Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-10-27

formed into states will make forty-six and half
states as la rye as Pennsylvania. OF these, thirty.
five will be north OF thirty six degrees thirty mi
nutes, or free states. Eleven and half south of
thirty six degrees thirty minutes or slave states
supposing the Missouri compromise line 10 be
adopted. The United States will then consist OF
seventy-sx sovereign states. Should Oregon,
California and New Mexico, fly off, and the
Rocky Mountains be the division between the
United States of the Atlantic and the United States
of the Pacific, the Atlantic Union will contain
| fifty-seven sovereign states, the Pacific Union
nineteen gigantic sovereign states. These calcu-
| lations are based upon tho recent report Of the
United States Commissioner of the General Land
Ofice--and take in all the United States territory
of every kind not yet formed into States.
CUBA.--As some incipient yearnings prevail 10
add this precious morsel 10 the I" Of freedom
we give the following statistical information re-
specting it:
:. This island is about the size Of the State of
Maine. Ii contains a population, at the prese mt
time, Of one million four hundred thousand of
which about six hundred and ten thousand are
whites, one hundred and ninety thousand are free
colored, and six hundred thousand slaves. Its
principal harbors are the finest in the world. 1t
has one hundred and nine,y-five miles Of railroad
completed and in successful operation, and sixty
one miles in course Of construction. II is well
watered by numerous rivers, and its surface, ex.
fled with mountains. Only two-fifhs of its
face cultivated. OF the remaining three ifhs,
now unused, one is probably worthless, leaving
one.half of its agricultural resources undeveloped.
The climate is genial that it yields two crops
year of many Of its productions"
Roman Comments on Bonaparte's Letter.-The
Liberals of the cafes at Rome have made the fol-
lowing CLOSES the letter of The President to his
adde-camp:
"We have read the letter of the President to
Col. Ney-it is a good letter; but what are the
facts
DO you. or do you not, assist government
made for priests opposed to all ideas of progress.
sion, to liberty. and civilization
"Do you not lend q strong hand TO q Gregorian
police TO a commission of cardinals one Of whom,
Della Gcnga, is personal enemy of Plus TX. and
prosecutor of his family when legate nt Pesa TO 7
Therefore, the letter Of the President is good.
but your deeds are bad
"Therefore. your flag is trampled under foo, !;
therefore, make your own conclusion. and If you
will not remedy all this, give u, liberty Of action.
"Down with the priestly government !"
Fiogging of Women for Political Offences in
MHdn.-The Vienna correspondent of the London
Times, writing the 29th Aug, says: "You
have doubtless heard of the riot at Milan, ca used
by the military display on the birthday of the
Emperor. In the long list Of names of persons
arrested on that occasion, two young actresses
figure, who. ! suppose, had been implicated in
some degree in the brawl and who, we may be
| sure, were led on, by men who should have known
better, to commit themselves. However, here
they condemned to receive forty stripes apiece
from the hands Of Radetzkys soldiers The in
strument used for logging women is, il appears,
(for was curious to know the truth of this rumor)
| cnne rod, rather thinner than that applied TO
the rough hide of an offending Croat, but not
| ,ha H., IL
difference In thickness is fully outwegbed by the
absence Of any covering. the male victim being
always allowed his Shirt
Notorious Coahterfeiter Arrested.--Dr. Wyatt,
chief of the gang Of counerfeters and bogus coin.
ers, has been arrested u, Spencer Ohio. and the
officers obtained abundant evidence Of his guilt by
pretending to desire TO 60 into business. Over
S6O,OOO in counterfeit money and spurious coin
were obtained from his dwelling, and in the woods
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