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JOHN MENEFEE.
THE FIGHTING DOCTOR.

The hero of the following short sketch was a native of Kentucky. His father was far mer of moderate circumstances, living a few miles from Louisville, who managed bv great labor and scrupulous economy, to give his fa- vorite and first born an excellent education, en- bracing the degree of doctor of medcine.- Young Menefee was remarkable from the ear- Hest period of his intellectual development, for an intense and burning ambition, such as could brook no rival in whatever he undertook. while the glorious gifts of magnificent brain and mighty physical constitution, seemed to furnish the surest guarantees for the ultimate reality of his every hope. By prodigious exertions, day and night, he stood foremost in all his classes at college and graduated with an eclat that ob- scured the fame of all competitors; so that had the rising star of his genius met with no adverse ! shock to hurl it away from its appropriate and radiant orbit, imagination can scarcely assign a limit to the splendor it might have attained.- But unfortunately, hostile collision occurred at the very commencement of its career, to arouse the sleeping volcano of his darkest pas slon, and project the course of his ambition at dangerous tangent from the circle of peace ful life.
 lie had young and beautiful sister, who was seduced and betrayed by fashionable villain Tn Louisville, one James Murray, lawyer, and universally regarded as the most desperately brave duelllst that Kentucky-the land so pro- digal of heroes-ever produced.
 While the father and mother of the ruined girl were weeping tears of despair, John, then only twenty years of age, armed himself and proceeded in search of his enemy. He found him in the court house, immediately after an adjournment, and without uttering word at- tackled and belabored him dreadfully with a cowhide Murray, on his part, fought like a iend, but in vain; for the fiery desperation of fierce and concentrated wrath appeared to have given young Menefee the strength of dozen men, He blinded his antagonist with quick and countless blows, dashed from his hand every pistol the other succeeded in drawing from his pocket, and fagelated him till he was literally covered with blood.
 A challenge was the consequence. Menefee accepted on these conditions: That the meet
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British View of the Right of Searcl


 The London Globe of the lst inst, publishes the following respecting the much talked-of convention with regard to the right of search. As the Globe is the organ of one of the chief Ministers, its views way be regarded as semi official:
 A discussion is going on among the Ameri- can joufIs,lEs expecting convention which some impaatttiyas cofrssrsndent of New York paper had announced a> >Teiag concluded between the British government asd~she American embassy in London, on the subSscs~of the "right of search" But we believe we~afe correct in af- frmng the conclusion on one siSszS..Sss.at there has been no such convention. Assoon r>t t5tass 5as s.g engagements for prosecuting the war come under the consideration of he4.government and the public in this country, the'*AAmercan Minister in London, we believe, acting Ssssr the utho- rity of his own great experience in 6:asi ca busi- ness, and with his usual zeal for the intefest of his country, laid before our government the view which has already been entertained by the government of the United States on the subject of the right of search. Of course it was quite impossible that any direct reply could be made to his representations; nor is 1t at all probable that, with regard to American inte- rests, MT. Buchanan would be anxious to effect formal convention on the subject of a right of which his country actually deny the exis- tence. On the other hand, although our Mi nisters have shown every disposition to meet the wishes of foreign countries in amity with ourselves, they have carefully reserved any rights which have been claimed as exstening in the British Crown
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States :, are placed in respect to the nations of Europe.
 Our situation in the interior is getting worse every day-money growing scarce, shy, bankers falllng' manufactures stopping work, trade ge- nerally at stand, even in the shops of Paris. At last the Bowyeois, this great support and strength of the dominating party, are losing every day thelr confidence in him whom they consi- dered put yesterday as their saviour. Such is the real state of things. It would require but very small incident to change completely the existing form ot government, which will be more easily forgotten than any of its predeces- sors.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS TUESDAY MORNING. JUNE 13 1854

No other physician could be found hardy enough to settle in Conway, where such foe reigned. and as matter of course Menefee got all the practice. He even attended on his own wound ed-would cut man open with his bowie- knife in the morning, and if called upon, sew him up with needle ill the evening"
 The old proverb says" There must be an end to every thing" and an end came at last to the reign of "The Fighting Doctor" as he was christened in blood throughout Arkansas. He had neighbor named Phillips, peaceful inoffensive man, who had never previously been engaged in difficulty with any human being, and hence in that region was generally deemed coward. From some cause, which never pub licly transpired, feelings of hostility arose be- tween the two, and Menefee sought an early opportunity to cowhide the other in the streets of Lewisburg. Phillips bore his chastisement without so much as an effort of resistence- Indeed, at the moment, he had no other alter native, for he was altogether unarmed, while his enemy had pistol cooked at his breast.
 Immediately afterwards, however, Phillips went and literally loaded himself with mur- derous weapons, and returned to face his foe on more equal terms. They encountered in the public square, while court was in session, and never did the sun of heaven shine on a more obstinate combat First of all they fired two rounds with pistols, and at the second round, Phillips was wounded in the Joins. But this, instead of checking his furious ardor, only tend ed to intlame and madden him the more He unsheathed his knife and bounded upon his ene- my, who received his thrusts with like dead ly blade. With clenched teeth, foam on their vivid lips, panting chests, and blazing eyes, they fought like maniacs, till both were bathed in sweat and blood. At length Phillips ventured a desperate maneuvre. He dropped his own knife and seizing the naked blade of his anta- gonst's, snapped it in two by main strength, cutting at the same time, his own fingers to the bone. He then drew from beneath his vest another knife, and made plunge at Menefee's heart; but Menefee, in turn, caught the sharp blade in his hand and broke off the point-when Phillips produced third bowie-k knife, much larger than the others and plunged it up to the hilt in his enemy's side, who fell to rise no more. Menefee, as he fay upon the gory ground, looked up with smile, and gasped in dying voice.
 Phillips, you are the King of Conway, now, for you have have killed the FIGHTING Doc TORI
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BELLS! BELLS!! REEIS!!.

INHE subscribers manufacture and keep on hand a l large assortment of Bells suitable for Churches Academies. Factories, Steamers. Plantations, etc. mounted with their improved Hangings the most eli cient ill use. Their establishment has been in opera ton Thirty Years, having turned out nearly 10 0ol Bells averaging 500 lbs. each and its patterns and process of manufacture perfected together with re- cent improvements. that its Bells have an uneouacc reputation for volume of sound and quality of tone They have just received-Jan. 1S54Athe FIRST PREMIUM { a silver medal of the Worlds Fair ir New York, all Bells from this country or Europe Having large assortment of Bells on hand and be- ing in immediate connection with routes in all direc- tions. either railroad, canal or river and but hours from New York. can execute orders with dispatch Address <. MENEELY,S SONS.
 Nav 9. 1854. ly. West Troy Albanv co \ Y
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I Cannot Call Her Mother
BY MRS. SARAH T. BOLTON. T he marriaOn tia iS ovar

The marriage tie is over
 And though 1 turned aside, To keep the guests from seeing
 The tears l could not hide, l wreathed my face in smiling,
 And led my little brother To greet my fathers chosen,
 But l could not call her mother. She is fair young creature,
 With meek and gentle air, With blue eyes soft and loving, And silken sunny hair l know my father gives her
 The love he bore another, But if she were an angel
 could never call her mother. Tonight l heard her singing
 A song 1 used to love, When its sweet notes were uttered By her who sings above; It pained my heart to hear it,
 And my tears 1 could not smother, For every word was hallowed
 by the dear voice ot my mother. My father, in the sunshine
 Of happy days to come, May half forget the shadow
 That darkened our old home: His heart TO more is lonely,
 But me and little brother Must still be orphan children
 God can give us but one mother. They've borne my mothers picture From its accustomed place, And set beside my fathers
 A younger, fairer face; They've made her dear, old chamber The boudoir of another, But 1 will not forget thee,
 My own, my angel mother
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associations, to see the nephew of the very man who agreed, forty-six years ago, to partition of Turkey between France and Russia, now united with England for the preservation of it's nationality. One of the main ideas of the treaty of Tilsit was, the conquest of British India, while the present alliance is designed, by keep ing Constantinople out of the hands of the Russians to preserve India to its English rulers. What difference between the French diploma tive policy of 1908 ond that of 1854. This historical retrospect is useful as correcting an impression that France has always been adverse to change in the political condition of Turkey. On the contrary, in 1908 she was willing to take part of 1t herself, and give the remainder to RuSSla.-C Cincinnati En0atire2.
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THE TRUE DEMOCRAT. Reduction of Subscription Price The Cheapest Paper now in the State


 Having enlarged our subscription list to such an extent that we can afford to supply our sub scrbers with the True Democrat at cheaper rates, We shall reduce our odvance price, for the future, to the sum of tco dollars.
 The rates of subscription will be as follows:
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 In making this reduction in our terms. we are actuated by desire to extend far and wide the circulation of our paper. In reducing the advance price to the moderate sum of two dol- lars, we place it in the power of every citizen Ill the State to become a subscriber
 Though our subscription list already far ex- ceeds that of any other paper in Arkansas, 1t is still not so great as we desire and intend it shall be. The success we have met with in the last eighteen months, having in that time nearly dou- bled the number of our subscribers, has been en- couraglng. We hope that our friends, who have heretofore, so generously interested them selves in extending the circulation of the True Democrat, will continue their exertions With the reduced price, we trust many hundreds of new subscribers will be obtained for us.
 All post masters are authorized to receive subscription money for us and forward it at our risk
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Cr The Legislature of Connecticut, on the 18th, elected as United States Senators, Francis Gillette, (freesoiD for the remainder of the term of Truman Smith, resigned which expires on the 4th of March last; and Lafayette S. Foster (whig) for the full term of six years from March 4, 1855.
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oT The following is not original in the True Democrat, but was found floating about in our exchanges without any paternity. While it is greatly exaggerated, and some portions of it pro- bably, purely fiction, yet it is very interesting, and no doubt will be read with avidity by most of our readers:
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"GLoRY' AND INFAMY."-The New York Tribune keeps standing at the head of its lead ing column the names of the representatives of the free States who voted to take up the Ne braska bill, with a heavy black line all around them; and this is hsadssal @ Rll@a of
 The Bossyfii Times and Post take the same Is,~ sstiiffound it with margin of stars head it "Roll of Glory" and put it at the top of their columns
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Whereas, In the judgment of this Board call on the stockholders of five per cent stock subscrp- tions will be necessary to the successful prosecution and completion of the surveys of the Cairo and Full ton road, and to meet such contingent expenses of the company will be likely to occur; therefore
 Rc4lred That instalment of five per cent on all stock subscriptions heretofore made shall be paid on or before the first day of August next and that the Pre- sdent case notice thereof be given in three news papers along the line of said road, and prescribe the form of Tecelpt to be given therefor. May 23 H.
 The Washington Telegraph. Arkansaw Traveller and Arkansian will copy until Aug l.
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CEr A certain preacher in the Far West gave out for his text a certain chapter and verse of C1oUer. The deacon arose and told him it was Timothy.
 70 yes,'' replied the divine, it is Timothy, l knew it was some kind of grass''
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Office Cairo and Fulton R. R. Co..j
LlIIle hD' nIRLIC NOTICE l.

EI BLIC NOTICE is hereby given to the | Stockholders of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company that, in obedience to order of the Board of Directors, call of five per cent is made upon all stock subscriptions heretofore made payable or be- fore the first day of August next to wv. B. WAIT Esq., Treasurer of the company the agents of the company appointed to solicit stock subscriptions or tc either of the Directors who are hereby authorized tc receive and receipt for the same
 Monthly returns must be made to the companv-the dates and amounts received, specified on the return should conform with the receipt issued.
 Blank printed receipts will be forwarded in due sea son. ROSWELL BEEBE President
 E. c. HARLEY Sec'y of the Go.
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Blacksmith Tools.

N DIdCksHIth TOOiS. THE undersigned has now in store fine
 's1sS assortment of blacksmith tools. among which will be found the following: best Nashville bellows, assorted sizes; Eastern . best mouse hole Anvils; . Screw Plates; '' Stock and Die:
 :" Cotton Key Vice: F Hand Hammers assorted: s Sledge men are offered very low. Call and examine before PuMtcnaslng Mg A. J. HUTT.
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SADDLERY! sADDLERYM

JUST received by the undersigned, large c and well selected stock of saddery, comprising
 Mems saddles in great variety:
 Womens' '' ''
 Brides martingales, saddle bags slrcngles. and everything in this line usually found in stores in this place. Purchasers would do we'll to give him a call before purchasing elsewhere for he is determined to sell cheap and at one pf1ce A. J. HUTT.
 May '54
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M ASONIC Monthly and Week. M lr- hi (

M ASONIC Monthly and w eek. -.{Nsa< I1 " PublicatiOns.-Southern x <rklW, Western Masonic Miscellany. Charles r9AMf& ton, S. c. A. G. Mackey, editor, mon- -FESa9Ssssssy-- thly price S2 in advance.
 SFF%N% Freemasons Magazine. Boston Mass
 C. W. Moore, editor. price s2 in advance IT Masonic Mirror and Keystone, Philadelphia. Leon Hyneman. editor. weekly. $2 in advance. American Freemason. Louisville, Ky. Robert Nor ris. editor, twice month. Sl in advance. Subscriptions to any of the above will be received by Albert Pike, esq.,, at the Book Store of
 JNO. E. REARDON. agent. Also New Trestle Board, adopted by the Grand Lodge at its last session. parts in one Vol Mackeys Lexicon of Freemasonry. Mackevs Ahiman Rezon.
 Stewards Freemason's Manual.
 The Analogy of Ancient Craft Masonry to natural and revealed Religion, by Scott
 May B JNO. F. REARDON.
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CO.,, of Hartford, Conn. Capital. ..-...-................ S3OO. 1000
 THOMAS K. BRACE, President. T. A. ALEXANDER. Secretary. The subscriber agent for the above companies, is prepared to receive applications for Fire Risks on Buildings. MerchandiZe, Furniture and pro perty generally, at current rates
 VIM. B. WAIT Agent. Little Rock, May 90. 1854. lot
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Our facilities for doing all descriptions of Job Work can not be surpassed by printing establishment in the
 We have procured at of sixteen hundred dol lar one of Isaac Adams mammoth printing machines which enables us to do book and pamphlet in superior style and at very low prices.
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LUST received 5000 lbs. Van Buren Flour equal i v not superior to the best St. Louis. Give it trial
 May 23 A. T. HUTT
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l May 28 TUCKER & ROSS. CLOTHING! CLOTHING!! Just received O from Philadelphia black Alpaca Sacks. Plain Bingham and black Satinett Sacks Black cloth sacks, double and single breasted: Superior white linen drill pants black doeskin cas- simere do black cloth bombazine and white marseills Vests fancy cottonade grass linen and planters sacks and trock coats; black silk black satin fancy silk and May g TUCKER & ROSS. ' IQUORS! LIQUORS!!---Justre received from IL Cincinnati and Philadelphia.
 p barrels Deans superior whisky;
 5 half barrels " <
 p barrels Wilshires;
 g half barrels; |"
 barrels sweet Malaga wine
 l2 kegs superior American brandy;
 kegs Cherry brandy;
 boxes Sparkling Catawba wine;
 p " superior Champaign " quarts and pints; 10 boxes fine Claret wine;
 White wine;
 l quarter cask old Maglory brandy, very perior article for medical purposes For sale by May 30 TUCKER X ROSS. DRY GOODS.---Just received from Phadel- O phia few packages of Dry Goods, consisting of 300 pieces Prints;
 60 Osnaburgs, white, striped and drilled; ;1 50 Denims;
 20 Cottonades;
 40 Kerseys;
 20 James,
 bales Brown Domestic;
 Drills:
 25 pieces Bleached Domest;c
 '' very fine Black Cloth;
 = '' '' Doeskn Cassimere: Berages, Muslins, Lawns, Black and Fancy Silks, etc, etc.
 We will in few days receive from New York and Boston, very extensive stock of Dry Goods Hard ware, QueensWare Boots and Shoes which being ad- ded to our present stock will make it the largest ever brought TO this city.
 We respectfully invite those wishing to purchase goods III our city to call and examine stock before purchasing elsewhere. If cannot sell them goods we will take pleasure in showing them our stock May 30 TUCKER dS ROSS.
 .agONLY ONE.a a@. JUST received per steamer Yuba. one splendid and J fine tone Rose Wood Piano Forte. six and three-quarter octaves, from the celebrated manufac- tory of A. Richenbauch, Philadelphia. IL is q great Bargain. may 23 tf At FIT TONS
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VAN BUREN FJOUR

" 700 pages, superior article paged and alpha- beted. just received at the Book Store of
 May 23. lo54 JNO. E. REARDON
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Another Massacre.

A GOvernmen nt Train Taken by the Indians! Six Men Killed and Scalped---Two Taken PrisOners!!
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