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Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
Renton's Polite Literature.

Senator Petit, of Indiana, recently made
speech at Lafayette, Ind, in deierce of his vote
for the Nebraska Kansas bill, and made some al
lusion to Mr.. Benton An Abolition editor IN
that town Immediately wrote to Mr.. b., and IN
return he wrote to him.
WAsHINGToS, June 18th, 1854.
James Howe, Esq, Lafayette Ind:
SIR-Your letter has just been received, inform
ing me that Mr.. Petit, in speech in your town,
stated that was the first man TO break the Mis-
sourl Compromise-that had law passed by
Congress annexing to the State large territory,
&c. Sir, your Senator is great liar and dirty
dog, falsifying public history for criminal pur-
pose The Missouri Compromise was not vio-
lated in annexng the Platte country. Both par
ties to the Compromise agreed to it, the free
States being unanimous. There was not even
yeas and nays upon it. The General Assembly
of Missouri requested it. We applied TO the
members personally and individually for their
consent, which they gave, and without their con-
sent no movement was made or would have been
made The journals prove this. There is full
account of it in my Thirty Years Vew,D in the
chapter headed Extension of the Missouri Boun-
Daryl also, in my late Nebraska speech it is brief
ly alluded to, and that is probably all that the
dirty dog knew about it, and which is falsifed to
answer his criminal purposes. | send you some
of my Nebraska speeches, and | hope you will
find the chapter in the Thirty Years. and see
that this change in the line was asked as boon
from the Northern States, and by them granted
in a spirit of kindness. and in way to prove that
they would not suffer anti-slavery feeling to pre-
vent them from doing an act of great favor to the
State Of Missouri, and Tor which all Missouri was
thankful at the time. and | am still. Mr. Petit
must feel that his cause is villainous when he can
thus stand up before his constituents to falsfy
public history to justify his own violation OF
the Missouri Compromise, by telling lie upon
me. Respectfully,
THOMAS II. BENTON.
Petit who has great flow of blackguard
terms as Benton, will, there is no doubt respond
to him.
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WASHINGTON POST-OFFFCE.
Arrivals and Departures of the U. S. Mail.

w WAShANGIOQ FOST-OEEFCE,
Arrivals and Departures of the U. S. Mail.
EASTERN MAIL.
Arrives every Sunday, Wednesday. Fri. 6 P. NJ.
Departs every Tuesday, Thur. and Sat-. p 4. M
TEXAS, via cLARKsvILLE.
Arrives every Sunday, Wednesday. Frid 6p. NJ.
Departs every Tuesday, Thursday, Sat. 6 A. N.
WALNUT HILL AND SHREVEPORT
Arrives every Monday and Friday. IN
Departs every Wednesday & Saturday. A. NJ.
FULTON.
Arrives Arr every Wednesday and Saturday. 6 P. N.
Departs = 6Ar
CAMDEN.
Arrives every Sunday Wednesday. p. IA.
Departs every Monday and Thursday 6 A. n.
PANTHER (oR MouNrAINl
Arrives every Wednesday, \. n
Departs same day.. Ip. M.
MURFREEsBoRo
Arrives every Tuesday, ,.......6P. 6 p. 81.
Departs every Monday. IN.
Each of the above Mails close a. p. ~. pre-
vious to the day of departure
r. L. PHILLIPS. p. M
Washington, .4ng. 81, 1853
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kAs ~ NEVAHSEIs IIVpIItLUT
THE PROPRIETOR respectfully n
Il informs his friends and patrons. NJ IN
and the public generally, that this issshFss..
well known and popular establish ,lsss ss4R
ment, has been thoroughly renovated 80 -
the past season. and newly furnished throughout
a large extension of room has been obtained by
the proprietors renting the adjoining portion Of
the building, which will enable him to accommo-
date much larger number of customers than last
winter.
No expense has been spared by the Proprietor
to enable him to merit a continuance of the gen.
erous patronage he has heretofore received; and
every exertion will be made by himself and as
sistants, to render the sojourn of his guests not
only comfortable but agreeable.
10 ONE great convenience attached to this
Hotel, is, that meals can be had at almost al hours
Noreniber o, 1853. As
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

In Boston, on the 4th of july singular feature
OF the cay will be, according to some of the pa
pers, that of upwards of 100 childrens carriages
containing infants, and drawn by children from
five to ten years of age. The carriages are to be
beautifully decorated with flowers, and each one
will vie with the other in their endeavors to be
the best looking cne in the crowd.
Mem IPAie osfh Hf
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WASHINGTON HOUSE,
WASHINGTON Ark:S.

w ASHkh6 OOkA fAh Ia -
THE proprietor of this house would &-T.A
l. respectfully announce to his EsssWh4
friends and the travelling community, lssiiEty
that since purchasing it in March last s&Ezz-.a-L
he has thoroughly repaired and fitted up anew the
entire building, and having added several large
and airy rooms to those heretofore in use,--all
well supplied with new and comfortable bedding
and furniture, renders the ''WAsHINGroN House,
one of the most roomy, convenient and pleasant
establishments to be found in South Arkansas;
and being amply supplied with active and atten-
tive servants, his table daily provided with every
decacy to be found in the country, enables him
to assure his guests that their ease and comfort
will be as well promoted in this house as any in
the State.
His stables are large, and abundantly supplied
with Corn, Fodder and Oats, and attended by
faithful and trusty ostlers.
The Stage Office.
for the line of stages from Little Rock to Clarks-
vile, Texas is kept at this house, and the stages
leave Washington for Little Rock every Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday mornings at 2 o'clock 4.
NJ, and for Clarksville, Texas, every Sunday and
Wednesday nights.
The bill of prices remain the same as hereto
fore, and the proprietor feels confident that for
the expense he has incurred, and his faithful and
continued efforts to insure the comfort of visitors
he will have the support and patronage Of a lib
eral public.
H. W. SMITH, Proprietor.
Washington, .4rh's, Juiy 20, 1858. 2S-t
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02

lNDEsTRUCTIBILIrY OF THE BIBLE.-Four thou
sand of years this volume has withstood not only
the iron tooth of time. but all the physical and
intellectual strength Of man. Pretended friends
have endeavored to corrupt and betray it; kings
and princes have perseveringlv sought to Danish
it from the world; the civil and military powers
of the greatest empires ,f the world have been
leagued for its destruction; the fires of persecution
have been lighted to consume it and its friends to-
gether; and at many seasons death in its most hor-
rid form, has been the almost certain consequences
of afording it an asylum from the fury OF its ene-
mics. Though it has been ridiculed more bitter
ly misrepresented more grossly, opposed more
Iancorousy and burnt more frequently than any
other book and perhaps than all other books uni
ted, it is tar from sinking under the efforts of
its enemies, that the probability of its surviving
until the final consummation of all things is now
evidently much greater than ever. The rain has
descended, the floods have come. the storm has
arisen, and beaten upon it, but it tails rot for it is
founded upon a rock Like the burning bush. it
has been in the flames, vet it is still unconsumed
"a sufficient proof were there other, that He
who spake from the bush is the author of the BIZ
bic. Paysoa
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
CO-PARTNERSHIP,
n O ( C G.. /.

LAND OFFICE.
WAsHINGToN. ARK's-
July. 2nd, ls53.)
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that after the
4N expiration Of thirty days from the date here
Of applications for the PRIV ate entry OF the follow
ing lands will Re received at this Office. the same
having been heretofore enormously marked or
the plats ofthis office as sold.
The whole Of section 9 and 10. in Township 10
south Of range 10 west-ihe Nj Of l--Et and Fl
Of SW qT. 2: WI 10 and 81 20, in Township 10
r. 20 "; the Ne or. and 81 10: 81 qr. "A; VI
OF NE Or. IA. whole OF sections %. 20. and ~
Nj %, Nj 26. and NE Or 27 in T 81 "
BENZ. p. JET. Register
CHA'S B. mitchell. Roceirer.
Washington. Juiy6 1853. ~
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e A u II 10 n.

NOTICE is hereby given that will prosecute
! to the extent OF the la~ all intruders ny
land. Those that have been IN the habit oi cut
ting my timber must and shall quit il. Danis.
+. Williams j. my authorized agent and will Te-
port all intrudeTs.
CHARLES b. mitchell
Washington, Feb. 4, 1850.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
NE ICAL NOTICE.

nR CHARLES B. mitchell offers his
- services 70 the citizens Of Washington and
it, vicinity He may be found at the residence
Of II. W Smith.
March 18th. 1876 3O.tf
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
$100 REWARD.

DANAWAY from the Planta-
IL ton of the subscriber in Un- TX
ion county, Arkansas, on the 9th NlxU
inst, two negro men--JACOB slZ
and ALLEN. N
JAcoB Is a mulatto about 81 Wy
wears OF age, six feet two inches G.A.-xrD
high has scar below his left eve. and the little
finger of his right hand is off,
ALLEN is also muatto, about 21 or % wears
of age. low aud stout-rather chunky,--his ewes
are of yellow complexion.
will pay the above reward for the delivery
of the two men TO me, at my residence in Union
county, or will pay literally for any information
that will lead to their apprehension. II is sum-
posed they have gone in the direction of Van Bu-
rem. Address the undersigned at Union Springs
z. 0. Union county, Arkansas.
H. GEORGE.
.fpra 10, 1853. 1871
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
Notice.
Medical Card.

400 lbs. assorted Candies, Just received
IcOO and for sale, cheaper than has ever
been offered in this place, by
mitchell & FOSTER.
Washington. .4pra 26, 1851. IT.
Washington telegraph., 1854-08-02
DISSOLUTION.

THE co-partnership heretofore existing Be-
i tween myself and John l. Sillimsn in the
mercantile business in Arkansas. was dissolved by
mutual consent on the sth August, 1882 and the
settlement Of the business connected with the
same is conh3ed exclusively to me-
J. G. D'ARMOND.
Washington Sept. Is, 1852 37-f
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
The Late Congress.

The las. meeting of the session was
held on Monday morning. and so anx-
ious were members TO leave Washington,
that at two o'clock, when the adjourn
ment took place, but sixteen members
were present. Alter eight months con.
finemeni to Washington, and Washing
toh dissipations and inlrigues, they were
CAD to set out for home and quiet A
brief review Of what they did, and wha,
they did no, do, gives the following re.
suits. The bills passed and approved
are:
The regular appropriation bills.
The Kansas and Nebraska bill.
The Land Graduation bill.
The bill providing for six first class
war steamers.
The Ten Million Bill of the Gadsden
treaty.
The Homestead bill for New Mexico.
The bill extending the warehousing
system.
The bill to give effect to the Canadi-
an Reciprocity Treaty.
The bill repeating the Minnesota r.
Road Land bill.
The Treaties approved by the Sen.
ate are:
The Gadsden treaty. ss.a
The British Colonial Reciprocity
treaty.
The commercial treaty with Japan.
The Neutrality treaty with Russia.
Sundry treaties extinguishing the In.
dian titles in Kansas, Nebraska and 9th.
er 1 erritories. # -
Among the things not done, stand the
following measures which failed:
Indlgen. Insane bill, refoed!
River and Harbor bill, uefoed!
The Homestead Bill.
Grants OF land for Railroads through
Iowa.
The French spoliation bill of FIVE mil.
lions.
The Pacific Railroad scheme-post.
poned.
The Senate bill of eight millions for
the relief Texas.
Senate amendments of several mil
lions to the general appropriation bills.
including half million to the w ashing
ton water works.
Mr.. Old's administration bill for the
increase of the rates Of postage.
The bill for a line of steamers be.
tween San Francisco and China, &c.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31

q Admiral Napier writes home to
the British government tha, attacking
Cronstad, or Sweaborg would be certain
destruction. Admiral Chad says: "Af-
ter two days inspections from The light
house, and full views of the forts and
ships, the former are 100 substantial for
the fire Of ships. to make any impres.
sion. They are large masses of granite
With respect to an attack on The ships
where they are, it is not TO be entertain.
ed" l. appears then tina, there are no
laurels 10 be gained on the Baltic worth
the risk encountered in the task Of win.
ming them. Nicholas, like sly fox,
ats waiting for the assault; but the care.
fu' old admirals. after taking peep from
the lighthouse, 60 back to their "brandy
and water" II the hear. Of the Eng.
lish nation was in this quarrel Nicholas
would have been smoked ou, Of his hole
tefore this. But the cautious old minis.
,ers do not want to fight, and the eau.
tious old admirals parsake very largely
Of the same disinclinaiion. On the part
of England and France .he present con.
test is regular old fogy war.-Phiia
delphia Ledger.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
Party before Country.

Hon. Mr.. Aichison recently stated in
debate, that he was somewhat response
BILE for the navy yard at Memphis. Il
was laughed a. when FIRST proposed, but
at the time the whig and Democratic
candidates Cor Governor of Tennessee
were in Congress, one in the Senate the
other in the House, the whig member
went around among his political friends
saying: 'If you will only give me this
navy yard a. Memphis. | will be able to
sweep the S,a,e." The Democratic
candidate appealed to his party friends
,hs, unless he could get the navy yard.
the whig candidate would defea. him -
Laugh,sr.1 Both parties were placed
under this SOFT Of party duress, and they
had to vote for the navy yard. Had il
not been for this circumstance, there
never would have oeen a navy yard 700
miles from The seabo.d.
The "navy yard" was subsequently,
discontinued and ordered to be transfer.
red TO the Corporation Of Memphis.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31

face beaming with ray Of hope, ",ae
last you canno. do. My Madonna, at
ST. Petersburg; my Luther, at Berlin; my
Flight into Egypt, at Paris; my"
The Englisnman interrupted him in
turn.
"Spare me-" said he, "ihe names Of
your works; but look over this catalogue
and see if have not the exact list of all
of ,hAm!"
"Yes, they are all here--even the one
| finished the day before the duel.''
$50 was persuaded. All the paint
ings in this catalogue are my property.
Being my property, lido with them wha t
| please, and | please to burn them
aye, TO burn every one Of them, that
your name shall be effaced from The glo.
rious roll Of artists. In two hours from
this time, your oil, your conceptions.
your skill, will be as completely effaced
from this world as the lines which the
urchin traces in the sand are effaced by
the rising tide. Fire is as destructive as
water!''
In vain the poor artist begged for mer-
cy. The wronged husband was insensi.
bic to bis supplicauons; aud in two hours
the servant brought to the artists room a
large earthen vessel commonly used to
contain OIL, filed with ashes. !. was all
.ha. remained Of his paintings.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
p O ID TIC A L.
The Homes Of the Departed.

IL yon bright stars which gem the night
Be each blissful dwelling sphere,
Where kindred spirits re-unite,
Whom death has torn asunder here
How sweet twere at once to die,
And leave this blighted orb afar,
Mix soul with soul, to cleave the sky,
And soar away from star to star.
But, oh! how dark, how drear, how lone,
Would seem the brightest world of bliss,
If, wandering through each radiant zone,
We failed to find the loved Of this
Ii there no more the ties should twine,
Which deaths cold hand alone can sever.
All! these stars in mockery shine
More hateful shine as they shine forever.
1t cannot be-each hope and fear
That lights the eye and clouds the brow,
Proclaims there is happier sphere
Than this bleak world that holds us now;
There is a voice which sorrow hears,
When heaviest weighs life's CALLING chain;
IT'S heaven that whispers, sDry thy tears;
The pure in heart shall meet again!"
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31

SINGULAR ENcouNTER. "A few days
ago, coinmon hen and drake were
observed in the mortal strife by the side
Of ditch al Fort Augustus. For up
wards Of an hour the combat was main.
tained with equal vigor and animosl.y.
Fortune at last seemed about to decide
in favor Of her Of the barn door. when
suddenly the aquatic. collecting all The
energy Of despair, seized his opponent
by the head. dragged her into the pool,
dived with her into the water, and there
drowned her. II appears that poor
''chickie's male protector had. on the
previous day, given sound thrashing 10
The drake, and hence his revenge.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
AGRICULTURAL,
From the Iowa Farmer.
CISTERN BUILDING.

Slol LnN DUAADINWs
The excessive drought, Of the present.
season. and the great Inconvenience con-
eequent thereon from lack of water for
household purposes will sugges. TO many
the importance, if not necessity, of pro-
viding ample cisterns 10 hold the rain
water collected from the roofs OF the
house, and perhaps that Of The barn and
other ou. buildings. No better place can
be found for cistern than the stock yard,
where j. can get The water from the barn
roof. No greater luxury and labor saver
for the women on wash day, can be
devised.
The best cisterns we have ever seen
were built simply by digging large hole
IN the earth the size needed, say nine
feet deep and seven TO eight fee, in
diameter, which will give capacity of
about one hundred barrels, and plaste ring
directly upon the earth. The digging
should be done with grea, care, and the
sides and bottom should be made perfect
Iy smooth, the cavity being somewhas
the shape OF an egg, small end down.
A brick arch may be thrown over the top
Of it at least two feet beneath the surface
of The earth. or heavy planks two inches
thick, a double thickness, laid across each
other, may be substituted TO equal advan.
tsge, leaving a place in the centre 10
insert box through which to draw the
water by means of a pump or other
wise.
The mortar (which should be mixed
in small quantities as needed, or il will
set and become hard before il is used,)
should be made of one third clean sified
sand, and two.,hirds hydraulic cement.
Many persons prefer cisiern laid up
with brick walls, but experience satisfies
US that just as good an one can be bull,
plasteted upon the earth, and thus made
to cos, much less. When bricks arc
used they should be burned perfectly
hard.
The cost of cis,ern Of the above
capacity need not exceed thirty cents per
barrel. Much difficulty has been ex.
perienced in building cisterns in conse-
quence Of too much economy in the use
Of cement; the plaster becoming porous.
and allowing the water 10 leak through.
This will never be the case when
sufficient quantity Of good hydraulic
cement is used in making up the mortar.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
To Cure Bone SPAWN in Horses,

At the request of some of my neigh
oors, take the liberty Of sending you
recipe for curing Bone SPAWN which 1
have never known to fail. This valuable
recipe should, think be made public. as
do not believe in secret remedies. or in :
keeping secret remedy which may
relieve much suffering by being made
public. Iprocure at the druggists tho
following articles, proportioned ss fol-
lows,
Splts. Tutpentine,
Oil OF Cedar,
Oil of Sassafras, Of each 2 o.,
Arsenic.
Corrosive Sublimate, ..
Lunar Caustic, of each ] OF.
Get the druggis. to rub the latter articles
up line in a mortar, and mix and shake
all we'll together. The mixture should
be rubbed in thoroughly upon the spawn
every day for ten days.
Another excellen, remedy for the same
COMPLAINT. though requiring much care in
using it. is to apply single drop. or as
mos, two drops of strong aquafor,is upon
the SPAWN, which must be previously
surrounded with sweet oil, to prevent the
sound flesh from being burnt by the
acid. Two applications Of this kin
generally effects a mermanent cure. A,
least, believe l have never failed rs
doing so in any case l can call to min.
]. c. VAUGHN.
Louisa Co.. Iowa, July Is, 1861
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
ASHLAND SEMINARY

WILL commence on Monday, July 3rd
1854, for the Term Of sixteen weeks.
The Board Of Trustees have divided the year
INTO three equal sessions.
Terms Of Tuition per Session:
Spelling, Reading & Writing, 50 90
Arithmetic, Geography and English
Grammar, d 90
Higher branches Mathematics, Ian
suages, &C., &C., g 90
One half to be paid oy the middle and the
hsiaace at the expiration of the term,
q LEWIS DWIGHT, Principal.
ISRAEL YOUNG, Treasurer.
JOHN BUTLER, Secretary.
THOMAS PING, Agent.
Ashland, Wapello Co., June Is, lS54.H
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31

~ A silver cup having been voted 10
an officer once for sou.e gallant action. a
dinner was given 10 celebrate il, and af.
ter the cloth had been removed, the az.
sembled company waited with interest to
hear the eloquence that should attend
the presentation.
The president rose, and thrus,ing the
cup toward the officer. said:
There's the Jug"
TO which the other replied, taking j,
up with pleasure. and examining it,
us this the mug!"
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
Blind StaggerS i'm Hogs.

MEssRs EDIToRs.-I have lost several
fine hogs, that were attached with sort
of vertigo, or turning round and round.
terminating after a day or two. or three.
days in fits, after which the animal
speedily dies. Can you give me any
remedy for this desease!
WILLIAM JOHNSON.
Washington county, Iowa.
The Blind Staggers, or inflammation of
the brain. is somewhat common disease
among hogs in this State. and we have
heard of number dying from it. The
principal cause Of the disease iu by over
heating, or feeding on indiges,ible grain
or now corn. The most obvious reme-
dies are bleeding and purging, the former
in the palate, roof Of the mouth or
behind the ears if the blood flows with
difficulty; the latter by administering
castor oil or croton oil. jaIap. sulphur.
&c. II 10 said that hogs occasionally fed
with saltpe.re and sulphur and hickory
ashes, thrown into their feed troughs once
week. are entirely exempt from this
disease. A correspondent Of the Michi.
gan Farmer advises the looking for
black tooth ip the roof Of the mouth, 40
soon as the animal is attached, and knock.
ing it ou, with chisel or pincers.-
Probably this remedy answers as well
as the bleeding.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31


n The island of Si.ka. which it is
said Russia proposes to sell the United
States, contained IN 1888. population
of S67 souls, of whom l34 were Aleu,es
and koloskes, 307 the descendants Of
European and native women. and the
residue Europeans-chiefy Russians.
The harbor 10 good, bu, ye. for 100 days
1t ralned there necessarily in 1888. and
for lsQ other days showers were fre-
quent. The whole coast was humid,
and subjec. to the heaviest fogs. which
brood over the entire region. Grain can.
not be cultivated on The island. A few
vessels are bull. there. but the chief in
dus.ry is The curing Of fish. for which
salt 10 obtained from the Sandwich Is.
lands. Furs are also obtained there. !.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-31
IL. B. . Il . = ID N /.
n + ~ ~ 4 g T
MEDICAL NOTICE.

GV WE would respectfully inform the in
habltants of Ottumwa and vicinity that Woop
~ HAWKINS have formed co-partnership IN
the practice of medicine and Surgery, and are
prepared to attend all calls in the line of their
Rrofession. Punctual attendance and reasona-
ble charges.
One OF both may be found at their office, or at
their residences when not absent on business
Dr. Hawkins residence-in the house formerly
occupied by James Baker.
WOOD & HAWKINS.
November oath, 1853.