_POETICAL._
riro TwiuGiiTiS.
T. y. -MbO
When Hi'K-n-lieht fade, from the forest glades,
And morning star. begin to pale.
And silver tdie« a. v itli ah ido ■ lx tween,
folds over the tleeping vale;
lb > G :L: f c G - rooming break:,
V, Leu tin- ov.i i.v:*r the field,
aers weep in t ht ir h ihny deep,
And their sweetest perfiuiyield;
Hazy twilight fl c!s thro’.igh the dusky streets,
Into the wood?, a- 1 ovi • G «en?,
On to the pra re.?, a.' i ■!••• >> blue v ires,
And ;he leaves of leviathan trees.
It «c:stter« the g' inn of the -1 -k r ;>n*? room,
Touche- hi- ■ V. .• ;! ?.: • ■In
And liis bright < e? »h!ne wit it light divine,
As tho’ the moon shone in: i his dreams.
The mountain ridges, like :Uicfc-tibbed bridges,
Arch along the eastern -by;
The wood tops glow in the plains Inlaw,
And the church spires loom on high,
Till it downward fall.? to tho city wall?,
And on to the water-fall rill :
Then fairly flees from the flowers and trees,
When the red sun kisses ike hill.?.
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With an orange ray from the dying day.
And a silver beam of raeon-pa!e "light;
With an azure hue from tl
And the faintest, gleam Ik m the stars of ul r! t;
Moon nn l sunlight meeting, G udov.-, fleeting
WfMre the breezes on the waters play.
And the west woods cast their shadows last
In the depths of the trauejuil bay ;
By Hie fountain? of ihe purple mountains
I.veiling twilight, fulling, liegor?
Thru’ long summer night-, win. n the starry lights
Have woLe the midnight -inc-i-;
I houghs ti r the whisj cri d you ?
Tbawlo. ■ 1 in twilight hom -:
i o i tie l k. ... .• i. ■ _ . ie uwers.
Hie inr.-.'fvG ;: . 1? t f G - «lre:- .Get rill
Ho My break on the lover's ear;
And :!;* i ,:J : v h. . b < a sc- by,
I ills his soul with mystic four.
Blien the west rn glow ha? gore, and one by one
The -tar- have grown into light,
Twilight fl> ■ the sh-i be of i he fore?! glade,
And is lo.-. in the shadow of night.
Oh. glow of morning]: -hr— H > le of falling night,
the day ? beginning m. I its end;
V'-i, . w(ti. si ill Louis, all uiysue powers
And deepest thought* on thee attend;
All powers that no v the heart—-joy, grief ami love,
To llice their teiolerest fvaci> lea l;
All (it I pest mys'li all 1; irt hi; tyi les
. iu the iwo uvitiglit* me it at d Mend.
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TO IXCOIU’OKATE
THE OES ARC AND OARDANELLEj
KAIL-iSOAD C r>A; !»A > V.
Feci ton 1. Be ,V (. J l-; rhe (:. nertti ■
ArMml# X'u'e ,.f Arfo-.;.,s-, Tint 1
•bmi Jl. Fu.m-;,1' in. Ji:;;it v‘. jl uriil. J. ih j
iiiitcwnod. -ji !:11 i. JJ. (’rocker. 1
.5no. S, i V./. i, .■, », .. .;,
Evans, Sim. Horne, A. 0. Edwards, A. J,]
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Harslisttj3. 31. Venable, 11. W. Harper, An-1
derson Crt rd <1. W. Lemqyne and J. I. •
Stirman shall coinj .• >■ mporatiou with j
such other persons, corporations, States.
C< unties ami Cities as may subscribe to stock i
in said (Tuipanv. ayd comply with the pro-,
visions ceutamed in inis Act. end. also, with
the by-laws, rules and regulations of stud
^ uitijijiny. cud the geuer..! Law of the land .
respectin'/ the mmc.
bEC. 11 the said o< rj orat < n is es
tablished for the pur i i t nefit
Wo.Kiii r and maun in ng; :• llailr a1 fr m
i>es Arc. to intersect with tint I fit tie Rock
and Fort Smith Ilailr •:.•!. at the m> st ].’•/•■
ticable point, at or near iArdancile, :n this
fcitate.
Sec. •>. 'll." corporation hereby created
by its corpt rate name and style a fort .
shall have succession for rfcciy-ninc years. >
and he empowered and entitle! to sue and he
sued, plead and be impleaded, grant and
take by grant, contract or rek purchase !
and hold land and chatties, and have a com
mon seal with power . f alternation, awl al!
other such ordinary and nece ary powers,
liberties, franohist s, privileges an 1 incidt
of bodies, corporate and jiolitieal. as under j
this Act. and rite general Law of the land; it l
. may legally tak,. obtain, hold, possess and j
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blEC. 4. 1 i; • ' ital st ek c.f this com
pany is fired :;t • i .Tut'.OUd. (one million j
seven hundred and fifty thou.-and dollars,; I
divided into seventy thousand shares of twen- i
ty-hve dollars each j a payment ot five per
cent, on each share shall he made when the
sum ot one hundred thousand dollars shall
hare been -ubscribed. The subsequent pay
ments shall be made in sum *. anu at such 1
periods jis shall be fix: l by the Hoard of J>i
reetors; provided that the call shall not be
made tor more than ten ] or cent, at any one i
time, and that sixty days ’.mice of each call I
dl be given b’ tb tn one newsj ri
per publi.'ln. 1 in J)es Are. and one in I)arda- ;
mile, undone ii: Fort Smith; and in case)
no paper is published at either one. or any
of the ab \. 1 j t, th n public tti
i e made in auy j per publish l i$ any o&tiu
I'/umn umougu v.lucii . -t.u,rca<l stiailpai-s; ,
ai i i me j ipcr published in the city
of bitt *e Rock; am! not more than throe calls
shall be uiaue in any one jeer.
Skc. «>. '1 lie State of Arkansas, and the
several counties < a the line of this road or
chewhere in this State, may become stock
holders in said c nr any. by subscribing for
stucb*tlierein ; ami in case any or either of
i belli do so. timy miaJ he rfprc-ciited in the
uirectory in the manner here:miller provided.
btc. (). liie sSi c ipoiatioii shall go in
to operation and be organized as soon as shar
es of stock to the amount of 8100,000 (one
hundred thousand dollars} shall have been
subscribed.
fcsEC. 7. I he business of the corporation
shall he c< nducted at its domicil in the city
■ 1 w :y. in tl.i< 8late,
by a board composed of nineteen directors,
who shall be stockholders. A quorum shall
consist of at least seven directors. At all
elections by the stockholders, and at all their
meetings each share skaii be entitled to one
vote, with the exception as to the election
f.r directors of ilie .Stale as hereinafter men
tioned. \ iders may \<>lc iri person or by
proxy. Counties becoming stockholders shall
vote by such person or officer as shall be de
signated by the County Court; by order upon
its record. The Stale shall vote by such per
son or officer as shall be designated bv the
< rover hot or by law. if any law on the subject
be enacted. Other votes may be given in
person or by proxy; but no person shall vote
more than fifteen hundred votes by proxy;
and after the first year all shares of stock
must be owned or possessed by the voter in
his- owu right, or by his principal three
months before they are voted on. The Pres
ieent of the Company is the officer designated
as the one on whom legal service of ad pro
cess or citations, writs or notices against or
to the company may be made, and the com
pany agrees to be bound by such service,
whether made on the President in person, or
left, in writing, to his addr -s at the office of
the company, in hands of any of its officers.
8 uc. 8. The first board if directors shall
be chosen as soon as the first in is of subscrib
%
•-* «a v: -xxamammmtr-wwwip*t
tn«M shai! 1 ■ closed. The election for the
first Hoard shall be held in the city of Ucs
Arc. at such time and place as shall be de
si; nated by the Commissioners charged with
receiving subscriptions, as hereinafter named.
Notice of such election shall be given by
twenty days publication in such newspapers
j iu t!;i - .State ; s the Commissioners may select.
iii ease the State shall not, at the time of
■ ich election, Lave subscribed for any stock. >
ninet en direetore|shall be elected; but ifshe j
rioed for stock, or shall alter- I
>'<is c * so. she shall then be entitled to one
sul. cribe one hundred thou
sand dulh.rs, ($100 000); t > two. ifshe sub
-crib-e two hundred thousand dollars, ($200,- 1
000.) and soon; giving her one director for
every hundred thousand dollars subscribed; i
to be elected ghd appointed by the Cover
I nor, lor the time being, so as to commence
| their terms f service at the same time with
| the other directors elected by the stockhol
der; at the first regular ehjc&w after such
stock is taken by the State.; and whenever
stock shall be subscribed by the State, and
directors appointed or selected by her proper
officer, or in such way as. by law. she provide ,
piv r to any general election: fheStockholders
shall, thereafter elect only so many directors .
rs Will make with tho-o appointed or -clc< led
I by the Suite the number of nine ...-on. The
| State shall have no vote in the election of
sti'-h other direct but in .11 other vo;< i
and at ad liter mu's ol i a* m* ninol'lci i s.ic 1
shall have one vote lbr even mi.-ih; of stock
ibed i y 1 r. to be < t in ich ma mer,1
and by such ofin or oi oihcc: -. j rs n or per
I sous, as she shall, by law, direct.
Sue. lb 'i'he first election shall bo held
under t! e superintendence of three of the
mmi* tonej* toreeeive stock at Des Arc;
and all subsequent elections under the super
intendent e oi thrt e < m A i »n i -. to be at -
poii. 1 liuin among the stockholders, bv the
Ih'r.nl oi : <'.rectors. n»r the t<i. • ■ I citin'. The
first 15 ..: 1 < f Dirt tors . hall hold their office |
until tin first day of January, eighteen hun
dred and sixrv-thv. ’. t*i:, bel: :o that time,
the State shall subs* rlbe for stock, in which ;
rase she may appoint the number of directors :
tov,inch -lie may he emit’. !. and, thereupon, 1
the same number of directors, previously
elected, shall cease to be directors—first, the
ived the 1 >west numl er of v<
then the next, and so upward; and if it oc
cur that two direct ),', or more, receive the
same lumber of votes, one or more of whom
must go out, the mutter shall be decided by
lot, and tbs directors so appointed by the
•State, v,. it tin' rc m > • f th> e elected, sli ill
cmistitnie the Board fur the nsidue of the
xiii ; provided, that in no event shall the
I Test lent 1 e dii < < r < < ase to be Presi
. by th ..rning of such appointed dl
l' etui . m. matter wliat was his vote for di
i
rev, or.
F: • ■ JM. The election for directors shall
he annual. and each board, sid s, , uent to the
kt'.- i, -bail he ele ;.-d on the second Monday in
i h ec.ahi r. A failure to elect or appoint direc
tors m. hi- olve the corporation, but the
b cir'l in office shall continue thy exercise of
its ftmetioi ■ or til a new board can be elected
i r elect! d an 1 ap] t d. V tl n dicet of
elections si?id meeting* of stockholders, after 1
the th'- ‘Joe. imi : h ,ye provided for. shall be \
given by publication, at least fifteen days in
advance, in such newspapers in the countie* !
through which said road passes, as may be |
selected by the President of said Company,
and all elections, including the first, shall be
held at the domicil of the Company, at such i
place there, and between such hours, as shall
be fixed by the authority ordering such !
notice.
F 11. The following persons are hereby ap- ;
pointed C 'mmi-sioners for the purpose of ie-1
eftivmg m;Ii eriptions to the *tuek of said cor
poration. v : Front the city of Des Are, in 1
Pr utfey, d. H. Quisenberry, 3, C.
W. B. ('ro< i. r and H. B \ augh m :
•a Lick ’ Plain, in Prai fie <• mnty, L. D.
Ilarshaw, A. J. T3 and W. I<. Moore;
from ' tin, in Prairie county, 1.0. Skillern,
T. J. Paine and W. C. Robinson; from the
town of . ivnglieh! and county of Conway.
. 3 . !. K. C. C. .J. !;ardiug, .J. M.
\ ■•mibhj and 11. W. H: -per; from Dardanolle
of Yell, <». \V. LemoynC, John
l. S• iij ii. and John IF. Jones; from Fort
•: C; ■: k and A. J. Mayors.
Fr< . 12. The said Commissioners shall
v to appoint deputies of agents in
«: her places for the purpose of receiving sub
eripfi'i: ; and they are hereby authorized
to op! n the books of paid ©ei ipany, for sub
scription. to stock, without giving further no
; ■ ame. All subscriptions shall be
return. 1 to the domicil at Ues Are. and the
('••mini oners at Fes Are shall have the
same recorded in the Recorder’s office, of the
county of Prairie, and otherwise disposed of
as may be required by law.
Sf.c. Fh The directors shall elect one of
their body as President, and another as Yiee
Presid mt of the Company, at their first
m. m in - after the election, and each subse
quent Heard shall elect one' of themselves as
Fri 'id oit, and one as Vice-President, at the
irst mi ig hel 1 by stud Board. The J’res
iimot shall vote only when there is a tie in
eleet’oii •. and when the ayes and uoes are
V. .... 4. | f H.V/ J lC UU/Ul .11. '.II > \J\A2 1
while acting as President. Immediately al
ter the election of the tu t board of directors,
subscription list? shall again be opened for .
the term of four months, in the fstate of Ar
kau '-'u and elsewhere as the board of dircc-'
tor- may deem advisable, and public notice
thereof shall be given in a newspaper (if
there be any) at eaeh place where subscrip-1
tion 1. are opened, and tin*same Commis
-iau sia y net, or the board may appoint:
a emits for revolving subscriptions. At the
end of said i'our months, if the amount ot .
subscriptions shall exceed the capital requir- j
cl. a meeting of the stockholders and sub
scribers slu.il be held, to determine whether
the c.-.pital ■ shall be increased to the whole
amount of subscription, which, if they do de
termine. maybe done; but if the capital be
not increas* I then, tlie number of shares of
stock subscribed, after the election of the first
directory, except those taken by the .State or
counties, shall be reduced by deductions from
th< largest subscriptions, so as not to diminish
the number of shares or any subscribers whilst
another (except said subscribers, prior to the
election of directors, except the >ytate and
counties) remains with a larger number of
shares; if there still be deficiency in the
amount of capital subscribed, the said sub- j
scription book., may be re-opened and closed,
from time to time, until the whole capital
.shall have been subscribed. It shall be the
duty of the \ ice-President to peribnn the
duties of the President, in case of the ab
sence or other inability of the President to
act as Pi t blent, and lie shall receive no com
pensation except while he is acting as Prcsi- ’
dent, provided that the President shall not at1
the same time receive any compensation.
^t:c. i 1. 1 util the first board of directory
is organized, the persons above specially
named in See. 1. shall, for ail purposes of or
ganization, and other preliminary purposes,
constitute a board ef directors, with authority
to procure, at the cost of the Company, a pre
liminary exam.nation, reconnoisance and sur
vey the route between Pea Are and the most
practicable connection, at or near Dardanelle,
with the Little Ilock and Fort Smith Kail
road. And it shall he their special duty to
procure from persons, on the whole line of
the road, relinquishments to’the Company of
the right ol way, to which end the Company 1
bin I - itself to pay for all incidental expenses
of re.-.'ini'usance. printing and advertising in
curred lyv them ; and authority is hereby
given them to employ and pay all necessary .
agents to obtain such relinquishments and do 1
anything necessary to the organization of the
('onipany.
Sec. if). In the case of failure on the part
of any subscriber to pay any installment on
his sa>ck. when, and as required, the amount
due shall hear interest at the rate of ten per
cent, per annum, from the time it falls due.
The board of director:: shall have the power,
after thirty days’ written notice to the de-;
limiter, to forfeit his stock and sell at auction. j
for the benefit and at the risk of said stock
holder. and sue him for any deficit afterwards
remaining, or to compel by suit, tlve payment
of ,-ucii installment; and no stockholder shall
be permitted to vote personally or by proxy,
for himself, or as proxy for another, while in
deficit
Sec. 16. All meetings of stockh dders shall
be composed of persons, or corporations, or I
the agents of corporations or persons, holding,
in the aggregate more than one-half of the ,
stock of tin? Company taken and subscribed
for, in order to make valid and binding their
action in the premises, except meetings called
for tli ■ purpose of increasing or diminishing j
the capital slock of the Company, at which j
three-f. • tr !. of the stock shall be represented.
At 11. A n-. more than one-hall of the stock,
exclusive of that taken by the State, shall be
ri'j.r. cut, 1. v.lull it is required that more!
tic ■ • -it ,.; d'the stock shall be represented,
cod j n il is not tiie case, the meeting shall be
. 1 join ned for one week, and at such adjourned
meeting the majority of the stock present
represented, shall bind the Company in the
same manner as if a majority of the whole
stock were present and represented.
Site. 17. The President and Directors of
the corporation shali have power to do any
thing necessary for the construction, repair
and maintenance of the Railroad hereinbe- j
ibre mentioned, with as many tracks as they ,
may deem liceomary ; to fix and determine j
the line of the R >ad. and the depots that may
hi neee."ary; to make and construct, or to j
procure to be made and constructed, any .
erections whatever, for the perfect and com-!
plcte working of said road ; to construct all I
I -,.’ ^ uver li-ivi- till- nml /.filer rivpra I
c o /
si rent ns and sloughs ; to decide whether the
cri ing thereof shall be by bridges or steam
ferry; to prescribe the width and length of
said bridges, and tlie size of the proper draws
i r the pa age of vessels, when over naviga
ble stream- : to contract specially for work,
1 'bur or materials, to be furnished to the
< -ui] tany. and agree’whether the whole or
any part thereof shall be payable in capital
k of the ( Vnpany; to hire and purchase
hand and laborers; to appoint a secretary,
treasu er, -a; irintendent, engineers, solicitor,
and other officers or servants necessary or
proper for the faithful performance of any j
duty necus-ary to the construction and main- j
i railroad; to receive from the
S. ate or < ieneral < iovernmeiit a grant of lands.
■ r bo- aie the agent of either to dispose of
lam! - granted, and. with the same, or the aid
'■f th ■ nne. to procure the mad to be built;
make all cent" ids necessary thereto, and all
contracts for the furnishing of iron or other
nece-s-try equij nmnt. • r supplies of the road,
on such term and credit as they may think
proper, including all locomotives, engines,
cars, vehicles, teams, and other equipments, i
deemed by them necessary for the purposes of
the Company; to borrow money for and on
account of said road, in any sums not to ex
ceed fifty thousand dollars, unless authorized
by a vote of two-thirds of the stockholders.
< x< lusive of the State, to exceed that sum,
:u I to mortgage said road arid its appur
tenances, to secure the same; to mortgage
said r >ad, or hypothecate its receipts, to pay ,
persons who take contracts for building the'
one, wli-ii said road or any part thereof j
is fiin.-hed ; to fix the rate of tolls for ;
pi sen' -us: and merchnnd: e; to fix a tele
graph hue or wire alonu said road, and regu
late the fees for me -ages sent ; to make
all by-laws, rules and regulations deemed
necessary or convenient for the proper,
s ilo and regal ir transaction of the business
of the Company—such rules, by-laws and
regulations being subject to repeal, change,
amendment or modification, by the stock
holders at their regular meetings, or by
aid President and Directors in the intervals,
to accept donations in land, money, or such
materials, or labor, as may lie useful to the
company; to accept relinquishments of the
right of way. or purchase releases of the same,
and to that end to submit questions of com
pensation to the proper tribunal, or to arbitra
tion, or to settle the same themselves by way
of compromise, or delegate the power to do
so; to declare scmi-aunually the dividends
arising from the working of the road, or any
section or sections of it, after payment of nil
net- -ary expenses, which dividend shall be
declared and payable within the last fifteen
days ot the months of May and November in
each year. They shall make a report in full
detail to the stockholders upon the first Mon
days in June and December of each year, of
the working of the road, and the expenses
and profits; as also, in detail, a statement of
all contract:- during the process of the con
structing id said road and it- bridges, with an
i-n; jinic?y uiey snail cause
to be kept a regular set of books, in which
shall be entered in (lie regular order of their
several dates, all busine- s or other transaction
ot the company, which books shall always be
open to the inspection of any stockholder, at j
the office of the company during the business
hours of the day ; they shall keep a stock '
book, and certificates of stock shall be issued !
to the stockholders, and no transfer of stock
shall be binding on the company until made
on it> stock books ; and they shall call a
meeting of the stot khohlcrs on die written
requisition of stockholders representing one
fifth of the stock of the company, or on the
requisition of the proper authority represent
ing the State, if she becomes a stockholder.
Site. 18. Any vacancy in the Board of
Directory occuring during the year, may be
filled by a vote of such of the directors as
hold their offices by election.
Sec. 19. The limitation as to the amount
which the Board of Directors may borrow,
<ioe not apply to contracts upon credit for
the furnishing of iron, equipments, other
m ces uay supplies, or labor, or to a contract,
lbr the construction of the whole road, or a I
section thereof.
Sec. 20. A slated annual meeting of the
stockholders shall be held on the last Monday
in December, in each year, to receive the re
port of the last year s operations and business,
and for examination into the condition of the
( ompany s affairs; before which meeting the
Annual Statement shall be laid.
Sec. 21. No transfer of stock shall exempt
die transferer from the obligation of paying
the installments afterwards called for, until
the whole fifty per cent, on each of his shares
shall have been paid.
Sec. 22. If any subscriber shall be taxed
by virtue of any law, or ordinance, for the
payment of subscription to the Company, lie
'ball have the right of reducing the number
id his shares, by any amount equal to that of
the tax imposed; but this right must be exer
cised w ithin thirty days from the time of pay
ment of such tax; after which time it shall
not be allowed.
Sec. 28. The board of directors shall have
die power of making such arrangements as
they may deem proper in forming a connec-.
tion or junction 'with the Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railroad, or any other road that
may be hereafter built, or proposed to be
built; and, also, for the connection with said
road, of a road towards the Pacific ocean, or
elsewhere, and they shall also have power to
make such arrangements or contracts with the
National Government, or individuals, or cor
porations, as may deemed necessary and bene
ficial for said road; provided, that the powers
granted in this section shall only be exercised
when the exercise thereof is authorized by a
vote of a majority of stockholders to be assem
bled, on notice, at Des Arc.
Sec. 24. No stockholder of this Company,
shall he liable or responsible, in any event,
for the losses of the Company to a greater
amount or extent, than tlie amount ol the
stock subscribed for and taken by him.
25. Any notice required by this act.
charter or the by-laws, to be served by stock
holders, may be served on non-residents by
advertisement in some newspaper along the
line of said road, or in the city of Little Lock,
thirty days before the action or proceeding to j
be endorsed thereon.
Sec. 20. If said road be anywhere built
along or across any public road, or the streets
or wharfs of any town or cit* the s: id Com
pany shall prepare and keep in order, good 1
and adequate facilities for crossing the same; j
and in nowise obstruct the public in the use j
of ?.-ltd street, road or highway. If said road
should be carried across any navigable stream,
it shall be done in such manner as in nowise
to obstruct the free navigation of said river.
Sec. 27. The president and directors may
fix the salaries of the president and vice-presi
dent, secretary, treasurer and all other officers, j
agents and servants of said company, and take ,
security from them when deemed expedient;
but no director shall receive any compensa
tiun for his services.
Sec. 28. The president and directors may, j
if they consider it expedient, receive subscrip
tions for stock, payable in work or materials,
in and ibr said road, to be done and finished
under the superintendence of the directors of
said Company, or officers appointed by them,
bond being taken to the company, for the
faithful performance of flic work, or furnish
ing of the materials. No director, officer,
servant or agent of the company, shall be an
undertaker or contractor for any work on said
road.
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or whenever the dissolution of corporation
shall render its liquidation necessary, three
commissioners shall he elected by tlie stock
holders. whose duty it shall be to take posses
sion of the property of the company, and
conduct its business to final liquidation, on
such terms and in such manner as shall he
determined by a meeting of the stockholders,
whereat they are elected, which meeting shall
he regularly convened for that purpose; and.
it' at the expiration of the present charter, a
majority of the stockholders, in number and
amount, shall desire to renew the same for a
further term, the stockholders dissenting shall
lie bound to transfer their stock to those
desiring the renewal, at its fair value, to be
fixed by appraisers, mutually chosen fur that
purpose.
iSec. 30. This charter shall continue fur 1
ninety-nine years, at the end, whereof, the
corporate powers hereby granted shall cease,
and terminate; and nothing in this act shall
ever ho construed as conferring hanking priv
ileges.
Skc. 31. That this act shall take effect,
and he in force, from and after its passage.
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NOVELISTS PICTURE OF POLITICIANS
OF THE PRESENT DAY.
The conduct of some of our politicians re
minds us of a scene in Sniollet’s Peregrine
Pickle. Peregrine had become a member of
a political club, which was composed of vio
lent enthusiasts :
In one of their nocturnal deliberations lie
promoted such a spirit of good fellowship by
the agreeable sallies of his wit. which were
purposely leveled against their political ad
versaries. that by ten o’clock they were all
ready to join in the must extravagant propo
sal that could he made. They broke their
glasses in consequence of his suggestion,
drank healths out of their shoes, caps, and
the bottom of candlesticks that stood before
them, sometimes standing with one foot on a
chair, and the knee bent on the edge of the
table; and when they could no longer stand
in that posture, sitting bare on the cold floor.
They huzzaed, hallooed, danced and sung,
and, in short, were elevated to such a pitch
of intoxication that when Peregrine proposed
that they should burn their periwigs, the
hint was immediately approved, and they exe
cuted the frolics as one man. Their shoes
and caps underwent the same fate by the
same legislation; and in this trim he led
them forth into the street, where they re
solved to compel cvcrbody they should find
tc subscribe to their political creed, and pro
nounce the shibboleth of their party. In
the achievment of this enterprese they met
with more opposition than they expected;
and they were encountered with arguments
which they could not well withstand; the
noses of some and the eyes of others in a
very little time had the marks of obstinate
disputation.
A Clergyman observing a man by the
road breaking stone with a pick-axe, and
kneeling to get at his work the better, made
the remark: “Ah, John, L wish 1 could
break the stony hearts ol‘ my hearers as easily
as you are breaking these stones !” The man
replied, “ Perhaps, master, you don’t work on
your knees.”
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He who is passionate and hasty is generally
honest. It is your cool, dissembling hypo
crites of whom y<.u should beware. There's
no deception in a bull-dog. It is only the
cur that sneaks up and bites you when your
back is turned.
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Love one human being purely and warmly,
and you will love all. The heart, in this
he a veil, like the wandering sun, sets nothing,
from the dew-drop to the ocean, but a mirror
which it warms and fills.
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A coroner’s jury lately rendered a verdict
that a certain deceased man “ came to his
death by excessive drinking, producing apo
plexy in the minds of the jury.”
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A young gentleman who had j ust married
a little beauty, says “ she would have been
taller, but she is made of such precious ma
terials that nature couldn’t afford it.”
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“I am afraid of the lightning,” murmured
a pretty woman during a thunder-storm,
“ AN ell you may be,” said a despairing lover,
“ when your heart is steel.”
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A husband telegraphed to his wife:—
“ A\ hat have you lor breakfast, and how is
the baby?” The answer came:—“Buck
wheat cakes and the measles.4’
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“ Heroine” is a peculiar word. The first
two letters of it are male, the throb first fe
male, the four first a brave man, and the
whole a brave woman.
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No doctrine is good for anything that does
not leave behind it a moral furrow ready for
the planting of seeds which shall spring up,
and bear abundant harvest.
SALE OF LANDS AND TOWN-LOTS FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES.
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Constable's Office, Bcs Art, January 1st. 1S6L
To the Tocvh Council of Dos Arc:
T U. M. JtUDISILL, TOWN CONSTABLE AND COLLECTOR FOR THE TOWN OF DES ARC
J. do herebv report file following as a list of all Lands and Town Lots, or parts of Lots, owned
by and assess d to persons not residing within said town, and to persons unknown, upon which the
taxes have not beau paid, a< the same appears upon the tax-book in niv hands for tlie year I860;
and I also report that the amounts annexed to each name is the amount of Taxes, Penalty, Costs and
Charges now due upon t'ue same for the year 186.), and that the owners, so far as 1 know, have no
.roods or chatties up- \ which I can levy for the amounts due, to wit:
|No. oli „ . . I,, , i Const a- Re< l- printer.-T , .
r«- 1 «n%|bb ■ Feelers Feel Fee.
Franklin, Jl7 !.». 1.7* l: "":~L iu block 60 $ 800 $200 $ 60 $1 00 $1 00 $2 00 $ 6 50
rtreen, C. 2 9,10 “ “ -17 2(H) 50 12V 1 00 100 2 00 4 62V
Gilliam. Nat, 1 1,2,3,4, “ 57 4'M) loo 2j 2 00 2 00 4 00 9 25
Horne, i • 2 5,6, “ 57 200 50 12V 100 100 2 00 4 62V
Ilcllo wav. Jnha 1 4, “ 25 2 000 5 00 1 25 50 50 1 00 8 25
Lancer, * 1 7 4i 11 500 123 31} 50 50 100 3 56}
Moon A Catl'r.. 2 9.10 “ 38 300 75 18} 100 1 00 2 00 4 93}
M<- K . ey i. ( 1 1, Erwin's sur. b 4 2(b) 50 12V 50 5*) 1 00 2 62V
Nixon. II. 1 2. “ “ 4 500 1 25 81} 50 60 1 00 3 56}
Orenburg.-LC.fst 4 1,2 b. 42, 11.12. b 60 600 1 50 371 2 00 2 lb) 4 00 9 87V
0 -!«h.. \V. -I. 1 9, in block 6 * 425 1 12V 28 50 50 1 00 3 40}
IMdneoti. J. W. 2 1,2, “ 15 2(b) 50 12V 100 100 2 00 4 62V
Thomas, J. W. 1 3 “ 40 200 50 12V 50 50 1 DO 2 62V
Tunstel. heirs of 3 1.2,3, “ 12 900 2 25 56} 1 50 150 3 (Mi 8 81}
. . , . t. fracl 36 500 1 25 50 50 1 (M) 3 56 j
n, R. A. 11, 12, lock 44 600 150 37 1 1 (><* 200 5 87}
v, ... I..:.,;, - 17 I 75 18} 150 1 5-i 800 698}
Unknown owners 1 1. “ 71 100 25 6} 50 50 100 2 31 {
same, 2 7,3, « 30 500 2 25 56! 1 00 1 00 . 2 00 6 81}
same, 3 4,5,6, “ 36 450 112V 28 150 1 50 3 00 7 40}
same, 1 7, “ 40 201) 50 12! 50 50 1 (Ml 2 62}
saute, 1 6, “ 53 2(H) 50 12V 50 50 1 00 2 62V
same, 2 7.8, •• 23 800 2 00 50 100 1 00 2 00 6 50
same, 2 3, 1, “ 30 800 2 00 50 1 00 1 00 2 00 6 60
same, 2 5, 6, Erwin's sur. b. 7 200 50 12V 100 1 00 2 00 4 62V
same, 0 789101112 “ block 12 250 62} 15V 3 00 3(b) GOO 128§
STATE OF ARKANSAS, PRAIRIE t'OUNVV: Notice is hereby given, that the whole of the fore
going tract- of Land and Town Lots, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay the taxes,
penalty and costs thereon, will he sold at the door of the Mayor’s office, in the town of Dcs Arc, on
the 4th .Monday in January, 1861, unless such taxes, penalty, costs and expenses of advertising be
paid before that lime. K. M. RUIHSILL, Constable and Collector.
Given under my hand at office, this 1st day of January, 1861. jan 4, ’61-4w.
A RKAXSAS L EG7SLA TERM.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
On the Judiciary—Oates. Watkins, Craig
head. Lemoyne, Clark McCulloch, Askew
and Gray.
On Auditor's and Trca urer’s Books—Trim
ble. Douglas and Y\ ard.
On Military—McCreery, Mitcjjell, Miller,
Fagan and Belser.
On Banks—Lemoyne, Craighead McCul
loch, Mitchell and llosson.
On Education—Clark, Mecklin, Belser,
Me Alexander and Trimble.
On Internal Improvement—Carrigan Da
vies. Belser, Miller, Oates, Terry. Clark and
Lemoyne.
On Ways and Means—Watkins, llosson,
Piymington, Jones and Askew.
On Agriculture—Belscn, McCreery, Mil
ler. Mecklin and Fagan.
On Counties and County Lines—McCul
loch. Pennington. Ward. Gray and lb sson.
< >n Public Hiuids—Douglas, Miller, Trim
ble, Davies and MeAlexander.
On Enrolled Bilks—Fagan, Mitchell, Trim
ble, Mecklin and Gray
On Election—lone . Craighead. Oates,
McCulloch and Douglas.
On Public Printing — Ward, Carrigan.
MeCrcery, Watkins and Davies.
On tlm Penitentiary—Terry, Belser. Le
moyne. Miller ami Askew.
On Claims—Davies, Craighead, Penning
ton, Jones and Clark.
On Memorials—Mitchell, MeCrcery, Gray.
Askew and Davies.
On Public Buildings—Pennington, Terrv.
Mecklin. Ward and Watkins.
On Public Expenditure.—MeAlexamlcr.
Carrigan, Fagan, McCulloch and Jones.
< >n Swamp and Overflowed Lands—llos
son, Craighead, Askew, ’J erry and Miller.
STANDING COMMITTEES OF TIIF. IIOI SE.
Ways and Means—Humphrey, Garland.
Thorn, Hemingway, Smith, Crawford and
Pennington.
Judiciary—Boone, Duvall. Yell. Gibson,
Clyton. Lewis. Harper, Harrison, ( ravens.
Mack. Key, Trigg. Van Fatten, Kilgore,
Humphreys and Farr.
Education—Yell, Miteell. Ware, Loudon,
Landrum, Kenner, Junes of Yell. Acree and
Ferguson
Federal Relations — Duval, Ilumphrecy
Harper, Cn v.Tord. Smith. Robertson’ Thorn.
Clayton, Yell, Van Fatten, Hemingway and
Boone.
Internal Improvements—Van Batten,
Smith, M Don. Jennings, Bowden. Childers
and Junes.
Banks—Harper, Crawford, Mitchell. Rob
inson. Van Patten, Sanders, Jones. Bowden
and Duval. .
Geological Survey — Hemingway. Bell,
Dunegan, Harper. Bowden, Messick, Thorn.
Coal in Southwest Missouri.'—We
have just learned that a few days ago, a
couple of gentlemen of Bollinger county,
| while on the waters of Hog Creek for build
: ing sand, accidentally came upon a vein of
1 coal, uf unsurpassed quality, and apparently
1 inexhaustible in quantity. They dug to the
depth of two or three feet, when the water of
the branch on which they were digging
! rushed in upon them and stopped further
work They are now engaged in turning
i the stream, and will soon he at work pros
ecuting their examination. The coal is
; found about seven miles north of Dallas, on
lands of Messrs. Stevens and Newell. It
has been tried by several smiths, and found
to be excellent—equal to any they ever used.
| W. B. CROCKER & CO., ~
WHOLE*.VUE AND RETAIL
Or x* o o e r s,
First door West of J. II. Quiscnbcrry's Store.
DLS ARC, ARK IAS AS.
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rjT \KE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING TO
I tlic citizens of Prairie and adjacent counties,
ihat they are now in receipt of a large and well
selected stock of
GII <) C E RIE S AND IIA R D W A R E,
Consisting in part of Sugars. Molasses, Coffee,
Candh's, Cheese, Vinegar. Salt. Whisky. Rice.
I Pickles. Sardines, Flour, Fish, Raisins, Figs. Cit
rons. Almonds. Caudy, Soap, Starch, Soda, Crack
ers. T< bare i. Cigars. Nails, Castings. Iron. Steel.
I Chain*. Ox Chains. Pole Axes, Spades. Shov
els. etc., etc., with all other articles usually to be
found in a similar establishment. All of which
they are now selling low for cash. nov3-tf
WORTH OF GOORS
Just Received on Consignment!
mi st isk: sold:
I
—
Clayton. Davis, Kenner and IJelsoii.
Auditors and Treasurer’s Book—Seaborn.
Me Lean. M itchell, Sharp and Padgett.
State Lands—Smith, Cargile, Jones of
Veil. Murphy, Wheeler, Cook. Coulter and
Farr.
Penitentiary—Key. Raines. Childers, Har
ris. Sanders. Landrum and Junes of Pike.
County and County Lines—Lewis, Bowden.
Montgomery, llaines, Stephenson and Chil
ders.
Public Budding—Crowell, Coulter, Lou
don. Ma- oy. W nolard, Williams, Satfold and
Wheeler.
Militia—Jennings, Perkins, Jones of Chi
cot. Tucker. Pettns, Lee, Morton, Raines,
Maxwell and Putnam.
Agriculture—Pettns, Harris, Bowden Al
len. Aoree and Wheeler.
Swamp and ()vorflowed Lands—Armstrong,
(larland. Woo lard, Crawford. Crowell, Smith
and Hibson.
Petitions and Memorials—(larland, Cook.
Coulter, Thorn. Mack, Childers, Van Patten
and Jones of Chicot.
Enrollment—Ware. Landrum, Lee, Brown.
Padgett, Putnam and Farr.
Ciuim-—Brown, Jennings. Tucker, Arm
strong, Landers, Pennington, Sharp, Stone
and Edmondson.
Elections— Kilgore, Duval, Pennington.
Humphreys, Smith, Crowell, Clayton, Boone
and Hooper.
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How the Apportionment of Mf.meers
of Conokes.s is Made.—When the cen.su
of the United States is fully completed, it is
the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to
divide the whole number of free persons, with
three-fifths of the slave, by two hundred ami
thirty-three, the present number of members,
and the product shall he the ratio of one
member. The Secretary of the Interior shall
then proceed in the same manner to ascertain
the representative population of each State by
the ratio already determined by him, as
above shown ; and the result of this last di
vision shall be the number of representatives
appointed to each State. The loss in the
number of members caused by the fractions
remaining in the several States shall be com
I pensated for by a- igning to so many States
having^the largest fractions an additional
j member each for the fraction, as may he
necessary to make the number of representa
. lives two hundred and thirty-three.
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Probably the oldest member of the Mason
I ic order in the United States, at least in New
| England, is Ebenezer Mower, a member ol
the Morning Star Lodge, of Worcester, lie
is now over a hundred years of age, was ini
] tinted February 19, 1794, and has thus been
a Mason nearly sixty-seven years
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Why was Napoleon like his horse ? Be
cause he had a martial neigh.
!
T UST RECEIVED. A LOT OF GOODS TO SELL
•f AT COST, ANL) LESS THAN COST.
Such as Ladies’ Talmas, Silk Dress Patterns,
Trimmings and Fringes, Shoes. Parasols, Cra
vats, Gloves, Mitts, figured and plain Muslins,
lL'Lcs. Borage, Shallies, Cotton Cards. Segar
Cases. Buttons, Hats, Bonnets Coats, etc., etc.
Attention of Merchants is especially called, as
1 will sell in lots, at less than Eastern prices.
Call and see the bills.
■I. If. QU l SEN BERRY.
Auction, Commission Merchant,
nor nO-tf. and Land Agent. |
STOVE AND TIN SHOP!
I
s\. II. 13 xi i* Is:
H'\S REMOVED HIS TIN SHOP TO THE
house recently occupied by J. AY. Wallace,
"tv Buena A ista street, opposite the Nucleus
House, where he is prepared to accommodate the
public with the best articles of
COOKING STOVES, TIN-WARE,
and all other merchandise in his fine, ever
brought to this market.
My cooking stoves are immediately from alarge
| St. Louis establishment, and I feel confident that
those who want these convenient articles can suit
themselves from my large assortment. Give tne
a call, and examine before purchasing else
where. novS
EHSSOL( TIO\ MOTICE.
mil!', PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXIST
!. ing between tlie undersigned in the practice
of medicine, has been dissolved by uidtual con
sent. T. Jefferson Woodson is alone authorized
j to settle the business of the late firm.
J. J. LANK,
AV. H. CHAMBERS.
Dos Arc, .Tan. 0, ’fil-4t.
T ARI1 A O i l ML
r 1 THOSE indebted to me will call and pay;
_L As I am obliged to collect without delay,
To meet many pressing demands,
In many hard dunning hands.
| jan 4, ’01-3w. J. H. QU IS EN BE RRY.
LOOK SHARP!
A LL PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME, EITHER
XV by note or account, will come up by the 1st
of January next and pay me, or they will be put
in the hands of au officer for collection.
decT-tf GEO. AY. VADEN.
' | E X C ELL ENT PLOWS.
\\7K HAVE JUST RECEIVED A..,Il?,R<iK
V V quantity otbthc best Cast Plows
offer cheap. a/ *V. \ 4 * J AC K G
-sXv ust:
, H % FRESH nUNGARIA
A LARt^L . deceived nnd for sale by
XV Grass SA -JOHN JACKSON & CO.
nov. 3.
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1)E8 ARC C1T
DRUG STORE.
«
To Physicians, Druggists, Merchants,
I* L A X' T i: R s,
AND TIIE PUBLIC GENERALLY.
Your attention is respectfully invited to one of
the best selected stocks of fresh
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
FRENCH, GERMAN & AMERICAN
CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICINES,
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY, BRUSHES,
DENTAL £ SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS,
GLASS, GLASSWARE, PAINTS, OIL*
DYE STUFFS, Etc., Etc.
and all other articles pertaining to I he Drug busk
ness, lately received, and now offered at the
I)ES ARC CITY DRUG STORE,
At WHOLESALE OR RETAIL!
ON ACCOMODATING TERMS.
A CHOICE LOT OF
Scgars, ( hewing A Smoking Tobacco.
ALSO, ALL KINDS OF SUPERIOR
for u, fses,
KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Orders from a Distance will Receive Prompt Attention!
AND THE GOODS FORWARDED WITHOUT DELAY.
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
Compounded of the purest and best materials,
with accuracy and despatch, at
ill 11 aoaius of Uic Day or \ight!
t
novR-Iy. JOHN It. PERKINS.
> E w ss ri1 o ii:
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK!!
We have just opened our new stock of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS,
which consists, in part, of
KERSEYS, WOOLSEYe
HOME-MADE JEANS,
A
KENTUCKY JEANS, . SATINETS,
LINS E Y sjf
AND GEORGIA PLAIDS.
\ LSO. A FINE ASSORTMENT OF POPLINS,
V Dc Rerages, Merinoes, Scotch Plaid Alpacas
etc., etc., etc.
ALSO, A COMPLETE STOCK OF
I
C I, o TT II I N G ::
A better assortment cannot be found. Also, the
largest stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES!
In the market. We kindly solicit all who fish to <
purchase to give us a call, and examine
our goods and prices.
V
' TAYLOR & CO.,
nov 3-tf. Des Arc, Arkansas.
AT COST AMD C ARRIAGE.
TAM OFFERING MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
Dry Goods at Cost and ten per cent: Every
body is invited to call and sc® t'q> themselves.
My goods are inferior to none in this market, and
my object in selling off at cost and carriage is to
enable me to replenish with a stock which will be
bought exclusively with cash.
nov3-tf. LEVIN HARRISON
TO D M E LECTIOM.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AN
Des Aruton will be held at the Mayors office in
next, for -tMondcy, the 4th day of February
S men, for Ivor, Constable, and four Oounctl
town. seventh corporate year of said
ian 4, ’f>l-4w S. R. BROWN,
Mayor.