Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-11-23

the coming year.
 All snobdom was kept, for weeks, in fiutter about the marriage of Miss Bartlett with Senor Ovedio, in New York. The Don was represented as owning ever so many plantations, negroes and other prop erty. His wealth was estimated at millions. It turns out that he is West Indian oil merchant, and not millionaire by any means, though worth several hundred thou sands of dollars.
 Alter all the preparation and to do made to receive the steamship '' Great Eastern she IS not to cross the Atlantic. The di- rectors held meeting at which it was re- solved not to accept the ship from Mr. Scott Russell in her present condition. All passage money received will be refunded.
 The ship goes to Lisbon first. Itis sup- posed that the work necessary to put her Tn sea-going completeness cannot be done until next spring.
 We have a Bonaparte among us. Amono the passengers on the Arago, to New York. >were the family of Mir. Mason, Hon. l.. NJ. heltt and lady, and Jerome Napoleon Bo- naparte.
 Italy IS in ferment from the tae to the top rim of the boot. The treaty of Zurich IS mere extension of the treaty of Villa franca.
 Lucinda Delee, supposed to be the last negro slave in Connecticut, died at Wind ham, last month, aged S2 years.
 The Pacific railroad question will be brought before Congress early in the session. The black republicans will strive to get the eastern initial point in so called free State, but may compromise on St. Louis.
 Mrs. Julia Dean Hayne is playing at the Cincinnati theater
 An Arkansian is reported to have lost 32O, 1000 in Memphis, lately, at the game of " old sledge." About half of this was in the |" kimikils," and the other half in lIaltS or notes.
 Old Sam Houston has disappointed the IeXians. Cortina's band, that has sacked and plundered Brownsville and other towns. has everything its own way. The people ot that vicinity have lost all confidence in the State authorities, and have sent an agent to Washington to invoke the aid of the federal government
 The wife of Joe Smith, the Mormon prophet is living yet at Nnuvoo, III. She married second time and her eldest son by her second husband is now justice of the peace. She rejects all oveltures to in duce her to remove to Salt Lake City. Sensible woman.
 Nancy Stevenson of Anderson, s. C., was lately indicted and tried for being ca common scold" Larry Orr, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, defended her successfully, so Nancy is priv. ileged to use her tongue
 The Georgia state railroad has paid into the state treasury, during the year ending September Both. the sum of 3402 GOO over and above expenses
 The nigger worshipers started the lie that 'old Browns bikes were manufactured by democrat" The receipt found on Brown is signed by a rampant abolitionist. So that lie is disposed of
 A pious and highly benevolent black re- publican in Ohio, was much distressed at the sad fate of some free negro children in his neighborhood. The little darkies were growing up in vice and idleness; their drunk en vicious parents utterly neglecting them. So this highly philanthropic gentleman after consultation with his neighbors, agreed to take them to school some distance from his home. Being sensible man, perhaps really charitable and knowing the proper condition of negro is servitude. he took the children to St. Louis and sold them. The parents of the darkies were appeased by present of quart of rum to each. Philanthropy is great sentiment, isn't it?
 Coal sells in Cincinnati at Is cents a bushel
 Ihe farm work in the State of Minnesota is performed by about half as many females as males. Of course, all these laboring women are white.
 A good telegraph operator earns for him self or the company about eight dollars an hour. A station kept busy all day will receipt from seventy-fve to hundred dol lars.
 Gen. Scott had arrived safely at San Francisco. Ere this, he is at the seat of difficulties and conferring with the English authorities relative to the occupancy of the island of San Juan