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FOR SALE.

4 RKANsAS BONDS Of slOOo each, with ,h. A unpaid Coupons attached, either Real Estate or Bank of the State Bonds. by s. J. ADLER
 Exchange and Stock Broker ,- beneath the St. Charles Hotel, cor Gravisr st. N. Q. Jan & '57-1m
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
 THE POETRY OF PHYSIC.

A YER'S PILLS, glide sugar
 "A shod. over the palate. but their energy, although wrapped up. is THERE, and tells with giant force on the very foundations of disease. There are thousands of sufferers who would not wear their distem- pers if they knew they could be cured for 25 cts. Try Ayer's Pills.
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its final passage, the ayes and nays were called; ayes ol, nays7. So the bill passed Honse took recess until 211s o'clock, P. M
2D o'clock. P. M.

l K, F. M. 1 2R oclock P M
 House convened. Mr. Hill of Perry, report ed back the bill for the relief of the estate of F. A. James; and oh his motion the rules were suspended and the bill read a third time and passed.
 House joint resolution, Mo- 8, read second and third times and adopted
 Bill 253, to authorize Sebastian county to build fire-Iroof clerks office. was read second and third times and passed.
 | House proposed amendment to constitution providing that "the State shall not be sued III any of its courts," was read second time.
 Bill No. 259, to pay railroad companies for reclamins swamp and overfowed lands, was read 2 time and referred to select commit tee of five. consisting of Messrs James, Lea of Dallas, Johnson, Gibson and Iaralson.
 Bill 257, to encourage southern authors and publishers, was read 2d time, and rejected on its final passage.
 Bill PIP, amendatorv of existing laws in re- lation to entry heretofore of unsolicited swamp and overfowed lands, was read 2d time, and referred to a select committee consisting of Messrs. Edmondson of Crittenden Hunter and Harris
 i'VooiHIioH TcQulEiHS the 2uulJOT 10 keep JrdCC books of swamp land reported to his office, was read second and third times, and on its final adoption the ayes and nays were ealled-ayes +, nays 3S Lost
 Res )luton asking Congress to donate all lands sold in the State at 25 cents per acre to Internal improvement purposes, was read 2d tune; and several amendments offered; when motion was made to lay resolution and amend ments on the table inde6nitely; on which the ayes and nays were called-avcs 34, nays 20 So the motion to table prevailed
 Senate bill 122 concerning the bank of the State of Arkansas" was taken up and read a lst, 2d and 3d times and passed
 Senate bill 91, to provide for the construction ot block of additional cells in the main build lnSol the Penitentiary, etc., was taken up and reak lSt and second times. Various amend ments were proposed all of which were voted town; and on motion of Mir. Lea of Dallas, the rules were suspended, the bill read a third time and passed.
 Senate amendments to House bill No. 82. to authorize the common school commissioner of Bradley county to dispose of the 18th sec. in township l5, South of Range 9 west, was con- cured In; and Senate am endment to House bill 7, amending the 9th sec of the act revis. ing the common school system, approved 2Oth Jan, 1853, was concurred in.
 House receded from it's amendment to the bill revising and digestng the statute laws of Arkansas.
 House adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
HOUSE..
House met.
Saturday, Jan. 10.

toWu'ddy, all. 1O. House met.
 Prayer.
 After the call of the roll, reading of the journal and transaction of some unimportant business, Mir. Montgomery was called to the chair.
 MT. Bunch, from the committee on enroll ments, reported sundry bills correctly enrolled and the delivery of the same to the Governor Mr. Anderson, from the joint select com. mittee on the landed interests of the State, pre- sented voiuminous,rep which being read ooo copies were ordered to be printed MT. Anderson also introduced a joint reso- luton requiring the auditor to list swamp lands sold, in tract books, and appropriating S94O for that purpose.
 Mr. Harris introduced House bill No. 269. 10 incorporate the Poinsett turnpike company. Read and referred to a committee of five. Messrs. Edmondson of Crittenden, Harris, Hun ter, Anderson and Harding.
 On motion, Mir. Childers was added to the committee
 Mir. Oates introduced House bill No. 27O. to provide for the purchase and distribution of Hempstead's circuit court reports Read and referred to Messrs. Oates, Williams of Pulas. Xii, and Butler
 MT. Parks introduced House bill 271, to in- corporate the trustees of the Dardanelle Fe- male Institute.
 Mr. Bean introduced House bill No. 272. to change the time Of holding the probate courts of Saline county. Read three times and pas sed
 On motion of MT. Williams of Marion. House bill No. 22l, to change the times of holding the circuit courts ill the third judicial circuit. was taken up, read and passed. The supplemental swamp land bill was ta- ken up, amended and passed.
 On motion of Mr. Mitchell, House took a recess until 21a o'clock.
 21a o'clock. House convened.
 Senate joint resolution concerning the print ing of the Supreme Court reports and the Di- gest was taken up, read and amended Senate joint resolution concerning the post office at Washington, Hempstead county, was read and adopted
 Mir. Johnson was called to the chair. On motion of MT. Ross, House bill No 223, to prevent the making of cut offs on the Mis- sissippi, was read and passed by vote of 29 to 20.
 House bill No. 252 to increase the pay of members of the General Assembly was passed by vote of 32 to 27.
 On motion of Mir. Bean, House bill for the relief of William F. Williams, was taken up and read third time
 Mir. Newton of Johnson called for the yeas and nays, which stood yeas Is, nays 36. Mir. Moore introduced House bill No. 276, to amend the act for the relief of Prairie coun. ty. Read three times and passed
 Senate resolution resembling the resolution to adjourn on the 18th, ard fixing the day of adjournment on the 10th, was taken up and concurred in.
 House adjourned until Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20

hk undersigned have on hand some State Bonds, TOT sale' TOT cash or On credit, on terms and in amounts to sit purchasers having fractional sums te pay either of the Banks of this State.
 WATKINS tS GALLAGHER Little Rock Sept 30 '56 -s,n
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20

THE LAST BELL Is RINGING, A Fl ihGeoted to D' D. Mandel will confer q great 4 IaIo5 oy calhng and settling immediately. as he wishes to leave fer the East for stock of New Goods in few days.
 Jan 1s5T
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
Tsesaay, Jan. 13, 1857

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 1857.
 House met. Prayer by the Chaplain.
 MT Watson, from committee on judiciary, reported back bill 254, amending the I49th and l5lst sections of the 95th chapter of the Digest, under head of justices of the peace
 Read 3d time and passed
 Mr. Moss, from committee on Auditors and Ireasurers Books, reported their iuvesti cations. (Fhe report IS too lengthy for even synopsis here.)
 Mr. Foreste, from committee on ways and means, reported adversely to a bill to regulate trade with boats on Mississippi river.
 Report adopted and bill rejected
 DIT. Calvert from committee on agriculture. made report. (The report is too lengthy for even synopsis here.)
 Mr. Edmondson of Crittenden reported back bii! 242, concerning "entry of unselected swamp lands'' and the bill was read 3d tirno and passed.
 Bill 195 defining duties of clerks in this State, reported back, read a 3d time and rejected
 B'll 2o9, to pay railroad companies for re- claiming swamp and overfiowed lanGs, was re- ported back with an amendment and both re- jccted
 MT. E!mondson of Crittenden, introduced House bill No. 277, to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Memphis and Little Rock Plank or Railroad Company, approved 10th January, 1853. Read first time
 Mir. Hunter introduced bill Mo- PTS, to amend Sec. 36, chap. 139, Revised Statutes, under heat oi Revenue" Read first time
 Calendar taken up, Mir. Butler in the chair
 House bill 276, amendatory of the 4th sec ton of chapter S5 En9lish's Digest, under head of "Free Negroes and Mulattoes," was taken up and read a second time and referred to select committed
 Bill 275, to give validity to acts of agents and attorneys In certain cases Read second inc and referred to select committe.
 House proposed amendment to the Constitu- ton, relative to forming new county out of Jackson, White, Prairie, St. Francis and Mon roe, was read d third time, and
 Mr. Oates moved to strike out Monroe county.
 MT. Moore moved to lay amendment on the table.
 Mir. Williams of Marion moved to amend the amendment by saying. the proposed amend 'aent to the constitution. Which last motion prevailed, and t,.e proposed amendment to the constitution was laid on the table.
 House proposed amendment to the constitu- No 5, was read third time and adopted.
 Several resolutions and reports of minor im portance were introduced, when
 On motion of Mir. Pettigrew the House took d recess until 11a o'clock P. NJ.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
DRY PAINTS.

DRY PAINTS. SPANISH WHITlNG-1 Barrel: o bbl. Yellow Ochre; half barrel Veuitian Red: l |" '' Spanish Brown. Received per steamboat Arkansas and for .hl. by Jan '57 RAPLEY. HANGER .S leo.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
Itself it's only Parallel,

R ECE1VED by last boat from Fort Smith at the A AO New Cash Store on Main street, 1l9 Sacks of Jimmy Sutton's celebrated fresh family FLOUR. Come quick, ere it be all gone A. J. HuTT.
 Dec 30 '56
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20

Reso'Ued, That the svmpathies of this con- ventlon, are with the efforts being made to in- troduce civilization into the State of Central America, and to develope those rich and pro- ductive regions by the introduction of slave labor.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

skeletons by starvation. They were mer-
cifully snatched from death in the darkest
hour of despair, aud arrived at the port
of New York on Monday, Oct. 9Th, III
the Bremen barquc Laura; the captain OF
which reported that he fell in with theni
on the 18th of Sept, in latitude 400 5V,
longitude GO. At z. NJ, the British
brig Mary, Capt. Shears, of Greenock,
from Cardenas, for Queenstown, took from
her, John Tice, second engineer; Alex.
Grant, fireman and G. w. Dawson, pas
senger, colored man whom the Mary had
rescued from the Central America. Mr.
Tice was seventy-two hours drifting on a
plank-on the fourth morning drifted by
a boat, and succeeded in getting into her,
and on the fifth day picked up Alexander
Grant, a fireman, who had been FIVE days
on part of the hurricane deck; swan to
the boat; the two then pulled for the her.
ricane deck, aud took from it Dawson, a
passenger. There had been twelve men
OH that part of the wreck, the names of
some of whom are, George Buddington,
third engineer, died; John Bank, coal
passer, died; Patrick Carr, coal passcr,
died; Patrick Evers, fireman, and six
coal passers, names unknown, all died.
Messrs. Tice, Dawson, and Grant, were
eight days without water or provisions
the sea making breach over them most
of the time. The second day after the
steamer went down, they saw number
of passengers on pieces of the wreck, but
could not assist them s4
The immense failures occupy the At
lantic papers. There is very little other
news Of Importance.
Europe.
We have news from Liverpool to the
23d of September. There has been a
serious panic in Paris and Vienna.
Measures have been adopted by the
Telegraph Company, for raising as much
as possible of the submarine cable, and
the work is to be Immediately commenced.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07
Important Announcement.

The following card will be read with
pleasurable emotions by everybody inter
ested in the welfare of California
TO the Editor Of the Erening BuHe-
tin-Dear SIR Our advices from New
York of the 7th ult, state that the new
line of steamships ria. Nicaragua, will
speedily commence operations. Upon the
arrival of the mail of 10th October, the
sailing day will be announced As this
intelligence is of considerable interest to
the people Of this State, you will oblige
us by giving it publicity.
We are resptly, your OBJ DIT scrv'ts,
c. K. GARRISON & Co., AZ Its.
Nicaragua Steamship Office,
San Francisco, Nov. 3, 1857.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07
IMPORTANT Drc1s1oN

IMPORTANT DECISION. - The Aha
says, that Attorney General Black, in a
recent decision, says that person who
claims land in California, under grant
from Mexico, is entitled to have a patent
for it issued out of the General Land Of
ice, whenever he shows that his claim
has been finally confirmed by the Com
mlssioners Of the District Court, or BY the
Supreme Court, if he, at the same time,
accompanies that proof with survey GER
tilted and approved by the Surveyor Gen
cral The Attorney General has certain
supervisory control over the investigation
of the California claims, while the con-
test is between the United States and the
Mexican grantees but beyond this, per-
sons claiming titles adverse to thepatentee
must resort to the proper courts of the
State.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

ESCAPE OF CoNvIcTs. A regular
stampede took place on the night of the
5lst of October, among the convicts in
the State Prison. 1t is reported that
about sixty made good their escape, and
took possession of a small brig lying near
the prison. None of them had been re-
taken up to last accounts. 1t is also re-
ported that the Lessee of the Prison is
endeavoring to conceal the fact as to the
number that escaped
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

them, and serve to make them more arro-
giant and defiant. The handful of men
who have been sent out, will only serve
as victims if the Mormons choose to op-
pose them. Yet We know not but that
1t would be for the better, as it will then
arouse the government to true state of
the case, and cause it to take those strong
and vigorous measures which become
great nation in fighting an enemy and
abolishing an evil. The people are al
ready ripe for the matter and desire that
the last vcstigc of Mormonism should be
erased from the territory of the United
States. They see that it is merely ques-
tion of time, that it must take place sooner
or later, and the sooner the better. 1t
will cost blood it will cost treasure, and
no small quantity of either. But it will
cost less of each at the present time, than
If left to be accomplished ten years hence.
So let the crusade commence next spring
with vigor, that this fostering sore may
be eradicated and no longer stand in the
way of travel upon the great overland
thorouehfare between the Atlantic and
Pacific Perhaps the more effectual plan
for the government to pursue, would be
to send to California few thousand reg
ular troops, as a nucleus, and call volun-
teers from this State, thus establishing
the base of operations on the Pacific, as
being nearer to Salt Lake No difficulty
would be found in raising a sufficient
number of troops in California, men of
the right material for such purpose and
who would 90 into the affair with de-
termination to conquer But whatever
course may be pursued by the govern
ment, delay is only calculated to place
the matter in more precarious situation,
and should not be allowed to intervene.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

THANKSGIVING. - The Governor of
this State has appointed Thursday, the
10Th Of November, to be set apart as
day Of " THANKSGIVING, PRAYER AND
PRAISE.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

De5"At last adviccs, fund Of Sl6,072
had been subscribed in New York to- aid
the sufferers by the laundering Of the
Central America.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

Total. D4Of,UUU w
All Special Deposits are in the Vault, and
will be delivered as soon as possible. Mint
Certificates for Collection, and Notes left for
Collection, are not included in the above State
ment.
The Protested Drafts of Sather 4 Church
were being paid in New York when the steam
er left.
The shipments made by each Steamer will
be applied in payment Of the Drafts drawn ut
the date of the shipments.
OF the Bills Receivable, the bulk of them
viii be due in 30 days. They are good and
mostly secured by Collaterals.
SATfIER & CHURCH.
San Francisco Tuesday noon. Nov ), 1857.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

QUARTZ. quartz vein has been
struck at Lower Calavcritas, near Scots S
bridge, three miles southeasto of this place,
which promises from present appearances,
to be very rich. Gold can be distinctly
seen in the rock, which is also tlickly
impregnated with bright sulphurets, the
whole appearance of which, we are in
formed, very much resembles the quartz
now being worked at Angels camp
The vein where it was struck, is about
two feet in width. Considerable excite
ment exists, and meeting has been
called for the purpose of adopting laws to
govern quartz claims in that vicinity
A large number of claims have been ia
ken up on the lode, and prospecting ope-
rations commenced in the early part of
the week, but the late rains put stop
to them. Next week we expect to hear
of more strikes.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

~ Mr. TllOS. BOYCE is orr authorized Agent in
San Francisco and empowered to collect and recent
for moneys due this Office
Mr.. WM. NJ. DENIG, is our General Agent and
will canvass for subscribers advertising and lob work
make collections and receipt for the same ~
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

LATER FROM CARSON VALLEY.-The
Placerville Argus gives an account of the
capture of Charley" one of the mur-
derers of Williams and Mcfarland. He
was induced to visit the ranch of "Lucky
Bill" when he was seized by some of
Billy Rodgers men. When taken he
had on pair of pants that formerly be-
longed to Williams About thirty Pah
Utahs and Washoes were present at the
time of his capture and appeared highly
pleased to know that he had been taken.
He acknowledged being present at the
time the two men were murdered, but
denied having any thing to do with the
act himself, but stated that Tom Posooke
and Big Alex done the deed Those two
are still at large. While they were deliber-
ating upon what should be done with him,
he struck his guard and attempted to
escape, but was brought down by one who
was watching for such move
The Washoe tribe Of Indians, with the
exception of a small band of renegades-
reside at Little Valley, under the COM
mand of old Posooke, the chief of the
nation, and are perfectly friendly with
the whites. The renegade band are un-
der the command of Tom Posooke, one
of the murderers, and son of old Posooke.
A feud is said to exist between the Pah
Utahs and Washoes, and unless recon
ciliation takes place between the two
tribes, the whites apprehend no danger.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

S1~Lettherc be light, but keep dark.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

AMERICAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.--Not-
withstanding the American Horses have
been beaten in every race in England,
Mr. Ten Brock has entered them for
further contests. Pryor and Prioress
have been entered to run for the Cesare-
witch stakes, the former carrying no
pounds, the latter 93 pounds Prioress
and Babylon are entered for Cambridge
shire-the former carrying 81 pounds,
the latter S4 pounds. According to Por-
ter's Spirit Of the Times, Babylon is also
entered for the Seurry handicup at Lei
cester; Pryor and Prioress for the Bed
fordshire stakes at Bedford; Prioress and
Babylon for the Doncaster Plate at
Doncaster the same two for the Shorts
handicup at Chester; Babylon for the
Mostyn stakes, and Pryor for the Chester
handicup. Lecomte is. to be Withdrawn
from the turf and sent back to America.
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07

ASSETS.
Bills receivable in the hands off. B.
Roberts, Samuel Merritt and I. Ii.
Selby,.'.......................... ss342, 900 90
Checks on other Banks, in the hands
of Roberts, Merritt and Selby,... 1000 90
Due for advances to Gold Dust Cor
resnondents. ............... SO, 900 90
Real Estate in San Francisco, .....-... 1000 90
Total 94O4 ,UUO W
DEBTS.
Due Depositors on Book Account, Sl63, 900 90
Due on Certificates of Deposit. ...... 100000 90
Assets over Amount due the Depos-
itors and Certificates of Deposit, l22, 900 90
San Andreas independent., 1857-11-07
George Laws Passengers.

There is but little additional news Of
survivors of the Central America. Three
more of the unhappy sufferers have been
most fortunately rescued, after enduring
the most terrible sufferings on the open
seas. For nine days they were without
food or water, drenched with the waves,
exhausted from exposure, and reduced to
*STATEMEST FROM SATHER Il CHURcH.-The
following Statement has been furnished the
San Francisco Bulletin, by Messrs. Sathcr 4
Church, bankers, there, for publication:
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-03-20
Relics of hntiquitV,

We have before US number Of coins,
brought to this country by Rev. W. f.
Williams, missionary Of the American
Board at Mosul These with other valua-
BE relics are frequently found by the ma
tives in different places in the East, while
making excavations. One Of these is a
gold coin, bearing the name and face of
Asinoe Philadelphou, the sister and wife
of Ptolemy Phlladelphos, who together
founded the celebrated Alexandrian Libra
ry. 1t dates back to about t,co hundred
and eighty ye1rs Jy6re Christ 1t is abou.
the size of a sovereign, is beautiful coin,
and seems as bright and fresh as if it had
but just left the mint.
The others are silver staters, Cthe coin
which Peter took from the fish, and are
of the coinage Of Alexander the Great, and
Of the Syrian kings Antiochus Epiphanes
who attempted to overthrow Judaism and
scattered swine's flesh about the temple,
Antiochus Eupator, Antiochus Euergetes,
Demetrius Softer, etc, the latest being
about 160 years before Christ There is
also an old Athenian silver coin, found on
the plain of Arbela, where the decisive
battle was fought between Alexander the
Great and Darius. 1t was probably paid
to some Greek soldier who there met his
death. Mr.. Williams has also Roman
penny with Caesars image and superscrip-
ton"
There is something very impressive in
these old coins, which were oH when our
Savior walked the earth. They are all in
good preservation, and the dies are remark
ably sharp and clear, showing that the an
eients perfectly understood this art.
A friend has stated to US the striking
fact that had the gold coin, estimating it
at SIS, its value by weight, been put at
interest at seven per cent at the time Of
Its coinage, its value now could no. be
computed in numerals He began the
Computation, but stopped at 300 years,
when he found that it would have reached
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' Alulsef,' says proverb. Who has
.'s wa pl'''a through Northampton, Mass,
.ul seen tie noble elms, planted more
q lunared years ago, by that emf
go l' minister jonathan Edwards, without
.s.a "s mat man who provides summer
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