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New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30
NEW-YOEK and NEW-HAVEN RAILROAD
IN l29. WINTER ARRANGFxENT 1879


Conmenc:nE November y 1883.
Passenger Station In NewioIk s'.hs, tad tAsv,
o S7th-st.
TRAINS LEAVE NEw-YORK.
4;so p. for Bridseport, T. M tex 1915, IS Tex
s:i5 ard fso p For Milford s,rsitori Fairfield Sonh.
por, ard Wesport, 1915, IS ard y ?. For Nor.
walt i2:+5 et5, Tex, SIS 40 $50 N. for De-
Ien and Greenwich Ia 1873, S:+a a:So $50 m For
Stanford T. (er) lsi5 2:i5 (eK) 5:6 $50 80
For Pom Chester and in.erme dae Stations L. i5 5ts
CONNECTING TRAINS.
For Boston (eNb 2t5 m (eLl For Hartford and
sprnsfed : m (eS); 1916 sni 2i5 D. n (ex) For Con-
necucUt River Railroad Montreal leL) For Csn.l
Railroad 20 Eo1hsr r:on, tex aad - ~ p n For
New Haven and New-Lord-n Railroad, O. and 2:ts
For Hou.atonic Raroed, For Nsug.,lck Railroad
a s:45 2 FOR Dsnbuy snd Eorw.lk Railroad A.
S.a5p JAMES II HoYT. sapsria,endent >
NEW-YORK AND ERIE RAILROAD.-On
IN and seI MONDAY Nov 20 1883 sni un f-her notice.
Passenger Trains ~l leave Pier, foot Of Duans't 'olo
VIZ.
pUNKlRK EMPRESS as a n fer lnilIk AID principal
trt<!mediss s.aioI.
MAIL wEsT G 2 n. for Dz-Hrt nd aslo AL r:er.
ROCxLAND PASSENGER ., : ? n, firm foot Ma-rsy..
via Pieruopt. fF suAerIs and inernediAte sts,s-a
WAY PASSENGER q 50 n, fos Sewbafsh Por Je,-
yis ard inferfne6is,e Static ..
EIGHT EXPREss $50 .. n. 70, Dzakik All Bu5.,o,
rd pripcipe iute rrne diste stations.
kMIGRASr a: p. H. f0r DuLkht and BuE-o and liter.
nediae Stations
The above Trsirs III, daily e-rdsys eIcep.13.
These Express TEsns oonna Il Enr, with the Elmrs and
Csnsn ndssus Rsosi for NiArtrs Pals Binshsa1l with
the syIs and Birshsmton hAosd, I syrscas Corn
Ing with the Buffalo New Yok and Ee RArosi FOR Rochs-
ter Buffalo and NIAGARA fs; .: 0nfst Bno, win the Dea
vsr- LschavsnnA and Wetsrn Rarosd Or scranton At
Bufso and Dunhirk With Lahe sbor. RsroaA Ceys
AID, ClssirLss. Tssedo, peIsi; Cn,esso, e
80 CEARLE5 MORAN, Presideu..
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30

TOR BOSTON and PROVIDENCE via NEW
l. PORT and FALL RlVER-The splendid and superior
steamer BAY STATE Capt Jew,tt leaves New Yot every
TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY st ocloct p M
and the EMPIRE STATE CAPT. Bnyton, on MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY ~ O'Clock p M, from Pier
No. N. r.
Hereafter viii be regarded ~ secured 10 any apph
.ant until the shall have been paid for.
Fghtto Boston forwarded through with great dispatch by
NM BORDEN Aren't. Noa 10 and II Westst
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30

lA5s II w sye Chamberss.. Station folio
Erpre. rr.iIs All $50 p. Albany Mail Train a;
|, :seA for PoGshiev7se rs u and s. - p N; for
Dotbs Ferry a. II 90 ana As for 6ins Sing
fer Peexski $50 The Poashkeepsis, Peesskil Sing
Sing Dosbs Fery Trims step ct the Way Staten. Pssssn
taken ChsmberA Ger al. Christopher and 3<ss Trains
fer kewYork isavr Troy ~ s5 and 10 - m, sod 5s5
and Albany ssoui is minutes ls.er On Sundays =: go
A. y. SMITH. Superintendent
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30
TIHE REGULAR MAIL LINE via sT0NIN

UNHE REGULAR MAIL LINE via STONING-
Il TON, for BOSTON and dPROVIDENCE.-lnlsnd Routs
the shortest and direct carrying the Esstern MAIL
fbe steamers PLYMOUTH ROCK, Capt. Joel Stone, and
COBMODORE Capt W. II. Frazer In connection with the
BENNINGTON and PROVIDENCE and BOSTON and
PROVIDENCE RAILRoADs leaving New York daily lsun.
lays excepted from Pier No. North River srt wharf above
Bsitery place. At O'Clock and stoninron 80 NJ
N on the arrival Of The Nal Train which leaves Rosos
bl0p m.
The COMMODORE rom New-YoTk. MondAy W.dDss
LAY AID Friday from Stonnsop Tuesday Thursday aod Sst
The PLYMOUTH ROCK, from New York, fnssday, Thur
iay Saturday. om stoninston Monday "wednesday and
Friday.
fence Boston, In the Express Mail Train, reaching ssa
aces advance Of those By other routes and IN ample time
br oil the early morning Enes connecting North and East
fssenee that prefer IT, remain board the enjoy
shts undsurbed breakfast desired, and leave sonirs
Ion In the q M train.
Fare tx IN Providence TO Newport Fihy Cents.
accompanies the steamer and train through
ssrh wey.
Tor peste berths sserooms eish apply board the
steamer the Freight Office Pier No. North River
he Office, Ne. 10 Battery place November p 1853
New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-30

IL Screw Steamship Company's and 6rst-class steam
ship MONTGOMERY, CToctr Commander, will leave Pier
No. l7 N. r., SATURDAY, Dec. 4. at O'Clock, ny
precisely Cabin passage, with unsurpessed secommodaons
sl5. Through toae.s to New Orleans s5s "; Mobile SIS;
s Macon 2 Freight 10 cents Per foot snd Proporona'e
raka Insurance one bali per cent. Apply 10
II. B. CROMWELL 4 Co., No. IS Walst-
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

SENATOR HAMMOND ON POLITICAL Is- Hammond of South Car olina, partook of public dinner at Barnd- vile, in that State, few weeks ago. He made speech on the occasion. some points of which are thus sketched by the Augusta Constiiutionalist ua t-s
 He said he regarded the Kansas ex- citement, throughout the whole controversy, as the greatest imposture ever practised on intelligent communities; and he never for moment believed that the territory could, under any possible contingency, be- come slave State. He regarded the whole idea as preposterous and delusiye in the extreme. The re-opening of the Af- rican slave trade, in his opinion could nev- CT be accomplished, except by the dissou- ton of this Union. The free States were opposed to re-opening that trades ,and their representatives in Congress would never vote in favor of such measure. He be- leved it was the destiny of African slave | " to extend over the whole world where ever climate and soil would warrant n.-- The black race were providentially de- signed as hewers of wood and drawers of water" and there is no mortal power that could alter the decree established. = He did not think that there was any ter ritory belonging to our Unione suitable for slavery, unless our Pacific slopes would answer; but there the mongrel races of Mexico would amalgamate with the slaves, and the institution would become worth less and insecure.
 Senator Hammond insisted on the i'm portance of a route across the lsthmus to California, which the United States must take into their own hands. and by force, if necessary, for we have the right to take 1t. We must, he said, fight all our battles for constitutional rights and equality in the Union. But whenever the South de- clares that she can no longer maintain her position of equality in the Uniou, and is prepared for independence out of it, his hopes, his fortunes and his fate would be with the people of the South.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
The Chiuaman-The Way he Fights

l !
 A correspondent writes: :" l have seen the arms used by the Chinese in the fgh at the storming of the forts at the mouth of the Peiho. The first sight of them shows the utter helplessness of this vas empire of three hundred and fifty millions of population, when It comes into contact with European science and arms and dis cipline on the battlefield. They remind me of the scenes of my boyhood, when all the lads of the country village were armed with wooden guns, furnished with wooden locks and fints, which could snap If they could not fire. They are ignorant of the rife, the percussion cap, and even of the flint, once used in its place. The gun is matchock, and of such formidable di- mensions and weight as to need wheels to carry 1t, instead of their own shoulders. It Is almost impossible to raise and level it, such is its weight; and often another man, kneeing before h'm who loads and fires. bears the end of the gun upon his shoulder, in the happy consciousness that | if the enemy chooses to kill him instead of the soldier at the other end of the gun, he is innocent of any mans blood, and could not but be. And those matchlocks they are worthy of place in any anti quarian museum.
 Almost would the old Knight Tenn plars of Malta start up again, should these matchlock guns be placed in the gallery beside their armor. The matchlock. in cumbersomenes, is fairly in keeping with the barrel and stock--some ifAammable material, which is kept burning, taking the place of flint in common gun, and com ing down like the tailo comet when the tedious process of loading is completed. Then there is spear, not to be used by the band in fight. but slender and armed with an iron point, and fired with rockets. Then comes the battle-ax, not heavy, and easy wieded by the hand, but useless, except in close contact. and then power less compared with the sword and the bay onet. Their cannon are either sunk in the earth and permanently levelled. or else mounted on carriages which provide for nc elevation or depression of the guns, ol else make 1t so slow and difficult that after all the carriage is useless. In the attack on the forts one of the steam gum boats came within range of the guns and received several shots. Very strangely and unlike a soldier and gentleman, as John Chinaman thought, the English did not choose 10 remain in range, and presto! with puff of steam was out of the reach of their guns, though almost touching their muzzles
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

TIE SECRET or ELoauENcE.--Io owe my success in life to one single fact, viz that at the age of 27, 1 commenced and continued for years. the process Of daily reading and speaking upon the contents of some historical and scientific book. These of-hand efforts were made some times in a corn-feld, at others in forest, and not unfrequently In some distant barn, with the horse and OK for my auditors. Il Is to this early practice in the great art of all arts that am indebted for the primary and leading impulses that stimulated me forward, and shaped and moulded my en. tire subsequent destiny. Improve, then young gentlemen, the superior advantages you here enjoy. Let not day pass with. out exercising your powers of speech There is no power like that of oralory Cesar controlled men by exercising theil fears; Cicero, by captivating their afec. lions and swaying their passions. The influence of the one perished with its au. thor, that oi the other continues 10 this day.-[ Henry Clay.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
MY LITTLE BOY.

love at eventide to muse, Adown the river's side, And dream that by me skips along,
 My little boy that died. Again I hear his merry laugh
 Ring out upon the air, And see the rose-tint of his cheek
 Clean through his golden hair. When home returning from my toll I reach my cottage door, Methinks hear his little feet
 Come pattering o'er the floor. And while with half-formed words he tells Some childish tale of glee, st A voice within my heart responds
 To his sweet melody. see him at his mothers knee
 Lisping his evening prayer, As when with little folded hands, : He seemed an angel there. .ft. Alas 'tis but passing dream
 From which vain joys are shed, ee And leave me conscious of the truth My little boy is dead. ra
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

ORIGIN OF THE F. F. V.'s.--Many of our readers have heard of the !" First Families of Virginia" but few, we take it, know how the term originated. An exchange explains it thus: ilH
 "In the early settlement of that State, it was found impossible to colonize it un- less women went there. Accordingly, n ship load was sent out. bu, no planter was allowed to marry one of them until he had first paid one hundred pounds of to- bacco for her passage. When the second ship load came, no one would pay more than seventy-fve pounds for the matrimo- nlal privilege, except it were very superior article. Consequently. the descendants of all those who were sold for one hundred pounds of tobacco were ranked as the first families, while those who brought but seventy-five pounds are now ranked as the second families; and the reason why no one can ever find any of the second families, is because you can't get Vir- ginian to admit that his mother only brought seventy-6ve pounds of tobacco"
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

How COFFEE CAME TO BE UsED.--I, is somewhat singular to trace the manner in which arose the use of the common beverage, coffee, without which few per- sons, in any half or wholly civilized coun- try in the world, would seem hardly able to exist. Atthe time Columbus discovered America, it had never been known or used. It only grew in Arabia and upper Ethiopia. The discovery of its use as a beverage, is ascribed to the superior of a monastery, in Arabia, who, desirous ol preventing the monks from sleeping a, their nocturnal services, made them drinl, the infusion of coffee, upon the report o some shepherds, who observed that ,heil flocks were more lively after browsing or the fruit of that plant. Its reputation spread through the adjacent countries, and in about two hundred years it reached Paris. 4 single plant brought there 1T 1914. became the paren. stock of all ths coffee plantations in the West Indies The extent of the consumption can now hardly be realized. The United State, alone annually consume 1t at the cost 0
 it's landing from fifteen to sixteen millions of dollars. You may know the Arabia ol Mocha, the best coffee, by its small bear of dark yellow color. The Java anC East Indian, the next in quality, larger and of paler yellow. The West Indiar Rio has blush greenish gray tint.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

BooTs AND SHoEs.-The U. s. Econo. mist has collected some interesting slatis. tics on the manufacture of boots and shoes in this country. The quantity required for the consumption of the United States is not far from 75,000,000 pairs per an- nun. Of these 100000 pairs are made in Massachusetts, at value of $40,- 100000 per annum, and they employ 45,- 900 men. and 32. .S26 women One-hall of this employment is in Lynn, which is the largest shoe-shop in the United States. The next is Philadelphia, which makes $4 100000 mostly fine work, while that of Lynn is coarse work. The production is great in every city. town and hamlet of the Union, and the whole value is not less than SS0,000,000 per annum. Of the she houses, four sell over Sl ,000, 900 each per annum. In Philadelphia there are 475 manufacturers, whose aggregate sale; amount to S4,l4l, ,000. and Philadelphia sells probably Sl0,000,000 worth of East. ern work in addition.
 The Economist mentions as remarka, ble circumstance in this connection, tha notwithstanding the immense extent of the shoe and boot manufacture, and the army of persons engaged in 1t, neither boot noI shoe-makers figure. in the last census though shoe-fnders and sho-peg- makers do. s
 GTTrue worth, like the rose, will blush at
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
The Annexation of Cuba Facts il
 Relation to it.

The present trade and commerce be- tween the United States and Cuba, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, in spite of oner- ous and almost prohibitory regulations to pervent it, shows wha, immense value the island would be to us, if it formed part of our Union. American flour is kept out of Cuba hy duty of $9 50 barrel, while Spanish four in Spanish vessels, is admitted a, duty of $2 barrel. What an impetus would be given 10 the grain gowing and wheat-producing States, if these onerous duties could be got rid of by the annexation of the island 10 our country? All foreign goods are charged with duty of 30 per cent, in addition to many port charges and extortionate regulations. In spite of this, we export to Cuba about $6, 800, 900 a year, among which are $927,- 900 of grains; $1, 100, ,000 of lard, butter, bread and vegetables; $l ,S64, 900 of lumber and fabrics $l4l,000 of cotton yarns and fabrics, &c. In return, the im- ports amounted to over SIP 100000, made up almost entirely of sugar, moasses and cigars, upon which our citizens paid duty of at least $2, ,500,000 to their own Gov ernment, besides large export duty to Spain.
 By annexation, and consequent free trade with Cuba, our exports would i'm. mediately rush up to twenty-five or thirty millions of dollars year. The trade be- tween Cincinnati. the headquarters of the agricultural products of which Cuba stands Tn so much need, would be immense.-- Great would be the impetus it would give to the prosperity of this city in all branches l.of it's industry. Our population would double in an incredibly short space of time. The opening of so large market for American agriculture and manufac- lures, and the reduction in the price we pay for sugar, moasses and liquors would be of inca lculable benefit to the whole country, but most especially would it con. tribute to the prosperity of Cincinnati. = There has never been national measure consummated where it's advantages were so obvious since the Louisiana purchase in 1903. Every year renders the possession of the Island of Cuba matter of more and more importance, and we rejoice to believe that its acquisition cannot much longer be delayed. Commercially and politically the island belongs naturally to us, and its present onerous relation with Spain cannot and must not be permitted to continue. An overshadowng mutual in- tegest demands and will enforce the an- nexation.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

A NEW WEAPON OF DErENcE.-The London News, after nasty sketch ol modern improvement in various kinds oI arms, describes new weapon invented by Charles Shaw. I, says:
 Seeing that we cannot rife our cannon because of the mass of metal we have to deal with, Sir Charles Shaw-the author of the invention we now proceed to describe proposes to divide our cannon itself, as we'll as the shot. He replaces the field piece, cannon or howtzer, by a row ol rifle barrels, twenty-five in number. These accurately placed on the same level, each barrel diverging slightly from the one in the centre, so that the volley of rifle bullets discharged by the barrels will cover a width of. about five yards at distance oi eight hundred yards. Sir Charles Shaw's rifle battery is indeed reproduction oi Fieschi's internal machine, placed on wheels, and made for lighter and far more manageable than light brass nine poundel gun. a w JG The implement may, therefore, be re. garded as rifle cannon, divided into twenty-five portions, as destructive as grape or canister shot at 500 yards, ol Sharpnell shell at 800 yards, with its deadly aim extending as far as the rife can reach. Conceive a battery of horse artillery with four of c. Shaw's inferna machines substituted for their guns Wha battery or field artillery, what troop o horse, what battalion of infantry could withstand their dreadful shower of Mimic balls? The cannon or howilzer requires nine men at least to serve it, and it mus be dragged by four or six horses the riff. battery requires but two men to load it ane one to fire. It can be fired by one pull o the trigger, or sections of twelve barrel. at a time, as may be expedient.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
Dr. B. Douglass,

TENDERS his professional services to
 the citizens of Prairie and adjacent coun- ties as d Mechanical Physician, in cases of HERNIA AND pRoLAPSUs UTERI. In cases of abortion, by the timely aid of his SUPPORT FER, if not prevented, by returning the work, they shall have their money refunded.
 GY" JOSEPH A. EDpINs is my authorised agent. in all matters connected with the above business. B. DOUGLASS. \
 Post-office, Des Arc, Ark. oct9-6m
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27


 9saS The following from the Nashville (Tenn., Bonner, are the words of "trulh and good sense:"
 SEwARD's SPEECH The speech of Senator Seward, at Rochester, New York on the 25th ult., is receiving ustrebuke from the conservative press of the North. That speech contained the following dec. laralion:
 'sEither the cotton and rice fields of South Carolina and the sugar plantations of Lo,isi. ana will ultimately be titled by Free Labor and Charleston and New Orleans become marts for legitimate merchandise alone, ol else the rye fields and wheat fields of Massa- chusetts and New York must again be sur rendered by their farmers to slave culture alic to the production of slaves, and Boston anc New York become once more markets fol trade in the bodies and souls of men"
 The utterance of such an infamou: sentiment has placed Senator Seward within the pale of the abolition organiza tion.. Heretofore he has made some pre- tentions 10 nationality, and has prolessed to be 8 Republican. But when be de. clares that the country must and will be. come wholly free or wholly slave territory and that the party to which he belongs i; devoted to the task of making that coun. try free, he places himself by the side oi Lloyd Garrison and Garrett Smith. He no longer has the Shadow of claim tc nationality, and we do rot hesitate to de- clare that the election of such a man tc the Presidency would be the instant sig nal for the dissolution of the Union. With the avowal of such sentiment upon his lips, he would go into the Presidential chair, if elected, pledged to use the pow CT and patronage of the General Govern ment for the extinction of slavery. Such interference or such pledge to interfere with the domestic affairs of the Southern people would not be tolerated one mo- ment, We know the threats of the South have become contemptible in the eyes of the North, from having been made so of- ten without any intention of carrying them into execution. We never indulge in the idle luxury of making threats, but we state it as fact which cannot be disputed or denied, that the Federal Union could not exist single day after the election of W. H. Seward to the Presidency while the above declaration is unexplained and unretracted. He made it for the purpose of securing the nomination from the Re- publican party, but we feel we'll assured that if nominated at all, it will be by the Abolitionsts, and not by the Republicans. We believe there is so much conserva- tism in the North, that Seward could no, now receive a larger vote than was given to Burney in lS44.
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27
JAMES F. BATE, GENERAL Aeru7

2 AND COLLECTOR, Searcy, White county, Arkansas. Particular attention given to the collection of claims, buying and selling lands, locating swamp and overfown lands, entering land at the General Land Offices, showing lands subject to graduation; and to the paying of taxes on land in any county in North Ar kansas. jan9-tf
Des Arc citizen., 1858-11-27

BEHIND THE ScESE people have often hsssn surprised at public meet. ings, 10 see with what enthusiasm and equanimity persons scattered in all quar- ters of an audience shout for particular speakers. They regard such manifesta- tions as unmistakable evidence of the popularity of the person called for. At a republican meeting in Indiana, the other day, a speaker named Long responded to a loud call and took the stand; but big, strapping fellow, persisted in crying out, in stentorian voice, Long! Long" This caused little confusion, but after some difficulty in making himself heard, the president succeeded in stating that Mr. Long, the gentleman honored by the call
 was now addressing them. "Oh, he be 'd-dr r' replied the fellow, he's the little skeezicks that told me to call for Long P This brought down the house.