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Year: 1859

We are enabled to present to our readers
this week, an abstract of the estimate. of
the cost Of construction for the First Di-
vision Of the Little Rock and Fort Smith
Branch Railroad. These estimates are nm.
derstood to be approximate, and made for
the guidance of the Company and of the
Contractors bidding for the work, but it is
certain that the actual cost of the road is
fully covered by the figures given.


1t Will be seen at glance that the cost
OF the last five miles nearly equals the cost
of the first fifteen, but, Notwithstanding
the heavy expense Of these FIVE sections,
the average cost per mile is within the pre-
dieted estimate of Capt. BARNEY, who
made the preliminary surveys. which was
sI4 900 per mile completed. We are in
formed by MIR. HANEY, the Engineer of the
Company, that the last five miles can be so
altered as to reduce the estimate sheets eight
cen to twenty thousand dollars, and he now
has party in the field making the rcqui-
site changes. This will reduce the aver.
age cost per mile to less than $13, 900. These
figures should be especially encouraging to
those interested in the enterprise, being only
one half the average cost of railroads in
the United States.


Upon the completion of the surveys, and
as soon as the Engineers report has been
made to the Company, we will publish it
in detail. In the table below, the sections
are about one mile in length. Under the
head of graduation is included right of way,
which is very small, and the grubbing and
clearing. Masonry includes first and second
class masonry arch and rectangular cul-
verts and vertical wall. Under the head of
timber structures is included small bridges
of less than twenty five feet span, trestle
work and timber in foundations. Bridge
supcrstructure includes all truss bridges of
twenty-five to two hundred feet span. The
estimates for track superstructure is quite
moderate in consequence of the present low
rates of rails in Eastern markets.
Year: 1859

THE Presidency AND THE NEXT House
OF RErREsENrArlvEs.-So of the Oppo-
sition papers arc specializing upon the prob
able vote of the House of Representatives
if that body should be obliged to choose
the next President in default of an election
by the people. Their speculations are idle.
The next Presidency will not go to the House
The opposition to the Democracy have been
beaten in all the Southern States that have
voted by majority of thousands. They
will be beaten in all the remainder. The
one hundred and twenty electoral votes of
the slave States will all be given to the
nominee of the Charleston Convention. In
addition, he will, as in 1856, carry enough
of the Northern States to elect him. The
people viii take good care that bargain
ing and traficking House of Representa-
tives shall not cheat them out of their Pres
idential preferences, as it did in 1924, when
it defeated General JACKSON Cincinnati
Enquirer
Year: 1859

After very successful season at Green
wood the theatrical troupe of Messrs.
Huntley and Mulholland have returned to
this city and will give their first perform
ance on Saturday night next. Beside their
old favorites they have added three negro
minstrels, and will undoubtedly sustain
their former reputation.
Year: 1859

@The New York Express says it is
becoming fashionable for ladies in that city
to appear with Their hair cropped close be-
hind, while in front it is left long enough
to curl. 1t believes that the fashion will
soon become general.
Year: 1859

When the angel bands Of Heaven


Gather round the throne above,
There TO hymn the anthems given


By the Goa Of peace and love
Gaze oh bIlghled child Of sorrow,
Ga the gIoriss of tAe'nigIh,
Gaze and pray that on the morrow


Thou shalt wing toward heirIight.
Hark a vocal strain Of gladucss


Wanders from the evening sky
Driving from the breastits sadness


Lwing anxious sons on high.
List ! the sound of kindred voices


Seems to noa, upon the air
For the heart IN bliss gej"ices,


OF Teach happy spirit there.
Child Of sorrow though thy pillow
Of is stained with burning tears,
Though, like bark upon the blliow


Where no Isle of hope appears;
Still the scenes Of toll and sadness,


Soon shall leave thy weeping eyes,
When port Of joy and gladness


viii before the breakers rise.
Poverty and earthly sorrow,


Cannot hide the skies from thee
Not by arm that Victors follow,


Can thy spirit letteIed be.
Watch the Heavens child Of sadness
View the gIories Of tho night,
Soon will come the hour Of gladness


When Thy soul shall taste their light
Year: 1859

GJ'The journal says that the course of the
Empire (if we may er cept the triAe about our
courtesy is just to its liking; says that the
same plan we are pursuing was the means of
electing the opposition ticket last fall; and of.
fers to pay us reasonably for our services. We
feel sure, however, that this is only another
evidence Of the journal editors peDchant for
indulgence in irony; for why would he evince
so much displeasure and annoyance if he were
pleased? We do not desire to be rude, but we
hardly think the editor of the Journal believes
our course calculated to advance the interests
of the opposition,
Year: 1859

B@-We call the attention OF our readers
to the card of Messrs. Rosenthal & Kauf-
man, Produce and Commission Merchants,
Cincinnati, o. They have the reputation
throughout the country of being honorable
and liberal men, and we take pleasure in
introducing them to shippers everywhere--
AS test of their fairness we may state that
they are not niggardly with the printers--a
sure criterion by which to Judge of business
men.
Year: 1859

DErrH OF TIE RANs.-A gentleman who has
been engaged IN digging post holes in the bot
tom about one mile north of town, informs us
that the rains had penetrated the ground but
eight inches. This was where the ground was
solid. Of course the rain penetrated deeper
where the ground was mellowed by cultivation.
More rain would not be amiss
Year: 1859

pWe learn that the Sons Of Malta cOntem-
plate an excursion to the Yellow Springs in a
short time. The occasion will be the Feast Of
the Royal Purple. We learn that the married
Sons have determined to take their wives along,
and the single gents are TO take along their
We like the tone Of this.
Year: 1859

We publish in another place the Gall Of the


Central Committee for the Democratic Couu.


ty Convention The primary meetings are to


be held in the Townships, at 2o'clock, p. m.
and in the City at ~ o'clock, p. M, on Sat.
urday, August GOTH


We hope that there will be full turn out Of
the Democracy at the primary meetings. We
urge our people to be on hand and assist by
their presence and their councils in the selec-
ton Of delegates to the County Convention -
Let our most discreet and wise men be selected,
who shall come up here unpledgsd to any par
tioular candidate. We do want the Democrs-
cy Of the County. without let or hindrance, to
60 into the Convention. and unsolicited select
our best, true and tried msn as the standard
bearers Of the party in the coming campaign !;
men who will worthily, IN all matters, repres
sent the interest, and intelligence Of the pa
triotic and honest people Of Old Montgomery
Let no one set himself up as seeker after
place and favor, but rather let the Office seek
the man" This doue we will not, we cannot
fail to have a good and = strong ticket one
that will be easily and tIIunpaAlly elected; /;
one that will put quietus upon the combined
forces Of hungry and Office seeking "opposi-
lion"
Year: 1859

Mr.. GoRMAN Il reckon few lines from
regular reader of the Spirit Of the Age"
of this section, will not be altogether un-
acceptable. Your excellent paper is high
ly appreciated here, by all those that have
the good pleasure of scanning its columns.
And hope to be able soon to enlarge its
circulation in this vicinity by procuring for
it list of new subscribers. Oh that all
philanthropists and sympathisers of fallen
humanity would exert themselves to in
crease the circulation OF paper that in-
culcates such wholesome truths. But I
predict, that paper that 50 justly merits
patronage, is bound to exceed the extern
sive circulatioa it has already attained
And l hope ere long that it will be dis
seminated over the whole country, so that
the inebriate, the moderate drinker, and the
benighted sot may be apprised of the er.
ror Of their way from the truth it promnl.
gates, and be induced by its gentle admo


nition to turn and refolm. Ii the mind.


Of the people were more enlightened upor
Year: 1859

The following Communication is from
the pen of one long engaged in the instruc-
tion and management of Boys-or "Young
Men," as they are wont to be called-and
is therefore worthy Of consideration
Without endorsing or condemning his
views, we give the article to the public.


Tn ACr
Year: 1859

PRAYEE-An old author says: Prayer
is the rope in the belfry-we pull it, and
it rings the bell up in heaven-and so it is
Keep that bell moving. Pulf IT well, and
though the bell is up so high that you
cannot hear it ring, depend upon it, it car
be heard in the tower of heaven, and j.
ringing before the throne of God who viii
send answers of peace according to yoa
faith"
Year: 1859

Awags avs, in journeying lately he was
put into an omnibus with dozen persons
of whom he did not know single one
Turning corner shortly after, however,
the omnibus upset. And then Il found
them all out
Year: 1859

How TO DO Fifteen minutes before
bedtime, cut up one dozen cold boiled pota-
toes, add few slices Of cold cabbage, with
five or six picked cucumhers. Eat hearth
", and wash down with pint ofcream ale.
Undress and jump into bed. Lie fiat on
your back, and in half an hour, or there.
abouts, you will dream of the devil, and that
he is sitting on your chest with the Bunker
Hill Monument in his lap. Worth trying
perhaps.
Year: 1859

How THE ADVANCE OF CoTToN AFFECTS
THE SLAVE MARKET-A New Orleans cor
respondent of the New York Times states
that the average price of field hands in that
market is $1,000, and first class negro labor
ers sell for $3.50 and $4,000. "Thesc rates
were never reached but once before, and
that was during the speculative time of 1886
and which was not of long continuance
The rates now, however, are the consequence
of an actual necessity and demand. One Of
our Southern correspondents stated, and not
long since, that the Mississippi valley was
drawing the negro population from the At
lantic States. This is true, and to such an
extent are the richest planters of the afore-
said valley investing in this species Of prop
erty that many are beginning to think there
is danger ahead, and that it is time to stop.
In several Of The Louisiana districts there are
ten blacks to every white man, woman and
child, and it has become necessary to keep
up the district police and guard"


The South may yet call upon the North to
save them from the consequences of their
blind adherence to the servile system.
Year: 1859

Fred Douglass, the negro orator, has written long letter. In the first part of It, he acknowledges, that he is coward and says he Is most miserably deficient in courage. The invasion of old Brown has unmasked the fellows, and they let us see their real sentiments We give below a portion of the letter of this black scoundrel. not to exasperate feelings already excited, for this wretch is unworthy thought, but to show that the movement was precon- certed' that it was plot known to many and that the leading abolitionists at the north were consulted. After the language used by this negro, we can promise him that Ii he IS ever caught in the south, he Will be taughta lesson. The letter is writ ten Tn Canada, but not feeling quite safe there, Douglass is about to embark for England to join Mrs. Stowe. The italics In the following are ill the letter as origi- nally published.

 " 1he lime .tor c full statement ot what / knosc, and of oH Iknoec, ofMis desperate bm sublimely dssinterested effort to enamel pote hte slapes of 4Narylond and V;rqinia from Meir cruel task masters kas not yet come, and may neger come. In the denial which l have now made, my motive is more respectful consideration for the opinions of the slaves friends than from my fear of being made an accomplice in the general conspiracy against slavery. I am ever ready to write, speak, publish, organize, combine, and even to conspire against slavery, when there is reasonable hope for success. Men who live by rob- blng their fellow men of their labor and liberty, have forfeited their right to know anything of the thoughts, feelings, or pur- poses of those whom they rob and plunder. They have, by the single act of slavehold- ing, voluntarily placed themselves beyond the laws of justice and honor, and have become only fitted for companionship with thieves and pirates-the common enemies | of God and of all mankind While it shall be considered right to protect one's self against thieves, burglars, robbers, and assassins, and to slay wild beast in the act of devouring his human prey, it can never be wrong for the imbrated and whip scared slaves, or their friends, to hunt, harrass, and even strike down the traffickers in human flesh. If anybody is disposed to think less of me on account of this senti- ment, or because l may have had a knowl- edge ot what was about to occur, and did not assume the base and detestable charac- ter of an informer, he is a man whose good or bad opinion of me may be equally re- pugnant and despicabe. Entertaining this sentiment, l may be asked why l did not | join John Brown-the noble old hero whose one right hand has shaken the foun- datlon of the American Union, and whose ghost will haunt the bedchambers of all the born and unborn shareholders of Virginia through all their generations, filling them with alarm and consternationl My answer to this h as already been given, at least impliedly given. The tools to those that can use them Let every man work for the abolition of slavery in his own way. l would help all and hinder none.'
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given, that, in pur- A V suance of law, and in view of the fact that the unsold land in the " MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT" (HELENA) in the State of ARKANSAS is reduced below one hundred thousand acres the Secretary of the Interior has directed the discontinuance of said district the office for which is located at HELENA. and that the vacant lands therein be made subject to sale and entry at LITTLE ROCK, in said State. from and after the 2d day of January nert Lands remaining unsold and unappropriated by law, and subject to sale ard entry at Helena, will cease to be subject to entry at that office after the 5lst instant or from the date of the receipt of no. tice to that effect by the Register and Receiver thereof and the land officers at LITTLE RocK will gve public notice of the day on which they will be prepared to receive applications for entries of any such lands at their ofice which will if practicable be on the second day of January next

 ondeyered patents will be returned to this office afler the 10th day of December next

 Given under my hand, at the city of Washing ton, this twenty sixth day of October, A. D. 1859

 s. A. SMITH,

 Commissioner of the General Land Office.

 Nov l6 1852 6w
Year: 1859

IF We call the attention of our readers to the response of Judge Black to the last effort of Judge Douglas. It is as far be- yond commendation as it is beyond reply. No further allusion to it is necessary, and would be work of congratulations sulpQniaR.
Year: 1859

R- The following play upon one of our poets we take from the Printer. We believe it appeared in our city contempora- rles some time since, yet our readers, though they have been gratifed by its perusal once before, will be pleased to read It asan, and especially so when we tell them that 1t is a contribution to general literature, by a resident of our city. to whom all are indebted for many of the best Jokes out:-ErcLo1no
Year: 1859

saw her to-day in the crowded street,
On the arm Of a man of gold
Still regally bcautilul-still as sweet
As she was in the days Of old.
Yet Fashion swept brilliantly by unseen,
The exquisite ogled in vain;
No glance left the eyes of the splendid queen,
Unless loaded with cold disdain.
A change has come over the lady, then,


A change which is travail OF flames
She is of homage Of brainless men,


And. 1.-The gossip Of souiess danes.
! marked the lines on her dignided face
it was smoother year ago.
No eyes save mine saw the terrible trace,
Chisellcd only by tears, know.
she lives in the house of q millionaire,


In parlors with luxury glusscd-
There are diamond pins that she may wear,
There are dresses of royal cogt.
Rjch revels will rise at her sweet command
Her partner will never say nay;
Yet she seems to shrink from the golden hand
Which she sworc to love and obey.
Perhaps she remembers the by-eone years,


When her home was poorer than now
When smiles were the yictors instead OF tears,


Aud comfort the victor of show;
When the morning sun from the country skies


Softly fell en- her sleeping face,
Instead Of the blaze on her weary eyes,


Aud the glare on her gown Of lace.
Perhaps She remembers the bird clear song,


Instead Of the opera stall
Or The brook where she sat SO oft and long,


In love for its silver fall.
Perhaps She remembers the May day dance,


In the place Of the midnight waltz,
And a hand which fell over hers 10y chance


Rough, heavy and brown-not false
Year: 1859

It is hereby ordered by the Board Of Sppery-
sors for Trinity county, that at the said election,
on the 1th OF September next, the following
named officers shall be elected for said Trinity
county, in addition to those to be elected by
order of the Governor:


one Member OF Assembly.


District Attorney
Year: 1859

Cur contemporaries have INDUCED in various
statements and comments some of them truthful,
OF nearly so, and others very wide of the mark.
in relation to the discharge of the Kidnappers in
Lorain without trial. We have taken pains to
learn the facts and give them as we understand
them.


Jennings and others we're indicted first for
kidnapping free negro, and second for seeking
to take IN alleged fugitive out Of the State without
complying with the provisions ofthe Fugitive Act
The Act under which they were indicted is an old
one, but was revised and re-enacted by the last
Democratic Legislature, so as not to conflict with
the Fugitive Act The kidnappers are clearly gull
ty. and ioould haze been conricted OF this those
who had examined the indictment and know the
facts were well advised. No disposition was man
fasted to give them other than perfectly fair trial
Lorain county never gives any other. The coun-
sci selected to try the behalf of the State
Messrs. Bliss and Burke, publicly assured Mr..
Belden when the prisoners were arraigned that
they should have perfectly fair trial, and the
the benefit of all the forms of law in their defense;
that the people Of Lorain county, though deeply
indignant at the wanton persecution of their cti-
zens by u. s. officials, respected their own char
ac.er and public justice too much TO desire any
thing but even and exact justice to all, even to the
meanest


On application of the prisoners for continuance
the Court took recess from the 9th of June to
the 9th of July, to enable them to prepare their
Defense and they were admitted to the very low
bail of $500 each. About week before the 9th
it was noised through Lorain by the hangers on
of the Administration, that Kentucky was id
cleveland, that the President and his Cabinet
were very much excited, and that Judge Mclean
would issue writ Of Habeas Corpus for the men
yet at large, and woe to those who should fail to
show proper respect to It'll Saturday morning,
at early dawn. the Kidnappers in charge of Mar
shal johnson and Prosecutor Belden sailed into
Elyria. Though it was still IN Term time, yet the
learned U. S. Attornies sent for the Bail, called
together tho Probate Judge in order to deliver c +
the prisoners that they might DO sent to Jail, so
that the great Writ" allowed as alleged by
Judge Mclean while the men were at liberty,
might be served upon the Sheriff. Il is no, to be
wondered at, that the great representatives of Blu
Year: 1859

II barns and stables are very tight and
warm, ventilate in mild weather, even in
winter.


In feeding animals on apples or roots,
begin with small quantity, and gradually
increase it. 1t would be better to have all
changes in food made gradually, when there
is material difference in the nature of the
food, as from hay to grass, and the reverse !;
from much fodder to much grain, and the
reverse.
Year: 1859

This valuable improvement still fails to re.
ceive that attention which it deserves. We
have already written so much upon the
subject that we need offer little more now.
We will say, however, that we are more than
ever convinced Of the great advantages re.
sulting from their use. They may be cheap
ly made Of coarse cotton, 1l2 to 2 yards
square, roughly hemmed, and provided with
loops at each corner for stakes or stones
sowed in the corners, o. weights to keep
from blowing off, A quantity Of these al
ways ct hand 10 throw over cocks of incurred
or cured hay, when storm comes up, will
not unfreguently save more than their cost
on q single occasion, while they may be used
for many years-not only to cover hay, but
grain left In the field. We have usually ad-
vised farmers to make them at home, but
those who will not take the slight trouble for
this, can purchase them, as they are made on
large scale, and sold reasonably, and as
some Manufacturers prepare the cloth so as
to be waterproof and still open enough to
allow moisture to evaporate through them,
we think Il may be quite as economical to
purchase those ready manufactured, as to
make them at home-that Is, where they are
on sale at convenient point. But, howe.
yer procured, let US again urge all hay ma
kers, who have not done so, to make the ex-
pertinent Of using few hay caps this year.
They win not be abandoned after one trial.


CuRR FOR RrSGBoEE.-A cure know to
be sure, il having cured valuable horse for
me, after lameness Of two years, during which
time the horse was not harnessed l Ihavc used
her on the road and farm for nine years since
the cure. Take one ounce Of eamphor gum,
one ounce oil Of spike, one ounce harts6orn,
one ounce spirits turpentine. Shake we'll
together, and It is ct for use; put il on
above the ring. and rub It with the finger.
Use il twice a day.


CALLS on HoRsRs.-A correspondent Of
the New England Farmer gives the follow
ing recipe for safe and sure cure for sores
on horses


Take one quart Of soit water, one ounce
Of white vitrioI, and half an ounce Of COP
peras. Shake them well together, and It will
soon be iit f5r use. APpIyto fresh or old
ooIcas
Year: 1859

MIcHIGAS BLUFFS, April 10th SO.
Mr.. Briggs, Sir. I have used your patent
amalgamating Rifle and am satisfied that it is
a good invention;w We haze cleaned up more and
finer gold than We ever did before in the same
length Of time. There has not been as much
wash running in the gulch as there will be by
and by, as the boys have not commenced wash
ing pay dirt vet.