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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

W'oNT Do IT.-We received, through a New ork house, an advertisement from Greedy dc Co., relative to that abolition sheet, the New York Tribune. We are not disposed to lend our columns to aid in any such enterprise, and think that any southern paper must be hard up, that will consent to do It. If our readers wish to subscribe to good paper from New York city, we recommend the Day Book or the News The former is we'll known, having good circulation. The Weekly News is filled with interesting matter, is edited with ability, and is superior to the Tribune or the Herald as newspaper.
 We will not lend our columns to adver- use and encourage abolition books or pa pers, nor swindles of any kind. Thus. belng satisfied that these lotteries were illegal and fraud, we refused to advert;sa Tor them, though they always paid us promptly and at full rates. These patent
 ""'oiCioeiheHts are bad enough, but when it comes to a quasi indorsement of lotteries and abolition papers, by insert Ing advertisements of them in our paper, we beg to be excused So, also, of chan terS 0f thrilling stories, that close by telling the reader for the rest of the romance soo New York Meat Axe of certain date. If we can ind nothing else to fll o,.~ ~~'------- with without these advertisements, we will leave them blank, or fill up with chapter from the Bible.
 The Gazette of this city publishes such things, and if Greedy & Co.,, and Swan & Co. want their business spread in Arkansas, they must apply there, We decline.
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F The opposition trouble themselves great deal about what they calla want of harmony among democrats; but the follow ing groan from the New York Tribune be- trays serious pain in their own stomach:
 If the dictatorial course which is now absurdly pursued by certain presses and po- iticians assuming to speak authoritatively for large interest of the opposition. should be continued, against the dictates of good policy and justice, they may as well con- clude at once that no union or harmony can be expected, and, as a necessary con. sequence, that defeat may be anticipated in l860-Ex.
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The Per Diem Question

To-day, we give, in another column, all the recorded facts, in relation to the per diem pay for the recess We give the Go- vernor's proclamation adjourning the two houses over to the 17th January, with the letters of Thomas Fletcher, President of the Senate, and o. II. Oates, Speaker of the House of Representatives, giving the information upon which the Governors
 We also publish the resolutions by which the speaker was " authorized and required tosign the accounts of members" for the recess, with the proceedings and votes upon them.
 Also Mr. Speaker Oates letter of resig nation, and the votes by which Mr. B. T. Duval the per diem speaker, was elected.
 Also the Jeffrey resolution calling for a showing of hands, by spreading upon the journals the amount of per diem pay re- ceived by each member, and the proceed ings and votes showing how it was sup pressed.
 Also the resolutions of censurc upon the True Democrat, with the proceedings and votes upon them.
 And also the names of those members who received their per diem pay for the re- cess.
 These facts have been loudly called for by the people, and we give them at as early day as it has been possible for us to do so. They are lengthy, and 1t will take careful readings to get at their merits As they are lengthy, they cannot be often re- published, and it will be well if those who desire to refer to them hereafter will pre-. serve this number of the True Democrat.
 As the space we have given to this mat ter precludes any extended remarks of our own, we shall defer them to future day.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

E A "wee bit of boy" astonished his mother few days since. She had oc- casion to chastise him slightly for some offense he had committed. Charley sat very quietly in his chair for some time af rewards, no doubt thinking very profound ly. At last he spoke out thus: "Muzzer, I wish pad get anuzzer housekeeper; I've got tired seein' you roundp'
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10
HALL OF THE HoUsE OF REPS.

Liate Rock, Dec. 22d, 1858. I, SAMUEL NJ. ScorT, Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, do hereby certify that the foregoing transcript em- braces a true and correct account of the resolutions acted upon by the House of Rep rescntatives, relative to a recess of the Gen eral Assembly, as the same appears upon the journals of the House of Representa- tives
 (Signed) SAMUEL NJ. SCOTT
 Principal Clerk of House of Reps.
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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. ]
 December 22d, 1858. {
To His Excellency, ELIAS \. CONWAY,
 Gouernor or Me .Stdfe of ArkapSos.

To His Excellency, ELIAS N CONWAY,
 Gorernor ot' Me lState of ArkanSos. .Str-As Speaker of the House of Rep reSentatives, have the honor to state to your Excelency, that attended at the hall of the House of Representatives today, at the hour to which the House adjourned upon yesterday, and called the House to order; that. there was no quorum of the House present, nor do know when there will be one, since leave of absence has been granted to members enough to re- duce the House to less number than is constitutionally required to transact busi- ness, and no writs have been issued for ab- sent members.
 As to the question whether there exists disagreement between the two houses, as to the time of the adjournment of the Gen eral Assembly, l would pectfulIv submit to your Excellency. certified copy of the proceedings of the two houses of the Gen eral Assembly upon that subject, which is hereto attached and made a part of this communications that your Excelency may take such action as, to you, may seem right and proper, and the public good and true economy require.
 1 have the honor to be
 your ob't serv't, (Signed) o. H. OATES, Speaker
 Of the House Of Reps.
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SENATE CHAMBER, LHe Rock, Arks.,
 22d December, 1858,

His Excellency, ELIAS \. CONWAY:
 .Sir-There being no quorum of either branch of the legislature, and the same having disagreed as to the time of adjourn ment, as matter of economy, it is respect fully suggested, that according to the power vested in your Excellency, by the constitu- tion, you adjourn the General Assembly until the l7th day of January next.
 I have the honor to be
 your ob't serv't. (Signed) THOS. FLETCHER,
 Preadem of he Senate.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

H- Boone & Co, have lately received new supply of ladies' and misses, Kid heeled slippers, boots, etc.
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The passage of the Vaughan Resolutions
 Requiring Speaker Oates to sign the Members paY-accounts for the Recess.

HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
 Wednesday, erening, Feb. 9th, 1859.
 On motion of MT. Vaughan. the regu- lar order of business was suspended to ena. ble him to introduce the following: !" WHEREAS, The Senate has recently determined that members of the General Assembly are entitled to per diem during the recess. from the 23i December. 1858. to the l1th January, 1852 therefore
 < Resotred, That 1t is the sense of this house also that the recent adjournment was mere continuation of the session of the General Assembly, and that its members are entitled to their per diem for the whole session. including the recess.
 Resolped Jtrther. That the speaker of this house is authorized and hereby re- quired to sign the accounts of members ac- cordingly"
 Which were read, and MT. Stuart moved for division of the question, which was ordered, and the first resolution was read
 MT. Edwards offered the following amendment: Amend by adding the words, |" but that the members do not deserve their per diam."
 Which was read, and on motion of Mr. Saxon, laid on the table
 MT. Edwards moved to lay the resou tion on the table-ioa
 Mr. Stuart moved to amend. "strile ont so much as relates to the per diem of mem bers," which, onmotion of Mr. Saxon, was laid on the table,
 MT. Brewster moved to amend by adding after the words "per diem," the words < or mileage" which, on motion of Mr. Ander- son, of Phillips, was laid on the table.
 MT. Montgomery moved to strike out the word !" diso"-iaid on Me table.
 The resolution was then passed without amendment.
 The second resolution was then read and on the question of its adoption, Mr. John son of Desha, called for the yeas and nays.
 Those members who voted in the affirma- tive, were
 Messrs. Abbott, Anderson of Phillips, Barker, Baxter, Carlisle, Carroll, Childcrs, Cook, Dunn, Duval, Farmer, Fitzpatrick, Ford, Gordon, Gray, Hammond, Hays, Hemingway, Murphy, Mcconnell Me Coy, Newton, Roberts, Robertson Saxon, Shaver, Thrower, Taylor, Vaughan, Weir and Williams-31.
 Those members who voted in the nega- tive, were
 pulftn; Dui.ns, Bussey, Couch, Cralg- head Crawford Doak, Edwards, Garland, Green, Hill, Jacoway, Jeffrey. Johnson of Desha, Johnson of Pulaski, Kllgore, Lyles, Montgomery, Moss, Neal, Stuart, Venable, West and Mr. Speaker Oates 2S.
 50 the second resolution was adopted, and the Speaker was ordered to sign the accounts of members for per diem pay du- ring the recess.
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The Failure to Reconsider the Vote
 Thursday, Feb 10th, 1859.

MT. Speaker Oates, from the chair, in regard to the resolution adopted on yester- day, giving per diem pay to the members, during the recess, commencing on the 24th December, 1858, and ending on the 18th January 1859, stated that he could not sign the certificates of the members during that recess.
 Mr. Carroll moved to reconsider the vote taken on the last resolution in relation to the per diem pay of the members dur ing the recess, and called for the yeas and nays.
 Those members who voted for the recon sideration, were
 Messrs Bunch, Bussey, Carroll, Couch, Craighead, Crawford, Garland, Green, Hays, Hill, Jeffrey, Johnson of Desha, Johnson of fPulaski Kilgore, Lyles, Mitch ell Montgomery, Moss, McKean, Neal, Stuart, West and MT. Speaker-23.
 Those members who voted against the reconsideration, were
 Messrs Abbott, Anderson of Phillips, Barker, Bateman, Baxter, Beshoar Brews ter, Burns, Carlisle, Childers, Cook, Doak, Duffie, Dunn, Duval, Edwards, Farmer Fitzpatrick, Ford, Gordon, Gray, Ham, mond, Heffington, Hemmingway, Murphy, McCammon, Mcconnell, Mccoy, Newton, Roberts, Robertson, Saxon, Shaver, Fay Tor, Thrower, Vaughan, Venable, Weir, and Williams-39.
 So the House refused to reconsider the vote.
 MT. Murphy offered resolution inviting MT. Speaker Oates to resign-Mr. McCam- mon moved to lay 1t on the table-Mr. Jeffrey called for the yeas and navs-but before the vote was taken, Mr. Murphy withdrew his resolution. MT. Speaker Oates Resignation.
 The following communication was read by MT. $. M Scott, clerk:
 $. NJ. ScoTT. ESQ.
 Principal Clerk of Me flo. of Rep's.
 SIR: The House of Representatives hav- ing adopted resolution requiring me to sign certificates for the per diem pay of the members of the General Assembly during the recess, and being unable from my con victions of justice between the State and the members of this House. and my con- vctions of law and the constitution, to com ply with the action of the House in this respect, have only the alternative to re- sign, that the wishes of the House in this respect may be carried out.
 therefore resign my position as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
 Yours respectfully,
 o. H. OATES.
 Mir. Scott then stated that it devolved upon the House to elect a speaker to fill the vacancy thus occasioned.
 Mir. Hill was appointed chairman. Election of MT. B. T. Duval by the Pc, Diemists.
 Mir. Gray nominated Hon. B. T. Duval Mir. Crawford nominated Hon. 0. H Oates, which he withdrew upon MT. Oates requesting it, and stating that he would re sign again if the resolution adopted yester- day was to remain in force.
 Mir. Carroll immediately re-nominated Mr. Oates, but Mir. Oates urging again the withdrawal of his name, the chairman de- cided the nomination to be out of order
 Mir. Jeffrey nominated Mir. Neal.
 Those members acho uoted for Mr. Duyal,
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SENATE CHAMBER,
 Little Rock, Arh,s., Z
 Daoa,,, har DDd 1SSS

December 22d, 1858. l, JOIN D. KINBELL, Secretary of the Senate, do hereby certify that the foregoing transcript embraces true and correct ac count of the resolutions acted upon by the Senate, relative to a recess of the General Assembly, as the same appears upon the journal of the Senate
 (Signed) JOHN D. KIMBELL,
 Secretary of Me Senate.
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ST. IQHNS r.Or1rnr

The Board of Trustees have the nleasure to announce to the Masonic fraternity and the friends of education generally through out the State, that the first session of ST. JoHNs' COLLEGE will commence on the Sd day list Monday) of October next, under the superintendency of JOIN BAKER THoMp- SON, 4. M., President, assisted by suffi- cient corps of professors.
 The Board are pledged to support the faculty in upholding, under all circum stances, high standard of scholarship. CThe discipline will be of the military form.0 The dress must be neat, manly, economical and uniform.
 The fall and winter dress of students in the preparatory department must be blue | roundabout coat with single row of bright buttons in front, blue military cloth cap, with brass button on each side, and blue pants with drab stripe down the leg.
 For students in the Collegiate depart ment, blue frock coat (single breasted with straight collar, row of bright buttons in front, pants and cap same as in preparatory department.
 The coats of the students in both depart ments must be of navy (dark) blue, and the pants of army (light) blue, so as to produce contrast of colors.
 The materials for dress must be neat and durable, but not costly or extravagant.
 The dress for spring and summer will be announced in due time.
 In this institution parents may have their sons thorougly educated, and the ne- cessity of sending them out of the State no longer exists.
 Provision is made for boarding non- resident students in private families at moderate rates.
 In the preparatory department, the tui- tion is fixed at $50, and in the Collegiate de- partment at about $60, per session of 10 months-or for the Collegiate year. The tuition must be paid to the treasurer at the, commencement of each half session.
 In due time a catalogue will be publish ed for general circulation, giving detailed information in relation to the plan of edu- cation, text books, discipline, names of pro- fessors, their titles, branches taught by them respectively, and other matters.
 The Board confidently appeal to the friends of education generally, and the Ma sonic fraternity especially, to sustain tho College
 Provisions will be made by the Grand Lodge, at its meeting in November next, for the selection of such students as are to be educated gratuitously.
 By order of the Board.
 E. H. ENGLISH, Secy
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l.. Il. ENGLlSH, Sec'y
 Board of Trustees. Board of Trustees. GEo. c. WATKINS, (PreSidem,) ] R. L. DODGE, (7reasurer,) T. D. MERRIcK, J. A. HENRY, c. PEYToN, J. J. CLENDENIN, G. MCPHERsoN, GEo. A. GALLAGHER, l.. E. BARBER, s. w. WILLIAMS, WM. E. ASHLEY, E. H. ENGLISH. Board of Visitors. l.. E. BARBER, T. B. BAXTER, w. l.. SoMERvILLE, RoB. w. JOHNSON, w. K. PATTERSON, J. $. RoANE, T. P. DocKERY, S. A. SAUNDERS, H. FLANAaIN, s. M. ScoTr, H. K. BROWN, J. A. JACKSON. Little Rock, Aug. 8th, 1859.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-08-10

TRADE eEuRopE WITH AMERICA.-The European mes says the steamers running from Liyenlol to America are found made quate for q traffic of London and Man chester an large quantities of bale and other goodkfom these places are forward ed to Sonthnpton by rail, to be conveyed by the Hal gurg and Bremen screw steam CTS which Fch Southampton. 1tis high ly probabl eat in another year or so steam CTS will be hing to and from Liverpool, oouthampp Glasgow, or Galway and North Amf daily during great part of the year. trade with South America IS also lncr1ag. In less than two months the hVe S' steamers of the Royal Mail company NParamatta, Atrato, Parana, ohahnan La Plata-will run every fortnight een Southampton and the eastern 'ernfas of the Panama railway, to meet the liSasing traffic with Central Anerica' 'hy lghway now to the Pacific, and the yves coast of Africa.
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NoTE hrHE EpIroR-Dr Griffin drew his per He for his county, He so stated before, arpat the time he drew it. He paid it int tehe Hampstead county treasury.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-17

Pociro and his companions has incidentally re-
vived these accounts. Even by his brother
monarchs the late tyrant was detested, and
France and England had both broken OIL all
diplomatic intercourse with the Seapolitan
Court.
The death of Ferdinand II. was rs horrible
q retribution as revenge for his revolving crimes
could demand. The Bourbon hereditary COM
plant Of %scrofnla was augmented by other
developments of disease, too revolving to be
mentioned. Though comparatively little is
known of him except in his public character,
his lone life of luxurious protigacy was fear
fully punished, and like the handwriting upon
the wall. At which Belshazzar trembled, the
hidcous sores and ulcers on his corrupting
body told clearly 10 Ferdinand II. that ms days
were numbered. ,.,
And vet he would Ito, believe the dreadful
announcement. With q Scryilc superstition nc
passed his time in listening to formal prayers
and MASSES, and in dcyoting his attention 10
the pucrilc rclicS-the remains OF ST. ianarl'tS
anil the blessed shirt sent him by the Pope
\ short time since, he thought he had received
a special visit from the Virgin Mary, who prom
iscd him 4 speedy recovery; ana hugging these
miscrabl. decisions 70 his heart, his latest
hours embittere,l by angry contests as TO who
should succeed him. annoyed by the efforts OF
an ambitious wife to secure temporal success
for her children, and amid the most agonizlns
bodily tortue, he passed away to another world.
\ Past
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-17
A HORRIBLE CONFESSION.

TIE CASE OF CANSIBALISM on TIE rLAINs.
We have published the particulars Of a case
Of cannibalism on the Plains, among Il compa-
nv of Pixies Peak ~emigrants. Daniel Blue, one
of the survivors Of the party, has arrived at
Denver City, Kansas, and has furnished a COM
pletc account of the affair. Blue went from
Clyde, ILL.,, to Pixies Peak, with his brothers.
lie writes the following horrible confession:
AFTER a short effort to continue our journey,
we were again compelled to lay up, and the
next day Soleg died from exhaustion and want
of food. Before he brcathed his last, he autho'
rized and requested lis to make use Of his NOR.
tai remains IN the way Of nourishmcnt We,
from necessity, did so, although it went very
hard against our feelings, living on his body
for about eight days. We then were, as | after.
wards learned, on Beaver Greek, which emp
tics into the Bijou, one Of the tributaries of the
South Platte, and about - miles east Of Den
yer city.
After the consumption Of Soleg's body, Alex
, ander, nv eldest brother, died, and at his own
last request, we used a portion Of his body as
food on the spot, and with the balance resumed
our Journey towards the gold regions. We
! succeeded in travelling but ten miles. when my
youngest brother, Charles gave out, and w
were obliged to stop. For ten days we sub
sisted on what renamed Of our brothers body
when Charles expired from the same cause az
the others. also consumed the greater portion
Of his remains, when l was found by an Apara
hoe Indian and treated with great kindness, ant
a day and a half thereafter (this is on Wcdnes
day, the +th Of May,) brought to the cncamp
ment Of the Leavenworth and Pixies Peak FIX
press Company's train.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-17
THE DETAILS OF THE WAR NEWS.

TURN, Nav GA Sandman bulletin says
A fresh victory was gained by our troops at I
O'Clock this morning. \ body of twenty-five
thousand AuStrians endcavorcd to re-takc Pa
lcstro from our troops, the King commanding
the 18th Division in person, and General Cialdi.
nj at the head of the I'd Regiment. The Zou-
! ayes resisted the attack for Il considerable time,
and then having successfully assumed the OF.
fensivc our troops pursued the enemy, taking
one thousand prisoners and capturing eight
cannon, five pieces being taken by the Zouaves.
Five hundred .AiIstrians were drowned in
the canal during the fight.
Another fight has taken place at Conference
in the province Of Sometime, by Division 40,
after two hours conflict.
Last night a picket Of the enemy cndcavor.
cd to pass the Pc ut Ccrrcsscna, but they were
repulSed By the inhabitants.
The .AuStrians have evacuated Naro in the
province of Bubbio.
TrRiy, June IA second victorious conflict
took place at 6 o'clock last evening at Palestro.
The Austrians endeavored to re-entcr the town.
but were r~epulscd by the division Of General
Cialdini, composed Of Louaves and PicdmontcSc
cavalry. The King pressed calamity foward
where the fight was most furious, the Zouavcs
vainlv trying to restrain him.
On Tuesday the AnstrianS attacked the Sar,
dinian vanguard at Se>to, when a fight of two
hours duration ensued. Our troops pursued
the enemy across the Ticino.
Numerous Austrian corps appeared before
Varese. Gen. (iaribaldi ordered the National
Guard not to resist and fell back OH Lake Mag
giore. An attack was attempted by our troops
against the town of Savcna, on the lake, but
without any result.
The details OF the battle at Palestro say the
Sardinians were at one time outtiankcd By the
Austrians, who threatened the bridge Of boats
across the Sesia, over which Marshal Canrobert
was to effect junction with the Kings forces.
At this iuncture the Zouayes came to the res
cue. and turned the tide against the .Austrians.
The Zouavcs lost one officer and twenty men
killed and two hundred wounded, including ten
officers.
The Sardinians are believed to have been ter.
riblv cut up. but their loss is not mentioned.
An Austrian General is reported to have been
killed.
Napoleon visited the battle field after the con.
lict and congratulated the Sardinians.
Term, June 2.-The Austrians this morning
advanced from Bobbio toward the French out.
posts, but retired after q short fight. This
movement was made to conccalithe retreat OF