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The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

IF A number Of persons concerned in inc recent riot at San FrAncsco. were sen'eaced 10 ten years lmprisonmenl in the Peniteniiary. As there no prisons in California, correspondent of the New York Courier and Enquirer states, that they were sen;eneed to be seat 10 the District 06C9ian- bJ, on board vessel o war, to be there imprisoned /" nee q'estion, says the Courier. "may arise as the authority of the CaIilornian Courts 10 use the prisons of the District At any rate it s not ,,le curious ths, they shcuid be obliged 'o send 5OD0 niles to find jail for the punishmen, Of their crin- inas."
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
Painful Ramor.

The Sundays mai, boat, brought up report of tie death of the loved and Yenersted Judge BENJA- MIN JOHNSON. fhs intelligence received at Napoleon from the steamboat Hewitt, Of Louisville and however snxiOusly we may hope that it may prove untrue, his loag eoatnued illne~s and the extreuelv feeble state of health when hs eft us few weeks since, prepare us to look for a eOmir- nlslion Of the rumor
 Or his nigh standing among his fe.ow-tneD Oi his purity Of eharacter of his rare virtues # ~H be our duty more especially 10 speak when inc sad news Is Jeff no longer doubtful.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
Horrible Travedr.

The Reading, Pa. Press, contains the following aeeouat oi horrible affair:
 The hospital oi the Berks County Poor House has been the sf bloody tragedy, which is simos, unparalleled ia the histofy of human actions ns0l. wing the des'rueiian oi family, consisting oi ~ie and daaght-r, tAc taiAST and has death nY sucle sitter he had iRdsctess dfrafa wounds upon The hea ant throat os the wife, whh a Iazor and hAtan,er, aad seyenag lhe throat ei tar daughter. gni some IS gears ohi, WHh the sane instrument Thls sheckisx and saaEuiRa1y d-ed was committed tn one sl ihe chambers oi the hospital occupied by the uaioGsaaafe sictIms for tks last len months, on Sasasdsy esraing tast. between ' and o'clock. His aasse ,s Fresi-sck Stshi, R&Ilve of Gri maay asa his ecaaucf has aiwsys been nsfk ed with pto- pgisfy bal he may have been led to 'te act by lhe hopeless coaditsca of his wiie. so is iassn- and .thsi ef bis daughter. loag eonhnsd 10 her bed by .amehess. aad aazbiv to utter . wOTd The wlss made her eseape from the chamber, wih her h~ek Asesiiaily is1~rsted by tie razor. aud her head ksiier@a @ith h. hammer, the handle oi winch hsoke in kis hanis. When the overseef entered, he ioan Sssh reeliag 10 the foof ~hers he iasaatiy expired = the daughter lay her gss~ on the b-'i. siih her ihssss cut from to ear. The CmeRer. Dr. Whit man. held inquest ea The bo'ises. and the JaJy reported accordance t the iscts here related.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
In.urnnee companr.

The "HartfOFd Fire and Marine Insurance Com psny'' have made Mfr. WILLIAM B. War, of this city, agent to insure, sgsiust less by re, almost every description of property. The iOng ssanaiog and richly earned rsps;A;iOn of this company, the prompiness with which, ia all cases. they have paid immense smouas, cattle them to the fullest eoui- dencs of the public. The season Is appsOaehiag when ~e have most to dread the terrible effects Oi cosfsgraioa. and we wouId advise all 10 provide sgains, them. To those 90 disposed. we reeom- mend, with the utmost confidence, an application to the agent of this company.
 For general description of Ghe kind of property zee advertisement.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

OSEGox.-The following description of the eonn- try of Oregon IS entitled to credit l. Is taken from a letter pnbiished m the Peoria (In.) Register, and IS from the pen of Hon. Wm. B'yant, ehief justice of Wynn:
 Il am far better pleased with this country than expected b be. l. is decidedly good aR.l very desirable country. It pfoduees, w. as the $ aes. al tue smaller grains and vegetables which We are accustomed 10 m the western States. The county is, bes ou4 ali doub', healthy any county eau b.. rsis city contains from ,j00 to 600 lsha bi- tants and d very fodnshsng place. IL Is situated thlrty live mt!es above where the Willamette emp tes into he Columbia river, sbi from there II IS l25 miles down inc CoaHhIa to the oc-aR. The falls this place iarhish. have doabf the best water power the wold, and capable ol being applied 10 machinery with less expense or capital thsn any place ever saw.
 The whole country is covered with very thick growth of timber. principally hf, cedar, and pise wherever there are streams of water. Up 10 ihis valley and asnaDy other places there very rich and ferlils praifies. 4 great many explorations w,ii take place lTcm here this summer. and have nc doub, ti,at gold wii b. found m sbundsnge in ths tern,ody. A go@t house joiner, carpenter, or miller (eiiher ioG gTst or tnilis.l receives SIO per day goid paid hun every day This is the most beautiful conhtfy tha, enjoyed life n - Tire sesey as good as II s anywhere in the west and yon would hke II fust well; like all new countries, the people free and eaadid and enjoy hie."
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
c c. DANLEY, Sec.
Railroad Meeting in Lafayeti, roun,y.

On the 29th September, large and enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Lafayette county was held LewisviIle, for the purpose of eIecting delegates to the Memphis Convention, to be holden at Mem phis, Tenn., the 23d October.
 On motion, Hon LEWIS B. FoKr was called to the chair, and ALEXANDER BYRSE. Esqs elected secre- tary of said meeting.
 A committee of sevea was then appointed by the chairman to draft resolutions expressing tie views of tho meeting During the absence of the com mittse the meeting addressed by Col. MURrHEY in an able aud mas,erlv maaHer. The committee then reported follows:
 Whsreaa, Beliesins shs. the General Government is properly authorized to carry such internal i'm provements thc people and the States petition for respectively made and provided by the Constitution; having, therefore, met for the purpose of eecting delegates to attend tho Memphis Convention, to be holden the 23d October next, for the purpose of constructing railroad from the Mississippi river To the Pacific Be 1t therefore Res0teed That the construction of said road, uni ting il will the Atlantic aud Pacific oceans, will infringe principle of Sia,e-ri ht. is merely na- tional prolect oae in which all parties may eonsls- tsnty unite, and lies entirely within the scope of the federal jurisdiction
 kesoLoed That the further south said railroad should be constructed the facility will be given i for continuous commun cati0n from ocean to ocean and frou country to coaatry, thereby obva- tug the snows of the north, the dreaded danger by 1 the emigrant.
 Resotoed That this meeting elect delegates to said convention; said delegates then and there to use their influence for the construction of said rslFaao
 from Memphis to the most suitable point oa the Pa- eifc ocean. It is further resolved that the Wash. ington Telegraph, Little Rock and Memphis paper are requested to publish the proceedings of thu meeting.
 l The chair appointed, as delegates, the followia; persons, 10 wit;
 James Trigg. A c. Owen, D. H. Dickson. Wm ! Wyan, M Wright. Jas Abraham, J. S-Conway i E. l. Strange, John Dickson, Jos Garland, E. A | Murphey, ]. A. Burton. T. A. Rainey, R. Bun ! toa, J ]. ByaH. - Paschal, F. Hcrndon, Gen Turner, Ily Yoang, K. C. Harper, Ike Wilson, W ]. Butler, J. II. Carnthy, H. M Laady, B Strick l tin. J. $ Glass, J E. Borden, Jas. K Young. W J. Mecar,y. A. Byrne, K. H. FInn. J. L. Perdom l The meeting was then addressed by J. H. Carn ! thy, Dr. Wilson, John B. Borden, T. A Raoey W. McCarly, and E. A MHrphey, in a manne
 which called forth the hearty applause of the hume
 rOas and highly respectable audience. LEWIS B. FORT, President
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

MAINLAND ELEcrioys.-The elections is this State wefe held on the 3d-inst. A telegraph, jis- patch from Baltimore. 10 the New Orleans Ptcayune of the 4th. states that MeLAxE, democrat, Is re- elected in the Baltimore district. by majority of about 151. The returns from the second aud fifth districts indicate the election of MeKEfc aud Evsxs whigs- Tbs congressional delegation ~il pFoba- bly, be the in the last Congress, viii: four whigs and two democrats.
 This is a whIg conclusion, and we do not place much reliance in it. We hope for better things from 0id Maryland.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
A. BYRsE. Secretary

.3a0thsr Diptomatic Emeafs.-'lon,' the intelligent Washington correspondent of the Baltimore sun, gves the following explanation of the difficulty wt.h
 the Bry oi TunIs:
 A diplomatic difficulty Is pending in relation 10 a claim ci John Howard Payne, formerly Consul al Tdnis. upon the Bes. MT. Payne, while our repre- sentative at the T4nisian Court, got the Bey. vbo
 IS lanliofd of all the consular mansions 10 agree lo feaoyaie tue thea falling oi the Uned Siaies-- just as his hghaess al thai very moment doing for the Consala.e s4 Great BTItain--bst though the work performed (sad slowly enoagh, tool MT Payne obliged fo urge i onward by coA-itef able advances towards the payment Eor II, thinking him seif secure in being able io charge thea upon Ihe rent. which that station os 0, the Coasai's pocket. Mir PAyne's removal. however. 10 make way for polIt,cai tiIeBd of aew adtnlnisffatioa) occurred before sufficient tent as das 10 cover hls adsances and the Boy kept oG promising ssiiI his creditor iai6y out oi Africa, and then his High ness ceased to say anything upon the subject. The s5sir being brought before ihe State Depart. m~Bi President Polk handsomely overlooking his objection on the party io Mr. Psyn osdered the Bsy 'n be p~Tenptoily applied 10 ios paymesi, hat hss Highssss siili continued slent. PTsssdssi Tasior reiterated bs order of hss predecessor assl al length, the Bey heanRg that squadron wss on iis way io refresh hts roy al memory directed the advances tn question to be refunded; bat saying st inc same tIms that mose having been done to the
 oase than he thought Reeded he, there Bore. oby agreed to pay the money out of compliment to Dis beloved irieEd. tbs United States gosessnsat, ard nctbeeanse be considered that II ought to have bee asked sof by his aforesaid beloved ssssna.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
4 RicA Bed Me

4 Rics Bed-At Mormon island. on the Feather river. California. they building dam and dig g'ng canal. by which the bed of the river will be laid bare for half or three quarters oi . m,Ie; s now nearly finished. aud when this is done many persons think that millions of gold win be taken osi To show the richness of the bed of th. river cor respondent says that hoe hs.ag pat down bssasks ar On Il sand which gave s el. oi goli dust.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

SENTENCE OF THE NEw YoRk RuorEHs.-B Balti- moe, Sspi. S0. Nsie Fork, Safsrday Epeming Sept. 29 The trial of tho persoes accused of nstlgaiiag and fomsniisg the memorable Macready riot, at the Astor Place, has terDiaaisd in a verdict of guilty Ned Bautliae,' E, /. C Jsdson,) The ieaasr. has been sentenced to years Imprisonment, and 10 pay hBe of i've asdred and fifty sislass The penalty of ihs others is confinement in jail for s specified time N. o. Cfsseent.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
Organization of California.

A letter from Saa Francisco. published io the N. 0. Crescent, dated Aug. 3o, says; ''I think there k doabl that Dr, Gwrx and T. BcrLER KtSs of Georgia. wiil be sent 10 the Uaitsd States Senate and that before the 18th September. ws shall have consultation framed, aud legislature asd seuators elected by the frs; Of November"
 The coaVeation was 10 have assembled on the sIst August, and but liite time, we imagine. wil be required la form constitution nader the cir eamstaaees. The Crescent suggests faat il may be submitted to ile people before the hrst of Navem- Der, aud adds
 "lf SO. it wifi arrive st Washington about the the time of the meeting Of CongFess and Inc great territorial question may be speedily settled by ad- mittiag California State, with constitution ia accordance with the requirements of the Ceasuta- lion of the United Statrs.'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

7Es Hose&t,a& z,Hsre is what Thsmas Jefferson said n few ~ssk1a this subject. great "'aHy ysAFs ago:
 ..When the war ls over, and freedom w"n. the people must make ReW declaration; they must declare the rights sf maa; the Inds,sdaas. sacred above slI craft in priesthood or govefnmsass-'ney Dsa.t at one blow pat ssd to all the H'c csefss English law, which k garasred up ts tlae casnss ol ages. bisding the heart aad wti win iies; Insy must perpessass repubiican trah ey mAA'ng ."s hoGne~tsad of every man . holy usiBg' wn'e" Ho law can touch. no laggss wsesl from hs wife sb" chiiaTsa Usasl ,Ais ts ssas, ss.s Esselssiea SA' have besa fought ia vain.'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

HALF EAeLEs-DASeEaoUsC CoUNTfRTEIr A very skilfui counterfeit of tue United States half eagle has been discovered. so ingeniously done to de- ceise good judges The Philadelphia BuIletin says it taken a, of the banks Of tha, city, where it escaped detection. and paid out Sabse quently il received at the custom house, and was only detected by it's trial upon the delicate scales in use there. The coin Is on the surface of pure gold. and the impressions in every respect perfect limitations of the genuine. Upon breaking ii open. however, |; was aseer:aiaea that the gold was only about the thickness of ordinary writing paper. te inner part being of zine, lead, or some other base metal. The difference in the weight of this and the genuine half eagle is scarcely aPPteci able upon ordinary scales aud the external appear ance is 90 exactly like thoss issGed from the mint to prevent the ce,ection of the counterfeit by an ocular examination. Let all be oa their guard against it.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
Poussin Again Rejected.

!, seems tha, the Preach Minister was not aware of the ground uPOn which he was treading in his offensive dipomacy until hs dismissed by the President He s sad to have suffered great morti- fication from t and feels the deepest regret. Con- sequendy sttemot has been made, through Mir. CHAMPION, 10 recontie the matter with our govern ment, but promptly rejected. It was said in his dsfeace that notes written in Eenglish, and thai he not awa'e of the force of some of the expressions u~ed, bet il turns ou, that the notes were written in Freueh, and not exaggerated. He i. reported by the Washington letter writer for the Journal of Commerce. 10 have said in reference 10 this affair, " know what is right, but not wha, is diplomatic The correspondent of the Tribune has the following in relation 10 the rejection:
 WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept 9.
 An effort has besa made within the lat three days through third party, to reconcile matters be- tweea this government and M. P0ussin. having reference only 10 the objectionable language used by the latter n his communications. which has pro- ved futile There is but course to be taken by the French government, which is the recall of VI. Poussn This will be done, probably without cavil.
 l. is not for a mcneni believed here that pre- meditated attempt has been made on the part of France is minister 10 iassh this government |" indicated by journals: and l have reason to know that the President, aai Secretary of Sttis are of opiaion that the French minister's fault in using the language he dii, was of the head and not of the heart.
 Mr. Poussiu received regular b1siness dispatches from his government by the last steamer, which shows that be has not yet been recalled by his gov ernmeut, and in fact the demand for his recall 0y ths President has not vet reached France. Also, a private letter received here from Montholou, which says lha; ' things remains in stqta qao, with out prospect of immediate change" The same adivi0usl received note also from another appli- cant for the mission to this country. who stands an eqasl chance with MoatholOn, which speaks to the same effect
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

NJ Admran.--A eonesposden, ofihe Baltimore Republican writes that ritz Henry Warren Is pre- pairing ioF another slaughter, which will commence in lew days The same opera,ioa wih also take place in the other several bueherings shors beloagt lna 'y Boss Z4ck T
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

D- late English paper says It Is remark = able and scientific fact that all the later improve ments in cotton weaving machinery have come from the United States"
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

Ey-The number Of ecuviets now confined &t Sing sInx. sE. I. ..l it. malrs s5l females 8; aad ont sftlese 534 hnman beings, in two buildings, there afe ahsst % of them in the hospitals, aad very fs~ dssths haEs occurred lately.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

oJ- yeveratiou for tn. fair is carried to sach an esisai in San Francisco that party of Oregon. sns stopped tc have dance around aa old east oiI bonnet,
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

More Forribit.tA1a Eleyaat Bishop Chase told his congregation short tIrn~ sase. n oae of his sermons that thsfe among his female sBft,ors corset boards su4fi cient 10 shingie hog peh.F'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

MicHGAx-Ths democrats of Michigan have nominated for Governor, JoHx $. BsaRY, of St. Jo- seph; for Lieut.. Governor. WILLIAM M. FEsroN of Genesce; for state Printer. K. ". INoALLs, of La nawee editor Of the Adrian Wstchtower
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

IT The Presidential uahsoa is undergoing ihor. sagA See4sss i.ssils ass! na.;; sn Is the capitol.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

4 SPLENDID PiLE.-1he steamship Panama srri- we'd al Panama. ou the 22d Sept with 500 600 in gold dust consigned. and probably IS much more among the passengers making, la ali, the comfor- table amount of oRe million.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

MIssIssIFrr-The Houston Patriot says there are in that State nnetyive Masonfc Lodges. and one hundred and eighty Divisions o! the Sons of Tsm perance.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16
LAMBERT .. REAnDov. r,1II
LITTLE ROCK
Agency for the Arkansas Banner.

k. Moans Co, General Newspaper Ageots. Jackson. Missi~ippi. daly asthotiEeA to sci as sgents for Iae " .9rktasas Banner"
 
 DELEGATES TO THE MEMPHIS CoxvExrtoS. S.-JoHN F. WHEKLE&. Esq, editor of the For, smith Her aid; s CLARK. Esq. and Col. BEs. T. DvvAL. of Fort smith. arrived la city. oa the l4,b inst, {, Ysats for the eenventss.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

fsJ- The iron wire made from the ores of Missouri lrea Mountain. is sad to be superior 10 any other in ase .--St Louis OrGaa.
 We do mol daubt that If Arkansas iroa ore were tested, i. would be foand equsly good. and prOha- bly, much superior as her lead mineral Is 10 tha. of Missouri in richness.
 Nep York Esiscopa! C0Heesfion.--1'he annual session of this body commenced in New York city on the 2hth ut.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-10-16

T~Ths lns of march to the gold nines beyond Fori kcarney, is said o be distinctly marked by the new made graves of those who have died on the roah 10 fortnnei
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0UR BLANKS AND JOB PRIN TING
CATTAWISSA, WILLIAMSPORT
AND ERIE RAILROAD co.
PROPOSALS F0R A LOAN.


THE CATTAwIssA, WLLIANsPORT AND ERIE
K AILRoAD COMPANY, will receive at their Office,
Proposals for the purchase of their Bonds, TO be
issued as mentioned ia the foregoing notice The
Act of the Legislature mentioned in 1t, renders
lawful an investment by a lender or purchaser OF
the Bonds, at any discount below the amount to
be secured TINS enabling capitalists to receive
an extra rate of interest, without incurrng ha2.
ard or penalty Of any sort. The money may lie
paid by nstalments az may be agreed with the
lenders.
The Company hold 1900 acres Of valuable Coal
Land at Tamanend, on the line of their road,
which will also pass for about IL miles along the
Coal Lands of the Girard estate, now belonging to
the city of Philadelphia.
The Railroad is already graded for double
track, from its junction with the Beaver Meadow
Railroad to the river Susquehanna, distance Of
4s miles, and is mostly brdged for the same dis
tance. The Coal Lands of the Company are dis
tant less than l2 miles from the commencement
of this graded track at the junction. The actual
expenditure already incurred in its construction,
including $4,000 paid for those lands, and dam.
ees for lands se taLnn, has haen ~l'ut . 400.
600 The whole Of this investment will form
part Of the lenders security, which vii! be aug.
menled by the expenditure of the loan IN the
completion Of the road independently OF the cor
porate franchises which the provisions of the law
enable the Company to include with all their
other property in the mortgage by which the pro.
posed Bonds will be secured,
1t is estimated that $4,000, which is little
more than one. half of the SUN already invested
and expended, will be required for the compile
ton of the road, and for stocking aud equippng
| it. Besides the tolls for the transportation Of
coal and other commodities, it will form an i'm
porlant link in the chain of intercommunicaton
Of the Atlantic, the great Lakes, and the MissiS'
| Sipp The Charter conters the right TO hold
500 acres Of land with privileges Of mining and
transportation, and Of mailing branch Railroads lC
neighboring mines
The Company is free Of debt, its former liahii
| tiles having been converted into stock, The en-
tire Stock is only S 100000, represented by 28
900 shares of $50 each
WM. D. LEWIS President
Joseph R. PAXTON, Secretary and Treasurer.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-07-21


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