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The true Democrat., 1854-10-18

though it may be, that he has beoueatbo,- them goodly heritage indeed, name u,;.I stain and without reproach. "''nou HesoEved, That copy of these resoluton., presented by the Attorney General fortba S.sI to the supreme court with request that ''a'e .1 be entered on It's records; and that cons sueg the proceedings containing the same bs ps F munlcated by the secretary of this moa,;nN ooil the family of the deceased iiS to
 On motion of Judge Clendenin tbo,o
 ceedings were ordered to be published ;n pro- city papers, and the meeting adionrned' III the P. T. CRUTCHFIELD. Pres;d...
 MILLER QUAIL, Secretary. ''''~'
 In conformity to instructions, the A... General presented to the supreme court ;n leg session of that day, the resolutions abora ,n the pressed. eS'
 Chief Justice Watkins, said:
 1 The court will receive and order to bo ~ ed upon the record of its proceedings tba on'e'- solutions just offered, on behalf of the s pS re- honor of the memory of their deceased hro.1 n
 By all the members of the court. MT rCT'uef r"lf was not only respected, but cordially estean.I 'aa And, for myself, may be excused for sonieC soui that having been associated with him for s;l years, in the practice of law had onno.. sat ties of forming just estimate of his cbarao4l regarded him as being, intellectually m on" a''ef the most remarkable men ever knew " UI were friends, and his untimely death ;s to w, we source of poignant grief. " 'ne
 The death of MT. Curran is sad au.- which will be most sensibly and widely faI. lenf1 The court, the bar, and the country. had a"- cern ln the life of one so eminently usefrI '0q will remain, to cherish the memory of N who ln the brief space of life allotted to h;. had made himself distinguished lawvs, nm, m an honor to his profession. ana
 The court adjourned.
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Is he Drinking or is he Dodging?"

The above is the caption of the last effort of the editor of the Gazette at witty editorial.- Our neighbor seems to be considerably ruff fled in temper, by the few quotations we made last week from his paper, showing his duplicity upon the subject of the Cairo and Fulton railroad. He seems too to entertain peculiar pique against us for having metamor- phosed the {" "OM Recess'' into printing office, and never suffers to pass by an occasion to vent his disappointment.
 1 His allusions to the metamorphosls are truly touching, and we doubt not will excite the sympathies of all old topers, who like himself, mourn as a serious calamity, the suppression of dram-shop.
 We were also much edifed by his comments upon "he practice ct tue bar" To do him jus- tice. he seems to be more lucid upon this sub- feet than he generally is in his disquistions upon legal topics, and he brings to bear with happy force all the knowledge he acquired as keeper or practitioner in a like concern.- We almost envy him his experience. Did we possess it, we might reapfrom wide field some laurels as temperance lecturer. Indeed were we our neighbor with how much force and feeling could we not make the appeal to the besotted inebriate, who, wandering from the real into the spiritual world, with all of his earthly attributes upon him, there appears as brute.
 
 The editor of the Gazette is always unfor tunate in the remeniscences his writings sug- gest-whether he adheres to legitimate political controversy, or passes beyond it to coarse and uncalled-for personal allusions. His express sions now, of favor to the Cairo road, "provided st ca,a De buiN," expose his hostility and decep- ton, as plainly as his tears over the metamor- phoss of the ' Recess'' betray his early associa- tions with, and his lingering lasting attachment for dram-shops. When we see him promenad- ing the streets in all the peacock display of his fancy habiments we think and sorrow that we cannot say of him as the song says of good old 1 father Grimes:
 .' M had DO tes Ais sirt and guile ,cithin Ais b0s0na'
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C{ We have received the second humber of paper started at Leavenworth Kans.s +o.,;.o fy' rom which we copy the following list of prices in that new country. It will be seen that the inhabitants of this new and wild territorv do not pay near so much for the necessaries ot lite as we have to pay in Little Rock For in stance we pay here from SIP to sl4 for flour: and the proportion will hold good for all the artlcles mentioned in the Kansas Herald.
 Flour $500 per barrel corn meal s1 OO ner oushel' wheat $l ,25 per bushel, bacon, 10 cents per pound, dried apples SIP per bushel. po- 'a'oes Si,oO per bushel and scarce fresh beef ' oen's per pound, onions $1, 25 per bushe chick. ',as nas s1,Vo per dozen, sugar from to 10 cents O cents per head. s'
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From the Ratesvile Standard Central Railroad and it's Advo~o+oc

This road, held up and sustained by few as the only one in the State now proposed worthy of consideration, is sufficiently merito. rlous to command the favor and aid of those immediately interested by their particular locali- wand these we shall not blame however strono they may urge it; provided they will not abuse and malign all who cannot think and act with them.
 The Eagle and Enquirer, at Memphis has by fits and starts, been right and wrong through- out the whole time of the agitation of this sub. ject; but of late, it seems to have settled down Tn Its protoundest errors. It is grand mistake to suppose that no one in Arkansas will be able to understand the shallow Memphis game upon this subject The road has been published as let out to an able contractor, in whole or in part and this without any adequate survey and estlmate ot the work by any one, and certainly without any Knowledge of the country, over winch the road IS to run, by the contractor Fms may accord very we'll with Memphis views, and be in keeping with the way she I ooes tnlngs Of the sort; but it will notm the views of any one who is to spend his own mo- ney, unless he be dolt or spendthrift.
 The truth is, Memphis has no ability to do any thing but to make great noise, and try to get others to do for her; and all her wise men now expect, on this particular subject, is to get the Arkansas legislature to bestow ali it's ener. gies, to the exclusion of all other roads unon this, that the city of Memphis, and especially her land speculators may be benefited. But it will not all do. Men, as you go west, are not found duller, but sharper and sharper; and un- less we are mistaken-and we believe we are not-men south of Memphis will look to some other place unless they meet more iberality than she has heretofore evinced. And our ad- vice to this greedy Bluff city is that she make herself as clever as possible when she is called on by others and let the people of Arkansas take their own way. The Gazette and Demo- crat' published at Little Rock, under the control or desperate politician, has twisted and screw
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Murdered.

Mir. Ii. k. LUNGREN for some wears a well known and respected citizen of Lafayette coun- ty, in this State, was brutally murdered few days since by anegro He owned a steam saw mill in the vicinity of Lewisville, and had been to Mmden, La, with his wagon for some articles necessary in lis business On his return he stopped tor some purpose at house on the road, where he was seen by this negro, who, suspect Ing him of having money about him, followed him ten or twelve miles, and staid all night at the same house. He had with him grubbing hoe, and when interrogated said that he had been sent by his master to dig we'll for a neigh bor The next morning he left before MT. LUNGREN, waylaid him, and killed him with the hoe. A little boy discovered him in the act of stripping his victim, when the negro lodged from the road, was taken up by a per son who happened to be hunting He confes- sed all, and was taken to Magnolia, in Colum- bla county, to be lodged i'll iail Much excite ment prevailed in Lewisville when the tracical event became known, for the deceased had many warm friends, besides wife and several small children, to whom his sudden death is an lrreparable bereavement. We were acuuainted with Mr. LUNGREN. He was an honest and an industrious man; and sincerely do we sympa- thlze with his afflicted family and relatives in thelr grief for his untimely loss
 He was member of the Masonic fraternity. who speak their sorrow for his loss in the tribute ot respect which we give in another colum.- Washington, Ark. Telegraph, Oct. II.
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Spring, striking due northward, his mules jad- cd and without supply of water, in the hope that he might rest and refresh at Buttermilk Creek. But Buttermilk Creek was in the moon he never found it. Without mouthful of anything but withered grass and prickly cacti, that mlsled train was out six days, beneath the blazing sun, upon the baked floor of the desert. Some of the men went mad with thirst and died. Mules dropped exhausted in the traces, and were dragged to the nearest lagoon of feted water, and left to their fate upon ' A gloomy shore,
 Sky-lark never warbled o'er."
 When at last the forlorn party staggered to the brow of the bluff overlooking the placid Ar kansas, men and animals were seized with a frenzy of strength and, plunging forward, stood breast-high in the clear, broad wave and drank
 l The last time met Mir. Aubry, at the Plan- ters' Hotel, in St. Louis in the summer of 1851, he was emaciate and feverish yet from that ill., fated experiment. Mixture of cast-iron and gutta percha as mountain men' are this ter rible misadventure had almost borne him down He closed his narration to me- quietly saying, 1 what my own iourneyings in the wild west had taught me: "There is no suffering like that for water"
 ! As emigrants are, of late, vending thither- ward, 1t is we'll to correct this mistake of the Republican, else too mnch confidence in that government map may give more victims to the horrible charnel-house of the desert. Other. wise, l should have read this travestied state ment deeming it harmless illustration of the lawyers clincher in the fable" but, farmer, il was your bull that gored my ox.''
 In the deep sorrow occasioned by the death of a friend of the olden time, when coupled with such a blundering obituary, sense of the grotesque will somehow mingle and briug tc the quivering lip an unbidden smile. l MAX. FREENE.
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DhArH OF CAPT. SILAs CRAIG. On las, sunday we received the melancholy intelli- sence oi the death of Capt. SILAs CR.,c W. learn that on the 18th of October in an boux after he reached home, he died of yellow fever lie was here but few days since look;no in 'olera6lc health and full of his usu,l go,' as spirits We were never more shocked than when we heard of his death.
 Capt Craig removed from KentuckqF rik1FIaD tar tb;s otate Tn early territorial times. Wbor srn.
 khe" hlm is beyond our recollection but wo al"ays knew him as a friend that we loved ,aa esteemed He was man of remarkable onor sy of character, and from very small begin nihs amassed fortune that leaves his two sons me now only remaining members of nuuero,,,, iAniIy' independently rich. Capt. Craig's uu- expected death will be mourned by 2 laroc circle of friends and relatives
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James M. Curran.

We give below the proceedings of the bar and the supreme court as testimony to the memory of JAMES M CURRAN. Mir. CURRAS for many years citizen of this place, had, by his kindness and urbanity of manners, endear- ed himself to all. He is now gone from among us. We all mourn him as a common friend, cut down with the blossoms of life and genius around him, in the May-time of his existence.
 At a meeting of the members of the Bar as- sembled in the Supreme Court room, at Little Rock, on Saturday, the 14th October, 1854 to pay respect to the memory of their deceased brother, JAMES M. CURRAN, the following pro- ceedings were had:
 On motion of Gen. S. H. Hampstead, Mai. P. T. Crutchfed, was appointed chairman, and Miller Quail, secretary.
 On motion of Judge English, committee of three was appointed to present for adoption sui table resolutions of condolence and regret.
 Whereupon, Messrs English, Gallagher, and Clendenin, the committee appointed, after con- sideration, reported the following resolutions. which were unanimously adopted.
 Resolued, That it is with deep regret that the members of the Little Rock Bar have learned the death of J. M. Curran late member of that bar-and whose death exctes the sorrow as his life obtained the admiration of all who knew him.
 Resolved, That in the life of J. M. Curran we behold union of self denial, indefatigable in- dustry, and personal integrity worthy of the ambition of all, bold and generous, scorning every thing low or mean, never stooping to chi canery or cunning to attain his ends, either pri- yvate or professional, straight forward, honest devoted to his profession, we beheld in him successful advocate who did not pander to the passions and prejudices of men-a logi- cal and profound reasoner without sophistry.
 Resolved, That we hold out the life and me- mory of James M. Curran to those who may hereafter follow us in our profession as model for their mulation-knowingn no one whose ex- ample is worthier to be followed therein than he who fought so valiantly in the battle of life yet fell by the wayside a victim so young.
 Still graspng in his hand of ice
 The banner with its strange device
 Excelsior.
 Resozvea, That whilst we deeply sympathize with our State who now mourns the loss of one of her brightest jewels, with his afflicted family for the untimely death of husband and a father, yet can we offer the consolation, sad
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H- See adv. O. Peyton Graves.
The True Democrat,

With this number we enter upon the com- mencement of the taoe!fh volume of our paper. Since its first establishment in l843. bv com mittee appointed by State democratic con- vention held in this city for that purpose it has had an uninterrupted existence.
 With this number also commences the fourth year of our connection with the True Demo- crat We shall not, in imitation of contem- porary in this renowned little city, make it the occasion for indiscreet boasiing or rash promises When we entered upon the career of an editor, we were diffident of our ability to carry out the purposes we contemplated. How far we have succeeded, and how far we have complied with the pledge we gave in our introductory, written nowthree years ago. we leave it to those of our patrons, who have been constant readers of our paper, to judge. Their decision is doubt. less already made up, and any thing we might add could neither heighten it's approbation or soften down its harshness.
 When we first took charge of the paper, it was known as "The Banner" Under this name we won our first, and, what shall ever be fecurred to by Us as, our proudest vctory-the election of democratic governor over the conn., bmed opposition of the whigs and dsorga- nizers.
 On the tide of this victory, we determined to alter the name of our paper. We determined to designate by its name, the principles and the party to which we adhered and gave our SUD- port. With this determination. on the com mencement of the tenth volume, Sept. 1852. we gave to our readers, instead of the Banner the True Democrat. The change of name was the only change we made Through our whole course, we have endeavored not only to preserve our consistency, on all subjects. but to give full and cordial support to the democratic party whose doctrines we believe to contain the only sound principles upon which this go- vernment can N administered.
 Our success has far exceeded our most sanouino expectations. From subscription list num her- !'i iio' qui1e elSht hundred, our circulation has increased to more than two thousand. For thlS success we are chiefly indebted to the acti- Vity and unremtting diligence of our friends Dy theT exertons, they have placed the True Democrat in the proud position it now occun;cs -gvlng 1t circulatian far exceeding that of any other paper in the State.
 Ill conclusion, We can only point to the past as promise of what shall be our conrse in +bo iu'ore. Regarding the great cardinal prjncinles oi democracy as necessary to the welfare and happlnesS ot free people We shall continue to uphold and support them.
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YELLOW FEvER.-There occurred 269 deaths from yellaw fever, in New Orleans, during the week ending the lst inst. Passengers late from that city report that the disease prevails to an alarming extent The number of people there was less than usual at this time of the year. and everything wore an appearance of fdullness. It is certainly yet too early for the unacclimated to venture south.
 In Vicksburg fourteen cases of yellow fever
 occurred on the Sd and 4th, according to the re- port of the board of health.
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W. WvJiAaoss.-Ihe ha-Ihe St Louis Republican says:
 we nave good news for those who cannot do without thls esculent. The Milwaukee Wis. consin, of Monday last says the notato cron of mat State is large and excellent "Tbe oldest inhabltant says he has never before e.ts,, M @ such potatoes as have been in this market th;. ' SsIj some of the white Neshannocks ra;sed T hv 1vr' M- farker ln this vicinity. are better than tb. ;,sst bread pr that can be made" Take care If tho,, VT. Editor of the Wisconsin, and in due t;ne send them along this way. " N"' '''''e
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RUNAWAY NEGROES.
} DANAWAY from the subscriber from 1( plantation in Desha county near Red \

NS QANAWAY from the subscriber from I' A lC plantation in Desha county near Red FOlA Nepost office, one negro man GOLIAH. Said ne ne gro is about five feet eight nine inches in hegl weighs about 40 pounds, of black complexion us, 2, the back of his head about the size of silver doa there is no wool, the place where it ought to grow said boy is about 2S years of ago. and was purebass of Bolton, Dickens & Co.,. of Memphis and was TOT, merly owned by Mr. Alcorn and Rev. MT. Shelby :" " Delta, Mississippi Also at the time, one nes,' woman, wife of Goliah, aged 22 years, ofdarkcomPE ion about five feet in height the left temple s cheek, and one on the back of the right shouIaei' when addressed. A liberal reward will be given ~ ". the apprehension of said negroes so they can be- cured to the undersigned.
 PETITION GRAVES, Red Fork
 Oct. IS, '54 St Post Office, Desha County: :.
 Memphis Enquirer, and Helena Shield, will g' three insertions and forward bill to this office.
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SU1cIDE.-Mr. MICHAEL R. GREEN, for many
 years respected citizen of this place, committed
 suicide on yesterday morning by hanging him. self. He had been in bad health, and subject to occasional spells of mental alteration. It
 was under the influence of one of these that he
 committed the rash act. - Washington 1ele. 0rnDh
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ARREST OF MAzzINL-The Journal de Ge

neve, of the 9th ult, contains the following:
 A letter from Berne, of the 7th, informs us that Mazzini has been arrested at Basic. where he had spent some days in the house of pa- trlclan, to whom he described himsalf as an Ita- Ian Count, greatly attached to Austria and dri- ven into Switzerland by the fear of the chole- ra According to our correspondent, the police had discovered his residence and was preparins to apprehend him, when he absconded. and lef1 for Basic, under a false name. The govern ment gave notice to the authorities of his arri- vai and he was arrested on alighting from the diligence
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s8s RESOLUTIONS BY THE PEoPLE-Wa bo;I -,
 pleasure the increasing popularity of %S VOLCANIC OIL LINIMENT, notwitbstandJ;LrAa AN !, , vile and malicious lies" that were ipyen,odis Ile issued through the press to inure it's reputation ana
 Resoloed That having tested it, and found it move
 ehcaclous than any other liniment or remedy fa W cure of Rheumatism, Bruises. Sprains. Pains AS the Eruptions on the Skin, Ples Burns Scads etc ae1 for Horses, to cure Sweeny, Lameness Strains pn evll Flstua, Sores, etc.. we will continue to usa . for McLeans celebrated Liniment will never faf ' cure any external disease if properly applied 0
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hlLIED'-on last Sunday about dark ne. gro man. named Jake, belonging to Mrs l. neafdon' was stabbed by Aaron, belonging to MT, John Robins, and died instantly.
 Aaron was arrested and committed to ;.;, {. await the sitting of the circuit court
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DARDANELLE ACACEMY FOR YOUyC
 LADIES.
MRS. ARABELLA WILSON D.;

MRS. ARABELLA WILSON, Pyinei0al. Miss ANNA WILSON, Assastant. VIE aoove Institution commenced it's first Session ! september 2oth. lS54 The course ofinstructiOn Will De thorough ln all respects. Long experience p conducting Female Education. enables the Princinal ot this Academy, to pledge herself that no effort nm her part shall be spared in the instruction of her pils The ormamentat, shall not usurp the place of the sotsd and usefNt, and the formation of correct moral habits and lady-hke manners shall rocaT, strict attention. ~ Refer to-Col. Dawson, Col. Ware. Gen. F. G. Walker, and Hon. B. Jacoway, Dardanelle: also. p the Rev. W. c. Young, Hon. Jos. StillweIl Cbss r. bertrand esq Judge E. H. English, and c. Lang tree, esq.,, Little Rock. For Session of five months Juvenile Glass; s1oM Second Class - Embracine Writing, Arithmetic, Grammar. Geography, History, Compost tOn, etc., s1sM First ass:-Embracing An cient and Modern Geography. Ancient and Modern History, Composition, Natural Philoso- Phy, Botany, and all such branches as constitute a thor ough English education, s20 %
 Extra. French, lOM| Drawing and Painting, lONI Oriental Tinting lOW| Eembroidery, Berlin Wol, Fancy Knitting and Crotchet work 10WI PAYMENT:-One half in advance, the other half the end of the Session. Mrs. Wilson can accommodate limited numbG of young ladies' and several respectable private fam hes Ill Dardanelle have made arrangements to receive young ladies, on moderate terms.
 MRS. A. WILSON. No deduction made for the absence of pupils unlss in case of protracted sickness nor1
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diction, and it has this commendation above tha9 of the editor of the Gazette, that it is the pre- diction of friend of the State. He may do his worst to falsify it.
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CLOTHING.

A VERY superior and large assortment of Mems 4 4 \ Boys Clothing, consisting of fine Dress, Brock BOX BOX and Sack Goats; Doeskin and Fancy Cassmers Pants, which will be sold at New York prices
 OcU lo D. R. MANDET
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0TThe river is low--too low for navigation, and without any prospect of rise. The wea- ther is clear and cool.
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NEGROES FOR SALE.

& A LIKELY mulatto Girl and four children ks A are offered for sale Apyly to 0A Oct. IS, 1854 If ROSWELL BEEBE
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6T The Bord of Swap Land Commissioners met at their office in this place on Monday last; present, as usual, Colonels, Reardon and Mc Dan- iel. Owing to the depreciation of scrip and little leveeing done since the last meeting of the Board, consequently the amount of scrip to be issued on claims allowed at the present meeting will be quite small. As there are be- ing small issues and considerable locations of scrip, the amount out is being rapidly di- minished, and the consequence will be- in our opinion, that scrip will soon be at par.
 The Board, we learn will adjourn to- morrow or next day.-Helena Star, Oct,4.
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We find the following published as an origi- nal communication in late number of the Charleston Cour;or.