J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
DBS ARC, ARKANSAS:
SATURDAY,.NOV. 20. 1858
* " N ot a solitary Memphis paper
came by the river mail yesterday morning
Perhaps the officers of the Memphis and
Napoleon U. S. Mail packet W. II.
Langley, can tell why they missed making
a connection with the mail. Passengers
who came down on her arrived here on
the Sam. Hale, but no mail matter from
Memphis.
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Legislative.—By reference to a syn
opsis of the proceedings of the Legislature,
it will be observed that the members are
at work in good earnest.
On the 10th inst., Hon. W. K. SerXs
tian was re-elected to the U. S. Senate.
In our support of (Jen. Hempstead, for
that position, we have nothing to regret.
If the members of the Legislature are sat
isfied that Judge Seb.vstian is the better
man of the two, under ihe circumstances,
we can bear all the disadvantages of being
represented in the U. S. Senate by him,
with as good, if not a better grace than
those who have been instrumental in keep
ing him in office during iiis natural life.
But let the past be buried in oblivion, and
we will hope for “ better luck next time.”
Hon. C. C. Scott lias been re-elected
to the Supreme Bench of the State.
We are pleased to announce the re
election unanimously, of Col. J. W.
McConadghet to the office of Land At
torney and State Collector for the State.
We certainly could not be better pleased
in the selection of a public officer. Col.
McConaughey is a gentleman of fine
abilities and always looks well to the in
terests of the State.
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Contested Election Case. — The
Senate committee on elections made a re
port in the contested election case, where
in P. Van Patton contested the rights of
W. A. Jones, to a seat as Senator from
the counties of St. Francis and Poinsett.
The report of the committee is to the ef
fect that with the evidence before them
the sitting member, Hon. W. A. Jones,
is entitled to his seat.—[Little Rock True
Democrat, 17th inst.
The Nejct Congress. — The Ne«
York Herald says, that from present ap
pearances the Opposition, with the mem
bers which they have elected, will have r
majority of twenty, or thereabouts, in r
full House ; and they may possibly picl
up a few more anti-Administration mem
bers in the Southern States which elec
next year.
Affray.—We learn from the Planter
that a fight occurred at Napoleon on tin
12th inst., between J. Hawley and Win
Forsyth. Forsyth was shot in the righ
side, immediately under the arm; Haw
ley was severely cut in the lower part o
the abdomen. Both parties were so seri
ously hurt ns to leave Lul little hopes o
their recoveiy.
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FROM CALIFORNIA—BY 0VERLAN3
MAIL.
We are indebted to Ed S. Mowry
Esq., who came a passenger by the Over
land Mail, for an extra of the San Fran
cisco .ilia California, of the 25th Oct.
from which we make lire following ex
tracts:
£3?” Since the departure of the overlan
1 ,-vl! Oft.l . _ .1 • I . i
- - - ~ ~ . S '-VW . 11U.UI »* U.-7 Mi I.. II I il
ging. has been followed bv another, whic:
commenced at sundown on the evening of th
23d, and continued during the greater part o
the night. During no previous year since th
discovery of gold lias so much rain fallen i
the month of October.
Ebenczer Thayer, late from Boston
committed suicide on the night of the 2it!
by swallowing over an ounce of laudanum.
lie was 58 years of age. No cause is assigne
for the fatal deed.
By this morning’s mail, there go b
the Overland route to St. Louis, E. J. Bacoi
J. W. Thomas, Hiram Sparlin. and J. M
Woodworth. For Memphis—Ed. S. Mown
and two from San Jose. For Los Angelos
C. B. Roundtree. - — ~
A heavy rain commenced on the nigb
of the 2lst, aiut~Tt?Ttcil all pails of-the Slati
from which we have heard. The miners hav
been driven from several of the river beds
S3?” It is reported that rich gold mines hav
been found on the Gila.
The mail steamer of the 20th, earrie
ofi $2,177,391 -15 which com ‘ared with th
shipment of October 20th, 18.Y7, ($1,697,04
38 ) exhibits an excess of $480,3 17 07, or near]
half a million of dollars. The combir e
shipments of October this year, amount to $
027,512 02, which compared with the ship
inent of October. 1857, $3,704,132 36, wi]
show an excess this year of $323,679 66.
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New York Election.—In 1S56. a
the last election for Governor, in Nev
York, the vote stood as follows:
King, Republican.264.410
Parker. Democrat.198.616
Brooks, Know-Nothing.. 130,870
It will be seen that Mr. Parker, the
Democratic candidate, was beaten 66.00(
votes. This year he is again a candidate
and it is claimed that he lias been beater
by Morgan (Republ can) from 10,000 t<
20,000 majority. The large Knovv-Noth
ing vote of 130,000 for Brooks, 1856, ha
this year been cast pretty strongly fo
Morgan. The whole Know-Nothing vot
will not, probably, be over 50.000. Th
Democrats, although unsuccessful iri Net
York, have, therefore, made a good fig!
in reducing the majority against Parks
from 66.000 in 1850, to 10,000 or 20,00
iu 1838.
Postmaster general Brown will recon
mend a plan to Congress, of establishing
system of post-office money orders, by wjiic
a small sum may be remitted in safety.
White River Mails, &c.—We
Irust that no one will neglect to sign the
petition below, which will be found at the
Post Office. The While River Mail
Line is our only dependence for the re
ception of mail matter from the Missis
sippi. Wlnle Arkansas river lias been
provided with Mail Agents, White river
has been entirely neglected.
We have at Dos Arc a tri- weekly line
of mail coaches to Fort Smith—also, a
horse mail from Des Arc to Cotton Plant,
I from Des Arc to Searcy, from Des Arc
to Brownsville, and from Des Arc to Oak
land Grove. Thus far, neither of these
mails connect with the river mail boats.
We are made subservient, in all matters
pertaining to our mails, to Little Rock.
The time is defined that the Mail boats
shall arrive and depart from Aberdeen,
and the line runs from Napoleon to that
point tri-weekly, and from thence to Jack
sonport semi-weekly. Postmaster Gener
al Brown, through the negligence of
our delegation in Congress, has not
been made aware of the injustice con
tinually practiced towards this section of
tlie State, and from recent indications we
will be compelled to suffer until other in
fluences than those which have heretofore
existed, can be made to bear at Washing
ton. Mail matter for the Western portion
of the State is yet sent, via. Little Rock,
while if proper connections were made
here with the stage line to Fort Smith, it
would reach its destination without delay,
and in much less time than it does at
present.
To the Honorable, the P. M. General
of tiie United States:
Sir—The Memphis and White River Mail
Line being our only dependence for regular
and speedy transmission of mail matter to and
from all that district of country tributary to
White and Black Rivers—and as the mail for
sain uisu JCL ui cuuniry is uaudiiy uiucu uu
layed through the inability of the Distribu
ting Office at Napoleon to perform its arduous
task so as to insure direct connection with
the mail boats—therefore, the undersigned,
your petitioners, respectfully ask the estab
lishment of suitable Route Agencies, and the
appointment of competent Agents, as on other
routes—and in view of our necessities, we,
your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever
pray, &c.
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[From the Fort Smith Herald, 13th inst.
Arrival of the Overland Mail from
San Francisco.
The Overland Mail from San Fran
cisco arrived here on Wednesday mor
ning last, having been out 22 days and
some hours, with six passengers. This is
the 9th through stage from California,
having had no detention from the Indians,
hut there is no dependence to be placed in
ihe wild Indians, and U. S. Troops are to
be placed along the entire route.
We received two copies of the daily
San Francisco Bulletin of the loth and
16th Oct., from which we extract the fol
lowing :
Arrival and Reception of the Sf.cone
Overland Mail Coach.—The Second Over
land Mail Coach arrived in this city yester
day afternoon shortly after 1 o’clock, (having
left St. Louis on the 20th September,) and
■ was received by the citizens with enthusiasm.
The news of the arrival of the mail at San
Jose was telegraphed at about 11 o’clock ii
the morning, and as it spread among the citi
zens, public expectation was aroused, and tlie
. most lively interest was excited. It was un
derstood that the coach would arrive aboul
■ half past 4 o’clock, and long before that houi
t the streets were thronged by thousands of
people, congregated to welcome it. A num
' bor of persons also mounted fast horses ant
f rode out to meet it.
At a quarter after 4 o'clock the coach
■ turned from Market into Montgomery street,
f The driver blew his horn and cracked hi?
whip; at which the horses, four in number
almost seemed to partake of his enthusiasm
ami dashed ahead at a clattering pace; and tin
; dust flew from the glowing wheels. At th(
same time a shout was raised, that ran wit!
the rapidity of an electric flash along Mont
, gotnery street, which throughout its lengtf
was crowded by an excited populace. Aslhi
coach dashed along through the crowds, tlu
• hats of the spectators were whirled in the aii
and the hurrah was repeated from a thousand
’ throats, responsive to which, the driver, the
■ lion of the occasion, doffed his weather-beater
old slouch, and in uncovered diirnitv. like the
victor of an Olmpic race, guided his foaming
I team towards the Post Office. It issafe to saj
that no returning conqueror, loaded with bar
i baric spoils, ever called forth a more uitani
1 irious burst of applause than did the dust-be
f grimed Delos Cole, •• who brought the good
5 news."’
1 As the coach sped along Montgomery street.
Monumental Engine Co., No: (i fired a saiuto
, in honor of the event from t.he Plaza. As it
. reached the Post office, at the instance ot
- Postmaster Weller, the assembled crowd gave
1 three cheers. After delivering the mails, the
coach proceeded to the P!az.a where more
» cheers were given and more enthusiasm ex
hibited.
, Mysterious Death.—It is rumored
here, on the authority of J. S. Brooks and
( Win. Pander, Esqs., that die dead body of
J. W. White, late of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
e was found in a log huTTeb miles east of
• Clarendon, A k. Mr. While had been
e charged before the Federal Court with the
forgery of land warrants. His boots were
(! muddy when he was found ; no signs of
, a horse near tiie place; his watch was on
i his person, and there were no marks of
I violence. The sad affair is shrouded in
l mystery.—[Memphis Ledger, 13th inst.
Illinois.—There seems lobe no doubt
that the Legislature of Illinois will con
! tain a majority of five in each house in
favor of the re-election of Judge Douglas
to tiie Senate of the United States over
the candidate of tiie Abolitionists, Mr.
Lincoln. This is certainly a very great
personal triumph. WTe wish we felt able
to call it a Democratic triumph. Judge
Douglas has some friends even among the
Democracy in Tennessee, who while disa.
greeing with him on some points, strong!)
' sympathize with him in his contest witi
Lincoln, and believe that his future polit
! ical life will he without reproach. While
r we have none of that “ generous conft
? dence” which excuses error with the hopt
of future amendment, we shall yet be glue
to see the hopes of our friends rather that
’ our own fears realized.
[j [Nashville Union and American.
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A new Post Office has been es
i- tablished in Arkansas county, callec
h Watersekey, and James II. Atkins, Esq.
appointed Post Master.
Arkansas Legislature.
^SYNOPSIS or PROCEEDINGS-]
SENATE.
Tuesday, Nov. 9.—On motion of Mr.
Floyd, the new digest was referred to the
committee on the judiciary to examine
and report thereon.
Mr. Pennington offered the following
joint resolution:
Resolved, By the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas, That our Senators
in Congress be instructed and our Repre
sentatives requested to procure the passage
of an act of Congress confirming all the
sales of any of the public lands in the
State of Arkansas,made under the gradu
ation act, lying within the limits of any
of the railroad grants. Adopted.
Mr. Clark introduced Senate Bill No.
‘24, to raise a fund for common school pur
poses. Read twice and referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
Senate bill No. 10 to relieve certain
purchasers of land from this State, was
read a third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Terry, House bill
No. 13, relative to the opening of the
terms of the supreme court was taken up
and read.
Mr. Terry ottered an amendment that
four terms of said court shall he held, lo
wit: on the first Mondays-in January,
April, July and October, which was adopt
ed, and the bill referred to the committee
on the judiciary.
Mr. Carrigan introduced Senate bill No.
25," to amend the law under the head of
estrays. Read twice and referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
Mr. McCulloch introduced Senate bill
No. 26, to repeal sec. 3 chapter 51 of the
Digest, under the head of trespass on per
sonal property. Read twice and referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. Clark introduced Senate bill No.
27, to amend chapter 12 of the Digest, in
relation to the punishment of slaves for
felonies. Read twice and referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
Wednesday, Nov. 10.—The President
laid before the Senate a communication
irotn me secretary oi state, to trie enect
that the amendments to the constitution
proposed last session had been published
according to law.
Mr. Clark introduced Senate bill No.
30, to levy a tax on deadly weapons.
(Note by reporter. The bill provides
for a tax of five dollars on each pistol,
bowie-knife, etc., owned by any person
during the year.)
Mr. Ilammond moved to amend by
striking out “ owned” and inserting “ car
ried.” Adopted.
Mr. Stirmau moved to amend by strik
ing out “ five dollars” and inserting
“ twenty-five dollars.”
Mr. Redmond moved to amend by in
serting S100.
Mr. Clark moved to lay the amendment
of Mr. Redmond on the table, on which
motion the yeas and nays being called,
stood: Yeas, 9, Nays, 13. So the mo
tion to lay on the table was lost.
Mr. Pennington offered as an amend
ment that nothing in the bill should be so
constructed as to prevent sheriffs or other
officers from carrying weapons in discharge
of their duties. Adopted.
The hill was then ordered to be en
grossed.
On motion of Mr. Ilammond, Senate
joint resolution relative to the Pacific Rail
road and the 35th parallel was read, de
bated and postponed.
A message was received from the House
stating that they were ready for the re
ception of the Senate to go into the elec
tion of a United States Senator and Su
preme Judge.
The Senate then proceeded to the House
when in joint convention they proceeded
to vote for U. S. Senator. Mr. Sebas
tian received the unanimous vote of the
Senate as follows:
Messrs. Carrigan, Clark, Davies, Doug
las, Flpyd, Gaines, Hammond, Hampton,
Humphreys, Joues, Marshall, McCreery,
McCulloch, Pennington, Redmond, Ros
son, Smithson, Stirman. Trimble, Wat
kins, Williamsand Mr. President—22.
C. C. Scott received the same vote for
Judge of the Supreme Court.
TII IT p A v TMnv 11 _Air Tlnrnnlirnirc!
I J
from the conunitlee on counties und coun
ty lines, reported back the proposed
amendment to the constitution relative to
the formation of new counties, and recom
mended that it should be read.
Mr. Pennington’offered the following
amendment:
And that no county hereafter establish
ed shall be so formed as to reduce any old
county so that the county line of such old
county shall be less than twelve miles
from the county seat thereof; which was
read, discussed and the whole referred to
the committee on counties and county
lines.
Friday, Nov. 12.—Mr. Marshall
moved to take up Senate bill No. 17,
to provide for the ad valorem valuation
of real estate, to which the committee on
ways and means had reported adversely,
and on his motion, the same was referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
NXr. McCreery introduced Senate bill
No. 33. for the promotion of the agricul
tural and mechanical interests of the State.
Read twice and referred to the com
mittee on agriculture.
Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No.
34, to prevent persons from hiring slaves
to work and perform manual labor on the
Sabbath day without the consent or the
owner or overseer. Read twice and re
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
Saturday, Nov. 13.—Mr. Gaines in
troduced Senate bill No. 37, to amend the
law in relation to cut-offs. Read twice
and referred to the committee on swamp
and overflowed lands.
Mr. Watkins introduced Senate bill
No. 40, to authorize the clerks of the cir
cuit court ot the several counties of this
State to issue, in vacation, subpmnas for
witnesses before the grand jury. Read
twice and referred to the committee on the
judicary.
Mr. Floyd introduced Senate bill No.
41, to suppress and prevent litigation and
to establish and create courts of reconcili
ation within this State. Read twice and
referred to the committee on the judiciary, i
Mr. McCreery offered a resolution in
structing the Secretary to procure the bill
to aid the agricultural and mechanical in
terests of the Stute, from the committee j
on agriculture and have 200 copies there- j
of printed. Adopted.
I
On motion of Mr. Floyd, Senate Will
No. 19, to abolish the credit system in the
iale of State lands was taken up. read and
massed by a vote of 11 yeas, to 10 nays.
Senate bill No. 30, to levy a tax on
leadly weapons was read, debated and
referred to the committee on education.
A message was received from the
House announcing that they were in
readiness to receive the Senate to go into
die election of a public printer and land
attorney.
The Senate proceeded to the Represen
tative hall, where, being seated, Mr. Pre
sident announced that the two houses had
convened for the purpose of electing a
public printer and land attorney.
Nominations for public printer being in
order. Mr. Redmond nominated the firm
of Johnson & Yerkes of Little Rock.
No other nominations being made John
son St_ Yerkes received the unanimous vote
of the Senate—21.
In the House they received G1 votes,
and Mr. Butler one foie.
J. IV. McConaughey was then unani
mously re-elected land attorney and State
Collector.
HOUSE.
Friday, Nov. fi.—Mr. Griffin offered
a resolution to raise a committee of nine
for the purpose of inquiring into the pro
priety of removing all the free negroes
and mulnttoes from this State. Adopted.
Mr. McConnell introduced House bill
No. 2, “to tax all lands according to their
true value.”
Mr. Johnson, ol Desha introduced
House bill No. 7 “to encourage the liold
ing of slaves.” Read first time.
Mr. Garland introduced House bill No.
8 “to' prevent any further emancipation of
slaves in this State.” Read.
The Senate’s resolution to raise a se
lect committee on the subject of the Gov
ernor’s recommendation to change the ju
dicial circuits was taken up. and on mo
tion of Mr. Buch, was concurred in.
Mr. Stuart gave notice that he would
introduce a hill to exempt the personal at
tendance ol lauies in courts ot justice in
civil suits, providing for the taking of their
deposition in such cases where their testi
mony may be necessary.
EVENING SESSION.
'Mr. McRea gave notice that he would
introduce a bill to pay jurors in White
comity the sum of $2 per day, for their
service as such jurors.
Saturday, Nov. G.—Mr. Duval offer
ed a joint resolution instructing our de'e
gatiun to use all honorable means to pro
cure the location of the Pacific Railroad
upon or near the 35lh parallel of latitude.
Read first time.
Mr. Savage introduced a hill to create
tax assessors in all the counties of the
State. Read.
Mr. Johnson of Pulaski introduced a
bill relating to the opening of the terms of
the supreme court. Rend first time, and
rules suspended and read a second time.
On further motion of Mr. Johnson of
Pulaski, the rules were again suspended
and the bill rend the third time and passed.
Mr. Lyle introduced a bill to increase
the salaries of circuit judges. Read first
time.
Mr. B.itemnn introduced a bill to change
the time of electing members to Congress.
Read first time.
/louse bill to increase the salary of
judges of the supreme court was taken up
and read second time.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell referred to
committee on judiciary.
House bill “ to tax all lands at their
true value” was read second time and re
ferred to committee on ways and means.
Tuesday, Nov. 9.—Mr. McRae moved
to refer the Governor’s recommendations,
etc., on the subject of railroads and all
other internal improvements to the commit
tee on internal improvements. Adopted.
Wednesday, Nov. 10.—Bill No. 17,
“ to change the time of electing members
of Congress,” was read second time, and
referred to committee on the judiciary.
The following message was received
from the Governor by the hand of R. H.
Johnson Tesn. Ids nrirnto snerntartr
Rfsolvfd, That the Governor be ami he is
hereby requested to communicate to the House
tile names of eacli levee contractor if any there
lie, who by fraud or otherwise has received
more money than his work entitled him to,
ind that the Governor be, and is hereby fur
:her requested to state the particular means if
mown by which such over payments were ob
ained, and in cases of fraudulent work, to
itate the particular frauds practiced and by
.vhat contractor or contractors, if any.
in answer to the resolution the Executive
lerewith transmits a report of the swamp
and secretary dated 9th Nov., 1858.
This report lias been made from official re
cords and papers, and contains more informa
lon than the resolution called for.
It shows the amount overpaid to each con
ractor, or firm of contractors, and advises
vhich of the contractors have demonstrated
hat they intend to protect the State from any
oss on the account of over payments made to
hem upon false reports of the engineer.
Without any personal acquaintance with
William 1?. Gaw, the Executive appointed him
jngineer upon the recommendation of gentle
men of integrity and high standing. Copies
of some of these letters recommending him.
are appendod to the report of the swamp land
secreta ry. Wiili.nn Iir-GeWy-Hot--only dere.i vod
those who recommended him, but also many
other citizens in the neighborhood of the levees
which lie measured, but he was removed from
office by tlie Governor, and the report of the
swamp land secretary shows that he never
ought to have been appointed. Yet after lie
was removed from office it seems that many
persons hail confidence in his integrity and in
the correctness of his measurements’ of the
levee work done bv Clark & Richardson.—
Copies of some of the letters and petitions are
appended to the report of the swamp land sec
retarv, to show^ that many persons thought
the Governor had done wrong by having the
accounts in favor of Clark & Richardson sus
pended, but these letters and petitions failed
to restore any kind of confidence with the re
ports of William B. Gaw as engineer, and the
Executive and swamp land secretary, deter
mined that not one cent more should be paid
upon any of the reports, for they were sus
pected of being false and many of them have
subsequently shown by the reports of two en
gineers to be not onlv false but fraudulent.
ELIAS N. CONWAY.
On motion of Mr. Johnson of Desha, j
the clerk was directed to have 500 copies
of the report and documents printed for
the use of the House, and the report and
documents referred to the committee on
swamp and overflowed lands.
Mr. Johnson of Pulaski, introduced
House bill No. 39, to be entitled •• an act1
for the relief and benefit of the township
of Surrounded Hill, in Monroe county,” i
which was read the first time, and on mo
tion ot Johnson of Pulaski, the rules were
suspended and the bill read the second
time by caption, and on the further motion
of Johnson of Pulaski, the rules were j
I
ig.iin suspended, the bill read a third litne
by caption and passed.
The resolution relative to a mail route
from Memphis to Madison, by railroad
and thence to Li'lle Rock by coaches, was
read the first litne.
The House took a recess to go into the
election of a U. S. Senator.
On motion of Mr. Johnson of Pulaski,
the clerk was directed to inform the Sen
ate that the House was ready to receive
them to go into an election for a U. S.
Senator and of an associate Judge of the
supreme court.
The Senate appeared within the bar of
the House and were seated.
The President announced that nomina
tions for U. S. Senator were in order.
Mr. Anderson of Phillips, nominated
Hon. IV. K. Sebastian, and there being no
further nominations, Mr. Sebastian re
ceived 91 votes, being all the votes given,
and was declared duly elected.
Nominations for Supreme Judge were
next in order, when Mr. Gains nominated
the Hon. G. C. Scott, who received 87
votes, and was declared lobe duly elected.
The Senate then returned to their
chamber.
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NEWS ITEMS, &c.
The Mexican Debt.—The Loudon Times,
which has long been urging tiie United States
to annex the whole of Mexico, now charges
us wilh the design of repudiating the debt of
that country. .It had better wait until we
have assumed it.
Death of John M. Patton, of Virginia.
lion. John M. Patton, of Virginia, long a
member of Congress during the Administra
tion of President Jackson, died at his resi
dence in Richmond, on the 2l*Lh ult., in the
trid year of his age.
Gen. Wm. Walker BoundforNicaragua.
Gen. Walker says he is satisfied, in his own
mind, that there will be no interference with
his lawful emigration to Nicaragua, on the
part of tiie British ileet. And he thinks there
will be no clashing of interest between the
Southern emigration and the Nicaragua Canal
Company.,
Liquor Selling in Utah.—The whisky
iinu iv. v u i • <1*1. u'i v. u * , uiuiijio iu uiiu<<u.-u
ing condition. !t is retailed at 25 cents a
drink, but the price does not seem to diminish
the quantity drank.
-The Emigration Commissioners of New
York report the arrival of 8,642 emigrants at
that place during the month of October.
-The late terrible crimes in three of our
principal cities—the attempted-parricide, fra
tricide, and wholesale murder in New York;
the brutal and cowardly stabbing of a courte
zan in Cincinnati ; and the suffocation of a
man jealous of one mistress and the suicide of
a rival mistress in Philadelphia—are sad evi
dences of the improper training of our young
men.
-Tile telegraph line from Placerville,
California, to Salt Lake, is now in successful
operation, dispatches being transmitted across
the summit of the Sierra Nevada. It is ex
pected that the entire line will he completed
by the close of the present month.
-Wm.-R. Hunt, who killed Maj. Thomas
Mull, about a year since on board the steamer
Kate Frisbee, was acquit ed by the Criminal
Court of Memphis, on the 10th inft.
-The steamer Rough and Ready was
sunk at Napoleon, by the Monongahela coming
in contact, yvith her too violently as she lay in
port. Many a better man has gone down from
the shocking elFectof Monongahela.—[Pine
iSlulf Independent.
Without G o v e r n m f. nt.—Chihuahua,
Mexico, is represented as being without Gov
ernment The people were divided into seve
ral parlies, without support from either the
constitutional or Zuloaga government.
-Senator Broderick’s departure from
California for Washington, by the Overland
Mail, was an occasion taken by his friends to
have a high time. They chartered a steam
boat and accompanied him to Benicia, firing
salutes by the way and consuming forty baskets
of champagne.
Terrible Mortality. — The deaths in
New Orleans, from yellow fever, from June
27th to October 10til, inclusive, wore three
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine. The
total of deaths for that period is six thousand
three hundred and eighty-six.
-The State election in New York on the
2d irist.. resulted in the success of Morgan,
the Slack Republican candidate for Governor.
(fjjp” Sixty persons left Lincoln county. N.
C-, in one day bound for new homes in Ar
kansas.
Nicaragua Cotton. — The Montgomery
(Ala.) Mail, of the 2d inst., lias been shown a
sample of the above cotton, raised by 1). C.
UUIUUI1. U IIUIA LUimiy. Xlli: I'lilll li
has a silky appearance, with a fibre of extra
ordinary length. Good judges pronounced it
worth 20 cents a pound. Mr. Gordon imported
the seed, which are quite small; the cotton is
easily gathered, and 1200 pounds of the seed
will yield 500 pounds of lint.
-The oldest Masonic Lodge in the coun
try is the St. John’s of Boston. Its charter
was granted April 111). 11711. Heurv Force. Esq.,
Master. The St. John’s was empowered to
grant charters to other lodgMr-swvl'the first
one was to Benjamin Franklin, then u resident
of Philadelphia.
NEW OR RE A N Si A N I) WHITE
RIVER PACKET,
ADDU 15 O N :
T). B PRICE.Master.
W. H. Brown.Clerk.
THIS fine freight and
nfecJkrs-IEeSdaMtpassenger steamer, having
entered the above trade, will run regularly
throughout the season. The Ar nr con. having
been bought expressly for the trade, bar offi
cers being White river men. Hatter themselves
that they can give entire satisfaction to travel
ers and shippers.
All business promptly attended to.
For freight or passage apply on board.
—rnrv2i+--tf --
Male and Female School.
MRS. M. V. HARRIS respect
fully informs the, citizens of /J.
lies Arc and adjacent country,
she will open a School, on Monday
the 22d inst., to continue for a tSsr
Session or Five Months. From her experi
ence she Hatters herself that she will be en
abled to give satisfaction to all who may favor
her with their patronage.
List ov Prices—Payable Monthly.
Orthography, Reading and Numeration,$ 8 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing. Prima
ry Arithmetic, Geography and Gram
mar.... lo 00
Etymology, Reading, Fancy Writing,
Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar
and History.’.. 12 00
Payments to be made at the end of each
month. All pupils charged from the time of
entering, except in cases of protracted illness.
nov20 tf
CAMJTtOJY!
T HEREBY caution the Public, and all I»
1, surauce Offices that the steamboat Win.
Campbell, of the port of St. Louis, now in
White river, is carrying pilots who know
little or nothing of its navigation. Mr. John
Lockert is known to have no papers, and Mr.
Robert L. Cowen is known to be incompetent.
This much I can prove, and as a single in
stance I refer to Capt. M. M. Bateman,(pilot)
of the L. 6. Mail steamer Fortune.
ROB’T. h. dearing.
White river Pilot.
I hereby certify that I h ire it en off roil "’a
fine psesent” to suppress the above publication,
and that the bribe was offered by the above
named Cowen. W. T. COCHRAN,
Nov. 20, 183S.-lt Jacksonport.
Tiie Chinese in California.—F.f- !
forts have been rntule in California and
Australia to keep out Chinese emigrants, >
but there is no doubt that they will ulti
mately fail, neithe? country can long do
without this cheap labor, and will be glad
to tolerate it, however degraded and vis
ciotis the people may be.
The act to restrict the immigration of
Chinese into California, went into opera
tion on the 1st of October. The penalty,
fine and imprisonment falls on the masters
and owners of vessels disobeying the law.
Several ships are on their way from Hong
Ivong with passengers, but it is generally
believed that the act will be held by the
Supreme Court to be unconstitutional.
Above that view, if the treaty recently
made with China guarantees protection to
natives of that country in the United
States, the law of California it would
seem, must give way before the treaty.—
[Boston Traveler.
aiAnniED:
On Thursday evening last, at the residence
of the brides father, Mir. Morris Weatcs, six
miles South of Dos Arc, by Elder John Car
roll, Mr. Harvey A. Greek of Des Arc, to
Miss Martha Wears.
In Prairie county, on the 31st of October,
1858, by II. I). Iludsins, Esq., at the resi
dence of Major II. M. Barnes, Mr. Zacha
riah Waters, of Jefferson county, to Miss
Jennie Barnes, of Prairie county, Ark.
X3X33X5 :
On the 12th inst.. at the residence of his
son-in-law, Daniel Hur.-diaw, Esq., near Hick
ory Plain, Prairie county. Ark., ALLEN
DOWDLE, Esq., aged 63years.
Tiie deceased removed in January last from
Prairie county to Conway'county, Arkansas—
lias been a resident of Arkansas since 1852.
rii all the relations of life he was highly es
teemed. On the 27tli of July last, Mrs. Mar
tha M. Dowdle, his wife, died at the same
place, while on a visit to her two daughters
residing in this county. Is it not strange that
these two estimable old people should each
have been called hence while on a visit to
their children. How often it is in the jour
ney of life that joyfuJ meetings are followed
by sorrowful partings. But “there remainetb
a rest for the people of God,” and the rela
tives of both the deceased, certainly have a
full assurance that they have gone to enjoy
that full fruition which is reserved for those
who “have laid up treasure in Heaven.” M.
A. L, HARRIS,
if' ,1 T € M - ,11 .1 M E II
AND
JSWStaEn.
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the
Nucleus House, Des Are,
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-6rn
H UME F HILL,
MADISON ST., MEMPHIS, TENN.
€ o m m i s 8 i o n e r f o r 1 h e
COURT OF CLAIMS,
COMMISSIONER FOR TAKING TESTIMONY
In tli c V. S. District Courts,
Wotai'y T® ci lotic,
AND COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS
For Ihc State of Arkansas, and all the States
and Territories in the Union.
Prompt and special attention paid to the
taking of Depositions or Commissions.
uov20-ly
” 930 .ACRES
O F
Valuable White River Land
von saw,
AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That by
IN virtue of the power and authority in me
vested by a certain Deed of Trust, executed to
me as Trustee, by John Myers, on the 15th
day of March, 1858. to secure to Blakely D.
Turner, Virgil B. Dalrymple and Thomas B.
Turner, the payment of certain notes in said
Deed specified, which deed is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office in Jackson county,
Arkansas, I will, as Trustee, offer for sale at
public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash,
ON MONDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF DE
CEMBER. 1S58,
in front of the Jackson -House, in the town of
Des Arc. in Prairie Countv. Arkansas, the
TRACT OF LAND on which said John My
ers lived at the date of said Deed of Trust,
lying on White river, in Jackson county, Ar
kansas, about ten miles above said town of
Des Arc, generally known as the Walnut Bend
tract of land, and containing about Nine Hun
dred and Twenty Acres, more or less.
There is a fine Wood Yard, and considera
ble improvements on said land, and it is re
garded as one of the richest and most raluable
tracts on White River.
JOHN JACKSON,
November 20, 1858-21 Trustee.
Jackson House for Sale.
<I"MIE undersigned is desirous to sell the
JL above House, which is situated in Des
Arc. The house is a brick building contain
ing twelve rooms—connected therewith is a
frame dining room, 45 feet long, 10 feet wide.
Also, connected is an office with a good Bar
and a hack room—each 18 feet square. There
is, also, another tenement disconnected from
the main building, suitable for a Barber Shop
—it is now occupied as a Silver-smith Shop.
There is in ail sixteen rooms. There is a good
Livery Stable within 30 yards of the premises.
1 am not anxious to sell because the business
will not pay, but on account of my health
being bad, I cannot give my personal attention
to the House. 1 venture the assertion that
this tavern has cleared more money for the
amount invested than any other business in
the State. It_is situated within 100 yards of
the Steamboat Landing, iinmedratelv oil the
main street. The U. S. Mail Stage Office is
kept at this House.
Terms.—One-third cash ; balance in one and
two years, with a lien on the property until
the last payment is made.
(J5?” If not sold by the 1st day of January
next, this property will be for rent or lease.
(J5P” For further information address ine at
Des Arc. M. M, ERWIN.
nov. 13,1858-t.l.j.
J . &T)7 JOBE,
DEALERS IX
Iflll'-iJOOlfS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and C APS,
Heady-Made Cloth ing,
Hardware, Queensware, Wooden-Ware,
CUTLERY, SADDLERY,
Drugs, Modioiuos, otc.
HAVE on'hand every article usually kept
in Dry Good Stores, which M ill be sold
for cash or to punctual customers on the usual
time. Please call and examine our stock be
fore purchasing elseM’here.
Store one door east of Washer & Vaughan’s.
Des Arc, Ark., October 30, 1858.-ly
jnns. at no «.#.v,
Fancy Dress Goods
AND
MILIjIKTER store,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Respectfully informs the Ladies of
Des Arc, and adjacent country, that she
has just opened an assortment of FA\( V
<1001)8 AM) MILLINERY, next door
to the Jackio.'i House, which she offers low
for cash. oct23-tf
< irisen iWicr Cor Safe.
OTHER business claiming our attention
makes it necessary that we should dispose
of the Citizen Office. The paper has been
published near four years, and has a paying
patronage. Thestibscription list, advertising,
job work, &.C., is inferior to no establishment
in the State, for the length of time the office
has been established. Possession given on the
1st day of January 1859.
£5^” Persons wishing to purchase are invi
ted to call and examine the material, &c.—
Those at a distance will address the under
signed. J. C. MORRILL,
Des Arc, Ark.
Also, a half interest in the building
and premises occupied as the “ Citizen Print
ing Office,” wiy be sold on reasonable terms.
sept25. J. C. MORRILL.
SALE O F LOTS
IN
ri'tHE undersigned will commence the sale
_L of Lots in
B U F F A L () Cl T Y
ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN
J A NUAll Y, 1859,
TO THE HIGHEST DIDDER.
TERMS—One-fourth cash; balance on a
credit of twelve months, without security, ex
cept such as the lots afford.
Buffalo City is situated on the South side of
White River, seventy miles by land and one
hundred and fifteen miles by water above Bntes
vilie, Arkansas, at the foot of the Buffalo
Shoals, eleven miles above the mouth of the
North Fork, and one mile above the mouth of
the Buffalo Fork of White River, at the head
of reliable navigation on White River, about
two hundred and fifty miles by land from St.
Louis, one hundred and twenty from Little
Rock, two hundred miles from Memphis, one
hundred and fifty miles from Fort Smith,
ninety-five miles from Jaclcsonport, and one
hundred and forty miles from Des Arc. Buf
falo City is accessible for good size steam
boats most of the year, and small boats of
very light draught nearly or quite all the year.
isy a glance at a map or Arxansas, per
sons can see at once the destiny of Buffalo
City, situated as it is. at the foot of the Buffa
lo Shoals, the head of reliable navigation on
White river, surrounded by a very large ex
tent of fertile settled country, commanding an
immense wagon trade west and north-west, j
from one hundred and twenty-five to one hun
dred and seventy-five miles, and on the north
one hundred miles, and on the south and south
west, from fifty to seventy-five miles. This
vast extent of high, healthy country is unsur
passed in fertility in the west. Uninterrupted
by speculators, lands are very cheap, produ
cing wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, etc., equal to
any part of the United States ; and for the
raising of hogs, cattle, horses, mules, sheep,
etc., is scarcely to he equalled anywhere, the
truth of which is fully demonstrated from the
fact that emigration, of the most substantial
and desirable character, has been pouring
into this region of country for the last, few
years by thousands, from every part of Ihe
Union, and from information received, the
emigration will continue unprecedented in
almost any part of the globe The wants of
this vast country, so rapidly settling up, makes
it absolutely necessary that a trading point he
established at the most accessible point nearest
and most convenient to the masses on the
beautiful and eve navigable White river.
Buffalo City being situated at the foot cf the
Buffalo Shoals, the head of reliable naviga
tion on White river, is the place selected by
nature itself for a trading point for that im
mense country. Nature has said to naviga
tors. hi re i J tin' gi eat Buffalo Shoals : thus far
you shall go up this beautiful stream and no
farther; hence Buffalo City took its name.
Had this natural site for a city been judiciously
laid off in lots and sold some years ago, as the
present pioprietor will do immediately, it 1
would unquestionably have been a place by .
this time of no small note. The undersigned. »•
having become sole proprietor of the grounds ,5
and buildings by purchase, in part from Win. |8j
Byers, of llatesvillo. and in part of the estate
of Win. Tmistall, of Jacksonport, Arkansas,
and further, in part by entry in the United
States Government Land-Office, at a heavy
outlay of money, is determined to lay it off
immediately in real city style, fronting the
river in convene nt size lots and blocks, with
.wide front row. as well as wide streets and
alleys; also, squares for public buildings'
and promenades, etc., etc. The l iver being
straight, the banks having a gradual descent,
not subject to cave, with deep water close up
to the shore, with the beautiful level rich
grounds all above oveiflow,combined with the
beautiful scenery partly surrounding the town,
and pure spring water gushing out near at
hand, and never-failing cold pure healthy well
water to he had in any part of the town, with
fine woods convenient, combined with many
advantages and conveniences, with me liealtn
lulness of the place, makes, beyond a doubt,
the prospects at this point for a city, in fact,
far superior to any other point in all this re
gion of country, and inferior to no point on
White liver, or any other in the State of Ar
kansas.
Mail farilities must and will no doubt soon
lie extended by steamboat up White river from
Jacksonport to Buffalo City, (it already llaving
keen extended from Jacksonport up Black
river to Pocahontas.) When this is done it
furnishes transportation for freight and pas
sengers out to the Mississippi river the yeti
round, justifying at once the establishment^
various stage lines from Bulfalii City to the
interior, north and north-west, west, south aid
south-west. These things are no fiction, W
the conclusions of those best acquainted wE
the country ; men of sound mind ami judgment
Two boats are now preparing to run fro!
Jacksonport to Buffalo City, connecting will
the regular New Orleans, Memphis and K*
j poleon packtts.
To persons desiring to settle in BitS*”
City, we say don’t pay any attention to tbo=t
1 who would try to discourage you, who star®
out as “ living monuments” of a “ masterly tie
| activity,” to denounce everything as “ visions
i l-y” that seems new to their sleepy intellects.
I and who war upon the moving spirit of tin
1 day, and would, if they could, strangle evert
-j-ptil.. rpi i.e-—loi-l.- Hie M-tycls of in I van C i1 merit 1* 1
! a “ stand still,” ami block up all avenues of l
! trade and commerce. They but thereby prou
: their utter ignorance of the facts and acvel
opments of the present age, “and their ov*
! unfitness for the times.”
A good site, also $300 worth of lots willed
! given for the immediate establishment of*
good Saw-Mill, and a good site and $500 wortn
of lots will be given for the establishment of1
first class Flouring Mill, at Buffalo City. ’*
better location for such business cannot »c
found anywhere. ,
The sale of Lots is to he made in good fat'11
and without reserve. Lots can be had atpd‘
vate sale. ^
For further particulars, address, for t"
present. “Agent Buffalo City Lots, Bu3j
io City,” or the undersigned.
jOIIfV II. Ql ISEXBEBBV.
oct30-ts Des Arc, Arkm _
A. 1.1 N ni'-,
DEALER IN
Jewelry, Silver-Ware.
GUNS, RIFLES, AND EQUIPMENT
-ALSO— -
ACCORDEONS, CUTLER}*
FISHING TACKLE AND GUNSMITHS’ MATER*
Shelby Street—below Union.
M F. MPHIS, T E N N F. SShb.
New Work made to order— ReP~1f
done at short notice. iiovU-*.^
Take Notice !
A LL persons are hereby notified, not <*
A any timber, on our Lots, in the to
Des Arc, as wk shall sukely enforce
I LAW, if they do.
| febJl-tf.] FRITH* JACKSOn