The Arkansas banner., 1850-11-12
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 DEATH OF N ARSANsiAN
 Ds. Wm Jackson, sged about thirty oas years a native of Virgiait, but more rceeatly from nesr Camden, Arkansas. gied oa bssrd the Sarah San,,a on the the 26th August Iho san Fsaaetsce Her. aid says;
 The ascessed in consiag Hp the Chagres river lesl his way, N is frcqeeRIy the ca~e with passcag-rs few mi!es hetowaSorgona, aAd was compel ed to sain sevrrAl streams Ia the heat of lhs sa srshe reachel his poiut of drstiRastou. When he reached Psaama ia Juas, As was apparently anweh On the 9d of Isly he embarked on board the brig Gnlaars in the capacity ef surgeon. but was uUabie frOm utter psssiratioa perform the daties of the sisa Duriar lhe voyage of the GataaFe from Panama ta Aespslco. come forty two days, he vas eoa6ned to hs berth At this latter placa. he took passage on the Sarah Sands, lahsrsng aaier great debility aud wern dewa by uersaus excitement. He dscliasd daily. assd the noraiag of the 3S,h aI, above stated. hs hreathed hia last He lssvrs mother and two sisters rrsiaiag pear Wfesien. Weakly county. Tennessee. te mourn hts fass His efFssis were taken charge of hy the efficsrs of the shiP, aRd when disposed Of, the procsees will be transmitted to his frie nds
 BROKEN BANKS.
 The most important event since the saing Of the Oregon. ts the monetary panic which rracbei t. orsts Friday and Saturday last. aad V hieh .foF some ti'ne deraaged the nachiaerr of business oT' cFhNoHS lh tltS lNH tatuFts HaFc oECNNFNNi the house of Simmons, Hachiasoa & Co, an'l II N. Nsgiee; tho former old and respectable trn. and tae latter the first who engaged iR hankag operations ia thss ely Ths priaepal cause, tia' Inc remote Oas was the obligations incurred after the asI Ere falling due at tns when they could not be met. nd the obligations were to large amouat, the whole business ef the city, and especi- ally ths baHkingsbusiaess wss seasbly aud matert- ally infected The banks, however, bFaveiy with stood the pressure and although large sa,ount wuhdrswa during the panic. confidence is gradually being restored.
 srATESElECTioSs &e. A general election WAS to bs he'd throughout the State th 1th inst. for Attorney General. Clerk of the supreme CoaFt Superintendent of Pub ie instruction, District Attorney in each of the Hiae judicial districts Senators, Members of Assembly, HaFbormas,rr for ths port of SfH Francisco, aud
 te for te capital of California. These elections hsd already called into the caavass large number of professional aad politicians and tae contests foE the several 0thces promised to be very animated and exciting For the seat of government there are three places named -Saa Jose, New York on the Pacific, and Vallejo. T1e latter place IS situated the Starits of Cnrquinas. and within seven miles of Benicia. The SAn Francisco Herald says 'tte Surveyor General was instructed by the Legsla- turs 10 eSrnine the different locations proposed, and repnr, upon the best. He has reported in Ia vor Of Vallejo and thus that place will doubtless be the future capital"
 The intelligence sf the defeat ofths Compromise Bill in the Senate was received throughout this counlry with absolute dis,nAy and aier the fest stuaniag effects wore away, with general indigaa tion.
 The einlelligencs from the mines is encouraging The bullion is being dug out in largs quaatitirs aud the regular mining operations are rewarded with success scarcely anticipated The Mariposa mines are being worked scientifically, and with tls happi-st results The surface mining has al turn. sd generally profitable, although. ia some of the raViaes aud watsrconrses. where abundance of god was looked fo7, nothing has b~eh found Saca Rla- ees are however few, aud there is every reason to btli-ve that for the next three months great deal Of gold will be dag out
 The squatter excitement has altogether sabxIded, and il is probable there will De further disturb anes that question.
 The San rahcisco Courier talks of seere, clubs existing iu California. tho object oG which was 10 establish sn sn independent republic out O. Oregon aad California Soms oi Inc other journals think tbe Courier Is over suspicious. He t'is ss it may, if such clubs were in exiseaes we fancy they have not been heard of since the received that fasiGora.s has been admitted A Siste into the Union.
 The same paper understands that the Chilian government k highly inceR>ed q, t,e government of California for that it deems oppressive couduct towards the Chiii@as who went 10 Caliiorna 10 dig gold, and that il has determined 10 make rrpr~"sn- ta;ions to the General Government al Washiag;on on the subject.
 4 lseekiy journal raj in politics, is about 10 be established al Monterey.