Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14

hints to correspondents, from the New
York Tribune. are so precisely in conso-
nance with our own views, that we adopt
them in preference to any thing we could
say on the subject ourselves They will
explain to several why their productions
have not appeared in print:
"Do oblige us by emitting all such fourishes
as your interesting and valuable paper-'your
able and patriotic course &c, Our subscribers
and the public know all about that sort Of thing,
and we also have a tolerable opinion Of our own
merits. If you think by this to improve your
chances Of insertion, you mistake ruinousy.
When you have written what you have to say,
just run it over and see if there are not some SEN.
fences that could be spared without serious iniu.
ry. If there are out with them! We are often
compelled to decline good articles because we
cannot make room for them. half column
has ten chances where two columns have one,
and three columns none.
Try to disparage as little as possible, and
where you must condemn, let your facts be
stronger than your words.
When you assal any cause or person, always
give US your real name, which we shall give up
10 whoever has right 10 demand it. He is a
sneak and coward who could ask US to bear
the responsibility of his attacks upon others.
Don't write on both sides of sheet.
If you send US word that you have written in
great haste and no time to correct we shall put
your manuscript quietly into the fire. Why
should you throw on US the task Of correcting
your scrawl, when we are obliged to slight our
own work daily for the want Of time?
Give us facts, incidents, occurrences, at the
earliest moment, and we shall be grateful, tho
you wrote with pudding stick; but if you at
tempt logic or sentiment, do it up right, instead
Of leaning on u.s."
CAsUAMTY.-The N. o. Jeftersonian has
the following extract of letter from Col
MCaugban, dated
MISSISSIPPI CRY, May 12, 1845.
On the 3rd inst, Mr.. Williams, of Canton
Mississippi, Col. J. G. Pitts formerly of Gas
gow,l and negro man left this place, in small
boat, for Cat Island, and when returning tina
evening were struck by squall, which sunk The
boat four miles from land, in fourteen feet water
and they all persisted. The body Of Mr.. VIII
lams was found on the Sh the others we havt
not yet found.
Mr. Pitts was native OF Kentucky, at on
time an attorney, then an editor and publisher
Of the Hopknsvile Gazette. He ran the frs
line Of stages between Louisville and Nashville
and afterwards built several steamboats,. HI
was the first 10 navigate the Green and Barrel
rivers by steam as far as Bowling Green. HI
was once in the Senate of Ky, and when lad
was attached TO General Tor Doctor Long
expedition 10 Texas; was wrecked near Bara
taria, but managed to reach Galveston with onl,
one man out OF one hundred who started witt
him. He there came near being massacred b.
pirates, and afterwards had narrow risk G
being sent home on false suspicion OF pirac
by United States revenue cutter. But, upo
examination, he was entrusted with the com
mand OF piratical prize, and made his way t
New Orleans, where in 1871 he published
city directory. Thus has terminated his adven
turous li(e and am now in search of his bod
to give it burial. He has left wife and on
child, and one brother, The Rev. F. E. Pitts, c
Nashville.
The Van Buren, Inteligencer says: w
understand that the general government
DESTROYS OF, and intends TO purchase proviS
; ions, NC, for the consumption OF the sever
} al garrsons upon this frontier, and also 70
any other contracts Of that sort that are
be filled, from among our Arkansas and tn
Missouri farmers. If corn, flour and cattl
can be procured in this section they will Gel
tainly be bought by the governments off
GERS, in preference TO heing longer subjec
; TO the great freight and delays incident t
: navigation upon this river. Should this
s done, great advantage will accrue to III
farmer and the miller. We mention il as
|, spur to farmers, to use untiging industry j
raising the required produce--grain, cattle
PRO for than ,bn,, Al, III find n rpo1 u nd So,