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mm JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good
assortment of Printing Material, and are
ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on
reasonable terms.
Wc arfe 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, &c. _
E. rTmcPIIERHON,
COUNTY SU UVUYOR.
a LL persons wishing my services in
•e*- this department of business, will please
address me at Brownsville. Prairie county.
Ark. Every cal! will be punctually filled.
novl3-lv ___—
NEW RESTAURANT !
rF JF3C THJ
COSMOPOLITAN !
Corner of Buena Vida and Lyon streets,
RES ARC, AR.Ii.ANSAS.
IS now open for the recention of visitors.—
The best of Liquors, Wines, Ale, Cigars,
etc., will be kept constantly on hand.
*,* Oysters, Game, &c., will be furnished at
short notice.
XST This Restaurant will he attended to by
HARVEY’S iX CHANGE,
Corncrof BiicnaVistaamt Fostei
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 Liquors. Elgars.
Tobacco, etc., tile undersigned (latter
themselves that they will continue to receive
the patronage which has been heretofore be
stowed upon them.
gy Adjoining their Exchange they keep a
general assortment of F A M IL\ G ROC RRl kS.
AUn. fNivp Ovsters. Sardines, Fine Pickles,
Catsups, Pepper Sauce, etc., etc.
jy24-tf IIA R V E Y & M ATT HEWS.
A. S. HARRIS,
ll» ,1 t € BM - .1/ .1 HER
AND
JTEWEIjEB..
OFFICE on Ruena Vista -g
street, o pposite
Nucleus House. Des Arc.
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewei-ry
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov^O-om
.fTlEP TIE N,
CLOCK AND WATCH
EH A S Hi IB
AND
JEWELLER.
Buena Vista street, opposite A. Stewart &
Brothers,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Respectfully informs tbe citizens of
Des Arc and the adjacent country, that he
is prepared t.o execute ail kinds of CLOCK
and WATCH Work, in a workmanlike man
ner, and to Repair and Clean Jewelry, &c.
jan90-tf ____
JAMES JOHNSON..
Gunsmith,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
£3 rv Having permanently located myself,
I am prepared to manufacture GIN!?,
V^X PISTOLS, & c., to order.
All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
on reasonable terms.
6Hg“ LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made.
In fact, any kind of work in my line will be
promptly attended to.
JS®"" Terms—Cash. apr3 ly
JORDAN BODEMER,
SHAVING, HAIR-CUTTING,
AKI>
HAT R-D R E S SIN G SALOON.
—ALSO—
SHAMPOOING AND HAIR-DYING
BUENA VISTA Street, west of Nucleus
House, Des Arc, Arkansas. octl6-lv
BLANKS! BLANKS!!
Just printed and for sale at the “ Citizei
OrriczDeeds of Conveyance : Quit Claiu
Deeds; Justice’s Summons’. Executions, De
lirery Bond,, Ac. Ac.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
CHARLES P. BERTH AND Attor
ney at Law, Little Rock, Ark. [jan21>
P JORDAN, Attorney at Law,
. Little Rock. Arkansas. [decll-lv.
G~ & B. D. TURNER, Attor
m keys at Law, and General Collec
tors, Searcv. 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. Prompt and
faithful attention given to the collection of all
claims sent to them. fjanS-tf.
DR. B. F. DINWIDDIE, having per
manently located at Lake Bluff. Prairie
county, Arkansas, tenders his professional
services to tho public, in all ^tho binnehos of
his profession. jan®> 1858-ly.
DR. T~ SANDERS, late of Memphis.
having settled in the town of Des Arc,
tenders In’s professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in thehealing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. [(ST Office on Bncna Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. \Y. F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public, Calls promptly at
tended to. raay29, iSaS-ly*
DR. WM. BETHELL, will continue
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
[inrine- the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
roive°a share of the public patronage.—
irsr- Office at Bethell & Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in tho building formerly
. . .. n IT_55
DCCupicU a.'v »» . .j -
DR. 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
•ry, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
mayl5-tf _
n CHIPS EY, Resident
D e N t i s T,_c.tark*s Marble'fff^lpjai^
Block. Memphis.Tennessee. Will -LJ-L
visit Des Arc, of which notice will be given
hrongh the “ Citizen.” octl3-6m
TAS. R. HARRINGTON,
^ Mechanical and Surgical
Dentist, Near Oakland Grove.
Prairie county, Arkansas. DR. HARRING
rONis prepared to perform any operation, or
ixecute any artificial work in the Dental pro
fession. He hopes by liis particular attention,
;arefulness and experience to merit the pat
ronage and influence of the citizens of Prairie
md adjoining counties, which he respectfully
solicit! _ _ mnybO-ly^
L, FEATHERSTON.*• r. H. FARR.
Featherston. & farr, attor
neys at Law, and Real Estate Agents.
Clarendon. 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.
Childress; Clarendon, Ark., H. M. Couch,
Panola. Miss., Col. Calvin Miller; Coffeeville,
Miss., E. C. Walthall; Memphis, Tenn., D.
M. DuBose. Esq., IV. J. Webb ; Holly Springs,
Miss., W. T. Featherston ; Washington, D.
0., Jacob Thompson. jyl~
T E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at
,J . Law, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas.
Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar
kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Conwav, and Pope. He will give prompt at
lenfion to all business entrusted to him.
OFFICE—Over Town Hale. (Filth’s
New Building.) first door. feb13-tf
YB. DALRYMPLE, Attorney at
Law, Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkan
sas.* VV'ill practice in the counties of Prairie,
Monroe. Arkansas. Jackson, White, and Con
way. He will give prompt attention to all
Land Claims.and will attend personally to the
locating of Swamp Land Scrip and Warrants,
selling lands, and paying taxes, (j®" Office
on Lyon street. febl3—tf
- _ , ,, . n T
WAlYlUiYI AIN VY. luhaivuo, jjaw
yer. Springfield, Conway county, Ar
kansas. Will practice in the various courts
of Middle Arkansas. (0T Prompt attention
iriven to the collection of all claims entrusted
to him. n30*
JW. MARTIN, Attorney at Law,
Des Arc. Prairie county, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas.
Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White.
p-S- Prompt attention given to the collection
declaims; also, the locating, selling and pay
ing taxes on land. (J3?” Office on Lyon street.
sept26-tf
WILLIAM T* JUNES Attorney
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefi'eTson.
Arkansas, Monroe. St. Francis. Jackson and
White. Prompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. scpt2(S-tf
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.. I.. D. WILLIAMS.
WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
tornf.ys at Law, Little Rock, Ar
kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to
them. _ dcc4
T A. MOON, Attorney at Law,
• ) , General Collecting and Land Agent,
For the Northern and Eastern Counties of
Arkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. octiO
(> Fl'ltNISS MARTIN, Attorney
-R*'* at Law, Brownsville, Prairie county.
Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of
Prairie, Pulaski, Conway, Pope, Yell, Perry,
Saline. White, Ai kansas, Jefferson, Jackson
and Monroe. Prompt attention given to the
collection of claims. Also, the locating, sell
ing and paying taxes on land. jy!7-ly
J. L. HOLLOWELL.. •••W. D. JACOWAY
HOLLO WELL & JACOWAY, At
torneys at Law, Dardaneile. Arkansas
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
je20-tf~
JOS- KELLER"".••••GEO. SUMALZKIED
JOS. KELLER & CO.,
DEALERS IN
MEN’S AND HOYS’ CLOTHIML
FUR.WISHING GOODS,
Trunks. Valises, Umbrellas
&c.. Wholesale and Retail—No. 255 Mai
I street, Memphis, Tennessee. [mayl-ly]
THE DYING WIFE.
BY CORNELIA E. DA PONTE.
Yes, come and feel how cold the hand
That soon will colder be;
Clasp me once more in thy embrace,
While I am yet with thee.
Those lips are mute, while on my brow
Thy burning tears fall fast;
Death hath no pangs while thus thy arms
Around my form are cast.
Ah, come! for in my eyes the light
Fades with the fading day;
Upon iny lips the list faint sigh
That bears my soul away.
What though life’s feeble pulse dies out,—
And death and darkness come—
No shadows dim the ethereal gates
Of our eternal home.
Nay, weep not, sighs ure all in vain;
Could words—couid angel’s tears—
Revive this sinking form again
To bliss and future year",
I would not have my footsteps stray
Tile way which they have gone,
To mingle with the wild and proud.
Yet know myself aione;
Nor have my spirit seek the tide
Of pleasure’s glittering stream,
Yet find mv feelings run to waste
Amid each flattering beam
That flings a moment’s brightness o’er
The weary path we tread,
Then leaves us darker than before,
With all those visions lied!
Stars of the deep blue firmament
And everlasting night,
All things that sing a last lament
Fling oil yourglories round my head
Ere we forever part;
Shine forth and farewell radiance shed
Around iny sinking heart.
—:-♦ « « i-i
Dissolution of the Union—Speech of a
Georgia Senator.
In the Senate, on the 6ih ult., the Pa
cific Railroad bill under discussion, Mr.
Iverson, of Georgia, participated. In
cidentally, he touched upon the subject of
the Union, the probabilities of a disso
lution, the necessities existing and likely
to arise for it, and kindred topics. We
present a portion of his speech, to which
we invite the attention of Southern peo
ple:
And, speaking of the Union, sir, I take
occasion to say that there is another rea
son connecied with it, which makes me
object to any bill, the provisions of which
will secure the Government aid in the
construction of'a railroad to the Pacific,
exclusively confined to the Northern
States. Sir, I believe that the time will
come when the slave States will be com
pelled, in vindication of their rights’ in
terests and honor, to separate from the
free Slates, and erect an independent con
federacy ; and I am not sure, sir, that the
Lime is not near at hand when that event
will occur. At all events I am satisfied
that one of two things is inevitable : ei
ther that the slave States must surrender
their peculiar institutions or separate from
the North. I do not inelaborate or pro
intend, on this occasion, to enter into an.
longed discussion of this proposition. I
content myself with expressing my firm
belief, and a brief allusion to the founda
tion of that opinion. It is unnecessary to
look back to the commencement of the
anti-slavery agitation in the Northern
States, and to trace its regular and rapid
growth to its present monstrous propor
tions.
T______ fl..« .—
petitions were first presented to Congress
for the abolition of slavery in the District
of Columbia ; it was the beginning of the
agitation, and was limited to a few de
luded religious fanatics among the men,
and some of the weaker sex, of the New
England Slates. It nevertheless aroused
the fears and excited the angry Jeelings
of many of the Southern people ; it pro
duced much discussion in Congress, and
among die newspaper press of the South
ern States. Many expressed their be
lief that it was the beginning of a storm
which was to sweep over the free States,
carrying everything before it; but they
were met with the syren song which the
distinguished Senator from South Caro
lina has recently so eloquently poured
forth.
“ There is no danger; slavery is too
strong to be overturned ; let the sound,
cousernative mind and heart of the North
be appealed to, and all will be right; our
friends there will protect us.” Behold
the result in the late ele tions. With the
bold, undisguised declaration of hostility
to slavery at the South, as enunciated by
the great leader of its enemies at Roches'
ter, with his loud sounding pronunciamentc
of “down with the accursed thing;” will:
the bloody flag of anti-slavery unfurled
and “ war to the knife" written on it:
folds, and there is not at this day a ma
jority of true, conservative friends of thi
rights of the South in a single free Stati
of this Union this side of the Rock'
Mountains. The demon of abolition, ii
his most hideous shape, has covered then
all over with the footprints of his onwan
and remorseless march to power.
Sir, he knows but little of the working
of human nature, who supposes that th
spirit of anti-slavery fanaticism vvhicl
now pervades the Northern heart wi
stop short of its favorite and final end an
aim—the universal emancipation of slave
ry in the United States by the operatioi
and action of the Federal Governmen
When Mr. IVilberforce began the ag
talion of his scheme of emancipation i
the British West India Islands, there vva
• not a corporal’s guard in both Houses <
11 the British Parliament who sympathize
with him or approved the movement;
and yet, in less than a quarter ol a cen
tury, all England seemed abolitionized,
and perpetrated, bv a decree in Parlia
ment, one of the most arbitrary and outra
geous violations of private rights which
was ever inflicted by despotic power upon
peaceful and loyal subjects. And so it
will be in this country. The same spirit
which brought about emancipation in the
British islands will produce it here, when
ever the power is obtained to pass and to
ehifoi'ce its decree. VVIipii the present
Republican party, or its legitimate suc
cessors in some other name, shall get pos
session of the Government; when it has
the President, both Houses of Congress,
end the judiciary, what will stay its hand ?
It cannot stand still; if it does, it dies.
To live and reign, it must go on. Step
by step it will be driven onward in its mad
career until slavery is abolished or the
Union is dissolved. One of these two
things is as inevitable as death.
An Exquisite Story by Lamartine.
In the tribe of Neggdnn there was a
horse whose fame was spread fur and
near, and a Bedouin of another tribe, by
name Daher, desired extremely to possess
it. Having offered in vain for it biscam
els and his whole wealth, he hit at length
upon the following device by which he
hoped to gain the object of bis desire.
He resolved to stain his face with the juice
of on herb; to clothe himself in rags; to
tie his neck and legs together, so as to
appear like a lame beggar. Thusequip
ped, he went to wait for Naber, the owner
ui me uuise, wriu iiu is new wao
that way. When he saw Naber ap
proaching on his beautiful steed, be cried
out in a weak voice, “ 1 ant a poor stran
ger; for three days I have been unable
to move from this spot to seek for food
I am dying ; help me, and Heaven will
reward you.” The Bedouin kindly of
fered to lake him upon his horse and car
ry him home; but the rogue replied: “ I
cannot rise. 1 have no longer any strength
left.” Naber, touched with pity, dis
mounted, led his horse to the spot, and
with great difficulty set the seeming beg
gar on his back.
But no sooner did Duller feel himself
in the saddle than he set spurs to the
horse and galloped off, calling out as he
did so, “ It is I, Daher; I have got the
horse, and I am off with it.” Naber
called after iiitn to-stop and listen. Cer
tain of not being pursued, he turned and
balled at a short distance from Naber, who
was armed with a spear. “ You have
taken my horse,” said the latter. “ Since
heaven has willed it, I wish you joy of it;
but I conjure you never to tell any one
how you obtained it.” “ And why not?”
said Daher. “ Because ” said the noble
Arab, “another man might be really ill,
and men would fear to help him. You
would be the cause of many refusing to
perform an act of charity, (or fear ol be
ing duped as I have been.” Struck with
shame at these words, Duller was silent
for a moment; then springing from the
horse, returned it to its owner, embraced
him and invited him to his tent, where
they spent n few days together, and be
came fast friends for life.
Runaway Match—Cuba and the
United States.—We are daily chroni
cling runaway matches in our paper, but
we expect soon to notice one of a more
important character. There is a bright
and a beautiful damsel called Cuba, who
reigns as the "Q.uetn of the Antilles,” in
the West India seas. Brother Jonathan
has formed a very violent attachment for
her, and the feeling is reciprocated by the
“Queen.” They are anxious to form a
matrimonial union. Brother Jonathan,
while he is really in love with Cuba, bas
an eye to his material interests. He be
lieves the domains of tbe “Queen” will
be a valuable acquisition to his great
farms, which are near them, and they will
be an excellent market for his surplus ag
ricultural products and manufacturing im
plements. The “Queen of the Antilles
is satisfied that Brother Jonathan, who
is noted for his enterprise and business
like tact and sagacity, would manage her
domains far more advantageously for her
interests than is now done by some Span
ish overseers,who are at present in charge.
In every way—on the score of the feel
ing of the parties and their mutual interest
—their alliance and union is most desira
ble—“a consummation devoutly to be
wished.” Why should it not take place
when the maid and the lover are both anx
ious? An old, antiquated Spanish duen
na, who has a sort of guardianship o( tin
“Queen” during her minority, forbids the
alliance. In vain has the latter solicited
her consent. It has been refused. Tin
“Queen of the Antilles,” being now o
full age, is not disposed to wait any long
er. She is bound to rush to the embrac
i of Brother Jonathan, whether her Spams!
euenna consents or not. Brother Junulha!
■ is about to make arrangements to carr
i her off. in spire of the Spanish hag, wk
- seeks to exercise surveillance over. He
i says as long as the expectant bride i
i willing, it is all he cares about and lbs
! he and Cuba will enter into “the Unite
States.” Although not in general in fa
5 vor of runaway matches, we are decidedl
; for this, and trust that Brother Jonatha
i will make haste to relieve his love—th
1 beautiful Queen of the Antilles—from th
1 restraints of the Spanish duenna.— [Cii
Enquirer.
» --
_Poverty sticks to a man after all h
friends and the rest of mankind have deserti
n him.
s _Five glasses of whisky and a gallon
>f beer will enable one to see a sea-serpent, cvi
d on dry land.
[P'uni Ihft Council Bluffs Bugle, ol .Ian. v.o.
ANOTHER BATCH OF GOLD NEWS.
Hifflily Interesling I-etler from
!»fr. Allen—Tlie Hound (fold
Discovered.
j Through the kindness ol Mrs. Allen,
[ we have been permitted to publish the
following private letter, for the benefit and
information of our readers.
Mr. Allen is known all over this Slate
to be a man of truth nnd veracity. He
has been a member ol the House of lie •
preseutalives, and was an Alderman ol
and Postmaster in this city, which offices
he resigned when he leit Inst fall for the
Nebraska gold mines. The letter was
written to his wife, nnd uot intended for
publication, and hence if he were a man
who would try to mislead others, it cannot
be supposed that he would deceive his own
family:
Auraiua, N. T., Dec. 1, 18,>8.
Dear Wife and Daughters: I am
now seated in my own log cabin, nnd if I
only had you all here 1 would be truly
happy. I hope by next summer to have
you here. There are but two white wo
men in this country that I know of. We
have had a large deputation of Arapnhoe
Indians, on whose lands we are. They
are very friendly, and appear to be pleas
ed that we are here.
I have been about thirty miles south of
here on Cherry Creek, prospecting for
gold, nnd panned out forty-five cents
worth in one panfull of dirt. It is very
fine. 1 think with the right kind of tools
a person can make from five to twenty
uuiitifa I'vi uny
Wagstaff’s boys arc about thirty miles
helotv here, hut l have not seen them. I
understand they brought a letter lor me
winch got lost on the way; and I am sorry
it got lost, as I have not iteard a word from
the Bluffs since I left. I have just com
; pleted a bedstead for Jim and I, and have
filled the bed-tick with prairie feathers.
(Grass.) It is now snowing hard, and it
looks like we were going to have a deep
lone. Jim has just written to Wiley. In
this letter I send you a little gold dust. It
is worth about seventy-five cents. This I
I got out in two pans of dirt. Show it to
Dr. Craig; he can tell whether it is ns
good as California gold. I know where
there are diggings that the gold is larger
than this. 1 have seen some about the
size of common white beans; but it is im
possible to do anything like work in the
winter; but as soon as the spring opens we
will be in certain. You will no doubt see
some who have returned from here dissat
isfied with the country and everything out
here; but such persons would not be satis
fied in any place. This 1 can assure all
of my friends, that any one who will work
can make money fast; but there are some
here that will not do well in any place.
But here all that is wanted is industry to
insure a fortune.
While I am writing to you half a dozen
Arapahoes are sitting beside me tailing
their language and calling me chief. I
have been elected director of the Town
company and president of the Claim com
pany, and the Indians seeing whites come
to me on business, think I certainly must
be a chief, arid have dubbed me chief ac
cordingly. One thing I Want you to be
sure and tell all our friends that come out
in the spring, that old Californians have
rio advahtage over the rest of us, from the
fact that the diggings here beat them out—
mey are noi uummeu iu uuv jmu vuiai
location; but are scattered all over the
country, for a distance of over two hun
dred miles. The whole country appears
to be impregnated with gold. We have
organized claim lavs for forming and
mining, which I think are very good and
liberal. We have preaching every other
Sunday by a Methodist brother by the
name of Fisher—a very clever and good
man; though a “Fisher for souls,” he is
here like the rest of us fishing for the
"filthly lucre.” Those who come out
should start early in the springr There
are about eight hundred persons in this
country.
If the girls could only be here to see
the Rocky mountains in tiie morning or
the evening, when the sun is shining, they
would see one of the most beautiful sight:
they ever beheld. It i* about eight miles
to the mountains. The first tier is cover
ed with pine timber, and looks as black a;
can be. The second tier is covered will
snow the whole year round ; and looking
at both, with the sun shining upon tin
peaks of snow, the craggy rocks, and up
on the pines below, forms the grandes
sight I ever saw. It costs fifty ceius t<
get a letter from hereto Fort Laramie
and the same to get one back from there
- It used to cost one dollar.
We are going lo have a train come i:
• July and bring out our families. If an;
■ come out soon, write me a letter and sew
i it by them; if not, send your letters b
) mail to Fort Laramie.
! 1 remain yours, afiectionatclv.
j HENRY ALLEN,
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■ ■—-\ye should educate the whole man
l the body, the head, the heart: the body to ac
I the head to think, and the heart to feel.
-We should make the same use of
y book that a bee does of a fl >wer: she stea
II sweets from it, but does not injure it.
y -The good heart, the tender feeling, ai
! the pleasant disposition, makes smiles, lif
and sunshine everywhere.
-Surely it is a blessed privilege to
is kissed by the breeze, that has kissed all tl
d pretty women in the world.
I -Many fold their hands in petitio
>f i when they ought to be using them in toil. Th
-n j never learn that a useful, toiling life may be
I perpetual payers, as it is a perpetual bymn.
Arkansas Legislature.
[synopsis OF PROCEEDINOB-]
HOUSE.™
Fumy, Jan. 28.— House bill No. 147, “to
remove the free negroes and muiattoes from
this State,” which had been ordered to he en
grossed, and made the special order of the day
for H o’clock, was now taken tip and amend
! ed, read the third time and passed,
j SvTvmiAYj Jan..29,.—Mr. Green, from the
committee on the judiciary, to whom was re
ferred House Bill No. 15(5. “to regulate the
duties of assignees of property for payments of
debts,” reported that the committee have con
sidered the same.-and have instructed me to
report the same hack to the House with
amendments, and recommend its passage.
Head and received, and on motion of Mr.
Stuart, was adopted. .The amendments were
then read and adopted, and the bill ordered to
be engrossed and made the special order of
the day for 1st February next.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the House took
a recess for 15 minutes to allow the hall to he
put in order tor the reception of the Senate,
to go into the election of an “Auditor of pub
lic accounts and Treasurer for the State.”
At ttie expiration of which time, the House
was called to order, and the clerk directed to
inform the Senate that the House of Represen
tatives was now ready to receive them in their
hall.
The Senate appeared in the hall of the
House.
Nominations for Auditor were announced to
be in order,
Mr. Bunch nominated William R. Miller.
There was no other nomination. Mr. Mil
ler recoivcd fV7 voles in the House, and Billy
Patterson received one vote.
In the Senate, Mr. Miller received 22 votes,
making on joint vote, 8\) votes for Mr. Miller,
Billy Patterson one vote.
Mr. Miller was announced duly elected Au
ditor of Public accounts for the State of Ar
kansas, for and during (he term of two years.
Nominations for Treasurer wore announced
to be in order.
Mr. Redmond of the Senate, nominated John
Quindley.
Mr. M. Cimmon of the House, nominated
John H, Crease.
Those members who voted for John Quind
ley. are
Messrs. Abbott, Barker, Beslioar, Brewster,
Bunch, Bussey, Carlisle, Carroll, Childers,
Cook, Farmer, Fitzpatrick, Ford, Gray,Green,
Hays, Heffington, Hill. Jacoway, Johnson of
Deslm, Kilgore. Macon, Murphy, McCoy,
McRae, Neal, Newton, Roberts, Robertson,
Saxon, Shaver, Thrower Vaughan, Venable,
Weir and Williams...37 votes.
lii the Senate Quindley had.... 9 votes.
Joint..20
Those members who voted for John II.
Crease, are
Messrs. Anderson of Phillips, Batchelor,
Bateman, Baxter, Couch, Craighead, Craw
ford, Doak, Duffie, Duval, Edwards, Garland,
Gordon. Hammond, Hemmingway, Jeffrey,
Lyles. Mitchell, Montgomery, Moss, McCain
mon, McConnell, McKean, Pennington. Rey
nolds. Savage, Stuart, Wiison, West and Mr.
Speaker, bei tig. 30 votes.
In the Senate Mr. Crease had.13 votes.
Joint vote.33
Mr. Quindley wus announced duly elected
Slate Treasurer for the term of two years.
SENATE.
Thursday, Jan. 27.—The Senate went into
committee of the whole, to consider* of Sen
ate bill to aid in the construction of the dif
ferent railroads in this State.
After some time spent in discussion, the
committee rose and through their chairman,
reported progress, and asked to be discharged
from the further consideration of the subject;
which report was adopted and the committee
accordingly discharged.
Mr. Rosson, from the committee on Audi
tor’s and Treasurer’s books, presented a
lengthy report, setting forth the result of the
committee’s examination and investigation of
said hooks. The report commended in high
terms the incumbents of those offices. Three
hundred copies of it wer^ ordered to be printed.
Mr. Redmond introduced a bill to be enti
tled an act for the benefit of the estate of
George W. Underhill; deceased. Referred to
llin committee on the judiciary.
Friday, Jan. 23—House ulll to prohibit
the further emancipation of slaves in this
State was taken up and unanimously passed
rt. u:ii ..it_~C
all lands at a true value, was taken up and dis
cussed at length, but before a vote was taken
on its passage, the Senate adjourned.
Saturdav, Jan. 29.—Mr. Davies offered a
resolution requesting the Auditor to furnish
lift Senate with a tabular statement showing
the number of acres of land assessed for tax
ation in each county in this State, with the
average assessed value of said land per acre.
Adopted.
Mr. Floyd introduced a bill to legalize all
public roads and highways. Passed.
Senate took a recess.
At 11 o’clock agnin met, when a message
was received from the House informing the
Senate that the House was ready to go into
the election of Auditor and Treasurer.
Senate repaired to the liali of the House and
tile object oil the convention being explained,
nominations for Auditor were declared in or
der.
Mr. Bunch of the House, nominated Wil
liam R. Miller.
No other nomination was made and Mr.
Miller received 89 votes on joint ballot.
All the Senators present voted for Mr. Mil
ler, viz :
Messrs. Carrigan, Craighead, Davies, Doug
las, Floyd, Gaines. Could, Hammond, Jones,
Marshall, McCreery, McColloch, Mecklin,
Pennington, Redmond, Rosson,Rtirman, Terry,
1 Trimble, Watkins, Williams and Mr. Presi
dent—22.
In the House Mr. Miller received 67 votes.
So he was declared elected.
1 Nominations for State Treasurer being in
i order, Mr. Redmond nominated John Quind
ley, and Mr. McCammon of the House nomi
nated John H. Crease.
No other nominations were made and the
1 rolls being called it was ascertained that Mr
! Quindley had received 46 votes and Mr. Cieast
i 43 voles on joint ballot.
, Senators voting for Mr. Quindley:
’ Messrs. Floyd. Marshall, Pennington, Red
mond, Stirman. Terry, Trimble, Williams am
Mr. President Fletcher—9.
Senators, voting for Mr. Crease:
Messrs. Carrigan, Craighead. Davies. Doug
las, Gains1. Gould. Hammond, Jones. McCree
- ry. McColloch, Mecklin, Rosson and Watkin
:, —13.
In the House Mr. Quindley received 3i vote
and Mr. Crease 30vo;es.
a So John Quindley having received a majori
t ty of all the votes cast, wasdeclared to be dul
and cori-tRationally elected Treasurer of th
State of Ai kansas,for and during the term o
■d prescribed by law.
e,
_It is stated upon the authority of thos
ie who have heard it, that a cat, when her ta
le ^ is pinched between a door and post, utter th
j vowels, a, e, i, o. u, with great distinctnesi
„ 1 If the injury is prolonged, she gives w and
,y also.
a --T.ue eloquence consists in saying a
that is necessary, and nothing more.
Turks and their Mothers.—Mr. Lyon,
in Ills recent leeturo,mentioned that the Turks
were remarkable for their filial piety, i On*
whom he had seen, took the death of bit wife
with great indifference, but tore hie hgir anik
would not bo comforted when his mother
died. When ask'd why this was, he s'aiit;-^
“A man can have a thousand wives, but Milj
one mother.”—[Home Jotirnhl. :>V* J*»
—It is said that the hog* In low* h*r*
such long noses that the settlers employ them
to plow the fields. The practice is to burj£ a
corncob on one side of the lot and place the
hog opposite to it on the other side, when the
porker scenting It, immediately digs his snout -
into the soil, and pressing forward, turns *
furrow equal to that of the bast plow, right
up to the cob. If a stump should lie in (lie
direct road, the Iowa hog does not hesiUte or
work around it, but splits b open with hi*
snout and goes on. This Is following the nbf*
to some purpose.
-A down caster describing an opponent
says, “I tell you what, sir, that man doh’t
amount to a sum in arithmetic; add him up
there’s nothing to tote to another column.”, •{
-“Taking them one with an other,”
said the Rev. Sidney tmjth, “I believe my
congregation to be most exemplary obserVer*
of the religious ordinances; for the poor keep
all the fasts, and the rich all the feasts.”
—•As in literature we shall find some things
that are true, and some that are new, but few
things that are both true and new; so also in
life, we shall find some men that are great,and
some men that are good, but few men that are
both great and good.
-Women are called the “softer sex” be
cause they are so easily humbugged. Out of
one uunnreu giris. mnety-nve wouia prerrr
ostentation to happiness—a dandy husband to
a mechanic.
• , • ji , . i«p »w.vwv»«»
——A fellow coming out of a tavern, onskq
frosty morning, rather top heavy, fell ou the
door step; trying to regain his footing/bn re*1
marked: ‘If it be true that the wicked stand
on slippery ground, I must belong to 1),differ-i
ent class, for it’s more than I can do.’’
-The elective franchise hat been confer
red upon fifty women owning real estate, twd
upon thirty-one doing business on their owns
account, by tha authoiities of a town in Swe- '
den. This is what we would call “Womans
rights.” ' ■*
- —- It is generally observed that parsons of
about forty years—especially young ladies of
that age—are very forgetful of those with
whom they were acquainted In childhood. *
This remarkable dimness of memory, has
been appropriately styled “ The darkness tif
the middle ages.”
—Extremes meet. Civilisation and Bar
Isariem come toge her. Savage Indians and
fashionable ladies paint their faces.
—— A beautiful girl—beautiful in youth and
health and purity—who wakes fiom sleep, a,t
touch of morning light, as the (lowers do, with
a cheerful grace) whose first tones, like these
of the birds, are the most musical of the dayj
from whose brow every trace ot yesterday’s
wear and last night’s care Is swept away,ev#n
as the face of nature is renewed brightened by
the summer dow—such a girl it worth the
winning. • ,, tmm
-If dull weather affects you, marry a
warm-hea rted girl, and make a snnrh ne for
yourself. Bachelors will find this farsupe
rior to cither billiards or burgundy. *
— Without a friend the world tea wlMer*
noss. Winter finds out what a Summer con
ceals. Wit once bought is worth twice taught
Without pains no gains.
-Not what .men do worthily, but that
which they do successfully, Is what bhtory
makes haste to record.
— Good-nature is the very air of a good,
mind, the sign cf a large and generous ioul,
and the peculiar soil in which virtue prospers
Webster's Courting.—Daniel Web
ster married the woman he loved, and the
twenty years which he lived w.th btr
brought him to the meridian of his great
ness. An anecdote is cm rent on this sub
ject, which is not recorded in the books.
Mr. Webster was becoming intimate with
Miss Grace Fletcher, when a skein of silk,
which he was holding for her to wind, was
gelling into a knot, Mr. Webster assisted
in unravelling the snarl—then looking up
to Miss Grace, he said, "We have united
n knot, don’t you think we could tie one?”
Grace was a little embarrassed, said not
a word, but in the course of a few minutes
she tied a knot in a piece of tape and han
ded it to Mr. W. This piece of tape, the
thread of his domestic joys, was found af
ter the death of Mr. Webster, preserved
us one of his most precious lelics.
--
Nor Quite a Fight.—-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Ex
press gives the following specimen of street
rumors und incident at Washington:
It was rumored last evening that Mr.
Tucker, of New York, had expressed a
deliberate determination to cowhide Hoc.
Daniel E. Sickles, of New York, when he
met the latter gentleman on the street.
' It was repo, 'ed that Mr. Sickles had stated
* tpa. he felt it to hehisduty to chastise Mr.
s Tucker at the earliest opportunity whew
the punishment could be witnessed by the
' public, the instrument of infliction a cow
[ hide. Of course every one carefully loa
f! ded and capped his pistol, and placed it in
his pocket, and the newsmen all got out
their note books and pencils, when a mes
s senger arrived a! the National, the head
l quarters of Congressional pluck, and an
e nounced that tiie lion. Daniel E. Sickles
i.; and Mi . Tucker had just met on the street,
y and with a cold, unkindly stare, passed by,
neither manifesting the sligiest disposition
U to "whip jackets.” Of course the game
j was up, and the "fancy” dispersed.