Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-08-24

Tn Florida for the purpose oI auopting platform upon which whites and blacks can unite.
 The grand jury of Linn county Missouri, have found true bill against the Rev. J. c. Slater, who is charged with poisoning his wife.
 Tn Plattsburg Missouri, on Friday, Charles Jones shot and killed Mollie Steele his former sweetheart, and then killed himself
 The Charleston Courier strongly urges the citizens of that place to register. Those that do not, it says, voluntarily dis franchise themselves.
 The New Orleans Crescent says: "The people of New Orleans are as reti- cent as most others, but they can't keep their own council"
 "A Pittsburg paper frankly con fesses that the possession of nose IS misfortune in that city. We regret that Pittsburg is not alone in this.
 -Mexican adyices state that Mejia, Minister of war, is dangerously ill. Es- cobedo had arrived at Vera Cruz It has transpired that an Austrian alliance was guaranteed to Mexico in return for Maxi = .1l:a.,, l;c, I,nro, roparfal that tho decision of the whole case was with the jury.
 --The way one noble lord in the Brit ish Parliament calls another noble lord a liar, is as follows, as literally quoted from speech the other night: I beg to call the attention of my noble friend, the noble Duke, to an observation which my noble friend tho noble Duke. is reported to have made, and which my noble friend, the noble Duke, will find upon reflection to be inconsistent with strict vcracity.'
 --The death of Mrs Mira Abby, n poetess of considerable reputation, whose poems have been published in five volumes is announced.
 The English Reformed Bih has passed, the Queen has signed it and the principles of democratic government have made another stride forward in that coun- try.
 The old Cathedral at Frankford is ruined by fire. We regrcatit for there will never again be built up such struct- ures as the old churches and cathedrals.
 sea- Judge Brice J. Goldsborough, of the Court of appeals of Maryland, died last Thursday.
 The following is the amount of available funds in the treasury of the Uni ted States currency, s6l, ,526,174 gold sl02, ,905, ,l74, of which sl9, ,457 ,760 is in gold certificates.
 The Turks are resolved to pursue | their anti-civilization war, and make the Christians of Crete the dogs of true be- lievers. The Sultan was so amiable in Lon don and Paris that of course nobody will interfere to prevent him doing what he likes with his osa.
 BH-Add quarter of pound of com mon brown sugar to a pint of milk, and two ounces of ground pepper; simmer all together ten minutes, and pour on shallow dishes, to be placed where needed Kitch- ens may thus be kept clear of flies, with out using poisons.
 sg~The latest Northern fashion papers indicate that the bonnet question-which has been vcxed considerably--is settling itself permanently in favor of the small ar ticle. We like this. Bonnets were nev- CT prettier than they are now. There was, we learn, great apprehension among pretty heads that the fashion would run to the opposite extreme, and poke and scuttle bonnets obtain the supremacy.
 sEa. Daniel Webster once remarked :: Small is the sum that is required to pat ronize newspaper, and amply rewarded is its patron, care not how humble and unpretending is the gazette which he takes. It is next to impossible to fill sheet with printed matter without putting in it some thing that is worth the subscription price. Every parent whose son is away from home at school, should supply him with a newspa- per. I well remember what marked difference there was between those of my schoolmates who had and those who had not access to newspapers. Other things being equal, the first were always superior to the last in debate, composition and gen eral intelligence.
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