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Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-21

''Aha, It's Almost 'lectien iime," said farmer the
other day he took pay for his load Of wheai Hoy
do you know r inquired hy.ssander. Cause. here's
psoo 6ov-,he krSt ono I've seen siacs last Cover
MRS 1eetioA !s-Epeesxeer OsMUesOe. sF~
Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-21

Aneedose.-The New York Mirror gives the fallow.
ing anec.ln,e. wine merchant received tho follow.
ing noie the day after the grea, fre:- sat
any DEAR l.. am sorry TO tell you that yonr
store la. night burned TO the ground, and your
wine is all gone to the dewitt! Yours truly. Nj"
He replied Ms follows - st- IS
"DEAR Nj. nm glad my wine Inns gone where
my friends will be the most likely to drink il!
Yours truly. l."
Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-21

Omnibus "a believer in signs might perhaps rcad
The desny Of two distinguished public characters in
the following iocden, which recently occurred at Pr.
laski, Tennessee:
"The ia,.boa, Martin Van Enren, heionging to
Capt. Gatnt, run against snag on Monday last.
shortly after eating her mOorngs. and soon s"nk over
two tiers of coiisn. We understand that her whoiS
Cargo has been saved, though in damaged state"
1--WE understand tina, Maj Hayne's dal-boat Hugh
l.. Whiic which preceded the other few hours, rub
bed the same sOas, hat passed without damage"
s.,. Trumpes.
Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-21

'"To avoid these evils, IL appears the that the
SAFE just. and federal disposition which could no
made IF the Surplus Revenue would be its app"ron.
anon the several States, according the raiio
Of represena,ion.'-Ps esident Jacksons Message TO
Congress, 1929.
Aboye we make the extract from Gen. Jackaon's
Message, in which he distinctly and frankly 0
thar the safe and jnsi mode Of diaiosns of the
surplus revenue is TO api'oron il among the Sta,es-
II then his opinion, aud it is now his opinion;
and il allowed 10 exercise that "pnoo free from shn
spectators his popularity We have doula that
THE question the future safety Of the Tn.
ion would he satisfactorily disposed "fN. y. Star.
Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-21

A strange circumstance. lately occurred at
Breslau, 10 Prussia. Some weeks ago nun
belonging to the Ursnline Convent in the city
died. las il was supposedly and was. as usual.
placed in the church. While the sisters were
employed IN singing the usual vigils for her,
she suddenly rose from her coffin, proceeded
WIN lettering steps TO the altar. aud there fall
"0H on her knees. hogan 10. pray in loud
s , The nnns, dreadfuliy alarmed. ran to
! Ea a"s tee abbess, who at Grst would not be-
/ sn. Mhat they told her. hut at last was per.
"u" who wa. ps.y"s rise from her sas p s.w
,.h.rS .h e aWar, and return to- her coffin,
! rhs sh NV ny down and closed her eyes
~, no. sSosSs immediately sent for physician.
80 ""0" "e arrived the nun was really dead.
1 ~ German popsr.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

 VOL. VIII.

Tmrs Paper is published every Friday at TtiREE LARS per annum, payable in adoance-or FOUR DOLLARS at the end of the year.
 No subscriber will be considered paying in advaneo unless be made at the time of subscribing, receipt Of the frst number
 No paper will be discontinued, except at the discrc- ton of the Editor until all arrearages have been paid.
 1Leters addressed to the Editor must he POSTPAID, ar they will not be attended to.
 TERMS OF ADVERTISE NG.-Twelve lines der first insertion DoLLAReaeh continuance FIFTY CEsTs-longer at the same rates.
 All advertisements sent to this office for publication, without the number of insertions being speced will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly
 Persons wh8 commence advertising by the year. will he xpeced continue least six months they will be charged at the ordinary rates of advertising.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
To bs continued. I

Stirring n He .Maifer.--The Reverend Mather Byles, of Boston, was for long time, annoyed by quagmire in front of his house, on street then uppeved. After applications to the Selectmen of the town for the removal of the nuisance on avery rainy morning, he obsefved two of these gentleman in gig, up to the hubs of the wheels in mire in the identical spot. unable to extricate themselves when open ing his window, with all air of great com placepcy, lie exclaimed, "good morning, gentlemen, am happy to sec you at last stirring in this matter"
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

went on the dame. 'Tata Dios! such stranes things as they know how to make-lhey know every thing and balls of ihread, aud thousand things more strahre.'
 Aud, Senora,' said the young man, .whal same with two barrels, and some that have po flints. Nay, it is true, Inacia! Have you not seen them, Tata Ramonl
 Yes, indeed have-~and very strange they are tool Ah! they are great men. these Americans! they can all read and write like a priest. Lastimai (pity,) that they are heretios.'
 And so beautifully timidly said Inacid, y tan grandotes!'
 sAy, lndeed,' spoke again tie old woman, they are all white and beautiful; bst que les pefdone Dios! they are net Christians; they have no religion.'
 Y tan bravos!' (and so braye,) said the young man. Son Diablos, (they are de- vils,) and have no fear. Well, the dollars that I have are few; but lhsy will be fewer when have seen the inside Of this Aneri. can's trunks. l want some powder, and some calico for jacket.'
 And l. said Don Ramon, want somo tobacco. lis ten times as good as punche and besides look at my shirt alseve I don't intend 10 wear blanket next wintefs eilher.'
 Well, do as you please.' said Don Sam iiago, ' i'm content 10 wear blanket like my father before me, and d woolIen shirt like my grandfather. Valgame la madre de Dios los Santos it takes mole than one sheep 10 buy big coat Of these hore- ties, and l will fill the purse of none of them, maditos sean sus cuerpos..'
 sFamos,' futtered with peculiar Indian. like tone, and without sounding the final s1 said Don Ramon as he rose to depart, what will you bot that you don't put ten dollars m the purse or pocket of this Ame- riean before he leaves Fl Embudol'
 'Adios! (sounded like the sYamos,1 'Adios hombre; not ten clakos--not ten jolas.'
 sfahe me apuestasl' (what will you betl)
 My wife here and lnacia are foolish, and will perhaps buy something's but not q clako.'
 .Que me apuestas?'
 ..tlue te apuesto? hundred cgarritos.'
 .A hundred! Yamos yer And of to- baeco.'
 Well, oftobaeco. Quo aablol ten dol- larst'
 .At any rate, Don Santiago, you will go and see this American5 may be he bflngs some news from the villa; and, al any rate, he will not ask you to buy of him. Come, take your stick, and let ns go.'
 Let us go, husband; want some throad,' said the middle aged woman..
 Dc father, said another voice, Jet US go.'
 And go they did. The old man took his stick, which mere habit and not age made him use, and his wife deposited in her bosom Several of the bright inmates of big purse, which, in its turn, was the in- mate of big chest in the corner of ths room.
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The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
Feb. 5, ls36.-44-5m
-
 PEDEGR NE.

VOLCANO was got by Stockholder, his dam, the famous little mare Forest Maid, by Ratray, of whom Mir. ] c. Beasley said, sine was the best nag of her size he had ever seen, aud that she was Ga friend to poor man i'll a strange ceuntryo~-after losing on all his other horses, he could, With confidence, bet his last dollar on her whenever She started for four mile heat. His grandam was the equally celebrated mare Maid of the Oaks, by imported Spread Eagle, one of the best four mile nags of her day in Virginia; his g. gran dam, which was also the dam of Nancy Air, was by imported Shark, g. g. graneam by Rockingham, g. g. g. grandam by Gallant, g.g. g. 2. grandam by True Whig, g. g. g. s. g. grandam by Regulus.
 OfStockholder, VoLcANo's sire, 1t is unne- cessary to say aught; he is too well known as | racer and a stallion, to require the prop of Il long pedigree. It may not abse bse .alniss, how ever, to state that he was got by old Sir Ar ehy, and his dam by imported Citizen, the pest blood that America can boast. Ratray, thes sire of Volcano's dam, was by the import ea horse Cllfaen, his dam by lsitzpartner, his grandam Araminna, who was got by Brim Iner out of MT. Peyton Randolph's celebrated mare Lovely Lass
 * Imported Spread Eagle was got by Volnn- teer, his dam by Highffyer. qrandan bv En. glIeer, out of the dam of Bay Malton and Treasurer; she was got by Cade. out of the Lass of the Mill, by Old Traveller.
 Spread Eagle is unpopular with many sportsmen, but would ask what horse has better pedigree, and what imported horse has got as many capital racerso Itis enougl, to say, that Spread Eagle was the. sire of the Maid of the Oaks, Paragon, Adeline, Red Eye, and Eleden's Floretta; all winners of severe four mile races, contending with he best -horses ef. irei Floretta nade bet. ter time over the Washington course than was ever made before or since, beating, in 'hrse heats, Top Gallant, Oscar, First Con. sul and another; running each heat under eight minutes, and the second heat in sever minutes and hfty-two seconds.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
$500 REWARD.

HNHE above reward of FIVE HUNDRED DOL 4 LARS, will be paid for the apprehension and delivery, at the county of Arkansas, in this Territory, of the above named JOHN MAXWELL, independent of the reward of fered in the foregoing proclamation of the Co., vernon of Arkansas.
 The murder committed by the said Max we'll was most unprovoked and diabolcal; and 1t is urgently requested that all well-disposed citizens will aid in experimenting and bring ing to justice the felon.
 Said Maxwell is tall, spare men, with father wan and wrinkled face, grave deport- ment, and little lisp in his voice, and some> times wears spectaeles-a gunsmith by trade.
 A. c. MCKINNEY, .4gent
 for Eiiza6eth .Uc Kinney Post Qf .4rkansas. Dec. l6. 1835.-38-tf
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
From thc LouIsvIIIe Journal.

Let us drink--in the bowl is no treas5li- No malice prepense in good cheer From our head if 1t pilfer the reason, 4. It ct least leaves our hearts more sincere. \ toast, or song, or story Of woman can neer come amiss; For ,woman's the theme and the glory Or man in a moment like this. Whatever the future may promise Whatever the present may give There is something they cannot take from us, While woman and memory live. With their signing and sobbing and weeping, All day they are all that they sesm- But, Lord pardon themt when they are sleep
 ing,
 There is no telling what they won't dream. Of women, dear mystical cfsatures, The Teian ] never believed Who can look on their forms and their fea-
 lures,
 And dream he will e'er be deceived. When they're saddest, they sing like lif-
 net
 When they're false, they betray with a
 tear; Their lips can pledge more in minute, Than their hearts can redeem in year. They shrink when their bosoms are boldest, And blush to dissemble their wiles-- They smile when their hearts are the coldest, And man Is seduced by their smiles. With their sighing and sobbing and weeping, All day they are all that they seem; But, Lord pardon them! when they are sleep
 ing,
 There is no telling what they won't dream.
 J. Yet we love them--how madly how blindly For love sees no faults, so they say But all We could blame Is most kindly Concealed from our eyes all the day- We have glimpses of grace in the morning. We have roses and raptures at noon, Our brows and our bosoms adornng- And bliss by the light of the moon. We have spells that we would not have bro-
 ken
 We have raptures and wishes suppress d. We have thoughts that have never been spo-
 ken
 We have looks--they imagine the rest. With their sobbing and signing and weeping, All day they are all that they seem. But Lord pardon them! when they are sleep
 ing,
 There is no telling what they won't dream.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
From Blackwood, SONGS OF THE CAPTIYITY.f !

BY MRS. REMAINS. One hour for distant home to weep, Midst Afrie2s burning sands, One silent sunset hour was given To the slaves of many lands. They sat beneath lonely palm, In the gardens of their lord, And mingling with the fountains tune Their songs of exile pour'd. And strangely, sadly, did those lays Of Alp and Ocean sound, With Afric's wild red skies above, And solemn wastes around. Broken with tears were oft their tones, And most when most they tried To breathe of hope and liberty, From hearts that inly died. So met the sons of many lands Parted by mount and main, So did they sing in brotherhood, Made kindredly the chain.
 THE BROTHER s DIRGE. in the proud old fanes of England My warrior fathers lie, Banners hang dropping o'er their dest With gorgeous blazonry.
 But thouy but hou, my brother!
 Der thee dark pillows sweep,
 The best and bravest-heart of all
 Ia shrouded by the deep. In the old high wars of England Their noble fathers bled For her lion Kings of lance and spear They went down to the dead.
 But thou, but thou, my brother!
 Thy life days flowed for nc
 Would I were with thee in thy rest,
 Young sleeper of the sea. In a shelter'd home of England Our sister dwells alone With quick heart listening for the sound Of footsteps that are gone.
 She little dreams, my brother! Ofthe wild fate we have found;
 I, midst the Afric sands a slave, Thou by the dark seas bound,
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

Eloquence.--We clip the following speci- men of ofeloquence from the Grenada (Miss.j Bulletin, which from the remarks append ed, appears to have been delivered before a magistrates court in that section
 2" May it please the Court.--I had rather live for thirteen hundred centuries Oh tho small end of q tbunderbolt--chew the rag ged edge of a flash ofiightnng- swallow the corners of 3 Virginia worm fence, and have my tongue torn out by green bffer, then to be thus bamboozled by the gentleman"
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

Goslings. s.--"H HalIoo, Mister!o cried a passenger in stage coach, to rough look Ing footpassenger, "Can you tell me what has become of those goslipgs which were matched last year, on the top of that rock p !. -Four of them are dead Sir,D returned Jonathan, "and the othre, perceive, is a passenger in the stage coach" The gen. ilernan was used up.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

The recondile John S. Cutts, who per- haps, ,is one oi the greatest naturals of tho age, thus accounts for the phenomenon of fog :--'It is occasioned by the Atmos- phere's coming in contact with the Hemis- phere, which causes the earth to sweasv'
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
 A PROCLAMATION.
i3Y THE GOVERNOR OF THE TERRITORY or
 ARKANSAS.

ARKANSAS.
 NETHEREAS, 6 bill of indictment for w murder. was found against JOHN MAXWELL, by the Grand Jury in and for the county of Arkansas, and 1t appealing that tic said John Maxwell has made his escape and is now going at large.
 Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM $. FuLToE, GOVERNOR ofthe Territory of Arkansas, have thought proper to issue this Pteclamation hereby offering reward ofTwo HUNDRED DOLLARS, to any person or persons, who will arrest the said fugitive and deliver him to the sheriff of Arkansas county. And ao, more over, hereby, require all officers, both civil and military, and request the good people of this Territory, to use their best excrtions to apprehend the said fugitive, that he may be dealt with according to law.
 SssasHsAs. Given under my hand as Go SASANaE vernon, and under the seal ofthe ssN sNs Territory of Arkansas, at Little sezsS Rock, this twenty sixth day of 'ssss" October, eighteen hundred and thirty-fve.
 W1f1S. FULTON. October 25j ls353-3s-tf.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20

Let us harc the best.-An eastern farmer went to clergyman, and inquired of him, 'swhy he did not preach as much Latin and Greek as the minister who preached 10 them previous to him l''---.Why,n said he, 11 thought would make use of such lang1ags as presumed you could understand, and did not suppose that the farmers generally understood Latin and Creek" "Oh,o said the farmer, '.i pay for the best, and let us have t; give US. us much Latin and Greek -..... ...... &r,ara ,,
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
vOTsC A, NO

sn WILL stand the ensuing Ep Ns-xrN season, 10 end on the lst
 @eGs W day cf July, at my stable in the N Y1H county of Randolph, at twenty sssszzSsszz dollars the season, and tWenty- five dollars to insure mare with foal, to be paid when the fact is ascertained or the mare changes owners.
 am furnished with good pastures, and ev cry attention will be given to mares left in my charge, and fed, if required, at one dollar per week,
 VOLCANO has performed equal to any horse in the United States. Persons not ac- quainted with his runs, can see by reference to the American Turf Register.
 With confidence l offer VOLCANO to a dis cerning public, as a stallion of the purest blood. will run his colts against the colts of any other horse in the United States; to run the fall after they are two years old, eith- CT in the State of Mississippi or this Territo- ". Wm. BLACK.
The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-20
< MEXICAN TALE.

From Prose Sketches and Poems.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-24
AMERICAN soc1ETv.-It is to the

AMERICAN socIETY.-It is to the
agricultural portion Of our community
that we must look for the preservation
ofour manners. Their isolated situa-
ton, enable them to think, and judge,
and act for themselves. Uninfluenced
by the power ofsympathy with the ma
ny, and devoid of all that restless ex-
citability which places the populace OF
our cities in the power of every dema-
gouge who harrangues them from the
polls to the market place, and who can
fire them either to acts OF destruction
or deeds of patriotism, this sober and
independent body of freemen govern
their feelings by their reason, and
their actions by their sense of right.
With what conciousness of superiority
must the farmer look down upon those
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-24

VT TO OBTAIN 4 DtN-
NER. Yesterday = gentleman respectfully
dressed. his fingers osnamenied with the
post costly rings, aud gold scala hanging
dependent from his waistcoat. entered d
ssfsnfased rtstaurateur's al the west end
49, 0saered q most sumtuous dinner, Ven
lest.s aafs turtle. and soups formed but 4
p,'fs 81 htA expensive entertainment. and
,nc waiter saw with deiighl Joint after Joint
uisappeafu t~hiakalg no doubt to make az
immense profit from the articles eonsum.a
Two bottles Of champaxae were e,nsa
cnfivciy called or--hgaaght-~and dranL
a tine melon was placed unou tha ,shie
and disappeared; a basket of peaches .hs.
red The same tate; 10 short there was scarce
" an article but what was procured. M
hardly a luxury but wha, was consumed.
The last bottle of champagne had. howov-
er scarcely been drained when a SHERIFF.
officer, accompanied by a police man. en-
tered The apartment and desired 10 know
u bis name was thompson aud being an
swcfed in the affirmative they immediate.
" called a coach, into which he was for.
ced, and in the hearing Of the walters or
dered the coachman TO drive TO Bow street.
telling them AT the same time IL they cali
ed at the office they should be recompen.
sed Tor whatever expenses the defauiter
had incurred. But upon inquiry at the
Police 0fhce. il was discovered 10 be 4
tfumped up tale, and that the officer, pol.
lceman, (who had no number on his cost,)
and the gentleman(p p were all c~onfederates
belonging to the same party and who, no
doubt, as they bad left would resume their
purpose in another district. The gentIc-
mua who demolished such a number OF
articles 10 about Eve feet high, light color
ed hair. takes snui, and speaks with 4
mincing accent.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-24

JusT kEToRT.-A gentleman who
resides in this vicinity, (says the Gin
cinnati Gazette, and who was in Lam
caster, Pa, when Gen. Harrison was
there, has furnished the following state
ment, for the truth Of which he pledges
his veracity.
"The Hon. James Buchanan, late
minister to Russia, called at a house,
shortly after Gen. Harrison had been
there, and addressing himselfto a young
lady Of the family, said:
$50, Miss, | understand the Old &C.
neral has been with you"
eyes, sir" replied the young lady +;
" Gen. Harrison was here"
"And pray, Miss" continued the Sc
nator, "did you not present him with
a ~petticoat?"
"No, sir" replied the young lady,
/" | did not but if had had a sword
and a petticoat, ! would have presented
the sword to the General, and the petit
coat TO you."
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-24

ORIGINAL ANEcDorE or ETHAN Alt En-
An old gentleman Of Vermont has told
us an anecdote OF Ethan Allen, the revolu.
tionary hero, which We have never seen
IN print, but which is never heless histori.
cally true. About forty years since, Allen
was sued for a note Of about one hun.
dred pounds. AS il was not convenient for
him 10 pay il. he employed a lawyer
to manage biscase, and as the note VAS
signed by a witness, who lived at a distance.
be got up and denied the signature, know
ing that the witness could not be produced
during the session, and he should thus Oh.
tain the delay his client wished,-The do.
NAL OF the signature therefore was a nero
%iinesse. and perfectly understood by tho
Court; but Allen CHANGED TO be ia the
court house at the time, and he viewed tho
matter IN a more serious light. Rushing
up to the bar Of the Court. and clenching
bis gigantic fists. he made the following
address. Lawyer Chittcndenl | did not
employ you 10 come here and tell a bare.
face lie! did sign the note. and | wou,t
deny II, may II please your honorsl that's
my signature, and that's a good note.
honestly owe the money, and mean honest
" TO pay u. All | want Is that your hon.
ors should put II over TO the next Court.
and by that time | shall have the cash
from Boston, and will pay every farlhing
OF It," The result was that by consent OF
parties. The case was continued TO the next
term. Such were the notions of honesty
entertained by a soldier Of olden times.
that lie could not bear even a fiction of
law TO deny the obligation Of a paper TO
which his signature was attached.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-11-24

CAsADA JURORS. The following cx.
tract from the Montreal Gazette Of tho
25th ult. exhibits a ludicrous picture, and
conveys a singular idea OF the mode in
which justice ~ administered in the prov
in~ces-where a portion OF the inhabitants
speak no English, and many speak no
French:
"0f all ridiculous scenes. that which
occurred on Friday last, at the quarter SEES.
sion, must bear the palm. The hon. ID.
Is. vigcr. took possession Of the bench, and
instead Of following the usual method Of
naming a foreman, requested the grand ia.
rors present 10 retire and elect one Tor
themselves. With this. the jury compli.
ed, and presented the object oftheir choice
in the person OF Charles Jarret. The
chairman then inflicted upon them Of
course, a long address upon every thing
and nothing, after which the Jury retired
10 proceed to business. The hon. chair.
man hid scarcely got himself into a com
Portable and dignifed attitude. ere the ju-
~ returned TO state, that their foreman
could neither read nor write, and they
therefore were incompetent to act.
The court now named Jesse Ihayer as
foreman. but still this would not do Tho
jury again came into court and stated that
they could not understand each other,
some could speak English 4 other French,
but none could act as interpreter between
them both. This was another dilemma,
and yesterday, Messrs. VIger. Barrett and
Millar being on the bench, the opinion Of
the court was pronounced by the latter as
being opposed under law aud precedent
10 the introduction Of a sworn Interpreter.
Mr.. Viger differed from his colleagues,
and gave them and the audience a lecture
upon tho jury law, The present dreadful
state OF society, anarchy, confusion, tho
weakness OF government, Sc. &c. evident
" 10 the satisfaction of the chairman, but
fatiguing TO the auditors. The jury reti-
| red again and late in The afternoon had
! found some means TO proceed to business,
inasmuch as they brought in four bills"