Des Arc citizen., 1866-02-20
NUMBER E,R45s z 'G11.


 convenient matrimonial custom prevailsl lon certain h fete days, the young ladies appcarin, red under pctticoats, with white or yellow borders around them; the ntrtnber of these denotes the portion the father is willing to give his daughter; each white band represent, ing silver, betokens hundred francs of rent and eacA;yellow bandlmaans goldy and stands for thousand francs a year Thuss any, young farmer who sees n face that pleases him. has only to glance at the trimmings of the petticoat to learn, in an instant what amount accompanies it's wearer,i cir, od1 sad3
 BsaS" Another case of interference with Ger man emigrants bound for the South, occurred on the eighth, at Indianapolis.o Alcars load Of . cmgrants bound to Memphis arrived at the, depot in that city, when the agent was arrest ed and carried beforeia 6ernian niagistrate,o who frightened the agent into abandoning his cargo of la5orers, and quitting the place.: Al.
 geagn Late Mexican advces have been recei- ved at New Orleans It is announced that through the disintertested intervention Ioso Napoleon. the misunderstanding between Maximillian and the Pope will be amicably adjusted In several engageinents the fmpee rialsts are reported to have been. nnsucoess4l ful. A plot against the life of Maximillian,s war minister has been discovered. Several persons have been arreste + Two ext ColonelsJ are among the number ri goiisiY omo3iow
 A NEW USE FOR MUMMIEs.--The editor of, the Bunker Hill Aurora says that few Sun days ago. he heard clergyman, in illustrat-a ing point ill his discourse, state that during the late war, a New York merchant at Alexry andria, in Egypt, having occasion to furnish ay ship with a freight home ward, was led partly; through a fear of pirates, oload hers with mummies from the famous Egyptian Catacohbs.o On arriving here, the strange cargo was sold toIa paper manufacturer insl Connecticut, who threw the whole mass, the. linen cerement, the bitumen and the poor remains of humanity into the hopper and had '"'segroundto to powder. "And,"' added thesg T sp1F''"S. .thewords I am now reading to you ''' N'ia opsome ofthis paper" < 3Ds iAfsxouRsIoN.--A pleasure trip tos 1'iif, V - proposed by n select party of Jourheymeh e1..'' 'o ssHfrom New York about the nrs' ol reoruary d to occupy two months times Theroute laids s,snl in the proarammes is bbyssteeamear a't to Aspinwa and panoma ard down the coast to CallaosTt :; -s~ - ea that a few berths may be ,,a.aa9 iI agreeable persons who are mot !, a,. an, stupid to enjoy the haps and misha. os .ash an experi mental excursion in N6A., novelty, excitement and bappiheafion ,.s,5, the ''nub"' of the affair is ,peatly suggested, 1 the further information that the prise oi tickets for the entire trip win be one thousand dollars far each person. oNo doubt those who 1 go will have first rate time of it. r ls I SOMETHING NEw--AN INK MiNE.-- The San Francisco Mining Press says party has recently arrived at Los Angelos from the vi- cinity of Buena Vista Lake and the oil springs | there, having in his possession a bottle con- l tainng sa mineral substance very much re- sembling crude petroleum, but without any smell, and possessing all the qualities of Q fine writing fluid. Several experiments were made by different persons and all pronounced it good quality of ink or fluid, for writing.,, ! We dipped our pen in the fluid and wrote sove- ral lines, and could not distinguish the differ ! ence between it and the best writing 1lnid now in use. When first used the color is deep, rich black but after exposure to the air the color moderatess little, still retaining good, and, to all appearances, durable color. Az company is being formed for the purpose of testing the above discovery 3''.. z '"'''0 | neAp A bachelor and young lady bought
 
 some tickets in partnership in a lottery at the recent sanitary fair at Milwaukee, agreeing to divide the proceeds equitably. They drew double bedstead, baby-crib and lunch bas- ket, and the question is, how to divide them, or whether they shall not use them 'jointlyIrli | pesss The citizens of Augusta, Ga., are rais. ing funds for the erection ofa monument to the soldiers from that city who perishede in I the late war.
 | Ma-p Numerous citizens were deprived of their Confederate insignia, last week, by order ofGeneral Terry at Richmond Ie 'aSid9{Cl' I It appears that Q gentleman in Liverpool, England, shipped q lot of swiue to New York. During the hevoyage,g a SOW had litter of pigs, which upon their arrival at New York could not be landed, as they were not included in, the original manifest, The collector of cus- toms immediately telegraphed the Secretary, asking whether the stock is liable to seizure, wherenpon the stock is liable to seizure. whereuponth the following laconie decision was the result: n 9al bHG h8agogds ,h9m>s50i .I If'Land the pigs" ban sa '@9 gedsInrss aac .H ft96 6eev5 T--T IT z >|s> |s> --777TTI ag0 saW I asr The Paris Journal Des Debates says in an editorial F'iWe wish Mexico