The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-26

published by Duff Green, contains a con- densed summary of the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States in Jan uary term, 1884. The remarkable cheap ness of this work should recommend 1t to the favorable consideration of every lawyer It appears in numbers of 256 pages each, at ten dollars year. There already have been published in the preceding numbers i'tho opinions Of the Supreme Court of the United States from August term, I79l, to February term, I799, Lord Raynond's Reports and also 156 pages of cases de- l cided in Kings Bench, Common Pleas, and Chancery in England, commencing with Easter term, 1833.-Eu. Star,
 Improvements arc now in progre ss to lock and canal round all the falls and rapids in the St. Lawranee, between Montreal and lake Ontario. The loekage required Is about I95 feet, and of canal 3l miles in short sections. For the residue of the distance, the boats wlll take the river, and rely on steam. The locks are to be 200 feet long, g wide, and feet deep in the chamber. The success of the canals and locks in passing large steam-boats round the falls on the Ohio, near Louisville, has demonstrated that the same thing can be done on the St. Lawrence. The Welland canal connecting Ontario and Erie Is 10 be enlarged with locks 10 correspond
 We learn that a steam boat, suitable for the navigation of the River La Plata, has been purchased at Alexandria and com. pletely reftted at Baltimore, in order to run between Buenos hyres and Monteyideo, wsere such boat is much wanted This boat has her guards taken of, and is rigged as a three- -n1asted vessel. She was clear cd at Baltimore on the 2lst April last. Mir. Henry Homer, of thls city, has gone out in her as the general agent of the con1- pany, who, it is understood, have the excla- sve privilege of navigating these waters for eight years, guaranteed to theiu hy the Government of Baenos Ayres.
 Bunker HiB .doaa6eaf. Mir. Willard, the architect, informs US that a great effort will he made to complete the Monument during the coming season. Ii is intended to carry t the full height of 220 feet, and we hope there IS money enough to effect this object. The weather, so far has been quite unfavorable. If we should have good weather, we shall expectto see tbe work ad- vance rapidly in the course of month.
 B. II. .aarora.
 The Knoxville Register says, that .the Van Burenites are but fraction of the ad- ministration party. True, and a ua3gar ffdct3en at that.=Eoa. Jour.
 The Thames Tunnel is recommended, and will shortly be completed. Though so much money has been sunk on this sub terraHean or raihef su5 g,svian enterprise, if has not dasaeeaed that Persevering and IT, rapressbie fixedness. of purpose which characterizes the stoicisn of John Bull, and which unAinchingly grapples with ob- stacles that would dishearten the volatile gaiety of his French neighbors,
 4 destructive tornado was experienced in Liberty county, Georgia, about ten days ago. On one plantation several houses were blown down, and five negroes killed. \ man pou9hing in field was struck by q piece of plank detached by the wind from one of the houses, and deprived of life.
 4 soni-montbll periodical, exclusively devoted to Phrenology, has been establish- ed at Poughkeepsie. This science is fast gaming ground.-It may never, however, obtain universal assent, because 1t is a standing condemnation of the heads of half the world,
 The people of Newark have constructed Railroad cars two stories high.
 The Rev. Jon. N. Mafit has published dictionary, entitled, The Oratorcal Die tionary.
 Eight of the convicts in the Kentucky penitentiary have joined the church.
 Pepter.--A manufactory of pewter half dollars has been Broken up in Baltimore.
 Cheap Cure for Ferer.-A German doc tor, during twenty-five years practice, has never failed to cure intermittent fever, by strictly and literally starving his patients, for three whole days. He allows them only little water; and after the fast ac- customs them to food gradually.
 Ballooaiag to some adpantage.--A gen. tleman of our acquaintance, says the New York Gazette, "has received letter from friend in the city of Mexico, which men, lions that MT. Eugene Roberson, the E- ronaut, had made an ascension there, which was successful in every respect, it having