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The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-25


 against the dead languages. They are use less--worse than useless, cries the printers boy who aspires to wield the editors pen- and pushes out his unfedged ideas, like chick ems with the egg-shells on their heads, pre- maturely into the world. Hang Homer, and Esehyl and Sophocies, and Cicero and De- mosthenes! the rusty old heather! cries an- other. Let's have something original; and no imitation And something original he perpetrates which neither Gods nor men will put up with-crude and raw like eggs cook ed in the sunshine of hot day. None of your Greek and Latin for my child, says the careful mother. See how that grabbed Greek is running his eyes. They are of the opinion of Dogberry--that reading and writing comes by nature. If they will but consider min- ute, they will learn the importance of a little Latin or Greek in pinch. Let them con- sider that an idea in Latin is much more for eible, and truth much more important, than in our poor contemptibIe English. If law yer gets in a close place in argument, 1t Is astonishing what effect little Latin will have. Itis like round shot among a show CT ofcanister. Itmales an awful hole where 1t does hit. How much more force little Latin adds to a communication. Only let your writer throw in sentence or two of Latin, and he IS made man. Great men ought not to talk so that common people can understand them. For example, when q lawyer says, ipso tacto," how nervous and expressive it is. If he had only said, " in very fact" there would have been nothing brilliant in 1t. So with the other phrases of which the law is full, '' Ex nudo pacto non oritur aetio, ,''--and a thousand others which we cannot stop to particularise. So then Latin Is of immense use. If a man, partic- ularly lawyer, has goodly store of quota tions slowed away, to sprinkle in here and there, pretty much as Lord Dexter sprinkled in his stops and n1arks-alI he has to do is to give his head shake when he wants to be elo- quent-out flies quotation, the jury is con- yinced, and the Court edifed. Yousee there fore that < taraiago is great thing. 'Tis true we have known some men who got along very well, and never had but one idea all their life. That idea was lusty and vigorous because it had plenty of room to exercise in. They only had to give it new dress every day or two, and 1t looked " as good as new There are other men who have succession of ideas-but the moment new one enters their heads 1t drives the old ones all out dress or no dress. There is 10 modesty in the case. That is the way with the Cover nor. State Government has got into his head, and has managed to obtain plenty of sea room. thas kicked up a miraculous dis turbance there, after ridding it's dwelling house of every other tenant. Some men, on the contrary. have too many ideas. Their heads are so full that the ideas always come out eross-wiae. This, however, is all digres- sion--but as we have lost the main road, we'll not trouble ourselves with finding it.
 The rail road from Baltimore to Washing ton City has been opened-wth four locomo- tiyes. The machines are worked by means of anthracite coals
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-25

The rail road from Baltimore to Washing ton City has been opened-with four locomo- tiyes. The machines are worked by means of anthracite coal,
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-25


 MURDER, ROBBERY, AND EXECUTION. On the 18th inst. Mir GEORGE ROBINSON, high ly respectable citizen of Jackson co. in this Territory, was murdered while travelling on the road from Memphis to Little Rock, by young man with whom he fell in company at Memphis The deceased had loaded a wag- on at Memphis, with which he was travelling, and had also money about him to tho amount of s1o00. Arriving at place about two miles on this side of Blacklist Lake, in Crit tenden county, the deceased and the young man left the wagon, together, with the inten- ton of reaching the St. Francis river that night, in advance of the wagon After tray cling about four miles, the young man mur- dered MT. Robinson, threw him behind log, near the road, and covered him with brush. The body was found, two days afterwards by the mail rider. A more outrageous and dia- bolical murder was never committed on earth.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-25

siXty-fve papers in Pennsylvania have come out in Pennsylvania in favor of General Harrison for the Presidency. There's very little "humbug" in that.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-25


 River Herald. twill be perceived by refer ence to it, that the reports which have reach- ed this place, of probable disturbance be- tween Texas and the Government of Mexico. were entirely northumberland he strenuously denies ever having been concerned in orqani- zing the troops of Texas.
 NAcoeDocHEs, Texas, Aug. 15, 1924.
 Sr;-An article published in inc "Plant- CTS Intelligencer," printed at Alexandria on the 5th inst. has just met nay notice. The newspaper is published by R. SMITH. The first iaitioI may be sionifconf. for aught l know of the individual! sbonld not notice articles of this character. if they only alluded to me personally, but as they refer to the country of my adoption, deem It proper 10 contradict such unfounded ru- n1ofs as, if believed, are calculated to nro- daee, Tn the interior of Mexico, an excite ment against the citizens of Texas. The artIcie te which alude says, that "We were informed few days ago by gentie. man direct from Texas, that James Bowie formerly of this place, ex-Governor Hous- ton, and the notorious if not celebrated Ro- DeFs fottery are organizing the militia of Texas to oppose the troops of Mexieo.,, &c. Some indigidaat from Texas may have made the above statement. bpt aver that no gentleman could have done SD. for the reason, that 1t Is not true in faeffi Tn. teiiigence and veraehy constitute the first attributes of gentleman, and If this indiyi- dual made the statements on his own a,,- thority, he either did not understand the matters of which he spoke, or understand ing, he chose to misrepresent theml! Col. ooWle ana Ioi. Potter are so capable of at tending to their own matters. that [ will re- fer them to their own notions of adiustaent It IS true that Col. Bowie came from the bfazos to Nacogdoches, for the avowed purpose of raising men to unite with him ana march Tn pursuit of some hostile h. dians' who had been depredating on the frontier of Austin Colony. He marched .
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

5.h Observation-Disclosures, Jeffer.
son, Berkeley, Morgan. Hampshire,
Preston, Monougalia, Randolph, and
Hardy. Time Of meeting, Wednesday,
June 10. Place, Martinsburg. Dele.
gates from the State Society, I. w. r.
Dunbar, Nj. D., Jno. Fl. Hall, and
Robert Sherrard.
Resolved, That it be recommended
to each society to send OF least two, g.
not more than four delegates to the said
Conventions.
By the preceding extract from the
minutes of the Executive Committee,
the friends in Va. will recognize new
and extended plan of operations for the
promotion Of the cause in this state
Some doubts occurred TO the Commit.
tee 10 regard TO the time and place for
each of the proposed meetings and
even now they are uncertain whether
they have named such as will be most
convenient 10 any one instance. 1t is
respectfully suggested that the several
societies in the county indicated as the
place for such Convention, should
have general meeting at an early
day,-so they concur in the above ar.
rangement, or make another, and give
general notice of their determination.
O. Editors throughout the state
are reauesiedto give the above one in
seriion.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02
From the Religious Herald.

Al regular meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Virginia TEN.
peraDce Society on Saturday, Mach
29tb, 1885, the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Resoaced, That we cordially concur
10 the call for district Temperance
Convention to be holden al Warren,on,
Fauqaier County, on Thursday the
l4th Of May next; and respectfully
request that the same be attended by
at least two delegates from each Of the
temperance societies 10 the following
counties Ito wit: Orange, Madison,
Rappahannock, Culpeper, Loudop,
Fairfax, Prince William and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Jeremiah Morton,
Esq. of Orange, and Martin Slaughter,
Esq. of Culpeper, are requested TO al
tend and represent the Virginia State
Society in said Convention.
Resolued, That, inasmuch as obvi~
Gus circumstances render frequent
State Temperance Conventions mex
pedient, District Conventions are the
best substitute ; holden in such coun.
ties as will form appropriate centres
for such districts aud the Committee
would suggest the following arrange.
ments for such meetings.
LIST DISTRICT. AT Warrenlon, May
18th, as above.
I'd DISTRICT, TO be composed of the
following counties: Brunswick, Green
vile, Notloway, Amelia, Powhatan,
Cumberland, Prince Edward, Lunen-
burg, Mecklenbnrg, Halifax, Char.
lotte, Nelson, Amherst, Campbell,
Pntsylvania, Henry, franklin. Bedford
and Patrick. Time of meeting, We'd
nesday, June Io-place, Charlotte c..
House.
Delegates from the State Society
C. T. Eslis, James Bruce, j. P. Cush.
ing, S. DIN, B. w. Lester, and B. B.
Wilkes.
Sd Observation-Disclosures Gooch.
land, Louisa, Spottsylvania, Stafford,
Caroline, King George, Hanover,
Henrico, Charles City, New Kent,
King William, King and Queen, Es-
sex, Middlesex, Gloucester, York, Ian.
caster, Richmond, Northumberland, &
Weslmoreland. Place of meeting,
King and Queen C. H. Time for meet.
ing, Wednesday, June 10. Delegates
from the Stale Society, VIM. III. Black
ford, Lucan Minor, S. Blackwell, and
J. B. letter.
4th DlsTRlcT- Montgomery, Bo,e-
tourt, Rockbridge, Augusta, AIbemarle,
Rockingham, Greenbrier, Page, Pocha-
hontas, Shenandoah, Pendleton, Bath,
and Allegheny. Time Of meeting,
Wednesday, June 10. Place, Siaun~
ton. Delegates from the State Socie-
", Hon. Hugh Nelson, Jno. ii. Ruck.
man, aud Robert Turner.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02
CHARLEsrowN, Va. April %.

OHANLESI U"N1 va. II pm NO'
We regret to learn that some wretch
has been venting his maligniiy upon
one OF our citizens, MIR. John Lock, of
Bullskin. Five OF bis best horses have
been destroyed by poison. This is a
serious calamity to Mr.. Lock espe-
cially at this season of the year, when
he has from 80 to 100 acres of ground
yet to be ploughed. Free Press.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

hdS UCcu Seutb5 MO "oi y pHJ uPoo
one OF our citizens, MIR. John Lock, OF
Bullskin. Five OF bis best horses have
been destroyed by poison. This is a
serious calamity to Mr.. Lock !; espe-
cially at this season of the year, when
he has from 80 to 100 acres of ground
yet to be ploughed.-Free Press.
The Jackson party say the election
in AIbemarle will be contested. The
Charlottesville Advocate invites, nay
challenges, scrutiny into the polls,
and says. that fer one bad vote in favor
of the Wing candidates, three were
given tothe Jackson candidates. The
party have ATTEMPTED to break the force
ofthe defeat, BY declaring that it was
effected by nonresident voters. The
Advocate says tina, gentlemen Of both
parties have examined the polls, and
fad nine more nonresident votes for
the Jackson than for The Wing candi.
dates.
A banker, at Paris, returning home
some evenings ago, from ball, missed
three things--his wife, his cashier, and
the contents Of his strong box. Having
by some means asceriained that the fu.
giiives were gone to Havre, he imme.
diateIy followed them, and arrived at
the Hotel in which they had taken up
their abode, where he learned they
we're to sail the next day for America.
Making confdant Of the landlord, the
banker went to the chamber in which
the two culprits we're. AT the first
summons the recreant cashier opened
the door, and, throwing himself at the
feet Of his injured benefactor, acknowl-
edged his criminality, and only suppli-
Gated mercy for his guilty companion,
who lay trembling 10 The bed which
he had Just quilted. "Don't be alarm
ed, my worthy fellow" said the bank.
er, HslI want is my money"
The whole Of this was Immediately
given up. The banker, having ascer-
tanned that nothing was kept back,
turned to the delinquent, and offered
him notes to the amount Of $1,000 frs.
saying, "This is for the service you
have rendered me, in Kidding me of o
vicious wife. You may set off with her
tomorrow for New York, on condition
that yoa sign an acknowledgment thai.
you have received the money for the
expenses of The voyage of yourself and
Madame, to the U. States" The pa
per was signed, the door was closed, &
the banker, having remained not much
more than a quarter of an hour in
Havre, set out on his road back TO Paris.
SCOT for Rasors.-B arbarous -
Common candle snuff, clear of grit,
spread on razor strap, produces the
best edge in the shortest time of any
thing ever tried; SO says New York
paper: and they are sup to snuff" in
the Empire State. The coat should
be spread with knife--not too thick
and i. will last months. There is
no "patent" for this discovery any
one may avail himself Of ii wlthou,
burning his Gngefs-provided he uses
shutters. Neither Noyes, Pomeroy,
nor Emerson. nor any Of the strappers,
can "hold candle TO it,"
Four thousand bushels Of potatoes,
and four thousand loads OF wood, have
been distributed TO The poor by the city
authorities Of N. York within the last
three months.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

Four thousand bushels Of potatoes,
and four thousand loads OF wood, have
been distributed to the poor by the city
authorities GIN. York within the last
three months.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

1.-THE recent term ofthe Federal Court
in Clarksburg, Mr.. sHlNN, of the last
General Assembly Of Virginia, was in
dicted for forging pension papers.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

A father in M. has prosecuted his
daughter FOR theft. The propensity is
said to be ungovernable.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

~ was stranger and yetook me in"
"A fellow was robbed of 80, 600 in New
York: being persuaded to coffee house
to take dish of soup, into which scme-
thing was put to make him sick and vom-
it, and before he recovered, the daring
act was committed.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

her bosom? She must have been more
than mortal, if her heart did not swell al
most to bursting--and yet, when reflect
ing upon the temptations and trials to
which her innocent would be exposed,
her cup ofjoy must have been strongly
mingled with bitterness.
The following incident lately occur.
red at Munich in Bavaria: A child
of two years of age, which had been
conveyed in its coffin to the burial
house, at the moment when it was a,
bout 10 be committed to the grave, was
found sitting up in the coffin, gaiIy a.
musing itself with the flowers with
which The body had been decorated pre-
paratory to interment, without appear
ing disturbed by the unaccustomed
scene by which it was surrounded.
On being addressed, the child request.
ed to be carried to its mother.-Ib.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-02

The Legislature Of MAINE have pass.
ed law OF derlng potatoesto be weighed
in certain cases, and prescribing sixty
four pounds for the bushel. Scion new
er would have thought Of such law,
wise as he was. Potatoes by weigh, !
Sixty-four pounds bushel, when q
bushel weighs all weights, & the worse
the potatoes are the more they weigh.
Why, by snd by, we shall have law
ordering all men to wear white hats,
which will be about as rational. Laws
never change mems habits and fashions.
The Turks stood every thing but the
clipping of their boards. Legislation
is odious when it NEEDLES with all lit.
tie matters. Portland Aduertiser.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
S11O REV ARD.
) TO u r. " H. TIT j. H.

STOLEN from the subscriber on the 8 int.
~ In Charlotte, Dickson county, Tenn. bright
sorrel horse. about years old, S feet Q inche,
nigh; no brandssmall white spots each side the
"nhers, occasioned by the saddle, small star in III
forehead, some saddle spots on the back, and ap
pears to have been ro~eed 10 both shoulders b +
shows p'anest IN the right shod all round in
IN TIE iight leg has the appearance of string at
'lmes walks, frots and caniers well, moves brisk
SLIM neck. name light long tail; with long hair of
The back Of he legs.
Alto. saddle bride and marting ale the saddle
sea'eo last aithe birdie and malug ale half worn:
la ge iron spiiug sirInps.
lhe above horse &c. was stolen by man cali
'he himself Moses Hopkins, and sometimes Mo-
YRS ireaowa, from 40 10 90 years of age a small
man, weighs about 1875 to 40 lbs black eyes Win
aoWn LOOK, large black beard and black h,;,
""s 'os' some OF his fore teeth IL is wheelwrieht
or carriage maker by trade talks much and soft
wan great degree of seeming polteness drink :
"ef'y' anu pays on the violin with more sneed
p''naps man any body else, and saws he was
,a'sto IN buckin CHAM county, Va. near the New
o'o''' where II Is presumed be W i'll 20 bayioo told
persons ne would go there soon. He wore awoy
an "lu palmetto hat, round about bottle green Ron
ne' cora c"a'. much worn, blue cassneu napta
'po"s' n"'e IN the knee lie was Ias seen in
'he hc,S'borhood Of Nashville on the 9Th nlt
VIII pay the above reward of SllO r., III,
n' ' an" property, 1t taken ont Of the state n,
~" 'nr The ihet alone, il taken GU, of tina ,,a,e
OF 80 !. taken within the state
;. III ',ner case, the thief and property In be do
iiVereh IN Charlotte Tenn : Fl uIf>,
Charlotte LTenu.] Apil9 Va,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
April 90

NNfIRGINlA AT rules held the Clerks ofcr
" Circuit superior Court of Law aud thnncery for
Bedford county, the ID day Of March lS3a.--WIianl
dickinson Pit. against Thomas stewart Patrick HIx Mat
thew Pate Lewis Cooper, Hiram C. Rathhurn aud Tuza
ms wife, john Ioiay and Barthena his WIFI, Mly ilar-
ron, letters Board and Sally his wife, john Ha
Edmund Pate Smithson H. Davis, TrHa Stewart Joseph
Payne sdmr of Josiah Harrison, decd, Chiswcl Dabucy
John Bullock, james Bullock, Paul jones' William Bailey
resident Directors Co. of the Farmers Bank
GINA Francis Board Ann Bailey and Susanna s. nat
Defts.--In Chancery.
The defer dant Susanna y. Davis not having en-
ed her and given security according to tn
of Assembly, aud the rules of tins cour and
pearng by evidence that he nhab,
OF this Commonw eah It. is ordered, that she do app
pear here the first day of the next tcrm aud
bills of the plaintiff that this order be inserted
paper published in iynchburg. for two months
ossivciy and posted the front door of the
house OF this county, on some court day,
ACopy-Testc JOS. WILSON, elk.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
NOTICE..

20 virtue OF "A deere "i the Circui, Sun,,;
- Cout al Law auG Cbancery ,for the county If
Amher't, pronounced ON the OH day of An,a
1850, IN criiain suits therein pending that i. IN
the suit OF Jas. Rawlings, adminis,ratpr Of Garlni
H. Mitchell, dec. who was the last SURVIVING ~. .,
uer Of William and Garland II. MncbN Pr,
against Nancy Shields aud other defis the p,.,-
dent, Directors aud Company of the Bank ofVv
ginia, and the President, Directors md Cemp,rv
OF the Farmers Bank Of Virginia, Phs IRA tn,
Richard Harrison, Nancy Shields aud other ftn
William Mcdaniel, plif. against Henry l.. Dawn.
William Turner, and other dcfts. the under, snrd
who is thereby appointed commissioner EI ne
purpose, will on he 1t day of June 1885 proceed
on the premies, 10 sell 10 the highest bidder ~
cash. tract ot land, lying in the county Of AR.
her>t, containing 233 ecIcS, which land VAS Il. for
mer residence Of Mrs Jane Lively, dec. and is at.
mated neal tie stage road Leading 10 l,ntiLD,.
from Am efst Court Hou,e, and ahou. three miles
from the latter place.
be land aforesaid. is now in the POSSESSION of
tenant for thu present year il will be sold sub.
ca 10 that tenancy, but the purchaser u have ,Ls
rem. " hioh -" Ill be due the lst Of January next Al
which tim Ire shall have fall ossession, with Vie
liberty OF fedn small grain on The land a. the
usual time, aud IN The usual manner, he approach,
lug fall.
THOMAS \. EuB\NK,
ohc,W Of .intherst, oo'''''',''0"''
Al ril 81 n.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
EDUCATION.

FUNIIE Summer Session of my CLASSICAL
Il SCHOOL will begin on the lst Monday OF
June Terms of tuition, SSl5 per sess on of five
months. Boarding with the subscriber can be hau
for few boys of unexcepuonabc moral character,
ut 80 per monh in which charge are included lodg
ing, Washing candles and fuel Boarding can be
had at the most reasonable rates, IN gcnteel fam-
lies in the cighhorhood, convenient to the school
Young men can be prepared in this sch, oil for en-
,cring any college in the United States, and the
cour of study will be shaped 'ih reference to the
requirements ofihc College for which the student is
candidate The school is situated near Whites
Gap, Rockhidge county, and letters addressed ,c
me at Fairfield, same county, viii he promptly an
swercd A. u. METCALFE.
April l6 WOW
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
ADVERTISEMENT.

nURSUANT to II decree Of the Circuit Supe-
u rior Court of Law and Chancery, for the
county of Amnerst IN suit therein depending
bctu cen Archelus Gillian, Plaintiff, and William
A. Gillian, and others, dcfendants-l shall expose
sule by public auction, for ready money, on the
premises, on the ooh day of May next the tract
of land, OF three hundred aad nlnc'y-six acres in
the said decree mentioned. The said land lies or
Pcdlar River and udloins the land of Benjamin
Taliaferrc, Richard S. Ellis, James Martin, Pete,
Martin, and others THOMAS N. EUBANK,
Sheriff and Comm ssloner
AprI 20 tbs
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
LfNCHBtRG SPRING Rt,r.

/HHF. Race, over this Cours. will -
- on tae.day The Goth Of May, and o ea'','
four dave. ' co'riNus
FIRST DAY-A Sueerstake Gil T..
three year old colts and fnies. ono ,.n lar, IT,
peat-S5O entrance, r. p. three en, ara II.
closed. "es sHi
John 5. Hurt enters CNm Te,rx,.A.
Red VAS. by Shakespeare, dam Kin, :, cot
Benjamin Davidson enters bay col, h'h'on
speare, with one whit" hind foot J dan, ehak
WIN McCargo enters bay colt, by s., ,|%S"o0o
dam bv Virginiar. :" Nnatlcs
SECOND DAY. Pure s,,,
mile heats. entrance SIS ''-'o two
i Ih hasi DAa.mIo.nTy Club POr e, $500 ,,,
FOURTH Day .-Propretor's pur.. ga.
mile heats, entrance Sl5 @-''"r1
~ or fifty Race Horses. '''a'e 1r,
The money for each DAYS race wilt,
the winner. subject to the usual di.c,.. PAD n
proprietor feeis warranted in saying IN ,,' lbe
that the prospect bids fair 10, eood nv pubic
spring !. OLIVER p, spen mi.
April Q P't,or