The Arkansas advocate., 1832-06-13
SUMMARY.

AAoiii@Ss VI Mline. ODSSIVeu-"i Q LOOK at beautiful woman is d lurauy; but il costs nothing" This IS quite para dox. The old Italian proverb was thought It te be welli io;iided-ssThe smiles Of beautiful woman are the tears of the purse" What means the phrase, ssboYe at first sight, which has ruined so many wight? The Senator from Maine is q fortunate or an ada mantine parsonage, not to have suffered by the luxury in question.
 East aud Uest.-1he transportations of goods, east and west, on the Bal timore and Ohio rail road, arc about l30 tons, daly-nearly two from the west for one proceeding east. This business has hardly yetassamed itsregu- lar course, and will nightly increase.
 Heolh and Ien,peraace.--It appears from the late report of the United States ship Lexingtonz at Rio, that in more than twenty-six months only one death had occurred on board that yes sel, although the sick list had been large. lhe diseases, also, were those incident to seamen on first leaving shore, and such as prevail in high attitudes. The Warren, likewise, has had but one death, and a much smaller sick-list than the Lexington. The Ontario, in thirty three months, has had but three deaths. Com. Biddle writes from the Mediterra- mean, that of the l, l,l07 persons in the squadron, Sl9have stopped their allow ance of spirits.
 Seame7s of Mc Unaed Siates.- The fourth annual report of the board of directors of the Boston Scamen's friend society, states that the number of sea men belonging to the United States, es- tlmated with as much accuracy as was possible, is I02,000-of whom there are in the foreign trade, 5o,00e; in the coasting trade, in vessels of nearly or over 100 tons burthen. 25.000; in coasting vessels, of less than fifty tons burthen, 5,000; and in the cod fshe- ry,l0,G00; inthe whale fishery, ,5,O00 in the steam vessels, LOGO; in the II States navy, 6,000.
 From recent discoveries, il appear: that parts of the Cherokee country were worked for gold many years ago. The Indians have tradition of white men having been there, hundred years since.
 There arc sr11,39l males and s4,Io5 females in Maine, under Is years old.
 The Milledgeville Federal Union states, that at eleven years and two months of age, a colored girl, in Early county. gave birth 10 healthy female child.
 The receipts of the Wesleyan Metho dist Missionary Society, during the pas year, amount to tzco hundred and four teen Mousand Nree handred oa,d siiutee, dollars.
 4 high precedent. The Duke of Sus sex, on introducing in the House. O Lords, a petition of the medical insti tution Of London for iegaiizing anatomi cal dissections, stated that he himsel had directed in his will, that his bod, should be delivered to the surgeons fol ] dissection.
 1he Right Road.-Ina a time of mucl religious excitement and consequen discussion, an honest old farmer of tn. l Mohawk was asked his opinion as t,
 what denomination of Christians were in the right way to Heaven. Yell den said he, ven we ride our wheat to Al papy, some say dis is de pest road, and some say dat is the pest; put toni dink it make much difference which road we dake, for when we get dare, dcy never ask Us witch way we come. an if is none of deir pizziness 5f our roaeat as goot.
 Dcspatch.-Washington papers now reach Philadelphia at from 3 to 1 o'clock of the day on which they are printed. and the fast mail passes from Baltimore to Cincinnati in 96 hours, or four days. Booth, the tragedian, played at Wash. ington on certain night, at Philadel- phia on the second, Baltimore on the third, and Philadelphia, again, on the 1 fourth.
 MARRIED-At Washington City, on the 9th May, by the Rev. Mr. Hatch