Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-02-10

To Correspondents.-W have notified persons
wiring to us tina, their communications will not
be taken GU, of the Post Office unless they are
rost raid. After this we will adhere strictly to
this notice. We havo been lately deuged with
communications, verses, &c. To the authors we
take pleasure in expressing our obIigations-some
of those letters were post paid, but most of them
were not Last week we received five pieces of
poetry, and some three or four political essays
The authors of some worry modestly requested us
to publish them, if they were worthy an insertion
~ our Every valuable paper" 1t took all our
nerve to resist reciprocating such compliments
Others without adver,ing to their worth or merit,
come to the rack without blinking, and asked us
to publish their illusions, and puff them s.a La
Gasefte." At this we would have been tickled,
had our correspondent but only paid The postage.
This week we had inflicted upon US sheet and
half divided into three pieces, for which we
had to pay the postage on each sheet, that would
have taken up two columns in our "very valuable
paper" Being prejudced against it we found it
to want merit, and laid it aside.
| Ouce for al Let US say, that the community at
large is better able TO pay tho post master than
we, therefore we viii MOL ta6e OUT any commuui.
cation unless it is post paid.
The Far West Seminary.-The trustees of this
institution are indefaignbIy engaged in their good
work. Collectors 10 solicit donations 10 aid in
the establishment of this institution have gone to
the East, North. and South. We hope our dis
in nj ron wiII towa rd mo tL.;.
aid, it was extended iowa ds them by more dis.
tant regions at the dawning Of their literary in.
stitutions.
| Tho funds collected that may be donated will
not be msapped, for tho institution will 90 into
operation. Considerable lands and money have
already been misunderstanding are about be-.
ing comnenc ed under The charge of worthy and
able guardians.
| Lead-mine discorered.-A vein of lead ore
so extensive that i, ''stuck QUIZ of the ground.
was discovered about Is miles from tn is town.
Specimens Of the ore have been analyzcd. and
are pronounced finer orc than is worked in the
State Of Missouri. From the apPea rance of the
lede it will yield 80 per cent. We look with foLd
expectations of seeing in a short time, cargoes
of pig lead shipped from Vau Buren,, which will
add to its increasing importance, and will un-
doubleday make it the first town in Arkansas.
4 ne,c Louisiana Senator.-The Hon Henry
Johnson IA whig) was elected U. S. Senior, re-
ceivng on the I'd ballot 80 votes, Mr.. Walker Sc.
A new Mississippi Senator Gen. Jesse
Speight was elected U. S. Senator from Msss.
siPP on the s.h ult., on the 2nd ballot, over Ro.
ger Barton, Esq. Gen. S. received "a votes, Mr..
Barton 4s, Judge Smith, of Wilkinson county. G.,
Court Martial.-The St. Louis Republican
of the LIST ut. says: We understand tina, a
Court Martial has been ordered to be held at JEFF.
ferson Barracks during the present week, for the
trial of Capt. Trenor Of the first Regiment T.,
S. Dragons.
Impeachment of Coz. Porttr.-A motion was
made in the Legislature of Pennsylvania, for q
committee to prepare articles of impeachme mt of
the Governor.
leras COLONIAL bill was introduced into the
House of Representatives in Congress, and twice
read. cxcmp,ing from duty cotton imported into
tho United States from Texas.
Concerned Enough.--The State of Maine will
have had five Governors in less than one year
when Governor Anderson takes his seat.
A New Post Office is established at Spencer
Academy, in the Choctaw Nation, and Mr.. VIM.
Wilson is appointed Post Master.
Pork Packing.-We arc pleased to learn that
Messrs. Henry & Cunningham, of our town, are
making extensive arrangements for entering upon
this business in Van Buren,, during the next fall.
hoy have 'o": O" for ooopors, paekors, So, and
ny reference to their advertisement in ,o-day's
pnper, it will be seen that they have advertised
for largo quantity of barrel slaves, hoop poles.
&C., all of which can be furnished in our county.
We hopo their new enterprise will be a profta.
hIa tn ft,op,o - 1.