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officers or piMiitis; cm am.
COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDOE,
James E. II uni.
C I. E R K ,
W I L L I A .M (i 0 0DR V VI.
SHERIFF,
WILLIAM A. PLUNKETT.
T R E A S L' R E R,
WYLIE LANKFORD.
CORO N' E R ,
LEVIN II A il III SOX.
STRVEYOR,
E. A. HOWELL.
» I'.'niUN nuiUUL HIM >1 JSMON KK,
W. I\ I* 11 KSTON.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE,
BENJ AM IN FAWCKT.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
/‘mine—B. F. Coulter, E. L. Beard, B. Y. Smith.
Janu s Glover.
Caroline—G. M. Connor, VC K. Dobbins, James
Knight. Wm. Donnell. S.Cnzart. W.C. Robin-on.
Roost—Aser Pipkin, Y. D. Robinson.
I While Hirer—H. P. Vaughan, T. B. Kent, K. C.
Ketubert, D. P. Black.
Center—S. C. Paine. B. Douglass.
H' >ut,-*an—W. .V. tV. Mann. W .1. McConibs.
Jlitmi'tau—T. M. Gray. .1. Tucker.
I lri'li Woods.—T. F. Price. W. K. Brant ly«
(" nr Loire—-Guinn Bail er, Janies T. Morris,
j/. Hriw—T. M. Belclu-r. Thomas Ilarviile.
COX ST SS 5. ES.
Prairie—Q. T. Webster; Cuter—J. I*. Steele;
Carolitii —11. II. Freeling; J/.-' m—E. Jarvis;
; Roost—W ,\. Harper: Whit !. -C* T.
Did : Riek Woods—W. A. Barker: Wa ■ —
John Gales.
Constables of Clear Lake and La Grew Town
ships failed to till their bonds.
(“4 ’"P l ; \ M fH» A '!' *“G
u: V\ ES *MEM1 111.- EVERY TUESDAY.
illeutphifi. White and IJRle Red
Riter Packet,
Jk d :m. ira Ip
ELIAS TIP (MASSON, - - - - Master.
mills FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
L steamer, having been thoroughly repaired,
will run regularly bet ween Memphis and the vari
ous points on While river throughout the season,
arriving at Res Arc on Thursday evenings on her
till trip, anil down on Friday evenings. For freight
or passage, apply on board. janll, Bl-tf
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY SATURDAY.
Memphis White and Sadie Red
River Packet,
PETE FLEMMING,.Master.
miHS STEAMER HAVING BEEN THOR-;
.JL ougljlv refitted, will make regular trips j
throughout the season, leaving Memphis every
Saturday, arriving at lies Are every Monday on
her up trip, and down every Tuesday. For freight j
or passage, apply onboard. jyll.Ll-tf i
Regular \ew Orleans, M tiile and
Lillie Red River Packet,
' i
Slde*M^eel Hteamer
i j$l. t a. hnt ?
H. S. EATON,.Master.
miHS FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
JL packet having been furnished will, cotton
guards, and otherwise repaired, will run between
New Orleans and the various points on White
river, during the season, as a semi-monthly
packet. nov 23-tf
leaves Memphis every Tuesday.
Memphis and While River Pacftfcl,
GOLDEN ATE,
IIICKS KING,.Master
J. B. Rissell, - Clerk.
miHS SPLENDID PASSENGER STEAMER
1 will make regular trips from Memphis to Dcs
Arc. Augusta and Jacksonport, on White river.
For freight or passage, apply on board.
TAKE StTVCE.
milOSE indebted to roe will call and pay;
A As I am obliged to collect without delay,
To meet many pressing demands,
In many hard dunning hands.
_jan 4, *(n-3w. .1, 11, QUI SEN BERRY.
CMWdil OR SOT iOERlIOM
miHS IS TO INFORM ALL THOSE WHO ARE
I. owing me, either by note or account, to <
forward by the 28th of February next and \ .}
"p. or they will have to pay the same to an of i er
Money I must have to pay my debts. A w< i f I
the wise is sufficient. * A
. J«18-tf] JNO. A.FRI H. 1
m:HNKSS < * A II !>!-».
J. M. G0GG1N. D. C. TRADER. li. W. L. HOLT.
GOGGI, TRADER A HOLT,
Cjtton nd Tobacco Factors,
« HOC Id K S,
FORWABIBG AND COMMISSION MKUt HANTS,
I
3Vo. 16 Font Row, MEMPHIS, TENN.
A V^EEK 17ACCESSIONS RECEIVED through
' T out to season to their already large and
| desirable suk of Tobacco, Ragging, Rope. Su
, par. Coffee, l classes. Racon. Salt. Whisky* Flour,
and Plantatm Supplies generally. Will Store
Colton. Leg Tobacco and other Produce in our
i coniinodiouflVarehouse on Union Street, in sight
1 of their burners house. No. lb Front Row. We
, Store and SI Cotton ai Toe per bale. no 30-3m
EXCIJ|SIOH STOVE WORKS!
I %
GI3ES F FILLEY,
SIANUFACTrRER OF
Charter Ok. Plymoth Rock, & Valley Forge
C o ♦ king Stoves!
Also, every variety of
PARL(K, RO\ &, t'A\.\«\ STOVES,
15oond !•>/ Alain Street,
dec 7-1 f _ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
HOFHEIIilER BROTHERS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
Brandis, Gins, Wines, Cigars, Ac.,
ALSO,
DTSTLLERS & M ANUFACTURERS OF
Diumvtie Wines a n d "J ,ii|ii<)ps,
32 .N 3 Second St., betw. Main & Sycamore,
nov 23-t CINCINNATI. O.
j P- LEPTJN, - - F. KLEIN.
L3PTIEN & KLEIN,
DEALERS IN *
(LOCI*, WATCHES and JEWELRY,
iluena VKta (Street,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVXO ON HAND A NEW AND SELECTED
stick of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, we
respeethlly solicit a continuance of the kind pat
ronage f the people of Dos Arc and surrounding
country We are also prepared to do all kinds of
Match.dock and Jewelry work with care and
i *-tv sj’.u .\ii hui'k v\ •h i m uiv<i» uec
j IS. 1». - - - - J. M. I'KTTEV.
PERRY & PETTEY,
Soul I Side of Buena Visit: Street,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
: TNEV-ERS IN STAPLE, FANCY. FOREIGN
I / ad Don:.-fir Dry-Goods. Ready-Made do
ming, 'lats and Caps. Boots and Shoes. Hardware
and Cutlery. Quecnsw&rc, etc. Also, a complete
i a-sortm ilt of Fancy Silks. Ribbons, Trimmings
] and fury articles of every description.
All kmis of goods, by the piece, at wholesale
prices. dee 7-tf
GARVIN, BELL & CO.,
MPORTERS A WHOLESALE DEALERN !\
| FORHGN & DOMESTIC DRY-GOODS,
A St*
Alimifaet iti*s, of < 'lollilng.
No-. 44.1 iind 441 Main Street north side,
novliftm. LOUISVILLE, KY.
I It. O. NiHXoN, . - - - r. A. 1’B.AGl K.
1. O. YORTOX Jv 4 0.,
Ferv. n!!nt: 1 Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
FICHU, GRAIN and PRODUCE,
No. 24 front Bov. ,
; 1-12 • MEMPHIS, TENS,
r. :t. iteBts-ov. ------ j. ubaxcu.
(Sttcci -ors to G. IV. Yaden.)
Vtntft.r.SAI.E ASH BI TAIt. TU.At.Kt:- IN'
< * roecries tui(ll>i,oduoo,
P.ECEIY Kb, FORM A Pi) I Mi & COM UISsION MERCHANTS
t-.i v 3. DES AID'. ARK \NSAS.
i;. M LA U N'. ------- fi. X. JACKSON.
K’LAREN & JACKSON,
Stcccssors to G. & .T. McLaren & Co.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
FVEAIERS IN STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
# 7 tie. Is. Ready-Made Clothing, Hats and
Cap-, Funnels, Boots and Shoes. Hardware and
Cuttlery Books. Stationery, etc. Also, Receiving,
Forwardng and Commission Merchants, nov 3.
DBS ARC HOTEL,
BY J. C. TABkIMOX,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Haying leased this ayf.ll-arranged
I let el, the proprietor respectfully inform?
trnveleraand the public generally, that he has com
pletely rnovated the premises, and is prepared
tn accommodate all who may favor hi in with their
patronage. If unremitted care and attention will
secure tie favor of all. he is determined to please.
CHARGES REASONABLE.
f Hie Bar attachedto this Hou-c is supplied
with thebest of Liquors and Cigars. nov 3.
A. 6TEW&KT, WM. STEWART, H. STEWART.
STEWART & BROS.,
iiiff, I^orwaiNlinff
IN*® COMMISSION Mi:K< IS CNTS,
boh g. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
J. H. QTJXSENBERRY,
AUCTION, COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND
I?e:il Estate Aj^ent,
nov3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
“rcTMCCARLEY & CD
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
TAEALERS IN STAPLE AND FANCY DRY
\_J Goods. Ready-Made Clothing, llats, Caps,
Boots. Shoes. Hardware. Queensware, Etc.. Etc.,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov3.
SAFE THE I'NION !
I WILL ADDRESS THE PEOPLE THAT MAY
assemble, at the following times and places,
as a candidate for Representative in the Arkan
sas State Convention. Election on tiie ISth of
February. Other candidates are respectfully
solicited and expected to attend :
Des Are, Wednesday, February 13. Hickory
Plain. Thursday, February 14. Atlanta. Fj lay,
February Lr). Brownsville, Saturday v irv
16. jan^',-3t. J. H. QUISI
MONET! MONEY!! AT F> !!!
4 L{, THOSE INDEBTED EIT1 THE
jl» f:r Washer. Vaughan & ( U. C.
[c h; \ Co., for 1860, will please e for
ward • . pay up, as we are compelled to have
inot .'j ,v our debts.
a _ if. It. C. McCARLEY & Co.
i*ito!'iowt-sio\ATi ( Aiii)s.
T J JOBE,
Attorney at Law,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
V\7ILL PRACTICE IN PRAIRIE AND THE
\ t adjoining counties, l’artieluar attention
given to Collections. *
Refert-nces.—T. J. & C. Powell. Knoxville,
Tcnn.: Tims. II. Callaway, President of Ocoee
Rank, Cleveland. Tenn.; Moore & Marsh. Chatta
nooga. Tenn.: Jlou.John 11. Lumpkin, Rome, Ga.;
Hon. William Daugherty, Columbus, Ga : lion.
.Joseph T. McConnell, Ringgold, Ga.: William II.
Inman, President Northwestern Rank. Ringgold,
Georgia. • rrov 3.
T. B. KENT,
Att oniey a t 1 ^:i w,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
\\71ETi PRACTICE IN THE COURTS OF
V t Prairie, W hite, Monroe, Arkansas, St.
Francis. Jackson and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to bis care shall meet with
prompt attention. Olliceon Lyon street. no23-tf.
Dr. .1. .1. LAM]7
Resident Pliyslfian,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
rilENDERS IIIS SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS
L ot Des Arc and adjacent country. From
his experience, lie hopes to share at least a por
tion ot the patronage of the public. Office on
lbtena \ ista street, at Ralsly's Drug Store, jv-y
T. SAKDERS, - - - - - - - - J, L. NEEL.
DRS. SANDERS Sc NEEL,
Iteslden t I*]i yslcla ns,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having formed a partnership in
iue practice ot* their profession, tender a
continuation of their services to the citizens of
I>es Arc and adjacent country. Office, up stairs,
corner Buena \ ista and Woodruff streets. nov3
E. T. SWEYER,
i >ont isl ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
1\TIU continue the p.usiness in ale
It its branches, including continuous Gum
Work. Office on Ruena Vista street, up stairs,
Jackson’s new building. not Ki-tf.
RUSS EVANS,
REAL ESTATE & GENERAL LAND AGENT.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
PROMPT ATTENTION WILL EE GIVEN TO
I all business entrusted to him in his
ijri°- nov d.
J. T. PARHAM,
-Ai*ehi1 «»c;1 and Eiuildoi*,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
SOLICITS CONTRACTS FOR BUILDINGS OF
I ' every style, lie N also prepared to furni h
Designs, Estimates and Drawings of all the mod
ern orders of architecture: build, superintend
and furnish working plans for building at mode
rate prices. Orders left at the “Citizen Office,’’
will receive prompt attention. novd-v
DR. H. ARMISTEAB,
J I AVING PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT
1 I 1 DES ARC. offers his professional services
! i" the citizen- of the town and adjacent country.
Office on Lyon street. novd.
E. S. HAMMOND,
Attorno.v a i Lrav,
OFFICE: TELEGRAPH BUI!.DING, NORTH
.''1 <:■ Court Square,
• jay 18-tf. MEMPHIS, TF.NN.
T. J. WOODSON,
Alt ornp.v :» i lao w,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS,
'\VrILL PR ACTICE IN THE FIUTII JUDICIAL
1 t < ti’uit. and the counties of White, .la k
ts*>11 and NT uroe. All bit.-tm iiitru tcd to Lis
care will L-- promptly all* tided I* . uov d
C. A. JUDSON,
< ai pcidefaml .looior,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
nEA LEU IN SASH, DOORS. MANTLES.
V- u !"'-v atol 1 a *,r Uraiiti i‘tc. Shop corner
Erwin ami Park Sir* * N. 1J.—Coffins made to
order, on short notice. nor d-v
A. W. MCNEILL,
AUornoy at I^a av,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
| )RACTICES IN THE COURTS OF PRAIRIE
A and adjacent counties. Office, corner Erwin
and Lyon streets. nov d
STOVE AND TIN SHOP!
ZV . II. I5urk
AS REMOVED IHS TIN SHOP TO THE
house recently occupied by J. W. Wallace,
on Buena Vista street, opposite the Nucleus
House, where he is prepared to accommodate the
public with the best articles of
and all other merchandise in his line, ever
brought to this market.
My cooking stoves are immediately from a large
St. Louis establishment, and I feel confident that
those who want these convenient articles can suit
themselves from my large assortment. Give me
a call, and examine before purchasing else
where. novo
1 )cs Arc, TVvlv aliens;.
mill! UNDERSIGNED HAVING HAD AN EX
1 perience of more than fifteen years in Arkan
sas land affairs, and a large portion of t lie time an
active Land Agent, lias kept pace witli the landed
interest of the State of Arkansas, as well as the
General Government, is prepared to give immedi
ate attention to all paying business in his line.
Office for the present, in the store-house, next
door to Messrs. Uayley & Erwin's Store, Dos Arc,
Arkansas.
nov 30-tf_JOHN H. QUISENBERRV.
D1SSOU TIO\ \OTIt Il.
mUE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EX1ST
1 iug between the undersigned in the practice
of medicine, has been dissolved by mdtual con
sent. T. Jefferson 'Woodson is alone authorized
to settle the business of the late firm.
J. J. LANE,
W. H. CHAMBERS.
Des Arc, Jan. 9, ’G1 4t.
MY CHILD'S GRIGIX.
ny DAVIl) BARKER.
One night, as old Saint Peter slept,
He left the door of" Heaven ajar,
When through a little angel crept,
And came down with a falling star.
One summer, as the blessed beams
Of morn approach’d, my blushing bride
Awakened from some pleasing dreams,
And found that angel by her side.
God grant but this—I ask no more;
That when he leaves this world of sin,
He’ll wing his way to that blessed shore,
And find the door of Heaven again.
st. peter’s reply.
Full eighteen hundred years or more
I’ve kept my door securely tied,
There is no “little angel” strayed,
Nor has been missing all the while.
1 did not sleep as you supposed,
Nor leave the door of Heaven ajar,
Nor lias a *• lit tic angel” left,
And gone down with a falling star.
Go ask that “blushing bride,” and see
If she wont frankly own and say,
That when she found that angel babe,
She lound it by the good old way.
God grant but this—I ask n ire,
That should your family 1 alurged,
That you will not do as before,
And lay it to old Peter’s charge.
--
X OBL KM EX.
The noblest men I know on earth
Arc men whose hands are brown with toil,
Who, backed by no ancestral graves,
llew down the woods and till the soil,
And thereby win a prouder fame
Than follow king or warrior's name.
The working men. wliate’cr the task.
To carve the stone, or bear the hod,
They wear upon their honest brow.
The royal stamp and seal of God!
And brighter are the drops of sweat,
Than diamonds in a coronet !
God bless the noble working men,
Who rear the cities of the plain :
Who dig the mines and build the ships,
And drive the commerce of the main ;
God Ideas them! for their swarthy hands
Have wrought the glory of all lands.
ANECDOTE OK A KENTl ' EY PIONEER.
The late Jolm Ilaggin, Esq., of Mercer
county, came to Kentucky at tin early period.
On Ins arrival, the few inhabitants resided
principally at Harrodsburg and Uoonsboro’.
Lexington h:ul nut then been settled. 31 r.
llaggin, de-nous of commencing the cultiva
tion of the fertile land in this region of coun
try. made some entries, that is, purchased
several tracts from the government j among
the rest, one at a place near where Harrison,
Bourbon and Fayette counties unite. lie
commenced the improvement of the place,
removed some of the trees, erected a small
log-house, and brought to his new residence
some furniture; among other things, a few
iron kettles, to Ire used in making sugar from
the sugar-trees, which were then and are now
abundant in that country. Owing to the
want of roads and means of transportation,
heavy iron utensils were of great value, and
but few persons had or could procure them.
Shortly alter 31 r. llaggin commenced work
ing on bis new place, the hostility of the sav
ages became so alarming, that he was eon
si rained to abandon his cabin and seek secur
ity in the Iort at llarrodsburg. Previously,
however, to his departure, he used the precau
tion of burying Ins kettles. lie was accom
panied to llarrodsburg by bis wife and one
child, a daughter who is now residing in
\\ oodtord county, united in marriage to a
gentleman of respectability.
31 r. 11a agin .-pent the winter with his wife
in the iort. where they were somewhat in
commoded by the crowd of persons within so
small a.place, la the spring, perceiving no
indication of the sav iges in the vicinity, and
desirous of getting out of the fort, he erected
a cabin in a valley near the stream from the
big spring toward the fort, on the side next
to where the town of llarrodsburg now is,
situated less than a quarter of a rniie distant
Irom the fort, (the iort being on an eminence)
but directly in view. 31 r. llaggin and fami
ly spent the summer at their little tenement,
engaged in domestic concerns and in cultivat
ing a small portion of land, released, to be
sure, from the confinement of the fort, but
under continual apprehensions of a visit from
the Indians. Kach morning, before the door
was unbarred, they peeped out of cabin,
•• illuminated by many a cranny, py out
the insidious enemy, who, it wa.-> leared,
might be lurking about behind logs and trees
ready to ru h in and murder the family. They
remain)' 1, Imv.-cver. in a great measure unin
terrupted i.i :;1 fall, when Mr. llaggin deter
mined to revi. it his place on this side of the
river, for the purpose of removing some of
his kettles to llarrodsburg, preparatory to
making sugar in the winter. He set out with
an active woodsman that lie had hired to as
sist him. On the second day they came in
• i o ir • t i . i i
M^ilL UI .’ll. llilgglll » pjUL'L*. Oil UKi eujje 01
what is now Harrison county; they were rid
ing slowly and cautiously along, watching for
enemies, when, looking forward to the place
where the cabin had stood, they perceived
that it had just been burned down, and saw
three or lour Indians sitting near the ruin.
llaggin proposed to his companion that
they should fall hack and prepare themselves,
and return and give the Indians battle. They
retreated a few hundred yards, dismounted,
and took oft' their exterior clothing, retaining
only their shirts, leggings, and moccasins, tied
the other clothing on their horses and turned
them loose, intending, in case of a retreat, to
regain their horses, but, if they could not
succeed in that, they deemed it prudent to be
lightly clothed that they might fty with more
celerity. Having examined their rifles and
seen that every tiling was in order, they set
out to attack the enemy. It was arranged
that llaggin should proceed on foremost, lire
his gun at the savages, and retreat to a tree;
that his companion should reserve his shot
until the enemy approached, and then lire !
and retreat; thus they should lire and load
alternately. Hut this well-arranged plan, like
many others equally sagacious, proved abor
tive. \\ hile llaggin and his companion were
engaged in a council of war, it did not occur
to them that the savages were concerting
plans also.
Mr. llaggin. agreeably to the mode of at
tack agreed on, advanced slowly, his body
bent down, casting his eye forward, intently
watching for sight of an Indian to get a
shot at. He heard a low voice behind him;
lie listened; his companion cried out in a
quick under-tone, “ llaggin, don't you see we
are about to be surrounded ? Let us retreat.”
llaggin cast his eyes around and saw hun
dreds of Indians rise up from among the cane,
having nearly surrounded him. lie immedi
ately fled, they pursued, but did not then tire,
lest, in shooting across, they should kill each
other. The two flanks of the ambuscade be
gan rapidly to close upon llaggin. He di
rected his steps toward his horse, which was
quietly feeding on the cane; llaggin was a
very active man, and a fleet runner, but some
of the savages appeared to equal him. He
reached his horse, and sprang from the
ground, intending to leap into the saddle from
behind. As he placed his hands on his
horse’s rump, an Indian ran the muzzle of
liis gun against ITaggin’s side and fired. That
moment llaggin leaped; at the same moment
the horse, being alarmed, sprang also, llag
gin fell and thought he was mortally wounded,
hut, feeling no pain, rebounded to his feet and
fled, exerting his whole strength ; the sava
ages, perceiving that he had escaped, and was
ahead of them, commenced firing ou him, and
perhaps one hundred bullets were commission
ed to kill, hut none took effect. The chase
was kept up some hours, when the Indians,
finding it fruitless, ceased the pursuit, llag
gin, being very hot and much fatigued, went
into a creek to cool his limbs. After lie came
out, lie sat down at the root of a tree and fell
asleep; when lie awoke lie discovered that it
was snowing ; the air had become cold and he
was much chilled. Having time now to think,
the horrors of his situation rose to his view ;
he had lost his horse, gun and clothes; he
was forty miles from llarrodsburg, and twen
ty-five from tlie nearest other station, which
was Boonsborough, w ithout food or the means
of getting any, night coming on, snow falling,
no blanket to keep him warm, nor means of
striking tire; lie might perhaps freeze to
death. He determined to steer for Boonsbo
rough. After indescribable difficulty in mak
ing his way through the cane, loaded with
snow and suffering from cold, loss of sleep,
and fatigue, lie reached Boonsborough the
next morning. Having eaten something, he
lay down, and slept from that time until the
following morning.
In the meantime the man who accompa
nied Mr. llaggin had got to llarrodsburg,
and reported that he was killed, overwhelm
ing his wife with the distressing intelligence.
llaggin, on the day after his arrival at
Boonsborough, set out, accompanied by a
Mr. Pen deg rust, (the same whose family after
wards lived in Jefferson or Bullit county,) for
llarrodsburg. The wife of Mr. Pendegrast
had been staying for some time with 3Irs.
llaggin in a little tenement near the fort at
llarrodsburg. Hairgin had supplied himself
with clothing and a gun before lie left Boons
borough. The two friends journeyed on
without interruption until they arrived at a
little eminence near Mr. Haggin’s residence.
Oil easting their eyes to the spot where they
expected to find what was most dear to them
on earth—their wives and children—what
must have been their astonishment and hor
ror when t hey beheld the cabin a smoky ruin,
and one or two hundred savages around the
place! llaggiu s feelings were now wrought
to desperation ; he called on l’endegrast to
follow, saying he no longer valued life, now
his wife and children were all murdered;
that lie would die, but sell his life dear to the
enemy. 1'ondegrast accompanied him. They
rushed directly to the spot whore the Indians
were standing. The reckless manner in which
they approached excited the surprise of the
savages, who stood inactive, nor making any
attempt to injure the desperate men. At
this moment, one or both or them east a look
toward the fort, and saw. or thought they saw,
their wives on the walls of the fort waving
their handkerchiefs to them. The desire of
living immediately returned to their hearts.
They changed their course, and sprang toward
the fort. The Indians raised the yell, darted
after them, and many guns were tired. Both
of tlie white men fell in lull view of the fort ;
tlie wives screamed, believing that their hus
bands were slain. In a moment llaggin was
on his loot again ; he rushed forward, the
savages in close pursuit; one struck him on
the back with his tomahawk; it proved harm
less. The gate flew open, and lie was received
with a shout of joy in the arms of his wile,
having escaped entirely unhurt; his fall had
been accidental. But poor Pcndograst fell to
rise no more. 11 is friends from the fort saw
the savages take the scalp from his head.
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MISTAKES.
In the olden time, when it was a custom
in many parts of New England, to sing the
psalms and hymns by •• deaconing ” them, as
it was called, that is, by' the deacon’s reading
each line previous to its being sung, one of
these church dignitaries rose, and, after look
ing at his book for some time, and making
several attempts to spell the words, apologiz
ing for the difficulty he experienced in read
ing, by observing,
“ My eyes, indeed, are very sore.”
The choir, who had been impatiently wait
ing for a whole line, thinking this to be the
first of a common-metre hymn, immediately
sang it. The good deacon exclaimed, with
emphasis,
“ I cannot sec at all."
This, of course, was also sung; when the
astonished pillar of the church cried out,
“ 1 really b'licvc you arc bewitched !”
Response by the choir : “ 1 really b’lievc
you are bewitched.” Deacon,
“The dense is in you all.”
The choir finished the verse by echoing
the last line, and the deacon sat down in
despair.
American Liberty.—The following is an
extract from a speech delivered in the United
States Senate years ago, before the present
crisis was even dreamed of, by Mr. Grundy,
of Tennessee :
i; If ever the liberties of America are lost,
the last great battle will be fought upon this
tloor—in all time to come, here will he found
some American Cato, who will be ready to
say with the good old patriot Romans, We
will hold it out and light to the last; heaven
and earth shall witness, if America must fall,
that we are innocent. Yes, Mr. President,
when the goddess of liberty shall find no rest
ing place in the executive mansion—when
the spirit of anarchy or despotism shall expel
her from the other end of this Capitol, she
will still linger in and about this chamber,
unwilling to bo gone; and when compelled to
take her final flight from our land, the impress
of her feet will be on the top of that canopy
which overshadows the American Senate.
<;I will and bequeath,” sahban Irishman,
in his will, to my beloved wife, all my pro
perty, without reserve, and to my oldest son,
Patrick, one-lialf the remainder; and to
Dennis, my youngest son, the rest. If any
thing is left, it may go to Terrence McCarty,
in sweet Ireland.”
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The total militia force of the Northern
States is 1.900,038 ; in the Southern States.
950,662—both exclusive of Utah Territory
and the District of Columbia.
INTEREST1SU ACCOUNT OF THE TOWER
OF LONDON.
The last number of Blackwood’s Maga
zine containing a lengthy account of the
famous Tower of London, which we condense,
as follows:
The time the Tower was erected and the
name of the builder have not been preserved.
Some assign it to be of very remote antiquity,
and Julius Caesar and Constantine the Great
have both been considered the builders. Au
thentic annals inform us that the White Tower
was built in the time of William the Conquerer.
\\ alls and bastions, and dungeons, were added
at sundry times, till, in the reign of Edward
the Third, it attained its present form and
extent. During a period of oOO years the
Kings of England went in procession from it
on their coronation day.
During the period that Richard II filled
the throne, this building was gay and noisy
with dance and banquet. Here, too, that
monarch lay a prisoner, and was forced to re
sign his diadem. It was afterward the scene
of injustice and tyranny. It was here were
imprisoned the Princess of France, whom
Henry V., whose chivalry has been so loudly
extolled, conquered in honorable warfare.
James I. of Scotland, whom Henry the Fourth
had seized by treachery, was confined in one
of the dungeons of this grim and gloomy pile.
From the window of this room the captive
King saw a beautiful damsel, and, smitten
with her charms, sent her a letter, that so
pleased the lovely miss, she gave her heart
and hand to the royal lover.
Hundreds have suffered cruel tortures in
the Towers on account of the religious opin
ions. Here Lord Cobham, loaded with chains
fur many weary months, because he worshipped
Coil after the manner which the dominant
sect pronounced hereoy. Because he denounced
the worship of images, and was opposed to
making pilgrimages, and entertained and
openly professed other notions obxoxious to
those who believed in those things, the titled
victim was condemned to suffer the most igno
minious and painful sentence. “ He was
drawn from the Tower to »St. Bile's Field,
where he was suspended by the middle from
a chain ; a fire was kindled under him, and
he was burned to death.”
Twice the amiable and harmless Henry \ I
was confined within these dark walls, and here
the unfortunate monarch was found stiff and
cold in death. Its doors were kept continually
swinging uu their hinges by the vile and
bloody Richard III. For framing an answer
when que-timied. touching the mode in which
two innocent women should be punished, with
an '• it" in it. Lord Hastings was dragged by
a body of servile soldiers from the Council to
the Green near the Chapel within the Tower,
and bis head severed from his body on a log
of wood.
The fascinating and corrupt Jane Shore
was immured in one of the gloomiest cells of
the Tower, for a crime that was not written
u_ainst her in the book of the Recording An
gel. and liberated after the persecutors had
bad stolen her worldly substance. The
wretched outcast died in want.
The doors of its dark vaults never opened
and shut so often in the same period as du
ring the reign of that taciturn, sagacious,
I bloody tyrant, Henry A ll. Kmpson and
Gully suffered the same punishment they
lnd indicted on so many innocent persons.
ISainliam and Firth were tortured by Sir
I’homas Moore, who, in turn, fell under the
axe of the executioner. The mood in which
that nobleman met his f:tr was shockingly
out of keeping with that solemn hour which
comes to all On his way to the scaffold he
amused the bystanders with lively observa
tion.'. and witticism fell from his lips the mo
ment before the axe descended. After he
had committed his soul to God and laid his
head upon the block, the headsman prayed
his forgiveness. “■ 1 forgive thee,” he said.
•• but prithee, let me put my beard aside, for
ihat hath never committed treason;” adding,
•• pluck up thy spirit, man, and be not afraid
to do thine office—my neck is very short ;
take heed, therefore, that thou strike not
wrong for the saving of thine honesty.”
The clever and captivating Anne Bolcyn
was the next victim of suspicion and cruelty.
Her headless body lay for some time on the
Green of the Tower, and was placed by rough
hands in a common chest and buried in the
chapel connected, with the grim building,
The Lady Catherine Howard was the next
Queen whose blood stained the horrid axe.
The scholarly and engaging Karl of Surrey,
one of the fastest friends the treacherous and
blood-thirsty widower ever had. was. after the
lapse of “a lew months, marked for the Hill.
•• The gallant nobleman and gentle poet,” de
lighting only in classical pursuits, with no
lust for power, was tried for treason in the
presence of that illustrious soldier, his father,
the Duke of Norfolk, and given to the heads
man.
The shaft of a greater tyrant than himself
prevented the King from dinting the grass of
the ureen with the blood ot the Puke.
There arc many more names on the gloomy
catalogue, and some that shine most brightly
were stained with blood by the unrighteous
judgment of Mary and Elizabeth. This an
cient pile has somewhat softened its harsh
visage. Its walls are covered with vines, and
flowers bloom on its moat. Its connection
with the glorious name of Wellington has
helped greatly to abate the horror its history
inspires. The Duke was for some time Con
stable of the Tower.
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A Curious Historical Fact.—During
the troubles in the reign of Charles I., a
country girl came to London in search of a
place as a maid servant; but not succeeding,
she hired herself to carry out beer from a
brew-house, and was one of those called tub
women. The brewer, observing a good-look
ing girl in this low occupation, took her into
his family as a servant, and after a short time
married her; but he died while yet she was a
young woman, and left her tire bulk of his
fortune. The business of the brewery was
dropped, and to the young woman was recom
mended Mr. Hyde, as a skillful lawyer, to ar
range her husband’s affairs. Hyde, who was
afterward the great Earl of Clarendon, find
ing the widow's fortune very considerable,
married her. Of this marriage there was no
other issue than a daughter, who was after
ward the wife of James II.. and mother of
Mary and Anne, queens of England.
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“ Pray excuse me,” said a well dressed
young man to a young lady, in the second tier
of boxes at a theater. 1 wish to go up stairs
and get some refreshments; don’t leave your
seat.” A sailor seated in a box, near his girl
and disposed to do the same thing, rose and
said : “ llarkee, Moll, I'm g ng alott to wei
my whistle—don’t fall over, »vd while 1’n
gone.”
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During 1854 three times as many emigrant
came to this country a*« in 1800.
VALLEY OF JEUOSUAPUAT.
Blackwood’s Mag.yjne, in an article entitled
Chateaubriand, contains, among other ex
tracts from his works’ the following beautiful
description of the Aalley of Jolioshaphat:
“The valley of Jehoshaphat has, in all
ages, served as the burying-place to Jerusa
lem ; you meet here, side by side, monuments
of the most distant times and of the present
century. The Jews still come here to die,
from the corners of the earth, A stranger
sells to them, for almost its weight in gold,
the land which contains the bones of their
fathers. Solomon planted that valley; the
shadow of the Temple by which it was
overhung—the torrent, called after grief,
which traversed it—the psilum which David
there composed—the Lamentations of Jere
miah. which its rocks re-echoed under it, the
fitting abode of the tomb. Christ commenced
his passion in the same place; that innocent
David there shed, for the expiation of our
sins, tears which the guilty David let fall for
our own transgressions. Few names awaken
in our mind recollections so solemn as the
valley of Jehoshaphat. It is so full of mys
teries, that, according to the prophet Joel, all
mankind w ill he assembled there before the
Eternal Judge.
The aspect of this celebrated valley is deso
late ; the western side is bounded by a ridge
of lofty rocks which support the Walls of Je
rusalem, above which the towers of the city
appear. The eastern side is formed by the
Mount of Olives, and another eminence
called the Mount of Scandal, from the fclola
try of Solomon. These two mountains, which
adjoin each other, are almost bare, and of a
red and sombre hue ; on their desert side you
see here and there some black and withered
vineyards, some wild olives, some plowed
land, covered with hyssop, and a few ruined
chapels. At the bottom of the valley, you
perceive a torrent, traversed by a single arch,
which appears of great antiquity. The stones
of the Jewish cemetery appear like a mass of
ruins with which they are surrounded. Three
ancient monuments are particularly conspicu
ous. those of Zachariah. Jolioshaphat and Ab
salom. The sadness of Jerusalem, from which
no smoke ascends, and in which no sound is
heard; the solitude of the surrounding moun
tains, where not a living creature is to be
seen ; the disorder of these tombs, ruined,
ransacked, and half exposed to view, would
almost induce one to believe that the last
trump had been heard, and that the dead were
about to rise in the valley of Jehoshaphat.
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M 1 R A G E .
A late Londonderry Ireland Stanard con
tains the foiling description of a Mirage seen
near that place:
“This singular phenomenon [Mirage] was
witnessed on Sunday evening week in this
neighborhood. A gentleman was returning
from Carndonegh with his family, and the
party had just dismounted off the ear to walk
the hill near Quigley’s I’oint. when their at
tention was attracted by a wonderful appear
ance in the heavens. A way to the north they
saw several ships in the air. sailing across the
face of the sky from east to west. The line
of vessels seemed to be fully five miles in
length, and they appeared to be sailing down
a river whose high banks could be made out
behind the ships. Some of the vessels seemed
to he moored close to a fortress, built on a
rock. To ail the party was the phenomenon
distinctly visible. So clear was the air, and
so close did the ships appear to their eves,
that the sailors fulling at the ropes were made
out at ease, even by the children who saw the
strange spectacle. The phenomenon was
nearly half an hour before it disappeared.
Although the appearance of such things in
the heavens may be very startling, the phe
nomena are not unknown about this part of
the Irish coast. The “ mirage,” as it is termed,
often displays itself in fantastic shapes on the
shores ol the northern counties. It most fre
quently is to been on the coast of Antra es
pecially in the vicinity of the Causeway.
About twelve years ago a very curious in
stance of mirage was seen in Lough Foyle.
Some fishermen had been (Jut at night with
their nets. The face of the heavens was over
east and black, when the clouds suddenly
parted, leaving a bright gap of clear sky in
the zenith. Across this place the astonished
fishermen saw some thousands of soldiers pass,
rank after rank, and regiment after regiment,
and so near did the phenomenon appear that
the dress of the officers could be easily dis
tinguished from that of the men. It was two
hours before the marching ceased, or rather
before the clouds closed in and shut out the
scene from view. An account of this extra
ordinary occurrence was published at the same
time.
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On Beauty and Legs.—Old Lady Ches
terfield thus gives a woman’s view of this mut
ter. in talking to her niece :
*• As a rule, good men have good legs—•
crooked legs, crooked minds; that is one of
my mottoes, and one which I have very sel
dom found to be in fault. Your dear papa
had a prejudice against tailors. 1 am more
tolerant; and yet can’t help thinking that
they get morally warped from twisting their
legs beneath them, as they are in the habit of
doing. What dreadful legs some of our most
atrocious criminals have had. The infamous
Burke, my dear who pitch-plastered people to
death before you were born, and sold their
bodies to the surgeon, had the very worst pair
of bow legs that was ever seen. Look what
spoiling t heir legs by sitting tailor-fashion has
brought the Turks to. In my young days, a
, tight leg was a pretty accurate sign of a gen
! tleman ; in my young days, the peg leg was
! fashionable. People who wear tight trowsers
' now-;.-days are either dancing masters, waiters,
| actors, or sporting characters and prize fight
ers, ostlers, and omnibus conductors. But,
ah me ! what exquisitly turned legs and feot
I have seen the days when aristocracy wore
white kerseymere smalls, silk stockiugs, and
pumps.
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Population of Home.—At this moment
it may be interesting to state that the popula
tion of the Eternal City is about one hundred
and seventy-five thousand, divided into fifty
four parishes, with one thousand two hundred
priests, two thousand ninety-two monks and
members of religious orders, one thousand five
hundred and ninety nuns and five hundred
and forty-seven ecclesiastical pupils. Exclu
sive of Jews, the number of inhabitants not
acknowledging the Catholic Church is four
hundred and twelve. There are seventy car
dinals composing the sacred college, six of
whom are bishops, fifty priests and fourteen
deacons. Bayard Taylor says there arc more
. schools in Rome in proportion to its popula
tion than in Mew York.
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A young man who has recently taken a
; wife, says he did nut find it half so hard to
get m’.rrie.l a? he did to get the furniture.
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