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Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-25
Manufactures, the Mechanic Arts.
and Agricultural RrnducIs

Under the heads OF WOODEN Goods. Cotton Fabrics
Silk, Flax, Hemp Goods, Marble Work Fine Arts
Cooper's Ware, Leather, Printing, Farm Products
Fruits Flowers, Bees and Honey Produce of the Dali
~, the Vineyard, Agricultural Implements Iron and
Vehicles and Harness, very long liberal list of
premiums is offered. Articles under these heads must
be entered on the first day, and placed position in
the Hall for exhibition, where they remain I'M
I'll the close Of the FAIR Competent agents Will be in
attendance Friday and Saturday OF the week previous .
and on Monday until evening receive and arrange
all articles in these departments and the awards Will
be publicly announced on Friday afternoon.
p9. Great will be taken that all articles in the
Hall are properly cared for, but responsibility for
any loss or damage that may occur
Fees.---Prices of Admission 10 Fair
Grounds.
Single Tickets, 25c
Children under Is years. l5c
All COlorcd Persons, loo
The entrance fee articles and animals shall be
twenty per cent of the premiums 10 persons
bers of a County Agricultural Society. and ten per
cent TO persons who produce credentials of paying
membership fees IN such societies, for the present
year. These credentials, under the signature the
President, Secretary, Treasurer OF County So
ciety, must in all cases be produced by those who
claim 20 make entries under the lowest rate Of fees
Printed lists Of the Premiums and Regulations can
be obtained on application TO the Secretary.
BY order Of the Bureau.
f. G. EASTMAN,
sept7-wtw&deOdtd Secretary
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-25

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Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-25

Jockey Club Purse s25O-two mile heats.
ang3Sd&wtd :. J. CARTER Prnprist,
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Overland Mail Exploring Psrtv

We had the pleasure, on Monday last Of
call from Messrs. G. w Wood. +. d. Ryther,
Jesse Talcold, John Busterfeld, jr., j. Sworts,
I. X. Mills, and Z. c. Cole, en- route for their
homesin the State of NY. These gentlemen
composed part Of the company Of s1plora-
ton Of the overland mail route from San Fran
cisco to this place; leaving San Francisco, Cal
i!ornia, in January, they made the trip through
to Fort Smith in fifty-two days. They report
the route practicable and free from Indians,
having seen none on the entire route, except
Of friendly character. Messrs. Buttertied
& Co, in their selection Of men for this en-
terprise have been extremely fortunate (if we
may be permitted to form our opinion from
the acquaintance we have with those, who
have sojouraed with us;) as to energy, tact,
and qualifications, while the who.y party on
y SIX ranked as high priyates. They. each
and every man were qualified to command in
emergencies, and We can only say for them,
had, the revei.Ie been beaten throughout the
entire State Of New York, the same mum
Der and qualification could not have been Sc
ected from the muster rolls Frank .. Ry-
'her with his wit humor, intelligence, socia-
Jility, captivating and gcntleuauly manner,
/ possesses a carte jIylcie to travel either in a
civilized OF savage country, and where travel
would lead, there Was no necessity for re
serve. Although our acquaintance was Of
but few DAYS We shall ever recur 20 it As
among the p'ea>antest recoHections Of the
past They furnished US with statement Of
. distances IS measured by them of the road
from San Francisco to Van Buren,, which we
publish below:
Distances hare'r5 jy OrerIaad Nail from
San Francisco to Iau Bszen, IrEausas.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Tremendous" Excitemeu -2 10000 Indian
in, EI..rE

.'TormeEdous' Excitemeu 10000 Indians
in the Field.
There is some exciting news af0at in re-
gard TO the hostility Of wild tribes Of Indians
on the plains, which will probably have some
effect upon the proper authorities Of the gov
erumont. This Intelligence, we are happy to
say IS without foundation, excited by an ex
petition to Albuquerque, who we're sent out
by the citizens Of this city and Fort Smith.
for the purpose Of exploring the country and
asccstaiuang the TriciicaJIity Of a route
from Van Euren to Albuquerque, in New
Mexico, for the information Of emigrants to
California; went about two hundred miles and
returned much frightened by the echo of some
Indians, probably hunting buffalo in the sou
thern plains. There was quite lengthy re-
port published by the Fort Smith Times in
regard to its accuracy, beliesiug it highly ne
cessary tina, the government should immedi-
atoly place soldiers on the frontier for the
protection Of the citizens thereon. These
tribes, according to report have united them.
selves with Brigham Young against the Uni
ted States, and are determined to say the
frontier settlers and friendly Indians wherever
they may fud them aud steal their stock
We do not for moment give credence to
this authority, though it may be true, but
having good reason TO doubt It's yeracitv, on
information received by an expedition from
San Francisco, sent out for the purpose Of ex
ploiing the overland mail route across the
plains say they never saw but seven Indians
OF Wild nature the whole route through
from San Francisco to this city. These men
are reliable characters, as We think. We,
therefore, pronounce the information above
stated, an entire hoax and give it as mere
hypothesis. 1t Is quite probable that some of
the Wild tribes Of the plains, will form ALI
snce with the Mormons; but, even if they do,
they are not going to disturb the frontier
settlers and friendly Indians in the west
Their attention viii be required to defend
the great city from invasion by the United
States troops. We deem it highly important
that government should wisely direct its at
tention to the approaching troubles in Utah
and not to the wbims Of sslf-intorest.
EEGenersI Harney is to be assigned to
the command Of the Utah army, which is to
bs withdrawn from Kansas.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
A Terrible Civil War.

A private letter, received in Salem, Mass,
gives the following terrible story of the awful
atrocities committed in the Banda Oriental
country. The letter is dated Monteyideo,
February
We are still in a state of civil war in this
unfortunate province This time there has
been much bloodshed, some zoo lives hsuu.
already been sacrificed TO the cause Of liberty
(EIow that word Is abused }
Gen. Dias was defeated, about woek since
some $50 miles in the interior, and over 500
prisoners surrendered to the government
troops. After sending to this place, TO the
government, to know what disposition should
be made OF the prisoners. the President sent
orders an hour afterwards TO shoot 2S officers
and cut the throats Of nearly 200 Of the sol
diers. Among the officers were Gen. Cesar
bias. vino has been serving las country all
H,, .Gl. time, and was lu comma Fu O., L4e Igr-
Ges from TINS province - "a Russ- fell and 2,
man wHo bore an excellent character; Gen
krale, one Of the veterans Of 80, and hi, son,
4 colonel; with other officers Of not much low
er grade.
This has been one Of the most brutal butch
cries that ever stained the annals Of this cUun-
try. 1t outstrips Rosas and Onbe altogether
When it was known that the order had been
sent out for this wholesale slaughter, the Eng
Esh and French Ministers and both Admirals,
the Spanish Minister, American Commodore
and Amencan Consul, all went to see the
President to suPPhcate mercy for these poor
fellows, but in vain.
The consequence will, fear be dreadful.
and we begju to see it already. The cavaIp
escaped at the surrender Of Dias, and have
been making dreadful work They have a.
ready visited several villages and cut the
throat Of every blanco they encountered
men, women aud ohiIdren-and DESTROYED
their property to as great An extent as posi-
ble. This vengeance does not fall upon the
guilty only, but on any Of the adherents Of
the party that did the awful deed above men
toned.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

Posiai lGairs.--ln only Gye States a-o
the receipts greater than the expenses Of su,-
tanning the post Offices and Transporting the
mails. In Arkansas the receipts were go,
S23 95; expenses Of maintaining the Offices,
$ls,99S "a, and cost IS transportation Sl72,-
800 80
There are eleven other States whose ded-
cioncies are greater than ours, that Of LOUIS
lana being in round numbers half a million d
dollars, next Illinois, then Virginia. Mail "a
cilities are often denied on the ground that
the estimated receipts will not pay the Ell
penditure, bu; if the system has TO be reduced
to paying one, other States would fare worse
than our own. We call attention 10 these
things to show that Arkansas is not IS far BE-
hind her sister States as her enemies. internal
and external, have been in the habit Of plAc-
ing her.-ITue DeHaocrut.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

CoEoHizdtion.-An act Of the Maryland le-
gislsture, passed at its late session, appropn-
ates FIVE thousand dollars per year, for the
space of four years, to the managers Of the
Maryland Colonization Society, for the gene
raj purposes of said society. 1t ahSo Autho-
rizes the Controller to pay seventy dosiar'
for each emsncipated slave or free negro, mae
or female, above the age Of ten years, sent by
said society to Africa, and thirty five dollaH
for each negro, etc, under ten years Of age
to be paid if sent by said society TO AincA
within two months Immediately preceding
the date Of a written certificate of the fact
from the board of managers, which must Be
filed with the controller. The psymsnts made
per capita are not to exceed an additional sum
OF tive thousand dollars per annum apPfoPr-
ated by the act for four years
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
New Picture CaIIerY Y.

Messrs Day d Morrell are now located in
the c0mmodiyus rooms over DR.. Whites drug
store, in the McGee house, for the purpose OF
taking AmbrotyPes, MeIaiuo,ypes, Stereo
types, SPhereo,yPes and Lampratypss. We
have seen many Of their specimens, and uuhes-
itatingIy pronounce them the bert vet taken
among Us, and ehaarr1lly recommend to these
gentlemen all persons who desire TO secure
their shadow ere tlesuJ~tauce fades"
EgThc Texas creditors are memorializ.nr
Congress tha, the undistHbuted 100000 now
remaining IN the treasury shall be deistribu-
ted among them ia proportion to their seye-
raj claims. Seven million dollars were ap-
proprated by Congress to satisfy the claims
Of these creditors, but, taking au the claims,
it was ascertaiBcd that sum would only pay
seventy eight per oeu,um. The improved
claims amount TO 100000, and tbs IS asked
fJr 70 make nearer than IS done now the full
payment Of the proved e,.ias.
TIE Ca~a.g Ssw@as.-Au English paper
learns that the Esrl ot Rose. F.E. =. and
one Of the 6rst astronomers in Europe, autici-
Tates one Of the most intensely hot summers
this year that has ever been known. and ad-
yises farmers 10 build mp sheds for the cattle,
ty way Of protection against tbs extreme
heat.
EEir is stated, en- ~lat appears 20 be un-
doubted authority, that the city Of Ciucin-
nati, Ohio, contains more gFoc-sres than any
othsr city IN chs Ua...i States, except New
Zof-.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Overland Mail Party of Expedition.

We learn from the gentlemen composing
the party Of expedition on the route of the
California overland mail, who arrived in our
city last Sunday, that the route they have
trayersed presents no very iusurmountable
obstacles for wagon road, the scarcity Of
water on the route being the most serious
They find a distance Of about sixty miles on
this side Of the Rio Grande, and one Of about
seventy miles on the other side of the same
river without water. This difficulty, they
say, must be obyiated 10y constructing tanks
The party consisting Of eight men, came thro'
from san Francisco in fifty two days, meeting
with no interruption from Indians on the route.
They hpd the distance as measured by them
to be 2G4S miles from San Francisco to Van
Buren,, this is somewhat a greater distance
than had been estimated The party express
themselves very fayorably towards tha route
they have travelled, but are convinced from
the information they have, that the route via
AIbuquorque, besides being much shorter in
distance, presents greater advantages in wood,
water. Dc.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
The Romance Knocked out OF that Story.

The Romance Knocked out of that Story.
Oar readers viii remember a sad tale Of a
young woman, who was highly educated, was
ward Of Henry ward Beecher, became VIC
tim Of incompetence; and was lately discover
ed in Milwaukee, in abject want. Mr.. Beech
er says the woman never was his adopted
child. He says:
Her history WAS even darker and moro mel
ancholy during her Brooklyn life than the
narrative represents. But regard the state
meut that she was injured by unrequited love
As entirely without foundation. From the
day she landed on our shores, (she was born
in lrcIaud,) have reason to think that she
employed unusual powers, with extraordinary
address, for purposes of deception, Hundreds
OF people in the city were made to pity and
relieve her condition by tales that were varied
with extraordinary skill to suit her purposes;
and believe that within two or three years
she must have received and squandered seve-
raj thousand dollars.
She was supposed to be dead 1t seems,
however, that she is verse than dead.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

in active demand in our market to-day, and
prices have advanced 1c. per 10.
Bacon has also been in active demand, and
prices have advanced &c. per 10.
Lard has been active at ful. prices, quota
tons standing at loc. per 10.
GEN. wALKER AND NENICo.
Washington, April 9.-The Presiden: is
stated to have addressed Gen. Walker, in re-
ference to his reported intention 20 accompA-
ny Gen. Comonfort to Mexico, for the pur
pose Of siding in reiuSiating tho latter in the
Presidential ckair Of that country. 30 we
read our despatch; which, however, is not We
~ clear.
ATTEMPT OF THE LIFE or SECRETARY TIoNr-
S0N.
\ man named Besancon. formerly Of Lou
isisua, made an attempt this morning to shoot
Mr. Secretary Thompson, but was prevented
and arrested lie bad been applicant tor a
clerkship which was refused, and no other
ground for his act Is known
Washington, April 5.
Tie President to-day affixed hi, signature
to the bill providing for the raising Of three
regiments of volunteers.
In the House to day tue deficiency bill was
rejected 10y majority Of Is.
A resolution was passed 10 adhere 20 the
Kansas bill as passed with Mr. Cuttenicus
amendment, by a majority Of II.
Washington, April 9.-The House to day
rcconsdered the vote Of yesterday upon the
deficiency biH aud afterwards passed 1t .'y a
majority Of "a.
DEATH OF HoN. Tuos Il. BENTON.
The Hon. Thomas II. Benton died 10 this
city this morning.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

An Officer of the French Army to be Shot
for assassination Of a Brotte~ OHcer.-The
Paris correspondent Of the n. Y. Commercial
Advertiser, in his letter Of the 18th ult, 10y
the Persia) says:
Another prisoner in the higher walks Of
life has just been condemned at Lyons to be
shot. Lieut.. de Mercy, Of the French army,
belonging by birth to noble family, and son
in law to the Marchioness de Cha,elier, was
condemned to death for the assassination Of a
brother officer, Lieutenant in the same regi-
ment. lie invited the Lieutenant to his room,
and then killed him with his sabre. His de-
fence was that he killed him in a duel fought
without witnesses. But itaPPearsd sufficient
ly clear to the court martial that the other
had not drawn his sword at all, and DE Meuo.
was condemned. The prisoner, who Is a BRAY.
man, exhibits great courage, and processes to
be ready to die
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
u. u. HAIL.

Temperature Of Tie Interior Of TIE Earh.
1t Is found that the increase Of temperature
in tie esrth's interior is about one degree
iareuAot for every fifteen yards Of descent
In al. probability, however, the Increase viii
be toUaa to bee IN a geometucal PROCESSION as
Investigation IS extended, in which case the
present crust will probably be found to be
much thinner than has usually been caIcula
ted. And should this be found to be correct
the i-ueous theory viii become matter Of
much more importance, in a geological point
af view. tuat it Is at present considered. Ia
king, tEeu as correct the present observed
ate Of increase, the temperature and IS phe
Homena VII. be as follows; Water will boil at
the depth OF 243J yards; lead viii melt at the
depth Of $500 yards; there is rod heat at
the depth of seven miles; gold meIts at tweu-
ty-one mics; cast iron at seyenty-four miles;
SORT iron at njnety.~evea miles; and at the
depth Of one hundred miles there is a temper
atuIe equal 10 the grcaest artificial heat yet
ubtajucd-a temperature capable of fa~jug
Tiantua, porcelain, and indeed every known
refractory substance
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
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From the True Democrat.
California.
February 5th, 1888

February 5th, 1888.
Tn addition to what | have written to my
friends ia Arkansas in relation to the gold IN
the South Plat country, near the head of the
Arkansas river. since | have landed in the
golden land, have prospected where they
wore mining, as did On the plains, and the
prospects we're much better than 1t Is here,
where they make from two to twelve dollars
per day. ] found the South Plat river to be
forty yards wide, three feet deep, quite swift,
fine land and grass, and tine cottonwood tim
Der on it. crossed it June IS, and had fire.
queut showers Of rain. | moved SIX miles
beyond South Plat and crossed Big Greek,
camped on Little Greek next day. l follow
el up Big Creek ten miles to the base Of the
Rocky Mountains; l paused here and found
the creek at the base forty five feet wide and
two and half deep, and ran very swift
Fine timber on the mountain sides, good
range fer stock, and fine rich land for cuItva-
ton, it lies beautiful for irregatiOn. There
are tine streams flowing out OF the mountains
into beautiful valleys of grassy land. On ex
animation | found the rocks on the mountain
nearly all composed of small pebbles, such
Is are common IN the beds OF rivers, cement
ed togs her ! found the precious metals for
some 100, commencing thirty miles before
crossing South Plat The miners tell me from
the description | give them that it is better
than California; 200 men might settle by en-
pIoy.ug some Of the Pap pehoe Indians to
hunt to. them and act as spies. Game Is
plenty, elk deer and antelope in abundance,
also beaver aud otter. Stock can be kept fat
through winter, and hay can be cut in album
dance Of the finest quality. | have sent a
map Of that country to Col. James Moore, in
Ozark, Arkansas, he viii furnish copy by
order % any wanting them. South Plat Is
500 miles from Van Buren,, the road IS quite
good; 700 miles thence TO Salt Lake, to which
tie road is quite rough.
Ii II a
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Shipwrecked and Attaolredby Savage An
inals.

The crew Of the ship Admiral Zutman,
which was wrecked on the Florida coast some
weeks since, about two hundred and fifty miles
from Havana, suffered almost incredible hard
ships and dangers. For the space of nine
days the crew walked up and down the beach
in the hope of attracting the attention ofsome
passing vessel, and were at length relieved by
the steamship Daniel Webster, which took
them all on board They describe their suf-
ferings as having been very great. They
were frequently attacked by bears, panthers
and wolves; twelve Of the former they sue
ceeded in killing, and also three of the latter
Five other wrecks were found on the beach,
some Of which were of recent date. The bo
dies of nineteen men, and grave, with slab
at its head, bearing the name Of Captain
Adams, were also discovered forty miles be-
low Stryker's Inlet.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23
Mutiny on an English Convict Ship.


DIR. Hale, who went out to Australia from
London in November last, as Chaplain on an
English convict ship, two hundred and fifty
men Of the most desperate characters being
aboard, lately wrote back to the London News
an account Of an attempt on the part Of the
desPoradoes to mutiny and take possession OF
the vessel. He says:
From the first the manner Of the men had
been unruly and troublesome; their conduct
soon became openly and da-rnUv muGuuus.
They half murder d "a warIer; .ue surgeon
narrowly escaped with his life. With hori
bic impracat,onS and frantic gestures they
threatened general rising and rn iudrscrm-
suate massacre. The women and farn,m.- Of
the soldiers and w4r3ars crowded wild with
terror, 10 the cuddy and poop. The crew were
furnished with cutIasses, the guard We're kept
constantly under arms, and when the prison
ers rushed IN a body to batter down the bulk
head and bars which alone restrain them,
orders were given TO flo down the hatcuVay
upon the turbulent AID raging mass. The
sight OF the guns muzzles pointing down up
on them produced sautary effect, aud the
imminent risk Of a successful outbreak was
for the moment ayerteI. Again and again.
however, in the course Of the voyage the mu
tinous spirit broke out, bat tuay We're kept
down, and finally landed IN the penal colony.
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

Unnatural Aurder.-H horrible tragedy
occurred on Saturday last, in Broad Creek
Hundred, near Little Hill Church, which IT.
suited in the death of child. A negro NO
man, by the name of Purnal on the day above
mentioned, left home with the view OF attend
ing vendue, in order to sell liquor She
left her family Of SIX children at hom.. 5a.
oldest of which was only eight years OLD -
When the mother returned, she missed one
of her children. Having observed blood up
on the floor, she WAS led to inquire the where
abouts Of the child. The children refused to
tell. A search was then instituted, and the
child found covered over with brush, at some
distance from the house The head was cut
off, as was also che of its arms. The two
Oldest children made a confession. They said
that the oldest child took an axe and cut the
chid's head of, and then made one of the 9th
er children cut the arm off They refused to
tell what they had done with the arm, but it
was subsequently found concealed in the cup
board Deia,glre Messenger
Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-04-23

HsJico-I Battle -Coa8Hiuiioualists gic-
tori0os-Tue Boetou Official from Monterey,
Of the 22d ult, gives a full account of a battle
between Gen. Mariana E>cobedo aud Gen.
Cruz at Soils, little town. we suppose from
the date the Commanders letter. to be sit
uated in the southern part of the State Of
Nueyo Laon. The conflict occurred about the
10th ult. The forces under Gen Escobedo,
a coustjtutjonaIjst, are represented to have
fought brayciy. Several prisoners were Ia
ken and all the munitions of war. Gen. Cruz
was among the prisoners captured.
Gen. d. FaIeutin Cruz is the same officer
who served under Santa Anna and had pos
session Of Matamoras in 1855.
The last accounts from Gen. Escobedo were
TO the 18th, which says that his army were
on their march for San Luis where they ex-
pected another encounter with the enemy
The following names ofsoldiers and officers
are reported aS killed and wounded-D. Fran
cisco Aleman, Jose Maria Fernandez, Ger7r-
din Silva, Antonio Ramires, Juan Monies,
Juan del Prado, Ventura Gallardo, Victoriano
Moreno, Domingo Vega and Susanna Toscano.
Flag.