Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-04-28

CnOiera nau Hduc us aPp0"i"hS0 i'A -
We are highly gratifed and thankful! TO have 1t IN
power to saw, that there has not been single case
of cholera, with the exception of MIR. kIrby' VINO
was brought here by steamboat. Our energelic
boa rd of aldermen took every precautionary mea-
sure 10 meet the scourge, should 1t appear here
and those measures have had q tendency to inooce
more than usual regard to the cleanli'ess VI ou'
streets, so that the health of our ctsenS'
| lv. was never better than at the present ''he'
And we take occasion to correct an erroneous
impression made in or last !rdocatton' -" 'hen
men,ioned that MIR. Xirbv was brought down from
/ Sr;,b on seap-ooat, leaving the impression
,,<. -r,,b,;c md thal the cholera was there as
= :Io. We understand that Mr.. Kirby was
/ ID of the boat when she arrived at Fort
S,.;,h c,m below, and never landed at that place.
| wv ,.feve that the cholera has never been in this
,,p,oorhood. except when Brought here by steam
tbo-s. ------- ..y. -.
al 0TDoctors STEVENSON and Brown have re-
/. .teived a supply of fresh vaccine matter. AS the
Small Pox is said to be in the State, and among
passengers and others on boats running the river'
we would advise our citizens have those of their
| families who have not already been, Vaccinated at
an earIv day. 1t is impossible TO tell how soon
/ this dreadful disease may be introduced among US.
Interesting to California Emigrants.-W un-
derstand that an enterprisng scion of the land OF
steady habits, has embarked a large amount OF
capital, under the auspices of a well-known mer-
camille house in New Orleans, in cargo OF patent
churns, which he will take 20 the city of San
Francisco with view of furnishing fresh butter
milk to the gold-diggers. -l .a...- s.-.
Mr.. Polk was detained by an attack Of the cho-
lera at Smithland, few days since. He was re-
covering wheE we last heard from him.
p FdnaticiSm.-A petition signed by severa, men,
and women of Andover, presented the
House of Representatives, at Boston, the other
day, I" for the peaceabe secession of Massachu-
sets from the American Union. ."-Erchange.
Let the traitors quit the country if they do not
like the Union. The Union is not kept together
to annoy them, and neither will it be dissolved to
please them.
A "lady" only ten years old was married at
Panama, January 18th. Females mature in that
meridian faster than in any other region. Al s
9, young ladies of sufficient growth to carry
on quite serious fllrtations. .r ...... .
That is nothing--in this country no maid is
over l6 before she is married.
FALcoNER, of tie Holly Springs Gazette, start
ed for California few DAYS since. We wish him
abundant SUCCESS Vicksburg Wing.
Faconer left this point, with the train for Cali
fornia the 18th inst, in hopeful splrits and in
jolly crowd. ...- -.. -..-...r ..
P!agiariSm-They are stealing American po-
ems in England, and republishing them there,
with other names, original! Several celebrat
ed poems have been already thus plagarized. =
This is worthy Of u great country !-NeU York
Paper.
What Of that, when American authors steal
from one another
OJ The impudence of the Northern men set
tied in Missouri, exceeds that of the white man
who scr ouged" the Indian off of his own log
These fellows, in their Free Soil Address, say then
object to the method of stating the question of
slavery. which has been adopted by Southern men.
They object! Let them pack up their duds and
todde out of the southern country and 60 among
the Northern men, where they will find the ques-
ton stated more 10 their liking. ...- ....
California Emigration from Santa Fe.-We
learn through the Independence Erpositor that a
large number Of persons making preparations
to emigrate from Santa Fe to California. The
emigrants from this point will either fall in with
this party at Santa Fe. or 90 upon their trail
Thus they will have the advantage of choice of
routes, when they reach that point. The citizens
of Santa Fe, 10 doubt, have knowledge of the
best route.
Connecticut ELection.-Three Democrats and
one Wing to Congress Democratic Governor and
House of Representatives Wing Senate.
'r.. ed. CAPTAIN DRA1TON. j .-. or
The Abolition press are chaunting their SYM
pathetic strains for the fate of the notorious ind-
vidual, whose name figures, at the head of this
pa paragraph, and who convicted of negro steal
ing, in the District of Columbia, and was sen.
fenced to the Peni,entiary, to expate his daring
piratcal attempt $500. t... .-,
I Although many Of those papers profess to ad-
vocate the Christian religion, yet they giving
aid and comfort to the voIators of the seUenth