Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-03-24

ed A proclamation forbidding the eccntiuanee of the coolie trade after the 3lst of Decem- Der. 1860. It will be seen he puts the time far enough ahead to enable ship owners to bring in full cargoes ltwould not supFise us t by that time some other power had tife say so as to the trade 10 that island.
 The Westminster Review states that Whitfield. the great Methoiis, preacher and revivalist. was, at one time, slave-hoideF in Georgia. By his will. he lett his slaves fifty in number, to the Countess of Hun tinydon.
 The annual report of the Louisiana insti- tuition for deaf mutes was printed by the inmates of the institution. from the setting of the type to the press-work-
 The citizens of Columbia. s. C.. have presented Mr Edmondson with cane as testimonial of their appreciation ot the thashing he gave Hickman
 The New York Senate passed joint re- solution appropriating s5o,OOV for the re- lief of Virginia in paying the expenses oi the Harper's Ferry invasion ot course it will not pass the House, and IS done to pull wool over the eyes of the moderate men of that State.
 A man named Bocarde is on trial at St. Louis for counterfeiting. He was one of gang and probably the head of It, who were engaged in the most stupendous scheme of counterfeiting we ever real of.- Bocarde, slone in six days, put Tn clrcuia- ton $500 900 in spurious bills. They flooded Missouri, Illinois and other States with their paper. Fortunately, for us, Ar kansas people will not take paper money. Bills of denomination of ten dollars and upwards can only be offered and the circu lation is principally among merchants who are generally iriudges of money. How ever, the gang sent some of their number to felt gold and silver coin. They were de- tected and are now in jail in some one Of the upper counties.
 The story of the marriage of Garibaldi is a mistake. He is sixty years of age. It was his son, Garibaldi, jr., who was splic- ed to the young lady.
 The Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, are still living in Surrey county, \. c. They have joined the Baptist church and were Baptized lately.
 The banking capital of the United States is four hundred and eight millions of dol lars The specie held as basis for this is eighty-nine millions of dollars. It will be seen that the issue is over four times as mVch as the basis. A rag dollar then is mol really worth twenty-five cents.
 Late Items.
 An impudent fellow in Le Claire, Wis consin, was recently put under bonds of s200,to keep the peace for year and a day, for having tied bell under the bed of newly married couple.
 The students of the college at Columbia, s. G.. all wear gray kerseys, of home manufatture. What say the cadets of St Johns College to that?
 A cotton factory, capable of running 2,500 spindles, has been put in operation in Jefferson City, Louisiana.
 Parson Brownlow's son. J, B. B., killed fellow student named Reese, at William and Mary College, Va.
 A blind negro is taking down all the musicians in the southern cities. He plays over thousand pieces on the piano, with brllianoy, taste, and all that sort of thing He learns any piece of music by hearing 1t played once All the musicians, anna teurs, diletanti, etc., are in raptures with "'Tom.'
 "Far-well, brother Crafford,' must give way to more cheerful and laconic idea Mrs. Francis Demming, of New Britain Connecticut, recently eloped with Mr Pierpont, a married man of that place She left note for her husband, which was short and sweet, consisting of these words: Goodt i've, Frank"
 On the 3 ult, the U. s. Senate agreed to an amhniment to the bill regulating the issue of bank notes in the District of Co- lumbia, which amendment prohibits the issue of any bank note of any denomina- tion, and declares them not a lawful tender So the District of Columbia follows the lead of Arkansas.