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convention under the same rules and regulations that nominated R. H. Johnson, he argued that if the action in the case of the delegation was right that in the case of the nomination could not be wrong; also, that Mir. Fletcher the most prominent man before the convention, except Johnson, had indorsed the action of said State convention
 He declared in favor of having the Real Estate Bank wound up as speedily as possible and the mortgaged lands sold to pay the State debt on ac count of said bank.
 He is in favor of exempting certain stock from taxation, sufficient number to enable every poor man to carry on the ordinary purposes of his farm
 He called on Mir. Pagan and Col. Clayton to "iace the music'' anc tell who they would support for Governor, but they lodged the question, they are non n-commttal.
 He declared. that if elected, he would vote for none other than good democrat with southern views for U. s. Senator
 In conclusion, must say that the Judge sur prised his warmest friends and admirers, with his thorough knowledge of the affairs of the State and his auency of speech, Che being only farmer and not in the habit of public speaking,) and request the democracy to go to hear him in his visit to the different parts of the district.
 R. H. Johnson will carry this county by a hand some majority.
 A.
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STOP THE MURDERER. $ 1000 Reward!

WILL give Eight hundred dollars re- II ward for the apprehension and delivery of Peter P. Pitchlynn, Jr., to the civil authoritie. of Sever county, Arkansas.
 The said PITCHLYNN murdered mt husbanc in cold blood on the 10th of July, 1860. He is a native of the Choctaw Nation, very fair skin, rathe, large blue or grey eyes, dark hair cut close anc uneven, though generally he wears it long, fond of drinking, talks and laughs loud.
 He is about feet, 10 or II inches high, weighs about l35 or l40 lbs, rather spare made. He hac negro of his fathers with him when he left, bo.t were armed with double barreled shot guns. It is supposed he will make his way westward, probabl. to the " Leased District" west of the Chickasav Nation, as he has relatives living in that section of country.
 The Governor of the State of Arkansas will, or being notified of the murder, issue his procamatiot offering 5000 reward the part of the State making Sl, ,000 altogether. MRS. E. C. HARRIS.
 Ultima Thule, Sepier Co.,, Ark. July l4th 1860.
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DIED.-On the 18th inst, little KATE, infant daughter of Wm. B. Easely, Esq, of this city; aged months.
 It has been we'll and wisely said, that "a thing of beauty is joy forever" A beautiful babe in a household, is one of the greatest sources of earthly pleasure. How heavily, then, must be the affliction to those, who have watched with delight the coming intelligence of the little one, to see the eye dim, and the sweet little life go out in death. But few months ago, and the doating mother, while in the pride of her life, in the midst ofherjoys, and blessed with blooming infancy around her, and the strong arm and faithful heart of husband, in which to trust, and on which to rely-was stricken down in death. She left her little children to cheer the fathers heart and bless his life But the little babe, who bore her own name. and the last pledges of love, is now gone. This hope, however, remains, that 'of such are the kingdom of Heaven" i" (DIED-In Hot Spring county, Ark, July 4th, 1860, A. D. THoRINGToN. He was born in Cahawba, Dallas county, Ala bama, July 10th, 1921; was principally raised in his native State; was married in Saline county, Arks., in 1850; joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1851 in which he lived and died. Two days prior to his death he seemed in deep delib- eration; at the elapse of about 12 hours in this pensive state his attention was elicited by the inquiry of his friends as to whether he was prepared for death, to which he replied, that he had just gotten through an investigation of himself and was pleased to say he was in readiness to meet the last invading foe. INDExEp
 He was identified with the Masonic Fra ternity and retained his membership at Little Rock Owing to his early advan- tages he was eminent in scholarship and rendered himself very useful in life. The loss sustained by the death of this valuable man will be very difficult to repair. He left an afGectionate companion, five prom ising children, and many friends to bewai their bereavement. May the genial rays O the Son of righteousness guide the discon solate family along the wanderings of lif' to the paradise of God where friends shal part no more.,
 Gg- Old Line Democrat please copy.
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THE LAST AGONY.

When the Old Line Democrat forgets the dignity which it assumed. and comes down to the low-fung efforts developed in the last issue, it betrays the weakness of its cause, and the low estate to which it has fallen. The bid for the votes of the me- | chanics just on the eve of the election, the cowardly, skulking way in which it is made, the attendant circumstances going to show what base imposition and cheat is at tempted to be palmed off on the public, is the last agony of cause which has fallen too far for resuscitation. The mechanics here take proper view of the matter. They rightly enough consider it an insult to their good sense. It is gross insult, little, ort-sighted, contemptible effort to infu- ence their passions and override their judg- ments. It is virtually saying to the labor ing classes ''you must have no opinion of your own, we can pull you by the nose, we can appeal to your prejudices, we can publish false-hood on the eve of the elec- tion that you will swallow, we can gull you easily and get your votes against the delib- crate dictates of your judgment" Never was such gross insult offered to the country. To what will the Old Line Democrat not descend In the name of humanity, we protest against such dis graceful and abandoned prostitution of glorious privilege-the liberty of the press. | By its course the conductors of the Old Line Democrat have shown positive con tempt for the intelligence of the masses the honest sons of toll. Because they have not the leisure to trace every scurvy false hood to its source, our neighbors think to influence them by misrepresentations and duplicity. This is another evidence of the political depravity of our neighbors, for no patriot, no honorable and sensible man, ex- cept in the last agony of despair, would boldly insult whole class by such silly appeals as are made by the Old Line Dem- ocrat. The earnest workers, the sons of toll, are the bone and sinew of the land, and there is not generous heart that beats not true to the sentiment of Burns:
 "ls there for honest poverty,
 | That hangs his head and a that; l The coward slave. we pass him by, | We dare be poor for a that.
 | For a that, and a that,
 Our tolls obscure, and a that,
 The rank is but the gnuea's stamp,
 The mans the gowd for a that.''
 You may treat them with contempt, you may attempt to influence their votes by low appeals, you may speak to them as i you supposed them incapable of seeing through your shallow schemes, but you only show Item the ueakness of your cause, ant provoke smile of derision on their part for,
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STATE OF ARKANSAS,) | Eor>,rx, of Dr.,


 On this 11th day of October, 1859, be- fore the undersigned clerk of the circuit court, within and for the county aforesaid, personally appeared, Henry M. Rector, to me personally we'll known, and acknowledge ed that he had signed, sealed and executed the foregoing instrument in writing, for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth, and do hereby so certify.
 In testimony whereof, I hereunto set L. s.. my hand and affixed the seal of said
 court, the day and year aforesaid
 WILLIAM B. PAISLEY, Clerk. STATE OF ARKANSAs,l
 COUNTY OF PULASKI. ss'
 l, William B. Easley, clerk of the cir cult court and ex-officio recorder for the county aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing instrument of writing was filed for record in my office on the 9th day January, A. D. 1860, and the same is now duly recorded in "record book D. Mo- 2" page I'll, etc.
 In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand as clerk of said court, L. s. and affixed the seal of my office,
 this 23d day of January, A. D. 1S60
 WILLIAM B. PAISLEY, Clerk and ex-olficio Recorder.
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Voters of Arkansas.

Beware of tricks; of new invented charges manufactured to injure Col. Johnson-the disorganizers in their desperation will snatch at any and every groundless charge against the democratic nominee which they think may possibly injure him. Don't be deceived: but ask them why it is, their dis graceful and silly charges are made inst a few days before the election, when there is not time to repel them, and prove them false
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Who will say now that Judge Rector is
 not interested in having the Mort gagged Lands Released.


 The following is postscript of letter written by Gordon N. Peay, the Receiver of the Real Estate Bank: P.S. In all conveyances executed by the Re ceiv for the interest of the bank in the mortgaged lands it is specially stated that nothing contained in them should be construed to affect in any man ner whatsoever the mortgage given to secure the original stock awarded upon the lands.
 G. N. P. Judge Rector purchased of MT. Peay as such Receiver, 327 35 acres of mortgaged lands. MT. Rector has since sold the very same lands to N. J. Can't and bound him self under penalty of SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS to make 'fee SIMPLE TITLE to said lands with covenants of warrantee. :" Unless the mortgages are released, Judge Rector will be damnifed many thousand cf \dozos. We defy that very independent (eper the !Old Line Democrat to show that is not so.
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COUNTY & PROBATE JUDGE.

rF5 MOSES H. EASTMAN is a candidate for the office of County and Probate Judge of Pu- laski county at the ensuing August election EY We are authorized to announce Dr. s. H. WEBB as candidate for County and Probate Judge of Pulaski county; at the ensuing August elect on, subject to the decision of the voters at the ballot box.
 rEY~ We are authorized to announce GEO. w KING as a candidate for County and Probate Judge at the ensuing August election.
 Warren Bradley Co.,. Ark, March l9, 1860. Messrs. JOHNSON X YERKEs-
 Gentlemen-You will please announce me as a candidate for reelection for the office of Probate and County Judge of Bradley county at the next general election.
 Very respectfully,
 w H. WISE.
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STATE OF ARKANSAS,) COUNTY OF PULASKI.

OSA''- VT Sh~DiAi,
 I, William B. Easley, clerk of the cir cult court and ex-officio recorder within and for the county of Pulaski, in the State of Arkansas, do hereby certify that the an- nexed and foregoing title bond from Henry NJ. Rector to N. J. Can't, is a true and complete copy from the record of my office as the same now appears thereon.
 In testimony whereof, l hereunto set
 my hand as such clerk, and affix [L. s. the seal of said court at office, this
 25th day of July, A. D. 1860.
 WILLIAM B. PAISLEY, Clerk. Now if the above does nt prove beyond a doubt that Judge Rector is directly inter ested in the mortgaged lands we know not the nearing of interest.
 If the lands are released from the mort gages, Judge Rectoris benefited; but if the mortgages are foreclosed as Col. Johnson proposes, the Judges SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR bond will be decidedly unplea- sant for a poor .farmer and a plough man to meet
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$50 Reward.

DANAWAY from the subscribers about lO the lst of May last, two negro men, JACOB and LAM. Jacob is about , feet, 3 or inches high, black, with large eyes, speaks quick when spoken to, and about 25 or 30 years old, weighs l30 lbs. Lam is about feet or 10 inches high, dark complexion and speaks quite slow when spo- ken to, weighs about l60 lbs, and is about 20 years old. No scars or marks recollected on the above negroes. Said negroes were hired from MT. Abram Riddick last January and brought to White county in February, to make slaves on Little Red river, near West Point. The above reward will be paid for the apprehension and delivery of said ne groes to us at J. T. Dsmukes, on Little Red River, or confined in any jail so that we can get them.
 JOHN B. JENKINS,
 VIM. H. HOWELL,
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HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIyEs

Messrs EDIToRs-Please announce me cand- nate nate to represent Conway county in the lower House of the next General Assembly of the State of Arkansas. ELIAS STONE. OJ JOHN CRAWFORD is democratic can didate for Representativef from Washington County at the ensuing August election.
 Princeton, April 23d, 1860. MT. EpIToR--Please announce a candidate to represent Dallas county in the lower house of the next General Assembly of the State of Arkansas
 F. J. CAMERON. u'We are authorized to announce VIM. O. PENNINGTON, candidate for re election. as Representative of Pulaski county.
 GJ We authorized to announce JOHN T. TRlGG, a candidate to represent Pulaski coun- ty in the lower house of the next General Assem- ply.
 Mir. EDrToR-Please announce l.. ROBINSON candidate to represent Johnson county in the House of Representatives, Arkansas Legislature. Election August 9th, 1860.
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a railroad and telegraphic communication with the moon in sixty days; but the en- gagement or resolution in this case, like that of the Governors company and the full fillment thereof, are totally distinct things. We have tried trustees, and 1t extremely detrimental to the interests of the State, and the people are unwilling to have another set foistered on them.-Pine BluG' lnde nende1
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THE VAN BUREN FORGERY AGAIN.-Like the thief who runs in advance of the crowd, crying stop thief, the guilty parties in this forgery are constantly endeavoring to divert attention from themselves.
 On the 31st of March, two days before the assembling of the State Convention, l received through the mail, the proxy upon which I acted for Van Buren county. It was post marked at Clinton, dated March 2S, on which day the meeting purported to have been held There was no time for in vestigation, if there had been any cause for suspicion. suspected nothing wrong, and acted in good faith. I believe any other man in the State would have done the same thing This is all l know about the mat ter. Any other statement or insinuation about my connection with 1t is false, base and slanderous. R. $. Y.
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~In this (Randolpb l cop

EE In this (Randolph) county, John sons majority will exceed 300 In Law renee county. .Johnson's majority will ex- ceed 800. In Fulton it will be about 400, and in Greene and Jackson counties his majorities will vary from 3 to 500 With such evidences as these staring us in the face, we are bound to predict that Richard H. Johnson. will carry the first congress sional district by OVER FIVE THOUSAND MAJoRITy-the influence of ourrepresenta- tive Hindman, to the contrary -notwith- standing. .-Herold and Adperiser.
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STATE OF ARKANsAs. ,

O.
 COUNTY OF JOHNSON. "'''
 In the Johnson Circuit Court, on the chancery side
 thereof before the Clerk in oacation, July l2th,
 1860.
 ELIZABETH CHIMNEY, by her next
 friend G. w. Paine, Complainant, PETITION FOR
 vs. DIVORCE. LORENZO J. CHIMNEY, Dgepdant, NOMES the said complainant by G. W. NJ Paine her next friend, and files her petition for divorce and affidavit stating that the said de- tendant is nonresident of the State of Arkansas. When upon motion it is ordered that said non-resi- dent defendant be notified of the pendency of this suit against him, by publication of this order in some newspaper published in the State of Arkansas, for the number Of times and within the time pre- scribed by law, that he be and appear before the Court here, by himself or counsel, on or before the fourth day of the next September term hereof, at court to be holden at the courthouse in the city of Clarksvile, in the county of Johnson and State of Arkansas, on the l7th day of September next, after the date hereof and plead, answer, or dcmur to the said complanants petition, ,or the same will be taken as confessed and decree entered accordinglv- The object and prayer of which petition is to ob- tain divorce from the bonds of matrimony now existing between said complainant and the said de- fencant, because the said defendant has another living wife. AUGUSTUS NJ. WARD, Clerk.
 true copy from the record,
 Attest: AUGUSTUS M. WARD, Clerk.
 July Is, 1860. 2w. Cost of adv. s6 50.)
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KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEoPLE.-Tha, Rich. H. Johnson is in favor of makino the mortgaged lands pay the debts of the Real Estate Bank-and that Henry NJ Rector advocates the policy of tunding the de5t, and issuing new bonds, which will ne cessarily operate in releasing the mortgag. ed lands, enriching Judge Rector, and com polling the people to pay the debt by grevi- ous taxation.
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HoS. JAMES A. JoNEs.-This gentleman IS now stopping at the Anthony House. He is the opposition candidate for Congress Tn the southern district, and leaving Mitch- el and Gantt to fight each other he makes the canvass alone--on the :" still hunting" principle. He seems in fine spirits, and, we understand, made happy speech at Benton the day Johnson and Rector spoke there. His party is beginning to rally to his support.
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Holding back again-is the Old Line Democrat matching another slander against Col. Johnson and the Demo- cratic party?

cratic party9
 Our neighbor is behind again-we have waited patiently for his paper, but it does not appear at the usual time-is it ashamed to show its face to-day, as it was Tuesday?
 We would not be surprised to see another ridiculous calumny against R. H. Johnson paraded in its columns; it won twin Mr. Old Liner-the people see through your shallow tricks; they may be legitimate in Illinois, and may have worked admirably in gaining triumph of squatter sovereignty princi- ples; but the honest yeomanry of Arkansas will spurn such tricks, and put their heel upon the authors, the first Monday in August.
 Tuesday the Old Line Democrat was kept back, because it was ashamed to distri- bute slanderous story on Col. Johnson before he left the city. To-day, Friday. it is held back after the usual hour, dnubtless te issue another islander after we have gone to press, so as to let 1t circulate uncontra- dicted for two or three days. Our neigh Dor is greatly mistaken if he thinks such tricks can win.
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THE Twentieth Session of Bethany Col IL lege will commence on the lst of October, 1860, and terminate on the 4th of July, lS6l
 This Institution is situated among the hills of North. western Virginia, in of the healthiest regions of our country, sixteen miles from Wheel ing, from which place railroad passes within seven miles of the College It is therefore, easily access sible from all parts of the Union. Having con siderable Endowment it is enabled to furnish edu- cation of the highest grade, upon the most mode rate terms. It is provided with new and commo- dous college edifce, elegant Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and very extensive coiec- tion of specimens for the illustration of Mneralogy, Geology, and kindred branches of Natural History. FACULTY. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, President; Professor of Mo- ral Philosophy, and Kentucky Professor of Sa- cred Literature.
 w. K. PENDLEToN, Vice-Presdent Professor of
 Intellectual and Political Philosophy, and Mis- souri Professor of Natural Philosophy. J. D. PICKETT, Tubman Professor of Rhetoric, Eng fish Literature and Anglo-Saxon. c. l.. Loos, Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature.
 c. J. KEMrER, Professor of Mathematics and As
 tronOmy.
 H. CHRISTOPHER, Professor of Natural History and
 Physiology, and Illinois Professor of Chemistry. P. w. MosBLEcH, Professor of Modern Languages,
 and of the Hebrew Language and Oriental Lit
 erature.
 EXPENSES.
 Boarding and tuition for the entire collcgi-
 ate year. ................Sl SlbU UO Boarding and tuition for one term....... 80 % Washing and candles (extra) estimated for
 one term. ........... UO Matriculation fee only on first admission. 10 % Hebrew and Modern Languages, (ex.ra). 10 %
 sB" Charges for one term to be paid in advance.
 Inlv 07 1S60 0m
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NOTICE.

4 IL those indebted to Lou MEY FRS, are
 4 N hereby notified that the undersigned has been duly authorized to settle all unfinished business
 with him, and they requested to come forward
 and settle without delay at the old stand of Loui Meyers. H. A HEZEKlAH. Tulv
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SlO REWARD.

STRAlED or stolen from the1 1Ac> O subscriber, on the llth of April, a0
 large bay horse, about years cid. bald faced with two or three white feet, a small lump on his back caused by a saddle, walks and trots we'll. The above reward will be paid for information which will lead to the recovery of said horse, $20 will be paid for his delivery to me in Famerville. La.
 July 2e, l860 4tw J. E. TRIMBLE.
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"Know all men by these presents. that l, Henry M. Rector, acknowledge myself to be held and firmly bound unto N J. Can't, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns in the penal sum of seventy thou sand dollars. for the payment whereof in good and lawful money well and truly to made, bind myself, my heirs, executors signed and sealed, this 10th day of October, A. D., 1859 The condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas, the above bounden Henry M. Rector, has this day bargained and sold unto the said N. J
 Can't, the following described tracts or parcels of land, situated in the county of Pulaski, and State of Arkansas, and known and described as the WEST FRACTIONAL HALF OF SECTION TWENTY-FIVE, the west fractional half of section thirty six, the west half of the northeast quarter of section thirtysix; j; the SOUTH EAST FRACTIONAL QUARTER OF SEC
 TIoN THIRTY-sIX, situate Tn TOWNSHIP THREE NORTH, RANGE FOURTEEN WEST. And the SOUTH WEST OR. OF SECTION THIRTY ONE the west half of the northwest ar. of sec tion thirty one, the southwest quarter of section thirty-the west half of the south west quarter of section thirty two, situate Tn TOWNSHIP THREE, NORTH RANGE THIRTEEN WEST. And the northwest fractional CT. of section five, and ten acres off the east part of the northeast fl. ar. of section six, sit uate in township 2 north, range thirteen west, together with the east half of the north least quarter of section thirty six in township three north, range fourteen west containing all together as per the original United States surveys one thousand and sixty acres of land, more or less as the case may now be, for the sum of thirty if ve thou sand dollars, to be paid by the said N. J. Can't to the said Henry M. Rector, as fol-
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Charges against Col. Johnson just before the election-why are they made?

The Old Line Democrat has shown its hand, and filthy hand 1t is. It concocted aridiculous but spiteful islander against Col. Johnson, and was AFRAID to let the paper containing it be seen until Col. Johnson left the city-he was informed that the false- hood would appear in the Old Line Demo- crat and so waited until dark, Tuesday to meet the charge; but the paper was held back THIRTY-sIx HOURS, waiting for John- son to leave, and it would not have appear ed to this day, if Johnson could have re- mained to meet his accusers face to face.- We are glad to inform the public, that this dastardly charge has recoiled with stunning effect upon the editor of the Old Line Democrat and the paper he edits.
 People in this city are disgusted with his course, and are by no means slow to ex- press their entire disapprobation of the mean and convert attempt to injure Col. Johnson, by circulating unfounded rumors against him.