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REIGN OF TERR0R IN CosTA RICA.-The New York Times correspondent says " The most frightful tyrrany still prevails in this un- happy State. The prisons are uvcrfowing with suspected persons, and every day promi- nent persons, who were the friends of Moro and Canas, are added to the number of the persecuted Don Crisanto Mendina, promi- nent merchant and banker and who took out, in New York, American papers of citizen ship, has been ordered to leave the country. while one son, Crosanto Medina, has been sen- fenced to be shot; and another son, Prefecto, is in prison. The secret of the government s enmitv to Medina is, that Igleslas X Tinoco, one of which firm occupying high place in the government, owes it $50,000 which is in dispute in the courts Senor Medina, after heightened protest before the United States Consul of the injustice and tyrrany of the government, has placed all his property in the hands of Dr. Hine, the Consul It is not believed that the government will dare shoot young Medina, as scarcely particle of proof has been adduced of his compicity in the revolution. In fact, the only evidence is from two of the soldiers of Mora, one of whom had already been condemned to death, and the other to exile, and who were whipped to make them criminate Medina If he is murdered, Mir. Dimitry will be responsible for his death, as he can save him, if he chooses to interfere"
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City Drug Store.

We take pleasure in calling the attention of the public to the advertisement headed "Des Are City Drug Store, to be found in another column. The assortment of Drugs, Medicines and Liquors kept there have been selected with much pains, especially for this trade and will be sold at the lowest prices. The Major is always in attendance, and physicians and persons residing at distance can rely npon having their orders filled with care. Those in want of anything in this line cannot do better than call and judge for themselves We are sure they will find it to their interest. Give the Major a call
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DIRECT TRADE WITH EURoPE.-The Nor folk (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce recent ly sent John D. Myrick as its agent to Flu rope to investigate the facilities for establish ing direct trade The Norfolk Argus, in an nouncing his return, says:
 Several firms of the highest repute in Liv- erpool, Havre and Antwerp, have been led to Norfolk as a point from which direct trade may be inaugurated; and they are pledged to make cash advances on any shipments that our enterprising merchants may make. It would not surprise us if one of the French lines which the Emperor has taken under his liberal patronage could be induced by efforts in Virginia to make our port its Western ter minus Mr. Myrick has obtained many val uable assurances on these points, and we hope he will enable us to furnish to the business communities of our State the data which he has taken much pains to secure.
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HEAVY LOAN TO TURKEY-THE SICK MAN DESTINED TO BE ABsoRBED.-What is going On at Constantinople? A loan has been negotiated with the Rothschilds and others, at Paris for 400,000,000 francs, on terms which make the bankruptcy of Turkey as sure as the expiration of the credit. The total avails of this loan-about $40, 900 000- will scarcely suffice to pay the present arrears of the government, and who will lend any more = It requires no prophetic gift to see the hand of the French emperor in this sig nifcant but simply mercantile transaction Turkey needs money, is willing to pay for it. will mortgage herself to get it. She will fall into the hands of France by unavoidable honest foreclosure The world will look on and can not gainsay the conclusion.
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How THE APPoRTIoNMENT OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IS MADE.-When the census of the United States is fully completed, it is the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to divide the whole number of free persons with three ffths of the slave by the ratio of one member. The Secretary of the Interior shall then proceed in the same manner to ascertain the representative population of each State by the ratio already determined by him as above shown and the result of this last di- vision shall be the number of representatives appointed to each State.
 The loss in the number of members caused by the fractions remaining in the several States shall be compensated for by assigning to so many States having the largest fractions, an additional member each for the fraction, as may be necessary to make the number of rep reaentatiyes two hundred and thirty three.
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CHEERING FROM WAsHINGToN.-The following paragraphs are from Washington letter, dated the Sth instant:
 There is at last glimmcr of sunshine. It may be iIlusionfI but all salvatory measures must at this moment of peril be regarded as proyidential. The Committee of States will meet on Tuesday, perhaps Monday, South Carolina and Florida may not be represented The Chairman of the Committee. Gov Cor win, of Ohio, is disposed to advance conciIia- tory measures.
 There is more Union sentiment tonight, among prominent and eminent classes, than has recently been exhibited. Every one now hopes for the best, and better things will oc- cur within a fortnight than the most ultra oi either side anticipate.
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Militia Muster.

Remembers of Company E, Arkansas Militia, will parade in Des Are tomorrow, Saturday morning. Its corps of officers is composed of the following gentlemen: ". W. Wair, Captain Dr Il. Armistead, Surgeon; Wm Brock, 1st Lieutenant; T. Jefferson Woodson, 2nd Leuten- ant; B. B. Allen, Sd Lieutenant; \. o. Edwards 4th Lieutenant; and Jules Anderson, Orderly Seargent. The 2d battalion muster, of this township, will come off on the lst of next March under the command of John B. Perkins, Major, Russ Evans, Orderly, and A. W. McNei, assistant Orderly Seargent.
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DIES ARC COTTON MARKET

FRIDAY, December 21.
 Receipts of cotton since our last report have been light, amounting in all to l25 bales. Only 35 bales found sale and the balance was stored. Stewart & Bros received Gl bales, and bought 9 at 6@82c. according to grade; Robinson X Branch received 28 and bought l2 at 7@72c.; Hayley & Erwin received 10 bales; ". B.. Crocker & Go. received bales and bought at
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WHO MIGHT STAY THE TEMPEsT-The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial thus points out the man who can stay the Tempest. He says:
 "There is one man in the Senate of the United States, who-if an body could do it-- has the power to stay the Tempest at the South He has the requisite character, in fuonce, strength of will, and intellect All his reputation is identified with the Union. All the glitter and value of his brilliant ca reer is indispensals.y associated with it. AL though he leads the wild frenzy of his people, he reluctantly contemplates the sad spectacle Let him put forth his strength, and he may stem the torrent of passion now running riot in the South, until reaction begins Then We may be able to meet on common grounds. That man is Jefferson Davis of Mississippi" :"
 4 dispatch to The New ' ork Tribune. says
 "JefIerson Davis insists that his resou- tions of the last session furnish the only real basis of settlement, and will adhere to them tenaciously unless oyer-ruIed by the South.
The constitutional union., 1860-12-21

CoTToN FOR NoRFoLK.-Large quantities of cotton are daily passing over the Virg mia and Tennessee and South-side roads, consign- ed to Norfolk from parties in Memphis. The route being the most direct to the Atlantic seaboard from the Mississippi valley, we pre- dict that it will, ere long, be the great thor oughfare over which the immense products of that section will seek a market. In this event, what brilliant future has our State and its railroads in store?
 Virginia Exchange.
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Pnlled Out.

The workmcn on the artesian well in this place, having dropped piece of iron from the boring apparatus into the tubing, which prevents further work have concluded to abandon the old place of digging, and commence in new one. They were engaged yesterday in "pulling out the hole," together with the tubing, but only succeeded in getting up some fifty feet of it. the piping having parted about the centre.
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Tr11e Kindness.

Somebody has said that " friendship is but a name' but the kind attention of our popular friend, Jack Mathews, annuls the truth of such an assertion. Jack is not spiritualist, but like Glcndower. he can call them from the "vasty decp"-of his really magnificent bar, and they come in such tomptingly "qucstionable shapes that one necessarily concludes they are kindred enough to imbibe.
The constitutional union., 1860-12-21

HoN. CAVE JOHNSON, at a recent meeting in Clarksville, denounced the disunionists in unmeasured terms. Cave Johnson is an old Jackson man-was in Congress when Jackson was fighting the nullifers, and was subse- quently member of Folks cabinet He is simon pure Democrat, and knows the mem- bers of his party
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Hickory Plains Institute.

We see by the proceedings of the Legislature that bill has been passed incorporating Male and Female Institute at Hickory Plains. We congratulate our neighbors for their endeavors in the cause of education, and hope the undertaking will prove wholly successful
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Fine Pictures.

Mr. Howard is still in town, making ambro- types and photographs of unequalcd accuracy and beauty of workmanship. His prices are moderate, ranging from fifty cents to fifteen dol lars He will remain through the holidays, and those in want of pictures of any kind or size, ski k CO 's store
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Esg1 We are pleased to see our old friend Dr. Sanders has arrived home, after an absence of some weeks, on a visit to Virginia The Doctor looks considerably improved by his trip, and he will be happy to see his numerous friends at his office, at the corner of Buena Vista and Woodruff
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BLACK REPUBLICAN CoNCEssIONs- New York Times IL recent article on the Union Committee, and wEat they ought to do, says:
 We take 1t for granted that the Committee will make no attempt to press the Presidents recommendations upon Congress. If they will suggest jpdicous modihcations Of the fugitive slave law, they will have no difficulty in securing the repeal of the personal liberty bills, and compensation for fugitive slaves where the slaves themselves cannot be re- turned. And while it is idle to expect that the North will consent to the Congressional protection of slavery in the Territories, we think it not at all unlikely that the North might, under some circumstances, waive its hostility to extending it into such regions as should seem specially adapted to that form of labor.
 This, will be observed, is a conditional abandonment of. the leading feature of the Chicago platform opposition to the e1ten- sion of slavery into the Territories.
The constitutional union., 1860-12-21

NOVEL MOVEMENT IN TEXAs.-Gov- ernor Houston having refused to call an ex- tra session of the Legislature unless memo rialized by majority of the voters of the State, Mir. Wm. H. Stewart, of Gonzales, a member of the Legislature from that county has issued a circuler in accordance with res outions of a public meeting held in that place, inviting each member of the two houses to be in Austin on the third Monday in December to hold an extra session for the purpose of calling a State Convention
 He claims that a proclamation Is but a notice to the Legislature to convene, and so the members but assemble that the call may be waived. He suggests that the Legislature after having called a convention, should dele gate to the Chief Justice or the State the duty of ordering an election of delegates to the Convention.
 Governor Houston declines to call or has promised to resign if the popular will demands the convoking of the Legislature, on account of his scruples in reference to the constitu- tiOnality of calling a convention under the present Consultation of that State It makes no provision for convention even to amend. alter or abfogate the Constitution, but sets forth other modes of action to reach these ends N. .. Picayune.
The constitutional union., 1860-12-21

TIE Corsicana (Texas) Express learns from lady new reason for subscribing for that paper. She says that there is lie enough in one number to make barrel of soap.
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Removal.

The Des Arc Postofice has been removed from the old location to the store of Mr. Levin Harri- son, where it will be kept for the future. The present incumbent, Dr. P. Black, has rendered his resignation, which will take effect on the 1st of January, 1861. Mir. Harrison will then discharge thn drtins nf thn nffic
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Summary of News by Telegraph.
LIVERPOOL, December 6.

LIVERPOOL, DcccmDcr b. The sales of cotton during the past three days, including yesterday, amounted to 10000 bales. The market generally closed dull at unchanged prices.
 Me5srs Richardson, Spence X Co.'s circular says: "The market for breadstuiIs generally closed with a declining tendency, there being slight decline on all qualities"
 Nessrs Bigland, Athya & Co.'s circular quotes the provision market as generally closing dull.
 LONDON, December 6. The money market is generally unchanged, the rates of discount of the bank of England being the same as those reported by the steamship Europa
 NAPLES, December 5. A telegram from Naples of the 9th ut, says: "Tho siege of Gaeta still continues. Four batteries have opened fire on the for trcss"
 WAsHIECToy, December 16. The House Special Committee of thirty three have not made much progress. Hon. Thomas Corwin, Chairman, reported a series of resolutions, approved of by majority of the Republicans on the committee, as follows The first pledges of the faith of Congress against an attempt to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia.
 The second declares against infaring with intcr-sIave trade between the States of the South
 The third declares against the abolition ot slavery in the dock-yards in the slave States The fifth is in favor of any amendment ren dering the fugitive slave acts effective and satisfactory to the South, The sixth declare; against discrimination by Congress against slave States asking admission into the Union The sixth favors the protection of persons and property in the Territories when non-in tervention by Congress shall be the law. WASHINGTON, December Is.
 The Washington correspondent of tho New York Herald, in a tolegraphc dispatch to that paper, says: " Attorney-Genera Black has been appointed Secretary of State vice Gen. Cass. It is reported that Edwin Stanton, formerly of Pennsylvania, will be appointed Attorney General A messer ger has been sent to Baltimore to sec if Hon Beverly Johnson will accept seat in the Cabinet"
 The impression prevails in high quarters that, (although one or more of the Southern States may commit over acts,) if they are not interfered with or menaced they will retrace their steps. The President declares that he will defend the Notifications against any at tempt to take them
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SPRAYED ORR STOLEN.

LNROM BROWNSVILLE, PRAIRIE COUNTY,
 H on Friday, 1th inst. one Clay Bank Horse, black mane and tail branded N. O., on the left shoulder, aged about six years, sixteen hands high. Any information of said horse will be thankfully and iberally received by R. A. Kirk, Atlanta Post-ofice, or Chas. D. Taylor, Des Arc, dee 14-tf
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Hail.

Our town was visited, last Wednesday after noon, with brisk fall of hail-stones, which lasted some two or three minutes, and rendered the weather exceedingly chilly for short time.
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M A R REED.

JoYEs-WARE-In Jacksonport. Arkansas. on the 9th inst, Mir George Jones to Miss Nellie Ware, al of yaeksopport
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF THE MAILS.

ropr surH.-Arrivesh here Mondays and Thurs ao-ea at2P M Leaves Tuesdays and Saturdays at 10 P. NJ.
 EASTERN MAIL.-Arrives by river Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 A. NJ. Leaves Mondays and Thurs days at 4. NJ.
 sEARcY-Arrives Tuesdays at P. NJ. Leaves Mondays at A. NJ.
 BRowxsvILLE.-Arrives Saturdays at P. NJ. Leaves Fridays at A. NJ.
 Corroy PLANr.-Arrives Saturdays at Il A. NJ. Leaves same days at l P. NJ.
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LOOK SEEAR P.

4 IL PERSONS INDEBTED TO ME, EITHER A by note or account, will come up by the 1st of January next and pay me, or they will be put in the hands of an officer for collection.
 dec7-f GEO. ". VADEN.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
MEMPHIS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS.

HAZEL DELL, Capt. F. Rees ADMIRAL. Capt. Elias Thomasson MASONIC GEM, Capt. J. J. Pillsbury GENERAL PIKE, Capt. Pete Fleming g.
 NEW ORLEANS AND WHITE RIVER PACKETS.
 CARRIER, Capt. Sam. Taylor IATAN, Capt H. s. Eaton
 SENIWEEKLT MAIL BOATS ON WHITE RIVER.
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sENI-WEEKLT MAIL BOATS ON WHITE RIVER.
FROM NAPOLEON TO JAcKsoNPoR'

SAM HALE-Capt. C. ". Coles-arrvcs at Des Arc on Fridays, from Napoleon, and touches here for her downward mails on Mondays, from Jack sonport.
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KANAwHA VALLEY-Capt W. B. Pricc-arrives al Des Arc from Napoleon on Tuesdays and touches here again on Thursdays for Lerdownward mails, from Jacksonport.
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c. F. WIS, FL AT-BO AT PHOT.

ORDERS WILL FIND ME BY ADDRESSING V me at Des Arc, care of John Jackson X Co.,.
 or to Napoleon, care of T. ". Wilcox. nov 3O-1m
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The inside column represents the cash value by the package. The outside column represents time prices in small lots
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A telegram from Naples of the 9th ult., says: The siege of Gaeta still continues. Four batteries have opened fire on the for tress"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-18

WHEREAS j. A. Bishop aud Alice Bishop his
wv wife, by their deed of trust, dated Jsnuary
IL, 1859 conveyed TO robert II. Gilmore In trust
the following described real estate in he county of
Lee and state If Iowa via. the w+st half OF the
south gest quarter OF section ten (l0l except ere
AMI threeq acres ami the north cit Of The
northwest uurrrer of tn north west quarter OF
section ffeen ls, ali hsing in township sixty-six
(ea, range -. contain ng la all ninety ght and
acres to secure the payment of q certa prom,s
ry n,te tth rein descvf,edJ for the sum of two
thousand Eve hun fred and fty-six and 81 100 dol
lars ts25:e 81, with ten pr cent. per annum in
ferest after ma urity and also the costs and ex-
penses of the said trust.
And VII sreas the said note remains due and I'M
paid togethe with the in crest thereon. therefore
L. Robert ii Gillm re, trustee afoses i'd by di-
reciien Of the ,der of said note, will sell the
real estate above described. according TO the pro-
visions of said deed Of trust, MT public sale, for
cash, to he highest bidder, in front of the banking
honse of Geo, q. Anderson 4 CO., in heokuk in
sid county, on Saturday, the 25th day Of August,
A. ID. 1860, between the hours Of 10 o'clock and III
o'clock IN. of said day, to satisfy said demand
and the coats Of said trust.
ROBERT IL. GILMORE, Trustee.
July 81, l36N-d4w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-18

To STEPHEN Adred, Maria Jones, James NJ Reid.
Isgeei Anderson and sarsh c Anderson hi wife
samuei ii. Brown, Hugh Il. Reid. John Tracy:
\Iou and each OF ysn are hereby notified that
thesc A. now Oh Gle III The ,fhee Of the Clerk of
Ia District Court of Lee county Iowa, at Keokuk
spetlton of Hiram Barney claiming II YOU Ste
hen Aldred the SUN Of SIX hundr. d doilars with
per cent interest per aanam, payable annually,
AZ money dur on a mortgage msde bv You to Chas
Mason and sinc' assiened 10 said Barney, dated
February IL 1856 also elliming against each of
You the forecisare OF SAID NOR gag the came be-
Ing upon tn Of NE. of Sec. l Up 65, N. X. q
W LFe county, lowe, for he purchase money; and
further asking Tor sale Of said pre- sus and gem
sral relief
And unless You appear and answer said petition
Oh or before the morning of the second day Of the
next term 81 said court. TO Commence at keok nix
on tne hrst Monday Of September, A. d. 1880, :
default VIII be estefed against you, the petition
taken - by 1ou confessed, and decree rendered
against You as prayed therein.
N0BLE x STRONG. rs
1uly ~ Iooo-dim PltHfs Aft'ys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-18

To I, 3. McCIeagy, robert simpson- and K. JAM
simpson, George Clark, SEN: ,f8 III
Vall and eanh cf yeu are hereby notified that
L there 10 Row on file in the Office of the Clerk Of
the nistritt Court of Lee county Iowa, al keeknk
petition of Hiram Barney claiming of You T. b.
McCleary thr sun Of Eve HUNDRED dollars, with
10 per cent. per annpm interest payable annually
jas money due 90 mortgage made by Yen to Chas.
Mason and since assigned to said Barney, dated
August 20 1883 also claiming against each Of
YOU the foreclosure Of said mortgage. the same
bling upon Lces | and 2 In b ock ia, IN the
City OF keokuk, Lee county Iowa, for the purcb
money; and further asking fer sale OF said prem
Uses and general relief. A a
And unlt SIS you appear and answer said petition
on or before the morning IT the second day of the
ne xt term If said ceurt, 10 commerce at keokuk
on the frst Manday of September, A. d. 1850, a
default will be entered against you, the petition
taken as by yen confessed, and q decree rendered
against you as prayed therein.
NOBLE 4 STRONG,
July lQ 1SBN-dim Pitts Att'ys
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-18

To j. e. Cave. Richard Piles Milton Piles, Eaton
Bro. Co, W. *. Crockett, State OF Iowa to use
Of school Fund, O. aarber, Ill. III. Slaughter
George Gray, Noah Baileyi
V0U are hereby notified that there is now on fis
Il in the Office IF the Clerk of the District Court
of Lee County, Iowa, at keokuk a petition OF
Daniel ~. Overall claiming of said J. T. Cave the
sum Of four thousand dollars as money due upon
mortgage, aud claiming against all OF you the
foreclosure OF said mortgage, which ia ON certain
lands In Lee y, particularly descri bed in
said petition.
And unless voc appear and answer said petition
on or before the 81 day of the next September term
you by default.
RANKIN a MILLER,
July 10, lS60-im Pitt 9 Attsys.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-08-18

10 Lowell holhrcoke, Ferguson n. Wright, John
Miles, Elias r, smith, james C. Rlcbardsop
MalaeaI Richardson, John NJ. smith Robert
hshkin, Robert Frepeh, ~skzr Il Wood.
YOU and each OF ven are nerebynot fed that
Il 10 the suit OF Iowsll holbroote az inst John
MlAcs aud otaers, now pendiug in the District
Court OF Lee County, st Kaoknk, Iowa James ".
ofimes aud Henry W. Starr have q ed an Amt nd "a
pe.ili N and cross bill, in which YOU are all M AIDE
asfendafts, setting up mortgage on the certain
reA estate therein described la Which you have or
against raid Wright tor 81 zoe and interest ard
against all OF Yea foreclo,ar Of the mortgage
ID tae ny said wright to the payment oJ
SAID sum Of money.
Aha aalrss you appear and answer said petition
90 or before the I'd day OF the next term If spif
court, Judgment will be rendered against Won b,
default.
RANKIN A MILLER.
1ui5 %, 1905. ATT va Tor Grimes STAIR