ijfs ARO CITIZEN.
J. C. MORRILL, EDITOR.
>R3 ART. ARKANSAS!"
WEDNESDAY......"...JUNE 8. 1859.
©5SF“ We regret to learn that Col. Aii
salom Fowler died at his. residence in
Little Rock, on Saturday last.
Virginia Election. —We have not
yet received official returns from the late
election in this State, but sufficient is
known to justify the assertion, that Hon.
John- Letcher, the democratic candidate
for Governor, is elected by a majority
of eight or ten thousand votes, over Lis
opponent, Mr. Goggin. The Congres
sional delegation will be almost entirely
democratic,
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Swamp and Overflowed Lands,—
We learn from the Washington Star, that
the General Land Office, on the 19th u!t.,
transmitted approved list No. -5, in the
Helena district, Arkansas. Also, on the
24th ult., transmitted approved list No. 6,
in the same district.
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P3F” We learn from the Batesville
Balance that W. W. Lewis, Esq., has
resigned the office of Register of the Land
Office at that place. Mr. Lewis has oc
cupied the position of Register during the
past seven years.
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Southern Shield.—On the 28th ult.,
this journal, which is published at Helena,
in this State, commenced its twentieth
year. It appears in an entire new dress,
and in an enlarged form. We congratu
late its editor and publisher, Q. K. Un
derwood, Esq., in the reward he is real
izing, pecuniarily, from his long years of
toil. If those who are indebted to us will
come forward and settle their accounts, by
the first or September, we will be enabled
to enlarge the "Citizen,” and 11 put on
a new dress.”
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B*sF“ Dr. Solon Norland lias bought
an interest in the Metnphis Enquirer, and
has associated himself with Hon, J ere.
Clemens, in editing that journal. A span
of ex-Senators editing a newspaper is u
novelty in these latter days. Dr. B. is
a gentleman of fine accomplishments, and
has an experience that few can boasTof
in conducting a newspaper. Politically,
we can in no wise approve of the Doctor’s
tneanderings; but we leave this matter to
“ the kindly attentii^i” of his near neigh
bors, trusting that they will deal with him
in " manner and form” as prescribed by
the rules and regulations of political war
fare.
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Fires in Memphis.—We learn through
the Memphis newspapers, that, during the
past week, their citizens have had the
alarm of fire almost constantly ringing in
their ears. On Thursday morning, a brick
building, on the Navy Yard premises, oc
cupied by Messrs. A. J. & II. P. Walt &
Co., as a warehouse for the storage of
produce and groceries, was entirely de
stroyed. The loss sustained was twenty
seven thousand dollars. A reward of five
hundred dollars has been offered for the
nrrest and conviction of each and every
incendiary.
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The "Occasional” correspondent
of the Philadelphia Press says:
The complexion of the next House of
Representatives may bo regarded as set
tled. Whatever may be the result of the
Gubernatorial election in Virginia, nnd I
think there is no question as to the election
of Mr. Letcher, a solid Democratic dele
gation will be returned to Congress from
umi oiaie , uuu, m juuuiug uvci inc uuiei
States I cannot count mote Americans than
sat in the last House. This may delay
the organization of that body for some time.
Five State-Rights Democrats, however,
Hickman, Ilaskin, Clark; Schwarz, Adri
an, Riggs and Davis will be likely to :
decide the matter whichever way they
vole. i
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Officers to be Sent to Ecrote. 1
The Richmond Enquirer says:
The profit already derived from the ex
perience and commentaries of a commission
of American officers in the Crimean cam
paign, is attested by the many eouvenien- !
ces, improvements and reforms suggested f
by them, and successfully applied to our ]
military establishment, in the late expe- j
dilion to Utah. The War Department, j
in properly acknowledging the services of
these officers in the last European war, is 1
determined to gather more lessons from I
the preseut struggle, by sending directly i
to the scene of action men whose education, [
acquirements and spirit fit them under
stamlingly to watch the awful drama.
Three Virginians, Col. Steptoe, Capt. C. 1
W. Carr and Lieut. John Pegrarn, have r
already been ordered to the plains of Sar- i
dinia. I
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The True Democrat states that 1
the Journals of the /as/ Legislature, will t
soon be published. We are pleased tiVc
learn that they will soon be forthcoming,
being anxious to see the documents. They
will be interesting to all, as matters of
deep and vital importance, were handled s
und disposed of by that notable body, not v
the least of which, was the Senatorial
election. Our curiosity has been excited
to know how it was, that Win. K. Sebas
tian, the milk and cider Senator of a dozen 1
years standing, was re-elected to the Sen- k
ute of the United States, in opposition to S
talented, active and lung tried democrats, j,
by an out and out, purely democratic Leg
islalure, representing a democratic con- .
stituency. Various surmises have been •)'
indulged in—sundry matters have been C
suggested as leading to that event; none n
however, are entirely satisfactory. Late 0
developments, with the assistance of the g
Journals, may possibly direct the public
mind into the proper channel.—[South ’
Aiksnsas Democrat. d
WAR SPECULATIONS.
Tiie English newspapers, from the ex
tracts we see re-published in American
journals, contain more speculations than
lacts. in regard to the continental war.
No one can read these speculations with
out being convinced that they favor the
Austrian side of the controversy. They
evidently regard the “ arrangement" madfj.
between Russia and France as one whose
object is to despoil both Sardinia and Aus
ttia, respectively, of their Italian and
Hungarian possessions, and not to give
liberal governments to cither.
The truth is, this war is one for extend
ing empires, of gaining power in Europe.
We have no sympathy with Austria,
France, or Russia. The men who con
trol the governments of each are despots,
and their manifestoes give no sign what
ever of establishing freedom in Italy, or
of lifting the burdens of oppression from
the people. Each speaks of public opin
ion, and appears to court its favor. This,
so far as it goes, is a good sign, and proves
the truth of the assertion made by Leiber,
in his 11 Political Ethics,” that no despot is
so strong that he can act offensively in op
position to the will of the people, or what
is called public opinion. The same idea
wns most eloquently elaborated by- Mr.
Webster, in his great speech at the New
Hampshire banquet.
These, we' say, are favorable signs.
They show that there is a power inherent
in the people, that must be regarded. The
king of Sardinia declares, in his address,
that Austria has invaded Piedmont for no
other reason than that, in that territory,
“ liberty reigns with order,” and because
“ not force, but concord and affection be
tween sovereign and people, rule the
state and because “ the cries of suffer
ing and oppressed Italy there find a
hearing." These are the avowed reasons
of Victor Emanuel for his course in regard
to Austria. We would give greater heed
to these professions of friendly liberal gov
ernments, if they had a surer foundation,
and had not the first act of Sardinia been,
on the breaking out of the war, to declare
Victor Emanuel dictator of the realm over
which he claims sovereign power; or if
he had ever shown any particular desire
to rid his people of the oppression of which
they “so justly complain. Of the same
kind are the proclamations of Louis Na
poleon and Francis Joseph.
They speak of national glory, and the
regard which they have for the liberties
of their subjects. It may be that these
high official dignitaries speak what they
believe. But it is very certain that men
removed far, as they are, from the people,
surrounded by courts composed of flatter
ers and army officers, who live by the
breath of their nostrils, know nothing
whatever of popular feeling. There are
.housands of men in each of the nations—
soldiers in the armies of each—men who
are taken from their homes and families,
who are yet to leave their bones to bleach
upon the soil of Italy, who have no more
idea of the merits of the controversy in
which they are engaged, and for which
hey are to sacrifice their lives, than the
wild Indian on the banks of the Oregon or
he Yellowstone.
The war, however, will not be attractive*
)f much interest in this country, until we
see what side England and Prussia will
ake. That they will have to take a side
we have no doubt, if this war is to continue
my considerable length of time; and it
:annot last a great while unless they do
jikr* kuIp.c • hf»r.ansp lh<» thrpp nnwprs vvhir.h
lave combined against Austria will soon
hive die Austrians to the walls of Vienna,
uiless they receive succor from the two
lowers we have named. Austria cannot
:ontend, with any show of success, against
mch combined force. After the war is
:nded, the old question so aptly put by
Dowper, in that exquisite piece of satire,
he “ Battle of Blenheim/’ may then very
iroperly be asked:
“ Come, tell us all about the war,
And what they killed each other for j”
nd the answer, we believe, will be: To
;ive Italy to Fr.uce. and Hungary to
lussia. The absorption of Turkey, by
lussia, is to bo delayed for a while. She
s to wait till the “apple is ripe,” before
he fruit is shaken from the tree. We be
ievo the “ arrangement” between France
nd Russia looks to all these points. We
elieve that the mind of England is verg*
:ig to tile same belief. Whether England,
lerefore, will remain a silent spectator,
nd see the absorption and spoliation of
iie weaker European and Asiatic powers,
y the two great military despotisms of
ie old world, is a question which we do
ot believe it requires one to rise from the
ead to answer. The active interference
f England in this controversy may be
elayed until the articles of peace are fore
iiadowed, or settled upon, which articles '
•e do not believe will be satisfactory to ‘
er- . , , |
If we are to judge from the tone of the ;
Inglish journals, she does not expect to '
eep wholly clear from this European war. 1
he is really the only liberal government ‘
i the old world—the only government in j
liich the freedom of the press, trial by
iry, the habeas corpus, and a protestant
hristianity, prevail. It is one of the most |
alural things in the world that the despots (
f France and Russia should combine
ither to crush her, or to control her power, t
Ve do not believe that they can do either. *
here is a power in her institutions, before 1
which the barriers of despotism fall to
pieces, like a child's card-house. Eng
land will have the sympathy of all free
hearts, and the prayers of the proteslant
Christian world, in her behalf; and these,
wiih her own strong arm and vast re
sources, will carry her in triumph onward
to victory and pepco.
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For the Des Arc Citizen.]
PERMANENT SCHOOLS.
Mr. Editor:— Des Arc is a flourishing
place, its growth has been more rapid than
that of any other town upon White river.
Us trade is extensive, its citizens are clever
and enterprising. A few years ago the bluff
where now stands the prettiest town upon
White river, had not a “stick amiss.” Four
years ago and its population, al! told, was not,
over one hundred and fifty, now wc have near
fifteen hundred, everything indicating progress
and a glorious future is going on. Every
where we see activity, enterprise and indus
try displayed, in every direction is beard the
mechanics hammer. Her course is still on
ward and upward, and is destined one day to
be the great City of Arkansas. All that has
ever been done lor her, has been done by the
energy and liberality of her citizens; we are
not among the “favored few,” state legisla
tion has been against us. The frowns of
political nabobs and the little great men of
the State are upon us. Nearly every town in
the State, with the exception of ours, has had
some notice taken of it by the Legislature,
some small favor conferred, we must not look
to our Legislature for anything, for the mere
mention <5f the name “Des Arc,” In connection
with any measure, is sufficient to damn it in
an Arkansas legislature. We must do as we
have done, look to ourselves, we must build up
permanent institutions of learning here, noth
ing tends more to build up a town and make it
permanent, than good institutions of learning.
They influence men of influence and capitol,
to settle in such places, and such men induce
others of the same kind to coine. If we had
good and permanent schools here, there would
in a few years, be a marked change in the ap
pearance of things. Durable business houses
would soon be erected, and the little shanties
would give place to fine residences, business
would become more brisk, ami property would
be worth more. It seems to me that there
might be a sufficient subscription raised, to
erect two large and commodious frame build
ings, one for a male, (lie other a female school.
These placed under the superintendence of
competent teachers, would soon gel a reputa
tion abroad, that would bring pupils from a
distance, and induce numbers to settle here for
the purpose of educating their children. I
have no objection to urge against our present
teachers, so far as I know, they are doing well.
I only intend by this, to draw the attention of
our people to this subject, and may recur to it
again hereafter. OBSERVER.
THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION AT
VICKSBURG, MISS.-RE-OPENING
THE SLAVE TRADE, &C.
Speaking of the recent Southern Con
vention at Vicksburg the New Orleans
Picayune says :
The proposition to re-open the slave
trade, though it may receive the endorse
ment of a convention of irresponsible
delegates—chosen without popular inter
vention and clothed with no shadow of
authority—will not be endorsed by the
people of the South. The question in
volves too grave consequences to be hastily
favored, even if it were not opposed to the
law of the land, and absolutely revolution
ary in its character. Perhaps no body of
respectable gentlemen ever assembled for
serious deliberation on any subject, in re
gard to whose action the people were so
utterly indifferent, as they are to the
Vicksburg convention. Whatever was
once expected of such assemblies when
they were first convoked, the public long
since ceased to hope for any good or to
fear any evil from their action.
The Vicksburg True Southron, after
quoting the above, replies:
Very well for the Picayune. It has a '
right to its opinions, and with a manly ■
expression of those opinions, no man has
a right to quarrel. But a convention of
nine Southern States has deliberately
spoken in favor of a repeal of all laws, ,
State and Federal, prohibiting the slave ,
trade. It may be as the Picayune says, ,
that the people will not endorse this action, |
but the proposition has gone forth with the ,
deliberate i-anciion of the representatives .
and hoary conservatives of the day can no t
longer evade the issue.
The time for flippant invective, and
ribald denunciation has gone by. The 1
question is now before the ppople. A '
large number of gentlemen of character—
men as deeply interested in the South and
her prosperity as any others—have put the ,
ball in motion, and they will not shrink
from the issue or its consequences. Those j
who will not join them, have, of course, a t
perfect right to refuse, but we warn them
in time, that those who do not get on*the *
train bad better keep off the track ! When J
the locomotive gets under way, they may (
possibly get run over.
Bank of Chattanooga—Fraudu- c
lent Issues.—The Nashville Banner, of
;he 23rd ult., has the following: .j
Mr. Neil, the teller of th§ City Bank,
yesterday exhibited to us a genuine twenty
foliar note on the Bunk of Chattanooga, c
.vith foiled signatures, of which the bank ,
lad received &100 from New York. We i
earn that $750 in fifty dollar notes on the
same bunk, also forged signatures, passed j
hrough the hands of one or more of the c
ranks here on Friday. The notes have ,
reen stolen from the bank, filled up and u
rut in circulation in New York city,
vhence they are finding their way home. jj
it is not probable that they will be found
u circulation to any extent here, but the p
mblie may as well be guarded in reference
o S‘20’s and SoO’s, Bank of Chattanooga. |f
flie signatures are poor, and the name of ^
he President, John Overtoil, was spelled
in the note we saw Overlen. A dispatch
rom Memphis first apprised the banks
wre of the fraud. x'
Interesting to the Macleans.—Lieut, a
Jol. Alex. Maclean, who died in Lngland,
itely, has bequeathed the bulk of his fortune
nearly half a million of dollars) for the edu- p
ation of boys whose name is spelt that way. w
Tale Corn.—The Vicksburg Whig says a
rat on the plantation of Mr. Samuel Garvin, n
ear that city, a stalk of corn may be seen over
leven feet high. Good corn, that, for the 27th st
lav! " B
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Later from Salt Lake—The Rescued
Children—A Negro Shot—Assassina
tions, &c.
From the Valley Tan, of May 3d, we
learn that Dr. Forney, the Superintendent
of Indian Affairs, arrived in that city
from his visit to the southern portion of
the Territory. The Indians are reported
as peaceable. The Doctor brought with
him three of the children, survivors of the
Mountain Meadow massacre; others, thir
teen in number, are at the Indian’s farm,
at the Spanish Fork, whtre they will re
main until the Commissioners arrive who
have been appointed to receive and res
tore them to their friends. The children
are intelligent, and have a lively recol
lection of the bloody deeds that consigned
their parents and friends to death.
A negro boy, Sliep, belonging to Capt.
Hooper, was shot several days since, by
another negro boy belonging to Colonel
Johnson, and died from the effects of the
wounds.
It was reported that several white men
openly boasted in the vicinity of Santa
Clara, that they were present and assisted
at the Mountain Meadow massacre.—
This thing, says the Valley Tan, has got
to come to a head, and it rests with the
government officials who are premised to
exercise some power in this Territory.
There were several rumors afloat in
the Holy City that had set the Mormons
to brushing up their muskets and prepar
ing for fight.
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Alessandria.—This place, the ren
dezvous of the Sardinian army, whither
the king has gone to take command, is
probably destined to play an important
part in the coming war. It is a fortified
city near the eastern frontier of Piedmont,
wlinsn mine Kricllu fnxxrarrlo llrn A nclrton
territory. It stands in the midst of a sterile
plain. It is the great stronghold of Pied
mont, and is to the Sardinians what
Gibraltar is to the English, or Sebastopol
was to the Russians. During the reign of
the French in Italy, its formidable fortifica
tions made it one of the strongest places
in Europe, but these were subsequently
demolished, leaving only the citadel.
Within the past few years workmen have
been busy in reconstructing them, in an
ticipation of the events now at band. In
the surrounding, two miles distant, is Na
poleon’s celebrated battle field of Marengo.
Alessandria is garrisoned with several
thousand troops, and being connected with
Turin and Genoa by railway, any number
can readily be concentrated there. To
capture it would be a crowning glory to
the Austrian generals, and to lose it a deep
humiliation to Sardinia.
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Caiho and Fulton Railway.—This
road runs from Bird’s Point, opposite Cairo,
:o the Arkansas boundary, about seventy
eight miles, connecting there with a sur
veyed line through Arkansas to Galveston,
Texas, a distance of about 619 miles.
This route is richly endowed by grants of
and, a portion now under contract, and
ibout sixty miles from Galveston now in
jperation. At Marshall, in Texas, 120
miles from the Arkansas boundary, this
line is intersected by the Southern Pacific
Railroad, wbicli is already surveyed to El
Paso, and is also endowed by a grant of
and from the State of Texas, (10,140
teres per mile,) leaving a distance of only
light hundred miles of unsurveyed line,
hrough government lands, to San Diego,
n Lower California, which has a harbor
md anchorage scarcely inferior to that of
San Francisco. These facts will make
he Cairo and Fulton road a very impor
ant one.— [Cincinnati CommeVcial.
©ST* A Havana correspondent of the
lie New Orleans Picayune learns that
Hen. Concha has ordered all the members
if the Cuban expedition, who recently
ound safety at Hayti, to be conveyed by
i Spanish man-of-war to the United
States, and that all their wants be provid
'd for. If this be true, it exhibits a degree
if generosity and nobleness of sentiment,
hat had scarcely been anticipated, and
vill go far towards putting an end to
ilibustering.
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The Quickest Tiiip.—The late trip of
be steamer Vanderbilt is the quickest on
eeord between England and New York;
be distance being three thousand one
mndred and fifteen miles, and the trip
nade in nine days and three hours, ap
larent time.
The four quickest passages, difference of
imp homer nllmvorl t'nrnnnrn ne fol !/-\xxrc •
o ■ 1
Days. Honrs. Minutes.
Jaltic, July 8,1850.9 1 6 3(i
’ersia, June 23. 1857• • • • 9 21 29
Vanderbilt, June 19,1858-9 2:) —
Vanderbilt, May 21,1859.9 9 20
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gisg" A law was passed at the recent |
ession of the Maine Legislature, which
rovides that an attorney-at-law who neg
scts or refuses to pay monies belonging
3 bis client for ten days after demand,
ball be deemed guilty of a breach of duty ;
s an attorney—that such attorney shall i
e held to answer before the Supreme '
’ourt, and if guilty, the court shall strike
is name from the roll of attorneys in said F
ourt. .
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Captain Townsend’s Acquittal.— J
’be uiul of Capt. Townsend, the Master f
f the slave brig Echo, or Putnam, which
as captured by Lieut. Moffat off the
3ast of Cuba, with some three hundred
tfricans on board, took place at Key c
Vest on the 19th ult. All the facts res
ecting the capture were clearly proved, a
ut the evidence presented as to the own- g
rshig was declared to be defective, and
'ithout argument of counsel or summing -
p, the Judge directed the jury to find the C
risoner not guilty, on the ground that -
lere was no prool that the brig was owned,
i whole or in part, by a citizen of the _
nited States, or navigated in behalf of a
tizen of the United States, which was 1
aterial to be proved in order to maintain s,
e indictment. t<
The Fugitive Slave Law in Ohio.
special dispatch to the Cincinnati Ga
th, dated “Columbus, May 30,” reads
i follows:
The opinions of the judges of the Su
erne Court, in the habeas corpus case, J
ere delivered this afternoon. Bushnell w
id Langston are remanded. Judges
eck. Swan and Scott sustained the con- ^
itutionality of the Fugitive Slave act. G
ickerLofF and SutifT dissented. ai
-The New Haven (Connecticut) Palla
dium says that propositions have been made
by the Austrian Government for four hundred
thousand dollars’ worth of the New Haven
Volcanic Repeating Rifles, or for enough to
arm a body' of 10,000 troops.
Protection of our Fi.ag.—Instructions
have been sent to minister Mason to tell the
French government that our government will
not suffer any interruption on the service of
the Hamburg arid Bremen mail steamers unless
they carry articles contraband of war.
-Gen. Henningsen, of Nicaragua fame,
was in Macon, Ga., the 27th ult., where he
was to remain several days prior to his depart
ure for Arizonia.
-The London Herald asserts in positive
terms that England has no understanding, no
arrangement or agreement, written or verbal,
expressed or implied with Prussia or any
ather country respecting any eventualities
which may result from the present war.
-Fred. P. Stanton, who for ten years
represented one of the Tennessee Districts, is
practicing law at Lecompton, Kansas.
-J. II. Green, the reformed gambler, is
lecturing in Detroit, accompanying his re
marks by reference to Ihirty-eight paintings,
depicting scenes in the life of a gambler.
-One of tile “thousand and one” rumors
growing out of the war, is. that “owing to the
disturbed stats of affairs in Italy', it is by no
means improbable that the Pope will, before
long, repair to the United States.
a^BiKENT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Des Arc, Ark.,
YX/’ILL practice in the courts of Prairie,
White, Monroe, Arkansas, Saint Fran
cis. Jackson, and Independence counties.
(J3?* All business intrusted to his care shall
meet with prompt attention.
Office on Lyon-street. jun8-tf
A Situation Wanted,
BY a gentleman who is well qualified to
teach the different branches of the Eng
lish and the Latin languages, and who has had
some twenty-five years’ experience in teaching.
He would be glad to get a permanent situation
in some good neighborhood.
(J3?* Apply at this office. jun8-3t
GOSS HOUSE,
WEST POINT, WHITE CO., AKK.
J. M. WEST,
HAVING taken charge of this large
and coiftmodious HOTEL, is prepared to
iccoinmodate the public.
C Iff A HUES MODERATE.
(JW* This Hotel i3 immediately opposite
Word’s new Livery Stable, where travelers’
iiorses will receive the best of attention.
jnnS-tf
Jl c (l i c tt l .V if tic e .
S> II. IS . T . WE V T II E It 5, V ,
HAVING located in Des Arc, respectfully
tenders his professional services to the
imblic. He has been long devoted to the heal
ing art, and all he asks to secure a liberal pat
ronagc, is a test of his skill. By their
fruits ye shall knowthem.” Prompt attention
will be given to all who favor him with a call.
(Jf^* His residence is at Mr. John Jackson’s
Call either at his Store, or his House.
j tin8-tf
Leaves Memphis Every SATURDAY.
Memphis, White and Little Ited
Itiver Packet,
R E T URN:
P. FLEMING. Master..J. P. Booker, Clerk.
W^SSkU, THIS splendid light
-^iife^gggriia>a.draugnt steamer, having un
dergone thorough repairs, has commenced
making regular weekly trips from Memphis
to Des Arc and Augusta, on White river; arid
West Point and Searcy on JAttle Red liver.
Leaves Memphis every Saturday evening, after
the arrival of the cars, and arrives at Des Arc
on Monday evening. On return trips passes
Des Arc on Tuesday night.
(l^W* Shippers arid consignees may rely upon
the regularity of this packet, and all business
entrusted to their care will be promptly and
faithfully attended to.
For freight or passage apply on hoard, or to
LARRY HARMSTEAD,
junet-tf. Agent, Memphis.
K E E P IT BE F O St E
THE PEOPLE,
rriHAT THE UNDERSIGNED has Five
-L Hundred and Twenty Acres of Rich
High Land, Well Timbered,
Ive miles from Des Arc, westof White river,
forty acres of which are cleared, with cabins,
fcc., on the place; and
One Hundred and Sixty Acres
>f High Laud, well timbered, having a good
{Oil, one mile and a half west of Des Arc, and
lalf a mile north of the Little Rock road:
Also, other Lands, and some of the most valu
ible business and family residence LOTS in
The Flourishing Town of DesJlrc:
which are now upon the market, at very low
igures— for as much cash and as little credit
is possible.
J. ri. yuiSMBtMl,
junl-Gw Or Williams & Horne.
CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.
THE undersigned has associated with him
in the Land business, Simeon Horne,
*Lq. The style of the firm will hereafter be
iV’illiams & Horne.
junel-tf. JNO. S. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & HORNE,
LAND AGENTS,
DES ARC, PRAIRIE COUNTY,
ARKANSAS,
VVTILL give prompt attention to all
I.AND CLAIMS, and will attend
ersonally to the locating of swamp land scrip
nd warrants, buying, selling lands and pay
ng taxes, &c. ‘ " inar4-tf.
fo h s al1F~
DUE N. W. i of S. W. i sec. 9. T. 3
L N. 3 W; W. \ N. W. 1 sec. 25; E. 1 N.
4 sec. 2fi T. 3 N. 6 W; S. W. S. E. 4 sec.
G T. 4 N. 5 W ; and the S. W. ' N. W. >
ec 34 T. 4 N. 5 W. Good land and at low
gures. Williams & Horne.
marchlR-tf.
FORSALE.
i /"W j ACRES choice Land 31 miles south
ITvU of Des Arc, 30 acres cleared and un
er a good fence, a comfortablo dwelling and
1 necessary out houses, a bargain will be
iven if application is made soon.
WILLIAMS & HORNE,
marl8-tf. Land Agents, Des Arc. Ark.
) f‘ fI ACRES good up land near Des
AIU Arc, for sale on five years time.
WILLIAMS & HORNE,
mar 1 -tf Land Agents, Des Arc, Ark.
RICH WOODS LANDS !
jyE HAVE several thousand acres of (
* V choice land in the Rich Woods for
ile, 23t>0, acres of which we are authorized
' trade for dry goods or negroes.
' WILLIAMS & HORNE,
mar 4-tf Land Agents, Des Arc, Ark.
Family Grocery.
J. W. WALLACE, -
Des Arc, Ark.,
^EEPS constantly on hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
hick he offers for sale on reasonable terms.
Also—All kinds of Wines, Liquors,
obacco, Cigars, Ac.
The highest price, either in Cash or .
roceries, paid for Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and ,
i kinds of country produce. may4-tf
OF
Yalnablc Town
PROPERTY
GOODS, SAB $,
AND
Merchandise
On Saturday, 28th of May.
WE WILL COMMENCE SELL
* * ING OFF, At Auction, our stock of
Dry Woods, C lothing, &c., &c.;
and will continue our sales every Monday and
Saturday thereafter, until the 22d day of June
next, at which time we will close out the en
tire remaining stock, continuing our sales from
day to day till all is sold.
We have many Desirable
i'/iootls, consisting, in part, of
CLOTHS, CASSIMF.RES,
SATINETS, JEANS,
COTTONADES, LINENS,
DRAP-D’-ETE, Italian
CLOTHS, CALI
COES, LAWNS.
ORGANDIES, BEREGES,
JACONETS, Plain and Figured,
SWISS MUSLINS,
Knotted Swiss, Corded Swiss, Tarletons, Mar
seilles Skirting, Couled Skirting, Black
and Fancy Silks, Silk Poplins, Linen
Poplins, Brown and Bleached
I <IU1C-CIUU13, X ClUlC vUtCi oj
Toweling, Hosiery, Gloves, Jewelry. Combs,
Brushes, Hats, Bonnets, Boots and Shoes:
Also, many notions—Tapes, Ribbons, Braids,
&c., &c.
We will, when not selling at auction, retail
to our customers, at cost, any article we have,
from now until the entire stock is closed out.
Our terms will be: On all sums of ten dollars
arid over, a credit will be given until the first
day of December next; under that amount, the
cash will be required.
we will also sen, at. me same ume, ^junw
22,) some valuable Town Property, lying in the
town of Des Arc ; consisting of a number-one
Residence, including four Lots of Ground, one
square or block south of the Brick Hotel The
buildings are all new, consisting of a
Cottage-Built Framed House,
with five rooms and a hall ; a good Kitchen,
Horse-lot, Stable, and Cow-lot.
Also : THREE LOTS, paled in, with a good
comfortable DWELLING-HOUSE on them,
near the Methodist Church. Also, a lininber
one two-story
FRAMED STORE-HOUSE.
The store is fifty feet long by twenty feet wide,
having a good Counting-room. Tile upper
story is subdivided into office-rooms. This
business bouse is desirably situated for Dry
Goods or Groceries. It stands on a Lot of
ground measuring twenty-five by one hundred
and forty feet.
We will also sell some two or three
VACANT L O TS,
desirably situated for business houses, fronting
twenty-five and running back one hundred and
forty feet; and several other LOTS, in differ
ent parts of the town, fronting fifty feet and
running back one hundred and forty.
TERMS OF SALE made known on
that dav.
WASHER & VAUGHAN.
may25-tds
BY STATE AUTHORITY.
Choice First-Class Insurance,
BY THE
Incorporated 1819—Charter Perpetual.
r'lASII CAPITAL $1,000,000—Abso
lute ami unimpaired—with a
Surplus of $867,920 08.
Losses equitably adjusted and promptly paid.
Especial attention given to insurance of Dwell
ings and contents, for terms of one to five years.
Fire and Inland Navigation Risks ac
cepted at terms consistent with solvency and
fair profit.
Applications promptly attended to, and
Policies issued by
BENJ. BLAKENEY,
may25-6m Agent, Des Arc, Ark.
W. F. MASON, CARRINGTON MASON,
Holly Springs, Miss. Memphis, Tenn.
MASOJY $ CO.,
ryx^COTTON FACTORS^
Commission Merchants,
263 MAIN ST. IN THE BRINKLEY BLOCK,
•Memphis, Tennessee.
OUR charge for selling Cotton, Grain of
every description, Bacon, or any article
of plantation produce, except Tobacco, is 2$
per cent, upon the gross amount; for the lat
ter five per cent, will be charged. Consign
ments are solicited.
We will fill orders for household or planta
tion supplies carefully and promptly.
Having a large Warehouse, centrally lo
cated, we can furnish storage for articles of
every kind, for sale or for shipment, upon rea
sonable terms. Insurance always effected, un
less advised to the contrary. Special attention
will be paid to the receiving and forwarding
of Merchandise. mayl8-6m.
WILDS SALOON
(Opposite the Steamboat Landing,')
Des Arc, Arkansas.
HAVING leased this finely ;
located house, (formerly 1
occupied by S. Red.) for a :
erm of years, I have opened the establishment '
:or the purpose of “ cheering of the inner man,” 1
ind sending residents and wayfarers on their
vay rejoicing. The best of •
Liquors, Wines, Tobacco, Cigars, (
ire., always on hand.
Strangers and others, visiting Des Arc, will
ind this Saloon ready to receive their calls, ;
ind due eare will be taken in “ raising the ge- ,
nus, and mending the heart.”
(J5?” Call at li Wilds’ Saloon.” f
mayll-tf J
if, aw8’irjsa» j
LATE OF ARKANSAS, WITH
d a r v in, Hell A' Co.,
j" MPORTERS and Wholesale Dealers in
L FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
rltu) Manufacturers of (Slotting, )
iOS. 412 and 144 MAIN ST„ North Side, 1
( Between Fifth and Sixth,)
mayll-3m Louisville, Ry. ]
Spirits Turpentine, .
3Y the barrel, gallon or in the bottle, to suit J
purchasers at the City Drug Store, Des
Lr«- D. P. Black & Co.
april 45
A. G. GOODWIN..A. F. GOODWlJf
@@@1E)WDM & ©@MS "
DEALERS IN
SIAM & WASTCT?
DRY GOO 1)S,
Clothing, Stools, Shoes, Hats. 4C
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ’’
-A N D
GE NEK A L A GENT 8
EDIES
NEW STORE—HEW GOODS!!
TT7E have just opened a general assort
VV ment of Staple and Fancy Drv
Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats,*/
embracing almost every variety—and as wed/
sign making Des Arr. our home, it will be
our purpose to sell our Goods at small profits
and at such prices as to insure satisfaction to
purchasers. We respectfully invite persons
wishing to purchase, to give us a call and
examine our Goods and prices, it is no trouble
to show Goods. GOODWIN & SON.
april22-Cm.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL'
Spring and Summer
TRADE.
A. T. WELLS & BROTHER,
237 MAIN STREET,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
WE are now prepared for Wholesaling as
well as Retailing, and desire to call"the
attention of Country Merchant’s as well as
Planters and the community in general to our
well assorted stock of Fancy and Staple
Dry Goods, which we offer at our usual,
or rather unusual low prices. Call and see us
A. T. WELLS & BRO., '
april22-3m. 237 Main Street.
ICE! ICE!! ICE!!!
Bohlen. Wilson & Co.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
ICE,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
WOULD respectfully say to the citizens
of Des Arc, and White river country
generally, that they are now filling their
Large Ice Houses, with a very large supply
of the best quality of Ice, and are readv to fill
an oiuers in men line, rarucuiar attention i
paid to have Ice well packed and shipped in
good order to any point desired.
apri]22-5in.
RUSS EVANS,
RE1L ESTATE AIYD GEXERAL
LAND AGENT, DES ARC,
ARKANSAS.
PROMPT attention will be paid to all busi
ness entrusted to him in his line,
mar 11-tf.
A Jiew Contribution to Science.
THE GREAT GRAND DISCOVERY:
R. R. li.
1} ADWAY’S Regulating Pills.—
** Dr. Railway &. Co. have recently discover
ed a method for extracting from roots, herbs, |
plants and gums, a nutritious extract of such
wonderful nourishing power — which they 1
have combined with Railway’s Regulating
Pills—that six of these Pills will supply the
blood with the same amount of nutrition as
one ounce of ordinary bread; so that, while
the system is undergoing a thoi ough phvsicing,
and regulating process, it daily becomes
strengthened. |
Persons afflicted with Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia. Heart Diseases. Fullness of Blood
and all Females who arc subject to Irregulari
ties, Hysteria, &c., are particularly recoin- |
mended to use these Pills. They are pleasant I
to take—elegantly coated with gum—frre 1
from taste, and will not gripe, sicken or we:kj g
en the system, or leave the bowels costive.
Mothers nursing should likewise take one or 3
jwo of these Pills once or twice per week.
They will not only keep your system healthy |
and regular, but will protect your infants jl
against cramp and pains in the stomach, and i
insure not only a healthy child, but will in- j
vest every child, thus suckled, with a sweet
disposition. I
RADYVAY’S regulating pills 1
Regulate each and every organ of the system, 1
and correct all derangement of the Liver, f
Bowels, Stomach, Heart and Kidneys. 1
THEY CUBE
Costiveness, Indigestion,
Heart-Burn, Dyspepsia,
Billiousness, Constipation,
Dropsy, Head-ache, 1
Palpitation Congestion. s
of the Heart, &c., &c,, &c.
They are entirely vegetable and harmless; I
an infant at the breast can take them with (,
safety, and persons who are subject to fits of
Apoplexy, Epileptic, Heart Diseases, &c., J
should always keep a box on hand.
Price 25 cents. Ask for Radway’s Regula- ft
tors, or Regulating Pills. [2] ,li
VALUABLEPROPERTY
FOB SALE.
fTIHE undersigned desires to sell the follow- m
J. ing property, for cash, or half cash and P
Hie balance on time ; and will give good bar- Jj
Jains to those who will apply immediately: fl
Part of lot No. 2, block 20, in Des Arc, Ark.:
17 feet wide, 140 feet deep; in the heart of fl
business, adjoining the new store just built.
Also, the beautiful lots paled in, numbered 1, at
2, anil 3, in block No. 29, opposite the Presby- H
lerian Church, on the Public Square ; also, fl
ine-half interest in the house and fractional
ots fronting the river, formerly occupied as fl
reautiful woodland, 14 miles west of Dos Arc, B
, to 4 mile north of the Little Rock road, B
lumbered S 4 of N E J and N W 1 of N E } i
)f section 9, and S VV j of N E 4 of section 10, B
rownship 4 north, range 5 west; also, 520acres B
)f excellent highland, 34 miles N VV from Dm B
Arc, 40 acres cleared, log-houses. &c., nuin- B
jered N 4 of X VV, and S VV of N VV, and N n |9
>f S VV, and S E of N E, and NEofS K.and B
' E oi N W, and S W of N E, and N W of t> B
E, and N E of S VV, and S E of S W of section Jfl
14 ; and N W of S VV, and S W of N W of B
lection 13, township 5 N, range 5 west—all»
1 body—timber, oak, hickory, dogwood, &t., !Vi
tc. Also, the S VV 4 of S W 4 of sect 1, town Sti
i north, range 5 west—40 acres, east of White J9
iver, J mile from Des Arc. Also, SEofNEi B
md N E of S E 4 sect 26, town 5 north, range
> west—80 acres, 3 miles north of Des Arc;
ilso. W 4 of S VV 4 sect 30, town 5 north,1*
vest—80 acres, 24 miles north of Des Arc- on ^B
he river; also, the N E 30, town 1 S, 6 »— B
40 acres, S E of Brownsville; also, 160acres
djoining the town of Aberdeen, being the ° ;
V 4 sect 21, town 1 S, 3 west—deeded by the |B
Jovernor of Arkansas, on the 15th of lr
858, as a part of the 500,000 acre grant.
Vlso, the following lands in White county! bee
1 VV 4 sect 26, town 8 N, 6 W—160 acres, 1| for
rules N E from Prospect Bluff; also, E J °‘ ove
ii VV, sect 33, and N 4 of N E 4 sect 34, town H
1 N, 5 W—160 acres, also, S E of S E 31,an bod
■<T E of N E 32, town 8 N, 5 W—80 acre*! e.
iso, E 4 of S VV 21, town 8 N, 10 W--»u the
eres; also, W j S W 22, town 8 N, 10 VV— ^
0 acres. JOHN H. QUISENBERRY,
or Williams & Hohne, tjj,
mayl8-lm Des Arc, Arg^ WB(
NOTICE TO BUILDERS. h£
[ HAVE a good lot of SHINGLES on hand,
L and will continue to have, at Des Arc- was
ii!l ship to any point on White river; also
ny point on the Mississippi river, betwei chic
lapoleon and Memphis. t —
William Lee is my authorized agent, of ^
)es Arc. ' „_„a Con
ap29-tf JOSEPH T. DISMUKE8- the
■resh Drugs and MedicineSi ^
A LW.AYS on hand Wholesale and Retail,a ~
ii- the Dc3 Arc City Drug Store. ,.
aprillS- D. P. BLACK St' ’ ■