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The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
Thuysdau Jan. 18th. 1S5-

House met. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Buckley.
 NoTE.-After the call of the roll no quo rum could be had--owing to several members leaving for their homes, and consequently no business was transacted in the Houee to-day. but to receive reports from the committee on enrolments, from the secretary of the Senate, and communications from the Governor, not- flying the House of his approval of bills, etc.
 In the afternoon the Governor signifed his wish to the House to take the official oath of his office. Accordingly, the Senate was noti fled by the House and entered the Representa- tive hall for that purpose, and Governor Con- way came forward, was sworn in by Hon. T. B. Hany, and handed his inaugural address to the clerk of the House, with request that 1t might appear in the appendix to the journals.
 About 10 o'clock at night the Governor E g- nitied to the House, that he had no further com munication to make to them; when on motion ol Mir. Abbott the speaker pronounced that the House stood adjourned sine die by virtue of a joint resolution adopted by the two Houses for that purpose.-REPoRTER.
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Died-At the residence of his parent. no

Died-At the residence of his parents near Danville, in Yell county, Ark, on the 26th Dec, 1856, AMERIeUs H. son of Thomas w. and Lucinda Pound, aged IF years, 2 months and 10 days.
 He leaves behind his bereaved parents, and many warm friends to mourn his untimely fate. For his age he possessed rare qulifca. tions, and had his life been spared, he would have made an ornament to society, and bright light in our midst. May the cold sod rest lightly on his bosom.
The true Democrat., 1857-01-20
Tuesday, Dec. 13.
Senate convened.

Prayer.
 Mr. Rosson, from the committee on audi tor and treasurer's books submitted lengthy report which was read and adopted.
 Mr. Royston, from the select committee to whom referred Senate bill "to forbid the State to be sued" reported favorably thereto, recommending also, an amendment which was adopted and the bill as amended was passed.
 At the suggestion of Mir. Totten, the title of the bill was so changed as to read as follows:
 "An act to regulate the mode and extent of prosecuting suits against the State"
 On motion of Mir. Jones. House bill "to charter the Poinsett Turnpike Company" was taken up and passed.
 MT. Royston introduced a joint resolution authorizing and requesting the Governor to have published 500 copies of all the laws in force in this State in relation to the swamn and cveriowed lands together with the act of Congress relative thereto and that the same be distributed with the acts of this General Assembly.
 Which resolution was amended by inserting loooo copies" in lieu of 500" and adopted as amended
 On motion of MT. Humphreys House bill to increase the pay of members of the Gene ral Assembly of this State." was taken up and passed-ayes l3, noes 8.
 A bill to amend section 269 of the Revised Statutes, under the head of criminal proceed lngs," was passed
 Numerous bills were passed, the titles of which the exporter deems it work of super ogation to give, as they appear as signed and approved by the Governor in this paper.1
 The Senate adjourned until tomorrow morn ing 10 o'clock.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS, !
 COUNTY OF PoPB. 1

STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 COUNTY OF PoPB.
 In the Pope Circuit Court. in Chahccrv before the Clerk thereof, ill vacation, January 5th D. 1857 Narcssa Aiken, by her next friend. AudrswJ. Tate,
 vs. Bill for Divorce John R. II. Aiken, Defendant.
 ( IN this day comes said complainant by HoIloven " her solicitor, and files her bill herein-tht ob. ect ot which k to obtain dissolution of the bonds of matrlmony existing between complainant and de- 1enoan; and 1t appearing the clerk of this court that said defendant is nonresident of the Sthts of Arkansas. It is therefore ordered. that notre be given to said defendant of the pendencv of this suit by publication, the law directs in the True Demo erat, newspaper printed at the city of Little Rock A kansas, notifying and requiring said defendant to De "io appear before the Judge of our said Clrcuis Court m Chaneery, at court to be holden oh the third Monday of March next at the conrt house in said county, then and there to plead answer Jr de- mur to the said bill and in default that the bill Do taken confessed.
 ROOF II. HOWELL, Clerk. true copy from the record
 Attest: ROOF II. HOWELL, Clerk. Jan Is '5I-2w. Cost of adv S5)
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large quantity of worms, and in few days was as hearty ever it had bcen Parents with such test- mony before them, should no, hesitate when there is any reason to suspect worms and lose time in pro- curing and administering Dr. Al'Lanes Vermiiuge. It never fails, and is perfectly safe.
 .4s- Purchasers vii. be careful to ask for DR. M- MLANE'S CELEBRATED NERMlFUGE. nianu- factured by FLEMiFG BROS. of Pittsburgh, Pa.- All other Vermifuges in comparison are worthless. Dr. M'LANE'S genuine Vermifuge, also hiscelebrat- ed Liver Pills can now be had at llrespectabee drug stores None geauins eitaout tr signatare gf
 I36r FLEMING BROS.
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Wednesday,, Jan. IA. 1857

House met. Prayer by the chaplain.
 Mir. Hill of Perry, from the joint committee on banks, made report which is very lengthy.
 Mir. Bunch, from select committee, report ed back bill 235, and recommended it's passage. Bill passed.
 Mr. James, from select committee reported back bill 186, for the relief of presons purchas ing swamp and overtlowed lands before thev were subject to entry under existing laws, and recommended its passage. Which report was adopted.
 MT. Edmondson of Sebastian, from a select committee, reported back bill Mo- 275, to give validity to acts of agents and attorneys, and re- commended its passage. Report not adopted and bill rejected.
 Mir. Newton of Johnson, from select con-
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CONGRESSIONAL MILEAGE-The bill pivino $6,OOO per session, to members, left the mileage as it was before. The average now paid to members IS $739 IS each per session. The seven territorial delegates receive in the aspre gate, S23,9l2 80 per session, averaging more than three thousand dollars each for mileage Tine delegate from Oregon receives more than i've thousand dollars, or nearly double his pay for all the duty performed. If the rate of mllage Is proper, i. IS just that the most distant should receive the most t4
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CAIRO AND FULTON k. k. OFFICE.
 J.i'tla Rock .I,pnary lgtb lSt7

N order to afford to those who may wish to become A interested Stockholders in the Cairo and Fulton Railroad and thereby participate in the grart of lands made by Congress to aid in it's construction an op- portunity of doing 70; the following local agents have been appointed and duly authorized by the com pany to receive subscriptions to its capital stock, to wit:
 Dr. JoHN r. ALLEN, Batesvjlle Independence county RICHARD FATHERLY, Eso., Little Rock Pulaski '' J. l.. WtTHERsPooN, Arkadelphia, Clark '' Col. R. MARTIN, Princeton, Dallas d Maj. B. F. HAMPSTEAD. Washington, Hempstead '' Hon. DAVID FoRAN, Paraclift4. Se,ier '' Also, the following travelling ogents, to wit: Col. H. C. DYE and l. M MOORE. ESQ.
 EDW. CROSS,
 Jan % '57. President C. and F. R. R. Go.
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FACTS WITHOUT COMMENT.
THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THEM.

NEW YORK, October 10, 1852 t Mrs HARDY, No. 1l9 Suffolk street. writes us that she has been troubled with worms for some three years and that she used one vial of Dr. M' Lanes Celebrated vermifuge, prepared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh, Pa which brought away over fifty large worms. Her usual good health immediately returned.
 Mrs. Qugby, No. ls2 Essex street, New York, under date of November 28 1852 writes us that she had child which had been unwell for better than two mon.hs. She procured bottle of M'Lano's Yer mifuge, and administered it. The child passed
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NE w VERT SEMEN TS
PHRENOLOGY!

EShoF' "oLDEN, the celebrated blind phrenolo- E gist, respectfully announces to the nnbl;c that ne IS prepared to make examinations of craniums and give full and accurate description of the char acter of individuals who may subject themselves to his skill. N' "
 Prof. Golden can adduce the evidence of ,ba mos. enlightened communities in which he has lectured and made examinations, that his claims to paronaoe are equal if not superior to those of PhrenoIogsts who possess the use Of sight
 He will also examine the heads of children and give their parents important information of their characters
 Prof. Golden is stopping at Mr. Jeffres' boarding house Jonuary o0 Ie5r
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Languages T or any of the Languages. l lesson per day. SEQ
 per month; lessons per day. $50, d0.: or
 to learn to read, write and also to speak a
 language grammaticaUy Blossoms not
 hhnted ).- ...................... 100 co Those persons who already speak Language
 and wish to become good readers, and also
 to write and speak it grammaticallv 50 or Strangers referred to circulars for latter. frop, Gen. Andrew Jackson late President of the T. State. Hon Martin Van Buren. late President do do Hon. k. M Johnson, late Vice President of the U S. Hoh A. B, foman, late Governor of Louisiana. lion Jas e. Jones, late Governor of Tennessee Hon John Gale, late Governor of Alabama MaIor Gen E. P Gaines late U S. Army. Hon John Bell, U Senate. Rt Rev Bishop Miles. Tennessee Rev pr Lindsley. President Nashville University Rev Dr Chamberlain, late President of Oakland Col
 lege. Miss Rev Pr Edgar, Tennessee. Hon D. Prieur. late Mayor of New Orleans. Hon j. Stockton. late Mayor of Mobile Rev Mr Soler, late President St. Charles College, La. Hon Thos. H. Benton. late U Senate. Rt Rev Bishop Otey, Tenn. Rev Dr Howell Tenn. Rev Dr Wheae Tenn
 Or they can Refr to-- Hon c Wickliffe. Governor of Louisiana. Hon Jos Walker late Governor of Louisians. Hon A c Brown: late Governor of Mississippi. Hon John Quitman, " Hon Henry S. Foote. 1" 'onn J tfltbenQen iatc attorney General of the
 United States. Hon P Soule late ' Senate. Hon ! Slide U S Senate. Hon Geo Fusts. late Chief Justice of Louisans. Hon A Rost, late Supreme Court, Louisiana. Hon D Crossnan, late Mayor of New Orleans. Hon Jas Guthrie. Secretary of the Treasury. US. c. Roselius. esq. New Orleans Hon Chas Derbigny s Hon John Lewis, latc Mayor of New Orleans Messrs Ward. Jonas & Co.,, New Orleans Barriere (; O., Henderson & Gaines, <"
 Hewitt. Norton & Co.,, Maunsel. White X Co.,, '' Alfred Henuen, esq, Martin Gordon, Jr., John Gauche, Dr Mercer. Hon Wm NJ Gwin, Late U s Senate Hon J P Benjamin, U S Senate Hon sam Houston, late President of Texas. Gov c Tunnels. Texas Hon Bae Peyton, Cal Hon Chas Scott. Chancellor Mississippi Chapman Coleman. esq. Louisville, Ky. Geo. D. Prentice. esq <. Kentucky. A Gralhe. esq.,, New Orleans. Hon John D. Freeman, Mississippi. etc. etc.
 RUFUS DOLBEAR, Jan 20 Oily 106 Canal street.
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.vKANSAS LEGISLATURR

Friday, Jan. 9th
 Senate convened.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 Nr President laid before the Senate the 4memora of the board of Mayor and Alder. nen of the city of Memphis 10 the Legislature of Arkansas praying an extension ol the time sitbin which the Memphis and Little Rock rilroad may be completed to the St. Francis Ever and to make such modification of existing bws as the company may apply for. & "A bill has passed this General Assembly Baking the extension asked by the company ) X Mir. Totten, from the committee on the ju- diciary, reported favoraby to House bill "te Tender lands and property owned by the Real Estate Bank more productive, and to protect Them from trespassers," which report was adopt sd and the bill passed.
 Mir Totten, from the committee on the judi Eciary, reported bill concerning free negroes and slaves as a substitute to Senate bill No 25 N Which substitute passed. # Senate took recess until o'clock, F. M
 At which hour the Senate convened. | On motion of Mir. Cain. House bill "to Selange the times of holding the circuit court of Monroe county" was taken up and passed 5 House bill 'to incorporate the town of Smith ville, in Lawrence county" was taken up and passed.
 Senate bill :" for the relief Wm c. Bevens,' '' was taken up and after much discussion there on, the Senate took recess until o'clock to- night
 s At o'clock the Senate convened. # Mir. Coker, chairman of the committee on eams, reported adversely to the petition of George E. Mayson, as sheriff of Desha county, esich report was adopted and the petition Hereby rejected.
 Mr Askew introduced bill curtaling the esmpensatlon ofspecial judges ofcrcuit courts,' 3 which was read three several times and passed 7 A blll |" to authorize the Governor to sell the Executive mansion," was passed.
 House bill :" for the relief of Richard Barton, sheriif of Fulton county,' was passed.
 House bill for the relief of Alfred Coffee late sheriff and collector of Franklin county, ,'' was passed.
 House bill for the relief of John c. Her. ing, late sheriff of Yell county" was passed
 Senate bill " to establish lunatic hospital in ths State and to provide for the support and comfort of lunatics," was, by recommendation of the committee on ways and means rejected.
 On motion of Mir Enyart, House bill ito change the time of holding the probate court of Washington county" was taken up and passed.
 4 resolution resembling the resolution which fxed the 12th inst, for adjournment sine die was adopted, and the 15.h inst. was fixed as the day for so adiourning.
 t The Senate adjourned until tomorrow morn- ing.
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and you will know it.
 Purify the blood and diseases will be starved out Clense the system from impurities and you are cured already
 Take this best of all purgatives, and Scrofula, ln digestion, Weakness Headache. Backache. Sideaehe, Jaundice, Rheumatism. Arrangements of the Liver, Kidneys. and Bowels. all derangements and all dis eases which purgative remedy can reach, fly before them like darkness before the Sun.
 Header if you are suffering from any of the numer- ous complaints they cure--sutfer nore-the reme- dy has been Provided for you, and it is criminal to neglect it.
 That AYERS CHERRY PEcroRAL, is the best medi- cine for Cough. is known to the whole world, and that Ayer's Pills the best of Pills is known to those who have used them
 Prepared by pr. J. c. Aver, Lowell, Mass, and sold by Druggists everywhere.
 McALMONT & HALLIBURTON.
 Little Rock, II. F. Farssworth dl Co.,, Memphis; J.. Wright & Co.,. New Orleans, and by agents in every county in he State. Dec 23. 1856 Pm
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PREMoNIrIoN OF EvIT.-The singular fact IS stated that at Saltwater, Minnesota, Rev. A. G. Nelson Methodist minister, broke down in hls Sunday morning sermon, and was so con- founded by the unaccountable and awkward dilemma, that he summarily dismissed his con :. sregatlon. ran home, and arrived there just in season to save his house from destruction by hre, which was we'll under way.
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message was received from the House of Representatives, informing the Senate that they are ready to adjourn sine die
 On motion of Mir. Totten, the Senate ad- Journed sine die. by virtue of joint resolution of both Houses heretofore adopted for that purpose.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That iu accord 1 with resolution of the Board of Trustees. approved by the Grand Lodge in November last, all subscribers in aid of the College fund, requested to make payment of the amounts due by them respec lively and if not paid at early day the salue will be put in train of eoect Jn by suit
 GEO. c. WATKINS. Little Rock Tan 18th 1857 6m
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NOTICE.

vGNlE undersigned. Executrix of the late Roswell
 II Beebe, and by his will duly authorized, offers as private sale any and all lands and town lots owned by him. on reasonable terms, for cash or credit Apply to Messrs. Watkins &c Gallagher
 Little Rock Jan 18th. ST. 6m JULIA NJ. BEEBE.
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FOR SALE,

4 GOOD young HORSE, well gai:cd for EEss, "A travelling. works woll everyv here. 0Ga Apply to k. 5. lcrkcs at True Democrat olhce, or to New bern ,S Hughes East Main street.
 Jan 20 '5T
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STATE OF ARKANSAS,

tpUNl1 OF POPE. In the Pope Circuit Court in Chanccry, before ;hs Clerk thereof; in vacation, December aoth A D. 1856.
 James S Burkhcad Complainant,
 vs. Bill for Divorce. Malinda Burkhead. Defendant EhN this day comes said defendant by his solicitor o and flies his bill herein-the object of whidh ia to obtain dissolution Of the bonds of matriniopy between complainant and defendant and it apr,ear. ing to the Clerk of said court that the said deendap IS nonresident of the State of Arkansas- It is therefore ordered that notice be given to said defendant of the tendency of this suit by publication as the law directs, in the True Democrat s neytpa per printed in Little Rock Arkansas notifying and requiring said defendant to be and appear befor ,hs Judge oi the Circuit Cour, of Pope county. Ar kaIlsas m Chancery, at a court to commence and be holden at the court house, in and for said county on the third Monday of March next then and there to plead. answer or demur to said bill. and III default, that the bill be taken as true and son tessed.
 Ro0F. II. HOWELL. Clerk. In testimony that the foregoing is true copy pro, the record, i'll the matter therein stated l. kodf H.
 Howell, clerk of said court have her-unto Us. set my hand and affixed the seal of said
 court, this 20th December ls56
 ROOF II. HOWELL, Clerk Jan 1s '5J Cost of adv. S 50)
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Married

Mariied-In Springfield, Ohio. on the 5yth Dec, 1856, by Rev. Mir. Newson, JOHN w. WILDER, of Lawrenceville, Ark, to Miss EMILY T. HAWKINS, of Plattsburg, Ohio.
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provide for the removal of guardanships in this State," was taken up and passed.
 On motion of Mir. Askew House bill "to re- lieve certain purchasers of State lands," was taken up and passed.
 MT. Hammond, chairman of the committee on swamp and overhowed lands, reported fa- vorably to Senate bill for the relief of persons purchasing swamp and overfowed lands be- lore they are subject .o entry under existing laws" which report was adopted and the bill passed. The Senate adjourned until tomorrow morn ing, 10 o'clock
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21a o'clock, P. NJ.

House convened
 House bill 131, relative to hiring out slaves by executors and administrators; was taken up read third time and passed
 Bill No. 42, to amend 18th chapter of Digest under head of attachments before Justices of the Peace; was taken up and laid on the table indefinitely
 House bill TYP, declaring certain citizens of Van Buren county, to be citizens of Pope coun- ty, was taken up and read a third time, and nn hnal passage was rejected by vote of 28 to 26.
 House joint resolution No 36, relating to an extension Of the mail route from Rock port to Hot Springs was taken up, read third time and adopted; and joint resolution Mo- g, relat- Ing to mail route from Hermingsburg, Wash ington county, Arkansas to Neosho. Missouri was taken up read and adopted. Joint resolu ton 3o, relative to the improvement of Black river was taken up, and amended by Mir. Will Hams of Pulaski, so as to include an appropria- ton of $6OOOO, to complete the navigation around the raft in Red river. and as amended was adopted.
 Bill 1l0, repeating sec. 6, chap. IT of the D- gest, under head of Patrols, was read A third time and passed.
 Bill 135, to amend the law concerning credi tors bills, attachments and garnishments. was read third time and adopted.
 Joint resolution No. fl, in relation to a homestead for actual settlers, was taken up read third time and rejected.
 House bill No. PA, for the relief of Marcus F. Johnson of Chicot county, was taken up and read third time and passed.
 Bill Mo- 249, concerning Receivers in Chan cery, was read third time and passed.
 On'motion of MT. Johnson, the use of the hall, for this evening, was rendered to Hon. W. C. Bevens and others, for the purpose of making railroad speeches.
 House bill No. PAP, concerning engineers. and to prevent them from making false and fraudulent estimatee and reports of levees, etc.; as taken up read third time and rejected on its final passage.
 Bill Mo- 233, to protect levees in this State. was taken up and read third time and passed.
 Bill 241, to aid in ascertaining and recovering assets of the Bank of the State of Arkansas was taken up and read third time and passed
 Joint resolution 35, concerning mail route from Iron Mountain via Grecnvlle, in Missou ri to Smithville and Batesvle Arkansas, was taken up, read a third time and adopted.
 House adjourned until to- morrow morning at o'clock.
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NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS,
ST. .InIINsS CnIIElsE.

NJ G. LEFEVRE, hereby notifies all persons Il against cutting any timber his land, or otherwise trespassing the same.
 Jun % 5t-lw
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Pa,ronize Home Manufa.tur,!!

NTOOL CARDING done to order from and after w tue 20th of this month. Also, w co! Rolls. Cotton Yarn. Superfine Flour and Seconds, on hand and for sale at the Factory, in Pike county three miles North of Murfreesboro.
 N. B.-Furs, Peltry, Hides, Bceswax Bears Oil. Cotton, Wheat and Produce generally, received la payment. HENRY MERRILL
 Jan l3 5T.-tf. Murfreesboro. Pike co . Ark
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Saturday, Jan. 10th.
Senate convened.

Senate convened.
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 z MT Clark, from select committee, reported substitute for the Senate bill ' for the relief of William C. Bevens," which substitute was pas sed
 The series of House joint resolutions on Federal Relations, was, on motion of Mir. Red nond taken up, read and concurred in-ayes l9, nays 2
 On motion of Mr. Floyd, House bil "to authonze the school commissioner of Pope county to sell the l6th section in township z, taken up and passed. ! MT. Redmond, from select committee, re- ported favorably to House bill "to protect the County revenue of the several counties in this State," which report was adopted and the bill passed. 8 Mir Clark, from the joint select committee on the landed interests of this State, presented a lengthy report, prepared by the committee and su ubmitted to the Senate, as full report of their Investigations # Said report was ordered lo be printed
 Senate bill "to increase the saarie. of the supreme and circuit judges" was in accordance Nith the recommendation of the committee thereon, rejected. N On motion of Mir. Cain, House bill ''to amend an act to incorporate tine Smithville, Powhattan and Crawley's Ridge Turnpike or Plank Road Company" approved 22d Jan. 1855, was taken up aud passed.
 Mir Trimble, from the committee on enrolled pills made a report.
 The Senate adjourned until Monday morn- ing.
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STATE OF ARkANSAs. '


 COUNTY OF PERRY. SGT In the Circuit Court of said county on ths Chsnesry
 aide thereof, September term, A. b. 1858 Prieia A. seshorn, Complainant
 vs Bill for Divorce. Hill w. Seahorn, Defendant A ND said complainant, by her solicitor, comes and "A shows to the court here that the defendant is \ of the State of Arkansas it is therefore ordered that publication be made. notifying the is fendan that the complainant has filed her bill agen.s him. the object of which k dissolve the marriage contract heretofore entered into between said com plalnsn and the said defendant. And it is further ordered that said decndant appear before this cours on or before the third day of the next term hereof as court to be holden at the house in the county of Ferry. in inc State of Arkansas ou the first Mon day of March, A D. 95T. and then and there plead answer or dennr to said bil or the same will bs talk en confessed, and decree entered accordingly. and that this order Do published iu some newspapeY printed i'll this State by two weekly insertions the last to be at four weeks before the first day of sad term.
 A true copy from the record.
 Attest: JOHN ". BISON, el.rs. Jan B '51.-2w Cost of adv s5 00l