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Year: 1859

The editor of the Eureka Union relates
how he once fell in love and "got the
m item"


We were never, kind readers, "desper-
ate in love" but once, that was with a red
mo, uuburn-hared girl with freckled
complexion, and who had but few preten-
sions to beauty; but then she had such
really beautiful eyes, deep liquid orbs,
through which her soul, in moments Of
tenderness. looked out with passionate
fervor, and in joyous mirth flashed and
sparkled with the light Of a thousand
dew-drops diamonds we were going to
say, but we never saw a thousand dia-
monds Her name was Laura-which,
when breathed softly, by very soft lover
Is a very sweet name--and her clear ring
ing laugh fell all around you, like show
er Of silver bells. Moreover, she wore a
dark wine-eolored dress, trimmed with lie
lac-oolored velvet and black fringe,with a
neat little white collar Of fne lace, which
is the prettiest Of dress, aud 80 has the
effect TO make very plain girl look alb
solutely charming. She never perforated
her ears to hang thereby a pendulum Of
glass and brass, and the only ornament
ON the little white hand, which needed
none, was plain gold ring, sacred to the
memory Of maiden promise. Well,
one evening - il was moonlight, in the
summer time--we sat alone In the porch
by the cottage door, holding that little
white hand in a gentle pressure, one arm
had stolen around her waist, and q silent
song Of Joy, "like the music OF the night
was in her soul. Our lips met ina sweet
delicious kiss, and bending softly 70 her
eur, we whispered a tale Of passionate
devotion--we proposed. In a moment
she tore her hand from ours, and with a
look Of ineffable scorn she said, in voice
trembling with suppressed rage, What,
marry an editor You git oat 2"
Year: 1859

The Messrs. Gibson, who own a saw
mill in the neielborhood Of Caledonia
were engaged few days ago in saving q
pine log Of about two feet and a half in
diameter, when an unusual scfeeching Of
the saw attracted their attention. They
examined the cause Ofthe noise, and found
IN the center Of the log an Indian toma-
hawk, in the eye Of which was a piece OF
rotten wood, part Of its former handle.
The log was otherwise perfectly sound
MOnfrsdl Advertiser.
Year: 1859

has won for itself such reIown for the cure of
every variety OF Throat and Lung Complaint, that
1t is entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidence of ITS virtues. wherever it has been en-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
assure the people its quality is kept up to the best
It ever has been, and that il may be relied on to
do for their relief oil it has been found 10 do
Year: 1859

AM now Offering for sale and Lot Cherry street,


now occupied by Mr. B Weller


The house very and eommodous containing over Een
ty rosms cellars coal and wood sheds &c
The house in good Of it beng recently rebuilt and
better adapted first class boarding house than any house
in Nashville


t ave et and the situated the lot as to admit OF
addition that would render it eommoous As any hotel IN
the city.


large portion Of the fnturean bepurchased with the house
II desired.


tis we'll knoEn that keeping is in this city, most
table business any wishing to in such yoca
oD this is an excel ent opportunity procure eligible Oca
on being all the business portions Of the city
For terms &c, apply to


T.. /.
Year: 1859

CO1ION PlChING SEhSUN.


The mass of our brother planters, having


nothing in view but cotton, are at loss, al


this season of the year, to employ their hands


proftably unless when engaged at the picking
out of their cotton crop; they consequently
pick cotton tho wet, and even during rains.
Cotton will certainly dry sooner on the stalk
without labor to hands, and uone to rot in


bulk, not stained by leaf or dirt, and il
hands are employed in preparing for the
next crop, in many instances, are more prof,
table than when picking cotton. by a loss,
admit, of one or two days work, hickory tim
ber can be housed for axe handles, oak for
plow beams and when the weather is un>
suited for out door work, the axe handles
and repairs to plows can be made, and save
the good weather of later period. Yet, if
during the summer, cypress, oak and pine
blocks be sawed for shingles or boards, these
can be made; horse collars made; and the
general repairs of rlow brides, &C., done
The good planter is shown by looking ahead
and preparing for bad weather, SO as to have
profitable work always on hand. Parts of
days, after the rains, preparing woods pas
lures, deadening timber would be more prof
table than in gathering cotton so wet that
water will run out of the sack and basket
Corn stalks can be hauled into stable, COW
lot and hog pens, which will keep stock more
comfortable, and absorb the urine, which is
considered equal to the dung; thus provide
that which all of our lands need. Our plan
tation contains as many acres of good land
to the quantity owned, as any of the planta
tions out Of Mississippi swamp; yet we can
use any quantity of manure, and none Of
our land would be injured


The constant sound, cotton, cotton, is det.
rimental in more ways than neglect of man
urirg and attending to the small things, for
there are things, we think of magnitude,
which demand attention; for instance, oats
wheat rye, &C., no time to SOW these, cotton
requiring all the time. Would it not be much
better to handle cotton SO as to command
from one to three cents more 4? Say, gather
eight bales to equal in value nine to eleven;
thus, time can be usedin providing for stock,
and less demand on the corn crib, so that
less cotton crop is demanded for necessaries.
Suppose a planter would raise colt to
every ten hands even, which would save
$3.50, or SIS to each hand, equal to one third
of bale; then make his own meat, equal 20
half a bale more, and easy to have something
to save the other fraction, which would be a
bale, and cost less to make at home and bet
ter when made, besides saving of the land
and avnense of cultivation Were nlanters
only to fence in their woodland, cut down
the small growth, and deaden the worthless
timber, native grasses would soon produce
feed for stock, which would save from the
corn crib which with providing shelter from
severe weather, and water in abundance,
would be great gain, This is not regarded
in its proper light. The woodlands are
really loss instead of gain for they do
not pay the interest, whereas, if properly
managed and not overstocked, profit would
be the result Southern Rural Gentleman.
Year: 1859

A SMART DARKEY.-A new YORK pa
per relates the following


About twelve days ago black man at
tempted to escape from the prison at Sing
Sing by contrivance ingeniously planned
but uuskillfully executed He obtained a
piece of plank, through which he cut hole
large enough to pass his head. Over the
hole he nailed strips of hoop iron, so as to
form shield like helmet Then he tarred
the plank and strewed the whole with straw
and shavings, SO that when floating on the
water it would have the appearance of a
bundle of Rubbish. Having prepared these
things, the convict launched his fotlla and
succeeded in ensoonced himself under the
plank, by which he was buoyed up. He
soon passed the line Of guards stationed on
the river, and was making good progress
towards the mouth Of the Croton, when his
craft attracted the attention of some boys
swimming, who thought it strange to see a
bundle of straw floating against the tide.
One of them laid his baud on the straw, and
was surprised when the man underneath
exclaimed, "Go away go away or I'll
drown youp' OF course the alarm was
given, and the convict soon returned to the
prison, very much to the surprise of the
officers, who had not yet Counted him out. !"
Last Monday he succeeded in again eludine
the officers and has not yet been recaptured
although the watch has been set every night
since, the keepers apparently thinking him
inside the guard.
Year: 1859

REMoRsE OF A FRATRIoTDE.-The Pittss
burg Chronicle tells the following story:


Some days ago We noticed the killing of
q young man named Coil by his brother, in
a drunken quarrel The affair occurred in
Crawford county and while the brothers
we're at work on their farm. After the mur.
dorer got sufficiently sober to realize the
magnitude Of bis crime, he was seized with
a deep melancholy and took to his bed
lie is daily getting worse, and is not expect.
ed to recover.
Year: 1859

A robust countryman meeting physician,
ran to hide himself behind wall. Being
asked the cause, be replied, ut is SO long
since | have been sick that am ashamed to
look doctor in the face"
Year: 1859

A friend of ours says that he has been
without money so long that his head aches
"ready to split" when he tries to recollect
how silver dollar looks, He says that the
notion that we live in world Of change is .
great fallacy.
Year: 1859

The case of the Rev. Samuel Glover,
which has for some time been occupying the
attention of the Second Associate Reformed
Presbytery of Illinois, has been brought to
a close. This individual has been well
known to many of our citizens for several
years past, as the pastor of the United Pres
byterian church of this city, and at the
time had attained to degree of celebrity as
an eloquent and jealous minister of the gos-
pei Mainly through his efforts, the con-
gregation of which he was pastor, were en-
abled to erect a house of worship on the
corner of Madison and Liberty streets, and
which is an ornament to that part of the
city. On account of his indomitable energy
and perseverance in their behalf, he enjoyed
the utmost confidence of the people who
admitted him to the bosom of their fam
lies on terms of the greatest intimacy
But this confidence was destined to meet
with a betrayal of the grossest nature,
which has resulted in the destruction Of the
peace and prospects OF one OF the fairest OF
his flock, as subsequent events developed,
and testimony il the case will disclose.


1t appeared at the trial that in the begin
ming of June, 1857, the individual last men,
toned left this city in company with a rel
ativc, for the oStensible purpose of visiting
some friends in the neighborhood of Ross
/ Grove, in the Northern part of the Stale;
that after remaining some days in that vi
cinity, in order to find some place where
they might be better able to conceal what
was to happen, they went to Mendoza,
! where they procured boarding at private
| house, in which after sojourn of two
weeks his victim of misplaced confidence
gave birth to an illegitimate child. Shortly
after this event, Mr.. Glover visited her at
/ late hour of the night, remained but few
minutes, and left for Chicago on the cars
! Two weeks afterwards he again visited her
in her seclusion, received the child from the
hands of the relative of its mother, and
again departed, since which time its where
abouts to all except himself has been un-
known.


Every means III his power was made use
of by this reverend gentleman to conceal all


these transactions and especially his own


connection Herewith. His visits were made


under the coser Of the shadow of midnight;


his correspondence was carried on under fic-


titous names when expedition was neces-
sary, the telegraph was made to do its work,


and when it did begin to be rumored about


the city that such things had taken place,


his victim was brought back to forestal pub


lie opinion in relation thereto. When the
Year: 1859

the entire system. of course undergoes a
speedy change. 1t is believed by some that
this disease is caused by ablind tooth grow
ing upon the inside Of the upper row OF teeth,
and that if this tooth be Knocked out, the
hog will get we'll have little faith in this,
as have never seen any one who has found
such tooth. There can be no doubt but that
all remedies should be dircctedt to the stom-
ach or bowels. l believe the above remedy
would cure the murrain in cattle, as it is
much the same in symptoms with the chole-
era. Let some of our farmers try this, and
report to the President of our Society.


Concerning the Fair hardly think there
is any necessity for me to urge the farmers to
be present 1t is true that the premiums
have little intrinsic value, but a horse that
has taken premium will sell at one-third
more, at least, than he otherwise would so
with all other kinds of stock.


For those who may have the good for
tune to witness fairs in other States or
counties, good opportunity is afforded to
win :" silver cup - let one and all put
in bid, and see what it will amount to.
From the address Of Col. Burrow we
may all expect to have great pleasure and
satisfaction. Let men, women and child,
rem turn out and show the world that they
can turn en- mass on other and more lauda
BILE occasions than hangings. X. Y.
Year: 1859




DEAR SIR No voice having been lifted
in the Press" from Carroll County, as
expressive of public sentiment in regard to
the next Congressional nomination, shall
take the liberty to speak out in behalf of
my fellow citizens, and beg the favor of be-
ing heard through the columns of your in
auential paper.


This County and Newton, also Marion
and Searcy are unquestionably and decided
ly for Col. A. NJ. WILSON, There will be
no effort made by the friends of any other
gentleman to place the name of their favor
lite before the County Convention in Car
roll; /; and in the other counties named, the
unanimity of public sentiment in favor of
Col. Wilson is such as to preclude all idea
Of any other man receiving their support,
until efter a nomination is made by the
Dis.sict Convention. But all unite in the
determination of supporting the nominee,
whoever he may be.


Your course meets the appreciation of
the people in Carroll, although, they would
much prefer that you would give the influ-
ence of you editorial support to the favor
lite of the West. We ought to be, all as
one people, of one interest, and of one de-
termination. If the West is divided with
in itself its influence will be weakened.


A TRuE OLD DExocRAr.
Year: 1859

We ask attention to the communication
signed Benjamin." in another column
there are grave things contained therein,
which should be considered by our citizens
matters in which they have an interest.
There is no doubt but that we have Aboli-
tionists among US, and it bchooves every
citizen to be on the look out at this time
in proof of which We may state circum-
stance that occurred at Fort Smith in the
early part of the present week, and which
we learn is as follows Mr.. LoAand who
has been in this ncighborhood for sometime
purchasing negroes for his plantation in
Chicot County, had placed some of them
in the City Jail or lookup for safe keeping,
and it appears from the statement of the
negroes, that some white men went to the
Jail and asked the negroes if they wished to
get out-the negroes answered that they did
the white men by false keys or some 9TH
er method opened the door, and told the ne
groes to go off with them--this they refus-
ed to do-the white men then told them to
so of by themselves-this they refused to
do, and Immediately went to the Hotel
where there were other negroes belonging to
the same owner and told their story of how
they had escaped from the lookup. Search
was Immediately made for the white men,
but without avail. Whether they were
Abolitionists, intending to free the negroes,
or were negroe stealers, there is of course
no means of telling. In either case our
citizens should be watchful.
Year: 1859

NOV. ., 1SCJ !
Mn. EDITOR There is getting to be
some excitement on the South side of the
river, as the day Of the contemplated sale
of Railroad land approaches. Some ex-
cellent tracts belong to the Railroad Co.,
in this region, and they will find ready sales
There have been several strange, shrcwd
looking gentlemen going over the lends,
making enquiries respecting the country.
Strong suspicious have been created that
they are after these lands for speculating
purposes. and probably with the view Of
opening farms in country where Rail-
road is to be fixed fact


We have fine crops of corn this fall, but
the hog crop" is rather short, and pork
will be scarce. You must not be surprised
if it sells at and 6 cents this fall Not
it was most needed, the cotton crop will be
from fair to middling." So you see the
times will be good, and our farmers and
planters will be flush this winter.


We are glad to hear of the prosperity OF
your Schools in Van Buren,, ami public
sentiment is greatly in their favor; there
never having been breath of suspicion
breathed against them as to the soundness
of their teachers on the slavery question.
We hear the Schools of Cane Hill, also,
well spoken of; but there arc some other
School "not a great ways off" that en-
ploy teachers Of abolition affinity, and we
are determined to steer clear of them as we
would a pestilence house we will not raise
our sons and daughters up, among aboli-
tionists fine mongrel set of young la
dies and gentlemen would we have to sue
ceed us. Besides if the Principals of these
institutions have no more regard for our
sensitiveness on this subject, they are un-
worthy of our patronage


35th PARALLEL in your paper urges
the Railroad Company to go on in the en-
terprise of the West. Good advice; and
have confidence sufficient in the Board of
Directors to believe that they will proceed
with energy and intelligence, in the great
work without spurring up. The prejudice
that once existed on this side of the river.
| against the Railroad upon account of its
location on the North side, no longer exists
to any great extent. We are now becem-
ing fully sensible of the immense advanta-
ges that our country will derive from its
presence among US. The country for fifty
miles on either side, will he benefited from
the Railroad, according to distance from
the route. BENJAMIN.
Year: 1859

&E The City Council have assessed the
tax to be collected, on all taxable property
IN the City of Van Buren,. for the year
1883. at the rate of three-eights Cd of one
per cent; and the Tax Book has been plac-
ed in the hands of the City Constable, who
will Immediately proceed to collect the
same
Year: 1859

BLADEN COUNTY SHERIFALrY.--We learn that at
last county Court Sheriff Willis of Bladen county
made an offer to resign his Office, but majority of
the justices not being present. his resignation would
not be received and he having neglected to give his
bond, the office was declared vacant. Consequently
Bladen county is without Sheriff the Coroner by
virtue of his Office acting in that capacity
Year: 1859

LADIES AMERICAN MAGABINE.-The December
number of this valuable monthly is upon our table
1t is embellished with beautiful steel engravngs and
fine colored steel fashion plates The reading mat
tea is choice.
Year: 1859

A report has been going the rounds in Fayette-
vile for the last day two, with reference to a
desperate affair in Robeson county, but as 1t was
unreliable did not publish it, Acorrespondent
of the Pet. Express, sends the following to that pa
per
Year: 1859

LADIES ON Snow SHoEs.-To those
individuals residing in the lower country,
it may appear rather strange that great
deal of the travelling here, at this season
of the year, by females, is done on snow
shoes though considered somewhat
novel means of locomotion short time
since, it is now becoming so common as
to scarcely attract attention. We are
informed that during the late snow storm
nearly all the ladies at Gibsonville at
tended the parties with snow shoes-we
mean they used them for underpinning
in going to the place where the twink
ling footed muse was to preside.


Picture to yourselfa number of ladies
with wooden appendages, twelve or four
teen feet in length, buckled on after the
manner of skates, coming down the hill
at 2:40 rate, with crinoline and meri-
no floating in the breeze, and you will
imagine sight to which we have lately
been treated. Occasionally the seraphs
lose their equilibrium, the balance pole
takes an aeriel flight, and after it goes
the performer, and then follows ground
and lofty tumbling, in which ease and ma
ture predominant over elegance.


Mountain Messenger
Year: 1859

STEAMBOATS, ON RED RIvER.-Ar.
rangements are in progress to put one
or perhaps two steamers on the Red
river of the North next summer. This
fact will direct public attention to the
Red river region, which is described as
equal, in soil and climate, to the Upper
Mississippi The Red river is the twin
river of the Mississippi They arise
amid the same lakes and marshes, and
while one sweeps down to the sunny
Gulf of Mexico, the other takes its
course into the dreary world of ice under
the North Star.
Year: 1859

New AMERICANIsM.-A to
the Springfield, Mass, Republican, in
some parts of Vermont they use the
word popular in the offensive sense of
aristocratic. If man sets himself up
in any way above his neighbors, they say
he is getting popular. We once heard
it said of candidate for office there that
he could not possibly be elected because
he was too popular" We thought
that very singular objection until we
found that the provincial meaning of
popular in that region was snobbish and
proud, and in that sense a man might
lose his popularity by being too ''popu-
lar"
Year: 1859

THE MARROW OF THE NATTER The
Shasta Republican, which paper has
distinguished itself by its devotion to
law and order in the face of popular
prejudice, thus pertinently remarks with
reference to the Chinese difficulty in
Shasta county:


The question which now agitates our
county is not a question as to the Chi
nese or any other inferior race. The
single question is whether the laws shall
be maintained or not. 1t is the very
question, the wrongful decision of which
by the masses has disgraced and ruined
our fair State The question is whether
we shall have law or lawlessness; whether
we shall be loyal or disloval to our Gov
ernment; whether there shall be peace
and order, or moboeracy


We trust we cannot be misunderstood.
If there is law upon our statute books
that is wrong, change it; and change it
sas speedily as possible. But as long as
the law remains there, obey it. Those
who disobey are criminals. We hate
the presence of any inferior race. but as
long as the law permits them to be with
us they are as much entitled to protec-
tion as the highest in the land.
Year: 1859

WHALING.-A company of sailors
has been formed in San Fancisco on the
joint-stock plan, for the purpose of pur-
suing the whaling business in the nu-
merous coves and bays in the vicinity
of the Golden Gate There are twenty
five in the present organization, who
contribute $500 each, and the Morning
Call says they intend to form a settle
ment on the coast to the south of the
Bay of San Francisco.
Year: 1859

PUNCH, in view of the number of
accidents happening to ladies who wear
crlnoline from their expansive skirts
catching fire, proposes as a precaution
that the air-tubes of the petticoat light
all be filled with water, and fitted with
the means when needful to eject it.
Every lady would thus, in fact, be her
own fire-engine, and could play upon her.
self the moment her dress caught.
Year: 1859

1t is related of Dean Swift, that being
called upon to preach charity sermon,
he delivered the following pithy and la
comic discourse: "He that hath pity on
the poor lendeth to the Lord. My
brethren, if you like the security down
with your money" The security proved
SO acceptable that very large investments
were Immediately made.
Year: 1859

in cases Of Scrofua, Leprosy Tumors Swelling Of the
Joints. Rheumatism. Erysipelas Kings Evil and
every complaint symptomatic of Impure Blood; and
all the diseases Of the Muscles and Tissues together
with general debility of the system yield to this
failing Purifier of he Blooi-for the blood is the chan
mel hrGugh which disease finds its way to the various
t-gans Of the body
Year: 1859

APoLOGETIc.-We have been crow
ded with work beyond the power of
the printers se command to execute
for two weeks past. Any shortcom-
M9s in the matter and time of recep.
don ofshe JOURNAL We hope our pat
Gems will be charitable enough to at
srf6uteffo this fact. The large num-
bes o4jobs we have in type and the
press of advertising matter has COM
ps33ed us for want of sorts. to set a
portion of the delinquent tax list in
long primer. In the rush of work it
was unavoidable.