,
papers of the party are yet advising the party
not to recede from the principle- of the Chi
cago platform.
The New York Times of to-day, say- that
it is preposterous to expect the Crittenden}
Compromise, as it is called, can ever command
the assent of the Republican party, Or of the
people of the Northern States.
1 hear that Mr. Douglas has planned an
other compromise, which he will soon present.
T lie Charleston Courier, of Monday, re
ceived here to-night, contains the correspond
ence that lues taken place between the author
ities of South Carolina and Major Anderson
! and the Federal Government in relation to the
surrender of Fort Sumpter. 1 he last letter
! of Mr. Magrath, the secretary of State of
South Carolina, to Colonel llayne, instructs
him to demand ot' the l'rosideut the surren
der of the fort if held as a means of warfare,
or its sale if held as property. On this point
Mr Magraph says :
The opinion of the governor as to the pro- i
priety of the demand which is contained in
the letter, with the delivery of which you you
are charged, has not only been confirmed by
the circumstances which your mission has in
volved. hut is now increased into a Conviction 1
| of its necessity; the safety of the State re- i
: quires that the position of the President should
be distinctly understood; the safety of all tin
: seceding States requires it as much us the
safety of South Carolina.
If it be so that Fort Sumpter is held but as
; property, then, as property, the rights, what
j ever they may be of t lie t nited States, can be 1
! ascertained, and for the satisfaction of those !
i rights the pledge of the State of South Caro- ;
Imu you are authorized to give. If Fort ‘
1 Sumpter is not held as property, it is held as
j a military post, and such a post within the
: limits of this State w ill not be tolerated. If J
| the President, when you have stated the rca
| sons which prompted the Governor in making
! the demand for the delivery of Port Sumpter,
I shall refuse to deliver the fort upon the pledge
] you have been authorized to make, you will
j communicate that refusal without delay, to
! the Governor. If the President shall nut be
i prepared to give you an immediate answer,
vou will communicate to him that bis an-uor
may be transmitted within a reasonable time
to tiie Governor ut this place.
rihe Governor does not consider it necessary
; that you should remain in Washington any
j longer than is necessary to execute this, the
i closing duty of your mission, in the manner
| now indicated to you. As sour as the Gov
I ernor shall receive from you information tl at
; you have closed your mission, and the reply,
whatever it may he, of the President, we will
consider the conduct which will he necessary
on this part.
It is said that Colonel Ilayno received the
President s answer to day, saying that he can
not dispose of the fort, as it is the property of
the federal Government, such power being
vested only in Congress.
We may now look anxiously toward Charles
ton.
Sad Cask of Drowning.—The Vicksburg
Whig of the (ith, says that on Monday even
ing a young man named James 1). MeClintock,
was drowned about a mile below that city, by
being thrown into the river by the rolling of
a log in the water, on which he was walking,
lie lose once, but the current was so strong
that he was carried beyond the reach of help,
lie was a printer, about twenty-three years of
age, from Cincinnati, on his way to Texas,
where he had engaged work. He only ar
rived in the city the same afternoon, and was
on his way to visit a friend, when he met his
untimely late. He leaves a wife in Cincin
nati, to whom he was married about a month
Supplies for Fort Sumpter from tiif.
Markets of Charleston.—The Charles
ton Mercury, of the H)th, gives the following
explicit information :
As inquiries are made in regard to the
truth of telegraphic dispatches concerning the
supplies sent to the officers of Fort Sumpter,
we would satisfy all parties by stating that
there is not the slightest doubt of the fact.
Provisions are sent them daily by the State
authorities.
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Tiif. Land Office Robbery.—The result
of a protracted scrutiny in the Land Office at
Washington discloses the fact that a number
of warrants for several thousand acres of land
have been abstracted, and that some of them
were sold in Baltimore. A Clerk who re
signed some time ago, and one recently dis
missed, are suspected.
“ Eight More as Twelve.”—Sonic time
since a Dutchman in Columbian^ county,
Ohio, leased his lands to an oil company, on
condition of receiving one-eighth (Tf the oil
procured. The well proved to be a pretty
good one one, and the Dutchman began to
think that the oil men should give him a bet
ter chance, and ventured to tell them so.
They asked him what lie wanted. 11c said
they ought to give him one-twelfth. The
agreement was finally made, with the under
standing that the Dutchman was to tell no
one. All went on smoothly until the next
division day came, when our friend was early
on hand to see how much better he would be
off under the new bargain. Eleven barrels
were rolled to one side for the oil men, and
one for him. This did? not suit him. “How’s
dish?” says he; “1 tink l was to got more
ash before. 15y jinks, you make mistake.”
The matter was explained to him, that lie
formerly got one barrel of every eight, but it
was his own proposition to only take one of
every twelve. This revelation took him aback.
He scratched his head, looked cross, and re
lieved bis swelling breast of feelings of self
reproach by indignantly remarking: “ Yell,
by dunder! dat ish de first time ash ever 1
kuowed eight wash more ash twelve!”
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An envious man repines as much at the
manner in which his friends live as ii he main
tained them.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
•
ltwC. M CAULCV, SAM’!.. K. DROWN, THUS. >1 'CAiiLCY.
Me CABLET, DROWN. & CO.,
(Successors to C. .1 Jr Curley ft Co.,)
DKS ARC, ARKANSAS.
D EATERS IN ST \ PI, E AND FANCY DRY
G is. Ready Ala do Clothing, llats. Capa,
Roots and Sillies. Hardware, Cutlery, Saddles,
Trunks and Valises. Also, Forwarding and Com
mission Merchants. fell lo. Ol-tf.
D E S A?wC HOTEL,
T. -V. DODSON, l*roprletor,
DKS ARC. ARKANSAS.
UAVISO LEASED THIS WELL-ARRANGED
Hotel, the proprietor respectfully informs
travelers and the puhhe generally, that he has com
pletely renovated the premises, and is prepared
to accommodate all who may favor him with their
patronage. If unreniittcd care and attention will
secure the favor of all, lie is determined to please.
CHARGES EEASONARLE.
fr'SS.TI... 1*.I, „.l I tj
with the best of Liquors and Cigars. feb 1"> tf
E X (' E 1. L E X T r LOW s .
IlfE HAVE Jl’ST DECEIVED A LARGE
\Y quantity of the best Ca-t 1’lows. which w<
offer cheap. nov 3. J. JACKSON ,Nt't>.
LOOK SHARP!
* LL PERSONS INDERTED TO ME, EITHER
^ \ by note or aceoun:. will corns up by the 1st
of January next and pay rnc, or they will bo put
in the hands of an oBiaer for collet tion.
deed tf GEO. IV. VADEN.
PHOFI^siONAL CAKDS,
X- «J- OBE.
t 1 <> i* li o .y nl I ^ ti iv ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
VY^ILL PRACTICE IN PRAIRIE AND THE
> V adjoining couuties. Pariicluar attention
given to Collections.
References.—T. J. & C. Powell, Knoxville.
Tcnn.; Tints, li. Callaway, President of Ocoee
Rank. Cleveland, Tcnn.: Moore ,v Marsh. Chatta
nooga. Tenn.: Hon. John II. Lumpkin, Romo. Ga.:
Hon. William Daugherty. Columbus, Ga.: Hon.
Joseph T. MeConnell, Ringgold. Ga.: William II.
Inman. President Northwestern Rank. Ringgold.
Georgia. nov 3.
T. B. KENT,
Attorney si t Law,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
TTILL PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF
1 1 Prairie, White, Monroe, Arkansas, St.
Francis. Jackson and independence counties. All
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. Office on Lyon street. no23-tf.
i>r. jr. j. Lane,
llo*>l<loiit l’liysicliin,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rjVENDERS IMS SERVICES T<> THE CITIZENS
1 of Des Are and adjacent country. From
his experience, he hopes to share at least a por
tion of the patronage of the public. Office on
Ruena Vista stieet, at Ralsly'- Drugstore, jy-y
T. SANOKltS, ------ J. L. NEEL.
DRS. SANDERS & NEEL,
UcsUlent I'liysleitins,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having formed v partnership in
the practice of their profession, tender a
continuation nf their services to the citizens of
Dcs Arc and adjacent country. Office, up stairs,
corner Ruena Yi-ta and Woodruff street--, nov 8
E. X. SV/EYER,
J>t*lllirst,
l'ES ARC. ARKANSAS,
ii.l. < ONTINCE THE RUSINESS IN ALL
its Itnilirlirs '< iiruis loini
VNork. Office <»n liiicna Vista street, up stairs,
Jackson's new building. n»>v It* 11*.
RUSS EVANS,
REAL ESTATE S GENERAL LAND AGENT.
DLS A11C, ARKANSAS.
13UO1IPT ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO
all business entrusted to him in his
line. nov 8.
J. T. PARHAM,
-A-i*cliiteci nn<l Uiiiltlex*,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
SOLICITS CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS OF
1 ’ every style, lie is also prepared to furnish
Designs, Estimates and Drawings of all the mod
ern orders of architecture; build, superintend
and furnish working plans for building at mode
rate prices. Orders left at the “Citizen Office,”
will receive prompt attention. nov 3-y
DR. H. ARMISTEAD,
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H aving permanently located at
DLS ARC. offers bis professional services
to tlie citizens of the town auil adjacent country.
Office on Lyon street. nov 3.
E. S. HAMMOND,
Attorney ;»t Lbav,
OFFICE: TELEGRAPH BUILDING, NORTH
Side Court Square,
jay 18-tf. * MEMPHIS, TENN.
T. J. WOODSON,
Attorney at Law,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
YYTILL PRACTICE IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL
V V Circuit, and the counties of White, Jack
son and Monroe. All business intrusted to his
care will be promptly attended to. nov 3
C. A. JUDSON,
Carpenter and Joiner,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Dealer in sash, doors, mantles,
Window and Dior Frames, etc. Shop corner
Erwin and Park Streets. N. B.—Collins made to
order, ou short notice. nov 3-y
A. W. MCNEILL7
Attorney a t L n nv 9
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
PRACTICES IN THE COURTS OF TRAIRIF
and adjacent counties. Office, corner Erwin
1 and Lyog streets. nov 3
DESARCClXy
DRUG STOltj
To Physicians, Druggists, Merchant,
PLANTER^,
AND TIIE PUBLIC GENERAL^
Your attention is respectfully invited to on,, [
the best selected stocks of fresh
DRUGS, MEDICHto
FRENCH, GERMAN & AMERICAN
CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDIClJfc
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, ' BRUSHES
DENTAL & SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
GLASS, GLASSWARE, PAINTS, OILS
DYE STUFFS, Etc., Etc.
and all other articles pertaining to the Drugbib
ness, lately received, and now offered at the
DES ARC CITY DRUG STORE,
At WHOLESALE OR RETAIL!
ON ACCOMODATING TERMS.
A CHOICE LOT OF f
Segars, Chewing k Smoking Tobacco.
ALSO, all KINDS or SUPERIOR
L3QI ORS FOE: HEDICAI. I'SES,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Orders from a Distance w ill Receive Prompt Attemios:
AND THE COODS FORWARDED WITHOUT DELAY.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
Compounded of ihe purest and best materials,
with accuracy and despatch, at
All Hours of the Day or
nov 3-1 y. JOHN II. PERKINS.
xew store:
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK!'
We Lave just opened our new stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
which consists, in part, of
' KERSEYS. WOOLS.. .
HOME-MADE JEANS,
KENTUCKY JEANS, SATINETS,
L IN S E Y S,
AND GEORGIA FLAIDS.
1 LSO. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF POPLINS.
| Do Berages, Merinoes, Scotch Plaid Alpacas,
etc., etc., etc.
ALSO, A COMrLETK STOCK OF
C L O T II I TV G !!
A better assortment cannot be found. Also, th»
largest stock of
BOOTS AND SHOESl
In the market. We kindly solicit all who with 19
purchase to give us a call, and examine
'1
TAYLOR & CO.,
noy 3-tf. Des Arc, Arkansas ^
AT COST AND CIRRIIGE.
I AM OFFERING MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
Dry Goods at Cost and ten per cent. Every*
! body is invited to call and see for themseWes
I My goods are inferior to none in this market, and
! my object in selling off at cost and carriage is to
enable me to replenish with a stock which will be
bought exclusively with cash.
nov3-tf. LEVIN HARRISON^.
ATTENTION OFFICERS!
\I,L THE OFFICERS COMMISSIONED AND
non-commissioned of the Second Battalion
of Fiflitietb Regiment, are hereby commanded to
appear at Des Arc, on the 23d day of February
for the purpose of officers’ drill. By order of
J. B. PERKINS, Major
per llr5s Etass, Orderly, jac 25, ’61
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