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Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29
The English and Montgomery Fighting.
 fish Arrested.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The street fight betwe cen English, of Indiana, and Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, on Satur- day, has caused considerable excitement Montgomery denies that he made any reply whatever to Euglishs salutation. En5 5llSh has been arrested for assault and battery and held to bail.
 Military Occupation of Mexico, The secretary of war, in rcsponse to q reso- luton of Congress, says that he thinks the mill tary occupation of Chihuahua and Sonora will not render an increase of our army necessary.
 The Franking Privilege The post-ofice department have issued no. tice of their intention to prosecute any person who uses a borrowed frank to cover their pri. vate correspondence.
 Congressional Proceedings.
 WAsHINGToN, Dec. 20 Tn the House Hughes resolution was adopt ed, instucting the committee of ways and means to inquire into the expediency of report ing bill and making appropriations for taking the eighth census.
 The pension bill was resumed. Proceedings devoid of general interest.
 Senate Proceedings. In the Senate Rice presented bill for the establishment of a territorial government for Arazona and Dacofah.
 The bill was referred to the committee on territories.
 Criitenden gave notice that he would call up the French spoliation bill on the 8th of Jan uary.
 Pacific Railroad. The Pacific railway bill was called up. Wilson offered a new bill as substitute, which prnvidae lacosipo tba road frorn q, n Missouri river, between the thirtieth and forty third parallel, the exact location to be deter. mined by competent engineers.
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Little Roek, Dec. 23, 1858.

RIVER, ETC.-Eight feet water in the chan nel and falling slowly, though the prospects are for considerable rise. The weather is warm at this time. (Tuesday.) An unusual number of boats are in the river, as regular packets at this time, showing an increase of business There is now two lines running to Cincinnati and several fine boats are regular traders to New Orleans, besides several regular packets from Napoleon to this place and Fort Smith. Emi- grants and travellers now, need fear no deten- tion, as all can be accommodated.
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 The doctor observes: "There can be no question of the great value of this coal, if it cau be easily mined, and cheaply transported to market. The Pittsburgh coal elds but 32 pel cent. Kanahwa coal but fl per cent. Picton, Nova Scotia, 26. The Breckenridge coal 60 per cent, that is only per cent. more than the Ouachita coal of this coal formation near Cam den, Ark.
 Thirty gallons of oil may be distill ed from ton of 2OOO lbs. of Ouachita coal'
 We have fully demonstrated the cheapness and facility of making and transporting this ex- cellent oil, which can be made for 15 to 20 cents per gallon and sold at 50 cents per gallon at the mines.
 Should any person desire further information, they would do well to address J. D. Hill, one Of our most respectable merchants and long a resident of this town. VlATOR.
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A WIPES PRAYER.-If there is any thir

A WEES PRAYER.-If there is any thing that comes nearer to the imploraGon,of Ruth to Naomi than the suboined, we have not seen t:
 Lord bless and preserve the dear person whom thou hast chosen to be my husband let his life be long and blessed, comfortable and holy; and let me also become a great blessing unto him and a sharer in all his sorrows; meek helper in all the accidents and changes in this world, and make me amiable and dear to him Unite his heart to me in all the dearest love and holiness, and mine to keep him in all sweet ness. charity, due compliance; keep me from all ungentleness, discontentedness, unreason- ableness of passion and humor, and make us humble and obedent, useful and observant, that we may feel delight in each other, accord ing to thy blessed word, and both of us may rejoice in the having our portion in the love and service of God forever. Amen"
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

AN EXTRA J JUDICIAL OPINION.-A coTespou- dent of the New York Tribune says: he eight mutlneers and urderers of the whale ship Junior are soon to be tried. 1 be- lleye 1t was Of the nsleader of this gang that 1lr. Choate sad the other day most slSulh cant thing. W hat! sad he, i'll reply to a state- ment as to the desperate condition of the fellow, hands dripping with blood, and no money!- He's lost man."
 The above brings forciby to our mind an n- cdent of which we were an eye witness, which occurred ill the Mississippi legislature of 1852.
 The bill approiriating $3OOOOO out oI the State treasury to be divided among the counties for school purposes was under considerations Mr. Jarnegau, of NoXubee, on the floor speaking in opposition to the bill, and showing mp Its injustice and nlquity with truth and torCe He directs attention to the fact that NOXubee, Adams, w arren, Hinds, Lowndes, and various other counties, paid into the State treasury from S2O,OOO to S3OOOO per annum, while Wayne, Green, Perry, Harrison, JoueS etc., did not average over S4OO per annum. Yet, under the operation of the proposed law, the last counties named would come In for dividend but little inferior i'll amount to that which the first named counties would be entitled. "Y es," said Mr. Jarnegan, warming up "there is the county of Jones, which does not pay into the State trea- sury S2OO per annum-does not pay sufficient to meet the mileage which Is paid to her repre- sentative; yet under this bill, she will draw from the treasury thousands of ofdollars-dollars which have been drawn from the pockets of the peo- pie of Noxubee, Adams, Hinds, Warren, Wash ington and'-
 MT Speaker! MT. Speaker!" came from the other side of the hall. Mr Jarnegan suspend ed his remarks of course, and all eyes were turned to the gentleman who had so vocferous ly addressed the "Speaker." It proved to be Mir. Bynum, the representative from the county of JOnes-the same gentleman who had occu- pied that position for many years, but whose clarion voice now for the first time sounded through that hail. "Mr. Speaker!" said Mr. Bynum, of JoneS, with voice akin to thuu- derbolt, and geaticulatlons that would have task ed the ingenuity of youthful fourth of July orator." Mir. Speaker, let me tell the gentle men from NoXubee that understand him and let me tell him iurther that my constituents are poor but honestp' With this, down sat Mr. Bynum; when up jumped Capt. Coopwood, of Monroe, with the eXclamation " MT. Speaker, l did not understand the gentleman from J ones may put a question or two 10 him?'' Per mission granted:
 Capt. Coopwood-" Did the gentleman from Jones say that his constituents were poor?''
 Mir. Bynum-"I l did, sir!'
 Capt Coopwood-" Did the gentleman say they were honest2''
 Mr. Bynum-"I did, sr!'
 Capt. Coopwood--" Well, sir, all I've got to say is-they are tn C daDsaed bad frt'
 It Is needless to say that this " brought down the house." and tha. the school bill passed by d large majority. Raymond Gtzehe.
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To the Electors of the Senatorial District, Composed of the Counties of Dallas and Bradley. FELLOW CITIZENS:

The circumstances in which 1 find myself placed by the necessary adjournment Of the present session of the General Assembly. until the 17th of January next, rendering at out of my poaoer to be at my post, without neglect ing duties which I am not permitted to dis regard, require me, either to resign the trust you have committed to me, or to hold on to the position, with probability that shall be con- pelled to be absent from ny duties, in the state senate, at perhaps, the most important time of the session.
 In view of these facts, and with what I think a proper regard to your rights and interests, and my duty am impeled, reluctantly, to the decision, to resign the position I hold in the General Assembly of this state as your senator. The General Assembly will not again be in session before the 17th of January, and, therefore, is presumable that you will be called upon to fill the vacancy in time to have your rights and interests represented during what I regard the most important portion of the ses- sion-for my legislative experience has taught me, that the last few days of the session de- mand, above all others, the most watchful vi- glance of the legislator.
 With the foregoing reasons for the step have felt constrained to take-one which 1 regard as closing my connection with public life permit me to assure you that l carry with me, in my re- trement, the liveliest sentiments of gratitude for the confidence and honor you have hereto fHre bestowed upon me.
 IOHN E HAMPTON
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 On motion of MT. McCreery, House blll No. 66. to incorporate the trustees of the Aakansas Baptist state convention, was taken up, read twice and referred to the committee on the iudi- ciary.
 Mir. McColoch was called to the chair. On motion of Mr. Clark, bill No. I94 to change the time of holding the probate court of Washington county, was taken up, read three times and passed
 On motion of Mir. Askew, House bill No. 100, to add portion of the county of Union to the county of Columbia, was taken up. read three times and passed.
 On motion of MT. Williams, House bill No l09, tor the relief of Searcy county, was taken up, read three times and passed.
 Un motion of Mr. Trimble. House hill No l4, In relation to insane paupers, was taken up. read twice and referred to the committee on ed' ucation.
 Mir. Floyd moved to take up House bill No 13o, to Increase the salary of the judges and expedite the business of the supreme court which was taken up and read twice.
 Mr. Humphreys moved its reference to the committee on ways and means, and Mir. Will lams to the judiciary committee. Motions with drawn. MT. Humphreys moved to amend by fixing the salary of the judges at S2,25O in leu ot S25OO Mir. TrimbIe offered to amend the amendment by inserting S2OOO
 MT. Floyd moved to lay the amendment to the amendment on the table. Motion sustain ed by vote of IT to 4
 MT. rman moved to lay the amendment of fered by Mr. Humphreys, on tue table. Mo-
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HON. ALBERT PIKE-The Memphis Bulle.

tin says: We notice that some of our eastern exchanges are again publishing the death of this gentleman. All mistake, so far as their information is concerned, the Colonel, only a few days since, having set out from Fort Smith on a buffalo hunt. This is the third time Mir. Pike has been "killed" by the newspapers within the past year.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

THE BANJo.-Tbe show steamer having gone up the river, will return to this city and be here Monday and Tuesday next The price of admission to all the shows; animals, dissolv- ing views and concert, will be seventy-fve cents only. Popular pieces will be given each night. The performances, having given satisfaction last week, no doubt but many will be anxious to see them again, more especially as minute in ouiries have been made, by cotemporary into the private characters and histories of the animals and their record found to be unblem- ished. The monkeys, he says. after digant inquiries by him made, it was found had never been too drunk to perform; the goat carries his caudal appendage in loose manner, and accor- ding to the latest approved style, and the hon est dogs had never been raised from obscurity, elected to honorable offices and then turned and abused those who had favored them. With animals of such ineproachable character, the show IS bound to be patronised.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

SURPRISING LOTTERIES Without a dis sentlng voice, the House of Representatives of Georgia has passed bill repeating all laws which authorized lotteries in that state, and prescribing certain penalties for all schemes and sale of tickets after the 1st of June. 1860.
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Or We are glad to learn that Mir. Penning- ton, senator from Clark, Pike and Polk, and Mr. Rosson, senator from Van Buren and lzard, and Mir. Anderson, the representative from Phillips county, who have been for some weeks past confined to their rooms by sickness, are gradually regaining their health.
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.LittLe Rock. Arkansas

RELIGIoUs.-Elder P. S. G. Watson, Baptist minister, providence permitting, will preach in the court house, in this place, next Sabbath at II o'clock, a. m.
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or Advces received from the Japan squad ron give assurance that it will return to tbe United States some time in May, and that an ambassador from Japan will accompany it.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

THE THEATRE.--Mr. J. B. Roberts closed his re-enga cement, and we are sorry to add, performed the last few nights to thin houses. The steamer Banjo took of the bulk of our sight seeing folks and on Saturday night it rain ed very hard.
 The theatre has been closed several nights, and the present week is devoted to benefits - The popular actress, Mrs. Palmer, took ben eft last night, and Mr. Connor takes his on Thursday night. The plays to be presented are "Don Caesar de Bazan," i" Paddy Miles boy" and !" A glance at New York" Mir. Connor has troops of friends who will no doubt exert them selves and give him the benefit his merits de- serve.
 Mir. Douglas, said to be star actor of dis tinguished merit appears tonight as Damon.
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Criticism.
SIlllCl5ill. T. Al, ~ .l

In the last Gazette appears the following:
 "Sgror Donnetti's diSsolving views were very fine; the representation of the arrival Of tram of cars on the Memphis and Little Rock Rall Road, just as 1t will appear, when that road Is hnished-ana not betore-was enthusiastically received then there was figure which was at once taken for Gov. Conway on horse back and the audience could not be convinced ot thelr error, until they were informed that It was BfS- ham Young, in the act ot abandoning war with President Buchanan"
 The fling at the Memphis and Little Rock railroad is an evidence of the real feelings of the editor and shows his former praise of that company was
 Mouth honor, breath Whichthe poor heart would tan deny but dare not.
 Among the djssolving views was figure not on horse back, anl whateverit it might have been taken for at first, no one had any difficulty n knowing when the rider and its animal changed heads, that it then represented, and completely " filled the bill" of know nothing editor
 0F The Gazette of this city, though not a fashionable journal by any means, has become journal of fashion and an arbiter of elegance. Its editor, at his advanced period of life, has turned his attention to the study of etiquette, and tells its readers who are and who are not gentlemen. Like the renowned MT. Turvydrop he is, at present. giving his whole mind to the "scence of department" So much so, that in notice of Signor Donetti's exhibition, he tells us which of the animals are the better behaved Evidently Donetts goat is down in his genteel list, fate as much to be dreaded as to be pu, in his list of distinguished arrivals" We are surprised at nothing nowadays and this first appearance" is. we suppose in the natural or der of things, for
 '' All the worlds stage,
 And all the men and women merely players:
 They have their exits and their entrances;
 And one man in his time plays many parts."
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0T We congratulate the people of Darda- nelle upon the accession to their midst of w. N May, esq. MT. May has fine reputation for young lawyer, and we prophecy that he will win golden opinions from all sorts of peo- pie /" in his new location.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-29

Or By decree of the Propaganda of Rome, confirmed by the Pope, the highest rank in the Catholic church in the United States has been conferred on Archbishop KenricS, of Baltimore, who will hehceforth take precedence in all meetings and councils.
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MT. Simon Tappertit.

In the capital sketching of this character, the author, after describing the personal appearance of Mr. Tappertit proceeds thus:
 " It may be inferred from these premises, that in the small body of MT. Tappertit there was locked up an ambitious and aspiring soul. As certain liquors confined in casks too cramped in their dimensions, will ferment, and fret and chafe in their imprisonment, so he spiritual essence or soul of MT. Tappertit would some times fume within that precious cask, his body, until, with great foam and froth and splutter, it would force vent and carry all before it.''
 Though the Tappertit of Mir. Dickens is sup posed to have fourished eighty years ago, yet we have his ditto here in Arkansas, who, like his prototype, is fierce politician, but unlike him, has the control of newspaper. As our Simon has manifested disposition to tilt at us, we are disposed to hnmor him by continuing to notice him; to see him strut, and fume, and buster, and put on airs generally. Our Simon is quite a study,--is very dictatotia, self-important; and fancies that he has
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0T Mir. Parton, the author of the Life of Aaron Bur-" is preparing Life of General Jackson"
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ELIAS N. CON W. AY.
By the Governor:
 D. B. GREER. Secretary of State.

D. B. GREER. Secretary of State
 The proclamation itself explains the causes that called for this unusual exercise of author itv by the Governor. The disagreement in re- spect to the time of adjournment occurred pre-. vious to the 23d inst, and on that day, a quo rum not being present in either branch Of the General Assembly, it had no other consttu- tonal power than to adjourn from day to day and send for absent members, proceeding that would have resulted in frutless efforts to pro- cure their immediate attendance and at great eX- pense to the State. Hence the duty, by pro- vision in the constitution, devolved upon the Governor to adjourn them over to some speci- fled time
 The absence of so large a number of mem- bers was in great measure caused by the sick ness of some of them and the sickness of the families of many others. There has been an unusual amount of sickness among the mem- bers during the present session-a senator and a representative having died and others having been detained from their seats by dangerous illness
 The legislature meets again on the 17th of January. On the day of its adjournment it was about as far advanced with the business before it as at any previous session. It had passed the usual number of bills and its vari- GUS committees had matured and reported much business for the action of the two houses. If the members will return punctualy and deter mine to forego all long winded, buncumbe speeches and go to work in earnest, they will bring their labors to a speedy close with credit to themselves and advantage to the State.
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feTA meeting of the board of directors of the Cairo and Fulton railroad, is called for the 17th of January 1859. See adv't.
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News Items.

The French papers have all at once, become very denunciatory of the United States and we find that Mons Belly has written pamph- let on Nicaraguan affairs, wherein he wontonly abuses this country.
 The French have found new slave mart and are capturing natives of the South Sea islands
 A physician has published tract in which he takes the strong position that ladies of weak nerves should not be permitted to sleep alone
 In the Indiana senate, bill passed instruct ing the committee on banks to inquire into the expediency of prohibiting the emission by the banks of that state, of bills less than ten dol lars, and to make it penal offence to circulate the bills of the banks of other states
 The Savannah Republican gives very sin- gular but accurate way of ascertaining the prices of field hand negroes by the price of cotton Multiply the price of pound of cot ton by hundred dollars and you have the price of the negro. For instance-if cotton is eight cents a pound negroes are worth eight hundred dollars; if ten cents pound, a thou sand dollars; if twelve cents, twelve hundred dollars, and so on. The price of cotton may Huctuate more, but the price of negroes is sure to follow any increase or depression of any dura- tion.
 There is no doubt but that cargo of slaves from Africa, was landed on J Jekyl island Geor- gia, recently. Some arrests were made, but there appears to be no direct proof against those arrested.
 Lord Napier the British minister, has been transferred to the Hague. He will be succeed ed by Mir. Lyons.
 One hundred passengers were booked TOT seats in the stage at St. Louis, for California oy Butterfeld's line. One hundred dollars pre- mium was offered for seats.
 Lotteries are in bad may. Swan < Co.,, are superseded by Wood, Eddy < Co., The legislature of Georgia has repealed all lottery charters and enacted stringent laws against them. Fresh indictments have been found, and the publishers of several newspapers prose- cuted for advertising the lotteries.
 w. H. Gst has been elected governor of South Carolina, by one majority over James Il. Irbig.
 The fillibuster schooner Susan, in the Bay of Mobile, was boarded by a boats crew from the McCeland, and an officer, LC. White, placed on board of her. During the night she escaped carving off the lieutenant. She had 220 men on board.
 Of the standing committees in the House Of Representatives at Washington, we see that A. B. Greenwood Is chairman of the commit tee on Indian affairs.
 The House of Representatives has refused to impeach Judge Wauous, of Texas.
 They have very exciting times on the Isth mus at present, of which we will give full account as early as practicable.
 The President has sent special message to Congress- concerning our relations with Central America
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The adjournment of the General
 Assembly,.
On the 23d of December, to meet again
 on the l7th of January, 1859.

On the 23d of December, to meet again
 on the 17th of January, 1859.
 The private secretary to the Governor ap- ,peared in the Senate chamber and the hall of the House of Representatives, on the morning of the 23d inst, and read the following procla- nation by the Governor, which adjourned the two houses over until the 17th January next
 THE STATE OF ARKANSAS,
 To aH of the Members of tue General Assembly of said State-GREETING:
 WHEREAS: It has been made known to the Governor that a disagreement between the two houses of the General Assembly, with respect to the time of adjournment, has occurred; and that so many members are now absent that there is no quorum in either the Senate or the House of Representatives; and whereas, ue economy requires that the expenses of the Gen. eral Assembly should cease until sufficient number of members can be assembled to con- stute quorum in each house.
 Now, therefore, I, Elias N. Conway, Gov error of the State of Arkansas, by virtue of the authority in me vested by the constitution of said State, do hereby adjourn the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas over to the 17th day of January, A. D. 1859, upon which day all of the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives are required to assemble in their respective places in the legis- lative halls of this State, at the seat of govern ment, to complete the unfinished legislative business, and to enact such laws as the public interests require.
 In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto sign
 ed my name and caused the seal of the IT.. s. State of Arkansas to be affixed, at Lit
 tie Rock, this 23d day of December, A.
 D. 1858.
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sy- OMAR R. WEAVER is a candidate for the ec of City Recorder, at the ensuing January elec- ton.
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s3 A. J. SMITH, is q candidate for re-election the office of City Recorder at the ensuing January
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sB THOMAS PARCEL IS candidate for City Constable at the ensuing January election.
 e7y- HENRY GRIFFITHS is candidate for the office of City Constable at the ensuing January cleo