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The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
The Personalities of the Gazette.

The editor of the Gazette, unable to argue with us issues of public importance, and una ble to defend himself from the accusations we has resorted to tine miserable shift of attempt ing to divert public attention from his own mis- deeds, by directing 1t to our private and per sonal matters. While we shall not suffer our self to De led of from legitimate controversy, we shall not shrink from the pr.sounI discus sion he desires to force upon tIS There are few individuals in this community who have less secrets or desire less conceament than we do. Whatever we do, or have done, is open, plain and palpable, and if our Individual affairs are of importance or interest to the public or the editor of the Gazette, we are perfectly willing to have them pred into, and even drag ged up before the public. There is nothing in them disreputable to ns or revolting to an hon- est and reasonable public
 The chief object that now claims the grave consideration of the editor of the Gazette seems to be the ownership of our printing es- tablishment Of this subject, the editor makes very Important matter, and from the manner which he enters upon t, and discusses it, one would suppose the fate of nations depended upon his efforts. Week before last, he asserted that the True Democrat was the "persona1 pyo- pe,ty cf G0O. Con0ay" and fearing that this statement would not cover the case of our off, flee, added, "and purity owned by 4. Y. vo5i,- son.
 Passing over the inconsistency of this state- ment, that our printing office was the "person- al property'' of one man, and partly oa0ueM by another, we simply branded his assertion as slanderous falsehood, and left him to his harpy like reflections
 In his reply, last week, he reiterates the charge and furnishes us the source of his in- formation. He says:
 "A part of our information as to the pecuniary in terest of others Tn the paper and pecunary aid in establishing and reftting the office after the fire is from the editors brother Bob himself If there be tsehood ill it, Senator Johnson is responsible for itn
 Were Bob Johnson here to deny this state- ment it would not have been made. The edi- tor knows it to be false It is falsehood be- cause we know Senator Johnson to be incapa- ble of utterng what is not true-and more es pecially, of uttering an untruth against his bro- ther in the presence of and to be used by his most interruptions enemy-C. C. Dan1ey.- Capt. Danley's statement carries its refutation on its face-it is too bald to deceive the merest school-boy.
  one-neither to Governor Conway nor Senator Johnson or any one else-for pccunary assist ance Tn the reestablishment of the True Dem- ocrat office.
 Thus we dispose of Danley's silly fabrica- tlons--his falsehoods. When he produces more, by raking up other of our private mat ters, we shall meet them in similar snir;t We ask no favors-we do not even ask forbear- ance at his hands.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

Col. KINNEY's MosQUITo PRoJEcT.-Tbe Boston Post has the following paragraph on this subject:
 The results of this colonization are plain and inevitable. Commencing at the port of San Juan del Norte (which the English call Greytown,) and there strengthening itself for expansion, the colony will soon become master of the route to the Pacific, and with that line for the base of its operations will stretch south ward at least far enough to include the isthmus of Panama, and northward, either with or with out the consent of the intermediate States mn. til the whole of North America lying south of the United States shall become part and parcel of this nation.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

THE PooR NEGRo.-N othing connected with the festivities of Christmas, says the Charleston Courier of the 25th inst, has struck us more forcibly than the appearance in our city few days since, of some five hundred fine looking athletic negro men, who had been engaged du- ring the season in the making of turpentine in this and the neighboring States, and who with their masters, were on their return to their homes in South Carolina to pass the holidays with their families and friends. They took passage in the steamer Calhoun, for Whining. ton, which left here on Thursday last. Con- pare their lot with that of the white slaves of the North, at the same moment, and what does the contrast say?
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
The Arkansas Midland Railroad

The bill in aid of the construction of the Midland Railroad has been introduced in the House of Representatives and ordered to be printed. It provides that the cons struction of the branch road shall begin at Little Rock and proceed eastward, instead of reversing the or der of nature and commencing the branch at the point farthest from the main trunk, as pro- posed by the Memphis company. It requires the division between the Arkansas and White rivers to be completed and ully equipped on or before the 1st January, 1860; and the entire road from Little Rock to Helena to be put in full operation on or before the 1st of January lo62; under the penalty of forfeiture to the State of all corporate rights and franchises No conditions as to subscription cf stoch either by the " counties Gf Prair1e or Pu1aska," or by tue "peopIe ef Arhonsas," are proposed.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
STATE OF ARKANSAS.
 CnnNfy nf Grapu

In the Circuit Court of Green county in the State of Arkansas, on the chancery side thereof at the Sep tember term thereof, A. D., 1854. Mary Cochran, C0nsplagnant
 .vs. Bill for Divorce. John w. Cochran Dstendant.
 A ND now on this day came the said IA complainant in this cause, by her solicitor and files her original bill of complaint, praying dsso- lution of the bonds of matrimony between herself and the defendant herein, and it appearing to the court that the said defendant Is non-resident of this State, on motion of solicitor for complainant it was ordered by the court that notice of the pendency of this suit be given by publication in some newspaper printed in this State within the time and for the mum Der of times prescribed by law. requiring the defend ant John W. Cochran to be and appear before the judge ot our circuit court at the next term thereof to be begun and holden at the court house in the town of Gainesville, County of Green and State of Arkan sas, on the fourth Monday in March next then and there to plead answer demur to said compainants bill Of complaint, on before the last day of said term, or thes will be taken as confessed and de- cree entered accordingly.
 J: w. MCFARLAND, Clerk A true copy from the record
 J. W. MCFARLAND, Clerk Jan. 10 2t Printers fee S5
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
 County of M0nfpnmerv


 In the Montgomery Circuit Court in chancerv ho fore the clerk thereof in vacation on the 2Stb do December, A. D., 1854. ! '" George $. Birnie for himself also as
 assignee of c. Adophus Never.
 late partner in the firm of Bir- C7aDzo;oo,. nie & Meyer" and as surviving '' partner ot Jesse B. Garrett, now
 deceased.
 versus
 Susannah Garrett, as administratrix of
 the late Jesse 5. Garrett Susannah
 Garrett as widow of the late Jesse
 5. Garrett, Mary Emeline Garrett
 Martha Ann Garrett, Mary Eliza } Detso6uo,. beth Garrett Jesse Franklin Gar
 rett John Aaron Garrett, William
 A. M Garrett and Robert McCon-
 nell.
 THIS day came said complainant. bv Are 1 drew Bowles his solicitor and filed his bill here Ill against the said defendants the object of whchiso cause an account to be taken Of all and every the part nershlp dealings between the said ''Brney E Mevern the sad George S. BTnie assignee of G. Adolpbus Meyer, late partner ill the said firm of Birnie d, Meyer; the said Gerge $. Birne surviving partner of Jesse 5. Garrett deceased and the said Jess E. Garrett, deceased; also to cause the said ad mnstratrN of the said Jesse E. Garrett deceased to turn and deliver to the said George S. Birnie as surviving partner aforesaid all the books papers moneys and other assets belonging to the said parnar ship concern; and praying that all the real estate sit uaJed i'll the said county of Montgomery to which deeds of conveyance have been taken in fine name of Jesse $. Garrett, and also of Jesse B. Garrett , Ca be declared to be partnership assets and not subject to the widows dover; ailedging thatthe said real es tate purchased with the partnership funds and the buildings thereon erected with the same. And 1t appearing by affidavit filed with the said bil that the said Mary Emeline Garrett one of said defendants, Is resident of the State of Arkan sas; 1t is therefore, motion of said complainant ordered, that notice be given said nonresident de- tendant of the object and pendency this suit by p bcatlon of this order in the True Democrat news paper published in the city of Little Rock State of Arkansas, for two weeks successivelv within the time prescribed by law, that unless the said Mary Emelne Garrett shall appear before this court by herself or attorney and plead, answer demur to the said bill on or before the third day of the next term thereof at court to be holden the court house in the town of Mount lda county aforesaid, on the second Mon day of March next, A. D., 1355 the same will be taken as confessed against her, and decree entered accordingly.
 And tis further ordered that the said publication when so made shall be taken and considered as sut cent notice to said resident defendant of the pendency and object Of this suit
 DAVID A. WOOLARD Clerk A true copy from the record
 Attest; DAVID A. WOOLARD, Clerk Jan. 10 2t Printers fee Sl1
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

.=y The organ gives out that it will continuo as heretofore, under the charge of it's present edtor me readers of the paper doubtless sorry to o, the Tact. 1t were Impossible to make chance in +I+ paper winch would not be for the better-5cca,sn s couI@ n0t 6e made worSe.-- 6azette. '
 The truth of the Gazette's wit is probably H. lustrated best by stating that during the last too years the subscription list of "the organ, has increased from 900 to what it now is-abont 2'ooo. While new subscribers are daily pour Ing ln upon us, we scarcely ever have dscon- tnuance. We have now upon our list nearly half the subscribers who took the Gazette in the days of Woodruff.
 Doubtless the editor of the Gazette is sincere for once in his life in saying " the organ, couM not De made worse- It certainly could not be made worse upon his shortcomings. We are fully aware that he is one of our readers who ia "sorry to learn the fact' that this paper will continue "under the charge of its present edi- tor"
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
~ ECLIPSE LIVERY AND AS SALE STABLE. T
 Eim Street, Immediately opposite 9GaS
 Anthony House. Little Rock tue

TTNHE we'll known stable. formerly kent h., n l $. Skelton, and recently by C. Ayff is no, D"Sld der the entire control of the subscriber who baS u intends keeping constantly on hand general s~' ana of all kinds of Provender for the accommodat;npp travellers His osters the best that can be n, oi Io nS Mbo sa pe spared to give tronage. pa-
 He also has on hand the largest and finest snrr,- ot Livery Stock that has been kept west of ty Mississippi, consisting of Horses, Bugges, Carrasa' Hacks, etc.
 Travalers wishing to be conveyed to any nor. .s the country can always be accommodated on bn reasonable terms. Persons who desire private n" veyances to the Hot Springs have only to call on 6
 Those who wish to leave or return in the ni-ht will always find ostlers in the stable to serve them
 Young or unruly and vicious horses broke to anu kind of work. Diseased horses cured on the ,an.. reasohape terms. F. M CHAPMAN.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

0E-A fend in human shape' was seen last evening to approach a small group of unsus- pecting persons, and without a word of warning. demanded why the Russians should be happy set of fellows. His hearers were struck dumb by his appearance and could not reply, when the interrogator with demoniacal grin and low cred voice, answered, that they had Romanoff (rum enough) among them, and were not "charged!' Post.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. WHEREAS, by an act of the General

w Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approv ed Sd January 1855, it is provided that an election shall be held the second Monday in February next in the fifth judicial circuit, for the election of Judge of said circuit; and, whereas vacancy has occurred ln the office of Attorney for the State for said circuit, occasioned by the resignation of John J. Cendenn: Therefore, l, ELIAS N. CONWAY, Governor of the State of Arkansas do hereby declare and make known that an election shall be held in said circuit, to wit: ill the counties of Prairie Conway, Pope, Yell Perry, Saline and Pulaski, on the second Mon day in February next, for the election of Judge Of said fifth circuit as in the act above referred to- also for the election of Attorney for the State to fill the vacancy occasioned as aforesaid
 The Sheritts of the respective counties composing said fifth judicial circuit are hereby commanded to said election to be opened and held according to law.
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
 my hand and caused the seal of said State L. S.. to be affixed, at Little Rock on the 10th
 day of January, A. D., 1855.
 ELIAS N. CONWAY, By the Governor:
 DAVID R. GREER Seeratory of St,ta
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
Auditors Sale.

The sale of lands and town lots, forfeited to the State for non-payment of taxes, will take place on the 2d Monday in February next- The advertisement may be found on the outside of to-days paper.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
OFFICE CAIRO X FULTON RAILROAD Co.,


 At meeting of the Executive Committee of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company this day. it was ordercG-
 That the survey of the line or route of said road made by authority of said Company, and completed on the 9th day of September. 1854. and by said Company approved and communicated to the Gov enor for the information and action of the Executive and Legislative departments of the State Government and communicated to the General Assembly with the annual message of the Governor. not having as yet been acted on definitely by the General Assembly and the time mentioned in the act of Congress grant said road approved February 9th 1858 for the mission to certain land offices of the United States a copy of such survey. being about to expire, with view of avoiding all questions to tEc forfeiture of the lands granted by said act and reserve to the State the advantage thereby contemplated,
 Resolred, That the President of this Company cause the said survey of the line of said road to be delivered to the Governor of this State. who is hereby authorized to make such disposition thereof in his judgment will best subserve the interests of the State and protect the rights of this Company.
 Resolrrd tu1ther, That this Company. being first reimbursed and paid the amount of all expenditures incurred and made for the survey of said line or route and other necessary incidental expenses all of which shall be audited and adjusted by said Compa- ny in the usual manner. and shall not exceed thirty five thousand dollars has desire to hold the fran chises enjoyed in opposition to the will of the General Assembly, to the prejudice of the public interest and. upon the terms mentioned. will sur render the State all its franchises when by law or joint resolution, such will shall be manifested and such indemnity provided. at any time during the present session of the General Assembly,
 DANIEL RINGO.
 Chai,1nan Erecutiue CnomSttee certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the original file in the office of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company B. c. HARLEY
 Secretary Cairo # Fulton Rai770aa O.
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
Special Message of the Governor.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 Little Rock, Ark., 4th Jan., 1855. To tue Speaker cf tue House ef Representatives
 cf tue General Assembly of tue State cf Ar-
 kansas:
 In my message, to the General Assembly, communicated on the seventh day of Novem- Der, 1854, used the following language to-wit: Your consideration is requested to the facts that the survey of that lart of the route for the Cairo and Fulton railroad, in this State, was completed on the 25th of September, 1854, and that the act of Congress requires that a copy of the survey of said road, "shaH be .tor- aoored to the proper ocaz land eces respectively, and to tue General La,ad Obice at Washington City, ,oithin ninety days qtter tue completion cf tue sane.'
 "By the communication of the Chief Engi neer, dated October 18th, 1854, addressed to the President of the Cairo and Fulton railroad com pany, you will see that the necessary copies of the survey have been prepared in accordance with the instructions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and are now ready to be forw arded to the proper local land offices, respectively, and to the General Land Offices as required by law" "That this may be done, l the granted lands selected, and the public lands along the line of the road restored to market, so that actual settlers may acquire them, it is recommended that the survey of the road as made and adopted be confirmed by an act or joint resolution of the General Assembly, in time to have copy of the survey filed in the General Land Office and the proper local land offices, respectively, before the 25th day of next month." "To do this, prompt action is necessa- ry, and therefore recommended"
 Finding that the General Assembly, with these facts and suggestions before them, were not likely to come to any definite action on the subject in time to have the copies of the sur vey of the Cairo and Fulton railroad forward ed to the proper local land offices, respectively, and to the General Land Office, at Washington City, within ninety doys Jter the completion o the same," as required by the act of Congress, and deeming it matter of too great importance to 
 the loss of more than one years work in mak- ing the survey and preparing for the construc- ton of the road and desiring that the General Assembly should have no obstacles in their way for one moment to impede their action, and knowing that the officers of the Cairo and Full ton railroad company had in every instance, in my official intercourse with them, manifested a strong desire for the certain and early construc- ton of the road, whether by the existing com pany or any other who could and would per- form the great work without failure and ex- peditiously; and knowing that the officers of the company would readily do any thing in theil power consistent with the rights of the stock holders, to relieve the General Assembly from any embarrassments on account of the vested rights of the company; at my instance and sug gestion the Executive Committee of the Cairo and Fulton railroad company adopted and filed with me proceedings and resolutions of whict the following copies, to wit
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

ELEcr1oN.-The General Assembly, on Sa- turday last, elected the following officers:
 Col. A. H. Rutherford, Treasurer; James E. Fagin, Financial Receiver of the State Bank. and John T. Trigg, Land Attorney and State Collector
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
OFFICE CAIRO & FULTON RAILROAD Co.,
 Litt{e R0ck 4rE {u1 < 1S55

11h Ercellfucy 4. N Conacay.
 G"ler9sor@ Me Hdte 4J ArIanyas: SIR: In answer to your communication of this morning, have the honor to transmit herewith du- phcitc lists of ,h; nInto ot the stockholders in this Company, and the number of their respective shares as far returns have been made
 The expenditures of tic Company, made and in curred IT. to this time about thirty thousand dol lars. which cmbra -es the cost ot the survey of the road, instruments. and other articles of outfit ncces- sary incidental expenses for soliciting stock subscrip- tlons and procuring right of way. &c.
 Very respectfully,
 l.+
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

or" Sam, why isyour head like the moon?' II don't know Jim. Give it up."
 Because it is supposed by some to be in- habited. Yah! yah!"
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
By the Governor:
 DAVID B. GREER, Secretary of State.
AN ACT to change the time of eIecting
 Judge oI the Eifth IudiciaI Circnit.

l. Be t enacted 6y tAe General Assembly q the State of Arkansas, That an election shall be held in the voting places in each township in the several counties of Prairie, Conway, Pope, Yell, Perry, sa, the fifth Judicial Circuit, on the second Monday of February, eighteen hundred and fifty five, and every four years thereafter.
 s2. Be it farther enGcted, That the election here provided for shall be ordered and n all respects held and conducted in the manner now prescribed by law for holding general elections in this State and returns made in the same manner, is now by law prescrb' ed for.
 8. Be t tarther enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act be- and the same are hereby repealed and this shall take effect and be ill force from and after its passage
 Approved Sd January, 1855.
 A trne copy from the record.
 D. B. GREER, .Secretasy ef Stats,
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
STATE OE ARKANSAS
 County of Green.


 County of Green.
 In the Circuit Court of Green county, in the State of Arkansas on the chancery side thereof at the Sep tember term thereof. A. D., 1854. William k. Davis, Caanplainapt-
 vs. Bill for Divorce Catherine Davis. DJsndant- NOW on this day came said complain 1< ant, praying dissolution of the bonds ofma- timony between himself and the defendant herein, and it appearing to the court that said defendant is nonresident of this State, on motion of solicitor for complainant it ordered by the court that no- tice of the pendency of this suit be given by pubca tion in newspaper printed in this SJate within the time and for the number of times prescribed by law, requiring the defendant Catherine Davis. to be and appear before the judge of circuit court at the term thereof to be begun and holden at the court house in the town of Gsincsville county of Green, and State of Arkansas, on the fourth Mon- day in March next, then and there to plead answer or demur to said complainant's bill of complaint on or before the last day of said term, or the same will be taken confessed and decree entered according ly' J. w. MCFARLAND, Clerk A true copy from the record.
 J. w. MCFARLAND, Clerk Jan 10 2t Printers fee S5
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

0F County Clerks will recollect that the Helena Shield has the contract for publishing estray notices for 1855 at 2315c. each
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

G-A Yankee describing an opponent says: "I tell you what sir, that man don't amonnt to sum in arithmetic; add him up, and Aeye $ motht,y to casvy."
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

In all, 5Ol przes amounting to. 6O. .OOO .=a5 Etery Prxse d'awns at eacA d,uwanq. Tickets slo-llalves and Quarters in proportion. s=sy Every prize drawn at each drawing. .=es Bills on all solvent banks taken at par All communications strictly confidential
 SAMUEL SWAN, Agent and Manager,
 Sign of the Bronze Lions. Montgomery, Ala, 20th Oct. 1854. 434t
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

TTAVING been elected Chief Justice of the Su- III preme Court of Arkansas, and retired from the practice of law SAML. w. WILLIAMS, esq.,, has taken Charge of my office and business As cases in which have been counsel, can in event come before me as Judge will give him such advise and assistance as he may require to enable him fully to understand and close up the business of my clients.
 Jan l. 1855 13 If F. II. ENGLISH
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10

After the receipt of these proceedings, on the 23d Dec, 1854, I forwarded copies of the sur vey of the Cairo and Fulton railroad to the Commissioner of the General Land Office and to the local land offices respectively, and the following is a copy of my letter to the Commis- soner and those to the Registers were of simi- lar import, to wit:
The true Democrat., 1855-01-10
7. WILLIAMS. W. l.. D. WILL
 WILLIAMS & WILLIAMS,

THE office of the former at Little Rock of the lat
 ter at BruqOnsralle Praayie county will attend to all business entrusted to them. The office of Saml. w. Williams at Little Rock, the one formerly occu- pied by Hon. E. II. English.
 Jan. l. 1855 IS tf