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0EALED PROPOSALS will b. received a. :.
~ Office Of the Assistant Quarter Master, ~ y
post until II o'clock, NJ, or the S,th DAY o.
iooo for furnishing the Quarter Masters
Pnrtment with $500 Six Hundred Tons Of fspr
hny !a2fO lbs to the ton of good, SOUND, -
cured, merchantable quality TO be well 'iaS',
under the direction of the Quarter Master, an"
delivered as follows:
tsoo1 Two Hundred Tons by the 10th dr'
Augnst, 1900. ttl Its,,G
(2OO) Two Hundred Tons by the 10Th 4"
Of September, 1850.
S0O Two Hvndred Tons by the as, d"
sOcteber, 1850.
AT leottwo good securities will b. requira
the faithful performance Of the contract, ~
names and residence will be mentioned ID inI a
Bids will be received for each delivery H :.
Two Hundred -Tons or for the whole ainoul'
quired iva z 4 fT = " 81
The undersigned reserves The right to Tsr
Dds or bid deemed by him too high, or n@ '''
Piiance wirh this notice. u,
proposals 10 be endorsed - Proposals i'' a.,
ana 10 be directed " the Assistant Quarter
w. CABELL, Capt and A. @ NJ u
a. Q. NJ. Office. Fort Cobb, l. Tl
May 18th, 1860.
81
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~ Hon. ALBERT R,-sr. Msmh.r

~ Hon. ALBERT Rusr, Member of
Congress from the 2d Congressional Dis
tr'ct OF Arkansas, has published an address
to the people of the State, in which he de-
clares himself a candidate for a seat in
the United States Senate, now occupied by
the Hon. r. W. johnson, who is not and
declares without reservation. he will not be
. candidate for reelection" Mr.. Rust is
open and manly in setting forth his politi-
cal statas, upon the federal politics Of the
day.
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L. Il. b F. S. RAuRoAD.-The

l. T. b F. S. RAnRoAD.-The work of
grading in this county is progressing finely
and fast considering the means at the dispo-
sal OF the company at the present time.
The citizens of Crawford county, ard all
Others along the line Of the road, should
now come forward and give it all the aid
in THAR power. Let none hold back all
can do something in its aid.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

SrEECH OF SENATOR TooMBs.-Senator
Toombs' speech, to-day, is regarded as ia
vorable to Douglas. He maintained the
constitutional power of Congress to inter-
fere for the protection of slavery in the Ter
Itories, but contcnded that the compact Of
1880 not to do SO, was sacred, and he was
willing to keep it. He agreed with Doug
las in his Interpretation of thezK ansas- Ne
braska act endorsed Stephens letter on
the same point; disagreed with Douglas as
to what the coIrtsA had decided, but this
may be construed by the courts themselves
Portions of his speech were severe on
Douglas criticisms Of the course pursued
by the seeding delegates at Charleston,
which Toombs was understood to sustain.
On the whole his speech was rather non
committal as to men, but logically tavora-
bio to the doctrine Of non n-intervention-St.
Louis Republican,
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@ Messrs. r. j. T. WHITE, Financial
Agent, and-I- B. RILEY, of the Engineer
Department of the L. r. d F. S. Railroad
Co, left on Wednesday last on the Cali
fornia Overland Stage, the former for New
York and other eastern cities ON business of
the Railroad company, and the latter on a
visit to his friends in Ohio.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08
FSsM The Nesc York News.

The hard tussle for United States Senator
which came OF between Lincoln and Doug
las II still ffesh in The minas sf all. The
Little Giant came OF the victor after most
gallant contest. If the ssme Dougias
should by any chance receive The Democrat
ic nomination for the Presidency. we think
"honest Abe" Is Lincoln is familiarly
styled. would discover that Illinois has not
forgotten the triumph for the Senate nor the
man who made It.
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NOTICE

VTNO all persons interested Tha, on the d ii'
Il of January 1850, DR.. Richard Thrrspa
Jesse Turner and Thomas Walden. executed .'i
delivered to the undersigned their joint prcnl't!
note for the sum of Three Hundred and sew!
five scllars, payable to A. J. Wiley as guSrd',l
B. ' and T. W wis,-twelve months af'r ln
interest ten isr cet from date This is to- to ',s. a.
all persons not to tide t,r the sam i~ Ine
that said proinisory note na'Sea isu,. ..on ~ bs -
without my consent, also. for ,'.' 'N1 rl,cei b
rhruston has duplicated said note, An.
same in possession. -,
may Is. 1850. HENRY WILcoA
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@ The papers We alluded to last wee

E1 The papers we alluded to last week
which we've to be sent us by Col. Bur-
ROW, containing notices of his Memphis
speech have no. come to hand, and we are
not able to find an Avalanche of that date.
We find, however, in the old Line Demo-
carat an srticle from the Memphis Ava-
laaehe, which we copy.
The AHpeaI. containing the article MOTTO
ed, We were not able to fud, which we re-
gret, as we should have been pleased to
publish the whole.
A MAs1naLY srEEcH-CoL. N. B. BUR-
ROW. OF ARKANsAs.-The speech Of Col
Burrow. II Arkansas, at Exchange Bull
dings hsG night, was one of the ablest and
most powerful efforts that we have ever had
the pleasure of hearing. There was no
music-nb drumming effort to attract
crowd 1.-The audience, which was, never
theless, 6nd drespeotSble, for two hours
listened u the speech of Col. Burrow with
breathiss4 snxiety. In fact, we have never
on any OCCASION, seen rs much attention
shown-sfrsblis speaker. Col. Burrow
g9~s au 69dnf sf his Stewardship as one
Of the dSgstes to the Charleston Conyen-
tion; and he eonciusively showed Chat the
SoutherntS States could not with honor. re-
main in that Convention-that thez eHairc
South would have joined the seeding
States but for the petty aspirations Of small
men. In triumph he held up the majestic
platform which Southern States had adopt
ed. and said the seeding States intended
to stand by that platform to the last. With
seorn and indignation he rebuked the charge
of disunion, and showed that the seceders
were the true friends of the Union-that
they loved principles more than the spoils of
office. Owing to the lateness of the hour
we cannot give anything like a review of
his able. eloquent and powerful speech
From tbs first to the last he was loudly ap-
plauded, and there was an interest and, en-
thusiasanManifested which showed that even
in poor and degenerate Memphis. there was
still existing latent spark of patriotism
which was destined to kindle fame of
true Southern .eeling.-Avalanehe. ~
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ET How painful is the news about the
Japanese. One writer has heard it alleged
that even the Princes of the Embassy can
punish brandy smash or cocktail in a
style that would do honor to Texas rang
er. 1t is said, also, that finding it to be
the custom of the country, they are very
fond Of shaking hands with the ladies'. The
writer, also, thinks that, notwithstanding
the solemn oath, invoking. for its violation
the penalty of death. which they took. ev-
cry man of this Embassy, before leaving
Japan, to keep themselves perfectly exempt
from any contact with the crinoline of the
outside barbarians during their absence there
is danger. if these Celestials do not look
sharp, of some execution among them on
their return.
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~ TN followi,,r n,.m,, ,,,,,,,,,

3 @H following named gentlemen
weed With the RePuSiieaus. oustins sir.
CeoPsr Dsnosrat from his seat, which was
afseFwasd given to Mr.. Howard, Rrpubli.
can: -AesHs. Adams, Of Kentucky, Ander-
son, OF Kentucky, Davis and Harris, of Ma
sgisea. Ethesidee and Maynard, Of Tennes-
sees Hckaen and Schwartz. OF Pennsylvs-
nia, snd 0ilner, of North Carolina. This
Is the frst contested case decided this ses-
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@ We are indebted to Prof A. D..
BAcKE, Superintendent of the U. S. Coast
Survey, for copy of his report for 1858.
1t il valuable work. and nothing would
please us more than to receive the previous
reports.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

C.oPs--Wheat is nov being harvested
IN this section Of the county, and from the
infosnstioa that we have regarding it.
Abost half crop viii be realized. Other
crops ss the present time, promise vell ;
da should We no. have rain !. =. ts~ day,
they whl suar fx thu want of. il Got.
tsa hooks exceedingly well At this time. :
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

~ We hear il sstiuetea that the talk
.5as. Abe Lipeola hariag esee nads rails
M g.nmon. + is-aow theusht the i'm
P1en or'gnated from his having ra;led
- iIeaIy against the Mexican var, while
VIC I1ase sons OF America were pouring
cut their life hteod in that country.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08
Public Speaking.

The candidates for Governor, it will be
kept in mind, speak in this city, on SAT-
uRDAY Of next week. Let there be q gene
raj attendance of all interested.
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How to Win Woman's FavdR

@ III
1t is very easy to make yoursd8 8Ses tppu-
lar among the ladies. Don't stand pack
and tremble, and think because you lsSn 7
got the figure of Adonis and the face OF
Apollo, YOU stand no chance at all. 1t is
not moustaches and straight noses that do
the business. Women, bless their souls,
don't care a fig for such things Only re-
member few preliminaries. and you can
make them like you. even If your hair Is
red, and our mouth wide
=1 When YOU SO to make an evening calf,
don't start too early. Ladies are not WELL
pleased to be caught before their curls and
basques are arranged. Be particularly care
ful not to sit down on the cat nor kick the
dog across the Aoor--the girls are sure to
appreciate any one who knows how to be
polite to their pets. If theresa piece OF
worsted work, admire it, don't forget to
mistake the artificial flowers in the vase for
the real if the young lady Is doing GRO
chet work, ask her if she can't teach you.
Beyond everything, don't tip back III your
chair, for every crack in the 'fragildfurni-
ture thcrc'll be worse fracture in your
friendship And when she begins to yawn
behind her pocket handkerchief, take up
your hat and go. ''Short and sweet, long
and bitter" is good motto for evening
visits,
: when You are out walking with lady.
don't 60 striding along until she Is forced
to run TO keep up with you-the first you
know she will run off, Notice how she
walks and modulate your pace accordingly.
If she meets feminine acquaintance and
stops for nice little chat, it is essential
that you should not manifest any impa-
tience by balancing first on one heel and
then the other If she wants to look into
a shop window, stop and admire too, though
YOU may not know a ribbon from a railway
When you come to q crossing give her the
whole of it, and go meekly in the mud
Tell her how becoming her new bonnet is,
and implore her to wear it the next time
she goes to the Opera with you.
{ If you meet a rival young gentleman at
her house don't be rude to hint is the
worst policy in the world. Be as polite as
possible to him T; crush him with courtesy
Never laugh loud in a psrlor, and remem-
Der to speak low. Its Just as well not to
talk very much yourself let the ladies have
the preference, and they will prefer your So
ciety accordingly. Be blind and deaf to
whatever they choose to keep from your
sight and hearing-a steel spring escaping
from a crinoline, for instance, or papa in
the hall, wondering whether g that young
fellow means to go home to- night, or not. !"
Nothing is easier than to be tavorte of
the ladies. Humor them, wait on them
study their little peculiarities be always
ready to escort them anywhere /; amusc
them when they are dull, and laugh with
them when they are lively, and, though
you may be as homely as a hedge-fencc,
they will like you ten times better than the
handsome blockhead who thinks his looks
are going to do everything for him.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

TENNESSEE PoLITICs,-Hon. w. G..
Whitthorne addressed meeting of the De-
mocracy at Columbia, Tenn, on Monday
last. The meetiAg was called to appoint
delegates to a c0AxanAion, to select district
elector. Mr.. Whitthorne is reported by
the Columbia Press to have said Il be-
lieve Judge Douglas to be Democrat and
that he will stand faithfully by the Demo
cratic party. Suppose he should be nomi-
Eated within rules, /, for one. will support
h!m: ALSO, that he 9 would sooner trust
hls interests and rights into the hands Of a
man in q Territory who felled tho tree by
bus side, who went to the same mill, and
whose children attended the same school
with his. than to risk them with Congress. -
Mr.. Whitthorne is one of the electors for
the State at large. and. no doubt, represents
the feelings of q large proportion of the De-
mocraey of the State.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

HoSEY.-Many tons ofpure, white honey
are sent to market every autumn FROM re-
elons where farming is but poor business
"A man who owns a few millions of bess
need not trouble himself with raising pork
or whisky. The honey retails at twenty
nve to thirty cents pound. 1t has cost a
little care, but less, perhaps, than any other
department. of human industry The bees,
make the honey in the boxes in which il is
sold, SO there is no trouble of packing. Il
Is no wonder that every steamer takes a
deck-load of hives Of bees to California and
Oregon, The Pacific coast is bound to bc
land flowing with milk and honey. The
on and wine, also will not be wanting.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

tE Mr.. WHAT you-call him says his
wife told him that she had been informed
that Mrs, Stick in -the-mud's wife's cousin,
had heard how that Mrs. Tattle guessed she
saw somt ady going into Virgins house,
when ndhaiy; could have been there but
Mrs LWgtsipa We hardly credit the re-
port hut d.sA onr duty to circulate it.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08
From the 4llSany Alias and .a,qss.

Over . ton Of fire works, and many gay
banners and transpsrenciss had been provi-
ded in this city in anticipation of Mr.. Sew
ards nomination. But not a rocket, or
even Roman candle was let off. nor bull
ding, not even the Journal Office ilIuminat-
ed. Intact, everything was conducted Ia
entire good taste. and nothing was done to
shock the sad feeling which overspread the
city, or inconsistent with the appropriate
obsequies TO the departed Seward party.
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Not q Candidate.

We are authorised to say, for P. PER-
kns, Esq, that he Is not 8 candidate for
Sheriff. snd that he viii not be, under any
consideration, at theae1t August election.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08
The Press On Lincoln.
From The PYooidence Post.

The Rhode Island Republicans who have
once had their fingers burnt with rsdicalism
do not much like the nomination of Mr..
Lincoln. Some of them openly denounce
it and it is fair to judge that all the Con-
servatives who voted against Mr.. Paddle
ford will refuse to support it. Neverthe-
less it will be popular in other sections Of
the country, and in the Northwest espec-
tally.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

From the Providence Eoening Press conservative }
The people of Rhode Island have recent
ly known Mr.. Lincoln as one of the orators
imported to promote the election of Mr..
Paddleford. Everybody was disappointed
in him, and it is clear that his visit will not
have the effect of strengthening his vote
here. II is but inst to say. however. that
he appeared under very disadvantageous
circumstances, end those who make no al
lovance for them, commit decided mis-
take.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

kY> III view Of the visit Of the Prince
of Wale to Canada, it is intendedto erect
tempora y hotel in Montreal, which will
aecomme ate six thousand people.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

E" Come here. my little man." said
gentleman to . youngster of five years. while
sitting in parlor where . large company
was assembled. " Do you know me ?''
.' Yith, sir.''
50 Who am I, let me hear ?"
So You are the man who kithed mama
when papa was in New AK
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~ - 4k(A
lnstalllnReAt Notice.

OFFICE OF THE l.. X. and F. 5. R. r. Coz
Van Buren, May II, 1869 !
A TIA meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of al
- Company, held this day. an installmen
Five per cent, on the stock Of said Compsnyss
ordered. payable on or before Wednesday. Augaa
lst, le6O. Prompt payment is required.
By Order,
T.. s. TAYLOR. Secrdrr,
Little Rock Gazette and Fort Sniih Herald VII
copy till August lst: Il
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@ The yopng wife ofRobert C. Win
throp, Dr.. Of Boston, died at Rome. April
23d, while on the wedding tcur.
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Canyass for oovexnor.

The candidates for Governor, Henry N. Rector
and Richard H. johnson, will addrrss the people
the state upon national and state affairs at the fol-
lowing times and places
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

@ The young man who was recently
" struck by an idea." is rapidly recovering
from the effects of the blow.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

MILDEw.-Mildew on plants may be rem
Fedied by sprinkling -four Of sulphur where
the disease appears. Dust it upon the aow-
ers and wherever traces Of the Mildcw are
found.
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

A CURE FOR LocKJAw.-A young lady
ran a rusty nail into her foot recently. The
injury prodneed lockjaw of such malig-
nant character that her physicians pronoun-
ced her recovery hopeless. An old nurse
then took her in hand. and applied pound
ed beet-roots to her foot. removing them as
often as they became dry. The result was
most complete and astonishing cure. Such
u simple remedy should be borne in mind
r-New York o5seruey.
Bags Of hot salt applied to the jaws some
times succeed.
re- The celebrated Mrs. Cunningham
(self-styled widow of DIR. Burdell, of New
York and her two daughters arrived in
San Francisco on the Both Of April in the
Sonora
The Van Buren press., 1860-06-08

~ Whew it is powertul'' - hot
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-11
The Flight of Francis III.

The London Times says: Of the
King of the Two Sic:lies, for a time,
there is an erd. The resistenco Of
fered to the insurgents on the main
land has proved even more Intellectual
than that which was made upon the
island dominions of the last Neapoli'
tan Bourbon. How to relate the
story will prove a problem of the
future historian, for, in truth, there is
little to tell. Snow melts of a ditch,
and water runs ont OF an earthern
vessel which is cracked. Francis II
has dropped out Of his Kingdom--as
apples fall to the ground--by the laws
of prayitation. 1t has been indeed an
ingiorious and ignominious flight
There seems not to have been the
nerve to strike one downright blow
or incur the slightest personal hazarC
for the crown which was falling from
that unkingly head. 1t would have
been idle to prolong the contest. A
struggle would have led to the idle
waste of human life. Why shoulC
q monarch endeavor by force of arm'
to secure the loyalty of apeople whose
affection have departed from hi
house? If the bombardment OF Pal
ermo was not a convincing proof o
his regard for his people, would i
have avalleG him to- lay Naples il
ashes as further evidence Of his pater
ma! affections There is much in thi
story of the latter days Of the Neapoli
tan Bourbons which reminds one O
the end of the Stuart dynasty in ou
own island.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-11
aflisttIIaneous.
The Unburled Dead of syria

OurSgrian correspond ent, says the
Boston Irareler, writes that more
than ten thousand human bodies still
lie upon the sides of Mount Hermon,
in full view of the sea of Galilee and
the Mediterranean, upon the Plains
of fSidon, the ancient Ph@nicia, black
ening in the sun, and their blood still
cries out to heaven for vengeance. 1t
is an Oriental custom to leave the
murdered dead unburied until justice
has been satisfied, and although in
SYRIA the effect Of the climate upon
dead body requires it's burial within
twenty-four hours of the departure Of
the spirit from its earthly tenement,
these bodies have remained unbnried
and in a complete state OF preserya-
hvh!
In the court.yards Of the palaces, in
the barracks, and wherever the Chris
tian has fallen, there lies the body
now, still awaiting the vengeance o.
heaven upon the oppressors and tht
slayers Of the Christians OF Mount
Lebanon. Without entering into al
explanation of the physical causes
which have produced this mummy,
fication, it is sufficient to say that the
testimony of all confirms the state
ment. Wolves and hyenas have, o.
course, done their work, but in all in
closed premises the presence of the
unburied dead remains a silent appea
to Him who declared, "Vengance il
mine. | will repay, saith the Lord"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-11
Secede - Bolt - Runaway - ABB
SquatulaIe-GO Out.

Tie Yancey. Breckinridgeites arc
keeping up their distinctive character.
The news from Oregon shows that
they have caught the step even in that
far off region. The Yancey-3reckin-
ridge State Senators of Oregon ran
away from their seats, and took to the
brush to prevent the election Of two
United States Senators. That is sim.
ply following the precedent set at
Charleston. Joe Lane telegraphed
from Washington to the Oregon Dele.
CATION at Charleston, to "Go oUT"-
secede from the Convention.
Tue Disunionists, headed by Yancey
ran away from the Charleston Con,
Vention, and got up q new organiza.
ton in opposition to the Democratic
party. They called a Convention at
Richmond, where they nominated
Breckenridge and Lane.
The same class of men bolted the
Convention al Baltimore, got up q
new Convention, and nominated q
ticket to break down the regular nomi-
nees of the Democratic party, anG are
now doing all they can to defeat them,
John Q. Breckenridge runs away
from the Norfolk questions, and the
leaders Of his party threaten to boil
the Union if they can't have things
their own way. And these are tSe
persons who want to make the people
believe they are the regular Demo
cratic party, and that Breckinridgt
and Lane are the regular neminee;
of that party! 90 QUIT
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-11
A Lisi Of Unpublished Inventions.

A powder proof female. b 3tl
A wedlock which cannot be picked
by lawyers. gs
"A peck measure which holds buta
half peck.
An electric machine which gets up
an affinity between uncongenial s2ir.
its.
An elec- c-tro. magnetic which warns
susceptible young women against
designing men. 1
A machine which cleans and
threshes children.
A machine which goes through the
process Of courtship and Marriage
This is the invention Of tailor and
hair dresser.
A machine that cuts all poor &C.
quaintances and makes new rich ones.
1t is the invention OF retired million.
aire.
A disagreeable easy chair for un-
welcome visitors. 1t is upholstered
with curry COMBS, halr pins ana nsh
hooks. No editorial sanctum should
be without one.
A machine for polishing its con.
duct in q fashionable church, by means
Of bank note and sandpaper.
An instantaneous hair.dye (die.)
This is composition into which Gin.
cinnati whiskey largely enters. 1t
operates on the body first, and then
on the hair.
A composition to make fat men
lean. 1t is wholly composed Of alco.
hol. We saw fine looking, portly
gentleman who had just taken dose
lean against lamp post the other
night.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-10-11

"SuELLs AND ALL."--Dr. G. Batch.
elor, after listening with torture to a
pressing account of symptoms" from
a lady, who allied so little that she
was going to the opera that evening
happily escaped from the room when
he was urgently requested to step up
stairs again; it was to ask him wheth'
er, on her return from the opera, SHE
might eat some oysters.
ayes ma'am," said Bachelor
"shells and ALL"