Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-09-08

arkanaas Fmteut9encer.
GEORGE w. CLARKE, Editor.
VAN BUREN ARKANSAS.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, I84s.
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TERMS REDUCED.
The terms of subscription to the "IntelIigencer"
has been reduced to TWO DOLLARS,
per unnum, Invariably in dd0ance.
9yPositvely no job Work done at this Office
without the cash being paid for the same upon de-
livery. We have to pay the cash for the mate
rials and labor used on the work, and Of course
must have the money and nothing else.
0t Gen. GEO. w. CLARKE, the editor of the
Infelligencer, who has been absent for some time,
engaged in the performance of his duties as Bank
Agent, was at the Hot Springs on the lst Septem-
Der, whittier he had gone for the benefit of his
health. We look for his arrival at home about
about the first Of the next month.
OEr The Riper commenced rising in the early
part of the week, but is now falling--about seven
feet water in the channel. ....... ... ..
The J. 3. Gordon left for Little Rock on Sun
day last. -..r.s
OF We are indebted 10 the polite officers OF the
Gordon for late river papers.
~ In another column will be found an able
article, over the signature of Desha," on the
power of Congress to construct Rail Road from
Mississippi to California. The author is an old
citizen of Arkansas, and one of its warmest
friends. -.a
Relig ious Rerirol.-We are informed that El-
ders GRAHAM and Polly, of the Christian Church.
who have been holding meetings in our section for
the last two or three weeks haye been highly sue
cessful in their efforts, there having been an addi.
ton of some thirty members to that Church.
Elders G. and P. commenced protracted meet
ing in our city on Thursday last.
GrThe editor of the New Orleans Bulletin
makes shabby attempt TO display his wit upon
religious notice which recently appeared in
paper Sensible men always consider it sure
mark of an ignorant and depruved mind, to hold
up to ridcule those persons who are in any way
engaged in the ministration of the Gospel so long
0TWe are under obligations to the Hon. W.
X. SEBASTIAN, for a copy Of the " Opinions of the
Judges Of the Supreme Court Of the United States.
in the case of ' Smith vs.. Turner and " Norris
vs.. the City of Boston,
GA person, representing himself as q white
man, from New MADRID County, Missouri, and
calling himself Samuel r. Lemons, but who is sup
posed 10 be a runaway slave, was committed 10 the
Jail of our city, on Tuesday evening last.
@There was tremendous meeting in Inde
Snua Pbiiadalnh;o A-a
Mr.. Dallas presided. Addresses and resolutions
ing upon the Government to ack nowledge the in
dependence of Hungary. Spirited speeches were
made by Judges Kelly and Conrad, Col. Page,
Gen. Smith, and others.
GTThe Rgh, Rev. Bishop Vandepelde of the
Catholic Church, at st. Louis, confirmed and re.
ceived into his communion ninety seven persons,
on the 20 thultimo.
GA reward of $500 has been offered for the
apprehension of Wicklrffe, the murderer of W. p
Gray, at Bardsiown, Ky.
W. hC DOdru OI f1eatn nave dis.
continued their reports, the Cholera having en-
tircly disappeared from the city,
6rAristocratic inhumanity is strikingIy exem-
plifed in an affair which has just come to light.
Last year, when the Sultan of Turkey subscribed
one thousand pounds for the relief Of the famine
IN Ireland, he proposed to give ten thousand pounds
but the English ambassador suggested to him to
give smaller sum, as Queen Victoria only gave
two thousand pounds.
Freshet at Alexandria, Loa.-A late New Or
leans Della says-We learn this morning from
Capt. Ilinckley, of the steamboat Anna from
Washington, La, that the mail rider had just ar
rived there from Alexandria, and that he had re-
ceiyed his mail from a skiff, several miles below
the latter town. Alexandria was almost entirely
and the plantations on the river, from
to Baton Rouge, were almost all under