Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-12-28
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Ports, Vest Tenn. Dec. 2. 1855!

P0reS, Nest Ienn., Dec. 7, lS59.
 Paris is the capital of Henry county, and l32 miles from Memphis, in northeast direction. Henry county extends eastwards to the Tennessee river, and northward to the Kentucky line. Paris is pretty town IL contains 10 or 12 stores, the usual num- Der of shops, groceries, hotels, churches, and a female college, a male academy, and one printing office.
 Very little cotton is raised in this region. Tobacco is the principal staple. In riding over the country one may see any number of tall, unsightly tobacco barns, filled at this date, with the Indian weed" This is too far north for the successful culture of cotton.
 The M and o. R. R. will, when finished, pass directly through this place. The train now comes within 20 miles, and a large force is engaged laying down the cross ties and iron rails. They finish off about one mile and half per week
 At this date, times are considered very dull. The drouth cut off the crops, pro- visions are dear, and money is scarce. Corn is worth about 50 cents per bushel, flour S3 GO per 100 lbs. pork six cents a pound, and other article in proportion.
 One mile and a half south ol Paris, there is hill over which the road to Hunting don passes, concerning which there some super stition. 1t is called the unfortunate hill." Ignoring as we do all superstition in the case, 1t must be acknowledged that an unusual number of accidents have oc- cured there. Some years ago, the mail was carried along this I ad on horseback. One day, as the boy who had Uncle Sans mail bags in care, was vending his way over this hill, his mule slipped and fell into deep, but narrow gutter, with back downwardS, feet upwards, the mail bags, and mail boy both being under the animal. The gutter was so narrow, that the body of the mule would not pass to the bottom. Hence, the rider was not killed. He was, however, completely fastened. His foot was in the stirrup, ant the mule was wedg- ed in, so as to be entirely helpless. Here the mule paved and foundered, and the boy cried for assistance for some hours. A traveller came along, heard the cry of dis tress, turned aside, looked into the ravine, SdN tliC DluiC anu tiiC DoN SuillliciCu oo- sistance, and hoisted the struggling ami nal out, very much to the relief of the rider, who was, after all, more scared than hurt.
 At the same place, three carriages, filled mostly with ladies, were passing. The teams took fright and ran away, breaking the carriages, crippling two of the drivers, and strewing tAe road for several hundred wards, with trunks, bandboXes, bonnets, and ladies, several of whom were seriously injured.
 On this spot, some years ago, man was murdered for his money. The mur derer was negro. His victim was a stranger, tailor by trade, on foot, and carrying bundle. In his bundle was his iron goose. At his stopping place few miles back, the negro had handled this bundle, found it heavy, and thought there was money in it. He pursued the tailor, overlook him on this hill, killed him with hatchet, found on him seventy five cents in cash, and was hanged for the adventure. He hid the body in ravine, where it lay ten days, and was finally discovered by buzzards.
 At another time a gentleman was cross ing this hill in carriage drawn by two very fine, but spirited horses. There came up thunder storm, and 1t commenced heiling. The horses naturally enough dis like to be pelted with the hail stones, and began to plunge. The gentleman succeeded in getting out of the carriage, and catching the brides. In the struggle he lost his hat. The hail-stones as large as hen eggs, pelted his bald head, until his face was covered with blood. He managed, how ever, to hold the horses.
 Several horses have died on this spot, with the bots. Other disasters have hap pened here, and so great is the dread of this hill, that some persons will go many miles out of the way rather than pass over it.
 There is family residing here, the mem- bers of which, deem the fifteenth day of February as being particularly unlucky. In tracing back their ancestry, they say, that the old people have died on that if teenth-two were killed by lighting on the ffteenth-one was drowned on the fifteenth, they have had several houses burnt on the fifteenth-and they have lost some negroes on the fifteenth. When that day in the years calendar comes around, they all bundle together, and fear and tremble
 A travelling show passed through this town recently. Among other strange sights, there was a double woman. 1 do not mean a married woman. She was not married, nor was she single. l did not see her, but learn that she had two complete heads, with two mouths, two noses, two sets of eyes, two sets of ears, and two necks. She has two sets of arms and hands, and her lower limbs are perfect. In word, she is two women joined together by nature back to back She is native of Morocco, and of the complexion of a bright mulatto. She is intelligent and communi- cative. Two persons may set on opposite sides at the same time and converse with the two halves on different subjects. Give her an apple, and she divides with the other half. When she walks, she holds up an extra pair of feet ready to take their turn when the first become weary.
 Some curious questions have been sug- gested by her appearance and condition If a man should marry her, would he have one wife or two? In speaking of her, would 1t be proper for her husband to call her his better half? 5.