Des Arc citizen., 1859-12-21

 'e There was a report about town yesterda, S9 that Douglas was dead, but l could trace ,t to no authentic source. Probably the repor ,, originated in some person stating his appre : hens ions little too strongly. 2 I understand that q diplomatic dinner is to be given to Senator Seward at the Spanish
 Legation on Saturday That looks rather fa-
 l vorabc than otherwise for the Cuban nego- tiations under the next Administration, does it not?
 Mir Golden, whose family is spending tho winter in Paris, has been confined to his | chamber for some three weeks with infam- nation of the lungs. am happy to say that he is recovering, and to-day was well enough for the first time to ride out but he will pro- bably have to leave, as soon as he can travel. for milder climate, and to content himself with more silent role in the next Parla- ment than he is accustomed to.
 Painted Toys-We publish the following as a necessary caution to parents at this sea- son of holiday gifts
 From Belgian medical journal we learn that child about year old, who appeared to be in dreadful pain, and had sort of foam at tho mouth, was taken to an apothe- cary at Bossu when it was found that the little creature had been rosoned by sucking the painted face of a doll, in which an ex- tract of lead had been mixed. He admnis- tered medicines which saved the child's life, but he properly suggests that toy oy-makers ought to be prohibited from employing poi sonous substances in painting play things.
 "A great tribulation has been occasloned in literary circles in England, by charge III The Clerical Journal, that the Rev. Or Cum ming wrote the review and puff of his own work in The London Times. The Critic calls upon the Doctor to make revelations" and relieve himself, if possible, from the damag- ng accusation.
 The Case of Mrs. Doyle. A correspondent of The Charleston Courier, writing from Chattanooga, Tennessee v0uches for the au- thority of the letter purporting to have been written by Mrs. Mahala Doyle to old John Brown, as we'll as for the identity of that place, and says:
 James P. Doyle removed from this city 10 Kansas, and was there, together with his sons, murdered by Browns party, as stated Tn those affidavits. After the bloody deed, intelligence of the Restitution to which Mrs. Doyle was reduced was brought 10 this place, when our citizens at once contributed the re- quisite sum to bear her expenses back to her old home She has been residing here ever since, and in circumstances of great desliu- ton. She has several small children, and her only resource for their support is in the scanty wages of her son John, whose life she begged from the murderers, who is q boy of about eighteen years, employed as the driver of a dray for commission house in this city.
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 The Kentucky Statesman hears that box, directed to John G. Fee was landed at Cognr's Landing, on the Kentucky river, a few days since; and suspicious being aroused by it's great weight, it was opened and found to contain Sharpe's rifles.
 4 Revolutionary Rdlic.-ln digging rrac, on Saturday, the 2i;h instant, in the ceme- tery of the Unitarian Church, on Archdale street, bayonct was found at the depth of five feet.
 Tais church, originally called inc Second Independei.t church, had the walls erected before the Revolution, under tue carc of Rsv. William Tcnnent, and 1t was usel lu.iug the British occupntlon of "Chariestown, for barracks, This bayonet is, no doubt, q relic of ihas eesppation lchaflesser Courier!