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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
Another plan for a Jail.

MR. EDIToR-I send you plan of iail which think adapted to most of the counties in Arkansas
 Build neat, two story. brick or stone house, with three rooms in the upper story. One of these, for criminals should be, say, sixteen feet square, with two windows in front. The house should be placed on public street or square with the windows facing the most public place. There should be built, in the alls of the crim- lnaPs room, a frame of iron lattice work, of bars three inches wide by quarter of an inch thick, crossed and riveted so as to leave square openings of four inches only. This should be cube shaped so as to extend over the ceiling under the floor and on every side. This cage could be put together on the ground and after the first story of the building was put up, it could be hoisted to its place and the walls pro- ceeded with. In the bars at suitable intervals holes could be made so as to have two-inch plank securely spiked, so as to have wooden flooring and sides, and ceiling if it is deemed necessary. The windows should be secured by an outer cross bar frame we'll let into the brick in the manner of iron doors or windows 10 fire proof buildings. The inner cross bar could be a part of the iron cage or frame. There should be one door to this room with two shutters or, in other words, double doors of iron. The in- ner door should be of double sheet iron, well secured and hung to the lattice work and closed by pad lock on the outside so as to dispense with key-hole In the upper part of this door there should be small opening with a small door well fastened, through which to pass in food and water.
 Outside of this should be another door well secured and fastened and opening into an ante chamber. In the criminals room there should be pipe not over four inches in diameter to pass through the floor and extending down be- heath the building, 10 the mouth of which ac. cess could be had, so as to afford a means of cleanliness and consequently of health-a great desideratum. The other rooms in the upper story could be built aud secured so as to con- tine persons committed for minor offences.- The lower story should be arranged so as to PiofIdC oOu fcbicut lOOuS TUT tdUiiiN, dUu tue front of it might have shop suitable for a tailor, shoemaker, or other mechanic. Chm- neys can be built so as to run up outside of the building.
 In most of our county towns, the first thing that meets the travellers eye, is an ugly, un- couth, wooden jail, slate colored and often un- finished. Now I propose instead of this for each county where there is no sufficient ial, to build neat house that shall be an ornament to the town and where the sheriff, if it suits him, may reside. If the sheriff does not re- side in the building, he can rent it to mechanic who can reside in the lower story, carry on his trade and act as jailer.
 In some jais the inmates suffer from negli- gence. In most of our counties the jailer can. not afford to give his constant attention to the jail, or hire trustworthy person in his absence,
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

JAILs.-We present, in this issue. another plan for county jail. Although the subject nay seem uninteresting to many of our readers, v it is important to all. Let us have good jails and then hold sherffs to strict account for the custody of the prisoners, and crimes will become unfrequent. Good jails and uries that do their duty will soon teach rogues that escapes are impossible. In Texas, we are told the state pays over to the counties certain sums to enable them to build suitable county build ings. Here, where the counties foot the bill, it is important that proper plan for jail should be submitted. To the different courts we sub init the plan now, and those heretofore pub lShed, only adding that perhaps liberal ex- Penditure at first will be found cheapest at the end.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
ARKANSAS.

WHAT JAPANESE THINK OF floors. W hile the steam frigate Powhatan was in Japanese waters, one of the officers showed some Japa- nese who came on board several copies of ar per's Magazine. A newspaper correspondent says:
 They became very much interested in the en- cravings, particularly with the fashion plates remember one of these plates in particular which excited their wonder; aud if the reader cal refer to the Jnne number of 1857, he will not be surprised that they should have been startl q.
 " ilo~ very fat your women are!" said the high officer.
 " Tell him it's all hnmbug," replied;" Hold on; l'll show him how they manage it."
 took down another volume, and turned to the January number of 1857, aud again to the Aprll number of 1856. Of course hey laus shed heartily, especially at the latter, where spring fashions for ladies' so admirably clearing the track for all apoplectic poodle Or course they laughed. It was enough to make horse laugh.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

AYERS AMERICAN ALMANAC is now ready tor delivery at DR J. J. McALMoNT's, who is supplied with it by the publisher for distribu. ton gratis to all who call for it. It contains about the richest collection of anecdotes we knew of-a calendar accurately calculated for this mcridean and found reliable, besides an amount of valuable medical information which should be in the possession of every family.- This little annual has become welcome visi. tor to the ireside of the American people-and not to them alone, for its numbers are freely circulated in almost every civilized country under the sun. It is published in the English. French, Spanish and German languages, with calendars adapted to every meridian of the northern hemisphere. Over twenty seven hun. dred thousand copies were issued last year which is doubtless the largest edition of any one book in the world. Our readers are re- spectfully invited to call and get copy, and when got, keep it.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
Babon.

PUBLIC LANDS IN UTAH--The government has under consideration tle method of offering for sale the public lands in Utah. Brigham Young has caused all his people to divest them selves of titles, he holding it as trustee in trust for the church of Latter Day Saints The pub- lie lands in Utah have never been offered for sale, but all such title as can be acquired, is vested in Young. With most of the wealth of the country in his hands, he will be sure to buy the whole of them. Nor will the pre-emption act alter this much, for such of the Mormons as may enter lands by virtue of pre-. mptions, will pass the titles over to Young Evidently, some plan must be adopted to prevent mo- nopoly by Young, as, unless this is done all will be excluded who are not willing to sub scribe to the doctrine of Mormonism and to re- cognise Brigham as the spiritual and temporal
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
SWAMP LANDS IN THE HELENA DISTRICT

SWAMP LANDS IN THE HELENA DIsTR1cT,-
 Y. 2"i N 10, for lands in this district has been
 .ited. As our former notice of lands Dat euted was misunderstood, we are induced to state it again. All the confirmed swamp lands in the Helena district are now patented to the state, except those in the last confirmed list and which were offered fer sale by agent Smith, al his last sale. In other words, those lands offered for sale and sold by MT. Jesse A. Jack son, and those offered by J. c. O. Smith, at his first public sale. are now patented to the state But small confirmation remains to be patent ed, being for lands, principally south of the base line and west of the fifth principal meri- dian, lately offered at public sale. No doubt the patent for these will soon arrive.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
E,IECTIoN RESrITS -Tha IournoI of Co,,,

ELECTION RESULTS. .-The Journal of Com merce figures up in table an absolute and re- lative gain by the democratic party in the late elections in different states, compared with inc last presidential election; even in the free states, the democrats have gained slightly upon the republicans, and upon the opposition ag gregate vote immensely It makes the total opposition vote (Republican and American) at the presidential election, in 1856, 1,457 .616; total opposition vote at the recent elections l,251 ,946; total decrease of opposition votes, 29567O; increase of democratic votes as cal culated, lO,996; democratic relative gain since 1856, 3O6, ,666.
 The Journal of Commerce is one of the most reliable journals in the country, and we have great confidence in its calculations The above may be taken as generally correct.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

G The Gazette of last week, not liking the comparison of himself to the figure in Donetti's show, tries to throw the joke off on somebody whom be terms "a know nothing who wanted to be a know nothing editor within the past year. but failing to get the tuation, piserncted and turned democratic scribbler of editorial s-utf, and toady to the Governor" These inuendoes, unless made more explicit do not admit of being answered. If there is such person, which we very much doubt, let the fT ystte name him.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
QUICK WORK. - Our enterprisipo fellow

QUICK WORK. - Our enterprising fellow townsman, c. A. Rapley of the firm of Hanger Rapley & Co.,, who is associated with J. T Chidester, the well known mail contractor, in the contract to carry the mail from Madison, the terminus of the Memphis and Little Rock railroad, to this place, handed us on last Sunday the Memphis papers of Saturday. This is un- precedented in the history of mail facilities in this State. And, what is more, the contrac- tors say that they intend to keep it up. If so, we will be able to furnish the latest news, and if they crowd us much will set us to thinking about issuing tri-weekly if not a daily.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

THE SOUTH PACIFIC RAnRoAD-It is very difficult to tell whether President Fowlkes will be able to get this road out of the hands of the Texan purchasers. He says he has the means in hands to purchase their interest. There has been vast amount speechifying, "legging" and exhorting lately and it is possible that they may succeed in putting it once more in pro-
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

0F We pabiish today the proclamation of the Governor, ordering an election on the 31st day Of January, 1859, for the election of a judge of the 4th judicial circuit, to fill the va "@ncv caused by the resignation of Felix J. Rataon
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
M VNV IVS SI7tUT TUTIN,
 JOHN BUTTERFIELD

VITTV.
 Hon. JNo F. WHEELER, Ed, FL. S Times.
 P. $. Since writing the above, l have pur chased boat the Jennie Whipple, with which shall leave in the early part of the week to establish and start the route, and hope, yet to satisfy the people that, if they will lend their aid to improve the roads, that they will reap the benefits that they desire. J.. B.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

0Nr The eminent Baron Humboldt is dead
 The telegr aph reports the death of the Empe- TOT of Japan, but does not tell us which of the two-ths spiritual or temporal. No matter Kings and emperors may die by scores and their seats be filled, but Humboldt's die but once in a century and there are none to take their places.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

(Er The editor of the Gazette says we have attempted to be witty on the subject of his age, and tries to create the impression that Gov Conway is older than he is The editor of the Gazette says he is getting aongin years, which may be true, but it is certain that he has not yet irrived at "years of discretion
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

MIR. NELsoN's BENEFIT-This gentleman akes benefit on Thursday (to .morrowl night md presents an attractive bill First we have he Lady of the Lake," with it's music and errific combat between Fitz James and Red 'oderick. For the afterpeice, we have the Golden Farmer" where those who never saw he play may make the acquaintance of that muslng character, Jemy Twitcher. Such a ill cannot fail to draw full house.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

TRAVEL BY OVERLAND MAIL COACHES. s.- speaking of the arrival of the eighteenth over ard mail from San Francisco, the St. Louis Re- publican says
 Since the overland mail has indubtablv roven itself a cheap, speedy, and secure means t travel, the rush at San Francisco Los Ange. 's and other places, to obtain seats in the caches has become tremendous. When our informant left San Francisco no less than one 'undred persons had made application at the hce of MT. Mclean, the agent there, for pas age. So eager and importunate were they to ecure passage that they had adopted the purse of deciding by lot who was to stay over. to facilitate this and be as impartial as poss ble, he agent would not accept engagements for eats more than two stages ahead. Every few lays, therefore, there were places in a thd to ,e drawn.
 About nall way over the route passenger was ourd at a way station, where he hal stopped lay over Tor a few days nearly month pre- lously. As all the succeeding stages came ty hiled with passengers he had been unable to ct on asain to complete his journey on to St. 4ouis. At the time the late mail arrived there ie was so well worn out with his long resting pell that he offered large bonus for his seat, ut failed to get it.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

CoTToN.-Thc Petersburg (Virginia) Express says: " We have now in our office specimens of the Boyd Prolific, cultured at Cottage Farm. Dinwddie, by MT. E. c. Williams, formerly of Alabama, which same would satisfy the most incredulous They are simply the product of ordinary land, and received no more attention than the common crops in any part of the south. Each plant contains an average of six ty bols, and each boil five divisions of cotton, which k one more division than the ordinary kinds are known to bear. The average yield Der acre-on Dnwiddie or any other Virginia land in this secton-is between twelve and
 fifteen hundred pounds; the quality excellent, and would readily command the highest mar. ket prices, thus throwing the value of the to- bacco crops on the same land in the shade. A specimen of the same plant is also before us from one of the richest Mississippi bottoms. costing $50 per acre, and was sent to mer. chant of this city as something decidedly novel. The samples casually cut by Nr. Williams from his experimental crop, both in the size of the bolls and their number, surpass it. Mr. w.
 is planter of judgment and experience, hay
 ing raised no less than twenty-six crops in Ala bama, and pronounces the capacity of this sec- ton for its cultivation beyond question, and the specimen he has raised equal to any in value that IS raised in Alabama.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
or We clip the following paragraph from

UI we cIIp tne IoIIoWlng paragraph from the Nashville Union and American;
 THE LATE Co., J. H. ToRBErr.-We have already announced the death of Col. J. H. Tor bett, member of the legislature of Arkansas from Scott county Col. Torbett was native of East Tennessee, and the brother of Col. G. c. Torbett, late of this paper. The writer of this paragraph knew him in 1889, and subse- quently, as one of resoute democratic minor ity in the county of Hamilton, and as honest aud true a man, in every relation, as ever lived.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

GFThe Marshall Republican publishes state- ment of Thomas J. Rodden, who was mista- ken by party of the citizens of Rusk for one Thom J. Rodgers, horse thief and treated by the party in most outrageous and cruel manner The Republican comments as follows on the subject
 "During the last year or two many persons have been lynched in Texas, and several have been found dead Tn tha woods, suspended to trees, labeled with the words "horse thief."- We have statutory laws, and we have no diffi- culty in finding jnries ready to punish theft of all kinds There is no more necessity or ex- cuse for lynch law in Texas than in any other portion of the world. The men, therefore, who take the law into their own hands, are much worse and more dangerous men than the thieves whom they punish. Such men do infinite mischief to society, and to the country abroad particularly one like ours, which is anxious for respectable emigrants
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05

COMPLEXION OF THE PRESENT SENATE.-The resent United States Senate, politically. is con- ,osed as follows:
 Northern Democrats. & southern Democrats. .28
 Total. 36 southern Opposition {. 2 Northern Opposition. ..25
 VT company of performers on COX horns" :. ''''~ travelling and giving concerts in Ohio.-- thelr horns" are seventy in number. When hey all blow together, there must be considsra- le "tootlng' done.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
News Items.

The geological survey of Texas is to be pro- secuted by an able corps of officers. These are Dr. B. F. Shumard and Prof. w. P. Rid- dell, of that state, and Dr. G. w. Shumard of Arkansas.
 Since the city of Washington became the seat of government Congress has spent for pub lie and private purposes, the enormous sum of $25,715,552.
 As the spread of our manifest destiny" is at no distant day to extend over Mexico, the following table will interest us by showing the character of the people who will become of us: Indians s........... 100000 Whites .......... 100000 Negroes ............ 6,OOO Mixed breeds. ...... :. 2,Ol0,OOO
 Total. ........ 7,O16,OOO Jol ol, IT #
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01
To the Girls.

10 the GIFTS.
Here is paragraph of plain talk to the
girls, by an anonymous author, which is
worth library of Young Ladies' Books,
or Young Ladies' Friends, or whatever
may be the title Of the wishy-washy
compounds that are sold for the benefit
of that interesting portion of the commu-
nifty:
"Men who are worth having, want women
for wives. A bundle of gew gaws bound
with string of fats and quavers, sprinkled
with cologne, and set in a carmine sauces
this is no help for a man who expects to
raise family on veritable bread and meat.
The piano and lace face frame arc good in
their places, and so arc ribbons, frills and
tinsels; but you cannot make a dinner OF
the former, nor bed blanket of the latter.
And awful as the idea may seem to you,
both dinners and bed-blankcts are essential
to domestic happiness. Life has its realities
as well as fancies; but you may make it a
matter Of decoration, remembering the
tassels and curtains but forgetting the bed.
stead. Surprising man of good sense, and
of course good prospects, to be looking for
wife-what chance have you to be chosen
You may cap him, or you may trap him.
but how much better to make it an object
for him to catch you. Render yourself
worth catching, and you will need no shrewd
mother or brother to help you to find a
market" ......
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

How RoYALrY Blows ITS NosE.-Miss
Estelle A. Lewis, the Poetess, writing from
Paris, thus describes the appearance Of
Napoleon the Little, and his decidedly
"better half," while attending mass:
1.-THE Empress seemed to be suffering
from cold, or something else, for she blew
her nose several times, loud enough to wake
the dead. She first carefully laid the deli.
cate organ in large, fine, white handker-
chief-gave one long, sounding blow, finish
ed with two or three short, quick ones, in
exact imitation of conch calling the peo-
pie from the work fields. During the SER
mon, the Emperor and Empress sat with
their faces opposite my pew, and l had a
full view of them. While the Empress was
occupied with her nose, the Emperor kept
up a brisk gymnastic exercise with his
thumbs, making the one leap over the other
sometimes turning somersets, as if to try
their strength.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

NAPOLEON LEvYING 10000 SEAMEN.-In
the Paris gossip Of the Boston Post, occurs
the following paragraph:
The proclamation of the Emperor has
produced its effect, and another one, made
two days since, has caused much emotion.
1t is the order for levying 10000 seamen.
For what purpose are these to be employed
in war against Austria? Does not the
measure give show of reason to the tale of
the projected invasion of the frontiers of
the Rhine, the inroad into Prussia, and the
raid against Great Britaing People here
speak of all this in whisper-every one
either hopes or fears the something terri
bic which is yet to come; while we who
see beyond the present, can only exclaim
to those who believe in this mans truth,
or even in his reason, to your tents
o Israel TO your ships, Q England!
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

Ma1I 1kODDCfs
A desperate attempt was made to rob the
mails on the night of the 10 Of May, on
the n. Y. & Erie r. r., near Elmira. The
mail agent was lying on some mail-bagss,
asleep, when he was awakened by some
thing dropping OH his check like water, and
beheld a man standing over him with re-
volvcr in one hand and holding a sponge
over his face with the other, which was af.
forwards found to contain cloroform. Seiz-
ing the arm which held the revolver with a
sudden grasp, he succeeded after desperate
struggle, in wrestling it from his antagonist,
when the latter attempted to strike him with
pair of brass knucklcs he was provided
with. The struggle lasted some twenty
minutes, the train meanwhile being under
full Roadway, when the agent succeeded in
giving the bell cord strong pull. The
robber then made desperate efforts to get
away from the agent, and before the train
had slackened very much succeeded in do
ing So The train was stopped and backed
to the spot where the robber made the leap,
which was down an embankment one hum
dred feet high. Although the sand bore
traces of the decent, still nothing could be
found of the robber. This is one of the
most daring attempts to rob the mails ever
made in this country, and which came very
near being successful, nothing but the supc-
rior strength of the mail agent preventing
it.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

New SALooN.-The new Billiard Saloon
west of the McGregor House was opened
in good style by the Proprietor, JACK
CHuRcn, on Tuesday evening last and ever
since that time it has been well filled with
enthusiastic lovers of this grandest Of all
e---" Locke tables and cushions are of
the very latest patent and give the most
entire satisfaction. His bar is lastly got up
and supplied with all the comforts known
to such an institution. SHORTY is on
hand to do the agreeable and he is deserved
ly most popular bartender. When Jack
finds a name for his Saloon he wants it
advertised; at present he is like ma with
her first baby-don't know what to call
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

REruRNED.-H. B. George and his broth
er, Lewis Davis, T. McCraney,-Fullcr
and several others have returned from tie
trip towards Cherry Creek. They report
a general return of all the outward bound
trains, mo gold," plenty Of provisions on
the route but large amount of indignation
against the authors of letters encouraging
people to make this famous experiment.
Sile Hubbard, George Church, Prof Tom
linson, James Blythe, James Dymond, John
McCraney aud some others have proceeded
onward--the balance Of the McGregor del
egation are expected daily. The returned
emigrants are better satisfied now than
they have been since hard times comm enc
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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-01

A DIscovERY.-PoMERoY Of the Milwau-
kee News has found out that ladies' invaria-
bly, put on their left stocking first!
What has been the nature of Bucks
business that he has had opportunities to
gather knowledge of this kind The
Grand Chamberlain Of the Harem at Bag
dad might be posted on this delicate subject
buta Badger local has no right to know how
the ladies commence the work of encas.
ing their little coms This impudent
display of pretended knowledge deserves
punishment and VIC tell Brick that left
stocking could not be put on first-it would
be last if it were left.