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C. BIORRILL, EDITOR.
j > ES ARC, ARKANSAS:
SATURDAY.NOV. 21, 1858.
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J UMK OF THE FlFTH JUDICIAL ClH
cuit,—fflon. J. J. Clendenin, the pree
.oiu Judge of this Circuit, was elected in
I'ebrunry, 1855. His term will expire in
February', 1S59. We but reiterate the
universal expression of the people of
Prairie county, in calling upon the Legis
lature to extend his term to August, 1S60.
This will prevent the trouble of ho'ding
an clectiou at an inc’ement season of the
year, and enable the people to vote for
their Presiding Judge, as is the case in
every District in the State, at the regular
©
election. Judge Clendenin has rendered
general satisfaction, and we know of no
man who could heller please the people
iu this responsible and important position.
Swamp Lands vs. Railroad Grants.
—We learn from the Washington Star
of the 19th inst., that Attorney General
Black, at the request of the Secretary of
the Interior, that he would give his opin
ion on the subject, has decided that the
swamp land grant made to Arkansas by
the net of September 28. 1850, establish
es the right of the State to all swamplands
within us limits; and that the vesting of
the title was completed by the act, though
patents had not been issued, and that the
subsequent grant by act of February 9,
1853. for rniiroad purposes, so far as it in
tfll'fiirur! unlit ciiininri l.»iwl !« L._1
id. In other words, he holds that the
railroad grant is not good on any swamp
land grant. A most important decision,
indeed.
Swamp Land Patents.—Our state
ment of the patents received in the Hel
ena district having been misunderstood,
and as others have been received since,
we now state it in another form. All the
lands in the Helena district that are em
braced in the first list, or first offered for
sale, are patented to the State. Those in
districts No. 2, 3 and 4, are not yet pat
ented, hut will he, no doubt, in a short
time.—[Little Rock True Democrat 24th
inst.
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Three New Slave States to de Ad
mitted into the Union—There are
three new Slave States, with republican
forms of government—constitution, and
hnvs—ready to he admitted into the
Union. The Choctaws, the Chickasaws
and the Clierokties,all have regular organ
ized governments, with Executive, Legis
lative, and Judicial departments, and all
in full operation at this time, working har
moniously, and these very governments
are in tbe very centre of the Union, being
surrounded with States, and as there is
no provision, in the Constitution of the
United Slates, for them, it is but right
that they should he admitted into the
Union. Their constitutions, are pro
slavery, and, the citizens of these territo
ries have always held slaves. There is
no more impropriety in admitting these
Territories into the Union, than there was
in admitting Texas and California, and it:
fact, the admission of these States forms a
safe precedent for the admission of these
already, organized States. They have
certainly precedence over Kansas, being
older, and better organized.
We have concluded that receiving
these territories as States, ready organizec
would be the shortest and best mode, and
prevent any collision in forming them
into territorial governments. The ster
must be taken shortly, and it is hut justici
to the South.—[Fort Smith Times.
Useful Is form .vtiun .—If the follow
ing points are borne in mind, much incon
venientfc and loss will be avoided by tliosi
who purchase and locate bounty land war
rants:
Patents for bounty land locations art
issued in the exact order of the date o
location, and are sent to tire district lain
office for delivery, unless before the trnus
mission a party files, in the General Lam
Office, the duplicate certificate, when tht
patent will be sent to such address as tht
owner may indicate.
Where the duplicate certificate is los
the patent will be delivered when tht
p vtentge files in the General Land Office
iiis affidavit, stating the fact of ns loss
and that it was not assigned by him, am
that he is the present buna fide owner o
the land.
Where an original warrant which hat
been assigned is lost, and a duplicate war
gunt is issued in lieu of it, a new assign
inent must be endorsed thereon from tin
warrantee, or, in default of that, a decrei
of title must he obtained from a court o
jurisdiction, and a transcript thereof ap
pended to the duplicate warrant.— [States
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The trial of the Rev. J. 11
Graves, which has been progressing fo
some time in the First Baptist Church ii
this dhy, upon charges involving gross un
Christian conduct, was brought to a clos
last night, by excluding Mr. Graves fron
the church. Mr. Graves and his friend
had withdrawn from all participation i
the proceedings of the church on this trin
- We understand a report of the whole pic
ceedings, including the speeches delivere
during the progress of the trial, is to b
published.— [Nashville Union, Ilthinst.
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The Guest Question.—The Presby
teriun, (Q. S..) of Philadelphia, now i
session, is debating the question wired
er a man can marry his deceased wife'
•osier. According, to one of the speakei
line Rev. Isaac Grier,) ihe subject ha
I'•eo before Synods and Presbyteries fc
one hundred years, and '.ad agitated an
perplexed the Church during all that ni
lied.
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The Overj.and Maii,—The Mem
phis Route.—Wo find in tlie Memphis
papers the following extract of a letter
from .Col. Bt'TTEtiFiEi.D, addressed to
Col. Cakri le. Post-Master at Memphis,
bearing date New York, November 3.—
Whoever led Col. Butterfield to believe
that he could carry the Overland Mail
i from Little Rock to Port Smith by steam,
i was either a knave or a fool. The 11 sud
|den falling of the water” spoken of by
the Colonel, happens so often with that
stream, that it is rendered unnavigable
below Little Rock, as well as above that
point. The recommendation of Col. Hut
ton, a Civil Engineer in the employ of
government, has more good sense and
correct judgment in it than all the advice
Col. Butterfield has received from all the
wiseacres who have spared neither false
hood or fiction to divert the Overland Mail
Route from the 35ih parallel. Col. Hut
ton examined the route under the auspices
of the Secretary of the Interior, and in a
communication to that Department recom
mended that this Mail be conveyed from
Memphis to Des Arc by steamboats,
thence westward by conches. This Mail
should never have been carried via. Little
Rock. That point is twenty-seven miles
Soul!) of the direct route to Fort Smith,
and the mail matter for California could
be forwarded to Fort Smith, thus saving
the elbow-route to Little Ilock. We call
upon our delegation in Congress to do
Government justice in this matter, and re
member that it. is an outrage to cause the.
Overland Mail to be carried via. Little
Rock, instead of going direct to' Fort
Smith.
My present object is to call to your atten
tion a few facts in connection with the Over
land Mail service to your office. When the
contract was made, and always subsequently
till just previous to September 10th, it was my
cxpcc4.HLi.on rum iiiieituoii 10 nave given me
Memphis portion of tile route the best or su
perior service, as it is styled by tlic Depart
ment. That is, by steam from Little Rock to
Fort Smith. 1 had obtained the consent of
the Department, selected and partially nego
tiated for the necessary boats. But a sudden
falling of the water prevented me carrying
out my intentions. It was too late then to
stock ihe route, and start it in No 1 shape.
My only (as I supposed at the time) available
method left of performing the service agree
able to contract, was to arrange with Reeside
& Co., which was done by Mr. Crocker, one
of our superintendents, with the understanding
that Ihe service was to be performed according
to contract. From the reputation that Ree
side Sc Co., had as good stage men, together
with the fact that they already had an excel
lent contract with the Superintendent, 1 felt
positive that they would sh'e good satisfac
tion to yourself and the people in your sect ion
of the country. In this i regret to say that
1 am entirely disappointed—the more so, as it
has transpired since that the service on this
portion of the route has been (be only draw
back to the complete success of Ihe entire ser
vice on the largest mail contract ever made in
any country.
At an interview with the Postmaster-Gene
ral, I stated the case fully and fairly to him,
and informed him. as i now do to you, that as
soon as it is possible for me, without too great
personal sacrifice, to get to your section of
country, I shall have the route stocked with
as good stock as is on any line in the United
States,and in such a manner peiform the ser
vice that neither department or the public
shall have any cause to complain.
You, of course, are aware that it will take a
little time for me to get matters arranged and
the stock on the ground, explore the routes to
select tli" bast in order to make time, etc., etc.
I hope soon to see you and consult with you
as regards the best and most proper method to
expedite the mails and satisfy the Department,
yourself and the public.
Many important matters in connection with
the service here—financial matters, supplies,
etc.—detain me here at present. As soon as
these are properly in trim, I will visit you.
1 trust you will tender us your influence in
staying anv unfavorable current of public
opinion, until we can have time to redeem the
promises l have here made to you.
I ain, dear sir, very respectfully yours,
JOHN BUTTERFIELD,
President Overland Mail Company.
The Tariff Question.—“Ion," the
generally well-informed Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sun, says it is
lull hidwit'pfl Hint tlio Pr,»ciiLml will rni’nin.
mend an increase of duties, or a change
from ad valorem to specific duties, as has
been rumored, either upon iron or any
other article. The Secretary of the Treas
ury, it is said, will represent in his report
points going to show that the present tar
ilf will produce revenue enough fur the
proper expenditure of the Government
upon the restoration of the ordinary con
dition of trade.
Wo shall have for export, this year, cot
ton to the amount of one hundred and
sixty-five millions of dollars, deducting
six hundred thousand bales for home con
I sumption. Gold, breadstuff's, &c., will
; amount to some two hundred millions
■ more. If our exports amount to three
hundred and fifty millions, the imports
will amount to the same sum, and if the
duties average twenty per cent, will give
- us a revenue of seventy millions.
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Overland Mail.—Mr. J, B. Nichols,
of the O. M. Co. arrived in our city on
Sunday last, from El Paso, having left
1 there on the 3rd inst. He reports the line
clear through, from this place to San
Francisco, in perfect order; Mails to and
from making time at all the Stations. Mr.
N. reports late sign of hostile Indians, hut
met none on the trip in, an.d found no diffi
culty whatever on the route, no depreda
‘ tions having been committed on any of the
Company’s property, save the stealing of
’ some G mules from the Station at Grape
I Creek about the 1st inst. Fears are now
entertained as winter approaches, that the
, I Indians will be quite troublesome. The
II health of all the men in employ of the
J company, is generally, very good, and all
, j being in good spirits, enjoying themselves
“ between times” hunting, as the country
| abounds'in game, such as Deer, Elk, An
j telope, Turkeys, Prairie Hens &c.
, j The road from Red River out is in fine
[ order, the road cleared and streams bridged
i from Red River, here the road is not so
_ [good, those being improved some, and in
3 j places are well worked. On the whole he
jsavs that the Company do not anticipate
s | difficulty, sufficiently great to prevent them
J from making contract time throughout the
j ! year.—[Fort Smith Tunes, 24th inst.
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j -Tile New School Baptists of New York
city have offered the Key. Mr. Sparireon
*10,000 a yea,- to officiate as pastor of their
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Arkansas Legislature. <
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[synopsis of proceedings.^ i
I SENATE.
Monday, Nov. Id,.— Mr, McCreary pro- t
"pnted the petition of sundry citizens living t
near^the contemplated line of the Cairo and i
Fulton Railroad Company romonstrating t
igainst further grant of land by Congress to
lie State for railroad purposes and a cohtinun- |
tion of those grants already made unless the t
conditions specified in said grant are strictly ’
complied with and especially the grant to the i
Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company, unless
that road bo built by ISO!), ami praying that i
when the lands so granted become subject to i
entry, that actual settlers thereon shall be en- I
titled to pre-emption, which was rp.ad and re- I
ferred to tile committee on internal improve- I
merits.
Mr. Humphreys introduced Senate bill No. I
43, to create a sinking fund for the ultimate
redemption of the State bonds. Read twice
and referred to the committee on banks.
On motion of Mr. Redmond, House bill No. i
39, for the relief of the township of Surround- <
ed Hill, in Monroe comity, was taken up, i
read three times and passed.
Mr. Smithson introduced Senate bill No. 44,
to repeal all the laws of this State upon the
subject of swamp lands. Read twice and re
ferred to the committee on the judiciary.
Tuesday, Nov. lfi.— Mr. Hammond offered
the following resolution :
Resolved, That the committee on the judi
ciary take into consideration the propriety of
passing an act giving the chancery courts the
power of changing names and constituting law
ful heirs in certain cases and that they be in
structed to report by bill or otherwise.—
Adopted.
The Senate then went into a committee of
the whole on Senate bill No. 22, to effectually
prevent the circulation of bank notes and bills
in this State—Mr. Hampton taking the chair.
The bill was amended in committee of the
whole, and after they rose the amendment was
adopted by the Senate.
The bill was further amended on motion of
Mr. Carrigan, and then read a third time and
passed by 15 yeas and fi nays.
Wednesday, Nov. 17.—Mr. Gains reported
back Senate bill to amend (lie law in relation
to ostrnys, and recommended its passage.—
Read third time and passed.
Mr. Gaines, from the same committee, re
commended the passage of Senate bill No. 34,
to prevent persons from bringing slaves to
work and perforin manual labor on the Sabbath
day without consent of the owner or overseer.
Read a third time and passed.
A message was received from the Governor,
transmitting the resignation of Hon. Thomas
B. Hanly, one of the judges of the supreme
court.
mr. trains, rmm the same committee, re
commended the passage of Senate bill No. 40,
to authorize the issuance of subpoenas for wit
nesses before the grand jury during the vaca
tion of the circuit court. Tlie bill was then
read a third time and passed.
Friday, Nov. 19. — Mr. Clark offered a
joint resolution in reference to procuring from
Congress a grant of land to aid in the con
struction of a railroad from Des Arc, via
Dardanelle, to Fort Smith.
A message was received from the House of
Representatives stating that the House had ap
pointed a committee to respond to the invita
tion to attend the railroad celebration at Mad
ison.
Saturday, Nov. 20.— A message was re
ceived from the House informing the Senate
that they bail agreed to go into the election of
an asSoeiala justice of the supreme court on
the first Mondoy in December.
Mr. Hampton, from the committee on inter
nal improvements, reported that it was inex
pedient to appropriate money from the treas
ury for railroad purposes. Adopted.
HOUSE.
Friday. Nov. 12.—Mr. Stuart offered the
following joint resolution:
Resolved, By the General Assembly of
the State of Arkansas, That our Senators in
Congress be and they are hereby instructed,
and our Representatives be requested to use
their best efforts to procure the passage of a
law by the Congress of the United States fully
authorizing and empowering each and every
county within the limits of said State of Ar
kansas. that may desire to do so, to convert,
use and appropriate the proceeds arising from
tile sale of the svvamo and overflowed lands
within the limits of said counties, into a com
mon school fund.
And it is Further Resolved, That the
passage of such a law is the only means by
which the remaining unappropriated portions
of tlie swamp and overflowed lands can be
disposed of, sons to effect, reacli and harmon
ize the entire interest of each and every sec
tion of the State.
And Further, Tlie passage of said law
will enable said State of Arkansas, to increase
and build up a magnificent school fund, the
interest on which in a few years, would enable
said State to establish and put in operation a
well regulated system of common schools, and
the means of educating all the children with
in said State. .
Which was read twice, and on motion of
Mr. Wilson was referred to the committee on
swamp and overflowed lands.
Mr. Johnson of Pulaski, from the commit
tee on the judiciary, made the following re
port :
The committee on tlie judiciary to whom
. „„P.I Kill 11 \
act to fix the pay of jurors.’-'have considered
the same and instructed me to report it back,
recommending its passage.
Which was read and received, and on mo
tion of Mr. Griffin the report was adopted.
The judiciary committee to whom was re
ferred House bill No. 18, entitled “an act to
limit the responsibility of the master for tres
passes committed by his slave, in those cases
where by our law he is liable, although the
trespass be committed without the knowledge
or consent of the master,” have had the same
under consideration, and have instructed me
to report the same back, and recommend its
passage.
Which was road and received, and on mo
tion of Mr. Griffin, the report was adopted.
The bill was road a third time, and 510.
Quarles demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
Yeas, 36, nays 25. So the bill No. 18 was
passed.
Mr. Quarles intioduced House bill No. 61,
to be entitled “ an act to exempt free males
over 45 years from paving a poll tax.” Which
•was read twice, and on motion of Mr. Hill.
was referred to the committee on ways and
means.
Saturday, Nov. 13.—Mr. Newton offered
the following resolution :
Resolved, That our Senators and Repre
sentatives in the Congress of the United States,
be requested to use all honorable measures to
prevent the re-opening of the African slave
trade, should such a measure come before that
honorable body, and that the Senate be reques
ted to concur herein; which was read twice.
Mr. Abbott moved to postpone the further
consideration of the resolution indefinitely.
Mr. Barker called for the yeas and nays,
which was sustained, and the roll being called,
stood:
Y’as 52, Nays, 15. ^to the further consider
ation of the resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
Mr. Farmer offered the following resolu
tion :
Resolved, That a committee of five be ap
pointed by the chair, whose duty it shall be
to inquire into the expediency of severing the
elections in this State, so as to have the elec
tion of county and township officers separate
from that of members to Congress and mem
bers of the General Assembly, and other State
officers; and report to the House by bill or
| otherwise. Adopted.
Mr. Duffie introduced House bill No. 76. to
incorforate the trustees of the Arkansas Bap
| tist Srate Convention, which was read twice. I
| and Mr. Johnson of Pulaski, moved to amend i
| the 1st section, fifteenth line, by striking out I
j Ike words “ perpetual successors,'* and insert j
in lieu thereof, “ successors for liinelv-riiye l
years ;” which was adopted. Amendment was j
read a second time, ami on further motion the I
bill was read a third time and passed.
Monday, Nov. 15.—Mr. Abbott offered a|
| preamble and resolution on the subject of the !
seb ml laws and upon education, anil instruct
j ing the committee upon education to inquire j
| into the expediency of having the school laws i
f the State published in pamphlet form, and
f thoroi ghly revising the whole system, and
0 report as speedily as possible by bill, or
iherwise ; which was’read and adopted.
Mr. Reynolds introduced House bill No. 84,
n repeal section 121. of chapter 4, of the stat
ites of Arkansas by Josiah Gould ; which w as
ead twice and referred to the committee on
he judiciary.
Mr. Green introduced House bill No. 85. to
irotect sheriffs and other officers in I he cnllec
ion of the state and county revenue ; which
vns read twice and referred to the committee
if the judiciary.
Mr. McRae presented petitions from various
itizens of Prairie, White, Conway, Pulaski
nil Van Buren counties, praying for the es
abliehment of a new county; which v^ere re
erred to the committee on county and county
ines.
The following message was received from
he Governor:
Executive Office, )
Litti.f. Rock. Nov. 17, 1858. ^
A copy of a communication from the Presi
lent of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Company is herewith transmitted. It nn
lounces the gratifying facts, “ that on Friday
ast. the 12th inst., the last rail was laid on the
list division of the Memphis and Little Rock
Railroad, and that a train of locomotives and
:ars passed over its entire length.”
This division of the road extends from the
Mississippi river, at Ilnpefield. opposite Mem
phis, soiithwestwardlv towards Little Rock, to
1 point opposite Madison, on the St. Francis
iver.
The fact of the completion of forty miles of
•ailroad in Arkansas is well worthy of being
•ecorded upon the journals of your proceedings.
While we rejoice at the decided progress
;ownrds connecting by railroad the capital of
>ur State with the Mississippi river and Mem
phis. wre ought not to forget that we are in
lebted to Memphis and to many of her enter
irising citizens for the means and energy re
piired to build this forty miles of railroad in
jur State.
The Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
Company, with its president of experience,
food judgment and of great energy and indus
try, needs but proper encouragement to insure
he completion of the whole road at no very
listant period. If the recommendations of the
•xecutive be carried out in a liberal spirit, the
45 miles of the road extending from Little
Rock to White river can be completed by the
first day of January, 1801. If the General As
sembly will make provision for this it will in
duce capitalists to come forward and furnish
ample means to complete the middle division
by the lirst day of December, 1802. With
such prospects before us, can there be any
hesitation about the matter ? Shall our State
nave mis railroad or not t 1 lie uenoral As
sembly by its action will doubtless respond in
the affirmative. ELIAS N. CONWAY. >
A COPY.
Anthony House, Little Rock, ?
November 16, 1858. $
His Excellency,
Gpv. Elias N. Conway—
Sih: It becomes inv agreeable doty, to in
form you, that on Friday last, the 12tli inst.,
the last rail was laid on the first division of
the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad, and a
train of locomotives and cars passed over its
entire length.
The above result is no doubt gratifying to
you, and to every other well wisher of the
prosperity of the State.
The requirements of the act of the Legisla
ture, has thus been complied with, and 1 hope
that your Excellency will avail yourself of
your earliest leisure, to examine said road, and
grant the company the certificate required by
the act of Congress donating the lands, so as
to enable the company to sell the lands contig
uous to the completed division.
I rejoice to see the recommendation in your
Excellency’s message to the Legislature, and
should they sanction the move so nobly taken
by you, and make practicable your suggestions,
the time is not far distant, when the announce
ment will be made of the entire completion of
the work.
Very truly your ob’t serv’t
(Signed) JOHN ROBERTSON, Pres.
of tile Memphis & L. R. R. C.
The House ordered 700 copies of the mes
sage to be printed for its use.
Wednesday, Nov. 17. — House bill No. 51.
“to prevent the sale of spirituous liquors to
slaves,” was taken up and read the third
time and passed.
Mr. Carlise introduced House bill No. 107,
declaring Buffalo Fork of White river, in Ma
rion county, a navigable stream; which was
read three times and passed.
Mr. Montgomery offered a resolution in
structing the committee on ways and means to
inquire into the expediency of establishing an
Insane Asylum in this State, which was read
and adopted.
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A Boy-Husband Commits Suicide.
—Win. Porter—a boy-husband, IS years
old—committed suicide at Jackson, Ten
nessee, recently by swallowing strych
nine. He was the son of the late Col.
Porter who commanded a company in the
Mexican war from Memphis. The Jack
son Whig of the 27th ult., savs:
Porter came to Jackson some four or
five'days ago, since which lime he has
been passing about the streets in a melan
choly mood, and occasionally alluding to
a purpose of self-destruction; but as be
was the most of the time under the influ
ence of liquor, no one paid any serious
attention to bis declarations.
On the morning of bis death, he wrote
and mailed a letter to his wife, took
strychnine and then sent for his landlord,
who said to him:
“Porter, you surely linvenot done that!”
“Yes,” he replied, “I’ll be damned if I
hav’nt. I have a wife and nothing to
support her on—they won’t let me have
my estate, and I am unwilling to live any
longer.” He was only about 18 years
old, and quite reckless.
Cuban Affairs.—At the town of Pal
millas, in Cuba, molwaybetween Carde
nasand Cienfuegos, large wooden sheds,
supposed to be for barracks, have recently
been erected, capable of containing 5,000
troops. It is a mountainous site, remark
able for the salubrity of its air and purity
of its water. On the 19th of October the
Spanish war frigates Isabella II, and Fer
rolana left Cadiz for the port of Havana,
and the Perla was to have followed soon
after. The steamer Piles at the same
time set out for Havana from Carthagena.
All of them carried out troops to reinforce
the garrison of Cuba. Other vessels of
war are to follow as soon as they can be
fitted out in the arsenal of Caraca.—[New
York Herald, 13th.
Filmbusterism.—The National Intel
ligencer of Monday says:
“ YVe are informed that, upon the rep
resentation of the Mexican Minister, par-;
ties at the South are engaged in organizing
unlawful expeditions for the invasion of
the northern portion of the Republic of j
Mexico—the movement being directed
against the Sierra Madre country—the
President has promptly caused instructions
to be issued to prevent such expeditions
from being organized or fitted out within
the limits of the United States.”
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Accidestallv Shot.— Allen Jones, of
Waterford, near Holly Springs, Mississippi,
was accidentally shot and instantly filled by
the discharge of a-pistol in the hands of a |
yontig man named Hamilton, on the 5th tnst. |
NEWS ITEMS, &c.
-Since Morphy lias been in Europe, up
1 o Hie time of the close of the Harr wit* game,
lie has played 117 games. Hi of which he lost.
SS won. ami 13 were drawn. That is a pretty
rlean record for a young American in tne Old
World.
-The Cincinnati Enquirer says “thereIs
no more certain mode of curing a neighbor
hood of abolitionism Ilian by inflicting on llieui
i colony of free negroes. There are 25,001 of
hem in Ohio.”
-Tile Buffalo Postmaster has followed
he example of the New York official, and
tlaeed a lady clerk at the ladies’ department
if the Post Office.
-The receipts of the United States Treas
iry for the quarter ending September 30, were
wenty-five and a quarter millions, and from
he loan ten millions of dollars. The oxpen
lituros were upwards of twenty-two millions,
Deluding over eight millions lor the army and
!our millions for the navy.
-Forty-nine of the camels belonging to
ihe United States arc now at Campe Verde,
sixty miles from San Antonio, Texas. Only
)ne of those imported has died, while ten have
:ieen added bv birth. These young Aineri
:an born camels thrive well, and promise to
;row up equal in all respects to those impor
ted.
A Franklin County Boy.—Oliver H.
Oates, formily of this county, lias been elected
Speaker of the Arkansas House of Represen
tatives. He is a member from Monroe county.
Some eight or nine years ago, Mr. Oates was
elected to the Alabama Legislature from Lau
derdale county, and after serving one term, lie
removed to Arkansas. We like to see our old
friends getting ahead, even if they are troubled
witli Locofocoism.—[Tuscumbia North Ala
bamian.
Manifesto Against Filibusters.—The
Nicaraguan Minister to this country has issued
a manifesto against Walker’s proposed emigra
tion scheme, and stating the regulations upon
which emigrants will alone be permitted to
enter the country.
A Goon Move.—We are glad to note that
Mr. Oliver, the respected Senator from De
Soto, has introduced a bill to prohibit the cir
culation in Mississippi of all bank paper
hills, of denominations of twenty dollars or
less. The measure is entirely practicable,
and is much needed to rid portions of our
State of the spurious and worthless rag money
manufactured in other States.—[Mississippiaii.
-The Governor‘of Alabama has appoin
ted R. W. Walker, Esq., of Lauderdale coun
tv. fo tile seat unon the Sunreme Court Rench.
made vacant by the resignation of Judge Rice.
Death of a Venerable Lad v.—The Louis
ville Courier announces the death of Mrs. Su
san MeCfung, relict of Hon. Wm. McOlung,
and mother of Rev. John A. McClung and the
celebrated Col. McClung, of Mississippi, in
Maysville, Kv., on the 2d inst. She was the
daughter of Col. Thomas Marshall, of revolu
tionary memory, and a sister of the distin
guished John Marshall, Chief Justice of the
United States.
--*-•■•
Appalling Result of Somnambu
lism.—A Father Walks into the
River with a Child in iiis Arms—
Roth are Drowned.—One of the most
awful results of sleep-walking of which
we have heard for a long time, transpired
at the Upper Ferry Landing during the
night preceding yesterday. Friday even
ing a farmer named John Bray, from In
diana, who was removing to some point
on the Missouri river, with his wife, fath
er-in-law and four children, came in on
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Be
ing in straightened circumstances, the
family obtained permission to slop for the
night in a small room on the ferry dock,
at the foot of Carr str.eet. Between 12 or
1 o’clock in the night Bray arose, in his
sleep, and taking his youngest child, aged
three years, in his arms, actually walked
from the room and into the water! The
piteous, wailing cries of the child, and the
loud calls of the father for help, soon drew
a number of persons to the melancholy
scene from adjacent places on the levee.
The frantic grief of the family partook of
the incoherence and wildness of the ma
niac, and is described to be of the most
heartrending description. Before ingen
uity could resolve on any means of rescu
ing the drowning objects, both had sunk
to be seen no mo’"e alive. We have rare
ly been called on to record a more appal
ling casualty.— [St. Louis Intelligencer.
8@“ “ Con. Samuel Proper, of Missis
sippi,” .was the high-sounding name adopt
ed by a notorious swindler who lately
went to Buffalo, N. Y., with great pre
tensions, and bought an estate on the
lake shore for ¥50.000. and then horrnwpd
various sums of money, large and small,
in anticipation of some large transactions
in Ne-.v York. Mr. Clark, the gentleman
of whom he bought, finally recovered his
property, after considerable trouble. Gen.
Proper was last from Sing-Sing, instead
of Mississippi. He was suffered to leave
Buffalo without arrest.
♦
In Des Arc, on Tuesday evenings first, Ur
Pneumonia, DAVID C. BOOTH, Esq., in the
48th year of his age. The deceased was a na
tive of Virginia, and resided a number of
years at LaGrifnge, Tennessee, before he emi
grated to Des Arc. He was one of our oldest
citizens, and highly esteemed for his kindness
of heart and accommodating disposition.
E. It. MCPHERSON,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
4 LL persons wishing my services in
this department of business, will please
address me at Brownsville, Prairie county,
novl3-ly
SEW ORLEANS AND WHITE
RIVER PACKET,
AUDUBON:
D. B PRICE.Master.
VV. D. Brown.Clerk.
THIS fine freight and
passenger steamer, having
entered the above trade, will run regularly
throughout the season. The Audubon, having
been bought expressly for the trade, her offi
cers being White river men, (fatter themselves
that they can give entire satisfaction to travel
ers and shippers.
All business promptly attended to.
For freight or passage apply oil board.
nov20-tf
Male and Female School.
MRS. M. V. HARRIS respect
fully informs the citizens of ,
Des Arc and adjacent country, that i
she will open a School, on Monday
the 8 2d inst., to continue, for a
Session ok Five Months. Emm her experi
ence she tlatters herself that she will be en
abled to give satisfaction to all who may favor
her with their patronage.
Fist or Prices—Payable Monthly.
Orthography. Reading and Numeration,$ 8 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing. Prima
ry Arithmetic, Geography and Gram
mar... XO 00
Etymology. Reading, Fancy Writing,
Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar
and History..... 12 00
2W Payments to he made at the end of each
month. All pupils charged from the time of
entering, except in cases of protracted illness.
nov20 tf
Outrages on American Citizens.— j
The Norfolk (Va.) JIrpw learns that
Governor Wright. U. S. Minister to Prus
sia, is now corresponding with the Admin
istration upon the violation of our pass
ports by the government to which he is |
accredited. It says:
It seems an American citizen has been
seized by the Prussian Government, and
made to serve in the army. This man is
a native of Prussia, but migrated to the
United States some years ago, was natu
ralized, served in the Mexican war with
honor and distinction, and was wounded
in several battles. A few days ago he re
turned to Prussia, for the purpose of visit
ing his relations, when he was seized as a
Prussian subject, and made to serve in the
Prussian army, cut off from his wife, chil
dren and property in his adopted country.
A. L. HARRIS,
If . 7 T C Iff - JJI Jl K E IS
AND
0“ Tj W 33 !_■ JE3 H ,
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite the
Nucleus House. Des Arc,
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-(5in
HUME F . HILL,
MADISON ST., MEMPHIS, TF.NN.
C o m in i h si. o n c r f o r the
COURT OF CLAIMS,
COMMISSIONER FOR TAKING TESTIMONY
lu the (J. 8. District Courts,
Notary 3?n1olic,
AND COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS
For the State of Arkansas, and all the States
and Territories in the Union.
Prompt and special attention paid to the
taking of Depositions or Commissions.
nov20-ly
920 ACRES
O F
Valuable White River Land
AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Notice is hereby given, That by
virtue of the power anil authority in me
vested by a certain Deed of Trust, executed to
me as Trustee, by John Myers, on the 15th
day of March. 1858, to secure to Blakely D.
Turner, Virgil B. Dalrymple and Thomas B.
Turner, the payment of certain notes in said
Deed specified, which deed is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office in Jackson county.
Arkansas, I will, as Trustee, offer for sale at
public outcry, to tile highest bidder, for cash,
ON MONDAY. THE 20TH DAY OF DE
CEMBER. 1858,
in front of the Jackson House, in the town of
Des Arc, in Prairie County, Arkansas, the
TRACT OF LAND on which said John My
ers lived at the date of said Deed of Trust,
lying on White river, in Jackson county, Ar
kansas, about ten miles above said town of
Des Arc, generally known as the Walnut Bend
tract of land, and containing about Nine Hun
dred and Twenty Acres, more or less.
There is a fine Wood Yard, and considera
ble improvements on said land, and it is re
garded as one of the richest and most raluablc
tracts on White River.
JOHN JACKSON,
November 20, 1858—2t Trustee.
Jackson House for Sale.
IT41IE undersigned is desirous to sell the
JL above House, which is situated in Des
Arc. The house is a brick building contain
ing twelve rooms—connected therewith is a
frame dining room, 45 feet long, Ifi feet wide.
Also, connected is an office with a good Bar
and a back room—each 18 feet square. Tild e
is, also, another tenement disconnected from
tile main building, suitable for a Barber Shop
—it is now occupied as a Silver-smith Shop.
There is in all sixteen rooms. There is a good
Livery Stable within 30 yards of the premises.
I am nod anxious to sell because the business
will not pay, but on account of my health
being bad, I cannot give my personal attention
to the House. I venture the assertion that
this tavern has cleared more money for the
amount invested than any other business in
the Sfate. It is situated within 100 yards of
the Steamboat. Landing, immediately on the
main street. The U. S. Mail Stage Office is
kept at this House.
Terms.—One-third cash ; balance in one and
two years, with a lien on the property until
the last payment is made.
(!t^” If not sold by the 1st day of January
next, this property will be for rent, or lease.
(£3?" For further information address me at
Des Arc. M. M. I’RWIN.
nov. 13,1858-t.l.j.
.11 US. H KOU.f.Y,
Fancy Dress Goods
MUjXjXKTER store,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Respectfully informs the Ladies of
Des Arc, ami adjacent country, that she
has just opened an assortment of FANCY
COOI)S AND MILLINERY, next door
to the Jackion House, which she offers low
for cash. oct23-tf
MANTUA MAKER.
MRS M. E. LYONS
WOULD respectfully inform the ladies
of Des Arc and vicinity that she is pre
pared to execute all work in her line of busi
ness, and would be pleased to see all wishing
work in her line at tire residence of Mr. John
Jackson, on Erwin street. octl6-6t
EDUCATIONAL.
THE next session of the “ Des
Arc Female Academy,”
Plunder the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will he open for the
reception of pupils on the 1st Mon
dav ill September next. As it is desirable
that the pupils should all commence at the
~saTTrr lime, m ncjr-ity with a i iew- to a proper
classification, it is hoped that parents and
guardians, who design sending to this institu
tion, will make it convenient to have the pu
pils at school the first week of the session.
Terms, per Session ok Five Months :
Orthography and Reading.$10 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
Tile above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 11 00
High Branches*.. 16 00
Instrumental Music. 25 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Pupils charged from time of entering,
and no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
except in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, August 14, l858.-tf.
Arkansas Hotel,
NAPOLEON, ARKANSAS.
fTAHE subscribers would respectfully inform
L their frignds, and the public generally,
that they are well prepared, in every respect,
to accommodate and provide them with the
best delicacies the market affords.
Thankful for past favors, they still hope to
receive a portion of patronage in future. The
convenience of the house to the
STEAMBOAT LANDING
Has long made it, and will continue to make
it, a great resort for travelers.
A careful porter is always in attendance on
the arrival of steamboats and stages, who will
attend to the transportation of baggage to or
from the house.
(JS" The BAR connected with the Arkan
sas Hotel is always supplied with the most
CHOICE BRANDS OF LIQUORS, CIGARS,
etc., to which they invite the attention of the
lovers of [Hire Wines and Liquors.
RANDOLPH & GRACHS,
October 30, 1858._6m Proprietors.
Citizen Office J'or Sale.
OTHER business claiming our attention
makes it necessary that we should dispose
of the Citizen Office. The paper IWs been
published near four years, and has a paying
patronage. The subscription list, advertising,
job work, &c., is inferior to no establisfcunprifc
in the State, for the length of time the office
lias been established. Possession given on the
1st day of January 1S59.
Persons wishing to purchase are invi
ted to call and examine the material, he.—
Those at a distance will address the under
signed. J. C. MORRILL,
Des Arc. Ark.
E^” Also, a half interest iri the building
and premises occupied as the “ Citizen Print
ing Office,” will be sold on reasonable terms.
sept25. j. c. MORRILL.
SALE OF LOTS
IN
THE undersigned will commence the sale
of Lots in
B U F F A L 6 CITY
ON THE SECOND MONDAY IN
JANUARY. 1859,
TO TIIE HIGHEST RIDDF.il.
TERMS—One-fourth cash; balance on a
credit of twelve months, without security, ex
cept such as the lots afford.
Buffalo City is situated on the South side of
White River, seventy miles by land and one
hundred and fifteen miles by water aboveBates
ville, Arkansas, at the foot of the Buffalo
Shoalf. eleven miles above the mouth of the
North Fork, anil one mile above the mouth of
the Buffalo Fork of White River, at the head
of reliable navigation on White River, about
two hundred and fifty miles by land from St.
Louis, one hundred and twenty from Little
Rock, two hundred miles from Memphis, one
hundred and fifty miles from Fort Smith,
ninety-five miles from Jacksonport. and one
hundred and forty miles from Des Arc. Buf
falo City is accessible for good size steam
boats most of the year, and small boats of
very light draught nearly or quite all the year.
By a glance at a map of Arkansas, per
sons can see at once the destiny of Biitl'alo
City, situated as it is, at the foot of the Buffa
lo Shoals, the head of reliable navigation on
White river, surrounded by a very large ex
tent of fertile settled country, commanding an
Immense wagon trade west and north-west,
from one hundred and twenty-five to one hun
dred and seventy-five miles, and on the north
one hundred miles, and on the south and south
west, from fifty to seventy-five miles. This
vast extent of high, healthy country is unsur
passed in fertility in the west. Uninterrupted 1
by speculators, lands are very cheap, produ
cing wheat, corn, oats, tobacco, etc., equal to
any part of the United States ; and for the
raising of hogs, cattle, horses, mules, sheep,
etc., is scarcely to be equalled anywhere, the
truth of which is fully demonstrated from the
fact that emigration, of the most substantial
and desirable character, has been pouring
into this region of country for the last few
years by thousands, from every part of Ihe
Union, and from information received, the
emigration will continue unprecedented in
almost any part of the. globe The wants of
this va=t country, so rapidly settling up, makes
it absolutely necessary that a trading point be
established at the most accessible point nearest
and most convenient to the masses on the
beautiful and eve- navigable White river,
liulfalo City being situated at tile foot cf the
Buffalo Shoals, the head of: reliable naviga
tion on White river, is Ihe place selected by
nature itself for a trading point for that im
mense country. Nature has said to naviga
tors, here is the great Buffalo Shoals : thus far
you shall go up tiii* beautiful stream arid no
farther; hence Buffalo City took its name.
Had Hus natural site for a city been judiciously
laid off in lots and sold some years ago. as the
present proprietor will do Immediately, it
would miquesti; nably have been a place by
this time of no small note. Tile undersigned,
having become sole proprietor of the grounds
and buildings by purchase, in part from Win.
Byers, of Batesvillc. and in part of the estatn
of Wm. Tnnstall, of Jacksonport, Arkansas,
and further, in part by entry in the United
States Government Land-Office, at a heavy
outlay of money, is determined to lav it off
immediately in real city style, fronting the
river in convenient size lots and blocks, with
wide front row, as well as wide streets and
alleys; also, squares for public buildings
and promenades, etc., etc. The river being
straight, tile banks having a gradual descent,
not subject to cave, with deep water close up
to the shore, with the beautiful level rich
grounds all abovqoverflow,combined with the
beautiful scenery partly surrounding the town,
and pure spring water gushing out near at
hand, and never-failing cold pure healthy well
water to be had in any part of the town, with
fine woods convenient, combined with many
advantages and conveniences, with the health
fillness of the place, makes, beyond a doubt,
kite Jll W.ljl'.LkJ Ok kllio IUI (I L I n , III KU. i,
far superior to any other point in ail tliis re
gion of country, and inferior to no point on
White river, or any other in the State of Ar
kansas.
Mail facilities must and will no doubt soon
be extended by steamboat up White river from
Jacksonport to Buffalo City, (it already having
been extended from Jacksonport up Black
river to Pocahontas.) When this is done it
furnishes transportation for freight and pas
sengers out to tile Mississippi river the year
round, justifying at once the establishment of
various stage lines from Buffalo City to the
interior, north and north-west, west, south and
south-west. These tilings are no fiction, but
the conclusions of those best acquainted with
the country ; men of sound mind and judgment.
Two boats arc now preparing to run from
Jacksonport to Buffalo City, connecting with
the regular New Orleans, Memphis and Na
poleon packtts.
To persons desiring to settle in Buffalo
City, we say don’t pay any attention to those
who would try to discourage you, who stand
out as “ living monuments” of a “ masterly in
activity,” to denounce everything as “ visiona
-cy” 111 at. seems new to their sleepy intellects.
and who war upon the moving spirit of the
day, and would, if they could, strangle every
enterprise, lock the wheels of advancement to
a “stand still,” and block up all avenues of
trade and commerce. They but thereby prove
their utter ignorance of the facts and devel
opments of the present age, “ and their own
unfitness for the times.”
A good site, also $300 worth of lots will be
given for the immediate establishment of »
good Saw-Mill.and a good site and $5U0 worth
of lots will be given for the establishment of a
first class Flouring Mill, at Buffalo City. A
better location for such business cannot he
found anywhere.
The sale of Lots is to be made in good faith
and without reserve. Lots can be had at pri
vate sale.
For further particulars, address, for the
present, “Agent Buffalo -City Lots, Buffa
lo City,” or the undersigned.
jOIFV II. (llISt^BERKV.
oct30-ts Des Arc, Arkai sas.
aTlinm; ;
Jewelry, Silver-Ware,
GUNS, RIFLES. AND EQUIPMENTS'.
. 1CCORDE o'rs, CVTlER Y,
FISHING TACKLE AND GUNSMITHS’ MATERIAL,
Shelby Street—below Union. i
M E M P HIS, T E N N E S S E E.
New Work made to order—Repairing
done at short notice. novl3-lr
Take Notice!
A LL persons art- hereby notified, not to cut
XX any timber, on our Lois, in the townee
Des Arc. as wr. shall surely enforce lHE
law. if they do.
feb21-tf ] FRITH & JACKSON