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Year: 1860

And this is the tremendous falling Of, behind which
they take shelter. Why give it all to Breckinridge,
and he is still in minority of s42s! But he won't
get il all, nor the half of it.


Better knock under, gentlemen. There has been
a revolution in Kentucky. The August election
was but the beginning Of the end November will
tell tale of discontinue which will make you rue
the day the secession at Baltimore took place. s


Thus it is shown that Coombs victory cannot be
explained away by any sort of ingenuity. Not
that E inexorabe logic,'' which Mr.. Breckenridge
speaks of in his letter of acceptance, will avail to
mystify the Kentucky election, Or to make anything
else out of it than an overwhelming victory for
Coombs directly, and indirectly for Bell and
Everett.


Kentucky does not oppose Mr.. Breckenridge
froHfany distrust of him personally, but because
of the auspices under which he is presented, and
the associations by which he will be surrounded if
he be chosen to the Presidential office. When
Scott was a candidate for the Presidency, there
was an apprehension with a great many people
that Seward would be the controlling spirit and
the drector-general Of hs administration. The
suspicion lost him thousands and tens of thousands
Of votes-perhaps cost him the election. So it is,
to some extent, with Mr. Breckenridge. The peo-
pie of Kentucky are willing to trust Mr.. Breckin-
ridge himself but they do not wish to endorse and
encourage the division of the Democratic party,
and the threats of disunon which many of Mr..
Breckinridges friends in the South are so con-
stantly making. They do not wish to see an Ad-
mfnistration brought into power under the auspi-
ees of those whom they regard as holding extreme
opinions, and having revolutionary purposes.


This is the key to the result of the Kentucky
election and all other explanations Of amount to
nothing. The people of Kentucky, as well as those
Of the South generally, still cling to the hope that
sectional animosity in the North will pass away
after while, and the old relations of peace and
fraternity, involving the equal rights of ALL will be
restored. However much they may respect and
con6de in Mr.. Breckenridge himself, all personal
considerations and all party associations must yield
to the higher obligations of duty and patriotism,
when the people come to deposit their votes in the
ballot box.
Year: 1860

A DESPERATE MIsTREss-A Woman Slabs
FiUe Men.-A, young unmarried man and
woman having commenced housekeeping
together in the town of D0riginal, O. w,
The house was visited in the night, and the
man brought out by serenade. He was
instantly pinioned and s0t astride rail, but
just as his journey was about TO commence,
the young woman sprung into the crowd,
armed with large knife, and struck out
right and left with such effect that the as
sailants Immediately fed. She wounded
five of them, one mortally.
Year: 1860

THE QUESTION OF HIRED NEGROES IN Ma
RYLAND.-The Maryland Legislature, at its
last session, submitted TO the popular vote q
law to compel the free colored population to
hire out on certain conditions. At the late
election the law was voted down in every
county. Baltimore County gives an over
Whelming vote against it,
Year: 1860

REVOLVING BARBARITY OF. A HUSBAND
The Horrors of Aatrmony.- Dubuque
(Iowa) Herald, in speaking of unhappy mar
riages, says; r.,,.s ..r..-.L


We know of case in this city, in which
the PARTIES are young man, the son Of a
respectable family; the wife beautiful, sem
sibie woman, whom he married about a year
since. 1t is fact notorious to every one in
the vicinity that for the last six or ten
months the latter has led life compared to
which the worst slavery of the harem would
be blessing. Time and again has he felled
her to the floor in a transport of Jealousy,
and for weeks she has not been for moment
from under his espionage. At other times
he has torn every strip of clothing, from her
body, then lashed her as Ire would naked
hound. There are thousand other indig-
mites perpetrated by him upon the wife,
which we can not mention-suttice that they
are of character which would cause the
bronzed cheek of the worst villain in arson
or murder business to deepen in color from
indignation and disgust.
Year: 1860




There was not much talk yesterday, commercial
nor financial. The gatherings on the aaas Of rue
Carondeet were few and far between. Very little
talk about cotton. The receipts continue free, and
in excess of last year and the year previous, but
fur below the receipts of August, 1866 1t will not
be safe to take the daily or weekly receipts up to
the middle Of September, (next montl0 as any
criterion to estimate the present crop; in fact, it
is too early for figures. OF course, it is hardly
reasonable to expect at this time--the very acme
of the summer dullness-that there can be much
talk on the flags. Though cotton factors are well
represented by junior partners and per pros, there
are several of our old established houses repre-
seuted in person by the heads themselves. This
augurs as though they had the real and general
prosperity of our city at heart. The talk occa-
sionally is, that there are great many old fogy
planters who are TO be found on their estates
almost every day in the 365 that when absent, it
is merely for jaunt to the metropolis to have q
chat with their merchant. As they remain at
home the greater part Of the year, it naturally fol-
lows when they correspond with their factors they
desire something more than regular weekly Price
Current. printed for FORMS sake They wish
real business or commercial letter from their
agent promising that he is an old established or
even young merchant and on hand at all times,
prepared for daily " TALK or chit chat, or for
good oldfashioned letter under his or their sign
manual. mz :@


The general talk is, that many thousands of
Southerners would have found it about as adyan-
tageous to have remained at home this season, ana
not aid in building up Northern watering places
and Northern cities Mas t'impo,te


Some Of the New York papers are remarking on
supposed crisis in the South, to be brought about
by the high rates of interest and scarcity of the
great needful in June and July. They begin to
think that with our millions Of cotton bales, we
are not so impregnable as we ought TO be. Pos
sibly these writers and others may have reasons
for thinking SO, when they observe how freely and
generally Southcners disburse their money in
every city, town and village North, aiding every
railroad company, and assisting every steamboat
line or monopoly North Of Mason and Dxon's line.
Not satisfied with taking the funds of our cosmopo-
Titan population, renewed efforts are being made
to encourage the shipments of cotton Eastward.


The shipments of cotton from Memphis no the
Ohio have increased largely the past year. Some
parts Of these shipments have been landed at
Cairo, and gone Eastward by the Illinois route
The receipts Of cotton at Cincinnati at our last
dates were n 800 exports, u 900 bales. A new
schedule of freights has recently been adopted
from Cincinnati Eastward, according to tile annex
ed table. This schedule went into effect on the
l4th inst
Year: 1860

feet, and body and muscle, and bone, and
brains; and don't you call them capital p
What more capital did God give to any body?
Oh! but they are not money, say you But
they are more than money. If you will use
them they will make money, and nobody
can take them from you Don't you know
how to use them? If you don't it is time
you were learning. Take hold of the first
plow, e-hoe, or jack plane, or broad-ax that
you can find, and go to work. Your capi-
tai will soon yield you large interest. Aye,
but there's the rub; you don't want to work
you want money or credit that you may play
the gentleman and speculate, and end by
playing the vagabond; or you want plan
tation and negroes, that you may hire an
overseer to attend to them, while you run
about over the country and dissipate, and
get in debt; or want to marry some rich girl
who may be foolish enough to take, you for
your fine clothes and good looks, that she
may support you./


Shame upon you, young man! Go to
work with the capital you have, and you'll
soon make interest enough upon it, and with
it, to give you as much money as you want,
and make you feel like man. If you can't
make money upon what capital you have,
you couldn't make it if you had a million of
dollars in money. If you don't know how
to use bone and muscle and brains, you would
not know how to use gold. If you let the
capital you have lie idle and waste and rust
out, it would be the same thing with you if
u.had gold; you would only know how to
waste.


Than don't stand about like great help
less child, waiting for somebody to come. in
and feed you, but 90 to work. Take the
first work you can find, no matter what it is,
SO that you be sure to do it like Billy Gray
did his .drumming-well. Yes, whatever
you undertake, do it we'll; always do your
best. If you manage the capital you alrea-
dy have, you will soon have plenty more t.
manage; but if you can't or won't manage
the capital God has given you, you will ne
yer have any other to manage. Do you
hear, young man?
Year: 1860

SO heard great strapping young man
e3claim the other day. 1 did want to tell
him piece of my mind so bad. But I'll
just write it to him. You want capital, do
you? And suppose you had what you call
capital, what would yod do with it? You
want capital! Haven't you got hands and
Year: 1860

We have made arrangementst 10 enlarge the Citizen, and shall in the course of three weeks present sheet, in size, inferior to none in the State.

 rS The first edition of our enlarged paper will be circulated in every county in Arkansas, and in every State in the Union. Advertisers will find great advantage in sending in their favors in time for our en- larged edition. We shall issue at least three thousand copies.
Year: 1860

Spring has commenced, and will be greet.
ed joyfully by every class in the communi.
ty. The winter has been dull one in the
West, Notwithstanding the high price of pro-
duce, and business men have felt it tscvercly,
but now every indication goes to show IL
busy and prosperous season right ahead Of
US. In this section Of country, at least one
third more wheat will be marketed at very
much better prices than farmers received
last year or the previous year. The coun-
try is bare Of goods, and must have them,
and much more money WILDE stirring than
most people have any idea Of


This is poll ical year also, and conse-
qusntly will be a busy one. Illinois is one
of the doubtful States, and both parties will
strain every nerve to carry it. This will
put money in circulation Of which all in
terests will have the benefit There is evc-
ry indication that if hard work will do it,
the largest crop the West ever saw will be
harvested the coming fall. Every acre will
be made to tell, and no stone will be un-
turned to add to the actual wealth of the
country, which, after all, consists only in
the products Of labor. .'...


LIT us all be of good cheer, therefore, and
look only to the bright side Of the question.
Avoid croakers, and bid the blue devils av-
aunt; with hard work, economy. prudence,
and faith, we will all be so rich by next
winter that we won't know what to do with
our money y.-ROrIf0yd Nrus. 80.
Year: 1860

sY-Lord Bacon beautifully said: "If
man be gracious to strangers, it shows that
he is a citizen of the world, and that his
heart is no island cut off from the other
lands, but continent that Joins them.
Year: 1860

poplnJays, who never lit u finger to help
themselves as long rs they can keep body
and soul together, and got funds sufficient
to live in fashion. If you are wise, you
will look al this subject in the light we do,
and when you are old enough TO hecome
wives you will prefer the honest mechanic,
with not a cent TO commence lie, to the
fashionable loater, with a capital Of ten
tEousand dollars. Whenever we hear re.
marked, "Such n young lady married for
tune" we always tremble for her future
prosperity. Riches left TO children by
wealthy parents turn out TO be curse in-
stead Of blessing. Young women, re-
member this, and nstoad of sounding the
purse of your lovers and examining the
cut of their coats, look into their habits and
their hearts. Mark if they have trade,
and can depend upon themselves-see that
they have minds which will lead them TO
look above a butterfly existence. TAX not
OF the beautiful white skin and soft delicate
hand, the splendid form and fine appear
ance OF the young gentleman. Let no.
these foolish considerations engross your
thonghts.
Year: 1860

There is class of persons who patronize
the craft more or less, who make il a point
never to be suited with job the first time,
no matter how tasty it may be. They
either think they know all about printing
have an intuitive perception of the art-or
want to get their moneys worth by making
alterations. Though it affords printers, as
well as men in other occupations, pleasure
to please their customers in every particular
yet it is very annoying TO change job all
over to suit the caprice of such an indiyid-
ual. Even let some of them pick out the
type for nearly every line of the job at the
start, and then send proof and they will
often make some alteration, which to them
seems trivial, but which may sometimes
make good halfhour's work.


Another class, equally as bad, are those
who never bring in copy complete. Their
proof is series of alterations, additions,
and erasions, and if they could be present
in an invisible state while the unfortunate
compositor is making the corrections, and
hear the anathemas which are sometimes
poured out on their offending heads, we
think they would try and be more careful.
If they were always willing to pay for such
alterations it would be different thing.
But they do not seem to think that the
time thus wasted by the compositors has to
be pail for, and grumbling if it is charged
in their bill.


As an illustration of the class who won't
be suited, we give the following, showing
the way in which they do business A
short time since an individual called and re-
quested TO get some circulars printed AZ
ter giving very minute, and as we thought,
tedious explanation of the style wanted, he
left, and We set the circular up just as he
ordered. We sent him proof, and short
ly afterwards he came into the office. BY
this time, his mind had changed, and il did
not suit,-'it wasn't the thing at ALL and
we had to change it all over, making about
as much work as it would have been to set
it up again. We made the alterations, and
sent him another proof In due time he
came back with sundry and divers lines
marked, longer shorter larger smaller,
&C., and we once more essayed to please
him. Finally, after sending him, in all, five
different proofs, he concluded il would do,
and we printed it. When we sent him the
bill, he expressed great astonshmcnt at the
charge for extra corrections but we man
aged to reason it into him. This is but one
out of many cases which are constantly oc-
curing, and is but faint representation OF
some of them.-Tr1nters' Cabinet.
Year: 1860

The influence of woman is feh b,voni
the circle cf her own ilreside In the welt-
being of her country, II this sex contril-
ute so largely as We have affirmed, to the
progress of civilization and refinement, then
it can be no little aid they afford, by their
character and excrions, TO the support Of
pure political institutions.


True, the fair hanl of woman deposits
no vote in the ballotbox. She takes no
part in primary meetings, or on days OF
election, with the mass who place mcn IN
office, But is she therefore destitute Of
political power? No, she has tie sacred
right of petition. She may he heard ans
pealing TO the legislative body ihp redress
of The wrongs done her; or Of tho griev.
ances she suffers. Question, as some may,
the expediency of her ever exercising this
privilege, she has still greater influence, q
far greater one, than the exercise Of this
right can be given her, over the destInjes
of her country. Think of the mother Of
Washington. Peruse the biography of tho
wife of that sainted patriot, Study the
character of the elder Mrs. Adams, or tho
wife of tho bonored Hancock, and the long
list of females who lived and toiled in tho
period of our Revolution. Conld they do
nothing did they accomplish little for thi,
country9 How mary hearts were cheered
in the Senate Chamber; what courage was
infused on the battle field, by the mother,
companion, sister and daughter. among the
noble race that lived


In these latter days, what is to give integ-
rity to the statesman, purity to The patriot,
and true glory to the nation? 1t must be
done in part by woman. Let her be edu.
Gated, and above all let her educate herself
in intelligence, grace and holiness, and va
have no fear of conflicts abroad, or perils
at home. The little watchman shut In the
security of glazed frame does not more
surely save the ship amid darkness and
storm, than does she who, at the quiet fire.
side, exerts the influence which she may
fori her country, or son, husband and
brother.
Year: 1860

BE CANDID WITH YOUR CHILDREN
Teach your child there is harm in every
thing, however innocent, and as soon as il
discovers the cheat it won't see harm in any
thing. Innocence is the sweetest thing in
the world, and there is more Of it than peo-
pie generally suppose. If you want some
to transplant, don't seek it in the enclosures
of cant. for it has only counterfeited ones
but 20 to gardens of truth and sense
Coerced innocence is like an imprisoned
lark-open the door and it is off forever.
The bird that roams through the sky and
the groves unrestrained, knows how to dodge
the hawk and protect itself; but the Gagged
one, the moment it leaves its bars and bolts
behind, is pounced upon by the fowler or
the vulture.
Year: 1860

Trust not TO uncertrin riches, but pre-
pare yourselves for every emergency in
life. Learn to work and bo not dependent
on servants TO make your bread; sweep
your floors and darn your own stockings.
Above all, do not esteem too lightly those
honorable young men who sustain them
selves and their aged parents by the work
of their own hands, while you osress and
receive into yVur company thosa lazy. idle
Year: 1860

not to stop short of securing the trade OF
this continent. These rumors are /: First,
that they have been purchasing stock in
the Harlem Railroad, with a view Of con.
trolling that Road, and converting it into
a New York branch Of their own Sc
cond, that they have leased the Michi-
gan Central Railroad for the term of 999
years, and thus virtually extended their
own road to Chicago ; third, that they
are making arrangements to possess them
selves Of the Dixon Air Line, the Iowa
and Nebraska. and Cedar Rapids and
Missouri River Road and fourth,
that they are ready to assist in
the construction of the Pacific Railway
whenever Congress shall have paved the
way with the required legislation. Should
these reports prove well founded, as there
is good reason TO believe they may, rail
roading on more gigantic scale than
the widest schemer has ever yet dream
ed of will be seen within the coming de-
cade.-DuJuque Times.
Year: 1860

over each other as he passed, and wo.
men would shut their eyes and look know


ing. But whether his power had gone
or not, hers remained /; and he cared not
fig for their laughing, for he was hap
py in the beautiful spell of affection
which she threw over him, that bound
him as chain of flowers. The attempt
to close her eyes was never repeated, for
he was too glad to see them open to wish
to lose sight of them. He never regret
ed the experiment she adopted to get his
wife, though he never could make out
exactly whether she humbugged him or
not.-Kniting Work.
Year: 1860

hark from the pine crested hills of old Mai
Where the splendor first falls from the wing
of the morning,
And away in the West, over river and plain,
Rings out the grand anthem of Liberty
| warning
From the green rolling prairie it swells t,
the sea,


For the people have risen, victorious anc
free


They have chosen their leaders, and brayes
and best
Of them all is OLD ABE, HONEST ABE OF TIL
WEST
The spirit that fought for the patriots of old
Has swept through the land and aroused u:
forever
In the pure air of Heaven standard unfold
Fit to marshal us on to the sacred endeavor


Proudly the banner of freemen we bear /;
Noble the hopes that encircle it there
And where battle is thickest we follow tn,
crest


OF gallant OLD ABE, HONEST OLD ABE Oh


THE West
There's triumph in urginga glorious cause,
Though the host of foe for a while may be


stronger,
Pushing on for just rulers and holier laws,
I'LL their essening columns oppose us no lon
ger


But ours the loud pan of men who have past
Through the struggle of years, and are vic
tors at last:


So forward the flag leave to Heaven the rest
And trust in OLD ABE, HONEST ABE OF THE
WEST!
Lo see the bright scroll of the Future unfold
Broad farms and fair cities shall crown oul
DEVOTION
Free Labor turn even the lands into gold,
And the links of her railways chain ocean tC
ocean;


BaIges shall float on the dark river waves


With wealth never wrung from the sin
ews of slaves


And the Chief, in whose rule oil the land shall
be blest,


Is our noble OLD ABE, HoyEsr ABE OF THE
WEST
Then on 70 the holy Republican strife
And again for u Future as iair as the morning
For the sake Of that freedom more precious than


life,


Ring out the grand anthem Of Liberty s war.


ming


Lift the banner on high, while from noun


tain to plain


The cheers of the people are sounded again
Hurrah : for our causc-of all causes the best
Hurrah for OLp ABE, HoSksr ABE OF THE


WEST


EDMUND G. SrgpaAs.
Year: 1860

LAUSDRY.-Some time since ws announced
this city. We paid visit to the establishment n
few days since. 1t is located in the rear of the
residence of Judge Scarls and thus filrconssts OF
two story building fifty feet III length by TWEEN
ty in width, divided into washing room, an IL
oning room, a clothes room aud Office the
first floor. The upper story is 10 be used a
drying room. The building is fast being com
pleted. A steam engine will shortly be put in
the washing room, of power sufficient to do the
work of washing and pump the necessary water
from n tunnel near the building. The establish
nent is owned by Mr. L. o. Palmer, and when
fairly in working order we imagine, it must
prove a paying one.
Year: 1860

FooT BAcEINC.-Thcre appears to be a local
mania for foot racing at present No less than
three have come off within week past. The
last and most Important one of all was run on
Monday near the residence off. y. Turner Esq.
The contestants were Psny Bill and llostlcr'
Pete distance sixty wards; stakes $50 u side
Pete won the choice Of tracks Both ran well
Pee winning the race according to the decis-
ion of the judges by two inches.
Year: 1860

RCcinExr.-Mr. A. burlington, while at work
on Boarbon Hill on Wednesday of last week,
had his ankle broken by cave. A mass OF
earth estimated at near hundred tons in weight
suddenly dropped and seemed to be about to
fall over upon him. but turned the other way.
4 small detached chunk from the mass broke the
ankle.
Year: 1860

PAY1xe Oip Sc1EES.-A rank old partisan,
who always refuses to vote except for his own
kind-Bcll Everett men-was so far persuaded
by the offer of days work from one of the
city police whenever the services should be de
Inandcd. rs to cast his vote for Bill Watt. The
old fellow made his demand on Wedncs lay, one
tf the wettest days Of the season. and an ex-
supervisor and member of the police might have
been seen on that day driving team in the rain
to pay up old scores. Ii is honorable to pay a
debt but was the debt itself honorable! !!