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Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12

eyes were full Of tears. Her uncle stood
for moment and looked upon her sternly
and sadly.
Camilla, said he, at length. .,"I have bad
news for you. This cousin of yours is no
Frenchman. He is an Italian noble. con-
demned by the justice of my master, the
Emperor, to death, if he ever sets foot in
Italy. He is in love with you, you have
wantonly trifed with him, and he has been
mad enough to follow you here But you
need not dread his annoying you any more;
you will never see him again.
Never see him again y gasped the Bar
onne, clasping her hands; ''then am indeed
punished by q just Heaven
"Ihe police have tracked him to nv
house; | have received information from
them, and have myself examined him, and
heard the whole history of your wrongs
toward him. My duty forces me to be stern
and unfiinching | am bound to violate the
sanctity Of my own roof, and arrest him
even here. AT this very moment he ought
to be dead.'
A gun doomed in the distance, and the
unhappy Camilla tainted When she re-
covered her consciousness, she saw the Count
kneeling by her side, and chatting her hands.
'Ay, weep" said he, in a tender voice
"for your cruelty has almost had its victim.
But forgive you, Camilla; we always for
give those we love-"
"Up, up, my chidrenr Y cried the Austri-
an General. Enough of looks, sighs, and
tears Make love as far away from Milan
as possible. | have risked my head, sir, to
save yours; you shall thank me for it when
you are safe back again in France. Be off
at once, and Heaven prosper your!
"And my death warrant" said the Count.
81 must regret that | received it too late
i can do no more"
"And to you, my child" said the Gener-
al, as he pressed the rcpentant coquette in
his arms, ito you | would say, that the wo-
man who is a coquette deserves neither
peace in this world nor joy hereafter. She
has separated herself from all human SYM
pathies but time must come when those
who fatter now will leave for younger
idol, and then she finishes her worthless life
as she began it-she will die as she lived
alone.''
Bat as Camilla had no wish for such
solitary fate, she did penance for her faults
and follies by taking upon herself the vows
OF obedience, and shining henceforward as
duteous and loving wife,
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12
LIVERY STABLE.

WILLIAMS & DE TURK
n DESIRE to return their thanks to the
~ citizens Of Georgetown and vicinity for
their liberal patronage, and hope to merit con-
tinuance of the same. Horses to be let on rea-
sonable terms. Also, the best of attention given
to stock left with us for keeping.
Oct. 10, 1854. ltf
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12
Luxuriousness Of Pompeii.

Yet wonderful was the perfection of art
as here exhibited; amazing was the wealth
of city adorned with such temples, thea
tres, and other pubic edifces, as are yet to
be seen in their old places and proportions
along those silent streets; vast, too, was the
wealth of private citizens who dwelt in
those houses, whose floors are composed of
rich mosaic. whose walls are adorned with
elaborate frescoes, whose courts are Sar-
rounded with marble pillars, and beautihed
with marble vases and fountains. In the
Garden of one of those houses recently ex-
humed, the statuary has been left precisely
as Gound-pretty little groups. surrounded
the fountain, whose very pipes can be traced
to the reservoir above.
There is nothing new under the sun, not
even our patent methods of heating houses
and warming water for baths. This was
done at Pompeii by means of fues of till
carried arouLd the rooms within the walls.
and having apel lures for the escape Of heat
from the furnace below We don't know
SO much after all i'll America in the nine
teenth century. Take away the Gospel, and
we know, III comparison with those ancient
lords, very little Of the arts and elegancies
of life.
The streets of Pompeii are rectangular,
and were better paved and probable better
regulated than the streets OF New York
The cement made two thousand years ago
is like rock to-day. How wonderful is the
preservation of those walls, in ashes to DO
sure, but in themselves proofs against decay
How perfect the moulderings, the capltaaisI
How destinct and how delicate the painting
on those walls and ceilings How admir-,
able the arrangements of those houses ana
gardens! But we must not llnger at ROM
peii. Its gloom is the more oppressive ior
the sunlight that shines upon its desolation~
lWaverly Magazine.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12

TURNING LATHE.-The undersigned begs
1 leave to inform the citizens of Georgetown
that he is prepared to do all kinds of Turning in
the best manner and at the shortest notice.
NJ. A, W00DSiDE.
Georgetown, Oct 10, 1854. i71
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12

ALTITUDEs.-In the invaluable report of
DR.. j. B. Trask the altitude of many of the
places Of this State above tide water, as OBJ
served by aneroid barometer, are given;
among the list are the following:
Sacramento County.-Lexington House,
14l feet.
Ez Dorado County-Salmon Falls, 325
feet; Greenwood Valley. l,5ll feet; George
town, 2,484 feet; Placervtlle, 2,O58 feet;
Coloma, S57 feet.
Stasta County Shasta Village, 9l2 feet;
Red Bluffs, 184 feet
Trinity County Weayerville, 2,ll6
feet; Trinity Mountain, 1880 feet.
Los Angeles, 257 feet; Santa Barbara,
l88 feet.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12
THE CLOSE OF SPRING.

THE CLOSE OF SPRING.
The garlands fade that spring so lately woye,
Each simple flower which she had nursed in dew
Anemones that spangle every grove,
The primrose wave, and hare-bell mildly blue
No more shall violets linger in the dell,
Or purple orchis variegate the plain,
Till spring again shall call forth every bell
And dress with humid hands her wreaths again
All poor Humanity so frail, so fair,
Are the fond visions of thy early day,
Till tyrant passion and cOrrosian care
Bid all thy fairy colors fade away!
Another May new buds and flowers shall bring,
All why has Happiness no second spring?
Man has soul as well as mind He
has heart to feel, sympathies to be excited,
admiration to be aroused, tears to she'd
His fancy is to be warmed his imagination
to be kindled by the magic touch of the
poets pen. Man, too, has taste; has a sense
of the beautiful, the tender, the grand; and
that poet who takes the deepest and strong
est hold upon the heart, who excites the feel
ings of pity, of love, or Of admiration; who
inspires the soul with feeling of the grand,
the terrific, the sublime; who shows the pow
er of the true poet, (the Maker,) giving "to
airy nothing local habitation and name;;"
he it is who will be most read, and loved,
and admired while the world lasts.
True indeed it is
That they whom death hath hidden from our sight
Are worthiest of the minds regard with them
The future cannot contradict the past.
Mortality's last exercise and proof
Is undergone"
[Waverly Magazine.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12

Bss4e One of our ice dealers, says the
Chicago Press, drove his wagon through
the streets yesterday with a pair Of elks in
harness. They were an odd looking team
and drew crowd wherever they passed
along. They obeyed the bit well enough,
but stepped along carefully as if apprehend-
ing danger and evidently bewildered by the
strange sights and sounds of city.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12
CQIiforlliQ .SStQ0f

Company Notice.
CtTAGES for Sacramento City, EF-fl7,SSs q
- leave the Nevada House, -
Georgetown, every morning, at three o'clock. A.
NJ, and the g Buckeye Exchange Greenwood
Valley, at four o'clock, A. NJ, arriving in Sacra-
mento in time to connect with the steamboats, for
San Francisco.
j. HAWORTH, Pres Cal. s. Co.
Per IL. a. MERCHANT, Agent.
March 2Sth, 1855. T24-tf.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12

n5s~ Tinted gloves are superceding white
for evening toilet-lemoa color preFailing.
Georgetown weekly news., 1855-04-12
Literary GIeaninSs.
BY wM. r. LAWRENCE.

If we have little, we cannot help it, but
must gratefully and reverently make the best
use of it; assuring ourselves that there must
be wise reasons for our Omniscient Creators
having given US just as much as we have,
and no more. He might have endowed us
with faculties nearly akin to His own; but
He has thought proper to act otherwise.
"Who Sights woman's love cuts deep
And makes brood of snakes that sleep
Beneath bed of roses''
Southern shield., 1855-06-23

once or twice, you would soon get ac- customed to being killed.
 T see the Times talks about 'chaff- ing They began to chaff me in the batteries the other day, and talked of the luxury of getting legs and arms for nothing, after the manner of Ben Allen and Bob Sawyer; so I gave them Christopher Tadpole and offered to draw any of their teeth considerably under cost price, or cut off leg at a great sacrifice, in consid ration of the late fire This shut-thar. up, though they could not shut up the Russian batteries"
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
LAW NOTICE.

ALBEIT c. UNDERWOOD and P. H. A BARRETT have this day entered into partnership in the practice of law, under the name of Underwood & Barrett. They will practice in all the counties composing the first Judicial Circuit, in the State of Arkansas, also in the counties of Coahoma and Tunica, in the State of Mississippi.
 They will act as Land Agents, and give par ticular attention to the investigation of titles, to the payment of Taxes, and redemption of lands sold for taxes in either Arkansas or Mis- sissipp. They will give particular attention to the collection of dues.
 B@ Office second door north of the Masonic Hall, Helena, Arkansas.
 UNDERWOOD & BARRETT,
 Nov. II 1854 Attorneys.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23

HORRORS OF WAR.-A letter from a private soldier in the Crimea, to his mother in Derby, after informing her that the doctor, whose kind care during illness he owed his life, had died of the same complaint which he had himself, says, in allusion to the way in which they are buried:
 II can assure you that l was sorry to see such fine gentleman put in a hole like dog, butit cannot be helped here. * * You say there was an officer of the Derbysbire militia buried with military honors, and the sight was a fine one; I should like to have few of the Derby people here for week to see the honors they are buried with here-a big hole made large enough for twenty men, and 1t filled with water, perhaps one-half of them swimming on top of the water; then see 8 brute of a man begin swearing because the corpses swan, and gave them the trouble to hold them at the bottom with a spade, while another man put earth on them to sink them; and if any man said word, perhaps they would go to the provost marshal and complain of Us interfering with their duty" i"
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
Grand Eruption of Vesuvius.

A letter dated Naples, May 10, gives a thrilling account of the progress of the eruption of Vesuvius, which was absorbing general attention, the King, Ministers, people and all being on the spot. The lava has advanced ten miles from it's source, and is doing immense damage. The letter says:
 "Just at the base of it lake of fire has been formed which looks like a red sea in an undulatory state. In the very centre of this has opened another crater, which is throwing out red-hot stones. On the morning of the 7th, the crater at the very summit fired, as it were, two heavy cannonades; and after sending forth lightning, flames and stones, broke up altogether. In the middle of the cone ten craters have have been formed, and from these the lava pours forth like river, and runs on the side of the Cavallo as far as the Minatore. Here four other craters have been formed, which throw up bi- tumen in the manner of the pyramids, and resemble gigantic exhibitions of fire works. The whole of the summit of the crater is, therefore, like a sponge and must inevitably fall in. The thin crust trembIes under your feet. You may see the stones dance with tremu- lous movement. The part immediately round the crater looks like the side of a heated copper boiler. Such is true statement of what is going on at the | summit. There are reports of an open ing towards Pompeii, which is not un- likely; and of another towards Russi, but have not been up for some days, as the danger is now very great.''
 The writer, after an absence of two days, revisited after night the vicinity of the eruption, and thus describes what he saw:
 "Where I walked on Sunday night was now a sea of fire. The side road by which l had come down into the main stream from PolIena and Mussa di Somme was now full of blackened coke. The houses on the borders of the village had fallen; in one thirty poor people lived. A small chapelwas swallowed up, gentleman's villa, and a large extent of vineyard and garden ground. On the other side of the great lava bed another stream branched off to San Sebastiano. The fire had be- gun to enter the burial ground of the little town, but was diverted from it's course by a wall. On the opposite side of the stream were the King and all the royal family. The banks on either side were thronged with curious and anxious multitudes, whose faces were lighted up with the blaze of hun dreds of torches, and with the more re- splendent flame of the rapidly descend ing lava. Since the morning it had moved a mile. It was like vast river of glowing coke. As it moved on, the tens of thousands of Jumps rolled and tumbled one over the other, cracking and grinding and grating; and when from the face of it large lump fell off, the appearance was that of an iron furnace when the iron is being drawn" "
Southern shield., 1855-06-23

ADVICE TO PARENTs.-Be ever gen tie to the children God has given to you; watch them constantly; reprove them earnestly but not in anger. In the forcible language of scripture, "Be not bitter against them" Yes, they are good boys,' once heard a kind father say, I talk to them pret- ty much, but l do not like to beat my children-the world will beat them It was a beautiful thought, though not elegantly expressed. Yes, there is not one child n the circle rcand the table, healthy as they look now, on whose head, if long spared, the storm will not beat. Adversity may wither them, sickness fade, cold world frown on them; but amid all, let memory carry them back to a home where a law of kindness 1eigned, where the mothers reproving eye was moistened with tear, and the father drowned more in sorrow than in anger.'
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
Steam Grist Mill
 AND REP.2LRLVG CIV SHOP.

I HAVE associated N. H. Barton in busi- l ness with me and after this date we will do all kinds of Gin and Mill repairing; build ing and repairing running gear, presses, &c. We have No. 1 Corn Grist Mill, and will grind for one sixth toll.
 Having Lathe all the necessary fixtures for putting up machinery, we can afford to ship and put up at any point on the river. running gear or other machinery, as cheap Ii not cheap CT than it can be made on the plantation, and of much superior quality. Segments, pin ions, and all other castings, furnished Ii de- sired.
 All work done by us warranted to give sat isfaction. We are also acting as agents for Atwoods celebrated Gins.
 J. H. < N. H. BARTON. May l2, 1855.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23

Many wonderful doings of the late hu- ricane which has swept over the Western country have been recorded, but the following in Cass county, Michigan, beats them all. The Cass county Gazette says:
 "The door of the house first blew open, then was unroofed; then almost every log, even to the sills and sleepers, were torm from their places and fell, and piled up in great confusion around and over Mr. Young and wife, whore mained in the house, and, strange to say, were neither of them seriously injured, though considerably bruised and hurt. The step-son of Mir. Young, 8 young man, when the door blew open, ran out, and finding he could not stand threw himself on the ground at the foot of locust tree, clinging to it with his arms, and the wind raising him from the ground and threshing him all the while, bruising him considerably, but not dangerously. In its course, after passing the house, it tore down all the fencing on the farm and des- troyed a fine lot of timber. Mir. Young had 8 two horse wagon which was carried, as he has every reason to be- lieve, and lodged iA the toP of . largo tree, which was afterwards uprooted. The wagon bed has not yet been found. The tornado then struck the adjoining farm of Mir. Easter, on which was long line of stone fence, which it threw down, and scattered the rock in every direction, and large rock weighing more than a ton embedded in the earth were removed. Great numbers of birds, rabbits, &c. are found torn to pieces in it's course, and we are inform ed that the poultry of Mr. Young which were not killed were stripped as naked as if they had been scalded and picked for the frying-pan.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
Encourage Home Industry. " agoz2 g. Coach Shop,
FiUe miles Vest cf Hclena, on the Little
 Rock road.

THE undersigned would respectfully inform l the public that they have permanently To- cated themselves on the Little Rock road, five miles West of Helena, and will do all kinds of Wagon work as cheap as it can be done anywhere in the South. Buggies, Hacks, Coaches, Rockaways, &c., all done up in workmanlike manner.
 Bgy~All work warranted to give satisfac- ton. /
 W. e. CHARLTON & coz June ?, 1855. U
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
David Bruton,
ATTORNEY AT LAy

ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILL attend to all business entrusted to his care in the State of Arkansas and Western part of the State of Mississippi, and will act as
 LAND AGENT in payment of Taxes, Investigating titles, and redeeming lands Office at Helena, Ark. ,Tanuarv 2S. 1854.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
Tappan 6 Hornor,
IS. B. HANLY. MARK W. ALEXA
 Hanly & Alexander,

ATTORNEYS AND CoUNsELoRs AT LAW,
 HAVING this day entered into Co-part- nership in the practiceuf their Profession, will attend all the Courts in the first Circuit in this State, the Circuit Courts of the counties of Chicot and Desha in the second, the Su- preme and Federal Courts at Little Rock, and the Circuit Courts in the counties of Tunica and Coahoma, in the State of Mississippi i-- Their office for the time being is on Porter street, two doors east of the post-office in Helena, where one of them can at all times be found and counseled on business.
 Helena, Oct. p, 1852.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
3f(isttualltous.
AN INV OCATION.

BY HELEN FRYING, Land of the South, bright land afar, Thy sweetest smile of welcome wear, And tender greeting give the friend
 Who, trusting, saels thy fostering care Breathe health from out thy fragrant pines Send strength alolg thy winds of balm, Freight all thy gladssr ds ts with life, Thy starry nights @f.,f gsrttc-t- calm! Give to thy sky their tenderest blue, Wake on thy hills their fairest bloom, And let their sunny airs dispel
 Each lingering cloud of Northern gloom His eye shall kindle in thy smile,
 His cheek shall with thy brightness glow Thy swiftly gliding streams shall teach His languid pulse their joyous flow. The freshness of thy daily bloom,
 To heart and brain shall gently steal; His nature, finely sensitive,
 Thine every changing mood will feel Thy soul serene shall charm away
 Each shadow of unrest and pain, And in the measure of thy life,
 His own shall fulness find again. Then, when around our Northern home The tardy Summer blooms once more, To waiting eyes and faithful hearts,
 Our well-beloyed thou wilt restore!
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
From the Baton Rouge Comet. NEVER DESPAIR.

From the Baton Rouge Come
 NEVER DESPAIR. Look upward. Look fcrwardl Though fortune may frown, And friends may desert you, Never Hook down. {" Those who coldly now meet us, When fortune is gone, Would most smiEngly greet us, As summer comes on. Look about, Look about, Nor yield to despair; The happiest seeming
 Are not without care; Nor let yoqr mind ponder. On times that are past; Have faith in the future. And you'll prosper at last. Look upward. Look upward. Rely on His love, Who keeps a watch oer you, From the mansion above, Press forward iu earnest. And bear well in mind Byatifc heau Ur Une furnace Even gold is refined.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23

NEWSPAPER SCUBRLITY.-A large portion of the newspaper press of the United States has evidently fallen into vulgar hands. We constantly meet with exchanges, in which all the de- cencies of polite society are grossly outraged by the frequent repetition of low epithet8 applied to particular indi- vldualS. Whenever we see such things in print, we conceive an inexpressible disgust for the persons who thus offend against the good taste of their readers. It is favorite method with little up start heroes, for the display of an ar tifcial courage, which should be all the more suspected, from the vain glorious air with which it challenges the admi- ration of the public. Some men of good character are occasionally tempt ed into similar course, but respect able man will always be ashamed of such conduct after the excitement has passed away. Not so with those to whom it is a second nature. There is vulgar, ungentlemauly style of writ ting, a general tone in the sentiments expressed, which infalibly betray the want of good breeding, and of the high CT qualities of mind and heart. Such characters have no business with the press. The little influence they may wield, is altogether injurious to society, and paper conducted under their au- spices, can only tend to vitiate the taste and pollute the moral feelings, if it does not disgust and offend the good sense of its readers.
 Co7ffbor,, NvoehJu Doef
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
M. p L A T T

WOULD most respectfully announce to his W friends, as well as the public generally, that he has just received direct from New York beautiful and well selected stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, Drap D D'Etes, Linens, &c., &c., which will be made up to order strictly in accordance with the prevail ing fashions of the day, fully guaranteeing satisfaction both in regard to fit and work manship, or no sale.
 Call in, boys, and see something tasty.-- Shop opposite to Benj. Bailey store on Main street.
 April B. 1853.
Southern shield., 1855-06-23
TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

For square of 10 lines, first insertion, sl % For each subsequent insertion. 50 Any number of lines under 10, counted as one square; over 10 and under 20, counted as two squares, and advertisements of greater length in like proportion
 Liberal deductions will be made to those who advertise by the year
 ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES: For State, Legislative or District
 offices, 5000 For County offices, 5OO For Township offices, 3 %
 Communications of personal nature. will be charged double price.
 Obituary notices, other than a simple all. uouncement of death, will be charged the usual advertising rates of S1 per square.