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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
War News.

There have been two battles fought, one at Montebello and one at Como. The for mer was reported as a victory of the allies Subsequent despatches to the London Times gives the Austrian version of the story.- Between the statements of the two parties, 1t is difficult to decide. French authorities state the French force actually engaged at 4,000. Gen. Gyulai states it at 40,0O0- The truth appears to be that in the begin ing the Austrians drove the allies back, and in return were forced to retire The Aus trians report their loss at 500 killed and TOO wounded. The allies loss is about the same.
 Garibaldi had moved towards Milan; had occupied Cameilo, Secco and before entering Como fight of three hours dura- tion ensued, which resulted in Garibaldi and his revolutionists driving the Austrains from the city. A despatch, by way of Paris, says the Austrians had recroseed the Ticino.
 The rumors and accounts received by tele- graph are all one-sided and should be re- ceived with several bushels of salt But the English papers are giving the Austrian versions of the occurrences of the campaign. This is one fact. Another is that the Lon don Times is seized at the custom house and refused entrance into France. Napo- leon has refused correspondents of newspa- pers permission to accompany the army and permits no accounts to go out except vised by him or his subordinates. There is agrowing antagonism between England and France, evinced in may ways. When France, to induce Spain to join her, offered to guarantee the safety of Cuba from us, England withdrew her recognition of the Miramon government in Mexico, and gave our government to understand that it ap- proved our course in that country. So too when France recognized the provisional government of Tuscany, Englanl refused to do so.
 There is general commotion of all the elements; insurrections; attempts at revolt; declarations of independence and rumors of negotiations. AS it now stands, the at titude of England is decidedly hostile to France.
 AS the war progresses and grows more exciting we shall devote more space to war news, and have made arrangements to give our readers maps and diagrams illustrative of the events as they occur.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
News Itema

The latest advices from Utah show that the bad feeling existing between the Nor. mons and the United States troops had be- come so much worse as to threaten serious consequences. From different parts of Utah companies had organized and march,. ed to Salt Lake City. Numerous bands were encamped in the mountains in the vi. cinity of the city. Gov. Cumming had is- sued proclamation ordering the dispersion of the Mormons in camp and under arms to carry which into effect it is supposed would require force.
 At the late elections in New Orleans not more than one-third of the votes wore boiled. Rowdies at the polls kept off the voters and had things their own way.- The Delta says cit is now demonstrated that no legal election can be held in that city"
 Joseph Charless, President of the Bank Of Missouri and one of the most respected and prominent citizens of St. Louis, was shot on the streets by desperate named Joseph w. Thornton on the morning of the 3d inst There was great excitement in the city and threats of lvnching.
 Miss Fife Carztang of St. Louis has had one hundred thousand dollars dama- ges awarded to her by jury, in breach ot marriage promise case, against Henry Shaw The defendant was very wealthy. Bachelors should be careful.
 George Eustis, the leader of know noth- ingism in Louisiana, has signifed his in tentlon to act with the democratic party in behalf of the rights of the south.
 The Richmond, (Texas) Reporter has an advertisement of 400 likely young Af- rican negroes for sale. They were recently landed.
 The supreme court of Ohio has refused to discharge the Oberlin slave stealers from custody This case has excited intense in- terest and the decision is of national im- portance. Bro. Peck may sing psalms in jail awhile and 1t is to be hoped that when he comes out, he and his confederates will steal no more.
 Mlramon has refused to recognise the American minister This is the growl of dog who is having his day, and short one at that
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

To THE LEGAL PRoFEssroN.-We com- mence this week, the publication of the points decided by the supreme court in the different cases adjudicated. Heretofore, the names of the parties, county where the suit originated, reversal or confirmation of tho decision of the court below, and the name of the supreme judge giving the opinion. were all that was published. This being quite unsatisfactory, we have been at some trouble to get the points decided in each case, and will publish an abstract with each case decided These abstracts are prepared expressly for this paper by F. M. Hoadley, esq, young and talented law yer of this city, and will be found to be correct. Our acknowledgements are due to the gentlemanly clerk of the supreme court, Luke E. Barber, esq, who has kind ly furnished us with the facilities for get ting these decisions. and who has hereto fore laid us under many obligations.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

The death warrant being read, Cosgrove handed a npte to the sheriff, which was read and is as follows:
 '1 present myself here this moment on the verge of Eternity, less to satisfy the law, than to offer my body as a sacrifice in atoncmcnt to Almighty God, for the sins of my whole lde; and for any offences 1 may be guilty of, don't impute 1t to the Catholic Church. l forgive my enemies, and ask pardon of all. hope that God will have mercy on my soul.
 (Signed) CHAS. COsGROvE."
 The prisoper had promised his spiritual adviser to confess his guilt, and did so, but privately, as above stated. Instead of pub licly acknowledging it on the scaffold he handed the above paper to be read.
 The arrangements of the sheriff were very well taken and when the drop fell, Cosgrove convulsively shrugged his shoul- ders once or twice, and moved his legs The body hung for about twenty minutes, when the physicians pronounced him dead. And thus a great crime was expiated.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

in Me quiet tomb-that he is finally at rest, after many years of unceasing professional toil-will be heard with emotions of sad ness, not only by the bench and the bar, but by the whole people of the State, for no one of her citizens was more generally known; and surely there will be a common feeling of regret that he was not permitted to remain longer in order to reap, in the evening and decline of life, the reward of that arduous labor in which he wasted and wore out the vigor of his manhood
 : Springing from that class of people whose habits of life endow them with the best physical constitutions, who contribute most to the intellect of every age, and in our free and happy country furnish the lar ger number of our great men, Con- Fow- LER was endowed with the elements of char acter which he developed by his own ex- ertions, without the aid of affluence, and which enabled him to attain very consid erable eminence in, and beyond his adopted State, and won for him the credit of being ranked among the l" self nude men''
 Coming to this territory when young man, without means, without books, and finding, perhaps, but few acquaintances among the settlers who had immigrated hither in advance of him; having nothing to rely upon for success but strong and energetic mind, an unconquerable will, a laudable ambition, and an unfatering pur- pose, the success which crowned his efforts, the eminence which he attained, is an en- couraging example to the younger members of the profession, commencing their career under like disadvantages, to labor with full confidence of a like success in attaining an honorable rank at the bar
 Col. FOWLER belonged to that class of lawyers who have done most to establish and build up an honorable fame for the bar of Arkansas; and it is a melancholy rehec tion that he has followed a large number of them to the tomb-BEN. JOHNSON, CRIT- TENDEN, ASHLEY RoANE, TRAPNALL and CocKE, WILLIAM and EBENEzER CUMMINs, LACY, CURRAN, SCoTT and others-memo- rable names in the legal profession of the State-and it would be but a commendable spirit of emulation in those who survive them, and in those who are entering, and yet to enter the profesSion to strive to pre- serve unimpaired that standard of profes- sonal eminence which they attained, and that honor and reputation which they con tributed so largely to establish for the bar and the bench of Arkansas-for the credit of the State, the hope may be indulged that the H0ing may be as Wustrious as tie dead!
 A true copy.
 ATTEST: LUKE E. BARBER,
 Clerk
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
The Virginia Election.

" hether any system of true philosophy; one calculated to enable man to bear mn against the ills of life and to receive mis. fortunes with equanimity, can be fonnd elsewhere than within the lids of the Bible we do not believe. The theories and svs- tens of the old philosophers, from Pvtha- goras downward, when fairly tested are found inefficient. Christianity has SUD- planted them all, save perhaps one sect, that of the Stoics-the philosophers of the porch. They still survive in the members of the opposition party. As of old Zeno held that pleasure might be extracted from pain--that wise man might be happy in the midst of torture, so these politicians find victory in defeat and extract triumph from the depths of humiliation
 John Letcher is elected Governor of Vir- ginia by eight thousand majority. This, rightly considered, is a greater triumph for democracy than the majority of Wise over Flounoy. Virginia democracy was unfor- tunately divided between Hunter and Wise Letcher, being a Hunter democrat, had to encounter the opposition of Wise and his friends, at least before his nomination, and their equivocal support afterwards And yet divided democracy beat the opposi tion badly, Another drawback was the sickness of Mr. Letcher Against all odds he triumphed and won decisive victory. Notwithstanding this, the opposition like true stoics profess, to be pleased with the result. With all the advantages-with a plausible candidate on whom they united, with dissenSion in the democratic ranks and the absence of Mr. fletcher during the most important part of the campaign, they are badly beaten and effect to rejoice there at. One cannot but admire their philoso- phy-their making the best of misfortunes. They are not wholly bad, for men who can thus defy fate and derive solace from mis- fortune must have some good points, They teach us that
 "Sweet are the uses of adversitv,
 Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
 Wears yet precious jewel in his head. ''
 The returns for congressman show that Boteler has beaten Faulkner in the eighth district by a few votes. Ebert S. Martin, dem., is elected in the thirteenth district over B. Rush Floyd. The legislature is, of course, almost entirely democratic. The democratic candidates for lieutenant gov ernor and other state offices have much larger majorlties than was given for Mir. Letcher, because the same influences were not brought to bear against them
 As the opponents of democracy profess to rejoice over the result in Virginia, let us hope that we may keep them rejoicing for the next eighteen months, until when de- mocratic President is elected, they shall fairly shout with joy.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
For the True Democrat. Attention Mulattoes.

MEssas. EDITORS: The last legislature did not express what they meant, or else there will be great deal of trouble and litigation in our State on or about the first of January next, or else l have not seen a true copy of the act for the removal of the free negroes from the State. Masters and sheriffs will both have to disregard the let ter of that act, or there will be trouble, and l am not certain that some of our sheriffs will not aim to be governed in their action by a strict literal construction of the law. The act reads " free negroes and mulattoes," so that according to a literal construction of these words, mulattoes, whether bond or free, will be subject to the force of the law. Who is to be the judge of the spirit and letter of the law? Is the meaning obvi- ous? Abstractly it may be, literally it is not. OPPOSER.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

CHEss.-The members of the Little Rock Chess Club are aH requested to meet at the office of Jas 5. Johnson, esq.,, on Friday evening next. One or two of the members have been studying hard of late, and hatter themselves they have obtained "new wrin- kles ,,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

CRops IN ARKANsAs.-We had selected portions of letters sent to us from various counties and the notices in our exchal res concerning the crops in this State, but their number is too great, as when all copied they mnke several columns. We can give the tenor of them in few words Wheat: More was sown this season than at any pre-
 vious one, and the general crop is as good as ever seen. In some few localitiesSit may have been injured, but neither irosts nor the rust have hurt it to any great ex- tent. This crop is now being harvested and is a fixed fact. Oats are generally good. Cotton promising, though affected by the cold weather. Corn looks well, but is in many places two or three weeks later than usual. Fruit will be plenty, except the early fruit which was cut off by the frost in the northwest. With anything like favorable weather, crops in Arkansas will be abundant and the surplus large.-- There is greater variety this year than ever before, for our farmers are preparing to export apples, pears, prepared fruits,
 flour, tobacco, hay, potatoes and other pro- ductions. While Europe fights for the balance of power, the farmers are contend
 ing for the balance of trade in favor of Ar kansas.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

CRuELTY.-A woman, named Susan Davis, ninety years of age, was turned out of doors by her own son, in New York She was utterly destitute, and applied to an acquaintance who provided her with food and gave her the use of basement room. A day or two later, she was found dead in bed.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

It is very obvious that the word free" Tn the phrase free negroes and mulattoes, qualities mulattoes'' as well as negroes.' Even if this was not the case, no law could effect the vested right of master in slave mulatto. The tenor of the body of the law explains the meaning, for it refers only to those mulattoes who have no mas- ters. Our correspondent need fear no diff ficulty in this respect, as even strict gram nautical construction of the language used in the act will make it refer only to free mulattoes.
 We remember an anu sing instance of false construction of Ian guage by a sheriff. The law declares that all horses, asses, mules, and neat cattle, over two years of- age, shall be liable to taxation. The sheriE decided that horses, asses, and mules of any age were liable to be assessed and the restriction as to age applied only to cattle.
 F The vintagesin Cincinnati bids far to be the most prolific for many seasons.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

EE The senior Editor, Mir. RICHARD H. JOHNSON, has returned to the city, and will nextweek resume his editorial labors.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
 Liale Rock, Ark, !
 0Iet Eah'v 1S6Q

To he President of kte Senate of Me Gen.
 eral Assembly the State cf Arkamsas
 I herewith return for reconsideration a bill entitled "An act to change the time of electing Representatives in Congress. If this bill could stand and operate as a law it would deprive the people of the State of Arkansas of all representation for about eight months at the beginning of eueyy term
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

Exy- The steamers $. H. Tucker and Jennie Whipple kindly furnished us with late papers.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

sB~ NICK suggests to the Balance that the req son the public printing rope rotten, is that it was one of the old lines of the old liners
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15
The Christening of the Bantling

GB JAcoH says that his stock is new and he will sell cheap Go and see
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

E~ The vintagesin Cincinnati bids far to be the most prolific for many seasons.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-15

ry~ Dr. Peter Brugman is our generalagent for the State to make collections and obtain new busi- ness and subscriptons for this paper.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22


CO We find the following "first rate"
obituary notice in last Columbus City Enter
prise:
DIED, on Thursday last, after lingering
illness of consumption, the Burlington
Gazette, in the 22d year of it's age. Every
attention was paid to it during it's last illness
by its friends-the office holders and those
who wanted to be office-holders; it was care
fully nursed on Government "pap," and the
choicest viands from the city and county
treasury. An opiate was administered by
Doctor Eads, while he was State Superintend-
ent, that afforded it temporary relief, but
nothing could be done to arrest the fatal
disease.
The Gazette was unquestionably the dirtiest
and meanest Democratic paper in the State,
and never told the truth on political oppo-
nent when it could make lie answer its
purpose. Its demise at this particular time
is significant of the death and burial of the
Democratic party of this State, on the second
Tuesday in October next
No sympathy need be wasted on the editors
they will be cared for
Why should we mourn departing friends
Or shake at deaths alarms?
buchanan soon his voice will send
And call them to his arms.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22

MIR Ep,ror:-A news item has been going
the rounds of the press and has been m ade
the subject of horrifying drawing in a late
number of Frank Laslie's Illustrated News-
paper, to the effect that the body of va
grant Scotchman had been found few days
since in Clinton county, N. Y, near ledge
of rocks, frequented by rattlesnakes, and
stating that sit was evident" that the unfor-
tunate man was killed by the reptiles; also,
conveying the idea that his flesh was eater
by them. In that section of New York
rattlesnakes have been lying dormant for at
least FIVE months, and it appears to me that
the story reads like fabrication. Will
some of your scientific readers, who, may
hap, have swalloved this story, inform me
whether or no rattlesnakes ever undertake
to eat anything too large to be swallowed at
one mouthful, and do they, like wolves and
dogs, gnaw sshesh from the bones," and
masticate before swallowing?
ONETWONO.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22
Isenllsylvallia Politics.

The rebel Democracy of Pennsylvania
under the leadership of Forncy & Co., held
their convention at Harrisburgh, on the 14tl
inst. We have not yet received the full pro.
ceedings Below are the resolutions. 1t will
be seen that the Administration is cut off,
and the right Of the Administration party to
be considered as the simon pure and regular
Democratic party is repudiated also, that the
doctrine is asserted that the right of the pco-
pie in the Territories to establish or abolish
slavery is paramount to the authority of the
Supreme Court
Resolvs1, That we are here to-day to resist
every attempt to weaken or overthrow the
creeds OF the Democratic party, and to unite
for the purpose Of restoring, in all their vigor
and purity, the great truths that have hereto
fore made the Democracy the conquering
organization who have contributed to the
enduring welfare of the Union.
Resokced, That this Convention most SOL
emnly declares its warm attachment to the
Union of States, to maintain which it pledges
all its powers, and that for this end it is our
duty to oppose every infraction Of those prin-
cples which constitute the only basis Of that
Union, because faithful observance of them
can only secure its existence and public hap
piness.
Resolced, That we are bound to regard the
Administration as having forfeited the conf
dence of the people, and to denounce it as
unworthy of the support of the Democratic
party.
Re ,olced, That the attempt of the Admins
tration to disregard the covenant of 1856, and
in its stead erect despotic test to compel
obedience to doctrines subversive of repub-
lican liberty, was the work, not of the Demo
cratic party, but of men who had resolved
upon ambitious purposes.
Rssolved, That we endorse the principles of
popular executive with the franchises of the
people of the States; that we repudiate the
Platform of the Convention of March, and
that, no matter what the decision of the
Supreme Court may be on that abstruse
question, still the right of the people to make
Slave Territory Or Free Territory is perfect
and complete under the Nebraska bill.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22

Iowa PoLITIcs.--W. Z. Leffinswell, ESQ.,,
of Lyons, is said to be a candidate before the
next Democratic State Convention for the
Governorship of Iowa, in opposition to Brig
adler General Augustus Caesar Dodge, Minis
ter Plenipotentiary to the Court of Madrid.
Mr.. Leftingwell is suspected of leaning toward
Douglasism, while the Brigadier with the
classic name has well-developcd proclivities
for the policy pursued by Mr. Buchanan.
Maturin l.. Fisher, of Clayton county, is also
looking with suspicious glances toward the
Capital. His position on the ''lesser goose" is
somewhat underlined hence he would make
a strong man. Ben. NJ. Samuels, of Dubuque,
will, it is understood, decline all Gubernatoriai
honors. He is not the first man who has
kicked before he was spurred. What other
aspirants there may be, we are not yet
informed; but if we are not mistaken, every
wing of, as Lovejoy says, the old buzzard will
contribute its full quota Of candidates.
sufficient to open wide gap between the two
factions, through which the Republicans will
march into victory.--fress u Tribune.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-04-22

MorroEs OF THE SrATss.-Three States of
the Union-Vermont, New Jersey and Del
awares have the same motto-"Libert ty and
independence" Pennsylvania chose the
same, but tancying herself somewhat purer
than the above three sisters, prefixed the
word "Virtue," That of Old Kentucky is
made out of as good stuff as any: "United
we stand, divided we fall" Virginia has
not bad o 1e: : "Sie Semper 7yrannis,"-
$50 mote it be to all tyrants." Texas,
Alabama, Ohio, and some Others have no
notices whether it is owing to their not
deserving any, or because they find it diff, .
cult to select appropriate ones VINO knows
A good motto might be, "Readily coaxed
but not driven"-Like h 'gs and its women:
What the eagle said to the torpedo, would
answer very well for Texas, go in and
never de-" As for California nothing could
be more appropriate than V.gs1anto ., e,
marinaum pueeum, ,''-"wide awake and full
of fleas." Far better than its hureka-
ave have found it," (the elephant.)