—V--' • ? '
Tt'j art a Child of Sorrow
BY »1 F (iSltiSilY. •
trt *v?ry change-of time and place,
Li cveiy Vine that t'spught may trace
Qf past, to il IV. tomorrow, .
In thoughts rf childhood, yorthsf* ‘■ip'
tteud thou throughout thy pit** “'l^‘ ‘
Thou art a Child^'*”1 ro'T'
fills thy cup,
TJi t Mb hat so . 1
i t bubbles up,
Or f: om , , ,
o lend or borrow ;
claim’st tho precious joy,
dost thou find the base alloy,
TJipu art a chi! ' -f sotrow.
, — ■«. » » . -. --
"NEWS ITEMS, &c.
—The Governor of Florida sent a message
to the Legislature on the 13th. silt., urging
the passage of a law prohibiting the circu
lation of incendiary publications in that
State. A bill excluding free colored persons
from Florida passed the Senate on the 1 tth by
a Tote of to to 2.
—— A printod circular dated, D£rby,
Conn., and addressed to tliu “Connecticut Man
ufacturers,” proposes a Connecticut Man
ufacturers’ Convention, to ‘settle a line of pol
icy which shall piacoeaeh and every manufac
turer before the eyes of the world as he is—a
promoter of Union or Disunion.’
-Vice-President Breckinridge is the
grandson of the Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smithf
one of ths most learned and elegant gentlemen
and scholars of his day; and his great grand
father was the celebrated Dr. AVitberspoon,
also President of the Prinee'on College, and
one of the signers of the Doclaraton of Inde
pendence from the State of New Jersey.
—— The Vicksburg Whig learns that the
Rev. IVtn. Carey Crane, of that State/ has
been elected President of the Mount Lebanon
University, Louisiana, and has accepted. He
has, therefore, resigned the Presidency of
Semple Broaddns College, Miss.
-Tile Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal says
that Mrs. Morgan, the wife of Morgan of
Masonic fame, is at present a resident of the
suburbs of Memphis, and has resided in that
vicinity for some time.
Petitions from Free Negroes.—Three
petitions from free negroes have been present
ed to the Legislature of the State of South
Carolina, asking permission to enter the Con
dition of slavery. Similar petitions have been
offered to the Georgia and Mississippi legis
latures.
-Concha, late Gover. or-General of Cuba,
made a fortune of seven millions of dollars
during his administration.
--The Rt Rev. Bisjiop Payne, for twen
ty-two years a missionary on the co«3t of
Africa, preached in Mobile Alabama, recent*
iy
Gorxg to tite side that P.avs. — Among
the signers for a Union meeting to be held in
Havethill, Mass., which is understood to be a
bid for Southern shoe trade, is the man who
presided at a meeting tu the same town to raise
funds for old John Browu’s family. He is a
boot and shoe maker,
-Mrs. Daniel Webster is leading a quiet
and dignified life in New York city, surround
ed by relatives and friends. She devotes her
time to self-culture, and to the performance of
the dnties she owes tojker friends, her country
and the church.
-The Supreme Court of Ohio recenfy de
cided a case brought up from Hocking c nty,
in relation to the question of the right of col
ored children to be admitted into the common
schools of the State. The decision of the
Court was adverse to the right.
-A fire in Hickman, Ky., on the night of
January consumed tfye Commercial Hotel,
the Argus printing office,'the store hoVs'e and
contents of John Miliett. Walker & Holconei’s
drugstore, and several small tenements. The
I.qss exceeds SiO^OO. t
StkeaKed and Strired.—A New York *
letter of the 2d siys: ‘'There ate several ,
feflbws in town, lately expelled from fhe South
• with long rod writs or stripes on their backs 1
and traces of tar ail over them, which they 1
are showing to newspaper editors and Aboli
tion capitalist?', In the hope of raising sympa: | !
thy and money.”
— — •»»-»
Don't Coont Youn Enemies. — No ' ^
mutt or .woman livings who is good for
nnyilfjjjff.' or who hos tile smallest paVtirle
. of that most desirable outfit for life—indi
viduality—ever escaped enemies. The t
morn the person has of these sting in
sects about him the more we are al ways '
inclined to believe that he is worth culti
vating—has some characteristics sin' gen- i
erh, and out ol or above the common or
der. a
It is not a bad tj.itig for this and other
reasons to have enemies. If you have t
them you tvdl learn' your rtwn faults. (
which you never would from friend?.— s
Keep straight oi), ami don’t mind them; 2
and, above all don’t stop to count them
Make up your mini to encounter the <
odds, whatever it may be. and to come off!
victorious, or else to pursue your way as ' (
if they did not e.vsi; and the louder they
yell, at your heels ihe more straightfor
ward both course aud gaze, and it does
not matter in the least how many they t
are. They will not harm you. save tern- 5
porarily; and, when you gel to the end of ’
yotn life' you will not be sorry that you 1
have not poised to count them, or even to
contend tvtlh them. '►>'■*
• 'll is sail! rh'nt the secret of ihe success
of one of the.greaorst of g tierals l.iy mj
tlie Tact that be nevei eomib ti ins ene
mies. He determined to deiintt ii.em by
buttle or strategy. no m ilter how numer
ous they were, and he always </(>//—-TN. I
Y. Weekly. ' L
Pics ix.^ttte Last Pope. — Among the *
many tra-'LUijfcb'S in repai d'to the affairs in j
Europe is one in reference Id the Church
oi if >m *. A curious tradition, which has
t?r K‘;,!iy T*’ar* existed in regard to the
,Pbpe. iutfi Lern recently renewed. Tlie
fpllouiiug anecdote illustrative of it i= re- j
luted by a correspondent; “Several vearsl
ago, in tfij? Pqa’ifiv. tie of Gregory XVI..It
this gyntb .man was in the CtlUtdr.il of j1
inepn looking at the busts o, the Pope-;
whicii aie placed, after their deaths, in a ,
niche demoted to that purpose. Twg empty •
niches.then ylyne isiiyiiped ‘W: y,’ said;
my friend, ubwrii is only room for tsvoi
Ihi-re bijin^ you yviil havy to mnke some
niches foMUo-e of to <v future Popes.”—•
‘Oh, no. signore,’ replied the cicerone.;
*hcy ray 11.at alter those i v j we slmll
never b*«n*«uv mtj- Popes,’ Gregory’s:
tnist no# stn ri Is it, «nn of thn«e niches -
I
I A Lakcjj-**5® that has Neve:
I Ch ANsej>^“Gf all the lapguages of til
\ earlj>e<nat of tho Hungarian anil Tran
I s^/fonia Mngyrs is said to hr thi on I
; one which has survived unchanged
| amidst the changes of political connec
lions,conquests, commerce and arts. 1 hit
extraordinary people have maintninec
their original language, their manner!
i and us ores, unaltered in the very heart o
j despotism, neither deriving impn.vemec
! from the high civilization of the German!
! nor debasing novelties from the Slave
I nians. The colonists who have from time
I to time settled in Hungary, the victor!
I who hnve traversed their fields, and the
mixed nations on its borders, have all
failed to inoculate the language of the
Magyrs with a foreign taint.
-«-»-«- —- -
Rheumatism.—A writer in the Medi
cal Times recommends sulphur as highly
efficacious in the treiftment of rheumatism.
He orders the whole of the affected dim!
to he encased in flannel, thickly sprinkled
with precipit ited sulphur, a bandage ap
plied over this, and the whole covered
with oil silk or gutta-percha, which hu;
the effect of increasing the warmth and
confining the vapor of the sulphur, ace
also obviating tb«j odor.
y i!:\v TTTtml: '
J. A. J NNIN G 3 • • • • • • ..T. C. DISMUKE9
J. A. JENNINGS &, CO.,
Houtli Side of itueita Vista Sfredt
(NS.VRtV OPPOSITE g. W. VADEK’S store.)
RES ARC, ARKANSAS:
oeauers ini
STAFI.E, FANCY, FOUFIGN AND
ifoimxtic £9rtf Goods.
RIB DONS, TRIMMINGS, AND
F © m © j A ff ft I ©i S' © s s
OP .every description:
ALSO-LARGE DEALERS IN
JD300TS, SHOES, HATS, rji
CAPS, READY-MADE CLOTH-«a%
iso. Hardware. Queen ware. Bonnets. &c.
£og?” A large lot of Plantation Goods, of
every description—all at the very lowest pos
sible prices.
£3?” All kinds of goods, by the piece, at
wholesale prices. au„10-ly
J . H.QUi SEN 2ERl Pt Y „
DES ARC. ARK.,
'' : '
DEALER I V
O' t a |p J! © k H 4 a »,«. J
X>I=*.-3r OOOX2S!,
Hard-ware, Earthen, <i»5eenf.’,
China, and Glass-ware:
Shorn taifl SSootn, .
Hats, Ready-made Clothing,
BOOKS. S T ,t T I O V F, ft Y ,
CLOCKS. WATCHES. JEWELRY,
NOTIONS. SPUN COTTON. ’C A CP EN
TERS’ TOOLS. PLANTATION
GOODS, &c., kc.
“ FRESH STOCK
FALL & WINTER
GOODS ?
3. A, i RITH & CO ,
s$ fis <3nf\ -s:sbl*s.vS; as.
- •-►f
A RE in receipt of their large variety of
1% staple ami Fancy Dry (>owL,
i-ousisiing in part of Ladies’ Dress Goods,
Bonnets, Ribbons. Gloves. Hosiery, Shawls.
Cloaks, Hoop-Skirts, Comforts, &c., &c.
Their stock o.f
flU’tftrfion <‘loot!#—
Such as Kerseys, Joans, Linseyi, Blankets.
Jsoabt'.rgs, Cotton Stripes, kc., i» complete.
\LSO—
Hats, Caps. Boots, Shoes, Books and Sta
ionery. Hardware and Cutlery, Queens and
Has.,ware, Clocks, Jewelry and Notions ; To
ether with an assortment of
lEAUY-M.LRE CI.OTIIJSG—
Coats, Pints, Vests, Shuts, Drawers, isc.j
nd a good assortment of
liCNKB, CABPCT SACKS, SADDLKRV &C.—
The entire stock of this old established
ouse has been selected to please the taste of
n old customers and as many new custom
rs as may favor in with their patronage.
Wo invit- an examination of our
loods, being confident that we can pleas - all,
oth as to QUALITY, QUANTITY AN'n PRICES.
octta-tf. J. A. FRITH k CO.
HARVEY'S >C CHANGE,
orueroniiienul istaand Foster
Streets,
■’E A R THE DES Alin HOTEL,
DES ARO, ARKANSAS.
5 A VING completed our new building, and
- opened a f.r • ,<U estdbltihm *nt for the
Ecommod<rtitm of tin- public, and furnished it
! ii tne ue*t «>t j.iif tiovx, cigars.
’olmCCO Hie uiidersi r ed il.it er
lemselves that they will continue to receive,
le patronage which has bfcen heretofore be
low cd upon them.
IH^m Adjoining timir F.xetiange thee keep tt
■mi . iii Ts- .rd men f of F V M11-Y IS ROC E It! F.S.
il*o. Cov'e.lTly ' irdu, Fine Pickle ,
latsppsv Pepper Sauce, etc., etc.
jyi!4-tf HARVEY & MATTHEWS.
locks n tit Avn;r.t) to ro
TWELVE MONTHS.
|"N connection with my regular business, I
L have made arrangements with a New Vo’ k
Ouse to furnish me with the nn-r ov Clocks
f every description. 1 will guarantee them
3 run twelve months, and will sell fh'in
Reaper than they can be bought elsewhere in
>*'* Arc. ' F. LFPTIE'N.
oct5-tf. Silversmith, lies Arc, Ark.
fWT i*f. "art A.'tJijSTo tv,'
L A .IV D A G E N T
KOWNSffUE, PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS.
IT/MEL locate Lands with Scrip or Land
V V Warrants. Also—Collect debts am!
ay taxes, On reasonable tcrmi.
UniKK to—Payne fc Unthank, and J. P.
’arsons. Memphis; I. C. Morrill, Dos Arc,
i vk.; Dr. ij. U. Hall, Brownsville, Arkansas,
junlS-ly.
Haiti more Oysters!
ITS I.AWjl I*MIS
1 mil now receiving my fresh Baltimore
)ysVces daily, by Adams’ Express, only forty
light hours from Baltimore. I wan ant allHI
ell to by good, and fresli. My prices will be !
he same as last year—75 cents per can, With
ox dozen In a can—warranted.
All orders from the country promptly at
■••nded to. and oysters well packed in ice as I
reb-iye th-in
My depot i» No. 41 Madison street. I am
the ,<aiy agent t'of these famous oysters in
Memphis. ,
All kinds of Country Produce bought and
-old, slid tho highest prices paid for Dryid
Fi uit.
The highest price paid for ail kinds of wil4 ,
g-mc. li. C. PANCOASl’,
»ov?3 tf. Madison Street.
L. KETCHUM &* CO..
COTTON FACTORS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
—F O R—
,TENNESSEE, MTSSJSSirPI AND ARKANSAS PRODUCE,
1VO as FROST ROW, 5Ii:SIPIIIS, TF.SSESSEE.
tUc Sell cat!) planter’s (Saltan on tt3 ©am Rlcrits.
ALL Cotton sold by u.i is Weighed by one of the fiim, and we w arrant satisfaction in that
|,ranch of our business. We get the highest market price for all Cotton consigned to us.
and charge 15 cents p n bale, for Storing and Selling.
«ar we solicit a share of the liberal patioriagc bestowed upon our merchants in general.
sep7-t'm.
J\*o. 4 18 Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
WHOLESALE DEALER AND IMPORTER OF
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS, DYE-STUFFS, PAINTS, OILS,
Varnishes, Window Glass, Tobacco and Cigars.
T') LIN'G det- -mined to sell all articles in my line as low as they ran be bought in' the
I > Union. I mo* re • e'otfully a.sk a call from purchasers before purchasing elsewhere. All
articles sold hv me will be warranted fresh and genuine, and put up by experienced Drug
gists and Paekeis.
WA VriF {D I ^ • FEATHERS. Gineen?. Beeswax. an<l Rntrs, for which the
• highest market price will be paid iu cash, or taken in exchange
for goods. " [ jan. 21-ly. ]
______ ^ , 1
j F. H. CLARK. •• • - J. \T WILKINS .. • -TIIOS. HILL.
F.H.RLPfC&CO.
' wo. 3.
Clark’s Marble Block,
MEMPHIS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1819.
ALL WHO VISIT MEMPHIS ARE
INVITED TO VISIT OUR
WHICH IN
EXTENT and VARIETY
is equal to any in the
17 SI TJDSTt T F, S
We op n the Fall Trade with
ffi’ 0'5t> i ^55<'d<!3.
8 JO OO »« IT :tell •
ft »h U S v ■■■>• IV re.
ft'iO in Guas.
All other branches of our stock equally full and
complete.
All kinds of work done in the best man
ner and w ith despatch.
Ol,i( ^ s i
We pay no rent and do our business at]
small expense. We obtain our goods from
first hands, and buy for cash, which with our |
experience in and knowledge of the business j
enables us to fir ni«h our customers with goods j
on the most reasonable terms.
All wo:k warranted—goods warranted as j
represented.
nov03.6m., F. H. CLARK Sc CO.
D. P. BLACK & Co., i
IN
Drugs. Medicines, Chemicals.
qsssm Pnints’ °ils< ,
DYE-STUFFS.
jkiY„D, ETC., ETC.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
ALL ARTICLE.5 SOLI) BY US, WAR-.
ZjL RANTED to be a? represented.
jtil 20 tf
"quinine. 7 !
A LARGE LOT of lh • very best brands. I
Wc test chemically all Quinine bought |
by ana are p^epar d to warrant it.
ji'it'0-tf 1). P. BLACK & CO.
Patent Med cinei!
TT/’E keep constantly, on band the most j (
> V popular Patent Me'dicincs. If you will j
use them, give us a call.
jUToO-tf D. P. BLACK & CO.
S'tt n c tf *f r t i e l e s , i,
OUCH AS Soaps of ail kinds. COLOGNE,'t
0 HAllv-OILS. Pomades, Tooth-Brushes, j •
ele...etc,, always on hand.
jul20 tf D. P. BLACK & CO. jf
WISDOW liJ.ASS
AI.L the different sizes, at Wholesale/
* ~ or Retail, and any quantity of Putty in |
bladders at the .City IT ug Store, Des Arc, | j
A;.. rasas. D. P. Black & Co. ',
april la- \ ]
!M ! ' '■ KSr, ;
t SSORTED sizes, t ogether with nil the f
*■ colored Paints, constantly on hand at the 1
City Drug Store.
aprillo- I). P. Black &. Co. /
l*cnsf
THE most approved brands, in tin boxes, 1
by Wholesale ai.d Retail at the City Drug
S' ore. D. P. Black & Co.
_ april 15- _ __i
Sip rifs Turpentine,
BY the barrel, gallon or in the bottle, to suit
purchasers at the City Drug Store, Des/
Arc. pq>l 15] D. I>. Black & Co.
< 01,0 P 51 v-i D € f OH 0!lTT~ I
r)REp f "m Lard Oil or any other cheap
I. oils, this article is warranted to be purefc
unadulterated for sale at Ihe City Drug Store i
by tic* barrel, half barrel, gallon or in bottle
to suit purchasers, at low figures to Wholesale i 1
Dealer?. [aprill5] D. P. Bf ack &. Co. t
iilNSBWT# Oil.. o
| ) Y the barrel, or lo>s put . r y. best English,
ti a superior article, free from adulteration, o
at the City Drug Store. ' p
aprillo- D. p. Black &, Co. «
AIjCCHOIi, n
BY he barrel or less quantity always on j
ha ml at the City Drug Store. ‘
apijllS- D. P. Black is Co. r.
Fresh Drugs and Medicines, *
ALWAYS on Band Wholesale and Retail, at :t*
- the Des Arc City Drug Store. ju
apriilf)- I). 1*. BLACK A CO. =
^SUPkIuoU LIQUORS ' *
FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES,1 r
H AVE arrived and are offered for sale at
the L’e Arc City Drugstore, on moder- o
Ye. terms. Druggists can be supplied by
Wholesale at low figures, j t
Extra fine Brandies. u
“ “ Wines.
“ “ Gin. f
“ “ Rum. I
Also—Extra firm Spanish Cigars, and a su- ,
perior article of Chewing Tobacco. The ,
above Liquors arc exclusively for Medicinal \
purposes. The extra fine Cigars and extra j
fine Tobacco will commend themselves to those
who use them, novlfi D. P. Black & Co. t
- u j ^ — ~
LjMlRNClL English and American, Whole- |!
1. sale and Retail, at the City Drug Store
Whole0 Ac p'n-'h isTs will he furnished at
low figures. [ rprill?] D. P. Black & Co. |
Diamonds and Pearls!
OUll assor'ineiit of Jewelry never was bed- "
ter in the above line;
Finger Rinffs from SB to SHOO, i"|
Breast pins from !t>l() to S200,
Ear Rines to match, ^
Buttons, Slt>pvf Links, &o., &c.
All of til’ bust styles, and at as low prices
as can bs »(forded.
J. E. MERRJMAN & CO., j
mar 25-tf] 2of Main street, Memphis, Tenn. n
JOHN PHELPS. ..ROBERT M. JONES.
phelps & Jones,
(Successors to Ileald, Masste & Co.)
—A n d—
(Pcucral Commigsion illcrdjantg,
No. .’.3 Carojulelet Street,
oct26-ly. J NEW ORLEANS, LA.
A. D. HF..VKEI. • • I. N. HENKEL". W.VV, C. KELLEY
New Orleans. Memphis. Goodman, Mi.
A. D. Henkel & Co.,
©©TfT©M !FA©T©!@
A Nil
Commiunion .Iferehauts^
NO. 60, CARONDEI-ET STREET,
mav4-ly New* Orleans.
w m7j.ro b s on7
COMMISSION ME R CHANT,
No. 55, Caroirielet Street,
New Orleans.
PLANTATION SUPPLIES advanced.—
[ do not accept at all. [ang24-ly*]
JAS. M. GOGGIN * * D. C. TRADER-.R. W. L.'IIOLT,
(ioggin, Trader & Holt,
COTTON AND TOBACCO
FACTORS,
Grocers, Forwarding and Commission
A MTS,
NO. 320 MAIN STREET,
[South East Corner Main and Union Streets.)
M E 1SIPIIIS, TEN N.
TTobacco, Bagging, Rope, Sugar, Coffee, Mo
. lasses, ah'd Plantation Supplies Generally,
dways on hand, on i'ne best terms to planters
jr to the trade. Liberal cash advances on
Cotton or other Produce. Agents for the sale
\P mtinnf'a.'hirPil TV*! m T.Pr f Tnlf.iPPh atifi
Digars. * dec7*7m.
. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
3 OTT O N F A C T OKS,
A K»
toil IS l SSI O Y M E lit 22,1X TS,
NO. 71, FRONT ROW,
maj-4-ly Memphis, Tex**
G. P-. BRIGGE?, J. P. MUIHAU,
.ate Agt. 't. & C. R. R. > Memphis,
Collierville. J Tenn.
Bridges 8c Marshall,
D O T TON FACTORS
RECEIVING. FORWARDING AND
COMMISSION M Eli C H A N TS,
WO. 88 FRONT ROW,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Wo also solicit Consignments cf Wheat,
Mbacco. and Products of the country gen'e
allv. aug?-6ai.
FW.YK 55*. I TV Kill X ' ~
110 THOSE persons who are vary par
ticular with regard to time, wo can now
Ifer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
vhich will give entire
SATISFACTION"
n time-keeping. We know this by trials of
ho watches; we are aiming to supply TJ7IE
4.EEPE51S, and are giving attention espe
ially to the regulation of all our watches, so
hat our customers shall not be troubled with
aulty. or irregular pieces of machinery, that
lave only the appearance of being watches,
vhile in fact they ai' not so. Wc shall al
vayshold ourselves in readiness to make good
very thing we say in regard to all that we
ell, J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.,
nar25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
-2:_:....._...
Mount Vcraon Hills.
Drs Arc, Arkansas,
TOlIiV A FRITIIJ
P HOP R lETOR.
TIIIESK Mills are now in operation, cut- ,
L ting lumber of every description to or
ALL KINDS OF LUMBER. ,
/ill be kept constantly on hand, so that cue- i
>mers can be accommodated on short notice. !
SW Prices wiii be found as low, as at any I •
:her mill for choice and clear lumber.
Persons residing on White, Mississippi |
■ Arkansas rivers, can have theiyoiders fill- ;
i and lumber shipped to any point they may
ish.
Connected with the above mills is a
o. 1, Lath machine. Customers wishing
aths will be supplied promptly. These Laths
e far superior and cheaper than the ordina
■ split Laths.
sr The above ?>Tills are for sale on reason
)!e terms. A good practical man, will find
le location one of the best in the State. If
tsired, I will sell a half interest in the con
>rn. [fob ll-.tf.j JNO. A. FRITH.
Blount t'criion .ft ills
F O it SALE.
r-HESE NEW, Large and Commodious
MILLS, Inferior to none in the State, are
fibred for sale, on reasonable terms.
Having recently made extensive additions
> this Establishment, and spared no expense in
sing none but the best materials in putting up i
ye machinery, a good practical mechanic will
ud this one of the best locations in Arkansas,
'he demand fur lumber is not confined to lies i
ire alone, although the place is rapidly im- I
roving; but millions of feet of lumber are
early conveyed to various points on the White
ltd Mississippi rivers
(J3?“ Any person or company u’ho may wish
a establish
A F L OURING-lIILL
t Dos Arc. will find the building and ma
hinery of this Mill well adapted to that pur
OSe.
(A?*Other business claiming mv attention, ,
will give a good bargain in the sale of this
a In.able property. I
jiil 13-tf ' JOHN A. FRITH.
Silver Plated Ware !
7INE Setts with Urns; Ice Pitchers, Cob- 1
- lets and Cups, Waiters of all Sizes;
able Ware of ail Kinds,
Beautiful Castors,
Cake Baskets, t
Forks, Spoons, &c, i
J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.. I
iar 25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn. I
- aJOSSSTSwItf a IPSitfTa
r\^i
cpy„,s^
?': - MEBCHANT?^*^ N
' ^^•Pl'j~;'fegg.U.g"MAItigi^. K '
SWH ^^TSMrj»r^
pVfSgjtiSgg* - v: .^•i^?-:.-'#4.
NAPOLEON, ARKANSAS.
nov7-ly
Ufqtilar New (Orleans. tlHjitc an!)
Black IVnur Packet,
S I P E • TV II F. F. E STEAMER,
TATAN:
SAM. TAYLOR..Mas'er.
H. S. Eaton,......Clerk.
-r7JTeflx —i THIS fine freight and
--..1. passenger packet having en
tered the above trade, will run regularly
throughout the season. For freight or pas
sage apply on board. jair’n tf
Xew Orleans, Wfiite anti Rlatli
River Regular Packet,
CRESCEN T.
JAS. S CARLTON.Master.
W. Gidhes,. Clerk.
THIS substantia! and
fast running steamer having
been thoroughly repaired and placed in fine
order for the above trade, will leave New Or
leans on fhenih of November; making semi
monthly trips during the season.
The Crescent has fine ca aeity for rhe
transportation of stock, eotton, grain. &c.
The patronage of the public is respectfully
solicited. For freight or passage apply on
board. octl9-tl.
Leaves Memphis Every Thursday.
MEMPHIS AIYO WHITE RIVER
PACKET,
ADMIRAL:
A. BAIRD. Mafler.
Elias Tiio.masson..,.Clerk.
THIS splendid light
draught steamer, havitigbeen
purchased expressly for the trade and thor
oughly repaired has commenced making regu
lar weekly trips from Memphis to Des Arc
and Aligusta on White river; and West Point
and Searcy on Little Red river
Shippers may rely upon the regularity
of this packet, and ail business entrusted to
their cave will be promptly attended to.
For freight or passage apply on board.
oct5-tp.
uravr.i rucmpuia umji i u r,iu.\ i,
MEMPHIS AN1) WRITE E3VF.Il
PACKET,
E. M. HYLAND:
JNO. B SHERIDAN...Master.
-1 WILL 1 cave Memphis j
^Jc^g-SIIP'Seesi.every Tuesday, at 4 o’clock
p. m., for nil points on Whits and Little Red
rivers. Particular attention paid toall orders
for Way and Through Freight.
J^jt" This boat being new. and of superior
Strength, light, draught and side-wheel, offers
supeiior accommodations to Passengers and
Shippers. For Freight or Passage apply on
board, or to J AS. O’NEAL, JR.,
or Morton. Priest & Co.,
sep28-tf. Agents.
Leaves Memphis Every Saturday.
Memphis. White and Little Red
River Packet,
GENE. PIKE :
J R. JONES, Master. •••• P. Fleming, Clerk.
I THIS splendid light
!':i’lgbt steamer, having been
purutfSSed expressly for tiie trade arid thor
oughly repaired, will make regular weekly
trips from Memphis to Des Arc and Augusta,
on White river; and West Poititand Searcy on
Little Red river. Leaves Memphis every
Saturday evening, after the arrival of thecars.
and arrives at Das Arc on Monday evening,
(in return trips passes Des .Arc on Tuesday
night.
[Tj^r Shippers and 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 board.
sep2l-tf.
DR. T. McDOWJV’S
AhTiU ® ‘ F®t2tE]i3
PREPARED FROM FRESH ROOT, THE
only kind on which physicians or the
public can rely, old root being inert. Its '
components are extolled by some of the most 1
distinguished physicians in the world, as
Fordyce. Brodie, Bell, Ike., for the cure of
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Syphilis, Scrofula, ,
Diseases of the Eyes. Ears, Head and Skin,
rilroat. Neck, Lungs. Liver, Kidneys, Spleen,
Stomach Bladder, Womb, Female Complaints,
Dropsy, Old Sores, ( McGown’s Ointment to
le applied.) Tumors, Pimples, Eruptions,
t.c. it makes the skin Clear and Smooth, and
'honld be used in Spring and Summer to Pu
ifv the Blood and prevent Sickness. Large
totUe, $150. Small, $1 00.
Sir. T. SJcGowa’s Essence of j <
tin—A certain cure for Bowel Complaints ]
tnd Diseases of the Lungs.
fir. T. Sfcflovvn’s Dogwood and
'roil—A certain and permanent cure for
Drills and Fever, Ague Cake or Enlarged
ipleen, Night Sweats, Debility, Djspepsia, 1
cc>, fee. j
Prepared and sold at No. 113 Main street.
Memphis, where Drugs and Medicines may j
>« purchased cheap for cash.
Sold in Des Arc, Arkansas, by' ,
D. P. BL ACK & CO.. Druggists.
Atlanta by Corn &. Dobbins; Grand Glaize
)y H. Wheeler. apri 122-1 y. j
Irlma id I »ri ntf f irih‘ B » <i
rHIS Institution (at Arkadelphia, Clark I
conntv) has procured the valuable ser- ,
'ices of Mr. Oris Patton as Principal. Mr. j
Patton hns taught eleven years in the Kentuc. j ,
<y Institi(te for the Blind, and brings to the ,
Institute the information, experience and ,
mpacity, necessary (o the uiost complete sue- {
:ess. * 1
Pupils are solicited and will be received at $
my tirte until the institution be full, of which ;
'act ■ (should it occur) due notice will be ,
pivf*n. *
Those between th~ age of six and fifteen ■
ears are chiefly desired; althongh those more J
ulvanced will be at present received.
I he terms ai e one hundred a nd sixty dollars },
>er annum for Board and Tuition, including; .
very thing except clothing. Those unable! *
o pay will be received free of charge. ,
Bv order of the Board.
Attest. a
HARRIS FLAN AGIN, President.
jan-i-ly. Taos A. Heard, Se.’y, *
FO li saleT
\T7E offer for sale, the following de- y
\V scribed Land, viz:
N. E. > of sec. 30, T. 1 N, R. 4 W, 160 I
cres, lying in Pulaski county. (
N. W. 1 sec. 19, T. 5 N, R. 13 W, 160 acres,
ying in Conway county.
' S. W. ' sec. 4, T. 10 N, R. 5 W. 160 acres. 1
D E. ^ sec. 1 i. r. 10 N, R. 5 W, 160 acres. -I
N. E. ■ sec. 22. T. 10 N. R. 5 W, 160 acres, |
yn*tf in Jackson county.
o • ,* f*c- 21' T- 9 S> R- 5 W, 160 acres. !
S. \V 1 sec. 4, T. 9 N, R. 8 W, 160 acres, *
ying In White county. j
G3?” The above Land we will sell on very <
easonable terms. Persons washing to buy,
rill apply in person or by letter toils at Des
Ire, Arkansas. 1,
octO-tf.] FRITH &. JACKSON. ii
WEST POINT ADVERTISEMENTS.
\V. C. WEST. •••••• .•••••••• •••• • J. B. CROW.
VV. C. WEST &, CO.,
PKALKHS IV
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods,
Clothing, Hardware, Queens- ,
ware, Roots, Shoes,
HATS, CAPS, &c., &c.
west point, White co., Arkansas. ;
Terms—Cash-, or to punctual dealers on j
the usual terms. it jan28-ly.
BOG KBS’ HOTEL: j
€>. UOGK8SS, Proprietor.
If\st 6uoiitf, ,'Erlauisas. t
ffTHIShotel has been enlarged and. improved.
X aild the proprietor is now better prepared
to accommodate Ihe public than heretofore.
j«ns-iy- __
AGAINST
FALL AND WINTER FIRES!
BY CHOICE INSURANCE
WITH THE
|
Incorporated 1819—Charier Perpetual.
CASH CAPITAL” - - 1,000,000,
ABSOLUTE AND UNIMPAIRED.
Net SurptiiH of - - - S.) I 2 I SI 72,.
And the prestige of 40 y-ars success and
experience.
UPWARDS OF 812.000,000
Of los“ss have been paid by the iEtna Insu
rance Company in the past -10 years. The
value of reliabje Insurance will be apparent
from the following
Sjosfsrs K*<tifl by the JEtna
DURING THE PAST FIVE TEARS.
Ohio..$431 520 83 Michigan.$158,043 81
Wisconsin. 106.955 07 Indiana-. • 146 839 81
Kentucky- 204,939 10 Illinois.... 4,48.327 41
Missouri .. 381.518 04 Tennes-ssee 97.5-19 21
Fowa &Min 101.399 46 K& N T:s. 19 945 77
Penn & Va. 31.595 82 Ark &. Ga. 23 945 09
UUU XU.
Fi’’,<> ■vrj'? !n!»iid Vpt'k stion
Risks accepted at terms consistent with sol
vency and fair profit. Especial attention
;iven to insurance of dwellings and contents,
for terras of 1 to 5 years
The solid service long and successfully tried,
infl the many advantages the ./Etna Insurance
Company possesses in its line, should not be
overlooked by those ready to insure and under -
itamling their best intereststs.
During ‘-stringent time.Wlhe necessity for
•etiabln Insurance becomes an imperative
luty—the ability- of property owners to sus
tain loss being then much lessened.
Agencies in all the principal cities and:
towns throughout the State. Policies issued
without delay, by any of the duly' authorized
Agents of the Company.
If$“ Business attended to with despatch and
fidelity. BENJ. BLAKENEY, Agent,
nov. 33. Des Arc, Ark.
x i: \v
ARRANGEMENT !
From Fort Smith to Memphis via.
Des Arc in Four Days.
From Des Arc to Memphis in 24
HOURS.
By Stage Steamboat and Railroad!
Passengers by this Line, get
<020.© fKTifiiXvtej ?S31oojt>
an the Steamer Charm, which is now running
in connection with the Stages from Df.s Arc
to Devale’s Bluff and Clvrendon.
is Having estab- CtT m
■ V OBE lished a regular vugJ^BSig
Semi-Weekly line of U. S. Mail Stages from i
Port Smith to Des Arc—thence to Clarendon
iy Steamboat—thence to Madison by Stage—
.hence to Memphis by Railroad, the proprie
;ors flatter themselves that they will receive
i libeial patronage.
The U S. Mail steamer Charm, Capt.
Hendrix, will leave Des Arc for. Clarendon
■very Sunday ^nd Thursday at 12 o’clock, m.,
ind make regular connections through to
Memphis, by Steamboat, Stage and Railroad,
tarrying passengers thibugh in tweuty-fonr
lours. Extra coaches are in readiness to
tarry passengers from Clarendon to Madison,
here connecting with the cars for Memphis.
(J'JgP’ Fare from Des Arc to Memphis, $8. j
octl9-tf] CHID ESTER, RAPLEY & CO.
iVhite River U. S. Mail Line!
■ROM JACKSONPORT TO NAPO
LEON—Thence to Memphis —
MAKING REGULAR SEMI-WEEKLY CON
NECTION FROM MEMPHIS TO ALL POINTS
ON WHITE RIVER!
Consisting of the following new and fast run- ,
ning Passenger Packets,
14111. II 4 3.Id, - - C. W Coles, Ma°ter.
r tRlXl AE, - - - - J). B. Price, Master. (
JEg*
Connecting at Napoleon with the splendid ,
Memphis & Napoleon U S. Mail packets ,
t ITU FSSISBEE, •••• Capt. James Lee. !
I I4 TOUIA,..Capt. T. H. Newell. !
MS’L BOONE,-Capt. Frank Hick,. '
Paris' of Prices White River Freight
and Passage. j
7rom Memphis to Jacksonport and all
Points velow. <
’mull. Freights, per 100 lbs. ... $ PO '
Vliiskv and Wet bills., per bbl. - - 1 25
•alt, pet sack - 50
Hour, per hbl.. 00
'otton Gins, each ...... g 00 1
Vheclbarrows, each ..... 25
'aiming Mills, ....... 400
traw Cutters 50 «
’•orn Shellers.50 to 76 "
’ails, per doz. ....... 25 ,
fhairs in Bandies, each .... 25
Lockers ..25 to 50 <
ofas, each.$2 to $3 t
>ivans.1 50 to $2 f
'ianos. 8 0(1,
ledsteads ......... $1 to §2
UU3L, 13-------- - UUC to
biggies --- ------- 5 00
n ouclies and Carriages - - - - $7 to $10 1
loney. Jewelry and other valuables, \ per cent
nd li'll lading lo he signed for. i
SaTP rice of Freight from Napoleon to r
ler Arc, 30 cents per 100 pounds. Passage f
5 00. c
£5?* Price of Freight from Des Arc to c
Icmphis, 50 cents, pgr loO poupds; cotton $1 1
er bale. Passage $K.
Passage from Memphis to Indian Bay and 1
les Aic, $3. Nigger Hill and Augusta, $9 • j 7
irand Giaize and Jacksonport, $10 ’ i f
july 3.-tf. ‘ I
LIVEitY STABLE. '
J. M. ROBINSON, i1
DES UC, ARKANSAS, | J
Vr-0 IS PRKPARFD to accommo-*!^ six j
date the public w ith 1 _
Horsoa, Huggies, Carriages, Ate.
53?* Per sb ns aniving al Des Arc by steaui- ^
rats, will be promptly conveyed to anv point
i the interior. "fjnUSMy] !
MEMPHIS ADVEdO IfI
Silver Wnro J "" I
IpiNE TEA SETT 0/ rix. pace,,, ~|.,i ,s "|
’ Coffee Urn, all very tasty and rick!*
bellisbed. II
Pitchers and
Goblets, Soup Ladles,
Table Spoons,
Tbihle Podo;
Every Kind ol' Silver Wsre,
Cake Knives,
Pie Knives,
„ Crumb Scrapers,
Sugar Sifters,
Eapkin 11 j
All at the lowest price*.
.1. E. MERiUMAN & CO.,
mar 25-tf| 253 Main street, Memphis,'f„ g
HUMS F7 HILL,
MADISON ST., MEMPHIS, TENN.
€ o m m i s s i o n e r fo r i ;• e j
COURT OF CLAIMS,
COMMISSIONER FOR TAKIK'g TflSTlMT,; f§
In tlte IT. 8. District Court, f
OTotnry IPnTalio,
AND CftMJIlSSIOlUK OP DEEDS
For the State of Ai kan*as, and all the SU'« :1
and Territories in the Union.
Prompt and special attention paid toft,
taking of Depositions on Commissions. " If
nov20-ly
-i¥ft
-AND
Commissioner oj'IJeedt
9 OSK A n A » 4 \ 2t 'V I5R
General States anb (ZTcrritories,
Office, South Side Court Squire,
ME A IP HIS, TE X X.
g^* Will give espetfial attention to taki.v' I
depositions and acknowledgement! of Deeds” fl
etc. All commissions sent, by mail, will be a
promptly executed, and returned at tba eafli- |
est possible moment. ly,»
3. FRANSIOI... F. H. WII. MAN SOS. I
FRANSIOLI & WILLIAMSON,
Main street, opposite the Worsham Horn
Memphis, Tennessee;
Importers, Wholesale and Retail D“a!er» h 1
CHINA-, G). A Si M
-.r ’V and Earthenware, Stive. H
Stiver Plated 'German Si!- 9
. -4,,-, ver and Brltaiia Wat, S|
. Looking Glasses, Lacili; I
NiUts.Glass PtaG’.i. !■ ck at I
SiSy German Vases. Fine Tit: ’|§
Cutlery, Tea Trays* Pitilo ?
_ Lamps, Girandoles, Chin
deliers, &c. [mayi-ly ggg
DEALEa m
foreictn anti 2tmmcctn HlarSIt, I
MON U M ENT’S, TOM UK,
HEAD AND FOOT STONES, &C.
(Corner Gayo^o and Shelby Streets.)
MEMPHIS, TENN.
A LARGE variety always on hand. We |
. V have drawings of all the latest patteraj, M
which- may be seen by calling on us Ak 9
iron Railing of every pattern furnished!. |
REFER TO
ritns & Co. Stratton, Goodlett fe Cc. .
•I. C. Walker, Banks & Walker, ||g
I. Fowlkes & Co. Williamson & Hancock.
sep3<) ly
E. F . K IS R ,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Stones, ©rates, 3I)eet jJrou, llUrt, 1
RlVSTS, OAaTlNGO, OOPU’GR, StO.
Manufacturer of Plain and Japanned Tin Ware, M
Copper and Sheet Iron Ware', ire.,
East Side of Main Strf.kt, Next Boonv
GRosgENOH’s Furniture Rooms,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
(p^”Jribbing, of every description, promptly |1
ittended to.. sep30 ly |3
S'.' P. PRESCOTT & Co.; |
MANUFACTURERS OF
LAUD OIL, SOAP,
AND
c a x i > i.!; s.
(in FRONT OF THE COMMERCIAL HCTEI.,V j
NtCAR THE LANDlNO,
MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.
THEY ARE AGENTS FOR THE j
EC3jII?S23
SOTTON GIN FEEDEK,!
WHICH, WHEN ATTACHED,
Will save the labor of a hand ai every Gw. fl
Feed tlie Cotton better, and
CLEANSE THE DIRT AND HULLS.
()3gr We guarantee it to give satisfaction.
Memphis, August 14, 1858—If.
I. M. WISWELL & CO, "
tilt continue .the business at tlie old stand on 3
ij Union street near Howard’s Row, wh»<* j||
nay be found a fine assortment of
carriages!
if their own manufacture. We take this #P ||
lortunitv to express our thanks for pasU'f'or* xj
,.nd cordially invite those wishing to biv» f||
xamine our stock before purchasing eM' fB
oh ere. J. M. WIS WELL dr CO.
mayb-tf.
IOBERT E. ARMSTRONG. MARTIN T. BVBE*1 :jg
ARMSTIIOYG &, RYDER,
Sign and Shade Painters, 1
gixja.ss sTAiKTEne ■
i A MMWDAr CTDLMJT ...... M\
tv -
MEMPHIS, TENN
ligns. Runners. Trnnsparcncifi 1
FLAGS, MASONIC APRONS. ||
Ihow Cards and Ornamental Painting y
)f every description, dpne at the shortest n<f |
ice and in a superior manner.
STAINED & ENAMELED GLASS |
'or Churches, Public Hails. Private'D''"'S
ings, Steamboats.&c.. manufactured to older. I
ENAMELED GLASS constantly on ban® ||
ml for sale. T
Our motto is, “(he nimble penny is 1
ban the slow shilling.” The test of 11 ’ |
cferences given, and satisfaction in »lj *** ’3
naranteed oi no charge. Every.one in !‘!* |
ity knows Bob Armstrong, the seniornt) m r. '
f the firm, and requires no further intrude •
°n. _ Jgl
Marlin T. Ryder, late of New York- C ‘,
cal Glass Stainer and Shade Painter, h'1-11' g
lady placed sulficient of his work before ■; gj
ublic, both ill Glass Staining and Sfc** {
ainting, to give ample reference of his aan
• as a finished woikman.
GIVE US .4 CALL
efore ordering yom work elsewhere.
All orders thankfully received and promP’
■ attended to.
ARMSTRONGS RYDER;
No. iC Monroe -licet. -M
julyl3-tf. M'-mpb”'
If* id AGUES pood up land near Lk>
;vJU Are, for sale on five vears lime.
WILLIAMS HORNE*
mar 4-tf Land Agents. Dps Arc.' Aik1