Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-06-23
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The Monticello Sage has the following:
A New CANDiDATE.-James A. Jones, Esq,
the clever editor Of the 0usehita HTald, at
Camden, has announced himself an indepen-
dent candidate fer Congress. He says that no
one has solicited him TO run, and be seems to
doubt whether anybody wishes him to run OF
not. He is 3 Know-Nothing, an intelligent
mar, and clever fellow. Il will, we think,
require some diligence on his part to avoid the
fate OF q great deal OF wheat this season, viz !:
injury from RHst.
Mail RoBBERY.-Mr. James M. Archer. OF
the house of Burr & Co., in th.s place, reeeiv-
ed BY last Tuesdays mail letter from Wash
ington city, which was one Of a number ab-
stracted from the mail bags on the route
through Missouri, with the following note on
the bacK, from the postmaster at lronton, Mo.
.0The mail was robbed sboat the 4th Of May,
near this place, and the letters thrown IN the
creeks-many lost This was found and left
at this ofice, which send you.
D. HUMPHREYS,
Postmaster at Iront0n, No.
The mail boy is the eulprit. He lives near
Greenville, Missouri, and hspe ere this Is in
safe hands. s.n-BGtssViLls Balance, 1Ofh inst.
SWAMI LAND CoKFIEMATIos.-Gov- Con-
way has received from the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, and turned over to
Mr.. Wm. r. Miller, Auditor Of Public Ae-
counts, a certified copy of list No. Of swamp
and overhoRed lands, approved BY the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, on the Tth May, 1855, az
inuring to the State OF Arkansas under the act
of Congress of 2sth September, 1850. The
lands designated In the list, amount in all to
50 ,62s acres, Of which about 10000 acres are
soEfh Of the base line and east Of the fifth prin-
cipal meridian, aud about % 600 acres soath Of
the base line and trsst Of the fifth principal me.
ridisn. The WI. 81 7. Ia n. R. u e. contain.
ing 800 acres is the only tract In the list nortt
of the base line
Tbese lands will soon be advertised for sal,
BY the State Land Agent at Helena, Arkansas
| Litlls Rock Democrat.
Tay HELENA JAII.-An attempt was mad
m 6re the iail in this city, on Tuesday nigh
last. abeut O'Clock. Fortunat1'g the alarI
was given in time to arrest the hames, betor
much damage bad been done II was douotles
the work Of an iDeendiary. This Is the secon
attempt within the last two Weeks.-hsieA
The sane paper has the following in Tsgar
to the overflow: q
ChucHT HIM AT LAsT.-Yesterday theI
passed Gown on the steamer Michigan ma
having n irons another, who lad some thi'
wears since seduced his sister, Ihe seoue'
was under promise to marry, and the Weod,I
day fixed, but the sedueer ran away tne %
before. The brother of the injured wons
started in pursuit, caught him at Erie, bat
some means the rascal escaped. The brotn'
still kept on bis track and found him again, o.
szain be lost him. Month after month pass
/ on, and still the Tesolute brother WANDER
about in pursuit, but could get no trace Of 4
object Of his search. A little while ago
saw paper published in Ripon, Wisconsin,
: which the name Of the seducer appeared
editor. Tbither be went, armed with requ
4 sition from the Governor Of the state Of Pen
: sylvanis,s arrested bin, aud 7ows after Fu
: suit Of three years, has the violator Of b
) sisters honor, firmly ia bis grasp. The pa
Q ties i've in Pennsylvania, but where, or wh
their names are, we failed to lssrn--cgeVsIo'
Rsvisw.