The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-30

d lSW ddyo pdS5eu LlIou{4i IHiS DldCe, Ol1 tH6lF way towards the southern part of the Terri tory. Among others, we learn, was the Hon. Mir. Carson, formerly member of Congress Ffrom North Carolina. Such men are hailed gladly, as emigrants to any country.
 Dreagfat .4ccident.-A Mr. Krkpatrick, from Tennessee, on his way to Texas with his family, was shot on Monday last. in the back of the head, by the accidental discharge of $ gun which one of his children, small lad, was carrying on his shoulder. Mr.Kirk- patrick died on Friday, of the wound.
 Races-The races on the Little Rock course commenced on Tuesday last. Tine ! track is in fine order, and the weather has been, till to-day, remarkably warm and plea sant. The concourse of people has been large, and owing to the gallantry ofthe own CT of the track, the presence of beauty has en- l livened the sceneI
 Tuesday, lst day, ts0o attle heats: two hor- ses entered-Mr. LoRING's Cherokee, and Col. W. REcroR's .And,'eao Jackson. An- drew Jackson won the first heat, when Che rokee cramped, and was withdrawn. Owing to some misunderstanding, the judges did not lime the race.
 Wednesday, 2d day, one mile heats. four horses entered-Mr. FERGusoN's UncaS. Mr. HmL's Ally Kny C5oger, Mr. DuLARD's 1 Hippy, and MT. JONES Gobbler. Gobbler was distanced on the 1st heat, and Hippy on the 2d-@Uncas winning both heats, though close pressed by Kitty Clover. Time 1st heat, m. sec.-2d do, 2 m. 3 sec, Thursday, 3d day, tAs'ee mile heats! Mir. LoRINa's horse Sir W7t1tam took the purse without an opponent--and race is made on him, against Col. CoNwAy's Greyhound, for yesterday three weeks, for $500.
 / The bill to charter the Union Bank of Ar kansas, having passed the Council on Tues day last, was lost in the House of Represen- tatves. We say, Amen! A bank with a proper capital-say of land-would be bles- sing to the country; but one with charter copied from the Florida Bank, as this was, would be a mere sand bank. There was a provision in it for pledging the faith of the Territory. We should like to know if a Ter ritory has any faith to pledge!
 We publish to-day list of the Justices of the Peace for the different counties in the Territory. If any gentleman on the list should find himself graced with name differ ent from the one he was christened with, we beg leave to assure him that 1t is not our fault We ourself write hand, of which if any re- ] lies are found in future ages, they will be ta- ken for specimens of the Caiawa or Pawnee tongue, but our hieroglyphics are nothing to those in which the journal is written, from which we copied the list, Where we happen ed to know the names, we have corrected them--but in the majority of cases we have had to put them down just as We found them.
 7'he Comet agaia.-We have found out
 where it has gone. A gentleman who knows
 all about such matters, for he helps to make
 laws for the Territory, says that it found it's
 own mode of travelling to be quite too slow,
 and took | passage in the < Eagle stage'' for
 the South.
 We are informed by gentleman from be-
 low, that cotton has fallen in New Orleans to 2. l64 cts.
 H A new steam boat, the Chula, is i'll the ri Ever, built expressly for the Arkansas trade.
 The Tuscaloosa Flag of the Union talking
 of Van Buren, Benton, Sc. says that tn,
 former was polished bY his contests with Clay } Webster, and Calhoun. That is tho differ