Des Arc citizen., 1859-09-14
NEWS ITEMS, sc.

WORTH KNOWING, IF TRUE.-Wm. l.. Nor gan, of Pottsville, Warren county, Indiana, says that seed from the butt end of an car of corn will ripen it's product all at the same time and some three weeks earlier than seed from the little end of the same ear. He recom- mends farmers always to break their seed corn ears in two in the middle, and use the butt ends only for seed.
 - Mrs. Nancy Heath, who is still living, was the first white child born in Cincinnati. When she was born guns fired, drums beat and the whole town rejoced.
 = One Jas. s. McCormac, formerly of Cincinnati, who had his life insured in Liver pool for $10,OO0, and whose death was an- nounced few months ago, has sturned" up in Texas, engaged in sheep distinguishing 'spuled the wool'' over the insurance company.
 - The Mississippian says that the agita- ton in favor of the repeal of the slave-trade law. is confined to no political party nor class of our citizens, but is in fact becoming the pop ular sentiment of the Southern people. "The sooner," it adds, Sour Northern fellow citi- zens are convinced of the fact, and make up their minds to accede to our just demand, the better for the peace and prosperity of our po- ltical union."
 - Hon. Amos Kendall reached his seven- tieth year on the 18th ult., on which occasion he was visited and congratulated by a number of friends at his residence in Washington city.
 - Lieut.. Edward F. Beale, who was ap- pointed to the command of the Pacific Wagon Road Expedition, returned to his home at Chester, Pa., on the 29th ut. After an ab- sence of nearly twelve months, having spent a severe winter upon the plains, surrounded by hostile Indians, he returns without the loss of man.
 - The Liberator says that Charles Sum-
 =. DNrf rhnn ha ro- turned from Washington after he was assault ed by MT. Brooks, s'contrary to the special in- structions pf his physician, took his hat oii when passing MT. Garrison, and to no other" Deferential Sumner, distinguished Garrison - General Ewing, the present Attorney General of Missouri, has been elected by the people of that State to the Office of Supreme Judge.
 - The Lebanon (New Jersey) Advertiser has hoisted the name of Vice President Breck. l inri3ge as its first choice for the Charleston nomination.
 - Illinois, the great "granary" of th' Northwest, has 88 agricultural county socle ties; New York IT; Indiana 76; Pennsylvania 6S; Ohio 68; Iowa 46; Massachusetts A. = It is estimated that one-fourth of a mil | lion of sheep have been brought into Texa | from Mexico since the first of January last | Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. | - The North Carolina Christian Advo cete states that five missionaries from tn | Southern Methodist Church will sail for Japa in November, including Rev. M. L. Wood, Q the North Carolina Conference; Rev. MT. Al len, of the Georgia Conference Rev M. Stew art. of the Tennessee Conference, and tw
 ministers from the Memphis Conference.
 - Judge McGuires cotton gin was burn on Sunday the 2sth ult, near Prentiss Missis sippi. Probable loss three or four thousan dollars.
 - John Randolph's inkstand is now the possession of Rob. Morris, of Louisville | Grand Master of Masons of the State of ker
 lucky, having been presented to him by D Henry, of Florida
 i, - This is the golden age fthe Jews l
 America. They number some two hundre
 and fifty thousand, who still adhere to the fait } of Abraham. They have forty thousand ? New York alone Two Senators and four CoI gressmen are of the Jewish faith, which show the ancient political talent of the race. IT : Christian Jews do not number more than tnI' V or four hundred, of whom hundred are stud.
 ing for the ministry.