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 s- Announcing candidates for State and District offices, $7; County offices, 50; Town shin, offices S3, invariably in advance.
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Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
FROM LITTLE ROCK.

Special Despatches to the Citizen:
 LITTLE ROCK, May 7.-Ordinance signed this evening at 3 o'clock in the presence of large crowd. Murphy of Madison refused to sign it.
 Since my telegram in the morning learn that Pike will not be pressed for Major Gem eral, and that Dr. Borland will most likely receive that place.
 Totten's confscation bill will pass.
 The militia bill, in it's present form, may not pass. DAVIS.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10

ammunition of every description, to enable 1t to put 150,000 men in the field, for cam paign of years duration.
 FROM WASHINGTON.
 WASHINGTON, May s.--Malor Anderson, President consenting accepted the command of Kentucky brigade.
 Gen. Lee say the yirginians shall not eros. the State Line until attacked.
 A Louisiana regiment arrived at Richmond Monday. 400 Tennessee troops and battal- ion Alabamians reached Lynchburg.
 WASHINGTON, May o.-The authorities think that the determination of Virginia to contest the right bank of the Potomac, oppo- Esite Washington will result in a battle. strong federal force will cross the river and as- sume to fortify their position near Alexandria. The Richmond authorities are evidently kept we'll posted with regard to Scott's movements and plans.
 FROM VIRGINIA. NORFOLK, May S.--4,000 troops here, inclu- ding two Georgia companies. Authorities fortifying Norfolk and Hattoras Inlet. Fred erick court house burned last night, supposed incendiarism. FROM MASSACHUSETTS. Bosros, May 8.-Minnesota sailed with sealed orders. FROM KENTUCKY. FRANKFORT, May Ex-Governor Magofin's message denounces Lincoln's movements strongly towards South, but refers whole sub ject to people, recommending convention.
 FROM MICHIGAN.
 DETROIT, May 8.-The Governor in his message to the Legislature recommends loan of million.
 FROM WISCONSIN,.
 MrLwAUKE, May, 8.-Rufus King, tho newly appointed minister 10 Rome, has receiy- ed the appointment of Brigadier General of the Wisconsin troops.
 FROM NEW JERSEY. a :. TRENTON, May 9.-The legislature has in- creased the Bond bill to million.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
THURSDAY.
THURSDAY. ARKANSAS CONVENTION. Maryland still Mike d '! SOUTHERN CONGRESS.
FROM LITTLE ROCK.

Special Despatch to the Citisen:
 LITTLE RocK, May 8.-The first Arkansas Regiment left here to-day for Virginia. Fa- gan of Hot Springs, elected Colonel Com, mandant.
 Intelligence received of the firing of Fort Washita and other forts in Indian Territory by Federal troops.
 Provisional and permanent Constitution of Confederate States adopted by Convention vote was close.
 Election for delegates to Montgomery to- morrow-no certainty except as to Bob John son. DAVIS.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
SOUTHERN PAcIrIo RAILRoAD-Ths

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD-Ths Marshall (Texas) Republican, of the 2oth ult., reports that over 25O new hands are at work on this road, and that the grading of the second section of twenty five miles, it is expected, will be completed in sixty dave
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
TELEGRAPH
EXPRESSL Y FOR THE CITIZEN.
BY THE ARKANSAS STATE TELEGRAPH LINE

0B-[All the regular telegraphic reports for the newspapers are made up by the New York associated press. No telegraphic operator or agent is permitted to make up such reports
 The telegraph company has no agency what ever in the preparation of dispatches for the press, nor is it in any manner responsible for the character or truth of this kind of news.l
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
CONSTITUTION
OF THE PRAIRIE COIJNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICERS F

Q F F CE RS. President, B. F. FORE Vice President, A. o. Edwards; Secretary, R. c. McCarley ; Treasurer, c. A. McNer; Corresponding Secretary, T. B. Kent DIREcToRs.-S. R. Brown, J. c. Merrill, Sim Horne, B. B. Allen, J. c. Davie, B. M Barnes, D. P. Black, A. Ragland, R. Me- lyer, A. F. Mccain, D. W. Munroe, c. D. Taylor. BUILDING CoMMIrTEE.-D. P. Black, A. o. Edwards, D. w. Munroe. PREMIUM CoMMITTEE.-John S. Pearson, R. McCarley, R. McIver, J. s. Williams. KING MAsTER.-John S. Pearson. HERALD.-W. W. Wair. MARsHAL.--J- c. Warner.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10

OUR WORK is we'll done, and our rates of charges as LOW as the LOWEST
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
nArEs oF ADVERTISING

m. souare, ten lines or less, s1 for the first ohs go rants for each one following.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10

ammunition of every description, to enable it to put 150,000 men in the field, for cam paign of years duration.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10
VIII.

S 1. The Board of Managers may make such Rules, Regulations and Bylaws as they may deem proper, consistent with the Con stitution.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10

s l. The Annual Meetings of this Societ shall be held on the 2d Monday in March each year, at such place as the Society ma designate.
Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-05-10

The War Department has telegraphed the Governor of Massachusetts that no additional troops are wanted unless they enlist for three
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

hood out OF the way, and only get in the
way when they have become, in spite Of
all sorts ofill.trestment, useful and orua,
mental members ofsociotv.
This child Was still speaking said my
grandmother, when ] rushed out. I had
been mother once, and I could not liz
ten to these Ingocents ia that fearful
waiting chambar recapi.ulattng the woes
that h2d sent them there, any longer
felt impelled to revisit earth came
In no light could make me visible to
you uudl your tallow candle was brought
in.
Ny dear, remember what I have told
you. Some of these days you may be a
mother. Be more careful of the sacred
charge oflittle children. Think for them
feel for them. DO not, to ease your care,
sink them in unnatural slumbers or give
them over to selfish nurses, Upon you
hangs their liyes-iu great measure their
happiness both here and hereafter-I BEG
you will give
Just at this moment the cock crew loud.
ly. The yoicoat my elbow was still. look
ed aTound-the rocking char was empty
the ghost had vanished.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
Spiking Cannon.

The Pittsburg Despatch contains the fol-
lowing interesting information There
is no method of spiking a cannon which
will forever prevent its use. If the spike
is made ofiron or unhardened steel, it
may be removed by the drill. If it is
loosely inserted, or without much force,
it may be blown out by firing charge of
gunpowder placed in the bottom of the
bore. But if the spike is madc ofharden-
ed steel, to Git the vent closely, and is dri'.
ven in with great force, and if its lower
end is made soft and riveted within the
bore, then neither the drill nor guupow-
der can remove it; the vent remains per-
maneutly closed. The remedy, in such
cases, is to drill new vent, which may
be done without impairing the serviceable-
ness OF the gun. A new vent may be drill,
ed in any cannon by skillful machinist
in two or three hours.
In experimental firing, when vert be-
comes 10 much worn and enlarged we
drill a new one, and sometimes as many
as three or four vents are made in the
same gun, and many hundred fires are
made afterwards.
During the recent Crimean war, an ar
ticle relative to spking cannon was pub.
lished in the London Tines, in which it
was asserted that the use of a new pa
tent spike would destroy the seryiceable-
ness ofthe gun. The spike was described
rs piece Of finely tempered steel, turned
to fit the vent, but to move freely in it,
and turning out in forked spring in the
bore. This spike it was alleged, could
not be removed, as it would turn readily
with the drill but it seems that the pos
sibility Of cutting or breaking Off the tongs
or forks of the snring inside the barre
was not considered. The communication
given above, from high authority, may be
looked upon as conclusive that the worst
effect of spiking would he a few hours
delay in the use of the guns often an I'M
| portant matter
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

SUNDAY SHOES. Strange that all kinds
of leather arc too poor to go 10 church in
on wet Sunday. What is the matter
with all our tanners that shoes cannot be
made which are proof against Sunday
mud and Sunday wet' Mutiludes Of
people run around all the week in ordi.
nary leather, and no harm comes to them.
But if the pavement be the least wet on
Sunday morning, they arc certain that
they shall get their feet soaking wet, and
they might as we'll order their collins at
once, as to 60 out in such shoes as they
have. What is the mystery that makes
leather which is so impenetraJlo on all
the other days Of tho week, not much
better than brown paper on Sunday nom.
ing2 Who will make his fortune by pro-
yidiug tho vast army Of stay-at-homes
with q patent improved churoh-going
shoe, warranted water proof on Sun
days1
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
MY GRAND MOTHERS GHOST.


Thegas wouldn't burn, the kerosene
strangled me with its noxious odor, the
fluid splutteIed, burnt blue, and went
out. am afraid of the dark that ghost
black which makes ones eyes ache with
the want Of light; that palpable gloon,
which seems to beat like roomful of pal.
pitations of the heart round you, every
where; that visible nothing, which holds
the tables, the chairs, the portraits you
are familiar with, ye! hides them in its
black veil from your view; that empty full.
ness through which you thrust out your
cropping arms, then shrink back, oppress-
ed with presence you can neither hear,
see nor feel.
. 'Milly,' I said to my little maid, run
! somewhere and get me light
She ran to the grocer's wife, and came
/ back with penny dip in a brass candle
& stick.
! Az she placedi it on my table, went out
, and shut the door, the little boy in bronze
on the mantle ra iscd his hammer ant
. struck the figure of Time twelve ring
j jng blows on the heart 1t was mid
night.
The candle burned clearly. resumed
the old volume of German legends l wa
reading, and as l laid my finger on a par
agraph, and paused to ponder on the pos
sibility of spirits returning to earth t
wreak Vengeance on foes, or work we'll t
4 friends. ! heard deep sigh by my elbow
o. turned and beheld the ghost of m!
4 grandmother.
4 knew her from her resemblance tc
d her potrai.. She wore the same whit
cap with its wide border plated rounC
d her iace-the same prim dress will
y which had grown familiar in the pic
\ ture.
She died twenty years ago. [ was ma
y med for her.
" drew up the rocking chair for. th
!, ghost. She snt down in it. A pillow
y could not have sank there more noiseless
h ly than she did. She kept her hands il
II the same position on her beast, that some
y body tied thom twenty years ago.
y - She 6xed her keen black eyes upon m,
i beautiful eyes, which had always adj
y mired in the portrait None of her des
a cendants had such eyes
- 4 could not come she said, in deem 50
" pulchral tones, in gas light. Ghosts an,
A gas lights are at war always. As for ker
Scsene oil we groan in spirit at its use
!. .vHow mortal noses can, night after nigh
IEl inhale the odor 1t emits, is a wor
der. 1t is worse than birthstone. W
|, shavs put our cod lips under your chin
=, neys and blown our ghastly breaths int
J.he hame. We have seen the chimney
y ,sI'biacken with smoke, and apartments f
with disgusting fragrance. People onl
, y said the lamp is in draught. They mo
' ved Y and bore with it. We shall have {
j,.I field. Kerosene is a modern discovery
vp shoeS are old fashioned. To be out c
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
WHO WOULDN'T BE A HEATHEN

we end the 'uhjoined lines In one Of our cz-
changes, and most respectfully bcg leave to cal
to them the attention ofthoss phlsuthroristsG
who delight in sending gunpowdcr, New Eng
land rum, hannels and missionaries to tho hea
then
Mamma, wish lived away,
Away across the great big sea,
Whore little hoothon children nloy,
And then how happy should be
wish you'd DO a hsathOn, too
And then wo all should have some bread,
And good warm clothes for sister Sue,
And brother Willie who is dead
IA 60 and find his little grave,
And toll him to come homo again,
And broad and little Shoes hOi have,
And he would thank his sister Jane.
And folks would come and see you then
Mamma, you look so sick and pale
And bring some broad and butter, whou
They heard my sisters vail,
Mamma, cant Christian bountios shea
Exception heathens? Can't they give
To sister Sue and me some bread,
And let your little daughters 1.-Two ?
! went to church to day, and heard
The preacher for the heather pray;
Bus not the first imporing word
For hungry little Christians say.
Ny little dress was worn and thin,
And sat shiyering in tho cold
While other little girls put in
The box their shining sums Of gold.
They told me that this was to buy
For littlo heather girls some breed;
Oh mother, how wish thatI
Could bo heather AMI be fed
Thsy laughed at my Old faded dress,
And put on many naughty airs:
though. Of God in my distress,
And lid M face and uttered prayers,
Mamma, shaH't wo DO hoathens, too,
So We can have some clothes and bread
] and my little sister Sue
And brother Willie who is dead?
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
"Thirty-six Thirty "

The reader who is curious to know ex,
actlJ where runs this of>mentioned line,
will get clear idea of it by taking the
map and tracing it as follows: 1t com,
mences at tho point on the Atlantic coast
where the dividing line between Virginia
and North Carolina commences; passes
along the line dividing those States; along
the line between Tennessee and Ken
tucky along the line between the States
of Missouri and Arkansas thence through
the Territory of the Cherokee Nation
through New Mexico. striking the east
ern boundary of the State of California q
short distance south of the middle, stri
king The Pacific short distance south oI
Monterey bay. On the soath Of that. line
there are about 100000 square miles ot
territory, including Indian reservationA
while on the north there about 100000
square miles south Of sc 80 there is not
the slightest probability that there could
be carved out more than one slave State
All New Mexico, comprising about 2l0,00l
square miles, would never become slave
territory, from the tact that it is not adap.
ted to slave labor. 1t produces Mother
cotton nor cane. North Of that line,
though slavery were TO Se legalized, It
could never exist.-Neto York Aaos.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
The Patchen Horses,


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Clay , horso or l,i,b r,,,o o,,,o f,;..t
National TTorse Show Job, pr,lloy Of
Bordantoyp Now .Tersov rpycbosod tbo
Patchen hors, when three wears old. Of
George NJ. Patchep. and named him after
his frat owner Soon after the rprrhoso
the colt W q taken sicl, with a dfslempsr
which left n thickness or the tbroo, from,
which IL did not recoyer for sevorol years
On accouDtor This thickness Mr. Bulklev
ror.ly drovo bi,, hard ord II VOC rerort-
oil tbot pstoIar had no bottor, Dnri,o
all tbis tr,o p,tcber y,os gfo,,ii,, M t1,o
rtobIo of P,,Il-lay o+ eI5 sorr;,.s o,,ddo
inc but lftue bYs;,ass Tbo Frst nr,oror
bis andrrorca and snoed ,y,g time ooci.
de,toIIv d;scovarod HE o,v,or ,ybo a..
vavs insisted that he yos a ro,dorr,I
horse had oco,asion N soaL tho sorrioos
or. Mr. Unmnhria. calebra,.d animal
nairtar or Cardar ror , liLeros, og his
F,v,.;to III, artist de,iL.l ,Lot ba
ho-so would lool, bas, - ,,o.;,, o,ls,,
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

A practical joker drew away astool from
under companion, as he was going to eli
down, at Mortified New York, about two
months ago. The roor fellow fell back
wards broke his spine, and fingered till
Wednesday, the 10th inst, when he died.
The joker has the chance Of supporting
the destitute widow and baby Of the victim
Of his fun,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

n7rA fellow went into store at Troy,
on Saturday evening, and requested to
have his cap filled with molasses, as it was
for wager when the full cap was hand
ed to him, he complained that it was mus
ty when the grocer went to smell it, the
thief dashed it in his face rendsiug
him blind, and then robbed the till OF
six dollars,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

FoUNDER OF CHICAGO, ILL.-In small
village in Illinois, may be seen dali
taking his morning walk, a jolly French
man who prides himself upon hayin
built the first house upon the spot whery
Chicago now stands, with her Ill, 900 in
habitants.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

rSyOil wells in the western part c!
PENNSYLVANIA, were known to the Seneca
Indians more than a hundred years ago
and by settlers in the region seventy year
nro,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

Bay'Eyeryyear France imports between
Il,OO0 and 1900 horses, at an expens
of somewhere about 100000 francs
and still the supply falls short of tho dc
maud.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30
An Editor On Editors.

Cleveland PM'ndc71-r pivss the following
advice to young men who aspire to be.
come editors Of nrvsp5pers.
Before you 90 for an editor. young
man, pause and take big think Do
not run at it rashly. Look around and
see if there is not an omnibus to drive
some soil somewhere to be tilled-a clerk
ship Of some meat cart to be lirel--any-
thing that is reputable and heslthy, rather
than going for an editor, which is hard
business at best
We are rot horse, and have conse.
quently not been called upon to furnish
the motive power fora threshiDg machines
but we fancy that the life of an editor who
is forced to write, write, write, whether he
feels right or not is much like the steed
in question. If the yeas and neighs could
be obtained, We believe the intelligent
horse would decide that the threshing
machine is preferable to the sanctum edi,
torial.
"Tho editors work is never done. He
is drained incessantly, and no wonder that
~ "''V' up =. .o'''''"'eiy. o'hei Poop.o
=, c'',' oI.'t"s'o' -. "e''''''s.' w., '''tO
,, nan, VI O""N''"E 's"'' se' i"eo''"'eu'
O'e"N "'",'""S' y, '',N " n'"" o''''ioii"'iy'
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o' '"o e'''o, '"''"o,, iav ,', n'u'' S'iIM 'e
.,,,, "'''I', " 'uo Yum, "1 pIeo'' l'No
- ','''''' 20 70 ,',' '''O''o 'D'
day. some absurd person indipnantl,
orders the carrier boy to stop bringing
that internal paper. There's nothing in
it. Won't have it in the house,
"Tbo ELEGANT MonteIina raduced n
manrle turning described his life as n
'dem'd horri,le rrind.o The life of an
editor is all of that
but there is good time coming. we
feel confident, for the edilor--a time when
he will be appreciated when he will have
front seat when he will have a pie
every uay' ana wear store clothes coh'in'
uaI'y "hen Inc harSh cry Oh stop my
paper "II no more CRATE upon his ears
courage AesSieuTs the Editors
"StlII' sanguine as we are Of the coming
OF this Jolly time, we advise tbs aspirans
ior editorial honors TO pause ere he takes
Lrood orJ h,,tor Donot - Ioost g..
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boor Inool,od dorn st,ins ar,, so,,.ad ~ ~ :,
- bor., ,o,,d rr,;I oil ,lo ..,,,hi,.,c,,,
/ ings within you nave been thoroughly
subdued until, in short, your hide is O
rhinoceros thickness. Then, O, aspirants
+, ,,r, =,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-30

R2-The quantity OF carbonic acid ga
locked up in every cubic yard Of lime
stone has been estimated at 10000 cuhil
feet ..
The national Republican., 1861-09-05
DIRECT FROM VIRGINIA

Through direct aud undoubted source, we
are in possession OF various interesting facts in
relation to the condition of things in Virginia.
The gentleman to whom we are under obliga
tons for these items is a man Of eminence, and
his statements may be implicitly relied upon,
from corroborative evidence furnished.
Last Thursday there were no Confederate
troops at Winchester, except few sick. At
Laesburg, there were three or four regiments.
aud one at Waterford, little above the Point
of Rocks. There was another at Goose Creek
From letters sent by ttrec different parties,
young men in the Confederate ranks at Rich.
mond to persons in widely different localities,
we learn that at Richmond and vicinity the
Confederate forces were in sad state of destitu-
tion; especially was the want Of shoes badly felt;
the writer's agreeing in their statements that the
soldiers were bdrefoOted, and in want OF suitable
clothing. They warned other young men, Their
old associates, to keep away from Richmond
In confirmation further Of the fact relative to
the scarcity of shoes it was stated that the
Conlederates seized the skins in the vats of the
tannery at Hillsboro', with the hair scarcely
removed from them, and carried them ci
"dripping," to convert them into shoes for the
| troops. The most strenuous efforts were max
ing on all sides TO furnish needed articles OF
woolens. In the outset of the campaign they
seized only the horses Of the Union men to
mount their cavalry, but their needs were so
pressing that they soon r,sorted to the farms
OF the secessionists also, and impressed all
alike, creating intense dissatisfaction and dis
gust thereby. Want Of confidence in the Con-
iederate leaders was largely felt and was il-
creasing day by day, under such a condition OF
things. With the troops they had generally
succeeded in impressing the beief-indeed the
bell was general-tha, the Government had
not more than thirty thousand men around
| Washington, and that it was impossible for it
to recruit any more. 1t was by such reports
that they managed to k ep alive the hopes Of
their followtrs-B Baltimore american.
The national Republican., 1861-09-05

No FIGHT AT MrSsoN's HnL.-The city was
full OF eghting rumors yesterday, and for a
while it was generally believed that our forces
had taken Munson's Hiil as published in our
evening edition, but late in the afternoon, frem
favorable position, by the aid Of powerful
field glasses, we could still see the rebel flag
floating on th, hill and just before going to
press, Two private messengers from the other
side reported all things quiet at Munson's Hill
At Chain Bridge, up to a late hour last night,
both armies w'rc in repcse, but there are un.
mistaksblc evidences Of rebel reinforc emcnts
n that point, b sides other indications of ag.
gressiyc movements on their parts within a
short time.
From Rosencranzs column we have direct
and reliable information. The army is at pres.
ent entirely inactive, and has not been sur
rounded, as heretofore reported, nor has ii
been in danger.