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Year: 1861

A CHANGE OF ToNB.-When Louisiana seeded, the abolition States of the west swore Justify that the Mississippi river should be free from its source to its mouth, If navigation was impeded or fettered, they would spill ever so much blood in forcing a passage. Well, Lincoln has blockaded it at its mouth and Cairo, and their trade is stopped. As to the blockade at the mouth, that will be attended to in due time, while that at Cairo injures them far more than it does us. Meanwhile, they have not spilled any blood in keeping the river open.
Year: 1861

Ig" The Lincoln government has be- come a military despotism. The Congress has become a chamber of panders to power. Free speech is not only denied to the presses of the North, but to the representatives of the people in Congress. A few brave men, who went there to try to stem the torrent, and at least to warn the people of the dan ger that threatened them, have been choked off and no opportunity granted to them to discuss the great questions of the day. State lines are to be oblterated, stand ing army to be created and maintained, and all the elements of despotism are cen tering around their President. The last hope for constitutional liberty IS in the Southern Confectionery. If we go down. liberty goes down with us. We are fight ing.not only for our homes and in defence of our wives and children, but we are fighting a death struggle for white republicanism- for the right of man to lf-government.
Year: 1861

Es- On Tuesday and Wednesday gen. tie rains have fallen here and in all parts of the country from which we have heard. The corn crop now promises to be more A abundant than ever known in the State.
Year: 1861

PINE BLUFF AND CAMDEN TELEGRAPH LrsE.-We learn the poles are delivered on this line form Pine Bluff to Saline river, and will all be on the line to Princeton within ten days. Two or three following weeks they will be delivered on the whole

 Camden.
Year: 1861

"SwEET ARE THE USES OF ADvERsITY. 7" The war is doing the South good in one respect. It is making us self-reliant and sustaining. Whereas we once depend ed on the North for our manufactures, we are learning to make all that we need. It has taught us that we can get along with out their trashy literature and flash pa pers. It demonstrated that we have inventive genius and latent enterprise which is developing and will develop itself. Our mineral resources will be brought to light; our mechanical skill called into play, and when peace comes, the Yankees will find that their best customer has "a shop of his own.''
Year: 1861

h the stirring times in which we live tbe duties of an editor are necessarily cur tailed, and his vocation ceases to be attrac' tive. Welay down the pen for the sword, until once more, in the sweet benignity of peace, we can return to profession as pleasant as it is important and useful.

 J. H. BLACK.
Year: 1861

Mr. II G. Smith of NermiIion, H.,
communicates to the Prairie Farmer his
views of hog raising. Speaking Of the
chief points which characterize a good
hog, he says:


In the first place, fine smooth, not too
thick, and for thc prairie mud at least,
partly black, a smooth soft skin, deep
carcass, and sufficient length Of body -
Let the loin and breast be broad the
breadth of the latter denotes good room
for the play of the lungs, and consequent
ly free and healthy circulation, essen
tial to the thriving or fattcuing of any
animal The bone should be small, and
the joints fine; (uothing is more indlca-
tive of high brccdingD the legs should
be 10 longer than, when fully fat, would
Just prevent the animals belly from trail
ing upon the ground The leg is the
least profitable portion of the hog, and
We require no more of it than is absolute
ly necessary for the support of the rest,
See that the feet be firm and sound, that
the toes lie well together, and press
straightIy upon the ground, that the
claws are even, unright and healthy
Many say that the head is of little or no
consequence, and that a hog may have an
ugly head but regard the head Of any
animal as one Of the rrinci pal points in
which pure or impure breeding will be
the most obviously indicated. \ high
bred animal will invariably be found to
arrive more speedily at natyrity, to take
flesh llier, aud with greater facility,
and altogether to turn out more probably
than one Of questionable or impure stock:
and such being the ease | consider that
the head of hog is By u means Il poin
to be overlooked by the purchaser. Th
description Of head hat consider mos
likely to indicate high breeding is one o
small bone, not too fiat on the forehead
the snout short and convexed or curvln!
upward, thin erect ear, heavy jaw, an(
clear bright eye.


Aud in the selection Of q hog the buy


er should notice he carriage. Ii this b


dull, helvy or sluggish, reject him a


unfit for a breeder. Such hog as tn


above vii! not only live, but keep 'at "'


Grass alone while the common long leg


gcd slab sided. land pixies would starvc


| have been for several years fecdin


hogs, and have had almost all kinds com
mon to this part of the country, and hav


come to the conclusion from my observS


ton, that it takes no more feed to pu


100 lbs. on high bred hog than it doe
: to put from 80 to - lbs. on the commo
scrubs of the country, and am satisiie
that the meat of the former is far sup
5 rior to that of the latter, and that ina
had better always sell his corn for VIII
t he can get than to feed it to a scrub ho
, But some men can't bear the idea of pa
ing ten or fifteen dollars fer good pis
Year: 1861

but suppose by 50 doing you increase the
amount of pork you have for sale .5 pr
cent. without any increase of feed-a


very low estimate Of the difference be-
tween good and bad hogs-how many
hogs will it take to pay for your pig.
Year: 1861

Eg~In the attack on the really formld-
able forts at Port Royal, a distinguished
naval officer writes that The boldness OF
the attack assured its success


Instead Of fighting the forts at anchor
and exposed to their enfilad'ns fire in the
channel, Flag Officer Dupont steamed
the entire squadron through the passage
and attacked the batteries IN flank from
the inside of the bay, thus preventing
half their guns from being brought to
bear upon us, and keeping entirely out of
range of one fort, while raining shells
upon the other The vessels followed
each other in slow circles, the Wabash
lea aiding, each delivering its fire as Its
guns would bear, aud as long as the gun:
were in range. A, the tide rose the cir
cles swept nearer the shore, and the most
effective fighting was done at one thou
sand or twelve hundred yards.
Year: 1861

na- A Savannah paper denies, on the au-
thority uf an intimate friend of Mr.. Everett.
that be eontemplates marriage with lady OF
South Carolina. OF course he could not No
South Carolina lady could have so little heart
as to think of marrying and giving in marriage
at this time, when the country is in its mortal
throes. and when she cannot tell whether she
would be the mother of native citizen or a
bloody foreigner The only proper course for
the South Carolina ladies, at this time, is to
get them to nunnery.
Year: 1861

EXTENSIVE MINING CLAx.-A company
have located claim for mining purposes on
Nelson creek. Plumas county, commencing at
its mouth, and claiming the bed of the creek
for three miles above. They intend to put in
a bed rock fume. The creek is supposed TO
be rich. and those engaged in the enterprise
have confidence in realizing heavy return
fran the investment.
Year: 1861

DIsUxIoN TALK We have but little SYM
pathy, and less patience, with any who for
moment entertain the reasonable thought of
dissolving this Union Of Sta;es-of destroying
the glorious fabric of government which was
raised by our fathers. Thank Heaven, the
traitors are but few in California and we
think future events will prove that they are
few 10 the whole Union. In this crisis in the
affairs of the country, when rumors and threats
of disunion are so rife, it becomes the duly of
every patriot to raise his voice above the
cIamor of party and faction, in defence of the
Union. The voice of reason and eloquence,
should be heard in every corner of the land, to
warn those whose suicidal hands would disn-
tegrate the Republic, of the dangers which
they court-of the dark future which a ats
States disunited from the main body of this
Confederacy, There are those among us who
sympathise with the treason now manifest in
South Carolina, but who only 'dare.to express
their sympathy in a covert manner. Their
halfway, shilly-shaky position, however, is
well understood and their patriotism is esti-
snIated at its worth. They will have their
reward. Sonora Democratic Age.,
Year: 1861




FACTS ABOUT M1LK.-Cream can.
not rise through a great depth of
milk. If milk is therefore desired
to retain its cream for time, it
should be put into deep narrow
dish; and If it be desired to free it
.,.ost completely Of cream, it should
be poured into a broad, flat dish,
not much exceeding one inch in
depth. The evolution of cream is'
by i tdeepresss'on Of temperature
In wet and cold weather the milk
is less rich than in dry and warm;
and on that account more cheeseis
obtained in cold than in warm,
though not in the thunder weather.
The season has its efects-the milk
i'll the spring is supposed to be best
for calves, in summer it is best
suited for cheese, and in autumn
the butter keeping better than that
Of summer. Cows milked less fire.
quently than others give rich milk,
and consequently much better
The mornings milk is much richer
than the evenings. The last drawn
milk of each milking, at all times
and seasons, is richer than the first
drawn, which is the poorest.
Year: 1861

PRopERr1Es OF Charcoal
Among the properties OF charcoal
may be mentioned its power for
destroying smell, taste and color;
and as a proof OF its possessing the
first quality, if it be but rubbed
over putrid meat, the bad Smell
will be destroyed. If a piece Of
charcoal be thrown into putrid
water, the putrid flavor. is destroy
ed, and the water is rendered COM
paratively fresh. The sailors are
aware of this fact, and when the
water at,sea is bad; are in the -hab.-
it of throwing pieces OF burnt bis
cult in it to rectity it. Again, COL
or is materially Influenced by
charcoal, and in numb.r of in
stances, in a very singular way
There are numerous applications
OF this property Of charcoal to use-
~! purposes in the arts if you
take q dirty black syrup, such as
1nolases aud filter it through burnt
har oal. the color will be remov-
ed. There are some properties in
charcoal which appear to be me-
chanical rather than anything else,
but for the purpose just mentioned;
the charcoal of the animal matter
appear to be the best. You may
learn the influence of charcoal in
destroying color, by filtering a bot
lie Of port wine through it; it will
lose a great portion Of its color in
the first filtration, and becomes
tawny and after repeating the pro-
ces two or three times, you destroy
its color altogether. Il is a very
|nygrometric substance, and there
fore absorbs air and moisture in
considerable quantity it therefore
increases in weight, one xposure to
air after burning.
Year: 1861

into the river. At the house of Mrs.


Cary, they smashed to pieces all the glass
ware they could find, much of which was
very valuable. Passing through the viii
lage, came to the old church, said to be
the oldest now standing in this country.
It stands little back from the road, and
is surrounded by the grave yard; just in
the rear of it and close By the walls. was
the freshly made grave of child, with a
slight wooden frame around it to project
it from desecration. Some of our troops
had placed an iron rod across the frame,
upon which they. had hung a Kettle over
a fire, built upon the gravel


I could give scores and hundreds of in
stances of similar outrages. Is it sur,
prising that the people here look upon US
as vandals and barbarians? By no possible
process could we contrive to make them
bitterly and relentlessly hostile toward the
Union than in this way. General Butler,
of course, disapproves all this--but that
is not enough. He should have issued a
proclamation, as soon as he. arrived, in.
viting the citizens to remain at home. and
assuring them of the perfect protection
of their lives and property. And then
every violation of private rights, every ir-
stance of theft. or plunder, should have
been punished with q rigcr which would
have efectually prevented repetition of
the act. If some officer of the regular
army--such a man as general Wool, for
example-had been here, we should not
have had these disgraces. If the citizens
had remained at home, their property
would have been much safer, But they
were afraid to do SO, and not without
reason. One of our Colonels, one night,
arrested and brought into the fort, whole
family-including an old lady and three
or four small children, on the charge that
they were displaying signal lights for the
rebels. It turned out that they kept a
light burning on account of sick child
How could any one feel safe when ex
posed to such outrages? 7'. =
Year: 1861

Has taken up our columns this week to
the exclusion of almost everything else.
Our readers can read it for themselves,
and Judge of its merits. It will doubtless
prove satisfactory to the war advocates
OF our county Hooking Sentinel.
Year: 1861

The Sidetcaiks should be attended to with
out delay. Many OF the citizens had the snow
and ice removed Saturday evening or yester.
day. hat many more neglected H. There are
of idle negroes about town, ready for
a small job of this description.
Year: 1861

DuI TimeS.-Every thing about the city is
so dull that the inhabitants begin TO have a
melancholy look The political excitement
reached its eliminating point over week
ago, and since that we have relapsed into u
state OF seeming indifference. As TO business
one might suppose that the merchants opened
their stores merely from habit, though il l.
probable customer drops in occasionally
We hope matters will soon assume a more
ell erful aspect.
Year: 1861

This trying crisis of ono's life is thus
graphically pictured by one who knows.


"Tho confirmed invalid cannot easily


appreciate the feeling Of the man ar.


rested In the full tide Of activity, and


damned up for a day into a quiet so
strange that it seems the revelation Of
another state of ezistonco; for it is one


Of the benc6cent compensations of long
secusion that the mind accommodates
itself to its position, and out Of the mar
row family circle, and the monotonous
events Of the day, creates a world Of its
own, wherein arise the sume occasions
| for all the virtues and temptations. con.
quests and oxultatons, that attend the
larger sphere of the healthy. Thus, the


violent contrast between the world with
out and within is not felt; for a subdu-
ling atmosphere envelops the sick one,


through which everything, in passing,
becomes changed, and the care and toll


of the great raging community falls as
softly on the tired soul as floating down


upon the upturned check, and matter
becomes spiritualized, so that the active
world is great panorama for the in
struction Of the mind, rather than an
actual sphere Of existence. But sick.
ness never brings such bitterness, or
| plunges in such dependency, as when


it steals into the house at night, and the
busy man or woman who fell asleep
amid the whirl of to-morrow's projects,
| is dragged through troublesome dreams
and restless slumbor to the morning of


the sick day. You wake, and just as
the days hopes and labors are rushing
! pell-nell into your mind, suddenly u
sharp wrench ofpain, sinking languor,
strange fear or irritability arrests your
attention. At first you resist, try to
get up, perhaps do get up; but after
half an hour Of firing up, the engine
don't move, and you reluctantly yield to
the conclusion that tho train don't go
that day. Then is the time that tries
mems souls How can you endure this
Iiuterruption?-you can't, won't be sick;
you dcspiso yourself for being shut up
in the house like a woman. YOu won.
der what the world outdoors will do
without you; you try to read, but the
words run together; you try to talk, but
your brain won't go off; try to lay plans
for your business, but you fud your
self running into such extravagant and
high-hown calculations, that you take
counsel Of your remaining common
sense, and postpone calculation till your
recovery. By-and-by you arc tired Of


all those impotent attempts to amuso
yourself; tired even of finding fault with
your wife and scolding tho children;
and your good wife coaxes you to the
bed, or rocking-chair, and there You re-


main in a monotony only disturbed by
her good naturod attempts to cure you,
by the aid Of every remedy the inven-
tive genius Of herself and ha,r,a.dozon


ncighboring houso-kocpers can devise
Year: 1861

COOLED DowN.-The .AAa's Washington cores
pondent in late letter says:


Everything, so far as it can be ascertained
here, tends towards final peaceful solution and
settlement of the present difficulties. Mr.. Hayne,
the messenger from South Carolina, who came
here last week prepared to present the utimatum
of that State prior to an actual attack upon Fort
Sumter, has modified his plan materially since
his arrival, and is engaged now in the endeavor
to preserve peace, instead of publishing to the
world the preface of war. He was notified by
leading Southern Senators that other States had
intetests involved in this matter that if they
persisted in this demand she could not be sus-
tained by single Southern State; that they
would inaugurate civil war which her sister
States could not and would not participate in or
sanction 1t was her first duty to invoke all the
appliances of peace for peaceful negotiation {;
and when these has failed and all hopes of salts
factory adjustment were exhausted, then resort
to arms might be justifiable. This notification
had the effect of producing an entire change of
policy on the part of South Carolina, and now,


sGrim visaged war has smoohed its wrinkled 'front.'
while the border States are actively engaged III
perfecting plan of compromise and Cancellation.
In this entertain scarcely doubt that they will
be successful"
Year: 1861

far be first division shall proceed to organize speedily and nev as possible the volunteer forces of the western DOT on of our sate and put the same under dr subject be ld ont at such times necessity may require and all mi- ~ on the frontier hereby made sub ; o the authority said officer until aperman ent system

 and that e brigader general for the second division h coed o organize volunteer forces that portion of tho state under his command and put the under drill in e manner and have the control of military operations in said division.

 Ssc g. Be taytter ordained, That such officers shall nster into the service such military forces without order of such military board may hereafter be organized other competent authority except in case of actual emergency which they place on active service such force bev may deem urgently necessary and report the same forth with to the military board to the proper officer with ment of the facts in the and the number and kind of troops so placed in active service

 Src Be # fxrfher ordained, That thousand and five hundred stands of arms of such be charge state authorities be selected by the special committee of this convention heretofore appointed to examine the arms in the aren a at Little Rock together with all accoutrements mun tons other things deemed necessary by said committee and also one complete battery consisting of six pieces ery with necessary be immediately placed at the of the brgadie general for each dvion for the earliest possible transportation the frontiers the officer charge be- and he hereby required deliver the same taking receipt therefor and that the proper commissary officer said brgade generals their reau.on subsistence may be necessary for the present emergency of any supplies hand the arsenal or elsewhere otherwise appropriated taking receipts therefor.

 SEC. Be ther ordained, That the sum of twenty thou dollars that say thousand dollars to each of said divisions be- and the hereby appropriated for the pur pose defrayng all of such military rons on the and the hereby ordered turn such money the of the president of this conventions such brgadier who shall make faithful reports of all expenditures with vouchers therefor to the m tary board or other competent authority.

 Adopted and passed by the convention, May l3th ls6l

 DAVID WALKER, President

 ot the Slate ConUention of Arhaasas. Attest

 ELIAS c. BoUDNor, Secretary

 ot the Arkansas State COnuenon.
Year: 1861

Be ordained by e poe ofe &atcof Arkansas n Conre"- lion assembled That the county of any county in ihs state may lew and collect all the objects of taxation for state purposes military defence and such other pur they may deem cessay for the protection o te respective counties; Pordcd That said assessed shall not any year. exceed one fourth of per cenm on value of said property and that such courts may appropriate the internal improvement fund and all other iuho of their respective counties except school funds for the pur poses aforesaid

 Be n fuler ordained That when any county court shall deem it expeden levy tax or appropriate any county fund for the purposes aforesaid, shall be the duty o such county court the judge thereof direct the sheriff to no each justice writing, by personal service, or by leaving copy such the usual place of abode ot such justice that such tax will be levied and appropriation made at the next term of said court and if such justices not attend then the justices attend may by vote of the majority levy such tax and make such appropriations, as aforesaid

 Be u fher ordained That this ordinance be subject to repeal either in whole, in part by legislative enactment Adopted in, and by the convention, May llth, ls6l

 DAVID WALKER, President

 of tAc Nate Contention Of 4rhdnsds.
Year: 1861

Be orduind Ly Me people @ Mc Soc q Ahansas in Con- centon assembled That thousand dollars be appropriated any money in the treasury unappopated to be paid to the colonel the regiment of volunteers being organ zed in the of Arkansas for the Confederate States and to be by him advanced said volunteers twelve dol lars to each private and commissioned officer.

 Be furer ordancd That said shall be advanced loan be repaid by said volunteers of the first pay ment made said volunteers by the Confederate States and the colonel said regiment hereby made agent collect and transmit the the treasurer of this state.

 Be fvcr ordained That upon the receipt of said sum o money by the colonel of said regiment he shall execute receipt, acknowledging the and engaging to all reasonable excrtons collect from said volunteers the said sum of money and pay it into the state treasury.

 Be further ordained That the sad colonel shall take receipts said oop for said adyanced promising to refund the out of the first payments as aforesaid

 Adopted and by the the sth day of May A. D., 1861.

 DAVID WALKER PrfSdcnt
Year: 1861

MY rule for selling Goods is CHEAP Isk for Cash Some Goods will sell at cost, and the rest at a very small per cent: for Cash, therefore do not ask for credit, as l will not do a credit business with any one. want those indebt- cd to come forward and settle.

 R. E. BEEBE,

 At Beebe & Parishs old stand. IF Country Produce bartered for, but otherwise the money must come, or the goods will stay ln the store. May l6
Year: 1861

The following was addressed to the Richmond
Dispatch, scme weeks since. We consider the sub
jet of so much importance to the South, that We
make no apologv to our readers for deEohng a por.
tion Of our space this morning to he matter. It is
startling disclosure made by the President Of the
Southern Oil Company, as to the manner in whicl
the oil department is generally managed by rails
roads AID it behooves the Presidents and supbria
tendonts Of all Southern roads to give their person
al attention to the experiments 50 that money nav
BE- saved to their stockholders, while they sii 70
build up much desired Southern enterprise. The
letter speaks for jtself and we commend it to the
careful perusal Of the South