1
Hi
(PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY. AT DES ARC. PRAIRIE COUNTY. ARKANSAS. BY J. C. MORRILL. TERMS—$2 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
-- -—— -■ -- -- --.. — ■.....—. • -= ■ • - ------ --
VOLUME V. _DES ABC, AltKANS AS. -1 AM'AIIV 1S5Q._Js l; A! LEU 12.
(i THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
TEHMS-*4 PER ANNUM,
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
FIFTY NUMBERS MAKING A VOLUME.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
Rates of Advertising.—One square (10
lines of this size type) for one insertion, $1; j
each additional insertion, 50 cents.
| 1 m. [ 2 m. | 3 m. [ 6 m. | year,
jTSqTar~ $2 50 j$5 00|$8 00|$10 00! $15 00
2 Squares, 5 00 8 00 0 0 00' 12 00> 17 00 ,
3 Squares, 8 00 10 00 12 00' 15 00' 25 00
t-4 Column, 10 00112 00 15 001 17 00 30 00
1-2 Column, 112 00 15 00117 00 20 001 40 00
3-4 Column, >15 00 17 00>20 00 25 001 50 00 j
1 Column, 18 00 20 00 25 00 30 00 60 00
(^"Advertisers by the year will be res
tricted to their legitimate business.
l£3^Advertisements displayed by large type,
or iH double columns, charged double the above
rates.
Personal communications charged dou- |
ble the rates of regular advertisements.
yrg" Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
50 cents per square for each additional inser
tion.
£5^ Announcing candidates for State and
District offices, $7; County offices, $5j Town
Ship, offices $3, inv ariably in advance.
trg* Calls on persons to become candidates
are charged at the usual rates, except when
nsisons making the calls are subscribers to
out paper. Payment in advance.
pggTPoIitical circulars charged as adver
tisements.
2^* Advertisements not ordered for a spe
cified time, will be inserted till forbidden, and
charged for accordingly.
iTr^All advertising to be paid for quarterly.
OTJR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good j
assortment of Printing Material, and are
readv to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata
logues, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball
Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip
tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, Arc.
K. R. McPlIERSOS,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
ALL persons wishing my services in
this department of business, will please
address me at Brownsville, Prairie county,
Ark. Every call will be punctually filled.
novl3-ly _
~NEW RESTAURANT!
THE
COSMOPOLITAN !
Corner of Buena Vista and Lyon streets,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
IS now open for the reception of visitors.—
The best of Liquors, Wines, Ale, Cigars,
etc., will be kept constantly on hand.
Oysters, Game. Arc., will be furnished at
short notice.
This Restaurant will be attended to by
Messrs. J. C. Tarkinton and J. E. Hoke.
janK-Om. C. T. OLDHAM
HARVEYS >C CHANGE, j
CoriierofBiienaViflaand Foster
Streets,
NEAR THE JACKSON HOUSE,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
HAVING completed our new building, and
opened a first class establishment for the
accommodation of the public, and furnished it
with the best of M.iqnors, Cigars.
Tobacco, etc., the undersigned flutter .
theiuse'ves that thev will continue to receive
Hie patronage which has been heretofore be
stowed upon them.
peneral assortm>yitof FAMILY GROCERIES.
Also, Cove Oysters, Sardines, Fine Pickles,
Catsups, Pepper Sauce, etc., etc.
jy24.tr HARVEY & MATTHEWS.
A. L. HARRIS,
It* .1 T C MS - . W .1 K JE J?
AND
JEWBIiEH.
OFFICE on Buena Vista
street, opposite ,
Nucleus House. Des Arc, *53SSS»^
Arkansas. Clocks. Watches and Jewelry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-6m (
F. LEP TIE N,
CLOCK. AND WATCH
£2 A IS IS IB
AND
JEWELLER,
Buena Vista street, opposite A. Stewart &
Brothers,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Respectfully informs the citizens of
Des Arc and the adjacent country, that he
is prepared to execute all kinds of CLOCK,
and WATCH Work, in a workmanlike man
ner, and to Repair and Clean Jewelry, &c.
jan3l)-tf *
JAMES JOHNSON,
Gunsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located mvself,
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
* T PISTOLS, &c., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired, j
on reasonable terms.
LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
pioinptly attended to.
Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
JORDAN BODEMER,
shaving, iiaik-cuttixg,
and
IIAIR-D R E S SIN G SALOON.
-ALSO—
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING,
vi^TA Street, west of Nucleus ;
—_ _^SK> Des Arc, Arkansas. octl6-ly
BLANKS! BLAHKS1!
Just printed hnd for sale at the “Citizen
Office:”—Deeds of Conveyance; Quit Claim
Deeds; Justice’s Summons’, Exceptions, De
livery Bonds, Ac. Ac
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
nHARLES P. BERTRAND Att^T- 1
ney at Law, Little Rock. Ark. [j*n2l‘ |
? JORDAN, Attorney at Law,!
. Little Rock, Arkansas. [decll-ly.
\\T G. & B. D. TURNER. Attor- j
It . neys at Law, and General Collec
tor?, Searcy, White county. Arkansas. Prac
tice in the Circuit Courts of Randolph. Law
rence, Independence, Jackson. White, Prairie,
Monroe, Arkansas. Jefferson and Pulaski
counties, and in the Supreme and Federal
Courts at Little Rock Ark. {£5^* Prompt and
faithful atteiftion given to the collection of all j
claims sent to them. [jan8-tf. I
DR. B. F. DINWIDOIE, having per
manently located at Lake Bloff. Prairie
county, Arkansas, tenders his professional
services to the public, in all the branches of
his profession. jan9, 1858-ly.
DR. 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
long experience in the healing art inth" West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. (£3pF” Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
TtR. VS . F. WALSH, having located at
J/ Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. Calls promptly at
tended to. may29, 1858— ly*
Drwm.bet hell, will continue j
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. r i wui ms iviip cApciivuvi in
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive" a share of the public patronage.—
>3" Office at Bf.thkll A. Watts’s IJrng- j
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the “ Erwin House.” may22-tf
T\R. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession. and respectfully tenders his services to
:he citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
ty, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage." OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf
n C H I DS EY, Resident
(Jm Dentist, Clark’s Marble.'
Blo’ck. Memphis.Tennessee. Will
,-isit Des Arc, of which notice will be given
hrough the ‘* Citizen.” oct!3-6m
TAS. R. HARRINGTON,
Mechanical and SuBGiCAL.'^^^^&a |
Dentist, Near Oakland Grove,
Prairie county. Arkansas. DR. HARRING
rON is prepared to perform any operation, or
execute any artificial work in the Dental pro
'ession. Hehopes by his particular attention,
rarefulness and experience to merit the pat
ronage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
ini! adjoining counties, which he respectfully
solicits. ' may30-ly
•„ feathf.rston...z. p. h. farr.
riEATHERSTON & FARR, Attor
P neys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Jiarendon, Arkansas. Will practice in the
■ounties of Monroe, Arkansas, Prairie, St.
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular
ittention given to collections. References:
Madison. Ark., Hon. W. G. Beaseley, S. W.
Jhildress; Clarendon, Ark.. H. M. Couch,
Panola. Miss.. Col. Calvin Miller; Coffeeville,
Miss., E. C. Walthall; Memphis. Tenn.. I).
M. DuBose. Esq., W. J. Webb ; Holly Springs,
Miss., W. T. Featherston ; Washington. D.
J., Jacob Thompson. jv 17
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
: # Law. Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkansas.
tVi"ll practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar
can.sas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White,
Jonway, and Pone. He will give prompt at
ent.ion to all business entrusted to him.
3" OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
Vew Building.) first door. febl3-tf
IT B. DALRYMPLE, Attorney at
V . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkan
as.* Will practice in the counties of Prairie,
Monroe. Arkansas, Jackson, White, and Con
way. lie will give prompt attention to all
^and Claims,and will attend personally to the
ocating of Swamp Land Scrip ami Warrants,
..llirwv lo miu oml nnviiir fnvh< Of'virF.
m Lyon street. febl3-tf
WAKEMAN W. EDVVARDS. Law
yer. Springfield, Conway county, Ar
;ansas. Will practice in the various courts
if Middle Arkansas. (*gr Prompt attention
rjveii to the collection of all claims entrusted
;o him. n30*
JW. MARTIN, Attorney- at Law,
Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
iractice in the counties of'Prairie, Arkansas,
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
Prompt attention given to the collection
ifclaimsj also, the locating, selling and pay
ng taxes on land. ftgT Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T. JONES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
iractice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the col'.ec
ion of all claims in the middle and eastern
lart of the State._sept26-tf
iAM’L w. WILLIAMS.W. L. D. WILLIAMS. ,
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
torneys at Law, Little ltock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
mr firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
vhere he can lie consulted on professional
msiness, and will give his personal attention
n all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
hem. dec-1
JA. MOON, Attorney at Law,
, General Collecting and Land Agent,
:'or the Northern and Eastern Counties of
Arkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. octiO
~FURNISS MARTIN, Attorney
at Law. Brownsville, Prairie county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of
Prairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope. Yell, Perry,
Saline, White, Arkansas, Jefferson, Jackson
ind Monroe. Prompt attention given to the
lollectioti of claims. Also, the locating, sell
ing and paying taxes on land. jylY-ly
I. L. .. • • • W. D. JACOWAY.]
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardanelle, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Yell. Perry,
Saline. Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je2ti-tf
fop KELLER.GEO. SHMALZRIED.
JOS. KELLER & CO.,
DEALERS IN
MEN’S AND BOYS’ CL.OTHINU,
FURX1 SUING GOODS,
rpRUNKS, Valises. Umbrellas,!
I &c.. Wholesale and Retail—No. 255 Main,
street, Memphis, Tennessee. [mayl-ly]
THE FADED VIOLET.
BY T. B. ALDRICH.
What thought is folded in thy leaves!
What tender thought, what speechless pain!
I hold thy faded form to mine.
Thou darling of the April jain.
I hold thy faded lips to mine.
Though scent and azure tint are tied—
Odry, mute lips! ye are the type
Of something in me cold and dead.
Of something wilted like thy leaves;
Of fragrance flown, of beauty dim;
Vet, for the love of those white hands
That found thee by a river’s brim—
That fouud thee, when thy sunny mouth
Was purpled as with drinking wine—
For love of her who love forgot,
I hold thy faded lips to mine.
That thou should’st live when I am dead
When hate is dead, for me, and wrong,
For this, I use my subtlest art,
For this, I fold thee in my song.
---—.
THE MYSTERIOUS GAMBLER.
BY AN OLD .STAGER.
I have made several passages up the Missis
sippi and Ohio rivers, and never without see- |
ing on board the steamer more or less profes- !
sion gamblers. It is a thriving business on i
cne ooats wnere time nangs neavuy on tne
hands of the passengers, and the blacklegs j
carry off large sums of money. They usually '
remain on board but a day or two—long en
ough to have their true character exposed.
These gentry had become such an intolera
ble nuisance that the captains of the boats did
not knowingly permit one to come on board;
and not unfrequently a brace of blacklegs were
landed in the woods when their profession
was discovered.
During one of my trips the boat put in at the
mouth of Arkansas river, and as usual, I took
a stroll on shore. I heard the bell for the de
parture of the steamer, and hastened back to
the landing. As I was on my way, I was j
avertaken by a gentleman with a broad brim- j
ed hat, green goggles, and a white neckcloth,
Lugging along with a large valise.
‘■I am rather late, am I not?” said he as he
joined me.
‘•True enough, sir,” I replied, respectfully,
for the gentleman was a clergyman, a Metho
dist itinerant, I supposed.
“My valise is rather heavy, and I feared I
should lose the boat.”
•‘Let me help you carry it, sir.”
He accepted my civil offer, and I took hold
of the valise, which was certainly loaded very
heavy for a methodist parson. In a few mo
ments we reached the steamer, and I passed
onboard, but my new acquaintance had ac
complished but half the distance, when the
plank canted, and he was thrown into the riv
er. Fortunately for him, I was prompt in my
efforts to rescue him, and he was immediately
drawn on board, with no other detriment than
1 thorough ducking.
My friend, whom, as I never learned his
came, I shall have to call the Rev. Mr. Gog
gles, retired to a vacant state-room. It was
iow nearly dark, and 1 did not see him that
night.
As usual in the evening, there was a table
levoted to cards, in a word, there was gauib
ing without a stint. No one objected to the
•ractice,so long as it was notdone by profes
sional blacklegs. 1 never played, but 1 often
itood by the table to observe the progress of
he game and study the looks of the players, as
hey were agitated by the fickle chances of a
noment.
While I was thus watching them I observed
in the onnosite side oT the table a well dress
id gentleman, who was regarding with eager
nterest the plays of the gamblers. He mani
fested a desire to engage in the place of one
who had been “cleaned out.”
It was soon apparent that the new comer
,vas a skillful player, and time after time he
swept the board of all that had been staked.
In a short time his companions had enough of
t and withdrew. He had won a large sum of
noney, and was evidently satisfied with his
ivening’s work.
He smoked on the boiler deck until all the
passengers had retired, and then left, much
curiosity had been manifested to know who
ind what he was. Nobody had seen him be
fore, and nobody remembered when he came
jn board, and what seemed most singular of
ill, he was not seen the next day, though the
aoat was not stopped during the night.
The next day Was Sunday, and at breakfast
fiine my Methodist friend made his appear
ance.
1 “My young friend, I have to thank you for
die good service you did me last evening. I
im poor; I have none of this world’s goods. I
crust that all my treasures are laid up in
tleaven. But the Dord will reward you if I
cannot.” *
“Don’t mention it, my dear sir. I am happy
to have been the means of saving you.”
W'e conversed a while upon the matter, and
my friend then spoke of having service on
board, if agreeable to the passenger*, Of
course it was agreeable, and the parson pray
ed and exhorted with a zeal that would have
done honor to the most celebrated of the re
vivalists.
The impression produced by the services, I
am sorry to say, was not permanent, for when j
evening came, the games commenced. The j
mysterious gambler appeared, again, much to j
the surprise of all, for it was believed that he
had landed, or been lost overboard. He play
ed, and swept the board as before. Some of
the weaker ones began to think he was the
devil in disguise, ard their belief was almost
confirmed when the next day nothing could be
found of him.
The passengers made him the subject of
their conversation, and quite an excitement
was kindled. The captain swore, if he ap
peared again, he would throw- him into the
river. A thorough search was made for him
but all in vain. My Methodist friend was es
pecially indignant, and believed it would be
better to hang every gambler. As soon as the
true character was discovered, I agreed with
him entirely.
One young man from Cincinnati was partic
ularly distressed in the sudden disappearance
of the blackleg, for he had. under the influ
ence of an overdose of brandy, staked aiid lost
a half eagle, which his mother had given him
just before her death. It was not the loss of
the money that distressed him for he hart
plenty of that; it was the associations connec
ted with the coin itself. There was a history
belonging to it, he said, and he would give the
gambler the double value of it, if he would re
turn it, with a little ring attached to it.
That evening to the disappointment of all
on board, who were prepared to deal with
him in a summary manner, the blackleg did
not appear. Man or devil, he had Hie un;«us
of knowing of the indignation his acts had
caused. There was a strange mystery about
him. Every part of the steamer was again
searched in vain for him, and it seemed cer
tain that he could not have gone ashore.
The next day I was talking with the Rev.
Mr.•Goggles, not about the gambler, but on
general topics. Of course, his life, os an itin
erant. was full of interest to me. He told me
I__i. i i i 4 „ 1 „ J 1 „ „ «
to place; that he was often hungry, ami never
had over ten dollars at once.
••I have only five, now,” he said; and to ver
ify his statement, he took from his pocket a
half eagle.
I glanced at it. There was a hole in it,with
a ring attached! It was certainly the prop
erty of the young man from Cincinnati.
“What is this ring for?” I asked.
“This piece was given me by a woman in
Arkansas, who was converted under my
preaching.”
The liar! I had already made up my mind
that he was the mysterious gambler. Before
dinner time, I had an opportunity to whisper
my view to the captain, and while we were at
dinner, his state-room was searched. A large
sum of money was found there, and many of
the gambler’s tools, as well as the dress the
“unknown” had worn.
“Parson, can you swim? asked the captain
as the Rev. Mr. Goggles came upon the boil
er deck.
“A little,” he replied, with a demure smile.
“You will have a chance to try; I am go
ing to throw you overboard’”
The captain took him by the collar, and ex
plained the matter to the astonished passen
gers. who were quite ready to assist in empty
ing his pockets, and then throwing him over
board. The money taken from him was paid
over to his victims.
Tile last vve saw of him, he was swimming
vigorously towards the shore, cursing the
captain w'th quite as much zeal as he had used
in praying and exhorting.
Theyoung man from Cincinnati got liis
cherished coin, and I trust has learned a use
ful lesson.
•—■—
[From the Memphis Christian Advocate.
TIME AND ETERNITY.
BY W. H. GIL LAM, 01' ARKANSAS.
The year has nearly breathed its last
—its hopes and fears—burdened with the
sighs and groans of severed friendship
and broken hearts—all, all are gone!
Oh ! how many false vows and broken
promises have been stamped upon the
page of Heaven's high chancery, where
may he traced by the recording angel’s
pen the immortal volume of the world's
account!
The departed year! it has fled upon the
silken wing of lime—fled to return no
more. No power save that which rolls
the wheels of the Universe along the
keAivo nl ♦ la mroi'l’toft Mtr litllj n ml cnane
eternal ages, can blot the record from the
skies.
Yes, tis past, and gloomy nature now
bewails the departed hours. Winds and
ocean waves will chant their requiem, and
the sounding storm sweep round the nor
thern mountain’s top, to rear of icy col
umns and eternal snows a monument to
the past.
Night’s deep darkness is upon the world
and gazing far away over the blue ocean
of universe, all glittering with isles of
story light, the rich music of the rolling
spheres whose anthem swells along those
upper deeps, and sounding upon the lyre
of time, startles my spirit! I remember
that ’tis the voice of the dying year—the
faint echo of the last note which Omnipo
tence is crushing out of the mighty harp
of sounding ages.
Oh, with a desolating hand the year
has swept the earth! Thousands upon
whom its smiles played in morning fresh
ness are gone to return no more. The
tender bosom in whose loved embrace the
lovely and the loved reposed, hath sunk
in death’s cold sleep on pillowed clods,
never again to bless the eyesof innocence
and love, or gladden the widow’d heart
of him or her who turn with hitter tears
and thoughts ensleeped in memory's sor
row to gone by days !
Great God, how vain are all earthly
things!
On many a faded form has death's cold
hand placed his ebon signet—many arose
has withered on the damask cheek—
many a heart crushed beneath the mighty
burden of accumulated sorrow.
Gone-by year ! though gone not lost.
The page that contains the doings of this
lower world is marked with lines as im
perishable as Heaven’s high arch.
But from the bosom of the future, hope
springs gracefully and fair, and glorious
beauty rests like a crown of angel radi
ance on its lofty brow. Thejoyou3 feel
ings of existence fresh in its unshadowed
buoyancy of life, revels like bounding
pulses in its heart, and a host of glorious
visions waves high their rainbow pinions
to the breeze, and throngs upou the pres
ent !
Glorious future ! But nh ! dread mes"
sengers of gloom and dire dispair are
upon its lightning truck to dash to the
1 earth the glory of a fleeting world, to,
|break the spell Which beauty wears in,
I hours of bliss.
| The vapors lie chaos-like o’re future’s
j shadowy deep. No mortal power can
| penetrate its gloom nor solve its inVste
! l ies. The wheel of unknown destiny
i tolls in its obscurity.
The grave may yearn upon our steps.
I and all our earthly fortunes be wrecked j
j forever.
But though the thread of life be length-;
lotted out to the farthest limit that Heaven
can give, still the heart trembles beneath
the poisonous lance of sorrow ; the friends
we love like autumn leaves will perish;
the cup of life will overflow with bitter
ness, and despair will thrill the s,oul like
the sad minstrelsy of eternal death !
But, Oh, there is a place beyond this
transitory scene, where no dial marks the
fleeting hours, where no shadows come
to dim the skies. That world adorned in i
changeless beauty is the Christian’s ever
lasting home I To that my rising soul i
aspires.
Oh ! then may the Great and Holy One i
lead us to that blest region where no bro
ken cho d can jar upon the music of the i
s lint’s immortal choir ; no tear-drops min
gle with the crystal wave of everlasting
! 1 i • trltorn lliorn ta alvifts) trt k!
with the reflection of a Hod whose dark- i
jest shadow is truth and light ineflible!
Is Heaven the reward of the faithful? i
Then let the future bring its toil and pain; I
let the wail of woe come, and the heart
pine in sadness, for long-blasted hopes
shall yet revive; there yet is hope, and
our tears only shine as jewels in the lem- i
pest’s clouds to light us to that bright ■
world, where every vapor cloud shall be i
dissolved in Heaven's everlasting sun- |
shine. Flowers that fade shall bloom
again; and those who sleep beneath the 1
tomb shall wake to life divine. Thegrave i
shall bloom upon the sunlit vale of itn- I
mortality, and crowns and thrones are I
there! '
Batesville, Arkansas.
THE SLAVE TRADE.
The slave trader takes care to cross the ,
ocean without a national flag or papers of
any kind. The reason for this is, that if ,
captured, no court can condemn them for
piracy. The vessel may be condemned
and the negroes liberated by the captor,
but the crew can be punished only by the
nation under whose flag the offence was
committed. The vessel having no flag,
the crew escapes.
The course of the slave trade, as now
carried on, is very simple. The trader ,
takes with him to the coast about seven or ,
eight thousand dol ars in Spanish ounces. (
With these he buys of the British trading j
vessels there—who make up their cargoes f
for the market—the assortment of goods j
necessary for his barter and work. These t
consist of Birmingham muskets and shack
les, Manchester inadapollams and hand- t
kerchiefs, a little rum, powder, and a few c
knicknacks. (
From the native traders he buys rice to (
feed the slaves. The original sum of |
seven or eight thousand dollars will give ^
him a stock that in barter will probably j
buy fifteen hundred assorted negroes. To ,
take these from the factory he requires t
three vessels. Ilaviug availed himself of ,
the English Hag for the first part of the ]
business, which is getting the goods to (
the coast for the barter, he now dues the /
same with the American Hag to get the .
vessels there. Three American vessels
are purchased, and some reckless adven
turer is found who will deliver them on
the coast. When they get there, the flag j
and papers are sent ashore, and the ne
groes come on board. A new crew, in ]
part or all, comes with them, who under- (
stand taking care of the slaves. And
now for the run to Cuba. (
Every place below is filled ; the crew
remain always on deck, rain or shine, and (
a lookout is kept at the mast-head all the (
lime. If a sail is seen upon the horizon, ,
the course of the vessel is changed so as i
to avoid it. They wish to meet neither
friend nor foe. if the cargo is landed in
Cuba, the vessel having no papers, is an
encumbrance. Sometimes she is burnt,
sometimes set adrift at sea, as was the
Grey Eagle, off Bahia Honda; sometimes
she is run to some small Mexican port,
where she gets Mexican papers, and
sometimes she is given to the mate, as in
the case of the Haidee.—[N. Y. Herald.
Gen. Washington.—I received the
following anecdote of Washington, about
fifty years ago, from the farmer referred
to in the narrative. He was a member
of the Society of Friends, who, with their
peaceful habits, were lukewarm, or op
posed to the war of Independence. While
the army lay in the neighborhood of
White Plains, a farmer, whose dwelling
was near the camp, one morning at sun
rise, while passing a clump of brush,
heard a moaning noise. Thinking his ox
or bis ass had (alien into a pit, he, on ap
proaching the spot, heard the voice of a
man engaged in prayer. He hid in the
thicket and listened, resolved to see the
speaker. Having finished his aspiration
to heaven, this man of God came forth
from his hiding place. It was George
Washington. When the farmer entered
his dwelling, ho said to his wife, *• Mar
tha, we must not oppose this movement
any more. The work is from the Lord. I
I heard the man George Washington send
to heaven such prayers for the cause and
the country, that I know they will be
heard.” Thus Washington rose with the
sun, and prayed for his country ; fought
for it by day, and watched lor it by night.
[Laurie Todd,
-.—•—
——- God hears the heart without the words,
hut he never hear* the words without the heart. I
Gen. Houston’s Prescription to a
" Bore.”—Among the guests at the St.
Nicholas Hotel, New York city, was Gen
SaVn Houston, of Texas. The General
is, as nil his acquaintances well know,
fond of mirth ami fun, and. in short, is
what Doeaticks would call a P. B.,—per
r( ct brick. The General however, enter
ains nn intense hatred for that species of
ntmanity called “ bores.”
One of these gentry, a good nntured
jut soft headed animal—a regular button
lolder, cornered him one day at the hotel.
He had managed to be introduced to him
iy a gentleman the day previous.
** General," said the bore after he had
lOtliered the General out of all patience,
* I wish you would do me one more favor.
V man of your eminence is so competent.”
“ Well, what is it?” inquired Houston,
ather curtly,
“ Well, yon see, air. Houston, you are
mch nn eminent man—such a"—
"Never mind that; what do you want
o know?”
“ Excuse me but a person of your nbili
ies and distinction must be aware"—
“ I am so m<» Mi at in haste,” interrupted
he badgered senator, " pray come to the
>oint at once."
" Well, then, tell me the secret of vour
ntccess in life—how you rose in position
is you have cone.
" Ah ! but that wouldn’t benefit you
iny. I ran tell you how you can rise in
he world, if you wish.”
'• That’s just it,” was the reply—"just
vhat I was trying to get at."
" Well, sir, I’ll tell you. Undertake
o approach a sore-headed bull with a rpd
carl onyour neck. I'll guarantee your
tpwnid progress immediately on the com
tietion of the experiment I”
The button-holder collapsed, shoved his
tat on his head and walked sorrowfully
iway, while a cluster of gentlemen near
>y, who had overheard the conversation,
airly screamed with laughter. — [Ex
change.
-—
Honest Fabmeiis.—We heard the
(liter day a story which illustrates at once,
he independence and probity of some
Jhio Farmers, and in these days of greed
md haste to be rich will servo to keep
ilive our faith in human nature.
Some years since, a person moved from
his City with his family to the vicinity of
Vliddlelown, and there remained on a
arm till his death. Ho left a widow and
ions, whose circumstances were eoruforla
)le and their occupation fanning.
Within a short time, a sharp lawyer of
he City, discovered a flaw in the deed, by
vlrich the old Farmer had conveyed a cer
sin lot in this City fronting on the Laud
ng. He went at ouce to see the widow,
nd telling her how much the lot Imd risen
n value, offered to secure it for her on
hares.
She called a council of her sons, stated
lie case to them, and asked what should be
one. They talked over the matter and
onoluded that their Father had intended
3 make a sure sale, and had got for the
•roperty all that'll was worth; the land had
robably changed liundsseveral times,and
aj present owner had paid fur it all it was
vorth. "So,” said the eldest son who ae
ed ns spokesman—“So, Mother, we
vont touch it," and touch it they didn’t,
’ossihly that lawyer catne home with some
lew notions of honesty in his iuad nnd a
„i: .n„. i.. .. ..„J
justice” there was considerable difference.
[Cincinnati Gazette.
Sorgho or Sugar Case.—The grow
ng of Sargho, and the production oi Syrup
ulficient for home consumption in the
STorth-wet)i at least, is no longer a matter
if experiment.
Sorgho societies are formed, and reports
nade of the most satisfactory kind in many
daces. We find that in the lute Sugar
Grower's Convention of Winnebago coun
y, Illinois, held Dec. 7th, the lowest a
uount raised by any who reported was
120 gallons per acre, and at a cost of 20
:ents per gallon, or less than half the
irice of New Orleans molasses.
It is planted about May 20th, and is
:ultivaied much like corn. It is yet a
juestion whether it should be harvested
lefore or after a frost comes. It makes
letter feed if cut before frost. Talcott,
thnmerson &, Co’s, mills prove best for
grinding. The sap or juice is evaporated
ly boiling in flat iron puns. For cleans
ng, some used lime water, one pint to
jighty gallons of sap; others used one
ipooulul of salaratus to thirty gallons sap,
lut quite as gt^d a mode was the constant
rse ol skimmer. Woolen should be used
ts a strainer. It takes from seven to nine
gallons of sup to make one of fine, heavy
syrup. Few reports were made of granu
ations into sugar, but there appears no
iifficuliy in the way of it. One farmer
•aised from thirty to forty bushels of seed
per acre, upon which he fed his horses,
me only refusing to eat it', and the others
eaving oats or corn for the cane seed.
Fhis explodes the idea of its poisonous el
ect. It has proved more jirofitable to
aise than wheat or corn, and it thrives
lest on light, sandy soil. Illinois and
iowa expect soon to supply the home mar
rets with sugar and syrup and then com
rience exporting their supplies.
-. -#■ »
-The sweetest anil most gentle’bedfellow
is—conscience! It is so charming to feel
ier at our heart—to hear her joining in our
svening song—and awakening us with her own
sweet morning lay I
-The moral cement of society is virtue ;
it unites and preserves, while vice separates
and destroys- The good may well be teVttled
the salt of the earth. For where there is no
integrity, there can be no confidence} arid
where there is no confidence there can be no
ananimi' y.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-A schoolmaster in Texas, advertises
that he is prepared !o teach the juvenile cs
deiigbowth of that country how’to shoot.
-If you receive a trifling Injury, do not
| go about the streets proclaiming it and be anx
ious to revenge it. Let it drop, it is wisdom
| to say little respecting the injuries you nwr
i have rectivedi
| -The mist that hangs like sliver curtains
| around the plains before sunrise, and is lifted
| by day’s golden cords out of our sight, lias
death In the woofj it is woven, here and there,
1 of fatal threads.
— A horse jockey, who incautiously ftdfn -
rd his Angers by taking tip his toast from Ih* :
Are, and broke his plate by letting it fail, ob
served that it was too bad to lose the plate
after winning the heat.
-A fat man in an omnibus, a tall man in
a crowd, a short man on parade, and a lady in
a huge bonnet sitting before you at a public
lecture, are declared to be four of the most un
popular personages of the day; the bonnet is a
decided nuisance.
-“My hair is eighteen years older than
my whiskers,” said a lawyer, “and i cannot
understand why my whiskers should turn gray
first?” “Because you have worked so much
more with your jaws than your brains,” re
pelled Brown.
-A facetious exchange, say* the Hart
ford papers, gives a list of births aa well a#
■deaths; but one fact does not speak well fo?'
the morals of the Nutmeg State—the births all
come before the marriages! t
-They tel! a story of a bachelor member
of the Arkansas Legislature, who made R.“stt.
speech” to a bouncing widow of his county
and she “kicked him.” To get revenge he
goes up to Little Hock, the Capital, and In
troduces a bill to prevent widows from marry
ing. The wretch!
-One might as well attempt to calculate
mathematically the contingent forms of, the
tinkling bits of glass In a kaleidoscope, as to
look through the tube of the future and fore
tell its pattern. ' ■ 1
—No doubt there is room enough in !th#
world for men and women, but it may be &
serious question whether the latter are not ta
king up more than their share of it.
-The water that has no taste i? purest;
the air that has no odor is freshest ; and of all
the modifications of manner, the most general
ly pleasing, is simplicity.
-As in literature we shall find some things
that are true, ami some that are new, but few
things that are both true and new; so also in
life, wo shall find some men that are great,
and some nmn that are good, but few roeu that
are both great and good.
-A lawyer at Lowell, having found nine
ty-five dollars, and returned the money to the
owner, one of the papers says the act may be
honest and honorable, but it Is exceedingly un*
professional.
—The dentists of Indiana are about to
form a Stale association. Their seal will be
a molar, with the motto, “Wo pull together.”
—— Never owe any man more than you ate
abio to pay, and never allow any man to pwe
you more than you are able to lose.
-1 cannot call to mind that I have ever
seen a face bearing the impress of bad passions
that did not also have upon It the stamp of
suffering.
-“Sir.” said a voting wife to herhusband
a few days after marriage, “you were hopest^
enough to tell me that your* chimney smoked,
but why didn’t you tell me that you smoked
yourself ?”
—Doctor Charles Wilson has written a
volume of some hundred pages to explain the
PATHoiogy of drunkenness. Diogones defines
it in two syllables—zig-zag!
Genuine Foots.—He who wipes hie nose
on a nutmeg gater, and picks bis teeth With a
razor.
She who says “no,” to a proposal of a gen
tleman when she has reached the age of thirty.
He who gets so drunk at night, that he puts
his clothes to bed, and hangs himself on the
back of a chair.
She who rubs her cheeks with brickbats in
order to give them color.
He who puts on his hat, and take* bis can*,
and starts out in pursuit of an honest aitfMQr
Interested politician.
She who pinches aud slaps a child to malts
it quit bawling.—[Punch.
._“What are you doing with that lum
ber?” cried a steamboat captain to an Irish
man who was staggering toward the boat be
neath the weight of a huge plank, just as the
bell was ringing for the last time. “What am
1 doing?” Sure, wasn’t it yerself as said, e‘All
ye’s as is going, get a board,’ and isn’t this
an illcgant one entirely?” said the Hibernian,
triumphantly, amid the laughter of the specta
tors. The captain gave him his board and
passage that trip.
—At a spiritual circle in Greenfield a
three cent piece, a live cent piece, aud an old
fashioned four-pence were thrown into the
room through the window, without any visi
ble or supposable human agency. It is sup
posed they came from an old grogdrinker,
who had left this sphere without squaring hi*
score at the tavern.
Common Expeiuence.—John Wesley says)
“When I was young I was sure of everything;
In a few years, having been mistaken a thou
sand times, I was not half so sure of most
things as I was before; at present I am hardly
sure of anything but what God bad revealed to
man.”
_An ingenious down-easter has con
structed a miniature factory village, with en
gines, wheels, windmills, ttsrriages, water
falls, persons walking, playin#, swinging, etc,
etc., and the whole so delicately arranged, 1
aud so nicely adjusted, as to be put in cotn
plete operation by a single mouse, which 1
travels in a small circular cage, us squirrels
often aresecn doing.