I | JV
J . ,,, . _ l \ ’%
tn linin';, ^olifirs, Sgrintlfnrp, Inrinl ^rogrpa, ftiniiiifnrhiring, Cmnninrial SfafeifigwtEf, Itnasrinenf, ks.
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, ATDESABC. PR.VIRTE COUNTY. ARKANSAS. BYl 0. MORRILL TERIS-$2 PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
IT VOLUME VI. 331 CSAEC.ABKA X S AS. JAN l ’ A 'HV ±1. 1860, X IMISEE 9.
I THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
[TERMS — $9 P E II A N VS IT M ,
PAYABLE IX ADVANCE.
f FIFTY NUMBERS MAKING A VOLUME.
RATES OF ADVEBTISI1VO.
Rates ok Advertising.—One square (10
lines of this si/e type) for one insertion, $1;
each additional insertion, 50 cents.
1 in. | 2 in. | 3 in. | li in. | year.
1 Square, $2 50; $5 001 $8 001*10 00|*t5 00
i 2 Squares, 5 00 8 00110 00 12 00] 17 00
3 Squares, 8 00 10 00 12 00' 15 00; 25 00
I 1-4 Column, 10 00(12 00 15 001 17 00 30 00
I 1-2 Column, 112 00(15 00117 00 20 001 40 00
i 3-4 Column, 115 00 17 00120 00j 25 00: 50 00
1 Column, 18 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 60 00
Advertisers by the year will bo res
it Dieted to their legitimate business. t
Advertisements displayed by large type,
1 or in double columns, charged double the above
I rates.
Personal communications charged dou
I ble the rates of regular advertisements.
Legal advertisements will be charged,
I for one square or less, first insertion *1, and
||. SO cents per square for each additional inser
I tlon.
Announcing candidates for State and
| District offices, $7f County offices, $5; Town
Ill ship, offices *3, invariably in advance.
Calls on persons'1 to become candidates
I are charged at the usual rates, except when
1 peisons making the calls are subscribers to
I our paper. Payment in advance.
Political circulars charged as adver
■ tisements.
(p§?” Advertisements not ordered for a spe
I ci.tiod time, will be inserted till forbidden, and
I charged for accordingly.
f’^’All advertising to be paid for quarterly.
I OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
Wk have supplied ourselves with a good
1 assortment of Printing Material, and arc
g- ready to execute all kinds of J.ob Printing* on
I reasonable terras.
We an* prepared to print Pamphlets, Cafca
I lollies, rosters, UI Milan, .-v..
I Tickets, Bill Heads. Blanks of every descrip
I lion, for Clerks, Sherilis, Justices of the
I Trace, Constables, &c.
t ,T. T. P ATH TA AI,
ARCHITECT,
( .1 ;{ a* E \ T E 81 A NO JOIN E R ,
T, KSPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
A Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
I to execute all work intrusted to His care, with
I neatness and dispatch.
! PI.AMS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
I Furnished to order, free of charge where he
I has the contract for the same.
r-'isp’ ill his experience, both as an archi
toct and contractor, he flatters himself that lie
I can render entire satisfaction. jun'-Ml-tf
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Des Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to execute all
Work in IIIS Line of Business,
!: in a satisfactory manner. From his expe
I rience, lie feels confident that those who favor
I him with contracts will have no cause to re
§ gret it.
i ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY.
; Left at G. W. Vaden’s Store, vv i 11 meet
« with prompt attention. jun'29-ly
A L E X. LE UDERS,
1 HOTS E, SIGN, ANSI FRESCO
PAINTER,
DF.S ARC, Auk.—Also, Carriage Painting,
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper
; Hanging, &c. All work done in the best style.
P-aT* Shop in the building formerly oecu
I pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near tile Landing.
jnniS-tf
Family Hr ©eery.
HENRY JACKSON,
i AT IIIS “OLD STAND,”
E .. .. „ „ „ » i , • . . t vn urrwint) itV F UTS
IS) K S A St <1 , AKK.,
/'10XT1NUES to keep constantly on hand a
I full assortment of
Family Groceries,
I which he offers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
ijy The highest prices will be paid for
; Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the-productions
f of the farm and the garden.
(jy His Bur is supplied with the best of
| Liquors.
(jy Remember the <• Oi.d Stand,” which
I he lias occupied during the past six years.
jmi29-ly
Fresh Drugs and Medicines,
ALWAYS on hand Wholesale and Retail,at
. the Dos Arc City Drug Store,
aprillo- D. P. BLACK & CO.
SUI'EHioU LIQUORS
roil MEDICINAL PURPOSES,
HAVE arrived and are offered for sale at
the Dos Arc City Drug Store, on moder
ate terms. Druggists can be supplied by
Wholesale at low figuies.
Extra fine Brandies.
11 Wines.
“ “ Gin.
“ “ Rum.
Also—Extra fine Spanish Cigars, and a su
perior article of Chewing Tobacco. The
above Liquors are exclusively for Medicinal
purposes. The extra fine Cigars and extra
fine Tobacco will commend themselves to those
■ , who use them, novlfi D. P. Bi.ack &. Co.
Q IT I N IN E.
I FRENCH, English and American, Whole
sale and Retail, at the City Drug Store
Wholesale purchasers will be furnished at
low figures. [aprill?] D. P. Bi.ack. &. Co.
B. B. IO3IWS0M,~
BUGGY AND CARRIAGE
Mnnufaoturor,
Hickory Plain, Ark-, s
i Will make and repair Buggies |
““--—and Carriages, &.C., to order. Or
ders respectfully solicited.
l(Ty All orders will be readily attended to. I
all ne<v work warranted twelve months. I re
turn my thanks to the public for past favors,
and hope to receive a liberal patronage in the
future. uov23-tf. j
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. '
Jffedical Hard.
DR. S. CHENlVA from Louisiana, res
pectfully notifies the inhabitants of Des
Arc and the surrounding country, that he has
established himself permanently at this place
for the practice of his profession, and as a
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 Louis
sana—and nine years of which was in the
city of New Orleans, that he may also deserve
the confidence of a generous and enlightened
public, in this State.
N. II. Syphilitic diseases in all their stages
are radically cured according to a modern and
approved system.'
(J3* Office—at Dr. J. J. Lane’s old stand.
nov!)-tf.
TThR. 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.
(J^” Calls promptly attended to. [apr 1-ly.
T'hR- J. 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.
IW Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
Office at D. P. Black & Co’s.. Drug
Store. apr il 1-ly
ThR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent
^~*ly 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 11-ly.
TA R. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis.
| * having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
tong experience in thehealing apt in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. (jg^” Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. deco-tf
DR. W. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. (£3?” Calls promptly at
tended to. may29,185S-ly*
DR. WM. RETHELL, will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
profession, anil having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive a shape of the public patronage.—
(£gVOffice at Lane & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the Erwin House.” rnay22-t£
T'|R. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession,and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and’surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf _j_
¥W. EDWARDS, Attorney at
Law. Lake Village. Chicot county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Eastern Arkansas, (pg” Prompt attention
giVen to the collection of claims, &c.
octo-tf. _ _
R. S. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUGH
n ANTT & BRONAUGH, Attorneys
\T at Caw, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septld tf
TACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at
,| Law, Notary Public, and Justice of
riiF. Peace, Clarington, (Sunfish.) Monroe
County, Ohio. _ [ju!27-tf._
I. E. GATEWOOD..J- A. MOON.
n A T E W O O D & MOON, Land
IT Agents and Real Estate Brokers,
Des Arc, Arkansas. Will attend to payment
af taxes, locating Government,Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description aT
ivays on hand.aiurJ-tf.
lit B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
L • Arkansas, will practice in the courts of
Prairie, White, Monroe. Arkansas, St. Fran
ks, Jackson, and Independence counties. All
ousiness intrusted to his care shall meet rvith
prompt attention. G5?” Office on Lyon
dmet. [ junS-tf
T 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 uil business entrust
'd to him.
Office—First door up stairs, one door
East of John Jackson Sc Co.’s, Store.
feb!3-tf. . ’ _
T W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
J , Bps Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
Wp* Prompt attention given to the collection
}f claims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ng taxes on land. ({3Pr Cilice on Lyon street.
sept26-tf __
i'Ol’r. W. WILLIAMS.W. I.. T>. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little Hock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
aiir firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and wiii give his personakatteuuon
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. i_dec4
I. L. HOLLOW ELL... ■ • W. p. JACOWAY.
ROLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law. DardanelLe, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Tope.
je26-tf ___
I. N. HENKEL. A; D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
NO. 74, FRONT ROW,
may4-ly Memphis, Tenv
Dale, Ross & Withers,
No. 521 Market Street,
I?lAilaclolpliio, X’onilv
IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE
-DEALERS IN—
SILKS, DRESS GOODS, &>C.
nov23-6m.*
(Si-22 ASHS) £22
John Jackson Co.
Si I Vania Academy,
PRAIRIE C0.r ARK.
MISS E. I). S tFEORD,
PRINCIPAL.
-
rpHE ' exercises of this institution will be
X resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session or Five Months.
Primary Department.$19 00
First Academic Class. 12 00
Secolid Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra. Geometry, Astronomy, &c • • 16 00
French and Latin. 10 00
Music. 2(1 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Incidental. ■ 51)
References — Rev—J. W. Moore. Col. J.
M. lie]]. John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. N. Waddell, La Grange, Tenp.; Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Tcnn.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. augJ-ly.
"EDUCATIONAIj.
THE third session oflhe “Dor
Arc Female Academy*”
under the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will be open for the
reception of pupils on the First
Monday of September next.
Terms, per Session of Five Months :
Orthography and Reading.$10 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
Tile above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 14 00
High Branches. 16 00
Instrumental Music. 25 00
Use of Instrument.. 5 00
(jJJP" Pupils charged from time of entering,
and no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
except in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, July 27, 1859.—tf.
AND ’ SS.SOM & 1VOI FE,
HOUSE, SIGN
AND
Ornamental Painters,
Imitators of ,311 Kinds
w©©© mh imamue,
PAPER HANGERS, FRESCOERS, GLAZIERS, &C„
Dors il-rc, Arlt.,
fi^AII orders promptly attended to.
decl4-ly.
J. GrRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
A N D
'XKT J&.&-OTST MAKER,
WOODRUFF STREET,
Das AttcBj, IfirMLira® Airko
Wagons, Carts,
Drays, Wheel-bar
rows, &c., made lo -—-la
order on short notice. Repairing and planta*
linn work done on the usual time fnr nrninnt
paying ci stomers, (all others must pay cash.)
jJJjgP All new work must be cash or its
EQUIVALENT. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21, 1859.-ly.
HTJcKSMI THJjVG
Wagon and Buggy Making.
MARTIN SHETTER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rrHANKFUL to the
r -r I people for their past fa-jK )|
vors,respectfully announces J <7
that he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
stand, on Park street, where he is prepared to
do all kinds of work in the above line.
(J^’Blacksmithing, wagon and buggy build
ing, wheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
short notice.
((^-Horse-shoeing done promptly.
feb 18-tf__ ____
JOHN McNAMEE,
t .a i is « bs ,
Des Arc, Arkansas.
SHOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
west of the “Nucleus ilouse”—where he
is prepared to execute all kinds of work in
his line of business, in a neat and fashionable ]
Style. I
'July 27, 1859—[tf]
Fi'.YBi II*. ITC itES!
rpo THOSE persons wlio are very par
I ticular with regard to time, we can now
offer Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
which will give entire
SATISFACTION
in time-keeping. We know this by trials of
the watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
KEEPERS, and are giving attention espe
cially to the regulation of all our watches, so
that our customers shall not be troubled with
faulty, or irregular pieces of machinery, that
have only the appearance of being watches,
while in fact they air not so. We shall al
ways hold ourselves in readiness to make good
every thing we say in regard to all that we
sell. J. E. MERRIMAN & CO.,
mar25-tf] 253 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment,
IS A HE X It A JACRSO X ,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
« ttt n iimnm nn rvnci a n n
UIiJCj iUlL/lj H JUOl wi Jcvjl
( On llie. Alain Road to Fort Smith.)
WAVING ereccted a large and'iV^™
commod ous Building, he is nowc£l2\.
better prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
commodate the public with entertainment.
His rates of charges are reasonable,
and bis Accommodations are inferior to none.
He has excellent S'ables, and necessary
shelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
juu29-ly
c. aTTudson”
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH,
—A L S O—
CONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
AM) JOI \ K II W «> H 14 , & C.,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TERMS
Cash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
jan 8-ly.___
Family Grocery.
J. W. WALLACE,
Des Arc, Ark.,
TTEEPS constantly hand a general
assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES,
which he offers for sale on reasonable terms.
Also—All kinds of Wines, Liquors,
Tobacco, Cigars, &e.
ggj“The highest price, either in Cash or
Groceries, paid for Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and
all kinds of country produce. way-l-tf
MARY, THE MOTHER OF WASH
INGTON.
HER WILL PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST
TIME-INTERESTING REMINISCENCE, ETC
Editorial Correspondence oT tlie Presbyterian.
Fredericksburg, Va., )
October, 1859. ^
Now that Mr. Everett and the Mount
V ernon association have infused into the
mind and heart of 6ur country a more
enthusiastic admiration than ever for the
character and memory of Washington,
a few-things I have gathered during a
brief visit to this place, where he spent a
portion of his boyhood and eady.life may
not be unacceptable.
The most notable object of interest to a
visitor to this old, quiet, but extremely
agreeable town, is the house whore once
lived, and where died, “Mary, the mother
of Washington.” Even in its present
greatly improved condition there is noth
ing in its appearance specially imposing
or attractive. A plain, two-storied, white
weather-board building, without architec
tural pretension; with no garden, not so
much as a foot of ornamental grounds to
separate it from the street; it would be
passed unnoticed, but for the fact that its
once owner and occupant has invested it
with a historic interest. As it stood in
days of. Mrs. Washington, it was of much
more moderate proportions, internally cut
up into small rooms, whose symmetry and
comfort were not enhanced by the awk
ward corner fire-places of vast dimensions.
Subsequent owners have modified the in
terior, as well as the exterior. For many
years it was the residence of the llev.
Dr. Samuel 13. Wilson, now professor in
she theological seminary in Prince Ed
ward county, but previously the founder,
tnd long the pastor of the Presbyterian
church here.
MONUMENT TO MRS. WASHINGTON,
It was during Dr. Wilson’s residence
in Fredericksburg the idea was first sug
gested of erecting a monument to the
memory of the mother of Washington,
.here not being so much as a stone or a
board even to mark the spot where her
lust was sleeping its long sleep; and as
he Presbyterians were at that time in
teed of anew church, the scheme was
idopted for combining the two things, and
ty connecting the monument with the
thurCh, to make the funds collected sub
1V. 1 I i; OU l H V V. ALV Ul f UUUI I'UI
riie effort was accordingly inaugurated,
md for a time, prosecuted with consider
ible success. But very soon some of llie
Episcopalians raised a strenuous opposi
ion, on the ground that the old lady liav
ng been a faithful daughter of their church
.vhilst alive, it was not proper or fair that
the should be made a posl-mortcm Presby
>rian. A heated controversy arose, and,
ttnid the din and dust of the conflict, the
irojected monument disappeared, and
vith it, also, most mysteriously, the funds
vhich had been contributed, and which
lave not come to light even to this day.
Some years subsequent to this, a wealthy
nerchant of New York, inspired, it is
aid, with a special reverence for the
iVashington family, from a lender regard
or a lady of the connection, undertook
he erection of a monument, at his own
ixpense, over the grave, As has often
ieen told by newspaper correspondents,
he work went on until about two-thirds
:ompleted, when, unfortunately, by some
lommercial catastrophe, the benevolent
ind patiiolic gentleman who had underta
ccn it lost his large property. This, so
hr as he was concerned, brought the mat
er to a stand. The citizens of Freder
cksburg would, no doubt, promptly have
arried out the praiseworthy design, but
he unhappy controversy in connection
villi the previous effort had engendered
mch a feeling that nobody was willing
igain to meddle with it. The old fires
vere still smouldering, and a very little
liing might rekindle the flame. Hence,
hough a score or more of years have
flapsed, the unfinished work still stands
n statu quo —a very unpleasant abortion,
hi company with a few friends I visited it
he other afternoon. It occupies a knoll
n a field on the edge of the town, ad
orning the wall of a family byrying
pound. The structure is of while mar
ile, some six or eight feet square, and
lerhaps twelve or fifteen feet high, orna
nented with small fluted columns, and
ntended to have been surmounted by a
ilinft. The massive block of marble for
he latter lays alongside, still in the rough,
is it came from the hands in the quarries,
is do also several pieces of stone, even
o those designed as the base for the iron
•ailing which was to surround it. The
repressions on the mind of the visitor are
jy no means agreeable, not only from the
jnfinished and ruinous appearance of
hings, but from the fact that the juvenile
sportsmen of the town, thinking, probably,
hat nobody respected it or cared for it,
:iave made it a mark to shoot at, until’the
narble sides are completely bespattered
with bullets and sunken shot.
A skillful workman, however, could
Boon remove these traces of Vandalism,
ind a very moderate sum would carry the
projector’s design to completion. I re
spectfully submit to the ladies of our coun
try, whether, when they shall have con
summated their purposes in regard to
Mount Vernon, it might not well for them
to evince still further veneration for Wash
ington, by pulling into some decent and
creditable shape the fabric which now dis
graces his mother’s grave.
TRADITIONS OF MRS. WASHINGTON.
There are those still living here who
are able to speak from their personal re
collections of “Mary, the mother of Wash
ington.” A venerable lady with whom I
have been talking tells me that she can
distinctly recall her short, rather thick-set
figure, and her peculiar round straw hat
and red cloak, and in her childhood she
was accusumied to see the old lady stir
ring around the neighborhood- The tra
ditions are that she was not remarkable
for amenities of character; hut rather for
method and order, strict household govern
ment, and decision of purpose. To these
characteristics her son was indebted for
his admirable system in all his pursuits,
! and for his inflexible endurance and deter
| initiation. It is generally understood that
'fthedid not symyathize in his revolutionary
ideas, thinking that he would have done
much better to Imve attended to his sur
| v.eyitig than to he pitting himself against
the venerated and all-powerful mother
country.
mrs. Washington’s will.
Among the most interesting relics of
the ohl lady is her will, which is filed in
the archives of the court at Fredericks
burg. The worthy clerk of the court,
John J. Chew, favored me with the sight
of the original document, as well as with
a copy of it. The signature, "Mary
Washington,” is in a large, bold, and
somewhat masculine hand. As l believe
the will has never been published, it tpay
not be amiss, as an interesting relic, to give
it a place in the-ctiLumns of the Presbyte
rian. It will be observed that, with the
exception of the lands on Aceokeek run,
Washington did not inherit a great deal
from hi« maternal ancestor. I give the
spelling as in the original, though probably
this is the scrivener’s:
"In the name of God, amen, I, Mary
Washington! of Fredericksburg, in the
county of Spotsylvania, being in good
heahli, hut calling to mind t,he uncertainty
of this life, and willing to dispose of
what remains of my worldly estate, do
make and publish this my last will, re
commending my soul into the hands of my
Creator, hoping for a remission of all my
sins, through the merits and mediation of
Jesus Christ, the Saviour of<mankind. 1
dispose of all my worldy estate as fol
lows :
‘ ‘ T.n nrim T nrivt* mu son. / Jpnpi'fl I
George Washington, all my lands on Ac
eokeek run, in the county of Stafford, and
my negro hoy George, to him and his
heirs forever; also my best bed, bead
stead, and Virginia cloth curtains, (the
same that stand in my best room,) my
quilled blue and white quilt, and my best
dressing-glass.
“Item. I give and devise to my son
Charles Washington, my negro man Tom,
to him and his heir forever.
“Item. I give and devise to my daugh
ter, Betty Lewis, my phanton and my bey
horse.
“Item. I give and devise to my daugh
ter-in-law, Hannah Washington, my pur
ple cloth cloak lined with shag.
“Item. I give and devise to my grand
son, Corbin Washington, tny negro
wench, Ola Bet, my riding clmir and two
blk. horses, to him and hisassigne forever.
“Item. I give and devise to my grand
son, Fielding Lewis, my negro man
Frederick, to him and his assigns forever;
also, eight silver table spoons, half my
crockery ware, and the blue and white
tea-china, walnut book-case, oval table,
one bed, bedstead, one pr. sheets, one pr.
blankets and white cotton eountei paine,
two table cloths, six red leather chairs,
half my pewter, one-half uf my iron
kitchen furniture.
“Item. I give and devise to my grand
son, Lawrence Lewis, my negro wench,
Lydia, to him and his assigns forever.
“Item. I give and devise to my grand
daughter, Better Carter, my negro woman,
little Bet, and her future increase, to her
ana tier assigns lorever; uiso, my largest
looking* glass, my walnut writing desk
with drawers, a square dining table, one
bed, bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one
blanket and pr. sheets, white Virginia
cloth counterpaine and purple curtain, my
red and'white tea-china, tea-spoons, and j
the Other half of my pewter,' crockery
ware, and toe remainder of my iron
kitchen furniture.
‘•Item. I give to my grandson, George
Washington, my next best dressing-glass,
one bedstead, bolster, one pillow, one pr,
sheets, one blanket and counterpaine.
“Item. I desire my wearing apparel
to be equally divided between my grand
daughters, Betty. Carter, Fanny Ball and
IVIilly Washington ; but should my daugh
ter Betty Lewis fancy any one, tao, or
three articles, she is to liaye them before
a division thereof.
“Lastly—I nominate and appoint my
said son, General George Washington,
executor of this, iny will, and as 1 owe
few or no debts, 1 direct my executor to
give no security, nor to appraise my estate;
but desire the same may be allotted to my
devisees, with as little trouble and delay
as may be, desiring their acceptance
thereof as nil the token I now have to
give them of my love for them.
“In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this 20th day of
May, 1788.
“MARY WASHINGTON.
[seal.]
“Signed, sealed, and published in our
presence, and signed by us in the presence
of the suid Mary Washington, at her de
sire.
f James Mercer,
Witness, ' Joseph Walker,
( John Ferneyuough.”
STATUE OF WASHINGTON.
The Masons of Fredericksburg, of;
whose fraternity Washington became a |
member, have recently commemorated j
that fact by procuring from the chisel of
Powers a lull length statue of their im
: mortal brother, invested with Masonic re
i galia. It is now on exhibition in New
York at Coupil’s. The head is said to be
an accurate copy of the celebrated Uoti
ton statue nt Richmond, and the blbck of
marble Powers pronounced the most per
fect he had ever worked. It will proba
bly be extensively exhibited before it
reaches its permanent home where it is
contemplated to erect a temple specially
adapted to1 its reception.
SYNOPSIS OF THE REPORTS OF THE
SECRETARIES OF THE DEPART
MENTS.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Secretary does not doubt that the
actual receipts of the Treasury for the
present and the next fiscal year, will be
fully equal to the estimates. If the pro
priations made ul the present session do
not exceed the amount contlined in the
estimates, it is believed they can be met
with the ordinary and extraordinary re
ceipts already provided for by law. The
estimated balance that will bo in* the
Treasury ou the 30th of June next, is
only S3,-'530,000, and leaves no margin for
additional appropriations. If, therefore,
the appropriations should exceed the es
timates, or Congress sttould determine to
provide within litis period for the payment
of any portion of the public debt, it will
become necessary to make provision for
sucn contingency. If additional demands
are created upon the Treasury by legisla
tion of the present Congress, provisions
must be made to meet them by such in
crease of tariff duties as may be required
for that purpose in such eveuts. He res
pectfully refers Congress to his last report
containing the views of the Department
on tlicit subject, as no provision has been
made for the permanent redemption of any
portion of the twenty millions of Treasury
notes, and as the authority for issuing
them will expire on the 30th of June
next, it will be necessary for Congress, for
the purpose, to ask for a further period.
POSTMASTER general's REPORT.
The Postmaster General gives an in
!f»r#*stinry nnrmint nf nffUire nf lii«
partinent. He advocates various reforms,
lnd trusts that Congress will either give
is express sanction to the specific con- ,
tacts for .mails between Portland, Maine, ,
Hid New Orleans, by voting the neces- \
sary appropriations, or will indicate for ,
the department such a course of adminis
tration as shall warrant it in closing with ,
some one of the proposals which have
been received, and now are held under ,
ldvertisement. He urges action to secure ,
suitable post offices in New York and i
Philadelphia; recommends the repeal of
the clause of the act of 1S5S, which de
ilares that in forwarding the mails to for- ,
iigu countries the preference shall always (
ie given to an American over foreign ,
iteamers, when departing from the same |
lestinations, within three days of each |
ither. ,
Dispatch is the highest element in the (
nission of this department, and hence ,
hat legislation which provides for retard- ,
ng instead of accelerating the mails, (
nay be safely pronounced at least extra- (
irdinary in its character. The post office <
lupartment, according to the theory of its ,
irganizalion, should be self-sustaining, (
ind because of its peculiar character, its |
unctions should not be a charge on the
tommon treasury. The Postmaster Gen- ,
*ral advocates the abolition of the frank- ,
ng privilege, and the substitution of pre- (
layinent by stamps, in which case the (
tbusus would fall where they belong, on ,
he government officials, by whom they
,vere perpetrated. I
abridgment or the report of the se- (
CRETARV OF THE NAVY. (
The Secretary of the Navy, speaking 1
if the successful termination of the Para
;uay expedition, says the cost of rnaiu
ain'ing the seven purchased vessels, in
tominission is not much greater than that t
>f maintaining a single steam frigate.
I'heir acquisition enables the department
o adopt more efficient measures for the .
suppression of the African slave trade,
dince the commencement of the present •
Administration, twenty vessels have been |
tdded to the Navy. Therefore, he re- (
tews Ins recommendation still further to
increase the Navy. Instead of perpetua
ing old vessels, or expending millions for
ho construction of a few large ships, it is
earnestly recommended to prosecute with
rigor the line of policy which has been
tdopied by Congress, and add a much lur*
jer number of steamers, which can be ,
maintained at a comparatively small cost.
It is a source of extreme mortification that
we now are obliged, at times, to sit
by quietly and see. in some foreign coun- ‘
:ries, American citizens imprisoned, plun
dered and murdered, because the Execu
tive has not the means to protect or redress '
them, die urges an increase in the ma
rine, medical and pursers’ departments; 1
narrates the operations of the various
squadrons during the past year. The de- 1
partment in May last made u conditional
contract with the Chirique improvement
company and Ambrose W. Thompson for
the purpose of securing a very valuable
transit depot and naval station, and coal
privileges, in the province of Chirique—a
harbor on the Pacific aide and another on 1
the Atlantic side—and asks Congress to
make an appropriation of §300,000.
CONDENSED BEFORE OF TUB SECRETARY ;
OF WAR. ,
The Secretary of War says: On an
army of nearly 17,500 not more than 11,- ,
000 are available in active service in the ,
field, which is scattered over an area of i
3,000,000 square miles. He hopes ton
makes such an alteration in the disposition |:
of the troops next season, as will prevent j I
any repetition of the outrages in future,!,
on the Southern and Mexican border.
He recommends the enlistment of men for
the mounted corps for six months, begin
ning with the month of May. In actual
battle with ihe Indians, success was more
owing to individual prowess, skill in arms,
and horsemanship, than in discipline; and
thus, in point of economy,'great advanta
ges ensue to tiio country. He recom
mends n provision for retiring disabled
anti infirm officers, as a measure for in
creasing the efficiency of the army. It is
not deemed advisable to proceed to the
manufacture of rifled cannon, beyond
those required for experimental purposes.
He speaks .favorably of breech-loading
rifles.
It does not appear necessary to request
considerable appropriations for additional
masonry work for fortifications. Such as
are not strong enough to offer a good de
fense against shipping1, may, when Ihe
emergency arises, bo reinforced at a small
expense by earthen batlo-ies, properly
combined with them for mutual support,
sind of such extent ns to give an aggregate
armament or sufficient power.
The army in Utah Temnins inactive,
and stands in the attitude of a menacing
force toward a conquered and sullen'peifr
pie. The Secretary of War is satisfied
hat the preservation of the rights and
justice through the means of any jurigpru
tehee known or recognized by the people
>f the United States, is impossible in that
rerritorv- There is in the present attitu
de of .affairs scarcely any necessity for the
presence of troops there, and they wilt be
jlherwi-e disposed of during the coming
iCnscwi.
The above named Secretaries show
vliefein they have largely reduced the ex
rendiuires and estimates, as compared
.vrth llie previous years.
• l VI I lib Ubi VH 1 V C till. Bit'
CILETARY OE THE INTERIOR.
The Secretary of the Interior says that
luring the five quarters ending in Sep
ember, ibe sales of lands yielded over
Is-i700,000; §>3,617,000 have been loos
ed with bounty warrants. Among sever
il recommendations is that of a law passed
n a spirit of liberality to the settlers, on
inoccupied lands, allowing to each two
tears from date for filling his declaratory
itatement, within which to make his proof,
md pay lor his land, and at the same time
tiakmg it incumbent on the President tt
tiler at public sale, by proclamation, all
ands that may have been surveyed by tin,*
mthority of Congress, at any time within
wo years after the plats of survey bavc
teen approved. He also suggests, thf
neans of preventing fraud.
All things considered, our relation
vith the various Indian tribes continue
luring the past year, ina satisfactory coi
lition. He regrets that official documeni
umish sufficient evidence to justify the
lelief that the most atrocious cases of mui
ler and rapine, charged to the account r
he Indians, have been, in reality, con
niiied by white men, wearing the disguit
if Indians. Measures are taking for it
.melioration of the Indian policy, whic
iow is to gather them in small tribal r
ervations. The necessnry expense whit
vill he incurred for the census, will r-•
|uire an appropriation of at least $1,00
)00.
It is believed that -it will be both wi.
nd just to confine the operation, purchus .
md distribution from the agricultural office,
if such varieties of plants, seeds, cutting;
tc., as have not already been introduce
n the country.
The Secretary recommends an appv
iriation to provide for the permanent i
onveuierit accommodations of the cou.
f the United Stales, in New York, .
3urto|i’s Theatre.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-VVc believe in good fences, good fari
louses, good stock, good orchards, and chi
Iren enough to gather the fruit.
-An Irishman,-in writing a biograpl.
nformed his readers that his hero was ve: ;
oung at the time of his birth.
——“In union there is strength,” as t c
amilady said when she mixed lard with but
er for her boarders.
Daily Living.—Look upon every day as
lie whole of life, not merely as a section, at
njoy the present, without wishing, through
.aste, to spring on to another section now 1
ug before you.
-An old gentleman of a very inquirin'
u:n of mind wishes to know if Harper
Veekly is published by the same man wl.
teeps Harper’s Ferry.
-Isn’t it strange that our blacksmith
.re alw’nys blowing and striking for
vages?
-An original way of answering two
pieitions at a time: “Here, Biddy, my darli
vhat’s the time o’ night, and where’s the p
aty pudding?” ‘-It’s eight, sir.”
_When Charles Lamb visited the Lit
ield cathedral his guide told him that tl
nen onbe dined upon the top of the stee;
•They must have been very sharp set,” s ,
-.a mb.
-Spit not against heaven, it will f
lack in lliy face.
-The shortness of life is very often o
ng to the irregularity of the liver.
-Deep sorrow hath no tongue.
-“Come here, my dear, I want to s"t
rou all about your sister. Now, tell me tri <•,
ias she got a beau?” “No, it's the jauud.
he doctor says so.”
A Practical Joke.—The Sacramento St.
lard says that a restaurant keeper in t
:ity, after waiting in vain the other morn
or the arrival of his customers to breakf
outid that a mad wag, or a secret enemy,
Ivly substituted a pair or young kittens f>
ii ace of fat rabbits, which had been hung
. hook at the door. The mystery was solve