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threshhold of It* second y«ir'*Y>,
ence; andnotwdtitandlng wc arc sVi"»j
rounded with political gloom, we push ,
forward with hope beating high bid
ding us anticipate a glorious future.
Thut at all time* a well conducted
newspaper is necessary to the prosper
ity and development^)/a country, is a
well established fact now universally
admitted, 'flint our paper should be
patronized in preference to foreign
journals, is in keeping with the estab
lished custom ol' the times. Apprecia
ting these facts, »ve |)ave labored to es
tablish a newspaper in Dee Arc that
would be worthy the patronage of the
people and refleot credit upou the
country supporting it. How' far we
have succeeded in these tilings the ap
pearance and tone of our columns tell.
Believing that it would be for the ben
efit of the people and to o r int rest,
we have reduced our |ubscriptiou
price so as to bring it wi(hm the range
ol practicability for all to take their
own country paper; nor docs the irtl*
vantage of this step stop at this point,
our mercantile friends and business
men generally, will sec at a glance that
a paper published at these figures must
necessarily have a rapidly increasing
circulation, and thjt it is the best medi
um thrdugh 'which to communicate
their business to the people. Our am
bition is large ; we desire that ntir cir
culation be increased until it outnum
bers that of any paper in the State, and
to this end we are rapidly hastening.
In pi eseuting ^urselvcs in this article
to the reading and advertising public,
wc do it feeling that we will not be
alone benefited. Our columns being
well filled with the latest news and
containing matter of general import
ance from all parts of the country, and
UDon almost cvervFsuhiect. makes our
paper richly worth its price ; and it is
yet to be recorded, that a man by judi
cious advertising lias failed to reap a
rich pecuniary hat-vest. With these
remarks we send our paper forth, con
fident that its appearance and worth
will attract the patronage of the read
ing public, and that business i»ou will
vote It a valuable auxiliary towards
furthering their interests.
WATCHMAN,IwHAT OF THE
NIGHT?
Political revolution necessitates an
agitation of the public mind, and amid j
the varied changes that are created and j
destroyed, the inquiry will often come j
up, tell us of the times? Just now, i
when the pent up fury of ltadical |
wrath is rolling like a huge volume of
flame, fanned by its created current, i
upon the heads of those who once
dared, and do yet dare think (Jiffgrentlj
with them, the question is Of j
MZ 'dort> ocihe times ? That
*i point has been reached, and American
history must record it, when "Judg
ment has flown to brutish beasts, and
man has lost his reason.” But a little
while ago, and we of the South were
warred upon, plundered, villified and
abused, because wo dared desire .sepa
ration from the American Union. In
this we failed; we tvore, as our con
querors claimed, whipped back, to all
of which we submitted. But now.
strange to say, those who whipped us j
back would legislate us out. More
thfrfi this, their pulpits denounce us as
not Christian ; their schools and colle
ges boast onr immorality; their press
Pours out bitterness and scorn upon
our heads, nud treats with ridicule and
contempt our pretensions to equality. I
By tho acts of their legislative bodies !
we are cheated of dur rights, (fr-nied
the privileges ceded to us at the sur
render, are driven from all participa
tion in lands for which we paid dearly : I
are plundered by revenue, cheatedj
with tariff, imposed upon by taxes, aud !
the right to say nay to these things ta- >
ken from us. Tho constitution, that
sacred instrument by which the States i
were so long governed, is disregarded. '
The lines of demarkation between the ■
powers of tlio executive and congress j
are lost; and rampant tho dominant i
party runs from radicalism to moboc- |
racy, and onward to despotism, j
'Watchman, what of tho night ? False j
views of government have obtained, j
and lost in their fervid attachment to !
power, the Kadical party discarding
honor, principle and humanity, beat
down with the strong arm of raaioritv I
upon tho resistless South, and call their
oppression justice. We ask where is
justice in these things ? Have oid land
marks been so far removed that no
power can be exercised for right? If
aguinst their darling scheme au honest
executive raise his voice and interpose
his strong arm, his power is reduced
and his policy disregarded. Dare the
bupremc Court ilcdini wgaiust. their fa
vorite measure, that Court is composed ,
of imbeciles and its decisions shall not
prevail. Verily, these things are ; yet
the South crouches hot at their feet to
beg for mercy. They have none to
show', she no Sins to answer for. H er
course has been as honorable as thelr’s
have been perfidious: and she can fear
naught that the consciousness of fight
will net enable her to bear. Fanati
cism is born of discord and flourishes
with agitation j take from the creature
its food and it dies. Ilence the most j
consistent course for us is a dignified j
sileucc, a patient waiting for the time ;
when these extreme views now' enter
tained by the dominant party shall be
broughMu subjection to the more con
servative policy of justice,,and if this
time never comes, patience Will bring
its own reward.
8®. Louisianians in Washington Buy if
the Reconstruction bill becomes a law,
dev. Welts, of Louisiana, wdi at once or
der an election of delegates to remodel the
Constitution, so as to be rej.rci>ented in
CoBgrss* «* soon a* possible.
" s> '8 iniquitous
j0t ’upon ns, and
• V glaring unrousti
:':»s tfrv.A law. Coiniiiciit
|»Jiry ; a gloom must fall up
, A^ver) ‘southern heart, ami a deep
state seat itself against the mongrel
crew that heap so uujustly this infamy
upon us.
There is at least oue sensible man in
the United States Senate. While the
Judiciary Committee is considering
the impeachment project and reporting
on it, Rogers of that committee pre
sents a minority report in which he
says: There is not a particle of evi
dence before the committee to sustain
any charge which the House charged
the committee to investigate,: ami the
ease is wholly without a particle of
evidence whereupon an impeachment
could he founded. Sir. Rogers says
most of the evidence taken is of a sec
ondary character, such as would not he
admitted into courts of justice, and lie
sees no good in continuing the investi
gation.
teJyTlie experience of the last year
ought certainly to have taught those
engaged in agricultural pursuits, the ru
inous folly of planting all their land in
cotton. The steady decline which is
taking place iu the price of this staple,
the enormous and unjust tax imposed
upon it by the general government,
and the almost utter impossibility of
procuring a reliable labor for its culti
vation—all combine to render its ex
clusive production a very hazardous
experiment. Now that the time is
close at hand for planting, we urge up
on the people to abandon, in a great
measure, its cultivation.
The policy of our state at present is
to husband her resources, and notjor
her people to risk their all in wild spec
ulations. The community is the most
independent which is seif-supporting.
The future looks foreboding, and no
calculations as to what the condition of
the country or the value of any crop
will be at the end of the year, can be
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there is one thing wo may know and
that is, if we are supplied with the nec
essaries of life wo shall not bo brought
to tlie state of starvation and suffering
now existing in some of our sister
states.
Already the suspicion is creeping
over the minds of-manv of the western
people, that they have, perhaps, in
their blinded madness, killed the goose
that laved the golden egg. The de
mend i'or produce for tile southern
market is daily becoming smaller,
from tlie sheer inability of our people
to buy. Now, if we produce every
necessary of life at home, as we cer
tainly can, the dearth in their market
may lead them to extend their inqui
ries into tlie pojitiiieal world to ascer
tain its causes. And then, when it is
discovered’that hostile legislation by a
party drunk with power, has brought
pecuniary troubles upon them, their in
stincts, together with good sense, will
lead them to cease tlie' exercise of op
pression towards the south and try the
virtue ofcultiv: t ngamity between the
two sections.
We hope tlie press throughout our
state will urge upon our people the
good policy, aye, the absolute necessity
of abandoning vneir amiubi (o'ra^
Urg* C, ops of eolton, and devotin''
their etforts to the production ot eorfi
and meat. Whatever misfortunes may
overtake us, let us at least have enough
to eat.
To preserve our political equality we
plunged into a civil war; now suppose
we follow the dictates of wisdom and
endeavor to secure the same objeet by
following tho infallible laws of'politi
cal economy. Even if our success
should be tlie same, we will not. bv this
peaceful course reap the same terrible
results. Let tlie wise tiller of tlie soil
oousult liis owiisgood sense, and plant
corn and look to Ids stock, to his own
pecuniary benefit and the great good
of the commonwealth.—[Gazette.
Emigration.
Amongst tlie many-practical and use
ful lessons taught us in tlie late war.
was tlie great value and political im
portance of foreign emigration. For
eigners were never encouraged to come
and settle amongst Vis. They were never
met with those flattering inducements
and prospects that greeted them in the
north and west. Jealous of our pecu
liar institution our manners and cus
toms, our statesmen and men of capi
tal and influence feared least coming
into contact witli foreign sy’stems our
own might be jeopardized. This, to
say the least of it, was short-sighted
and improvident. It was the foreign
population in the north, to a gaeat ex
tent. that has built their towns, cities,
railroads, factories and other improve
ment ■. Foreign capital followed then
in the track of foreign emigration, and
combined has made' the northern and
western states populous and powerful
empires, in one. sense, within them
selves. The same steps that made Illi
nois what it is to-day, will place Ar
kansas amongst thepo’pulous and pow
ering in the Union. Let soine system
be adopted at oure to secure at some
future time this desirable result. Our
lands are rich and viold a certain and
bounteous reward to the hand that tills
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• liUTOjl Hll'V Hi t* WUiUI) me
reach of every mail, if only energy aud
industry be applied. Let us by'some
efleet ns 1 means invite emigration. Ii
will take a little trouble and perhaps a
few dollars expense, but let it be done.
'1 here are thousands of good laboring
men in the north who would gludlv
make this their home if they were en
couraged so to do. This much we
know and believe to be true. The very
necessities of the state di m ind emigra
tion, and our people should delay no
longer the rflort to secure this desira
ble end.—[Jacksouport Herald.
Stand Firm.—Seneca, who opened
Uis own veins and bled to death at the
command of Nero, held that a man of
courage ought
“Main ni'j'nhbtit
Obtlare, arc eertere, ac retro dart.''
To aland firm against great ills,
Nor turn to flee, nor fearfully give back.
While the prayers of the people of the
South may fitly asceud to heaven in all
their churches, beseeching Hod who holds
the fates of Nations in His hand to let
their cup of humiliation and bitter agony
rms from them if it be possible; while
they piteously cry, *
l*i,ye us, blest Providence, and square our trials
To our proportioned strength l"
they must remember that for the people
as for the man, it is not ail of life to live ;
and that the memories aud glories of their
Fast are held by them as a sacred trust,
to be conveyed unimpaired to their pos
terity.—[Memphis Appeal.
•S'* A French bookseller being asked
for a copy of the French Constitution,
replied, T keep no periodical*."
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FROM SEW FORK*
New Yoke. Marc h 4.—The commit
tee on the custom fraud* report the
moet reprehensible conduct on the part
of Mr. Smythe, the present collector,
in selling for $40,(XX) whmt was called n
general order of business.
The beneficiaries were P. Van Ber
gen, George K. Thompson, and Sena
tors Doolittle and Patterson, and a Mrs.
Perry. Smytlie said he would not have
a dollar left, but the arrangement left
him sole almoner of a political fund of
$10,000. The report shows systematic
and protracted extortion.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington. March 4.—-AH import
ant appropriation bills liaise at length
passed.
The President approved the bankrupt
I bill.
A bill to give validity to the procla
1 relations of the President, an important
I appropriation bill, wool tariff' bill, tax
I hills, and all other bills presented to
the President were sigueu by him.
The Mexican legation is officially
j informed of tire capture of Gevauavta.
I by the liberals witli 150 prisoners, and
mentions that the battle lasted for six
j hours.
in tire senate Wade was elected pres
ident pro tern A vote of thanks to
Foster passed.
The conference committee reported a
j resolution to facilitate the settlement
j of accounts of disbursing officers which
was agreed to.
A Joint resolution for the reduction
of tire military reservation at, Fort Ri
ley, and a grunt of lands for bridge re
pairs in Arkansas, was passed.
Mr. Trumbull moved to take up the
joint resolution and repeal the acts ap
pointing commissioners for payment of
loyal men for slaves enlisted in the ar
my. He sard that a great many men in
the border States were opposed to the
contemplated payment of secessionists
\ that were applying for payment. Iftne
| acts were kept in force many of the lat
ter would be paid, if ready to make af
fidavits to their loyalty. He read a
letter from a gentleman in Kentucky.
Mr. Davis called for the name of the
author, and Mr. Trumbull replied that
the author was Mr. Mai sen, and en
dorsed by representative Mekee. Mr.
Davis said neither were entitled to the
least credit. Trumbull called Davis to
order for thus alluding to a member ol
the House.
In the afternoon the presiding officer
iiruiuiu mi; imm mihuii t uii^i L'SS uu
! journcd sine die
TIic House also passed several private
I bills.
i The council hill for auditing ac
| counts of disbursing officers was agreed
| to.
Sennt»bill thanking Cyrus W. Field,
l was passed.
FROM NASIIVI1.I.E.
Nashville, March -4.—Sloan's livery
stable was burned to-day. It was oc
cupied by Capt. Hubbard, government
storekeeper, and others. Aggregate
lo.is about $30,090. Done by an inccu
: diary.
In the house a proposition to repeal
the law prohibiting negroes from hold
ing office, was lost by a majority »l
three.
FROM CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati. March 4.—The river hat
j risen twenty-three inches since Satur
day. There is now it".; feet In tht
, c namWt
Flk'M CAIRO.
, Cairo. Maifh 4.—The Lizzie Gill.
1 from Saint Louis to New Orleans,
passed down at !> a. m.: the Leonidas
! from New Orleans to Pittsburg, at 10
! a. m. I
There lias Been a continual snow
| since midnight;. The snow is nearly
i even inches deep. The storm is una
bated with heavy wind.
Tlie river here has fallen two inches
within the last twenty-four hours.—
Mercury 26.
The Louisiana, from Evansville for
New Orleans, passed at 2 p. m.; Ocean
Wave and barges at 2 p. m.; returns
from here, Mississippi from St. Louis
for New Orleans, at 6 p. m.; Alice Y„
from Cincinnati for New Orleans at (i
p. ni.S the Glaseow, from Cairo to New
Orleans, at 6 p. in.
FROM LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, March 4.—Patrick My
ers, clerk of the .National hotel drowned
himself yesterday while under mental
aberration.
The river rose nearly four Inches to
day and is now rising at the rate of half
an inch per hour.
It has been snowing all day. Tliere
is a general snow storm North of the
Ohio.
FOREIGN.
London, March 4.—A dispatch from
Dublin announces the capture of Col.
O'Connor two miles from the scene of
insurrection.
Paris, March 4.—Strikes Kmoug op
eratives are very frequent. The cause
is that they arc unable to procure food
at present wages..
Florence, March L—Garibaldi, hav
ing sent his sons to the Crete, promises
to go himself and take up arms.
Queenstown; Marti 4.—The steamer
AllfttPlitio tViWU Vn«r v.x».lr I 1.
to-day.
telegraphic markets.
Louisville, March 4.—Sales of 95
liluls tobacco at $3@20 25. Flour, su
perfine, $10. Corn. 71®75c. Wheat,
nominal. •Sugar, New Orleans prime
to Choice, 14!,.c. Mess pork. $20,30.—
Bulk incuts, 7‘£@1034e. Bacon. H',,@
'-V- Lard, iu tierces, I2'.,c. Whisky
$2,25.
New York, March 4.—Cotton dull
and heavy mu! deelinings ULnUlk.c for
middling uplands. . Flour 10® 15c low
er, $,S,50®$,75; superfine to ciioieo ex
tra Western, $10,50® 11,50, and at the
close it was counted dull. Whisky qui
et and dull. Wheat dull and drooping.
$2,18@d,2$. Corn firmer at $ 1,08(« l.lu.
Oats, steady at 59®fdo. llulk moats
tirm. Bacon quiet. Fair activity iu
dry goods.
Louis, March 4.—Tobacco quiet.
Gotten dull; middling, 27c. Flour,
lower grade* dull and drooping, $11,5o
(<£$14,.M), whole range. Wheat firm, $4,
i5@4,95. Corn, $1,42® 1,45.# Oats. $1,
91®2,00. Provisions steady. Pork.
$20. liaron, 9®t2e. .Sugar cured hams
10c.
t©“ A clergyman-down cast,” asked
a woman, whom he had baptized, as she
was coming out ot the water, how she
telt iu her mind, and was surprised to
hear her answer “bully.”
Rev. Dr. Beckwith, of New Or
leans, is spokcu of us the prouublc clergy
man to be elected to Uio Episcopal See of
Florida, made vacant by the death of Dr.
Rutledge.
(COMMt'JtlCATKD.)
Mr. Editor: In yonr last issue
state that our neighbors of Devnll'*friutV <
and Austin, are going to erect Holdings
for institutions of learning The am all
paragraph which gives <his informa
tion, should be rend and re-read, by
every citizen of D*s Arc, until each in
dividual could be made to realize the
fact that we are living in an age of pro
gress ; that our neighbors, although
not so favorably situated as ourselves,
are alive to the necessities of the day.
We profess to be a public spirited ami
enterprising community, nnd have
shown this to be a fact by the number
of great enterprises, nnd the liberality
of our citizens in subscribing funds to
carry them through. Last year we
! voted S50/KK) for a railroad enterprise,
j but unfortunately found that that sum
I was but a drop in the bucket, compared
with the amount required even to com- 1
mence the road, with a prospect of suc
cess. More recently our citv fathers
have been agitating the question of -a
road .from tins point to Cotton Plant,
but again this is dying out, and it is
feared that laudable enterprise may
fail, in consequence of its bring brvond
the abilities of our city. In fart, Iain'
afraid wc are. too proud ; that wc are
not Willing to learn to creep before we
walk. Let us not despise the day of
small things, but measure our strength,
learn what wc arc able to do, and then
do it. Let us name a small amount,
say $0,000, that the city could raise in
the next twelve months, without any
one scarcely feeling it.
In the tirst place it would be well to
initiate a progressive movement by
commencing something that wc know
wc can complete within the year, and
thereby give a plain demonstration of
the fact that public enterprise, when
properly conducted, pays, nnd thereby
educate our citizens up to the standard
that only a part arc flow trying to act
upon.
You arc now prepared to ask, what
great enterprise could we complete
with this small amount ? Pardon me
if I advise the abandoning of those,
great enterprises, that wc may really
accomplish one or two small ones.—
One half of the above sum, say $3,000.
would build and furnish a very neat
and commodious building, two stories
high, containing four rooms, for an
academy or college. Or, three of them
might be used for that purpose,and the
other for a town 1ml!. fora year or two,
or until we feel able to build a ball.—
The other half, with sonic assistance
that might be looked for outside, would
complete a good bridge across bayou
Pes Are, and thereby open an avenue
| that would bring more trade to this
| city than could be brought here in any
i other way, with the same expenditure.
All of this we can do, and begin to rc
I aiize the advantages derived therefrom,
within twelve months from to-dnv;
j and notwithstanding the cost, there is
; no doubt but in March. 1808, we would
he better prepared to lend our credit to
railroads, plank roads, and extensive
! turnpikes, than we are now.
Already I imagine I hear the san
i
r’ gume part of our citizens shouting,
j "tTl’irrau .or i fie college iiim‘,'.‘'vi(Tge ;—
■ Let us have them immediately and
amid the uproar. I hear a few faint and
j feeble voices whisper, as though fear
! inPr to be hoard, -I'll give a hundred,”
. —titty, -ten,’ or, perhaps, some one
i holder Jhan the rest, judging of the fu
ture by the past, shouts bravely. “I’ll
! give a thousand,’ with the lirm expec
tation of never being called upon for
(his subscription. Von may ail take
I courage gentlemen, for there is little
tear ot your subscription ever bocom
! :l|g due. And von. gentlemen, in 8t.
| Louis, Memphis, Cincinnati and New
Vork, in the highways and byways of
the whole country, who own lots in
Pes Arc, that gleam of hope will fade
from your happy faces before WE will
over take such steps to double the value
of Torn property, while yon sit idly
waiting for us to heap wealth in your
coders. Tf you wish to reap the harv
est you must sow the seed and till the
soil. “Then where,” you ask, “will we
get the funds to carry this out?”
It is estimated that one-third of the
I property in Pes Arc is owned by non
| residents. Then we will let those non
residents pay one-third of the sum. for
^prely they are as deeply interested in
the increase of the value of property
hero as any one, ami have no power to
oppose their bigotry and old fogyism
to our laudibio endeavor for advance
ment. VV ell, that reduces the amount
ouc-tliiikl, or to 84,000. and (lie rub is
how to make sure of that. Well, sir.
' if l am right in stating that such an en
terprise would benefit every one, just
in proportion to the amount of proper
ty he owns in the city, I am also right
in eneiiov ti.st .. . . 1 . .1 1 . •
.-O .. VMV oiiuimi ouinu*
butc ill that proportion. In other
Wfiirds, every dollar’s worth of person
id property and real estate in the city,
should he taxed to raise the fund. If
we hope to ever do anything of this
kind by public subscription, I fear we
will hope in vain. The only *ure way
is to levy a tax. Let us try tliii?''once,
and if it fails, wc may continue to ad
mire our beautiful location for a city,
but look in vain to seo our bright
visions ol lulu re greatness any nearer
a reality than we do to-day. But out
ot the hills of Austin, and the mud of
Devuli’s Bluff, will rise cities that will
look with pity upon ns, for whom na
ture has done so much, while we would
do nothing for ourselves.
___ VOX.
8>55“ Xight levels all artiticial distinc
tion. The beggar on his pallet of straw,
sleeps as soundly as a king on his bed
I of down.
-Night—kind, gentle, soothing, re
freshing night—the earthly paradise of
the slave, the sweet, oblivion of the care
worn soul, the nurse of romance, of ob
livion; how tho groat, panting heart
ol society yearns for tlie return of night!
and rest. Sleep is God’s special gift to ;
the poor ; for the great there is no time ;
tixcd for repose. Quiet, they have !
uono; and ins;cad of calmly awaiting
the approach of events, they fret and
repine, and starve sleep, and chide the
tardy hoars, as if every to-morrow
were big with the fate ot some great
hereafter.
The torrent of events goes Roaring
past, keeping eager expectation always !
on tiptoe, aad drives their slumber!
away.
I
sucnf
is coi "'IV _
such an o('c.lsk| ,
ecption room. 1 »«., .
for many hours, \ ^true luaufy-^^^
try hospitality, “tliynitatum cum otto."—
The hours passed jfcn&antly by, till 12
o’clock at night, when we resigned our
selves confidingly to the arms of morpheus
and slept and dreamed, and dreamed and
slept, while the rain poured incessantly ]
from the windows of heaven.
Morning came, the light of which at- j
sured us that wc wore permitted to wit
ness the scenes of another day. We looked
out and beheld old mother earth deluged
in water, and the rain still defending —
Rain, rainy, raining—vapor and smoke
everywhere ascending, clouds rolling and
rain pouring. Again we arc in our sad
dles and homeward hound Westward we
strode, and every gully, ravine and branch,
seemed an impassable torrent. But one
music broke tbe gloomy stillness of tbe
forest—that of the rolling waters, echoing
from rill to rill, as onward, defiantly, they
rushed, seeming to rejoice over the con
quest they wote making. But our pilot
understood the tactics of water, and him
we resolved to tollow as firmly as did the
’French veterans the white plume of Mu
rat. Torrent after toffCnt wc encountered
and passed, but not with dry saddles —
Strange sounds greeted our cars ns the
cold waters caiue upon us—the coughing
and snorting of our noble steeds.
Trials and dangers beget sympathy—
and sti'engtlnen the tics of friendship—
closely and steadily we pressed onward,
few but earnest our consultations, for our
feelings were better felt than told. But
we had passed tbe tributaries of Farrcrs
Run, and tbe inland sea—known as the
Prairie—and at noon found ourselves at
Col. B's place; we rested a few minutes
and refreshed, and again braced ourselves
I for watery ttrugg.’c*. 0, could t! c ’reader
have seen us, with saddle bags lashed
about our necks, one baud holding to the
mane, bridle in the other, perched upon
ino top m uui pauuie, hum our nori'es
cleaving the claik muddy waters; the
sight certainly would be w9ro interesting
than we can possibly make the description.
IJut we are again at that classic stream the
Wattensaw, that seemed'to mock and dis
dain all our efforts to pass, the bridge
was afloat, and the banks hid by the
mighty tide that climbed the trees where
waters had never been. When Bonaparte
with his army, came to the clouds—eaptair
Alps, and announced his purpose to crow
it was deemed lolly and madness, but lu
had read that Hannibal, more than tun
thousand years before his day, had led hi
army ovei the Alps, so Bona; arte re-olviu
to do or die, and he did.
A brio! interchange of views and pur
poses, and it is decided that two of us taki
the horses and baggage back to some plats
^of safety arji%tJho_ toiler two pike- tin
j chanties of crossing in a small boat, some
| thing after the style of a bateau -old, frail
, and leaky V. ith poles and oars suited to
| the boat, we launched out among vines
trees nnd diift-wood. We pushed, and
; pulled, and bailed, for pUr little craft leak
! ('d fearfully. A a hour's labor with the
' impediments of the stream, brought us
safely to terra firma ; hut with our landing,
i came night; not ordinary night that -sue
! needs diw. but blank night, with storm
: clouds marshaling and deploying at the
j music of pealing thunders; lightnings
j dancing and gleaming, ever and anon re
i vealing the silvery shout of a watery world.
We are in a strange place, in the woods,
in the darkness of Egyptian night, and in
water, ou toot, with none to pilot, none to
direct. We will never forget the eternal
din of the frogs, mingled with the thun
dor’s roar, nnd blackness of that night._
We had set our faces Eastward, as wo
supposed, in the direction of home, aud
were feeling our way cautiously and slow
ly, for the water came up about us, higher
than was comfortable ; and now wo had
gained a point where our wits well nigh
failed us. The water was too deep to ad
vance and we did hot. know how to retreat.
The wind roared, the frogs sang, the light
nings flashed, the thunders pealed, and
the rain poured in torrents Wo paused,
and asked each other what, was then prac
ticable. It was decided that the one with
the strongest lungs should elevate his
\o'.ce to the highest key, nnd, Indian like,
to hoot. 'J his was done again and again
till answered from a distance. It was
kept up until a friend advanced and kind
v us iu a roaa—tnence to Ins lath
er’s house —Mr. M’s., who kindly received
us, and welcomed us to the hospitality of
his fireside. A warm supper is spread
for us. such as wo could wish might be
ours the ballance of our days. We are
Jj'ouduetod iuto another room, and seated
by a glowing fire ; a change of clothing is
furnished us, and we spent the hours til(
midnight in social anecdotes, rehearsals
and incidents, and then retired to comfort
able and well arranged quarters, and slept
too soundly to dream. The neat roorn
ing our generous fricud, M., mounted us
ujam mules, and sent us on our way re
joicing, and a few hours lido brought us
to lies Arc, safe and sound, hat not in
dress and style suited fora ball room.
ROUTES.
<tS“ There are sixty-ouc men iu the
House of Representatives who arc wil
ling that half their countrymen shall
hold their liberties at u brigadier gen
eral of the army. Are they willing .to
hold their own liberties by the permit
of a military commander? If they are,
they are, lit to be slaves, and unfit for
the high duty of American Representa
tives. If they arc not, with wh it ju>
tioe can they claim to bo true Demo
prats or honest Republican* who would
impose an arbitrary authority oil their
countrymen to which ther, themselves
are unwilling to submit.—* National In
telligencer.
it b*
in her
ncij'hbo,
P'/' T n Autrus?’Tnst yf
one of flic Boards or*.. . y
sippi. was notified by GoV* s
that a donation of one 1hou*.i*H dollars
was in the First National Bankjtf) bis
credit, for the destitute of bis county,
tiie same boimr a jrift from the ladies of
Baltimore. He applied for the'.money .
last week.
#®^Tho Supreme Court of Alabama
has decided that the Emancipation I’roe i
tarnation of President Lincoln did not take !
effect in that State until May, ISfio.
~ WWW
DRUG STORE!
- — i: '. r-i
Stallw.Tth & Rouselanx, *
OHS IRC'. ARKANSAS.
i ' t • :.
—
HAVE just received, and are now offering
for side u splendid assortiuqrt of pure
nud l'resh
And nil Chemicals, usually found in a first
class establishment, at
It cducod Prices .
! , . . .... ■ / .
Ftoscripfidns carefully compounded, and
oil orders.from the ovnrv promptly attend
«mi fo. Wiih strict attention to busmens, we
I hone far liberal patronage from oil. friends
and the public generally. marlt
I Drs. Stallworth & Rouselaux,
i TT A VINO associated themselves for the pur
IT pose of establishing an
IN FIRM ARY,
■ are prepared to treat successfully all Uhronic
; ami (Vuiplieated Disease**, sugli as Mlicmhn
! tism, Paralysis. Anehilosis or Still’ Joints.
; Dyspepsia. Neuralgia, Phthisic, Pulmonary
Consumption—incipient. Op'halinia or Sore
Kyes, Old Ulcers, etc., also treats Uane#r?
without the knife.
r>r. STALLWOimi
has had seventeen years experience irt disease.*
peculiar to the SouMi. is therefore fully -ijuul
; itied in his department.
1 >r. IIOUSKLAUX
practices in accordance with the latest am
best improvements, ami keeps constantly post
ed in .ill the writings of the most noted Kreucl
a hi hors, is t hcrefore aiuiliticd^.
casos of tin* I. vuC- ;i n i ( lung* Vuli \ in* acute :
piec!»son TIu$- will keep on hand instiu
metits of the latent invention, that are neecs
; for the cure of di.sense.s where medicine
will not reach. Will also cure Ciangrecne or
! Mortification. Wens, Carbuncles, (FlamTulav
Swellings and other tumors. Strictures, etc
NNe willabso be prepared to treat successfully
all diseases peculiar to women. Pis. .Stall
worth & Uouselaux can be consulted separa'e
or in connection as desired. Office at Stall
worth & Houselaux’s Drug Store, Iluena Vista
street, Dos Arc, Ark. nuirD.
IHSSOLITIOV,
B8 it known that the partnership hereto
fore existing between L. L. Uiv.sh & J. A.
Roupolaux* has this day been dissolved bv
mutual agreement.
J. A. IIOUSKLAUX,
L. L. CROSS.
mnrO.
J. C . JOVSO>v
Attorney at Law
—AND—
G EX ERA L LA XJT A GEXT.
\ Offlce-At West Point and Searcy,
All K ANK AH.
i
practice in the court, of Woodruff,
j Jackson, White, Prairie, Monroe, and oilier
i counties in the White river country. Prompt
j attention will be given to all claims iujtrusted
[ to my care, and particular attention to Land
| Claims in this vicinity. mar!l
Dr. NV • L. Moore,
Having resumed the Practice of
AleUicfue, offer’s his services in the
various branches of liis profession' to the
citizens of HICKORY PLAIN \xn VICINITY
Hickory 1‘i.ain, Auk., March IWi7-mar!> 4t
I STATE OF ARK A ANAS,7
| COUNTY OF PRAIRIE. /
j fn the Probate Court of raid County, before thr
l Clerk, in rrtration of said Court, 2d day of
-Burr«, low#.
; lUizabetb Jackson, Petitioner. 1
| va.
j Henry J. Jackson, as Administra
tor of I he restate of Henry Jack
I son, deceased. Hildas heir at law of Petition
I said estate, Thomas j, Jackson,
H I). Periyyiud 1). V, Perry, his for
! wife, AV. ,1 Kennedy aujl Louisa
| his wife, Mary A. Jackson, Dower. !
■ A\ iliiam it. Jackson and Sophrouia
j Jackson, heirs at law of Henry
Jackson, deceased, Defendants.
This day oomes said petitioner by solicitor j
aud tiles her petition herein against said do- j
fondants, praying the assignment of dower. '
in the following described lands, belonging \
to the estate of ilenrv Jackson, deoctwed, to* 1
wit.: The 8 i of 8 K j and tho X AV 1 of S li 1 j
ot sec. 3. the S E Inf sec tO, the N 1 .'of N I
} and the S E } of X E $ of see 15, and tho A i
i of 8 K J and 8 W $ of the 8 K i of sec U :
the S AV \ or W 1 and tho X AV £ of the 8 \
J of see 14. and tho N AV J of X" E J of see 25, |
all in Town 4 Xr, R 5 AV, containing 040 acres; l
and it appearing by the artidaMt to said p,
tmon annexed, that the defendants AVilliati j
R. Jackson and Rophroniu Jackson are non- :
residents of this State. It is therefore m- |
derod that they be uolified of the pendency et
said petition against them, by publication j| i
a copy of this order in some newspaper print
ed in ibis State, for the number of times aid j
within the time prescribe*1 by the statutts j
and that unto* (Inn,* shall appear on or 1e
tore the totu'h day of the next April tern. I
thereof, to be holdou at the oourt-housc ot i
I ramu county, in tho towuot Brownsville, .m '
the lecond Monday in April, 18117. and *n
■.wee said petition, aud show cause, if wiy j
they van, why lire (lower claimed or any pvrt j
tlicmf, ahull not bo to said petjti*u- |
er, the matters and things in said petit on
contained, will ho taken a. ctmfon-o-d against 1
them, and a decree entered accordingly
AVm (lOODRUM, rferL
A true from the m\ml,
M’M. QjHlOlllMt,
g Cle«*.
A — *■ P\
Ailflilrawlngfrom the Hotel, it affords
fnentttch pleasure to recommend the lies Arc
Hotel, to the public generally. While un
der the supervision of the worthy llostCBs.
the public may be assured that they will al
way s find such a Tam.it spread, as will please
(be most fasiiduous, with nice rooms and
snowy sheets. A. 0. EDWARDS.
March 2, lSd7-1t.
II paid port l|
I Clean Cotton Rags, \\
.1. S. Cj.ARK. "» 1 Fuank Hvdk.
of Brownsville, \ \ of Mem pi in,
Clark Sc
AUCTIONEERS
' ' “A \
(f (munition s,
—ANI» —
MAIN ST., NIUll CHERRY,
LITTLE. ROCK. ARKANSAS.
+ —
Consignments respectfully solicited. .
I--—r._.. —.—.—....... —.
| On the Way-sad ip Swfel
I’ine Tur in Cans,
. Super C. Sixty.
Indigo. Star ('andles.
Well Buckets. Hope,
Pepper, Spice,
(linger, Cloves. &e.,
Wish Hoards,
Coal Oil, Linseed Oil,
• Spts. Turpcnliue,
■’(liiriTett’s
Scotch Snufl’,
Chewing Tobaecr
Smoking Tobacco,
Selves, Xails, (includ
■ ——
Wood Trays, Powder,
1 nils. Buckets,
Water Coolers, Pails,
Trace Chains,
Horse and Mule Collars,
Humes, (iron and wood.)
Window Class, all sizes.
Putty, White Lead,
Tea Kettles, Biscuit Ovens,
Skillets, Frying Pans,
Pots, (large and small,)
Shovels and Tongs,
Spades, Hoes,
Hakes and Shovels,
Cooking Stoves,
'Hamburgand ‘Eng.
Dairy Cheese,
Mackerel in kits
and barrels. Pickles,
Bulk Meats,
Clear Sides and
Shoulders,
Pickled Beef,
White Beans,
Irish Potatoes,
Sugar-Cured Hams.
ALSO—Dry Goods in groat variety, new
Ityle Prints, Dress Goods, Itendy-Wade Cloth
hig. Queensware, Hardware, Sic.
Ilazen & tlclMicrsou.
Res Arc, February 9, 1897. ~r
LOOK HERE! !
CJarden Seeds I
AVb have on the way a large lot of ban
drel h’s selected Gnrden Seeds, every variety,
('all and get your supplies.
hazen & McPherson.
Dos Arc, February 9, 1807.
AFFLICTED !
_ When by the use of DR. JOINVILLE R
ELIXIR yon can be cured permanently, and
at a trilling cost.
The astonishing success which has attended
• his invaluable medicine for Physical and
Nervous Weakness, General Debility uud
Prostration. Loss of Muscular Energy,liapo
tency, or any of the consequences of Youthful
indiscretion, renders it the most valuable
preparation over discovered.
It will remove all nervous affections, de
pression, excitement, incapacity to study or
business, loss of memory, confusion, thoughts
of self-destruction, fears, of insanity. So. It
will restore the appetite, renew the health of
these who have destroyed it by sensualvxccss
or evil practices.
Young Men, be humbugged no more by
‘ Quack Doctors" and ignorant practitioners,
hut send without delsy for the Elixir, and be
at once restored to health and happiness. A '
Perfect Cure is Guaranteed in every instance. 1
Price, $1, or four bottles to one address, $3 !
One bottle is sufficient to effect a cure in all ,
jrtD’-ary cases.
ALSO. DR. JOIN VILLKR SPECIFIC I
PILLS, for the speedy; aud permanent cure of ;
Louorvhca,Gleet,Urethral Discharges, Gravel. ;
Stricture, and all affeotions of the Kidneys
tnd Bladder. Cures effected in from one to j
ivu days. They are prepared from vegetable I
■xtracts that are harmless on the system,
tnd never nauseate the stomach or impreg- I
tale the breath. No change of diet is acres- |
mry while using them, nor cues their action 1
u any manner interfere with business pnr- i
mils. Price. $1 per box.
Either ot the above mentioned articles will t
>e sent to any address, closely sealed, ami j
mst paid, by mail or express, on receipt of'
’rice A*blr< ss all orders to
BERGER. KlIUTTR 4t t'U„ CheroisltX ’
eb2 ly No. Hi. j Rt . Troy V.
*P 0
.
be pi
and if not prom om
the date thereo arrcd
and precluded ft
HO __
Administrator. 1
Dee Arc. Feb. 1, 1807-Im *
dr.allen /
RAVING concluded to remain in Dot Arc,
tenders his services to the citizeifi gen- \£;~
erally. Over thirty years expcrienceiiddetj Jf
to a thoftmgh qualification for.his projfMVti, ' 6
assures him that he can give gener(JrfatisI !
faction. Ministers of the Gospel, fed all '
who have been disabled in the serviceCtheir a
country, treated gratis.
Des Arc. Ark.. February 2. 1800—nsw
SCHOOL. ^ f,
VT IIS. S. C. BUSSBU. Will open her 6
ill School nt the Presbyterian Church oa
tiic First Monday in February. Area- f
sunable number of scholffi s—boys and girls—
solicited. Hates of ’I ui■ ion $2 (X), £2 Sliand %
■84 00 per month. Having bad considerable
experience she guarantees satisiactiou
Des Arc, 'cb. 2, l(»ti7-tf
13. E». VUGIItV, " ^
Attorney at Law*?
• i
(l)li. WALSHS OLD OITlCI%)
x>ras arc, ^vliiv.v>^as.
C1AX .nt all times* be fount! «t hi-? office,
t rcaily to attend to any business entrusted
, to his care: but particularly. to settle up th«
badness of W. li. Rroek «Sc !5row Vaughan tV
; Maiffin, IS. C. MeCnrley & Co., anil the nmity
Estates lie is AtlUiinisfr.itor of; aud those
oirilg hiift on either account, must now com*
uulfettle without tlc.lay On the 1st day tif. «
• V Iit-vt. li *• will sum on hf«v fdtiini r**.. A.
in his hands unpaid. V
H. I*. VAlUUAX.a,
I Del Arc, January 1880.—Ini
JJXRRYSTlBLK f
^*’• Ci Rt s-:.s: R "fc^RRO?,
DKS ABC, ARKANSAS,
Ts l'lKI'AKED to accomniodulc the rtthlio
witl|
'Horsts, Cai rlaptfs, Etc,
r . s,*s arriving al Dos Arc by steamboats,
wt.l be Jliimj.tly conveyed to nuy iininr in the
, lull‘ [jnnl'.t-ly*A
„ , i- a. s*iaroTiLiL~.~
rotmerllol I’indtdi * -'barpshtmters. Parson
Brigade, Missouri infantry,
—WITH—
* IMS’tXfcSj WILKERS9X & (0,^
AVHOX.KS
iuul £ it a c i
- *v - / At* ti
XO. iHO JfOKTII MAIN STJU.ET.
; tcliQ Ot . ST. LOUS, MO
EXCELSIOR! EXCELSIOR i71
Hair Exterminator!! 1
F«r Roioving Superfluous Hair.
To Die ladjea especially. this invaluable de
pilatory rmtaimeiKltf jt.suif as being an arhttst
j indispensable article* to female beauty, vs j
! easily applied, does not burn or injure the
*kin, b:t acta directly on the roots. It is* l
war ran I ed to remove superfluous hair frouv T
low foreheads, or from any part of the body,
completely, totally and radically extirpating jr
! the same, leaving the skin soft, smooth and ®
| natural. This is the only article used by tl.e r
, Pencil, and is the only real effectual dcpila
j tury in existence. Price 75 cents per pack
age. sent post-paid, to any address, on rc
j 5eipt of an order, by
BKKQER, SlfUTTS & CO., Chemists,
feb23-ly 285 River 8t , Troy, N. V. ||
WHISKERS 8
mtjbtaIctjes l f
enec. acringlpon the Beard and 11a ir in *'/k
Iilino: mirttcllous manner. it has been used
liy the elite Id Piuta and London with the
most. Hmieriig suc.-ess. Names of all pur- {■
chasers will V registered, and if entire satis- f
l faction is B« given in every instance, the, J# it
i money will bj ciieet fully refunded. Price hy < ? ll
| mail, sealed hml postpaid, $1. Descriptive?
circulars «a,| testimonials mailed free. \ ;. * i
dress BE RUHR, Sfl UTT9 .N' CO.. Ch.'mieu, I \
| No. 28lflUvo*Ktre»t, Troy, N. V., Sole agents'! 1
for the United States. Jkib23-?,* ®
There eumnih glad tidings of joy to nil, ' Jft ,,
| young and la old, to great ancLto small; •*»
The bcnaty wlich once was so precious aiul t jl.
Is free for nil,and all may be fair. i Ajflfc
H) (lie uttrof
CHASTELLAR’S *■
WRITE LI
ENAME
For uttroring and Ueautiiying the Cm*
plexioa The Most valuable and perfect piv
1'tiralioi i.i use. tor giving the skin a
fill peai-ltkt tint, that is only found in youth.
It quiolty rtmetes Tan, Freckles, Pimples,' ’jb>
Blotchcj, Math,1 Patches, Sallowness, Emni/ *
tions. aid si injerities of the skin', kindly
healingine *m» leaving ibe skin white and
rlenr at alabtste Its use cannot be detected /
by the closest satiny, and being a Vegeta l-s
prepamliju * p i'ectly harmless- Ii is th
only ar.icie if t| kind used by the Krone
and is cvnskere by the Parisian as indi
Reusable to a rfect toilet. Ipwatda ;
do,000 buttle. wi ; sold during the pn») vo
a suflii-iet t gaan ice of its citicaoy. rt’ri
unly To cents, Ink by mail,'post-paid,
receipt of an ..id . by
lJEKdl.U, iI*TTS & CO., <
feb:!d-ly (f8 < River St.
ii e v fT ■
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