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OTTR JOB PHINTINQ DEPAITMENT.
We have supplied ourselves Wth a good
• ortment of Printing Materia and are
■ adv to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
■easonable terms.
I We are prepared to print Pampas, Cata
ogues, Posters, large or small, (aids, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of evi{ty descrip
ion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justidp of the
eace. Constables, &c.
I@„ L„ [MILDLY,
^ DRUGGI ST,
AND iji
apotiieoaht,
ALSO, DEALER IN
Stationery, Perfumery,
FANCY ARTICLES, &C,,
Lane &■ Watts’ old stand, Buena Vista street,
©S3 J©Ev23 iSSa'
W •'ine Wines, Brandies, &c., for Me
dicinal purposes, always on hand.
lysicians prescriptions are accurately
compounded of the best articles that can be
procured. janl8-tf.
C A.JITOSON,
p.ARPENTER AND JOINER, Also,
I)»a!er in Sash, Doors, Mantles, Window
and Door Frames, fee.
Shop corner of Erwin and Park streets.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
. n.—Collins made to order, on short
notice. feb22:ly.
Bo J®. TOMWl,
RUGGY AND CARRIAGE
AaLaruifftot-uror.
Hickory Plain, Ark.,
Will make and repair Buggies
'w “—and Carriages, fee., to order. Or
ders respectfully solicited.
sr I orders will be readily attended to.
all new work warranted twelve months. I re
turn rny thanks to the public for past favors,
and hope to receive a liberal patronage in the
future. nov23-tf.
ji S. ATDOHO.V.
SADDLE, BRIDLE
-A N D
' far ness ttanuf act urer.
DES AltO, ARKANSAS,
v.&fik RESPECTFULLY informs
the citizens of Prairie and Tjf®
adjacent counties, that he lias on hand,
and is prepared to manufacture to order,
Saddles. Bridles, Martingales, Buggy.
Carriage and Hack Harness,
As well as every other description of work
usually done in such establishments.
C*U. r „ 4- „ 4- U. jEv
I I .'gy I' w * » “J ~ --
Jackson’s store. jan21-ly.
B LOCKSMITH IJYG
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rj'lHANKFUL to the
L people for their past fa-lf )j|
'"s9»;XaHI vors,respectfully announces v U
hat he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
itand, on Park street, where, he is prepared to
lo all kinds of worK in the above line.
. lacksmithing, wagon and buggy build
ing, wheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
shor notice.
if^THorse-shoeing done promptly,
feb 18-tf
JOHN Me N A MEET
T .f IEOH,
Des Arc, Arkansas.
SHOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
opposite the “Nucleus House”—where he
is prepared to execute all kinds of work in
his l of business, in a neat and fashionable
style.
July 27, 1859.—[tf]
W M . G IIE E N S L A D eT
•Merchant Tailor,
Des Arc, Ark.,
SHOP on Buena Vista street, one door West
of the Post office. All work executed in
neat and fashionable style.
| feb29-ly.
„ JORDAN BOD EMEU,
SHAVING, HAIR-CUTTING,
pAIR-D R E S SIN G SALOON.
V. -ALSO —
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING,
^fc)UENA VISTA Street, south-side, two
J * doors east of G. &. J. McLaren’*. Des
■Are, Arkinsas. janll-tf.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
SW. SORRELLS, M. D., Physician ami
• Surgeon, Brownsville, Ark. Office—At
Lightfoot’s Drug Store, Main st. je2-tf
T. SANDERS. J. L. NF.F.L.
DUS SANDERS & NEEL. Resident Phy
sicians, Des Arc, Ark., having formed a
partnership in the practice of their profession,
j tender a continuation of their services to the
; citizens of Des Arc and adjacent country.
I Office — up stairs, corner of Buena Vista and
| Woodruff streets. my26-tf
DR. H. ARMISTE AD having permanent
ly located at Des Arc. offers his pro
fessional services to the citizens of the town
and adjacent country.
(S^T Office on Lyon street, Martin & Simp
son’s Law Office. [march21-fim
DR. 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 fifteen years, he hopes to
receive a share of the public patronage.
Office at Balsly’s Drug Store. Resi
dence near the forks of the Little Rock and
Searcy roads, first, house on the South side of
the road, entering the town. mar21-ly.
J. J. LANE.W. H. CHAMBERS.
DRS. LANE &. CHAMBERSliavingform
ed a partnership in the practice of
their profession, tender their services to the
citizens of Des Arc and adjacent country.
From their experience they hope to share
at least a portion of the patronage of the
public.
(E3P" Office on Buena Vista street, at Bals
ly’s Drug Store. febl:tf
DR. N. L. RAGLAND, having located at
the residence of R. B. Trezevant,
(formerly B B. Allens place.) 2^ miles from
Wattensaw Landing, offers his professional
services to the public.
(J3?” Particular attention given to deseases
of women and children. jan 1-ly.
T\R. \\. F. WALSH, having located at
I * Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. (J3?* Calls promptly at
tended to. may29, 1858—1 y*
rn J. WOODSON, Attorney at Law,
| . Des Arc, Arkdnsas, will practice in the
Fifth Judicial Ciicuit, and the counties of
White, Jackson and Monroe.
*.* All business entrusted to his care will
be nromntlv attended to. mav?-lv.
\ W. McNEILL, Attorne3' at Law. Des
rw. Arc. Arkansas, practices in the courts
of Prairie and adjacent counties. (fj^Office,
corner of ErvVin and Lyon streets. [apll.
p YV DOUGLASS, Attorney at Law,
Pi• Brownsville, Arkansas, will promptly
attend to all business entrusted to him, in
Prairie. Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jack
son and White counties.
%* Prompt attention given to the collection
of all claims entrusted to his care. apr28
B. n. TURNER..WM. T. JONES.
rpURNER & JONES, Attorneys at
Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will at
tend promptly to all business entrusted to
them. jan4-tf.
rp t R. LAWRENCE, Attorney at
* Law, Des Arc, Arkansas. Will Prac
tice in the Counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, Jackson, White and St. Francis.—
Prompt attention given to all business entrust
ed to his care. Office corner of Walton and
Woodruff Streets. jan4-tf.
O II. HEMPSTEAD, Attorney at Law,
Little Rock, Arkansas. Office on Mark
ham street. janll-tf.
R. S. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUOH.
/T ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
*T at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. ' septl4tf
TACOB T MORRILL, Attorney at
,) Law, Notary Public, and Justice of
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County, Ohio. [jul27-tf.
J. E. GATEWOOD.J. A. MOON.
n ATEVVOOD & MOON, Land
It Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
of taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of eveiy description al
ways on hand. aug3-tf.
rp B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
L • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
cis, Jackson, and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. (J3?" Office on Lvon
street. [jun8-tf
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
. Law. lies Arc, rraine county, AiKansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson. White,
Conway, and Pope. Will investigate Land
Titles, and act as General Land Agent.
Prompt sttention given to all business entrust
ed to hip.
Offici—First door up stairs, one door
East of J«hn Tackson &. Co.’s, Store,
febl 3—t*.
J. L. HOLIOWELI... D. JACOWAY.
nOLLGWELL & JACOWAY. At
torneys at Law. Dardanelle. Arkansas,
Will practiee in the counties of Yell, Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je2fi-tf
FRUIT TREES.
XT'RUIT TREES FOR SALE BY J. D. &
W. C. MORROW. — We are permanently
located seven miles South of Des Arc, on
Wattensaw Bayou, w here we intend going into
the Nursery business extensively. We have
been engaged in this business for several years
past in Tishomingo co., Miss. We have on
hand some fifty thousand apple and some pear
grafts at our old Nursery, which we will ship
to any point on Arkansas. White or Litile Red
rivers. For further information address
J. D. or W. C. MORROW,
jel9-tf Wattensaw, Prairie co., Ark.
fTTeptIe n,
CLOCK AND WATCHMAKER
AND
JEWELLER,
Buena Vista Street,
Three doors East of G.
& J. McLaren & Co’s
DES JRC, JRK.,
RESPECTFULLY in
forms the citizens of
Des Arc and the adjacent country, that he has
a new and select stock of
CLOCKS AND JEWELRY.
He is, as usual, prepared to execute all kinds
of CLOCK and WATCH Work, in a work
manlike manner, and to Repair and Clean
i Jewelry, &e. ap'29-tf
From the Mobile Register.]
Give Us a Lift. •
BY CHARLEMINE.
A poor man appealed to a wealthy friend,
Who it was known had money to lend,
But the rich man sent the poor man adrift,
And never thought once to give him a lift.
The poor man got rich, the rich man got poor,
He came and he called at the rich man’s door;
j *'Qf all my vast wealth I’ve not a groat left,
i Pray, I beseech you, just give me a lift.’’
A stingy old man had a thriftless son,
Not a bad young man, but a thoughtless one ;
He turned the youth off to make his own shift,
: Swearing he would never give him a lift.
Thus driven from home, no father, no friend,
Rushed headlong the youth to a nbmeless end,
Thus soothless and sad was the old man left,
Because he refused his poor boy a lift.
A wealthy old snob sought a poor young girl,
! And when she refused they called her a fool;
Her parents, of course got awfully miffed.
And swore they would never give her a lift.
Forsaken and sad, she went her lone way—
Whither, ah ! whither, none ever could say,
But a homeless wound the parent’s heart cleft,
Because they denied the poor girl a lift.
• #•##**•
As each in his turn plays many a part,
Let each of us take this lesson to heart:
Ne’er to refuse in the pride of our thrift
The hopeless to help who ask for a lift.
From the Memphis Avalanche.]
The Cashmere Shawl Goat.
We have examined the fleece of the
Cashmere Shawl Goat, and nothing of the
kind we have ever seen approaches it in
softness and beauty. Those of our friends
who have a taste for such tilings, and wish
to engage in a profitable and pleasant bus
iness at trifling expense, should at once
post themselves up by calling on our friend
Hume F. Hill, Esq., (who is agent for
the company.) He will show you at his
„m„.. .u„ n.. ..„i. ___
ine the animals you can do so at his resi
dence, near the city.
We have the testimony of some of the
best stock raisers imthe country, such as
Jas. K. Davis, of South Carolina, Rich
ard Peters, of Georgia, Mark R. Cock
rell, Gen. Harding, Col. Richard Allen,
ofTennessee, and others, as to the profits
of those who have engaged in the enter
prise.
In reference to this matter, The Galla
tin Tenn., Examiner, says:
-We were shown a few days since, a
specimen offleece from a half-blood Cash
mere Goat, raised by Dr. James M. Head,
of this county. It is about three inches
long, of a silvery whiteness, and about
equal to the finest Saxony wool. It is in
terspersed with a few coarse hairs, which
will disappear with another cross, each in
creasing the length and the fineness of the
fibre. Dr. Head has refused $200 for the
kid, the dam of which cost him one dollar
about a year since.”
Richards Peters of Atlanta, Georgia,
says:
“The Cashmere buck breed readily with
tiie common Goals. The seconds cross
yield a fleece of prac'ical utility, whilst
the fourth is but little inferior to that of
the pure breed.
A flock of valuable wool-bearing Goats
can be bred in a few years from the com
mon Goats, by using half-blood buck, and
from year to year breeding the grade fe
males to a buck of higher grade than them
selves.
The wool of the kids and yearlings is
adapted to the manufacture of the most
costly shawls—that of the old ewes to the
manufacture of cloth of fine texture—
whilst the fleece of the bucks can be made
into a strong fabric for negro wear.
Fleeces of the yearlings have been sent
to Scotland to be manufactured into shawls
known in commerce as "Red Cashmere
snawis.
Extracts from the Patent Office Report.
From all the information at present ob
tained upon this general subject, it may
be concluded that the Goats imported are
probably the trutj Thibet, or Cashmere va
riety; that it is to the intelligence, energy,
and patriotic enterprise of Dr. Davis, the
country is indebted for the best directed,
most persistent, and most successful effort
that has ever been made to introduce an
improved breed of Goats either in Europe
or America, and that the example of such
men should be imitated by every intelli
gent and public-spirited agriculturist m
the country, who has the means of either
uniting in the work of making further im
portation, or causing the general propaga
tion and cherishing of those already intro
duced by others. The iinportaifte of this
enterprise is greater than usually sup pos
ed ; for, deprecate as we may, in theory,
the desire of fine and luxurious apfiarel,
this desire is universal, and will be grati
fied at whatever cost. The home demand
of woollen fabric of the finest texture will
continue to be large, urgent, and perma
nent, and the home supply should corres
pond to it.
From the American Banner, Yazoo City, Miss.
The Cashmere Goat not sheared, like
a sheep, but the fleece is pulled off twice
every year. An ordinary fleece weighs
between ti.reeand lour pounds. The New
York price is $8 50 per pound, making ai
least $51 a year for each Goat, while
there is no cost in feeding them, for they
are as frugal and hearty as the common
Goat. How much better would it be for a
company of our citizens, letting cotton
alone, as much less profi'able, to introduce
the Cashmere Goat? The coft at first
would be considerable, the Goats selling
at about $1000; but each one would make
a return of five per cent., while the in
crease is so rapid that the profit would
soon be a hundred per cent. The cross
with the common Goat, even the second
cross, yields a fine and beautiful fleece
though not so long and fine as the pure
blood.
Our country is indebted to Dr. J. B,
Davis, of Columbia, South Carolina, foi
the importation of the Cashmere Goal
from Turkey in Asia. He was formerly
employed by the Sultan to experiment upon
the culture of cotton in Turkey, and while
there he succeeded in capturing and bring
ing home eleven Goats. No others have
ever been imported, but th^ Cashmere
Goats are already becoming numerous in
the United States. The fabric manufac
tured from its fleece is not only the most
beautiful, but the most durable in the
world, and it is the union of these two
qualities which makes it so costly.
Garibaldi as a Politician.
Hitherto the hero of Varese has been
chiefly regarded as a daring guerilla lea
der, and an unsophisticated patriot; but
now we must view him as a politician and
statesman. The great object for the ac
complishment of which Garibaldi lives and
fights, is the overthrow of Italian tyran
nies, and the fusion of every province and
people of Italy into one mighty kingdom,
which shall rank with the great powers of
Christendom, and make its influence felt
over the civilized world. This has been
the day dream of his youth and maturity,
and the achievements of this will be the
crowning glory of his declining years —
Now, though the deliverance of Sicily is
a most important part of his contemplated
work, still it is only a small portion of that
which he hasalloited himself. The inhab
itants of Austral-ltaly, of the Campagna
di-Roma, of the Anconian Marches, of
outraged Venetia, are yet groaning under
the weight of their oppressions, and no
precipitate step touching the annexation of
Sicily to the dominion of Victor Eman
uel will be suffered by the liberator to
nlare in ieonardv the fate of the millions
who are still in thralldom. No man has
a higher respect for the Sardinian king
than Gahidaldi—no man is more anx
ious for iiis aggrandizement; but the great
work of Italian “unification must not be en
dangered. even to promote the interests
of the House of Savoy, and endangered
it would be were the dictator to resign
forthwith his newly-acquired authority,
and proclaim bis insular conquest annexed
to Piedmont. To take such a course at
present, would be to stop short in his glo
rious career, and render the success of his
great enterprise extremely problematical.
With Sicily for a point d'appui or place
d’armes, the triumph of Garibaldi is al
most a certainty. There he is at leisure
to organize his forces, collect munitions of
war, and make all necessary preparation
for carrying on the contest in Italy ; there
his power is as yet totally unfettered
and unlimited; but let him once consent to
immediate annexation, and all these ad
vantages become lost to him. Then the
agency of diplomacy and the emissaries of
(Javour would be brought to bear against
him. Then the intrigues of the French
emperor would be put in operation, to
countermine his projects for Italian unity
and independence. Then Sardinia, while
appropriating the fruits of his successful
daring, would be constrained to repudiate
the abnormal proceedings of the filibuster,
and to drive him from her shores; and then
the chief, deprived of both his Sicilian
forces and his Sicilian resources, would
have no alternative than to abandon alto
gether the completion of his enterprise, or
to resume its prosecutiou under such dis
advantages as would almost insure his fail
ure. It is not, therefore, any latent hos
tility to the Sardinian king, or any secret
aversion to the scheme of annexation, that
renders Garibaldi opposed to its present
consummation, but merely his sense of du
ly to Ins country, ana ms conviction oi me
disastrous effects which it would have on
her highest interests. Though neither
wizard nor diplomat, the soldier patriot has
a clear perception of what is best for Italy;
and bis innate good sense and sterling
honesty make him a wiser politician, and
a safer political guide for bis countrymen
in their existing difficulties than any whose
inconsiderate haste, a sinister zeal, would
precipitate out of season ihe annexation of
Sicily to Sardinia.—[New York World.
General Washington in a Tight
Place.—There is a fine equestrian statue
of Washmgton in Union Square, New
York city. It was placed there by private
subscription on the part of wealthy persons
living in that vicinity. At the corner of
Broadway and-th street, lives a close
fisted millionaire, whom we shall call
Judge Doe. Gen. H-who was the ac
tive man in soliciting the subscriptions
aforesaid, called upon Judge Doe to put
his name down for five hundred dollars.
“Five hundred dollars!” exclaimed the
Judge, “ why, my dear sir, its preposter
ous; it won’t pay; of what service to me
will such a statue ever be ?” The Gen
eral, of course, went into a highly patriotic
and exceedingly eloquent argument in be
half of the subscription; but all in vain.—
At last the Judge rose, and after pronounc
ing an equally eloquent eulogium or
Washington, exclaimed, “Washington
Washington!” laying his band over hi
heart, “I have no need of any statue ti
Washington, for I always have, and eve
will carry him here!” (striking his breast.
“Well. Judge.” said the solicitor of tin
subscriptions, “I have no reason to doub
what you say ; only, it seems to me tha
if you do carry Washington there, you’v
got him in a very tight place !”
-If you would keep your secrets froi
an enemy, tell it not to friends.
Interesting Ceremony.
The Burinl Lot, purchased by the Frank
lin Typographical Society and Printers'
Union, at Mount Hope Cemetery, near
Boston, was dedicated on the 28th ult.,
with appropriate ceremonies. An extra
train over the Providence Railroad con
veyed about 300 of the printers, theii
wives and friends to the ground, where a
large number bad already assembled.—
The services were commenced by rending
appropriate selections from Scripture, by
the chaplain for the occasion, following the
Ssripture lesson with an impressive dedi
catory prayer. Prof. E. H. Frost, assisted
by a select choir of sixteen young ladies,
then joined in singing a hymn.
It was written by Mr. Shillaber, of the
Boston Evening Gazette, and was as fol
lows:
Where is thy victory, oh Death ?—
These pleasant bowers, this peaceful shade.
These airs that blow with fragrant breath,
Bespeak no pulse by thee dismayed.
Here may the weary rest in peace
Beneath the fresh and emerald sod,
When life’s fierce strife with them shall cease,
And their freed spirit soar to God.
Here summer clouds their dews shall shod,
Here birds their sweetest requiem sing,
Here winds shall whisper o’er their bed,
Here flowers their sweetest incense fling.
Inspired with newer, holier trust,
We draw instruction from the scene,
And set apart this sacred dust
With undimmed eye and heart serene.
Our stricken breast shall half forget
The dart that lately left its wound,
Where nature, love and art have met,
To bless our consecrated ground.
Father in Heaven ! hear our prayer :
May we in loving union bide,
Till all the common doom shall share,
And ’neath these shades rest side by side.
The monument is thus described by the
Gazette:
The monument is entirely unique. It
consists of an obelisk elevated upon a
moulded plinth, with two steps. Theobe
Hsk itself is divided info a pedestal ...nnd
shaft by turning the faces of the upper
part to an angle of forty-five degrees with
the lower, the lines of the upper and low
er portions being connected by a slope or
scape from each fall of the shaft to the
corresponding angle of the pedestal. The
pedestal has four faces, finished with ga
bles, and upon each gable is a moulded
recessed panel. Immediately below the
front panel are inscribed the names of the
two societies, with the dale of the erection
of the monument. In this panel it is de
signed to place a relievo cast by the elec
trotype process, representing one of Hoe's
six cylinder presses, surrounded by rays,
emblematic of the advanced slate of the
art of arts in our century. The committee
were enable to procure the design of this
relievo in season to place it upon the mon
ument prior to the dedication.
The monument is seventeen feet six
inches in height, and is of graceful pro
portions. The base, which is six feet
square, is of Concord grauite. The plinths,
pedestal and shaft are wrought from fine
Italian marble.
Woman.—Perhaps a more just and
beautiful compliment was never paid to
woman than the following, by Judge Story.
“To the honor, to the eternal honor of
the sex, be it said, that in the path of duly
no sacrifice with them is too high or too
dear. Nothing with them is impossible,
but to think from what love, honor, inno
cence and religion require. The voice of
pleasure or of power may pass unheeded
— but the voice of affliction never. The
chamber of the sick, the pillow of the dy
inor lilt* viirils nf HpnH. th»» nitnrft n(
religion, never missed the presence or the
sympathies of woman.
Timid though she he, and so delicate
that the winds of Heaven may oft too
roughly visit her, on such occasions she
loses all sense of danger, and assumes a
preternatural courage, which knows not,
fear not consequences. Then she displays
that undaunted spirit which neither courts
difficulties or evades them; that resigna
tion which neither murmurs or regrets;
arid patience in suffering which seems
victorious over death itself.
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Post Officf Affairs.—The Post
master General is about to issue an im
portant circular to Postmasters, requiring,
among other things, that, in all cases,
postage stamps, and not money, shall be
used in the pre-payment of postages, and
prohibiting the use of the rating stamps
in cancelling postage stamps.
A neglect to cancel postage stamps ef
fectually or to postmark letters plainly will
be regarded as cause for serious censure,
if not removal, and all postmasters are re
quired to report every instance 'of such
neglect to the appointment office, in
structions ure also to be issued in execu
tion of the recent provision of Congress
for the return of letters to the writers
thereof when they are not taken out of
the office by those to whom they are ad
dressed.
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■ Florida.—Our exchanges from this
1 noble little Stale come to us freighted
> with excellent news concerning the pro
gress of the canvass. In Middle and Last
1 Florida the ticket will be voted for with
! the greatest unanimity. Maj. Geo. T.
Ward, who led the Taylor party in that
1 State in 1818, the Pensacola Observer in
'■ forms us, has declared his preference for
the ticket, and uyry Democratic papei
, has hoisted the flag of Breckinridge and
Lane. Douglas is entirely out of the race
RaiI.HOAO PllOORFSS IN Tilt UNITED
States.—The Railroad Annual for 1859
states that in nine years, or from 1850 to
1859, the railways of the United States
liavo increased from 6,355 to27,944 miles
in length. In this period the increase in
the New England States amounted to 67,
74 per cent., while in eight of the Wes
tern States the increase was 1,201 41 peT
cent. At the same time, the former gain
ed in population 16.12 per cent., and the
latter 46 22. The total cost of the roads.
*p to 1859, amounted to $365,451,070. of
which large sum it is supposed one-third
has been wasted in construction. There
are at this time 28,000 miles of finished
roads in the United States, nnd about 16,
000 either under construction or projected,
requiring $400,000,000 for^heir comple
tion. It is estimated, however, that many
years must elapse before sufficient capital
can be diverted from other objects to carry
them through. In the meantime, many
projected in a spirit of rivalry to other
roads will be abandoned. It is calculated
that 20.000 miles of railway are sufficient
to do all the business of the country at the
present time, and that 8,000 miles have
been constructed in pail in rivalry toother
roads, which have proved a dead loss to
stockholders, and in the main will puss
into the hands of the bondholders.
The avernge cost of railways per mile
in the New England States has been $36,
328; in the Middle States $40,919; in the
Southern States $22,906, and in the Wes
tern Slates $36,333. The reason assign
ed for the cheapness of construction of
railroads at the South is that they were
built on the cash plan. Among the net
earniugs the Jpanaina shows the largest
returns, being $29,564 per miles; and
those earning the least, or nothing to stock
holders, ure found in Maine, Vermont,
Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, New
York, &c. The list of dividend-paying
roads comprise seventy-eight — among
which two pay an annual dividend of 12
per cent; nine 10 per cent.; two 9 per
cent.; ten 8 per cent.; six 7 percent;thir
ty 6 per cent.; five 5 per cent.; one 4 per
cent.; one per cent.; ana one 4 per
cent. The list of delinquent companies
on stocks or bonds amounts to thirty-three.
The total bonded ..debts of the American
railways, all of which nature between 1859
and 1874, amount to $111,199,702.
Foreign Intf.rvinion in Mexico.—
Recent advices received by the State De
partment from Europe, convey the intel
ligence that England and France have
determined to intervene in Mexico, and
enforce the belligerent parties there to
establish an armistice for twelve months,
and call a convention of popular delegates
to arrange the questions at issue be
tween them. Mr. Wyke, the new
British Minister to Mexico, will go out in
a short time from Eugland, with full in
structions on the subject. Strong repre
sentations have been made to our Govern
ment by the English and French Cabinets
to induce it to unite in this Anglo-French
policy for the arrangement of Mexican
affairs, hut our policy is so antagonistic to
these entangling complications with other
Governments, and the step itself is likely
to involve to many others and such doubt
ful ones, that Mr. Buchanan will not
probably abandon the wise line of couduct
he has pursued in our relations with that
Republic. The results that may attend
this action by France and Eugland are
very doubtful, and may lead to complica
tions and difficulties not perceptible to
Cabinets four thousand miles from the
scene of action.
The Benicia Boy’s Dad.—The New
York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, says: the Benicia is a veritable
chip of the old block. The other day,
when he went up to Troy, to pay a visit
i • rr . ... .. »> .i _ .t • _
iu mo mirviiwiiaic iiic iiioi
the Governor said, after shaking him by
the hand, was: “John, you must lick
Morrissey, right away; I can never die
easy until you have whipped hirn.” It is
scarcely necessary to say that the fra
ternal wish is the one nearest the Boy’s
heart, and that whenever time and tide
serve, Mr. Morrissey will receive a pol
ishing such as he never had before.
-The American ladies are distin- 1
guished when young, for freshness and i
brilliancy of complexion almost without a '■
parallel among other nations, and which
rarely fails to excite admiration and re- ,
marked among travelers from the most |
refined countries of the old world. But, ,
too often, this charming characteristic he- .
comes faded and lost from a want of that
care in preserving it which so trying and ,
changeable a climate demands. To re- ,
tain its bloom and freshness unimpaired, ,
to a much later period than is generally ]
the case, Burnet’s Kalliston is guaranteed ,
as a must powerful auxiliary.
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Joe Lane.- The following pen por
trait of the hero appeared in the New Or
leans Delta of the 2d May, 1847:
“When the grape and musket shot flew
as thick as hail over and through the lines 1
of our volunteers, who began to wave be
fore the fiery storm, this brave general
could be seen fifty yards in advance of the i
line, waving his sword with an arm al
ready shattered by a musket ball, stream- i
ing with blood, and mourned on a noble i
charger which was gradually sinking un- i
der the loss of blood from five distinct ■
wounds. A brave sight indeed was this.”
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Movements or General Walker.—
The N. Y. Times has information from a >
person in the coirfider.ee of General \V al-1
ker, who states that the real destination I
of the filibuster chief is Nicaragua, which]
he proposes to reach by crossing Hondu
ras to lh« Pacific.
miscellaneous items.
Distinct and Distant.—The Cincinnati
Commercial of a recent date, says, “the New
York papers are void of interest.” This is
different from some of the Cincinnati papers
which are wholly void of principle.—[New
York Ledger.
A school-boy being asked to define
the word “admission,” aid it meant twenty
five cents. “Twenty-five cents ?” echoed the
schoolmaster. “What sort of a definition do
Iron call that?” “I don’t know,” sulkily re
I P|le‘l ,he boy, “but I’m sure it says so on the
advertisement down there at the show.”_
Yea,” said another boy, “children half price.”
-It is in the world as upon ice. a man
must not be afraid, creeping and edging along
as if he wers out of his element, and expected
every minute to full, but step square and true,
be upright and downright, and straightfor
ward in his movements! not attempt to trick
the ice, or bully it out of its lubricity by forci
bly gouging it with his leather boot, but deal
with it at right lines, and nullify its slipperi
ness by the rectitude of his contact with it.
Evidence or Foi.lv.— Asking the publish
er of new periodical how many copies he sells
per week.
Making yourself disagreeable and wonder
ing that no one will visit you.
Getting drunk, and complaining the next day
of the headauhe.
Neglecting to advertise, and that you do not
succeed in business.
Refusing to take a newspaper, and being
surprised that the people laugh at ignorance.
-“Porter,” asked an old lady of an Irish
railway porter, “when does the nine o’clock
train leave?” “Sixty minutes past eight,
mum,” was Mike’s reply.
-This story is told of old Touchwood’s
sons: These sons were sadly addicted to wick
ed practices, and one Sunday morning the min
ister of the parish mot one of them starting
for the woods with a gun on his shoulder.—
Seeking out the father, the clergyman told
him that he ought to admonish his sons, and
bring them up in the fear of the Lord. “Fear
the Lord!” replied old Touchwood, “they
nrn an •» Prai ,1 *\P klm ....... iL _ l i 1_ t_u.
stir out on Sunday without a double-barreled
shot gun in their hands.”
—•—An Irish Judge said, when addressing.*.
prisoner, “You are to be hanged, and I hope
it will prove a warning to you.”
—“Better be alone than in bad company.”
True, but unfortunately, many persons are
never in so bad company as when they are
alone.
-Man can better philosophize on the
human heart, but woman can read it better.—
[J. J. Rousseau.
-Mrs. Partington says she has noticed
that whether Hour was dear or cheap, sho had
to pay the same msney for half a dollar’s
worth.
— -Tne question is often discussed, wheth
er the savages enjoy life. Wo suppose they
io, as they always seem anxious to take it
when tboy get a chance.
Prater.—As every sacrifice was to be sea
loned with salt, so is every mercy to be sanc
ioned by prayer. As gold is sometimes laid,
lot only on cloth and silk, but also upon sil
rer, so prayer is the golden duty that must be
aid, not only upon all natural and civil ac
tions, as eating, drinking, buying and selling,
jut also upon our silver duties, upon all most
eligious and spiritual peiformances. ‘Prayer
noves the hand that moves the universe ’
-It is the part of wisdom to do great
hings without a fuss. When Solomon, the
vises!, of men, built his wondrous temple, no
lound of saw or hammer was heard therein.
-There exists among women a secrot
ie, tike that among priests of she same faith,
rhey hate each other, yet protect each other*
nterest.—[Diderot.
-It is an universal rule, which, as far as
I Know, lias no exception, (flat great men al
ways resemble their mothers, who impress
heir mental and physical mark upon their
ions.—[Michelet.
-An Arabian, wbo brought a blush to a
naiden’s cheek by the earnestness of his gaze,
aid to her: ‘My looks have planted roses in
tour cheeks; why forbid me to gather them?
flie law premits him who sows to reap the
larvest.’
-In the museum at Hifaluten is a flea
ikin, containing seven misers’ souls, seven
ich men’s consciences, the “ principles ” of
even leading politicians, seven old bachelors
learts, and all the remaining sweetness of
eventy old maids.
-Many a true heart that would have
:ome back like a dove to the Ark, after its
irst transgression has been frightened beyond
ecall by the savage conduct of an unforgiving
pirit.
-Hope writes the poetry of the boy, but
nemory that of the man. Man looks forward
vith smiles, but backward with sighs. Such
s the wise providence of God. The cup of
ife is sweetest at the brim, the flavor is im
laired as we drink deeper, and the dregs are
nade bitter that we may not struggle when it
s taken from our lips.
-A man who is apprehensive of receiv
ng insults hi conscious of deserving them.—
['rue dignity nevercanbe approached without
espect. It has a coat of mail which always
:eeps at a distance the contemptible intruder.
-“Death loves a shining mark.” Gentie
nen with brandied noses will take warning.
-Half tlie ill-natured things that are
aid in society are spoken, not so much front
nalice, as from a desire to display the quick
iess of our perceptions, the smartness of our
vit, and the sharpness of our observation.
-On a child being told, the other day,
hat he must be broken of a bad habit, he ac
tually replied : “Pa, hand’t I better be mend
ed ?”
-Be always frank and true; spurn evary
sort of affectation and disguise. Have the cour
age to confess your ignorance and awkward
ness Confide your faults lud fellies t* hut taw.