The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-20

The Southern mail failed to arrive here on Tuesday last. We know not the reason, whether it may be the high water, or, which is more likely, that the Comet, the late pas senger for the South in that stage, has run away with the whole concern, presenting the novel sight in the Southern Hemisphere, of Comet with an OK cart attached to it's tail.
 Ali Ali the Tennessee end Kentucky papers are making great noise about big beets, ra- dishes and squashes-and the Truth Teller and the Western Weekly Review are making mouths at one another concerning sundry ap- ples and potatoes in the possession of their respective inps. We know little about the size of vegetables ill Arkansas, but we know one thing-we can beat any Editor in Ten nessee or Kentuckv all hollow in the price we are made to pay for them.
 Lieut.. J. II. TAYLOR, U. 8. A., was drowned in attempting to cross the Cossitot river, on the 17th ut. The officers of his re- giment (3d Inf.) have publicly expressed their sorrow for his death, and respect for his me- mory, by appropriate resolutions.
 The Van Buren member of the Assembly, recently elected in Morris co. Nsw Jersey, is James Cook, rank Abolitionist and Amal- gamationist.
 Dr. Rucker, of hatmbug memory, has lately been married. That's some punishment for his iniquity.
 A man in Maine lately killed another by pounding him on the head with bag contain ing a jug ofasm. That's new way of kill- ing man with liquor.
 The Randolph Recorder has put us down as the Editor of the Gasette. We'll thank you to alter that, friend-or we will punish you by locating you in the editorial chair of some Van Buren paper or other. A tavern keeper in the Randolph Recorder says, that s'travellers may rest assured that their animals will be dealt with as the la,o of nature directs.' How is that! That the hostlers will steal the corn out of the man. ger! That would be according to the law of nature-.ftching from the public ci.i6. -
 A man in New York has made cheese weighing 1400 pounds, intended as present to General Jackson.
 Bumpage S5 Tester, St. Louis, Mo-, have commenced publishing German newspaper. If any of our German friends wish to sub- scribe for 1t, we will act as agent. It is cal- led the German Western Advertiser.
 Gen. Duff Green is about to retire from the Editorial department of the United States Telegraph.
 The inhabitants of Detroit, Michigan, have burnt their new Governor (Horner, ill effigy. Governors are unlucky that way.
 The Sultan of Turkey has ordained that all persons recommending those who are appli- cants for office, shall be responsible for the fitness of the candidates. He is far ahead of us in political wisdom.
 
 Judge Mclean has become enraged and mortified at not being supported for the Pre- sidency, and has gone over to Van Buren. All that he need now do to fill up the nea- sure of his glory, Is to go into the Post Office Department as sub clerk under Amos Ken dall.
 The steam boat Veteran was sunk, a week or two ago, in the Yazoo river. That will not hurt her. She was used to such accidents when she cra,oled about the Arkansas.
 The Alabama Times Tan Burea,) says 1t is ''tighting in defence of the Constitution.n 1t had better desert. It must cut sorry fi- gure i'll those ranks.
 
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