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The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
A Chinese Dinner.

The New York Mirror keeps up its discp9siOn with the "vegetaran." The editor of the Mirror believes in beef and is therefore, opposed to the doctrines Of the philosophers who want people to live ou vegetables and nothing else. One of the vsge,arans, it seems had placed the Chinese among the advocates and sxempIars of vegetable diet The Mirror, replies:
 "That the Chinese great eaters of rice is very true but that they vary their diet by feeding on a peculiar race of dogs, fattened upon rice, and ao upon rats, mice, snakes, lizards, and even upon earth worms, Ia great delcacy with them,) is sus- csptbIe of ample proof. The story of the Yankee eaptain at Canton, who had ordered, through curi- osty, a full course for a Chinese dinner, at what cost, is to the point After taking many equiv ecal, though palative dishes, his eye fell upon a platter containing what resembled pair of ducks. He could speak no Chinese, and his pig-tailed at tendant was equally at fault with regard to the English language. The captain at last ingeniOusly bethought himsef of the natural lingo of animals. Pointing to the dish in question, he uttered the words. 'qusck, quack, quaekr The Chiuaman gravely shook his head, and responded with sig ni6eant negative. No! bow, WOW, wow!"
 We believe that Gen. Caleb Cushing and not the "Yankee csptain,' was the guest in question.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Women in Newspaperdom.

Hooper, of the Chambers (Ala.) Tribune, is a queer genius Here is his latest notion;
 We confess We long for the time when we shall joste, and be loslled by, buxom widows and lovely young ladies among our exchanges. Every thing will look sociabie then. "A romp with the gals ~ Think of that. and then ths sweet, delicate essays on matters and things in general-the dear deliei- GUS, and tit-hi. moTeeaaT of scandal--the neatly turned tart baniering paragraphs about matrimosy the Invaluable hints about housekeeping and be- haviour al chGrch--verily we appetize. Let us suppicsts wemaahood thea, to enlist Let ms pray for the day when sun bonnet will be commonly suspended in a sanclum shabby old silks or shining tiles.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
An Evil Spirit.

One of the Washington correspondents of the New York Tribune, whom the GAiphin swiudie 10 have given tho nightmare, thus discourses of the horrid spectre:
 ''Is this a Galphin which see before me l''
 Gaphiu, Galphia, Gaiphin There is nothing but Galphin. W sec Galphin, hear Gal phin, smell Galphin. breathe Gaphin, eat and drlnk Gaiphin. Look where we will, Gaphu is writteni printed, engraved, illustrated, illuminated. It makes Ihe air oppressive, II smothers the senses, it iormenis the ir1ag gination, il sucks like vampyre and hugs like ls nightmare Little Galphins fiji about the rooui great Gaphins throng the streets and gigan- tic Galphins carken the sky We feel that we are drowning in a sea Of Gaphins, that we are beset from above and below. from before and behind, by sections, plataons, squadrens, armies of Gaphas. We are frenzied by the GsiphiHs. We long 10 be- come a Gaiphin killer. We are furiousiy impatient to go forward on a whiriwind of hre, armed with a flaming sword, omuipotent to destroy, 10 extgrn- nate these myriads of pestering Gaphins. But alas! we mast submit to destiny. We cannot escape our doom. We are cut In ihe storm, and We must pa tiently bear its pticss petings. We nust tran qniiIy endure the squirting of Gaiphins syringes, the shots of Galphin pop-guns, the ire of alphin musketry, the cannon of Gaiphn artillery, the rat lie of Galphin hail. and the roar oi Gaiphin thunder. From these tempsstuous and tormentng beseime nls, we long for sxiricatou and deliveEancs. Here We are for "hsrmony and concord." Here at feast we desire reconciliation, concession, compromise. = Our fervent and sole prayer is, "Deiivet us from the Gaipbias" We are willing 10 go over in an tOmnibus.'
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
\ Singular Affair.

The principal circumstances of the story which follows we're first commu uicated to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The matter has lately been attracting considerable notice here. Some thirteen years ago, Scotchman named John Cameron, on Long Is. land, suddenly died, and was supposed of spopIexy, leaving hoy years old and widow, who appear 10 have had some intimacy with a person named Palmer who afterwards left for England. The boy was present when his father died. The mother had gone out of the village that day, visit and tho boy prepared the evening meal for his father, who partook of it, and then expired. Palmer and the neighbOrs were called R and the next day the body "" buried, no inquest having been held, not even The doctor examining the body.
 Soon after this, the relatives of the deceased in scotland received an anonymous letter. stating that there had been a case of poisoning, but nothing more was thought, or done, in the matter.
 The boy, who became a lithographer, and has for some years been employed by NIT. Currior, In Mas sau street, recently proposed to have the body of his father removed to place of sepulture, more in accordance with his wishes. For this purpose he made arrangements for a grave stone and for preserving the remains. sexton was employed. and the body discovered in the grave, where 1t had been placed by himself thirteen years ago. Oa opening the coffin the hands, which had been fas- tened upon the breast originally, were found under ae head the fingers clenched in the hair. indicating that the man had been buried alive. This, how eVer, was not all. The booy retained al the fresh- ness ot life, was oaly little discolored. and could nov oe lliled from the grave. on account of its ~eigh'' The flesh the surface yielded to the touch' and the bedy was recognized by many per- sons oi the village, and the slight change became the subject of general comment A fuli examina- "0u VII. soon be made, when il is possible that the circumstances will be explained. IL is known that
 oeeedseq was In the habit of preserving birds in "hieh no used large quantities of alcohol.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
RaVel and the Dandy,

NJ. Antoine Rsyel, the successor of Gabriel and his close rivsI panomine, is the hero of capital story in the Boston Post. He was Tn the gymnas- ium one day, it seems, when ohe oi tha Boston bloods entered and took him for green horn; offer ing his services 10 show hun how 10 do things, &e. At last Ravel allowed his teacher 10 give him les son with the gloves, and even 10 get the better ct him, seemingly. tor while. Having induged the young gentleman ln this way, little time, much to his satisfaction and after the young gentleman had settled and shrugged up his shoulders number oi times, with air of self consequence, they walked up 10 the chalk for the third time. the stranger say ing he believed he had learned the m0fas opsrdadt of the thing, as he al once commenced euthng our young hero not only on both ears, but occasionally rubbing his nose with the glove to such an exteht that his Southern friends at once burst into tte- mendous shout of laughter, that so mortified his vanity he fnshed in, letting fly first ei then right and the stranger eounieTed," and my young hero supposed he had knocked ihe stranger into the s middle Of next week." What was his surprise on seeing his antagonist turn two back summeises, pLlng of th~ gloves he was spinning m the alfl The Post describes the ehagrn of the dandy Pngii- isi when the proprietor Of the gymnasium entered and said 10 the "green horn good moining M RAysn'
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Seeing the Elephant.

The origin of this now common and expressive phrase, IS thus described in one Of our exchanges
 ''Some thirty years since, al one ot the Phlladel- phi4 theatres, pageant was in rehearsai, in which it was necessary to have elephant. No elephant was 10 he had The wild b-asrs were all! travel ing and the property man, stage director, and mana
 gers almost had its when they thought ot Il, Days passed in the hopeless task oi trying 10 secure one. but at last Yankee ingenuity trumpheh as indeed 1t always does, and an elephant made 10 order, of wood, skins, paint and varnsh. Thus far the matter was all well, but as yet they had found no means 10 make said combination travel Here again the genius of the manager, stage director and pro- pery man stuck ont, and two oi The 'broths' were duly installed as leSs. Ned C., one Of he true and gennlne 'b'hoys,' hed inc responsible station of lore legs an for several nj ghs he played that heavy pat to the entire satisfaction of Ihe manager and the delight o: the audience. The part however, was a
 tedious one, as the elephant was obliged to be on ke stage for about an hour, and Ned was rather foo
 fond of the bottle 10 remain so long without wetiing his whistler so he sets his wits to work 10 find way to carry wee drop with aim. l he eyes Of the elephant being made of two porter bottles, with the necks in, Ned conceived the brilliant idea oi filling them with good stuff. This he fully carried out, and eated with success willingly undertook The fore
 legs again. Night eame-the theatre was crowded with denizens of the Quaker eity-the music played
 its sweet strains-the n.nslc whistle sonnded-ths curtain rose, and the play begun. Ned and the hrd legs marched upon the stage. he elephant was greeted with round upon round of applause. The decorations, tine rappings were gorgeous; the prince seated upon his back, the elephant, all were loudly ebeered. The play proceeded; the elephant marched round and round upon the stage. The fore legs got dry withdrew ot the cotks; treated the hind legs and drank the health oi the audience in bumper Of genuine elephant eye whisky. brand. by ihe way tilt then unknown. On went he play, and on went Ned drinking The concluding march was to be made-the signal was given, and lore legs staggered to the Jeff The lights obst ucted his way-he raised his feet and stepped-Plump into the orchestra. Down went the lore legs on the leaders hfdle-oyeI o conrse, turned the elephant sending the prince and hind legs lnio the middle Of the plt. The manager stood horror struck the prince and hind legs lay eohiounded the boxes m convulsions; the actors choking with laughter; and poor Ned, casting one look, strange blending Of drunkenness grief aud laughter, ihe scene. fed hastily out of the theatre, closely followed by the leader with the wreck of his nadle, performing various cut and thrust motions m the air. The cnr- tain dropped on scene behind the scenes. No more pageant no more fsie iFgs; but every body held their sldes--music, actors, pit, gallery and boxes rushed rom the theatre, shiisking between every breath, .Have you seen The elephant l''
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
An Excellent Character.

An editor in vindiea,ing the private character of friend who had been nailed for the crime of sheep stealing, thus suloglzes him:
 We have known MT. Thomas for twelve years. Our acquaintance commenced with the great eqi- hoxial storm which blew down our grandfather s barn. At that time he was a young man in the prime of life, and think, raised the best narrow fat peas we ever eat. He was a good mathemati- cias, kind to the poor, and troubled with the fits. In all the relations of husband, father. uncle. and trustee of common lands he has followed The direct standard of duty. Mr Thomas is, at this time, for ty.three years of age, slightly marked with the small- pox, an estimsble citizen. church member, and a man of known integrity for ten years. And to sheep stealing. that he would have done il if he could get an opportunity, is without the least foundation in point of fact. MT. Thomas could have stolen our lead pencil several times, and he didn't do it.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Nuisances at priyate Parties.

Ihese may be thus briefly reckoned: They who come loo early-beiore the candles are Iighted, or esoie 'he ladies of the house have completed their She"' 'hey who come tho late-when supper is ose'' or when they have been supping some where sse and show it) or when they have not been in. '"eu and the hostess shows ii;) they who come oaiy 10 snow oil their singing and find there is no s'aho or aceompanyist; or who come to dance, and a"u nefe "a 10 be no dancing; to supper, and find ne,e ls only cake and vine; or 10 fir, and find nc S~h, uns' 'ney know. or who knows them; they "ho will spin long yafns in corners to ladies who ~sn to De ~atzing or poIking; they who insist on .Ig ihteTmina5le speeches al the supper table ,hs NHo aahee superbly these last are great boIes ~no wear musk on their handkefehieis; the,
 sO ene" oTeath-sweeteners (and they who ,lou' roon' "snnss;) they who gather in knots about tn. h. ana discuss politics; and old maids who snut ns guns; old bachelors who take snuff. namas ma. Sas ST.a tor husbands for their daughters; all chi ~''"' eAi' and poodle dogs.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Parody.

The. following parody on Poe's poem, "rhe Ra- ven,' IS not bad
 'Once upon an evening dreary, while pondered lone and weary over many an olien paper, reading iorgo,ton stories OCT; suddenly l heard curious, lonely, gAost!y, strange, mysterious grating under meath the hoor-only this, and nothing more. And again trimmed the taper, and once more resumed my papPr-aged, forssken, a"tiqbe paPer-lorIng its ancient contents OCT; when the same mysterious grating, somewha, louder than b.iofe-and II seemed like some one saAing wood beneath my office floor; 'tid no mouse, thought I, but mote. As listened. each particular halr stood upright, perpendicular cold, outstanding drops orbicuar, stIange, mys'er- terror, led my soul with fear and horrnr such 1 never felt before; much wondered what hls curious grating meant beneath Inc floor Inns | sat and eyed the door. And thus watching, gazing, pondering, trembling, doubling, fearing wondering, suddenly the wall was sunderIng, as for BaRqnos ghost oi yore--and while gazing much astounied, instantly lherefron there bounded, huge Raj upon the floor Not the least obelsance made he, caring taught for lord or lady, bnt moment stayed he, and nothing more. And whIle gaking at each other, suddenly ouisptahg another, somewhat graysr than the other. with the weight of years he bofei then with inpree ations dire. high raised my boot and higher, and step advancing higher whlriedt across he foor but the little imps had scattered, and the door was bruised and bateTedthat hut and EothiDg more"
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
From the Boston Post. THE MYERS DREAM,

The day was gOne-he swallowed a crust The last he had in his locker He placed his head on bag of dust, And his hands on the pick and rocker. And there, by the Yuba's lonely stream, His tent the murky sky, He dreamed the most suriferous dream Alas. that twas all in his eye. He saw the noble palace of gold,
 Which the ancient SpaniArd sought, The dome of gold was lofty and bold, And the pillars with gold unwrOught. On glittering throne, the Inca sat, (Of solid gold twas buded)- His mutton was served on a golden plate, And his gingerbread was gildsd. And the guards wore golden plumes so talI-- And their helmets shone like suns They fired at mark with a golden balls, Which were, east for their Goidoa guns. The golden rod waved in every breeze And the gold thread grew iu the brakes Gold6nches twittered in all the trees, And goldfish swan in the lakes. "I give thee all.' the Inca cried.
 "My palace, my guard, my throne And the rivers bed, and the mountains ride, The treasures are thine alone.' How over his dreams change hath come, The fields are rocky and bare, He dreams of his old New England home, And the memories clustered there. He walks by the run at Seymour's pond, Where he hauled the pickerel in, An! the grapes of which he was so fond, In the former age of hn. Hutrah. Point Rocks! The ocean shore, And the marching tides depIoy, With the same wild rush and the same wild roar, That thrilled him when boy. Now the school house red, with its hopper roof. And its dust, and noise, and fun And the ferule's whisk and sharp reproof, And the shout when school was done. Anon, he dreams of the Sabbath day, The Sabbath bell doth toll, And serious faces throng the way, And serious thoughts the soul. And when in dreams he had ceased to roam, And walked by the Tuba river He thought of his wife, his child and his home And of God. the perfect Giver. Why change the treasures of the heart For gIittering Jumps like thesel So across the Isthmus he took start, And come home by way of Chagres.
 1RIsMEGIsr. P.S. He brought the Jumps with him.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
The Knockers.

We hear of a meeting of political, theological,
 literary and social celebrities, held a night or two ago at the rooms ot the Rev. Dr. Rufus N. Grls- wold, for examining The credentials of the iascina- ling young women from Rochester, who profess 10 be skilled Tn he discerning of spirits" Dr. Gris- wold has rdculed unsparnsly, with pen and tong ue, the pTetensons to supernauIasm m the premises; and having been invited to an interview with the
 ladies al their hotel. told them, very frankly that manifestations, however marvellous, il induced in apartments which they had occupied some days or weeks, would, in the slightest degree, change hls conviction that all these proceedings were but clever impostures. The ladies declared their readiness
 for any fair tests of the reality of the phenomena of which so much has been said recently; and It was agreed that ne should invite party of friends, to hIs house, and then send for the ladies 10 appear there with their spiritual attendants. At o'clock Thursday evening, the party, which included the Hon. George Bancroft, the Rev. Dr. Knowles, the Rev. Dr. Ripley, J. Fenninore Cooper. esq, Wm
 Cullan Bryant, esq, N. r. Willis, esq, Dr. J. w.
 Francis, Dr. F.. E. Marcy, Richard B kimball, esq, General Lyman, and other eminent persons, assem-. bied, and soon after, the interesting, modest and pretty ladies. appeared with their mother, and ,he spirits that parole appeared in troops from the higher and neither world, rappng in the most astonishing manner, shaking doors tables, &c., and filling the Rev. Doctors study with "a dlm, Teli- gious light" with a very apparent tnge ot blue, till nea midnight. Our informant assures us seriously, that the exhibition was, altogether very interesting and marvellous, and that the impression seemed 10 be unanimous in the company, that the adies1wsre in every sense incapable of any intentional decep- ton in the matter. It appears 10 be something like the famous case of knockngs in the Wesiy family which Southey and some other hofs have detailed with such interesting particularly. We have no opinion ,o express upon the subject; but We believe il is believed by many sagacious persons, learned in curious phsyeoiogy, humbug. and mystical meta physics that the 1" khoekings are in no manner or aegtee spiritual. but only development oi new phase of intellectual and mesmerc sensbity. peculiar to the present sge.-N r. Herald.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
LOVE AND PHILOSOPHY.

BYA EVELYN. You see that lady, sitting there! Ten years ago thought her far,
 And raVed and Ihymed about her hair. carved her name on every tree, And such was my absurdIty-
 Thought should die without her. thought no eyes could be so bright, thought no teeth could be so white $ No angel could saIpass her; So sweet was each meiodiouS toae, Her shape so perfect, and so shohe
 Her Iinglets, with Maccassar. My heart and soul were m blaze, taxed my brains to sing her praise,
 In scores of pialntlve eouPlets; And tax a pocket scarce of cash, Before her door to cut dash,
 In ruffied shirts and doublets. The withered flowers she cast aside, The strings with which her shoes she tied,
 With tender care hoarded; And thought that was well repaid, For many cold nights serenade,
 Il she a smile accorded. How wietehed did feel at last, When, like n-out glove, she cast
 Me and my hopes aside. Three weeks Irorn that she changed her name And--oh the misery-became
 Old Brown, the grocer's bride A mah of twice her age and mine, At whose expense our wit would shine,
 For oft we quzZed the spoony; had my labor for ny pains, Wealth was an over. match for brains:
 Old Brown had lands and money. marvel at my sadness now. Time has been busy with his blow,
 Behold that bTow-how wrinkleG. Her eyes are stony as aint, Her step has little music ih'i,
 Her hair with gray is sprinked. think she must weigh twenty stone. Her sylph-like airiness IS gone,
 Aud like q duck she wsddles: l laugh to think upon the past, Yet love such spell has ever cast.
 On human hearts and noddles. A word 10 those who lose prize, And mourn the loss-Jnst turn your eyes
 Upon the lady's mother; The object of your hopes and fears, Will be, in less than twenty years,
 Exactly such another. Philosophy has no such cure, The sight will teach you 10 endure--
 And like a pail oi water, 'Twill cool your iery passion down; Discarded, you will smile, not frown.
 Nor die to lose the daughter.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
RiYalf0 Lambert.

The curious and inqniring in New Jsrse, are not even willing that Daniel Lambert, who died some years ago, weighing 739 pounds shall enjoy the reputation of being greater prodigy ihan that iitie State can furnish. A correspondent of ihe Newark Advertiser mentions the fact that Lewis Cornelius, who was born at New Brunswick, \. J., and died al Milford in that State, in isii, al the age Of forty eight. weighed some years before his death 675 pounds. of bat 64 less than Lambert, and does no, doubt that ?: the time ol his death he was even heavier than Lambert.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Poor Richard.

In poor Richards Aimanack for the year of Christ l7S3, and under the month of December "whict hath XXI days" we find the following quaint in. struction-
 "She that will eat her breakfast in her bed, Aud spend the morn ln dressing of her head, And sit at dinner like maiden bride,
 And talk of nothing all day but of pride:
 God in his mercy may do much 10 save her, But what case is he in that shall have her
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
THE BAN N ER.
TUEsDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1850.
.gencv for tho Arkansas Banner.
LITTLE ROCK

hv- MT. Wv. E. BEAVERS is authorized to act as ,0sn, for the Bsnnr, at Lost Greek, Saline county
 IT, MT. GEORGE BoGGs is authorized to act aa .usnt for the BanneT, at Pine Bluff, Ark.
 a1E.w. CARE, General Agent, Evans Build ,,Sr North west corner Third and Walnut streets, PSiladeIpha, authorized to act Agent for "the .arkspsGs BsRHer."
 R. MoanIs k Co.,, General Newspaper Agents Jackson, Mississippi are duly authorized to act aI aeents for the .frka.sGs Banner"
 ]. J. SHIRLEY, Esq, No 26 Camp Street, New or,eaa, is our exclusive Agent to procure and col let names for advertising. atc., In that city.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Prolific.

ne Pan. National says. {" We read in a BeIs,,n P.ps'' mat M Thlers. afler seventeen years mar.
 h,sS,,A" Aooat to become father, and that he and 'le saild eaptised by his Holiness" ,"
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Election Tickets.

We arc prepared to print tickets for the approach Ing August election, with neatness and dispatch, and asIoc as any office in the State. Persons order iug tickets from any part of the State, can have them forwarded by mail if they desire it.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02

r There are in the State Prison at Boston +3o prisoners and the building is so crowded that some cells contain i've eonvcts each. The jail has S7 n-
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
To Subscribers.

We hope that wherever any irreguarity may be discovered In ihe receipt of the Baaaer, our sub scrbers will do the favor to give information of the fact in order that the may be ascertaned and removed.
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02

O. Smith an artist were one day al Governor Fishs, and observing picture of his child,en hang iag up, the a;tist obseryed--" Smh''-'. SagdiAss
 p5 yoa take Yes, says Smith. ltiiis fsiss n ca '
The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-02
Donation Lands

For sale at this office. Lasts of the forfeited lands subect to donation by the State to actual settlers ats cents per copy, or S6 per dozen. Postage to auypart of the country, 1 cenH.