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Washington telegraph., 1851-07-16
REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY For SALE

NHE subscriber offers for sale his Plantation
l. in Lost Prairie, on Red river-thEty likely
Negroes, twenty Mules, about three Thousand
bushels of Corn, stock Of Cattle and Hogs, and
Plantation utensils. The tract of land contains
twelve hundred acres, l20W seven hundred Of
which are in high state Of cultivation, being well
Young, likely and thoroughly acclimated---
Twenty Ave additional hands would undoubtedly
enable the purchaser to meet the insalments as
they fall due.
more minute account is deemed unnec ecessary
any person wishing to purchase would first
examine the property. The plantation is now in
a state of forwardness for another crop. Imme-
date possession will be given--a credit Of one
two, three, four and FIVE years will be given,
bonds bearing eight per cent interest from date.
Any person desirous Of negotiating for the above
property will apply to L. NJ. r. Bankhead or the
subscriber:
RICHARD PRYOR.
spsing Hill, Jan. I, lsal. [laf.
GTCamden Herald and Shreveport Gazette
will please publish the above two months and for
ward accounts to this Office.
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A correspondent of the Lowell Courier,
writing from San Jose Mission, says that
the bulls i'll that region live to such a
great age that their owners have to fasten
long poles to the end of their horns to let
the aOr5pkles run out 0pf
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One perverse disposition destroys the
peace of family, as one jarring instru-
ment spolls whole concert,
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Regular
RED R1yERsn.shha 1yERs.s.ehag = PACKET.

# n t e ers
ST. CHARLES, SAM. APPLEGArE, Master,
And jim. GIAMER, BEN. Crooks, Master,
WILL regular Raekets during the season
w between Fulton and New Orleans, connect.
ing at Shreveport, regularly every ten days.
Shippers may rely on their freight being forwarded
either way without detention.
The Jim Gilmer has been recently repaired,
and is not exceIled by any boat running above
the Raft.
The st. Charles will give through bills Of Iading
at one dollar per barrel to any point below White
Oak Shoals.
For further information apply on board or to
H. BLOCK.
Fulton, Ark, Jan. 90, 1851. [3tf
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Nelson's Hotel.

NELSON'S Hotel,
FU LTON, ARKANSAS.
YNHE undersigned takes pleasure ip aupoppc-
Il ing to his friends and the public generally
that he is prepared. AT the Upper Tavern in
Fulton, to afconnodate all who may favor him
with their patronage.
His Table will be supplied with the best the
markets afford, his Bar with the choicest liquors,
and his Stables will be provided with plenty Of
Proyender and attended by careful os,ers.
No exertiOns en- his part will be spared to render
comfortable all who may be pleased to give him
Gall.
C. T.. NELSON.
Fulton, Jan. %, 1851. [3af
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JOHN r. GRATIOT,
Caution.

NOTICE is hereby given that will prosecute
lt to the extent Of the law all intruders on ny
land. Those that have been in the hsbi, OF cut;
ting my timber must and shall quit it, Daniel =.
Williams is my authorized agent, and will report
all intruders.
CHAS. b. MITCHELL.
Washington, Feb. 4, 1850. 5
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Britt's Hotel,
WASHINGTON, HEMPSTEAD co.
ARKANSAS,


ME subscriber begs leave 70 mform his fsiepas
i and the public, that he still continues bust
ness at his old stand, where he has supplied him
self with every thing necessary for the accom-
mediation of the travelling cotnmhpity. His house
is commodious, the rooms well arranged for
families, aud his table well supplied with the best
the market affords.
His stables are large, bountifully supplied with
provender, and attended by careful osters.
He pledges himself that nothing shall be want
ing on his part to render comfortable alkwho may
be pleased to give him call. His charges will be
as moderate as those of any other house in the
SOUTH as an evidence of which he refers to the
following
RUL LES:
Boarding per month, $40
Boarding and lodging per week, So so
day, IS
Single meal, 25
Lodgmg, 20
Horse feed, "a
Keeping man and horse all night, 81
keeping horse per week, $3
Washington, Oct. 80, ls45.-7-tf
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Cotton Gins.

DNHE undersigned has on hand lot Of supe-
II rior Gin stands of various sizes and patterns,
made of the best material and the most sp
proved plan, which he will fully guarantee. and
sell Oh more accommodating terms than they have
ever heretofore been offered.
B L. BRITTIN.
Washington June 10, 1880 "a If
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General Land .5Seucu.

DANIEL E. WILLIAMS will serve all those
~ who desire his services as Land Agent in the
Red River Land District; will attend promptly to
paying taxes, redeeming forfeited lands, locating
land warrants, &c. Persons wishing their lands
properly described, can get plat of their lands
and true description for small fee; will also
draw deeds, mortgages, bonds, bills sale, articles
of agreement. &C., &c. His experience in this
kind Of business, prompts him to the belief that he
can give general satisfaction.
Washington, Feb. 90, 1850. [rf
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WASH4NGT0N HOUSE,

THE undersigned would respectfully inform bis
! friends and TIE public generally, that he is
still to be found at his old stand in Washington,
where he is supplied with every thing necessary
for the accommodation of the travelling public,
and hopes Py strict attention to the comforts of
his guests and detern,inatiop to please, to cop-
tinpe TO receive q share Of public patTTo0ppage.
His hopae is qamqPYmFqodiQps, qqPYmFqQp apd the rooms well
arranged for families.
His table will be supplied with the bes, the
market Affords and his stables provided with plenty
of provender and attended by careful osters.
His rates of charges will be the same as here
tOfOre, viz:
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MONEY! M0NEYII N0MEY!!!

NlONEIS WlUNE VI WUMEgtts
4 LII those indebted to the late firm of A
"A Block s. Son will please come forw ard and
settle, as we are disirous Of closing up our un-
settled business Thpse owing us who have
money will not in the eas, affront US by bringing
it forward, as at this PARTICULAR time it will come
very acceptable, and those not havng money
will please give us their notes. The books and
papers of our late firm are in the hards OF d &
due us.
A. BLOCK & SON,
IN tiigslldatiieena:
Sept. a, 1850
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4RzsIlzIF

=: BUHKNE' DENTAL SURGEON,
HAVING permanently located in Camden for
IL the practice Of DENTIsrKY, will spend part
Of his time in Washington for the same purpose.
He tlatters himself ,hst hs can convince thos.
that are in need of dental operation, thai he i,
capable and qualified TO serve them faithfully and
to their satisfacti2p. lie can be consplitd at oil
hours, excerpt when prof, ssionallY engaged, by
calling at Highs Hotel.
Aug, !, lS49-3O
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
OTTUMWA, IOWA, MARCH 2l, 1851.

of safety for the empire; this diet ap.
pointed vicar-general of the empire
whom they invested with the supreme
power in the name of the confederation:
lhey selected for this sovereign mission
the most popular prince of Germany
the man exiled by The emperor, the sports.
man of the mountains of T,roe and Sly
ria, the husband Of the inn-keeper's s
daughter whom j. is time to call by name
in word, the Archduke John, OF
whom our romance is but the real and
authentic history. W ~
The Archduke John, when but twenty
seven years Of age, began his career as
a General by conquering Napoleon, de-
livering Tyrol and destroying Huningen;
II was he who, at the feas. of the Dome
of Colonge in 1912, gave, as a true
German, the prophetic toast, mo Prus-
sia, no Austria. but a German empire
united and strong 81
The Archduke did not shrink from
the post offered him. He left his cot
tage, his mountaineer's costume and
o@!iag piece, took The colors of German
unity, and was received in triumph a,
Frankfort, with the mountain maid,
whom he has made almost an empress.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21

The California Courier informs us
that Messrs. JACKS & BROTHERS, Jewell
lers, Clay street, above the Plaza, in
San Francisco. have prepared magnif-
icen, gold medal of most appropriate de
sign, intended for presentation to the
great statesman 10 whose exertions, on
her behalf, California owed, to great
extent, her admission into the Union.-
This piece of work The Courier saws.
may be regarded as an ar,is,ical gem,
and is highly credilablc to the firm who
have executed it, and designed il for so
honorable a purpose. The medal is a.
bout three inches in dismeter. On one
side it represents the lone star of Cali
fornia admitted into the constellation, and
surrounded by the other thirty stars ar
ranged in brilliant circle around the
margin. On the centre star there is
liked one OF the most beautiful speci-
mems of white quartz ncrusted naturally
with goid-an appropriate representation
Of the riches Of the State. Around the
rim is rich border composed OF native
specimens Of rough gold taken from every
placer in the country, from Oregon 10
Los Angeles. The other side of the
medal bears the following inscription
"California admitted September 8, 1850.
Presented to Henry CLAY by JACKS &
BROTHERS, City oi San Francisco, Oc-
tober 20, $780,"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
The Two Springs.

Two springs which issued from the
same mountain began their course to-
gether: one of them took her way in a
silent and gentle flowing stream, while
the other rushed along with noisy and
rapid current. ''Sistsr," said the latter.
''at the rare you move. you will probably
be dried up before you proceed much
farther; whereas, for myself, | shall prob
ably become navigable within two or
three hundred furlohgs, and after dis
trlbntlng commerce and wealth wherever
flow, shall majes,ically proceed to
pay my tribute to the ocean. So fare
well, and patiently submi, yourself to
your fate. Her quiet sister made no re-
ply; but calmly descending to the mead
ows below, and patie nlly proceeding on
her way, she increased her stream by
numberless riIls, which she collected in
her progress, till, at length, she was en-
abled to rise into considerable river;
whilst The proud stream, who had the
vanity to depend solely upon her own
sufiiciency. continued shallow brook;
and was glad. at last, to be helped for
ward, by throwing herself into the arms
Of her tespised sister,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
The Apprentice.

young man whose father was in
easy circumstances, was desirous ol
learning The printing business. His IA
ther consented on condition tina, the sor
should board at home and pay weekly
for his board. out of the avails of his
special perQuisites, during his apprentice.
ship. The young man thought this ralh.
er hard, but when he was of age and
master of his trade, he said, "Here my
son is the money paid to me COR board
during your apprenticeship. never in
tended to keep it, but have retained it for
your use. aud with i, give you as much
more as will enable you to commence
your business The wisdom of the old
man was now apparent TO the son, toI
while his fellows had contracted bad
habits in the expenditures of similar per.
quisites, and were now penny yless and in
vice; he was enabled to commence bust.
ness respectfully; and he now stands al
the head of publishers in this country
while most of his former companions are
poor. vicious and degraded.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21

Extrac, Of letter received by Philip
Sleeman. ESQ.,. of Plymouth, from his
brother. Col. w. II. Sleeman: .....
"Court of Lucknow, Hindoostan. In
dia. Oct. Sd. 1850. must now tel, YOU
Of poor boy who was found in wolf 5
den, with she wolf aud three whelps.
When dug into By some of my troops.
they all bolted together. and the boy
ran so fast on all fours that he ou,s,rip-
ped the whelps, and was with difficulty
taken by a mounted trooper. The
mother of the whelps had carried him
off few years before, from his parents,
and brought him up as her own off
spring in her den. have more instan-
ces of the came kind and had wha, they
called "a wild man OF the woods"
brought to me yesterday, sent by the
King of Dude. He was caught twenty
five years ago in a jungle in the woods.
when about eighteen years of age. He
had been brought up by wolf but she
died, and he was taken in starving con-
dilion by hermit, who weaned him
from eating raw flesh. One of the then
kings soldiers go, aim from the hermit,
and presented him TO the king, by whom,
and his successors, he has ever since
been taken care of. Ii was many years
before he could be made 10 wear cloth.
ing, and even now he dislikes the society
of men. He speaks only in reply to
questions, and then il is with difficulty
that he can be understood.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
OneFriend,

How pleasant a thing il is to have one
friend, to whom we can go and unbosom
our feelings when the world is harsh
with US, and darkness has settled on the
fair face of nature. At such time, a
heart TO counsel and advise with us--tha,
will manifest feeling and sympalhy-is
above price. The ouigushing Of love
and tenderness revives and cheers US
drives away sadness from the bosom,
and brightens the heavens again. He
who has one 10 whom he can go in the
hour of adversely, can never be wholly
cast down. Dark as the earth may
sometimes be, il will always contain one
beautiful spot. which will grow brighter
and brighter, till the stricken hear, par
takes of The fullness of joy, and is cas-,
down no more forever.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
The Worlds Fair.

INTERESTING FACTS We gather the
following items with reference to the
Great Exhibition of 1851, from our for.
eign files: ,
st. Helena will contribute to the Crys.
tai Palace three samples of native pro-
duce, namely: one of rock salt, one oi
raw cotton, and one of Carilla.
Mr.. Mitchell, an Edinburgh engraver,
intends sending to the Exhibition piece
of gold SO small that an ordinary pin S
head will cover il; yet it contains the
whole of the Lords prayer.
A Birmingham paper states that Will
liam Laughter, a nailmaker of Brooms-
grove. has received orders to make 1000
gold, 1000 silver, and 1000 iron stacks,
for the Great Exhibition. The whole
1000 are not to weigh more than three
grains. and they will be the smallest
nails ever produced. .Ha
1t is stated. lha, TO make merely the
circuit of the tables, the visitors will
make a journey of no less than twenty
miles. s- 81 TO-
II is estimated that the visitors to the
Exhibition will be-Foreign and coloni.
al 1000, 900; English. Welsh. Highland.
ers and Irish, 5000, 10000. Total--7,-
100000. @'.. ....' H.
They mus: be rated as separate pas.
sengers for each line over which they
pass, by which the aggregate Of the year
will be nominally increased to about
e4.7OO,000.
The police force is 10 be increased BY
1000 men, bu, the only increase to the
military strength of London will be,
removing the battalion from Chichester
to the vicinity of the m metropolis:
Among the extra accommodations for
visitors. is one for the working class, to
be called the Mechanics Home" si,u-
ateG at Pimlico. Beds for one thousand
persons will be provided, at Is Sd per
night, and every suitable comfort and
convenience will be furnished. Din
ners. if required, 3d., breakfast, sd,
cleaning shoes, Id. A reading room
will be provided. and surgeon also
would be engaged. The fares OF the ON
nibuses to the Exhibition would be Id,
and the fares by the steamboats, to Lon
don bridge, 2d. ., .. .... ......
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
Pretty Good.

In recent debate in the Ohio Con-
siituional Convention, Mr.. Reemelin
had moved that all collection laws should
be abolished and credi, made free. Ar.
chibold, who is something Of a wag, is
reported To- have disposed Of the propo-
si,ion in the following handsome hit:
Mr.. A. remarked that after hearing
the crude propositions occasionally
brought forward here by the gentleman
from Hamilton Mr.. Reemelin he was
disposed TO propose tha, this convention
might resolve itself into a debating club
for the discussion of moral propositions
and untried experiments. Among other
edifying propositions which nigh. legil-
ima,ely come before such body would
be one for the equalization of the tenn
perature Of the globe by means. perhaps.
of steam tugs to tow the ice-hergs of
the Arctic Ocean TO the Equatorial la,i-
tude for the purpose of modifying the
frigd air of the poles, and at the same
time, cool The insufferablc heat OF the
tropics. Laughter.) -~aa .a1
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
WHOLE NO. 1876.
Lead Discoveries.

As California falls off in her atlrac-
iions for our mining population. The signs
Of encouragement to persevere in the
struggle for a fortune amongst the hills
and ravines that environ our fair city,
increase. In addition to Levins' splen-
did discovery, Of which we have alrpad-
spoken. we hear Of number Of others
that promise to yield abundant returns
for the toll that has led to them. Geo.
l.. Nightingale, Esq. has most enconr.
aging prospects of .'big lead" He
has already raised considerable amount
Of mineral, and is indus,rious.v prose.
cutting his discovery. George w. Bur.
ton has fine show a, his diggings.-
He will at least De sure of a very pretty
''raise,' if nothing more. In the same
vicinity, p. II. Brugh, one of the mos,
persevering miners in the diggings, is al
so doing well, we learn. The Riley
lead continues productive, although work
in it is much impeded by the presence
of water. This obstacle to successful
mining will not be fully overcome until
steam is introduced, in the place of hand
labor and horse power. At present,
there IS not single steam engine en-
ployed in the Iowa mines. In a few
years, they will probably be numbered
by scores. The use Of such agencies
demands larger investments, but it pro-
duces corresponding returns. In the
English mines, water is pumped 1000
feet at a single lift; here probably no
shaft has been sunk more than a tithe
of that depth. and the wealth of miner.
al that lies beneath is all uncxplored and
unknown. .. ..s..a.-....- ........
Levins' lead has already turned on,
over 100000 pounds, and that without
making hardly perceptible impression
upon the wealth Of his vast cave.--Du-
buque Tribune. r.r .......... r...-
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21

A FIELD OF CoRAL.-In the imme-
date vicinity Of Bermuda is a field OF
coral. some twenty miles by ten in ex.
tent, which, seen through water ten feet
deep. and perfectly transparent, present
an object OF great beauty and richness.
The prisoners at that English establish
ment are frequently employed to procure,
by diving. specimens of coral from tha,
exhauslless field of beauty and richness.
which are sent TO numerous cities and
individuals OH both continents, for orna-
ments upon mantle pieces. In many
places coral rock is used as the only
building material II is more difficult
TO sha,er by cannon balls than any 9TH
er rock. Though not hard, i, is tough.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
Dcath Is Silent.

In tAe city, while men are brawling in
the crowded streets, death is entering
the secret chambers. and friends sit PAL
lid by the couches of the brea,hless, or
love is drinking in the sigh which bears
the soul to Heaven. Death is SILENT
Those whose every look spoke to us in
lite, pass from our sight as the shadow
from the diak and The music of their
words become sad echoes in the dis
taace of our memory. Death is silent.
Living hatred thunders in the strife Of
war, and when the contest is over, Death,
grim and speechless, is monarch Of the
field. Death is silent. Tempests shrek
madly upon the ocean, and many are
they who sink with this requiem into
their fathomless grave; but from the
depihN of that sublime sepulchre no
sound comes back 10 tell OF those who
persisted. Death is silent; yet no, 90
entirely; silen, II is to the ear, bat not al
ways to the heart; our brethren are sill
bound to us, and though dead, they have
not ceased TO be. There is much TO be
felt and learned where they rest. HUI
mlllty has instruction from the proud
mans monument, and contentmenl a les.
son from the vanity that overlies'his clay.
There is pathos in the solitude where
the stranger sleeps; there is mute elo-
qnence on his unlettered grave. There
is beauty in the poor mans epitaph, hon.
esily inscribed by affection; there is sub
limlty in the rude sculpture Of the peas
ants tomb, when il is the effort to SYM
bollze an immortal faith.- And il is such
faith which takes terror from the powe,
of death, and despair from the silence of
the grave. There is that in us which il
not all clay. That which belongs to
earth must 60 to the earth; but when
earth claims and gets back its atoms.
God gathers up and calls home his spirits.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21
The Orchard.

Few know the real value of an orch.
ard. Any one who has a lot of ground
may have fruits at a very triiing expense.
Perhaps, there is less labor required, and
evidently there is less outlay of money,
TO have an abundance of fruits, than al.
most any product of the farm or garden.
Trees once planted. never need but little
labor to prune and preserve in health.
fol. bearing state. for many years. In
deed, many kinds will last an age aud
yield profitable crop every year.
Nothing is better for family in sum-
mer and winter than ripe fruit. 1t con-
tributes to health, and very much to com
fort. Also, the orchard may be made
valuable for the purpose of rearing
stock. Swine, particularly, are benefit
ted by every kind of fruit.
Situation Of Observation-Disclosures on
the "hills" are generally best; but be care
fu! if possible to have northern expos
ure. The soil for any kind of fruit
should be deep, but it is not advisable to
have it very fat. A gravelly location is
generally bes. for most fruits.
Putting Out.-From twenty TO thirty
feetis the distance for peaches, ,nectarines,
apricots and plums; and from 25 TO 40
feet will answer, according to the soil,
for apples and pears. ...
Throw out circular pit, two spades
deep, and at least three feet in diameter,
put some good compost at the bottom,
then set in the tree, and frs. endeavor to
place in coniac, with the roots, as nearly
as practicable, the same kind OF soil in
which the tree grew. Fill the balance of
the pit with compost suited to the kind
of fruit to be grown. Experience and a
little science nigh, be slipped in to great
advantage here. .-.,....
No tree should be inserted more than
an inch or two at most, lower than il
grew in the nursery.
Press the soil gently about the roots,
and if the trees are tall and there is
danger of being injured by the wind, tie
them TO stake.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21

SETTING OUT ToMAToEs.-Ifyou have
plants set them OUT the first good season
after the weather becomes settled, the
sooner the better; plant them three feet
each way in the ground that has been
heavily manured and well worked, both
as regards blowing and narrowing. If
your plants become well set, dust them
freely with ashes and plaster. an equal
quantity of each. Ii the weather sho'd
prove dry, water the plants every other
day, and in cultivating them be sure TO
keep down the growth OF every thing
like weeds and grass, until the vines be.
gin to bloom, when they must be left un-
disturbed to fruit.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-03-21

n DR.. Marsh was once travelling
in a stage coach, and was much annoy.
ed by garrulous old maid. After as
certaln'ng his nane, she inquired if he
belonged to snch and such family oi
Marshes. No, madam, do not, nor
to any other family that you know, was
The reply in short and abrup. tones. Oh,
says the antiqua,eG virgin, there's SO
much acid about you, ! suppose you
sprang from the cranberry Marshes. II
| did, madam, was the prompt retort
I'm fit sauce for goose. The lady
was silent the rest of the journey.