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Year: 1860

The New Orleans correspondent
Of the 81. Louis Republican writes:


Some time ago told you the story
Of the Frenchman who married in
this city, visited Paris with bis wife
and her mother, was arrested there
and thrown into prison for debt,
from which he was released by his
nother-in law only at the sacrifice
OF their joint fortune, and was then
cast of BY his wife, who (probably
at the instigation Of her mother) re


fused to live with him, taunted him
with being penniless jail-bird, and
returning to this city, took measures
to obtain a divorce. A decidedly
bad streak oil luck, one would think,
but il did not end at that. Tho wife
afterwards discovered that there still
fingered in her bosom certain emo
tions oi pity. and perhaps love, for
her unfortunate husband, and the
result of a brief indulgence oi these
amiable feelings was reconciliation,
the withdrawal of the divorce suit,
and the reunion Of the strange pair
under the maternal root. They lived
together peaceably enough Tor a time;
but recently the husband conceived
u desire to invest the remnant OF bis
mother in laws wealth ia some spec.
ulation, proposition to which she
refused her assent. In vain he i'm
portuned her; che he'd faith in neither
his business capacity nor good luck,
aud finally he declared desperately,
that ii 4 e would not consent to au
arrangement that would be certain
to repair their damaged fortunes,
he would blow his own brains out.


10 this the matrOn coinpose,.ly re-
piled, that 81 lar as she was concern
cd, he was at liberty to make any
disposition ho chose OF tho small
quantity OF brains his Uranium might
possibly contain, whereat he snatch
cd out lis pistol and hurried into
another room, pursued by his wife


who, as he cooked the weapon and
hourshed it in theatrical style
about his head, made strenuous ef.
iorts to disarm him. In the struggle
between them tho pistol was acci
deutally discharged, and the ball
tore of nearly the whole of his right
Jaw and check. lie was stretched
out upon mattress and medical aid
procured, and when the inotier. in
law and the wife found that his


wound was not mortal, a belief enter
cd their minds that he had not in
tended suicide in the first place, but
only wished to righten them; theiI
griet il they had any, was changed
to Indignation; they declared Sc


verally and jointly that they woult


have nothing further to DO with I
son-in law and husband who hal


neither common sense. discretion


nor regard for propricty, and al
wounded and helpless as he was


they had him turned out OF the house
and conveyed to the residence o
! his brother in neighboring street


Probably the ne Xt step will be II re


newal oi the suit for divorce.
Year: 1860

PAINTED Tors.-We publish the following as q
necessary caution to parents at this season Of
holiday gifts


From Belgian medical journal we learn that
child about year old. who appeared to be in
dreadful pain, and had a sort of foam at the
month, was taken to an appothecary at Bossu,
when Il was found that the little CREATURE had
been poisoned by sucking the painted face of a
doll, in which extract Of lead had been mixed
He administered. medicines which saved the
child's life, but he properly suggests that toy
makers ought to be prohibited from employing
poisonous substances in painting playtLings
Year: 1860

u ADVICE To TouSG LAwYgR.--The following is
The advice of an examining Judge to young
lawyer on admission: ok. g.. r....... ..... ....


Sir, it would bc idle to trouble YOU farther


You are perfect, and will dismiss you with a
few words of advice which You will do well to
follow. You will find il laid down as d maxim
Of civil law, never TO kissth maid when you
kiss the mistress Carry out this principle, sir
and You arc safe. Never say boo to goose,
when She has the power TO lay good eggs Let
your face be long, and your bills longer. Never
put your land In your pocket when any one elses
il handy. Keep your conscience for your own


private use, and don't trouble it with other mems
matters. Plaster the Judge and butter the jury.
Look wiser than an owl. and be as oracGas as a
town clock, and above all, get money honestly
if you can, but my dear sir, get money. 1 vel
come You to the bar" ...
Year: 1860

MortvEs-lt is the motive that more than
anything else, renders an action good or bad.
However fair the look of un action tnay be. if
the right motive be wanting, the action is hoi-
lowi if the motive be bad one the action is
rotten at the core Who cares. for an outward
seeming, or show Of friendship or affection, un-
less the heart be also on the same termsi Who
does not prize a rough outside, when Il covers an
honest inside, more than the most fnwning fond
ness from heart that Is cold and false ? Thus
it is right to insist on the principles for their own
sake, because the principles give their value to
the actions not true actions 10 the principles for
they are but dross. The principles are the gold
on which is to he placed the stamp. and if the
gold is not good. the stamp, though it often de-
ceires the people, gives it no real worth.
Year: 1860

Nor LOST The following beautiful SEN
timent in regard to the future condition Of
our children, is from the pen of Henry
Ward Beccher:


When God gives me babe, say, 81
thank God for this lamp lit in my family"
And when, after it has been light in my
household for one or two years, it pleascs
God to take it away, I can take the cup
bitter or sweet. | can say, "My light has
gone out; my heart is sacked; my hopes
are desolated; my child is lost-my child is
lost" or can say in the spirit of Job,
THE Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the name of the Lord
1t has pleased God to take five children
from me; but never lost one, and never
shall
Year: 1860

Oh, her hair is dark a. the midnight wave,
And her eye like the kindling fire,
And her voice Is rs sweet as The spirits voice
That chords with the seiaph's Tyre.
But her nails are As sharp as a toaSting- g-fork,
And her arms are as strong as bears;
She pulled my hair and she gouged my eye,
And she kicked me down the stairs.
She may shake her knuckles full in my face,
And put the lamp to my beard,
And hold the broomstick over my head
But Pm pot at all ateard
For I've bound her over to keep the peace,
And I've bought me n crab-tree cane;
The policeman will come, and the justice too,
II she NEEDLES with me again.
May head was week in the linen cap,


And my eyes month in the patch;
never thought that the torch of love


Would light such br,n.tone matchi
Year: 1860

their Creator with certain inalienable
| rights; that among these arc life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness. That to Sc
cure these rights, governments arc institut-
ed among men. deriving their just powers
from the consent Of the governed"


1t is Of no avail that they declare these
principles, in one breath, when, in the next
they declare the unlimited right of the
States to reduce men to bondage. That
they should assert such opposite principles
they are; and that they are ready to assert
any principles whatever, from the extreme
of liberty, to the extreme Of slavery, II
they can thereby conciliate or deceive the
two opposite wings Of their faction, and
keep them together until their object of
gaining possession Of the government Of the
country shall be attained.


Independence.


Our files of exchanges each week show
an amount of transfers from Republicanis1n
to Democracy that are evidence Of active
and correct thinking among the masses.
1t is so easy matter for lazy man or a
coward to float along with the self-styled
"anti-slavery men" of many Northern dis
tricts that It is not to be wondered at that
you find men daily who say, "Oh, yes, we
believe Congress should not meddle with
the Territories" WE believe that negroes
are better off where they are than they can
possibly be in the Northern States" "WE
don't want them here" 1--WE are opposed
to their voting in Iowa. and yet these
same men will stand up and cote for can
didate who conciliates the John Brown
sympathizcr, the Helperite, and the negro
equal,tist bya TRADE Of abuse against one
half of the States of this Union and their
patriotic people. If men had the nerve
and independence they should have, instead
of the hope of a paltry Office, or the fear o
some one whom they recognize as a polite
al master, they would not long profess ONT
doctrine and vote to advocate its opposite
We care not what a man thinks, but w
want to see him vote his thoughts. If HI
| wants the white race of the South butcher
ed by the servile class, let him advocate
John Brownism-if he wants wrangle il
our National Legislature any time Negro
is mentioned, the public and importan
business of the whites neglected to serv,
the purpose Of mere agtators North ant
South, vote for "Congressional Interven
ton" and it's advocates. But, if reflection
has taught him that all this effort to elevat
the negro must result in separation of TIN
States, and an injury irremediable to boil
white and blacks, he should cast his vot
where he can best aid the purposes o
Union and fraternity in this galaxy 0
States. Let no clap-trap of "universa
brotherhood' among all colors and race
lead you from the fields of sense and Oh
servation to 60 on tour Of Improvement
which, you kn0w must result in the des
truction Of those you propose to relieve
and the eternal hatred of those who ar
linked to you by the ties of common an
cestry and common patriotism.
Year: 1860

The man that didn't take the papers
was in town yesterday. He brought his
whole family to town in two horse
wagon. He still believed that General
Taylor was President, and wanted to
know if the "kamskatkians' had taken
Cuba, if so where they had taken it. lie
had sold his corn for thirty cents--thc
price being fifty -hve-but on going to
deposit his money, they told him that it
was mostly counterfeit. The only hard
money he had was some three cent
pieces, and these same sharper had "run
on him. for half dimes.


One of the boys went to the black
smiths shop to be measured for a pair
of shoes, and another mistook the mar
ket house for church. After hanging
his hat on meat hook he took his seat
on a butchers stall and listened to an
auctioneer whom he took to be the
preacher. He left before "mcetin' was
OUT and had no great opinion Of the
sarmint.


One Of the girls took lot of seed on
ions to trade them for a letter. She had
baby which she carried in "sugar
trough" stopping AZ times to rock it ou
Year: 1860

One of the surcst methods of attach
ING a boy to the farm, is to let him have
something upon it for his own. Give
/ him u small plot of ground to cultivate,
allowing him the proceeds for his own
use. Let him have his steers to break,
or his sheep to care for The owner
ship Of even a fruit tree, planted, prun-
ed. and brought to bearing by his own
hands, will inspire him with an interest
that no mere reward or wages can give.
In addition to the cultivation Of taste
for farm life, which such course will
cultivate, the practical knowledge gain
ed by the boy will be of the highest
value. Being interested, he will be-
more observant, and will thoroughly
learn whatever is necessary for his sue
cess. Another and equally important
advantage will be the accustoming him
early to feel responsibility. Many young
men. though well acquainted with eli
the manual operations of the farm, fail
uttrr y when entrusted with the man
agencnt Of an estate, from want Of ex-
pericncc in planning for themselves. 1t
is much better that responsibility should
be gradually assumed, than that a young
man should be first thrown upon himself
on attaining his majority, american
iy%|cnitHrih
Year: 1860

INTEMpERANCE.- mans pride, if
he had no other motive, ouch' to keep
him from getting drunk. The treatment
which he is liable to receive while in
that state, ought to deter him from 1t.
Every blockhead can laugh at him, every
cowardly calf can abuse him, and every
designing villain can impose upon and
rob him. Apropos to this: an old writer
remarks that every apartment devoted to
the circulation of the glass, ought to be
regarded as temple set apart for human
sacrifices They should be fitted up, like
the ancient temples in Egypt, in a manner
to show the real asrocity Of the supersti-
tion that is carried on within their walls
Year: 1860

THE BIRD OF THE ToLLING BELL.-Among
the highest woods and deepest glens OF
Brazil i sound is sometimes heard, so sim
gular that the noise seems quite unnatural;
it is like the distant and solemn tOlling of
n church bell struck at intervals. This
extraordinary noise proceeds from the Ar
awonda The bird sits at the top of the
highest trees in the deepest forests, and,
though constantly heard in the most des-
ert places, it is very rarely seen. 1t is i'm
possible to conceive anything of more
solitary character than the profound si-
lencc of the woods, broken only by the
metallic and almost supernatural sound of
this invisible bird, coming from the air,
and seeming to follow wherever you GO
The Arnwonda is white, with a circle of
red round its eyes; its size is about that OF
small pigeon.
Year: 1860

fine buiIdiug near the Grea' Western Rail-
road depot suppose there was at least
Il thousand people swarming close around
us. The thing had now come to Il head,
for they broke in on me, aud commenced
shaking hands and welcoming me to Eng
gland as the Champion of America.


Finding this was getting rather hot for
me, whirled round and made a move for
hotel near at hand; but as soon as did
this. one fellow gave the signal, and they
gave me oF-hand one of the stOutcst
cheers ever heard in my life. After got
to shelter the crowd kept hanging around
the door waiting for me to come out again,
so came 10 the conclusion that the SOON
er got out of Liverpool the better
One of my friends, therefore, went over
to the station and bought tickets for
the party up to London, which we struck
early the same evening On coming out,
however, from the inn where had
taken refuge, another cheer welcomed us,
and the crowd followed US all along till
they housed us to our own headquarters.
Year: 1860

ID DAY Is the only Agent for the genuine Lon.
N. don Jockey Club House Gin. pcrsoas us
ing Gin will please give this trial as ID Is the
purest Gin in use. Ask for the LONDON CLUB
HOUSE GIN, sold By r. D. DAY.
Year: 1860

We publish to-day the Call for State
Democratic Convention, to be holden a.
Little Rock, on the 1st Monday in April
ensuing In consequence of the early meet
ing of the State Convention, it is nocessa-
~ that our County Convention should be
held at a time not later than the first Mon
dav in March, and we suggest that as there
will probably be large attendance from all
parts of the County, at the meeting of the
Court next week, that at that time the nee
cssary arrangements be made for holding
the Convention, at such time as may be
thought best 1t will be the duty of the
Convention to appoint Delegates to the
State, and also to the Dover Conventions,
and either to nominate County Officers, OF
10 set the time for another Convention to
nominate them. The holding of Conven-
lions has become settled policy of the
Democratic party. and we hope the matter
will be timely attended to, and that full
Convention may be held at the time to be
appointed.
Year: 1860

Work is progressing finely on the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad the tim
Ler has been cut out one hundred feet wide,
on tie line from this City to Frog Bayou,
and in ten days from this time the whole
line to Mulberry, wiz lie cleared of timber,
and the grading will be shortly commenced.
Year: 1860

Enron OF PHEss--Dear Sir 1t is ditfl-
cult to determine who should be Governor
Of the State as successor Of Elias Ii. Con
way. ard as | have been long citizen ol
Arkansas and close observer OF her lor-
tunes, | have concluded to make sugGcs-
ton in connection with the Office


Gen. JOIN III. Hurt, present Adjutant
General of the State is an old citizen oil the
State and well acqua inted with all its for
tunes, its ups and downs !; he has resided
for one quarter of a century IN the capitai
of the State, and has observed closely eve
rv revolution of the wheels of its fortunes,
and is admirably well posted in all Its
wants and necessities. He has keen most
unwavering democrat through his entire
history, and is personally well-know n to
many citizens throughout the State. A
modest and retired gentleman, consistent
democrat, an honorable man. and one every
way qualified to fill the chief executive Of
flee of the State.


As Gen. HUT has recently become large
ly interested in the growth and prosperity
of this section of the State, and as we lee
here perfectly willing to support him, and as
we believe that neither Little Rock or any
other portions of the State could or would
object to his elevation to the Gubernatorlal
chair, we call attention to his position with
every confidence that it will be well received
throughout the State.


Respectfully your friend


CRAWFORD
Year: 1860

In blowing off steam boiler, under mod
crate pressure, after the water has escaped, the
hand may be held without Inconvenience in the
dry steam which follows; when however, the
steam begins to come so slowly as to have time
to condense upon the hand, the latent heat, not
until then disengaged, will scad severely.
Year: 1860

We continue the publication of the
proceedings of the meetings ofthe Democracy
in order that the position of each county may
be fully understood, in relation to the action
Of the delegates to Charleston.]


Democratic Meeting in Coahoma,
Year: 1860

Now then to the Ball, and at its portals,
where the glory of the myriad gas lights,t the
flashing FIRE of myriad jewels, the radiant
beauty of almost myriad bellies and the in
toxicating perfumes of myriad rich and rare
flowers, burst full upon the senses, our pen
falters and we call upon our scissors for aid


The Ball room was cone hundred and thir-
ty-fve feet in length by sixty-eight feet in
breadth. The end towards the stage is ar
ranged in a semicircular form while towards
the other end are placed three superb couch
es. The central one is for the Prince him
sci, while those on either side are for his
suite"
Year: 1860




DAsTARDLY OUTRAGE.-On Saturday night
some abominable wretches broke a hole
through the brick wall in the rear of the
Wide-AwaIes torch room.and stole quanti-
ty of uniforms. From the appearance yes
terday morning it is evident that they were
disturbed in their work, and fed before hav-
ing accomplished their purpose Of destroying
all the uniforms an d torches. Several caps
were found lying out side as if dropped in
haste. The room extends from Superior
Hill to Union Lane, the entrance being
made from the latter. The wau is about
fifteen inches thick; the hole being made
under window which was protected by a
barred shutter. The deed could only h.Vve
been done out of 'pure cussedness" and wa g
insuferably mean and devilish being ev-
identity done with view of preventing the
parade of the Wide-Awakes this evening.
That game wont work, however; an abun-
dance of uniforms will be provided to-day
and the villainous political tricksters and
thieves will find that, although they may
steal uniforms, they cannot steal men. The
Wide-Awakes WILL BE OUT tonight in full
force. and we trust that if any further at
tempts at vandalism are made, the intruders
may meet with a reception that will hereaf-
ter keep them peaeeable if net quiet.
Year: 1860

On the other hand the Toronto Globe at
tributes all this wall of the Leader as an arti-
fee to draw offers of aid to the corporation,
and says:


The dreadful consequences likely 10 follow
the stoppage of the Grand Trunk Railway
el list only in the imagination of the writer
Of the Leader. The Grand Trunk is a con
v,enience to the people of Canada, nothing
more. They took their produce to market
quite as cheaply and commodiously before
the road was opened as they do now. The
/ !eader talks Of twelve millions of bushels
which will be exported this season, but of
that quantity how little goes by the Grand
Trunk There is no important point west OF
Guelph which is not served by the Great
Western and BrantfOrd and Buffalo roads,
nd no point east of Toronto which does not
communicate with the Lake and river. Be
tween Toronto and Guelph, if the road were
stopped, farmers and millers would be com
Telled to resort to their old practice OF team
ing produce to the Lake,-no great hardship
when, as is the case at this moment, the
Grand Trunks too much engaged in through
| traffic to pay the most moderate attention to
| local business. The season of navigation is
| not about to close. Six weeks remain, and
/ in that time the bulk Of the crop may be
/ sent to market.


The quantity of Canadian produce sent
/ forward by the Grand Trunk in winter j:
trihing, not worth considering. The fancy
| picture of farmers, unable to sell their grain
and merchants ruined, is worthy of the
! journalist who few months ago predicted
the greatest success for the road whose ruiz
it now announces.


The Leader may rely upon it, that it vii
| utterly fail in frightening the business com
munity into asserting to any scheme of re
lief onerous to the Province at large, by tht
threat of "stopping the road" The mai1
trunk line is paying something more thar
running expenses, and the proprietors, 81
long as it does that, will not injure them
selves by closing it up. American road
have been in quite as bad position fnan
cially as the Grand Trunk, but so long a


they paid running expenses they have beel


kept open, and SO will the Grand Trunk.


is not so easy a business to open a road afte


it has been once closed, that sixty million


shoGld be risked in so absurd a proceeding


The Leader may rely upon it that that coc


won't fight; it had better bring out another
1 if it has one.
Year: 1860

The Ball was just about to commence, the
Prince had taken his card and was leading
his partner out, when a large part of the
dancing floor gave way with a great crash,
fortunately injuring no one. The props had
been too weak to support the fashionable
weight. Two hours of busy work by an army
of carpenters righted the matter, and at mid
night the Ball commenced.
Year: 1860

notes of the bank Of Commonwealth OF Philadelphia have
been taken By the banks here The police officers are on
the track Of OF the suspected parties who has JUST
turned from the South lie will probably be arrested at


his next stopping place Two other PERSONS believed I" he
secompliceS are under the surveillance OF the police


About 800 editors from the West, who arrived mere To-
day, from baltimore have continued their excursion 10
Mount Vernon They will 10 the city this afternoon


The rumored death Consul unrrs In JAPAN cscFe
ditee both here and In New York.
Year: 1860

D.--A promissory note was
found on the street yesterday. The note is
signed by John Sehuck, and made payable to
Vim. Van Tuyl, or order. The note can be
had at this office by paying for this notice and
proving property.
Year: 1860

The CITY Council meets this after
noon. We trust they will set the minds Of the
people at rest by either eaying that they cen
pay the interest on our city debt or that they
cannot. That is Just what we all wish to know
Year: 1860

QUICK TINE. - Yesterdsy morning We
received the DesMoines papers of the Sd inst
they having been on the way only fourteen
days. This is not the best fast time On record.
Shesrs Newspaper Express is not in operation
between this city and the Capital
Year: 1860

UNION DESPATCH CoMPANY.-We
direct the attention Of the farming and grain
dealing community to the advertisement in
this mornings Issues of the above named CON-
pany, formed for the express purpose set forth
in sad sdvertis en- ent-and which, if We mis-
take not. will soon become very popular among
shippers and dealers in grain throughout the
entire west. The need Of q company like this
has long been felt, and We believe that those
who take an interest in and patronizs it, will
be highly satisfied with the results. At fu-
tn; . day We may refer to it more st length.