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(£2^” Announcing candidates for State and
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Political circulars charged as adver
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OTJR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
Wr. have supplied ourselves with a good
I assortment of Printing Material, and are
H . . I._ 4., ..II I,ala Printinir on
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, lor Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
j Peace, Constables, &c.
Dr. B. Douglass,
rpENDERS his professional services to
s»- | the citizens of Prairie and adjacent conn
si ties as a Mechanical Physician, in cases ol'
Hernia and Prolapsus Uteri, in cases of
abortion, by the tiinelv aid of his SU PPOR I -
f KR, if not prevented, by returnin'’; the vvoik,
■ they shall have their money refunded.
fj^” Joseph A. Eddins i« ray authorised
Haircut, in all matters connected with the above
■business. B. DOUGLASS,
j Post-office, Des Arc, Ark. oct9-0m
F. LEP TIE N,
CLOCK AND WATCH
m iv, IS IB IE
AND
JEWEL I. EK,
Buena Vista street, opposite A. Stewart &
Brothers,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
1") ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
J V Des Arc and flic adjacent country, that lie
is prepared to execute all kinds of CLOCK
and WATCH Work, in a workmanlike man
lier, and to Repair and Clean Jewelry, &c.
m, ja»30-tf
' JAMES JOHNSON,
€m unsmilh,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
C Si Having permanently located myself.
* am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
Wf*X PISTOLS, tie., to order.
fiSS™ All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
on reasonable terms.
I Efe.‘5“ LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work iu my line will be
promptly attended to. #
ICSAT t i»pm« Pisir anrH 1v
GEO.P. LOGUEl,
House, Sign and Ornamental
i* . a b . v t a■: at,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Cl RAINING and PAPER HANGING done
* in the neatest style.
SsEci?” All orders addressed to me will meet
with prompt attention. sepll-ly
BOOT AND SHOE-MAKING.
TO THE CITIZENS OF LIES
ARC AND VICINITY:
E'AVING removed my Shop to the corner
- of Buena Vista ami Woodruff streets, I
am prepared, with a GOOD STOCK OF
LEATHER, suitable for Fall and Winter
wear, to accommodate the public.
jWoiiK Done as Cheap as any place in
The State. Call and see.
work warranted not to rip.
REPAIRING DONE neatly, at all
times.
A- I am permanently located in this place,
my interest is identified with ymurs.
tar Terms, Cash.
oc'-tf F. WETHERINGTON.
CARRIAGE AND WAGON
vtlan u factory.
I> E S ARC, ARKANSAS.
TIIOaAAS T.-F!TF.-i
I 1S PRKt1>ARED __^
riages, II u g g i c a g
Wagons, Drays, ire., in the most substantial
manner and on short notice. From liis expe
rience in this line, he hopes to give entire sat
isfa lion.
'•li.'P airing done with neatness and dispatch
--Connected wUh his establishment is ai
excellent Blacksmith shop, where all kinds ol
iron work will be dene in a neat and substan
tial manner. octlO-tf.
"JORDAN BODEMERr
' SHAVWitJ, IMAIIt-tl l'TINti,
AND
H A J R-D R E S S J N G S A LOON.
-ALSO—
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING
BLTfc.N’A VISTA Street, west of Nucleus
HousEj Den AiCj Arkansas. octiG-ly
PROFKSSH)NAL CARDS.
/ 1 ALEX. M \ I i 1'1N, Pll Y S I < IAN \ N D
l J. Surgeon. Brownsville. Prairie comity,
Arkansas. Will treat Chronic Diseases, gene
rally, and especially those of Females.
janlG-tf
Dlt. B. F. DINWIDDIE, having per
manently located at Lake Bluff. Prairie
county, Arkansas, tenders his professional
services to the public, in all the branches of
his profession. jan9, 1858-ly.
TYRTt. SANDERS, late of Memphis^
J J having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in thehealing art in the West,
Hatters himself that lie will share their pat
ronage. Cgs?” Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dcco-tf
DR. YY. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers bis Professional Ser
vices to the public. S3?” Calls promptly at
tended to. inay29. JS58-lyk
Dll. WM. BETHELL, will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a share of the public patronage.—
Office at Beth ell & Watts’s Drug
store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
ffXR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession, and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf,
n CHIDSEY, Resident
\ j. Dentist, Clark’s MarbleJm^'vi'Sgk
Block, Memphis. Tennessee. Will^~t-‘AZfXr
visit Des Arc, of which notice will be given
through the “ Citizen.” octl3-Gm
¥ AS. R, \ IA R RING TON, aragssy
" Mechanical and SuRGiCAL'fmspijpsk
Dr:NTISi*, Near Oakland Grove, ^-LLXi.7
Pm i rio \ r Ir n n «? DTI II ARR1AC
TON is prepared to perform any operation, or
execute any artificial work in the Dental pro
fession. He hopes by his particular attention,
carefulness and experience to merit the pat
ronage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
and adjoining counties, which he respectfully
solicits. may 30-1 y
r.. FEATH I,; US TON..Z. P. H. FARE.
TpEATIIERSTON & FARR, Attcr
|' nkys a r Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
counties i Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, ark-on and Phillips. Particular
attention : iven to collections. References:
Mad: ii. \ik., Hon. W. G. Reaseiey, S. W.
Childress', Clarendon, Ark., II. M. Couch,
Pan.da. Mi..-., Col. Calvin Miller; Coffceville,
Mis-.. K. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., D.
M. DuKose, Esq., V\r.J. Webb; Holly Springs,
Miss.. W. T. Featherston; Washington. D.
C., Jacob Thompson. jy 17
j E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
»| . -Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar
kansas. Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pope. He will give prompt at
tention to all business entrusted to him.
(^’OFFICE—Over Town Hall, (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. febl3-tf
TT.15. DALRYMPLE, Attorney at
V . Law, Des Arc, Prairie bounty, Arkan
sas. VVi 11 practice in the counties of Prairie,
Monroe, Arkansas, Jackson. White, and Con
way. He will give prompt attention to all
Land Claims.and will attend personally to the
locating of Swamp Land Scrip and Warrants,
selling lands, and paying taxes. Office
on Lyon street. fcbl3-tf
WAR EM AN VV. EDWARDS,’Law
yer. Springfield, Conway county, Ar
kansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Middle Arkansas. OP” Prompt attention
given to tile collection of all claims entrusted
to him. ' n30*
T VV. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
,J , Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
(J5?" Prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties ot Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson ami
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sept26-tf
OOlIEllT L. LETII ELL, Attorney
at Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Ar
kansas. feb20-tf
SAM!L W. WILLIAMS.w. L. II. WILLIAMS.
vy ILL IA MS & WILLIAMS, At
* * toknkys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street, nearly
opposite the Capitol, lately occupied by Chief
Justice English. Willpractice in the counties
of Pulaski, Prairie, Perry. Yell, Pope, Con
way, White, Jackson, Monroe, Arkansas,
Jefferson, Hot Spring and Saline, and in the
Supreme and Federal Court at Little Rock,
aug 4
FA. MOON, Attorney at Law,
. General Collecting and Land Agent,
For the Northern and Eastern Counties of
Arkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. octiO
GEO. C. WATKINS.GEO. A. GALLAGHER.
\y ATKINS & GHALLAGHER, At
torneys at Law, Little Rock, Arkan
sas. augl-ly
j? FUR NIKS MARTIN, Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Prairie county,
Arkansas. Will practice in (he counties of
Prairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope, Yell, Perry,
Saline, White, Arkansas, Jefferson, Jackson
and Monroe. Prompt attention given to the
collection of claims. Also, the locating, sell
ing and paying taxes on land. jyl7-ly
J. L. HOLLOW ELL..W. D. JACOWAY.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yreli. Perry,
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je2G-tf
TAMES F. BATTE, General Agent
and Collector, Searcy, White county,
Arkansas. Particular attention given to the
collection of claims, buying anti selling lands,
locating swamp and overflown lands, entering
land at the General Land-Offices, showing
lands subject to graduation; and to the paying
of taxes on land in any county in North Ar
kansas. jauU-tf
“ DO YOU THINK HE IS MARRIED l ’
BY JOHN G. SAXE.
Madam!—you are very pressing,
And I can’t decline the task;
With the slightest gift of guessing,
You would hardly need to ask!
Don’t you see a hint of marriage
In his sober sided face?
In his rather careless carriage,,
And extremely rapid pace?
If he’s not committed treason,
Or some winked action done,
Can you see the faintest reason
Why a bachelor should run?
AVhy should he be in a (lurry?
But a loving wife to greet,
Is a circumstance to hurry
The most dignified of feet?
When afar the man has spied her,
If flic grateful, happy elf
Does not hasten to beside her,
He must be beside himself.
It is but a trifle—may be,
But observe his practiced tone,
When he calmsyour stormy baby,
Just as if it were his own.
•
Do you think certain meekness
You have mentioned in his looks,
Is a chronic optic weakness
That lias come of reading books?
Did you ever see his vision
Peering underneath a hood,
Save enough for recognition,
As a civil person should !
Could a capuchin be colder
When he glances, as he must,
At a finely rounded shoulder
Or a proudly swelling bust.
Madam!—think of every feature,
“"Then deny it if you can—
He’s a fond, connubial creature,
And a vehy married man !
THE dUITMAlTDEMONSTRATION.
Saturday, the Gill inst., was the day ap
pointed in Jackson, Mississippi, to do
honor to the memory of Gen. John An
thony Quitman. The Eagle of the South
says:
“ It was a worthy tribute ; and even the
Great God above seem to be pleased at
this mark of love and respect for the no
ble dead, for a more beautiful day never
dawned upon creation. Business was
partially suspended, and gloom rested upon
the countenances of all who knew and
loved the illustrious Quitman. We noticed
that several of our stores were clothed in
appropriate mourning, emblematic of the
nation’s wail of woe that ascended to
heaven when the hero statesman breathed
his last.
“ The procession, under the command
of Gen. Griffith, was formed at the City
Hall, and marched through our principal
streets. The “hill city” of Vicksburg
furnished her gallant Sharp Shooters and
Southrons, Jackson her noble Firemen,
the Executive, Judicial and Legislative
departments their worthy incumbents, the
Odd Fellows’ and Masonic Fraternities
their members, the city and State at large
thousands of their citizens to swell and
make grand and solemn the funeral march
of the Cincinnatus of America.
“ After reaching the amphitheater at
the Fair Grounds, prayer was offered by
the llev. Mr. Crane. The orator of the
day, Col. C. E. Hooker, was then intro
duced to the assembled multitude, and he
delivered a eulogy worthy of his high
character as an orator and his theme. He
painted with master hand, “in words that
breathe, and thoughts that burn” the pub
lic and private character, and the services,
both civil and military of the immortal
Quitman. He was listened to with pro
found attention, and unmistakable marks
of approbation were given by the vast as
semblage. We will not attempt to report
his address, for we would fail to do it jus
tice.
44 HPlio rpiTmnnv wns f’.nnc.lmu»d :it nirrlit
in the Hull of Representatives. The
Rev. Mr. Caskey delivered the Masonic
oration. We did not have the pleasure
of listening to his address, but we learn
that it was an’able and eloquent effort,
reflecting great credit upon himself, and
the honored and respected fraternity he
represented.
“ This is all as it should be. In the
language of one of old Claiborne’s most
talented sons, “ we have buried him with
an empire’s lamentation. We have buried
him to the noise of the mourning of a
mighty nation. Nor will we cease to
mourn ; for the great citizen soldier, the
grand old volunteer general, now lies as
stiff, stark, and cold as the Mexican mus
keeters who, at the crack of our rifles,
dropped from the window sills on to the
streets of Monterey, or the Mexican lan
cers who tumbled from their mustang
saddles at the gate of Belen. But alas,
he who passed through the Belen Cate of
victory, and bore bis country’s flag, has
passed tit rough the iron gate of death,
and the star-spangled banner is his shroud.
So let it be; let the orphan nation’s big
heart mourn; let it mourn the loss of one
who was nearly deemed a second Wash
ington, the Father of his Country.”
“ Lot the volleying cannon thunder his loss,
He knew the voice of old ;
For many a time, in many a clime,
His captain’s ear had heard them boom,
Bellowing victory, bellowing doom.”
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The Magnitude ok a Million.—The
human mind has but a faint idea of the mag
nitude of the sum total included in the term
million. As an illustration it inay be stated
that if a man should reach the extreme age of
one hundred years,he would not have lived for a
million hours, the number falling short one
hundred and twenty-five thousaud of thal
amount.
£2?" Do right though you have enemies.
You cannot escape them by doing wrong; and
it is little Lain to bart ■; away your honor and
iutegrit-y, and divest yourself of moral courage,
to gain what? Nothing. Better abide by
the truth—frown down all opposition, and re
joice in the feeling which must inspire a free
and independent man.
A MODEL JUSTICE.
The New Orleans True Delta tells a
story of the ruling of a Georgian justice
by way of illustrating some of tlio pecu
liarities of those dignataries at home,
whose actual experiences it feels a deli
cacy in relating. The Georgia judge was
a magistrate who, some years ago, presi
ded m one of the southern counties of
Georgia. A man sued another on an
open account before this Dogberry’s court,
and the case came up. The pinintid pro
duced a witness to prove the nccount, and
after his counsel had proved all he want
ed to by him, the counsel for the defend
ant attempted a cross-examination, hut
was peremptorily shut off by his honor.
Here was a dilemma which vexed the
country lawyer and his client terribly.
Every argument was used to induce the
court to suli'er counsel to go on with the
cross-examination, hut the bench was im
moveable in his ruling. In this quandary
the defending lawyer bethought him that
there was then at the village tavern a dis
tinguished lawyer, Mr. Payne, who had
slopped for a day in his journey across the
country, and doubling not that his eminent
reputation for legal wisdom would over
awe the justice into a recognition of his
rights, he directed his client, Mr. Jones,
to run over and request his presence at
the court house. The summons was
promptly responded to, and in a few min
utes Air. Payne was in passession of Ihe
facts in the case. He arose and snid —
“Your honor must be aware that there
is no precedent nor law in Georgia to au
thorize a justice to forbid tho cross-exami
nation of a witness,” See., See., at consid
erable length.
The court, not a whit dismayed, and
fortified with a fresh chew ol tohucco to
meet this new adversary, drew himself up
with dignity and said:
“It are in the knowledge of this Court
that the plaintiff’s witness was fetcht twen
ty mile to prove this here account, and
would it be fair or justice to hev this here
account proved agin the plaintiff by his
own witness alter being to all the trou
ble and expense to fetch him here? No,
gentlemen, it can’t be did!” and the Court
threw himself back dogmatically. At
this point the defendant lost all patience,
and springing to his feet, exclaimed:
“Mr. Payne! It ain't no use o’ argyin’
with this court, for this court are a d—n
fool!”
“Mr. Jones,” said the Court, with dig
nity, “Mr. Jones, don’t he making ad—n
fool of yourself ! This here ain’t nothing
more but an open account, and I’ll hev
you to know that this Court has often afore
now killed notes dead as h—11 !”
Counsel and client had nothing more to
say after that.
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“ Local Items” or a Countrt News
paper.—The Alleghany Valley Echo is
a new paper just started at Emlenton,
among the mountains in the Keystone
State. The Editor says lie shall not pub
lish another paper for three weeks, as he
is obliged to look up some paper, ink, &c.,
at Pittsburg. His news record is com
prehensive. We learn that “ the river is
very low and fish plenty. Next Monday
will be the first day of our lair, and from
all appearances it’s going to be a first-rate
show ; iheiv’s m be a * flying horse,’ a
1 rearing mule,’ and a ‘ tumbling jackass,’
on hand expressly for the benefit of the
ladies, and * Gum Davis is expected to
get on a drunk by the time class G is at
tended to. Our friends, Messrs, Har
rison, Morgan, aud Harvey Sloan have
uoen to a great ueat oi trouoie nnu ex
pense in getting up a patent back action
anti-terrestial Petasus, that’s going to fly
clean over the flying-horse, and the sights
and see’rs going to be on hand on this oc
casion will undoubtedly crowd the enclo
sure. We shall give a full history of it in
our next. Mutritnony has been greatly
on tlie increase for some time past,, and
after awhile something else will be on the
increase ; several jugs of Squire Mur
rain’s Mountain Dew have left town lately.
Some scoundrels broke into Mr. Gormley’s
cellar, got some fish oil instead of whis
key, left his garden gate open, and an old
sow entered and eat up all his sour krout
on the stalk. Warren money is now good,
and John Forker’s potatoes didn’t turn
out so well as they might have done ;
there will be an average crop generally,—
Ross Porter’s oxen run ofi lust night;
smashing down some eighty rods of fence ;
singings are very plenty, and a child was
born in the wilderness with a ring in its
nose; the low stage of the river, and the
rise of candle wick induces us to whittle
our splinters down to a point. Cash re
ceipts of the week—fifty cents and a dime
from Mr. Joint Mobrteu, and trouble and
torn trousers.”
Charles Lamb, though not hold
ng a physician’s credentials, has given
a better bit of medical advice on the liver
complaint than is to be found in the whole
range of professional books on that subject.
Hear him: You are too apprehensive of
your complaint. The best way in these
cases is to keep yourself as ignorant as
the world was before Galen, of the entire
construction of the animal man ; not to be
conscious of a midriff ; to hold kidneys to
be an agreeable fiction; to account the
circulation of the blood an idle whim of
Harvey’s to acknowledge no mechanism
not visible. For once, fix the seat of
your disorder and your fancies tlux in'o it
like bad humors. Above all, take exer
cise, and avoid tampering with the hard
terms of art. Desks are not deadly. It
is tiic mind, aud not the limbs, that taints
by long silting. Think of the patience of
die tailors, think bow long the lord chan
cellor sits; think of the brooding hen.
FRANKLIN S SON.
Speaking of the son of Dr. Franklin,
the Newberry (Conn.) Herald, says:
As the name of Franklin is ever prom
inently before the public, it may not lie
uninteresting to give some account of his
only son, William, about whom we think
little is known by the community at large.
Unlike his father, whose chief claim is lor
the invaluable services he rendered his
country in her greatest need, the sou was
from the first lo the last a devoted loyalist.
Before the Revolutionary war he he I sev
eral civil and military office* of impor
tance. At the commencement of the war
he held the office of Governor of New
Jersey, which appointment he received in
1773. IVhen the difficulties between the
mother country and the colonies were
coming to a crisis, lie threw his whole in
fluence in favor of loyalty, and endeav
ored to pervent the Legislative Assembly
of New Jersey from sanctioning the pro
ceedings of the General Congress of Phil
adelphia. These efforts, however, did but
little to stay tbe tide of popular sentiment
in favor of resistance to tyranny, and soon
involved him in difficulty. He was de
posed from office by tbe Whigs, to give
place to William Livingston, and sent a
prisoner to Connecticut, where lie remain
ed two years in East Windsor, in tbe
bouse of Capt. Ebenezer Grant, near
where tbe Theological Seminary now
stands, in 177S be was exchanged, and
soon after went to England. There be
spent tbe remainder of bis life, receiving
a pension from tbe British Government
for tbe loss be sustained by bis fidelity.—
lie died in 1813, at tbe age of 82.
As might have been expected, bis op
position to tbe cause of liberty, so dear to
the heart of bis father, produced an es
trangement between them. For years
uiwy iiau no miercourse. vv nt'ii in woi,
the son wrote to Ins father; in his reply,
Dr. Franklin says:
“ Nothing has ever hurt me so much,
and affected me with such keen sensation
as to find myself deserted in my old age
by my only son; and not only deserted,
but to find him taking up arms against me
in a cause wherein my good fame, for
tune and life were all at stake.”
In his will, also, he alludes to tho part
his son had acted. After making some
bequests, be adds:
“The part he acted against me in the
late war, which is of public notoriety, will
account for my leaving him no more of an
estate he endeavored to deprive me of.”
The patriotism^ of the father stands
forth all the bl ighter when contrasted with
the desertion of his son.”
Behaviour at Church,—We have al
ways entertained the opinion that persons
who could not behave themselves in the
House of God, could not behave them
selves any where else. When we see a
man or woman, young or old, laughing
and talking, let it be ever so softly, or fre
quently yawning, or moving about in
their seats looking in every direction hut
at the minister, we conclude that they are
deficient of good breeding. Only three
classes of persons should visit a religious
meeting at any time or place, viz: those
who profess religion, and respect its teach
ings, and the house or place consecrated
to its services; those who doubting, go to
be convinced of its truth or its fallacy; and
those who, though not believing themselves
respect the opinions and feelings of oth
ers who do. The first class, if they sin
cerely believe what they profess, can nev
er forget that reverence which such a faith
er they he born or reared “in cottage or
in princely hall,” those who go to he con
vinced will see nothing but him who oc
cupies the pulpit, and hear nothing hut
the words which fulls from his lips; the
third class will be circumspect in their de
portment, for the sake of others. Who
ever professes concurrence in the teach
ings of the Gospel and a belief that
the time, occasion and place are holy,
solemn and sacred, and yet is guilty of
any levity or inattention, professes falsely,
for “ the tree is known by its fruit.” Let
every one who enters a church, where the
solemn stillness of Sabbath reigns,
remember that “the Lord is in his holy
temple.”
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Looking-Glasses—IIow they are
Manufactured.—The process is one of
the most curious of die modern arts, and
is an extremely simple one. A sheet of
tin-foil, somewhat larger than the glass
plate, is laid upon a smooth tnble, and
quicksilver poured over it until the foil is
covered with a thickness of a tenth of an
inch or more. All impurities being swept
off from the surface of the mercury, and
the glass plate made scrupulously clean, it
is brought even with the edge of the table,
and pushed gently forward sideways, so
as to slide over the mercury bath, its edge
just dipping beneath its surface so as to
push before it all impurities, and to ex
clude all air-bubbles. Weights are then
evenly applied to the glass, and the whole
table inclined to such an angle as to favor
the drawing off of the superfluous mer
cury. This requires some days or weeks,
according to the size of the plate. There
is a constant risk in the whole process,
even when the greatest care is practiced,
j The larger the glass the greater the dan
! ger of breakage and imperfections. Some
i times the amalgam eryslalizes, producing
{'flaws, which require the operation to be
{repeated. It is these causes which make
large—mirrors so very costly. In addi
j tion to this, high wages must be paid to the
i workmen, ns the mercury produces sali
! ration, destroys their health, renders
some of them cripples for years, and
1 shortens the lives of all.
Mr. Seward’s Speech at Romo, N. Y
Mr. Seward 1ms made another speech
at Rome, New York. The most material
points iu it are as follows:
“ He spoke first of the stage at which
the contest for freedom in the United
States had arrived; that stage was the ef
fective organization of tho Republican
party,now complete throughout nil tiie Free
States, jtnd soon to ho extended throughout
the Slave Stales. Ho showed the party was
organized in Maine, under the direction
of Hamlin and Fessenden; in Massachu
setts, under the guidance of Wilson and
Adams; in New York, under tho lead of
Horace Greeley and Preston King; in
Pennsylvania, undei the lead of CpiMcron
and Campbell; in Ohio, under the lead of
Chase and Wade; in New Hampshire,
under the control of Halo find Clark; and
in Vermont under the management of
Foot and Collamer; hut, he said, as yet
the Republicans labored under the disad
vantage of having a portion equal to
twenty of their members of Congress
balanced by the three fifth representation
of the slaves in the slave Slates.
11 He then proceeded to speak, secondly,
of the objects first to he obtained—the ad
mission of Kansas, the overthrow of the
Died Scott decision, and the restoration
of freedom in the Territories, were dis
tinct and ultimate o! jects "
It will he seen that Mr. Seward con
templates no “ Fusion” organization in
future, hut speaks of the Republican party
ns the only antagonist to the Democracy.
“ It is soon to ht» extended,” ho says, “ into
the slave States!” Tire Winter Davises,
the George D. Prentices and the Hum
phrey Marshalls of the South are confi
dently expected by the New York Sena
tor to enlist under his banner. If Mr.
ouwaru is mu correct exponent or me im
position to the Democracy, the great
Presidential contest of 1300 will be fought
under the banner and upon the issues of
the Republican or Abolition party. The
“ Americans" and other elements of the
“ Fusion" host will have to make their
election between Seward and the sectional
Republican party and the National De
mocracy.
The New York Senator is not above
telling a gross falsehood when he says the
three-fifth slave representation is a 11 dis
advantage” to the Republicans. It is an
advantage to thorn. In the North negroes
who arc not permitted to vote are counted
equally with whites in the apportionment
upon \vliich members of Congress are
elected. In oilier words, ninety thousand
negroes in the free States have a white
member of the House of Representatives.
In the South one hundred and twenty
thousand negroes have a white member
of the House. The three-fifth clause in
the Constitution is disadvantageous to the
South. That section of tlio country would
have twenty additional members of Con
gress if they would abolish slavery. Yet,
Mr. Seward talks about that institution
strengthening the political power of the
South.
Mr. Seward makes the overthrow of a
judicial decision one of the objects of the
Republican party. The Judiciary is to
be made war upon and rendered subservi
ent to the uses of political parties. How
tiie decision is to be “overthrown” Mr.
Seward docs not state. As all the Terri
tories are practically free and contain no
slaves, and are never likely to have any,
there is something very ridiculous in the
talk about “ restoring them to freedom.'*
These speeches of Mr. Seward at
Rochester and Rome contemplate the agi
tation of slavery in the North until the
Southern Slates are obliged to abolish that
institution atm sena their macks t>y Hun
dreds of thousands into our borders.—
[Cincinnati Enquirer.
An Enthusiastic Editor.—The edi
tor of the Norfolk Argus, recording the
receipt of some cotton shipped through
from Memphis to that port, finds plain
prose too lame to express his feelings, and
accordingly breaks forth into the following
poetical rhapsody. VVe trust somebody
will hold the Norfolk man until wo get
there to the celebration, when we will en
deavor to cool him off by pouring a bottle
of water from upper James River upon
the top of his bend:
First Through Freight from tuf.
Mississiri'i.— We record with much
pleasure that a car load of cotton came
through the entire line from Memphis
yesterday, passed the depot of the N. &
P. Road, and continued down the track in
Wide Water Street, as far as the Market
Square. There afe only twenty-one
bales, but it is a good beginning, and
[judging from information from the West,
this shipment, which was made by Samuel
Tate, Esq., President of the Memphis arid
Charleston Railroad Company, will be
followed by cotton, tobacco, and other pro
duce in large and increasing quantities.
We threatened to crow louder than be
fore over the first car load through from
Memphis. Wre certainly feel like fulfill
ing our threat now :
Cock-a-doodle-doo I
The freight has come all through
From “ Mississipp” to Chesapeake!
Cock-a-doodle-doo !
Cock-a-doodle-doo I
We’ll send your freight, all through ;
*• One cent per ton per mile” will do !
Cock-a-doodle-doo I
Cock-a-doodle-doo!
The fogies all l*ok blue I
The croaker’s lost his reckoning stick
And don’t know what to do !
Cock-a-doodle-doo—ooo—ooo I
£3^Cher|os IT., when dining otr a loin cf
beef, asked the name of it; and being told it
was the loin, ho said: For its excellence 1
j will knight it. aud henceforth it shall be call
1 ed Sir-loin.
LEGISLATURE OF ARKANSAS.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE
SENATE.
On the 4th inst., the President of the
Situate, Hon. Thomas Fi.etciier, nn
noimoed the following Standing Commit
tees:
On III • .Tuiltchiry—Messrs. r; lines, (baig
li":iilr Kloy,!,. Waikins, McCulloch, Claik,
Askew. Williams ami Terry.
Or. the Auditor and Treasurer’s Hooks—
Me sr . ltosson, Hammond, Hampton, Trim
ble and Davies.
On the Militia—Messrs. Marshall, Smilh
.■1011, Redmond, Jones and McCrcory,
On Hanks— Messrs. Floyd, Hammond,
Douglass, Rnsson and MjiCullocli.
Ou E location—M -s s. Clark, Craighead,
Stirman, Trimble and Terry.
On Internal Improvements—Meters. Hamp
ton, Redmond, Trimble, Williams and Curii
gan.
On Ways and Means—Messrs. Redmond,
Humphreys, Watkins. Terry and Askew.
On Agriculture — Messrs Smithson, Jones,
Douglass, Pennington and McCreary.
On County and County Line.-—Messrs. Hum
phreys, (,'lurk, Trimblo, ltosson and McCuto
loch.
On Public Roads—Messrs. Stirman, Floyd,
Smithson, Terry and Davies.
On Enrolled Hills—Messrs. Trimble, Wat
kins, Dongljss, Askew and Carrigan.
On Elections—Messrs. McCulloch. Stirman,
Humphreys, Craighead and Redmond.
On Public Printing—Messrs. Terry, Floyd,
Hampton, Marshall and Redmond.
On the Penitentiary—Messrs. Watkins,
SIii man, McCulloch, McCreary and Williams.
On Claims—Messrs. Williams, Humphreys,
Hampton, Craighead and Davies.
On Memorials—Messrs. Craighead, Askew,
Smithson, Davies and Terry.
On Public Buildings—iMessrs. Carrigan,
Marshall, Douglass, Jones and Terry.
On Public Expenditures—Messrs. Penning
ton, Floyd. Askew, Douglass and Davies.
Oil Swamp and Overflowed Lands—Messrs.
Hammond, Hampton, Craighead, Gaines ami
ltosson.
i'll. ' i a i ties oirerou :> resolution mat so much
of Hie Governor’s Message as relates to a geo
logical survey of the State he referred to a se
lect committee of seven Senators from different
portions of the State. Adopted.
Committee—Messrs, dairies, Hammond,
Douglass, Watkins, McCrccry, McCulloch
arid Davies.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF TIIE
HOUSE.
On the 6th iust., Hon. Oi.iver. H.
Oates, Speaker of the House, announced
the following Standing Committees:
On Ways and Means—Messrs. Mitchell,
Stuart, Hammond, Doake, Abbott, Barker,
Embree, Duval, Wilson, West, Carroll, John
son of Desha.
Oil the Judiciary—Messrs. Johnson of Pu
laski, Green, Stuart, Anderson of Phillips,
Craighead, Baxter, Duval, Edwards, Dullio
and Lyle.
On Education—Messrs. Anderson of Phil
lips, Garland, Ford, McCammon, Bussey,
Murphy, JelFroy, Jacoway, Thrower, Gordon
and Doake,
On Internal Improvements—Messrs. Griffin,
Hammond, Newton, Carroll, Johnson of Pu
laski. Venable, Reynolds, Saxon, West, Duval
and Hays.
On Auditor and Treasurer’s Books—Messrs.
McCammon, Wilson, Childers, Torbitt, Fitz
patrick, lClllgore, Robertson and Williams.
tin Banks—Messrs. Hill. Montgomery, Neal,
Bunch, Hemmingway, Quarles, McKean,
Johnson of Desha, and Garland.
On State Lands—Messrs. Hemmingway,
Williams, Brewster, Weir, Couch, McConnell,
Moss and Edwards.
On the Penitentiary—Messrs. Bussey, Bate
man, Beshoar, Burns, Farmer, Heffington,
Crawford, Quarles, Gray, Johnson of Desha,
Roberts, McRae and Vaughan.
On Public Buildings—Messrs. Abbott, An
derson of Greene, Dullie, Dunn. Gordon, John
son of Pulaski, Macon, Lyle, Pennington and
Reynolds.
On County and County Lines—Messrs. Mc
Rae, Hill, Johnson of St. Francis, Weir, Sav
age, Shaver, Carlisle, West, Bachelor, Bate
man, Edwards, Venable, Williams and Ham
mond.
On Militia—Messrs. Neal, Newton, Saxon,
Vaughan, West, Pennington, Roberts, McCoy,
I'linL’ In! I III rt li
On Agriculture—Messrs. Montgomery, F.m
bree, Ford. Shaver, Hellington. Griffin, Rey
nolds, Childers, Barker and McRae.
On Swamp and Overflowed Lands—Messrs.
Johnson of Desha, Mitchell,Hays, Craighead,
Batchelor. Johnson of St. Francis, Hemming
way, Farmer, Fit/.patrick, Griffin, AVeir, ICifi
goro, Anderson of Phillips.
On Petitions and Memorials—Messrs. Stu
art, Killgore, Venable, Torbett, Robertson,
Robert*, McKean, McConnell, Macon, Moss
and Murphy.
On Enrollment-;—Messrs. Bunch, Brewster,
Beshoar, Burns, Couch, Cook, Dunn, Throw
er, Savage, Vaughan, Gray and Lyle.
Or; Claims—Messrs. Carroll, Anderson of
Greene, Hays, Carlisle, Crawford, Hill, Jef
frey, McCoy and Gordon.
On Geological Survey—Messrs. Greene,
Pennington, Bussey, Baxter, Craighead, 11c
Cammon, McRae, flays, Garland, Anderson
of Phillips, Edwards and Carlisle.
On Appointment—Messrs. AVilson, Hein
iningway, Montgomery,. Saxon, Reynolds,_
Lyle, Duval, Quarles, Anderson of Greene,
Garland, and Johnson of St. Francis.
Joint Committee on the Landed Interest of
the State,on the part of the House—Anderson
of Greene, McCammon, Wilson, Abbott and
Carroll.
Slander.—Against slander and mali
cious lies there is no defence. Hell can
not boast so foul a fiend, nor man deplore
so foul a foe. It’s worse than pestilence
walking in darkness, spreading contagion
far and wide, which the most wary and
worthy traveler cannot avoid. It is the
heart-searching dagger of the black
hearted assassin, who wouid murder that
in a fellow man which is more precious to
him than the wealth of worlds. It is a
poisoned arrow whose wound is incurable.
It is as fatal as the stiug of the deadly
asp; murder of character is its employ
ment, innocence its prey, and ruin its sport.
For all such characters there is but one
fit receptacle, and all good and houest
men will agree that such a place is far too
good for them —[Wheeling Times.
The questii n has been raised whether
obtaining a wife under false pretences cun le
punished as swindling. This, we presume,
l ivolves the question whether women may le
considered as goods. V
g'sy Roast beef, serenity of mind, a pretty
wife, and cold water baths, will make mo-t
I any man ‘-healthy, wealthy and wise.”