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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24
D. TAYLOR.

PROGRESS OF ARKANsAs.-The statistics of Ar
kansas furnish bright example of southern pro-
gress Within the past year one million acres of
her lands have been sold by the General Govern
ment The tide of emigration from the adjoining
States has been unprecedented. The increase in
the value of her products has been marked
Through the whole State the evidence of thrift,
enterprise and growing prosperity is evident.
Twelve years ago, Fort Smith, a settlement on
the very outskirts of civilization, contained four
hundred inhabitants. It now has three thousand,
having increased more than seven-fOld in little
more than one decade. The business Of Tho ~
ther "rnnnni-1 a lot few Thousand dollars
Now it is est.inats1 al n,2rly - million. TIE
present most pJpulous POI. gns Of tEe town v-i
then a thicket Of oak. Man fsctnrcs have sprung
IN this spot but inst regcuel from the wilderness
and in the pr,vats building and ali public in
proysnents the evidence u prosperity, rsfns-
Tusat and wealth is foHn1
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

| NfRS pARrINGToNs IDEA or EosroN In h.
"Nnitting Work" about to be published, "
find the old lady going to Boston to select gars
dian for hor precious son, Ike, and rcmarEing
/ follows
GLOW the world has turned about, to he sure
said she; 'tis nothing but change, change. Or
yesterday, as it were, | waS in the count
smelling the odious flowers; to-day am in b
ton, my olfactorics breathing the impure e.
cratOns of coal smoke, that are so dilat6ty
health. Instead of the singing Of birds, P,
blunderbusses almos. deprive me of consci ~
tiouSness. Dear me Well, l hope shall b
restrained through it all. They say that sb.
moral turpentine of this city is frightful, bu
isn't any use to anticipate trouble betorehan3
he may escape all harmonious Influences tina.
would have tenderness to hurt him, and as iha
minister of cur parish said, with Judicial train
ing he may become useful membrane of sooiu-
ty: though training is bad generally, and is sp
to make the young run to feathers, like crop a.
crowned hens. But he has ius''-lookinc t5
him-''it comes natural to him, like the n as
les, and every day it is envsloping itself isyrs
and more"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24
Indian News.

The following, from the Waco Southerner, is
an extract from letter addressed by D. Taylor
Esq, of Burnett county, to A. Standifor. The
letter is dated Burnett county, Aug, 10th 1859:
"Wc have indeed news a plenty, the Indians
are all among'u now, and no mistake. Last
Saturday there came company from Llano coun-
ty, trailing Indians, and they trailed them on
the head of the Gabriel, about miles from town.
Our boys were hunting sign, and saw the Llano
company hunting water, and they told our boys
where they left the trail. They went to the place
where the other company left off, and pursued on
until they got below the road that leads from
town to bingham's, in sight of town, and al
so in sight of my house. There they jumped 8
of them, killed two and wounded the other. On
Sunday morning they trailed up the wounded one
and ended his life by shooting 2 balls in him
On Sunday they found sign where the other four
had come back where they started the first In
dams: They had hung up their water and tore
up blanket and hung on the limits of the brush
They ran those that they killed about one mile
on the mountains in sight of my house. Gid
Mcfadden has been in Lano. He brings news
that they are on the trail Of about twenty more
L know of no horses being stolen as yet, only
those that they have retaken from those Indians,
8 or horses, that were stolen principally from
Lano county, one from Banty on Morgan creek.
s,oa,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

The ATLANTIC TLIEGRAPH-Late advices
London state that the prospect is now exec
tor the eventual establishment of telegrs
communication between this continent and
rope, by means of submarine cable. I'll,
Atlantic Company, i. is said, is as dead
door nail. They cannot procure even
fourth OF the 100000 required to raise the, !
ends Of the old cable. A new company has ]
formed, under the nsme Of ''the British 4
atlantic Telegraph Company Limited" 4
count Bury ID chairman of the board D, (
company, and Sir francis B. Head, for
governor general of Canada, and Coleridce
nard (of Haywood & Kennard, bankers, L9r 30.
are members -SIdtes.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24


IIUMoR OF ANTs.-Notwithstanding thu
thousands of wagons daily returning from the
West, and the thousands of persons who are
hcart-Slck, weary and foot sore, Il slight tirgc Of
humor is frequently manifested by various devices
on the wagon covers. For instance. we saw the
other day weather beaten wagon on which
however, the following letters stood out in bold
relief,--"P P. B. d.
Our curiosity was excited. The oabaistic in
itials were too much for our comprehension, and
we were ian compelled to inquire their meaning.
Tho tcanster responded, in a voice husky with
emotion and indignation "What does these ere
letters mean, ch Them letters, sir, expresses
my sentiments, and means "Pike's Pc2k bc dqnin-
ed"
We would have lcctured this indignant orli-
grant on the sinfulncss of deprav:ty, but, on a
survey of his exterior, came to the conclusion
that it would be piety thrown away to no pur-
pose, and let him pass.
Such devices as "D-d Humbug," "Sold, :"
'Tuck in, "God for sale by the b1shcl," etc,
are numerous and quaint
We noticed on one wagon huge peak, pictur-
ed in yellow paint, on the top of which sat an
individul represented as saying "lleros the
place where gliding is done" An immense
crowd were scampering in the reverse direction
One emigrant told US that Pixies Peak would
be the greatest Ossuary the world had ever seen,
and another that the gold fever would break every
Life Insurance Company sn the country.-Lear-
enUorth Times. !
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

Broadway dandy in 1859 is thus described
in .ho Ledger of this week:
"liat, like an inverted iron pot; hair, cropped
like Il French soldiers CT an inatitant Gr Black
well Island: moustGche, ample and efcganted
but no whskcrs, else, Il beard and no nous
tache--yeyer both shirt collar erect and setting
close to the neck crayat, Il rilk string; coat col
iar Il quarter Of an inch high; coat, vest, c6ored
coarse oftcxturc, loose-sh; shirt, extremely fin
and clean. with tie wrist baud ccvcrng on
third Of the hand kid gloves, dark colored an
very new, fitting like glove shoes, not of paten-
leather, but polished to miracle No iewelr2
Of any kind, unless in the form of vest buttons
which may be Of coral, carbunclc or garnet bu
this is not obligatory. Gold hunting watch,
large us saucer, (the last affection is howev,
to carry II silver watch-gold being 30 "doissi
commonly Cane thin, stiff and plairi Tn,
equipped, the Broadway dandy thinks lie iool
like an English lord. lie is now sarins, his 81
airy with view to the purchase of one of thoaa
wonderfully fine Panama hats which have recen
ly broken out. The days are at hard when h,
tribo will esteem it infamy not to have on n hps
that was labelled in the shop window $780, Hov
grateful we ought TO be to Che Broadway dane
for taking so much trouble, and going to so mur
expense to amuse his fellow Women:''
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

DEATH OF Hon. RICHARD RusH-A telegraphic
dispatch announces the death of the Honorable
Riclhrd Rush, on Saturday morning, at an ad-
vanGd age. lie was son of DR.. Benjamin Rush,
one bf the sirners of the Declaration of Indc-
pendence. Mr.. Rush was appointed Attorney
General by President Madison in 1914, upon the
resignation of the Hon. Wm. Pinckney, of Ma
ryland In 1917 he was appointed Minister to
England by President Monroe, and he afterwards
published volume of his "Recollections at the
Court OF ST. James" In 1926 he was appoint
ed becretary of the Treasury by John Quincy
Adtms, and made an elaborate report IN favor Of
protective tariff. He was afterwards nomina-
ted as . candidate for the Vice Presidency on
thD came ticket with Mr.. Adams, who was de-
falted for the Presidency by Gen. jackson was
afterwards identified with Democratic politics,
bat we believe never again entered public life.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

The LEAvEN WoRKNG.-The leaven with
which the Black Republicans leavened the loaf
in Ohio at the time they resolved to nullIfy the
Constitution of the United States and the law Of
Congre IS, and kicked over Judge Swan because
he decided in accordance with his oath and the
Constitution, is beginning to work. The Cleve-
land Plaindealer says that Judge Delaplane. of
county, formerly a prominent Wing,
and lat.erly Black Republican, has left this
party, and announces his determination to vote
the democratic ticket in the fall. The high hand
ed proceedings of the Black Republicans are too
much for him. 1t further states that thousands
of old wings will follow his example.--lHatss.
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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

Mrs. PartinGton says that when she vas gal
she used to go to parties, and always had beau
to extort her home but now, says she, Che gals
undergo all sorts of declivities; the task of ex-
torting them home revo'ves IN their deg- al7es
l.s u al- 4t-. down ..r .r-.sEala AsLka7
l.. a-a.s ts.t sr. h.a4 ... .-...r days. when men
cgia .lat- tns E-rsa. OF the female soa.
..,...ers ... .-l-al. '.-r n.rr I=r arG mar
tHi- a A-Ht
.Eay -ss .v ia= paper 1..-t 'vs hsrs got ai.
Uos, .wsiv5 -lsgs-a- . .-e7s. aaf l-arly SD
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

PoFrLAR.-The Black Republican doctrine Of
Intervention by Congress in the affairs Of the
territories is exceedingly popular among the OI-
position at; the South. The Opposition State
Convention in Georgia lately resolved that Con-
gress can legislatA ~ the 7~N-' 7 7n
81 '.'-tll.aT.5s--rrsa 50 r- Tas ....-'.l ,I.r
,...-. a5l .ai---.lt r..v .n -.e r--. Tor i.-
tlst tl- l-zlslati % n4s. l= -4- SOS azt.a-iai--
ss sam. y ncirie exactly 1lt. aa g b aI-i-r-
su-s cf apr'ic1a51. The Georgia h--aE k=rc--
iszus izse fnfuite fsaa Ia tis rrinss Of iHssI-
sntiCa. s. savs tha Detroit .lii3a s Tree pE5sl
efc-..
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

The whole country is ''lousy" with abolition
lists As an instance of their philanthropy, -"
we will merely relate the circumstance Of very
nice looking man, advising black girl, the prop
erty of Mrs. E. w. Gordon, hired in Saline
county, to 60 with him to free State. She de.
clinod his offer, prcferriug to remain with her
mistress No doubt that agent will secure a
passenger for The road before he retires -Aissou-
ri ESifor.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

Tho determination of .he State Attorney Of
Texas % dismiss the suits against the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company has been a fortunate
one for the Commonwealth, Had the ease come
u trial in an effort 10 annul the charter on mere
technlcalitles, Texas would have been diskOnor-
ed ana one OF the greatest enterprises oT mod
srn times checked most disastr0usly, The peo,
Pc throughout that State, with the exception of
lew desperate aud reckless spectators, have
lecn warmly attached u thu company, and IL has
elected much surprise that Governor Runnels
dlG not dismiss the suit long ago, Now that it
has been done, nothing will dohar j. Edgar
thompson from assuming the Presidency of the
company, and under his iudicous management.
aided by the sagaCty aud financial tact OF Doe,
tor Fuwlkcs, the entire Indebtedness Of the com.
pany will be liquidatcd and capital raised 10
prosecute the work vigorously 10 complction,-I
MANY eminent gentlemen have been awaiting the
disposal of the State suit To take large interests
IN the stock OF the company, NJ ;hat there will
he no difficulty in raising money aud labor for
the construction Of the road. Tho magnificent
future which opens upon tho Southern Pacific
Kallrnnd can hardly ho oycrcstimitud There
never was grant more munilcent than that of
the State of Texas 10 the company, and we do
not doubt that the road Ritera short time, can
be constructed entirely from the proceeds of the
sales of land donated by the State, for, as the
fohd advances into the heart OF IeNHs, these
lands must greatly increase in value, while they
are also. increased in amount Us the work uro
grcsses BY additional grants. The road runs
through rich portion Of Texas and will open a
market FOR products of the soil which have here.
tOlore been shut out. Every county Oh the
route will subscribe literally to the stock. and
there are many rich planters who are also pre-.
pared to interest themselves largely We look,
to vigorous and satisfactory action as
soon Us DR.. Fowlkes arrives in Marshall where
he must bc to make the first payment thirty days
after the dismissal of the State suit.
We have heretofore spoken Of the energy aud
perscyeranCOof DR.. Fowlkes in his
Of the concerns of the Southern
Pacific Railroad. At times when everything |
looked dark and gloomy, his voice was always en-.
and cheerful difficulties winch would
have daunted almost any other man were brave.
ly faced and overcome by him. lie was not only
confident of himself, but of the justice of his .
cause and the magnitude of the great enterprise
to his guidance We congratulate him
most heartily on the successful termination Of
his endeavors and trust he will live to witness
he completion of the road and realize his dream
If riding behind locomotive from the valley of
he Mississippi to the Pacific Occan..-Lou. J0ur.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

TIE "OLD DoIlNIov. This term is universal
ly applied to Virginia, though hut little is known
of it's origin In the Massachusetts, Historical
Society collection there is coin with a head on
one side and the legend ''Gcorgius III Rex" on
the other side a shield with the arms of England,
Scotland, Ireland and Virginia. a crown sur
rounds tho whole encircled with the word "Vir-
ginia 1773." A similar coin has since been dug
mp and stat aent of the facts which these coins
authenticate may not be devoid of interest.
During the eusurpation of Cromwell, Virginia
declared herself Independent of his authority
when the usurper threatened to send a fleet to
reduce the colony. Fearing to Withstand such II
force, the colOnists dispatched in a small ship Il
messenger to CHARLES H., then an exile in Fland-
ers, inviting the royal outcast to be their King.
He accepted the invitation, and on the very eve
of cmbarking for his new throne in America, was
recalled to the crown of England In gratitude
for Nirgnian loyalty he quNrtercd her coat Of
arms with those Of England, Scotland and Ireland
as an Independent member of the British empire.
The coin establish the facts. Hence the origin
of the phrase "Old Dominion
The Colonists of that period numbered 10000,
and the Protector declared them to be notorious
robbers and traitors, prohibiting by his authori-
ty all intercourse with them. A fleet was sent
over under Sir George Ayscuc. to put down any
traces Of monarnhial authority still lingering
among the Virginia loyalist They were iii IN to
Charles and the Parliament, declaring that they
were born under monarch, and would never de-
generate from the condition of their birth by be
ing subject to any other government. When the
expedition, however, reached the Chesapeake, to
expel Sir Wm. Berkeley, the Governor, from Vir-
gna, resistance was laid aside. Berkley disdain-
ed t o make any stipuations for himself, with
drawing to retired situation universally res
;peotcd, until a revolution summoned him
again to defy the republican force of England and
restore royalty in the Virginia colony. This
happened in March 1862. Cromwell, however,
continued his Governors until 1860, when the
last Of them, Matthews, diod and the people
elected Sir Vim. Berkeley as the old report says,
"by an obliging violence compelled him to accc pit
the government"
He refused; however, to act under the usurpa
tion of the Cromwells; unless the colonists pied
gcd their lives and fortunes for the British King,
then in exile "With an unanimous voice they
told him that they were ready to hazard all
things for the King" The Virgnians seem to
have been true loyalIsts, for this took place as
we have noticed actually before the Kings re-
turn to England. Berkeley proclaimed "Chartes
Ii. King Of England, Scotland, ireland and Fr-
ginic, before he ,Oqs in England. Upon his rest
1ration, the monarch granted Sir William per-
mission, to visit England; and it is related that
ne wore, at his coronation, robe made of silk
rom the Virginia Colony. Well may the time
honored ancient Commonwealth be called the
'0ld Dominion. ~. Y. Express.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

DR.. Jeptha Fowlkes, President of the South
orn Pacific Railroad Company, passed through
our city yesterday morning, stopping but Il Sto n
time, on his way to Marshall, in Texas, where
he will arrive by the 18th August His visit to
the East has been highly satisfactory he has
not only secured the services Of John Edgar
Thompson rs the future President of the compa.
ny, but he has received assurances Of support
and aid to carry on the construction Of the road
from eminent capitalists Mr.. Thompson made
it condition Of his acceptance of the Presidcn-
cy that the company should be freed from all in
debtednoss under the terms of the compromise
settlement with the new company, and We are as
snred that DR.. FOwlkcs goes to Texas with the
means at his disposal to liquidate the entire debt
OF the company. Though he remained here but
an hour or two, he was enabled in that time to
raise fifty thousand dollars-such is the conf
dence inspired by the cheering intelligence re-
ccived through him and others Of the active
measures to be taken in the East az soon lis the
conditions exactcd by MIR Thompson are conpl.
cd with.
We have always predicted that Dr. Fowkos
would eventually work the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company out of the labyrinth Of difficulties,
into which former msmanagemont had placed it.
The prospects at times have been gloomy and the
clouds looked dark and ominous but when we
saw the indomitNbe energy and unlinching per-
severance Of the Doctor his hopeful feelings re-
assured us and gave a silver lining to the cloud
The crisis has been passed salely-thcre is now
no further danger. Before the expiration of
many weeks the road will swarm with hives of.
laborers and heavy contracts for grading will be
made We congratulate the stockholders upon
the cheering prospects before them Of rcmuncla-
tive returns for their Investments, and we hope
it will not be long before VIC can announce that
the iron horse is travorsing the praires Of lex
as over thcir rnal-L LnnisniNn .LnnrnGL.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24
shaIslng Down IN Ola virrlni,.

/ Tom is queer genius, and lets olf some tall
ones occasionally, lie visited us the other day,
in our sanctum, with allow do you do, old
fellow"
"IIallo, Tom, +" said we, ''where have you been
so long,"
"why, sir, I have been down on Severn rivcr,
in Anne Arundel county, taking Shanghai notes
ON the ohills aud fever.
"Ah, indeed, said we, "are they bad down
there"
"Rathcr had >" Faid Tom. "Thcrcis one place
where they have been attempting to build u brick
house for eight wooks. Well, the finishing IL,
they wore taken with chill, and shook the
whole buildinl completely down, aud kept on
shaking till tho bricks were dust Of the finest
quality. just AT that iuncture, the chills came
on with renewed force, and they commenced sha-
king with such gusto, that they were entirely
obscured for hours, and the people of the neigh
borhood thought the sun was in an eclipse.
"Gas." said we.
"Not at all, " said Tom"
"Whv, was sixteen miles further down the
river, the other day, and saw four men carrying
n pinc log from on board schooner to the
shore. Tho chills came on, and they shook the
log, which was thirty feet long, all up in pieces
of the proper length for firewood and then ia
king ro.shakc Of it. split and piled it up at the
same time shaking all the knots out of it,
"Cau't believe anything like that Tom"
"It's fact" said Tom, and he resumed -
"Thnros farmcr dGwn there, who. in apple
picking season, hauls his niggers ont to the or
chard, and sets one up against each tree. In a
short time, the chlls como on, and every apple
in the orchard is shaken off the trees on the
ground"
''Incrcdihie,'' said we, holding our sides with
both hands.
"Fact" said Tom, ''thcy keep man alongside
of each negro, to take him away az soon as the
fruit is off, for fear that ho will shake the tree
down."
Tom continued "Mr. S., n friend Of mine,
! house carpenter, was engaged few days ago,
in covering the roof Of house with shingles
lust as he was finishing, the chill came on,
md he shook every shingle off. Some Of them
are supposed to be flying about yet.
"Anothcr gentleman near the same place was
taken with chill the other day at dinner, and
shook his knife and fork down his throat, be.
sides breaking all the crockery- ware on the ta-
bic. His little son, who was sitting at the table
1t the same time, was taken with a chill. and
md shook all the buttons Off his inexprcssibles,
and then shook himself clear of them"
We then prevailed upon Tom to stop; he did
80, with the understanding that he would give
us the balance at some other me.-P0rter.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-08-24

LAYING TELEGRAPH CABLE.-A telegraph Ca
be was laid few days ago, across the Mississip-
Ii. at the Head of the Passes. 1t was taken
do-rr the -iv-r wound round one Of the wheels
: the y. Baud fT--ir= -''''''- ~ -" II
wheel. and vas rea.-i pG-a= Sic boat s-samsi
SLOWLY across she E.-er-
G8r,s ID F-r. pG.---Jaa. j-r5r=an. The c5ut
dian. is 70 visit iutcpe professionally. He vli
or-n 20 John Pail streak 5f hulr luis= ia
asr 70 Tin il its 7tin zs var thst Of the s'Ysnk
CAL 81 firs Bs1nr7 Williams.