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S*1*: * np Tuesdays — down Thursdays.
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RIVER NEWS, ftc.~
(KS-Tbe C. S. Mail packet Sain. Hale, is
laefrom Napoleon, bound for Jacksonport, on
1 Monday night.
rtf The Kanawha Valley, Capt. Price,
I ^ Memphis, passed up Thursday evening.
| boun(j for Jacksonport. She returns, bound
I for Memphis, this morning. Butler Coles,
I her c|erk, furnished us with late papers.
| exprESSlTfOR THE “CITIZEN."
sTtHK ARKANSAS STATE TELEGRAPH LINE.
{Of M. W. Barr, of Louisville, Kv..is the
fnec^l and recognized agent of the New Or
leans Associated Press at that point. The
telegraph company has no agency whatever in
the preparation of such reports, nor is it re
S sponsible in any manner for the character or
truth of the news.
I WEDNESDAY.
THE^NIGGER” congress^
—
$6,000,000 APPROPRIATED.
- ■ - ■ ■ ...■■! ■ —
BIG FIGHT AT NEOSHO. I
I McCULLOCH VICTORIOUS!
GOV. JACKSON FIGHTING.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 9.— ecietary Chase’s
estimates of the past years deficiency at 6000,
* IHKI of the current civil list. Foreign inter
4 course and miscellaneous at 400.000. Interior
Department at 400.000. War Department at
i 85.UOO.OOO. Navy 30.000,000. Aggregate at
2.17.000.000. Maturing treasury notes amount
I to 13.000.0011. Interest 9000. Total for fiscal
| year ending June. 1802. 318.519.581.87.
He recoin mends raising 80.000,000 bv taxa
| tier and 210.000.000 b\ bonds He recommends
tfia following duties, on brown sugar 2J cents
4 ]>er pound, on clarified 3 cents. RefinetLloaf l
; cents. Syrup !l| cents. Candy 6 cents. Mo
; las.-e* f» cents per gallon Coffee 5 cents per
' pound. Black tea 15 cents p -r pound. Green
tea 20 cents He estimates too revenue from
| tlie.e sources at 211.000,000. Taxing articles
4 now exempt, will increase the revenue to 7.
OOO UOO. He estimates the rsveniie from cus
| turns and sales of land at fiOJHJO.OOO. He also
ycomm'ends internal taxes on domestic luxu
ries, including lienor, beer, tobacco, bank
notes and spring carriages. He recommend.*
considerable reduction with salaries of o/fiee
holders.
Gen. Scott forbids the telegraphing of any
army movements.
I.ovej(>y’.« resolutions passed by J- to «>•>.
The following resolution was adopted in the
House—that the House, during the extraordi
I jury session, would only consider the bills and
resolutions concerning military and naval af
fairs, and the government and financial affairs
connected therewith. All other matter, ex
cept raising revenue, will be referred without
debate to the proper committees, to be con
sidered next session.
Lovejoy of Illinois, offered a resolution
that it was no part of the duty of the army
to capture and return fugitive slaves. It also
directs the Judiciary to inquire into the expe
uicucy oi repealing tne rugmvc i«yy,
view of permitting the consideration of peace
propositions.
The vote on the restriction of business and
War matters was reconsidered and again
adopted. On motion to amend the resolution
so as to allow the consideration of judiciary
(piestihns, the vote was again adopted. The
proceedings are thus confined td war, revenue
attd jddiciary.
Oil motion of Covode, a fco'm(rti'itt<,e of five
Was appointed, with power tti send for person
and papers to swell out the details of army
contracts—they have privilege to report at all
times.
The House has passed a bill appropriating
6,GOO,POO to relieve the distress of the army.
The president has been called on for the
official correspondence, relative to the San
Domingo affair. ...
Srmatk_The bill remitting duties on arms
ha« passed. _ ,
Trumbull, of Illinois, eulogized Douglas.
Kicks said in his report, secession is strong,
eastern shore wants troops to protect union
mens there. .
The cabinet consulted Scott to-day—result
unknown.
Vailandigham said in democratic caucus,
that he preferred peace to a preservation or
the Union.
Col. Taylor has arrived at Washington with
a flag of truce, and a thousand rumors are
afloat as to the object of his mission, but gen
erally believed, that it referred te an exchange
of prisoners.
Herald says. Scott in hourly expectation of
a fight between Patterson and Johnston. They
ara fighting at Edward’s Ferry. Government
sentreinforeements when courier leftfor assis
tance. Two federals were killed.
The following committees were appointed:
on Foreign affairs, Crittenden, Gooch, Cox.
White of Indiana, Me Knight, Harnhaut,
Thomas of Maryland, Pomeroy and Fisher, on
pensions; Van Wick, chairman on roads and
canals.
FROM MARYLAND.
Baltimore, July 9.—Latest Martinsburg
advices on Saturday night say that Geu. Pat
terson is motionless.
FROM KENTUCKY.
trfrtrfsviLLE, July 10.—Rev. J. B. Overton,
faster at Asbburyy Methodist Episcopal
Church South, left here on Suncay night with
volunteers for Confederates. He pieached to
his congregation on Sunday. Volunteers leave
iu sipiads of probably one hundred pi,,* day.——
If the South be whipped, Kentucky’s best fam
ilies will wear biack.
FROM MISSOURI.
Kansas City, July 10.—Fort Scott Demo
ciat of the 7t h, reports battle between Jackson
and Seigel. near Carthage—at first onset Mis
sourians were driven back, the officers order
6(1 a retreat but the order was not heard and
the wings advancing as centre e;ave way near
ly surrounding the federals. The fighting was
mainly with artillery—federals retreating as
Missourians advance, finally reach Carthage,
7 miles from commencement of fight. A night
attack expected. Seigel retreated towards Sar
acoxie. J ark son is fortifying himself. Seigel’s
force is badly cut up, and the loss from 300 to
1(KK).
On Friday. Gen. Price and Ben McCulloch
arrived at Neosho, 20 miles South of Carthage
with 10,000 men. Twohundred federals were
captured there, and one report says all were
murdered, w hile another says that only a por
tion were killed. McCulloch sent 2,000 men
to assist Jackson.
FROM NEW YORK.
New York, July 10.—On account of Scott’s
interdiction, morning papers are entirely bare
of specials.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Wheeling, July 9.—Carlisle is elected sen
ator in place of Hunter, and '.V. T. Willey’s
in place of Mason,
Fort Monkoe, July 9.—At Quaker city,
an armed frigale and several gunboats are pre
paring to attack Sewalls Point. A cartridge
chest exploded, killing two Rhode Islanders
and wounding many.
Col. Taylor has returned to the Confederate
linas.
The Garibaldians are imprisoned.
The undue mortality iti several of the New
York regiment is attributed to excessive driuk
ing.
Buchanan, July 9.—Capt. Barret’s com
pany, nineteenth Ohio regiment, paraded be
fore said regiment was disarmed and ordered
home for committal of outrages.
McClelland interceded and Stratton restor
ed arms to them, except nine, w’ho were sent
to columbus.
FROM ILLINOIS.
i;airo, July y.—sunuay occupieu in taKing
votes, three months companies on the three
years question. Cook’s regiment gave 40; Ar
ther’s oO; Oglesby’s 40. Remainder go in for
for immediate disbanding—they have no pay.
Political olficers talk Lincolnism to men and
pick blackberries for tobacco. Men disputed,
andjdemorali/.ed, olficers^humiliated by duns
from hotels and washwomen. Colonels of re
giments in debt.
FROM ARKANSAS.
Little Rock. July 10.—TO ALL. A cou
rier has just arrived from Fort Smith wifli re
liable accounts of a big fight. Neosho La?
been taken by Ben McCulloch with one hun
dred prisoners—he immediately left to rein
force Gov. Jackson, who was fighting the en
emy some thirty miles from Neosho.
Accounts of tlie fighting between Jackson
and the federals says, vve raptured one hundred
prisoners, many gnns and much ammunition.
THURSDAY.”
Col. W OLFE Kil LED.
FORCE BILL PASSED.
XEWS FROM ‘ PA.V H CVDLE ’
Southerners Advancing.
FOR!!IG.V .Vfi IPs'. A'c.
FROM KENTUCKY.
Louisville,July 10.—Jennings Wise has
;aptured three federal couip .nies at Glen
rille.
No dispatches have been received from Mc
Clellan since Sunday morning—he was advan
:ing on Beverly and before eachiug the place
•xpected a fight.
Louisville, July 11.—Court decides against
Brady and Davis in railroad case, that the
government has a right to stop road.
FROM MISSOURI.
Springfield, July 10.—Gen. Sweeny with
dying column is advancing on Vernon.
Large numbers mounted Missourians con
gregated on West Plains Forsythe and Swee
ny sends men to prevent their joining Jackson.
Cnir.. labn nrisoner.
Col. Wolfe encountered Missourians, and
has sent for assistance. He lost thirty killed
and wounded. Missdurians loss unknown.
Lyon is at Leesville, advancing on Clinton
Ward.
F. P. Stanton en route for Washington, ap
pointed senator, vice Lane, who'accepts Brig
adier generalship. _ . .
St. Lours, July 11.— Democrat says Seigei
had 1200 men1 and ten pieces of artillery.
Southerners had six thousand, and seven pie
ces anil many horsemen. The battle in which
Col’. Wolf was killed was fought oil Saturday,
thirty miles from Springfield.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 10.—The House passed
loan bill with only 5 nays.
Senate passed a bill remitting duties on
V\ ashington, July 11—Mails entirely dis
continued in middle and west lennessee.
FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, July 10 —Professor Longfellow’s
wife fatally burned and prosessor badly burn
ed in attempt to rescue her.
FROM MARYLAND,
Baltimore, July 10—Again rumored that
Patterson’s army is annihilated. troops
quartered in the city are preparing to leave.
Dodge, unionist, appointed marshal.
Mai. Taylor’s despatches create intense ex
citement. It appears they demand the virtual
surrender of Washington.
Washburn’s force bill passed. Nays—Bui
nett Hardin, Norton, Pendleton, Reed, Rob
losou, Vallandigham, Voorbies, Wadswoith
“'IaThmore, July 11, Col. Thomas in
dicted for treason.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Wheeling, July 10.—A resolution passed
Lower House, instructing senators and repre
sentatives io vote men and money, and oppose
nrnmise till rebels are crushed.
^Buchanan, July ll.-McClellan reports
c strongly entrenched within two
S’ Ll directs .11 force. . tb
“ radius of forty miles to join his column im
mediately. 0j(\HA territorye
M.rmav July 0.—Steamer Chippewa
with one hundred and seventy tons of govern
went store*, and thirty kegs powder burned.
j No sooner had the passengers landed than the
] boat blew up.
FROM CANADA.
Quebec, July 9.—Great Eastern came near
I running into Arabia in a fog.
New Lord Chancellor to<>k his seat under
title of Lord West bury, the Briti.-h naval
commander, not to recognize New Grenadian
ports.
frjday
FEDERAL CONGRESS f
Missourians Gain’d Victory!
federal troops SLAUGHTERED!
FROM WASHINGTON.
Washington, July II.—Gen. Scott’s or
ders is that telegraph correspondence be
suppressed.
Difficulties regarding «dhe Mexican treaty
precludes direct mail communication.
A resolution expelling Southern members
passed--yeas thirty-two. to ten.
In the House Vallandighain offered amend
ment, no portion of money to be used in sub
jugating any State, and holding them as con
quered provinces, or for interfering with
slavery in any State—rejected.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Buchanan, July 11.—Reconnoitering party
ventured too near Southerners—one killed and
wounded.
Skirmishes during the past two days rather
bloody.
Southerners strongly entrenched. If they
make a determined stand a heavy loss of life
inevitable. McClellan was to have attacked
them this morning.
Senate—Fessenden of Maine, reported
House bill for pay of volunteers, appropriating
five and three quarters of millions, passed.
House bill reported appropriation to carry
on Government referred to a committee on
whole.
Stevens hoped that the committee on ways
and means would have business up so that the
Houses could adjourn on Thursday next. Com
mittee disposed give the government every
thing it. asked.
Lovejoy wont vote to increase a standing
army.
Washington, July 12.—Speeches apd votes
indicate five representatives and seven sena
tors opposed administration.
FROM ILLINOIS.
Quincy, July 11.—State Cavalry appeared
at Monroe station. Missourians routed feder
al, burnt station house, six coaches, eighteen
cars and tore the track up on each side of the
town. Messenger here for assistance, he re
ports Col. Smith and fifty men taken prisoners.
Capt. McAlister and 5 men of the 10th Illi
nois regiment was killed 7 miles this side of
Monroe. They were caught by ambush.
One thousand cavalry and infantry leave
Col. Smith’s successor to-night.
Bridge between Hannibal and Palmyra has
been burned.
FROM VIRGINIA.
Fortress Monroe, July 11-—Quaker City
captured Army Warwick with five thousand
sacks of coffee, mostly owned in Richmond.
Skirmishing continues. Four invaders have
been killed and seven wounded.
Roaring Sun, July 12.—McClellan’s col
umn is feeling its way cautiously.
Southerners seem reinforced since our ap
proach, and are working with great energy.
McClellan will feel southerners this after
noon.
FROM WISCONSIN.
Milwaukik, July 11.— Bank and bankers
have paid Zouaves a thousand gold dollars lor
shooting their fellow citizens.
FROM MISSOURI.
St. Louis. July 11.— Catron issued habeas
corpus for ex-senator Green and refused pe
tition of Capt. Campbell.
The State Journal of Thursday has the fol
lowing telegraph, received last night, it says:
Fight inSouth West commenced at ten o’clock
betwean State troops and federals under Zeig
ler and others, twelve miles beyond Carthage,
and resulted in federal troops being complete
ly routed, with great slaughter. -They were
pursued fourteen miles, to a point two miles
beyond Carthage, where night ended the
slaughter. Federal troops, arms and equip
page captured. Journal further learns, by
letter from Gen. Parsons, said to have been
received in Jefferson City, that he, Parsons,
after pursuit surrounded Zeigler’s forces and
demanded a surrender. Zeigler stipulated
that men march without arms, but finally
agreed to an unconditional surrender. Among
the killed were uoi. jb. uraiz Drown anu owu
inon Dollman
St. Joseph, July It.—An attempt was made
to capture train at Monroe, but it backed out
in time and returned.
Hudson telegraph wire being cut we have
no reliable news.
St Louis, July 12.—Houses of patriots
were opened Thursday night for rejoicing.—
Dutch garden keepers and actors are npt so
prated of their fellows, Zeigler and Bceern
stein. Numbers of foreigners are reported
leaving in fright. ,
Four hundred Col. McNeill’s reserve guard
removed type and paper from State Journal
office, reading order from Lyon prohibiting
further publication.
Special despatches from Warsaw to St.
Louis Republican, reiterates annihilation of
Zeigler’s command
FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, July 12.—Privateers of Jeff. Dfivis
have captured three vessels off Hatteras.
A strong revolutionary spirit ex
ists in Maryland against the Lincoln gov
ernment, and the first favorable opportu
nity it will ignite and an explosion will
j take place which will scatter the cohorts
of old Abe to the four winds.
The Northern papers now admi
that Mexico is halting between the “late’
U. S. and the Confederate Government
“When a Spaniard halts he stops, anc
when he stops you can t move him. S<
says the old proverb.
--—
(gP*The Louisville Courier learns from i
gentleman who has just returned from New
| York, that the sealed cars which recently
i passed through Baltimore to Philadelphia
and supposed to contaiu the archives of th<
government, turns out to have been the dear
bodies of the federalists killed at Bethel <M)i
I Vienna.
— ■ ■( - M I il l I .!■■■>.
A letter From Hon. W. L. Yancey.—
The Montgomery (Ala.) Post says a letter
has been received from Hon. W. L. Yancey,
one of our commissioners to Europe, in which
he states that our independence will certainly
be recognized by England during the month of
August, and that he expects to be at home in
September.
S3” Ex Lieutenant Governor Frank H. Lub
buck has been nominated as a candidate for
Governor of Texas, at the election in August
next. In the first district Col, A. M. Lewis,
of Benham, is a candidate for Congress, and
in the third district A. M. Braucb, of Hunts
ville.
(QjrVVe copy the following from a late Cin
cinnati Gazette :
The Illinois commissioners for purchasing
arms, have adjourned, and postponed for the
present the purchase of arms. The difficulty
of concluding contracts is understood to be no
other than that satisfactory negotiation can
not be made for payment.
8^-The New York papers complain that
the market has not been half supplied with
strawberries this season. Wonder how they
will get early peaches.
(g^Herschell V. Johnson is assisting in the
canvass in Georgia for subscriptions to the
Confederate loan.
Caps_About 15,000 caps are turned out
daily at one of the percussion cap manufacto
ries at Nashville, Tennessee.
“Here’s Your Mule 1”—'Hie boys are all
right in Paducah, the capital of the gobd old
State of McCracken. On the day of their re
cent election they voted a large majority for
Burnett, the Southern Rights caudidate for
Congress, erected a most beautiful pole for
the Confederate flag, and stopped the shipment
of a hundred hogsheads of sugar, which one
of their merchants had drayed down to the
wharfboat for shipment to Cincinnati. Glory
enough for one day.
HESSIAN UUTRAUES.—A SU1UICI UL tile avm.ii
(German)' regiment writes to New York that
Dr. Hanseau, the principal physician of the
regiment, now stationed at Camp Weber,
Hampton Ferry, is quartered with the re
mainder of the staff at President Tyler’s house
in that neighborhood. All the .furniture in
the house is demolished, excepting three busts
in the doctor’s rooia--those of Schiller, Goethe
and Humboldt.
DIED t
On Wednesday morning last, TWoMA9 Par
ker, infant son of Russ and Nannie R. Evans,
aged 8 months and eighteen da^s.
MARKETS, &.C.
Citizen Office, Des Arc,!
Saturday July 13, 1861. V
DES ARC PRICES CURRENT.
Corrected Weekly hy Stewart Sc Bro's.
Bagging, (Kentucky). • •. 20 @ 00
“ (India)-...’. 20 @ 00
Bale Rope. 11 ® 124
Beeswax, per lb.. 20 @ 25
bricks, per .. @
Brooms per dozen. 2 P0 ® 0 00
Buckets, painted, per dozen - •• 2 50 ® 0 00
Butter, per lb.. 12 @ 20
Bar Iron.... 5 ®, 6
Bar Soap, per lb. 6£®
Castings-....!...5® 6
Copperas, per lb.* 5 @ 10
Coffee—Rio. 20 @ 00
Chocolate . 10 @ 12|
Candles—Tallow per lb. 15® 17
Star.. 23® 26*
Cotton. 9 ® Io|
Cotton Yarns. 94® 12
Cordage—Manilla....... 124® 20
Chickens, per doz.•• _ ® 2 00
Corn Meal, per bush. 75 ® 90
Corn,....’-.•■•••• 65® 75
Drugs and Dye Stuffs
Alum, per lb. 8 @ 1,0
Brimstone.. 6 ® 10
Camphor.... 75 ® 8C
Madder... , 20 ® 25
Indigo... 1 50 @ 2 00
Logwood.. 0 @ 10
Soda, (B. C.). 8® 15
Saierauis.•*! .
Eggs, per doz. 124® 15
Flour, per bbl • • f. 5 50 @ 8 00
Flour, per 100,lbs, in sacks-. ■ 3 50 @ 3 75
Feathers per lb... 55 ® 60
Beef Hides “ “ ... 5 @ 0
jP Jl Q J^g^^—
Apples per bush, dried.. 1 50 ® 1 75
Peaches “ “ “. 1 5C @ 1 75
Raisips, per box •’• •••. 3 50 ® 0 00
GunpoWder, only it retail, 50 @ 75
Lime, per bbl.. 1 ^ ® 1 75
Lead—Bar, per lb. 10 @ 124
Ginger per lb.**.*.. J* @
German Steel.- * • . 18 ® 90
jj « .. 10 @ 00
Cast “ . 25 @ 30
Hollow Ware, per gal--.. •••• 124® 16
Meats_
Canv. Hams, per lb. 16| @ 00
Plain do “ “ . 15 @ 00
Shoulders, “ “ . 13 @ PO
Middlings “ “ . 1^ @ 18
Bulk Pork, ... 00 @ 00
Pork, fresh .•; ••••.• 0 ® 7
Beef per lb.. 6J ® 7
Paints and Oils—
Linseed Oil, per gal-*.. 1 00 ® 1 23
Sperm* Oil “ “. 2 25 @ 0 00
Lard Oil, “ “.1 25.® 1 50
White Lead, per keg.• 50 @ 3 002
Spanish Brown, per lb--10® 00
Venitian Red “ “. 15 ® 20
Red Lead per lb •••. 15 @ 20
Nails—10d.. 4 75 ® 5 00
8d,—6d,—4d,—5d. . 5 @ 5 50
Molasses, per gal.••••. 37£® 42
Sugar—Brown, per lb.. 8® 10
Loaf, per lb.. 15® 16
Crushed “ . 12|® 13
1 Pepper, per lb.. 134® 15
Rice. 7 @ 8
Salt—
Liverpool fine, per suck..*. 2 25 @ 0 00
c( coarse, (i • ••• 2 00 @ 00
! Starch—Pearl.. 15
Spice,. I5 @ 20
Tobacco—common. IP ® 15
li Honey Dew.. 30 @ 00
, « Nectar Leaf. 50 @ 00
« Fine Virginia. 75 @ 1 00
Tea, per lb.. 85 ® 1 00
‘ Tallow, per lb.. 8 ® 9
Whisky, per gal..30 ® 1 25
Till! CoNFKDKRATF. LOAN IN HlNDS CoVtf
tv, Miss.- The Misslssippinn learns that the
planters of Hinds'Countyjare doing nobly in
furnishing material aid for the Confederate
Government. The whole county has not, yet
been canvassed, and already about eight thou
sand bales of cotton have been subscribed.
fry A Washington letter wiiter says “that
some of the soldiers, particularly of one of
tlie Pennsylvania regiments, are actually beg
ging in theitreets. I saw to-day the mortify
ing spectacle of an American soldier, in the
capital of his country, asking a foreign minis
fbr a few pennies.”
fry The losses of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, by the destruction of bridgie and
rolling stock, since the war commenced, Is up
ward of two million dollars. The company
owe their thanks to Hicks.
fly The Montgomery Confederation states
upon the most reliable authority, that the peo
ple of Alabama, through their Congressional
representatives, will subscribe at least 700,000
bales of cotton toward the $50,000,000 loan,
All honor to the patriotism cf a generous and
liberal peopIP who love their country more
than gold.
SEARCY FEMALE INSTITUTE*
SEARCY, WHITE COUN1Y, ABK.
I; F. COX, A. M., PitiNcipAii.
Prof. C. H. Oltkbij Principal of Mali
Department.
Mias M. E. Sfakely, Principal Depart
ment of Ornamental Painting and Wax
Work, Fine Arts, and Assistant in Literary
Branches. ,,
This first class Institution, for the educa
tion of young Lad)es, will resume exercises on
first Monday in August—Session, 5 Months
RATES OF TUITION.—$12,50, $1$ and
$25, according to class of Studies. For par
ticulars address, I. FI COX,
July 11—lm. * Principal.
NOTICE.
ALL Persons are hereby forwarned from!
trading for a note of hand, given by the
undersigned to George Monasco, of Tijiton
County, Tennessee, for $150, as the consider
nflnn ♦'nr wh'liih oni/l nnfo tvoa irivran flit*
ed. R. H. FREELAND.
THOS. J. SCOTT.
Austin, July 8,1861. 3t
to ALE interested;
During my absence, Mif bc$ks;
Notes, Accounts, Scc., will be found at
W. B. Crocker & Co’s., who are fully au
thorised to settle any of my business.
LEVIN HARRISON.
Des A he, June 18, 1861—tf.
Valuable residence
for Sale or reniv
M I •N E, R60MS. nLA£6e CI8TERN,
IN WELL, SMOKE HOUSE, STABLE,Ate.,’
on Buena Vista! street. , opposite the Ppblic
Square, In Des Arc, If not sdld tbe.iptb of
I August, may be rented by a respectable ten
ant, (who will board a gentleman,jin# lady,X
I either for a residence, boarding house or fav
e,„. For
June 14, 1861—Ira.
~ STRAYED
fiROM the subscriber, in Des ^rc, about
the 4th of May last, a sorrel, ho.w
with a large whi,te b.laze ip tl}e face, ope white
hind foot, saddle spots on each side of his
back bone, back of his Wp&thers, his tail re
sembles that of a flax mane and tail, marked
with an upper bit in the right ear not far
from the point. Any persofl findingsgid pony
will be rewarded by writing to or returning
him to Beni. Blakeiiey, near Des Arc,
June 12—tf. N. W. WANSLEE.
NOTICE
IS hereby given, that letters Testamentary,;
were on the 22nd day of April granted to
the undersigned, upon the estate of VVm. B,
Williams, dec’d.' ..
Now, therefore, all persoijs having claimt*
against said estafe, ye required to exhibit the
same to the Executor, properly authenticated,
within one year after the date of such letter^
or they may be precluded from any benefit in
the estate; and that if such claims be pot pXr,
hibited within tWo years from the date of spch
letters, they shall be forever barred and pre
cluded from any benefit from »ucb estate,
ROBERT £. RIVES, Ex’r.
June 7.1861. w-2m
pAsouiitiom.
mHE PARTNERSHIP HERETO
I , fore existing between the undersigned, in
the practice of medicine, was, dissolved by
mutual consent, on tlie 15th of May, 1861.
Both are authorised to settle the .business of
the firm. N. B. TtTCKER.,
., M.X BIRDSONG.
Des Arc, June 12, 1861—lm.
, HOt^E
DR. N. B. TUCKER, continues the prac
tice of his profession, and offers his ser
vices to the citizens of Des Arc and adjacent
country. . , ,. . ,
ffgr Particular attention given to the dis
eases of females. June 12, 1861—tf.
srbTieu. .
JOHN C. JOHNSON and all others con
cerned, are hereby notified that, on Satur
day July 13th, 1861, at 10 o’clock of said da*.
1 shall prpceed to take depositions before P.
P. Crawford, a justice of the peace of Rich
land Township, at my residence in said Town
ship, to be read in evidence before the State
land agent at Jacksenport, on the lffth day of
i July, 1861, to contest tbe legal right to my
pre-emption on the N. E- \ of S. E. 1 of See,
: 14, T. 6 N. R. 2 West, and the N. W. 1 of
1 N. E. 1 of Sec. 23.T. 6 N. R. * West, at which
time and place they can appear and Cross-ex
amine my witnesses, and also produce their
own, if they see proper, allowing me the same
privilege. F. G. BARBEE,
Cotton Plant, Ark., June 24 1861 3^.
Blanks! Blanks!!
In addition to our regular stock of blanks
such as deeds of Conveyance; Quit Claim
deeds, &c., we have just printed a “Sheriff’s
tax-deed—drawn by B. D. Turner, Attorney
at Law, Searcy, White county.” This form is
acknowledged superior to aay other in the
State.