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Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
" O til C e..
l. "A Nd OFFICE.
M.

JuIyr md, 1875.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. that after The
IN expiration Of thirty days from the date here
Of applications or the private entry of The follow
lng lands will he received at this Office the sane
having been heretofore erroneously marked IN
the plais Or this Office ~ sold.
The whole Of section . and 10. IN Township 10
south 81 range IN west-thc NR or I-El ard III
nt SW ar 2; WI 10 and 81 90 in TOWNSHIP. IN :
X 20 MI; the ME- qr- ard Sd -. ST Dr. ii: VI
q M Gr- H. whole Of sections %. 2a. ari 2i
NA 2j, Nj 26. and NE ar. ~. in II s r. 2l II.
BENZ r. JE1T. Register.
CHA'S II. mitchell. Rrre:rcr.
Washington. July yG, 1853. o.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
Cabinet Mandatory.

Cabinet Mandatory.
TTHE undersigned has opened Shop for the
- Manufacture Of Furniture. opposite the Court
House at the stand recently occupied by Mr.. COZ
LISs, where he Is at all times prepared to ill any
orders in the line OF his business Particular ard
prompt attention will be given to repairing
Orders for furniture are respectfully solicited
ID. III. HAWKS
NJ %. Collins made and trimmed to order. and
attention given at funerals. d. III. III.
Washington, -aPrR ~, 1853. l7-tf.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
G a u III 10 II.

NOTICE is hereby given that viii prosecute
~ To the extent oi the LAW nj ntrnders on nlr
land. Those that have been il The habit III ctt-
ting my timber must and shall quit ii. Daniel
~ Williams II my authorized agent. and will re-
port all ntrEdeTs.
CHARLES p. mitchell
Washington, Feb a. 1850 II
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
DIR. BENZ. II. JET.

HAS resumed the practice Of medicine in
l1 Washington, and may at all times bc found
at his apothecary store, unless professionally abb
sent, where he will keep full supply Of fresh
medicines for sale low for cash.
Washington, May4 li:tf
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
VALUABLEL LAND FOR SALE

NhE undersigned offers for sale on accom-
modating terms 100 acres Of choice ard
valuable Land, situate in Sever county. Arkar-
sas.
These lands were selected in 1896 are Of The
best quality of upland, and are located in de-
sirabe neighboIhcod
For terms &c-- enquire Of W. IT. Etter. at
Washington, or the subscribers at Little Rock
WATKINS & CURRAN
January p, 1882 4.tI
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
N @ II n g. II

GRANDSON d. ROYSTON Of Washington.
- Hampstead county, Arkansas is my lawful
agent and attorney to transact. settle and close
up all unsettled business In which | am in any
wise interested IN the State of Arkansas:
J. @. DIARMOND.
September 18th, 1852 37-.f
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
E ALL GOOD 6.

FALL GOOD s.
fENHE subscribers are now opening their >e>
4 stock of FsiEl Go O0ds. to which they - -
invite the attention of Planters. These -.
Goods were purchased by the package from first
hands in New York, and can be sold at prices
that will give entire satisfaction. Say
1000 yards Kerseys,. (all wool filing)
1900 yards plain and plaid Linseys, all wool
filling
5000 yards heavy Lowes.
800 pair heavy Negro Blankets.
so pair Bed Blankets,
10 pair Blankets for coats, some very fine, and
worth S2:' pair.
10 bales Shrtngs and Sheetings,
500 pair heavy Russctts,
400 pair heavy Kip Brogans,
Gents Boots and Shoes of all qualities
Ladies', Misses and Children's Shoes,
Satinetts, Kentucky Jeans,
Flanneis, all colors,
Wool Tweeds, large assortment.
With many other Seasonable Goods for Ladies'
and Gentlemens wear.
Bagging, Rope and Twine.
Look at our Stock before YOU buy
McCOLLUM & FELLOWS.
Camden. Sept. l., 1850 las
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
A CARD.

DR. PURDOM tenders his professional serv;ces
~ to the citizens of Washington and its vicinity
in the various branches of his profession. He
may be found at all times, except when profes-
sionally absent at his residence near Main street
January ~, 1850.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
> E W. E l. H. & CO.
Wholesale Foreign and Domestic
DRY GOODsJOEHTNG BUSINESS

B-ILIINOKE. ND
AT the old stand OF RICHARD StwErI. NJ ~
Baltimore street. Our stock will be large. and
comprise general variety Of Fresh Sprfag cnJ
summer Gods Of recent importation. and select
ed from the latest and most approved STYLES in III
several markets
We would most respectfully request call and
examination Of our stock
Members of Firm
RICHARD SEwELL.
EDwIS BRADLEY.
JosHuA 4. Rorsrox JR.
Feb 20, 1851.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15

UST Received on consignment and for sale a
= large To- n Begging, Rope and twinr. at the
upper Ware mouse, by s. c. WHEAT
Fulton, Der. T. 1854 ]6-tf
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
ECAL NOTICE,

nR- CHARLES u. mitchell offers his
- services to the citizens Of Washington and
it vicinity He may BE- found at the residence
Of H. W. Smith.
March 18th, 1916. 3O:tf
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
TO COTTON PLANTERS,

y NJ VpN FLA W E ERS.
THE undersigned have formed a Co-partner-
- ship and opened shop at this place for the
manufacture and repairing or Cotton Gins,
They will shortly be in receipt of am ample new
stock Of the best quality OF Gin ma eriais irt III the
East which they intend to work lid into Gins
which will be fully guaranteed TO give entire
satisfaction One Of u tNlr- WYATT.D having Tor
some FIVE years executed most Of the work that
went from the shop Of the late r. r. Crosby. We
feel no hesitation in assuring the Cotton Planters
Of the upper Red river country. that ali work done
AZ our shop will he fully equal il not superior to
the best that was ever manufactured by the late
Mr. Crosby
we solicit the patronage Of Cotton planters
VINO may want new Gins, or old ones repaired:
ana Rope they will send in their orders a. early
a. convenient, in order that their giRs NAV lie
certain to be ready ioE them BY the time the
present growing Crop i ready Tor picking
by permission of some and without having had
an opportunity Of consulting others we annex a
number OF names oil well known Cotton planters
to whcm we would refer ms regards the pcrforrn-
ance Of Gins heretofore built By ono Of .s in The
shop Of J. II. Crosby.
Hon. Edward Cross.
Maj. Richard Pryor
Capt. Joel w. Hannah
Capt. Richard III. Finn,
William Coulter Esq, III
Maj Joshua Morrison. Hezpffcad County
Hon. Henry p. Poindextcr.
Mathew VI. Cheatharn. Eso.
Maj William johnson,
Wiley McE!roy ESQ.
Judge Lewis r. Fort
Morgan Trrcr Esq.
Morehaad Wright Esq.
VIM r. Morris. Esq. Enfay,t,. G.
Col Josiah Garland. m
Hon James Trigg.
lol- James Abrahams
Hon benjamin ri. Hawkins.
Hon Henry H. Brown. s,r;,r r.
Isaac n. Jackson, ESQ.
pr. y. W. Fort,
Judge Daniels. Po y,
Al p Ellis, Esq, ',N''' nm A'1as-
NJ Nj. WYATT
r. H. W. MADDUX.
washington, Marei 30, 1853 I3-f
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-15
SaGM9z G. Wheat,
RECEIVING, FORWARDING
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
supper landing"


tHoIUVI-utJ ItPtITtu PTtrnTsCs-
prepared to receive and Store Cotton and up
treights.
REFER To-
Messrs D. & v Block,
Trimble & Johnson,
Beller & Stuart,
Mitchell & Foster,
B. L. Brittin, Esq,
G. W. Green, Esq, ! Washington, Ark.
Gen. G.. d. Royston,
II. w. Smith, Esq,
w. II. Etter, Esq,
J. B. Sandetur, Esq,
DR.. B. p Jett,
Messrs. Wiley McElroy, Walker, Cheatham &
Co., Columbus; Jas. NJ. Coulter Sewer CO.. Ark;
Steele & McFall, Temperancevile, Ark; J. Tur-
entine & Son, Farmington, Ark; n. Levy & Co.,
Centre Point, Ark.
Fisiton, Oct 26, 1853. 43-tf
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

CHINESE BECOMING AMERIcANlzED.
The Chinese of California soon accus-
tom themselves to the habits of the
Americans, and adopt tl.eir ways with
a facility of imitation which does not
in all cases do them credit. In tho
town Of Greenwood, near Coloma, a
large party of them have rented eight
or ten stores and two large hotels, and
having furnished them in rich and
tasteful manner, have opened gamb-
ling saloons, q i0 Yankee. The sa-
looms are thronged with miners, and it
is said that the bright gold dust flows
thick and fast into the hands Of their
celestial proprietors.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

Es-The case Of Pandellv has at
length been decided, and what does it
reveal--a small amount of jealousy
seasoned with other palatable conli
ments, suited to the taste of the age
When man has arrived at the posi-
ton of Mr.. PandeIly, in society it is
the best evidence Of his intrinsic worth
and merit as citizen, and any al
tempt to pull him down, only tends to
elevate him higher in the estimation
of such persons, as regard the man
for his qualities of mimi only. Ii it
is not this that makes the man. we
should like some Of the wise to in
form us what it is.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

USir I4ytton Bulwer--or Bulwer
Lytton, has quit writing novels and is
now engaged in writing book to be
called "Bulwer Lytton and the Bull
wcrs by Sir Lytton Bulwer. Sir Bull
yer lytton traces his ancestry, as far
back as the Conquest, and here like
all the English nub'lty lie cannot get
a iot farther. In truth, this is far
enough any thing beyond, belon $ to
the fabulous ages. and should not
be looked into. Sir Lytton, thinks
that some of bis ancestors must have
been at Acre under Richard Ceur d.
Lion but Of this he is not certain.
We should not be surprised if there
were.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

| OBITUARY .---SoIie tllHe ago, WI
asked to know what had become O
the "Balioon !" the question remained
answered, and the Balloon remained
invisible to the natives of this grease
spot of creation. BY and by-tht
following significant paragraph me,
our eye, in an out-ofthe-way place
of an out-ofthe-way paper.
JoHs GAlsFoRp.-This gentlemen
the originator Of the Balloon, died on
Saturday last, after all illness of some
weeks.
He was kind hearted man, and
possessed the elements of popularity
as a writer.
So Gaisford is aeud! Alas, poor
Jaek--and could there be no one found
amidst the host of your couyreres and
brethren of the Press. in New Orleans,
to even publish your death! Is there
no one there who was sufficiently
moved by this unlocked for event to
scratch out few lines sin obituary.
for you, that Chatou might have
Music for his oars, whilst taking your
soul over the Cocytas, OF the river
StYg! 1t would seem not; and could
we in anywise repair ,the injustice ia
your memory, by giving column and
half, on worn out scraps Of morality,
and virtue-tlrat YOU did not posses.
we should do SO But this kind of
hing is stale, Jack, and there is moth
ing more prosey than a long obituary
ANY body can have one, who leaves
behind him fortune, and friends which
are the result of fortune. How fire.
qnently Jack, "have YOU and T. read
long prosey death notices, interpreted
with snatehes of Poetry, from some
lead poet, who, were he alive would
>,ie the writer for petty larceny =
Ofen-too often, it is a daily thing
and the Grand Secretary on High who
keeps the ne tor1ata record, must of
ZEN smile at the obesity Of the fullsome
hatterv-which is direct Islander to
The defrnct and smouldering body. if
not the soul Of the departed. Jack
we shall say nothing Of this sort over
you. and were we called on to write
your epitaph it should be in these
words
Hic Jacket
JACK GAIsFoRD. editor Of the Balloon
newspapers clever fellow"
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T-Of cource it is either Punch

rOfcource it is either Punch,
or that growing Cynic, piogenes,
who furnishes the world with the fol.
lowing happy Apophtheg,n.--."Tb
woman who neglects her husband
shirt fronts, is not the wife of his bo-
SOM"
May we say, the wife who neglects
her husbands breaches, and permits
the same to wear out at the extremitirs;
is neither the friend Of his bosom, nor
any thing else.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19
Party Papers.

f"FSpf suNOSo bV Pto"NtbubEI
has become the lay and secular press
Of the country, that where there art
educated and sensible people, the,
look to the newspaper more to get the
contorted and distorted views Of The
editor, who writes with view to his
own self-interest; than for the pur
pose Of obtaining correct and logical
deductions from well established prin
cipals. Hence the press Of the re-
public has taken the lead in ultra lev
cling doctrines. and lost it, moral
tone, by becoming the organ of dema-
gogues on one hand, and fanatics on
the other. With an intelligent corn
munity the mere sectarian and part V
organ, has ceased to command any
influence, because the public are aware
Of the manner in which they are got
ten up, and supported-by interested
partisans, leagued together, in nine
case ont Of ten, for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning pecuniary benefit and for adj
vancing mercinary views.
What, may we ask is the "Organ
Of a party9" Take the profitable
brass trumpet Of the administration
and come on down to the very small
est affair IN the smallest country town
in the Union2 What are they Do
you look into them to obtain honest
convictions, and just views' The man
who does is either one or two things
the blank Of which may be supplied.
How are political and seetarian pa
papers gotten up9 Does not some
bankrupt political stock jobber, under
take the work Does he not go to
this and that Leader. and say to him
awe want your name for fifty, on this
list, to get up the Trumpet Blast Of
Freedom, for the party2' And is not
the name and the money forthcoming
because the politician says to him
self ''well the fifty will pay a good in
terst-I shall want to go to Congress,
or to the next Convention to make
Constitution--or to the very elevated
upper house Of the legislature, and
then this fifty subscribed to the Trum-
pet Blast, will return to me with com
pound interest," Is not this the ar
No town in the glorious
Union can do with less than two pa
psrs there must be a Wing to follow
the self-styled Democrat, wherever ii
goes, and deny every thing that is
said. Besides this, the same party is
not always in power, and when the
opposition is in, It is suicidal affair
to give 1t any of the little spoils that
fall from all public places. Where
there are two papers-and there al
ways should be, every thing then
turns on the point, Is the editor a Dem
ocrat or a Wing. The advantage Of
a partizan journal is four fold ; an am
bilious aspirant can not only bring
himself before the people under the
signiture Of ''many voters" or "many
'riends,' but he can puff himself aa
libitun,.
What is the party press Of this State
Let us begin and end with the Barrel
Organ that immaculate bed blanket
affair the Courier. How Is 1t conduc-
edl Who BY, and what for9 We
cave every one to answer the ques-
ions with the light before them; but
eally lope that no ole will be SO mar
ow sighted as not to see, that it is
covered by the most exalted patriotism
md kind ofparental care for the pc
uniary matters Of the State, that posi-
lively amounts to weakness.
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Ii THERE No SALvArroN FOR US :

vourers Of the jagron of words thrown
daily together, any day these past tw,
years gone, Of this unerring Journal
j know how much we suffer on their ac
count? Do they know how many
heart aches and headaches, aud spleen
aches, they cause us; besides loss Of
rest at night, and disrellish to the
monday sun? We infer they do not
else they would not abuse us as they
do. Reader 1--WE would say gentle
reader" but there is no gentle reader
in this community did you know
the agony livery much } of our mind
you would not then marvel why it Is
our words cnme forth, hot and heavy
promisouously, dealing death and dam.
nation, hther and thither, like tue
rough lava Of Pococatapelt. People
would not wonder why it Isl we dash
ahead from day to day swapping up
unconcerned trifles, and making more
than much of them.
Did We ever tread on your toes
friend If 50, it has not been inten-
tional, we assure you; if we have not,
do come up to the office and give us
your name, for we have yet to meet
the first male gentleman or lady in
this community, who does not wear a
dagger for us, which they are only re-
strained from using upon us by
the law, and the intuitive knoWl.
edge that there is an eye looking down
upon them, whose law is offended
daily. and by those too, who would
seem from professions and confessions.
to have been sent into the world with
a commission to defend III WHY
would these people stab Us? Why
friends Gf we have any for the very
reason that we cannot picture any
vice, iniquity or folly, that there is not
a hundred people whom il fits. aud who
say at once to Themselves "Well
that was intended for me- Now m,
friends I'VE shall say friends for form
sake) what can we dn-what shall we
do +? We have not as yet had any rea-
sonable bid from either political party,
aud no sect in religion has yet come
forward to bargain for our soul. What
shall we do ? Please advise US Shall
we continue to picture vice and iniq-
uity, and that Hypoeracy that siekens
the hypocrite to look on Shall We
drag out bribery and corruption from
public places by the heels; that peo-
pie may see how rapidly our hesuti
full government is approaching desp t
ism? Do this, we are unpaid to do
ctherwise) and we must not expect IL
find friends. If all the fawning hypo-
critics in religion, and knaves in poll
tics. were swept away, where could
room enough be found to stow them ?
+ riends and fellow citizens have com
passion on us, for we shall dash away
ii future as we have done.
Mkc RAcE.-A match race came
off Yesterday, | 5 inst, over the Mag
nolia Course for $500 a side. between
1 sorrel mare. bplonring tn Mr.. Dam
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All o. WHICH Is respectfully snbTnitFed.
ts'ehedJ { ISAAC 8. TAYLOR.
Baton Rouge, Feb'y. 9Th, 1854.
The following resolution was proposed
and adopted:
Resotpen. That the Tax Collector shall
receive five per cent, on all monies collect
ed and paid into the Treasury by him, of
the taxes for the year 1853 It shall be the
duty OF said collector, to make report to
the Police Jury at their September term.
the smount ofmonsy collected. And in no
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-02-19

rThe other day quite a crowd
was attracted, by the appearance in
Lafayette strt ct, of a man in small
vehicle pulled by couple of New
Foundland Dogs. He seemed to be
criple---and from his operation here,
we presume he is driving a good bu-
Siness in the sale of Metallic life Alma
macs
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MkcH RAcE.-A match race came
off Yesterday, / 5 inst, over the Mag
nolia Course for $500 side, between
q sorrel mare, belonging to Mr.. Den
mis- Daigle of this parish, and an iron
grey horse, belonging to Mr.. John
Brazil. Distance. one quarter Of a
mile. The race was decided IN fav-
or Of the horse, by about seven feet.
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VIM. HUBBs, CLERK.

GRINNELL LAND.--The London
AtheDaum, in reviewing DR.. Kane's
U. s. G'innell expedition, which has
been published in London, acknowl.
edges that this expedition was the first
to discover "Grinnell Land" which
the British authorities have called
Prince Albert Land, claiming that it
was first discovered by tie British ex-
plorers. -
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WM HuBBs, Treas. 4 Coitor
Baton Rouge, Jany Q, 1854.
ted: f
hesoeped, That the foregoing report Of the NJ.
nance committee and the account current Of tho
.ate treasurer and Collector be, and the same are
hereby received and adopted. And that the Bond
OF said Treasurer and Collector for the 1863 be- and
the same Is hareby cancelled.
On notion the Jury then adjourned aine III
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-29

We have not room for list of all
the premiums this week. The Fair
was an honor to the State, and to all
concerned in its management. We
copy the following well written notice
of IT from the Country Gentleman,
whose editor was present, and gives
a faithful and highly complimentary
account of it:
The fourth annual Fair of the
Vermont State Agricultural Society
was held at Brat,leboro', Sept l2lh,
18th and l4lh. Ii seemed not I'M
probable that the dry season and
general cry of " hard times" might,
lessen the show of stock and the at
tendance OF visitors somewhat below
the expectations good season and
easier money market would excite.
We were on this account the better
pleased to find the Vermont Exhlbi-
ton the exact reverse of all our fears,
TO learn as we did, that the receipts
this year were nearly double those Of
last (say $5,600,) and that the indie
latigable labors of its officers had re-
ceived happy and well merited re-
ward. The weather was, until noon
the third day, all the most sanguine
friends Of the society could have
wished,-an air, clear and bracing, a
bright sun, and roads neither uncom-
Portable from mud or dust.
The GROUNDS were about a mile
to the south of the village, and con-
tanned nearly forty acres. The sur
face was generally level, excepting
where it declined on the southern ex-
tremity TO little stream, and the
hillside thus afforded, shaded by a
fine grove, was put to the best pur-
pose, (of which hereafier,) by the
Society, as indeed was every other
natural facility offered them. For
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-29
Wheat-growing in Massachu-
sets.

In our calendar for August. last
week, we incidentally mentioned The
cultivation OF wheat by our farmers,
aud we now continue the subject
more in detail.
Some twenty-five years ago, ii was
well known that wheat could not be
raised in Massachusetts, except in a
few favored spots on the Connecticut
river. The reason was, the land was
too old that wheat could only be
raised profiably on new lands. Yet
wheat has always been raised ir the
sod countries" in England, Italy
in Germany, in Russia, in as broad
a range of latitude as our whole
country, from New Orleans to Penn
bna in 49o ,.
But since the establishment OF
Agricultural Societies, and the
increased circulation of farming
newspapers, in consequence of which
it is no longer held as treason, or
even as high misdemeahor, TO sug-
eest new hints or express new ideas
upon the business Of farming, il has
been really suggested that wheat
might be raised on our soil, and the
experiment bold us il may seem, has
been tried. The result of the
experiment, is, we believe, that
wheat though not considered so GER
tain or SO profitable crop as corn,
may, Notwithstanding, be raised TO
advantage in the State.
We believe it is fact, and rather
a singular one of which We shall
presently suggest the cause, that IN