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assortment' iff Printing Material, and are
ready, to r-xeante ail kinds of Job Printing, on
j reasonable, terms.
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T.' J’. P /YT; I I A M,
ARCHITECT,
: c A n PESTER A ’f *> JOIS E II ,
*£b 6 ^fl? X
, *f~> F. G’FCTFULLY inform • tho citizens of
i |x Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute all work intrusted t<j hiscaie, with
0 a * n e -w a*id cl i s n a tc h.
FLANS .AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
FumDhed to order, free of charge where he
ha - *h‘ contract for the same.
fr^P3 From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he fl itters himself that he
’ can rqnden err ire satisfaction. junic9-tt
I x.M . as ■< r % * \» -r-^y |> * n> * f* * S ■ fi > Hl"p '
A Jfi<* &) j
OA UpiENTER. AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work in If I IS Line of llusiness,
in a wit if* foe Gory manner. Fro pa his expe- ,
rience, he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY.
Left' ut G. W. Va den’s Store, will meet
with prompt attention. jun29-ly
J. S. ASDERSOX,
SADDLE, BRIDLE
-a n n
ISai‘jiess .flannfacturer,
DES AllO, ARKANSAS.
RESPUCTFITLLY informs »k_
the oiti/.ens of Prairie and
adjacent counties, that he lies on hand, I 2. j
and is prepared to manufacture to order,
Saddles. Bridles. Martingales, Buggy,
Carriage and Hack Harness,
As well as every other description of work
usually done in such.establishments.
(£fjf Shop on Lyon street, back of Frith &
Jameson’s store. j-inil-1 y.
tiUrCRSM l TH l JYG
I Wagon andJBuggy Making.
MARTIN SUET TER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rilHANKFUL to the
_ | people for their past fa-ff A
vors.respeetfully announces o 4
that he has opened a shop at 1. V. Lee 3 old
stand, on Park street, where he is prepared to
do all kinds of work in the above line.
r^Htaeksniithiiig. wusron and buggy build
ing. wheelbarrows, repairing. &c., done on
shor notice.
Horse-shoeing done promptly.
feh 18-tf ’ ____
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
A .V D
^^jSL.C3rOTSr Tk-T.A.'ZZ.tt'Z*.,
WOODRUFF STREET,
jjSjgo9 !P»*iiiirn® Airlko
v Wagon3, Carts, ?****$$
. P5 Drays, Wheel-bar
- v rows, &c-, made to -*^x*<**i»
^orflfor on short,notice. Repairing and planta
tion work done on the usual time for promp
.paving; £j stumers, (ail others ixiiist pay cash.)
(j’pp* All now work must be cash or its
EQUIVALENT. J* GRIFFITH.
l)es Arc, Ark., Jan. 21. l859.-ly.
F L E P T IE N j
CLOCK. AS0 WATCIIM1KER
AND
I_
I Duena Vista Street
(Opposite A. Stewart A
Brothers,)
I |i W KW?^ DES ARC, ARK.
I RESPECTFULLY in
. ' e- forms the citizens o
lies Arc and the ad jacent country. that he ha:
P anew and silect stock of
CLOCKS AND JEWELRY.
[He is, as usual, prepared to execute all kind
of CLOCK and WATCH Work, in a work
manlike mariner, and to Repair and Cleai
Jr.wr.Lnv, &«. ap‘B)-tf
'
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. __
tjfWrtlieal f'nrtl.
DR. S. CHENIVA from Louisiana. r**s
pf'ctfully notifies the inhabitants of Des
Arc ami the surrounding country, that he has
established himself permanently at this place ,
for the practice of his profession, and as a i
speciality, those branches of it pertaining to
women and children’s maladies.
Dr. Cheniva has a right to hope, after a
successful peactice of fourteen years in Lotiis- \
sana—and nine years of which was in the j
city of New Orleans, that he may also deserve ;
the confidence of a generous and enlightened
public, in this State.
N. B. Syphilitic diseases in all their stages
are radically cured according to a modern and
approved system.
(jggT Office—at Dr. J. J. Lane’s old stand.
nov9-tf. _
TVR. N. L. RAGLAND, having lo
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas
ed, offers his professional services to the
public.
Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
T\R .1. C GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
continue to treat diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(HP Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Office at D. P. Black & Co’s.. Drug!
Store. aprill-ly |
DR. J. L. NEEL, havin^permanent
fy located in Des Arc. Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan & Co’s Store. [mar 1 l-ly.
TAR. T. SANDERS, lute of Memphis.
[ 1 having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence oil Woodruff street. decn-tf
TAR. W. F. WALSH, having located at
* ) Des Arc, offers his P ii of ess ion A i. Sr.n
vic.es to the public. Calls promptly at
tended to. may2t). 1858-1 y’
DR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession. and respectfully tenders his services to
tlie citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try. hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. Ql'fiCt1.—On Buena Vista stieet.
mayl5-tf
B P. TVHNKR..WM. T. JONES.
fpMJRNER & JONES, Attorneys at
Law. Brownsville, Arkansas. Will at
tend promptly to ail business entrusted to
them. jan4-tf.
fit II. LAWRENCE, Attorney at
* Law. Des Arc, Arkansas. Special at
tention given to collecting! jan4-tf.
Q IT. HEMPSTEAD, Attorney at Law,
C. Little Rock, Arkansas. Office on Mark
ham street. janll-tf.
^ r. , VOT W T BRON A 17(5IT
/1 ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
IK at Law. Brownsville. Arkansas Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl 4 tC
JACOBT MORRILL, Attorney at
Law. Notary Public, and Justice or
the Peace, Oluidngtori, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County. Ohio. _[ju!27-tf.
J. K, GATEWOOD. \.J- A. MOON.
f1 ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
iT Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
of taxes, locating Government, Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug3-tf.
rp B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
L • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
cis, Jackson, and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to his care shall meet with
prompt attention. (15?” Office on Lyon
street. ___ [ jun8-tf
J E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
.) . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conway, and Pope. Will investigate Land
Titles,'-and act as General Land Agent.
Prompt attention given to all business entrust
ed to him.
Office—First door up stairs, one door
Fast of John Jackson Co.’s, Store.
febl3-tf._
J W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
,] Des Arc. Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
P'S?” prompt attention given to the collection
of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf __
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS.
I WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
I » » tornkys at r.AW, Little Rock, Ar*
! Kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
j our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
I where he can be consulted on professional
! business, ana win give ins pe suuai
i to all matters in Lavr ami Equity, entrusted, to
them. ^t>c^
I j. j„ houlowell.....w. n. jacoway.
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je26-tf *
And Stage Office,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVING leased this finely located and
‘well arranged Hotel, formerly the
JACKSON HOUSE,
the proprietors respectfully inform travelers
and the public generally, that they a*e 1
prepared to accommodate ail who may taro,
them with their patronage.
They hope, by unremitted care and at
tention. to please all.
Kgr Our Charges will be reasonable.
^ J. F. & W. R. WELCH.
P25T The B 4 R attached to this Hotel
I is supplied with fine liquors.* Special cate
■ I has been taken to purchase none but supenoi
; brands. Those wishing a -‘kink article
■ can rest assured that they will not be disap
t | pointed.
■■■ July 27, 1859.—tf]
EE® A US ©
Male Academy.
THE fourth session of this School will open i
on Monday, the 1 Hrh inst., under the
charge and direction of 8* » P* V y, who j
hopes by strict attention to merit the patron- !
age, not only of th** Town, but surrounding {
country. Every attention will he paid to or- j
der, and especially to the intelbetiml and
moral culture of his pupils. All scholars
considered regular from time of entrance, and
no deduction for withdrawal or nfcsetwe. or
sickness of shorter duration than one week.
TERMS PER SF.SPIOK OF FTV V. MO|iTHS, OR
TWr.WTY WEEKS.
Orthography and it - -ding.£10 00
The same with Writing, Geography,
Grammar and Arithmetic.. 12 00
The same with Aha lysis. Philosophy,
Physiology, Algebra, Geometry', &r 14 00
Latin arid Greek. 14 00
janll-tf.
prairie_co., ark.
MISS E. D. SAFFORD,
PRINCIPAl—
THE exercise, of this institution will he
resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session of Five Months.
Primary Department.$1'*' 60
First Academic Class. 12 00
Second Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra. Geometry. Astronomy, fcc ■ • 16 00
French and Latin. •• 10 00
Music. 20 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Incidental. 50
Af.fkrences—Rev. ,T. \V. Moore, Col. .T.
M. Be)). John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tonn.; Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tenn.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. angO-ly.
“edu cational: ~
THE third session ofthe“I>es
A Arc Female Icademv,”
under the charge and direction of
^ Miss BLACK, will be open for the j
a. __ recent ion of nmols on the. First I
Monday of September t,oxt.
Terms, i-er Session oe Five Months : !
Orthography and Reading.MO 00 :
Orthography, Reading, Writing and i
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00 j
The above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. I f 00
High Branches. '
Instrumental Music. 25 oo
Use of Instrument. 5 00 j
Pupils charged from»time of ■■ 1 ring, i
and no deduction for withdrawal or'abscnce, j
except in cases of protracted sickness,
Des Arc, July 27. 1859 -tf.
NORTH HI L L ACADEMY, I
W. T. POWELL,
PRINCIPAL..
rTUlE above school has been opened on the j
JL corner of Park and Anderson streets, and
is now ready for the reception of scholars.
TERMS PER MONTH OE 20 DAYS.
SDellirig. Reading, Writing and Arith
‘ metic....*2 00
Higher branches of English. 2 -'ll
Latin, (extra). 2 00
French, (extra]. 2 50
novl6-tf.
JOHN m c N A IIEE,
T *f S 9j O If,
Wes Arc, A r k a d s a s .
SHOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
opposite the "Nucleus House”—where he
is prepared to execute all kinds of work in
his line of business, in a neat and fashionable
style.
July 27, 1859.—[tf] ___
Private Entertainment.
BY HE X it Y ,J A CKSOS,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
ONE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
( Oil the Main Road to Fiat Smith.)
HAVING preceded n large and
conimod on- Building, he is now . J V
better prepared, than even Heretofore* to ac
commouaie tue |>uuuc nun ciuuumm' I.L.
His rates of charge- are reasonable,
and his Accommodations arc inferior to none.
(£3^' He has excellent S1 ables, and necessary
shelters for wagons, carriages, etc.
jun29-ly
Fainiiv Grocery.
H E N IIY J A CKS 0 N *
AT HIS “OLD STAND.”
CORNER OK BUENA VISTA AND WOODRUFF STS.,
I» E S A It C , A U It..,
C10NT1NU.ES to keep constantly on hand a
J fulLaSSoi Iment of
Family Groceries,
which he offers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
(ty The highest price will be paid for
Butter, Eggn Poultry- and all the productions
of the farm and the garden.
(jgp- His Bar is supplied with the best of
Liquors. .
Remember the ••• Oi.d Stand,” which
he has occupied during the past six years.
jun29-ly
Family Grocery.
J. W- WALLACE,
Des Arc, Ark.,
TTEEPS constantly on hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
which he offers for sale on reasonable terms.
Also—All kind ■ of Wines, Manors,
Tobacco, Cigars,-&c.
(Kg- The highest price, either fn Cash or
Groceries, paid for Butter. Eggs, Poultry, and
all kinds of country produce. rnay-t-tf
JOKDAX 11 0 l> i MElV
SHAVING, HAiRiCUTTItG,
IIAIR-D11ESSING SALOON.
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING,
B‘ UENA VISTA Street, south-side, two
doors east of G. & J- McLaren’,. Des
\ Arc, Arkansas. janll-tf.
BUGGY AND CARRIAGE
M»iiwfcvotu.Ter,
jjfjrJS' HicUory Plain, Ark-,
Will make and repair Buggies
j NV ■ res—#nd Carriages, He., to order. Or
ders respectfully solicited.
i-3- ,\ii orders will be readily attended to
all new work wv ranted twelve months. I re
turn my thanks to the public for past favors
1 and hope to receive a liberal patronage in the
! future. notCCJ-tf.
The Midnight Train.
Across the dull and brooding night
A giant flies with demon light,
And breath of wreathing smoke;
Around him whirls the reeling plain,
And with a dash of giim disdain,
He cleaves the sundered rock.
In lonely swamps the low wind stirs
The belt of black funeral firs,
That murmur to the skv;
Till, startled by his mad career,
They seem to keep a hush of fear
As if a god swept by !
Through many a dark wild heart of heath,
O'er booming bridges, where beneath
A midnight river brawls;
By ruin, remnant? of the past,
Their ivies trembling in the blast,
By singing waterfalls I
The slumb’rer on his silent bed
Turns to the*light his lonely head
Divested of it? dream.
Dong leagues of gloom are hurried o’er,
Through tunnel-sheaths, with iron roar,
And shrill night-rending scream.
Past huddling huts, past flying farms,
High furnace flames, whose crimson arm?
Are grappling with the night.
He tears along receding lands,
To where the kingly city stands,
Wrapt in a robe of light.
Here, round each wide and gushing gate,
A crowd of eager faces wait,
And every smile is known.
We thank thee, 0 thou Titan train,
That in the city once again,
We clasp our loved, our own!
National Conventions.
The Charleston Convention—for the
nomination ol candidates £ur President
and Vice-President —will bo the eighth
National DemofcVatic Assembly which has
1 .1 .l' _ . •..
UUtl V t lieu 1^1 jiuipwov. WLJV.V.l I" ' w
cut organization. The first Democratic
National Convention was held at Balti
more, in 1832, and nominated General
Jackson for re-election as President, and
Marlin Van Burcn for Vice-President.
The Slate of Pennsylvania did not, how
ever, abide by the decision of the Conven
tion on the Vice-Presidency, but threw,
away her vole for William Wilkins. The
next Democratic National Convention was
held at Baltimore, in December. 1835. and
selected Martin Van Boren for President,
and Richard M. Johnson, of Kentucky,
for Vice-President. In May, 1810. the
third Convention was held. Mr. Van
Buren was nominated for re-election ; hut
no selection of Vice-President was made.
'Plie Democrats all voted for II. M. John
son. except Virginia, which cast her elec
toral vote far Wm Smith. Ir. May, ISM,
tho fourth Convention was held, and chose
James K. Polk for President, and George
M. Dallas for Vice-President. The fifth
Convention convened at Baltimore, in
May. 1818, and designated Gen. Cass
for President, and William O. Butler, of
Kentucky, foi Vice-President. The sixth
Convention was held at Baltimore in May
1852, and nominated Franklin Pierce, of
New Hampshire, for President, and '¥111.
R. King, of Alabama, for Vice-President.
The seventh Convention met in Cincinnati
on the Is. of June 1856, and nominated
Bacharnn and Bieekinridge. Previous
to the holding of National Conventions,
the Democrats used to nominate candi
dates for President and Vice-President
by a Congressional caucus. The Demo
cratic members of Congress convened and
nominated Jefferson, Madison and Mon
roe successively for President, and the
people ratified the selections. Those dis
tricts and States that had no Democratic
members of Congress, of course had no
voice in the nomination. In 1324 the
last Congressional earn us for the nomina
tion of a President was held. By this
time the system became unpopular. Only
sixty-one members of Congress met out
of two hundred and forty. They selected
Win. II. Crawford, of Georgia, for Pres
ident, and Albert Gallatin, of Pennsylva
nia, for Vice President. The great mass
ti nonmnnmr Itupr «iiinnrtr1t»i!
General Jackson lor President. In 1828
lie ran again, without any national nomi
j nation as a candidate,and was triumphant*
! ly elected.
The opposition to the Democracy never
j had any regular National Convention lor
the nomination of President and Vice
President until December, 1839, when
they met at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
and nominated General William Henry
Harrison of Ohio, lor President, and
John Tyler, of Virgipa for Vice-Presi
dent. Since then they have had theii
conventions regularly every four years.
Essentials for Fruit Trees.—
Fruits may be successfully cultivated ii:
almost all localities, by observing the loi
towing requisites:
1st. Wood ashes, containing, ns they
! do, all the elements necessary to theii
! growth, except carbon, which is derivec
Irom the air, afford congenial element;
for all trees and woody growth.
2d. That lime, whether in the form o
marl, shell, plaster, or stone lime, is t
specific for apple trees, and that apple;
jure largest ami fairest grown in a cal care
i ous soil.
3d. That phosphates, in the form o
bones, (which are principally composei
of phosphate of lime,) or prepared super
phosphates, are specifics for pears an'
grapes.
4th. That arnmoniacal manures, a
guano, horse-dung and urine,are specific;
for the peach, and give flavor and spirit li
1 ail other fruits.—[Summers’ Prize Essay
A Teamster’s Adventure.—The
Sacramento (Cal.) Standard gives the
following as a recent adventure of an old
Sacramento teamster known as Billy Mil- j
liken. Billy tells his story us follows:
About ten days ago, said he, our teams
left Placerville for Genoa; we got along
tolerably well till near the summit ridge,
between the two places, when our teams
broke down) the teamsters left me in
charge of the broken teams and goods,
I while they went back to Placamlle for
fresh teams. On the evening of their
departure I kindled a lire to cook ray sup
per. and was down on my knees mixing
flapjacks, with the frying pan heating on
the fire, when I happened to look up, and
there stood eight big Injuns—lean, Intn
giy, lantern-jawed devils as ever you
saw—each with his bow drawn to the ar
row’s head, and pointing towards me, not
ten feet off. I looked at them a moment,
when one of them spoke up in tolerably
good English, and said, with a grin: —
"One white man—heap Injun! Shoot
’em—ugh!" I don’t think I am a coward,
hut I always like a fair show. The odds
were loo heavy against me in this case,
and unfortunately my revolver was cover
ed up in one of the wago is. So l began
to parley with the red skins. I told them
that I had “hi-yu muck-a-muck “ttpaiee,"
"bueno chemuck,” "plenty meal!’.’ I tried
every sort of gibberish, and finally made
them understand that I had abundance ol
provisions and would cook them a big
supper. They reasoned among them
selves a moment, and their love for the
flesh-pots of Egypt prevailed. They
agreed, and for the first time in my life I
played cook to a lot of dirty, red-skinned
Indians. It went rather tough, I assure
you; hut I fried some bacon and baked
some heavy bread, and set the ugly fiends
; down to eat. They pitched in as if they
Imd never eaten a square meal before —
As soon as they had got earnestly to
work, with one hand in the frying pan
and the other full of bread, I slipped
round to my wagon and took (Ttit three re
, • -i ... i. :. 1,-1.
VUI*r.|o, UUD
iii front, and cocking the others I took
one in each hand, and stepping quietly up
10 the group, said ; “One while man—
| eight Injuns—git, you d—d red scoun
Idrels—git!” They dropped their muck-a
1 muck and jumped to their feet like deer,
and were oil on a keen lope before you
could say “Jack Robison,” and I after
them, popping away barrel after barrel as
I ran. I shot wild and missed the vil
lains, but it did me aheap of good to
turn the tables on them, 1 assure you.
-♦ • --
A Perilous Hi be.—The Howard (In
diana) Tribune gives this aceoWit of an
exciting incident which occurred in a la*
idies’ riding match, at the fair in that coun
ty, a few days since t
Presently one of the horses became ob
stinate, and his rider became “spunky.”
She used the whip freely and fearlessly,
the horse grew mad and desperate, when
there occurred a terrific scene. The en
raged horse, a large bay, took the hit and
ran at a furious speed. The crowd be
came wild, and cries that would deafen
an inhabitant of Pandemonium went up
from hundreds of frightened mortals.—
The screams, yells and shouts frightened
a gay looking gray horse, ridden by one
of the ladies, and he went off as furiously
as the hay. After a round or two, the
horses evidently got over their flight and
entered into a contest of speed but the
multitude were still frightened, and, as
usual, lost their wits and began to scream.
The horses went on, the hay still leading.
Gray made a terrible onslaught, and,
just as they passed our stand point, dashed
gallantly into the lead.
Bay took courage, and ran like a fright
ene^gazelle at a quarter pole, collard the
gray, and before the round was made,
opened a gap of full two lengths. Gray
did not again get the lead, although at one
time his nose was laying on the bay's
quarters. About this lime a daring fel
! low, who holds a tender relation to one of
I the riders, rushed through the crowed into
the circle, and as they passed, going at
lightning speed, lie caught the reins of
the bridle, and that instant he was turning
somersaults in the air. He landed twen
ty-nine feet from the place where he
i caught the horse. The lady then, for the
| first lime, became alarmed1, .and as she
I turned about to look after her (as she sup
posed) lost “lovyer,” the saddle turned,
land down she came, head foremost, to
; wards the ground. Notwithstanding the
! screams that were heard before, we dis
! covered from the noise made at this mo
I m<>nt. that the crowd hud been Riled with
‘•pent-op feelings.” but a host of gallant
fell gifts blockaded the track with their
bodies, and the bay was stopped “in bis
wild career.” and the lady released from
I the stirrup by which she was hanging.
The Monstrous Gun.—The cannon,
ihe successful casting of which, at Pitts
! bu'g. Pa., has just been announced by
telegraph, is of the following dimensions,
viz: Its diameter of bore or calibre is 15
. inches; its length of bore is 10 calibres —
' 150 inches; its total length about 16 feet.
The greatest diameter near the breach is
1,3 feet nine inches. Tln| solid ball it will
throw, will weigh 411 fts., and the shell
] nearly 300 tbs. The capacity of the shell
f will be about 18 lbs., and the service
* charge about 40 lbs. of powder.
Capt. Rodman, of the Ordnance Corps,
I j the accomplished officer who projected
and superintended the fabrication of this
s gun,-alleges, jn justification of these in
> creased calibres: “Of wiiat avail would
i, be our present calibres in the protection
, ; of our harbors against the steel-clad ships
now building in France and England?
We Want a few guns of larcre calibre,
which will be certain in their eflects at
short ranges; these to be placed in the
harbor* and in the approaches to them oi |
our seaport cities. The Engineers have
long wanted larger calibres for harbor de
fence.” ( .
The largest cannon heretofore tried in
our service was cast at South Boston, some
fifteen years ago, under the direction of
Col. Geo. Bornford, then Colonel ol Ord
nance. It had a bore 12 inches diameter, j
nnd threw a shell weighing ISO ft>3. with {
a charge of 28lbs,, nnd at an elevation of
39 degrees, to n distance of 6,761 yards.
The aim of projectiles, at such high ele
vation, is however, extremely uncertain,
nnd it appears that the object of Capt.
Rodman is to produce a reliable and de
cided effect at a moderntc distance, say
from 2,000 to 3.000 yards,
EDDIE’S GRAVE.
“Th i flower that blooms the brightest,
Is itoomeil the first to fads,
The form that moves tfie lightest,
Oil earth is soonest laid.’’
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," and they
consigned the little sleeper to his last,
long home. After days and nights of in
tense suffering the worn nnd weary one
found rest. He who had lor six short
summers been the light and joy of the
household,—be who had made so manv
hearts glad with his merry laugh, quick
nnd buoyant step—had passed from-earth,
leaving hearts lone nnd desolate. Me
thinks, even now I see him with the glow
of health upon his cheek, those bright and
sparkling eyes, again 1 hear the echo ol
that clear, merry laugh, telling in stronger
terms than language could, of n free and
happy spirit. But no, yonder grassy
mound upon which lies a tombstone, with
his name nnd age inscribed thereon; also
a vacancy in the family circle, a void and
aching in our hearts which refuses to be
satisfied because one is not,—all those re
mind mo that lie has passed “to that
bourne from whence no traveler returns.”
And yet, though mourning, we can rejoice
(his earnest faith and child-like love for
Jesus witnessing a change of heart,) that
ere those little feet wand- red longiHid had
been firmly set in the broad road which
lend to destruction and death, God in his
great mercy plucked our bud nnd trans
planted it to bloom in the Garden of Par
But our little grave is not the only one,
—our wounded hearts do not bleed alone,
oh, no;
“There’s many an empty cradle,
There's many a vacant bed,
There's many a lonoly bpsetn
Where joy and light have fled.
For thick in every graveyard
The little hillocks lie,
And every hillock represents
An angel in the sky.”
Pay you a Debts.— When fortune
favors you, then it does not distress you to
pay what you owe. If you neglect it then,
your creditors may ask you when you are
poor. To pay deles then is sorrowful
work; always be assured, however care
less your creditors may seem aboiit their
claims, the titrle will come when a credi
tor’s stern look will gaze upon you.
Creditors frequently in prosperity do not
ask; they have spasms of nobleness and
philanthropy tit times. They are also usu
ally debtors, and when your creditors are
pushed by theirs, you are sure to feel tb^
shove.
Many things are borrowed and the len
ders would never have asked for them, if
times had been good t^ith them, but fam
ines come round in their turn, floods and
fire destroy property, arid the lender’s
poverty obliges him to say: “Could you
make it cbuvenjjnt to pay me!”
Debts are a burden that should only he
carried when it is not possible to pay
them. Drop the burden as soon as you
can, and joy will burst upon your minds,
and you will feel free.
The happiest moments of the debtor
may become the gloomiest by meeting with
his creditor. The needy debtor before he
walks the street casts his eye along, and
if a creditor is in sight, he moves in a dif
ferent direction.
Pay your debts. Debt is thraldom.
Debt is dishonor. Debt is misery. Pay
your debts. Heaven’cotnrnands it, and so
do all men who have anything due them.
A Showman's Speech.—Visiting the
meDagerie, we were amused to lisieu to
l the following speech about the South
! American Anaconda; the keeper wear
, mg him around bis neck, apd introducing
him lima: “Ladies and irentlemen: This
is the great South American Anaconda ;
of vast size and growing into a warm
climate. He feeds on rabbits as well as
birds of that nature, besides whatever he
jean get, if the falls in his way, as is very
j iiable, especially in those climates, which
‘are very healthy for iuvalids, especially
consumptives. His skin as you see is
speckled on the back and on the belly;
either one—it makes no matter which.—
He will fast three weeks, but sometimes 1
have known him to do three months with
out eating anything, or rather two rabbits,
I which takes him several days. Ti.at
[there is poison in the fork of his tongue,
I is a vulgar error; for his muscular power
is at the end of his tail, which he swings
' with great energy, and crushes his vic
tim. He is of greater or less longevity
but as he never ceases to grow as long n
he lives, there is no criterion of his lie.’
- An orator holding forth in favor 01
women concluded thus: -‘Oh, my hearers, de
pend upon it, nothing beat3 a good wife.” “1
beg your pardon,” replied one of his femah
' auditors, “a drunken husband doe?.”
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
- A gentleman is a human being com
bining a woman’# tenderness with a man’s
courage. • ,■ : mo o'
-Wisdom is the olive which spring* from
the heart', blooms on the tongue, and fcoar#
fruit iu the actions.
—— A. physician once hoisted to Sir Henry
Halford, saving, ,‘l w,is the first to Star over
the Asiatic cholera, and communicate It to
the pubVicI” n : . i.r' l.'s •'
-■ it ij said that the hanger fUr gntj gen
erally increases with ,age,. Accordingly we
see that most of our people have it iu their
months.
—— For a lady to sweep her carpet with
embroidered undurslcevos, would be consi
dered indecently’ dirty; hut to drug the pave
ment with her skirts deaths ty fie very gen
teel
—— When you see n man on a moonlight
night trying to convince his shadow that It is
improper to follow a gentleman, you may b»
sure that it i* high timo forjilm to join a tem
perance society. i
-How m my people make every thing
their business, because they know not how to
occupy themselves iu any thing.
- Half the secrets in the world, are dis
closed In order that those who possess them
may let their friends know that they hold
them.
——- An envious loan, fspines as much at
the manner in which his neighbors lives as if
he himsafr maintained them.
-“Hello! Jim, I see ydu are lame; got a
bone in your leg?” “Worse than that ‘Bill,
I've got a foot in my eye,” Exit Jim with a
flea in his c&r, * r- ' „
-“What makes nil these apothecary
shops have stone floors?” said Ollly tii'8am,
us they Stood at thi Counter. “Don't you
know. Hilly? It’s so that If a fellow droP*
his bottle he’ll be sure lobrenk it.” .
-That was a triumphant appeal of the
lover of antiquity, who, in arguing the supe
riority of old architecture over the new,
said, “ tVherc will you find any modern
building that h is lasted so long a# the an
cient?”
- A mind might ponder It# thoughts for
ages and not gain as much self-knowledge as
the passion of love shall teaoh.it lu one day.
-I aiu. Cor the philosophy that fits u* for
the world. Hot that which teaches ui to aban
don it.
-Fashion is th« race of the rich to get
away from the poor, who follow as fast aa
they can. ! '
-Miss, what have you done to be asham
ed of that you blush so? ‘Sir, what have the
roses and tho strawberries and the peaches
done that they blush so?’
-- At a spiritual meeting a short time
since, Halaam was called up and aslted it
there were any jackasses in his sphere? “No,”
replied he, indignantly, “they are all on
earth.” j, ,
—— A good story is told of an old miser ,
who, being at the point of death, resolved to
give all his money to a nephew, for past kind
ness. ‘ Sim,” Said lie—ror that was his
nephew’s name—t-“Sam, I am about to leave
the world, and to leave you all my money.
You Will then have two hundred ,thousand
dollars—only think! Yes, l feel weaker and
weaker; I think X shall die in two hours. Oh
yes, Sam, I’m going! give me two per cent.,
and yon may take the money now!”
- Aim at perfection in everything,
though in most things it is unattainable; how
ever, they who aim at it, and persevere, will
come much nearer to it than those whose lazi
ness and despondency make them give it up a#
unattainable.
— The meanest man in the world lives in
London. He buttons his shirt with wafers,
and look i a*, his money through a magnifying
—— M whit age should a girl marry?
When she has had enough of flirting, knows
how to get a decent dinner, and has made up
her mind to accept the trials, as well as plea
sures of her new relations, whatever they
mav be, with tint fortitude a good Woman al
ways manages to muster. •' ' d
A Sir criten n's Dog.—A friend of our#
who owns a large ranch arid several hun
dred head of sheep, is the fortunate pos
sessor of the best dog in this Stale. Th«
intelligent creature was brought up among
the sheep, nourished upon ewes' milk, his
| whole lifg being passed with (he Hock, and
devoted to its defense. He 1ms been
taught to open and shut the fold into w hich
they are driven at night, and lie cares lor
them with all the apparent thoughtiuluess
that a hum,in creature could display. In
the morning, when the flock is driven !u
the field, lv- goes with it, select* some
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during the whole' day, driving up the
stragglers, and allowing no one but those
with v.hrnn fie is acquainted 10 approach
them. Should a ewe drop a Jamb, and
pass on with the herd without noticiug it.
! as she sometimes will, he has been known
j to take it up, and carrying it after her,
i compel her to take care of it. At night
‘ he drives the sheep into the pep, fastens
tht doors after him, and seating himself >>>
j their midst, lays there watching them all
night. In the morning he unfastens tho
i door, drives out his charge to the pasture,
nnd keeps watch and ward till night
j'comes. In fact, so faithful is he, that his
; master frequently absents biutseli from the
| ranch for Jays together, with perfect te
, liance upon his dog to find all sate when
he returns. — [California paper,
_The Morse telegraph patent expires ia
1WU. id will then be free to the public, ft
will came considerable extension of telegraph
lines, and will give rise to a g'-at deal of
1 competition.