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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

,-t. FOR RENT.-The HOUSE and LoI,
~; corner of Prince and Royal streets, at pre-
At At; occupied by AIoysius Baggett, an excel
Ion. stand for Bakery or Grocery Store. Also
81, The STORE ROOMS, on the south side
ii%Y of King street, west of Pitt, recently occq
nIe1 by Stone Il Co, as Drug store-an excel
lent stand for any kind of business Also, non
r- A comfortable, small, two.story bhlCh
IT, DWELLING, on south side OF "oiie' Dc
tNsrn Fairfax ard Royal streets. Apply 70
9Th mn L--laMAM h. II. .NIb.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

STEAMER GEORGE PAGE.-On account of
az accident to the machinery Of the engine
Of the steamer George Page, on Wednesday,
the boat has been withdrawn from the route
between this city and Washington, for few
days, until the necessary repairs shall be
completed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

FISH Fine sport is enjoyed in catching
fish in the river, below Piney Point. 1t is
said that Tailors, Mackerel, Drum, Bonita,
&c. are unusually abundant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

e-- FOR RENT-The three'story u" ILL ILL
;#s ING, in Washington Bow, on "ssh'" p s"i.
s11eet, now occupied by Mrs LanPhi,i . Us
session given on the first September 70, I1"'
applyto ,:.n. vs. and Queen streets
auo 7-eotSeptl
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

A young married man, employed at the
furniture warehouse of lIabliston & Bro, in
Richmond, made desperate attempt to COM
NIT suicide on Tuesday. His companions
found him, absut one O'Clock, lying in one of
the rooms of the establishment, in state OF
stupor from having swallowed large guam
tity of laudauum. Physicians were called,
and after much exertion, the effects of the
drug were counteracted. The cause of this
proceeding is not definitely known.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

on. CHARLES HUI Ed, eWNT q QuIH u"H
wan slrsts, Richmond, Vd-The undersigned
nave leased the above HOTEL, and are now
fully prepared to receive their friends and the
public. They intend to make the St: Charles
in all respects comfortable and agreeable to i's
patrons Board per day Sl.75. o,u
JOHN G. MOSBY, il.
Richmond. w l-d&eo2m
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

THE WEArHER-Dark clouds, hung all
around, on Wednesday evening, and there
was much lightning and thuuder-but very
little rain. 1t is thought, however, that
a heavy rain fell not far of. In Baltimore
there was fue shower.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

ItHARLES HERNDON, LATE CONWAY Il
y HERNDoS,) ATTORNEY AT Law, Frederlcks-
burg, Virginia, continues 10 practice IN the
Courts OF King George, Stafford, Caroline, Spot
sylvania, and the town OF Fredericksburg
Collections promptly made and RENTED.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

FsrHE ARTS OF BEAUTY, or Secrets OF Il
Lady's Toilet, with hints to gentlemen on
tn art of Fascinating, by Madame Lola MonteA
Counties OF LandsieId.) l6mo. cloth, SOC.
Belle Britain on a Tour al Newport. and here
and there, give La Vie" l2mo cloth, 81.
Two Millions, by. VIM. Allen Butler, esq, au-
thor of "Nothng 10 Wear l2mO. paper, SOC.
Dick Markham, or Smiles and Tears, by j..
+. Smith esq, SOC. For sale by
JAMES ENTWIsLE x son,
,ro 20 No %, Kiug.Sueet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

I,ENTBAL sCHOOL-This School under
I the charge of H. F. HENRY, Viii resume
Is exercise again on Wednesday,, September LIST.
aug 3-eolm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

THOR SALE.-Bills on ENGLAND me
LAND, SCOTLAND, and all parts oil Inc
Continent. Also, collections made, and lnheri'
tances collected in any part OF Europe
~n IF BURKE & HERBERT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

TIE MOUNT VERNON FUND.-Mrs. Catha-
rine A. McWillie, regent for Mississippi Of
the Mount Vernon fund, acknowledges in
the Jackson papers receipts from eighteen
counties OF about 81, $50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

HAIL SToRY-We are informed by the
Captain OF the steamer Mount Vernon, that
a violent hail storm passed over portion Of
Stafford and King George counties, on We'd
ncsday night. The hail is said to have been
of very large size, and did considerable dam.
age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

GODS HAIR RESTORATIVE This
w beautiful and pleasant preparation ior
universal toilet use is naturally beaut"}ihg VI
lis effects making the hair soft and glossy IN
appearance; but i'll view OF lis removing, at once
ddndrufi and itching, ard all cutaneous cruz
lions. as well as restoring the gray ana Oa!o, II
is now most extensively used, and always WIN
the most wonderful and benehcla! results a
ull supply, received and for sale BY
ang - J. A. MlLBURN, Druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-20

ls,r wheat crop in Madison county. We
i,s, u'' an average one. The ost crop
Ia. lure The grass is fine. Some cattle
M.s,S 10 that county from eating rusted
h,,s -. "sffentOn Wing says:-If we do not
Y,no.; a 10 i've or ten days, the corn crop Of
s.si, will fall far below an average.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
E D U c A ITO NAL. w A L L A CE STITUTE. VAN pITDEN L,L N-r.c

tt} take pleasure in announcing to pare1 ts omar " dians and the friends of education generally that The fall session of this Institute commences on weeks.
 N" pains will be spared in furnishing as ample facilities for the acquisition of know edge. ,horouch mental discipline and moral training of those en- trusted to onr care ami supervision as can be otain ed Tn any college east or west.
 An arrangement has been made with proprie,ors of boarding houses by which all objections 10 sen1iuq sons wards to boarding schools are removed. ther lore parent" nee have TO fears or approximations in regard to the morals of their sons 'rhi, arrange ment positively prohibits students from freou n tn, places having dem"ralizing tendency nor will rb.v be allowed to spend their recreation urs in loerny about the stree $. Students from d distance are inn perat1ely required to remain iii their rooms at night and attend religious worship on the Sabbath Tbi ln>titution iS situated in very healthy portion of the State; accessible by the river and SC, era stage llnes. and possesses every advantage i. regard to cbpapness convenience anl health.
 The preparatory depar ment embraces period of two years A thorough classical mathematical and scientific course has been carefully selected which embraces period of four collegiate wears.
 TERMS PER SESSION cF 2l WEEKS Beginners ...................S co orthography, Reading. Elementary Geogra-
 phv Mental Arithmetic anI p-uiunn>hip 10 oA Modern Geography. History, Defuimg and
 Declamatl"n :.................... F 0o Eng>h Grammar. Sholars Companion
 Arithmetic and Composition Is Q0 Political Economy. Rhetoric, Ph, siology and
 Book Keeping. ....................... Is co Ms thematics (above Arithmetic) and the
 Sciences ...................-..... % 0U Ancient Languages. ..................... g. 0a Slafaleulat"n pr StudHut... % Board including ehts fuel and other room
 expenses furnished at. per week w . ? 5o
 Students charged from date ot entrance and no deduction ma e eXeept in of pro.racel sickness he Faculty will be cpnI} e' eft and complete
 REV. P. A NJ iSF> A NJ. Ptesilent
 For further particulars address the President.
 Sept & lS5S lV
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
Y TVIU tIl The Elections.

The repnhlcanS are iubllant over the results or the late elections; and to read their comments It would almost seem that they had already graSped the presidential chair of 1860 They say that the slave power is overthrown. that the democracy Is beaten irretrlevably, and the re- suit IS to lnure to their benefit. Now they say freedom has triumphed!
 The great New York election, next month will show what the jubilant allegations of the rank sectionaIists amount to- There the repub- licans are single and alone. There this party which says t wages war on the three thousand sliveholderS; which holds them up to public odum as an oigharchy: which avows that tb,, single issue is one of liberty or slavery is fair. ly on trial. According to present signs in New York, a love of the Union and regard for in. whole Of our fraternity of states. intellioence and patriotism, are giving this presidential sec tlona party, which prefers for it's candidates men who would let the Union slide. its just de- serts. If the signs do not fail, there the popu. lar jud dyment will indignantly condemn and re. pudiate such party. In such case, it will be worth while to read the comments of our rc. publican juhlants on the election returns.
 The Atlas and the Bee, however comes down yesterday with perfect cooler on this iubilant republican, brag. It says:
 ne result m PennSy lvauia, which is the most remarkable, is as much due to the Amer. cans, and to the antILecompton democrats un- der Coi Fornes's lead, as 1t is to republicans.n
 These are significant facts; and the comments ot 'hls portion of the triumphant allies are no less significant. They lash down the traitor. ous sectionahSm of the republicans with a will. They say they have no part nor lot with such a party as deny the Constitution. and pass per- sonal liberty bills They declare their steady purpose to warto the death against the Wilson's and hales aud the whole of the New Englana sectlonas who are warning on the south The very llistrumentalties that won the victory over which abolitonism is so jubilant annonnca the'r purpose to oppose to the bitter end tho very politciaus who here utter the loudest ro,oS of triumph! 70
 We live in strange days. A republican mar, Der ot congress Eli P. rhayer, has iu.t maIa . speech knocking the body and souI o,, ,'f tl,a Wilmot Proviso ana coning out tullv fnr tho doctrine of popular sovereignty: and e,r ,h;s by the way some of the republican journals are | taking him to task Now. in 1S54 ,bis s,n,u5 principle, which President Buchanan and tbe democracy stand ly and stand by nothing else. was hfst 'haugnrated. What was the fate of the consfeSs that enacted it :? Under the cIamor lheh raised, the repu iicans fiIlad cnnyrc;s with ''s advocates. Look at the figures: Peuts,lva iiia elected five democrats and twenty opposi- ton members; Ohio and Indiana not single
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
FkAIKkNAL ORDERS.


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 "RAND i-oDGE oF ARKANSAS L. E. BARBER C; K, q, D MERRIc1. C. sec.
 CNioN CHAPTER No ,. F. Il ENGLISH, Y ? 6RAND 'HaPTLR "F AREANsAs-E. H. ENGLISH C. / Il. N iiuEY. C. Aec.
 VccIntNTAL CoU>CIL R. d S Nj. No l.-L. E. BARBER Y 1
 llCGn DE pAYEvs CoMMANpERY. K. T. Mail k. BARBER Gm
 ACACIA I1opGE OF PERFECTION No. IA. & A. R.-L. BARBER c. +
 kEnRoN 'orNcIL PRINCES OF JERUsALEM No = E. II. ENGLISH. -N / r. ExcELsIoE CHAPTER RosE Ceo1x. No. l.-G. c. " NFklNS r. IT, N
 GODFREY DE ST pMER CHAPTER KxIGurs KA Doscn No. ! L E. BARBER Gr. C,m
 0dt Fellows Endges. O TAR WEST LoDGE No. l.-Reguiar meeting every Saturday evenin2 Hal on S,ott st. be ween Mark ham and Ei4. WILLIAM W00LF0R6. " c. er PIKE LonGE No l2.-- Regular mepting every ! u 'Sd'y evening. Hall on Scott st between Mark ham anA Elm. 10 IN BRISBIT T E ARKANSAS EScAMPMEaT, No. 2--P. 0. HOOPER GRAND LoneE OF ARxArs.s-Wm. II. ETTER. C. 1', JAs A. HENRY. c. See.
 Druias. AURORA GROVE No. I. U A. Q. D Hall on Mark nam reEn!ar meeting every Wednesday it o'clock 'n'' "nil fur her notice. ]. PEAR T 4.
 f"In lerance Orders. PULASKI TEMPLE OF liovoR No. l3-Recnlar street. II. c. LOWE IC z Y LITTLE ROCK DIVISION $. OF r., No. 18o.-Reru- lar meeting every Friday evening. Hal on Mark han street. R. $. YERKES IT. 2. RESCUE DryIsroN s. OF T.. No. l7g-Every We'd neslay night. Hall on Markham street
 A. J. WARD. IT. p.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
~'-.>~s.------ Sale of Lots in RuffaIO (yit,

We direct special attention to the advertise. ment of our townSman, J. II. Quisenberry esq for the sale of lots in Buffalo City. He has he. come the sole proprietor of this admirable loca- tioii, and we know from demonstration durina the past four years, that he possesses the epergY and the practical experience to build up not on- y town, but city at the above point. No citizen of Des Arc has contributed as much to- wards her onward progress as Mir. Ouisenberrv. lie has built residences, business houses. and contributed literally in aiding to erect our nub- lic edltces. It is most fortunate for the neonle ofthe north or northwestern portion of Arkansas that this magnificent site for building LID com. merca point has fallen into the hands of gen. tieman who is determined to lay it off on magnificent scale. His liberal offers for estab. fishing saw and grist mill, are in consonance with the policy which actuates liberal mind wishing to contribute to the com fort and benefit of others, as we'll as to enjoy profit and ad vantage himself. We again solicit a carefnl persual of his advertisement which demon. strates beyond doubt that Buffalo City is com. pelled to be the commercial emporium of north western Arkansas
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17

U3 Snuff dipping" according to North Carolina paper, is very prevalent in that State. Eighty per cent. of the women of North Caro- lima, 1t says, may be safely put down as snuff " dlppers." This is extraordinary; and the pa- per says of the eighty per cent every five will Use up two ounce paper of snuff per day. amounting in one year to the enormous quantity of nine hundred and twelve thousand pounds. As some of our readers may not know what snut dipping" is, it may be well to explain that 1t Is rubbing the teeth and gums with snuff. by means of stick. The sensation produced Is sad to be gentle intoxication--the nerves are excited and the head made little giddy. Beginners experience the sickness common to a hrst attempt at smoking a cigar; voluptuaries add little castle soap to the snuff, or allow generous quantity of the snuff pure to remain lodged like quid of tobacco! Yellow Scotch snuff is preferred. A Texan paper, the Hous- ton Telegraph, copying the statement of the North Carolina paper believes the number of " "dlpperS" exaggerated. In Texas, observes the editor, twenty-five per cent. would be large estimate ot the women of the State who prac- uce the vice--and as for ladies, not len per cent. ot them ever use the noxious "stick." Those that do are as easily distinguished as is drunk ard among gentlemen; the sallow complexion. the wan look the premature wrinkles, the fla ded countenance which the "dipper" of few years addiction to the habit is sure to possess. cannot be mistaken. Snuff, as a dentifrice, is something new up this way-and fortunately. for its use Is considered greater evil than intemDprauce
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
Speaking Tunnels- 1x1o.a.

In these days so full of wonders. as the alac. tric telegraph, the railroad, the daguerreotvpe and dozen other startling inventions the pub.
 lie Is constantly seeking for |" some new thing'' greater than the last. As the transmission of intelligence in a short time now seems the or der of the day, beg leave to send you copy of an article from Dr. Dicks works, on the sub- Ject of acoustic tunnels for the transmission of sound believing that great improvements can be made lh them especially since the discovery oi Sutta percha, and that we may be able some time or other to talk to John Bull across the great Atlantic ocean. Experiments were mads In FarlS by Monsieur Blot on the transmission of sound throughh air in very long tubes. and through solid bodies. These experiments were made through long cylindrical pipes. which were constructed as conduits for fountains to embelIsh the city of Paris. With regard to the velocity of sound, it was ascertained that Its transmission was ten and half times as quick as through the air. The pipes are over one thousand and thirty-nine wards in lenoth M. Blot was stationed at one end, and friend at the other; they heard the lowest voice SO perfectly as to hear the words and keep up con- versatlon on the subject of the experiments.- They wished to determine the lowest point at winch the human voice seemed to be audible. but could not accomplish it; words spoken as low as when We whisper secret to another were understood, so ttat not to Je heard hteys soas but one resOurce-that of not speokinq nt aH Between question and answer the interval was not greater than the transmission of sound The time in the experiment through one thou sand and thirty nine yards was about five and half seconds. Reports of pistol fired at one end occasloned a considerable explosion at the other; the air was driven out of the pipe so as to give the hand a smart blow, and to drive light substances out of it to the distance of half yard, and to extinguish a candle. Don Gau- tlan, another savan, proposed to build horizon tai tunnels, widening at the remoter cxtremi- ties, and found, at the distance of nearly half mile, the ticking of watch could be heard .tar better than close to the ear. He calculates that a series of such tunnels or pipes would convey message nine hundred miles in all hour. The advantages of such tunnels must be obvious, they might be laid between rail- road stations, across rivers, and even between cities. The day will probably come when they will be perfected so to be used as much for long distances as they are now in many large manufactories, and even in dwellings. on a small scale, and known as speaking tubes-Pa1s Let fer
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
Rust ill Cats-What is it |?

Throughout the whole southwestern portion of the Union the oat crop has suffered fr m terrible blight, which, from its resemblance to the fungus Instance that sometimes attacks wheat by that name, has been called rust. So far as we are informed, rust in oats has hitherto been unknown. We have never heard or read of anything of the kind, in any section of the country.
 The fact that it is thus unusual opens a wide and interesting field to the naturalists, and, in this case, to the etomologi~t, as it invites iuves- tigatiod in a channel, so far as we can ascertain heretofore unexplored
 While in West Tennessee, short time since we took occasion to examine the blade of the oat under microscope (kindlv furnished us by the Bully Troupn,) and were greatly surprised with the phenomenon which the glass reveal ed. Since then we have followed m these ex ani nations, by the aid of more powerful instru. ments at the Medical College in this city: in company with several scientific gentlemen among whom were Drs. Briggs and Buchanan ot the medical faculty.
 The cause of all this destruction of the oat crop is a living worm, too small to be tlainlv seen with the naked eye. A single blade or leaf of the oat sometimes contains hundreds of them. They lie encased in the tissues of the leaf or blade where they have been germinated. beneath the epidermis or thin pellicle over the exterior portion of the blade, and, as they pro- gress in development. the skiu of the leaf is raised into curious puffy blisters. The growth of the worm subsequently, ruptures these. and 1t escapes to feed on the plant. When first re- lease1 from their coverng they are of a beauti . full clear red color, almost transparent but soon begin to change color and form, getting more opaque and dark in appearance until, in the course of transformation, they become black hug. with legs and wings, when they attack the head or grain ofthe oats. isa a zl Uaalar he microscope, the dust which re- uiaii-s unthc leaf closely resembles that on the wings of butterflies. aHi KY. ss sgi
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17

uemocrat and thirty-one opposition members :: New ork but live democrats and the opnosi ton 2o; New Jersey one democrat and the on- position four members. Yet the prpcinle of tbe Nebraska and Kansas act was as sonnd .. tb. basis ot our country. The result was achieved by the success of the enemies of the party in the work of calumny and misrepresentation. Rv the constant pliance of these means the neonle were deceived and chented Yet the democrat ic party stood by their great principle they yielded nothing; and in the end they were vic tonous; aud the strange spectacle, we repeat, is seen to-day, of Massachusetts republican nom- ineee for congress criticized and condemned by his own friends for acceding to the very prin. clp!es which his interruptions and reckless as- socates III 1854 so wautonly calumnated,
 Let the democracy close up their ranks; still conuemn the unconstitutional doctrine of the pfohiOlCon of slavery in the territories and the olSunon doctrine of no more slave states: let them stand by the constitution ortheir country and vlndlcate the integrity, the priceless value. oi the supreme court of the United States a5anst the ahtl-constitutional party; let them look with steady eye to the good of the whole country, and the victories of their enemies will prove barren ones. Never was the great nation al party stronger than it is today and because Its principles, its objects, and its instrumentali ties to accomplish them are co-extensive with the length and breadth of our noble country.- Ihls fact must, in good tme remove the caus- es that have brought about the present reverses and restore tue great delinquent states once more to the democratic fold.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
The Land of Contrarie.

In Australia, the north is the hot wind ,,l the south the cool; the westerly the most ,n healthy, and the east most salubrious: if is sn,- mer with the Australians when it is winter here hsrs ana the barometer Is consid cred to rise before @ bad h weather G and to fall before good, the swans are black, and the eagles are white: the moIs lays eggs and has ducks bill: inc kanaaroo ,o gan gan animal between the deer and the squirrel.S has hve claws on his fore paws, three taIoon1s on ''s Tlhd legs like bird, and yet hops on its tall. There k bird (mellphaga) which has broom Tn Its mouth instead of a tongue: a fish one haif belonging to the genus rari; and the other that of qualus. The cod is found in the rivers, and the perch in the sea; the val. ieys are cold and the mountain tops warm: the nettle Is lofty tree and the poplar dwarfsh shrub; the pears are of wood, with the stalks at the broad end; the cherry grows with the stone outside; the fields are fenced with mahooanv. the humblest house is fitted up with cedar. and the myrtle plants are burnt for fuel; the trees are without fruit, the flowers without scent. and brds without song. Such is the land of Australia. j M
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17

Ana ihr appcanns for he ensuing fall larger than any preyirus
 t depend eniuely or Is OWN MERITS for suppori and 'hlle many l1'ui m the suth, literally endowed hy inc sta e. hare uife a-t riIiS has confirmed 10 in crease + Is the NfEGE~ well the dut, III per sons dentfed wih the it's institutions of i.EARAlN'., ard eiuca'e ilieir children m them
 All person, attend uut, THEY pc iectly SATIS.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-11-17
A ANkANSAS COLLEGE.

VHNlE Seventh Session oi this Institution will com N men on the first Monday in September. lsas and continue til the 4th of July. lssg. The course of study k extensive requiring n general four wears for completion.
 Connected with the College k Preparatory and English Department in which sle,iai attention k paid to the elements of good classical and Engli.h edr xii n
 The facilities afforded the student in respect to com peteur lnstfuetors. commodiou, recitation roams good boarding etc, not surpassed in the south or west.
 FEES FOR TERM OF FIVE MONTHS. Tuition in advance. Engsh and Preparatory SIS %
 Board, inclrding washing etc from sl 55 to s2 25 per week. Ne eyfra ciargss Stu lent- received a; any time during .he session. For further intorma- ti0n ,sl ires~ R0BT GRAHAM President
 Sept l. isae 3m Favetteyie. Ark