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Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
Extracts from Letter from p;.o

Extracts from Letter from Pike,s ps
 The following extracts from tbs lotto. of a Pike's Peak miner to his wife in this city, says the St. Louis Republican con- tain little that is new, but are confirmator orr of the late accounts of the untold riches of the new Eldorado.
 IN CAMp-FooT OF MOUNTAINS. ] TWELVE MILES WEST OF DENVER CIrY.
 June 2d, 1859.
 "After weary journey, l at length found the long looked for gold mines. I took short rest, and then started up to see the miners at work. soon found that I was agreeably disappointed in my calcu- lations, for 1 had about made up my mind that the gold mines were a humbug. I confess was happily deceived, for there is any quantity of gold here. The first that we saw was obtained in the following man ner: we got one tin cupfull of dirt from a man who was mining, and having washed it we took from the single cupfull twenty five cents worth of gold. A
 Cheered by this result we started out to prospect, and in the first place we digged we found regular lead, which-we staked off and took up our claim.
 We find the dirt will pay from twenty five to fifty cents per painful. We went to work at 1t yesterday morning, and two of us in a little over half day banned out over nine dollars worth of gold, and as we went to dinner we met a man who wanted to buy my interest out. He offered to give me three thousand dollars l asked him four thousand, which l think will get be- fore many days, but 1 would take the threa thousand if l could get it all down, but hd cannot pay before two or three months, ant If l have to stay here that long, I can d, better by working it myself
 Our company, and another company that have been travelling with us, comprising four men, are all equally interested in our claim-each man owning one lot of one hundred feet long and fifty feet wide whichsis all one man is allowed to own rm- der our mining laws. We are in company with first rate set of men. One of them is an old California miner, and he says that he would not take $55,000 for his claim - He says we can make twenty dollars per day-each man-by working 1t with a sluice, which we will have in operation by the last of next week.
 am perfectly well satisfied that there are claims not two hundred yards from ours, out of which five men are making every day three hundred dollars 1 know it to be 50, for I've seen it done.
 have been thinking that must make arrangements to have my family out here with me, for it will take another year to make all the money l want; so may con clude to come after you before a great while, if everything appears right
 Signed, w. B. BURT"
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From the Valley Ir Native Wines

EDTToRs OF THE VALLEY FARER:-It has long been a mooted question whether the people of this country can mke their own wine. 1 am satisfied tha almost every farmer, as well as a great nanv per sons who are not farmers, can male plen- tliul supply of good wine for their own use this coming summer, at triAinc ex pense, if they will make an effort to do so from the common blackberry.
 Some persons who have heretofore tastd the sweetened composition which has ba.n offered them by old ladies, under the ,a ae oi blackberry wine, will perhaps smip at this suggestion, but if they will take the trouble to make an experiment or tw in the manner am about to relate, the,will find that urine can be made from Maf5er- ries; and that while we have been sarch- ing all over the world for grapes tlai can be naturalized, with the view to supply ourselves with that very desirable bverage, fruit which grows plentifullv atour own doors, and which Is admirably aapted for that purpose, has been entirely overlook ed.
 " hen the berries are ripe tley should be rubbed between the hands or with a wooden masher in some suitable vessel, until the cells, containing tn, juice, are thoroughly broken. They slould then be placed in tub-one that is dep and of not very great diameter is probsoly the most suitable-and to each gallonof berries add from one to two pounds of sugar. After mixing the berries and thesusar, add for each gallon of berries one luart of boiling water. They should then be kept in the tub about twenty-four hours. The heat i'm parted by the boiling water will cause a fermenting process to dart immediately, without the assistance of yeast or any other ingredient The liquid should De occa- sionally stirred, and the seeds and skins, most of which will rise to the surface. should be skinned of. At the end of twenty-four hours the juice should be run into cask. Whatever remains of the seeds and skins may be strained through a cloth When the cask is filleds itshonld be placed in cellar or some cooE place
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
From the Arkansian


 MEssRs EDIToRs: To-day the great southern circus is here and is while write, producing a visible change in the busy stir upon our streets. Several hundred of our citizens from the country are already pre- sent, waiting to see the exhibition tonight and the cry is |" still they come" Where the hotel keepers are to put every body and his wife and daughters, it is impossible to tell, as they are already crowded to perfect jam. Tomorrow the great Caribow show exhibits. This show, fear is very much like some of our per diem politicians mak- ing big fuss on very small capital.
 By the byI think it would be very good thing if some of the friends of the occidental speaker of the House would sug- gest to him that his talents are better suit ed to a military life than the tedious and intricate labors ever besetting the politician l would make this suggestion 10 him, but think it would have more weight with him coming from abroad or through your high ly prized paper-a very great tayorite with him aside from the fact of it's opposition to ,ceSterm interests olias per diem
 But must stop this; l was just saying something in relation to the late speaker $ talents as military man. 1 am told that this talent of his was discoyerable in his childhood; that even when he was very young, he used to be very fond of using the pop gun, and of running round astrad- dle of corn stalk, which was looked upon by m, family as very strong indication of his talent for the dragoon service. J Later in life, he made application fora cap taincy in the United States army, which either through the stupidity of the war de partment or the belief of the secretary (. war that hiastalents were better suited f militia duty than the regular line, was r jected. At 2 later date, Governor Jol Selden Roane discovered the late speake, talent in military matters and appointed h. one of his aids, with the rank of Colon. the arduous duties of which position performed throughout Governor Roa1 whole term of office, with great honoio himself and much advantage to the Ste; and had the Colonel continued in milily life, have no doubt his tack and talel in that way before this time, would have is- ed him to the rank of brigadier, andlay be, to that of Major General of militia
 speak this hatteringly of the ate speaker because, :" with all his faults love him still" l am truly sorry that h got into politics, because he has no talers in that way and whenever he enters the olit- ical arena he is sure to make himsehridi- culous. But thank goodness his pediem ntooeD,em in the last legislature has aced him in position that he will not lreaf- ter be annoyed by the multitude ging him to accept political office, he vu be permitted to rest quietly upon his imels, already won and have leisure 10 stuy and enjoy his favorite amusement, miha tao ties. More hereafter
 HOTCHOV
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29

digms of good sense and Justice" h order to solve the question, they may an swer an interrogation. What is a State and Tn what departments shall the powers of the State consist? It is body corpo- rate or polite and the powers of the State shall be divided into three departments, | legislative, executive, etc If State can be denominated body corporate, which 1t undoubtedly is, is it legal for them to pass such laws as they choose, to promote their own pecuniary interest?
 By what means did the members obtain permission to take this recess? By an agreement among themselves They went home severally to attend the duties of their farms, or they remained at the capital, and because they in their might declared that Tor thls It was lawful for them to sink their hands as deep as possible in the treasury. hat paid the boys well Four dollars per day for attending to their individual inter- est. Well enough, for I am of opinion that it will be lang time before they get another opportunity to commit similar depreciation unless there is change in pub ne opinion as miraculous as was that of the first miracle to the Jews
 l will now conclude this prorogued epis- @e by wishing that Hindman may remain m every canvass in consonance with the euphony of his distinguished cagnomen, and that the other may keep enclosed in his satyrian Warren
 Farmers are in buoyant spirits here, over the fine appearance of their crops. Yours. etc. q
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with the bung hole open Some of the juice should be kept in convenient vessel. that it may be added every day to the li- quid in the cask, to keep the cas- skeonstant | ly full, so as to allow the scum raised by fermentation to pass of. When the fer mentation has progressed suffcienily, which Will be In week or ten days, the cask may be bunged up tight and treated as other wIne
 Common brown sugar of fir quality Will answer very well. The quantity of sugar should be graduated according to the oody which it is desired to inpart to the Wlne. 1 have now some wine nade in this way last summer, in five gal lcp deniiohns. wi'h lbs of sugar to the gallon, and "nich has never been bottled but used as it was required from the demfhn which is entirely free from acidity, ani is really an excellent wine of good body and flavor Not drop of alcoholic spitts or of any thing whatever has been aded to it after the process above mentions.
 had some other wine made in the same way, but with less uantity of su 8af' which strongly reSemled claret; but was much better than any yof the ordinary French claret To be obtaird in this conn try think 1t very propble that, by va rylng the process-addin more or less su- gar' more or less boiling water, and per mlttlng the fermentation to progress for longer or shorter period-wine of various qualities may be obtaini.
 From each gallon ofberries created in the above way, about de gallon of wine is obtained. The cost otgathering the ber- ries will not average rore than ten cents. and the cost of the sur will be from eight to sixteen cents accoflng to the quality used. Here then is ,ne that will not cost more than twenty fv cents to the gallon, and in the country were the children will pick the most of thberries, the real out lay will not be nor than from eight to sixteen cents. W't, then, is to prevent the farmers from wing their own table wine, and plenty it?
 That the juice the blackberry con- tains all the essenal requisites for making good wine, is aBlutely certain. That very superior win may be made from it by proper treatments quite probable
 T. L. s.
 Nes 4ADony, .d., May 7, 1859.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
To Paddy-Just Receive,
Mrs Richards Young Ladies Institute,
 Little Rock, Ark.

THE Annual Examination of the Young
 \ Ladies of this School, will take place at the Institute Hall, on Monday and Tuesday, 27th and 2sth June, from 9 to P, A. M., and from to 4, P. M
 The Musical Concert will be given on Wednes- day. 29th, at o'clock, P. M.
 At the request of many parents the celebrated Cantata: The Flower Queen, by G. Root, will be represented by the Young Ladies on Friday, July lst, at o'clock, P. M. All the friends of education and amateurs of good classical music are invited to witness the above ercises without any further invitation. | The next Session will open the first Monday in | September Boarding Scholars from abroad, will find this School one of the very few South, where
 intellectual and musical culture reaches the highest | standard
 A telescope and mathematical instruments have already been purchased by Prof Richard director | of the New Orleans School Agency. New and cohpetent teachers will be engaged, besides those already en charge of different departments, so as to make this School one of the best in any Southern State The Domitories, Study Hall and Recita- ton rooms will be fitted anew, and Mr. F. Richard, although engaged in New Orleans, for next winter, will provide this Institution with all the necessary apparatus required. Parents wishing to secure good rooms, for their children, are requested to make early application. 1 June ?, 1859. 2t
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Cass r. O.. FraxGIin O.. .Arh

June l4th, 1859. MEssRs- EDIToRs.-I have no doubt but that the farmers generally will feel an in- terest in the present crop throughout the State. Our wheat harvest is just oyer ;t would have produced an extra vield hut owing to the spot" it Is about an aver- age crop.
 At this season of the year prospects were never more fattering for an abundant corn crop.
 The rust has almost, if not altoge- ther destroyed the oat crop. owlng to the late freeze this spring, fruit eropssTill be very light.
 We have had fine seasons, it has been raining for the last two or three days.
 Tours respectfully.
 G. c. SADLER.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
NOTICE. Trust Sale.

s virtue of a deed of trust executed to 4 4 me as financial receiver Of the Bank of the 1sSe Is5q H % AIkalsas' ] { on the 2d day of May A. D. l@'o' 9I V AGsolam Fowler, for the use and benefit oi sad Bank, will on Wednesday. the 21tb Jay ol July, A. D. 1859, at the front door of tb4 conrt house ot Pulaski county, Arkansas between Ihe usual hours ot judicial sales proceed to sel to the highest and best bidder for cash the folowing neoro property included in said deed of trust, to wit: ohe negro man named Ben, about thirtv-three 5eals 2! age and one negro girl named Hester, about eight wears of age 9ail deed of trust is duly recorded on paoes 375 ant 3l6, of Record Book C. NJ. ,. of said conntD q fui4skL HUGH c. WILSON,
 Financial Receiver of the Bank of the
 State of Arkansas
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N FEW ADVERTIS ENTS
Runaway

EROM the Anthony House, on Sunday eA 1T night, 26th inst, negro boy named ES ALBERT, of a dark copper color-l9 years n old, heavy bushy hair, will weigh about l60 lbs, about feet 10 inches high, wore light drab hat, had silver watch with black ribbon attached. Said boy was lately brought from Tennessee and may try to get back or to free state.
 A liberal reward will be paid for his delivery to me, or information so that get him.
 ". WOOLFORD, Agent Little Rock, Ark, June g, '59.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
For the True Democrat. The Fence Dog in the rIoh+


 The Fence Dog in the Fight. The dog that displays the keenest sense, say (and think I'm right,) IS the dog that stands upon the fence While the other two dogs fight. Tho the Outsidedo may not pitch in, Declining to take bite. He's apt to show by growl or grin Which he thinks is in the right. Not so with the fence dog in the fgbt lie chooses to be neuter: As t9 which is wrong or which is right. No dog was ever muter. mo the merits he will not decide, II forced to take a position, You will find him on the stronger side. Like willy politician. nus rom the fence-top he scans around HI he sees how the masses jog; lhen' wisely descending to the ground, He shouts for the peoples dog. Then, here's to the fence dog in the fight; May prog be his worth gaining Whether got by wrong or got by right, II got without a caning.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29

DlED-In California, April 17th, 1859, WILLIAM DOUGLASS, . native of this county. lie was born August 22d, 1927. At Nashville, Tennessee, on 3d inst, of hemorage of the lungs, Mr. JouS NICHOLS, aged about 2S years
 The deceased was a native of the Pro- vince of Bavaria on the Rhine, and resided in this city for about G years, during which time he gathered good many warm friends, and those who knew John loved him. May his ashes rest in peace.
 r. A. S. New Orleans and Louisville papers please take notice
 In Little Rock, on the 18th day of June, 1859, WILLIAM SHAW, infant son of Au- gustus F. and Susan F. Woodard, aged 7 years and : months l '' take these little lambs, said he
 And lay them ill my breast; Protection they shall find in me, In me be ever blest.'
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
Farm for GaIe

Hh farm on which now reside. L.
 Ens immediately on the Military road, Ei;,N IeadinS from Little Rock to Washington. Ak thirteen T miles from Little Rock at the crossng of foufcne % creek The tract contains 24O acres. 900 bnE bi %ncH IS No. bottom land, susceptible of nsn st Sc"ee eI cultivation The improvements con seven rooms-hall, piazza, etc with @ood dIt4 I;tnhn smoke house, negro cabins, fine garden and orchard containing vasety of the finest of fruit, Well of excellent water Also a fine barn and 90 acres of land Tn high state of cultivation.
 TOT terms apply to the undersigned on the pre- n1ses' or by letter, address to Little Rock or to w. H. Halliburton, Dewitt, AK. VI 'o
 L. ao , J. G. HALLIBURTON.
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Little Rock Saw Mill

VIE undersigned are now prepared to Il furnish all kinds of lumber at their mill in Lhttle Rock at short notice. They also intend to Keep on hand all kinds of lumber suitable for car pe4teIs, carriage makers and steamboats
 mill in operation when they hope to be able in tnr. nish a superior article of the same Hoping by lar dealing to merit liberal share of the public patranaSe, they remain the pubc's obedient ser wants. F X n IT DVEp i.ittle Rock Il1ln % lAEQ
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=. = OlSCOntinuanCe of Cverlan3 r6,;1 c.;,.


 The Washington Constitution, of the lZth lnSt., has the following.
 The failure of Congress at ifs last ses- son. to make the usual apDropria,ions for the post office department, has induced the postmaster general to scrutinize the service Wl'h view to discontinue all that may he dlsEEnsed with without material ;niury to the pubic inconvenience. The territor;a 1 routes between Neosha, Mo. and Al opquerque, N. M., and between Kaneao MO- and Stockton, Cal, which were Iot to contract last year, have accordinc,l,, boon discontinued is the discontinuance to take effect from the lst day of July next FoT some time past (as it appears from the re- ports on file Tn the departmenN the sorvioo upon both of these routes has bnon o1,nost entirely interrupted. ''''ii O''
 There IS no evidence that the ma;ls d,,o on the tlrst route, at Neosba in Docomb bo. ana n January last, and at Albuqueroue in December February, and March ever m reached thelr respective points of destina- tlon, or that those due on the second routo or Kansas III November and March and at Stockton m January, February, and March ever arrived. On the first route tbe mail i; due at Albuquerque in November was not received until the first of January foIIow;ne,. and' and on the second route. the Decem , per and January mails failed to arrive at Kansas until the last day of February
 These failures have resulted from variors causes, but mostly from the nrnsonoo of hostile Indians along the lines wbo bava o frequently compelled the mail cayrieas to return and in one instance the carrier wos ~ taken and the mail destroyed.
 The natural result of such irroauIo r;+ios has been the reduction of the mali matfar onhl the amount for transportation has he. come comparatively insignificant. Theen tire mail which left Albuquerque for Ncosha Ill October last, consisted of but two let terS ant newspaper. This service nav then' certainly be dispensed with. and t6e remaining from territorial or ovcrlanJ routes, including the main route from In dependence to Santa Fe, and the Istb,nns routes' will doubtless furnish abundant mall facilities for the entire public peces- sity. ''N '''e'-
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Es A paragraph in the last California papers says that Gen. Walker is about to qult hiIoustering and marry wealthy lady of Lower California, who once saved his life. She is Catholic, and Walkers con version to that religion is said to have aome connection with his matrimonial designs. 4 dispatch from New York. however. saws that ne IS engaged in new, expedition for the conquest of Nicaragua.
Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-06-29
THE STATE OF ARKANSAS)

THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, | COUNTY OF PULASKI
 | In the Chancery Court of said county. hesors ,ho c@lerR @ thereof in vacation, 2d day of June. A n 1859. V 'aie' A. D' Geage c. Watkins, Complainant,
 | Company, John w. Moreland
 l Abner Hopton and others
 Dsendants
 lnN thls day appeared said complainant | " and hles his bill in this cause, the obect of which Is to obtain decree for the re;n,h,nSo,,'ot by sad company to complainant. of the omonnt of | the purchase money, taxes costs etc (as nor oo count to be stated) paid, and by said comnIanopt | n ana about the purchase by him of tha K l| of N. w. "A of section l9, (00 acres, in T. 3N " Ill fuiaskl county, Arkansas, at sale of e sau ianu hiade 3y the master in chancerv on the lask chancery court, and in accordanca y;+t Iu cree ol Sald court or that the land be aoain cold oh account or these persons interested therein so as 70 vest an absolute title in the nprrhas so, o. mat the sad sale heretofore made ia cnr,na;nout De confirmed Tn him, his heirs and assi,ns fnrova. anu .ne tltle thereto be declared to vest in him aero;,t uso'lSea oi any and every trust as aSainst any and all of said defendants "'
 And It appearing from affidavit annaxoJ to so;d olii, that the defendants, Abner Honton ( q BlcRardson' 6 4! Caleb Wooley, John R. Frazier. M D. fHerson, George Coons E. B Owin,r. ' Y M Mofton, J. R Griffing, s. D. Hepders9n awis Shanks and R. L. Ray, are non-resdcnts or tbs 9tate' 1t Is ordered that they be notified of tbe f inS anu pendency ot said bill against them by nnb. iicato9 of this order in newspaper nrinted in the State ot Arkansas, for the number of times and within the time prescribed by the Statute, and that % eness '1ey appear in said court on or before the ioG5ln Is5o uay oI the October term thereof, A. D. ioo9' to pc held at the court house of sad conntv
 in the city of Little Rock, on the third Mondav ' of October, A. D. l859 and then and there file excen- tlons' plead, answer or demur to said b. inc same VIII De taken as confessed against them. Snd an lnteriocatory decree rendered accordinrIy.
 GORDON N. PEAY, Clerk.
 Attest: GORDON N pFAy clonI.
 June 29, 1859. aw. cost of adv sq 5o
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 HE DEMOCRAT DOCTRINE REspFc~1 C NLAVERY IN THE VERmroRIFs-Tr P, ,r- FORM oF TIE CHfcAGo HEnALp.-The Har- ald understands the doctrine of the demo- cratic party, respecting slavery in the Ter ntorIes, to be this:-7Hat neaAer Conoroqe @or Me peoDle tMe T%rntoy1es con oroli11 "orery Merein,' but that the Constitution as interpreted by the supreme court of the Cmted States, guarantees to the slaveboldor the r'9ht e tahe his Slqges intoMe Terrjtor;es and hold Hem Here as property; and pledges the federal government to protect him in the peaceable possession of such pronertv m any territory of the United States: tba. when the people of a territory form a con. sttutlon, preparatory to their ci4r1 ;;7-ian s.a a State, THEN, AND Nor UNTIL THEN, can they decide to prohibit slavery; and that when they shall have framed constitution. and ask to be admitted as State. if theil constitution be "republican in form" and ii they have complied with the proper laws n other respects, Congress- must acl,nit tht netc .State mAteher its consultation permit Q, Prohi5H Slorery