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Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

An American at Paris went to restau-
rant to get his dinner. Unacquainted with
the French language, but unwilling to show
his ignorance. he pointed to the first line on
the bill Of fare, and the polite waiter
brought him plate Of fragrant beef soup.
This was very well, and when it was dis
patched he pointed to the second line
The waiter understood him perfectly and
brought him vegetable soup. feather
more soup than want, thought he, "but
it is Paris fashion" He Gully pointed to
the third line, and plate Of tapioca broth
was brought him again to the fourth, and
was furnished with i bowl Of preparation Of
arrow root He tried the fifth line, and
was supplied with some Cruel kept for inva-
lids. The bystanders now supposed that
they saw an unfortunate individual who
had lost all his teeth, and our friend, de-
termined to get as far from the soup as pos
sible, pointed in despair to the last line on
the bill Of fare. The intelligent wsiter
who saw at once what he wanted, politely
handed him: "a b1inch Of tooth picks. Thii
was too muGh--our countryman paid his
bill and incontinently left.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

"A Poem By the author of "Nothiny to
Weor."-A new poem, by VIM Allan But
Ter. author Of Nothing to Wear" has APP
peared, which portrays the character and do
nestle history of Mr.. Firkin, New York
merchant worth 1900, 600, and whose God
is his wealth. The poem, it is stated, has
not the pleasing and popular satire Of
Nothing to Wear" but it is Of more
extended and serious character.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14
PROBABLE DISTURBANCE Be
TWEEN AMERICAN MINERS AND
THE BRITISH AUTHORITIES.

There is reason to apprehend collision
between American miners and the British
authorities at Fraser River. We know
the turbulent and character Of this class q
our population. We remember how inef.
fectual were the ordinary restraints of gov
eminent to reprcss their excuses in Cali
fornia. On foreign soil, they will be
still more exempt. from the ob1iga-
tons of society fndeed, re have intelli-
gence that they already bid defiance to the
regulations of tie local authority.
1t is Of tie last Importance that the A.
merican Government should take measures
to prevent collision which may en- barrass
our relations With Great Britain Mr..
Buchanan has partially provided for the
emergency by appointing an agent at Fra
ser River. 1t is scarcely an adequate pre-
cautioa. A military force shoald Ee station
ed in the vicinity Of the probable distur-
bance. The British Government has shown
its inclination to avoid breach of the peace,
by the liberality Of its instructions to the
local. authorities. On our part there
should be an equal exhibition ofvvigllant re-
gard fer craer.--Rich. Sour.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

1t is said that the very first paragraph Of
Hon. Rufus Choate's grafton at Boston, on
the 9Th ult., contained two hundred and
sixty-six words, uttered without pausing
for breath. Another sentence contained
ive hundred words, is twelve inches long
in print, and is decorated with about two
hundred and fftJ adjeetives: No wonder
his health is bad, if he talks that way.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

An honest man need not feel the assaults
of his enemies, Talent will be appreciated,
industry viii be rewarded, and he who pur-
sues in any calling. an open, manly, honest
course, must in the end triumph over his
enemies, and build for himself 90 cd
name, which will live long after his trada.
GERS are forgotten.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Prentice Of the Louisville Journal, o6-
jects to the five minutes rule in the New
York prayr meeting He says, Imagine
for instance, old Bennett, of the Herald,
confessing his sins in the ridiculous space
of five minutes!'
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Hung Himse1f-WFe have been inform
ed by particular friend, that Mr.. Joseph
George, al old and respected citizen, hung
himself GEAR Rristsr5burg in this county,
on Tuesday night last. Cause net known:
- WoyYento7y Flag.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

The London Times correspondent on board
the Agamemnon was very doubtful Of the
ultimate success of the Iate Atlantic tele-
graph expedition. He complained of par
ties on board the Niagara having circulated
injurious reports at Cork of the conduct of
the people On board the Agamemnon during
the storm to which she was lately expo sed.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Ant6d#y Bw,ss:: Anthony Burns, the
fugitive who was taken out Of Boston at the
poiat Of the bayonet, and was purchased
from his MASTER. is not, as stated. now in
tie Massachusetts Penitentiary for robbie :
~. Burns is completing a theological
course ct Oberlihy and was recently In Bos-
ton on = yisIffr:.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Steam Ploughing an England al;
ready an industrial pursuit. Mr.. Joseph
Fowler with his steam-plough, which re-
quires two men and two boys to. work it,
contracts to plough Il acre: per hour at .
cost to the farmer Of Is. 2ad. per acre.
Land thus ploughed is reported to yield one
Quarter per. acre MORE, than that ploughed
in the usual way by horses. ;. :. -.
The following notice of another form Of
plough, appears ii d recent London
paper: .;,..a. t~.
''Mr Williams steam plough will con !
tinue at work during the early part of this
week, on the farm Of Mr.. Owen, at CIapton,
where gentlemen may have an opportunity
Iof Witnessing its performance. Mr.. W.
then proceeds to the neighboring lands Of
Mr. Alexander, who has fifty acres ready
for hirtti.'' -,
4 grand trial of steam-ploughs is an.
noinced to be held, under the auspices Of
she Royal Agricultural Society of England.
commencing July 18th, at Chester. High
est premium $2,500,000.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

~ Barnum passed through Paris, a few
days ago, With Tom Thumb, on his way te
Baden Baden, where he is going to exhibit.
Next winter Mr.. B. is going to deliver lee
lures in London on Humbug, and the wa,
Of getting and losing money.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

A Class Of Duezists.=captaih Travis,
"the great-pistol shot," has been. instruct
ing class Of forty five young ladies' in Eek
ington, KY, in the use Of the piatol.--
lAncng them, he says, the most timia BE-
came the best shots. With practice they
acquire courage; and ten times out Of twen-
ty they could lit the bulls eye.''
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14
NUMBER 33.
farmers Department.

! In oAat state ought. Phosphate OF. Lime
! to be ussaY-It is plain that for quick grow
Eng plants. like .she turnip,, food ought to
be present in readily soluble condition /;
bit Ire. cannot lay down, as general rule.
that under al circumstances phosphates,
which we apply in the shape of artificial ma
nures, should be always perfectly soluble,
SUPPOSE that the planter finds his land to
be Of such porous character that bone dust,
when used in finely divided state, be-
comes sufficiently available to yield him .
good crop, then he would be wrong to 60 to
the expense OF buying super-phosphate Of
lime. What we can use in a raw, unpre-
pared state, must, evidently be cheaper
thar what has undergone manufacturing
processes. There ere some soils in which
the most economical way of using phosphate
manures is, simply, when the heap is set
up in the field, to put the bone-dust between
the layers as It il carted. By this mode Of
fermentation, the phosphates become sufh.
GENTLY soluble in the soil to answer all the
practical purposes for which the manur is
used. There is no necessity for using phos-
pilates in any other. state. in very light, san
dy soils. But, under other circumstances;
if the planter, for instance, has to deal with
heavy land. in which the decomposition of
phosphates proceeds very slowly, it is Of the
utmost Importance to use phosphate Of lime
in soluble form.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14
Lynch Law and TexaS-SCeneS Of
Terror.

1t appears that lynch law is oae Of til
established s'institut;ons'' Of Texas. Ii
Gollad county committee has recentl,
been formed to relieve the COUNTY from ban
dts in a summary way, and the Galveston
News says the result, so far, is as follows
Elisha Browning, John Wardick, Mi
chael Wardick aid j. Goldman have beer
publicly hanged. Bryant Wardick wa
Shot and killed at the old town in taking
him. A Mexican, Andres Olgsin, attemp.
ted to flee with Wardick, and was shot, bu
not killed. At the same time two itineran1
Mexicans, Of bsa notoriety, escaped from
the coiinty. A few Americans, known
criminals, have likewise escaped
The proceedings have been condiicsea
with order, discrimination ard efficiency.
The county has been made ''Safety AS
ISOLATION" Nine citizens, among the mos
respectable, selected from the different parts,
constitute c5urt, and marshals are appoin-
ted for executing judgments and instruc-
TONS
Last fall preacher named 10. Donegan
received FIVE hundred lashes from leather
strap administered in the presence Of large
audience of the citizens of Ellis county,
Texas, from the hands Of a big negro. He
was whipped because the citizens of Ellis
believed him guilty of arson, burglary,
horse-stealing and tampering with negroes.
He was also banished from the county,
On the 10th Of June last, however, it was
understood that Donegan was back in the
county that he was coming to Waxabachie,
and intended to bring friends With him to
defend himself against all opposition. In
confirmation Of the report, too, one of Don
egan's friends, named John w. Busby,
and Donegan's brother suddenly appeared,
well armed, and saying that Donegan
should come back next day at all hazards.
The citizens of Waxabachie, upon this,
became highly excited. Consequently, as
soon as the sun arose, men, armed
and mounted, were seen riding in small
squads out of town, and this continued till
near o'clock. All went in the same d.
rection Of the Donegan and Busby neigh
borhood. 1t was estimated that near one
hundred persons, thus armed and equip
ped, left town that morning. What they
intended doing was a mystery. Before
night, however, their design was manifest.
They had gone in pursuit Of and killed both
Busby and John Donegan. Busby was
shot in the head, arms, breast and side, and
had more than dozen mortal wounds. -
Donegan was also riddled with rifle balls.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

The Panama mail steamer takes despatch
es to Gen. Lamar, who is instructed to in
form the governments of Costa Riea and;
Nicaragua that the United States govern
lnent, having waited long and in vain for
justice from them, will now take justice in
their own hands, aad assert their own
rights.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14
PRINTERS MISTAKES.

During the Mexican war one Of the En-
glish newspapers hurriedly announced an
important item Of news from Mexico, az
follows: "Gen. Pillow and thirty-seven Of
his men had been lost in bottze' (battle.
Some other paper informed the public
not long since, that a man in brown sur
tout was yesterday brought Before the Pc
lice Court on charge Of having stolen
small on (box) from lady's work bag
The stolen property was found il his waist
coat pocket.
A rat Craft says another paper, descen
ding the river, came in contact With a
steamboat and SO serious was the injury te
the boat that great exertions were necessa
ry to save it.
An English paper once stated that The
Russian General acknowledgements was founc
dead with a long aoora (sword) in hi
mouth
It was, perhaps, the same paper that, in
giving description Of battle between The
Poles and Russians, said that the confic
was dreadful, and the enemy was repulsee
with great laughter (slaughte3)
again q gentleman was yesterday
brought up to answer the charge Of having
eaten (beaten) stage driver for demanding
more than his fare
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

The dysentery is prevailing to some ex-%
tent in Hampshire and Herdy counties, Va.
In Romney there has been number of vi
client cases, but those affected are improv-
ing.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

a Ne,o Dodge. Truly this is the age
Of invention. A new swindling dodge has
lately come to light in Albany, New York.
A young lady there entered a grocery, and
after taking seat on a chair near the
counter, ordered variety of articles, which
were weighed, tied up and handed to her
by the attentive and polite storekeeper.-
AS each package was given her she drop
ped it into an earthern vase which she held
in her lap. When she had completed her
purchases, she placed the lid on the vase,
and Setting it on one end Of the counter,
REQUESTED the stdreEeeper total1ow it to stand
there Tor a few minutes, while she attended
to some business in the vicinity, stating at
the same time, that on Ter return she would
settle the bill. Shortly after her departure,
an attendant of the store having occasion to
move this vase, it was found to be consid-
Eerbly lighter than the nsmber Of articles in
| it would warrant, and on removing the lid
the secret was discovered, there was no bot
tom to it It is supposed that the ingeni-
GUS female had pocket in the front Of her
dress, in whicht to place the articles as they
we're handed to her Its needless to say
that she did not return for her vase.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

| we, then, prepared to make this sacrifice 9
national feelings for tie sake Of that philan
thropy which we are always preaching t
the world at the point Of the bayonet ane
the iiiouth Of the cannon? We ask no re
ply: we only suggest that if England
chooses to regard the slave trade as th'
greatest of human crimes, and its extictio1
an object worth fleets, quarrels and wars
then she may some day be called upon tt
prove her sincerity By acquesing in the on
" means to this end, hcHerer dsssgresble
We only wish that Spain could be. warned
in time; but warning is not for Spain. -
Had she listened to warning, sic might
have stood in the first class Of nations. But
as far as Spain is concerned, we must bow
to Lord Palmefston's authority. She only
regards force. Unfortunately, with all cur
cruisers, we have not the same leverage upon
her as that in the hands Of our Americad
cousins. We may vainly attempt to watch
her ports and scrutipize her traffic once
they step in, they will wipe out not only the
Slave Trade, but Cuba itself, from the list
Of Spanish iniquities.
Rescue Of taoo Prisoners. Some months
ago an old man named David Bell and his
son Charles who resided in Indiana opposite
Brandeburg, were caught in aiding in tie
escape Of slaves, and having beeh inveigled
to the river bank was forcible taken, and,
after an examination, committed I'd answer
in default Of giving bail IN $500. On
Thursday there was barbecue at Garnetts-
vile. Most of the citizens of Brandeburg,
among them the jailor, attended it. The
Jail was left in charge Of young man and
the jailor's wife. Between one and two O.
clock in the afternoon, Horace and John,
sons of David Bell, having negro boy
who carried carpet bag with them, and
without arousing any suspicion, proceeded to
the Jail, which was some three hundred
yards distant from where they larsded. -
On entering it they demanded the key of
the cell in which their father ard brother
were confined and threatened with revolvers
IN their hands, to shoot down any one who
Should resist their demands or raise any a.
larm. The jailors wife attempted to escape
but was caught by Horace, when she faint
ed On searching the bureau drawer, the
keys were found. John then unlocked the
cell, released his father and brother, gave
each Of them a pair Of reviewers, and the
party then repaired to the river, and cross
ed it before it became known in the town
what had happened. The carpet bag which
the boy had carried was full Of VI eapons.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14
HEA new work by'Dicker:s IS IL r5Trena.

GW A new work by Dickens is ID prepa-
,ation. TIE subject has been favorite one
with hin for twenty years, but he las only
lately commenced to work out his original
idea. The work is to be an onslaught upon
srespectability;" in other words upon the
Of society But the can't
Of ''respectability'' is not near So repulsive
as that cfthe impugners of conventionalism
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Aaecaote Of Henry Czay.-Thc great
statesman and orator was travelling some
where 'out west, and put up for the night
at country tavern. Mine host in look
ing over the register discovered the name
Of Henry Clay. There was but one Clay
Could it be possible that he had this distin-
guished man under his roof. He was as
tonished, delighted. Next morning, as soon
as the great man appeared, the admirable
Boniface hustled forward, and made bis
rude bow.
Mr. Clay, I believe sir?' said he.
THAT is my name, said the gentleman,
il his ahable tone -.
Mr.. Clay, tie Congressman
yes sir,
Well, Sit, I've heard Of you, and 7 tho't
I'd just ask if you wouldn't give me and
my old woman a little speech before you
gop
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

De Riviere has been arrested at the in
stance of Col. Blount, and for want Of bais
has been placed in Jail, in Savannah.
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

The perilous state Of the river Tn. mes
engrosses much public attention in En-
gland,
Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-14

Au ADVERTISING for a less time than three months,
viii be charged for at the usual rates-Sl 90 per
.q"s< ssss az"
Tis above rates ein be strictly differed to, The
circulation of the VINDfCA TOR, Is one Of the lar
uest n the State and hence one Of the best ddoersts-
ms- JOB WORK. of all descriptions promptly
Intended to.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-12-11
Candles, Soap, Tobacco, Sc.

LUST RECEIVED, a general assort- J ment of good and common Tobacco. Ci- gars, Snuff, Soap, Candles, Buckets, Tubs, Brooms, Tea, Nails, 9urpehtine, Pepper, Spice, Starch, Soda, Indigo, Madder, Shot, Lead, Powder, Caps, Flints, Lemon Syrup, Catsup, Pepper Sauce, Pickles, Rope, Nutmegs, Stone ping Paper, Irvine, Window Glass, Sash, Put ty, Shoe Pegs, Sugar Stands, Glass Jars, Beer bottles, Yeast Powders, Sc, for sale as cheap as the cheapest, on credit, or for cash, by
 oct9 McLAREN, QUIsENBERRY & Co.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-12-11
GOODYEAR, KNAPP & CO., Sole Proprietors, Memphis, Tennessee.
Read the foNowing Certifcates.

Read the following CertJicates.
 TUcKERvILLE, Gibson Co.,, Tenn,
 June 3, 1858. ] DR. SLEDGE Dear Sir: have sold all your Cholera or Diarrhea Syrup. l have used it myself, and also in my family several times, and can say for the truth, it is the best mcdi- cine for the Flux have ever seen, for it has not failed to cure in every case in IS hours. would not be without it in my family for ten dollars per bottle.
 Vn,,rr nAn IF IT TIrGK I'D
Des Arc citizen., 1858-12-11
OUR CHRISTI NHLL..
sE, ,ANHNG HTNB,T,.
Steam Saw and Grist Mill, TWELVE HUNDRED ACRES OF
 ElGpd For Sale.

THE STEAM SAW AND GRrsT MILLS, situ- | ated in Union Township, White county, heretofore known as the JACKSON & TARvER MILLS, together with 1,200 acres of Land, 400 acres of which are covered with pine tim Der, contiguous thereto, will be sold, on req sonable terms.
 These Mills arc situated twenty miles west of Des Arc, twenty miles north of Browns vile, twenty miles south of Searcy, and twen- ty miles east of Springfield, on the line of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad. The mills are in good order, and are among the best in the State.
 ALso-a tract of Land containing 320 acres twenty acres of which are cleared, with good dwelling and out-houses, and fine well of wa ter in the yard.
 LIKEwIsE---a tract of Land containing 160 acres, with good dwelling and well of water on the premises.
 LrKEwIsE-another tract of Land contain ing 160 acres.
 These LANDS are among the hest in the county, having been selected at an early day, and are situated in good neighborhood. GS~ For further information, address the undersigned, at Stony Point, White county, Arkansas.
 FRANCIS M. YARBROUGH.
 Feb 13, 1S58-1y
Des Arc citizen., 1858-12-11
Make Home Pleasant for Bows.

Much has been said of the rights and wrongs of women; and volumes of com plaints have been uttered against men for the unjust and selfish laws they have made; but as Tong as boys are subjected to tyranny. injustice and oppression at home, so long will the inequality of the rights and privileges of men and women be felt. It is natural for man to wish to be avenged of his adversary and in this case custom has placed the means of aveng- ing himself in his own hands. I have one boy in my mind now, and hundreds are treated like him, who never sees a moments happiness a. home, and fairly dreads the hour of meal time, because of the seedlings and freliings and fault find : ings, that always greets him when he en- ters the house. His sisters call him an awkward, ugly boy-make cruel sport of him by mimicking his ways, laughing at his untidy clothes, his smulty hands and face; his mother calls him vagabond, a egrace-and tells him in almost every other breath, that he is killing her and his father-fairly breaking their hearts with his undutiful behaviour He has heard this over and over so many times that he has almost come 10 the conclusion that he is the wickedest boy alive he hates him. self. He told me that he did not see how men could ever want 10 be boys again and wished that he could grow 10 De a man in one day, so that he could go where he liked, and get out of the way of these women folks"
 When this boy does grow to manhood [, what inducements will he have to yield Gny rights that he can command to wo. mani What chord in his bosom will ever vibrate with tender memories at the name of Mother? Or what recollection of a sisters love will ever prompt him to sacrifice self-interest for woman's sake2 |
 Mothers and sisters-if you would have men generous, noble hearted, waiting to grant all the privileges your womanhood has right to ask, teach them first to love you while they are little boys; contribute to their happiness then, protect their rights, show yourselves worthy of their respect, and if ever you have occasion to ask their protection, you will not ask in vain.