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Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27
For TRADE,
For Sale Cheap.
w Wanted,

AN Improved Farm, for which good Cn-
n cinnAti property, on Race aud Belts streotswin
CHAs. y. CLARKE,
novaO Real Eatate Agent, I'D street.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27
Farms.
city PrOperty-Desir0bio Resi-
dence!

| offer for sale on reasonable terms,
4 newapd handsome residence on I'd street, be-
low Perry,
The House lslarge sndcommodious, with ali the
modern improvements and eonveniences; is finely
located, Andin good neighbOThood. VIII besold
cheap, ifapplicstlon Is made soon.
CHAS. CLARKE,
mhS Real ERtate AGENT. CleEg q Anildlng.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27

nsa.Ior Locals, Telegraph, and other
matters Of interest and Information, sec
Firat and Fourth Pages.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27
cHRIsTMAs oIFrs.

JOSIAH FELIX has Just received at his
streets, very extensive and beautiful assortment
of TOYS and FANCY GOODS, comprising
ing suitable presents for old and young Persons
wishing to purchase Gift Of some sort, had better
call and examine the above named establishment
before making their purchases.
deo9-tthao
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27

NAsA subscriber writes totbe Pittsburgh Jour, :
nal, republican paper, saying. 81 an old lint
Whig aud vote the republican ticket; and | wan
70 say TO you that am about tired Of the negro
question, l think Il is about time TO attend 10
ssAife men, and let the negroes alone. perceive
Il ID Impossible to do them any good, and II we
woald succeed as party, we must drop the dar-
kiss." Sensible 'old-line whigY that.--Laaeas-
gsr (nieliigsHeer.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-12-27
Land, Land.

I WOULD call attention to Land now of
L fered to exchange for city Property or Goods,
located es followsi
OHIO-Shelby, Ross, Allen, Defiance, Henry
Fulton, Darke and Williams Counties,
INDIANA-Raudolph Wells, Wabash, Stark,
Jasper, Pulaski and Lake Counties.
ILLIN OI5-Lawrence Richland, Crawford
and Jasper Counties.
MI6SOURI-Charil W ashington, Madison
Ripley, Reynolds, Oregon and
shannon Counties.
IOWA-Scott, Buchanan, Boone, Cedar and
Van Buren Counties.
MINNEBOTA-Dako Ramsey Rice, Scott
and Mcleod Counties.
The above are choice lands, and viii be exchanged
on the most desirablet terms on application TO
CHAS, 4. CLARKE, g.
iva Clegg's Building, Third street.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05
senator Douglas in the son,h.

Judge Douglas present journey oths South,
which was undertaken soletya in reference 10
private business matters in that quarter. which
required his attention has been the means OF
eliciting new evidence Of the popular feeling
In regard to him. His visit there has been
quite unannounced, as he desired il should be
for he wished 10 avoid every appearance OF hay-
ing sought those expressions OF favor which ne
has been called 70 o-siiqcss so frequently on MS
way. These- expressions >azf as spon,aneopa-
rs they are enthusiastic, and they may proba-
bly, be taken as an exponent Of the general es-
innate OF the Southern country upon bis polid-
cal course. We presume there is no acques-
cence worth naming IN such denuncia,ions as
Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi, has been pleased 20
deal out agninst Mr.. Douglas. Their inappro-
priateness in the mouth Of MI. Davis does not
escape observation. His own defnation Of
popular sovereignty is so nearly that given by
Mr.. Davis is employed in his lame attempts 70
discriminate between the two. ~
Mr.. Douglas cannot but feel most sensibly
the emphatic applause which his presence is
the signal for evokng as a testimonial to his
ability. He receives it. no doubt, with nntu-
raj pride. and pleasure. Bat he, knows, too,
that it atteSs as much in favor of his princi.
pies and course Of action as of his ability. Il
is a demonstration in behalf of Mr. Douglas rs
a standard bearer in the Democratic mnks.-E
Mr.. Douglas, we presume, so receives it, The
great personal popularity it evinces he will take
care to see is so much gain to the party with
which he has SO long acted, and TO which he
has rendered so many splendid services,
will count nightly against Black Republican,
ism in the canvass of 90, whatever the posi-:
ton which the Democracy shall see fit to vs.
sign to Mr.. Douglas in that great baitle.-&.
Lsmis RennbLican
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP-For eight years
past have kept from 6fty-fve to SIXTY ewes
and two bucks. give my sheep plenty OF
salt and ashes. put them into pasture in the
spring, and let them run there until | get my
hay cut, then turn them into my moving land
and let them run there until the ground
freezes at night. then take them up and
feed them on bean vines or good hay, and let
them run out through the day. About the
10Th of August | put my bucks into the barn
and feed them on good hay and oats, until the
10th of December. have barn in which !
feed my sheep three times day in boxes, and
shut them up IN stormy weather, and give
them one gill of oats and peas day, while at
the barn, and chance to water. BY so do.
ing raise as many lambs as keep ewes, and
get heavy clip of wool. have lost but two
sheep in the above time, and those were lost
in the pas I,a.--. .Bai1c Farmer.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

they remain in the country, and numbers oi
them are unQueslionably 10 be found IN the
country at all seasons.
Late Frosts are dreaded. A severe frost
fell in Northern Texas on the 9th OF April
1857, when the wheat was in the boot The
CROP was every where cut down and killed,
presenting soon afterwards scorched, crlsped
appearance, as though it had been submitted
TO FIRE. Many supposed the crop was ire
.rievably lost but suckers put forth from the
root. and produced heads that mutured nearly
half crop, more than suiiiciency for the
wants of the country. The growth OF the
crop should be retarded as long rs possible in
the spring, by grazing, to guard against dan.
ger from the contingency Of late heavy irosts.
Grasshoppers sometimes prey upon the
wheat in the fall and winter, destroying it in
places to the very ground, but usually it will
come forth from the roots in the spring An
attack from the egions Of these devourers
that periodically infest large districts OF coun.
try, in the early spring, might prove serious
CAPACITY OF NORTHERN TEXAS FOR PRODUCTION
The capacity of Northern Texas, the coun'
ties before named, in point of soil, for the pro-
ducton of wheat is astonishing, and may
sound fabulous to those who have not seen
and examined IT'S bounGess fields of fertile
lands extending from Red River to the Brazos
at Waco, and from Kaufman county TO Belk.
nap. Its resources IN this regard can not be
over.estimated. There is nowhere TO be found
so large body of rich, productive land, favor
ed with so genial climate. Take Dallas
county, for example; it contains quo square
miles, or $4,000 acres, Qhe other counties
the same.) 1t is an underestimate to put down
two.lhirds of this, or 3S4000 acres, as good
ullable land. Take two-thirds of this, 256,-
900 acres, for wheat culture, leaving one.third
12S,OO0, for the other small grains, and pro-
duce. Put the verage yield at 20 bushels,
and we have 5, ,l2O 900 bushels as the product
of the crop Of one county. Collin, Grayson,
and perha ps other counties have larger pro-
portion of tilable land than Dallas, and can
produce more, though some counties can not
produce so much. The average capacity of
the counties comprising the Sixteenth Judicial
District, Dallas, Collin, Gruyson, Cook, Dem
ton, Wise, Jack, Young, Parker, Tarrant, Ell.
lis, and johnson, leaving ou, the unorganIzed
counties of Archer. Throckmorton, Clay. and
Montague, may safely be set down at 5,OOO,-
900 bushels each, or an aggregate Tor the
twelve counties, embracing an area Of lO,SOO
square miles, of 60 100000 bushels. 1t is
only meant that the counties named are capa-
bic of producing this grand result when its
waste fertile lands, now lying in idleness, are
brought into cultivation, besides producing the
other small grains required by the country
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

We were under the impression that the
Nacogdoches Chronicle was dead, not having
seen a number of it in several months, but we
learn from the last Dallas Herald that Cave is
not only living but kicking. The edper oil
the Herald republishes very unjastitiable,
scurrious attack made upon him and his pa.
per by the Chronicle, to which he replies with
severity. The Herald is charged with at.
tempting to crawl back to the Democracy, af.
ter having joined the ranks of the Houston
ties, or as the Chronicle calls them the iude-
pendent Democracy. This charge we consid'
er unjust and unfounded. The Dallas Her.
aid never supported any of the principles Of
these independents. He opposed judicial
nominations as he had right TO do II he
thought proper. But however much we may
have disapproved h,s course at the time we DO
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05
The Land Sales.

SHERMAai Dec. 10, lS0o.
MAJOR FosrER-- =;
DEAR Sir In reply to your inquiry, | ten
der you the following hasty statement of the
land sales in this (Grayson) county, on the
18th, 18th, 18th ard 10Th insts., promising that
the calculations are hastily made from my un-
revised book, and that few sales in addition
to those estimated, have yet not been perfected.
The table below, however, is an APPROXIMATION
TO the actual result.
Whole amount Of University land in Grayson
Sold at Ibis sale, 27,OOp
Remaining unsold, l6,opi
Aggregate proceeds ofsales, 99,l8 ss
Highest price per acre for any tract =. siI %
Second 90 " iO ~
Average price per acre, OF
e in Tannifr, --''-' 3 S'3ls5 %
50 " - in Hunt, 90
I" " in M:Lcnunn, 800
Aggregate sales in said counties, about $3.50 ,ooO
Yours, truly, JonN HsNRY BRowN. .sS
[Sdermaa .Palr& y
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

The Dallas Herald, the o,her day publish
ed very .bosntiful and tasty lHle poem by
w. T. G. Weaver, Esq, OF that ueighbora1od.
We read il with delight, ard cut it out for
our own pepper, bat It was miaiaid. The COG
ceit was a charming one, and If it had been
found in any Of ;he older poets would have
been quoted with tbs sSbesl But mock mod
estv about \. l>1 ~ i,''.'.-c Ia. .aeye i
= - = csss sgLlss hor.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

Yours, truly, JouN Henry BROWN. &
IShermaa ,PatrHJ \
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

The FRoNTIER.-We received the 70
letter from Col. Bonrland, through the
ness of Mr.. Poindexter, belonging to tn
mand: "FoRT BoUnLAND, Dec II
" Editor Sherman Pafriot--
DEAR SIR-According to promise,
you few lines, to give you the newsE
frontier. Every thing appears to be-.
this time-no Indians in the countrS,sI
sent scouts up and down Red River
ing the whole country within my rIsss
fresh Indian sign. A scout of 4Gs;s'
Just returned from the Wichita ms,
visited Major Van Dorn's statiopi sa3
was quiet in his camp; he had. .tga.,s }.
from scout to the Antelope hp
adian River. He states tbat
manches in the country, ssfs
1t is my opinion that there !. n
to be apprehended on the. .IroS !; I:
Emigration need not suffer ,ss a M n /
to their safety. this conpa \; 4, !, d; d
Immediately in the main !g8ba \
ans, so as to intercept them si9g
to make g lorsy upoaG. p.G.! !hsi G.. II as 3
in haste must close, Yolgstss. gs
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05
gsEF DALLAS ElEssALD.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05
The Overland Mail com

day evening, 10 days fro5s g35ss5 WIN
bringing four through pasgs i, I n VI Z, s I,
ceived the weekly Bulletin aIS ,s ss9!iI
there were no striking or mposs III s
The Fraser River miners were Sl 4 ~ g'ss
ing to California,-the accounts Il
mines were conflicting as 10 the ricss sia.
them. Much suffering exists there inSs 4 4
quence of provisions, and the extreme lRsis
weather. Some new discoveries have bes
made in Arizona, and many persons are gos
ing there from the different portious ef7Csiis
fornia. The gambling houses are being sup
pressed in San Francisco.
We shall endeavor to gather from time to
time the latest news hom ille Pacific, and iav
before our readers-and when we obtain bet.
ter building for'our business--we shall issue
Extras between publications. Sherman Pet.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

"ANorHER NuT," &c.-A1'he Court on yes.
terday, was the scene ofgnn occurrence which,
although common in this country, was never
theless quite interesting. "A free negro wc-
man, with three children, came Sbelors his
Honor and applied toI6econe slave. choos-
iGg ptnis'fsss ~ beps Ehildren. After,
ig's. r. -, - S. yssssst. in which the
~. She Yves xrsfes
!. .'sSsshe Nas
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05
At the Gold Mines on he Gila River---l5 mile!
East of Fort Yuma,
ARIZONA TErR,ToRy, Oct. 9Th, 1858

ARIZONA TErRlToRy, Oct 9Th, 1888
Col. d. Montague, DEAR Sir: | arrived
here three days ago, when found thu: many
the Texas emigrants. had stopped, and were
busily engaged in digging gold. The gold
was discovered some tweny days ago, by Col
Jacob Snively { of Texas Notoriety,) who |
learn on yesterday found gold in more abun-
dance about six miles further up the River.
There are about fifty persons at work and
prospecting And those who have been able
to get picks and shoves-are malnng it pay
reasonably wels-they say from l3 to 30 dol
lars per day to the hand-hey have to haul or
pack the dirt about one half mile from the
gulches or canons in the mountains to the Riv-
er where they wash il out, either in pans or
rockers, (there being but four rockers as YETI
I have been close observer, and that the gold
is here there is no doubt. On yesterday, in
less than one hour, saw man by the name
OF Seneca-dig out with his butcher knife,
near one ounce of the pure article.
That the gold will prove to be abundant and
the diggins extensive have no doubt for the
very same appearances are to be found upon
the earths surface for hundreds of miles East
as here the black sands lsinglass, &c. The
largest pieces of gold taken out as yet was
worth $l2 whilst pieces worth from I'd A
dollars are of quite common occurrence. The
gold is believed to be % carats fne-that mat.
fer however will soon be known some of it
has been sent to San Francisco to be tested
and mint Certificate had.
q. You now might ask, are you going to hold
on and try your luck in the mines. | answer
| am not at the present time (and never may)
first rom the fact that there is no range
there for my stock, which they are compelled
to have or die, and secondly my better half is
opposed to remaining in the wilderness either
for love or money-where society is and must
be bad for years. Twitty and Towery passed
on with their families before the discovery oil
gold was known.
| will close for the present, for the gold rock
ers keep such noise that it confuses me and
makes me so nervous, that can hardly write,
or even think. VIM. HOWETH.
TO the Sherman Patriot.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

Its reported that CaFssfe CoInstocs
gone 10 France 4or the 1ax. :. &.
ing TO consummate f5s "a 5 q.
GoEefnnieai Of ihe. fthtals u d $ /: =
eelIin's line-s RI
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-05

Maj. Duff, o, Belknap, has been in our
town several days, purchasing corn and eni.
ploying teams 10 haul it to Forts Radzminskl
and Belknap for the U. S. troops stationed at
those places. No doubt our farmers are pleas.
ed TO see him in the corn market, aud those
who desire employment in the way of haul.
ing will have fine opportunity of obtaining
a supply of it ready. He has succeeded in
dispatching a number of teams, and we be-
lieve anticipates loading all the available wag-
ons in the county next week Grayson coun-
ty is much indebted to the liberali,y and en-
terprise of Maj Duff for opening up to 1t
good market for large quantity of its pro-
duce at remunerative prices, and we hope our
citizens will assist him in carrying ont his un'
deriaking in the same NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Patriot .v
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07
Humbodt's Views of Sunday as a Day
 of Rest.

Neither the author of Cosmos nor his brother William, was ever accused ot fa- na,icism. The writings of the former may be searched in vain for evidences of his views of revealed religion; but he has left on record in his correspondence the clear est testimony as to the value of the Sab l bath. m s Ua a Writing to friend in 1850, Alexender Von Humbold, says: (See vol. l,p. 292
 Fl completely agree with you that the institution of fixed days of rest, even if it had no connection with any religious ob. servance, is most pleasing and truly re- | freshing idea 10 every one who has hu- mane ,nlnd towards all classes of society. There is nothing more selfish or soulless than when the rich and elevated look down upon Sundays and holy days with a cer- tain contempluous disgust The selection of the seventh day is certainly the wisest that could have been made. Although it may seem, and to some extent Il may be optional, to shorten or lenglhen labor one day, I am convinced that six days is just the true measure suitable to men in regard to their physical power and perseverance, in monotonous employment. Their is. | likewise, something humane in this, that the beasts which aid man in his labor share in the rest, To lengthen the time of returning rest beyound measure would be as inhumane as foolish. have had an example of this in my experience. When I spent several years in Paris, in the time of the Revolution. I saw this institution, despite it's divine origin, superseded by the dry and wooden decimal system. Only the tenth day was what we call Sunday, and all customary work continued for nine long days. This being evidently too long, Sunday was kept by several, as far as the police laws allowedit it, and thus again, too much idIeness was the result Thus we are always between two extremes as far as we remove from the common and regu- lated middle path"
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07


 DAN RICE IN CouRr-In the United States District Court, Judge McCandless, the case of Frank Ferwell and Daniel McLaren against Rody Patterson, ex- sheriff of Alleghany county, action to re- cover the value of eight horses sold under an execution, was on trial yesterday. Dan Rice, the inimitable humorist. and who is known to young and old in this, his na- tive city, was on the stand as a witness yesterday and stood lengthy cross exam nation. During his cross examination, Dan, in answer to question, as to what consideration he obtained for his 4'Great Show" among other matters of payment, replied that he had received the title to l7,000 acres of land in Texas, upon which the following coloquy took place: Counsel-Ms. Rice, how is that land located?
 Witness--It has front of half mile on the Arkansas river and extends back into Mexico, and is covered with Canaan ches.
 Counsel--W What is the value ofihat land Mr. Rice?
 Wiiness--Well, don't know its value further than wha, my friend Gen. Sam Houston informed me concerning 1t.
 Counsel-Well, Mir. Rice, what did he say 1t was worths .....s.,
 Wilness-He informed me that 1t wa: worth just what I could get for it.
 The counsel did not press this point o the examination much further Pits burg Journal.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07

GooD.-The following is too good to be lost--of school master and pupil:
 Joseph, how do people lives"
 By drawing" f 9i. ''Drawing what-waters" "No, sir, by drawing their breath"
 "Sit down, Joseph. Thomas, what IS the equator?" a
 Why, sir. it is the horizontal pole run. ming perpendicular through the imaglna. lions of astronomers and old geographers.' "Go take your seat, Thomas. William what do you mean by an eclipses"
 ,,An old race-horse, sirs'
 "Sience! Jack, what is an eclipse?"
 An eclipse is thing as appears wher the moon gets of on bust, and runs agIr the sun-consequenty the sun blacken' the moons face." w
 "Class Is dismissed"
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07

IMPORTANT IF TRuE,--Dr. Bissel one of the quarantine physicians at Staten Island, is of the opinion that 'if persons hair be washed, he is not liable to disease. " The Norfolk Herald supports the opinion. "So important a result" says that paper, from so simple cause, may seem ncre- dble to many, but not 10 us. There IS not a more effeclual preventive of disease than the immersion of the head in cold water the year round" l.e,
 We should suppose it would be effectual, Should a man keep his head in wdfer. Mt year round, it is presumed that he would be beyond the reach of all disease. It would at least be well soaked.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07
CRIME AMoNe FuerrIvE NEeRoEs.--

CRIME AMONG FUGITIVE NEGRoEs.-- Canada, that portion cursed by the popu- lation of runaway negroes, is beginning to feel the legitimate effects of the servile fugitive emigration. or ten persons con victed at the Kent county asslzes, recently held at Chatham. seven were negroes.-- Levi Harris, negro, was sentenced to the penitentiary for five years for an assault with intent to commit rape; Henry Woodward, negro, was tentenced to the penitentiary for five years for manslaugh' ter, and two of his sons, parties to the crime, were sentenced to jail for fouI months each; Wm. Capman was sen. fenced to be hung on the 10th of Decem Der for rape. A sad commentary upor the efforts of the managers of the under ground railroad.
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07

HomE.-To build happy home, six thing are required. Integrity must be the architect, tidiness the upholster. It must be warned by affection, and lighted up with cheerfulness. Industry must be the ventilator, renewing the atmosphere and bringing in fresh salubrity day by day while over all, as protecting canopy and glory. nothing will suffice exceptthe bless
 ing of God. hNf
Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-07
FIVE W.FTCHEN!
Private Entertainment,

TAT HE OLD STA AND.. ONE MILE WEST OF DIES ARC,
 ( On the .Main Road to Fort Sn,ith. HAVING ereccted large and 5rr>A M commod.ous Building, he is now [r-1S. better prepared, than even heretofore, to ac- commodate the public with entertainment.
 fY- His rates of charges are reasonable. and his ACCOMMODATIONS are inferior to none
 G% He has excellent Stables, and necessary shelters for wagons, carriages, &c.
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