Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-11-09

turns in the State, and many other articles of in.
terest.
Melancholy ereni.-A Choctaw Indian, Meth.
1edist preecher, who. had been attending the Con-
ference lately held in the Cherokee Nation. was
returning home, and when he reached Fort Smith.
on Thursday 3lst ult. was takan i'll, he got up in
the night, and went out on the piazza, which is.
two stories high. as was supposed to vomit; the
next morning he was found upon the ground be-
low. dead; having fallen over in the dark.
G-The Rev. JOHN BUCHANAN will preach Mt
Eli Bells, Esq, on Sunday, the 10th inst on fu.
neral occasion.
An account of the calamity which happen
ed on board the Lucy WALKER, will be found in
another column.
Fort SmiA Races.-We last week promised 10
publish the result of the races at Fort Smith, we
applied'for them but did not get them, we there.
fore must be excused.
GThe remainder of the persons concerned in
the murder and robbery Of Chavis, the Santa Fe
trader, that we're confined in prison at St. LOUIS
have been pardoned by President Tyler. Our
readers will recolect that The two principals John
M'Daniel and Brown were hung some weeks since
in that City.
Fanny. = The St. Louis, Memphis, New
Orleans, and Cincinnati, Wing papers, re crow
ing over the election of DR.. Gibson and Davy
Walker in this State. They have marched out
their coons too soon; the news tha, they must re.
ceived by this time will make their day of reoic.
ing one of sadness and gloom.
Mr. Catlin's "Porifolio," of the games, pas.
times, and customs Of the North Anne rican Indi-
ans, will soon be issued from the Press in London
This work is looked for by the public, with pleas
urabo anlicipalions.
OHo.-The Statesman gives the returns of all
the counties for Governor official and reported,
making Bartley's majority at 1902. This
it says, "nay differ one or two hundred votes ei-
ther way" The aggregate is largc--3l5 900, or
theroabouts.-Cin. AAas.
We copy the following from Pennsylvania In
quirer, a whg paper.
PENNsYLvANIA.-We have returns official and
reported from all the counties in the State but three
viz: jefferson, Potter and Mexican. Shunk's ma.
jortJ isabout 1000.
The Spirit Of the Times states that since Fash.
on's race with Blue Dick last SPRING her coat Of
satin chestnut has become figured with spots of
white hair. of the size of shilling piece.
Wagers Unlauful in New York--It has been
decided in New York that a stakeholder is liable
to be used by loser for money which may have
been placed in his hands, although said money may
have been paid over by him to the winner. A
person betting can also sue the stakeholder for
the amount deposited by him. whether the bet has
been decided or not.
Salaries Of Gopernors. = The highest salary
that any Governor in tho United States has, is in
Louisiana, it being 81 500. The lowest is Rhode
Island, being but S4O0.
The last Rhode Island Governor, King, heIpsd
himself Lereille.
GrThe N. York Tribune in giving accounts of
the Connecticut elections. claims great whig
victory, and says the present is the test vote to
provo the incor.eetness of this we would say to our
readers that the Tribune only reports fifty votes
polled in New Haven, when there are Two thou
sand voters. The N. Y. 'PIeban reports the re.
turns from somc As towns of which the democrats
have carried "a, the wings IS.
The returns of the late elections arc extremely
disas,rous,to the wings. In Pennsylvania, Geor.
giu. and Ohio, they chimod large and overwhclm.
ING majoritcs; but when the returns came in, they
said that tbeg were not at all disappointed, as they
alwe&& &expccted to be defeated at the State elec-
tons. a0seh they invariably said that Markle
would-bcat Skunk, nbou, 10000.
Important Decision. Vice Chancellor of
Now York decided on the 7th, that the million and
hnlf million trusts created by the officers of the
North American Trust and Banking Company
ore Illegal and void I; that the business in which
this company was engaged, (buying and dealing
IN State S'tcks). was on Unauthorized and illegal
business; y was not legitimate banking busi-
Z ness Ihe securities included in the Two trusts
ab'ge nk'p}ioned consist Of bonds and mortgages,
- sncsan 10 about $4,000 900. This deci,1
III sEfAIs auito asehsa.ian IN London, =