[LITTLE ROCK]
WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE
June 16, 1860 – August 29, 1863
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 1
Louisiana
Steam Clothing
Manufactory,
165
Canal
Street,
167
New Orleans.
The subscribers respectfully inform their numerous customers and the Planters in general, that they are always prepared to furnish them with
Negro Clothing,
of the very best materials, and at most reasonable prices.
The large patronage they receive from this and neighboring States has
induced them to extend their establishment, so as to meet any increase of
business, and in order to be able to supply their patrons always with the same
and best descriptions of materials, they have made contracts with several of the
most prominent manufactories in the South, and shall henceforth be able to
supply Planters with goods of uniform quality.
They feel confident that they will give entire satisfaction to all those
who may patronize their eminently Southern enterprise, and solicit their orders,
which shall receive immediate attention.
Hebrard & Co.
February 11, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 2
"Laflin's
Gunpowder."
All Kinds of the
Best Premium
Gun Powder.
American Rifle, Blasting and Cannon Powder, in kegs of 25, 12½ and 6¼
pounds, and in cases of 2 dozen pounds and 2 dozen ½-pound canisters.
This celebrated brand for sale by the manufacturers,
Laflins, Smith & Boies,
No. 29 Levee, corner of Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
Having supplied the Merchants of St. Louis for the last twenty years, we
refer to them generally.
Laflins, Smith & Boies.
February 25, 1860
34-6m.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 1, c. 4
Iron Amalgam
Bells.
[illustration]
We take pleasure in directing the attention of those interested, to the
annexed Price Lists of our cheap Church, school and Farm Bells, which, it will
be observed, are offered at about one-third as much as is usually charged for
those of corresponding size and weight, by the manufacturers of
brass-composition Bells.
These Bells are composed of an amalgam, in part iron, which, while it is
so much cheaper than the metals heretofore employed for the same purpose; yet
seems to possess durability and sonorous qualities scarcely inferior to the
latter.
Farm, School, Hotel and Shop Bells, fitted with Yoke, standards, and
crank complete.
Price.
16 Inch Bell, with Hangings, weighs 65
lbs.
$ 6
18 " "
"
"
95 "
9
20 " "
"
"
120 "
12
23 " "
"
"
215 "
20
Church Academy, Fire Alarm,
and Steamboat Bells, rigged with Yoke, standards, Tolling Hammer and Wheel.
Price.
28 Inch Bell, with Hangings, weighs 300
lbs.
$ 35
32 " "
"
"
460 "
55
36 " "
"
"
650 "
75
40 "
"
"
"
825 "
100
48 "
"
"
" 1700
"
175
All Bells Warranted, (new ones given in case of breakage by ringing) for
twelve months from date of purchase, and shipped free of charge for drayage, on
receipt of price.
Hedges, Free & Co.,
No. 6 Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
April 21, 1860.
42-12w
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2, c. 1
Constitutional
Union Ticket.
For President:
John Bell,
of Tennessee.
For Vice
President:
Edward Everett,
of Massachusetts.
Declaration of
Principles.
The Constitution
of the Country,
The Union of the
States, and
The Enforcement of
the Laws.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2,
c. 3
Where is David P. Scott?—Any person knowing the whereabouts of David P.
Scott, will confer a favor on his wife, Mrs. Emma L. Scott, by writing to her
(care of Isaac L. Gifford,) at Tuckertown, New Jersey.
Mr. Scott left Black Jack Grove, Hopkins county, Texas, last fall, to
come to Arkansas, and has not been heard of since. His wife, is, very naturally, anxious to heard [sic] from
him. His occupation is a clerk or
school-teacher. He is described as
a small delicate looking man, aged about thirty years.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 2,
c. 6
[Note: caricatures
of Hon. Thomas Hubbard, Richard H. Johnson, and Hon. Henry M. Rector, candidates
for governor]
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 3, c. 6
For the Ladies.
Received by Last Arrivals,--
Organdie Robes;
Lawn
"
Printed Lawns;
Black
"
Black and White Lawns;
White Brilliante;
Figured Brilliante;
Swiss Mull;
Check Ginghams;
Green Veil Barege;
Black, Blue and Pink Barege;
Blue and Canary Tarlton;
Spring and Summer Prints;
Embroidered Book Collars;
Hem-stitched L. C. Handkerchiefs;
Black Fillet Mitts;
Black Lace Pants;
Black Lace Mantillas;
White Barege Mantillas;
Linen and Check Dusters;
Spiral Bustles;
Corsets;
Hoop Skirts;
Hats, trimmed and untrimmed;
Flats and Bloomers;
Hose and Gloves;
Traveling Dress Goods.
And for sale by
M. Osburn.
April 21, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 3, c. 6
Van Haagen &
McKeone's
Oriental
Detersive Soap!
One pound of this celebrated Washing Soap will go as far as Three Pounds of Common Rosin Soap. It saves half the time and labor; clothes need no boiling or rubbing on a Washboard, and it is warranted to give entire satisfaction, or the money will be refunded.
Von Haagen & McKeone's
"No. 1 Soap," for Scrubbing and Rough Washing,
"Extra Pale," and "Chemical Olive Soaps," for general house
use, are superior to any other similar Soaps made in the U.S.
Our prices will be found lower than those of any other Manufacturers in
the country.
Circulars and other information furnished by addressing the Sole Agents.
Thain & McKeone,
No. 22 and 24 South Wharves,
March 24, 1860.
Philadelphia, PA.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 2
Card.
To the Ladies of
Little Rock and Vicinity.
The subscriber would most respectfully invite the ladies and gentlemen to
call at Mr. Henry Jacobi's Book store, where he has on exhibition an assortment
of the celebrated Grover and Baker's Sewing Machine.
Also, for sale, Machine Sewing Silk, Sea Island Cotton, (expressly made
for heavy sewing,) Knox's Spool Cotton, (the best thread for Sewing Machine
use,) Machine Needles, and other articles used with the Sewing Machine.
P. H. Kegler.
N.B.—All kinds of Sewing Machines repaired, and instructions given
thereon.
Orders promptly attended to.
Office at Jacobi's Book-store.
September 17, 1859.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 2
Ladies' Shoes at Mrs. Jacobi's.
Mrs. Jacobi having secured the services of a first-rate Ladies'
Shoe-Maker, is prepared to fill all orders in that line, on the shortest notice,
and in the most fashionable style.
January 21, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 16, 1860, p. 4, c. 8
Ladies'
New Shoe, Trimming
and Variety Store.
Mrs. Sarah A. Jacobi begs leave to inform the Ladies of Little Rock and
vicinity that she has opened a ladies' Shoe, Trimming and Variety Store, next
door to Henry Jacobi's Book Store, on Markham street.
She will keep constantly on hand a choice lot of Ladies' and Misses'
Gaitors, Toilet and Parlor Slippers, Walking Shoes, &c., &c. Also Children Shoes of all sizes and patterns.
Having herself selected the best materials to be found in Philadelphia
and New York, and assisted by superior Eastern workmen, she is confident that
the work done at her store will not only be equal to the best ever brought from
the East to this market, but will surpass it, as she is determined that no
factory work shall leave her establishment.
Her Trimming and Variety Department will also contain everything the
Ladies may desire in that line.
The articles are all of the best material and of her own selection.
She has made arrangements with well known Importing Houses in
Philadelphia and New York, to be constantly furnished with the latest styles in
Dress Goods and Trimmings.
She hopes to receive a portion of the patronage.
Call, see and ask prices, and she is confident all will be satisfied.
August 13, 1859.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 23, 1860, p. 2,
c. 1
Poll Books—We are now ready to furnish the Clerks of the different
counties with a superior article of Poll Book paper.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 23, 1860, p. 3, c. 1
Muskets! Muskets!
One hundred and fifty U. S. Muskets, just purchased at a recent sale at
the Arsenal. They are true as
steel, and will kill a Cuban, Mexican, or a black Republican, three hundred
yards, if well primed and loaded sure, and for sale by
June 23, 1860.
John Collins.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, June 30, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
Mabies'
Circus
and Menagerie United!
Splendid and liberal design for the
amusement of the
people, in the
Wonderful
combination of these
Two
Great Companies!
In the Equestrian department may
be found the following Stars, culled from the leading Circuses of Europe and
America:
Mr. W. Waterman, the celebrated
four and six-horse rider and general Performer.
Mr. J. DeMott, the principal
Equestrian of the World, will exhibit those daring feats, upon his spirited
charger, which have astonished the world, and placed him upon the pedestal of
equestrian fame.
Mr. Tom Wythe, in his grand
representation of the Hurdle Race, or Steeple Chase, leaping over bars, gates,
&c., while his horse is running at Full Speed.
Mr. J. Conklin, the modern
Hercules, in his graceful sports, juggling cannon balls weighing 80 to 45
pounds.
Herr Jennings, the man of Iron,
and most astonishing leaper and vaulter in the world.
Sig. Bushnell, the wonder of the
world, in his great feats of light and heavy balancing, and juggling knives,
balls, etc.
The Conklin Brothers, in their
classic Poses, with a host of auxiliaries and juveniles, too numerous to
mention.
Last but not least, is the celebrated American Clown I. Huyck, whose rich
gift of genius, spicy anecdotes, local hits, quaint delineations of men and
manners, have rendered him the brilliant star from Maine to Mexico.
Also the largest collection of living animals in the United States; and
exhibited with the Circus, under one pavilion, for one price of admission.
Among them are the following: Ten
magnificent Lions, Royal Bengal Tigers, Brazilian Black Tiger, Panthers,
Leopards, Cougar, Ocelot, Tiger Cats, stipped [sic] and spotted Hyenas, Grizzly and Black Bears,
Camels and Dromedaries; Lamas [sic], Burmese Cow and Alpacas, Gray and Black
Wolves, white Coon, Badgers, Porcupines, and a wilderness of Birds, and
Monkeys.
Professor
Colson's Cornet Band.
Will be heralded through the
principal streets on the morning of the day of exhibition, drawn by a team of
Colossal Elephants.
During the performance, Sig.
Woodruff, the world renowned Lion Tamer, will enter the Den of Lions, Tigers,
etc., and display his wonderful power in subduing and bringing into subjection
those terrible monsters of the forest.
Mons. Craven, will introduce those
highly trained Elephants, Romeo and Juliet, whose performances have been
received with unbounded demonstration of applause wherever exhibited.
Truly they must be seen to be appreciated.
Mr. W. Waterman, will introduce
his
Educated Mules and Trick Ponies;
All of which will go through with a variety of chaste and
pleasing performances.
Will exhibit at LITTLE ROCK, on
Monday and Tuesday, the 9th and 10th of July, 1860.
Two Performances each day.
Afternoon and Night.
Admission, 75 cents.
Children and servants, half price. Doors
open at 1 and 7 o'clock P.M. Performance
commences half an hour after.
Gentlemanly ushers in attendance,
and perfect order observed.
At Rockport, July 4, 1860.
At Hot Springs, July 5, 1860.
At Jester's stage stand, July 6,
1860.
At Benton, July 7, 1860.
At Reed's Bridge, July 11, 1860.
At Brownsville, July 12, 1860.
June 30, 1860.
Dan. Rhodes, Agent.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 1, c. 4
Manufacturers'
Articles.
J. & C. Reakirt,
52 Second Street,
Cincinnati, O.
Keeps a Full Supply of
Manufacturers' Articles,
Carding Machines,
Warp on Beam, assorted colors,
Machine Cards,
Wire Heddles and Frames,
Shuttles,
Steel Reeds and Pickers,
Lacing and Picker Leather,
Hand Cards, Tenter Hooks,
Comb Plate, &c., &c.
Also a full assortment of
Dye-Stuffs,
Cochineal,
Cudbear,
Indigo,
Madder,
Cutch,
Log Wood,
Sumac,
Cam Wood, &c., &c.
October 1, 1859
13—1y.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 2,
c. 5
The Fourth of July.—"The Glorious 4th" was
celebrated by the citizens of this place in a spirited and becoming manner. A barbecue was prepared in the grove on the vacant block
between the residence of Judge English and Judge Watkins' block.
Before the commencement of the ceremonies on the ground, Capt.
Churchill's Cavalry were presented with a banner by the young ladies.
The addresses of Miss English on presenting, and of Capt. Churchill on
receiving the banner, were good and well received.
The procession was formed at the State house and consisted of Capt.
Peay's infantry, Capt. Churchill's cavalry, the Agricultural and Mechanical
Association, and citizens generally—they whole keeping time to the music of
Ashley's Native band.
The ceremonies on the ground commenced about 10 o'clock, with an
impressive prayer by Rev. Tho's. R. Welch.
The Declaration of Independence was read by Hon. Jno. J. Clendenin, after
which an appropriate and eloquent address was delivered by John Pope, Esq.
The books of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association were then opened
and upwards of a hundred new members added to its list.
An episode here introduced, which, though not in the programme, was none
the less agreeable: The
Calithumpians appeared in full costume and numbers and read their
Declaration of Independence and delivered an oration for the occasion, after
which they presented the Japanese Embassy, also in costume.
The crowd was so great that the whole audience could not witness and hear
the proceedings of the Calithumpians, so they were induced to repeat their
performance at night, in the Theater, for the benefit of the Agricultural and
Mechanical Association. The Hall
was well filled and the benefit was a substantial one; and, in return, we assure
the members of that worthy body that, at the fair next Fall they shall all have
front seats, and full liberty to contend for the premium with any other similar
association in or out of the State.
Taken all in all the 4th went off admirably.
There were not less than 2,500 persons present, all demeaned themselves
with the utmost decorums [sic] and all seemed to think the day well spent.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, July 7, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
Jas. W. M'Kinney.
Jno. F. M'Kinney.
M'Kinney &
Co.,
Manufacturers and
Dealers in
All kinds of
Fashionable and
Common Furniture,
Chairs, &c.
Also, Piano Fortes, Carpets, Curtain Materials, Window Cornices and Shades, Floor Oil Cloths, Table Oil Cloths, Looking Glasses, Spring, Hair, Cotton, Moss and Shuck Mattresses, Tucker's Spring Beds, &c.
No. 192 Main street, Memphis, Tenn.
July 7, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 4, 1860, p.
2, c. 4
Little Rock by Gas Light.—On Tuesday night of this week most of the
business houses, and many of the residences in our little city, were lighted up
with gas from the works of the Messrs. Slaughter.
The iron Posts for lighting the streets have not yet been received, but
will be here soon as the river becomes navigable.
This is a work decidedly progressive in its character, and evidences,
what must be manifest to all who have observed, a decided improvement in the
place. The Messrs. Slaughter, who
have prepared these gas works and put them in operation, deserve the greatest
praise; for, notwithstanding the many difficulties in their way, they fulfilled
all of their promises, and had their works in operation before the day specified
in their contract.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, August 25, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
To Correspondents.—We have received an effusion from Scott county, the
theme of which is so much better than the poetry that we decline to publish it.
It is a mistaken notion that one who has not learned to write prose can
write poetry. In prose there are
some simple rules which should be observed by all who write for newspapers.
1. Write on but one side of
the paper—making all of your words and punctuation marks so plain that they
cannot be misunderstood.
2. Use plain language which
no one can misunderstand.
3. Avoid diluting ideas and
spinning out articles to an unnecessary and unreasonable length. Write what is to be written, and quit when it is finished.
Many articles are rejected on account of their length, and many, which
are published, are not read for the same reason.
4. Mature well what you
write. Never write in haste, and
ask an editor to correct your articles, for fear they may not be published.
The editor does not know what you want to write, and does not, therefore,
know even how your article should be punctuated, much less what words you desire
to use. Besides, the time of an editor is as valuable as yours, and
there is no reason why he should do your work.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 8, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
Theatrical.—The gay portion of our citizens have been highly
entertained, this week, by the entertainments of the inimitable Harry Macarthy,
who is one of the most versatile and accomplished actors of the day.
His dialect acting and delineations of characters are true to the life,
and embrace a range and variety which we have never seen equalled by one man.
As a ballad singer he is among the best we ever listened to, and in
presenting Yankee, Irish, English, Dutch, French and Negro characters, he
reminds one so much of the genuine article that it is difficult to realize the
fact that he is only acting. He
will give his last entertainment tonight. Let
him have a full house.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 15, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
Cotton Yarns.
Any quantity of Cotton Yarns of Arkansas Cotton and Arkansas Spinning,
received from the Arkansas Manufacturing Company, and for sale at cost and
charges, by
Burgevin & Field, on the Levee.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 22, 1860,
p. 1, c. 5
For the Enquirer.
A Campaign Song.
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
When we were first acquaint,
You were a "Squatter Sovereign," John,
But now, you say, you
aint.
How can we all believe, John,
In one short year or so,
That you've so sadly altered, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
You held a proud estate;
For Old Kentucky loved you, John,
E'en up to fifty-eight;
But, now, you're running wild, John,
And leagued with Yancey so,
They had to COMB you down, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
John Breckinridge, my Jo John!
Strange things have come about;
The Squatters put you in, John;
The BELL will ring you out.
The people wont elect you, John,
They did so once, you know;
And that was once too often, John,
John Breckinridge, my Jo!
Franc.
Campaign Song.
Air—"Star-Spangled
Banner."
Oh! do you not hear, as it leaps thro' the air,
A shout whose sound reaches from ocean to ocean?
'Tis the 'larum note clear of the free, far and near,
Striking home to the heart 'midst the din and commotion.
And no longer we pause,
Traitors scoff at the laws,
Constitution and Union,
Which we've made our cause;
Then fling broad the banner, the Union we'll save
To the sons of the Free, in the land of the Brave.
The foemen now dare to advance from the lair
Where have lucked their vile aims 'gainst the peace of the Nation;
Unblushing they ask, as each throws off the mask—
Success to their cause, or Disunion!
Secession!
You'll heed well the cry,
To the ballot-box fly,
And conquer all faction,
Conquer nobly or die!
So the flag of our Nation not a star less may wave
O'er the land of the Free and the home of the Brave.
Oh! do you not see (down in fair Tennessee)
A Chieftain whose record we may all confide in?
Another whose fame, link'd with Washington's name,
Has spread thro' the land we're all proud to reside in?
Then, with statesmen so just,
Whom the people will trust,
To conquer is easy
And conquer we must.
"BELL AND EVERETT" our champions, the Union
they'll save,
And long, long, wave our Flag o'er the Free and the Brave!
Washington, August 20th, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 29, 1860,
p. 1, c. 5
From the Union Guard.
A Song for Bell.
Air—Nelly was a
Lady.
Hark! see! the
masses how they're rising,
Shouting out the Paeans of the Free;
Down with the Traitors!
who, the glorious boon despising,
Would trample on our blood-bought Liberty!
Peal the Bell! in gladness,
Let the sound go forth;
Peal the bell to sound the knell
of Disunion, South or North.
What has set these might numbers moving?
What has sprung this outburst for our cause?
'Tis a mighty People's heart which shows its loving
For "The Union, Constitution, and the Laws."
Ring! Ring the Bell! rejoicing,
Sounding once more Peace and Rest,
Broad o'er the Land, from strand to strand,
To the People of the North, East, South and West.
With the stalwart sons of Maine's down eastern region,
And the delvers where the golden spoils are found,
Each State is now sending forth its legion,
And wakes aloud the echoes with the sound—
Strike! Strike the Bells, so cheerily,
There's melody deep in its tone,
Let the grasp of each hand form a chain through the land
Binding each State and brother as one.
As peal'd the bells from Faneuil Hall and State House,
Throbbing hearts and nerving hands in days of yore,
So let the cheering sound now penetrate to each house,
And link each patriot's heart and hand once more.
Toll the Bell! sound the
knell!
Defeat our Country's foes!
Ring the Bell! rejoicing
tell
The triumph of our cause.
Washington, Aug. 1860.
F. Y.
Oh, Cling to the Union.
Oh, cling to the Union!
that gallant old bark
Hath rode out the storm when the tempest was dark;
Her timbers were framed by a patriot band,
And they're watching her still from the shadowy land.
Oh, cling to the Union!
'tis freedom's last trust;
Her hope will have fled when it falls to the dust;
The laugh of the tyrant will sound o'er the main
When he hears from the country the clank of his chain.
Oh, cling to the Union!
for brothers we are;
We can spare from our flag not a stripe nor a star;
Together—united—our race let us run,
For our hopes, and our aims, and our glory are one.
Oh, cling to the Union!
'twas purchased with blood,
'Twas wet with the tears of the brave and the good,
The spirits that formed it have gone to their rest,
And the turf lieth green on each patriot breast.
Then cling to the Union, the hope of the world!
Let the flag of the free on the breeze be unfurled,
'Till liberty's song shall triumphantly roll
From ocean to ocean, from tropic to pole.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, September 29, 1860, p. 3, c. 3
When hissing
flames around you fly,
We'll save your
house, your lives, or die.
First Annual Ball
of Pulaski Fire Company, No. 2.
The Citizens, Firemen, Military and Civic Associations of Little Rock and
vicinity, are respectfully invited to attend a Grand Ball given by the above
named Company, on Thursday evening, November 15, 1860, at the Anthony House.
Tickets$5—to be procured from the following Managers:
Capt. N. Murphy,
J. J. Franklin,
C. E. Button,
Leo Pollock,
C. A. Larrentree.
Also at the Anthony House, and from the respective members of the
Company.
Notice.
The military and Firemen are most respectfully invited to appear in
uniform.
13-72. Sept. 29, '60.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, October 20, 1860, p. 1, c. 8
Campaign Song.
Air.—"Oh
Susannah."
I had a dream the other night,
When all around was still;
I dream'd I saw poor Breckinridge
A sitting on a hill.
A corn-cob pipe was in his mouth,
A tear was in his eye;
Says he, they'll beat us North and South;
But Yancey do not cry.
Oh, Fire-eaters do not cry, said he,
Tho' we are left of hope bereft
By Bell, of Tennessee.
Not far away stood Stephen A.,
I think I see him now,
With clenched fist and lips compressed,
And dark and frowning brow.
With sorrowing phiz poor Breckinridge
No sooner caught his eye,
Than hands did place upon his face,
And loud began to cry,
Oh, Lord, Stephen, don't be mad with me;
There was nothing so deceivin'
As that Bell, of Tennessee.
Then in the rear there did appear,
A doleful picture drawn,
With clothes neglect and hair erect,
And features
woe-begone.
I'll go again to splitting rails,
Quoth he with piteous sigh;
The colored question once more fails,
So, darkies, let us cry;
Oh, dear niggers, come and cry with me;
Our hopes are o'er for evermore,
With Bell, of Tennessee.
Then by his side I there espied,
Old Buck, with phiz demure;
Friend Abe, he said, I'm much afraid,
Our cause is hopeless sure.
To Breckinridge tho' I was pledged,
All powers I did apply,
Tho' indirect, you to elect,
So Lincoln do not cry.
Oh, fanatics, do not cry, said he;
We all have feel by Old John Bell,
That hails from Tennessee.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p. 1, c. 5
A Bargain.
Ere we parted for the evening
While I lingered in the Hall—
Half doubting when to leave her
If I ever went at all—
She asked me if 'twere possible
To change my vote this Fall.
She knew me for a democrat—
The roguish little elf,
Knew that I loved my party less—
Less than I did herself.
So she told me I might kiss her
If I laid "BRECK" on the shelf.
Could I lose an opportunity
Available as this?
Could I think of hesitating
When I stood so near to bliss?
No! Egad—'Twas
for the Union!—
So I took the proffered kiss.
[Montgomery
Post.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
Leap-Year Ball.—The gay season was ushered by a Leap-year Ball given by
the young ladies at the Beebe house on Tuesday night.
It is decidedly agreeable for a batchelor [sic] to receive, from a
beautiful lady, a delicately penned note on perfumed paper, asking the pleasure
of escorting him to the party, and stating that she will call punctually at the
hour. Such things do not happen
every year. Then to go so
escorted—to have every want anticipated—to receive such attentions as can be
ministered only by a lady—is enough to make one wish that every February had
twenty-nine days, and that all years were leap-years.
The effect of this demonstration has been to make us still stronger in
our feeling for, and advocacy of the Union.
As is the case where the genius of woman presides, every thing went off
admirably. The house was thronged
with fair ladies and brave men; and to see beauty floating through the dance
gracefully as a swan on the bosom of a silvery lake, or whirling, like a fairy,
with steps so light that her home seemed to be in the air, it was difficult to
realize that one was not on enchanted ground, until one of the fair spirits took
his arm, conducted him to the table, and, with him, eat turkey, oysters, salad,
and such edibles, like a hungry mortal.
We hope the success of the ladies in this entertainment may encourage
them to make a custom of their experiment.
It is needless, at this day, to urge the importance of associating the
rougher with the softer sex. It
refines, improves, and elevates man, morally, and intellectually.
And even in her foibles and follies there is still a charm in the society
of woman "which seek the world o'er is ne'er met with elsewhere."
Raptur'd he quits each dozing sage,
Oh woman! for thy lovelier page!
Sweet book! unlike the books
of art,
Whose errors are thy fairest part;
In whom the dear errata column
Is the best page in all the volume!"
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
2, c. 1
The Theatre.—This place of public amusement opened on Thursday night to
a very fair audience. The worthy
and enterprising manageress, Mrs. Pennoyer, is entitled to great credit for her
endeavors to please and amuse our people, and they will, doubtless, show their
appreciation of her efforts by sustaining her as becomes them.
The opening play was the Robbers, concluding with the Loan of a
Lover, with a dance between the pieces by Miss Leslie.
All went off creditably, and when the company get fairly into harness
they will perform still better. From
time to time, we shall offer such remarks and criticisms upon the performances
as seems needful or just.
The play for to-night is La Tour de Nesle and a good farce with a
dance between the pieces.
The following names compose the company:
Messrs. J. J. Wallace, Chas. Fyffe, A. H. Campbell, T. P. Varney, J. A.
Signaigo, S. H. Hubbard, Edward Beaver, H.
Taylor, Mrs. Mattie A. Pennoyer, Miss Lizzie Greenwood, Mrs. A. H.
Campbell, Mademoiselle Leslie, Mrs. Blanche Wallace.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 3, 1860, p.
3, c. 5
From Drew County.—
Monticello, Oct. 15.
I am a woman, unused to writing for the public, but if women in
alarm-times, moved by patriotic feelings cut off the hair from their heads, to
serve as strings for the bows of their brothers, to aid them to repel the
attacks of enemies to their country—or gave shields to their sons and told
them, to return with them or on them,--shall not American women, when they see
their country threatened with disunion, and all the horrors of war, between
kindred and brethren, we who have enjoyed the blessings of our holy Union, shall
not we lift up our voices against the traitors and political demagogues who
would change the Union into fierce hatred and anarchy—those blessings into
curses—our present peace and prosperity into war, and blight!
Shall we who are raising sons and daughters, send down to them such an
heritage of woe and sorrow; without making one effort for the safety and union
of our country?
Disunion! oh we have heard
the word, until half its meaning is forgot, even as we can accustom the eye to
the complacent contemplation, of scenes of horror at the mention of which we
once shrieked, so have we heard the word so often that it has become a
meaningless sound, and the few fanatics, in the North, and South, have almost
persuaded us that it is a necessity, while if the good and true patriots should
forget their little differences and root out the seeds of discord, sown so
assiduously, and so cunningly, by men, who put their own advancement and selfish
feelings before the love of country, or anything holy or good, our country would
stand more glorious in its Union and strength.
Will you, our husbands and fathers, our brothers, merely to secure a few
more votes for your favorite candidates, Breckinridge or Douglas, sacrifice all
that was hallowed and cemented by the blood of our fathers? Shall the problem of liberty, which they left us to solve,
result so disastrously? Shall the
nations of Europe, who feeling that they are capable of self-government,
stimulated by the recollection of our struggle for freedom, and the knowledge of
our prosperity and superiority to all other nations—who feeling—knowing all
this, are struggling to achieve the same high destiny, shall they be told by
their tyrants to see, that the beautiful temple which was reared and bequeathed
to us, by our fathers, and (which seemed founded on, and built up, with all that
could preserve it), has crumbled, bringing only destruction and disgrace upon
us, and which now is only an unsightly ruin, cumbering and disfiguring the
earth? Shall they be disheartened
in this noble struggle, by such a picture?
Shall they be taught that man is not capable of self-government? that man was not created to be free, but to be the slave and
serf of his fellow-man? Shall
nations in all future time, be pointed to us, to our overthrow, as teachers of
the same truths?
Greece and Rome, they will say, fell, because of their licentiousness and
through the power of degrading and enervating vices, but we were reserved,--we,
far superior in all intellectual and moral advantages—with all the wisdom of
the past, with all its lessons, of failure and success to teach and guide us,--we
were reserved to teach that freedom, self-government, are only empty names, or
still emptier dreams. We, with all
the merits of power and success in our midst, faded, anarchy and civil war,
hatred and strife, disgrace and ruin, were our realities.
Where will be "the land of the free, and the home of the
brave?" Where the refuge for
the oppressed and down-trodden of the Earth?
Where the stars and stripes, which proclaim in every land that justice,
and mercy, and safety are to be found beneath its waving folds? The holy days, consecrated by the victory of right over
might—the places made sacred by the blood of martyrs to the cause of
freedom—the great names that we revere, next to our God's—will all have lost
their significance—their holiness—their incentives to great thoughts and
deeds. Our children will never know
them, save as monuments set up—stern strugglings against the wrong, and of
gloomy future.
Mothers, wives, sisters, we have no votes in our country, but we have
influence. Chivalry or love will
move our fathers, our husbands, our brothers to do great things for us.
Let us use our influence then to preserve the Union.
Let us try to hand it down to our children unbroken, without one bough,
or twig, or leaf lopped off. Let us
forget the names of parties of which we know so little, and to which our votes
cling so tenaciously, and use our influence for the party whose motto is,
"Our Union, our Constitution, our laws."
Shall Everett, the man who has given us his talents, who has labored to
secure to American women the great privilege of guarding the home and scenes,
endeared to every patriotic heart by the presence and association of our great
Washington, of being the guardians of his sacred ashes—shall he receive from
us no token of our approbation of him as a true patriot and sincere lover of his
country? Now when the good and wise
of all parties are looking to him and his worthy compeer, as the only men, able
to drive back the dark surges of Black Republicanism that threaten to overwhelm
and destroy our Union, shall we not lend our labor, our influence, our prayers,
for his success?
If Breckinridge, if Douglas could succeed, it would be the duty of all to
aid them, but they cannot succeed. Their
platforms are not broad enough or wide enough for all to stand on, only the
Union, the Constitution, the enforcement of the Laws, can bear all parties—all
are pledged to support them, all base their political faith on them.
Let not—mothers, wives, sisters—let not the lessons taught us by our
mothers of the revolution, lessons of heroism and influence, be forgot!
Like them, let us labor and pray for the preservation of our Union, and
for the support of the party that will ensure its preservation, and our
children, and our children's children, like theirs, will rise up and call us
blessed.
Madame Osorio.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 1, c. 6
Why Children Die.—The reason why children die, says Hall's Journal
of Health, is because they are not taken care of.
From the day of their birth they are stupefied with food, choked with
physic, sloshed with water, suffocated with hot rooms, steamed in bed clothes.
So much for in-door. When
permitted to breathe of pure air, once a week in summer, and once or twice
during the colder months, only the nose is allowed to peer in daylight.
A little later they are sent out with no clothes on at all on the parts
of the body which most need protection. Bare
legs, bare arms, bare neck, girted middles, with an inverted umbrella to collect
the air and chill the other part of the body.
A stout, strong man goes out on a cold day with gloves and overcoat,
woolen stockings, and thick double-soled boots, with cork between and rubbers
over. The same day a child of three
years old, an infant of flesh and blood and bone and constitution, goes out with
shoes as thin as paper, cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees, neck bare; an
exposure which would disable the nurse, kill the mother out right, and make the
father an invalid for weeks. And
why? to harden them to a mode of
dress which they are never expected to practice!
To accustom them to exposure which a dozen years later would be
considered downright foolery! To raise children thus for the slaughter pen, and lay it to
the Lord, is too bad. We don't
think the Almighty had a hand in it. And
to draw comfort from the presumption that he had any agency in the death of the
child, is a presumption and profanation.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 1, c. 7
Interesting to Housewives.—As a general rule it is most economical to
buy the best articles. The price
is, of course, always a little higher, but good article always spend best.
It is a sacrifice of money to buy poor flour, meat, sugar, molasses,
cheese, butter, lard, &c., to say nothing of the injurious effect upon the
health.
Of West India sugar and molasses, the Santa Cruz and Porto Rico are
considered the best. The Havana is
seldom clean. White sugar from
Brazil is very good. Refined sugars
usually contain the most of the saccharine substance, therefore, there is
probably more economy in using crushed loaf, and granulated sugars, than we
should at first suppose.
Butter that is made in September and October is the best for winter use.
Lard should be hard and white; and that which is taken from a hog over a
year old is the best.
Rich cheese feels soft under the pressure of the finger.
That which is very strong is neither good nor healthy.
To keep one that is cut, tie it up in a bag that will not admit flies,
and hang it in a cool dry place. If
mold appears on it, wipe it off with a dry cloth.
The best rice is large, and has a clear, fresh look.
Old rice sometimes has little black insects inside the kernel.
The small white sago called pearl sago, is the best.
The large brown kind has an earthly taste. These articles and ground rice, in pieces, &c., should be
kept covered.
To select nutmegs pick them with a pin.
If they are good, the oil will instantly appear around the puncture.
Keep coffee by itself, as its odor affects other articles.
Keep tea in a close chest or canister.
Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped close in soft paper and laid in a
drawer.
When a cask of molasses is bought, draw off a few quarts, else the
fermentation produced by moving it will burst the cask.
Bread and cake should be kept in a tin box or a stone jar.
Salt codfish should be kept in a dry place, where the odor of it will not
affect the air or the house. Fish
skin, for clearing coffee, should be washed, dried, cut small, and put in a
paper bag.
Softsoap should be kept in a dry place in a cellar, and should not be
used till three months old.
Barsoap should be cut into pieces of convenient size, and left where it
will become dry. It is well to keep
it for several weeks before using it, as it goes fast when it is new.
Cranberries will keep all winter in a firkin of water, in the cellar.
[Housekeeper's Friend.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
The Theater.—For the past week this place of public amusement has been
well attended and the plays creditably presented.
Mrs. Pennoyer not only sustains her former well earned reputation, but
gives evidence of the improvement which comes of study and devotion to her
profession. Mr. Wallace is a very
good actor (we have seen far worse doing the leading business in large
Theaters.) His fault is that
occasionally he employs too much lung-power, and sometimes over acts:
His presentation of "Carwin" in the "Orphan of
Geneva" was an entire success; we have never seen the character better
impersonated. Mr. Campbell, the
Comedian, is a good actor, well educated in his profession, and already a great
favorite. The dancing of Miss
Leslie is the greatest attraction—always well received, and always encored
by an appreciative audience. There
are other members of the company deserving of notice—they will be attended to
hereafter.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860,
p. 2, c. 6
Every article of home consumption is now at a high figure. Flour is held at $10 and $11; Corn Meal at $1.50 per bush.;
Bacon Sides at 20c; Beef, fresh, retails at 8c; Mutton at 10c.; Pork at 12½c.,
and Sausage at 15c. Coffee sells at
the extremely low price of 22c. per pound, with an upward tendency; Sweet
Potatoes 75c. per bushel. Lard 20c.
per pound; Butter 30c.; Cheese 20c.; and Eggs per doz. 30c.; and all other
articles proportionately high.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
Shaker Preserves.
We are to-day in receipt of 25 cases Shaker Preserves, put up in Union
Town, Kentucky, expressly for us. Each
case contains 12 Jars well assorted. For
sale by
Nov. 10, 1860.
S. H. Tucker & Co.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 10, 1860, p. 3, c. 2
U. A. O. D.
The members of Aurora Grove No. 1, U. A. O. D., are requested to meet at
their Grove on next Wednesday evening. Business
of great importance will be before the Grove.
A. R. Schultz, Sec'y pro tem.
Little Rock, Nov. 10, 1860.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 1, c. 7
An Ungrateful Tragedian.—Some years ago, in a Western theatre, rather a
strange scene occurred in Shakspeare's [sic] tragedy of Romeo and Juliet; and
those who were fortunate enough to be present will no doubt remember the
incident with more than an ordinary degree of pleasure.
The piece had passed off well, without interruption, until the last
scene. The character of Romeo was
finely enacted and loudly applauded. The
very model of lovers was before the tomb of the Capulets, gazing upon the
motionless form of her who had so attracted his soul, and meditating on
committing an act which would send his spirit to that undiscoverable country
where Juliet had gone. Just as he
exclaimed, "Here's to love," and at the same time raising the vial
which containing the poison to his lips, an overgrown young countryman jumped
upon the stage, seized him, dashed the vial from his hands, crushing it to
atoms, and yelling—
"You darned fool! she
aint dead. Only been takin' sleepin'
medicine. Didn't you get the
passon's letter?"
"Sirrah!" growled the enraged tragedian.
"Why, yer gal aint dead, I tell ye.
The way it was, they wanted to make Juliet marry that chap, (pointing to
Paris,) whose bizziness you've jest settled; but, I tell you, July was
spunk—she got her back right up, and vowed she wouldn't do it, even if she was
layin' in a vault, and the ghost of the other feller who you jest kilt should
kick her brains out with the bones of her dead cousins.
Wall, her dander was up, and she tuk the stuff the passon fixed, so she
could play possum till you got hum. That's
the way it war," replied the countryman, giving the desperate lover a
tremendous poke to the ribs with his elbow, and at the same time loosing his
hold.
"Curses upon you!" muttered the enraged tragedian as he stalked
behind the scenes.
"Wal, now!" said the countryman, facing the audience, "if
that aint a little the dod darndest meanest cuss I ever did see, I hope to be
swollered, by gravy! That's all the
thanks I git for stopping him from pizenin' himself.
Hope to be tarnally smashed ef I ever interfere again when a feller wants
to murder himself!" he continued, as he clambered back to his seat, just in
time to prevent his upper story from coming in contact with the curtain as it
descended.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 1
The closing of the Fair with a tournament was looked forward to with
great interest. Though we have a
slight conception of the clashing of hostile squadrons in deadly conflict we had
never witnessed a home-made tournament. In
our imagination we had pictured a contest between grim knights in armor, with
visors drawn and lances poised, ready to disarm or unhorse an opponent.
Instead we saw a ring about two inches in diameter, hung some eight feet
from the ground, and a lot of gay equestrians trying to pick it off with the
point of a wooden lance—the one taking the ring oftenest in five trials to be
the victor. Though the Fair was a
success, we confess to disappointment at the tournament.
It reminded us more of Longstreet's description of a gander-pulling
than any thing we have ever seen—though, from the description, we are of
opinion that there is infinitely more fun in a pulling.
Suppose at the next meeting of these knights of the wooden lance, a
gander be swung for them—his head will be as fit a trophy as an iron ring.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 3
The Fireman's ball on Thursday night was largely attended; and
notwithstanding the crowd the utmost harmony and order prevailed.
We congratulate the Firemen on their success, and hope the affair was as
profitable to them as it was agreeable to all in attendance.
[LITTLE ROCK] WEEKLY ARKANSAS GAZETTE, November 17, 1860,
p. 2, c. 7-8
First Annual Fair of the Pulaski County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association. Premiums Awarded as
Follows:-- . . .
1 P. gold embroider, Mrs. C. Brown.
1 P silk
" ,
Mrs. S. S. Boone.
2 P "
" , Mrs. C. Brown.
1 P. floss work, Miss R. A. Gallaghan, Jefferson county.
1 P. floss embroidery, Miss Mary Covey.
1 P. worsted embroidery, Mrs. L. L. Boone.
2 P.
" "
, Mrs. J. J. McAlmont.
2 P. chenille work, Miss E. R. Beckham.
1 P. English embroidery, Miss. E. Field.
1 P. needle work, Miss Isadore Pike.
1 A. hem stitch, Mrs. F. M. Jenks.
1 P. crotchet [sic] basket, Miss Kitty Henderson.
1 P. worsted crotchet [sic] work, Miss M. Carroll.
2 P.
" "
" ,
Miss E. Field.
1 P. cotton
"
" ,
Mrs. P. Hanger.
1 P. ornamental hair work, Miss E. Tucker.
2 P.
"
"
, Mrs. E. H. English.
1 P. wax flowers, Miss Mary Dodge.
1 P. fancy card basket, Miss Lucy J. Bell.
1 P. millinery work, Mrs.
Cullum.
1 P. needle case, Mrs. M. Stevenson.
2 P.
" , Mrs. L. L. Boone.
1 P. silk (patch work) quilt, Mrs. M. Stevenson.
2 P. silk (patch work) quilt, Mrs. L. B.
Worthen.
1 P. worsted (patch work) quilt, Mrs. John Robins.
2 P. worsted (patch work) quilt, Mrs. J. F. James.
1 P. cotton (patch work) quilt, Mrs. L. B.
Worthen.
2 P. cotton (patch work) quilt, Mrs. E. C.
Shillcutt.
1 P. knitted quilt, Mrs. Thos. Johnson.
1 P. home-made counterpane, Mrs. Frances Lewis.
2 P. home-made counterpane, Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. home-made jeans, Mrs. F. Lewis.
1 P.
" carpet,
Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. fancy knit stockings, Mrs.
Sizer.
1 P. fancy knitting, Mrs. P. Hanger.
2 P.
"
" , Mrs. M. H. Eastman.
1 P. home-made cotton stockings, Mrs. E. Woodruff.
1 P. knit (plain) socks, Mrs. W. Lewis.
1 P. knit
"
, Mrs. Sizer.
1 P. ornamental leather work, Miss Sallie Bryant.
1 P. boquet [sic] flowers, Miss Fannie Woodruff.
1 P. woollen yarn, Mrs. Sizer. .
. .
1 P. hand loom, A. M. Black. . . .
Domestic Manufacturers:--
1 P. specimen negro cloth, J. M. Black
1 P. cotton yarn, Ark. Manufacturing C