Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-10-20

was at Little Rock on the 18th, on his way home
We think it more Than likely. being one of the
delegates selected to attend the Memphis Conven-
tion, that Gen. c. has Joined The other delegates
from this section of the State, and concluded TO 20
on with them in the steamer ARMSTRONG; which
to have left Little Rock for Memphis on the
18th inst.
GrIn another column of our paper will be
foun1 an extract from the Rev. ]. N. MAFFIrr's
Grafton delivered at Fayetteville. on the 4lh of July
last. 1t is a most eloquent production, and every
way worthy of its talented author.
Our CITY.-The City Council have been making
some very laudabe exertions for the mprov ement
OF our city during the past three months. There
has been considerable work done in the way of
repairing the streets. which is great addition 10
the comfort and convenience of our citizens.
number OF wagons and workmen are now en-
Poyed at the landing, and we soon expect to have
ut our city as fine landing as any place on the
Arkansas river.
Emigrdiion.-Ihe fall emigration to Texas has
commenced. Nearly a hundred agons contain
ing movers, have passed through our city in the
last two weeks, bound for Texas. They are prin-
clPally from Missouri, Indiana, and Illinois
@The free-aigger Republic of Hay,i has re-
regarded, and become Empire, as will be seen
by letter from Port au Prince, published in nm.
other column.
Steamer RO6ert 1orris.-A late ST. Louis New
Era reports the sinking. New Madrid, of the
steamer robert Morris, formerly a packet on the
Arkansas river. The Era learned no particulars {
In relation TO the accident
Slarcs Tho Baltimore S.,. s.ye tho, 1o, 900
slaves have died of cholera, during the recent pre-.
saence OF that disease, IN the southern cities and
on plantations These the planters will of course ;
deem 1t necessary TO replace. The supply will
be- as usual, principally from Maryland and Vir-
gnIa, Creating an increased temporary demand.
Slaves are already said to be held at a HIGHER
value.
~ A late letter from California says-"Th
Is one OF the stransest places in Chrstendom
know many men who we're models of piety, mo-
raii'y' and all that sort of thing, when they first
arrived here. who the most desperate
gamblers and drunkards."
OF Revs. II. b. Bascom, A. l.. p. Green. and
Z. b. Parsons. formally give notice in the Nash
VILE Christian Advocate, on behalf of the Metbo-
dist Church South, that, under the mauaoemen,
of able counsel, suits have been brought in the u.
States Circuit Courts for New York, Penn syIva.
MIA, and Ohio, in view of fair and final adjust
ment of the property question. so long in contro-
versy between the Northern and Southern divisions
of the Methodist Churches" -... .. 4
GT The last news from Washington says that
the health of the President is decidedly improv.
ing, and that he will probably make his northern
tour in the course of few weeks.
o. The annual session of the Now York Epis.
coPal Convention commenced in New York on
the 26th uIt.
0E correspondent of the Baltimore Repub-
lican says that Ftz Henry Warren is preparing
for another slaughter, which will take place in a
few days. The same operation will also be per.
formed in the other butcherng- shops belonging to
boss Zack.
@The intelligence of President Folks death,
reached San Francisco on the third week in August
and produced general sadness in the community. {
0TIt is said that in the State of New York
alone. about nine hundred postmas,ers have been
removed.
Hon. Christopher Hughes, late U S. Minister =
to the Hague. died recently at his residence in
Baltimore. -s.. -..-- .
late English paper says: " 1t is q remarkable .
and scientific fact that all the later improvements
IN cotton weaving machinery have come from the
United States. s.,zG
WHAT'S in the Wind.-A New York let ter of S
the 9th. says: The U. S. ship Portsmouth was D
to sail this day for the of Africa but just as
she was getting under way, telegraphic dispatch
was received from Washington countermanding n
the order to sail. al.r l...s e
GT Kossuth and BEN, il is said, contemplate
coming to the United States. .:-- r
Georgy has been pardoned by the Emperor of \
Austria. n