The Arkansas advocate., 1835-02-13
Summary.

sual opportunity Is offered. Vessels are to start from Liverpool, for voyage round the world, which will carry cabin passen- gers for l50l. Vessels are to be despatch ed every SIX weeks. \ circnmparIgato of the globe by the fashiosd5les ssi. 1. bye and bye, be matter of as litite moment as a iaant to the springs.--[ Ev.itStat. az
 Such is the quantity of cotton brought down to Mobile, in consequence of the ad- vance of that article, that il is piled up in some places on the wharf ten fters higM Happy the country that is so prosperous. and possesses this rich staple.--EIh.
 .Mannfactwes-I England the number of lives dependent on first rate manufac- turing establishment, may be reckoned not by hundreds, but by thousands. One lead- ing firm in Manchester pays million year in wages. One branch of mauufac- ture (that of cotton) in England alone, ex- elusive of North Britain, is calculated ha- bitually to employ in factories, exclusive of hand looms, weavers, printers, bleachers, dyers, cotton thread lace makers, tan im- portant and increasing branch of business,) no less than 212,S00 individuals, and to distribute annually amongst them n.week- ly wages, 5,777, 7,434l. l4s. Id,
 Yankee enterprise and perseverance al- ways predominate. The Eastern Mail, due at Boston, was only one half hour be- hind it's usual time-notwithstandng the great snow storm. The mail contractors turned out one hundred men on the route, who dug passage for the mail through drift of snow three miles in extent.
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 .Mail Robbery. The Postmaster al Pal myra, Mo. advertises that the mails reee,s- ed from St. Louis, on the 2lst and 23d of December, had the appearance of being robbed, two letters missing and ten opened. He had not been able to ascertain whether any money was lost. The editor oi. the Post states, that for several weeks'ftie great CT portion of the letters received at P Palmyra had been broken open. Mo- Rep.
 Robbery of Newspapers in the Post 0f fce.-A very curious report, for which we cannot find room to day, appears i'll the Courier and Enquirer of this morning. The result of it is, that daily, and other papers of this city, put in the Post Office here for distant subscribers, have had theil wrappers torn off, and then been sold, by one of the. persons employed in the office as waste paper. The extent to which this has been carried, may be inferred from the r. .l.. nt,foI t,o hnl ha,,oI. four thousand jou,' huldfed papers, within two months, from .afills, in the Post Office --.N r. American.
 I.:a stated ls,- .l.a Commercial ca1etfe of Boston, that the number of dieofces Ii the United States, per year, amount 10 twt
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 The ship Minus has sailed from Norfolk with .I26 manumiited slaves, to make set tlenent at Bassa Cove. Africa. under in, patronage of the Young Mems Colonza ton Society of Pennsylvania. The colon, Is to De called Penn Sylvan. IL is intend ed that another expedition shall be sen within three months, with manumit.ce slaves from Georgia. Noah.
 Iacendiary Rat.-While the owner of 2 soap factory on Monday night was washing his hands, he observed lighted candle pla- ced by one of the workmen, carried off by a Rat, who dived into hole. On darlxen- ing the premises, the light was discovered through the crevice of the board, and or raising the floor the candle wasfothd bnrn- ing near some shavings. and in few mi nutes more the whole building would have been on fire. Great caution should be used not to leave lighted candles where rats can carry them off Ib.
 A bet was some time since made, tha, the 18th century commenced with the year 1900, and the question was referred to Dr. Kemp, professor of mathematics in Colum- bia college, New York-,The professor, af- ter referring to several authorities, both an cient and modern, says, ''no doubt can re- main, but in reckoning the vulgar era ol Chrst's birth, the cardinal numbers were used, and that the 18th century commenced on the lst of January, 1900. Dr. Kemp had formerly been of the opinion that 1t com menced on the Jst of January, 1901.
 The editor of the Detroit Courier says a person must submit to the following opera ton, to be enabled to judge of the true feel ings of those afflicted with influenza. If the writer speaks from experience, we are conten,ed to take his word. He says-ssit is similar to what would be produced by being pounded all over with a hickory maui, it the way they pound white ash, to make 1t peel into thia strips for the purpose of basket making. - Ev. Star.
 A lady enter;no Store where Dry Goods