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The true Democrat., 1855-02-14
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted. hv tha

SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That in all eases where portion of the State land known as the five hundred
 thousand acre donation, las been sold to any person. and the title to which has not been confirmed fo tb State by. the general government, it shall upon the application of such person. be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts to make out, from the books in his office, certificate of such non odrlnaton in which shall be recited the of the purchaser of the numbers of the and and the date and amount of the note executed therefor A ..H
 s2. Be it further enacted, hat upon the presenta- ton of such certificate of the Auditor to the State Treasurer he shall file the ill his office, and shali such note to be cancelled, by delivering the to the obligor his agent and II the said bond shall have been paced in the hands of the Land Attorney and State Collector the Treasurer shall make out d certificate that said note has been can celieI upon the presentation of which certificate to the Land Attorney and State Collector, hG shall de- liver such bond to said oblgo, his agent; and 1t shall De the duty of the Auditor and Treasurer re- sectivey make entries in the appropriate books oi their offices of the cancellation of said bond.
 App owed 10th December, 1854.
The true Democrat., 1855-02-14
Little Rock Exchange.

7sSEiE undersigned having recent n9
 II " purchased the above well known <xNSgTfA ,,stablishment heretofore known as the :ssshTa it0cil isoLei or FEil- FraI. respectful IlllE. B y takes this lnethcl ot informno the cit @ssss1
The true Democrat., 1855-02-14

AN ACT for the cancellation of notes executed to the
 State of Arkansas for unconfrmed State Lands
The true Democrat., 1855-02-14

AN ACT to aid in the construction of the Eastern
 Branch of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad, and to
 adopt the Memphis and Little Rock Plank and Rail
 road survey as said eastern branch.
 $ l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the lands within this State along the length of the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad from Hopefeld, opposite the city of Mem Phs, in the State of Tennessee to Little Rock with the conferred by the of Congress of selecting other lands in lieu of such lands as may have been sold or otherwise appropriated by the United States and winch lands were granted by an act of Congress to the States of Arkansas and Missouri to aid in the constructing railroad from point on the Missis- slppi river opposite the mouth of the Ohio river by the way of Little Rock to the Texas boundary near Fulton in Arkansas, with branches to Fort Smith and the Mississippi river, approved February ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty three, are hereby granted to the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, that they may be legally applied in aid of the sSuction of said branch railroad separately from said main trunk line, or the Fort Smith branch thereof, and that the line route of said road surveyed by the said Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Company, under and by authority of act of the General As semby of this State, entitled act to incorporate the Memphis and Little Rock Plank and Railroad Company ,"approved Jannary eleventh one thousand eight hundred and fifty three, which survey has been
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

scnle. N AZ az M ,s@
In fact, we understand that Col William
Z. Walker The ex. President Of Souora, dis
gus,ed with his il.suecessin founding an
Independent government for the Lower CAL
ilornans, is already in.lhs field there with
one hundred and fifty men under the banner
of fCasdlIann This is pronounced lheiue pol.
icy for an enIerprlsing young fIlbusser. Just
commencing business for Cnslillan, having
noihing 10 lose and everything 10 gain, will
be sure.,if successful, 10 confiscale the pos.
sessions Of Chomorro and divide Them among
nis adherenls
Col. Kinney, however, asserts that his
objects are still peaceable and entirely con-
sisleni with The doctrines laid down in Sec.
re.ary Marcy's leuer 10 Marcoleua. rela,ive
10 The expedition. His severance from The
Company, he thinks. so far from damaging
him! only puls him on better footing for
carrying out his designs. Certainly this
great cxpedliionisi has both the prestige ul
success, and the qualities be6iiing The Rom.
ulus Of tho prospective Cen,ral American
Republic. a 1fu t t' Et
About twenty years ago. Kinney left his
native State for Chicago, where, in few
yeurs he made princely fortune. Becom-
ing, Impoverished BY speculation, he sailed
down The Mississippi and accumulated an
other fortune a, Corpus Christi. Il was
here that he displayed his genius by squat,
,irg out among The Mexicans, fighting anc
coaxing The Indians, and carrying the gov
eminent mail and army supplies through
regions where IL would have been death 10
any other man 10 er,er. Tired Of these pi
ping times Of peace, he now seeks field 70
new exploits. and after his niumphs in col
onizing Illinois and Texns, there seems Il
J be no nsuperab'e difficulty in the way o
his present etfor,. A, all events. we ina.
! predic, iha. IL The Colohel's colonists ar
anything like his rangers in the Mexica
war, the people will gain new idea Of IN
l expensive principles of Anqo.Suxon inssi
. ,urions, as Col. Kinney understands them
] Col. Kinney is now abou, forty years {
: age. In person he is Of large frame, owe
s six fee, high, with lace resembling III
. cameo likeness Of Roman emperors, ,oug
ard ruddy with exposure. ard affordng uu
+ mis,akable signs Of resolution, courage an
endurance. "'. y
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

=
SAG NlcHTs.-ln another column we pub
lish the Constitution Of this Locofoco secret
political organization. Councils Of this Or
der have been organized in almost every
county in Ohio, by administration officials
It's members consist chiefly Of foreigners,
Roman Catholics, and Office holders or Of
fce.seekers,. Of the Locofoco party. Its
principal object is to expose the secrets and
defeat the organization of Know Nothings.
These Sag NIGHTS ale queer fellows. A
few months ago, when the Know Nothings
refused to admit them as members, they
became terribly opposed to secret political
societies, and denounced them in the bitter
est terms, as conspiritors, incendiaries, mid
night assassins, &c. And yet, scarce three
little months roll round until we find these
same patriotic gentlemen sneaking away to
some secret hiding-place, to talk over mat
ters pertaining to another secret midnighi
political organization. What world We
live in! - M
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

The CUBAN News On the goth ul,.. n
Sigh, shock Of an earthquake was fol. in
81. jago de Cuba, being the second there this
year. The British naval forces in the Gu.
ban waters are dividing, with the Spanish
squadron, The duty Of cruisers watching for
The security OF The Cuban coos@. The
troops who were,n campa, Puen,as Grardes,
have returned 10 Havana, and the volun-
,eers. by din, Of their daily drills. are be.
coming qui,e efficient soldiers. IL is said
that the files Of The military Secretary a.
Havana, show the names of $4,000 men.
capable OF bearing arms, who have signitied
their willingness 10 volunteer in case OF need,
The sentence 10 dea,h of tho prisoners.
Cadalaa and Pinelo, has caused an inlense
excitement, in llavana--so the correspond.
en-, Of The New York aud New Orleans pa
pers report, aud The Consuls of ,oreign gov.
ernmenls. headed by The representative oI
Greai B,han. called on the Captain Gener.
al 10 ask cemency, and ,hal,he execution,
nigh, be deferred nn.ll communication
could Le had with the government, n, Mad
rid. They s.o,cd that they did not wish lc
in,erf,re with The course Of Spanish Justice
but simply desired 10 encourage pence ant
avoid exci,emen,s. The Captain Genera
refused TO receive them for any such Pur
pose. The Auditor of The Royal Trbuna
dissen,s from the decision of The Council .
War in relation TO The execution of the pris
oners, and The responsibility is thus left will
The Captain General. }ranr, ci.o
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27
From the New York Evening Post, S2Othl
Col. kinney and his Central Amer
lcan Plans.

The famous COL Ainney. OF Texan and
Central American renown Is among The
guests Of the Metropolitan, NowiIhs.and-
ing The reports SO confidently made ,ha. lie
had abandoned lhe projec, Of coIonizing The
Mosquito country, the Col. sill maintains
The determination Of following during the
presen, month, the parties in his interest
who have already left iour po,ls. According
10 bis s,hlsment The story Of the failure OF
the expedition arose from the fact ,ha, he
had disconnected himself from The CenHsl
American Company and now purposes 10
caryslhe enterprise through on his own
shoulders. tg n ,.,n,e IS DATA s,l sRsu
Al The conclusion Of certain negotiations
now pending, Is his design 10 take steamer
from. New. York lo.he land Of promise.---
he will firsi stop al San Juun. where the
people, at the last accounts, were anxiousy
awaiting his presence. The disturbances
in The nsiRhbOung SINE Of Nicaragua are
rather propilious fpr,be arrival Of Kinney
and his pacific rinemen. Dislracled as the
country Ia between ,be revolutionary parry
esfSs t6st s ssa ss@ sHa hha hSa rs
or effects in said county. a Transcript of
roceedings Of said ] Justice was dMy certified up
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27
Sag NiChts--WlId CatS--DemOcratlC
Organization. ..

As the new organization to deleDt lho
Know Nolhings has been much spoken
about, and as The order has published their
constitution and grand officers, prinled copies
of which are dslribuIed in our city, we are
requested to give publicity to tie following
Preamble and Constitution of the Demo.
cratic Republican Organization The pre-
amble is against The Know No,hings
Art. /. Sec. /. This body shall be call.
ed the Grand Republican Council Of Ohio.
and until otherwise ordered be the heac OF
The organization in The United States.
Art. G.. Sec. 2. The State OF Ohio shall
be vested with tie following powers and
privileges.
L. Il shall be The head Of Tho organiza.
ZION for the SIaln ol Ohio, and shall fix and
establish all signs, grips, and passwords,
ohlgulioEs, lectures, charges qualifications
Tor membership, and oil such work as may
be necessary. m N.5aa .aa %.
9. !, shall have exclusive power 10 form
and establish subordinate Councils ard gran,
charters for tie same in the STATE Of Ohio,
and ,hroughoullhe United SIa,es until 9th.
erwise directed. .ialWo .sJa@3d1o'J eef
8. ltshalI have power to adop. any and
every measure /, may deem necessary 10
secure The success of the organization and
the triumph OF the Democratic Republican,
principles, providing nothing shall be done
con,ravenihg this constitution, and provided
further, .ha, in all polilical,or other mo,,ers
ils members mny be instructed by the subor'
dina,e Councils. r9l ~, Se.gR EaiHuet
Art. g.. Sec.1. The legislative depart
menl to consis. Of one representative from
each subordinate Council, until the number
one hundred, the SInie Councit TO consist oI
ore representative for each representative
in the General Assembly OF Ohio. a.HHl
Sec, g. The qunlifica,ionso Of a represen.
lalve shall be 10 have attained The hghes
degree in the otder, and in good s,undine
Sec. g.. Annual meetings Of representa-
lives to beiheld onihe first Tuesday Of Feb
ruary. lannhnao lftgat] q Uta 2As7
An.ii3. Sec. I. The officers Of The
State Council shull consist Of President
flCe TIeSlueni' ni'fOcCfotdIy, AVTasuIct, NfdF
shal Inside Sentinel, Outside Sentinel ant
Sergeant al Arms. ri Nrne9 30 ssu2 as
oAu. 4. Sec, 2. Officers 10 constitute
advisory council, grant charters. DC!
Arr. 5. Prescrbes duties Of officers.
Section @. duties Of special deputies
Section 8, duties of disuictdepu,ies. iN'
hArts 8. b Sec. I. No member Of the or
ganiza,ion allowed 10 Jelecvioneer in the
Council for any political office in the gift oI
The people. ycqaef, q, mago ys9i sMi
Sec. 9. Penaliy--IneligbiliIy TO any Of
fee for six months, for first offence; then
expulson.l lgi9osae ieaaaq 1p6i " 9Qat.HN'
rSec9 g. Nothing In the above section N
be so construed as to- prevent any person
from eleclioneering outside Of ,he Councill
provided j. be done properly. iv ,afr
Arr 3.lg The Seal oi This order shall bc
Ions iand a half inches I'M diameter. wi.f
Pomeroy, Feb. 2Tth, 1855.
uNHAMK nEEnS fnr an IL at the Office Ofl
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

~
The New PosTAeR LAw.--Tbe follow.
ing ~ the ofiicui notice OF the POST
master General IN teIerence,o The new POST
age Laws rs $40 in 81 ehi
NOiice is hereby g,pen, that, agreeable to
an NC, Of Congress approved March 81. 1885,
the following rates Of postage arelto be
charged, on and dfler The first day Of April
neal, IL liep 0' fese nuw established, 70
vii:
On every single le,Iar conveyed In The
mail between p,aces IN The Uni,ed States.
for any distance not exceeding three thou
sand miles. three GEMS; snd for any distance
exceeding three thousand miles. ten GEMS.
From and after Eaid frs. day Of April pre-.
paymen, on letters is required, excep, such
as are TO or from alorsign country or TO Of
icers Of The government on official business,
The ranking privilege remains unchanged
From and after the firsI day Of January
eighteen hundred and ifiy.six,r pos,masiers
are required 10 place postage slamps upon
all prepaid letters on which such stamps may
no, have been placed by the writer's. ai5
By The third section Of the &C. The Post
master General 10 authorized TO establish {
unifunn system Ior The registration Of vala
able letters. This provision Of The law will
be carried into effect, and special ins,ruc
lions therefore will be issued TO Postmaster
as SOON as the necessary blanks can b.
prepared md: distributed. l.
JAMES, CAMPBELL, Postmaster Gen.
Posi- OFFlcEl DEPARTMENT. March 8. o
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

is not rue. The distractions 10 be removed
were noI placed there by ihis governments
nor BY my go,ernusqis but by naiure,-- -
There Is no paaicle Of pruof, and never
has been, that The ravivaion Of The Savpn.
ah or Cape Fear rivers has been affected by
The action Of the GoyerDmen., or will be i'm.
proved BY The remonn Of The objects said
10 have. been placed there. In securing lhe
defence OF the counlrY agains, invasion. Il
any relic Of those works remuin, no part o
the appropriation will be expended in taking
ii away. Ia the nexI pluce The Pocke.ed
bill was passed BY pore Than .wo.'hirt
vote. Il was passed without. dissent, and
had il been returned vetoed, wonId have in
SANITY received nose Than a constitutions
majority. So much .hen for the manlines'
Of This asl instance Of Presidential bravo
do" B fssed'9ate t
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

Convicted UNDER THE LIQUOR LAw-We
see BY the Commercial. ihnl A.. J. Thorp.
of Cincinnati, was convicted in Cincinnati
on Tuesday last, under the new liquor law.
Thorp plead tina. he was OIL y an agent EN-
ployed by another party, To sell; but the
Jury were instructed by Judge Van Ilomm
,ha, such Thing as a legal ngenl in Grim
inal matter could moi be--no mt n could. IN
contemplation OF Inv. employ auo,her to do
nm ac, which was in violation ofaw could
not. therefore, be held lhn, party indicted
under this liquor law was innocent. because
he was employediby principal. Both
principal and agen, would be liable, and
they might both be prosecuted under The
sumo indictment. the sotf-nse being such {
one as nigh, be jointly eummil,rd. The
law provides ,hal il shall be unlawful fo
any person TO sell inIoxicnting drinks, ant
that inclujesIevery body, twas no, necessary
TIM, sale Of nny particular kind oi inIoxi
Gazing liquor should be proved. ,hr simple
question being, whether Intoxicating liquor
had been sold. Under this first seciion 0
The law, one selling was sufhcirnG but un
der the fourth section. MS 10 whether ih
was place o! public resort. a single selling
would no, make the place nuisance
/ And if in this CASE ,hev should come Il
The conclusion that ,ht. defendant wns sim
ply bur keeper. The question might arise
whether he should be convicted under lhi
fourth section. The instruction Of ,Ee Cour
was, thai such party. having control o
The establishment, would be considered II
the eye Of the law keeper OF the concern
and nigh, be convicted under this fourl
section
"The jury retired q, a quarter before 81
o'clock, aud about half past six relurne
with verdict Of Guilty. t' y
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

LocoFoco NoMIsATioSs IN CrscrSrATr
The different factions Of the great Locofoco
party of Cincinnati seem to have buried the
hatchet, and united together once more, for
the sake Of the spoils. At convention re-
Gently held, J.J. Faran, the great Anti-Ne-
braska Bolter, was nominated for Mayor,
and the balance of the ticket is strange
mixture Of the faithful with the fag-ends
Of the different factions. Talk about Flu
sion! If this is not Fusion, what is?
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

The Charleston Courier proposes that the
people. ol that ciiy present 10 Captain Dun.
can N. lhgrahpm some testimonial Of their
approval Of his services in rescuing the
Hungarian, Martin K,zs,a. The beautiful
chlonome,sr, presented 10 him by The work.
ingmen Of England arrived in Charleston
ius, a, the moment when calamity had
overaken the gallant Captain, which makes
more substantial testimonial more dppro.
2riaie. Adecree has just been made by the
Equity Court Of Appeals, by which he is
adjudgsd to pay prge security debt, Tor
which his entire property Is about to be sold
by the Sheriff. The Captain will aveno.h!
ing lei, for the support Of his wife and FAM.
ily bu, his salary. The Coulter proposes
,ha, twenty thousand dollars be raised for
him, He is now on board the U. S. ship 81.
Louis, in the Mediterranean, whence he ex'
poets 10 sail for New York about the Goth
inst, q" t''' '.'
The Supreme Coprt OF The United States
has decided the Fremon. case in his favor,
confirming his lille 10 The lands, but reserv-
ing the question OF minerals. Il was ably
and eloauen,ly argued by Mr., Jones, the
counsel, and bro,her,in,law Of Col. Fremont
and by Mr.. Criuenden in favor, and by the
Attorney General agains. him. This will
make to Col. Fremont some amends for The
serious injury which he had suffered from
The neglect OF The government 10 provideVor
the puymen, Of large sums disbnrs, by
Col, Fremont, in California, for the govern;
menl, and for which he was arrested and
detained for long time in London. The
appointment Of solicitor TO the board Of
cIains,is a very fortunate one, ae,,.1 .i.a,
The Thibodeaux Minerva has placed al
the head Of It's columns, the names OF Gar
rel Davis. Of Kentucky, (or The Presidency,
and Jacob Browne, Of Pennsylvania, ior' the
Vice Presidency There Is no one (says .he
Minerva,) who holds In Kentucky alol,ier
position asa s.a,ssman and apaEio, than
t5arrel Davis. His name 10 noronly pree-
ous 10 The cidzcns OF Keh,ucky, but 10 the
people Of the other S,a,es;e and his pas. ca.
recr, 40 remarkable for ability. enlarged and
Independent ihough.e and every qualify ,ha,
adorns The Hue s,h,esInan, Is p,ophe,ice eol
wha, would be his scIlotG lflelecled 10 ihe
70, 1855 West sixth street; NbstaNitss1 KlEsisnu'
chu. CiNcinnnti. .,.s - . .'I IH Irsn.N ilI.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

AccIDESr.-A lad named Joseph schoul-
er, was thrown from horse on Thursday
laRt, near the Pomeroy Salt Furnace, and
severely, though not dangerously hurt. AT
last accounts he was recovering slowly.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27


ARRIVAL OF THE GEoReE LAW New
YoGx, Saturday, March 24.-- The arrange.
gemen.s for The resumption Of Page, Bacon
& Co., were said 10 be complete, and they
expected TO be in condition TO resume IN O
few days. Reed g. Co., of Sacramento,
bad applied for the benef, Of the Bankrup,
Act. A@t'- 1,e
A. J. Wright. of The Miners Savings
Bank, expected TO resume shortly. -
In the general news there is nothing oil
importance. ,5G5..,.
Copious rains had fallen. which had pro.
duced grea, joy among the miners and The
agrieul.urisis fil 'F' .fisF =,
A bill had been introduced into the Leg
isla,ure TO prohibit. ,he trade in liquors, will
provision ihai il be submitted TO the vote
OF the people at the next election. "
In business circles in San francisco, The
papers say there was more confidence, bu
business Of all kinds was dull. and no goods
selling excep, 70. cash. id
By this arrival we have Valparaiso date
TO the 14,h uli., and Callao 10 The 26.h o
! the same month.
The news from Chilli is unimporIani.
The steamer Mississippi suiled for hom
from Valparaiso on the 9Th Of February. an
81. Lawrence on The 9th.
From Peru there is nothing important.
Col Fremon. came a passenger in tn
Geo. Lnw ..t .H.''.a. ,e <
| Wells, Fargo & Co., continued to NICE
all demands upon them promptly until IN
lime the Golden Gate sailed.
Adams & Co. had filed petition for In
solvency. The schedule Of assets nnd liu
hil,ies shows an excess on the right side c
100000. Mr.. Woods. one Of lhe par,ner
had given up all his priva,e property. whic
was estimated al $3.50 900. which wen, in'
The assets.
! The failure Of Robinson & Co is snid
be bad one.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27
jig il. and around lhe rays the "Grund Re.


Ing il. and around the rays the " Grand Re.
publican Council orOhio.r
Qualifications OF members shall be, ma.
tive born, or residence OF FIVE years in the
Unhed States. and 10 have adopted the Uni.
led States as their home; freedom from any
alliance with any religious political society
or organization. @aA 4.
Subordinate, Councils ln be divided inio
decades and clans, and TO be governed by
decade chiefs and chiefs Of clans. .-.--. ,-,
OFFICERS OF GRAND COUNCIL FOR 1855.
General J. W. Wilson, Tifin, Ohio,
President.
C.J. W. Smith, Cincinnati, Vice Presi.
dent. .Y titftt jfll "a
C. Lyle, Cincinnati. Secretary.
GA Peter, Treasurer, o.,
G G. Broadwell 9" Marshal. " q y
&c McCord, Cincinnati, Inside Sen,ine!
F H Trimp, , Outside .
SW Irwin, Sergean..a.'
Arms Gin. Gdz. 'faH51I q %
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

ZEE We go to press this week in haste.
Orr readers will please excuse us, il the
papeflacks in interest. We lost two days
last week, and consequently had to gain two
days this week. @ M
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

SLAVE CASE IN CoLUMBUs.-The Rev.
Mr.. Dennson, an Episcopal clergyman, of
Louisville, KY, and son.in-law Of John Ty-
Ter, recently lost female slave, named Ro-
setta Armstead, which had been given to
his wife by her father Mrs. Dennison died
recently, leaving young babe. Mr.. Den
nison requested relative, DR.. Miller, to
take The girl Rosetta back to Virginia, as a
nurse for his little child. The suspension
Of navigation on the Ohio, made it eeessary
for the DR.. to travel by railroad, via. Co.
lumbus. Here the facts became known,
and the girl was legally released, and de-
clared free. Mr.. Dennison came on and
endeavored to persuade her to return with
him; but she preferred freedom to slavery
If shareholders wish to remove their "chat.
tells" from one slave state to another, they
must be careful how they travel over free
soil, ..r... b..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-03-27

.CouRr OF CoMaoN PLEAs.--The Spring
Term. which commenced last,Wednesday,
closed on Saturday. Fr ''a"H M n''H '.''.'
The business transacted was unimportant.
No State cases, on the docket. No jury
trial. No important litigation, No bills OF
indictment were found by the Grand Jury.
About fifty cases were disposed Of by con-
fession Of Judgment, discontinuance, and
sale Of property, .e ng.n.t ,n laaI1aq.. p.