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Year: 1867

The following amusing account of battle
that occurred in the wilds of Missouri has
not yet taken its appropriate place In the
history of the rebellion


The village of Dunksburg is situated in
the northeast corner of Pettis county. Mis-
souri,. and very near the stream known as
the Black Water. In the southeast part of
Lafayette county, and Immediately in the
neighborhood of Dunksburg, there is large
German settlement. From the very CON-
mencemeut Of the present troubles in Mis-
souri, the Germans have been loyal to the
Government, and as they were the first
against whom the vengeance OF the seees-
sonists was directed, they were the first to
take up arms in the defense of their adopted
country, and a email company of some forty
or fifty banded themselves together for self
defense, making the church at Dunksburg
their temporary headquarters. Late one
afternoon they were notified OF the approach
of considerable body Of rebels from Pettis
and Saline counties and they prudently de
termined to retreat from the position they
held in the church. believing that they would
be unable 10 defend it against greatly supe
ror numbers.


The attacking party, not aware that the
Germans had retreated, advanced cautiously,
under cover of night, and by dexterous
movement succeeded in surrounding the
church, and at signal agreed on, imme
diately commenced heavy fire upon the
building, which being only weather boarded
with thin pine or poplar plank, offered
scarcely any resistance to the bullets which
were rapidly discharged from rifles and shot
guns, and which, passing through and
- l. Id
of the assailants.


Unprepared for what they mistook for a
vigorous defense on the part of the Germans,
after considerable loss in killed and wounded.
thev retreated to their camp a short distance
off, but, dissatisfied with the result, and be
lieving it entirely within their power to cap
ture the small force which had peppered
them so severely. they determined to return
to the charge and to carry the church at the
point of the bayonet.


The same precaution was used in making
their advances for the second attack, ard
they completely surrounded the building be
fore the word was given to fire. Greatly to
their astonshment, at the first voliey many
of their men were killed, and being in close
proximity to the building, several were Sc
rously wounded by splinters, which were
scattered III every uiTeCtioh ny 'ho Jams pass
ing through the house. The fire was so de
structive that no time was lost in forcing the
doors of the building. with the purpose of
making finish of all the Dutch inside; but
greatly to their disappointment and mortiii-
cation, they discovered that there was not
single Dutchman anywhere about the house,
and that they had been guilty of the extreme
folly of shooting each other. Thus ended
the battle of Dunksburg-an event long to
be remembered by the peaceful inha bitants
OF that quiet village which has thus become
famous among the bloody localities OF Mis-
souri, p Frank Moore's anecdotes.
Year: 1867

A NARROW EscAPE.-The following is
from the New York correspondence of the
Springfield Republican


Speaking Of politics, reminds me of an in
cident of the riots of 1868 related to me by
an eve witness You remember the Tribune
Office had been threatened and was defended
by armed men. The afternoon that Govern r
Seymour address the mob from the steps
of the Astor House, one of the defenders of
the Tribune, a dead shot, stood in the win
dow with telescope rifle aimed at Seymour's
head If the unscrupulous demagogue had
said anything to excite the mob, the inten-
ton of our rifeman was to shoot him on the
spot. and he would have done it beyond IA
question. Fortunately for Seymour he only
sought to concilate the insurgents, and so
escaped with his life. 1t is not probable that
the crafty politician ever knew how near he
came to having ball lodged in his skull,
and it may be that his good genius stepped
between him and his natural disposition on
that memorable day.
Year: 1867

YOUNG man with health and strength
in him, should blush to eat any bread but he
himself earns. Because he should work at
anything and everything, stint himself of
every luxury and pleasure, rather than ask
or borrow, except under rare circumstan-
ces, rather than be indebted to living soul
for half penny.
Year: 1867

GoLD.-Sinee the freshet, considerable gold
has been picked up in the gulches in this
vicinity One enterprising prospector real
lied s1S for one days labor, finding one
piece worth s. so.
Year: 1867

SATIsFAcToRY-On Monday we took occa-
sion to call on our town patrons for the pur-
pose of settling up outstanding accounts, IN
order to commence the New Year square
with the world. In every instance our de-
mands were promptly and cheerfully re
sponded to, and we hereby return thanks to
our friends and hope that prosperous
future awaits every one of them.
Year: 1867

THROWN OFF.-While crossing run, near
Bells, last Tuesday the fore wheels of the
stage suddenly dropped down in the mud
throwing the driver from his seat and bruising
him badly One of the wheel horses was
also badly hurt by thrust from the break
handle.
Year: 1867

RErAIRISG.-The Clear Creek Ditch Com
pany have already set about repairing the
damage done their property by the late
freshet. The fume washed away at Whisky
Creek will be repaired as soon as the water
subsidies, and the necessary lumber can be
got in readiness.
Year: 1867

W. Hope for the AIiCteu'-ln auotner paw
of this paper will be found the advertisement OF the
celebrated Institute established by DIR. J. Z.
YOUNG. in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
lotanisr il is boon to the suffering to point ont
TO them where they are sure of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure Under the care of the skilful
Doctor the sick and troubled can diyest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame, lay aside their
cross. and secure health and happiness If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $50 Washing
ton street. San Francisco.
Year: 1867

III was coincidence, to which my attention was
called By brother Of JoHS Brown, at the time, Ia
Washington, when CRAwFoRD's Statue OF Freedom
(the work Of putting which in bronze was executed
by negroes who were, or had been, slaves in the
employ OF CLARK MILLsl was raised to lis position
on the dome Of the National Capitol, on the ami.
versary Of the execution at Charestown four years
previous, and at the same hour of the day,l
-Four years ago the Savior Of the Slave


Took in his strong, brave arms negro child
Ere from the gallows TO the martyrs grave


He passed. with manly blessing, deep aud mild
o Land however strong, two weak to do
Such office then Like Christopher OF old,
In that poor child the lifted Christ he knew,


The great bond-b=eaker in his human hold !
0 humbed Nation To thy proudest place


Thou littest yonder shape OF Freedom now,
Where morning shall be quick to see her face,


And Eve to bless with dew her sacred brow
But he who seeks the soul within the form


In that bright shape shall see another sight
A gray old man, holding, in calm or storm,


The unfettered child forever in the light
Year: 1867

a CARD.-ln 1861 Morton discontinued the
discount formerly given 10 the Jobbing Trade,
and, ignoring the services of middle men, has
sold his pens either directly to those who use
them, or to such as keep them on hand for the
better supply of the writing public in their
own localities. There may be Jobbers who
have spoken in favor of the Morton Pen since
that time, but, if so, their remarks have never
in a single instance reached his ear; and
although they generally admit that Morton
can make the best pens in the world and used
to do so they nevertheless put forth great
excrti0ns TO show that the Morton Pen has de-
prcciated in value, is not what it formerly was,
and that those which they vend are equal, If not
superior; now since many Retail Dealers obtain
what little they know of pens, as well as the pens
themselves entirely from the Jobbcrs, people are
apt to be misled by their representations.


In order that the public may judge correctly,
and at the same time see how much pains
taking is exercised TO give every one who orders.
lust such pen as will exactly suit his hand,
Morton confidently refers to the many thousands,
throughout the entire country, who have re-
ceiyed his pens through the mails during that
time, and also calls particular attention to the
following letter which has accompanied every
pen sent.


No Is MAIDENLANE, NEw-YORK I
Year: 1867

has seen natures harlequin The old
dame gets up nothing more ludicrous or
more inconsistent. Every one feels like
laughing at the poor old fellows inlirmity.
iering from an attack of it. He was well
enough advanced in life to have a dozen
grandchildren. We know him well. He
was the playmate of our ilustrious grand
sire, who wasn't quartermaster in the
Revolutionary war If he had been We
would have been better off than we are
now We had noticed for some time a
singularity in his conduct. We saw him
several times with roses stuck in his but
;on-hole. We caught him once reading
Burns Highland Mary" We were out
with him once looking at his stock, and
we asked him which was his favorite
hefer. lie said, Widow Wilkins" The
eat was out. We knew what was the mat
ter but when, several months after, we
saw him washing the dishes while the
widow-that was-nurscd the baby, we
thought he was cured permanently.


There is no preventative for this dis
ease. Like the hopping cough and the
n.umps, it comes to all mankind. But it
seldom kills. We have heard of persons
dying of it, but as We have never seen a
case Of the Kind, We are not willing To
record it as a fact. All the cases that
ever came under our observation, inc!ud-
Ing oar own promiscuOus cases, recovered
in one way or another. Most Of the ours
cs have been the result of wife and a
few children Nest any preacher will
help a person to the former, while the
latter comes-in time. The more Of them,
the sounder Ike cure.
Year: 1867

la the year 1919 l was engaged in
collecting outstanding debts due the Ap-
"(dchiaa, a paper published in BIairs-
vile, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and my bus.
iness led me to the Cherry Tree, at the
headwaters of the Susquchunna river. 1t
was 10 May, and the flowers were out in
all their pristine beauty The water in
the river was still pretty high, and l had
ridden some distance along the bank when
my path diverged from the river side
some distance, and then suddenly came
back to the margin, just where tic river
took turn and the water deepened. As
| approached l heard some one sotbinc
as If IN the greatest distress, and on look
ing down the river | discovered a young
girl, apparently about fifteen or sixteen
years Of age, and remarkably good look
ing, wringing her hands and moaning in
the most deplorable manner l asked
her what was the matter, and between her
sobs [ made out the following;


Il was playing on this-log-and-
my baby fell in the water, and-th-
there it goes down th-there."


And upon looking down the stream
about four or five yards from the shore
there floated a child, its ere little hand
raised above the ripping waves, while its
little head and face hobbed up and down
with every curve of the water. Without
moments thought sprung from my horse
and into the stream few strokes brought
me up to the little Innocent Carefully
putting my left hand under il, and hold
ing it almost Completely out Of the wafer
with my right, | made ny way to shoro
and carefully gathering it in my arms, |
laid it gently in the arms Its little nurse.
but judge Of my surprise when | beheld
for | had not time to look at it before
that it was a doll baby, with q china
head On looking around for NY horse,
| saw him just disappearing over the hill.
l gave chase, but my clothes were wet,
and [ didn't oyertake him until | had
footed it for more that seven miles L
can't bear the sight of a doll baby since
II ever come across that girl again
well, suppose she is girl no longer,
and has found but tue difference ere this
between real and doll babies but I Won
der it she remembers the stranger who
rescued her darling?
Year: 1867

1t has long been known of Queen Vic
tvria that on all her excursions and ordi-
nary Appearances she So regulates her dress
&c as not to discourage HABITS Of econo-
my among her people. All such exam
pies are noble and christian:


Mr.. Samuel Slatter's habits OF living
were often the topic cf remark among
townsmeu. Ga certain occasion this
subject was luade the staple of quite an
interesting conversation between himself
and Few Of his intimate friends, when
he was a little more than fifty years Of
age, and estimated to be worth half a
million Of dollars. 1t was in the front of
the bank, where they were accustomed to
meet aud discuss all sorts of things of in
tcrest. At that time he lived in IN old
wooden house which might have cost two
OK three thousand dollars-decent and
comfortable, it is true, and much like the
better sort of houses in the village, ex-
ceptlng, perhaps, half 4 dozen. lie also
owned good horse and chaise, the COM
mon pleasure vehicle at that period in
many parts Of New England. His friends
told him i; was not right for man of
his property to live in that style-that he
ought to build better house and keep II
coach.


Mr.. Slater replied much in the follow
ing manner "Gentlcmen, admit that |
am able to have large and costly house,
rich furniture, and servants to take care
Of it; that | am able to have a coach
with a driver and fOo;man to attend
ME. And it is not that am miserly tina;
[ do not have them. But is duty in
me to set an example Of economy to 9TH
ers, and especially to my children. The
world is too inclined TO ex;ravigance. II
the style you recommend is to be consid-
cred an evidence of wealth, and | were on
that account to adopt it, others not able
might follow my example, in order to be
though rich la the end it might prove
their ruin, while prudent and honest peo-
pic would haze TO suffer for it. And
you know l have Elk boys. If they live
and have families, each will want to live
in as much style as his father. Nov, i'll
| am able to live as you recommend, my
property, when di,ided into six parts,
might not be sufficient to support six such
besides, business may not
contiDe as good as it is at present. l wish
to set good example for my children
If they do nc: follow it the fault is not
niue"
Year: 1867

This disease is confined to no particular
age or station. We had an attact of it
when about fifteen. We had it 50 severe
ly that our mother wanted 20 give US par
egoric. We recovered in course of time.
Oace it broke out fully in the shape of a
certain question to a certain lady. She
answered in a monosyllable Of twc letters.
1t brought us to our senses. 1t swept
the mist from our eyes like fog before
a hurricane. We looked for the cloud
and saw large white bird sailing on a
pond. Thought we were very much the
same kiul of bird with our wings clipped.
\ few days after We told our chum we
didn't see anything in that fauuting por.
othy Diddle tC admire. And we didu't.


The disease developes itself most sin
gularl in those who are advanced in years
Any Ole who has seen an old man i'll love
Year: 1867

This body, which convened at Des Arc on the 18th inst, for the transac- ton of business pertaining to the M. E. Church in southern Arkansas, after very pleasant session of five or six days adjourned, on Tuesday last to meet in Warren next year. To most of our citizens, this session of confer ence, was indeed feast and to our town we do not hesitate to say, it was a great blessing. We were ourselves greatly pleased and thoroughly con vinced that no one on earth is more in earnest in his desire to do good and share in the great work of "sprcading scriptural Holiness over the land' than the travelling Methodist Preacher, nor is there in our judgment, an element in all the land that, SO effectually reaches the hedges and byways--the waste places of the world-with the great truths of the Gospel, as does this Meth odist tItinerancy. We repeat that it was pleasant time and profitable too to many we dare say. Time and space will not allow detailed account of all the business done, let it suffice in this article to say that much was accom- plished for the furtherance of the in- terests of the Church, and all the preachers seemed to be in the enjoy ment of the very highest spirituality arising from their entire consecration to the work of the ministry. To look upon that grand army of Holy men, assembled in conference, to see their harmonious action, all filled with the richness of brotherly love, was enough to call to almost any heart desire to be worthy place in their midst. There was Bishop Marvin, the soul of Digni- ty, his face filled with the marks of in tellectuality and picty breathing in his every utterance. Then Hunter, the great good preacher, Winfield, the earnest worker, Radcliffe, the pious and honest man, loved by every body, Browning, Cobb, Manly, and host of others, all told the observer by their presence and speech that christianity had indeed faithful teachers in this Little Rock Conference. Of course, we had much good earnest preaching during the time, but of all the sermons we cannot make mention. On We'd nesday night Dr. Browning, from Cam- den, preached telling sermon upon the providence of God. As he in the grandest eloqucnce portrayed the ex- cellencies iof Gods proyidences and told of the fullness of the christians trust. But few dry eyes could be found in the house. On sabbath morn ing, Bishop Marvin preached feeling sermon upon the duty and responsibil- ity of the christian ministry. An at tempt to describe this sermon would be vain in us. We know it was a great sermon, every heart was touched by tue good mans utterances, and the moist eyes and fervent amens told un- mistakably that new vows were made that day to be more blameless in life and more earnest in the ministry of tho word by every preacher present.

 Truly this assemblage of the preach CTS in Des Arc was an event that will not soon be forgotten nor will their influence and example be without fruit in the future.
Year: 1867

Project after project has been set on foot in Des Arc, to build up respect able school, by the erection of suita- ble house, but all have failed. We have written upon the subject until we had we'll nigh despaired. But after lapse of time we again approach the subject with hope renewed. Our peo- ole have set on foot plan or rather determination to try and build first class Academy in Des Arc, to be placed under the care of the Methodist church. We unhesitatingly pronounce the plan n good one and to it we will lend our support. We need school in Des Arc, permanently established and com ,etently managed. This we cannot have until we have built suitable house. Our position and advantages of situation avail us nothing in build sng up a town, nay city, unless we by our enterprise hold out some induce meut to the better classes of society to settle in our midst. True our churches sneak volumes in our favor but when the same man who is by them attracted asks ns what advantages his children wila.haye with ns ? where arc our school houses? Our answer must be there are none. It is high timc we were waking up from this foolish sleep. We have built bridges, othor improvements nave had our attention. and now 1t IS time we were looking to this impor- tant matter. We need a schoci-house' our position as city demands it, our individual interests are enhanced by IL, cur duty to each other and. ourselves demand 1t and the scores of children in Des Arc arc so many arguments in Its favor. The cause of education has by us all been too much overlooked and in matters of this kind our negligence has grown too fast upon us. It is true weare poor, but our very poverty cries out and demands of us that as all else is gone and we cannot leave to our children any other inheritance we give to them an education, riches that can not be affected by the fortunes of war or the changes of circumstances. We repeat, it is time the people of Des Arc were becoming alive to this great mat ter of education. Other towns of less importance and far inferior in point of situation and local surroundings are at work for this cause, and why not this people. We do not know what the precise plan now proposed is, but this we know, the object is to build up a good school and for this reason we favor it. It is true we may not be able to accomplish all at once, but let us put our shoulder to the wheel and work for it's accomplishment, work with a will and with might that will in time prevail. It is within the bound of possibility to build good school house or academy or college in Dcs Arc, and every citizen of the county ought to feel it his bounden duty to work until it is done. If we once so determine. it will not be long till our want In this particular is satisfied and the walls of permanent seat of learning will stand as an advertisement to the world that in Des Arc can be found all the advan- tages desired by wealth, intelligence and maraliiy.
Year: 1867

~ We were handed few days ago a number of the Baltimore Episcopal Methodist and asked to notice it in our paper-we do so cheerfully, since read inc it's able editorials and examining its interesting general matter. The Epis- eopal Methodist is published in Balti- more, Md, is an eight page weekly, well gotten up, and thoroughly devo- ted to the interest of Southern Metho- dism. Rev. Dr. Bond principal Ed : tor, wields a powerful pen, and treats ably and scripturally such subjects as are of interest to the general reader.-- The best and ablest Divines ofthe coun- try are contributors to this journal, and every means are employed to make this paper religious family newspa- per. All communications addressed to the Editor or Publisher, No. 226 Balti- more St., will meet with prompt atten- 'io"' =. -

 mS- On the 2lst of next month our people willbe again called upon to cast their vote in a matter of vital impor- tancc to this portion of Prairie coun- ty. We mean the establishment of a District Court at Des Arc. It is need less for us in this article to set forth the advantages that would accrue to our city, and we might say the whole county from this step. In q former article upon this subject we said the interests of the whole county would be advanced by the location of this Court at Des Arc. We again say the same thing. There is not in Prairie county one township that would ex- perieace the least inconvenience by acting with ns in this matter, what ever their plans may be in the western portion of the county they will not be interferred with. In the location at Des Are of this Court the main object is to benefit the whole county, for whatever is of advantage to one part is of advantage to the whole. As 1t IS Des Arc is too far removed from the present county seat for the transachoh of 4nc large amount of legal business that is consequent upon the trade of the most important commercial point in the county. Let us have court af this place and very much of the 1ncon- venicncc now attending matters of a legal kind will be remcdicd, the con venience of very large portion of the county will be directly administered te, while no part of the county will be at all injured either actually or in pros pect. From these and many other con- alterations which suggest themselves to every thinking mind, we call upon the people to think upon this subject, to prepare themselves to vote in this matter, having in view the greatest good to the greatest number, and when the 2lst of December shall come let us all at the polls vote District Court at Des Arc, thereby building up our'own interest and adding greatly to the im- portance and character of our county