The Constitutional^ Union,
DES ARC, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 18G1.
ARRIVAL and departure of the mails.
F<wt Smith.—Arrives ^efe Mondays and Thurs
days at 2 P. M. Leaves Tuesdays and Saturdays
at 10 P. M.
Eastern Mail.—Arrives by river Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 4 A. M. Leaves Thursdays and
Saturdays at G A. M.
Searcy.—Arrives Tuesdays at G P. M. Leaves
Mondays at 7 A. M.
Bkownsvillf..—Arrives Saturdays at 6 P. M.
Leaves Fridays at 7 A. M.
Cotton Plant.—Arrives Saturdays at 11 A. M.
Leaves same days at 1 I’. M.
LEVIN HARRISON, P. M.
See advertisement of Mr. R. W. Newby,
‘“Lost or Mislaid,” in another column.
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The Cotton market here for the past week
has been somewhat dull, the prices ranging from
T to 10 cents, according to quality.
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Ipgsr” IV e regret to learn that a serious difficulty
occured in Memphis last Tuesday between Capt.
D. B. Price, of the steamer Kanawha Valley, and
Mr. Riley Kinnaman. a pilot on the Golden State,
in which Capt. Price received a serious stab in
the left side. We learned last evening that hopes
were entertained of his recovery.
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Brutal Assault.
V couple of men in the employ of Mr. James
Pierson, living near this place, named Hopper
and Lyons, yesterday became involved in a diffi
culty, somewhat after this style: Some two weeks
ago Lyons borrowed the sum of thirty-five cents
from Hopper, and being in town yesterday, dun
ned him for the money, when Lyons became
indignant and refused to pay it. After drinking
some, they both started for home, and Hopper,
who is an elderly man, was shortly after found
beaten nearly to death, his face being kicked to
a jelly. Lyons was arrested and placed in the
calaboose, and will probably be tried at the Cir
cuit Court for assault with intent to kill.
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Fatal Shooting.
The Citizen of the 271h ult., contains the fol
lowing: “On the 20th December last, an unfor
tunate difficulty occurred in Richland township,
St. Francis county, between Calvin Gibson and
John C. Carpenter. It seems that Mr. Gibson
came to Mr. Carpenter’s after night, enquiring
the way to Mr. Burkett's. Mr. Carpenter sent a
little boy with Gibson to show him the way to
Burkett's. On their arrival at Burkett’s, Gibson
went into the house, but the little boy returned
without entering the house, or being remunerated
for his services by Gibson. On the nest morning.
Carpenter, in company with a brother-in-law.
went to Burkett's, and Carpenter took Gibson to
task for not paying the boy for showing him the
way to Burkett's. A heated conversation occur
red between them, and Gibson cursed Carpenter.
Finally Carpenter drew a pistol and shot Gibson,
the ball entering near the left corner of his mouth
a: coming out under the left ear. Gibson sur
vived the wound some thirty-six days, and died
on the 20th of January. A warrant, was issued
for Carpenter, but he had not been arrested up to
Friday hist. Gibson was from Middle Tennessee,
where, we learn, he has a wife and six children,
lie was peddling tobacco.”
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A Brutal Murder.
We copy the following from the The Jackson
port Herald of last Saturday, the 23d ult: “We
have to record the death cf a man who was most
> foully murdered on last Saturday evening by two
men by the name of Barstow and Stansell. The
murdered man s name was llayhurst. and is rep
resented to have been an industrious and hard
working man, but addicted to drinking. As near
as we can learn, it oecured thus: The three men.
who live in Independence, were on their way from
this place, all being very much intoxicated.
They, in company with Mr. Elliott, crossed the
river in a skiff, having left their wagon on the
I* other side. Barstow and Stansell got into the
wagon; Hayhurst getting up behind Mr. El
liott, was was riding horseback. The men in the
wagon commenced abusing Hayhurst, applying
to him all manner of vulgar and insulting epi
thets. Hayhurst told Elliott that if he would see
him a fair fight, he would whip Stansell. lie
then got down from the horse and engaged in a
fight with Stansell, when Barstow seized a club
and struck llayhurst a blow with such force on
the head as to render him senseless, and while in
that condition repeated it two or three times,
when they left him. Soon after, a gentleman
came along, and seeing Hayhurst laying in the
road, gut down from the horse, supposing him to
be some man drunk, and tried to wake him, when
te discovered that life was extinct. The two men
were arrested and had a preliminary'examination
and were committed to jail, the case not being
bailable.”
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
MEMPHIS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS.
Admiral, Capt. Elias Thomasson.
Golden State, Capt. King.
NEW ORLEANS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS.
General Buck, Capt, Pete Fleming.
Iatax, Capt. If. S. Eaton.
SEMI-WEEKLY MAIL BOATS ON WHITE RIVER.
FROM NAPOLEON TO JACKSONPORT.
Sam. Hale—Capt. C. TV. Coles—arrives at Bes
Arc on Tuesdays, from Napoleon, and touches
here for her downward mails on Thursdays, from
Jacksonport.
Kanawha Vai.lev—Cant. I). B. Price—arrives
Jit Dcs Arc from Memphis on Thursoavs, and
touches hero again on .Saturdaysfor herdowuward
mails, from Jacksonport.
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The river at this point i« falling slowly, with a
good stage *f water for boating putjpogefl, The
weather is decidedly pleasant.
The Golden State, with Captain King on deck,
and Mr. Russell in the office, arrived at our land
ing yesterday evening, with a good trip both of
passengers and freight. She will be here thisH
wcoing on her return to Memphis. Her clerk
has our thanks for files of late papers.
The U. S. mail boat Kanawha A alley, 1’rice in
command, Butler Coles in tIre office, was due last
( ing, on her way to Jacksonport. She will be
at our wharf, on her downward trip, to-morrow
morning. The Valley now makes regular trips
through to Memphis, by way of Napoleon. The
clerk has our thanks for late papers.
The United States mail packet Sam. Hale, Capt.
0. W. Coles in command, and Briscoe in the office,
passed down earlj- yesterday morning. She will
be here next Tuesday morning. Thanks to her
clerk for late papers.
The Admiral, with Capt. Thomasson on deck,
passed up last Monday and down on Wednesay.
The clerk has our thanks for late papers. She
leaves Memphis every Saturday.
The Col. Morgan. Capt. Wilds, passed here on
her way up last Sunday night. She was from
Memphis, and will run in the up river trade.
The fine, large and palatial New Orleans pack
et> Iatan, Capt, Ii. S. Eaton, passed down Sat
urday morning.
The A. W. Quarrier, with Capt, Redmond in
command, passed down, bound for New Orleans,
list Sturday.
A good specimen of a Kentucky boy was
a passenger on the steamer Lancaster to Car
rollton recently. He weighed only five hun
dred and forty pounds.
iDES ARC PRICE CURRENT.
Corrected Weekly syW. B. Crocker t Co.
Kentucky Bagging, 17 © is
Indian Bagging, 16 © 17
Bale Rope, 9 © iq
Beeswax. lb., 20 © 25
Bricks, ^ M., §6 50 © 7 00
Brooms, ^ dozen, 2 50 @ 0 00
Buckets, painted, dozen, 2 50 @ 0 00
Butter, lb., 20 © 25
Bar Iron, 5 © g
Bar Soap, ^ lb., 7 © 8
Castings, 5 @ 6
Copperas, lb., 6 © 10
Coffee, Rio, 15J© 16
Chocolate, 10 © 121
•Candles, tallow 7$ WT, 15® 17
„ S,ar> 23 ® 26
£otton> 7 © 10
Cotton Yarns, 91© 121
Cordage, Manilla, 121© 20
Chickens, dozen, 2 50‘© 3 00
Corn. . 90 © 1 00
Corn Meal, ^ bushel, 90 © 1 00
Drugs and DyeStuffs,
Alum, 7$ lb., 8 © 15
Brimstone, 6 © 10
Camphor, 75 © 80
Madder, 20 © 25
lnJ'g°’ 1 25 © 2 00
Logwood, 6 @ 10
Soda, B. C., 8 © 121
Salaratus, 6J© 12|
Kgg*> 'tP dozen, 25 © 30
Flour,bbl.. 6 50 © 7 00
Flour, 100 lbs., in sacks, 3 25 © 3 50
Feathers, 7$ lb., 55 © 00
Beef Hides, lb., 6 © 0
Fruits—■
Apples, Tjd bush.,dried, 1 25 © 1 50
Green Apples', Tjd bbl., 2 50 © 3 00
Potatoes, Tjd bbl , 1 75 ©
Peaches, %} bush., dried, 1 25 © 1 50
Raisins, %» box, 3 50 © 4 00
Gunpowder, Hazard, cag, 7 25 © 7 50
Lime, "Jd bbl., 1 75 © 2 00
Lead, bar, lb., 8 @ 10
Ringer, ^d lb., 11 © 15
German Steel, 18 © 20
A. B. Steel, 10 © 00
Cast Steel, 25 © 30
Hollow Ware, gal., 12£© 16
Meats—
^ Canvassed Hams, ^ lb,
Plain Hams, "jd lb.,
Shoulders, "p* B>.,
Middlings, Tjd lb.,
Bulk Pork, ~,d lb.,
Pork, fresh,
Beef. Tjd lb.,
Paints and Oils,
Linseed Oil, %> gal., 1 00 © 1 25
Sperm Oil, "jd gal., 2 25 (,< 0 00
Lard Oil. ^ gal., 1 25 © 1 50
White Lead, "jd cag, 2 50 © 3 00
Spanish Brown, Tjd lb., 10 © (X)
Venetian Red, Tjd lb., 15 © 20
Red Lead, ^d lb., 15 © 20
Nails, lOd, 5 ©^ 51
Hd. 6d, 4d, 5d, 5.',© 7
Molasses, ^d gal., 37|© 42
Sugar, Brown, "jl lb., 8 © 10
jri iu. 10 {a) IU3
Crushed, ^ lb, 12A(«) 15
Pepper, lb., ldlffi) 15
Rice 7"(„. 8
Salt—
Liverpool fine, per sack, 1 G5 0 1 75
Liverpool coarse, per sack, 1 40 (5 1 50
Starch, Pearl, 8 (a) 15
Spico. 15 (■ 20
Tobacco, common, • 10 (W, 15
Tobacco, Honor Pew. 30 (., 00
Tobacco. Fine Virginia, 50 75
Tea, ^ 11»., " 85 (a, 1 00
Tallow, 'f* lb., 8 («\ 9
Whisky, '^gal., 25 (■ 1 25
The inside column represents the cash value by
the package. The outside column represents time
prices in small lots.
Summary of News ?>) Telegraph,
CONGRESSIONAL.
Washington', February 25.
Senate.—Senator Sumner, in presenting a pe
tition from Massachusetts, a-king for an enact
ment that no person be held to service l;y the
law of any State, and that such persons be de
clared free, said most emphatically that Congress
had no right to interfere with slavery iu the
States where it exists.
Senator Hem] hill offered an amendment to the
post -office bill, empowering the Postmaster-Gen
eral to arrange with seceding St Acs in regard to
postal affairs, which was, lo t. The bill finally
passed by a vote of thirty-four against twelve.
llorsE.—The tariff bill was taken up and dis
cussed. All the .Senate amendments were con
curred in, except the one relating to tea and cof
fee. A commute of conference was appointed on
these articles.
Washington. February 25.
ITot>R.—Mr. Sherman urged the necessity of
concurring in the Senate's amendments to the
Tariff bill, and said, in the advent of the present
Administration, the public debt was twenty mil
lions, with eighteen millions in the Treasury.
The public debt is now ninety-six millions, and
the government mu t have eighty-eight millions
for the next year. All the Senate amendments, j
except those relating to tea and coffee, were con
curred in, and the bill passed.
The Government lias receive-! dipatchcs stating
that nlargo expedition was ab ut to start from
Galveston for the Rio Grande. The object of the ^
expedition is said to be the protection of the
frontier in the event of the withdrawal of the
United {states troops.
The debates in the Peace Conference were very
exciting. Hon. James Guthrie, with some ol’ hi
friends, became so much offended that they left j
the hall, and they intended not to return, but sub
sequently did return.
FROM BALTIMORE.
Baltimore. February 2G.
A special dispatch to The Baltimore American
savs : “A letter from a Southern member of the
l’eace Conference stales that peace will be pre
served and the Union restored. The result iu all
points will satisfy a majority.”
General Twiggs, in a dispatch to the State De
partment, informs the Government that he ha
surrendered to Texas all forts, arms and ammu
nition in the State.
ilon. Horatio King’s draft on Mr. Guachiol,
Assistant-Treasurer, for the sum of three hun
dred thousand dollars, was dishonored, as Secre- •
tary Dix's had been.
The proper authorities Lave received informa '
-tion of an attempted plan to shoot Lincoln at the
inauguration,
UNITED STATES PROPERTY IN TEXAS.
New Orleans, February 23.
The property of the United States in Texas has
been quietly surrendered to the State authori
ties.
The Federal troops are allowed to leave the
State with all facilities.
The property seized is valued at $1,000,000.
ABSTRACTION OF THE INDIAN BONDS.
New York. February 23.
The United States Circuit Court has dissolved
the injunction in the Indian trust bond ease, say
ing that the Government is bound to pay the
bonds where the holders received them without j
notice of fraud.
Death of a Hero.—Captain Samuel C. ;
Reid, the hero of the famous battle of the
privateer Gen. Armstrong, of which lie was
commander, with a British squadron in the
harbor of Fayul, died in New Vork, recently,
at the age of seventy-six years, lie was worn
iu New London, Connecticut, and entered the
United States navy at the age of thirteen
years. In the Gen. Armstrong fight, (’apt I
Reid beat off fourteen boats, containing forty
men each, with the loss to the British of 120
killed and 180 wounded. A more gallant ac- j
tion was never fought. In the latter years of!
his life he was stationed on board of the
North C'arolinia, at the Brooklyn navy-yard.
The loyalty of Capt. Reid to the stars and
stripe? was with the devotion of his whole soul.
REVOLUTION OF TffJs ...
T10N OF A SO UT11ERN EL. _*5
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The great religious, intellectual, and moral
lever, which Abolition fanatics have been
steadily applying, for over thirty years, to ac
complish a dissolution of the Union, has at
length produced its legitimate results. It has
culminated in a formal declaration of indepen
dence, on the part of six States of the Union;
ahd the inevitable end of the proceedings of
the Peace Congress at Washington, will be
that eight more will have joined them, before
the 'lapse af many weeks. The Republican
dogma that slavery is the “sum of all vil
lanies;” that it is “a crime,” “a curse,” “a
sin-/’ that the Constitution of the United
States is a “ covenant with death and agree
ment with hell,” could lead to but one inevit
able result, namely, that, in the language of
Wendell Phillips, “the slaveholding States
should be shovelled out of the Union,” and
the tie be everlastingly sundered which bound
together, in one confederation, elements so
fundamentally discordant. From the period
of the first establishment of an anti-slavery
society in England, in 1823, with “the Lord
shall spill the blood of those who traffic in the
souls of their fellow-men” as a standard, the
Tappans, Garrisons, Leavites, Phillipses, Se
wards, \\ ilsons, Lincolns, Lovejoys and Van
Rurens of America, have been indefatigable
propagators of the aggressive creed against
the South, which Sir Robert Peel foretold,
“ would be the best investment ever made for
the overthrow of free institutions.” The
grave, statesmanlike course pursued by the
Southern Congress at Montgomery, Alabama,
demonstrates that the end has at last been at
tained, and that the period has arrived for
paying dearly for the treat of elevating anti
slavery republicanism to power in this country.
1 he 1 uion is dissolved, and it may not, per
haps, be in the power of man to unite its frag
ments together.
No one can peruse with attention the ac
count of the proceedings of the Congress of
the six seceding States, without being struck
by the statesmanship and diplomatic foresight
of those who have guided its counsels. The
groundwork of its action has been identical
with that of the Colonies, in their Declaration
of Independence from England, in 1770; and,
with solemn invocations of the Supreme Head
of the l niverse, they have started from the
same point of the “ inalienable rights of man,”
to lay the basis of just and equitable revolu
tion. Nothing can be more sound and conser
vative than the programme which they have
laid down for the future, and conciousness of
strength lends force to the dignity with which
they appeal from the wolf-like utterances of
Northern coercion ists to the good sense of the
people at large in the non-slave-holdiug State.-.
The new Southern Republic starts into exis
tence with a population of four millions, which
will be increased to twelve millions ere the
lapse of two months. Its Administration will
be formed under the auspices of two of the
most enlightened politicians of the age—Pres
ident Davis, who has gained distinction on
the battle-field, in the Cabinet, and in the
Senate, and Vice-President Stephens, whose
subtlety, eloquence, and private virtues Lave
been the admiration of the count-', for a long
series of years. Out of Mexico, Cuba, Cen
tral America, and the South America, they
entertain the hope to carve, in time, an em
pire. based upon slavery as a beneficent do
mestic institution, which will become the
richest and most majestic that the world lias
ever beheld. In the meanwhile, they will
possess the c-oal and iron wealth of Kentucky.
Tennessee, and Missouri; the corn-fields—
superior to any in the world—of Virginia ;
water-power, within a limited space, equal to
all that is contained in the North put together;
a line of coast adequate to any requirements
of navigation; and every essential of a self
sufficient nation.
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XO JSACKIXO DO MW.
The Ilepub. ans of Chicago on the 19th
iust., held a mass meeting in that city, and
passed among others the following resolutions. J
The Chicago Tribune, indor ed so heartily in
the 2d resolution, is edited by John Went
worth, mayor of the city, and is the most
rabid of sheets:
Resole «*» That we have unbounded confi
dence in the honesty and patriotism of Abra
ham Lincoln, and that we send forth word to
the whole country that he will not prove false
to the principles of which be is by bis elec
tion the embodiment, <<r to those friends who I
have stood by him through good and evil
report.
Rrsoleul, That all good journal.-, that have
stood fast to their Republican principles dur
ing the exiting eri.-is are entitled to our con
fidence and support, and that chief among
these we gladly recognize The Chicago
Tribune.
R> ’ Th ' all propositions which look
to the condemnation of half of the public do
main to the u. e and purposes of human sla
very—instance the resolutions for amend
ments to the Constitution offered by Hon.
Win. Kellogg, of Illinois—are palpable vio- j
lations of the Republican faith, the late ver- !
diet of the people of the nation, and the i
principles of freedom upon which our institu
tions are based.
Rrso/eeJ, That wc want and will admit of
no tinkering of the Constitution for the pur- I
pose of gi\ing additional guarantees to hti
v. I.itl 1 .. .twl-i I.'fi "\ \ n o 1*0 e.-r\ i u I* li tLnt
strument as it is. and are willing to abide all
its limitations and compromises.
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Texan Frontier.—The Galveston News,
of the 19tli ult., says:
•• In view of the probable withdrawal of
the l nited States troops from the Rio Grande
frontier—a 'tep known some time since to be
contemplated, and now Tendered certain by
the departure of a steamship last week, from
New Y< rk for Brazos Santiago, to take the
Tortugas, Key West, and other Florida forts
—several of tlie volunteer companies of this
and the adjoining counties have been prepar- !
ing to go to the Rio Grande, to aid in pro
tecting it from any possible troubles that
might ensue from the step above mentioned.
This prudent move is under the direction, we
believe, of the committee empowered by the
Convention to sit during the interregnum, j
and who are now here ; and *s ■ I ally under
the direction of that gallant and experienced ■
frontiersman, Col. Ford, a member of the !
Convention.
We understand the force from this city will
consist of the Galveston Artillery, under Cap
tain 11. McLeod ; the Galveston Rifles, under
Captain E. B. Nichols; the Lone Star Rifles,
under Captain Redwood, and perhaps one or
two of the other companies organized here.
They leave, it is reported, to-day per steamer.
Last evening two companies arrived from
Houston, one commanded by Captain Ed
wards, the other by Captain Odium. They
were cordially received by the Lone Star Ri
fles, and were quartered at the railroad depot.
Another is expected to-night. Some compa
nies, we understand, from Fort Bent and Bra
zoria counties, have gone to the Rio Grande
by land. The entire force will he about eight
hundred men. The recent authentic report
from Brownsville, that Cortinas was prepar
ing to renew his inroads, has been confirmed,
we are informed, by travelers thence.
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The resignation of Capt. Tatnall, U. S. N.,
of Georgia, has been accepted by the Navy
Department.
IT
UXITED STATES TROOPS IX WASII
1XGT0X.
at present m . — f c0, mics
bers and places where hi , .,
Company A, Second ArtTIfi!^, e
men, under command of Captain Baia^, „
quartered at tlie arsenal.
Company I. First Artillery, ninety-two men.
commanded by Lieut. Fay, is quartered at the
corner of Eighteenth and (1 streets.
The detachment of lagoons, acting as
light artillery, seventy-two men, commanded
by Lieut. Griffin, is stationed near the City
Hall.
Company II. Second Artillery, seventy
eight men, Col. Brooks in command, is quar
tered on Seventeeth street, opposite the War
Department.
Company D, First Artillery, fifty-four men,
commanded by Major Haskins, is quartered
on B street north, near First street east.
Company D, Second Artillery, seventy
eight men, is quartered on 1> street, near
Sixth.
Company E, Second Artillery, ninety-two
men. under command of (’apt. Elsey, is quar
tered at the south wing of the Treasury build
ing.
The detachment of dragoons, from Carlisle
barracks, forty-two men, under Holiday, is
quartered in Burch’s stable, at the corner of
Fourteenth and D streets.
The corps of sappers and miners, from West
Point, fourty-four men, under Lieut. Duane,
are at the Columbian armory.
Companies A. of the Second, L of the Firs.t,
and the detachment of dragoons from West
Point, are accompanied by light batteries.
The remainder arc all acting as infantry,
with the exception of the dragoons from Car
lisle.
All the troops, with the exception of the
sappers and miners, who are subject to the
orders ot Gen. Scott, and the War Depart
ment, have been placed under the command
of Major Harvey Brown.
These, together with the marines, who
number about three hundred, make the total
number here at this time about one thousand
men.
CA DETS A PPOINTED.
List of Cadets Appointedat I.aryc by the Presi
dent, February V&th. ItiOl.
1. R. Buchanan Wade, son of Lieutenant
Colonel R. Dean Arden Wade, who was twice
bri‘Yf>ttf*il for inilbmlrv in the Florida war. and
at .Mdliiio del Key, and died of wounds re
ceived at Cherubuseo.
2. Randolph Kidgely, son of Captain Ran
dolph Kidgely, who was distinguished in
Florida, brevetted for brilliaut conduct at the
battle of Palo Alto and Kcsaca de la Palma,
and distin guished at the storming of Moaterev,
where he died.
3. Cln a les W. 3Iorris, son of the late Com
modore Morris, a distinguished and gallant
officer of the Navy, who was with Commodore
Hull at the capture of the Gucrriere, and with
Commodore Bainbridge in the capture of a
frigate, and who died in the service.
4. 1 let try Bro'l.h d.t Lclyard, grand-son
of < Jen. Lewis < 'ass.
Theophilus H. Holmes, jr., son of Major
T. 11. Holmes.of the Army, who was brevetted
for gallant conduct at Monterey.
b. Frederick \V. Smith, son of the lion.
Win. Smith, of Virginia.
7. Ormsby 31. Mitchell, jr., son of Prof.
Mitchell. Director of the Cincinnati and l>ud
ley Observatories.
8. Thomas Lee Brent, son of the LteCapt.
Brent, of the Army, who served in Florida
and Mexico, was brevetted for gallant con
duct at Buena ( isla, ami died in the service.
9. James D. Graham, son of Major Law
rence Pike Graham, of the Army, who was
brevetted for gallant dunduct at Kcsaca do la
Palma.
10. Robert 31. Magraw. whose aneestorr
served with distinction in the Revolutionary
war.
The following additional appointments have
been made to lill vacancies created by the re
signation and dismissal of Cadets appointed
“ at large:”
11. James B. Breoso. (reappointed.)
12. Satierlee (,’larke Plummer, son of Capt.
J. B. Plummer, of the Army.
13. Charles 11. Cockcy. whose ancestors
were distinguished in the Revolutionary war.
11. S. Lane Dayman, a descendant of Gen.
Anthony "Wayne.
William G-ml by. jr., is appointed from the
T trict of Columbia.
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Tin-: Washington correspondent of The
Charleston Courier writes in disgust:
Never were so-called statesmen as much
bewildered as now. Seward hides his utter
incapacity to deal with events under the dls;
gristing mask of levity. The owner of the
Star of the West went to him the other day,
and in the most earnest manner besou lit him
to give him some positive assurance of what
Lincoln’s policy would be. Seward replied :
“ i’ll tell you what you do. Buy a ticket for
the Lincoln inauguration ball. Head the
li t with y >ur name, and that will bring peace
to the country l" The man retired nauseated
at such folly. As for Douglas, his power to
cope with the i.-sue before him may be judged
from what lie said to Crittenden : IIow this
thing is to be settled, we don’t know. Rut it
will be, somehow. We feel it in our hone's,
don’t we, Mr. Crittenden, that all will be well
yetWas there ever on earth such a set of
triflers and incapaldes V1
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An Indian’s Appeal for his Starving
People.—Three chiefs of the Pottawatomies
entered Atchison, Kansas Territory, on the
19th, and sought relief for their starving
tribe. Lassombane, a venerable, fine-looking
Indian, thus addressed Gen. Pomeroy : We
have heard that you arc the great father of
the whites; will you become father to my
starving people '( Two of my tribe have died
already, and many are in danger of starvation
if not immediately supplied. Our wives and
children were crying about us when we left.
They said if you come back empty we w ill
starve. The traders will not send us food,
for we have no food. Our horses and cattle
are dying, and we have no seed. We left our
home on Rake Michigan. My wigwam stood
where now is the great city of Chicago. We
were removed from Council Rluils. Never in
my life have I seen such suffering among my
people. If you will help us. we will live, if
not, we will die.” lie represents his tribe to
be in a- most destitute condition.”
Representation under the Census of
1860.—In the present Congress, Delaware
has one representative, Maryland six, Virgi
nia thirteen. North Carolina eight, Kentuckv
ten, Tennessee ten. Missouri seven, Arkansas
two—total, fifty-seven. Under the census of
1860, Virginia loses two, North Carolina one,
Tennessee two, Kentucky two—total, seven.
Missouri gains two and Arkansas one.—total,
three. A nett loss of four. So that under
the new apportionment the eight border slave
States will have fifty-three votes.
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The following Southerners were presented
to the Emperor and Empress of France on
the evening of January 2d: Dr. Hilliard, Al
abama; Mr. Meredith Calhoun, Mrs. Cal
houn, Miss Calhoun, and Mr. George Jones,
Georgia; Miss Jones and Mr. J. Delany, Lou
isiana ; Mr. Stevenson, Nashville, Tenn.;
Mrs. John f. King. Georgia.
ATTFMPT UPON THE NEW ORLEANS
MINT LAST NIGHT.
An Implicated Party Arrested—-A Deeply Laid
1'lot—Who is George Antoine t
At the hour of midnight last night, the dis- ,
-~«ry was made that there was a man con
plauadc yarj 0f the Mint, corner ot Es
cncc first became *v,c levee, llow his pres
but the party to whom ;iir« have not learned,
discovery belongs is 3Ir. Frederica/w of the
this city. He boldly seized the man, ant';
subjected him to a close questioning, which, J
however, was of no avail, for the fellow seemed j
too well prepared with»his answers. He as- j
•sorted that his name was George Antoine, and 1
that lie merely went into the yard to find a
place where he could sleep during the night !
without being disturbed by the police. He :
also persisted in saying that he did not know i
the building was the Mint.
No confederate appeared during this inter
rogation of Antoine, either to rescue him by
force or secure his escape by strategem, and
the prisoner, probably knowing what kind of
a man lie had to deal with in Mr. Lauer, did
not make even a show of resistance. Consid
ering it best under all the circumstances to
leave the matter in the hands of the civil
power, the police were culled in and Antoine
was taken to the Second District Lockup,
where he found securer lodging for the night
than the yard of the 31 int would have af
forded.
As to the rumors in connection with this
affair, about the locks of the gates an l doors
having been modeled last month in wax, and
keys fitted for them, we arc bound to say that
there is no reliable foundation for them, and
although a gentleman called upon us this
morning to assure us of the fact, to the truth
of which ho was willing to make an affidavit
in any competent court of jurisdiction, that a
deeply laid plot about the Mint in this city
was existence, we yet believe that a candid
explanation of it would not have the effect of
! throwing our citizens into any unnecessary
alarm, for the deeply laid plot to which he
referred is simply the grass plot on which
Antoine was lying when discovered last night.
D. S.—At a late hour, we learn upon au
thority that the Esplanade Guards have not
been called out. Antoine is in Recorder
Blache’s Court, awaiting a trial.
[New Orleans i'elta, 22J ult.
TVf: take the following from The Memphis
Enquirer, and advise those who may be so
luckv. in these hard times, as to have anythin"
do with twent y-dollar notes, to examine them
well:
Tweuty-dollars hills altered from ones, on
the Traders' Bank of Nashville, are in circu
lation in that city, and will shortly find their
way here. We advise our buisiness friends
to scrutinize carefully the denomination of
the hills on that bank before receiving them,
as the alteration is so ingeniously executed as
to he extremely difficult of detection.
Under this head. The Charleston Mercury
of the loth ult., contains the following com
munication : •• The time is approaching when
Fort Sumpter will probably be attacked. Let
the assailants remember that the garrison are,
in the main, poor hirelings, hound to obey
the orders of their superiors and, doubtless,
not disposed to avoid it. That they are not
responsible for the acts of the President, or of
the United States, and not one of them should
he put to death, but as a necessary measure
insecure the fort to South Carolina. Let not
one be killed after the fort is surrendered; let
as little blood be shed a.^ possivle.
A. B. Longstrf.et.
Clearances.—The British consul recog
nize' a clearance under the State or Republic
i of Luui'iana to thi: extent: lie grants a cer
tificate that the ws-el has complied with the
rules and regulations of the port, on presump
tion of the above described clearance, so far
as British vessels are concerned. In regard
to American vessels, he has no action, nothing
to do with them. If British property is on
board of such vessels, be gives a certificate to
bills of lading. [N. 0. Delta.
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Font Governors in Four Months.—
It is a singular fact that Indiana has hud four
governor' since the first of October. Gov
ernor Wiilard died on the 3d of that month,
when Lieut. Governor Hammond became Gov
ernor. He served till January the fourteenth,
when Governor Lane was inaugurated. Gov
ernor Lane served two days, when he was
elected to the United States Senate, and was
superseded by Lieut. Governor Morton.
, -'
No More Arms for A irginia.—The
Norfolk Day Book says that Captain Parrish,
of the steamship Vorktown. plying between
Richmond, Norfolk and New Fork city, was
informed on his recent trip that he must take
no more arms on board his vessel for Virginia,
and that if. disregarding this injunction, he
took on any, they would be seized!
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It is said that a resolution will be intro
duce'! in the Virginia Legislature requesting
Gen. Scott to resign the medal and sword she
presented him. The Richmond Enquirer
! Adds : As Gen. Scott is preparing to draw
: the sword against his native State, perhaps a
resolution of the kind spoken of might not
j be deemed inappropriate.
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1 he Gaines Case.—On the 11th inst.
Gen. Cushing made the closing argument in
the Supreme Court, at Washington, in Mrs.
Gaines’ case. The lady was present, and was
sensibly affected by the able and feeling argu
ment of he* distinguished counsel.
[N. O. Picayune.
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A printer in Galveston named lloag shot
and killed another printer, Jas. II. Perry, a
short time ago, and on Monday last was tried
in the District Court, and convicted of mur
der in the second degree and the punishment
was fixed at thirteen years in the State peni
tentiary.
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A Net for the Abolitionists.—We
learn that Joe Clark, a colored barber of Co
lumbus. lias written a letter to Governor
Brown, offering to raise a company of free
colored men to be enlisted in the service of
the State of Georgia in the present crisis.
[Constitutionalist.
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Tiie Norfolk Herald says; “We learn on
pretty good authority that Lieut.-Gen. Scott
has said that in the event of Virginia seced
ing, it was his determination to resign his
commission in the army, and make Virginia
his place of residence for the remainder of his
days.
I -7—-:
Reports received from Charleston, S. C.,
I say that four thousand troops are under or
j dors, but there is no prospect of an immedi
| ate attack oh Fort Sumpter. Gov. Pickens is
| awaiting orders from President Davis. The
harbor of Charleston is clear.
Removal of Powper.—The Pensacola
papers record the removal of 50,000 pounds
of powder from the Warrenton Arsenal to the
Mount Vernon (Ala.) Arsenal. It was taken
| upon the railroad by the Montgomery True
j Blues.
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The Richmond Enquirer says, whether
j “Virginia is safe for the Union” depends
whether Black Republicans make the Union
‘ safe for Virginia.
BU8INEWS CATU)8. _ _
J. M. GOGGIN. D. C. TRADER. B. W. L. HOLT.
GOGGIN, TRADER & DOLT, 3
jotton and Tobacco Factors,
G 11 O C E 11 8 .
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS*
'To. 16 Front Row, MEMPHIS, TENN.
XTTEEKLY ACCESSIONS RECEiv.. I
VV out the season to their already lars^ruS , j
desirable stock of Tobacco, Ragging, Rope, Su
gar, Coffee, Molasses, Bacon, Salt, Whisky, Flour,
and Plantation Supplies generally. Will Store
Cotton, Leaf Tobacco and other Produce in our
commodious Warehouse on Union Street, in sight
of their business house, No. lt» Front Bow. We
Store and Sell Cotton at 75c per bale. no 30-3m
EXCELSIOR STOVE W ORKS!
GILES F FILLEY,
MANUFACTURER OT
Charter Oak, Plymoth Rock, & Valley Forge
Cooking Stoves!
Also, every variety of
PARLOR, RON & CANNON STOVES,
155 find 157 3rain Street,
dec 7-tf ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
HOFFHEIMER BROTHERS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
Brandies, Gins, Wines, Cigars, &c..
ALSO,
DISTILLERS & MANUFACTURERS OF
Domestic Wines a n d LIruops,
32 4: 31 Second St., betw. Main & Sycamore,
nov 23-tf. CINCINNATI, Q
U. c. M’CABLKY, SA.m’l. It. BROWN, THUS. M t AllLEY.
I McCARLEY, BROWN, A CO.,
(Suec'fsorf to It. C. McCarthy A Co.,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Hats, Caps,
j Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Cutlery, Saddles,
Trunks and Valises. Also, Forwarding and Com
mission Merchants. feb 15, ’til-tf.
P. LEPTIEN, - - r. KLEIN.
LEPTEIN & KLEIN.
I
DEALERS IN
CLOCKS, WATCHES and JEWELRY,
Buena Vista Street,
|
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H aving on hand a new and selected
. stock of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, we
j respectfully solicit a continuance of the kind pat
i ronage of the people of Des Arc and surrounding
country. We are also prepared to do all kinds of
Watch, Clock and Jewelry work with care and
despatch. All work warranted. dec 7-tf
B. D. PERRY, - - - - J. M. PETTEY.
PERRY & PETTEY,
South Side or Huena Vista Street,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Dealers in staple, fancy, foreign
and Domestic Dry-Goods, Ready-Made Clo
thing. Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes. Hardware
and Cuttlerv, Qucensware, etc. Also, ». complete
assortment ot Fancy Silks, Ribbons, Trimmings
and fancy articles of every description.
All kinds of goods, by the piece, at wholesale
prices.__ dec 7-tf
GARVIN, BELL & CO.,
IMPORTERS A WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC DRY-GOODS,
AND
Moniifaeturers of Clothing.
Nos. 442 and 444 Main Street^ north side,
nov IG-6m. LOUISVILLE, KY.
U. O. NORTON, - - - - r. A. PRAGUE.
E. O. K ORTON & CO.,
Forwarding A: Commission Merchants
AND DEALERS IN
FLOUR, GRAIN and PRODUCE,
X'o. 26 Front Bow,
.
dec 14-2m MEMPHIS, TENX.
| P. M. ROBINSON, ------ G. J. BRANCH.
ROBINSON <fc BRANCH,
(Successors to G. W. Vaden,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN
Groceries jxiitll^i’ocLnce,
RECEIVING, FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCH ANTS,
nov3.DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
a. M'LAREN. - -- -- -- S. N. JACKSON.
M LAREN & JACKSON,
Successors to G. & J. McLaren & Co.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Hats and
Caps, Bonnets, Boots and Shoes, Hardware and
Cuttlery, Books, Stationery, etc. Also, Receiving,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov 8.
A. STEWART, WM. STEWART, H. STEWART.
STEWART & BROS,
Receiving, Forwarding
AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
nov 3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
LOOK SHARI’!
All persons indebted to me. either
by note or aeconnt, will come n'p by the 1st
of January next and pay me, or they will be put
in the hands of an officer for collection.
decT-tf GEO. W. VADEN.
EXCELLENT PLOWS.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
quantity of the best Cast Plows, which wr
offer cheap. nov 3. J. JACKSON & CO.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE!
THE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXIST
iug between Drs. Sanders Si Neel, is this day
1 dissolved by mutual consent. feb22-»w
rp \ >1 n O A T *“<. __
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY SATURDAY.
lemphls, WWW and Little Bed
River Packet,
Admiral;
■L1A8 TIIOMASSONj - i * *
*
THUS FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
L steamer, having been thoroughly repaired,
will run regularly between Memphis and the vari
ous points on White river throughout the season,
arriving at Des Arc ou Mondays on her tip tup,
1 .down on Tuesdays; For freight or passage,
aPPv - -,r,i. fob 22, ’61-tt
Regular Sew --leans, White and
Little Red River socket,
Sidfe-NVlieei Steamer
I AT A 1NT;
II. S. EATON,.Master.
This fine freight and passenger
packet having been furnished with cotton
guards, and otherwise repaired, will run Fetween
New Orleans and the variolts points on White
river, during the season, as a semi-monthly
packet. nov 23-tf
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY TUESDAY;
Memphis and White River Packet,
GOLDEN 8TATE,
HICKS KING,.Master;
J. B. Russell, ... Clerk.
millS SPLENDID PASSENGER STEAMER
1_ will make regular trips from Memphis to Des
Arc, Augusta and Jacksonport, on White river;
For freight or passage, apply on board.
DES AK C
FEMALE ACADEMY,
MISS SALLIE A. DAVIS. Principal.
millS INSTITUTION WILL BE OPENED ON
_L Monday next, the 2bth inst., for the recep
tion of pupils.
TERMS OF TUITION, PER SESSION OF TWESTY-bNE
WEEKS.
Orthography, Reading and Writing. - - $10 00
English Grammar. Arithmetic, Geography, 12 <>0
Algebra and the higher English branches, 15 00
French and the higher Mathematics, - 20 00
Students will he charged front the time of enter
ing school until the close of the term, except in
cases of protracted sickness.
References.—Rev. J. Douglas?. A. M., Presi
dent of Franklin College. Holly Springs. Miss.;
Hon. J. .1. Stcger. North Ml. Pleasant, Miss.: Col.
M. D. Shelby, Carson’s Landing, Miss.; J. E.
Gatewood. Esq., T. J. Woodson, Des Arc.; J. M.
Coyle, Hickory Plain, Arkansas. gtov23-2m
1) E s' A R C
MALE ACADEMY,
T. II. OSBORNE, Principal.
IIE FIRST SESSION OF THIS ACADEMY;
located in Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas,
commenced January 7, 1801.
The terms of Tuition are $10, $12,50, $15 and
$20 per session of five months.
The government of the Academy will be strict,
yet mild. The mode of teaching will be strictly
methodical. Parents will observe that it will be
of great advantage to their sons to be entered at
or near the beginning of the session. Parents or
guardians need not enter their sons or wards un
less subjecting them entirely to the mode of
instruction and of government established in the
school.
Tuition payable from the time of entering till
the end of the session: Deduction in cases of
prolonged sickness. jy-18-y
DES ARC HOTEL,
I>ES ARC, ARKANSAS.
This new brick hotel, on the corner
of Buena Vista and Foster Streets, elegantly
furnished, is open for the accommodation of
guests.
The location is (he best in town, being near the
boat landing; and every effort will be made to
please the patrons of the hoitse. The proprietor
therefore respectfully solicits a liberal share of
public patronage.
Board and l odging per month, - - $20 00
Board (without Lodging) per month, - ]G 00
Board and Lodging per week, - - - T 00
Board (without Lodging) per week, - - 6 00
Board and Lodging per day, - - - 2 00
Dinner,.gtf
Supper, ...... 5f>
Breakfast, ...... 50
Lodging, - - uO
Children under twelve years of age; half price.
Persons without baggage must pay in advance.'
Board bill by the year must be paid monthly—.
board bill by the month must be paid weekly.
The proprietor will be responsible for all arti
cles left in his care, none other,
feb 22-tf. T. A. DODSON, Proprietor.
COERCIOIY OR XOT COERCION!
mills IS TO INFORM ALL THOSE W1I0 ARE
X owing me, either by note or account, to come
forward by the 28th of February nsxt and pay
up,or they will have to pity the same to an officer.
Money I must have to pay my debts. A word to
the wise insufficient.
jaitl8-tf]_JNO. A. FRITIL_
IttOXEY! MOSEY!! .HOMEY!!!
All those indebted either to the
firm of Washer, Vaughan & Co., or R. C.
McCarley & Co., for 1860, will please come for
ward and pay up. as we arc compelled !o havo
money to pav our debts,
jan 25, ’61-tf.R. C. McCARLKY & Co.
AT COST A\I> ( IRRIALL.
I AM OFFERING MY ENTIRE STOCK OF
Dry Goods at Cost and *eh per cent. Every
body is invited to call and see for themselves.
My goods are inferior to none in this market, and
my object in selling off at cost and carriage is to
enable me to replenish with a stock which will be
bought exclusively with cash.
. !»ov<J-tf. ' LEVIN HARRISON