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4 company of miners on Jamison Greek,
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neighboring camp, to borrow "lhs Life of
Jim Beckworth:'' Jim having in his day,
been famous criminal. He made made his
desire known, and was handed, by accident
a COPY of the Bible, and did not discover
the mistake. Taking the book home, one
of.she company, who cauld read q little by
spelling hard words, opened in the Book
Of Judges, and read the story alound,. OF
Sierra being killed by Joel, Neber's wife,
with hammer and nail. The story was
listened to with profound attention until
finished, when one of the. listeners jumped
up and exclaimed: ''One Of Jim Beckwor.h's
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Incorporation Me
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Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
Free Love Philosophy.

We have been dislu,ted at { a eng over the proceeding, of Fn.e love- convention held recently in Rutland, Vermont. There were, as we learn, between eight hundred ani one thou sand persons assembled in that motley conven- ton, including all ages and sexes Some idea of the principles designed to he advocated, Is set forth in the lolloNing rcsolnai9n, o.f4re fly Mrs Julia Branch, of New York
 Resoiced, That the slavery and degradltinn of woman proceeds from the nsttuiion oi mar riage; that bv the marriage contract she loses tue control of her name her person, her po- pcrtv, her labor her lftctioiis, her children ald her freedom"
 The Boston Courier, in referring to the meet ing says:
 "It was evident from glance at the assem- blv that slirtuali~m was the predominant iea ture ErIy on the ground were the Messrs. 4. w Spra.ue, H. F. iuntlv, NJ. s Townsend, and Sarah A. Horton, all trance med ums, "n hand ready for any spiritual exigency. Tue meeting was called to order at teif o'clock, bv Mir John Landon, il leading merchant If Rut land, who stated the perfect freedom of speech womb be permitted to all on all topics. The Rev. Jason F. Walker, of Glen's Falls m de president, and MT. Warrington, of the .Llberator,' Boston, official reporter. Among the vice presidents was the ex-Revrrned Henry c. Wright the ant-slavery agent and lecturer. who is in the habit of airing his hla>rh~my once a year in Boston, Four strbng-miided women were also on the list of vice presidents. The business was opened by the submission of sex er- al res ,utions, prepared n advance by com mittee."
 We live in sirange world The nineteenth century seems prolific n monstrous atsurditTes; hut 50 gross an outrage upon human decency, religion, ard all the more elevatei qualities of our nature, has. seldom been eualed as is ex- iibited by this unholy convention. It is won | derfui to behold the power that knavery holds over rcrsdnlity, as made mauifestin these mental halucinatons. tat4s sstH Christianity is mocked at, virtue outraged. and the sacred bonds of civil society sundered. Mormonism in it's worst f'sm, bears no com parson with the degradation of the free love- fanatcism. II spiritualism, dogma which has gained many advocates in various parts of the world during the past decade, has any instru- mentality in causing these assemblages, we
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
Rw-alia, July 18th, 1858.

JUDGE GREEN OF THE LEBANON LAW SCHOOL ANTI SLAVERY SkNVIMENTs-Th Mont go0aery (A{a) Atrertiser publishes the following statement "t facts. serious y mpicating one ot the Professors in the Law School at Lebanon, Tennessee, III d charge of antl-Slaverysm
 The above Is a starthug announcemeut-but we verlly believe true ore. If true il is i'm pOrtant> to Alabama aus to know 1t. Alabama sends to u the largest number of students next Go Tennessee These are important times, and II behooves the south to know her foes. We have the latter to small extent in our midst. When they creep into Lhe very important and responsible trusts of instructors 0. our young men, It h 'uld at once be repudiated.
 few wears since, professor in one of the North Car1llna Colleges was expelled because ol tiiIsound sentiments on slavery. The same prompt course should be pursued toward Judge Green, of the Lebanon Law School Until it Is doae, we le but our duty in warning Alabam- aus to keep clear of its polluted walls. Now io the facJ>, li recei letter to the Ameri, an Tract SJclety," wrlttep ol the question of sav- cry, uige Greea, one of the leaiiug I,rorcssors at bebanon says: " do not uean to tlefrltd siavefy. Ihoge my ttoaght Htat t is an evH-- a,t e0i morally, sociaNY and politically; but greater evil to the master tran the slave; and until the lasttwenty-tive years, have never heard all intelligent, well educated man express any other views" In another portion of the letter. Judge Green says that the people of the south are now too excited to hear reason on the subject! These views are the precise views of
 he fieesoilers No man entertaining them is safe and good citizen in the south. No one en- tcrtaiting them aud giving them public express sion can be d safe instructor to southern young men. On the contrary, he is dangerous. Let the press pass him round. Bultetlh " u
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28

ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE OF MOTHER ANu DAUGHTER The New York Herald of the Sd inst, has the following:
 Col. F. $. BI"unt whose unfortunate domes- tic difficulties win Capt. Henri de Riviere htve been detailed at some length in the New Orleans papers and in our Havana correspon- dence, arrived in this city, with his wife and daughter. on Monday ll.t. He supposed thu. de Riviere had given up tho pursuit of his daugher but events transpTed yesterday which make this doubtful, anl which have alarmed Mir Bount and his friends.
 It seems that on his arrival in this city, Col. Blount and his family put mp at the St. Nich- oias Hotel. Deeming the hotel too public, after the unfortunate notoriety he and his family had ac1ulred,~ he accepted the invita- ton ot friend, Df. Dewees of No 79l Broad way, to stop al his house while he remained in town. Subsequently Col Blount heard that ie Rivlere had arrived in town from Havana by the way of Charleston, and for fear of accidents he cautioned Dr. Dewees and family to see that his wife and daughter di4 not leave the house unattended.
 On Thursday last an Italian called at the house and had an interview with Mrs. Blount and daughter. w hat transpired is not known; but yesterday morning after breakfast the two ladies suddenly disappeared, and lip to late hour last night nothing had been heard of them. They left the house in their morning dresses, with every mark of haste and concealment, and apparently with desire to avoid notice.
 On Col. Blnunt's return home, soon after, he immediately instituted measures to find out tho whereabouts of Mrs. Blount and his daughter, but had not succeeded in doing so at a late hour in the evening. Application was made at the police headquarters aud to inspector Dilks, but no trace of the fugtives was discoverable.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28

CALCULATING MACHINEs.-Babhage's celN- brated calculating machine has long been known and used in England, but has never been brought into use i'll this country. 1t is said to be almost an impossibility to make series of pages of figures absolutely correct and free rom errors, except at great expense for proof reading. single reader becomes confused and mysihej by dwelling upon figures only, and IS as likely to make errors ls to correct them As he carrot remain long at reading without becoming confused, his place must be supplied by others, wno become confused in turn, to be then succeeded by fresh readers The Eng fish sailing tables, by which ali British ships were navigatcd, were said from this cause to be always wrong in some figure, and ships were being wrecked continually in consequence of these errors They were made absolutely COZ rect by Babbaye's machine, which was the won der at the time at which it was produced - But, as a great discovery always leads to imta- tons, just as the best songs nave been most fre- quenIly paroded so Babbage has not only been initiated, but even surpassed. A French savan has completed an artmometer of surprising capacity He has worked patiently at this ma chine for thirty years. His name is Thomas and his machine adds ut, sub ,ract+, multipies and divides, to an astonishing extent and with F0ii0C' aCt"'"CS. IL VIII nHItiplY eirut Hg- ures by e'ght in eighteen seconds, divide any slx'een figures by eight others in twenty. four seconds, a"d in d minute aEsl quarter will ox- tract the aI'iare root of sixteen figures and give the proof This machine relieves the human mind ins,ead of taxing it. It works out the most difficult and complex operations with d rapdity ard accuracy that defy competition. and adapts itself to any sort of combinations. It's mechanism Is extremely simple, while it is compacJ, light and portabe l. is now used iu various financial concerns in Paris and wiA vet iind it's way into every great national ob- Scrvatory. To ,,irunomers. t will be found of unspeakIhle value. Pascal and Leonitz spent years in attempting to produce such macnlle, but they were a century tpo soon.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28

would advise all to abandon it forever. There are many quite intelligent persons even in Bal tImore, who profess to be spirtualists. It be- comes them therefore, either to repudiate all affinity of spirtualism with |" free lovesm.'' or renounce their faith inssuch an abomination.
 As a specimen of the sentiments set forth at this as~emblage, and in the hope of ultimate good, thus excusing us for putting it into print we give the following as reported 10 have been uttered by Mir. Foster, one of the delegates.-- lie said- .t
 He cared nothing about the Union He wond say rather than a single slave should be held in bond ,ge, down with the Union, down with the constitution, down with religion, down with the church. down with the bible, and let all 90 to hell and damnation.''
 The encouragement of such proceedings and such principles set forth at the "Rutland' convention, if widely spread and adhered to, would make our country more deserving the Almishty's retributive judgment and just ven gearce than were the cities of Sodnm and Go- mnrroa. It is terrible to conteinp plaie We hope this may be the last convention ot its kind, whose vul gar transactions will be allowed to sully the history of human Erchanqe
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
Model Letters from Absent Spouses.

In ' Appleton's Cyclopedla of Wit and Hum"r," eited by w. E. Burton, the celebra- ted comedian, we tiud the fnllowin. ingenious cores i'ondcucr, Illustrating the fact that mar rrd people sometime, find amusement anl comfort m each others absence:
 AFFEcTIoNATE LETTER TO AN ABSENT WIFE
 BY F. $. CozzENS.
 Ladies whose lie-e lords are tarrvng in the city daring their absence in ghe country in the c"m!ng summer months, will experience some alleriatlon by reading the following:
 'MY DEAR WIFE In silence and alone. Choys, 'n't make such racket there, if you please, while I'm writnsD ip the stiffness my qulct chamber. (ia. ha! ohei good-w hats thatD l sit down to write f-w line, to vou. (Y"u know how to dress >alad-yo@ doD AL though l feel the pAng "f separatlon (till up! hIl up.-'o; thank you:) from yt u.' dear sell at th'~ nomedT, yet II is a pleasing reflection to kuow (what's the state of the game now 2 that a few sh,rt days will enable II c to be again with you, (a cigar, Joe,) and ouce more press your gentle haud in mine. (Oh. cart take hand now) Again shall leave this city, tire some ind ,rl during ycur absence. eve wont go home tilmorning.' ke, ? still, will you?) anl every hour of the interval will be c.urted \Vht't" a'"i., tHhe btiiN y Wtl dliA'ouS Soilcl- tude by me As l sit here alone, in the still nes, et the night, Come, give us d songh I cart 'pou my word.'-'Oh. do!) secluded by myself. my mind k filed with tender recollec. ti"ns, aud lnwness ot spirits comes over me, ( Gaily still the moments roll!) which 1 en. deavor ('While l quaif the lowlng bowl,o in vaih C Care can .vefrrach the sou.') to shake .('Wll" deeply drirks of wine.) of. now lay down my pen, ('Bravo! bravon) for fitlsue Gone moment, boys,) oveFpowers me. Adieu, my dear wife, Gin minute; dnty before pleasure; and believe me Q'm with you HOW, bo, s!pyour aifectonate husband -"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-28
a-.r. John. w. Gally. sixty seven years O

eJs John. w. Gally, sixtyseve years of age. plsaded guilty in the United States court at Rsliegh, N. C., of defrauding the pension office and forging land warrants. He was sen tenced to three years imprisonment and fined s4QOO. The sentence would have been more severe had not the prisoner been afflicted with an incurable disease It appears that when the present coIninssioner of yensons cams ino office having occasion to refer to the last cen- >us report. he made the singular discovery that in the entire State Of New York, according to that report there were but four revolutionary widows drawing pensions, while in the small county of Johnson. in North Carolina, there were six. Su<pecting all was nos'rght, he sent an agent to that county to exanlne and find out The agent soon discovered that the whole six had been dead twenty, thirty or more years and that Gully had not only drawn their pen sions regularly. but forged the claim for the bounty lapd, certifying the affidsvits, etc, be- fore himself as magistrate. F
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A Medical Examination.

Professor oi Anotomy-tlow many bones are there in the human body?
 udent-rhat dope ds upon what one had f"r dinner. Iii sh,ti timc, there arc generally more or less
 Profrs,or--W Where is the heart situated?
 Siudent-Thc m ,inrty of students lose theirs before they leave culIe-e
 Proessor-Wh here are the carotid atcries?
 Student-Thtv Y arise on each side of the neck. and pass up as high as the shirl-colsr, then down the ilIsen,ate caual aud terminate in both boots
 Professor of Chrmistry-Of what is the at- musphere composed?
 Student-OXyS Sa', nitrcg,n and other gasses -dep2ndng somewhat upon the inhabitants and the filth ol the streets
 Proteasor--GIve all eXlm pie of the non-eec- tries.
 Student-RoSum, feathers, hoops, old bache- forS a d Lightning rodS.
 Professor of MaJeria NJ Me,ica--Nanlc some of tn emetic agents.
 Stud4nt--E Epicac, warm water too mnch liquor and sea sickness
 Professor = What is considered the Inaxirnu,n dose of opium?
 Student-Oae drop ol the m llionth dilution of one half the smallest possible quantity. is d powerful do e for home ,pa,hc, ba' we h,vs been advised to give it ts lpug as tn, p4ticat can swallow, and repeat the doses
 Professor of Slr5ery-iIow would you dis tinsuish disocation from sprau?
 Student The safest way is to tvist the in jured limb, until we are sure 1t Is disloeatoi, then set lt.
 P'ote~sor-W What IS the treatment for enlarge meut of the tonSil,?
 S,udeut--lf ha, ioisi instrument should remove the,n, but o,hera St trea. them ratioil- ally.
 Professor of Theory aad Practice-Givc us the best treatment fer intermittent fever
 Stuic''--CiIvo quu"r until the patienC Is o!in, and then send him to an eve surgeon
 Pr"teS>":--Wouh ro, the warm bath b. s"od in callieHton Nth qmuire?
 Enthusiastically al.d the warmer the bet ter.
 Profrssor--How long would you keep the patient in 1t?
 Studon,--tinti! the skin sli IS; then sweat him with hotstu.f
 Professor of Obstetrics Have you haul any eNperlence in the yn.s-!n department?
 udrnt--Ceratily, sir, was noted for lying in our town, aud came hear being lad out for it. too.
 The stu lent was allowed a degree. as he had treated d majority of the faculty to brandy tod- dies