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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12

NOR SALE-A valuable FARM, situate near
Il Irvnou Of the Hudson kive; fronting on tne
I,s,snd orihe and containing III OF Land in every
,rissy a bill and dale meadow pIow and woodland hs
,nS s,.ros &C. containing sites for improvement each
Ps- .Xr.n.,ss Of excellent water Zoe views he. For
800 "a p.ytjcolurs apply 10 VI X COUZENS Agent and
surveyer Ne ls7 Brosawsy, NJ T.; OF to JOHN HALSEY,
No IL W..er.st
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-12

,oir, tbr, and half sores situated the south side
Of stseu Island IL sdjons the lands Of VIM Aspnwah
f,es the shaded lawn, with stable Coach
hoa snd Garden producing abundance of and
fne fruit Part Of the money car msn on bond and
PseIst, or JAMES RIDGWAY, No s. "nian-'t. roonA
Nos Is and IL
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Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
The Baby is Dead.

A long black. scarf, .trimmed with broad
white ribbon, hangs upon the door knob.
A death-like stiffness pervades the entire
mansion; all within moving with the soft
est tread and speaking in, softest whispers,
as if fearful of disturbing the repose of
lsome loved one. Those passing along the
tstreet observe the sombre scarf, and the
instant change In the countenance betrays
| the thought, ''the baby is dead p Yes, the
baby is dead, and not only those who have
been familiar with its sparkling eyes, but
the stranger who received the intelligence
from the scarf on the door feels that a
home has been robbed of precious idol
How deep was the love that had clustered
around the innocent babe; and oh how
terrible is the blow its death inhicts..
The baby is dead 1t no longer clings
in innocent love to its mothers bosom, or
stirs with fondest joy its fathers heart
Its prattling has ceased forever, and its
once laughing eyes are closed in an eter-
nal sleep. But even in death it seems to
have lost none of It's sweetness. It lies so
calmly In its silken cushioned coffin, pre-
pared with so much care it has been ar
rayed In its costliest garments, its pure
brow trimmed with fragrant wreath, aud
flowers have been scattered over its lovely
form As it is thus arrayed, the babe
seems only to be sleeping; but, alas , it is
that sleeping which hath no waking.
The baby is dead Around it are gath
cred many whose sympathies it has arous-
ed, and whose love it has excited The
minister leans over the cold form, and
touched with the sight, tears trickle down
his cheeks, while he exclairns, f'Thus saith
the Lord, Suffer little children to come un-
to me, and forbid them not for of such is
the kingdom of heaven"
The baby is dead It is about to be
shut forever from the sight of those who
loved it as no others could Oil how the
mother clings to the lifeless form. and as
she imprints the last fervent kiss upon its
cold check, how her very heart strings.
seem to break. And the father, though
he has manfully braved tolls, cares and
dangers, now feels unnamed, and weeps
! like child, as he bends over the corpse
of the lost one. Sympathy, at other times
consoling, is now of no avail, and the heart
of both suffer the deepest anguish
The baby is dead The tears have wet
its grave, and crushed hopes lie buried
with it. Though its mortal existence may
have been brief, its death has desolated a
joyous home. Sweet babel Orators may an
nounce nations loss in the,,death of pat
riots great and true, and poets sing in
touching strains the memory of the dead
who have accomplished mighty things
none but angels of heavenly birth will re-
cord the life, so pure and beautiful, SO ear
ly lost.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

a DELICIOUS TEMPERANCE Test
Who wouldn't live in almost any place
where the young4adies are addicted to the
delicious custom, which is set forth by an
exchange, as follows H
Quaker young ladies in the Maine law
States, it is said, still continue to kiss the
lips of the temperance men, to see if they
have been tampering with liquor. Just
imagine beautiful young girl approach
ing you young temperance man, with all
the dignity of an executive officer, and
the innocence of a dove, with the charge
Mr.. Ike P, the ladies believe you are in
the habit of tampering with liquor, and
they have appointed me to examine you
according to our established rules-are
you willing? You must acquiesce She
steps up to you; lays her soft white arms
around your neck, dashes back her raven
cufls, raises her sylph-like form upon her
tip toe, and with her angelic features lit up
with smile as sweet as heaven, places her
rich, rosy, pouty, sweet, sugar, molasses,
strawberry, honeysuckle, sunfower, rose
bud, nectar lips against yours, and ooh,
Jerusalem .hold US , busses you, by crack
eyl Hurrah ! for the gals and the
Maine law and death to al opposition,
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

TERRIBLE RUMoR-A New York let
ter-writer says:
"There has been current for the past
ten days a most terrible rumor to the eff
feet that Lorenzo B. Shepard, late Corpo-
ration Counsel, was buried alive / Iwould
not then give it publicity, but as it has
got into the newspapers, [ will state what
[ have heard concerning it. Mr.. Shepard,
you will remember, died very suddenly in
bath tub of an epileptic fit. This &C.
CURED on Friday morning, and on Sunday
afternoon he was buried. His own family
vault not being ready to receive his body,
it was placed in the receiving vault" of
the Second street Cemetery. On Wednes-
day the preparations for the removal of
his body to his own vault having been
completed, upon entering the receiving
vault it was noticed that the lid of the
coffin was cracked. Upon opening it,
blood was discovered ON the breast, and
the terrible thought that he had been bu-
ried while in a trance flashed upon the
minds of those present. The persons from
whom this report comes are said to be wor-
| thy of belief, and in consequence the whole
community is shocked and excited at the
| fearful revelations There are other eX-
aggerated rumors abroad respecting this
affair, which it would 6e wrong to pub
| lish."
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY JANUARY A. 1857

On motion OF Mr. Askew, Senate bill
No. 6S, was taken up, and the amendments
of the House thereto were concurred in,
except as to "Washington and Prairie"
counties. So the bill as passed by both
Houses, stands with the following title, to
wit:
'sAn act to provide for tax-assessors in
the counties of Union, Columbia, Ouachi-
ia, Desha, johnson, Green, Sebastian and
Randolph" if the House recedes from the
amendment as to ''Washington and Prairie
counties
On motion of Mr. Jones, House bill ssto
amend an act to aid in the construction of
the Eastern branch of the Cairo and Full
ton Railroad" was taken up and read a
first time.
On motion of Dir. Floyd, the rules were
suspended, the bill was read the second
and third times and passed-yeas Is, nays
2.
Mr. Keith introduced bill ''for the re-
lief of Jesse A. jackson, Charles E. To-
bey, David W Carroll, b. F. Hampstead,
and Garlin Silvey," which was read two
several times and referred to the commit
tee on swamp lands
Senate adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, 10 o'clock.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

FATAL TRAGEDY IN MONMOUTH, Ill
The village of Monmouth H., was, on the
18th inst, the scene of a shocking TRACE
dy, originating in that idle gossip and
malicious scandal for which small towns
are proverbial. The circumstances are
said to be briefly as follows:
A young man of good standing had
been for some time paying his addresses to
respectable young lady of that town, but
for some cause their Intercourse was inter-
rupted, and it was rumsored that he had
spoken IN disrespectful terms of her. This
story reaching the ears of her father and
two brothers, they called upon the often
ding party and demanded written retrac-
ton. He readily consented to sign such
statement as was thought necessary to the
lady's honor; but when this was done the
father drew pistol on him, declaring that
he had got to be horsewhipped, and that
he would shoot him if he resisted. The
two brothers stood ready to execute this
commission, to which the other refused
to submit. At this point brother of
the latter rushed into the room just in
time to strike up the old mans pistol,
which was discharged in the air. His
two sons then attacked the object of their
malice, and in the scuffie he stabbed them
both fatally. They died, it is said, with
in few minutes.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
Cotton Culture in Algiers.

A correspondent of the Liverpool Times
gives discouraglng report Of the French
effort to supply the markets of the world
with cotton raised in Algeria. He writes:
As to cotton, the utmost that the most
enthusiastic Frenchman can say about it is,
that it is an expensive experiment. [
have asked In vain for those cotton planta-
tions which produce the tongue soie and
the cotton jaune, and the fine stockings
which we saw at the French Exposition
Worlds Fair) I have been told, as a
fact quite decisive of the cotton question,
that the price of 20, ,000f. offered annually
by the Emperor for the best specimen of
tongue so5e cotton had been divided, in 1S-
50, between Frenchman and an Arab.
This fact suggests the conclusion that ma
tives and colonists are all striving against
each other to produce cotton and that all
French Africa is covered with competing
cotton plantations. The fortunate winner
of the 10,000f is the Caid Ali Ben Mo-
hamed, whose plantation is near Guelma.
As [ had asked in vain for cotton, wherev-
er l had been; had made preparations to
take two days journey on mule back, in
order to see this famous plantation, when [
fortunately met with distinguished Arab,
who knew both the place and the Caid,
and who assured me that this cotton planta-
ton amounted to about fifteen acres Sub
sequent inquiry confirmed this statement,
and [ came to the conclusion that the Gu
elma cotton plantation was not worth four
days journey, and the further chance, if
the rain should come on, of being shut up
in that country for month.
With all the forcing of the Government
and its proposition to buy all the cotton
produced there, at a favorable price, all the
land cultivated with cotton at the last pub
lished returns was 1000 acres, and for that
produced the Government paid 100000
francs. The writer adds: ''Seeing that
the cotton produced throughout the world
is, I believe, about 700, 600. tons, whereof
England consumes about 100000, there
does not, fear, appear much likelihood
of Algiers becoming a very formidable
competitor of the United States.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
TUESDAY, Dec. 80, 1856.

Senate convened.
Mr.. Totten, from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported favOrably on Senate
bill ''to amend section Is of the Digest of
the Statutes of Arkansas, under the head
of attachments before justices of the peace, %
and,
On motion of Mr. Floyd, the bill was
read third time and passed.
Mr.. TOtten, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported favorably to House bill to be
entitled 'EAn act to authorize the county
court of Benton county to procure the
field notes and maps of the lands in said
county," which bill was read second time.
and,
On motion of Mr.. Floyd, the bill was
read a third time and passed.
Mr.. Gaines, from select committee, re-
ported favorably to Senate bill "to amend
the law of the State of Arkansas, distrib-
nting the proceeds of the sale of the 50O,-
600 acres Of internal improvement lands, -
which bill was postponed until Friday
next.
Mr. Murphy, from the committee on
the landed interests of this State, made
a verbal report, and presented correspOn-
dence between said committee and George
". Hughes, Swamp Land Engineer, as a
partial result of the investigations of the
committee
On motion of Mr. Keith, 200 copies of
the correspondence as presented were or
dered to be printed for the use of the SEN
ate.
Mr. Gaines offered a joint resolution in
structing our delegation in Congress to
procure an increase of service from tri-
weekly to six times per week on the mail
route from Gaines Landing to Washing
ton, in Hampstead county.
Which preamble and resolution were
read, and,
On motion Of Mr. Royston, adopted
tIr. Ferguson, from the committee on
ways and means, reported adversely to
Senate bill to exempt church property and
graveyards from taxation
Which report was adopted, and said bill
thereby rejected.
Mr.. Ferguson from the same committee,
reported adversely to House bill to chang ,
the time of the Auditors sale of lands and
town lots forfeited for the non-payment of
taxes.
Which report was adopted and said bill
thereby rejected.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow
morning, 10 O'Clock
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
bill SO amended, was passed.

bill SO amended, was passed.
On molten of Mr.. Rosson, the Senate
reconsidered the vote of Saturday last, re-
jecting House bill 'sfor the relief of Ash
ley and Saline counties" and the question
occurring upon the passage thereof, the
same passed.
Mr. RoystOn offered a joint preamble
and resolution instructing our delegation
in Congress to procure an increase of ser
vice from tri-weekly to six times per week,
on the U. S. mail route from Washington,
Arkansas, to Clarksville, in Texas, and to
procure fair and reasonable compensation
to be made to ''long Billy" the present
contractor, for ertra services heretofore
performed on said route, which preamble
and resolution were read and adopted
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow
morning, 10 O'Clock
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 81.
Senate c0nYennl

Senate convened
Motions and resolutions being in order,
Mr.. Royston offered joint resolution in
structing and requesting our delegation in
Congress to use their exertions to procure
the allowance of additional compensation
to Robert L. Phillips, Postmaster at Wash
ington, Arkansas, for extra services here
tofore rendered, and expenses incurred by
him in the discharge of his duties as such
Postmaster.
Which resolution was read, and on mo-
ton OF Mr. Royston, adopted.
Mr. Enyart, from tie committee on ed
ucation, reported adversely to House joint
resolution '-to procure the donation of the
military post contiguous to Fort Smith,
to this State, for the purpose of establish
ing a college at that point
Which report was adopted and said re-
solution thereby rejected
A message was received from the House
of Representatives stating that they had
assented to Senate bill ..for the relief oi
persons who have lost or mislaid theil
original certificates of entry under the
different swamp land acts of this State. -
Mr. Totten, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported favorably On House bill tc
incorporate s'the Arkansas General Insu.
rance Company at Hopefeld,'' proposing
two amendments thereto, which were adop
ted and the bill read third time as amen
ded and passed.
Mr.. Totten, from the same committee
reported favorably to Senate amended bill
s'to amend the law in regard to pay of wit
nesses before the grand juries," which re
port was adopted and the bill read a thirt
time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Askew, Senate bill
authorizing summary proceedings agains
sheriffs, clerks, coroners, and constables
In certain eases, was taken up, and aftel
an amendment thereto by Mr. Askew, the
same was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Hammond, On leave, introduced q
bill ''to establish a lunatic hospital in thi:
State, and provide for the support ant
comfort of lunatics," which was read tw,
several times and referred to the commit
tee on the Judiciary.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

THE LORDS PRAYER.-How many mil
lions and millions of times has that prayer
been preferred by Christians of all denomi-
nations. So wide, indeed, is the sound
thereof gone forth, That daily, and almost
without intermission, from the ends of the
earth, and afar of upon the sea, it is as
cending to heaven like incense and pure
offering. Nor needs it the gift of prophecy
to foretell that though 'heaven and earth
shall pass away these words of the bles-
sed Lord "shall not pass away" till every
petition Of God shall have come, and his
will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
MONDAY, Dec. %, 1856.
Senate convened.

Senate convened.
Mr.. Royston, on leave, introduced a
bill t'to permit and authorize the clerk of
the county court of Hampstead county to
burn certain election returns and cancel
led county scrip now in his Office" which
vas read the first and second times.
On motion of Mr.. Askew, the county
Of Union was added to the provisions of
lhe bill.
On motion Of Mr. Scogin, the county of
Ouaehita was also added TO the provisions
OF the BILL
On motion Of Mr. Royston, the bill was
then read third time as amended, by sus-
pension of the rules and passed.
Mr.. Totten, from the Judiciary commit
tee, reported adversely to Senate bill "to
compensate judges of elections" which
report was adopted, and said bill thereby
rejected.
Mr. Totten, from the judiciary commits
tee, reported adversely to Senate bill to
authorize the Sheriffs of Crawford and Sc
bastian counties to hire out all the free ne
groes and mulattoesi In said counties, which
report was adopted and said bill thereby
rejected
On motion of Mr. Floyd, House bill
ffss change the proceeds arising from fines
In Pope county, from the school funds tc
county purposes" was read second
time.
On motion of Mr.. Scogin, the county Of
Ouachita was inserted in and made sub
ject to the provisions of the bill, and the
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

MORALITY OF misunderstanding
one day of the early Romans, Mr.. Web
Tster said he could almost believe every thing
related by historians of their extraordinary
virtues, public and domestic, when he
dwelt upon the fact that, though their
laws authorized divorces, yet, for the first
five hundred years, no individual ever
availed himself of such license! at was
the domestic training" he said, Kit was
the mother who made Pubhcola, a Camil-
lus and Coriolanus. Women, protected
by the inviolability of the nuptial bond,
were invested with dignity that gave
authority to instruction, and made the
domestic hearth the nursery of heroes
Public virtue" he said, "fell with private
morality" Under imperial Rome, divor-
ces were sought for and obtained upon
the most frivolous pretexts, and all domes-
tic confidence was destroyed. The inevi-
table consequence was the loss of public
morality. Men who had been false to
their private obligations would not be
true to their public duties. Caesar di-
vorced his wife and betrayed his country.
The sanctity of thenuptial bond is, in my
opinion, the principal, if not the chief cause
of the superior refinement, freedom and
prosperity, enjoyed at the present time by
Christian nations.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.l
II O O p S.
BY A C.

Hoops on barrels, kegs and pals,
Hoops on boxes, tubs and bales,
Are articles Indispensable
But hoops as they puff out woman's dress,
Making the tcon,aa seem SO much less,
Are things most indefensible
Hoops when their sturdy clasp confines
In brown old casks the richest wines,
Are objects of admiration
But hoops as part of woman's baggage
Are like the whoops of a painted savage,
A vile abomination.
Hoops make useful. pretty toys,
For active little girls and boys,
But hoops on women gentle
Are things to sneer at and to scoff,
And like the whoop OF whooping cough,
Neither useful nor ornamental
For while dear woman bones her skirts,
And with skeleton faunts and frts.
She has so much to carry
Man finds it hard with her to talk,
And harder still to st or walk
And hardest of all, to MARI.
fOT WEen a SrnitIon wretch has seen,
Among the lost in crinoine,
The one his heart holds dearer
OH what chill to ardent passion,
To feel that thro' this hollow fashion,
He never can be nearerl
That instead of tirnidly drawing near
And pouring into the thrilling ear
The food of his souls devotion,
He must stand and below in thunder tones,
Across half acre of skirts and bones,
Asif hailing ship on the ocean!
And if by chance the maid of his choice
Shall family hear her lovers voice.
And smile her condensation
Why, he captures mass of hoops and rings,
Skeletons, bones and other things;
Too horrible to mention.
Thus lovely woman hoops to folly,
And drives poor man to melancholy
By her great frigid zones;
Then let her hear warning voice,
Between her hopes and hoops make choice
And give the dogs her bones.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14
SATURDAY, Dec. 9th

The Senate convened
NIr. RoystOn, on leave introduced bill
supplementary to an act passed at the pre-
sent session of the General Assembly, en-
titled ''An act to arrest in part the op-
erations Of the present laws upon the
subject of the Swamp and Overlooked
lands"
Which was read first time, and,
On motion of Mr. Royston, 200 copies
thereof ordered to be printed
Mr. Totten, chairman of the committee
on the Judiciary, reported favorably to Sen
ate bill ''to prevent injuries to real estate"
which was amended and read third time
and passed
Mr. Totten, chairman Of the same COM
mittee, reported unfavorably on House bill
':to amend the SD chapter of the Digest
under the head of Emancipation" which
report was adopted, and sid bill thereby
rejected
On motion of Mr. Floyd, Senate bill
sEto prevent the commission of the crime
of assault and battery" was taken up and
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Royston, on leave, introduced SEN
ate bill ''for the preservation Of certain
records in Hampstead county"
On motion of Mr.. Royston, the bill was
read second and third times by suspen-
sion Of the rules and passed
A message was received from the Gov
ernor stating that, 'sfrom his observation
and experience, after residence of nearly
four years In the executive mansion o: this
State, he is well convinced that the same
is situated on an unhealthy location, that
he is determined to move to some other
building as early as he can conveniently
do so, and recommending the passage Of
an act authorizing some officer Of the State
to take charge of the premises when va
Gated by him, and to sell or rent the
same
Which message was referred to the
committee on ways and mears.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
morning, 10 o'clock.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-14

THE TERRITORY OF ARAZoNIA.-Ion,
in his letter to the Baltimore Sun, dated
Washington, December 9th, says:
The Territory of Arazonia, the inhabi-
tants ofwhich hare sent delegate to Con-
gress, to present their claims for an organ
lied territorial Government, embraces the
territory acquired by the Gadsden treaty,
in addition to the Mesilla valley which we
had claimed under the former treaty, and
comprises twenty-nine thousand square
miles. a portion of the territory is said
to be arabic, and well watered, and another
portion is undoubtedly rich in mines of
gold, silver and copper.
Wagons have traversed the territory
from the Rio GTande to the head of the
Gulf Of California The territory is chief
" valued, however, as presenting the short
est and most practicable route for rail-
road to the Pacific The distance from
the Rio Grande to San Diego, or San Pc
dro, by routes which have been indicated,
is about 1000 miles. This is the route to
which the Secretary of War gives the pre-
ference, among those which the Govern
ment have caused to be examined and sur
yeyed The cost of railroad by this
route viii be very moderate, according to
the estimates, and they are believed by
the Secretary to be within the mark.
Before the railroad shall be completed,
however, from Fulton to the Rio Grande,
we may have another slice of Mexico, and
it may be found expedient to run the road
farther South
Whether the House will consent to ere
ate separate territorial government fol
Arazonia, or extend that of New Mexico
over it, is to be seen.