Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-05-25
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John Joyce, tailor in NV York, stab bed Mrs. Freeman because she would not consent to his marriage with her daughter, and when the young lady interfered killed her with pair of shears.
 A Philadelphia paper, giving an account of a drunken negro falling down cellar way, says "his life was preserved by his striking head first"
 Quimbo Appo, the Chinaman, sentenced, in New York, to be hung for killing Mrs. Fletcher, in reply to the question why sen tence of death should not be pronounced, said in broken English One day he came home to supper; there was no supper for him; the women were all drunk; he scolded his wife; the women interfered one called him China nigger; he told her to get out of his house, one woman hit him; another hit him on the head with flat iron; he tried to get out but they would not let him; he turned upon his assailants and killed one. He was tried, sentenced and convict ed in the space of eight hours. Of course, he had no money.
 Wild tobacco plants, growing from two to four feet in height, are found in the Sa- cramento, Cal. valley, near Tahama. The leaves are smaller than those of the cuti- vated tobacco, but furnish a good material for smoking.
 The Boston Post says that dealer in ready-made shirts and chemisettes adver- tises them under the mellihuous appellation of '' Male and Female Envelops.''
 The New York ladies of indisputable tone have adopted the European eus1snni promenading only in the plaines sc dfessg The miserable fashion American women have of going in silks and satins, lace and tounces, in the wet and mud has been ridi- culed by foreign travellers till reform has been instituted
 The Free Lovers at Berlin Heights, Ohio, publisha monthly paper called ''The Good Time Coming" the motto of which is, " For in Heaven they neither marry nor are given in marriage"
 At Maryville, Cal, they have steam wagon in operation. It is proposed to attempt to cross the plains with steam wa gons. They will have to start with two or three, so if one fails they can proceed with the others. It would be singular, if they should be able to come puffing at the rate of twenty or thirty miles an hour
 What the following lines lack in poetry they make up in truth:
 The opposition, in their middle steering.
 Are neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring;
 Nor wings, nor samites they, nor this nor that,
 Nor birds, nor beasts, but just a kind of bat,
 A twilight mongrel, true @ neither cause,
 With samite wings, but nigger teeth and claws.
 The learned men of Russia, who have been Investigating the matter, announce that according to the last census returns, China contains population of four hun dred and htty-hve millions.
 The municipal authorities of San Fran cisco are a wise set of Solons One of their ordinances provides that < the owner of every cart, wagon, or other vehicle shall be branded in conspicuous place. Another prohibits the owners and drivers of vehicles from standing on the streets in certain localities.
 An unfortunate youth fell in love and got in bad way. His feelings found vent in poetry. The whole poem is more than our readers could bear, so we give only the fourth verse:
 "Jane lookt at me so sweete, lookt at jane
 and we both felt considerably nonplussed;
 We was both happy 'nough to go insane,
 and we sat there for short time and bussed."