POETICAL.
The followin’ “stanzus” we think pekulrely
appropreate tu the “okjeks of kommisurashun”
in Des Arc. Manee a sole Til but tu deeplee and
simpathetikally respond to evere wurd of it:
STANZ US,
Dedicated to an rndividooal in the Persute of Licker
wider Diffikultiet, of a Sunday Morning.
Emanent Destrukshonist of Licker,
Probablee your dri.
Maybee there's a vakum in your bowels,
Y ou feel slitely
Kurious in the abdomenel regens,
Want a stimulator, eh? It can’t be did,
Emanent Destrukshonist!
Imbibator of alkaholik likwid,
The krisis which was to have arriven have arroven!
The knew sitty ordenance are a phieksed phact.
That soletarie dime, resurected from
The depths of thi trowsers, can’t awakun
A simpathetik responz. or tod, from
Yure kurle liedded friend, the bar-keeper,
Alkaholik Imbibatcr!
Knoekturnal jyraten naveegater,
Last nite yu wur 12-1 lths drunk, and
Wen you went home yu had a
Miscellaneous mixture of the legs ;
Felt tired, perhaps. Konsekwentlee,
You fell heeted about the innards;
4 La not the phlattering unkshun to your sole’
That youre aloan this morning—
There’s numerus peeple of the saim
Stripe with cimilar feelins,
Kockturnal naveegater!
Demonstrator of the power of suckshen!
This is an epicode in yure karear,
A full stop to your ambishus asperachunz,
After spirits;
You can’t git your morning rashens—
The bar is klozed—naree bottle is wisibul
To the naked i.
As you stand fornest the kounter,
Y ou anxiously iuqure for a drink,
& it don’t kurn,
Demonstrator of suckshen!
Kocktale annyhylater!
YTire a ingured person, a wictim
Of legislatin' stupiditee;
Y'ou can do without werkiu all the weak,
And rest on Sundse;
But you kant drink licker 6 days,
And dry up on the 7th.
Y our fizikel cistern is not.
Kapable of appresheating
The ordinanz.
Y our nnfnv vcvrdtc nt wnfpr
Kocktale annykylater!
Enamee to water!
You beleeve water useful for ablushun
And navigable purposes only—
Not refreskin, beuefisbal,
Or invigoratin, as a bevurage.
Strange idee, but not unkonuuon.
However, your dun for. The ordenana
Is imperativ—a certantee—
Passed by a mojritee vote.
Not a drop of licker, wkolesail or
Eetale, can you git on Sundee,
Enamee to water!
Objek of Kommisurashun!
Yours is a bard case, 1 know,
Rekwiring brandee & eompashun.
You may boxe, persuade, beg, promise, &c.,
But it's of no yuse;
The * kanine kwadruped is defunkt.’
Why dident you get a botel on Saturde nite!
I’m sorry for you—reform—stop—
Shut down, reriekt, hesitake before
You get korned on Saturde nite,
Unless you prepare for emergences,
Objeck of kommiseraskun!
THE GRAVE.
_
Oh, the grave! the grave ! It buries eve
ry error, covers every defect, extinguishes j
every resentment. From its peaceful bosom j
spring none but fond regrets and tender re
collections. Who can look down upon the !
grave even of an enemy, and not feel a coin-:
punctuous throb, that ever lie should have |
warred with the poor handful of earth that
lies mouldering before him !
But the grave of those we loved ; what a
place for meditation ! Then it is that we ;
call up, in long review, the whole history of I
virtue aei gentleness, and the thousand en
dearments lavished upon us almost unheeeded j
in the daily intercouse of intimacy ; then it !
is that we dwell upon the tenderness, the sol-!
emu, awful"tenderness of the parting scene; 1
the bod of death, with all its stilled griefs, its 1
noiseless attendance, its mute, watchful assid- j
uities; the last testimonies of expiring love; !
the feeble, fluttering, thrilling, oh! how J
thrilling the pressure of the baud ; the fond !
looking of the gazing eye, turning upon us >
even from the threshold of existence; the
faint, faltering accents struggling in death to
give one more assurance of affection.
" Ay, go to the grave of buried love, and
meditate! There settle the accounts with thy
conscience for every past benefit unrequited
—every past endearment unregarded, of that
departed being who can never, never return
to be soothed by thy contrition !
If thou art a child, and hast ever added a |
sorrow to the soul or a furrow to the silvered
brow of an affectionate parent. If thou art
a husband, and hast ever caused the fond bo- j
som that ventured its whole happiness in thy
arms, to doubt one moment ot thy kindness j
or thy truth. If thou art a friend, and hast
ever wronged, in thought, word, or deed, the
spirit that generously confided in thee; if
thou art a lover, and hast ever given one un
requitted pang to the true heart that now lies
cold and still beneath thy feet; then be sure
that everv unkind look, everv unoraeious
word, every ungentle action, will come >
thronging hack upon thy memory, and knock
ing dolefully at thy soul; then be -sure that
thou wilt lie down sorrowing and repentant
on the grave, and utter the unheard groan, j
and pour the unavailing tear—more bitter, j
because unheard and unavailing.
Then weave thy chaplet of flowers, and
strew the beauties of nature about the grave ;
console thy broken spirit, if thou eans’t, with
these tender, yet futile tributes of regret; but
take warning by the bitterness of this thy
contrite affliction over the dead, and be more
faithful and affectionate in the discharge of
duties to the living. [Irving.
Fortifications in North Carolina.
Fort Macon protects Beaufort, North Caro
lina, and is situated on a bluff on Bogue’s |
bank, one and three-fourth mile from the city, j
It commands the entrance to Beaufort harbor, i
having full sweep of tire on the main chan-j
ncl. The opposite entrance to the harbor is
Shackleford bank, one and a half mile across.
The fortification is of hexagonal form, has
two tiers of guns, one in casemated bomb
proofs, and the other cn barbette. Its arma
ment consists of twenty thirty-two pounders,
thirty-two twenty-four pounders, two eighteen
pounders, two twelve pounders, three field
pieces for flanking defense, two flank how
itzers, eight eight-inch howitzers (heavy,)
eight eight-inch howitzers (light,) one thir
teen inch mortar, three ten-inch mortars, two
Coehorn mortars. Total, eighty-seven guns.
The war garrison of the fort is three hun
dred men.
This fort, however, is sadly in need of re
pairs; the masonry requires pointing in many
places; nearly all the the iron works, such as
doors and window fastenings, are rotted away.
One of the wooden bridges across the ditch is
useless, the storeroom needs revolution, and
the roadway requires to have its embankments
repaired, and a new bridge to be built across
the canal. The wharf having its piers under
mined by the sea current and its wooden su
perstructure much decayed, requires to be re
built. This fortification cost the federal gov
ernment $500,000. Fort Caswell is a first
(class fortification, of a hexagonal form, built
of massive Northern granite masonry, having
two tiers of guns en barbette. It is situated
at the entrance of Cape Fear river, two miles
from Smithville. ,
[From “Things not Generally Known.”
FAMILIAR Q VOTA TIOS’S.
There are many phrases and quotations
which are as “ familiar in our mouths as house
hold words.” whose origin is either unknown
or misconceived, and without encroaching
upon the sphere of the works devoted to this
purpose, we may mention a few’of them :
“ There is death in the pot,” is from the
Bible. 2 Kings, iv., 40.
“ Lovely and pleasant in their lives, and
in death they were not divided,” is spoken of
of Saul and Jonathan. 2 Samuel, i., 23.
££ A man after his own heart.” 1 Samuel
xiii., 14.
“ The apple of his eye.” Peut., xix., 21.
“ A still small voice.’ 1 Kings, xix., 12.
“ Escaped with the skin of my teeth.”
Job. xix., 20.
“ That mine adversary had written a book.”
Job, xix., 35.
“ Spreading himself like a green bay tree.”
Psalm, xxxvii., 35.
“ Hanging our harp upon the willows.”
Psalm cxxxvii., 2.
“ lliches certainly make (not take, as it is
often quoted) themselves wings. Proverbs,
xxiii., 5.
“• Heap coals of fire upon his head.” Pro
verbs, xxv., 23, 23.”
££ No new thing under the sun.” Ecclesi
astes, i., 9.
£- Of making many books there is no end.”
Ecclesiastes, xii., 12.
“ Peace, peace, when there is no peace,”
(made famous by Patrick Henry) Jeremiah,
viii., 11.
“ My name is Legion.” Mark, v., 6.
“ To kick against the pricks.’, Acts, iv., 5.
“ Make a virtue of necessity.” Shakspeare’s
Two gentlemen of Verona.
£‘ All that glistens is not gold,” usually
quoted £t All is not gold that glitters.” Mer
chant of Venice.
“ Screw your courage to the sticking place,”
(not point.). Macbeth.
£- Make assurance doubly sure.” Ibid.
'• Hang out our banners on the outward
(not outer) walls.” Ibid.
“ Keep the word of promise to our (not
the) ear, but break it to our hope.” Ibid.
£‘ It is an ill wind turns none to good,” usu
allv quoted, “ It’s an ill wind that blows no
one any good.’ Thomas Tasser, 1580.
“ Christmas comes but once a year.” Ibid.
“ Look ere thou leap,” Ibid ; and “ Look
before you ere you leap,” Iludibras, common
ly quoted, “ Look before you leap.”
“ Out of mind as soon as out of sight.”
usually quoted, •• Out of sight, out of mind.”
Lord Brooke.
“ What though the field be lost, all is not
lost.” Milton.
Awake, arise, or be forever fallen.” Ibid.
“ Necessity, the tyrant’s plea.” Ibid.
“ That old man, eloquent.” Ibid.
“ Peace hath many victories.” Ibid.
“ Though this may be play to you, ’tis
death to us.” Roger L’Estrange, 1704.
“ All cry and no wool,” (not little wool.)
Hudibras.
“ Count their chickens ere (not before)
they’re hatched.” Ibid.
“ Through thick and thin.” Dryden.
*• When Greeks joined Greeks, then conies
the tug of war,” usually quoted, “ When
Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of
war.” Nathaniel Lee, lv92.
‘•Of the two evils, I have chosen the least.”
Prior.
“ Richard is himself again.” Colley Cibber.
“ Classic ground.” Addison.
“ As clear as a whistle.” Byron, 17GG.
‘•A good hater.” Johnsoniana.
“ A fellow feeling makes one (not us) won
drous kind.”
“ My name is Norval.” John Home, 1808.
“ Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no
fibs.” Goldsmith.
“ Not much the worse for wear,” (not none
the worse.) Cowper.
“ What will Mrs. Grundy say.” Thomas
Morton.
“ No pent up T’tica contracts our powers.”
Jonathan M. Sewell.
Hath given hostage to fortune.” Bacon.
*• His (God’s) image cut in ebony.” Thomas
Fuller.
‘‘Wise and masterly inactivity.” McIntosh
in 1791, though generally attributed to Ran
dolph.
“ First in war, first in peace, and first in the
hearts of his fellow-citi;.ens,” (not country- |
men.) Resolutions presented to House of
Represcntatives, December, 1799, prepared
by Gen. Henry Lee.
*• Millions for defense, but not one cent for 1
tribute.” Charles C. Pickney.
“The Almighty Dollar” Washington Ir- '
ving.
“ As good as a play.’’ King Charles, when
in Parliament attending the discussion of j
Lord Ross’ divorce case.
“Selling a bargain” is in Love Labor
Lost.
“ Fast and loose.” Ibid.
“ Pumping a man.” Otteway’s Venice
eserved.
“ Go snacks.” Pope’s Prologue to Satires.
“ In the wrong box.” Fox’s Martyrs.
“ lo lamn m the sense ot to heal, King
and no King, by Beaumont and Fletcher.”
The hackneyed newspaper Latin quotation,
“ Tern]>ora mutantur, nos et mutamur in
ill is,” is not found in any classic or Latin au
thor. The nearest approach to it was, “ Om
nia mutantur,” etc., and this is found in Bour
bonius, a German writer of the Middle Ages.
“ Smelling of the lamp,” is to be found in
Plutarch, and is attributed to Pythias.
“ A little bird told me ” comes from Eccle
siastics, x., 20. “ For a bird of the air shall
carry the voice, and that which hath wings
shall tell the matter.”
lie that fights and runs away,
May live to fight another day
These lines, usually ascribed to Iludibras,
are really much older. They are to be found
in a hook published in 1050. The same idea
is, however, expressed in a couplet published
in 1542, while one of the few fragments of
Meander, the Greek writer, that have been
preserved, embodies the same idea in a single
line. The couplet ;n Iludibras is:
“ Hell is paved with good intentions,”
though found in Johnson and Herbert, was
obviously in their day a proverbial expression.
Walter Scott ascribes it to “ some stern old
divine.”
“ There’s a good time coming,” is an ex
pression used by Sir Walter Scott in Rob
Roy, and has doubtless, for a long time, been
a familiar saying in Scotland.
Eripuif roelo fulmen, sceptrumque tyrannis,
was a line upon Franklin written by Turgot,
the minister of Louis XVrl. It is, however,
merely a modification of a line by Cardinal
Polignac, Eripuitque Jovi fulmen, Plaxboque
sagitas, which in turn was taken from a line
of Marcus Manlius, who says of Epicurs,
Eripuitque Jovi jlumen viresque lonanti.
Vox popvli, vox dei. The origin of this
familiar phrase is not known, but it Is quoted
as aproberb by William of Malmsbury, who
lived in the early part of the twelfth century.
Ultima ratio, regum. This motto was en
graved on the French camion by order of
Louis XIV.
Whistling girls and crowing hens
Always come to some bad end.
In one of the curious books recently trans
lated and published in Paris, this proberb oc
curs in substantially the same words. It is
also an injunction of the Chinese priesthood,
and a carefully obserbed household custom, to
kill immediately every hen that crows, as a
preventative against the misfortune which the
circumstance is supposed to indicate. The
same practice prevails throughout many por
tions of the United States.
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a:y exquisite STORY BY LAMARTINE.
In the tribe of Neggdeh, there was a
horse, whose fame was spread far and near,
and a Bedouin of another tribe, by name Da
her. desired extremely to possess it. Having
offered in vain for it his camels and his
whole wealth, he hit at length upon the fol
lowing device, by which he hoped to gain
the object of his desire:
fie resolved to stain his face with the juice
of an herb, to clothe himself in rag-, to tie
his legs and neck together, so as to appear
like a lame beggar. Thus equipped, he went
to wait for Daher, the owner of the horse,
who he knew was to pass that way. \\ hen
he saw Daher approaching on his beautiful
steeds, he cried out in a weak voice—
“I am a poor stranger; for three days I
have been unable to move from this spot to
seek for food. I am dying, help me and
heaven will reward you.”
The Bedouin kindly offered to take him
up on his horse, and carry liim horn.
But the rogue replied, “ 1 cannot rise; I
have no strength left.”
Daher touched with pity, dismounted, led
his horse to the spot, and, with great difficul
ty, set the seeming beggar on his back. But
no sooner did Daher, feel himself in the sad
dle than he .set spurs to the horse, aud gal
loped off,- calling out as he did so—
It is I. Daher. I have got the horse,
and am off with it.
Daher called after him to stop and listen.
Certain of not being pursued, he turned and
halted at a short distance from Daher, who
was armed with a spear.
“ You have taken my herse,” said the lat- ,
ter, “.Since heaven has willed it. I wish you
joy of it; but I do conjure you never to tell
any one how you obtained it.”
“ And why not?” said Daher.
4i Because,” said the noble Arab, “another
man might be really ill. and men would fear
to help him. You would be the cause of
many refusing to perform an act of charity,
for l'car of being duped as i have been.
Struck with shame at these words, Daher
II UC OliV. lit XVI 1* JiJWljlvutj IUVII * J ' ‘
the horse, returned it to its owner, embracing
him. Dalier made him accompany him to
his tent, where they spent a lew days togeth
er, and became fast friends fur life.
The Most or Charming of Women.—
Madame de Stael, one of the most elegant con
versationalists the world has ever known, was
by no means handsome, so far as mere beau
ty is concerned; but Byron, the most fastidi
ous of beauty fanciers, declare 1 she could
talk down her face in fifteen minutes, at the
end of which time she became positively
beautiful! The art of conversation is a rare
gift, and to be cultivated as one would culti
vate any desirable art. With some it is a
spontaneous faculty: with all it can be ac
quired in a greater or less degree of perfetion.
An old book nj«>n etiquette, among an im
mense deal of twaddle, contains some grains
of sound seiiM'. which would profit all to heed.
On the subject of conversation we are told to
■ interrogate without display, not to interrupt
a profitable speaker, nor do-ire ambitiously to
to put in a word of one’s own, to be measured
in speaking and hearing, not to be ashamed
of receiving, or to be grudging of information, i
not to pass another’s knowledge for one's own.’
And. again, that the ‘middle tone of voice,
neither so luw as to be audible, nor ill-bred
from its high pitch,’ i- the uu -t desirable.
And. also, that ‘one should reflect fir-r what
lie is going to say. and then give it utterance;
be courteous when addressed, amiable in so
cial intercourse, not aiming to be pleasmt by
facetiousness, but cultivating gentleness in
kind admonitions. Harshness is ever tube
put aside, even in censuring.
Convincing a Voter.—In the town of
Vermont, an elector was requested to go up
and vote.
“ 1 am not fully convinced which way 1
ought to vote,” replied this high-minded pa
triot.
“ What will convince you?” asked the
other.
“ About five dollars. I think.”
‘ Well,” said the other, “ we are not buy
ing votes this year, but seeing it is you. here’s
a three and a two; put ’em into your pocket,
vote, and say nothing.”
He voted, and in the evening offered the
money in payment of a grocer’s bill. If was
refused, and the voter (his face considerably
elongated) hastened to his friend with—
“ Here’s that money, and they say its coun
terfeit.”
“Of course it is,” replied the other. “ I
hope you do not think I am devilish fool
enough to pay for your vote with good money I”
-—rap. «> « —
Billiards Practically Considered.
The Bucyrus (Ohio) Journal thus speaks of
tlin trmiA nl* Vi»l 1 rtivla •
o
“ Yes, sir, we can tell you all about bil
liards. It is a game consisting of two men
in their shirt sleeves, punching balls about on
a table, and presenting the keeper with twen
ty cents, or as is most commonly the case in
this country, telling him to just mark it
down. This lust-mentioned custom has given
them the title of billiard-markers. If you
have a decided genius for the game, you will
make a superior player at an expense of about
§5,000. Blacksmiths, carpenters, Ac., play
it for exercise. It was invented by a shrewd
saloon-keeper who was not satisfied with the
profits on whisky, was too much opposed to
temperance to water it.
Birglars .Defeated ay a Parrot.—
For centuries geese have held a place on I lie
rolls of fame, on account of tht^services ren
dered by some of the family to ancient Home.
The parrots have now produced a public
bent factor in the same line of usefulness.—
The plate of Mr. John Hutchinson, of Cam
den ><ew Jersey,'has been saved by the imi
tative loquacity of a parrot. On .Monday
night, tharee burglars broke into his house,
and as they were just on the point of secur
ing the plate, they heard a loud voice ex
claim, “You lazy devils, I see >uu. John,
bring my revolver !” They made one rush
for the window, and in their trepidation, got
into the yard of a neighbor who had a fierce
dog. A great noise was the result, and the
police awakening, one of the three men was
captured.
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John Mitchell has “ turned up” again,
and writes to the Charleston Mercury from
Paris, that the attempt is making, both in
China and Africa, to obtain a supply of cot
ton, so as to break up the American monopo
ly in the production of that article.
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Among the lecent converts to spiritualism
are the venerable Lord Lyndhurst, Sir Ed
ward Bulwer Lytton, and other gentlemen oi
whom better things might have been expected.
-.mm 9 m--—
On new year’s day, the ukase of the Rus
sian Czar took effect, emancipating 40,000,
000 serfs, and making personal liberty uni
versal throughout his dominions.
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The receipts of the Grand Trunk railroad
show an an average increase of ten per cent,
over those of last year, at corresponding dates.
TIIE CITY OF SA VAXXAII AXD ITS DE
FEASES.
Savannah is the seat of justice and the lar
gest city in the State of Georgia, and cou
tains 20,000 inhabitants. It is situated on
the southeast bank of the Savannah river, on
a high bluff, forty feet above the low water
mark. It is twelve miles distant, in a direct
or air liuc, from the ocean, and eighteen miles,
following the course of the river. Tbs city
is regularly laid out in the form of a paralle
logram, with streets (many of them wide)
crossing each other at right angles. There
are ten public squares in the city, containing
two acres each, at equal distances from each
other. These squares and many of the streets
are bordered with trees, and particularly of
the genus known as the “Pride of India,”
which give them a beautiful appearance.—
The monument erected to General Greene,
and especially the one to Count General Pu
laski, who ,1^11 in the attack against the Brit
ish at Savamkh, are beautiful and tasteful
structures.
Many of the houses are of brick, and a con- ;
siderable number of them, including the
principal public buildings, are elegant. The
city is lighted with gas, and well supplied
with water from the river, raised by two pow
erful steam engines into a reservoir one hun
dred and twenty feet above the surface of the
river, and distributed thr agh the city in iron
pipes. On the east and west of the city are
marshes, and a pine barren-extends two miles
to the south. The city aff rds good facilities
for vessels in distress, having a dry-dock capa
ble for taking vessels two hundred and thirty
five feet in length by sixty feet over all, and
everything necessary for repairing vessels.
There are also ways for drawing up vessels of
three hundred tuns. There are twenty feet
of water on Tybec bar at high water, with a
fall of six feet;
The city was founded in 1733, by General
James Oglethorpe, and others. It was taken
by the British in 177s, but they abandoned
it in 1782. On the 10th of January, 1820,
four hundred and sixty-three buildings wpre
destroyed by lire—lour million dollars’ worth
of property destroyed; but it has been rebuilt
with additional beauty.
The city is guarded on its sea approaches
by fort Pulaski, built on Cock-pur island,
fourteen miles from Savannah, at the mouth
of the Savannah river. The site of the for
tification was selected by Major Babcock, of
the United States engineer corps, about twen- i
ty-six years ago, but it was not till 1851 that
the work of erecting the present massive ma
sonry fortification was commenced in earnest.
In that year. Captain Mansfield, now Colonel
Mansfield, of the inspector-general’s depart
ment, took charge of its construction. The
fort was finished a few days ago at a cost of
fri'od.UUO. '1 he fort is of a pentagonal form,
covering several acres; its walls are forty
ieet high, and present two faces on the sea
approach, with ranges of lire radiating at op
posite angles. '1 lie fort is embrasured on the
trout and channel side lor one row of guns !
under bombproof casemates, with an addition
al tier of guns open of cu var bttte.
'i he sailent points and flanking approaches*
in the rear ut the work have no embrasures
for heavy cannon, hut are thoroughly covered
l>y enfilading mu-ket loop-holes, which ren
ders a land or esealading attack extra hazard
on > to an enemy. The full armament of the
fort, when it sh: 11 have been brought within
its walls, will consist on the lower tier of six
ty-live thirty-two pounder iron pieces, and
the upper tier with fifty-three twenty-four
pounders, four eighteen-pounder flanking
howitzers, one thirteen-inch mortar, twelve
eight-inch coluinbiads, and seven ten-inch
mortal s—in all. one hundred and fifty guns.
We unti l stand, however, that not more than
one-half the number of guns required for its
lull am ament an in the tort, and these are
demanded. he c dunbiads, to which refer
ence has been made, are very destructive
weapons, of long range, and adapted to use
spherical shot or shells.
XIXE 11 VXD U ED IXDIAXS HE POUTED
OS RED RIVER.
By the steamship (ien. Rusk, from Galves
ton, we have later intelligence from the fron
tier settlements. Great excitement existed
there, owing to a report that nine hundred
Indians were within fifty miles of Denton.—
We take the following from the Dallas Iler
ald, of the l'Jth ult:
•in-! as we go to press on Tuesday evening,
we received the following letter from Jos. -V.
Oarroll, Esq., a well-known and reliable gen
tleman, of Denton county, accompanied by
the letter from Captain W. E. Eletehcr.
Immediately on receipt of the letter, a pub
lic meeting was hold at the court-house to
take some measures for responding to the ap
peal. \\ e are satisfied that a company will
go to the frontier.
Dentox, Texas, Dec. 1-1, 1800.
.1. W. Swixells, l’.sq.—Dear Sir: Below I
give you a copy of a letter received here at eight
o’clock this morning, from Montague, via Deca
tur, by express. The author of the letter, Capt.
. L. Bletcher, will be recognized by many oi
the citizens of D ili,.-, as a man altogether reliable.
tt VI I .. 1 • •. t * .
■ * * ■ »**'»*■'*• • »* it i*i.i uni ium,> m m’uiuu,
and if * bey arc not driven back, we will soon be
the frontier coanty. The settlers from the wes- i
tern counties are coining in every day. Our
company will start from here to-morrow, and
every man who can get arms will go. Cannot
Dallas do something for us '! In Cud s name send
us men, am munition and arms. The express j
says that the Indians are about nine hundred !
strong. Do scud us all the assistance you can. 1
1 remain yours, J. A. CARROLL.
On receipt of the above news at Weather
ford, Captain Baylor started with a company
of men for the scene of danger. The white
Man reports 500 warriors in the Indian camp.
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A JtEMINlSCEN’OE OF FlLLMORK’fe ADMIN
ISTRATION’.—When, about ten years ago, .Mil
lard Fillmore was President of the United
States, and the frolicsome Palmetto threatened
to cut up some of their old shines, that excel
lent executive officer caused a strong body of
troops to he quietly put into Fort Moultrie.
T he gay and gallant Palmettoes, says The j
New \ ork \\ orld, awoke one fine morning
and found this awkward fact suddenly staring
them in the face; whereupon their chivalrit^
Governor waxed wroth and applied to Presi
dent Fillmore for explanation. “ Sir,” was
the answer, “the President of the United
States is not responsible for his official conduct
to the Governor of South Carolina.” The
amiable President then in office did not particu
larly affect leonine or heroic qualities; but he
understood his duty to the Constitution lie
was sworn to support, and his vigorous mode
of confronting rebellion, nipped it in the bud,
to the great satisfaction of everybody, except
the combustible and explosive Palmetto.
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The Albany Journal, says, “ another ef
fort is to he made in the New York Legisla
ture to have divorce made easy.” The best
way to effect this, would be to pass a general
conjugal secession act, so that parties could
withdraw from their united states at will.
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There were thirteen men married the
other day, in the same church and by the
same clergyman, at Muscatine, whose average
height was six feet live inches, the tallest be
ing six feet eight inches and the shortest six
feet three inches.
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The amounts of coal annually mined in
Great Britain, and for the most part consum
ed in that kingdom, is 06,000,000 tuns. ,
SALE OF LANDS AND TOWN-LOTS FOR THE NON-PAYMENT 01 TAXES.
Constable's Office, Des Arc, January 1st. 1S01.
To tile Town C ouncil of Des Are:
T R M RUDISILL, TOWN CONSTABLE AND COLLECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF DES ARC,
do hereby report the following as a list of till Lauds and Town Lots, or parts ot Lots, owned
by’ami assessed to persons not residing within said town, and to persons unknown, upon whtc ^
taxes have not been paid, as the same appears upon the tax-book in nty hands for t. c y 1 ^
and 1 also report that the amounts annexed to each name is the amount ot 1 axe., I en. ... . •
Charges now due upon the same for the year 1860, and that the owners, so far as 1 know, have no
goods or chatties upon which 1 can levy for the amounts duo, to wit:_ __
--- „fi " ~ ~r, ,, ,,, J Cousta- |Record- Printers.T , ,
Owners Names. "|<ots j Description. jValue.iTax.|Penalty|^je8 pee|ers Feej Fee. |
Franklin, M. D.L. 2 8, 4, in block 50 f» 00~'f r'" ' s! 11 1"' * - 1"' s ';
Green C 2 9 10 “ “ 47 200 60 12} 100 1 00 2 00 4 62}
r man, Nat 4 12 3,4, “ 57 400 1 00 25 2 00 2 00 4 00 9 2o
Hornf’sta 2 5 - 57 a.. 50 12J loo 100 2 00 462.V
1 '4, “ 25 2 000 6 00 1 25 50 60 loo 8 2.
Laneer 1 7 “ 14 oOO 1 2o 31} 50 50 1 00 o56}
Woon&Catlin 2 9,10 “ 38 300 75 18} 100 10© 200 4 93*
McKinney & Co., 1 1, Erwin's sur. b 4 200 60 12} 50 50 100 2 62.5
Nixon 11 1 2 " “ 4 500 1 25 31} 50 50 1 00 3 56}
Ostenburg, J. C. est 4 1,2 b. 42, 11,12, b 60 600 1 50 87} 2 00 2 00 4 00 9 87}
o'ebvWM 1 9, in block 30 425 1 12} 28 50 50 100 840}
Robinson J W. 2 1,2, “ 15 200 50 12} 1(M) 100 2 00 4 62}
Thomas, .1. W. 1 « “ 40 200 50 12} 50 50 100 2 62}
Tunstel, heirs of 3 1,2,3, “ 12 900 2 25 56} 150 1 50 3 00 8 81}
W l«on W T fract E}of8&9b 36 500 1 25 31} 50 50 1 00 3 56}
Wiseman R V 2 11,12, in block 44 600 1 50 37} 100 1 00 2 00 5 87.5
Williams, J. S. 8 1,2,3, “ 47 300 75 18} 1 50 1 50 3 00 6 93}
Unknown owners l 1, “ 71 100 25 6} 50 50 100 2 31}
tame 2 7,8, “ 30 5fl0 2 25 56} KM) 100 2 00 6 81}
same! 3 4,5,0, “ 36 450 112} 28 150 150 3 00 7 40}
same, 1 7, “ 40 200 50 12} 50 50 100 2 62}
same, 1 6, “ 58 200 50 12} 50 50 100 2 62}
same, 2 7, S, “ 28 800 2 00 50 , 1 00 100 2 00 6 50
same, 2 3,4, “ 30 800 2 00 50 100 100 2 00 6 50
same, 2 5, 6, Erwin’s sur. b. 7 200 50 12} 1 00 100 2 00 4 62}
same, 6 7 8 9101112 “ block 12 250 62} 15} 3 00 3 00 6 00 12 88
STATE OF ARK VN.SAS, PRAIRIE COUNTY: Notice is hereby given, that the whole of the fore
going tracts of Land and Town Lots, or so much thereof ns shall be necessary to pay the taxes,
penalty and costs thereon, will be sold at the door of the Mayor’s office, in the town of lies Arc, on
the 4th -Monday in January, 1861, unless such taxes, penalty, costs and expenses of advertising be
paid before that time. it. M. RUDISILL, Constable and Collector.
Given under my hand at office, this 1st day of January, 1861. jan 4. '61-lvv.
wrmi■BMTJBrsrg!:arj vra si .■»jr .as.:"- vininn i wbj.uhiM.-.-wwxaF-rrarvKrr^n— -arm; wairaa*
ARKAXSAS LEGISUA TI RE.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF TIIE SENATE.
On the Judiciary—Oates, Watkins, Craig
head, Lemoyne, Clark McCulloch, Askew
and Gray.
On Auditor’s and Treasurer’s Books—Trim
ble, Douglas and Ward.
On Military—McCreery, Mitchell, Miller.
Fagan and Belser.
On Banks—-Lemoyne, Craighead McCul
loch, Mitchell and Pm son.
On Education—Clark, Mecklin, -Belser,
McAlexander and Trimble.
On Internal Improvement—Carrigan Da
vies, Belser, Miller, < >ates, Terry, Clark and
Lemoyne.
On Ways and Means—Watkins, Rosson,
Pennington. Jones and Askew.
On Agriculture—Belsen, McCreery, Mil
ler, Mecklin and Fagan.
On Counties and County Lines—McCul
loch, Bennington, Ward, Gray and Ros-on.
On Public Roads—Douglas, Miller, Trim
ble. Davies and McAlexander.
On Enrolled Bill.—Fagan, Mitchell, Tiim
ble, Mecklin and Gray
On Election—Jones, Craighead, Oates,
McCulloch and Douglas.
On Public Printing — Ward, Carrigan.
McCreery, Watkins and Davies.
On the Penitentiary—Terry, Belser, Le
in vne.’ Miller and Askew.
On Claims—Davies, Craighead, Penning
ton, Jones and Clark.
On Memorials—Mitchell, McCreery. Grav.
Askew and Davies.
On Public Buildings—Pennington. Terry,
Mecklin, Ward and Watkins.
On Public Expenditures—McAlexander.
Carrigan, Eagan, McCulloch and Joins.
On Swamp and Overflowed Land:—ltots
son, Craighead. Askew. Terry and Miller.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF TIIE HOUSE.
Ways and Means—Humphrey, Garland.
Thorn, Hemingway, .Smith, Crawford and
Pennington.
Judiciary—Boone, Duvall. Yell, Gibson.
Clyton, Lewis, Harper, Harris n, •' -< ns,
Mack, Key, Trigg, Van Patten. Kilgore,
Humphreys and Farr.
Education—Yell, Mitcell. Ware. Loudon,
Landrum, Kenner. Jones of Yell. Acree and
Ferguson
Federal Relations — Ducal, Humphreey
Harper, Crowford, Smith, Robertson’ 1 horn.
Clayton, Yell, V an Patten, Hemingway and
Boone.
Internal Improvements—Van Patten,
Smith. Morton, Jennings, Bowden, Childois
ar.d Jones.
Banks—Harper. Crawford, Mitchell. Rob
inson. Van Patten, Sanders, Jones, Bowden
• l 11 • i u.
S V I, -V ]N I A.
J~L O d <3 250. y,
pr tnin: torxTi, arkaxsas,
D. M’FAYDEN, ----- Principal.
11. A. Richmond, - Assistant.
rp'IF. SECOND SESSION <>F THE ABOVE 1
1 Academy will open <>n Monday, tiie 4th day
nf February next. The Principal flatters himself
that, having an experience of many years in the
profession of teaching, he will be enabled to give !
satisfaction to the patrons of his school. 'The,
Academy is located in a healthy region of court- ;
try. remote from all those localities of dissipation j
and vice, so destructive to the morals of youth. !
a t 1 in the midst of a community, combining all
those virtue's that compose a good neighborhood.
No pains will lie spar tl by Hr* teachers to advance
the pupils entrusted to their charge. .Special
attention will be directed to have them thoroughly
to understand the* elementary principles of all the
branches of Science taught in the school. No
. for t ption who is unwilling
to be either governed or instructed. Pupils will
be charged from the time of entrance. No deduc
tion will be made except in ease of protracted
illness.
TUITION PER SESSION OF FIVE MONTHS.
Elementary Branches, - $10 00 i
Higher English Branches, - - - - 151)0
Languages and Higher Mathematics, - 20 00
Board can be obtained at from Eight to Ten
Dollars per month.
Oakland Grove. Prairie Co., Ark. jy 11 'Cl-4t
J>ES A B C
F E M A L E A C A I) E M Y,
MISS SALLIE A. DAVIS, Principal.
mills INSTITUTION-WILL BE OPENED ON
1_ Monday next, the 2(ith ins:., for the recep
tion of pupils. .
TERMS OF TUITION, PER SESSION OF TWENTY-ONE .
WEEKS.
Orthography, Reading and Writing, - - $10 (X)
English Grammar. Arithmetic. Geography, 12 Of)
Ugebra and tlie higher English branches, 15 00
French and the higher Mathematics, - - 20 00
Students will be charged from the time of enter
ing school until the close of the term, except in
eases of protracted sickness.
References.—Iter. J. Douglass, A. M., Frcsi
4 - .• rv .i.i- j's n it 11 „ • • in
Geological Survey — Ilemuigway, Bell.
Dunegan, Harper, Bowden, Messiek, Thorn.
Clayton, Davis. Kenner and BeHon.
Auditors and Treasurer’s Bonk.;—Seaborn,
McLean, Mitchell, Sharp and l’adgett.
State Lands—Smith, Cargile, Jones of
Veil. Murphy, Wheeler, Cook, Coulter and
1' a it.
Penitentiary—Key. Baines, Qhilders. Har
ris. Sanders, Landrum arid Jones of Pike.
County and County Lines—Lewis. Bowden.
Montgomery, Haines, Stephenson and Chil
ders.
Public Buildings—Crowell, Coulter, Lou
don, Massey, Wooiard, Williams, Salfold and
Wheeler.
Militia—Jennings, Perkins, Jones of Chi
cot, Tucker, Pettus, Lee, Morton, Raines.
Maxwell and Putnam.
Agriculture—Pettus, Harris, Bowden Al
len, Acree and Wheeler.
Swamp and (Jverflowed Lands—Armstrong.
Garland. Wooiard, Crawford, Crowell. Smith
and Gibson.
Petitions and Memorials—Garland. Cook,
Coulter, Thorn. Mack, Childers, A an Patten
and Jones of Chicot.
Enrollment—Ware, Landrum, Lee, Brown,
Padgett. Putnam and Farr.
Ciaims—Brown. Jennings, Tucker, Arm
strong, Landers, Pennington, Sharp, Stone
and Edmondson.
Elections—Kilgore, Duval. Pennington.
Humphreys, Smith, Crowell, Clayton, Boone
and Hooper.
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Creation lies before us like a glorious
rainbow; but the sun that made it lies behind
us, hidden from us.
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As to be perfectly just is an attribute of
the Divine nature, to be so to the utmost of
our abilities is the glory of man.
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Howto make people acknowledge the corn.
Tread on their toes.
GENERAL LAND AGENCY,
I)es Arc, Arkansas.
milE UNDERSIGNED HAVING HAD AN EX
A perience of more than fifteen years in Arkan
sas land affairs, and a large portion of the time an
active Land Agent, has kept pace with tlie landed
interest of the State of Arkansas, as well as the
General Government, is prepared to give immedi
ate attention to all paying business in his line.
Office for tlio present, in the store-house, next
door to Messrs, llayley k Erwin's Store, Des Arc,
Arkansas.
nov 30-tf JOHN II. QUISENBEKRY.
' in X I ..an liu ’ , il uij i JAI 111 li - » -'ll".,
Hon. J. .1. Sieger. North Mt. Pleasant, Sli->.; Col.
M. D. Shelby, Carson's Landing, Miss.; J. E.
Gatewood, Esq,, T. J. Woodson, Des Arc.; J. M.
Coyle, Hickory Plain, Arkansas. nov23-2m !
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I > i: H K c
MALE ACADEMY,
T. 11. OSBORNE, Principal.
rilHE FIRST SESSION OF THIS ACADEMY,
L located in Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas,
commenced January 7. 18H1.
The terms of Tuition are $10, $ 12,50, $lo and '
$20 per session of five months.
The government of the Academy will be strict,
yet mild. The mode of teaching will be strictly
methodical. Parents will observe that it will be
of great advantage to their sons to be entered at :
ov near the beginning of the session. Parents or I
guardians need not enter their sous or wards un- \
less subjecting them entirely to the mode of j
instruction and of government established in the
school.
Tuition payable from the time of entering till
the end of the session. Deduction in cases of
prolonged sickness. jy-18-y
$2,300 WORTH OF GOODS
Just Received on Consignment!
I
| MUST 13E SOLD!
TEST RECEIVED, A LOT OF GOODS TO SELL
0 AT COST, AND LESS THAN COST.
Such as Ladies’ Talmas, Silk Dress Patterns,
Trimmings and Fringes, Shoes, Parasols, Cra
vats, Gloves, Mitts, figured and plain Muslins,
Robes, Derage, Shallies, Cotton Cards, Segar
Cases. Buttons, Hats, Bonnets Coats, etc., etc.
Attention of Merchants is especially called, as
1 will sell in lots, at less thau Eastern prices.
Call aud see the bills.
J. H. QUISENBERRY,
Auction, Commission Merchant,
nov30-tf. and Land Agent.
EXCELLENT PLOWS.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
quantity of the best Cast Plows, which wc
' offer cheap. nov 3. J. JACKSON & CO. ‘
DES ARC CITY
DRUG STORE.
To Physicians, Druggists, Merchants,
PL A A T E R S ,
AND TIIE PUBLIC GENERALLY.
Your attention i3 respectfully invited to one of
the beat selected stocks of fresh
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
FRENCH, GERMAN & AMERICAN
CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES,
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES,
DENTAL & SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
GLASS, GLASSWARE, TAINTS, OILS,
DYE STUFFS, Etc., Etc.
and all other articles pertaining to the Drug busi
ness, lately received, and now offered at the
DES ARC CITY DRUG STORE,
At WHOLES \LE OR RETAIL!
ON ACCOMODATING TERMS.
A CHOICE LOT OF
Segnrs, ( hewing A Smoking Tobacco.
ALSO, ALL KINDS OF SUPERIOR
LIQIORS I’Oll y, t'SES,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Orders from a Distance will Receive Prompt Attention!
AND THE GOODS FORWARDED WITHOUT DELAY.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
Compounded of the purest and best materials,
with accuracy and despatch, at
All Iloicrs of iht* Day or Alslit !
nov3-1 y. JOHN B. PERKINS.
NEW STORE!
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK!!
t
We have just opened our new stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
which consists, in part, of
KERSEYS, WOOLSEYt
HOME-MADE JEANS,
KENTUCKY JEANS, SATINETS,
LIN S E Y S,
AND GEORGIA TLAIDS.
I.SO, A FINE ASSORTMENT OF POPLINS.
De. Borages, Merinoes, Scotch Plaid Alpacas,
etc., etc., etc.
ALSC7, A COMPLETE STOCK OP
CLOTHING!!
A better assortment cannot be found. Also, the
largest stock of
1
BOOTS AND SHOES!
In the market. We kindly solicit all who wishto
purchase to give us a call, and examine
our goods and prices.
TAYLOR & CO.,
nov 3-tf. Dcs Are, Arkansas.^
AT COST A\l) CARRIAGE.
I' AM OFFERING MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
- Dry Goods at Cost and ten per cent. Every
body is invited to call and see for themselves.
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
TOM V ELECTION.
~VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AN
_Li election will be held at the Mayors’ office in
Des Arc, on Mondey, the 4th day of February
next, for Mayor, Constable, and four Council
men, for the seventh corporate year of sai*l
town. S. R. BROWN,
jan4,’61-4w Mejor.