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Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
A REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENT.
 The following thrilling incident is ex- racted from Irving's Life of Washing

ne iOflOWfI1g tfifitEfflS iflOiucHt IS cA- tracted from Irving's Life of Washing ton:"
 "A large party of Virginia rihemen. who had recently arrived in camp. were strolling about Cambridge, and viewing the collegiate buildings now turned into barracks. Their haif-Indian equipments, fringed and ruf1led hunting garbs, provok- ed the merriment of some troops from Mar blehead, chiefly fishermen and sailors, who thought nothing equal to the round jackets and trowsers A bafitering ensued be- tween them. There was snow upon the ground, and snow.balls began to fly when Jokes were wanting. The parties waxed warm with the contest. They closed and came to blows ;both sides were reinforced, and, in little while, at least thousand were at fisticuffs, and there was tumult in the camp worthy of the days of Homer. At this time, writes our informant, Washington made disappearance. wheth- CT by accident or design never knew. saw none of his aids with him, and his black servant was just behind him, mount ed. He threw the bridle of his own horse into his servants hands, sprang from his seat, rushed into the thickest of the melee, seized two tall, brawny made men by the throat, keeping them at arms length, talking to and shaking them.
 As they were from his own province, he may have felt peculiarly responsible for their good conduct: they were engaged, too, in one of those sectional brawls which were his special aversion. His reprimand, therefore, must have been vehement one. He was commanding in his serenest mo- ments. but irresistible in his bursts of in dignation. On the present occasion, we are told, his appearance and strong handed rebuke put an instant end to the tumult. The combatants dispersed in every direc- ton; and, in less than three minutes, none remained on the ground but the two he had collared."
 The above incident, (says the New Or leans True Delta, reminds us of a simi- far one which occurred during the war of 1872. A war party of the Onondagas and Oneidas Iwere at Rome, Cold Fort Stanwix, on their way to the North. Early one morning. after having drank freely of whisky, some became quarrel some, and two of them were about to draw their weapons, when the Hon. Geo. Huntington, an eminent merchant of that place, who was smoking his !" long pipe," threw it away, and at a single bound seized the uplifted arm of each Indian, and held both men. until he had shaken them as long as he had desired, and then threw them from him, to a considerable distance. It was dangerous experiment., and few men would have dared to attempt it. George Huntington, however, was n second Washington to those Indians. He had lived among them for long time, and had been for years warm friend to them; and of this they were fully assured. Mir. Huntington was originally from Nor wich. Connecticut, and removed at an early day to what was known as the ( Far West" Few men were better known as merchants, in Western New York, than Henry and George Huntington; and none were more esteemed.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
THE 0LD- LINE DEMOCRAT: TO BE PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT LITTLE
 ROCK, ARKANSAS. Terms-0ne Copy, One Year, $2 % each, Paudble on Receipt of fhe frst No.

(Payable on Receipt cf the first .No.) lTNHE Democracy of Phillips county as.
 sembled in mass meeting, at Helena, on
 Monday, May 23, 1859, and adopted the fol-
 lowing resolution:
 Inasmuch as the Old-Line Democracy of
 Arkansas have no organ at our State cap ital,-the so-called True Democrat, being
 wholly subservient to the wishes of certain
 politicians and regardless of the welfare of the party at large-therefore the Chairman of this meeting is hereby requested to appoint a committee of three Democrats of this county. whose duty it shall be to correspond with Democrats throughout the State, asking their cooperation in the establishment, at Little Rock, of an organ of the Democratic masses, pledged to maintain State Rights principles, to uphold the convention system in its purity, to oppose all fusions and coalitions, to advo- cate the interests of ths whole party, and to re- main forever free from the control of any as- pirant, clique, or faction.''
 The foregoing Statements and conclusions are undeniably correct. The rank and file of our party--the ss honest, hard-fsted yeoman- ry," who do our voting and win our victories, without other hope of reward than the coun- try's good and the approval of their own con sciences-have no mouthpeace at Little Rock. The so-caled True Democrat makes blind obediehce to clique of office-holders and of iiCC-cCCkCio tuc tCSt Ol OltiiOuoAy3 duu ue- nounces as sstraitors" " and disorganizers" :" all who would not kiss the feet of those lordly aristocrats. Yet, while thus arrogantly ex- communicating men who never fiinched in the advocacy of our principles, who never hesi- tated to sustain our usages, and whose only sin is that they scern to acknowledge master, that paper itself is edited by an ex- Whig, ex- Know Nothing, latter day convert--is the apologist of a coalition with our political en- mies-and the defender of the fraudulent ad- mission of KnowN Nothing and Disorganizers into Democratic conventfons!
 It is not to be expected that Democrats will acquiesce in such abuses and submit to such presumption. They cannot do so without abandoning their ancient landmarks, all their party dignity, and forfeit ing all their individual self-respect. Hence the action of the Philips Democracy in. the Hence, also, this appeal to every good Democrat in the State, to aid in carrying out their suggestion.
 The intention is to issue the first number of The Old Line Democrat in August next. Each friend of the enterprise is therefore requested to obtain, immediately, as many subscribers as possible, on the terms set forth at the be- ginning of this prospectus, and forward the list without delay, to The Old Line Democrat, care of James Blackburn, Helena, Arkansas.
 ss A long pull, strong pull, and pull alto gether' will insure success!
 BAILEY KENDALL,
 WILLIAM N. MARTIN, Committee.
 JAMES BLACKBURN,
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: A writer in Blackwood saws the pec,

- A writer in Blackwood says the pecu- llarity of Louis Napoleon is that he consults everybody and follows his own advice.
 Creditors" says Franklin, shave bet ter memories than debtors; and creditors are n superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.v
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

WoMAN's M1ssroN. It is the paradise of marriage that the man shall work for the woman; that he alone shall support her, take pleasure in enduring fatigue for her sake. and save her the hardships of labor, and rude contact with tho world.
 He returns home in the evening, har- ussed, suffering from toil. mental or bodily. from the weariness of worldly things, from the basenessof men. But in hisreception at home there is such an infinite Kindness, 2 calm so intense. that he barely believes in the cruel realities he has gone through aIlthe day. !" No, he says, that could not have been; it was but an ugly dream There is but one REAL thing in the world and that is You v
 This is svoman's mission, (more impor- tant than gestation event. to renew ihe heart of man. Protected and noarished by the man, she in turn nourishss him with love. ssss
 In love is her true sphere of labor. the only labor that it is essential che should perform. It was that she should reserve herself entirely for this, that nalure made her so incapable of performing the ruder sorts of earthly toil. v
 Mans business is to earn money; hers. to spend it--that is to gay. to regulate the household expenditures, better than nun would. sss
 This renders him indifferent to all en. joyment that is bought, and makes i. seem to him insipid. Why should he 60 else- where in quest of pleasufe2 What plea- sure is there apart from the woman whom he loves?
 It is well said in the Eastefn law. that !" the wife is the household; ]" and better still said the Eastern poet, :" A wife is 2 fortune" Our Western experience ena- bles us to add. " Especially when he is poor"
 Then, though she has nothing. yet she brings you everything. II Michelet.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
THE WALDENsEs AND THE WAR

THE WALDENSES AND THE WAX. Nestled amid the glens and valleys of the Cottian Alps, are the Waldenses those primitive Christians of whom Milton wrote lin 1655-
 Even them who kept the truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshiped stocks and stones.
 This wonderful and interesting peo- pie, says the Journal of Commerce, are |the subjects of the King of Sardinia, and of all the boons conferred by the liberal |constitution granted by late Carl All berto, theirs was the most needed and the
 most appreciated. From the revolution of lS4S, Sardinia received the greatest benefit. But the crowning event of that troublesome year was the liberation ofthe
 WaIdenses from petty persecution, the an-
 noyance of priestly bigotry, and the disa- bilities of centuries.
 History, profane and ecclesiastial. has devoted pages of eulogium to their heroic fortitude amid persecution such as the world never saw elsewhere. Poetry has sung her lofties strains over the noble deeds of these simple mountain peasants, or has wrung from men unused to pity, tears of sympathy and sadness, as they have lis- tened to the dirge walled overtllose whose only fault was love for their masters. The old Cossack General Suwarrow, after his victories over the French, at Novi, visited them, and in his rough manner bade them pray, but did not withhold his kindness. Napoleon I. was struck with their bravery when they frought for Vic tor Emanuel ]. against the French. Ma
 poleon the Great inquired into their his tory. and was filled with admiration at their undaunted endurance in sore d;s-
 tresses.
 He granted them such freedom as they had not enjoyed for centuries, and added an annual stipend for each clergyman. A century anterior to this William III not only furnished this poor, and during this time, persecuted people, with money from his own private purse, but at the treaty of Raswick, as Macauley in1oms us, con-
 cocted plans which. humanIy speaking, preserved them from utter annihilation. - Nearly half a century before William III, Cromwell had efectually interfered in their behalf. and made Pope and Duke tremble at his threat to invade Italy, and
 establish the rights of the Church of the Alps.
 In the contest which is now going on, no people directly have so much at stake
 as the Waldenses, and through them the
 prospects of Christianity in Italy are deep- | ly involved.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

IT E. GATEWOOD, ATTORNEY AT eJ LAW, Des Arc, Prairie county, Arkansas. Win practice in the counties of Prairie, Ar kansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson, White, Conway, and Pope. He will give prompt at tention to all business entrusted to him. R-E OFFICE-OvER TowN HALL, Frith's New Building first door. feb13-f
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

IT w. MARTIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, .J Des Arc, Prairie county: Arkansas: Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White, GTr Prompt attention given to the collection of claims; also, the locating, selling and pay ing taxes on land. Gy Office on Lyon street.
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Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
F. R. MCPHERSON, COUNTY SURVEYOR.

"A Il persons wishing my services in ,aau tnis department of business, will please IHJ'sss A1n me at Brownsville, Prairie county,
 nnr hvery call will be punctuaIly filled.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
MourooMrar Co., June 29. 1e60.

MONJoOM4& 4& R<kt &XNS &Us 4G|Xe s T. A. THoMAs, Dfs1f8 Cl6xk ksVl2le.
 Tam. Dear Ss4 M yopr requesk | chesrfully give you whatI know sboul Hog Cholera and its euro, Wkieh you are ak liberty 10 use as you pleees.
 "Hog Cholera n it il known in ny part of tho county is, at ite cQmulane neexnent. disease of the skin. and curable, ) solne- thing like mange, roughneas, and continnes until the skin cracks. and in solno dnees . red waterY fluid oozes through the skin. and in others the ears slough oE. Doring all these stages of the disease I h4vS kad it cured. If nothing is done to arrest il, is strikes in upon the lungs or bowels and completely destroys them. and the hog dies. l I have found that every stock of hogs that has been treated by my remedy has been restored to health, the disease arrested. and the hogs thriving well.
 I Now for the remedy: drive your hogs l into pen so as 10 catch them easy, and
 grease them we'll with lard, and let them
 remain until the next day, then wash them
 well with strong soap-suds until they are
 clean; then grease them again with lard and turn them outof the pen. Inthe begin l ming of the disease l mix 3 parts lard and l part of soft soap, grease them, and wash 1 them well next day.
 Mai. Bagwell. c. H. Warfleld and others have used the remedy with entire success. Very respectfully, JOHN s. CROUCH.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
REMARKABLE FOUNTAIN IN FLOR

Taking narrow path we crossed through some dense underwood, and all
 at once, stood on the banks of the Wakul- la Spring. There was basin of water
 one hundred yards in diameter, almost
 circular. The thick bushes were almost
 growing to the water's edge, and lowing
 their heads under the unripplcd surface.
 We stepped into skiff and pushed off.
 Some immense fishes altracted my atten. |tion, and seized spear to strike them.
 The boatsnan laughed. and asked me fhow far beneath the surface supposed
 they were. answered about four feet.
 He assured me they were at least twenty feet from he; and it was so The wn- ter is of the most wonderful transparency Dropping m ordinary pin in the watet-
 forty feet deep--we saw i,s head with lperfect distinctness as it lay on the bot tom. As we approached the center, [ noticed jagged, grayish limestone rock beneath us pierced with holes one seem ed to look into nnfathomable depths.
 The boat moved slowly on, and we hung trembling over the edge of the s0nken |cliff. and far below i. lay | dark, yawn-I ling unfathomable abyss. From it's gorge comes forth with immense velocity a living river. Pushing on just beyond it's mouth, dropped ten-cert piece into the water, which is there one hundred and ninety feet in depth, and l clearly saw it. shining on the bottom. This seems. incredible. l think the water possesses q magnifying power, for I am confident that the piece could not be seen 50 die-s tinc.ly from tower one hundred and nine- ty feet high. We rowed toward the north side. and suddenly we perceived in the water fish which were darting hither and thither, and long, flexible roots, luxuri-' ant grass on the bottom, all arrayed in the most beautiful prismatiC hues. The gentle swell occasioned by the boat gave
 to the whole an undulating motion.
 Death-like stiffness reigned around, and al more fairy scene never heheld.
 So great is the quantity of water here poured forth that it forms river of itself large enough to float fatboats with cotton.) The planter who lives here hns thus transported his cotton to St. Mafks. Near the fountain we saw some of the re- mains oft mastodon which had been taken from 1t. The triangular bone below the knee measured six inches on each side.- [ CCincinnatus. asg gF
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

I. L. HOLLOW ELL. ............w. D. JAcoWAY. HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, Ar III ToRNEys AT LAW, Dardanelle, Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry, Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
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Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
From the CIarksviIle {Tenn. ChronfeIe.I
 HOG CHOLERA.

Ma. EDIroR.-- Hog Cholern can be cured and for the benefit Of hoe yaia6fs ! herewith submit pr. JoHN s. C1oucn's letter to myself on thu snbjsea, which if you think worthy Of ] plaoe in ye0r paper you csn poblish. YsFy !' .1 fs.Psss III s,.lly
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

WILLIAM T. JONES, ATTORNEY
 tY AT LAW, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson, Arkansas, Monroe, St. Francis, Jackson and White. Prompt attention given to the coiiec- tion of all claims in the middle and eastern part of the State. sept26-tf
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
RLANKs FOR SALE!

TUST PRINTED, and for sale, at the eJ < CITIZEN OFFIcE, ,"-Deeds of Convey ance, Quit Claim Deeds, Justice's Summons', Executions, Delivery Bonds, &c.. Janl-u
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nR. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi- ' A1 cine in the different branches of the Pro- fession, and respectfully tenders his services to the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun- try, hoping to share at least portion of their patronage. OFFICE-On Buena Vista street.
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Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

rinos, imported by Col. Humphrey. the best sheep, all things considered, that have been introduced into this country. So far
 as my knowledge extends, they have proved the most hardy and consume the least food, compared with the English breeds, and the crosses have produced
 mutton equal to the best. There is no
 doubt at the present time that mutton can be produced, at the present prices in mar |ket, at a greater profit than any other
 meat, Clover hay is more proftably fed
 to sheep in the winter than any other,
 especially to breeding ewes. Rowen or
 aftermath may be fed to this part of the
 flock, especially before dropping their
 lambs, as 1t enables the ewes to supply a
 larger quantity of milk. Turnips and roots, of various kinds, cut fine and mixed with bran, mill feed. oats and buck wheat, are fed with good results. Experi- ments have proved that wheat bran, at the rate of one pound to each sheep, per day, fed morning and evening to ewes with lambs, is one Of the best kinds of feed to produce flow of milk. II produces no exert speoifico oss sTs9snce ns1s in producing milk. Chemical =aysis shows that the fat.ening qualities of wheat are mostly
 contained in the bran. Corn, whether fed whole or ground, l consider, 50 far as fed to ewes with lambs, and so far Us milk is concerned, fed in any quantity, is dan gerous. Where the farmer is feeding for mutton, corn fed whole, or in a ground state. in moderate quantities, mixed with' other feed, and cut turnips, l consider as good and profitable. sssa q.
 In all cases, let us return to the true of agricultural economy remem- bering that he who produces the most at the least expense is most deserving, and the sheep that returns the greatest profit is the most valuable. [ Correspondent of the American Stock Journal.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

REAdvertisers by the year will be res trieted to their legitimate business. s
 H~ Advertisements displayed by large type or in double columns, charged double the above rates.
 6vs Personal communications charged dou- bls the rates of regular advertisements.
 Rsw Legal advertisements will be charged, for one square or less, first insertion $1, and 50 eenb per square for each additional inser- tion.
 Rsr Announcing candidates for State and District offices, $7; County offices, $5; Town ship, offices $3, invariably in advance.
 @E Calls on persons to become candidates are charged at the usual rates, except when persons making the calls are subscribers to our paper. Payment in advance.
 NPolitical circulars charged as adver- usements.
 IF Advertisements not ordered for a spc- siAed time, will be inserted till forbidden, and charged for accordingly.
 &TAll advertising to be paid for quarterly. OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
 WE have supplied ourselves with good assortment of Printing Material, and are ready to execute all kinds of Job Printing, on reasonable terms.
 We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata- loguss, Posters, large orssmall, Cards, Ball Tickets, Bill Heads, Blanks of every descrip- ton, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, Constables, S1c.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

|nR. N. L. RAGLAND. having lo
 cated on Wattensaw, at the ,resdenc, heretofore occupied by w. B. Means, deceas ed, offers his professional services to tn, W Calls promptly attended to. [apr lily lnR. T. J. CUMMINGS. having per.
 | manently located at Atlanta, Prairie county, Ark, offers his professional services to the public.
 0T Having practiced in hospitals as well as in families, he fatters himself that he can render satisfaction to his patrons.
 TsT Office at Peebles' Hotel Iapr 1-tf. |nR. J. c. GOODWIN, determined to
 . remain permanently in Des Arc, will continue to treat diseases, both Acute and Chfonicin accordance with the most approv- ed principles of Scientific and Demonstrative Medicine.
 QT Thankful for the liberal patronage he has heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits its continuance.
 nY Office at D. P. Black & Co.'S, Drug Store. april1-1y nR. J. L. NEIL, having permanent
 ly located in Des Arc, Arkansas, offers his professional services to the citizens of the town and vicinity. Office over Washer, Vaughan & Co.'S Store. [mar 11-6m. TYR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis, D having settled in the town of Des Arc, tenders his professional services to the citi- zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a long experience in the healing art in the West, fatters himself that he will share their pat ronage. GgY OFFICE on Buena Vista street. Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf TYR. W. F. WALSH. having located at D Des Arc, offers his PROFESSIONAL SER VICES to the public. GY Calls promptly at tended to. may29, i85s-1y' DR. VIM. BETHEL. will continue ID the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and Vicinity. From his long experience in his profession, and having resided in Arkansas turing the past fourteen years, he hopes to re- :eive share of the public patronage. .-
 ~ Office at LANE & WATrs's Drug Store. Residence in the building formerly occupied as the " Erwin House." may22-tf
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

[. FEATHERsToN. .... ...... ....z.-P P. H. FARR. TlEATHERSTON &. FARR, ATToR-
 NEYs AT LAW, AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS, Clarendon, Arkansas. Will practice Tn the Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular attention given to collections. REFERENcEs Madison, Ark, Hon. w. c. Beaseley, S. W. Childress; Clarendon, Ark, H. M. Couch Panola, Miss, Col Calvin Miller; Coffeeville. Miss, E. O. WaIthall; Memphis, Tenn, D. M. DuBose, Esq, w. J. Webb Holly Springs, Miss, w. T. Featherston Washington, D. O., Jacob Thompson. JylI
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

IT A. MOON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, GENERAL COLLECTING AND LAND AGENT, For the Northern and Eastern Counties Of Arkansas, Des Arc, Arkansas. ocsio
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

D OBERT H. CROCKETT, ATTORNEY AT IL LAW, Mount Adams, Arkansas county, Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

RATES or ADvERrrsING.-On square (10 each additional insertion, 50 cents.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

" UAKEMAN w. EDWARDS, LAW
 WY YER, Springfield, Conway county, Ar kansas. Will practice in the various courts of Middle Arkansas. 0F Prompt attention given to the collection of all claims entrusted to him. n3O*
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VOLUME ".
THE DIES ARC CITIZEN.

TERMS-$2 PER ANNU M ,
 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. eIrrY NUMBERS MAKING VOLUME.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-07-27

TYR. W. F. WALSH. having located at
 IJ Des Arc, offers his PROFESSIONAL SER VICES to the public. GR Calls promptly at tended to. may29, l858-1yA