Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-05-13

election
1--WE are authorised to announce Capt n a PRY-
Or, candidate for the Office Of SHERIFF of Craw-
ford county, at the next August election.
*s*Posi,iyeIy no new subscriptions to the Intel
IgeuceT, will be taken, without the cash accom-
panies the same.
All job-work must be paid for when it is taken
away. and transient advertisements TO be paid for
when the same are admitted in the paper.
Distant patrons can obviate this cash regulation
by giving city endorsements.
TIE RIVER has risen since our l,5t, although
now it is falling-beng about three feet above
low water marx, and nayigabIe for ordinary sized
boats.
The Santa Fe arrived from the Mouth on Sun
day. and returned down the river on the mex. day.
The j. T. DOsleeH arrived on Sunday, and re-
turned down the river on Tuesday.
The S1caZIOsc arrived from Napoleon on Thurs
day and returned on the same day.
O.. Paul PiPer's Circular from Mount Com
fort, has been received. We have not had time
TO look over it this week, and cannot say how we
will dispose of il.
- Spectator has written under wrong i'm
preston. We would be glad 10 confer with him,
and give our reasons for declining his conmu
nicaIion.
0rThe Hen. c. Ashley will please accept our
thanks for splendid map of Florida.
0TOur acknowledgements are due to Mr.. En-
more the polite Clerk of the J. T DOs'eeR and to
Capt. Turner, of the Santa Fe, for late New Or
leans papers.
GFOur acknow odgements are due to Captain
WHITING. OF the ScallOlc for late n. O. papers,
0JCap;ain MoRros, of the Cotton Plant. will
please accept thanks for late New Orleans pa
pers, which he forwarded from the mouth Of the
river.
0TWe neglected 10 mention our last, that we
We're indebted TO the Hon. c. Ashley for a list Of
Post Offices established and discontinued in Ar
kansas, which we published in paper.
New Posi- OFFIcE.-Bya letter from the Hon.
c. Ashley, OF April I7th, we are informed that a
Post Office has been estab bisLed at Elm Spring,
in Washington county, and that Mr.. WIN. BAR
RlNGToS has been appointed Post Master thereof.
VIII the P. II. at Fayetteville please to inform
Us upon what route this new office is located
0ETCaPt. Woods letter will be found in this
weeks paper. Ii is gratifying news to Us to
learn of the excellent health Of the Arkansas
ia Mexico We are under infinite obligations 10
Capt. w. for having made arran angements TO send
us the American Star. Several files of that pa
per has been received.
NEw GOoDs.-Ladies and gentlemen if you
entertain desire to inspect a stock of fine, hand
some, cheap goods just drop in at the fashionable
dry-good establishment of AIessrs. Wallace g.
Hard, in Eagle Block, Main Street. We are
sure you will find there every variety of stripe
and pattern. tas.e and fashion. style and quality
These goods have been purchased ia the Eastern
cities, since The /" fall in dry goods
GFWe are fully convinced that our readers
have no taste for personalities, and we can assure
them that our nature is foreign to their cultiva-
ton. Therefore, in permitting matter aiming at
private character 10 enter our columns, VIC freely
admit, las been oar error, and most sincerely do
we regret It.
Last week made editorial rem. ks, aimed at
the person of one of our most esteemed fellow
townsmen, and one, too, who has allcays retained
oar highest respect and take this occasion 10
express our regret at its occurrence. Our re-
marks were elected by wrong impressions and
hasty feelings. Of the former we have been cor
rcc!et, and for the latter we stand penitent.
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To1I STARR EscAPED.-The information receiv-
cd by our ueighbor-of the Herald, it seems, was
the forcshadowing of the :" coming event" We
are informed by Mr. Allen. the stage driver on
The Little Rock route, that Tom Starr escaped
from the Ciurksvillc Jail, on Tuesday night.
MORE JAIL DELIvERY.-Two men, Martin
and Dre1cTy, broke out of the Franklin county
Jail, al Ozark, few nights since and or the Sth
Ilst. nothing had been heard of their whereabouts
BREvETs.-The Senate has conferred The honor
able and we-earned rank Of Brevet Brigadier
General upon Col. w. S. Harney and Bonnet H..