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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
IMPORTANT SUR DEcIDED.-TRe FSye'ter

Important SUR DEcIDED.-The Foye,terR:
N. G. OB,errer reports the conclusion Of On inusse-
ing trial ir that county.
en- action for libel and conspiracy ia whieapis plan
tia Krcch Cobb Baptist preacher claimed s.o0
fr,' "a on the respectable citizens Of Nsne Dvpnn
and Iencr Counties combination drive COBB
az Of Duplrthey alleging thsG he had lncei
,svs 70 house burning causing very sero and alarming De-
srucon Of property After deio1 stion the jury 70
turned verdict against Of the defend ts othst IS
40 There evidence to syt The detsniani' Q"
he e0us. fag soEsPrxy.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

Tile Erening Post misapprehends Our point a. to
he Pope's standing godfather to the infant son Of
Louis Napoleon. 1t was not that he could not, con-
sstenty with bis office and character. be god father
at all but that he could not without violating a. well
the decoum Of bis place az the laws of the Church.
const mt to play godfather ris-a-rs to godmother
who BY consenting to have her children educated LII
the Protestant faith has placed herself in the position
Of an communicated hereto.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

A SPECIAL E1Ecrros, for Councilman, 70 hl the
vacancy ceused BY the death Of Robert S. Dixon Will
be held in the Twenty fourth Council District Ninth
Ward. on Tuesday next, eth inst. The polls "ln Do
led for the Sixth District at No. AZ Hanmond street,
ndfr,be seventh District at No ~ Greenwich street,
ar will remain open from sunrise to sunset
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
Hank bark the dogs DO bark
The beggsrs are coming 20 town
Some H. rags, and some in jsgs,
And snrne in velvet gowns

But we understand il all now. The costume is
everything. Those that obtrude themselves in
q" rags and jsgs" we send over to the Alms-House
and set to compulsory labor. But those who have
the discretion to come to us clad in "velvet
gowns" we bow down before, and beg them to ao-
cept of goods ard merchandise in way of trade
and to select our Presidents and take seats in the
Cabinet, and represent us at foreign courts, and
wear our epaulettes, and walk our quarter-decks,
and arrange our domestic industry and foreign
commerce in the way that will best suit their own
occasions. Truly, the Herr Teufelsdr6ckh had
reason. There 10 much virtue in clothes
In an article while ago, suggested BY Mr.. Olm-
steds "Seaboard Slave States, We spoke ofthe rev.
Citations be there makes to the poverty stricken
condition of those States. The Southern country
was made By God to be the boon mother of wealth
aud plenty:
But something ais il now tbs place is euTsi'"
God made the soil deep and fertile, he placed it
nearer the sun than We, he oyerhung ii with skies
which dropped down fatness, and rolled mighty
rivers through its bosom fit 70 float the argosies of
the world. He ordained it for the paradise of the
land; but the devil entered in and its proudes.
region has become the abode Of satyp and the hab-
itation Of owls, while sordid poverty and sqealid
misery deform the newest and fairest scenes,
spreading like leprosy from the lsborer to the
lord. Over the whole face of the country is seen,
worked out in black and waite, the problem, or
rather the axiom, that rea prosperity cannot grow
from injustice and cruelty that the denial of his
natural, civil and social rights to the aborer that
plants and reaps do"n the harvest is avenged upor
bis oppressor in the scany yielding of the earth in
the thriless habits, vices snd lusts which are tue
only crops that spring spontaneously from sol
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
THK DEMOCRACY.

sydney Smith used to describe the Government
of England as PlOusiOcracy or rule of rich men.
We live, as National Americans, (snd who would
live if not National y under dominion the very
opposite to this. To describe it we have ventured
to follow the example of the wise and witty sgd
ney. and TO invent the hard word at the head Of
this artcle-the meaning of which, being inter
preted for the benefit of The Country Gentleman,
is the rule of the paupers. Having said thusmuch,
being well aware of the delicacy of the case, we
must beg leave Though, by the blessing of merci-
ful Providence, we are not left to be Member of
Congrtss) "tO define our position" In the first
place, we do not hold to the DISTINGUISHING Of men
because of poverty. The old Federal doctrine that
the government of country should be in the hands
of those who have stake of property in it, rested
on the allacy that the protection of property is the
chief Office of Civil Government; whereas, there
are many other rights as sacred which Civil Gov
eminent was instituted to guard as WE'LL which
stand to the poor man in the stead of property and
which he is to have the power, as he has the
right TO defend. And be it far from US, in the
second place, to affirm that the American People
have any natural or elective affinity for vulgar
pauper. On the contrary, they have much the
same instructive aversion for him that dog or a
child has Was not the great KnOw.NOthing party
founded and edited on this very cornerstone
But then, the pauper must approach the en-
liehtened American in the proper livery of his tribe
Only let him disguise his mendicancy under
some we'll seeming garb and state it in loudSound-
ing phrase, and he takes him at his own account of
himself, and begs him to help himself to his sub
stance and to do him the favor to take the direction
Of bis affairs. We well remember the puzzlement
Of our childish brains at those lines in Mother
Goose, (the true Goose that discleses the Golden
Eggs, in which the germ Of the mind is wrapped
which describes the advent Of these "oommoners
of Nature" of these membersof the superior Of
the Two Races of Men," as Charles Lamb set
them down:
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Nstp1lprk DAILY Gribm,te
FRIDAY, APRIL d, 1856.
TO COBRESPOyDENrS

No nqdee ~ taken Of yulous Con VIA
ever 4 intended for insertion must b y nc
AID address Of the ~rtsrnOt neces.ahy to' pN
tiof. but guarantees Of his good fstth A.,
We eapno, uuAer.sL IN return rejected ConnunostOni
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

PETERSON g. HUMPHREY, No. 524 Broadway,
opposite the 81 Nicholas Hotel selling reh Brussels at
per yard rich Velvet Garrett at ~; rich Velvet Medallion
Carpet equally lew.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

MILTON SEARS Agent for the sale OF THE TssvSr In
PsTERsoA n j. He will THE IKIBrSE Ia any part Of
tksety.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
One Dollar a Limo.

To ApvERrIsERs-Tbs circulation OF The WEEKLY
TRIBUNE now 50 AID the number Of Advertise
mel pressing for in it 90 exceeds the space we choose
to devote to them that we raised the price Of Advertising
ONE DOLLAR PER LINE,
Or little more than half per line for each thou'sni
COME. printed and dispatched TO readers Even a. this rate
Il Ia. cheapest medium e1ant for Advertisements requiring
the widest ard fullest publicity 1t is about the same r'e
charged b. The Illustrated London News which has not so
Isree circulation THy WEEKLY TRIBUNE BY many hour
We prefer short cards to long ones and shall be glad II
the enhancement npes patrons 70 study brevty in their
announcements Remember that only insert in any
week such handed before Wednesday evening
as We are obliged go press early ThursdsJ morning
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04
WISnOM SHADES.


IMPROVEMENTS AND ENTERPktst
kelly FEkeUSoS No 29 Broadway and Reades st. have,
Of great expense peted and patented their ingenious
Aprsstus for manufacturing WINDOW SHADES and
prepared 10 supply the whole trade with unvaled as'or
nsnt fully CENT Lass than befofe sold As
nons areowed TO Manufacture under patent,
compete with either IN style rproe Also CIR CoRNIcEs
BaocArELLr DIX LANES, DAMAsKS LACE aud Muslin CUR
Ae
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

SINGERS SEWING MAcHISEs.-All Persons who
h for information In regard SEWING MicHNES obtain
A by aptying Once fOT copies OF NJ Singer Co.'S
paper devoted entirely to the Sewing Machine in
tsrosts Copies SUPPLIED gratis -,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

WIGS HAIR DYE - WIGS - BACHELORS
wIes ard ToUrSEs have improvements Pecnl,' 70 then
Mons. They are celebrated world or ths
III beauty duTsb,y-fttins TO charm The largest
and bess ock the world II private rooms for applying bis
famous DYE Sold ct BATcHELoR'S, No 2S Broadway
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-04

assortment OF English French German Chinese and American
.sKs and PUZZLES the world Compare the prices with
those OF any the city g. w. rUrrLE Importer OF
F.ney Goo3s Novelties and Toys, No 3i5 Broadway.
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
 State of rL

1 NIHEREAS, The constitution and laws of tho w state of Arkansas require that general elec- gust next. " ~ THEREFORE, l, ELIASN. CONWAY. Governor of the State of Arkansas do hereby declare and make known that such general election will be held in the respective counties of this State on the said first Mon day Of August S56 that is to sav for the election of a G0Te'mca gMe &ate0f .4ikanSas; and in the coun- ues composing the ls Congressona3 District, for the election of one Representatives to the thirty fifth congress of the United States and in the counties composing the second Congressional District for the eecon of one Representative to the Congress of the United States
 Also, for the election of one Judge of the Circnt Court in the first judicial circuit, one Judge of the Circuit Court in the third iudicial circuit and one Judge, of the Circuit Court in the f,th udeia cir cuitand for the election of Prosecution dttneg f tue State in each of the six judicial circuits in the State. " ''-' Also for the election of one State Senator from each 1T of the following Senatorial Districts, to wit: From the 3d District composed of the counties of
 Carroll and Newton.
 From the 4th District, composed of the counties of :, Crawford and Franklin. From the 5th District composed of the counties of
 Johnson and Pope
 From the 7th District. composed of the counties of
 Conway, Perry and Yell. From the oth District composed of the counties of
 Van Buren and Izard.
 From the 9th District composed of the county of
 Independence.
 From the 12th District composed of the counties of
 Lawrence and Fulton.
 From the 18th District, composed of the counties of
 Phillips and Monroe.
 From the 18th District composed of the counties of
 Chicot. Drew and Ashley From the 18th District, composed of the counties of
 Dallas and Bradley.
 From the 24th District composed of the counties of
 Saline, Hot Spring and Montgomery. From the 25th District composed of the counties of
 Sebastian and Scott.
 And, also, members of the House of Representa- ves of the next General Assembly of the State from the respective counties thereof, to wit From the county of Arkansas Reuresentatiye
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
November, 1855.
The Countryman's Visit to the AstOr
 Library.

The Astor Library is an institution of which any city or country might well be proud. Its vast size; its immense collection of volumes; the imposing appearance, internally, and ex- formally, of the edifce itself the stiffness that prevails within, illustrated only by the turning of leaves or the subdued voice of a visitor ex- blaming what he desires; all these will strike the visitor most impressively
 Stepping into resturaunt recently, to take a half dozen roasted in the she'll" we over heard dialogue touching the Astor Library, which made us laugh half the night and yet we doubt whether the reader will appreciate It; and yet we are sure he would if he had heard 1t as we did
 One of the speakers was from the country-- dry goods merchant-the other metropoli- tan, who first spoke:
 Been about much since you've been in town?"
 "Yes, considerably"
 Where have you been?"
 Well, 1 went to hear Burton-funnv doc. he eis.-went to the opery-didn't understand it went to the Bowry-saw three men and one woman killed in five minutes, and saw lem all. every one of 'em, again in the next piece, alive and kicking"
 You used to be fond of reading. Been into any of our libraries-the Society, Mercan- tile or the Astor?"
 Yes, all on 'em but the Astor took me down. First place, its tremendous structer."
 " It lS It Is one of the most chaste and beau tlful buildings in our whole city,
 1es-thats so. And what a lot of books! Gosh!"
 Did you examine any of 'em?''
 "No-not much. Fact is, I was kind O traid-everything was so still and solemn.- Jest atore came away, young man--smart as steel trap-come up to me and asked,
 Kin help you to any book which you wish to consultuate?'"
 He had book in his hand at the time. with boy hold of the other end of it--full of plcters. It was wrote by man named Humbolt, Humbug, or some such French name l was dumbfounded. 1 didn't know what I did want but l finally said,
 "Got the life of General Tom Thumb a very leetle book, wrote by man which his name was Sherman who was Barnum's snowman when he went all over Ew-rop!"
 He spread out his big book fust and then looked at me- very quizzical, and says he,
 "'No sir, we have not got that book, but we have most everything ese'"
 ' told him l didn't want nothin' else at that time, and so 1 come away.
 W hat It was that made lem snicker. I don't know; but one man with big horn bottom screwed into his eye, dropped it by string tied to his trowsis, and laughed; and an od bald headed man he grnned; and little dandy. who was sucking the end of laller stick, with gloves he squeaked out laugh; and 'cause I asked for little book in big library.''
 But dn'tcare-what did care ?'- Hqr- pers Magazine.
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
From the N. O. Courier. June The ComparatiVe Vote.

Some of our polls last November were quite free from the depredatonS of the hireEng bull lies of the Know Nothing order but, in several precincts, democrats, especially if not native born, had to run the same serious risk of life and limb as on Monday last. Outrageous as was the conduct of Know Nothing commissioners at the former election, and as bloody as were the events which preceded, attended and fol- lowed it, it was Quaker like affair in compa- rison with the election buresque of last Mon- day. In November five hundred legal voters presented themselves at the polls, were illegal ly rejected and protested formally against the despotism by which the dearest of the rights of American citizens was rendered null and void. Hundreds more were rejected who did not protest It may be set down as entirely with in bounds, that wigwam rascality cost the democratic party from one to two thousand votes.
 The entire voting population of New Orleans, on the 5th November, 1855, was not less than thirteen thousand. The number of legal vo ters in this city on the morning of the 2d inst, was not less than twelve thousand The total number of votes counted was 7,498-of which the Know Nothings claim 4726. There may have been that number of Know Nothing tick Ooo uO uOPOoltCu-bUcIo Wtto feoc oLoo huiloOi Oi legally qualified Know Nothing voters in New Orleans by many hundreds. The polls were in the possession of the "order' the entire day almost every where. Any one offering Know Nothing ticket was permitted to vote without question. Small as was the vote on Monday We have not the slightest doubt that the amount of illegal voting exceeded by far all that has been perpetrated for ten years past
 We may mention case in point. At one precinct democratic commissioner determin- ed to do his duty as citizen, challenged sus- picious persons whenever they presented them selves to vote. A large number offering them selves thus We rejected probably about fifty in number. NOa0 this ,oas not done at many other hrye precincts, and it may reasonably be supposed that the number rejected here is an average of the number of illegal Know Noth- ing votes accepted elsewhere. It is our deli berate belief that the number of genuine Know Nothing voters in New Orleans on the 2d inst, was less by many hundreds than the official
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
NO. 37.

higures would indicate, and this we believe will oe proved It this election comes up for judicial investigation.
 By the annexed table our readers will have all opportunity of comparing the vote of June "i'ii thoSe of November in every precinct ex cept the Nlnth where there was democratic majority at the last election, and where the ehtlre vote was ascertained, previous to the de- structlon of the ballot-boxes.
 The comparison will be fourd mos, ,;c,rif. cant in the vote of the Seventh precinct where o94 votes were polled in November and Ao1 on Monday last-where the Know Notbings in creased their vote by forty or fifty. while tbe democratic vote "felloff" -four hundred, This Is the whole story in a nutshell The legiti. mate democratic majority in that precinct is about 3OO; the lanternite porter bottle majority IS now 243!! Who believes there are 367 legal Know Nothing voters in the Seventh precinct, or that the democratic vote would have been less than $50 but for the riotous conduct of the DuiIies that surrounded and kept possession of the polls?
 So completely did mob law and the rule of ciuoS' oludseons, knives and pistols frevail on the day or the election that in many we'll All. thentlcated Instances naturalized citizens who presented themselves at the polls for the nnr. pose Of voting for our candidates had their tickets taken from their hands and Know No- thing tickets substituted which they were obliged to vote at the peril of their lives and limbs!
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
STATE OF ARK KANSAS, (
 County of Pope.

In the Probate Courtof Pope county, before the Clerk thereof, in vacation, June 9th 1856. John W. Burkhead, Edward Winfield, in right of his
 wife Mary Winfield, formerly Mary Burkhead, Josiah G. Burkhead, Edwin Wilson, in right of his wife Mahala Wilson, formerly Mahala Burkhead,
 Jacob Harkey, in right of his wife, Frances
 Harkey, late Frances Burkhead, Julius A. Bost, in right of his mother Elizabeth Bost, now
 deceased formerly Elizabeth Burkhead, by his guardian William A. Burkhead and Louisa Burk
 head, Belinda Burkhead, Lewis E. Burkhead, and Julius A. Burkhead, by their guardian William A. Barker, heirs at law of the late Green M Burk-
 head, deceased. Petitioners
 vs Petition for Distribution, etc. Cornelius l.. Burkhead, Bailey Crantford in right of his wife Patsy Crantford, formerly Patsy Burkhead, and Ezra Kirk in right of his wife Sarah Ann Kirk, formerly Sarah Ann Burkhead, also heirs of said Green NJ. Burkhead, deceased. Detendants. ON this day come said petitioners, and file their pc V tition to which is annexed affidavit that Cor neius L. Burkhead, Bailey Crantford and E ra Kirk, the defendants herein named are non of the State of Arkansas when on motion, 1t IS ordered py the Clerk of said court in vacation, that the sad non resident defendants be notified Of the pendency oI ts sut agans them by publication of this order in Ine true Democrat, newspaper published m this State, TOT the number of times and within the tune prescribed by law, that they be- and appear before
 the court here py themselves attorney on or before the next term hereof at court to be holden at the court house in and for said county of Pope Arkansas on the first Wednesday after the fourth Monday of July next, lS56 and plead, answer or demur to said petition, or the same will be taken as confessed, and decree entered accordingly.
 The object and prayer of raid petition are for sale of the negroes, and distribution of the estate of said Green NJ. Burkhead deceased, among the heirs and legatees Of the same.
 ROOF. II. HOWELL, Clerk.
 In testimony that the foregoing contains atrue and complete copy of the record in the matter herein stat ed. Roof H. Howell, Clerk of the Circuit and ex- ocio Clerk of the Court of Probate in and for said county, have hereunto set my hand and the seal ot my office. this 9th day of June, 1856.
 ROOF H. HOWELL, Clerk. June r.. 1S5s 2t* Cost of adv. SS
The true Democrat., 1856-06-24
OFFICE OF CAIRO AND FULTON k. R.Co..
 LittL1 RucL Inn. l
E:...:l...:..5 s.ss. 0UBLIC Notice is hereby given Z2E-IZZE1 to the Stock hclderS of Lo

==::5:.!i.sz. 1UBLIC Notice is hereby given Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company. That Tn obedience to resolution adopted by the stockho- ders at their meeting in May last and in considera- ton of existing liabilities and engagements growinp out or expenditures incurred in the selection of lands wltmn the Congressional grant of Feb. g. lS53 to the state ot Arkansas, to ail in the construction of the caro and Fulton railroad and the agreement entered into oy the Arkansas and Missouri companies pac- ing under one management the entire line of railroad rom the mouth of the Ohio river to the Texas boun dary hne. the following order has been adopted by the Executive committee of the Cairo and Fulton rail- road: ~ road company, bearing date May l7th 1854, and Sep tenber 22d, 1855 call made by each of the said orders upon the stockholders to pay five per cent of each share of stock by them respectively subscribed large portion whereof remains unpaid; Wherefore, II IS deemed expedent to said calls respectively m respect of all such stockholders as have not paid the same; 1heret0re ordered that five per cent of each share Of stock subscribed, in and to- the Cairo and Fulton railroad company, be paid by each holder of such stock who has not paid the said calls respectively of five per cent made as stated above lbelng the second and third nstalments required to be paid on such stock subscriptions) and that the same be paid at the office of the Treasurer of said company in the city of Little Rock in the State of Arkansas on or before the first day September By order of the Executive Committed
 DANIEL RINGO, Vice President, and
 acting President in the absence of
 Roswell Beebe, President
 r. \. At meeting of the stockholders of the Cairo and Fulton railroad company, on the 5th May 1856 the following resolution unanimously adopted:
 esoted, That it is expedent to collect as speedily as may be practicable. the third installment of five per cent heretofore ordered be called n and paid on all subscriptions of stock together with all arrear- ages on any previous call and that the direct DIV as it shall deem expedient, employ agents to make such collection. June IT. le56 3t