davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-21

ssCoScRrss.--The dstan. public may ies, assured tha, the balance of the current session of Congress is destined to be the most industrious one known to the history ofthe country. While something may be due to the very universal condemnation of ,heiryact in resolving upon the recent re. cess. uttered by the press in alquarers of the country, in superinducing extra efforts ofthe members, itis also true that since they first came together on the first Mon day of last month, they have labored with far closer application to business-consum- mating far more--than ever before so early in nthe session. Thus they have worked ia this session and are destined to work for more systematically during the remain. der of it, thanever before. - Washington Star. yrx2 e saoa5 49
Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-21
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

We publish the following article with pleasure, and insist that meeting be held at an early day, to carry out the propositions of the writer.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-01-21
,aRAlLRoADraoM DEs ARc WEsrwAnp.


 aRAILRoADrRoM DEs ARc WEsTwARp. We invite attention to colnmunica- ton over the signature of ]" A TowNs- MANI What we most need is charter for . railroad from Des Arc westward A bil has been introduced in the Legis- latufe'for such railroad, and ut last ac- counts had been read the second time in the Senate and referred. We call upon Col. TEaRY to look after this bill, and thereby redeem his pledge to his con- stituen,s in the Northern portion of Prai- rie county. Also, Hon. H, REYNOLDS should see that 1t is introduced in the House immediately aiierit passes the Sen. ate .sneWe are ready to form company, and to commence work early in the com ing spring, We have the best natural route ip the Slate for building the proposed road. and every inducemen. is held ou. for n profitable investment in the con,em- plated enterprise. For distance of thir- ,y miles west of Des Arc the country is well settled and the people only wan, the opportunity to take stock in the road. Will the Legislature give us our charter with as l,ttle delay as possible ? i,s 2 iati We second the motion of A Towss- MAN" and trus, that day for the pro- posed meeting will be suggested in time Republication in our next paper. aa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
From the Gulf of Mexico.

The Navy Department has received des-
patches, dated Tampico, 3lst ult., from Cap
tain Turner, commanding United States ship
Saratoga. Rumors reached Vera Cruz that
Gen. Wool with detachment. of reaction
lists, was about to make descent upon the
city of Tampico, and Minister McLane
thought a vessel-of-war necessary to protect
American interests in that quarter, especial
ly as the General commanding ut Tampico
had directed the American Flag to be hauled
down from the American consulate, insist
ing that all consular excquaturs have been,
by public decree, withdrawn by the reac-
tionary government. The Saratoga sailed
to Tampico accordingly; but as Gen Wool,
instead of marching upon Tampico, procee-
ded to support Gen. Mesia, in contempla-
ted attack upon Gen. Degallado, and as no
apprehension of immediate danger to Ameri-
can interests at Tampico were felt, the Sara
toga was to leave for Vera Cruz upon the
lst instant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Death in the Pulpit.

We learn from the Morehouse La Adj
vocate that nj Bastrop, oh Sunday week, tho
Rev. John b. Spencer preached in the church
Mt that place, taking his text from lst CORN,
thians, Sd chapter, 2l, ~ and %, which
reads as follows: .Therafore let no man
glory in men, for all things are yours
whether Paul, or Apollos, ur Cephas, 81
the world, or life, or death, or things present
or things to come ull are yours: and y"n are
Christ's, and Christ is Gods" Says the Ad-
vOcate:
After explaining the circumstances under
which Paul wrote this portion of his letter To
the Corinthians, he led off in very clear,
forcible and impressive tone of voice to I'M
fold the beauties of his subject. Not stir
from his attentive audience disturbed the
pious man of God, who was delivering an eX-
ccllent and very well-timed discourse. which
seemed to tascinatc all who were in the sound
of his voice lie proceeded in the same for
chile style until he had finished about halt
his discourse, and was dwelling upon that
portion of his text included in the words, ''or
life or DEATH" when he suddenly stopped,
rs if hesitating; attempting again 10 proceed,
he could only with taltering voice repeat,
"all are yours" and with an expression Of
Joy, sank back speechless in the pulpit. Res
toratives were used. but all seemed of no avail,
and he was borne from the church liieless rs
it were, and expired in a few hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
The News from Mexico.

No one can rise from the perusal of thu
intelligence from Mexico without nm increa
sed feeling of confidence in the triumph o
the liberal cause.
The vulgar insolence and inhuman cruel
ties of the enemies of the liberal govern
ment-their atrocities upon defenceless wo
mon who hesitated to reveal hidden treasure:
belonging to their husbands, brothers, OF
friends-were never exceeded in the most
uncivilized ages and in the most barbarou,
countries.
There is reason to believe that Americans
have suffered grievously, not only in tbeil
feelings, but in outrages on their persona
rights, and in loss of time and consequent
injury to their property or their business
from the enemies of Juarez.
1t is stated that the 7ehnantepec roHte Is
to receive a visitation from the banditti who
displayed their prowess in ~Aipping women
Let them try to carry out their course of bar
barity, rapine. and plumber there, and they
will quickly find a check Let them at
tempt rapine and plumber in any form, and
they will be stopped Wash. Constitution
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17

On Sunday night last, incendiaries at
tempted to burn the railroad bridge across
the Mississippi from Rock Island to Daven-
port, and for this purpose brought to the spot
the following horrible list of combustibles:-
One wooden bucket two-thirds full of tar;
one = inch auger; lbs. of coarse blasting
powder, i'll au indigo box, done up in two Sc
parate papers; one willow market basket,
with two dozen pint bottles filled with var
nish, each bottle wrapped with cotton wool,
inside of which was puverized saltpetre; one
two gallon Jug. filled with camphene; several
punches of laths: a quantity Of tarred oakum
in sacks; several pounds of roll birthstone,
partly pulverized; one graphing hook, one
clothes line cord, and one rope thirteen feet
Ing.
Mrs Elizabeth Butler, of Charleston Me-,
recently hroughta an action against DR.. Phipps,
of Bradford, to recover $50, because the doc
tor extracted II sound tooth from her head
instead of ii decaycd one The defence says
the Bangor Times, was that the lady tainted
during the operation and the instrument
slipped on to the wrong grinder which the
Judge considered valid excuse Tor not pay
ing the $40, and dismissed tho case, although
feeling much commiseraton for the lady, who
is rather short OF" for teeth.
Judge Law. of Evansville. Indiana, in a
recent letter to the Commissioner of Pa
tents, says 81 met at the house Of IA friend
the other day, Pawpaw brandy. If it had
age, | should think it would be superior
liquor. The dstiller remarked that the
Pawpaw, which is indigenous to our bottom
lands, yields more spirit to the bushel than
any other fruit, and that he has contracted
for 900 bushels TO distl the coming season.
A bushel of the fruit will yield two gallons
of spirit"
The New York Tribune states that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has directed
it's agents there to adopt what are called
water rates" and adds, that this may pos,
sibly make new troubles between the four
lines"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Rockingham County. Va

Correspondence cr the RirhmoDm Dnyat-I
HARRISoNBrRG, June Il, 1853 We has,
curious weather for this time of year le,
terday the weather was So cool and brariup
that shawls and oyercoats were worn, and a,
night fire was necessary to keep one comtnr
table. The oldest inhahitaut" is puzzled
IL account for such weather. while some con.
sder II an indication of war and famine -
Well, If II keeps on this way long. we would
not be surprised il our farmers gather bar
half crop.
The heavy frost of last week has injured
the crops very much. Whole fields of corn
look a. ii it were burnt up, whilst our farm.
ers say that the wheat and fruit crors A..
injured to considerable extent on the Sh,p.
andoah river, i'll this county. where th. corn
was more advanced than other portion. ~
the county, and which presented field, -,
waving green the eye now behold, r,,l.
Ing but the wItherrl yellow leaves, and n.
whole looking ~ if searching fir. b,,
passed over IT,
We expect t" hay" quite an exciting linn.
IN il few months. III the election of one If our
young lawyers for the position of Common
wealth's Attorney. made vacant hy the 70.
cent election If John T. Harm, esq +,
Congress
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Singular Case ofHydrophobia.

\ remarkable case of hydrophobia came t
our knowledge few day ago, and may be o
interest nasmuch as it suggcs Is the POSSIBLE
ty of a cure.
Almost twenty years ago, a man named
Clarke, who resides in jamestown, KY, q
( little town about three miles from this city
was bitten by dog which proved to be rabid
and in short time afterwards, he was taken
with the most violent symptoms Of that terri.
/ BILE disease
The maady which, as is well known, some
times exists in the system a number of years
ONE or two cases are known of twenty years
neutrality-suspicious. it makes its appearance in
all its violence, did not, in this instance,
prove Immediately fatal, and by the exer-
tons Of his physicians and his friends, the
spasms were for short time delayed, and
the patient regained good degree OF health.
\ few days, however, onl y elapsed when
he again perceived recurrence of his dis
position to bite and snap. together with the
hatred Of water and spasmodic contrac-
ton of the throat, by which the disease is
characterized, and looked n severe and much
more violent attack than the first, during
which even the physicians who attended
him gave up the case az hopeless and left
him 10 die
By some means, however, this fact came to
the knowledge of some person who had
hcard-frOm what source we cannot toll
that medicine known to Botanic Physicians
~ the Third Preparation, had been found ben
riicial in such cases, and he was rccommen-
ded to try it, His friends, who had no hope
that he would be saved, at first thought it
would be kindness to allow death to end his
misery, and refused to make any attempt to
further prolOng an existence which it pre-
served, could only keep all by whom he was
surrounded in constant fear of being con
taminated, and in danger of violence from
their parent and friend
After much delibcration, they at length
concluded IL try the experiment, and pro-
cured come OF the medicine we have named
which is composed OF capsicum and the tine
ture of lobclin and myrrh, and making it very
strong Of the tinctureS. gave it 10 him in SUI
ticcnt doses To produce thorough emesis.-
He threw from his stomach large quantity
Of trothy mucous, and from that moment the
spasmS ceased, and there was also II relief
from the other more prominent symptoms of
the disease lie gradually grew better as
this treatment continued, and ut length be
came able To attend to his duties which he has
done with but slight ntermisson ever since.
The story, III We have related it, is strictly
true in every particular, aud. rs the medicine
may he obtained at almost any drug store in
the country, It's use may prevent a great deal
of suffering, and probably save many IL life.
At all events the case Is worthy OF note, as
showing that although the virus may not be
entire Y eradiated from the system, it nj least
may he controlled in it, Effects CiucinnaG
Enquirer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
The Crops and the Weather.

The unpropitious weather and severe frost.
which have characterized the spring and
early summer seasons this year, gave rise t.
some anticipation that the crops would sui
fer therefrom very materially; but the inau'
guration of II genuine warm spell yesterday
will dispel many Of the fears on that head
In view of the fact that nearly six mil,
lions of men in the Old World have been
withdrawn from agricultural and industrial
pursuits by the European war, and, more
over, are actually desolating many Of the
productive fields of the Continent, like the
Huns of Attila, who left not a blade of grass
behind them, it is undoubtedly matter OF
grave Importance to this country that we
should have an abundant crop of grain this
year, while short crop would be consider
ed in the light of great calamity.-N. !.
Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
A Terrible Formula.

DR.. Aussandon, a gay, frank and royal
Frenchman recently committed suicide in
Paris, by shooting himself with pistol.
Only three days before his death, he described
to VI. de Nilmessant, editor Of Figaro, and
with methodical, chilling Indifference Of
manner, the proper way to commit suicide
with pistol. The following is the frighttnl
formula Feel around on the skin over the
heart till you find the place in which the
pulsation is strongest then slip your finger
down its width below this point; apply the
finger fiat against the breust, lay the muzzle
of the pistol on the upper edge of the finger,
and opposite the point where the pulsaton
was felt, but do not apply the muzzle against
the skin, because the pistol may not explode;
pull the trigger, and yon will die between
two breaths This terrible formula seems
to have been faithfully executed upon him
self by Aussandon. About o'clock in the
morning, he attempted to extinguish life with
chluroform; his wife detected him, and then,
in moment when not observed, he seized a
pistol and discharged its contents into his
heart
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Friends Yearly Meeting.

Yesterday was the Inauguration Of the
Friends Yearly Meeting in this city. The
number of strangers in town, was equal TO
that of previous years, comprising delega-
tons from nearly every one OF the free States,
including also delegation from England
The services at the meeting house commence
ed at 10 o'clock \. NJ, at which hour the
spacious edifcc WAS full in every part, 1.-The
worlds people" occupying the galleries and
a portion Of the body of the house. 1t was
a goodly and somewhat novel spectacle, to
look from the galleries upon the sea Of cover
ed heads below drab bonnet- of the quaint
but neat and becoming pattern of ancient
days, drab shawls, drab dresses, drab hats with
capacious brims, and-we had almost said
drab faces, in short, an air OF drab seemed TO
oyershadow the whole assenblage. There
they sat, motionless rs if they had been
so many statues into which the breath of life
had never entered, save when one, moved by
the Spirit, rose to give his thoughts utterance.
Notwithstanding the very crowded position
Of the audience and the consequent clnseneS7
Of the air, the strictcst order and decnrum
characterized the entire sittings mornngan
afternoon, which were rendered highly cdiiy-
ing and structiye by the powerful and elo-
quent preaching of the Friends from Eng
land, making it one Of the most interesting
meetings of Friends held in this city Tor
years.-NcrpoH Ncirs, JtRe ii.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
The Silk Crop in the North of Italy.

Inquiries are made regarding the probable
effect Of the Italian war on the coming silk
crop in LDmbardy and Piedmont. As this
branch Of industry, unlike the generality of
agricultural pursuits, is not exposed to much
damage from the movements Of conflicting
armies, any disturbance it NAV experience
must he looked for chiefly from the disincH-
nation Of capitalists to make advances to the
usual extent for Its prosecution. CocOOns,
therefore, are expected to be cheap, because
the reelers will limit their investments, and
such losses as are sustained will fall upon the
country growers. The amount of produc-
ton is not likely for the present to be inter
tcred with. Ia relation to the natural pros
poets Of the crop, it is IA yet TOO early TO
form an opinion, but the general indications
do rot seem 10 be favorable. From the
middle to the end Of June is the critical peri
cd. 1t is quite certain that tie old diseases
have already re-appeared in many places
both in Italy and France, and the accounts
from Lyons state that in particularly early
localities where the fourth stage has been
attained, great mortality has been expe-
rienced. In less advanced districts the com.
plants are not numerous, but it is in
the last stage that the malady usually devel-
"pes itself From Spain and Naples the re-
ports are Of similar character. Ii must be
bprns Iii mind however, that all who write
upon the subject are interested in creating
high prices. Still there appears little doubt
that in Italy this year less seed has been
laid than usual, owing to its cost and the
general distrust of its quality consequent
upon recent experience.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Revolutionary Incident.

From Irving Washington We give the fol
lowing thrilling Incident
Alarge party of Virginia ritlemen. who
had recently arrived in camp, were strolling
about Cambridge. and viewing the collegiate
buildings. now turned into barracks. Their
half.lndan equipments, and tringed and rut
tied hunting garbs, provoked the merriment oil
some troops from Marblehead, chiefly fisher
men and sailors, who thought nothing equal
10 the round Jacket and trowsers. banter
ny rusued between them. There was snow
upon the ground and snowballs began to fly
when Jokes were wanting. The parties wax
ed warm with the contest. They closed and
came to blows: both sides were reinforced
and. in II little while, mt least thousand were
nc fsticutfs, and there was tumult in the camp
worthy of the DAYS of Homer. AT this time,
writes our ntorment ''Washington made his
appearance, whether by accident or design |
never knew. saw none of his aids with
him. and hi, black servant was Just behIEd
him, mounted. lie threw the birdie "t his
own horse INTO his servants hands, sprang
from his seat rushed into the thickast of the
melee, seized twntall brnwny riilemen by the
throat, keeping them at arms length, talking
Ia aud 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 eS-
prcial aversion; his reprmamd must, there
/ fore. have heen Il vehement one. lie was
commanding iii his serenest moments, but
irresistible IN his bursts of Indignation. On
/ the present occasion, we are told. his appear
nnce and strong handed rebuke put an instant
end Ia the tumGlt. The combarsntS dispers-
ed IN every direction. and, in less than three
minutes none remained on the ground but
the two he had collared."
Reading the above incident reminds us Of
IL similar one which occurred during the war
of lSl2 A war party of the Onondagas and
/ Omedas were ut Rome told Fort Stanwix) on
I their way to the North. Early one morning
after having drank freely of whiskey. some
/ became quarrelsome. and two of them were
about to draw their weapons, when the Hon.
/ George Huntington, an eminent merchant OF
/ that place, who was smoking his long pipe"
! threw it away, and at single bound seized
! the uplitted arm Of each Indian. and held
! both men, until he had shaken them as long
/ as he desired, and then threw them from him
10 IL considerable distance TWAS danger
Gus experiment and few men would have
dared to have attempted it. George Hunt
/ ington, however, was Il second Washington
! to those Indians
He had lived among them for II long time
aud had been for years Il warm friend TO
them, aud of this they were fully assured
Mr.. Huntington was originally from Nor
witch, 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.
I " y Damn,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
Knssnth'a Position.

Kossuth, in note to the London Times,
correcting Misrepresentation, says:
1.-The purport of my argument is this: II
England abstains from taking part in this
war, the war will remain restricted to the
Austrian dominions and to the Italian pen
insula; it, on the contrary, England inter
feres, the war will become a general Euro
pean one, because Germany will not plunge
into the war if told that she will not be sup,
ported by England and in this case, Russia,
too, will remain neutral: but if England
should either directly support Austria, Or
assist Germany in supporting her, then Rus
STA, too, will step in, hut on the opposite side
she will support France. So that if the
present war assumes general European pro-
portions, it will be entirely the work of Eng,
luud's Intervention"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-06-17
A Candle Lecture on the Sons of Malta.

DR.. Rogers, of Buffalo, has joined the Sons
of Malta and b. b. D.'s. His wife is III thu
habit of reading him curtain lectures. The
one which follows is reported BY the Rcpub
lie of that city:
Now tell me about the Sons Of Malta
Won't YOU? Do, that's good dear What
do you do when You get i'll it? Is it the
same a. the Masons and odd Fellows? And
then there are what they call the b b. d.
You know all about them, too. Well, now,
what don't you know about 1t Is Just as |
expected. You know all about every secret
society in existence. Your poor dear wife
rs not allowed to know IA single thing that Il
going on. Sons of Malta, II literary and sci
sntlfc society; learn the art of painting,
statuary and mathematics! The b. Is. u. :,
a religious society, and none but those Of a
strict moral and pious persuasion are al
mitted. Well, I'm beat now. And You II
member. Now its my turn to laugh. The
H. Is. D.'s II moral institution. liza! ha,
la, Look me in the face. Didn't You come
home the other morning IL drunk IA bo@0?-
Yes, drank. and | asked you where you had
been at that hour of the morning and You
said oh, nonsense, You We're but taking II
little recreation with the Is. Il. D.'s and
that's what You call moral institution
Wasn't drunk. Well, then. the bed was
for YOU went round it three or four times be
fore you got in you held ON the side for fear
Of being tumbled out You can't cheat me-
old fellow: I've seen too much of the world
not to know when mans drunk.
Didn't drink anything but fifteen glass
Of buck beer. In the name Of Jupiter Am
mon, what are We coming to: and Il moral
institution at that. Onl fifteen < lasses y"u
say? What are the strong-minded women
about, that they don't petition the LeglSla-
ture to have the secret societies abolishady -
And how many glasses did you drink at the
Sons of Malta? Unless conditions are good
don't drink at all. Don't allow such things
there. Conditions, I'd like to know what
conditions have to do with it. Can't be a
son Of Malta without conditions Well,
should like to see the conditions, and see
how it looks. suppose it's a piece Of -tatu
airy. Turn over here; what under heaven are
yon laughing at?
Cant help it. III make You he'll it
You hnw haw, like wild .jackass; whats
the matter with You? Chronics and rheu
mates: | never would have married you if
| knew that